* This troper is named Rian.

Now she writes her name as Rianne, to avoid confusion, but some people still seem to think it's supposed to be Ryan. She is a very effective Bifauxnen. Supply teachers are regularly confused by her, especially those who have pronunciation problems. * This troper follows the Filipino convention of a very long given name and taking my mother's maiden name as a middle name. So, I have, by Western standards, [[OverlyLongName multiple middle names]]. One of them happens to be "Maria." My still-living grandpa [[HaveAGayOldTime once]] had that middle name, [[HeGotBetter but he had it changed because his parents changed their minds and never told him]]. [[EmbarrassingMiddleName]] indeed. * This troper knows a boy named Addison. Which I found particularly weird, because around the time I met him, I was writing a fanfiction story with a female OC named Addison. * This male troper's middle name is Meredith, which is very much a female name in the USA. My mother got tired of me complaining, and showed me the original Welsh meaning, which is either "Great Lord" or "King of the Sea". Being a fan of Pokemon, my middle name on Facebook is "Seaking". ---Go back to GenderBlenderName, si--, er, ma--, er, friend. ---<<|TroperTales|>>)

GenderFlip * [[StarePris This Troper]] always roleplays as a little girl whenever possible. * On ''TheSims'' 2, [[LeighSabio This Troper]] has three marriages that are somewhat gender-flipped. One is between a [[ShrinkingViolet shy]], [[{{emo}} sensitive, introspective]] guy who [[TheMcCoy always follows his heart]], and a [[TheSpock rational]] [[EmotionlessGirl near-emotionless]], somewhat [[InsufferableGenius insufferable]] {{Kuudere}} girl who is [[WaifFu physically stronger than he is]]. (All justified by the fact that she's a Vulcan AlienAmongUs). One is between a [[IWorkAlone nonsocial]], nonreligious, WeirdnessMagnet, MadScientist type woman who brings home the bacon as a bestselling novelist and who [[ReallyGetsAround used to sleep around]], and a CloserToEarth, [[NiceGuy sweet]] man who wants kids and is somewhat on the lower rungs of the corporate ladder. Another is an Ugly Wife Hot Guy. * Me, last Saturday night. * This Troper all the time when he writes, tries to invert gender relations. ** Same. *** [[LockonLockon we should form an association.]] **** [[{{Bookhobbit}} Let's!]] ***** Can I join in? ****** Anyone can join! ******* Where do I sign up! ******** [[Tropers/StongRadd I would join]], but I want to know if

MemeticMutation is right behind this group. * Okay, let's hear it. What's the strangest flip you've ever done in fanfiction? ** [[DeathNote Matsuda and Ryuk]] ** [[Series/DoctorWho Turlough]] ** [[FormulaOne Michael Schumacher]]. I don't want to talk about it. ** What? Michael Schumacher? How... What... * brain implodes* At least it wasn't yaoi incest with Ralf... *** I'm demanding links to further my own insanity **** I can't. Locked comm on LiveJournal. Besides, you don't want to know about [[NaughtyTentacles the sequel]]. In my defense, it's the [[TopGear Stig's]] fault. ***** Some say you just caused his head to explode. Brb, picking brain up from floor. * I once had an idea for a fanfiction that swapped the genders of several of the Harry Potter main and important support characters. I had some interesting things planned for gender flipped Fred and George. * Some of my theater friends and I once speculated on how hilarious some plays could be if you cast the roles as gender-flipped, but left all dialog the same. * This troper find it an interesting mental exercise to do this to otherwise [[TheScrappy annoying characters]]. I can almost put up with the crap the casts pull in the end of eva by giving them a sex change. Almost. * A local production of TheDrowsyChaperone had the Man in Chair played by a woman. * I wonder what it would be like in KingdomHearts if Sora and Kairi were Gender Flipped... * I was in a production of ''AsYouLikeIt'' in which "Lord" Amiens was played by a girl, in a skirt and everything. This led to the rest of the cast nicknaming her "Amy". * [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in [[@/GamerFromJump my]] {{Shakespeare}} class. What ''would'' "[[{{Othello}} Othella]] and Desmond" [[hottip:*:Granted, that's rather anachronistic]] be like? * This Troper is currently doing this with all the main characters of a story she's working on. They are [[FieryRedhead Adrian]], [[{{Meganekko}} Raven]], [[GentleGiant Joshua]], [[HairTriggerTemper David]] and [[CuteShotaroBoy Aaron]]. Gender Flips are [[HeroicSociopath Adrian]], [[{{Adorkable}} Ray]], [[HugeSchoolgirl Jocelyn]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Dahlia]] and [[TokenLoli Emily]]. Since I'm trying to set up the characters in a way that toys with a few gender roles, this is a fairly good exercise. <<|TroperTales|>>

GenderNeutralWriting * A character in [[RedSavant this troper's]] original comic was intended to be female from the page I introduced her. Because of her mask, her GenderBlenderName ('Lanier', if anyone's keepin' score) and my... [[UnusualEuphemism ''impressionistic'']] style, the main problem

in keeping this a secret was keeping other characters from using pronouns. * This troper had a hard time when he wrote a story titled "It". To make the TwilightZoneTwist work, he had to be very gender neutral in regards to the titular monster, and avoided the pronoun "it" at the same time. People actually liked it once they realized what It was: [[spoiler:The "It" in the phrase "Tag, you're it".]] ** Stephen King is a troper? *** [[{{SeenItAMillionTimes}} Heard it a million times, thank you]] **** I don't think that [[spoiler:a giant inter-dimensional spider monster]] and [[spoiler: the it in "Tag you're it"]] are really the same thing. * This troper has a tendency to slip into this when writing suspense or horror. It doesn't help that even when a name is mentioned it's about a 50 percent chance it's a TomboyishName or not. Unfortunately, some of this horror transitions into sex scenes... so her beta readers occasionally experience a brief case of Slash Whiplash. ** Ugh. This (male, heterosexual) troper was a victim to Slash Whiplash not too long ago. He was over halfway into a well-written Batman Beyond fanfiction when...it revealed itself as a yaoi work. Despite attaining new levels of squick, he forced himself to finish reading the story, because yaoi aside, it was that well written. ** This troper has experienced a case of ''het'' whiplash during a particular fanfiction. I thought I was alone. * This troper once wrote a story with Death being completely gender neutral especially since Death was not in the usual {{Grim Reaper}} mode, and realized this writing is only as hard as one makes it out to be. * ThisTroper has remained gender neutral while talking to web-forums in ''self-description''. It worked, kinda, it's just that the circumlocutions to describe possession (i.e. not using "his" or "her") are the worst. The troper is sure that it pissed off half of the forum (in which case, I'm sorry). ** Same here. Although, I'm not sure that the forum has realized it yet, and just makes assumptions. ** While playing [=MMO[=RPGs=]=], ThisTroper tries to stay gender neutral when talking to players for the first time. It's a bit awkward and usually the recipient picks up on my awkward English. It gets embarrassing when I forget and guess the wrong gender (almost always calling a lady a guy.) *** You could always use [[{{Futurama}} "shkleez" or "shklers"]]. * ThisTroper has been deliberately trying to stay gender-neutral in his writings on the web when the gender of the person isn't relevant. He mostly just sticks with singular ''they''. God bless singular ''they''... ** Not to forget ''one'', as in "[[ThirdPersonPerson One could say]]..." This troper does it even when gender is relevant, which apparently makes guessing one's gender a matter of "playing the odds," to quote another. * This troper takes steps to avoid it on forums. He has often been mistaken for a girl due to his typing. ** By your continued use of proper grammar or your topics of

conversation? * This troper hates using gender-specific pronouns, and will use "they" even when others have just used he/she and the gender is completely obvious. He's not sure why (and doesn't apply this rule to himself, for some reason). * [[{{Sikon}} I]] think of myself as gender-neutral, so recently, I started, as a self-imposed challenge, to refer to myself without mentioning any gender-specific language constructs. It's actually quite hard to do in the Main/RussianLanguage, because it means (among other things) avoiding active singular past tense verbs about myself. As a result, I've started stuttering and slurring sometimes, but it nevertheless gives me strangely persistent sense of warmth and satisfaction. Even when speaking about other people, I try not to use singular third-person pronouns unless absolutely necessary. * [[LucidSeraph This Troper]] identifies as androgen, and thus tries to use gender-neutral language on the internet. It's much easier when using the first person. And failures to do so ''do'' happen. I am certain that if you try hard enough you can find a reference to my real gender on this website. Somewhere. ** You identify as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen masculinizing hormone]]? *** {{rutheni}}: By now, my friends probably identify me as [[CloudCuckooLander lysergic acid diethylamide]]. Moving right along... ** I believe the word you were looking for was "androgyn." * this troper dislikes unnecessary gender-specific pronouns on principle (they should be an optional specification, dammit, not an inherent feature of the language), and tends to default to "one" or "they" depending on tone, or, in desperation, the incredibly ugly "(s)he". * To write in an absolute gender neutral language, this troper just switches to Finnish. Ha! ** Seconded. Especially for this troper, as the local dialect prefers the Finnish word for "it" as the third-person pronoun. Not that the other alternative would be any less gender neutral. * Pointedly avoided by [[{{Regiment}} This Troper]], who will argue that, in just about any language, you use masculine pronouns to describe any group that is not composed solely of women. "They" is inherently plural ("Any troper can edit their favorite page" is [[GrammarNazi wrong]]- it should be "''his'' favorite page", or "''her'' favorite bage, if all tropers are female). *** This troper disagrees! Generic 'he' as the Australian educationalist (a woman) described it, is just wrong. As far back as the early 19th century Jane Austen was using 'they' as a genderneutral pronoun. Generic he seems both old-fashioned, particularly American and very offensive. When TV adverts say 'he' about even cows with udders (NZ language is becoming more Americanised with every day this constant listener to quote Dorothy Parker - 'fows up'! ** Actually, the singular "they" has a [[http://www.bartleby.com/64/C005/018.html long and respectable history]] as an English construction. It was only in the 1800s that Hellenophile grammarians attempted to force English usage to conform

to the grammatical rules of Latin, which has no similar construction. As English is grammatically a Germanic language rather than a Romantic one (even if much of its vocabulary is Romantic), this is rather a futile exercise. *** I don't want to sound snarky, but I think the adjective you are looking for is "a ''Romance'' language". (And Greek/Hellenic is not of of those.) But I agree, English is occasionally very Romantic; just read poems by Shelley or Byron. One the subject of useful pronouns, French has its genderless ''on''. *** Yes, but "on" means "one", as in "one's favourite page", which makes you sound like the Queen. **** At least in casual, Quebecois French, "on" can be used as "we," "one," "everyone," and even "they." I don't know about its usage in other contexts, though. **** This troper really digs "one's favourite page" and constructions like that. I also would like to petition to make "dude" genderneutral, despite its origins. ***** Some of this troper's female friends already use "dude" that way. ** This troper would like to humbly suggest the above troper read 'a person paper on purity in language' by douglas hofstadter. It is written from the perspective of an alternate universe where instead of having gender-defined pronouns, the have race-defined ones (whe for a white person, ble for a black person). The peace comes across as startlingly racist and clearly shows the value of the gender neutral pronoun. *** It's brilliant. ''[[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/purity.html Brilliant]]''. ''The'' deconstruction of gender-specific language. *** Alas, not so brilliant. This so-called deconstruction relies on very specific conventions (and American-centric conventions at that) in order to carry its point across. If the term 'white', for example, held no real connotations of MightyWhitey, and 'black' had no negative vibes associated with slavery, then chairwhite and firewhite might work out just fine. I'm Chinese, btw, which uses gender-neutral pronouns so I don't have a beef with it. But forcing a language to do something it shouldn't? Bad idea. *** Not to mention that you just compared noticing someone being male or female with racism. I mean, seriously, I just spent ten years undoing my programming so that I recognize that being female has value, and now people want to erase it from the very language by blending me in with the guys. *** I disagree with your claim about the America-centricity of it. I (the troper who first mentioned it) am not American and I never even realised it was. *** It seems shocking to us, but in that alternate universe, the way they use it clearly carries no connotation either way. It's unoffensive to them even if its offensive to use, and vice versa. It strikes me as a kind of clever rhetoric. * This troper exercises a variant, and usually decides his characters' sex by dice rolls. ** [[Tropers/RobinZimm This troper]] does this for hypothetical

characters in essays (although usually by flipping a coin rather than rolling a die). ** This troper also exercises this, but always asks someone else to determine whether even or odd is male or female. * Averted in [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TroperWorks/ptitle4p4s6l6zojre a story]] this troper wrote. The intention was no one knew what a specific character's gender was, but since it was in first person, the troper just had the narrator go 'fuck it, I'll just pick a gender for them.' [[spoiler: They got it wrong.]] * This troper hopes to do this with a character in a story she's planning out. It's going to be [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]], and if it manages to take off and become popular by some miracle, she'll refuse to answer any questions relating to the character's gender as she doesn't really have a plan. She wants to see the ''hell'' that will break loose over it. * This troper didn't realize she had done this until she was asked if the protagonist of the story she had written was her. (She had been picturing a middle-aged man as the protagonist, herself...) ** Same with me only flipped; I had a ''SailorMoon'' fanfic with Naru as the first-person narrator and I hadn't thought about whether or not it would be easy to pick up the narrator's gender for readers who weren't familiar with the series. * ThisTroper sometimes uses this in their work. Just to mess with people. Sometimes, they can go on and on about a character with out revealing a character's gender (if they even have one). * This troper has [[TheFundamentalist every reason]] not to come out of the closet, but doesn't feel comfortable lying about the gender of her crushes. Since gender neutrality is nearly impossible in Spanish, she uses the word "Person" as if it was pronoun. * This troper once took a Spanish test where he was asked to fill in blanks in sentences. For example, "Los chicos son _______ (thin)." would be filled in with "delgados". Then came one question where the subject's gender was not specified (it was either "I" or "you"; this troper doesn't remember), with two blanks. This troper finally assumed the subject to be male and conjugated both adjectives to the masculine form. After the tests were graded and handed back, the teacher told us, "You got full credit if both adjectives were the same gender. However, if you had one masculine and one feminine, you lost the point. You can't be both male and female; this isn't Jerry Springer." * Utterly painful for {{rutheni}}. One of his stories features a mostly-female {{hermaphrodite}} character who's [[ItMakesSenseInContext one person but pretends to be two]]. Also, he doesn't want to use neologisms. ... If anything is this painful, I'd better be deriving some pleasure from it. * This troper is writing a story where one of the characters [[SamusIsAGirl tricks both the other characters and the readers]]. Not only that, they CannotTellALie. Pussyfooting with words FTW! * [[{{Lilacheart}} This troper]] writes a lot of fanfiction, particularly for Tsubasa Chronicles, and has a hard time writing about Mokona, since it's gender neutral. Also, in her original story, she had a bird that was important to the plot who was gender neutral, but

was referred to as both a he and a she, which is actually what made it that way. * This female troper roleplays as a male character. The problem is, her friends, who also roleplay with her, know she's a girl -- it feels really awkward to be referred to as "her... him... actually, what do I call you?" and it breaks the whole narrative flow of the conversation. She's resorted to using GenderNeutralWriting, which is ''slightly less'' awkward. ** This troper tried playing as a shapeshifter character who could change gender on a whim and didn't feel any attachment to either one. Very awkward, though the character was very interesting. This troper would just change pronouns when the gender changed, but (male) troper would also use the character's name enough so that people got the picture. Generally, this troper has found that if you can write for a character well enough that it seems like a separate person in his or her own right, then people get less confused. It also helps if the people you roleplay with are used to opposite-gender roleplaying, which isn't all that uncommon. * This troper made it quite well with a masked character in her story once, if you consider you can't change "he/she" for "it" in Portuguese. After a really long time, this troper decided to [[spoiler:trick the reader into believing that character is a male, when it's actually a female.]] * [[{{MiraShio}} This troper]] has an adventure-fantasy story in the works and will have to employ this when I introduce a character named Arias. Please wish me luck. * This troper likes to avoid all mention of their gender as much as possible, and has as gender neutral an avatar as they can manage on GaiaOnline without using an 'I am' pose. Also, at least two of this troper's RP characters are designed to be androgynous. * I'm writing a story told from the perspective of a person who was on a prison planet. One of his friends was a woman in disguise called Ed. The disguise had a pretty good reason. As Ed said: Men get raped less. I was planning to write gender-neutral about Ed, since the narrator already knew about her gender at the time he was writing his story, but since that would make things forced, I just dropped it and let him write as he remembered it, with Ed appearing male (and constantly wearing armour) to him and everyone else while he was imprisoned. And only telling how he met Ed afterwards and discovered he was female when everybody was busy trying to get their lives back on track. * There are some cases where [[{{Lullabee}} I've]] had to make use of this trope on ThisWiki to avoid spoilers. Okay, [[{{Discworld/MonstrousRegiment}} if the protagonist is a]] SweetPollyOliver and the example is bending over backwards to not refer to the wearer of the [[ManOfWealthAndTaste stylish]] [[NonUniformUniform uniform]] with any pronouns, you're probably going to catch on pretty quick, but I figure I should make a good-faith effort, and it seems wrong to actually just use the wrong pronouns. * I tried to once write a novel prologue using only gender neutral terms to describe the main character and reveal the gender later as a character developing revelation. Unfortunately, due to the way the English vocabulary works, it didn't work out.

* This troper usually writes from the POV of a robot or machine. First, this is because it thinks like one. Second, this is because robots don't have genders. This hasn't stopped it from accidently referring to a particularly attractive ship as she or to a particularly powerful gun as he. And you can't figure out this troper's gender from its text either. Ha. ** Traditionally, all ships are female, so this isn't entirely irrational. It's entirely based in supersitition - "a good ship is like a good woman: Nurturing, protective, and really fricken' dangerous to piss off." * This troper is in the process of actively questioning not only her gender identity but all gender identity, but doesn't yet give enough of a fuck not to use "she", since in her sphere it's the least morally loaded. However, she does enjoy Spivak pronouns and "one", since she's got no problem sounding like the Queen of England. * This troper loves Tagalog, partially because, with that language, gender neutral writing can be pulled off without sounding stilted or awkward no matter what point of view is used. It helps that, aside from having no gendered pronouns whatsoever, there are remarkably few gendered words. * Many gays and lesbians do this when talking about their partners to people they don't feel the need to come out to. Phrases like "significant other" and "my better half" see a lot of use. ---If a troper wants to see the original article, he or she can just [[Main/GenderNeutralWriting follow this link]]. And if a troper is looking for an androgynous character, he or she can [[LegendOfZelda follow Link]]. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GeneHunting * Real life example: this troper has seen plenty of examples where a child or adolescent has found out they're adopted, and immediately start treating their adoptive parents like borderline strangers (refers to them by proper names, for example). ** I actually knew a girl who once she became aware of her birth mother treated her adopted parents like crap. Yeah I wanted to punch her in the face. * Yeah, I mean, what the hell? Kinship ties are never as cut-and-dry as "are you my blood relative or not?" Why does the revelation of a ''lack'' of direct blood ties lead to the conclusion that there are ''no ties at all?'' How could a man have raised a kid for X years believing him to be his son, find out he's not, and just, well, dump him? ** Or, for that matter, why do some people still think that a mother can't love an adopted child the same way she loves a child who came from her genetic material? ** The belief that they've being lied to their whole life factors into it. When this troper found out that he had two half-brothers he didn't

know about, he couldn't bring himself to care very much. However his (full) brother nearly went ballistic on our father because of that. * This editor's friend is an inversion. She always knew her stepfather didn't sire her (they're different races, for one thing), but he was there her entire life and raised her with her mother. As far as she's concerned, he ''is'' her real father and she could care less about some schlub who knocked up her mom and didn't care to stick around. Many adopted kids feel this way, but you don't see it in fiction as much because it's not as dramatically interesting. ** Though it does make for potential CrowningMomentofHeartWarming moments. * ThisTroper's Grandma's case contains this Trope in all it's variations. The Grandma herself deliberately averted this out of respect for her adoptive mother who was, acoording to all of ThisTroper's relatives who knew her, an unbelievably nice and caring person who dedicated her whole life to her surrogate daugther and never married because of it. However, long after her death, the afore mentioned Grandma's ''Daughther'' (that is, ThisTroper's Mom) went GeneHunting in a slightly subverted version since she was hunting for her ''grand''parents. She found one uncaring JerkAss of a woman who already had five children, but had abandoned the Grandma because she had cheated on her husband with some mysterious German and didn't want it to be known. When ThisTroper's Mom first tracked her down, she didn't anwer the letters because they came from Cuba and she feared that her relatives over there would want money from her (...that coming from someone who lived in a dirty slum, according to ThisTroper's Mom), but once those relatives were living in Europe, things changed... Needless to say, ThisTroper's family never heard from her ever again. However, there is an invertion in the case of said Grandma's biological father who went to Cuba twice to search for her... ironically, ThisTroper's grandma was at Indonesia at that time. However, now that ThisTroper's parents live in germany, they went GeneHunting for him. But since his Ex didn't even tell them his name, their attempts have been futile... * This Troper, who was conceived by artificial insemination with a anonymous donor, intends to find his biological father and let him know what responsibility he has tried to escape. ** How is he escaping responsibility when you were artificially inseminated? *** I wasn't artificially inseminated, it was my mother! :P Laughs aside, it never occured to him that everyone can use someone who is more alike than anyone else on the planet. That, and having a pretty rare combination of disorders, which are very likely to be hereditary, makes me resent him for not caring about everything I had to go through alone. *** You um realize that um people who donate sperm for woman to get artificially inseminated aren't obligated to take care of the child right? It's not like he left you and your mother. *** If you say so. :-| *** He doesn't have a responsibility for you: your mother deliberately chose to become pregnant using the sperm of someone she knew she couldn't count on for child support. Your biological father didn't

promise your mother anything and your mother was well aware of what she was doing. *** [[Tropers/OrchidbreezeofFireClan This troper]], also a child of sperm donation (who is HappilyAdopted and loathes the GeneHunting trope), agrees. Sperm donation is a ''service for women''. Some women want to have a child, but want to raise him alone (or with a female or infertile partner). Many of these women prefer to get pregnant without interrogating every man they meet about any hereditary disorders his sperm may carry, risking getting an STD, and putting the 'father' in a weird position. How about asking your mom how she, at the time of conception, felt about being a single parent? *** I think he means that the donor should never have donated, because that passed on the disorders, which for all we know could eventually be fatal. ---[[YoureNotMyFather You're not my original page!]] [[GeneHunting]] is my original page!

GenerationXerox * This troper saw his baby photo. For some reason, it was in black and white (it should be in color). It wasn't mine, it was my father's. Also, my parents (but not me) feel like I look like my father did at my age. * This troper's father lost his hearing in his right ear in the army. His mother lost her hearing in her right ear to an accident with a screwdriver. His sister's right ear hearing was lost to an ear infection. This troper is losing hearing in his right ear ''for no explicable reason.'' ** LamarckWasRight! * And again: This troper, his father, and ''his'' father, all of whom are the eldest sons in their family, all have scars under their right eyebrows from a deep cut sustained before the age of five. * This troper saw a wedding that had similarities to the bride's father's: The groom's mother did not attend. A replacement member of the groom's part was needed due to vehicle accidents, though neither erstwhile party member had been at fault. (The replacement member at the daughter's wedding was the son of the replacement member at the father's wedding.) Both men had been married and divorced before the respective weddings and both men raised two sons. * This editor's family seems to have a tendency of breaking left wrists. ** I sure hope you [[IAmNotLeftHanded are not left-handed.]] * This troper has a scar under his right eye he received on a day of sledding, in the same spot his father has a dent in his skull from a sledding accident. * This troper and his father are both very suspicious of old food for entirely different reasons (He lost his mother early on, and his family didn't do a good job of keeping expired food out of the kitchen. I've got no sense of smell and can't easily tell when food has gone off). You might say I just followed my father's example, but I didn't notice him doing it until well into my 20s.

* Looking through this troper's family tree: the first ancestor on it is a man named John O'Brien. He married a lady named Mary, maiden name unknown, and the two had one daughter, also named Mary. She grew up and married a man named John O'Brien (same last name, no immediate relation), and they had two children: John and Mary O'Brien. Again. John and Mary the Third each had the typical Irish Catholic legionbrood of children (Mary 3 again managed to marry a guy whose last name was O'Brien, hilariously); due to namings and marriages, that generation contained no less than ''seven'' John and/or Mary O'Briens. No subsequent generation has had less than five. This may be less 'Generation Xerox' and more 'the Irish have no originality', but ''still.'' * This troper's mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all married the boys they went to their first dance with. (The troper and her sister have avoided this, though.) * This troper, his mother, his mother's mother, his mother's mother's father, his mother's mother's father's mother, and his mother's mother's father's mother's father all share the same birthday. Coincidentally, the same people share the same death anniversary (barring this troper, his mother and grandmother, who are all still alive). * This troper looks so much like her mother that they have been mistaken for twins, and other members of the family cannot tell their childhood pictures apart. ** This Troper's family have the same 'problem'. Extending to the fact that all of her father's family look extremely alike as well. *** This troper begs you to state that no one on either side of your family is named [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals "Joy" or "Jenny"]]. Even if you ''all'' are. Frankly, ESPECIALLY if you all are. * [[{{Tropers/Gecko}} This troper]], her parents, her sister, and (I think) her brother all have scars under their chins. * This troper took up DungeonsAndDragons a few months ago. He later discovered that his uncle, who also played the game, chose the same starting class (Ranger) and played with the father of one member of this troper's gaming group. * Subverted (?) by this troper: his scars are almost totally unlike his father's, but are related to a partly genetic illness. * [[{{Tropers/Takwin}} This troper]], her mother and grandmother all share the same astrological sign. (Aquarius.) Her great-grandmother was just a couple of weeks too early to fit the pattern. Grandmother, mom and I all also have unisex first names (Lou, Renee, Shelby) and middle names derived from an older family member. (Grandmother is named for her mother's aunt, mom is named for her mother's aunt, I am named for my grandmother.) We're all also [[{{Understatement}} a little]] crazy, but this is incidental. * This troper and his father can not be told apart over the phone by close family members. Oddly enough a family friend from Hong-Kong can tell us apart. ** [[{{Tropers/RedneckRocker}} I've]] got the same issue with my brother and I!! Strange, ain't it! ** Same with me. Though people can tell me and my dad's voice in real life apart since we don't sound anything alike, but on the phone I've

confused many a people even family into thinking I was my dad. I've also confused some people thinking I was my karate instructor as well. ** Same with me and my sister. ''Nobody'' can tell us apart on the phone. Close friends, family members, her ''girlfriend'' can't tell us apart. ** Here's an odd example: While family members and friends can't tell my dad and I apart over the phone, we aren't genetically related at all... and he's 72 years old to boot. It's complicated, but he married my grandma ages ago; the two of them ended up taking me in as their adopted son when my bio-mom just plain vanished. * This troper's family has a strange quirk on his mother's side: If there are two consecutive boys born, the second will have bad eyesight requiring glasses. * This troper and her younger sister both married men with the last initial of K who were born on the same day, 14 years apart. They and their third sister all have the same first and middle initials, so since the two married sisters took their husbands' surnames, they once again have identical monograms. * This troper once confused her brother and mother at a distance. Yes, you read that right. D: * This troper keeps being mistaken for her mother when her mother had long hair. * At least three generations of this troper's paternal line have lucked out of incredibly dangerous (and in several cases completely suicidal) battles. His father's draft number was one off from the last draft number selected, helping him not go to Vietnam. His grandfather was to be dispatched to one of the units that fought the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, but spoke French (Quebecois ancestry) and ended up teaching Parisians how to fix helicopters in Illinois. His greatgrandfather managed TWICE, once by being on the American side of the border when the Canadians were rounding up boys to go to Vimy Ridge, and once by getting shot in the leg and taken to a field hospital behind the lines shortly before the Battle of the Somme. We can't reckon far beyond that, except that apparently someone with the family name died in the Parti Patriotes uprising in Quebec in the 1830s...so presumably the string of near-misses would start AFTER that man. * This troper is training to be an engineering technologist. His brothers older brother is a scientist and his younger brother has an affinity for computers. His father is a cathodic engineer and his mother a computer scientist. His paternal grandfather was a millwright, his father was a logger, which involved fixing a lot of equipment. His maternal grandfather fixed airplanes and was a warrant officer in the Army Air Corps. See a pattern? Sad thing is that it goes back farther, probably all the way back to Scotland and Ireland, but at that point it involves events from before the War of Northern Aggression and on the internet those things are better left unsaid. * {{Tropers/DaNuke}} is a telecommunications engineering student. His father and uncle are chemical engineers. His grandfather was studying chemical engineering but dropped after his father got killed. Both he and his father and uncle went to karate when they were young. Also, ''everyone'' in his immediate family is near-sighted. ** This troper's entire nuclear family is also nearsighted, to various

degrees: this troper's BlindWithoutEm, her mother wears glasses or contacts all the time but in a weaker prescription, and her father and sister basically just need reading glasses. * This troper is mistaken for his ''half''-brother, who is ''14'' years older. Still waiting for the explanation on that one. * This troper's mother became a nurse and them used that career to finance her teaching studies, and ended running both career at same time. This troper's sister became a Occupational Therapist (a medical career related with Fisiotherapy), and is paying her teaching studies with the work from her first career; she plans to run both careers at same time, probably in the same area. The catch? ''This troper'' is the one whose looks and intellectual interests are the most similar to her mother's, and stills she avoided any potential career in either medical or pedagogical areas since them disturbed her so much. * This troper, his uncle, cousin, father and paternal grandmother have all been hit by cars and gotten away more or less unscathed. The running joke is that as we are clearly not MadeOfIron we must be genetically lucky. * [[{{Tropers/Tsochar}} This troper]] is told he looks a lot like his uncle. It's true- I was shown a picture of him and my mom, and I said "It's me and mom. Wait a minute..." I noticed ''she'' looked much younger than possible (she ages rather gracefully). * This troper's left knee is slightly wonky (although still fully operational), for no solid reason of which she is aware; this mirrors her father's trouble with his left knee, which was originally caused by a karate injury. * This troper's mother has a dimple in her right cheek, and no dimple in her left cheek. I had no dimples until a misstep getting on the school bus caused me to slam face first into the top step. Now I, too, have a dimple in my right cheek. * A friend of this troper maintains that this troper's family looks more like a family of clones than anyone else he has met. Of course we don't see it * This troper's sister has a boyfriend who shares the same name with my brother. His sister shares my sister's name, and her boyfriend has my brother's name. Creepy. ** Used to date a lovely girl with the same name as my sister and my cousin. Conversation about the girlfriend had to be ''carefully'' done. "You did WHAT to your sister?" ** This editor read the above comment and started humming Aerosmith. * In addition to the more usual aspects of the trope (this troper looks (and acts, despite not having had much contact with him) like a gender-reversed carbon copy of her father; her sister is a carbon copy of her mother), this troper's family fits in that all of the firstborn sons on her mother's side have nearly identical scars in the same place. The reason? There's a genetic quirk in the lineage where, at the age of 1 month, all firstborn sons have their pyloric sphincters seal off, making them unable to digest food. It's fatal without surgery, which is where the scars come from. * A very faintly Squick example, but every female on the mother's side of this troper's family going back at least four generations has irregular periods. There is no medical explanation, no genetic

abnormalities, and it occurs even if the females are living states apart. This troper made several visits to a doctor about the issue, thinking there was some sort of serious problem, until her mother finally revealed this. * This Troper is looking to avert this. She got into an argument with her asshole father in high school during an ugly divorce when it came to light that both her parents were having affairs. Dad threw it in her face that "it was genetic!" and that "you're gonna cheat too!". I haven't yet, fuckface. * This troper's mother, her mother, her mother and possibly her mother, were all psychologists who married engineers (though very different kinds). The pattern ends here though, as this troper is male and has no sisters. ** Clearly you must become an engineer and marry a psychologist. * This troper's father ''accurately predicted'' he would have a daughter with his wife's looks and his personality. He just didn't realize that with a geek for a wife, his nerdy side would get a bigger boost than his jock side... * This troper has a scar between his shoulder blades from a minor surgery. His brother has a tattoo of a knife in his back at the same spot. * This troper's grandfather is named Thomas and married a woman named Cathrine, Cathy for short. His son, (my Dad) was named for him and married a woman named Kathrine, Kathy for short. My younger brother was named for my Dad and Grandfather and ''is friends with'' a girl named Cathrine, Cathy for short. They're both in elementry school and there hasn't been any childhood marriage promises but it's still funny. * Reversed. This troper broke her foot in a silly sitcom-esque accident. Two years later my father went to the same podiatrist who had treated me, complaining of foot pains. X-rays revealed stress fractures in the same place I have broken my foot. * Averted with this Troper, who never had to get his appendix removed. All the males on his dad's side of the family needed to get it done at 13, but this Troper never had any actual problems with his appendix. ** Same here, except mine got their appendixes removed around college age. * One member of each generation of this troper's family has wound up schizophrenic. Unfortunately, I'm the one who got it in mine. My mother and I also broke almost the exact same spot in our backs in our late teens. * I don't look quite like my mother, but we act exactly alike when we were our ages. We both cuss a lot, were a little... adventurous (I go down dirt roads with my boyfriend, in a Jeep-- She's gone down the same EXACT dirt roads on a Jeep or Motorcycle with my dad, that came to light recently), we're both sucker hearts and we both love the arts and painting and drawing. We act a bit alike, I think... ** Hopefully not revealed by meeting each other on said dirt roads. * On my mother's side of the family, there's a trend that if there are two children, one will be a complete delinquent/weirdo/nutty while the other will be a down-to-earth/well-behaved/sane person. If there's three kids, the third will be a middle-ground jerk. This has not

failed so far, and has put this troper off having kids. * During the 80's, my father almost considered graduating early from Fairfax High School because they were cutting the honors programs due to a budget crisis, particularly AP Calc and AP English Language and Comp. Guess what classes his daughter signed up for and were cut due to a budget crises? * This troper, while listening to his mother clear out old voice messages on her phone, did not recognize his own voice in the message. He was later told that his voice on the phone sounds exactly like his grandfather when he was younger, including his method of greeting people over the phone. Looking at pictures, you find that this troper and his grandfather are practically the spitting image of one another. * {{Tropers/Tovarishch}}'s name is Caesar, his father's name also Caesar and so is his father's name. And the same name has been going on for 8 generations. More uncannily, every Caesar in the family has proficience in mathematics and a shared interest in aeronautics. * This troper, her younger sister, and her mother's all look freakishly similar in our respective baby/kid pictures * This troper had a benign tumor removed from between his shoulders, leaving a two-inch scar. His brother had a tattoo done of a knife plunging into his back at the same spot. We live in different states. * Coming from my mother's mother's side is two versions of this: First is me, my mother, her mother, her mother, and her mother all have...ahem, [[{{If You Know What I Mean}} been nicely endowed.]] The smallest cup for a long time had been mine at a C until for some reason, exercising had developed them into a D, like the others. We are all our mother's second daughters. Needless to say, this troper's boyfriends tend to be very excited for the day they are invited to family gatherings. Also on this note, all of the following, aside from yours truly, who has been rendered effectively infertile for a long time, have had exclusively daughters. * This troper's father used to troll Usenet and IRC chatrooms with a college friend of his before the internet was the internet. Now, this troper and the son of that college friend - this started before ever having heard of their exploits, mind - do basically the exact same thing. * Everyone in my family has a scar on their elbow. Only one person has it on the wrong arm, whereas everyone else has it on their left, though mine is probably the most pathetic. * My younger brother and [[{{Tropers/MonkeyPhysics}} I]] look and act so alike, the only reason people can tell us apart is because he has a habit of wearing a trilby; I once saw a picture of my father that looked like me with a 'tache (never growing one of those now); and only my mother can tell the difference between my brother, my father, my grandfather, two of my uncles, and myself - despite major differences in accent. * [[{{Tropers/Nightboomfer}} This troper's]] mother saw a picture of him in [[WholesomeCrossdresser drag]], and at first thought it was a picture of my aunt until my sister explained it. Apparently I look exactly like she did at that age when I'm wearing a dress. * Happens a lot in [[{{Tropers/EyeFlash}} This troper's]] family, since a long line of us have freakishly light eyes and even those that

don't almost all have dark hair. These two things together, however, are what have generated a whole clusterfuck of GenerationXerox from this Troper's great-grandmother - it's easier to name off her female descendants that ''don't'' look identical to her. * I was born into a family of mostly girls, only three guys being related to me by blood(Father, Grandfather, Now late cousin). So when my cousin got married and had a son, he acted a lot like me strangely. Then a few years later her younger sister got a son. Both boys act a lot like me. One sits around and watches TV a lot. The other is clumsy and broke his left wrist. Years earlier I broke my left elbow and later in the year my cousin broke his wrist, I fell and broke mine. * For the longest time, my mother swore that I look like my father when he was young. She happened to be looking at some old pictures of herself when she was younger and skinnier one day, though, and she realized that I in fact look a lot like ''her''. This male troper was not half as amused as she was. * When I was a kid I looked ''exactly'' the same as my dad did when he was a kid -- and we've got the photos to prove it. It wasn't until puberty that I started to look a bit like my mum... but I still mostly look like my dad. * This troper's mother has a picture of herself and her sister at a young age. The first time this troper saw it, she said "is that me and [my (male) cousin]? I don't remember taking this picture..." * My (maternal) grandpa (Papa) and his late older brother looked a lot a like, it's just that there's a bit of a large age gap between them. But when Papa, my great-uncle (Uncle Barry) and the rest of the family where down in Mazatlan, Uncle Barry got mistaken for my Papa's dad! Resently, though, I was looking through some photos and have found a strong resemblence between all of the men on that side of the family. I mean, you could really tell that my papa and his brothers were Great Granddad's sons. * I had this happen several times in my family: I was mistaken for my dad once on an old photo, my sister apparently has an uncanny resemblance to my late grandmother in her younger days and My father in law has pictures that could just as well my brother in law. * Avoidance of this trope is this troper's main motivation to exercise and make at least an attempt to eat healthy. All the women on her father's side of the family become morbidly obese as they get older, and to a lesser extent, all the women on her mother's side of the family as well. I'm not exactly stick-thin myself, and I know I can't outsmart my genetics, but I can at least ''try'' to do better. The women in my family complain about being fat, but maybe it would be better if they didn't eat a shit-ton of fattening foods, sit on their asses and ''never do anything!'' * There are several examples in [[{{Tropers/fidheallir}} this Troper's]] family. For example, zie and hir father have matching scars on their chins from swimming accidents when they were ten. Furthermore, this Troper also resembles a more distant family member-not just in physical appearance, but in our hobbies, relationship styles, health problems, and food preferences(this Troper was not aware of these details until recently). * [[{{Tropers/HappyDuck}} This troper's]] older brother looks exactly

like a younger version of her grandfather. * This Troper's Grandfather has/d blond hair and glasses due to nearsightness, Troper's Mother has blond hair and nearsightness, Troper has blond hair and nearsightedness I see a patten here. And I look a lot like my mother when she was a kid to boot. * This just runs rampant in my family. This troper looks a lot more like his uncle (his mother's brother) than he looks like his father. She says it's because our family's genes are like the borg; we assimilate everything. Also, we all have the same high pain tolerance and fast healing. I discovered recently that all the men on my mother's side of the family and my father, at some point or another have had several years of martial arts training, and that my mother and I have both witnessed people having strokes when we were twenty. * [[{{Tropers/JustCallMeKatsu}} This Troper's]] mother's side of the family has a history of strange religious birthmarks. I have a birthmark of a cross on my chest. My mother has a birthmark of a cross on her stomach, right below her navel. My grandfather has the birthmark of ''the Jesus fish'' on his back. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic He also happens to be a carpenter.]] * This troper doesn't believe he bears a great resemblance to his father. However, when perfectly shaven and staring hard enough, he does see a slight resemblance to his female cousin. This cousin happens to be the daughter of his father's identical twin. * This troper's parents were (awkwardly) mistaken for brother and sister when they were dating; they do look eerily alike. Due to this, my brother and I are often told that we look just like one of our parents did when they were younger. It doesn't help that, personalitywise, I have been described by my mother as 'your father, but with boobs.' * Despite being the opposite sex, everyone says that I look just like my father. I do, but even wierder is that we both have identical scars under out right eyes, we both failed out of Honors Chemistry classes in high school due to issues at home, and my first girlfriend was the daughter of his first girlfriend. * {{Tropers/MysteryOtaku}} and her friend's circa 1945 relatives were friends. There was no other apparent connections after that. * Recently, a cousin (or was it niece? I forget) was born who looks like a copy of her father, with the only differences being gender, her chin, and her ears. * I think that I can trump you all nwith the fact that ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY ON BOTH SIDES REQUIRE GLASSES TO SEE AND/OR READ. Personally, I'm nearsighted. ** Nearsightedness can be inherited. That or both sides of your family just need to take better care with their eyes... * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} My]] dad's personality has always bugged me; his perfectionism, his control-freak compulsions, his need to always be right, his anal retentiveness. I think that I was about 20 when I realized that I had all of those exact same traits. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking We both need glasses, too]]. Also, he works as a writer, and I've recently realized that that's what I want to be (okay, maybe that's a stretch; he's a journalist and I want to be an author/essayist).

* Any of my dad's old friends find it hilarious when they see me again all grown up. I'm just like my father, though I bump heads with him quite a bit because of this(he ironically didn't get along with his father at all for the same reasons I'll list). An old friend said I was "just like a Jon Junior except in the body of a teenage girl". * While we're not related biologically, my Dad and I are so similar, its enough to convince people we share blood ties even when we look nothing alike. We're both socially awkward, yet loud and talkative when with familiar company. We both have the same [[CrazyAwesome quirky humour]], and have near identical tastes in films, books and games. (I'm not shamed to admit we're [[ProudToBeAGeek both hardcore gamers]]). Heck, people even say our ''laughs'' sound the same. * Both my girlfriend and I are kuudere, so were my mother and father. * I once saw a picture of my dad, when he was 8 years old. I could've SWORN it was me at that age.(by the way, I am a [[{{Bifauxnen}} quite tomboyish]] girl). Apparently, I didn't only inherit his snarkiness, fiery temper and {{Kuudere}}/{{Tsundere}}-ness. * Apparently [[{{Tropers/J-H}} I]] have a lot of my grandmother's personality, according to my mom (on her side), and sounded like my mom when I fell over and say 'oof' by my younger brothers. * This troper never met her father, who died before she was born, but has nonetheless apparently looks, talks, and acts like a femalecounterpart xerox of him. The similarities are strong enough that my paternal grandmother (who has, let's say... an interesting set of beliefs) decided that her dead son's soul had been reincarnated into his newborn child. Many of the shows and bands I like have turned out to have been my dad's favourites when he was my age, which freaks out my mother to no end. (The worst was when I told my mom about this "awesome Doctor Who show I can't believe I never saw it before!" only to find out that, surprise!, my dad was obsessed with it too, and the reason she hadn't shown it to me before was because she'd been afraid I'd get hooked on it the same way and force her through a repeat of the same tacky sci-fi marathons my dad made her watch. D'oh!) Go back to Main/GenerationXerox. Son says: Go back to Main/GenerationXerox. Grandson says: Go back to Main/GenerationXerox. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GeniusBonus * [[JohnnyBGoode This troper]] makes GeniusBonus IncrediblyLamePuns with his friends: mostly Shakespearean-sounding dick jokes and mathrelated puns on imaginary numbers. * [[TsundeRay This troper]] decided to put the formula for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_length arc length]] in one of his {{Facebook}} status updates, in the style of one of his friends, who semi-randomly brings up the quadratic formula and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Morgan%27s_Laws de Morgan's Laws]] in casual conversation. Big mistake; to this troper's non-computer science, [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math-hating]] friends, it was a form of MindRape.

** Hell, all the more reason to put it there! ** [[MindRape NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE!!!]] ** THAT'S HOW YOU FILTRATE THE BEST FRIENDS * [[{{Iverum}} This troper]] wrote out a conversation between himself and himself over the functional time loop that he claimed to have created on his Facebook status. Sadly, only one person understood it. ** I would be very interested in reading that. ** same! ** Likewise. ** Fourthed. * On a website I was on a short time ago I was giving an example of a fictional president cheating in an election. I then said that I wasn't insinuating that any president cheated to win an election (except for a certain republican we all know about). Knowing some of the dumbasses on that site this counts as a genius bonus since I doubt many of them know that Nixon was a republican. ** You are my favorite person ever. It'd have been even better if you'd just said "a certain ''someone'' (I shouldn't have to tell you who)". Then let everyone who has proved the SevenYearRule throw their own political positions at you. It would be [[XanatosGambit marvelous.]] * This troper was doing an MTS3K on a site that was seen by little kids, so she contented herself with shouting that the villain should "Go to Venus!" Ah, space nerdity... ** I thought they should go to Jupiter to get more stupider... ** Well, someone has [[IncrediblyLamePun Venus Envy]]... *** Yes, but Venus is often compared to Hell. * When [[TheRooster This troper]] watches MST3k or Rifftrax with friends, they'll laugh with him even if they don't get the joke under the assumption that it's a reference only he's getting, and a lot of the times it is, but sometimes it's nice to throw them off. * In a discussion about [[XMen Jean Grey]], this troper said something about going to her city's Challenger Center (ItMakesSenseInContext), and a friend responded with "Interesting. Jean's touched the future, now I hope she can come back and teach." This troper and her friend were the only people on the whole site who got the reference. (At the time, a character who was being teased as Jean Grey reborn had been sent to the future, and "I touch the future, I teach" was Christa McAullife's motto.) * [[{{Popette}} This troper]] tends to throw in references to the works of Thomas Pynchon, Mark Z. Danielewski, Rimbaud, Nietzsche, Ernest Hemmingway and others into conversation and has been doing so since about grade seven. It can confuse a couple folks. * Virtually every other sentence that comes out of this troper's science teacher's mouth is either this or a TakeThat. Naturally, this troper is the only one who understands any of it. * This troper peppers his conversations with this. Analogies to Greek Literature, quantum physics, abstract math and military history are common. Most people learn to tune it out, but I get a lot of questions when I first meet people. TVTropes has not helped with this. * This troper has made some genius bonuses and made one when the Manuel on her vacuum cleaner said, "Thank you for choosing Hoover".

Which I replied with, "I'm pretty sure nobody was saying that in the late 1920's". Also she made one when she was looking in a teen vogue with Emma Watson in it in a room with moths and said, "It looks like they infiltrated Vladamir Nobokov's house". Her friends didn't get it. * This troper has referenced {{Hyperion}}, SuzumiyaHaruhi, and {{Freelancer}} in his short stories. He even spent a paragraph on a ChekhovsGun, by describing a banner, with an AK-47 on it, with the words "This belongs to Chekhov!" under it. Dammit, nobody recognized it. Ah, it's like The Smart Man's Burden. (For all you tropers, it's a reference to Rudyard Kipling. Feel free to use that one.) * [[@/{{Kriegsmesser}} This troper]] has had teachers who do this, bouncing {{Stealth Insult}}s, {{Genius Bonus}}es, and sometimes, [[ViewersAreGoldfish basic jokes that anyone who had been paying attention in class would understand]]. [[ViewersAreMorons You could count the number of people who would consistently understand them on one hand]]. * Come to This Troper's family's Thanksgiving/Christmukkah dinners. Just be sure you can keep up with a several-person, several hour-long conversation that will span politics, history, philosophy, linguistics (ever have a screaming argument about the subjunctive mood in nonLatinate languages?), economics, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and the various merits of bechemel vs. ricotta in lasagne]]. * This troper's friend actually bought a gun, and then I said "I hope you didn't buy it from that [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov]] guy." Nobody got it. Another time, this troper did the old "You changed it by measuring it!" gag. Nobody got it. But if a guy [[BackToTheFuture goes back in time and charms his mother]], they get it. * This troper has occationally thrown comments from books to people, only for most people to stare at him blankly. One he pulled of recently is when a guy [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean placed the back of a chair between his legs]], he said, [[TakeThat "Thinks he's quite a lover, but there's not much there."]] No one was particularly paying attention to me, but I suspect some people who had seen Les Miserable would have been amused. Also, he is planning a 40k Blood Angels army in which EVERY unit has a name related to blood. Some are fairly obvious (Captain Plasma stands out, but his favourite [[JustForPun is Honour Guard Hemoglobin, which was the first name he wanted to include]]), but some are really subtle (Honour Guard Kupffer will not make sense to most without using the internet...or, presumably, having a diploma in Biology). * The various jokes at this troper's D&D sessions span the range from lowbrow "That's what she said!" jokes to "It's not a blue car, it's white. He just drives fast." * This troper has a very perverted character who also happens to be a med. student, so this trope gets invoked sometimes. (And hey, if you got any ideas, tell me in case I need new material *shot*) * This troper's D&D group had an interesting problem once, involving a lot of pitchblende, a bag of holding, and contention over the behavior of neutrons in space-warping containers. * [[{{Febel}} This troper]] has been very into philosophy and metaphysics as a hobby since around 9th grade, leading to the utter bemusement of classmates (and often the teacher/professor) whenever I

would mention Kant or Solipsism in a class discussion. * This troper once made one on accident: "I don't really understand imaginary numbers; they're too complex." "*groan* Har, har." "Wait, what did I say?" * This troper was talking to a friend about a very boring movie, and said "even [[WaitingForGodot Samuel Beckett]] is saying 'damn, when is something going to happen?!'" When he laughed (genuinely), I said "ah, I know that I've found a true friend when they laugh at my Samuel Beckett jokes." * [[{{Ranchoth}} This troper]], probably more than he intends, or is healthy. The most recent example was a spur of the moment decision to throw in a reference to Rilke's ''The Panther'' in a fanfic...a GI Joe-crossover fanfic. Which was a comedy. After already making an A.E. Housman joke. (That one was probably a bit much.) * This troper's entire ''school'' is like that. For example (admittedly, this was just before a biology examination): -->Friend: I LOST MY CALCULATOR AND WE HAVE MATH EXAM LATER. *flails* -->Other friend: Tryptophan. (Otherwise known as the UGG codon.) ** Also: -->Friend: This exam was GG. Therefore I know the next one will be CC. (ATGC nucleotides in DNA, if you really must know.) ---Only geniuses can find the link to Genius Bonus. [[supersecretspoiler:[[GeniusBonus It's here, guys!]]]] ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GeniusLoci * When I visit Pine Grove Lake in Pennsylvania, I swear I can sense presences that speak in the voices of the wind and water. I get no sense of physical shape, but I feel that they are aware of us, in a detatched way, as they speak to each other of things too vast for human comprehension. ---I swear, the page for GeniusLoci just seems to be...alive. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GeniusSweetTooth Post your GeniusSweetTooth stories here. '''Warning, the tales ahead are [[KnowNothingKnowItAll extremely]] [[InsufferableGenius pretentious]].''' * This troper is kind of getting there on this trope. She has an uncontrollable sweet tooth which she has pet named Everest. Hot chocolate with caramel and a bar of chocolate is her favourite, due to a little place down the road. She's at the ripe old age of thirteen and, made curious by this trope, went to check out her IQ online.The

only one she found here she didn't have to pay was for over fifteens so, being quite full of herself, decided to go ahead and do it anyway. She got somewhere in the hundred and twenties. The thing is, this troper is awesome at maths (she can't compare herself to others as she is currently being homeschooled) and reckons she would be close to the top of the class (her favourite is Algebra! Especially Formula Triangles~). She is also writing a book. Yay! * This troper has an IQ of 165, scores at the top of their class, and spends most of their time either contemplating the possibilities of artificial and natural intelligence, designing ridiculous weapons capable of slinging common office items with lethal force, or playing Team Fortress 2. The one type of food this troper loves? Lemon pastries. * this troper with a deep sense with human nature, the way world works, physics, math, can read faces and tone... you get the point. my fav food? piroulines (haslenut chocolate in a cracker shaped in a cylinder) * I've never met anyone, not even competitive eaters, than can stomach as much sugar as I can. I'm a goddamned candy FIEND. I'm eating spoonfuls of Kool-Aid sugar right now. Everyone claims I'm doomed to diabetes or AT LEAST absurd weight gain--but that hasn't happened yet. I went thorough a time where I'd buy 10 milkshakes a day. That ended when I ran out of money. All this while designing contraptions capable of ridiculous things like shooting lightning out of my hands or nuke entire city blocks. (Note that neither of these work correctly--my generator can't push the current I need, so I can only deliver really nasty shocks to people and I somehow killed my 10kV power supply when I hooked it up to my railgun. But someday dammit, someday...) * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]]. Oh, so much. She's been taught well all the way up to grade 9 where she is now, so she's pretty much at the top of her class or something, and her [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favourite Food]]? [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate Chocolate]]. :9 * Not sure if "genius" is the right word, but this Troper is top of her History class and cannot. Resist. Sweets. At. All. * This troper has an IQ of 153, and has an addiction to Starburst. If he doesn't eat them in a day, he goes into withdrawal and starts having headaches. ** This Troper's is around 160... I really can't remember. This Troper is always craving something sweet. * Subversion: [[SirPsychoSexy This troper]] has an IQ to be estimated in the 150-160 rage, and his major jonesing is for spicy foods and seafood, not sweets. (Granted, he does like them, but doesn't eat them as snacks, or all the time.) ** This troper (with an IQ of approximately 149) likes BOTH spicy stuff, seafood AND sweets. ** SPICY SPICY MEXICAN. * [[{{Timber}} This extremely nerdy Troper]] is great at math and amazing at memorizing minute details. She's always loved candy, but became a GeniusSweetTooth out of necessity when she was diagnosed with acid reflux. Her classmates all use coffee and Mountain Dew to fuel them, but caffeine gives her heartburn from hell and moderate to

severe nausea. So, she turned to sugar. If she could live on Gummy Worms without getting dental cavities, she totally would. * My mouth is filled with the deliciousness of cookie dough icecream at this very moment. * [[{{Kinkajou}} This troper]] likes to eat candy, sweet stuff, and ice cream. He has an IQ of about 140-150. * This troper tested at genius levels when she was young and eats ridiculous amounts of sweets * This troper would wear cargo pants with a pocket full of Tootsie rolls to carry her through math competitions. * This troper is widely known as the local genius. Unfortunately, I am even more widely known as the sugar-happy hyper kid. Ever heard of a little man known as L? Yeah, those are my eating habits. * I frequently binge on sweets and junk food, plus I'm a BigEater, but I gain so little weight, I still have trouble comprehending that there are people who actually have to watch their diet. I wonder if my genius reputation and high IQ and grades somehow means my brain burns all the calories. * In my offline life, I'm well-known for two things: my intelligence (I don't know my exact IQ), and my awful eating habits. I'm constantly eating sugary snacks and drinking soda/super-sweet fruit juice. * This troper's kind of a subversion. High IQ and all, I eat nothing but sweet things, constantly -- oh, wait, what do you mean fruit doesn't count as sweet stuff? Then again, it's only ''sweet'' fruit that I eat, i.e. melon, cherries, ripe bananas... * The fastest way I've ever found to get rid of sweets is to haul them into an IT department. * If I come off a big fanfic writing or puzzle-gaming session? I'm craving two things -- fish or sweets. Good thing I live near a grocery carrying sushi that is also famous for its bakery! * [[MmmKay This fairly intelligent troper]] can't get enough gummy worms and [=M&Ms=]. I can even pronounce the [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness gigantic words]] for the artificial ingredients on many a candy product, and ''I still '''eat''' them anyway!'' * [[Tropers/{{Orihime}} This tropette]] has a 130-something IQ and is known as quite the DitzyGenius in uni. Don't get her near chocolate, ice cream, soda or pastries. She'll eat them all and won't leave anything for you. =3 * Almost played straight with this troper, I have an odd tendency to get hungry faster when I'm using my brain, which, although never recorded, is safely above 140. Perhaps thanks also to my incredibly fast metabolism, doing intense math, or computer stuff will make me hungry after about four hours, rather than six or seven. I usually pop some quick calories (read: any candy at hand) so I can continue working. * This troper has an IQ bordering 130 and is so addicted to caffeinated soft drinks that he gets a headache if he goes longer than a day without one. Needless to say, a day where the house is out of Coke before Friday is a sad, sad day. * This troper has an IQ which was recorded at almost 4 standard deviations above the mean when she was 13, and she can't have a

Saturday night without her Coke Zero and a bar of Galaxy chocolate. She, too, cannot comprehend people having to watch what they eat. Mind you, she'll probably be different when she hits her twenties. She also buys (large) sherbet straws from the ice-cream van outside her school almost every day, to the degree that her friends call her "the sherbet addict." * Subversion with this troper, she loves sweets but is prone to sugar highs in which she has the mathematical skills attention span of a six year old but when she's calm she's an ace at calculus and physics. * [[@/{{MiraShio}} This consistent first honoree]] with an IQ of 144 absolutely loves her chocolates, cookies, ice cream and cake. Mess with her sweets and she will '''slam''' you with her schoolbooks. * [[EveryonesFool This Troper]] is a college English major, thought of as smart even by his cousins, a family of academics. And he still hasn't outgrown candy. ** It's possible to ''outgrow'' candy? This IQ-160 troper makes a [[ScoobyDoo 'baroo?']] noise at the thought. * Played with by [[{{Mabus}} This Troper]], whose IQ is estimated somewhere around 150. He loves chocolate, but rarely eats other sweet things, and enjoys dark and semi-sweet chocolate as much as the regular kind. * This Troper has a relatively high IQ, and eats during every class throughout the day, even when school has just started. * [[RowsdowerSavesUs This Troper]] has a love for Vault that borders on addiction. Yesterday I drank four 20-oz bottles of it. I have an IQ of 140 and scored a 34 on the ACT, so I guess I'm kinda smart. Vault is my brain fuel. I'm also [[CloudCuckooLander completely insane]], so I guess that makes me a [[MadScientist mad genius]]. The craziness may come from all the sugary soda. * [[TheEvilOboist This troper]] doesn't know her IQ, nor does she want to. But given the fact that most everyone else at my university seem like abject morons AND the fact that I just bought two bags of Dove chocolates and a bag of orange Milanos should mean something. Also, I get super cranky when I run out of sweets--it never lasts long; soon I break down and start making cookies, brownies or cinnamon rolls. My roommates love me. Oh, and I have a ten-pound bag of sugar in the cupboard. * [[{{KamuiValentine}} This troper]] has an IQ of 140 or so with a promising future in writing, and I'm completely addicted to sweets. I use the same excuse as L, sugar gets burned off by complex brain functions. My parents joke that my writing prowess and plot development is directly proportional to the amount of sugar in my system. * Not sure about IQ, but this Troper has always performed well academically with little effort, and is hopelessly addicted to candy, mostly Reese's cups. However, this is justified in this case. This Troper is hypoglycemic, meaning his body overproduces insulin, which lowers blood sugar, meaning he has to replace it more often than regular people. * [[@/LordNadir This Troper]] has an IQ in the range of 145 to 155 and works for a biological lab but does not have much of a sweet tooth, dark chocolate covered almonds aside, but prefers sour and spicy

foods. The sour has been joked to attribute to to his acerbic wit and lets not discuss the spicy other than I have a very high tolerance. * This Troper has no idea what his IQ is, but is two years ahead of his grade in math, one year in social studies, and can hold a 4.738 GPA. He also loves many sweets, as long as they involve chocolate, powder, or some tart/bitterness. His favorite? Sweet tarts. ^^ * This Troper is often described as BrilliantButLazy, and he simply can not function without chocolate at least once a day. It can be anything as long as it doesn't have nuts. He doesn't eat his own kind. ** Hello, my twin! *** Make that triplet! *** Hello, fellow quadruplets! * This Trooper is a subversion. I have an IQ of 143, but I can not stomach sweet foods. Sugar ruins the taste of most things. * This Troper's IQ is 138, and it is well known that I can't resist sweet foods at all. I can run two large boxes of cookies in a week, easy. * I'm predicted A's in most of my exams, and have had several fillings due to the amount of chocolate and sweets I eat. Oops. * [[TehNubkilr This troper]] has an unknown IQ (his old school gave him one and estimated ~170), and he will take occasional breaks when working to grab something from the candy jar. * IQ of 152 (though, my individual scores on the test varied. I'm a high-functioning autistic; some of my scores were extremely high while others weren't as high but still above-average), and could be described as [[BookDumb Book Dumb]]. I eat things, primarily oreos, near constantly. If I run out of oreos, I eat other cookies or chips. If I run out of those, the world will end. I always have to be eating something. I'm not overweight, either. In fact, I am underweight... * IQ - 136 at last check (on the intarwebz). Appetite for sweets? Indsatiable. * This troper has an IQ of about 165. She's addicted to her sweets and her spicy. [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Her trademark favourite food? Her chili-pepper chocolates.]] She cannot live without them. They are essential for any studying binge, any meal (they make boarding-schoolcafeteria-breakfast so much better), any test, and any anime club meeting, any standardized test or AP exam, a fact well-ridiculed by her friends. I insist that whatever cosplay I make to wear to a con has a pocket big enough to fit a few bars- what if I lose my purse?! God forbid anyone touch them- or worse, ''steal them from my dorm room''. I swear they fuel my brain. I don't really watch my weight, simply because I've always been fairly average weight, and I burn tons of calories on [[TrainingFromHell varsity field hockey]]. Or varsity soccer. (Winter? Yay for flab-covering pants!) My field hockey coach banned sweets from the team van on trips to games/tournaments, but made an exception for me and my chili-chocolates. I'm just that addicted. * This norwegian troper has an IQ of 140, and a surprisingly good memory. He also scored 100 % in the math and logic parts of the military intelligence test, while also getting quite respectable 91 % in the language part. He also drinks excessive amounts of Coca-Cola, and never goes anywhere without a tiny bag of candy in his pocket.

* This troper has never had her IQ formally tested, but free online IQ tests (of various and questionable quality) usually put her around 130-135, and she got through school without studying at all (freaked her teachers out that she'd sit and draw all class and still managed to ace the tests); her mother especially likes to describe her as BrilliantButLazy. Her TrademarkFavoriteFood is milk (lactose, anyone?), she likes fruits (especially the sweet kind like grapes and cantaloupe), and has recently discovered the [[AllNaturalSnakeOil natural]] sugar alternatives [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol xylitol]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythritol erythritol]]. Since they don't cause tooth decay and don't spike blood sugar, she'll actually eat them ''by themselves'' if her mother will let her (she used to eat straight sugar as a child, but stopped after a while due to health concerns). * This troper also sleeps through class and was surprised to note that he got below a ninety-four on a spanish final. Last time he knew anything of the matter, his IQ was at least 145. When reading the Genius Sweet Tooth page, he also noticed that he had twenty-some bottles of IBC Root Beer in a cooler lying at the foot of his bed, three candy bars on his desk alongside four different packs of gum, a personal box of zebra cakes, and some cake which has since vanished mysteriously. * Well, I say I'm NOT intelligent, but everyone inists I am. I was just instructing my sister on how to write a good story through a mouthful of Oreo cheesecake. Mmm. * This troper, who had everyone wondering why he wasn't one of the valedictorians for his senior class(FYI-one B in his entire high school career), has made an art form out of eating loads of sweets without others noticing. It becomes a problem considering this troper's family history of diabetes. Oops... * I don't know my exact IQ, but it's probably pretty high, seeing as the only thing keeping me from straight A's is forgetting to turn stuff in on time. And I love sweet stuff. It's not as if I constantly keep piles of candy near me to snack on at all times, but if there happens to be a pile of candy near me, I can end up eating as much as half of it, ''especially'' when working. One of my favorite candies is skittles... which I [[SuperOCD sort into colors, which I them form into symmetric patterns and eat in such an order as to preserve the symmetry]]. * This troper who holds the highest mark in his Calculus class, who does not condone to cheating in any way whatsoever, has once been bribed with a bag of potato chips. God dammit. * I'm not sure about my IQ, but I be a little bit savvy when it comes to math and video games. My sweet tooth varies from time to time(i.e. from ice cream to candy bars to milkshakes, etc.), but I still crave for them when the opportunity strikes. * Whenever [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} this troper]] doesn't have her head in a book or glued to the computer, she finds time to satisfy her sweet tooth (usually with my own [[{{Granola Girl}} vegan]] baked goods, like chocolate chip cookies, blueberry bread, or apple crisp). * The fastest way to be rid of "unwanted" sweets is to bring them to the IT Department. I've seen my co-workers attack a box of donuts like

a Tazmanian Devil on speed. As for this Troper, a fanfic writing binge will leave her inexplicably starved. [[MustHaveCaffeine Strong coffee or tea]] and some kind of pie are the usual cravings. * [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in this lurker's case: She is [[{{Technopath}} intuitively good with computers]] and regularly makes top marks in her maths class. Her secret? Dark chocolate. The flavonoids help me keep calm and patient, and the sugar keeps my brain properly active. Not that anyone believes me when I say this - my sweet tooth is ''legendary''. * This troper generally likes to consider himself fairly inteligent and quick-thinking, [[{{BrilliantButLazy}} albeit lazy]] and cannot walk past his local bakery without purchasing either a couple of jam (jelly to Americans) donuts, or a chocolate muffin. * This troper has always been in honors classes since elementary school, and seldom goes for more than a quarter without getting on the honor roll since middle school [[hottip: *: she did go 2 quarters without getting on the honor roll in her first high school year, darn art class...]]. She'll also do anything for chocolate. * [[Tropers/AstraKiseki This troper]] and her aunt aren't a GenerationXerox for the most part. The troper takes far more after her father than his sister... until you bring in two details. One, we are both microbiologists (well, I'm working on my degree), and two, the best way to bribe either one of us is with ''chocolate.'' For their last birthday (their days are back to back), the Troper took her aunt to a fondue place where we ate half the chocolate in the pot straight. * This Troper happens to be a genius with computers and videogames, as well as a roleplayer and fan fic writer. Still is an A/B student even in college. Can't go a day without something sweet. ** Are you me? * Genius wouldn't be the word for it, but this troper freakin' loves chocolate. And cookies. Especially chocolate ''with'' cookies. * [[{{Tropers/Muramasan13}} This troper]] seems to have a gift for waltzing through tests unscathed and unstudied, in addition to working on nuke-resistant mecha armor in his spare time (hint: aerogel and vacuum), but he still puts the emphasis on "sweet tooth". ** To list but one example: he once was part of a ''very'' fun Anatomy/Physiology class. There was a lesson in which we were supposed to take a blood sugar measurement, eat lunch, take another measurement, and lastly take a blood sugar measurement after (direct quote) "gorging on the largest amount of sugary food and drink you feel comfortable with". To the student's collective glee, the classroom proved to be extremely well stocked with soda, candy, ice cream, and ''cake'' (overkill much?). Furthermore, there were prizes for whoever had the highest blood sugar after the final test, and who had eaten the largest amount of sugar (calculated from the listed grams of sugar on the soda, etc. and from the recipe for the cake). There were prizes for who ate the most, and who had the highest blood sugar for the final test. This troper, sadly, won neither, but still consumed ''over 2,000 grams of sugar in 45 minutes'', thanks in part to having access to actual sugar packets. After class was over, most people stumbled from their chairs in the throes of a massive sugar crash. This troper? He whipped out a stashed candy bar from his

backpack ''and ate some more''. * Tropers/SMSoldier is considered by many to be bright and works hard. He also has a craving for any sweet that catches his eye (Reeses, Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Nerds, etc.). * This troper is smart in some areas and absolutely ''needs'' to eat something sweet to get herself back on track when writing a paper. * This troper is generally known as one of the smarter people among her friends, despite rarely ever studying for tests and being a forgetful procrastinator. She also has 8 different types of candies in her room right now, although one is an Advent calendar. She has also been described as having "the tastebuds of a child." A friend of mine even joked that if I don't die of excessive {{Facepalm}} first, I'll die of diabetes. * This (arguably not a genius but whatever) Troper is a pretty good programming, but never codes as well as when he's munching candy or chocolate on the side. * This troper is always told how smart she is, despite her laziness. She's also a sucker for chocolate (except dark chocolate) and will fight you if you try to take it from her. Her mother actually once banned her from eating chocolate for a month as punishment for failing a marking period. Needless to say, this troper went crazy. She got violent, ill-tempered, had outbursts and became so restless that she seemed to go days without sleep. Her mother did cut the punishment short, but only when she found said troper strangling her sister for a chocolate bar. Yeah, this troper has problems... * This troper is not going to brag about her IQ, but she seems to eat more sweets than usual when she's working on a Math problem. She considers prefacing her master thesis with "The following theorem is brought to you by [[SweetTooth a bag of candy]] and [[KlatchianCoffee a bucket of tea]]." * This troper's friend has been tested with a genius level IQ (four points higher than me) and must always have her candy (amazingly enough, she's rather thin). * This troper is very good at all his subjects, even when he's in advanced classes, and spends most of his time either writing or playing video games. His main food of choice when he's relaxing? [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood Raspberry Danish.]] * This troper has always been noted as being an advanced reader. Relatives say she started reading when she was two (really doubtful about that). She's also notorious for being a "candy monster", seizing any and all chances for free sweets. She'll write forum posts with a piece of pocky in her mouth, with a bottle of Code Red on her nightstand. If any sweets (or pizza) mysteriously vanish then you're welcome to glare at her. * This troper generally eats healthy, but his younger brother is a computer genius that is taking a university engineering course-he has his own stash of chocolates and granola bars, and once ate an entire can of condensed milk (sweetened) with a spoon. * This troper has an IQ of about 140, and almost all her favourite foods are sweet. One of her favourite drinks is hot chocolate with syrup, whipped cream and marshmallows. The bar staff at her university accommodation were almost terrified by the sheer amount of sweetness.

Considering that she sometimes forgets to eat and is a fairly fussy eater too, she somehow doubts that it will cause any noticeable weight gain though. * This tropette is at the top of her History, English, Math and Spanish class and considered to be very smart by her peers and is quite the literal "cookie monster" A day without cookies is a day without breathing for me, not mention she's also a whore for pastries and milkshakes (but not one for candy though...). * This Troper has spent four years on the Dean's List and two on the Chancellor's at two different universities. She always, always has either a bottle of Pepsi or a cup of black coffee with ''ten'' sugars on her person. And if she doesn't, then it's a box of [[TrademarkFavoriteFood sweet milk Pocky.]] ---''Wait for your metabolic system to macerate the sucrose here, or back on GeniusSweetTooth.'' ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GenkiGirl * This troper is a Genki Girl of Mass Destruction. Any time she opens her mouth, people complain that she's too loud, hyper, annoying, etc. The best part of it all? This tropers three year old sister is a Genki Girl in training. * This troper is a GenkiGirl. In fact, this troper's friends liken her to Haruhi. Although, to the best of this troper's knowledge, she does not have reality warping powers. Moreover, this troper has NoIndoorVoice (so much so that she is required to stay 5 feet away from the mike when doing a choir solo in church and still told to lower her voice). ** If you are like Haruhi, then of course you don't know about your reality-warping powers! *** Yeah, but this troper is just sad that even this troper did have reality warping powers, she wouldn't know it. It's her dream to prove that magic exists and study it. **** "I have no interest in ordinary humans. If anyone here has magic powers..." *** Also, if this troper truly did have reality warping powers, the fact that she believes that supernatural phenomenons would not reveal them/itself to people normally would prevent it from happening. It's like a really bad placebo effect! (Although, this troper has experimented with the placebo effect in unlikely situations. Convincing yourself that you are right only raises the chance of being so to over 90%.) **** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo Nocebo]], I think you mean. ** Fear not the psyker. *** [[{{CaptainObvious}} I]] think you [[{{EldritchAbomination}} messed]] up the phrase pal. * This troper's 9 year old niece. He's not babysitting her ever again. Ever.

* This troper's stepsister's niece. Don't sit at the same table as her during a family dinner. * This troper's best friend. 'nugh said. * This troper's girlfriend. He sometimes wonders how he's still alive. * Me when I was younger, definitely! I used to swing my arms wildly, run around, and fall out of my chair because I was acting so wildly in school. Even today, everyone says I have a loud voice, and asks me if I drink coffee. (I don't) * This troper's Japanese teacher is this way. It can make class rather surreal at times. * http://rishi-heart-naruto.deviantart.com/ Rishi on Deviantart. She talks in third person and is incomprehensible. * [[LeighSabio Troper's]] Chinese class has one of these. A recentlyturned-14 year old freshman girl who also counts as a TeenGenius, ChildProdigy, and TokenLoli and is the genkiest person troper has ever met. * This troper's girlfriend. Which, combined with my own more calm, intellectual approach to things, makes us Savvy Guy & Energetic Girl combination. Though stangely bit more of an inversion. I'm far more calm on the outside and can control composure, but on the inside I'm incredibly passionate, love exploring, and fit alot of Keet definition and she can be more down to earth, slightly pessimestic at times until I cheer her back up. ** Are you my boyfriend? He's abit Keety and Athletic but never the less chilled...and I am very pessimistic about him and hyper active ADD caffeine/suger addict like. Too true! * This Troper's best friend. She's a deadly combination of GenkiGirl, LargeHam, BrainyBrunette, and BewareTheNiceOnes. As for myself, I am a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} with a HairTriggerTemper, {{Tsundere}}, TalkativeLoon, a {{Dojikko}} and has an AnnoyingLaugh and am susceptible to AttentionDeficitOohShiny. We're quite a duo. ** . . . {{They Fight Crime}}? * ...You just described myself and my best friend. To a T. * I'm usually fairly shy, but after a few drinks I have the energy of a two year old. On several occasions I have been described as moving at inhuman speeds just because something on the other side of the room looks fun, and I will quickly grow tired of whatever made me stop in the middle of a conversation and bolt through a crowd of people. I will also ramble, and the longer I am left to ramble the faster my speech will get. However, I can also get quite violent with my enthusiasm so I often veer into the Jerkass version of a Genki Girl. * This troper's best friend is 100% Genki Girl. This girl is full of nonstop (I mean nonstop, even at 5 in the morning) energy, randomness, and enough enthusiasm to put Haruhi to shame. * [[Tropers/{{Cheeseypoofs}} This Troper]] is a GenkiGirl with AttentionDeficitOohShiny and NoIndoorVoice. She didn't realize how annoying she was until [[ItsAllAboutMe she met another girl in her choir]] [[DeliberatelyCuteChild who was even more immature than she was.]] * Averted with [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} this troper]], though I swear that my female Sheltie is just a canine version of this. * A very dear friend of mine is so very much this. She's always

[[NoIndoorVoice vocally]] happy to see you, [[TheGlomp loves hugs]], bounces around with as much energy as several small children, and can be [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny distracted very easily]]. The good news is, she's far more adorable than she is annoying. ** You just described [[{{Tropers/Cybele}} meeeeeeee]]! * The close friends of [[{{Tropers/SomeDeadGuy}} this troper's]] sister qualify. And not just specific friends, I'm talking about 95% of ALL THE FEMALE FRIENDS THAT SHE'S EVER HAD EVER (which, is to say, a lot). Add to the fact that some of them have taken a... [[StalkerWithACrush ''bizarre'' liking to me]] in the past, and you have a recipe for a figurative headache as well as a literal one. * This tropette may qualify as one of these during my happy days, when I frequently squeal with delight, skip when I walk sometimes, sing under my breath a lot, do annoying gestures when I'm excited, and at one point one of my ([[{{Understatement}} somewhat]] of a druggie) classmates once pointed at me and said "can you imagine her ''on speed?'' She'd be like a freaking pinball!". Somewhat counteracted on most other days, when I'm just TheQuietOne who doodles in the margins of my exercise books. * [[{{EHK}} This troper}} has it bad combined with my easily [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny distractedness]], I even won a gag award for that, {{no indoor voice}}, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} no one being able to follow a conversation of mine, my tendency to [[LargeHam overreact]] to anything, my extremely [[AnnoyingLaugh loud laugh]], and my tendency to [[TalkativeLoon always be talking about whatever pops into my head]] makes interacting with me an experience noone ever really forgets meeting me good or bad. It's honestly not cute in a male who's in his early 20s though. Most of my personal development can be tracked in how much, or little, I can control my impulses. In all reality having so much energy constantly kinda sucks. Not that it can possible get me down for long... * This troper is likened to Haruhi too often. Though i don't see how i'm more hyper and genki than anyone else. * This troper's anime club just got a freshman genki girl, and Lord help us, she's a Harley Quinn cosplayer. ** That's oddly very hot sounding. Maybe it's just because she's a Harley Quinn cosplayer... * This troper alternates between GenkiGirl and {{Kuudere}}. Yes, seriously. In her genki phase she runs or skips everywhere, hugs everyone she meets, constantly tries to rope people into playing truth or dare with her, is a major CloudCuckooLander, and comes up with more than a few {{ZanyScheme}}s. * This troper knew a girl in his last year of high school who might qualify; her cheerful, enthusiastic personality is a major part of what I found attractive about her. I had complimented her about her personality, but never directly voiced my interest in being more than just friends with her; when she mentioned during an IM conversation that she was in a relationship before and it went badly, that she doesn't even talk to the guy she was with anymore, and that she's convinced that teenagers as a whole aren't mature enough to be in relationships, etc. I felt a little disappointed at first, but thinking about it further, as someone who has never been in a

relationship at all (even now, years later) I'm thinking I may have dodged a bullet in that sense. But still, if she had been interested and I had went for it, this could have been a classic case of SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl. * There's a girl who frequents a karaoke night that I'm also often at who definitely fits this description. That's the only setting I've ever seen her in, so maybe she's actually not on ''all'' the time, but yeah, she's frequently running around the room talking to absolutely everyone, having NoIndoorVoice, dancing to every song, etc. One night she sang "Song 2" by Blur, and the host commented that it was a very appropriate song choice because "WOOHOO!" is her way of saying "hello". * This troper's class have one, but she is more annoying than cute. She liked to talk on top of her voice, laughed in a annoying way everytime she ended a sentence. Fight boys, and obviously attacking a guy she like. He told the troper how this creep him out. Not to mention that athought she is quite smart she didn't know her place and always said stuff like how her way/her thing is the best. She like to jump around, hip, sing, argue... >"< * This troper. Full stop. Funny; I've also got ADHD and I'm pretty intelligent, and so this kinda translates into neuroticism over things like schoolwork. But I'm always very, very hyper. Actually, I kinda pity my future boyfriends... * The whole reason [[Tropers/SabresEdge this Troper]] got started on the ''HaruhiSuzumiya'' series? The description of Haruhi reminded him strongly of one of his closest friends, minus the RealityWarper powers. [[WildMassGuessing Unless...]] * This troper's friend is MADE of this. She bounces on the balls of her feet and talks like a sped-up tape when she's at all excited (which she often is for no discernible reason), pounces on people, squeals when something makes her happy, and acts [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin freaking HIGH]] when given sugar, caffeine, and/or [[FrothyMugsOfWater Gatorade]]. * This troper's daughter is a genki girl... she just can't even just say hello without taking someone and jumping in their arms, shouts "YIPEEE" or "SUPER" instead of simply "yes" most of the time and is constantly running, jumping, dancing and climbing everywhere...and oh, before I forget, she's barely three years old. * This tropette for sure, especially around my friends. * [[Tropers/WanderingMoon This troper]] seems to attract a ton of these. Her sister's one, her twin friends are, as well as many a girl who's randomly started conversations with her because she was 'just there'. What's odd is she can't recall ever actively becoming friends with any of them, it just sort of happens. * This Troper's friend, but her stepsister puts her to shame. * This troper's [[NoIndoorVoice best female friend]] and [[MostAnnoyingSound his sister]] (trained by the aforementioned friend personally). * A dear friend of mine I've known since kindergarten fits this perfectly, complete with NoIndoorVoice. She can be terribly annoying at times, and I'm the complete opposite of her, I'm shy and love peace and tranquility. But she's adorable as much as she's annoying and I

wouldn't change her if I could. * I had a cat who was both this and TheKlutz. (Yes, a clumsy cat.) Ornaments never lasted long. * In a [[ChangelingTheLost Changeling]] game [[{{Tropers/Whitewings}} this troper]] is in, one of the other [=PCs=] is a truly extreme Genki Girl. Having spent an indeterminable period as a living statue, forbidden to move at all, she's been making up for lost time in a big way, mostly involving dashing about like a mad thing and doing whatever pops into her head at a given moment. My character's actually been making her a bit less of a genki girl, by allowing her to join in her daily yoga and meditation practices, slowly teaching her that "stop" is a value and "go" is a range. Considering she's a living marble statue, the value of this should be obvious. * This troperette is the Genki Girl of her high school marching/concert band. Her drum major has likened her to a [[CharlieTheUnicorn unicorn]] and "some kind of 80s cheerleader". She is also the proud recipient of this year's "Band Geek of The Year" award (AKA, the 'Most Enthusiastic Award') which her band director created in her honor. ---WOOHOO! Go back to GenkiGirl here! Yeah! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GenreSavvy Tropes show up all the time in RealLife, as the page demonstrates. A dose of pattern recognition can [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife really mess people up]]. ----* Halfway through the first chapter of ''FireEmblem: The Blazing Sword'', [[@/LORd this troper]] asked his brother "Is this Lyn a lost princess or something?" Not a particularly amazing guess, but nevertheless impressed the shit out of my brother. * There's a joke, "I'm gonna kill millions of jews and one clown." The expected response is "Why the clown," to which someone else replies, "See? No one cares about the jews!" {{Haven}} was savvy enough to reply "Why the millions of jews?" ** If that were me, I'd just respond with "See? No one cares about killing a clown!" *** What about Jewish Clowns? *** [[TheKrusty Still nobody would care.]] ** If you where truely Genre Savvy the answer would be "Why kill anyone?" if you where Genre Savvy, but never got a joke then you would kill the person in a way that no one knew it was you. ** [[MutantRancor My]] response would be "Nobody cares about the clown." ** [[{{Jcatgrl}} This Troper]] once responded to this, "What if the clown's Jewish, too?"

* This Troper always tells his friends about events as if life were a high-school soap opera. Things like saying "So this episode is about their relationship" or "Man, the writers are terrible." Combines with BreakingTheFourthWall * Thanks to this site and his father, [[{{KayKay}} this troper]] is now genre savvy enough to tell just why something in a movie is off. ** So, pretty much, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TV Tropes ruined your life]]? * It may be pessimism/mistrust rather being GenreSavvy, but [[DarkInsanity13 this troper]] tends to know when something will either go wrong or to be suspicious of certain things before they happen. Unfortunately, she still gets caught being GenreBlind on the odd occasion, usually in terms of romance and out-of-the-blue actions. * This isn't strictly speaking a ''personal'' tale, but still fits in RealLife. GenreSavvy is arguably a synonym for "street smart," in the sense of knowing the various ways in which others will try to rip you off, whether using common distractions to pick your pocket (e.g. the "squirt mustard on you and offer to clean it off" trick) or tricking you via e-mail into giving them access to your bank account. ** You know, the Nigerian Prince got my bank account number, and the transaction ACTUALLY worked! I don't get why everyone's always all up in his business all the time. Seriously... Ehrm... He just asked if anyone wants to e-mail me their bank info- so he can do the same for you! Totally legit! * [[GwenStacyWannabe This troper]] is really weirdly good at making sarcastic predictions for the immediate future. For instance, I'll say "Hey, you know, I bet that just because I didn't bring my textbook to class today, we're gonna use it." And it will happen 80% of the time. It's quite creepy. Also, in the multiple choice tests when you have more than one answer that could be right, it's the one you think it couldn't be. ** Happens to this Troper too. Me saying "I bet the subway will get stuck in the tunnel" while in a hurry has been followed by it actually happening so many times I actually avoid saying it these days. And it really does seem to happen a lot less often, which I find rather hilarious. I even found myself wondering if Im a subway Butt Monkey at one point. ** Happens to this troper also. I work in a pizzeria, and it seems that whenever I think of a regular customer who hasnt ordered for a while, said customer is the next person to order. If only I could use this prognostication ability to my benefit ** This Tropette's school has multiple doors, all of which are always locked for some reason. The second I leave to go check the other doors, someone comes to unlock the door I was just at. Most recently, I half-jokingly offered to go check the other door, because then someone with a key would come. I was right. ** Once a guy brought cookies to our english class. Our english teacher also made cookies once in a blue moon, so once the boy brought cookies, I immediately knew the teacher was bringing cookies as well. She did. * This troper has never had a boyfriend, because any guy she meets gets an immediate trope analysis, and she tends to meet too many

[[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarkers]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad with whom she would not be compatible]]. I didn't even realize I did this until I found this site. That's how sad I am. ** Well, then, maybe you could [[{{LesYay}} go turn to the other team]] if you can? Just a thought. * I, {{@/Jonn}}, once [[http://community.livejournal.com/mccloudtour/22475.html?thread=24161 1#t241611 commented]] on ScottMcCloud's blog, thus; -->'''Jonn''':I don't know who that girl is, but she's cute.\\ '''[=McCloud=]''': Which girl? This thread is drowning in girls!\\ '''Jonn''': The picture outside the cut. [[http://www.scottmccloud.com/makingcomics/tour/Photos/2006-09-20/03stairs.jpg This one]], which is undoubtedly your daughter and now I will be horribly embaressed.\\ '''[=McCloud=]''': Yup. That's Sky. ** Your words are confusing, though I figured the same thing by the fact that he actually had that pic. *** Well, he was at a college; it could easily have been a shot of a fan. However, I've also got a nearly-perfect [[DroppedABridgetOnHim Bridget-Sense]], at least when not in real life. (I've had little chance to test it thus, for obvious reasons.) I was able to figure out the lead singer of Tokio Hotel was a [[{{Bishounen}} really pretty dude]] after a five-second clip on TRL. ** My siblings and I used to watch TV by predicting the plot twists as soon as possible. My big brother asserted that he could easily be a writer. ** Also, I seem to be one of the few people who actually checks reviews before going to see movies, [[QualityByPopularVote even if they're popular]]. Hence, when RottenTomatoes said ''{{Avatar}}'' was basically a summer action movie with excellent visuals and a mediocre story, that's ''exactly'' what I went in expecting. And it was, an I enjoyed it as such. So when the people suffering from HypeBacklash complain about how the movie was "hyped" like it was the "best movie ever", I just FacePalm. * "That should be a trope" is the new catchphrase of this troper about...Well, almost anything ** This troper does that as well. *** Same for this troper! We need a club! * Having worked at [=McDonald's=], this troper always informs people not to leave the window and demand their food when the food is delayed. Because moving the drive through is more important than moving the lines inside, they get the job quicker. He has been the unfortunate person to have to hand food to parked cars that have been waiting for a good hour and are generally pissed about it. * This troper went into the woods with a friend once and proceeded to become less sober. After a til dawn discussion about the nature of humanity and tearful confessions of past abuse she lamented to her friend 'I'm not in a goofy college movie! It's one of those depressing indy flicks'. * Is this troper bad for wishing that there were more endings where the heroes lost more than one party member, didn't inevitably pair the good looking smart guy with the [[HollywoodHomely plain looking

heroine]], or didn't succeed at all? * This troper is able to predict future events based on the will of the Irony Gods. rule: the Irony Gods WILL screw you over in the most amusing way possible. The way to beat them is to make them do it in your favour... for instance, study really hard for that test coming up. stress about that test. Put your cartoon-watching schedule on hold, because that test is gonna be a killer. If you do this, the Irony Gods will make the test incredibly easy, just to make your effort worthless, and you will pass. If you don't do this, the test will be incredibly difficult, and you will fail. (Some people would argue that studying is what made the test easy, but they're just in denial.) ** This is extremely true. This Troper has actively tried to make the most ironic result of some situations be the most beneficial to herself. It's quite funny how often it works. For example, the best way to pass a test after you've actually taken it is to make over-thetop complaints on how you most definitely failed it - the grade will nearly always end up way better than you first expected. Of course, there's the downside of looking like a cocky whiner to those who got lower grades than you... But sometimes the sacrifice is worth it. *** [[YouBastard LIES!]] [[BSRaven This Troper]] did an exam yesterday. How did it go? AWESOME! How much did he study? BUGGER ALL! *** ThisTroper has never studied an hour in his life, and has never failed a test. ( Except for one teacher who [[SadistTeacher specifically tried to make me]].) ** This troper notices the same thing, and that it sometimes is ironically ironic, I.E. the god of irony are as genre savvy as me. The solution? Rig it so that the outcome is ''un''ironic, if you can tell which of the gods is on shift. ** Did you ever think that the test might be ridiculously easy if you study for it ''because you studied?'' And hard ''because you didn't?'' *** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Well, somebody hasn't taken that many tests, then.]] * This editors brother is so GenreSavvy, that it is borderline scary. I once complained to him that I hate the slackers on my class and I'll proceed to do the final project myself. His answer to me: "Look, don't do that, or otherwise you'll have to choose a new theme, which means you'll have to do more work, but [[BrilliantButLazy you're so lazy]] that you won't get it done and you are too arrogant to ask help so you'll papers will get late, which means more work and crying, swearing and frustration for you." [[GenreBlind I didn't listen his advice.]] Guess what happened. And that isn't the only case. To extension I'm also quite GenreSavvy, once I stop and take few minutes to think what the heck I'm doing. * During the last election, this troper discovered further evidence that he is a character in a sitcom: the likelihood of the caller at the door being an attractive, idealistic young campaign volunteer was inversely proportional to whether I was wearing pants. This caused me to start wearing pants out all times out of paranoia, at which point the veritable flood of cute campaign volunteers ceased entirely. ** Oh, I loved that episode! ** This troper recommends the opposite course of action: NEVER wear

pants. Then you'll get nothing but cute campaign volunteers, AND you've already got your pants off. Head start! * A general rule of thumb: if a teacher/professor/speaker/whatever asks a question with a seemingly obvious answer, answer the opposite, because they set it up as a trick. Especially helpful when they encourage you into an action to set you up into an annoying YouBastard speech. Unfortunately, for [[{{Cliche}} this troper]], some of them have [[DeathByGenreSavvy wisened up]]. ** [[{{Cliche}} This troper]] also happened to come across an interestingly worded link on the CrowningMusicOfAwesome page. Instead of merely clicking it, he typed in the YouTube code on Google. Sure enough, it was the infamous Rickroll. ** This troper has seen the link enough that I have basically memorised the link. * Several weeks ago, [[{{Fermatprime}} this troper]] was at a concert (one with assigned seating) with several of his dorm-mates. One of them had mentioned that some online acquaintances were also coming to the concert. This troper semi-sarcastically remarked "Watch them have the seats right in front of us -- then I will ''know'' my life's a sitcom." [[TemptingFate Guess what?]] * This troper is intentionally trying to be WrongGenreSavvy; he regularly asks regions a camera could potentially be hidden, "What do you, the viewers at home, think?" as though his life is a bad reality TV series. ** Wait, there are ''good'' reality TV series? *** Good question. What about...uh...well...there has to [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch be]] [[GoodTroiEpisode one]] ''somewhere'', right? *** There was one. It was called "The Intercept" and it was badass. The contestant was given a car with a tracking device in it, and had to evade the police until time was up. If they could do it, they kept the car. The police would do everything that they would normally do to stop a thief. They wouldn't shoot, but they would pistol whip the poor bastard if they caught up with him. The contestants did some crazy things to escape. One person drove his car into an open boxcar on a moving train. The only person who ever won was the guy who managed to break the tracking device. * Upon the conclusion of the Steelers vs. Cardinals SuperBowl, [[AcrossTheStars this troper]] informed her father, "If this were a movie, [[MiracleRally the Cardinals]] [[DownToTheLastPlay would have won]]. Or wait... [[DownerEnding maybe not]]..." * This troper awoke one morning and watched an incredibly heavy, almost alarming fog roll slowly into her small suburban town. On the phone with a friend, she remarked, "I wonder if this is the day my life turns into a video game..." (Sadly, no.) * It's kind of sad, really, that whenver a serious, dramatic trope occur's in this troper's life, she cannot for the life of her take anything seriously and begins pointing it out, making jokes about it, and laughing. This applies to lots of tropes because for the life of me I can't stop looking and seeing them. * This troper has heterchromia when it comes to this; one eye is Genre Savvy, and the other is either WrongGenreSavvy or an IdiotBall.

** Invest in an EyepatchOfPower. * [[{{Talismann}} This Troper]] keeps getting herself in and out of trouble at school, thanks to the power of GenreSavvy. The secret: Whatever you do, don't ever think you're safe. Because when you do, the universe will think you're fine and leave you to solve your own problems. All you need to do is constantly worry until you're absolutely sure things have cleared up. ** Funny story about this one. After a field trip in high school several of us decided to skip the last period. The whole time I was paranoid that we'd get caught by the cops (who seem to always be around at the worst times). By the middle of the next week all of us were calming down since we seemingly had escaped notice, but stayed alert until we were positive that they weren't going to bust us. * ... Is it possible for a Troper to ''not'' be fairly genre savvy? ** Not really. It's what either brings us here, or a result of being here. * This Troper made a comic superhero whose main power was being genre savvy. He could predict nearly anything a villain would do before they could, which led to the in-universe belief that he was actually psychic and somehow didn't know it. * GenreSavvy runs in [[KillerClowns this troper's]] family. We have {{averted}} many, many [[HilarityEnsues sit-com hijinks]] and SoapOpera difficulties this way. The best story involves a bottle of gatorade mixed with my mother's laxatives, my father' love of gatorade... and a ''very clearly placed label,'' after my mother muttered "this is too much like the set-up for a sit-com episode..." (DoubleSubverted when I decided to let [[CousinOliver the neighborhood pest]] drink some anyway.) * The mathematical search engine Wolfram|Alpha was debuted to large media attention... during a thunderstorm. Several people pointed out that [[InstantAIJustAddWater activating a revolutionary new computer system]] [[LightningCanDoAnything during a lightning storm]] has generally not gone well in the past. * When [[{{Andrusi}} this troper]]'s grandfather (whose wife, the troper's grandmother, died nearly a year before this) began seeing one of his female childhood friends, the troper's father was GenreSavvy enough to realize "this might bother his grandkids if they just suddenly find out about it when we go to visit next week" and decided to break the news to them in advance, with a clearly well-thought-out speech emphasizing how it was what their grandmother would want, he still loved her, this would make him happy, etc. The troper himself, being equally GenreSavvy if not more so, figured out nearly everything from the first sentence or two, and ended up bored as he waited for TheReveal, even pointing out afterward that he'd "seen this episode of everything ever" and had already internalized the concept to the point that it didn't really bother him. ** Same here. A month ago (March 2010, for when it's no longer a month ago) my dad told us that our grandma had begun seeing old relatives. Both me and my brother both responded that we knew where this was going, which is why we weren't too surprised at what happened a short time later (I'm sure I don't need to explain further). * This troper saw ''{{The Matrix}}'', about which she knew zero, for

the first time the other day with some friends and was able to accurately suss out, among other things, which character was TheMole, which character would survive the EverybodysDeadDave, and ''several exact lines'' before they actually happened on screen. But it was when she got frustrated and yelled "Well, if they can manipulate the Matrix to have super-bullet-dodging-powers, why don't they just stop the goddamn bullets in midair instead of dodging them!" that everyone gave her funny looks. TVTropesWillRuinYourLife indeed. ** Whenever this troper goes to the cinema with family or friends, she knows she's going to have to apologize to them afterwards -she'll basically do just what the Troper above did with ''TheMatrix'', out loud, and people will be ''very'' pissed at her. Which is why she has stopped watching movies at the cinema entirely. * This Troper started out doing something he calls the Countdown. He starts from 5 and expects something to happen when he gets to 1 when watching a movie. He can also accurately predict what his friends think, feel, and what they're going to do, and uses this to his advantage making him a bit of a Manipulative Bastard. * [[SilverShoelaces This troper]] gets funny looks sometimes when she predicts how her friends' latest adventure will probably turn out...and turns out to be right. She also gets funny looks for her friends when she knows things they never told her (or anyone else, for that matter). It's all because, when she isn't being {{Wrong Genre Savvy}} (which is just as often), she is extremely genre savvy. * This troper is a habitual MagnificentBastard who knows what he is doing, and, when I was confronted by a few enemies(who even mentioned some parallels between Light Yagami and I) about if I was the guy who had introduced a bunch of new rules in a class, I smirked and said, "You'd expect that I would burst into villain breakdown and say that I am Kira, that only I can do this, and this and that. No, I am not the guy who did this, and if I was, I would not be killed by a few seconds and a monologue that would get me killed by the Matsuda among you." They walked off, grumbling something about if I knew they were coming * Do our actions in video games count? Because I've got one from when some friends and I were playing Dirge of Cerberus. We get to the endgame, cutscenes out the wazoo, and my buddy decides to skip. During the loading screen after he hit the skip button, I say "You know it's just going to go to another cutscene, right?" Sure enough... * In/around sixth grade, [[AMereServantOfGod this troper]] was sitting on the swing sets, when suddenly two classmates of his started arguing, and they were starting to get pretty steamed. He knew these two classmates were best friends, even to the point of looking alike, and so he immediately jumped out of the swing and shouted something along the lines of, "Stop! If you don't you two will [[FreakyFriday switch bodies to find out what the other's life is like!]] They looked at me funny, talked with each other for a few moments about how much of a weirdo I was, then walked off together, one with her arm across the other's shoulders, of this troper recalls correctly. This, of course, [[XanatosGambit was my plan all along...]] * [[{{Gerusz}} This troper]] had a dream recently. He seems to be genre savvy enough to say: "I share my room with a two-headed man, a giant squirrel and a girl who stepped out of one of my writings. Damn,

my life is a {{Webcomic}}!". (It must definitely count that he usually knows when he is dreaming... and yes, his dreams can get pretty weird) * This troper is almost psychically aware of when people are about to say or do something stupid (fiction and real life). Also, sometimes I can tell not only when a trope will come into play, but if it will be subverted (as in "no way they will let a straight use of that trope happen, [[PlotArmour this main character would die!]]"). * In this troper's book, the main character comes across a lab with a massive self destruct button. he muses on how it is obviously designed to be an alarm... then pushes it, just so he can have fun massacring the guards. * This troper was out driving in his permit. My dad told me to pull into the gas station. There where two cops coming out of the station. Instantly I thought "Oh crap! This is going to be a 'Funny story 20 years from now' event isn't it?" Thankfully I pulled in perfectly. * Much to the annoyance of my friends, I have taken to shouting "SEQUEL HOOK!" At the end of just about every movie I see. I've been wrong once. ** I have been less lucky; when I watched ''CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'', I had a perfect idea how it was going to end ... and was [[WrongGenreSavvy completely and utterly wrong]], because it was a Chinese movie, not an American one. (And for the record, I would have preferred a "[[TropesAreNotBad cliched]]" [[HappyEnding happy ending]] to the [[DownerEnding actual one]].) *** [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} This troper]] actually liked ''HouseOfFlyingDaggers'' (another Chinese martial arts film) precisely ''because of'' the [[{{DownerEnding}} tragic ending]] - not to mention the action and the [[{{SceneryPorn}} breathtaking Chinese scenery]] as well as ZhangZiyi ([[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]], while a [[{{AcceptableEthnicTargets}} white Australian]], tends to [[{{IfYouKnowWhatIMean}} have a very keen interest]] for quite a few Chinese and other Asian women - but '''not''' for the usual stereotypical reasons, people...) [[TropesAreNotGood He does get sick of the usual]] [[{{AmericanFilm}} trite Hollywood]] [[TropesAreNotGood happy endings sometimes]]. By the way, [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] made sure he was watching it in Mandarin with the English subtitles (he's almost always on the Subbing side of the SubbingVersusDubbing wars...) * This troper has an absolutely fantastic memory because he often forgets things. Paradox? Nah. I realize I'm going to forget stuff and I write it down. "Hm. Well we've got all of the shopping, but I have the feeling there's something else I need to-" "Milk" * This troper refuses to watch any sort of movie involving romance, since she can always guess the exact outcome.even in the rare few that don't set them selves up in the standard "he'll get the girl in the end" way. * When this troper was twelve, she in the woods playing Spotlight, a game played with torches [flashlights in America] at night, she wandered too far from the other kids, and somehow got turned around. Lost in the forest, in the dark, by herself, she was handling it okay for the first few minutes... Then she tripped and broke her torch, and promptly started getting really terrified that a psycho with a mask

and some kind of sharp weapon was going to appear. There was also a mysterious light that was flashing every so often, and she was wondering if that would turn out to be aliens who would abduct her or something. Eventually she found her way back, though, without any psycho killers chasing her, and the flashes of light turned out to be lightning, even though it hadn't rained, and for some reason that possibly defies the laws of nature, there was no thunder either. Perhaps it was too far away to hear? ** Sheet lightning doesn't produce thunder. * This Troper vows to respond to any {{Henway}} with "Would you care to tell me what exactly a henway is?" and any [[MotorMouth Longgenericinsultsayswhat?]] with "Come again?" [[SubvertedTrope Hasn't happened yet, though...]] ** The first time this troper heard that one, he didn't see the joke coming, but still responded: "Define Henway" and has used that as his stock response to the gag ever since. * This Troper once read an e-mail with this little gem in it: "The probability of dropped toast landing jelly-side down is directly proportional to the price of the floor/carpet." In other words, [[DontExplainTheJoke the more expensive the flooring, the more likely you are to stain it]]. * This Troper and his friends are GenreSavvy enough that we've stopped trying to explain problems in TV or video games. "Because the writers said so," is pretty much our catch phrase. There have been numerous occasions where we've predicted something while watch TV. * For this Troper, it has been both played straight and subverted. It's been played straight in anything this troper views, be it tv, books, comics, commercials, etc to the point of very few things entertaining me (happened before tv tropes entered her life, mind you) as well as being the only one who predicted that one of her guy bff's and his girlfriend would get back together (a long and complicated story that I don't mind explaining). It's subverted in that anything I might predict about myself never happens or happens differently. * This troper predicted the ratings machine ''all the time'' in ''{{Survivor}}'' and ''knew'' Russell was incredibly lucky to have a bunch of players who didn't even BOTHER searching for the hidden immunity idol when they practically gave them all a map to it. He just ''knows'' CBS will try and slant the show to keep Russell on as much as possible, and that the ''next'' person to try Russell's game will have to do it even ''better'' if they don't wanna be blindsided when they're not needed or thrown off early. Obviously - you can tell this troper would make a rather boring Survivor player because he'd pretty much sit around the camp all month in a pair of shorts and a swimsuit hidden under his sweatpants and with two sets of clothes, watching the idiots running around in spaghetti straps complaining how cold it is and failing at making a fire, or try and become the Fan Favourite because they'd ''always'' try and slant the show towards the Fan Favourite. He'd also be even ''more'' boring in ''BigBrother'' because he would, like Sharon and Kevin, sit around the house all summer and start playing much harder when everyone's done yelling at each other. * this troper was visiting collages with her mom in Chicago. After navigating though hevy traffic, mom said something along the lines of

"Well, it looks like we didnt lose too much time" I yeled at her to stop, because that ment we would get lost or something. Sure enough we spent the next 45 minutes driving around Chicago trying to find Northwestren because google maps failed us. We ended missing the tour. * This troper is ridiculously so. I am somehow able to predict what plot twists are about to be revealed in the first few seconds of every episode of every american TV show I watch even when I'm not a fan of it. It's bordering on precognition really and lately it seems to be working for real life too. * This troper has an incredible case of this in video games. It's quite useful. I quickly gathered such things as to [[{{Persona4}} max Nanako's Social Link early, something's gonna take her out of the picture]], [[{{Pokemon}} Make note of the first Pokemon you see a]] [[{{Mook}} Team Rocket/Aqua/Magma/Galactic grunt]] use because you'll be fighting that a lot, [[DragonAge be nice to Jowan because he'll end up a party member]] (it counts because he almost was), [[SonicTheHedgehog the Shadow in Sonic Heroes is real becaus eall evidence points to the contrary]], and his personal favorite, the entire Law of Video Game Religions: ** If a religion is an important part of the story, [[ReligionOfEvil it is either evil]] or incorrect, or at least inconclusive (until sequels make them evil/wrong). The exception is a cult. Cults are permitted to be right: However, they are required to be evil regardless of if they are or not. only [[TheElderScrolls one series]] has broken the 'evil cult' rule, and only [[LegendOfZelda another series]] has had a religion important to the story that is proven right. * This troper managed to blunt the pain of a divorce with a combination of GenreSavvy and a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech as his ex-wife was packing up to leave. Said I: "I already know how this story's going to end. I'm going to meet a girl right at the moment I think everything's hopeless. A couple of awkward initial dates and an amazing amount of patience on her part will lead to one of those stories of redemption like every chick flick you've ever seen. Fast forward a few years and I'm going to be one of those Little League dads with awesome kids and somewhere around the 'this would've been my 20th wedding anniversary with my first wife' point I'm going to look back and think 'what was I thinking back then marrying my first wife, a petty, vindictive, manipulative person who was only good for one thing and wasn't all that good at that.' And I'm going to kiss my wife and hug my kids and they're going to ask 'why the good mood?' and all I'll be able to tell them is that life is awesome and it's awesome to be able to share it with the people I love. Roll credits, fade to [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] black." And mark my words, I believe every word. ** This troper sincerely hopes that you are not WrongGenreSavvy. * This troper, while watching ''Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel", correctly guessed that a character in a wheelchair would be hospitalized within seconds of seeing that she was near a staircase. He also guessed that Toby would, at some point, [[spoiler: jump on stage and fill in for a missing chipmunk in front of his high school crush, which would make her immediately fall in love]].

* When this troper first saw the trailer to {{Marley and Me}}, I instantly (and correctly) predicted [[DeathByNewberyMedal "That dog is gonna die"]]. Apparently, you can still like the movie even though EVERYONE is telling you how sad it is. I didn't see it, I just walked in during the ending. I shoulda bet 5 bucks. * [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper's]] mom was watching some random Disney Channel Original Movie one afternoon (I don't know which one it was), when there was a scene with a girl climbing on a shelf stocked with buckets of worms. I randomly popped off "That shelf is going to fall over, and when help arrives, she'll be covered in soil and worms". Guess what happens a few seconds later... * This troper can most of the time predict what's going to happen in a movie after watching it for a few minutes unless it has a really big plot twist. * This troper's family has a standing rule: when you go out and there's even a slight chance of rain, bring an umbrella so that it ''doesn't'' rain. You know what? It works. * [[LoveIsWeird This troperette's]] friend Kaycee seems to have a knack for this. Once, we were stuck in the rain, and a homeless guy was right next to us. -->Me: We should probably give him some monetary compensation for his various losses... -->Kaycee: Food. He needs food. 'Cause if we give him some money, then the mafia will come knockin' round his door. Stay here. Hey, do you think noodles are cheap? Sure enough, she had bought food for him. I learned later that same day that the beggar used to be Dad's friend who was involved in the mafia. ** I did it again. We were watching an episode of TheClevelandShow (I never saw it before), and this Holt guy seemed to murder his mother. Me? I said, "Betting he didn't murder his mom." A few minutes later, my prediction came true: [[spoiler:It was a sex doll]]. Then Cleveland tried to get the guy a real girl. "DomesticAbuser," I said. Again, came true. Gorram you [[TVTropesRuinedMyLife TVTropes!]] * Tell me any sort of plan, offer me something to do or anything like that and I will predict possible outcomes for you. It goes something like: "I see three possibilities here: either, it is going to be absolutely awesome, it is going to fail miserably or it will be sort of mediocre and noone will remember." Come to think of it, it is a bit like what Adam sometimes does on Mythbusters before they start a test. * This Troper's mother is bizarrely good at predicting things in movies. This can range from guessing twists and events that have hardly been foreshadowed at all, to saying a character's line during the dramatic pause ''before'' said line (albeit sometimes a paraphrase). It takes something really special to catch her offguard. * Real-life {{Fetch Quest}}s throw me off a little. I once tried to apply for a job at a place run by a nice old man who'd lost the guidebook for some of the software on his computer. He said if I could work the software, he'd give me a job. Turned out the software is ''really complicated'' and the guidebook costs over $30. To this day, it makes me worry I'm still stuck on that level or won't get 100% completion or something... so, yeah, I may be a little

WrongGenreSavvy. * This troper was playing Bayonetta with his brother watching. I shit you not, within thirty seconds of meeting Cereza; --> Brother: Oh my God, it's Bayonetta as a child! * when asked how he came to this - correct- conclusion* "It's the glasses." * This troper was talking with her friends about the recent release of ''Avatar'' on DVD. I explained to them that I had never bothered watching the movie because I felt that I already knew how it would end. When asked to make a prediction, I had to assure my friends that I really had never seen the movie after responding with the following: -->'''Me:''' [[HumansAreBastards The humans]] will try to get [[MacGuffin the mineral that's under the aliens' village]] and they'll all have a big epic fight and the aliens will somehow win, [[TheStraightAndArrowPath even with their less sophisticated weapons]], and [[TheHero the main character]] will probably [[InterspeciesRomance fall in love with some alien chick]] and [[IChooseToStay decide to stay on the alien planet]]. ** When doing group projects for school, I also tend to be pretty genre savvy when it comes to figuring out who's actually going to do their work. Several times now, I've predicted that someone would not do their share (doing a particular amount of research, finishing some PowerPoint slides, bringing candy, etc.), and proceeded to surreptitiously do it for them, just in case I end up correct. My intuition is nearly always right with this, although this is one situation in which I would prefer to be proven wrong more often.... * Can't watch CSI with my parents anymore. Can't watch anything where the characters have a big reveal at the end, with a chance of someone monologuing on how they did it, with flashbacks. Unfortunately, my parents can't do anything, because I taught them the concept of [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]. Any character who's interviewed for less than a minute is usually the BigBad. The protagonist will always wait to the very last second before leaving a bomb scene so that the production team can justify burning that much gasoline to create the explosion. Said protagonist will not duck, or cower. Anyone less badass than him in the vicinity will. * [[{{KamuiValentine}} This troper]] can ''finally'' call herself GenreSavvy. She was watching television with her dad when an anime movie called Sword For Truth came on. Five minutes in a giant tiger shows up and starts munching on RedShirts. A mysterious man walks up to th tiger. She suggested the man would easily cut the tiger in half. Her dad predicted the tiger was the guy's pet. [[spoiler:I was right, cut the tiger neatly through the middle.]] * [[{{Stars}} This troper]] was at a sci-fi convention with several friends, running a booth for one person's company. It was a fun time but also somewhat stressful given that there was a clique of people we had a falling out with for reasons not worth going into. We agreed that we were just going to ignore them and be the bigger persons. Still, this didn't stop one member of the clique from being particularly obnoxious every time he passed the booth we were running. He suffered from an annoying habit of laughing before telling a joke and he usually wore loud Hawaiian shirts. By an amazing coincidence, my cosplay costume had a loud Hawaiian shirt. So I wound up doing an

impression of this guy for two people, going "ha-ha-ha. I laugh at my own jokes so you know I'm funny." They began laughing and urging me to stand up and do it for everyone. I said "No, because the minute I gather a crowd [[RightBehindMe he's going to walk through here while my back is turned]]." Guess who rounded the corner not ten seconds later, prompting an even greater well of laughter than the original impression? * This Troper has seen enough KidComs and TeenDrama's to know when some of his friends are going to hook up, how, and is a ShipperOnDeck for most of them. He is also fully aware that he is the GenreSavvy, {{Nerd}}, SmartGuy, PluckyComicRelief. * This troper's teachers asks him the trick questions. You know, the kind which have a painfully obvious answer that's actually wrong. This troper was GenreSavvy enough to realize it. That's when they started mixing in some obvious questions to throw him off. That's when this troper's WikiWalks come in handy. * This troper is incredibly GenreSavvy to the point that when a friend described the plot of the novel ''Possession'' to her (and this troper knew nothing about the book except that it was presumably a romance) she guessed quite a bit of it, much to her friend's surprise. * This troper once eavesdropped on a bunch of friends sitting togther at a restaurant talking about how one kids mother thinks "Nirvana is a metal band" and other random stuff, and suddenly this troper felt like she was in a MTV scripted comedy show. * This troper can be so {{Genre Savvy}} that school (social) life tends to bore her. (First person->) I don't particularly pay attention to who's dating who, but at one point when the subject came up said "Eh, it doesn't matter, 99% of teen relationships are doomed to fail" apathetically. Not exactly a {{Nietzsche Wannabe}}, but I haven't been wrong yet :) The other day this guy (I'll bet he's a trope, but for now lets just call him obnoxious without reason and the kind of person adults seem to think all teenagers are) after annoying me with random sh* t like "Do you like me?" (me, deadpan) "No, I hate you" said "You know how last year you didn't get dux of the school last year? I found out that you should have got it because you were top, but Hannah got it instead because you got it last year. Aren't you mad?". Hannah's actually my friend, and having {{Seen It A Million Times}} in teen (drama) shows, I realised that the aim was to create the whole "How dare you say that!" "I hate you" thing going on, and just ignored it and chuckled that I had been involved in subverting/averting something. (Subverted because I might tell my friend later what he tried XD But wait, that might have the same effect and create rising resentment that will explode years later... DAMN YOU GENRE SAVVINESS!) * This troper made the mistake of saying "I'll never have any siblings". Few weeks after "Sweetie, your father and I...". I soon realized this was working to my advantage. I guess they wont be twins. And they wont be a boy and girl. Sadly, she was right, but forgot her new powers and commented that they probably will come out healthy and happy, to assuage my mothers fears. Now, there's nothing wrong with Down Syndrome, but really, both of them? Do you know how rare that is? And this troper was stupid enough to say the dreaded line. (We all know what that is.) Now my little brother has leukemia. This troper is

now much smarter, and is happy with what she has, and will never use her soap opera genre savvy again. * This troper recently became so genre savvy,that she predicted an outcome of most events during one day at work (she works on busy trains as a trolley dolly)She was looking at people and f.eg noticed a man,soundly asleep when the train stopped 'I bet he just misses his station at this very moment'.Guess what.He woke up just before the doors closed,he sweared and rushed out of his seat, losing his stuff behind...because he almost missed his stop!. * You can't survive England without this, as this Troper found out. Having been caught in rain several times (Once it hailed AND rained hard, and all I was wearing was jeans and a short sleeved shirt. Needless to say, everything was soaked through), he now takes his coat and/or umbrella with him even when it's sunny. People look at me strangely, but he always have the last laugh when it rains, they get wet, and I'm toasty. It's also the reason he doesn't scout for girls around his area, as he knows they sleep with anyone/everyone (I'm not being sexist, it's proven) and if he screwed one of them he'd [[MockTheWeek end up ejaculating penicillin]]. * One time, during a campaign of a game of D20 Modern, the players were in New York City, being chased by Gorgons, and had to steal a plane to get out. [[DrRobert This Troper]]'s character ended up having to stay behind in a HeroicSacrifice and was killed by the Gorgons. Upon arriving in Vancouver, the players discovered New York had been destroyed in a nuclear explosion. After the session ended, this Troper approached the GM, and offered to play as a US Government agent hunting the players down, as they had stolen a plane, and were assumed to be behind the blast. This got a big shocked stare out of the GM, and he asked me how I knew what was coming up in the campaign. My response? "I'm dangerously Genre Savvy." * One time, this troper, his brother, and their friend had done something that he doesn't even remember. Anyway, his brother was coming up with this whole convoluted plan on how to make sure my mom wouldn't find out, but before he could finish, this troper inturupted him. "Why are we coming up with this anyway, Mom won't punish us if we just tell her what happened instead of trying to cover it up." They disagreed, and just for the hell of it I decided to go through with the plan, for shits and giggles. Guess what Mom lectured us on? * This troper was watching Criminal Minds with her father. It was an episode she'd already seen so she asked him halfway through what his predictions were. He then guessed two pivotal plot points and the exact point that they would save the victim. She had to hide her surprise. * This troper realized she was GenreSavvy when, after boarding a plane, she noticed immediately that a boy of around ten and his father were on the seats next to her, and that the boy was ''adorable''. She took her seat with two guesses for each one-episode characters in the "Holiday Special" of her life's sitcom. Father was either going to be a lecherous bastard who would grope her when she got up to the restroom, or he was going to be a perfectly charming man, a single dad, taking his boy on vacation to visit grandma. The kid had no other options. He was going to be an obnoxious brat, and by the end of the

trip, I'd want to knock him over the head, amazing father or not. I thankfully got the good dad option, but it cemented my belief that, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife once a troper, you never stop being one. Even when offline]] * While driving through a state that I won't mention the name of (we'll just call it Hell) with my dad (I was in the passenger's seat) I saw a cop going in the opposite direction. About a minute later I felt the urge to look back and saw the cop coming up behind us and was right about to tell my dad to pull over when the cop turned his lights on. Since we were from out of state (far enough away that my dad couldn't fight it in court) the cop fined him, even though he wasn't actually speeding (which is why I called it Hell earlier). Then, right when we pulled back onto the road I thought "watch, the state border is probably right there" and sure enough, right over a hill, was the border. * This troper plays with this trope in a rather unusual way; inflicting, I suppose you could call it, or perhaps occulting. Essentially, you force people to try to predict you on the basis of tropes that were not actually true in the first place. If you act sufficiently unusual, yet close enough to a common trope, most people will try to predict you based off of that trope. It's a fairly delicate trick to maintain, and doesn't work near as often on tropers savvy enough to consider that I may be subverting the trope. I stumbled upon it quite on accident. Generally, I was just an AsianAndNerdy NiceGuy. When eventually the latter no longer covered for the former, I got in one fight with TheBully, but ended it almost immediately in CombatPragmatist style (slipped a pencil from my hoody pocket into the left hand, had it pressed into his throat before he could blink. Resisted the siren call of IAmNotLeftHanded, but only barely.) I promptly forgot about the incident until rumors filtered back having undergone such dramatic GossipEvolution that apparently I was some sort of BadassBookworm that had learned some secret oriental martial art and had pulled a 4 inch knife from Hammerspace (only the middle part is even close to true, though it's hard to call them secret arts when they both have rather long, detailed articles in TheOtherWiki.) It was at this point that it occurred to me that being completely unpredictable is alright, but being easy to mistakenly predict is much more practical. Haven't been in one fight since. * This troper is gifted at prodicting romantic comedies almost to the point they are not enjoyable anymore...almost. This also leaks into my real life were I can tell which couples are working, not working, going to break up, get together, have an issue, one participant is gay, one participant is using the other, basically anything relationship related outside of my own overtly chaotic non-sensical self-contradicting love life. I can see it allllll. Only one break up to date has come out of nowhere..ONE! * One of This Troper's film teachers seems to have made it his life's mission to destroy the SuspensionOfDisbelief by making everyone overly Genre-savvy... * This Troper is ridiculously GenreSavvy, to the point of having been able to predict major and minor plot developments in ''both CodeGeass and DeathNote'', and accurately guessing the identity of the murderer

(and the victim, before [[spoiler: he]] died) in MurderOnTheOrientExpress. She has also predicted the major plot twist of a book's sequel a year before the sequel came out, and conceptualized and sketched a potential scene from an RPG game only for it to actually occur (albeit worded slightly differently) two sessions later. (The predicted RPG scene involved the MentorOccupationalHazard.) * This lurker is a ''real-life'' genre savvy. Especially with relationships. Seriously, I've predicted how and when and the main reason and excuse the people for three break-ups already. It's also probably the reason I'll never be getting a girlfriend - I'd be insufferably clairvoyant about the future of our relationship. ** I tend to do something similar, but with, um, ''everything''. I felt that I was edging so close to being neurotic that I stopped; imagine thinking you "know" everything about a relationship ahead of time. I'm still pretty bad, but I've learned to relax. --{{@/Jonn}} * When I started to play ShadowOfTheColossus, when I saw the cutscene where the Dormin are making the deal with Wander, I realized that, "Oh, they will turn him into a monster in the end and won't be able to save the girl". And then, [[spoiler: I checked the summary of the game and my guess was proven right]]. * When I went to see ''{{Tangled}}'' with my friends, I sat next to a family made up of a dad, a young girl, and a little boy. At the part where [[spoiler: Flynn and Rapunzel finish their duet and are about to kiss]], the little girl whispered to her brother "Something bad's going to happen." [[spoiler: [[AlmostKiss She was]] [[MoodWhiplash right]] ]]. * This troper once showed up at work early, and nobody was there. All the lights were on, and it was just creepy. I was constantly thinking to myself, "If I were in a horror movie, everyone in the audience would be yelling, 'Get out of there, you idiot!!!'" No zombies showed up though, which was mildly disappointing. * [[{{@/Tidal_Wave_17}} This troper]] is so genre savvy that he knows he is one of two things. He is either: ** A) A DoggedNiceGuy in zany sitcom who will finally get what he deserves by working and hoping his hardest '''''or''''' ** B) An UnsympatheticComedyProtaganist in a dark, independent film whose [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids idealistic dreams]] will get smashed at every oppurtunity [[CrapsackWorld just because they can.]] * Two from [[{{Tropers/Cryolemon}} this troper]]: First my ex girlfriend was genre savvy enough to not let me film us [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean doing things]] because "It'll end up on the internet if we split up" [[spoiler: It would have]]. And second, maybe not genre savvy since it was probably predictable, but I predicted the ending of the WWE Backlash 2004 main event just from the participants and location [[spoiler: It was in Canada, and Chris Benoit beat Shawn Michaels with a sharpshooter]] * When I was little (maybe around five or six), my family had a picnic with another family that had kids our age. My mom immediately sat me beside the son of the other family, who was around my age. To this day, I'm not sure how I knew about the trope (since I'd only just begun reading and they don't really use those tropes in little kid

books), but I realized she was trying to set us up to be childhood friends/future love interests. I did not want that to happen, so I went through great pains to make sure we didn't get along. I think he might still hate me a little bit. * My girlfriend and I once decided that we wanted to get a little adventurous, so we decided to find someplace to park and...[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean adventure]]. We eventually found a place and [[UnusualEuphemism commenced preparations]], but then took a look around. We were in a darkened college parking lot. Lined with tall trees. At night. I'm pretty sure there was even one single, flickering streetlight. We gave each other a look that said "if we proceed any further, we are definitey going to be murdered by a masked man," and decided we no longer wanted to be adventurous. * My friend pulled a prank on me in Minecraft. He set up a sign saying "Dig right here!", but I knew now to dig down so I moved over. I then dug while standing a block away. Turns out the blocks he had me dig up held torches, which supported the sand block ''I was standing on,'' causing me to fall far and lose lots of health. He knew as well as I do to never dig down...luckily, he gave me some glass to make up for it, as well as some pork to heal myself from the giant fall with. * A good friend of mine, who happens to be a huge {{Scream}} fan, was looking through her DVD's one day. In the cabinet, she found the DVD for Scream 4, with something inside it. She took that thing to her mother, and asked "What's this?" to which her mother replied, "I's an ice pick, a replica of the weapon the killer used in the last Scream movie." My friend thought for a second, and then said, "Mom, in the last Scream movie, lots of people were killed because they gave out the costumes that the killer had, and they couldn't figure out who it was. And now they're giving the ''weapons'' out?!" ---If you've been reading TroperTales long enough, you'd be expecting a clever link back to the original page. [[SubvertedTrope Nope.]][[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion ...Okay, fine.]] You probably saw this coming, but head back to GenreSavvy.]] <<|TroperTales|>>

GentleGiant * This Troper's cousin is at least 6'4", well over 200 pounds, and studies Judo. Apart from how intimidating he is upon a first glance (I'm told a Wendy's employee that was being a jerk just for fun stopped immediately and was on his best behavior the second my cousin stepped forward to order), he loves kids, reads all the time, watches obscure movies, is an aspiring author, and very kind and smart. * This troper has a good friend, a towering fellow of Indian descent who's built like a bear. This friend also loves hugs and has a tendency to squeal "oh my god... the ''poodles!"'' when visiting another friend with dogs. This friend (while straight) is also known as "Pretty pretty princess." Yes, this troper has odd (but awesome) friends. ** This troper also has a GentleGiant he knows quite well - his uncle.

* [[@/HersheleOstropoler This troper]]'s girlfriend's ex-husband. She seems to like the type (though this troper himself is skinny with a short temper). * This Troper is 6'4", just shy of 200 lbs, and looks forward to playing Beanie Babies with his niece and "Rocket Ship" (lifting and "flying" around the room) with twin five year old cousins whenever he goes home, enjoys gardening, and can take an insult better than most people think (possibly because they are afraid how a large guy would take an insult.). ** Are you the cousin in the above trope!? ** I'd love to aspire to be you. [[{{EPIC}} This Troper is coming close]]: but I'm a horizontal giant, taking up boxing, and I'm quite the cuddle-bug. And all this at [[CuteBruiser 15 years old.]] * ''This'' Troper is 6'6", somewhere around 250 lbs, and loves children (especially really little ones-if you watch a two-year-old for long enough, the probability that they will do something random and hilarious approaches one) and animals (especially dogs). He's also a little afraid of actually ''holding'' small children, because he's a little clumsy and doesn't want them to get hurt. * [[ManCalledTrue This 6'3" troper]] aspires to this, but is forced to admit that he's too much a {{Jerkass}} to qualify, much like his temper is too short to make him a TechnicalPacifist. * In middle school and high school, I was an (American) football player. A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineman_%28American_football%29 lineman]], to be precise. Looked like a lineman, too. I was never very good, since I really didn't like hitting people. I've also never been in a fight. * This troper has a friend who is one of the tallest people he knows. That person is also brittish, incredibly friendly, and feels bad when he tells anyone anything that may, some day, offend them. Whereas I am a Jerkass who delights in insulting people shorter than I am. * This troper is an apparently rare female version. 5'10", very strong for a girl (and most boys, for that matter), adores kittens and other baby animals. Not so keen on ''human'' babies, though they seem to take a liking to her. * The star throwers (track and field) and football players at this Troper's school are some of the largest and strongest students there. But they never got angry even when this this Troper helped himself to a banquet for the football players. * My uncle is pretty much like this on a regular basis- he's also a great chef and has a voice like an opera singer. * One of this tropers best friends is a huge (6' 8", IIRC), bigmuscled guy who spends a lot of time quietly sitting in a chair, watching people go by. It all sounds like a bodyguard in the making, until you meet the guy and find him to be not only incredibly sweet and loving but also sillier than almost anyone else. Of everyone I have ever knows, he giggles the most, gives the most hugs, and is more openly emotional than most guys his age. Who knew? * One guy I know is really, really tall, but he's so disarmingly nice it's kind of odd. He's [[Main/RedHeadedHero red-haired]], though, so by all accounts the future of the world is in good hands.

* This troper (at or over 6'3" and 200lbs) is usually within this trope, though unfortunately averts this during his BewareTheNiceOnes moments (which increase in rarity in seeming proportion to his height). * This troper owns a dog who is very huge, but he's very affectionate and is generally has a very nice temperament. Unfortunately, this tends to be subverted around other dogs. My family and I learned this the hard way, after he escaped and bit another dog, forcing us to pay the bitten dog's medical bills...oh yeah, and he's a racist. Specifically, he hates black people. [[FamilyGuy Bet he'd get along just fine with Brian Griffin.]] * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] is 6'4, but hasn't done anything more violent in his life than slap someone to shut him up (though if his stalker continues, that may change). He also has a friend who is almost 7 feet tall, but is so gentle and feminine that everyone thinks he's gay (he isn't). * [[{{Filby}} This editor]] is both tall and kinda fat, and hit his growth spurt pretty early, but also very quiet and sensitive. I found out after I graduated that almost everyone in high school was afraid of me because I was so big and rarely said anything, apparently giving off a "strong and silent" vibe--but it was just 'cause I was so shy! * This troper's supervisor is a really big black man, has a little tuft of hair on his head (apparently he said it's what's left of a mohawk), but he's got a really nice temperament and just an all-around nice guy. He's also a big fan of InuYasha. * There was a guy in this troper's youth group who was a good 6'3'' and built like a brick house - used to play football. He was also unbelievably sweet, gentlemanly, and prone to TenderTears. Turned out he was killer at Ballet, too. * This troper is 6'8", 440 pounds and rarely smiles in public. Helps me keep people from sitting next to me on the bus. Never enough leg room. * This Troper's first "boyfriend" was easily over six feet tall and about two feet wide... and he was fourteen at the time. ** this troper is the same way, only I am 13. * [[{{Longfellow}} This troper]] is 6'10" tall. He avoids anger with a Spock-like dedication and isn't at all sporty. * One of [[{{Smerf}} this]] troper's best friends is 6'2'' and 320 lbs, with a 2nd degree blackbelt in Tai Kwon Do, a black belt in karate, studied Brazilian jujitsu, kendo and aikido, was on the judo team in high school, played foot ball. We describe him as a "giant teddy bear." * [[{{hrdcrnwo}} I'm 6'2"]] and ~240 pounds and played American football freshman-junior year of high school. I've been told I give really good hugs, and have been called a teddy bear on more than one occasion. * This troper's best friend, is 6'3, 210 pounds and a ten year practicioner of Krav Maga, an expert marksman (Marine) and the scariest, most scarred men I've ever seen in my life. He looks like a badass straight outa the movies. In reality, he's allowed others to beat on him for fear of hurting them too bad, is a deeply religious man - studying to become a rabbi -, a dedicated father, a teetoaller

and a gardner. Doesn't carry over into his military actions, I'm afraid... But he expresses sadness at such things, that's enough, yeah? * This troper's father is tall, broad, and quite hairy. First looking at him, he calls to mind a bear, and tends to intimidate people, but he's really quite easy-going and really good with children. Most of the family on his side is like that. People's first reaction upon meeting the clan is usually O____O;;;; * Somewhere between 6' 2 and 6' 4 and about 220 pounds here. Not exactly gentle (on a bad I'm a righteous jerk) but try telling that to every kid under ten whom it usually takes about five minutes of interaction to decide I'm probably the funniest person they ever met... * This troper's older brother is 6'5, and a teddy bear. He is amazing with kids (who LOVE him) and just a general sweetie pie. He brings in homemade (he BAKES!) pies sometimes for his office, and after Christmas he brings in fruit (everyone being on a diet). * This troper is 6'6" and 300 lbs. He loves to spend time loving on his little tabby kitten. * {{Eban}} is 6'4 or there abouts (the DMV's height chart stops at 6 even), weighs god only knows how much, and is moderately strong. About a month ago I pulled a dumbass and locked myself in my back yard (chain link fence). Rather than climbing over which seemed impractical I decided to just grab the post the gate latched to and bend it until I could just swing the gate open. Also kids love me, not sure why, but they do. I bake too. And yes I had more than a few guys start fights with me in Highschool. Like attacking the big dude ever ends well. Never started fights, ended quite a few though. First grade I had two older boys attack me. Then I had two older boys on the ground. * This troper's father is about 6'1; not as tall by comparison, but very heavy and seems intimidating on first glance. One associate of ours in church once mentioned that he was afraid of him the first time he saw him. Strangely enough, all of the pets that we've had the last ten years can't get enough of this guy. * My brother is somehow simultaniously a gentle giant (HE IS BIGGER THAN OUR OWN DAD) and a jerkass. And he knows magic tricks. He's a strange person. * This troper aspires to be this (6'3" and mostly a nice guy), but will have to concede the title to a co-worker, who is more of a giant (6'8") and most likely gentler (never seen without a huge smile on his face). * This Troper knows a kid at his high school who is 6'5 and weighs 225 pounds, plays football, hockey and track (discus and shot put obviously) and the kid is only fifteen. However, this Troper and other kids at his school know that this guy is soft and mostly a Gentle Giant, who can only occasionally be annoying at times. Plus this Troper and others find it amusing seeing this Gentle Giant hang out with his best friend, who is a literal dwarf, only standing at 2'5. * This Troper is 6'7 and loves cute things. * [[{{Miso}} This Troper]] isn't a giant in the sense that she's probably around 5'4". However, her trusty combat boots add on another inch or two and combine it with her NiceHat and BadassLongcoat, and

she can be truly imposing. However, children seem automatically attracted to her ([[ChildHater much to her chagrin]]) and she loves cute things like baby animals and chibis. Unfortunately, she's a little too much of a {{Jerkass}} to truly qualify. Her brick-house half brother and guitar teacher (more tall than muscular, but still) probably do count very well, though. * This troper's ex classmate from tenth grade qualified as this. I met him for the first time at the end of ninth grade: he was a full head taller than me, he was obese but imposing, I knew he had to repeat multiple years, and the first thing he told me was: "Hey, we're gonna be in class together next year! Ha ha ha ha ha!" During the following Summer, I was genuinely TERRIFIED of returning to school and being bullied by him. When I '''did''' return to school, he revealed himself to be kind, friendly and funny, and was one of the few people I managed to befriend in my high school years. * This Troper is only 6'1, but he towers over his all of his classmates. He's usually very quiet, but can intimidate people if they try to harm his friends. ** are you me? * the Troper is between 6'1" and 6'3", weighs 260 pounds, did american football in highschool and wrestling for 11 years(first grade though senior year of high school, the last 5 years was at heavyweight, which is from 215 all the way to 275), making it to the state tournament his junior year, and is usually considered a nice guy to a fault and loves cats and for some reason kids like him (which is sort of onesided as he isn't horribly fond of human children :p) unfortunatly this troper also possesses a temper that takes quite a bit to work up, but is a textbook case of Beware the Nice Ones and will get VERY angry *I.E. an almost blind rage* (during wrestling he actually channeled that anger into his wrestling and had a constructive way to release it as well as get a burst of strength that only rage could cause) this happened enough that he got the name "killer" from his coach and teammates, and tended to not notice some injuries until AFTER the match. such as a dislocated finger, and getting all or most of the muscles torn off of his sternum. aside from the mentioned rage moments which were mostly caused on purpose aside from a few moments were he did some thing that is sort of awesome yet bad at the same time (like drop-kicking a freshman down a hill that was extremly mouthy and giving CHASE after it) , this troper is actually fairly mellow :D * This troper's father is 6'8" with a bass voice that can vibrate the plumbing. He's a laid-back literature nerd who's great with babies and animals, writes poems, and has a compulsion to feed his children's friends. This troper herself (another rare female example) is as close to six feet as makes no difference and fairly strong, but is friendly to a fault and usually avoids confrontation. They both make it a rule never to sit in front of anyone at movie theatres or the like. * [[TheHeroHartmut This Troper]] is roughly 6'2", and, as my former boss occasionally noted, quite strong physically. However, according to my sister, I'm far too nice to be intimidating. In fact, I'm a prop for the rugby team I play for, and never get into fights during matches even if provoked; I generally try to ''break up'' any fights that start.

* [[DeadBrain I]]'m around 6"5, like to wear black coats, listen to heavy metal, wear a helluva lot of necklaces and spikey things. I'm also a guy who [[ChasteHero blushes at the thought of talking to girls]], Likes to write romantic fanfics, doesn't like to watch porn ('Dude, there's totally no love there), likes children, draws, and wishes to find a true love for himself...yup I'm a giant softie. * [[KissofCamine This troper's]] boyfriend is 6'4", [[AfraidOfBlood hemophobic]], [[ActualPacifist wouldn't hurt anyone]], and owns 6 cats and 2 dogs. * This troper was told of a man who studied hospitality, the art of servicing customers in resteraunt and hotel scenarios, hoping that one day he could work on a cruise ship. Despite his willingness to help a hand and his wonderful personality, no ship would hire him because he was so big that he would intimidate the ship residents on first glance. * [[{{Xepscern}} This Troper]] is over 7 feet tall (about 71) and built like a brick house. Often times, people are scared of me. I couldnt count how many times a little kid has hid from me, thinking I was a monster. However, I rarely get into fights, and am very quiet. I do work out, but instead of showing off my muscles like some jerk, Im more likely to calmly read or watch anime. Oh, and I bunnies. * This Troper is not a giant, but his physique still intimidates some people, and his PermaStubble doesn't help things much. This often makes it surprising when they find out he loves to write and draw and that he tends to be a FriendToAllChildren. * A friend of this Troper's mother had an English mastiff named Big Ben. The dog was so huge it could lick an average-sized kitchen counter without lifting its forefeet. It was scared of shadows and loved people. * This Troper's friend has two huge, muscular dogs, one of them a Rottweiler. Neither of them would hurt a person unless it was from sheer enthusiastic love. * This Troper's friend at school. He's a big guy with a heart of gold, who loves things like TheMuppets (no, really) and loves sharing his [[SublimeRhyme muppet puppets]] with the younger kids at school. He also qualifies for TheHeart. Another kid at school, a tall, strong, [[DarkIsNotEvil seemingly scary]] PunkRock kid with long hair, seemed to have fun playing with a smaller kid with prosthetic legs. * [[{{@/Tidal_Wave_17}} This troper]] is 18 years old, 250, 5'11, ''once'' '''''accidentally''''' ''popped one of his friends arms out of socket''...And loves [[EverythingsMorePreciousWithPuppies puppies]], [[EverythingsCuterWithKitties kitties]], [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate chocolate milkshakes]], and is his neices and nephews [[FriendToAllChildren favorite uncle]] who would gladly protect them from danger or die trying. * I had open heart surgery as a toddler, and apparently the surgeon was a GentleGiant. My mom says he had so big hands that she wondered how the hell he would be able to do anything to fix my tiny heart. As I'm still alive, I assume he did a good job. * This troper is one as well. Tipping the scales at a mean 280 lbs and with a 6'6" frame, I'm the last thing people want to see in a dark alley. However, I'm one part goof, two parts bleeding heart, and three

parts shy guy. I'm also a firm believer of bear hugs. My friends tell me that getting a hug from me is akin to being raped by a sleeping bag. I also suffer from acute 'cute radar.' Puppies, kittens, and small children under 10 bring my IQ down a dozen points. I think I also get bonus points for being a big brother. God help you if you piss me off to the point of no return. But odds are, you won't. * This troper is 14 6'4 200 ibs and has been compared to a giant teddy bear,I whould'nt hit a woman to save my life wont shoot a gun at anything but lord have mercy if someone hurts a lady mugs someone or does anything to hurt anyone around me * This female troper's LoveInterest is a gentle giant. He's physically large, athletic, really strong and mean-looking but he's basically a kind, shy person with a great sense of humor. I like him because he has a kind and humorous personality. * [[{{Kankurette}} This troper]] is a huge fan of the band Space, and their keyboard player, Franny Griffiths, is one of her heroes. He is 6ft 3 and towers over the rest of the band, and she was nervous about meeting him because she'd heard he was a bit of a hardman and had been in a lot of trouble as a teenager. One of her friends, who lives in Space's home town of Liverpool, reassured her that Franny was actually the nicest band member, and this was confirmed when this troper met the band and it turned out that her friend was right. Franny might have the FaceOfAThug, but he's actually really sweet and friendly, and has always been nice to her whenever she went backstage at subsequent Space gigs. * This troper is around 194cm (you do the math yourself, I'm too lazy to), and I get rather irritated when people call me this, but I'm too much of a GentleGiant to show them just how irritated I am. * This tropette is 6'3'' and is classified as this by her peers. She's nice, thoughtful, and is generally easy-going. She only attacks when provoked (but not short-tempered). She enjoys kittens and prefers art over basketball. ---Don't be afraid, we won't get angry if you go. Just click here to go back to Main/GentleGiant. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

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GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity * This Troper lives in Idaho (yes, people DO actually live here), which has "Fire At Will" (where a boss can fire you for any random reason they want). Luckily many employers won't fire you without good reason (especially with the unemployment numbers as they are these days). * This Troper's stepmom lost her dental assistant job when she left for a 3 month vacation, and her boss liked her repacement better.

Karma appears when the replacement wasn't actually good at her job and he fired her too, now he's looking for another assistant, but the second girl was a talker so no one wants to work for him anymore. * This troper has a friend who told him a story that amounted to this: "You're paid by the hour, but we won't schedule you to work anymore. We're still not going to fire you. You are welcome to quit." ** That same thing happened to this troper when he had a part-time job at a fast food restaurant when he was sixteen. Suddenly, he found that the schedule (showing work-times weeks in advance) had week after week of no work hours scheduled for him. He got the message. *** My job when I was 17 played with this by calling my in for as little as 10 minutes then sending me home. I was losing money driving to work because I was paid minimum wage. ** Some companies will do this with the understanding that the affected employee will eventually get the message. If the employee then doesn't bother checking on the schedule for a pre-determined amount of time (usually a few consecutive weeks), then the employee is taken off the payroll for "job abandonment". It's not ''technically'' being fired, and therefore looks a lot better than having a high turnover rate. ** My first job did this, when they opened up a new location and hired way too many people to run it. They stopped scheduling all the younger employees like me until they could figure out what to do. They ''did'' eventually call me back and offer me some more shifts, but by then two months had passed and I'd found another job. Hell, unless they took this as an implicit quitting, I might still technically work there. It's only been ten years. Wonder what they'd do if I showed up at a meeting. *** The management buzzword for all this is "constructive discharge". The idea is to make working conditions too uncomfortable, costly, or otherwise inhospitable, so as to force the employee to quit. The practical benefit of this is that your employer doesn't have to provide a severance package, because you weren't ''fired'', you quit of your own volition. It's legally shaky though, and if you're good about collecting evidence and your choice of lawyers, you can probably fox a fairly lucrative wrongful termination suit. I still wouldn't recommend actually ''trying'' to file suit unless you're super confident that your case is airtight, because they most likely have more money, and therefore more expensive lawyers, than you. ** A business (a fast food joint, if memory serves) did this to employees of my high school, but in a worse way - they were given hours, but during the school day, so they had to either quit or drop out and commit to being stuck on minimum wage. They only got away with this because they figured there was no way a schoolkid could keep a lawsuit together. That is, until the school principal rang the district manager, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and threatened to fund the lawsuit out of his own pocket if necessary.]] * I worked at a small local coffee shop for four months. My two supervisors were John and Celia, a guy who'd been a barista for 10 years, and his fiancee, who'd owned a sandwich shop in Florida for a few years. They were patient with me during training and always had some new fact about coffee to tell me. There were about four other

baristas, and we usually had a ball during work. The problem? We didn't get enough business. We knew we weren't really making it, but we all put a bold face on it, hoping business would pick up around the Christmas season. One morning in mid-December, I walked into work to find Celia alone, standing there with my paycheck in her hand and a sad expression on her face. She told me that she and John had to close by Thursday, and she wouldn't need me to clock in today - or any other day, for that matter. She had already laid off two of my other coworkers. She gave me my paycheck, shook my hand, told me I'd been great to work with, and wished me the best of luck in finding a new job. Even though I had known it was coming, I walked back to my car in tears. * I've got a friend who experienced this trope about as literally as is realistically possible. Several times in one month, he was effortlessly fired and then re-hired again. After announcing he'd be taking a day off on more than one occasion, he took his day off just as planned. Each time, upon returning to work, he learned from his boss that he'd been fired immediately. Then each time, he just got hired again. * This troper used to work at a game store as a mascot. Yes, I was Mario for about 3 months. But I never had a schedule, so I'd skip work for a week to do whatever the hell I wanted, and come in on Saturday morning, be told I was fired, then told to get the hell into the suit. This happened 5 times before I said the hell with it and quit before he could finish the "Get into the suit." * According to an old family story, this troper's great-grandfather once fired an employee from his shop for writing dollar signs on the price tags with only one vertical line (the way most computer fonts do it today) instead of two. He was rehired about twenty minutes later. ---Meh, sure. Go on and click the link back to GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity. While you're at it, here's your pink slip, loser. It's not like we really needed you here on this page, anyway. ----

GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff * [[SpiriTsunami This troper]] likes to make jokes about his college-Division III school that doesn't even have a football team, biggest claim to fame is recently passing Princeton as the ''most expensive'' school in New Jersey--but according to this week's issue of the school paper, our theological school is considered the most prestigious in the world in Korea. It all stems from it being the alma mater of a prominent missionary that visited Korea 130 years ago, apparently. ** [[JackButler This troper]] can sympathize. The cooking school at which I was trained to be a chef is considered nothing more than a minor Vo-Tech school by the general public, especially since it exists in the shadow of two nationally known universities. But among chefs and restauranteurs, it's considered the best cooking school in the southeastern United States. ** As can [[AcrossTheStars this troper]], whose school is virtually unknown - until you get into the equestrian and pre-vet programs,

which happen to be among the top three in the nation. * After visiting an aquarium with a bus full of japanese exchange students, I noticed how into Disney they all were. Someone pointed out a 'Nemo', and all of the exchange students started to squee. They then made refrences to 'Dory' and other charactors in the other exibits, and even taught us how to say 'I like to move it move it'(a la Madagascar) in Japanese. (It's ''Umedono Tsuki-tsuki'', if you wanted to know. Or, at least, that's what it sounded like. Correct me if I'm wrong.) ** This explains a lot of KingdomHearts. * [[CabbitGirlEmi This tropette]] knew two DeviantArt members who were fangirls of Kyle from ''SouthPark''. The thing is, they're French. Apparently, Kyle is a popular character in France. * This troper, after submitting his email to a penpal site in China, seems to be finding himself more popular in the LandOfDragons than he is in [[{{Land Downunder}} his own homeland]]... ** This troper knows how you feel. This troper did a similar thing and seems to be more popular in Korea and [[{{ThirtySecondsOverTokyo}} Japan]] than [[{{EagleLand}} his own homeland]] as well. This troper tends to think he is more popular in Korea because he has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and some Hapkido training. * ThisTroper made an indie game that got a small bit of attention here in America, and... significantly more attention in the Czech Republic. ** [[@/{{T-Jack}} This Czech Troper]] would like to know what game that is. ** Seconded, I'd really like to know which game are you talking about. * In most of the world, the DS outsells the PSP. When [[TsundeRay this troper]] went to the Philippines back in December 2006, he found that many of his relatives had [=PSPs=]. None of them had a DS. In fact, he saw exactly one person playing on a DS while he was there during his 2-week stay. * ThisTroper, an American, has one particular video on YouTube that has had more views in Germany than in the US. Yeah. ** I have a similar story: My most succesful original fic has its strongest base...In Argentina ** I've uploaded some videos of some weird hacked video games I've found. Most of my subscribers and views are from Chile and Spain, for some reason. * Some of the biggest fans of this troper's fanfiction starring some of the {{Marvel Universe}}'s more obscure characters hail from the Philippines and Sweden. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. ** A similar case: [[{{Turtleducks}} this troper]] has a very large portion (albeit the fourth largest part) of her fanfiction fanbase hail from...Denmark. * When this troper was in elementary school (about grade 3 or 4, can't remember), the teacher once asked whose home is DonaldDuck's weekly comic book ordered to. Every one (except one) out of over 20 raised their hands. It's just that big here in Finland. * This troper has a Chinese friend over MSN who is very into American television and music. Almost annoyingly so. ** This troper has two Otaku friends who are way into anime and Japanese culture...and are Palestinian and Sudanese, respectively.

* [[TourqeGlare This troper]] has realized after reading and writing original fiction in the particular niche, that Brazilians seem to enjoy super heroes, or even non heroic people (mostly female), with Plastic Man style super powers. That is to say, the while pile of living goo aspect that 'Plas has, and not the stretchy human body aspect. * This troper was on an episode of a reality show. Pretty cool, and I did get a lot of American attention, but I swear if ANYONE ELSE from a Spanish-speaking country tries to add me on Facebook or Myspace, I'm going to kill someone. The Chileans especially seemed to love me. * This troper from Massachusetts is generally hated by the male population of her school. But when she went to visit her step-cousin in Mariland, boys flirted with her a lot. She wishes she knew why. ** Maybe the guys at your school are all assholes. * For some reason, we see a lot of asian customers at Subway who are ''really'' excited to order Roast Beef. Almost all the time they're like "Beef! Beef! Beef!" and are smiling. It's not that good...do they not have roast Beef out there that often? ** Putting something I learned today in my Modern China class to good use; beef (as well as cheese) isn't something Chinese people eat because raising cattle takes up too much land. Their main livestock are pigs, chickens, and ducks. * This American troper has lived overseas during two seperate [[SeriousBusiness World Cups]], and has found this trope to be ubiquitous in soccer loving countries without a qualifying team of their own. In Jordan, for example, the majority of people he's met are rooting for the Argentinians or Germans. * This Troper is from OopNorth and when the book she was studying in English was WutheringHeights her parents agreed to take her to the place they said Emily Bronte had based the house on. Anyway there were loads of Japanese tourists who had come to see the moor, which is saying something as it's really isolated (and windy) up there and the nearest town (a very small, wet boring one) is an hour away at least from any cities. * This American troper is from the Deep South, and has an accent to match. The people there either don't notice or find it annoying, but when I visited relatives in Boston, almost everyone I talked to loved it. ** Same for this Minnesotan troper. I've lived up here all my life, but my dad has a lot of family in Florida. Whenever we go down there, either my mom or I will have someone comment on our "accent". * An inversion, I'm a fan of the {{Asterix}} comics, but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one in America. You can blame my librarian Uncle for that. ** Considering Asterix is probably one of the most well-known nonEnglish European comics... yeah. * [[Tropers/SeaMaid96 This swedish troper]] liked to read the BeetleBailey magazine and bought it whenever she came for a visit back to her homeland (they don't sell it where she lives). Guess her reaction to the lenght of the Trope-page of said comic. Apparently, Scandinavians Love Beetle Bailey enough for it to ''be pointed out on the comic's main page''. Once in a while they even release a separate

mag that contains solely untranslated sketches from the Walkers' desks! * For [[Tropers/CherryLugia300 me]], it's Spaniards Love Hello Kitty. I've just returned from a vacation in Spain, and I gotta say, Hello Kitty was ''everywhere''. ** My name is mymo, I'm spaniard and find that Hello Kitty is everywhere. And by everywhere I mean, from breakfast cereals to headphones. It's ridiculous. I hate Hello Kitty, if I got to Japan I'll murder the crap out the guy who created this abomination. * [[Music/TakeThat Robbie Williams]] is one of the best known pop artists in Europe and Latin America. In the USA he's only known by his neighbours. * May be stretching the definition of the trope, but this troper and his friend who has recently discovered that they are fairly popular objects of affection for the gay community at our school. There are at least ten guys at our (fairly small) high school who have crushes on each of us. Those are just the ones who've confessed to us. * [[ROFLopadous This Troper's]] mom had recently returned from Mexico and told her a story about sitting at a bar and seeing everybody at the bar, including the bartender, transfixed on this one TV show. That show? IceRoadTruckers. Apparently, it's rather popular in Mexico from what she heard. * This Troper got a front-row seat to this. She used to have the most extensive GalaxyRangers fansite on the web. Half the fanmail about the site was in German. The three years of high-school and single year of college-level German helped greatly. And if it wasn't German, it was Brazilian Portuguese. * This Troper has an accent that is frequently mistaken for American. (I say I sound nothing like them.) When I was living in Singapore, most people thought I was weird and couldn't talk properly. Now that I'm living in Australia, people like my accent and consider it unique, and some their reactions somewhat bordering on FetishFuel. * This mexican troper has only recently found out that Cinco de Mayo is a big deal in the US, and is really baffled about this, since here it's just the commemoration of the Batalla de Puebla (Battle of Puebla), and even though it is a day off for some schools, there is no celebration of any kind. This troper has the theory that the popularity of that day may be due to the fact that Mayo sounds kind of like [[MayIncaTec Mayan]], and since the fifth of May is a commemoration in Mexico (although most mexicans won't even remember what about, just that it is a day off), it was considered as the ideal date for an ethnic celebration. Either that, or the popularity of the date is due to being the day after [[UnwarrantedSelfImportance this troper's birthday]], in which case, thank you very much, US, I'm flattered. ** It's mostly popular in the US for the same reason why St. Patrick's Day is: it gives people an excuse to get drunk. * This Troper has asked two Japanese students what their favorite movies were. They were ScottPilgrim (which was somewhat understandable) and ''{{Armageddon}}.'' * I'm an amateur writer, and while most of my work is in Spanish (so pretty much my fiction is read by people in many contries in the

Hispanic Sphere) sometimes I write one thing or two in English (to appeal to a wider audience); so, yes, I have seen visitors from US, the UK...and then, I see that I have readers from the Caucasus region: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia: They are not TOO MANY, I know, but surely they are over-represented compared to other countries (Australia, Canada, etc...); AND YES, I know it and I'm aware of it too: I'm not famous, but come one, I like to think I am in those exotic nations XD * This Troper was really shocked to find out that DrawntoLife isn't the case in Japan. The game's filled with cute, Japan loves cute, and yet, there is NO fanart. If you don't mind, I'll be trying to find a bomb shelter that has internet connection. * This (American) Troper once had a professor from Russia who admitted that the only reason he ever, '''''ever''''' learned English in the first place was so that he could watch ''RescueRangers'' in its native language. * This troper used to live in Indonesia. In his time there, he can conclude that CounterStrike is a very popular game there. Every single internet cafe there that he has been in (and he has been in a lot) have a CounterStrike application in every one of their computers. * This Tropers [[http://limeth.deviantart.com/art/Danbo-Cubeecraft132898536 extremely popular custom made Cubeecraft template]] of [[{{Yotsubato}} Danbo]], while popular in the states, has attracted more favorites from members in forgien countries like Australia, France, Spain, Canada and more, some I've ''never even heard of''. There oddly enough weren't any favorites from Danbo's native Japan, until I put it on Pixiv, where it's picking up pageviews fast. It gives a pretty good image of how [[EnsembleDarkhorse internationally popular]] Danbo really is. * This English troper lived in Spain last year, and was amazed to discover that the Spanish are OBSESSED with Mr Bean. Could have something to do with their president looking [[http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/9/25/1286685 01329378264.jpg quite a lot like him]] * This USA-an Troper has a lot of fanfic out there, but when fanfiction dot net installed the feature that allowed me to see where my hits were coming from, I found out a lot of my hits were from Finland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. This resulted in two things: I found out Finnish is sexy, and I added an Icelandic ghost to the utter insanity that was the Danny Phantom fanfic I had going. I later found out her lines butchered grammar, but since in this particular fanfic the very premise was that being a ghost messed with your perception of time and the sequence of events, it made marginal sense. Or so one reader explained to me. He may have just been being nice. * [[@/BlakeDiamond This troper.]] To date, I've had a German girl, a Japanese boy, and two Iranian girls as part of my high school's exchange program. All of them have had at least one class with me, and all of them have become friends with me rather quickly. The fact that I avoid Flavor 2 of {{Eagleland}} with a violent passion, and that I'm rather open to all cultures [[{{Understatement}} kinda helps]]. * This troper remembers years ago when used to live in Japan where Disney is popular like everywhere else. Main page example like

[[LiloAndStitch Stitch]] merchandise who always appeared in stores and arcades. One mention is Marie (the daughter cat) from ''TheAristocats''. Merchandise of her are commonly found and treated as part of the Disney Princess line. ---American: Forget it, just like those GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff, I'm going to have my ThirtySecondsOverTokyo, or maybe to that LandOfDragons 'cause mah fellow locals of Eagleland [[{{IfYouKnowWhatIMean}} aren't biting]]. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

Gesundheit * My mother told me of Sankyou''. I burst out * Played very straight inevitable response to catch is "Gesundheit",

a company apparently named... ''Hachi laughing. in [[Tropers/FuzzyBoots my]] family. The a word or phrase that the listener didn't quite cueing them to repeat themselves.

GetAHoldOfYourselfMan * It just worsens everything for [[{{EPIC}} this Troper]]. [[{{Deconstructed}} It]] [[GoneHorriblyWrong just]] [[UnstoppableRage doesn't]] [[CooldownHug work]] even if you quote [[AfterWarGundamX Jamil]]. * After a particularly vicious round of paintball this troper's friend was rather stunned so that left it up to me to apply a GendoSmack and the titular line to snap him out of it. * This troper tried putting this to use on a friend of his that was having a pretty bad day. Finding his brooding insufferable, This troper preceded to punch him in the face. His friend, in turn, viciously retaliated. [[BatmanGambit This result was intended.]] * [[TheTallOne I've]] had it successfully used on me once. I freeze up in heights, and my friends couldn't talk me down. Eventually, one of them rolled up her sleeves, climbed up after me, and slapped me. Hard. It's lucky she did, because I would probably still be stuck up there if she hadn't. * [[DeltaOne This Troper]] had a friend undergo a rather shocking experience. In an effort to stop his babbling, he said the phrase above and slapped him. This Troper is not sure what happened next, but the nurses were very nice. * This troper does these to his friends by facing them and grabbing their shoulders whether they need it or not...>:) * This Tropette is prone to panic attacks and happened to have one when being at friend's house. She didn't know how to react to it and what to do. She didn't give me paper bag, nor did she seat me down, but gave me a really hard slap. It seized the panic attack just as planned. * When this troper found himself part of three man team for filming, writing and directing while he was merely an amateur. So imagine his

shock when he got a call from the person 'in charge' that they were pulling the plug. This troper proceeded to verbally [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan bitch slap the both of them]] over the phone and resolved the situation (Sidenote, one of them was trained in negotiation). * This Troper does this to himself. It works. * This troper was laughing hysterically, and someone slapped her. She stopped...[[RealityEnsues and then ran out of the room crying]], because she was in hysterics. Amusingly enough, she ''does'' do this to herself sometimes, but the point is that the slap pushes her over the edge and makes her cry/scream/generally freak out. And then it's out of her system. * This troper has (had?) a bad tendency to get hysterical due to overthinking. She had to be slapped out of one these. The friend doing the slapping was arguably more traumatised by it than I was. The reason she even did it was because she was afraid I'd start hyperventilating and she didn't have a clue on how to calm me down. * In the sixth grade, this troper's entire class went on a camping trip deep in the woods. Due to a wacky misunderstanding, about 13 of us ended up lost without supervision for what was probably about 3 hours. For the most part, we were able to keep our heads, but this troper was going through a phase where she was completely insufferable and a total drama queen. After about 15 minutes, she went into hysterics thinking she'd be eaten by a bear or something like that. Cue her best friend slapping her hard across the face and telling her to get a hold of herself. She did, and we were eventually rescued. * [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} This troper]] is planning a little mental exercise - the plan is that should he catch himself [[{{Wangst}} angsting over very minor things]], he should imagine [[{{NeonGenesisEvangelion}} Shinji Ikari]] coming onto the scene and giving him a PimpSlap, saying GetAHoldOfYourselfMan. [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} This troper]]'s intent is to embarrass himself into, well, pulling himself together, considering Shinji Ikari seems to be very much the EmoTeen (except in Master Ikari's case it's a JustifiedTrope whereas for [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] it usually isn't, though full-scale Shinji-would-be-embarrassed meltdowns and such over trifling matters are much rarer now as [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] is getting older...) * When this tropette's (male) friend was obsessing over her female friend's quasi-relationship with a guy he disliked (the first friend had a badly-disguised crush on the female friend) this troper told him this. Her point was proved when five other friends present agreed emphatically. * I'm usually the one to tell folks to get a hold of themselves. Fun fact: if someone blocks my two slap attempts, i ''headbutt'' the sap, which usually gets him/her back to his/her senses. * This troper did it once to a friend of his to wake him up. Completely unexpected, and it worked. ---(SLAP) Get a hold of yourself! the link back is right [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan here]]! ----

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GetBackInTheCloset * This Troper's local comic book store (famous for creating ''TheTick'') has two rows of {{Yaoi}} on the highest shelf, most of which have no sex, all have 18+ ratings next to them warning buyers and requiring an ID to buy. While comics like ''{{Punisher}} (MAX)'' can be sold to almost any teen. * This doesn't exactly go here, but it doesn't exactly go anywhere else. This troper's father honestly expected that in the episode of ''{{Glee}}'' where Kurt attempts to go back into the closet, that he would "come to his senses" and realize he never was gay to begin with. My father is probably the only self-declared homophobe to watch Glee. Sadly, this troper is gay and must remain closeted at home. ** I sort of got off track there, didn't I? ** Wow, that really sucks! ** Aww! *hugs* But no, your dad isn't the only homophobe to watch (and adore) ''{{Glee}}''-- mine does so, as well. And he said the exact same thing while watching ''Laryngitis.'' * Happens alot to this troper and [[CastFullofGay her friends]] when they go home. When we're all at college, we are all so incredibly out and proud and comfortable we don't think about our sexualities anymore then our straight friends do. But then when I go home to visit my parents, I suddenly have to start censoring myself and watching every. single. word. I. say. It's not that bad, actually...it could be much worse, it's just very awkward and weird. My grandmother keeps asking me when I'm getting a boyfriend, too, which is both awkward and patriarchal. * This Troper is browsing TV Tropes on a school PC right now. Every time she clicks on a link to a Trope dealing with homosexuality the browser is automatically closed due to "inappropriate content". ** The strange thing is that I'm on it at school right now too, but no TV Tropes pages are blocked at all. Not even 1. Although my school opts to block Playlist sites, radio and TV sites, YouTube, forums, Yahoo Answers, and anything that gets in the way of our 'learning', TV Tropes isn't blocked. And I spend about 2 free periods on it each and every single school day, so I'm surprised it hasn't been blocked yet. Blame it on the Websense Filters. ** [[FridgeLogic How did you get to this page?]] *** Could be that the browser missed it because the trope title [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar only references homosexuality]]. ** This troper made a point of this to his high school's IT manager. After demonstrating that it was possible to access portn through a supposedly filtered internet gateway, and some ''educational'' resources that referred to homosexuality were blocked, the school sought a more accurate internet content filter. It helped too that said IT manager was pro-gay, and recognized that such information is especially helpful to confused teens trying to understand their sexual orientation in their formative years. ----

GettingCrapPastTheRadar * When advertising on the morning announcements that the cafeteria of this troper's high school would now be selling donuts: "What has a circle AND a hole?" * This troper was once reading a Science Textbook passage aloud when he accidentally said "Orgasms" as opposed to "Organisms". Thankfully the teacher didn't notice. ** Same troper 2 years later had to write a letter for English, so he wrote it to "Fuh Q". * This Troper, in English class, managed to pull this off while ending a Round Robin-style story session. The last person had written "WHO WAS I? HANSEL OR GRETEL????" This Troper ended it with "Neither. I was the witch, and this time around, those kids got properly baked." Sadly, nobody got it, because the sentence "Damn they tasted good." was added after to get it past the radar. In retrospect, the addition was far creepier. * This troper, in middle school, had to make an poster for one of the school's features, so he choose after school suspension (detention). when i put this into an acrynom, it was A.S.S. this made it onto the main hall's wall. * In music class, we had to write and perform an interview with someone that knew [[WolfgangAmadeusMozart Mozart]], and I chose his neighbor. The interview went a little something like this: --> Interviewer: Now I understand that Mozart was quite talented. What did you think about him? --> Neighbor: Yes, he was pretty good at writing and playing music. In fact, he learned to play the clavichord when he watched his sister play all by himself! --> Interviewer: (In suspicious tone) And how do you know this? --> Neighbor: Oh, um...I was...[[RapeAsComedy babysitting.]] ** Nobody caught it. * A friend of this troper was on the editing committee for the (school-wide) posters for their high school's short story competition. Behind the main text was an out-of-focus background of an angled page that was barely readable. Being mid-2005 and soon after the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, you can guess what it might have said. [[spoiler:Snape kills Dumbledore. Dumbledore was killed by Snape. Snape is the killer of... etc ]] * Once, when I helped write and preformed a PuppetShow with my sister for a local talent show, I pitched in a bit about *ahem* [[GRatedDrug "magic potion"]], that basically turned one of the characters into a drunk TalkativeLoon. This didn't go without notice, however, but I convinced the librarian running it that it was a ParentalBonus that the kids wouldn't get (note that the talent show was aimed at toddlers). This made it into the final product, a personal CrowningMomentOfAwesome for me. * This trope kind of happened during the morning announcements at This Troper's high school and was {{lampshaded}}. Needless to say that announcements like this at my school tend to be a bit lame. I can't remember what the announcement was actually about:

-> Singing Girl on Intercom:[[ThePolice Every little thing she does is magic]] ->[[ThePolice Every little thing she do just turns me on]]! -> Second Girl:Whoa whoa whoa Casey! Don't you think that's a little inappropriate for singing at school? * A related story: near the end of This Troper's senior year of high school, the first remark made by our title announcer (for the morning announcements) one day was: "Seniors are in the home stretch, and [our news anchors] are at third base." The two anchors happen to be boyfriend and girlfriend. A few of us got it right away. The anchors didn't until someone told them later. * The one-act play this troper submitted for performance by his school's drama department (and it was accepted!). Highlights included references to heroin and pornography and a mishmash of vagina euphemisms. * [[SharmHedgehog I]] once got away with saying [[{{Futurama}} "Death by Snu-Snu"]] because ''nobody got the reference''. ** I'm pretty sure that they aren't allowed to punish you for watching shows that can't be shown at school. * This Troper has taken part in the One Act Play at school every year I've been able. This year we did a peice called "The Pot Boiler" that parodied such productions, complete with a [[ShowWithinAShow play within a play]]. Now, the rules specified that we weren't allowed to use weapons (real OR fake). So we got two different types of fake guns for a scene that involved the characters in the [[ShowWithinAShow play within a play]] in a stand off (and the ending where we all "shot" the playwrite). About 4-5 toy cap guns (which we painted black) and guns with flags that shot out reading "bang!". We got away with it. * [[@/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] remembers a sign at a local [=McDonald's=] back around 2002 that seemed to be made of this; with a picture of a girl dressed like a hula dancer...with "I like fries with my shake" written underneath it. I had to resist the urge to crack up; especially since it reminded me of a quote from {{EarthBound}}, which I had been playing a lot around that time. That sign was only up for a few weeks before it was taken down, so somebody working there probably caught the meaning and pulled the sign. * This troper's friend drew a blonde boy on a poster for an assignment in class. When I asked her what I should write and she said, "Take this boy's innocence away". I wanted to write it down because of the obvious implications and how in the book we read to go with the assignment, dealt with loss of innocence. * In 7th Grade, this troper included a reference to a French Tickler in a story he wrote. The teacher didn't catch it. ** For anyone else who doesn't get it, that's a type of condom. * Earlier this year, the school had a special event where the Newboys (You're a Jerk) performed. During said event, there was a dance contest for who can do the best Jerk dance called the "Jerk Off." Yeah. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't believe me. ** A similar contest happened at my school one day between me (a theater smart kid) and the resident casanova, except minus new boys and school-funded, but we still called it a jerkoff * In this troper's homeroom there was a 'special' African-American kid

who always danced and jerked in homeroom. I hit on this girl he also liked so he challenged me to a danceoff. I told him I didn't want to jerk off with him in the middle of homeroom and the teacher didn't say anything. Needless to say everyone was shocked at my joke. * This troper's friend once told him about a project he did in class. The project required creating a product and then selling it. He created a line of salad dressings. The names were along the lines of "Yo Momma's Sweet Sauce","Yo Brotha's Ranch Sauce" etc. The teacher never caught on, despite the muffled giggles. * Recently this troper pulled one off while playing a card game, one of her classmate was being a show off an winning every game, half way through the second game she insulted him by saying, Stop playing with your "Deck" except when she said Deck it came out as "DICK" in everyones minds leading to lots of blushing and laughter, after a short pause this troper finished by adding "of cards." * This troper's Language teacher is the absolute master of this. Perhaps the most hilarious innuendo he ever made was simply pointing out ''Shakespeare's'' innuendo in ''Romeo and Juliet''. "She will not ope her lap to... saint seducing gold", anyone? * Two examples: My teacher actually ''spelled out'' the word FUCK in one occasion, and me and a friend got away with talking about rape in front of a teacher. * This troper had a science teacher who also was good at this. Once we were studying hydroelectricity when he pulled up a picture of a dam only to yell loudly "This is one DAM picture!" Of course when he said he was obviously saying damn. The whole entire class burst into laughter. ** This tropette's social studies teacher did almost the exact same thing when we learned about the Hoover Dam. Actually, he did it twice: once he said that "...they had to move the DAM thing," and another time "Daaaaaaam!" Heck, he even said that his Secret Service codename would be Jackhammer, and his brother would be...Jackass! I guess you had to be there, but it was like our class' own CrowningMomentofFunny. * In school, a friend and I were writing a childrens' book for a competition. I decided to name a brand in the story "Reckuf Foods". For other reasons, the project never saw completion. * In this troper's geometry class the learned about the un-shortcut for triangles Angle-Side-Side or SSA or ASS. This troper always wrote it as "ASS". * Associative property, anyone? Once my math teacher mess up and taught us to use Assoc instead of...you know what. ** Oh ''man'', don't get me started on this. Once, in sixth grade, we were learning abot the associative property in math class, and our teacher used this to help us remember: --> Teacher: Let's say that Bryce and Elise wanted to associate with each other one day. The next, Bryce might want to associate with Rachel, or Elise might want to associate with Devin. *** This troper and his friends almost fainted right there. * This troper was to write an educational comic book over agnosticism. That's got potiental as is, but the ten characters involved share one house with five rooms. Do the math. It didn't go without acknowledgement by the teacher and doubletakes from classmates though.

(I didn't draw anything... naughty!) * This troper's 2010 high school performance of ''OnceUponAMattress'' featured the men slapping their female partners' butts during "Opening For a Princess", and were in turn kneed in the crotch. One or two of the girls let their guy actually slap them instead of faking it. ** Does that mean they ''really'' got kneed in the crotch? * This troper went to a family festival where a performer was doing random stunts (juggling fire, etc). While doing this however, he makes many jokes that only older people will fully appreciate. The most triumphant example of this trope happened when he made a joke about gay sex. Then he lampshaded it: "If your kids get that joke, you only have yourself to blame". Oh how I love Toronto. * [[@/SoWeAteThem My]] dad comes from Maryland, and my grandpa still lives there. We visit him after Christmas. It might help to say that Maryland is known for its crustacean delights, a fact that I regularly exploit for the sake of crab jokes. ** A case I was privy to(well, might not be as much this as [[WhatWereYouThinking What Was The Radar Thinking In The First Place]]): My dad's girlfriend has a daughter in elementary school. According to the girlfriend, there exists a copy (in the school library) of [[TheLittleMermaid The Flaxen-Haired Girl]] whose artwork was done... [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean in an archaic fashion,]] sans AnimeAnatomy. They had since checked it out before she (again, the girlfriend) noticed and (last time I checked) made plans to call them out on it. * [[@/BoldAsLove This Troper]] had a teacher that asked who bought their [[ADateWithRosiePalms vibrator]] to school when ever a cell phone went off * This Troper works for a company where she is required to follow up on documentation for various purposes. She takes great pleasure in typing the date, followed by "fu documents" in the status screen. At least one co-worker has gotten a good laugh from it. * This Troper has a friend who had to do a presentation on some sort of invention for our engineering class. His choice? The Shake Weight. Our teacher didn't notice. * Subverted. A friend of a friend once did a fully serious, A+ standard project on bulimia in school, but decided to close with the line, ''"[[CrossesTheLineTwice Bulimia: all the taste and none of the calories]]"''. She might have gotten suspended (hence the subversion), but damn all if it wasn't her {{Crowning Moment of Funny}}. * This tropette's 7th grade social studies teacher taught us an acronym, RAPPS. When writing it in parenthesis, he stopped for a minute and laughed. The class looked at the board and saw he'd written "(RAP," which (the way he wrote it) kind of looked like "crap." * This troper found RuleThirtyFour in effect on {{Google}} ''on moderate safesearch'' when searching for pics of a manga character. Not just one pic, but quite a few. Granted I should have added the name of the manga since most of it wasn't what I was looking for, but ''still''. Then I got curious, switched to ''strict safesearch and there's still a bunch of it''. ** This Troper to, got [[{{Angrish}} FUUUUUU-]] comics about Minecraft, while looking for pictures about a fantasy story we needed

to write. Same with a YAOI FANGIRLS pic. * This troper remembers a few jokes back in Highschool. One being Refering to C.A.P.P (Career and personal Planning) to Career Reform and Personal Planning. * Slight subversion. in the third grade, my class was singing a song about Ohio, that included hand signs demonstrating, the questionable lyric being "with two o's and hi in the middle", being represented with the hands being formed to make two o's, and then waving in between where you made the o's. The boys had to sing to the girls, I forgot what to do, and accidentally doing the universal hand sign for sex.(me not knowing what it was at the time till years later.) Needless to say, the teacher covered her mouth, and any girl in the class who knew what I was doing had gasped. I didn't get suspended, on the basis that I had no clue what it meant. * This troper's religion class recently started Sex Ed (go figure) and we got a quiz in the first lesson so the teacher could gauge our level of knowledge. The questions were all pretty simple reproductive stuff, so the troper's group decided they might as well have some fun with it. Answers included: ** ''What is another name for the male orgasm?'' -- Money shot (struck out and replaced with "Ejaculation") ** ''At what stage of the menstrual cycle is a woman ovulating?'' -Day 14 (try not to get "day" and "age" mixed up) ** ''What part of a woman's body is the penis inserted into during reproduction?'' -- Optional (struck out) Even better was the teacher bursting out laughing while she corrected ours. * This [[{{KnightOfLoki}} troper]]'s Spanish teacher in 5th grade once read aloud a Spanish sentence which translated loosely as "Oh Fernando, I am so happy!" but was said in a voice that sounded rather... odd. HilarityEnsues. * This troper's 8th grade history teacher would often have FunWithAcronyms to help us take notes. While explaining the Boston Massacre he wrote, "British soldiers '''f'''ire '''u'''pon '''c'''olonists '''k'''illing several". The entire class started laughing and the teacher hastily erased it once he realized his mistake. * This troper's high school history teacher did a lot of this. --> -They froze Japan's AAAAAASSSSSSSS...etts. Hah, you guys thought I was going to say asses. --> -Teenagers liked the car because it gave them more privacy. Since the car industry was booming,all related industries were booming; the steel industry,glass,leather...the condom industry...Just checking if you guys were awake! And, looking through the quotes she has saved, found another from a biology teacher. --> -For example, you and breed a horse and a mule to make an ass, but you cannot breed two asses to make another ass. Although it happens far too much in our society. *pause* Never mind. * My best friend has been learning Spanish and German just so he can insult people in front of his teachers. * This troper had an 11th grade English teacher way back in 2001 who

was a few months from retirement. He didn't censor his mouth, he showed us R-rated movies without permission slips - his excuse? "What's the worst they can do, FIRE ME?". ** The absolute most triumphant example of his non-censoredness was when he told the rambunctious class to quiet down, and two boys in the corner ignored him. He went right over to them and said [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "This is one of those things that Joe Jacobs is not supposed to say, but GOD DAMNIT, SHUT THE ]][[PrecisionFStrike FUCK UP!!!"]] The class had been deathly silent during that outburst, but we all erupted into uncontrollable laughter afterwards except for the two who had been admonished. * Played straight with a teacher and subverted by this troper when a classmate insulted this troper in a poster for a mock-election and the teacher didn't realize it until this troper told him to look up the word 'menarche' in a dictionary. Aparently the other student and this troper (Both male) were the only two in the class who knew what the word meant. ** Another example from this troper's high school was a morning announcement reminding the students about crazy sock day. The reminder started with the phrase "Rock out with your socks out!" Our teacher had no idea what it was a reference to. * This is the Assoc [[{{Chihuahua0}} Troper]] from above. A week ago, in my social studies project about surviving the Sahara desert back then, I snuck in this little jewel: "During a sandstorm, use your [[ButYouScrewOneGoat camel]] (for [[DoubleEntendre protection]]). * This troper had a friend in high school who had a school hoodie with her first initial and last name printed on the back. It read: "P. Ness". It turned out she had gotten it printed with the first-initiallast-name format rather than the more typical last-name-only for ''exactly this reason.'' * It has become a RunningGag at my school that one of our English teachers sees phallic imagery everywhere. That said, he's also one of the most interesting instructors at the school, and when he ''does'' bring up sexual overtones in a work... He's quite tactful, if funny, and mostly spot-on. However, he's put crap past the radar on other fronts numerous times, in particular when he played the copy of Swans' ''Cop'' I'd given him during homeroom. Why no-one noticed the [[HellIsThatNoise gut-wrenching industrial noise]] pouring out of his computer speakers (complete with obscene lyrics) at quarter to 8 in the morning, I'll never know... My former American History teacher actually played this one ''far'' straighter, however; JerkWithAHeartOfGold barely covers it, he was just ''warped''. The man managed to keep his job while [[CrossesTheLineTwice making morbid jokes about juvenile cancer]], mainly because he [[JerkassFacade ran the school's cancer research charity]]. So, ''yeah''. * This troper was riding with her co-workers last night to go out to dinner, and we're driving behind this car with a custom plate trying to figure out what XESTTUB stands for. Test tube, maybe? Then one of the guys realizes what it reads ''backwards'' and we start cracking up, partly at the audacity of the guy who got '''that''' past the censors at the DMV! * [[{{ChutneyProphet}} This troper's]] friends in sixth grade had to

make a list of words and give it to the teacher, who read it aloud. The list was "Sofa; King; Re; Todd; Did." Say it out loud a few times. Also, her eighth grade Core class had to write and perform brief plays involving the American revolution. One group got away with making a British soldier say to someone "You filthy [[ADateWithRosiePalms wanker]]!". * Incidentally, this troper recalls a very similar meme to the crappassing [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog PINGAS]] that circulated his Middle School for a while. The play, ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' closes with a song called "Happiness," which is based upon the Charles Schultz Peanuts book, ''Happiness is a Warm Puppy''. The musical director cut the singers off during a rehearsal to tell them that their singing was not audible enough. She said to them, "Guys, you need to project your voice more, because I can't hear the '''ha''' part; I can only hear the '''-piness'''". She realized her mistake about a half second later, and howls of laughter ensued. From then on, it quickly became a schoolwide gag to sing the song in such an altered form, with resulting lyrics like "Penis is playing the drum in your own school band, and penis is walking hand in hand." It's even funnier if you try to envision it. * This tropette is a member of a moderately popular Warrior Cats RPing website, which is supposed to be for all ages. She and a friend had characters, the tropette's from a real Clan and the friend's from a rogue one, who had to have a "forbidden love" for a site plot, but out of sheer boredom, the two made a thread about the tropette's character sneaking off to see the friend's. The thread ended when they were in the friend's character's den, ''sharing a nest.'' It actually ended there because the friend was up really late and, since he wasn't bored anymore, he decided that was a good place to stop. But the tropette took advantage of it and made a thread about her character returning to her Clan, and went on about "she had only gone to see him, she hadn't meant for all...''that'' to happen..." and "thinking of it made her heart pound faster and her legs grow weak," and "she was surprised at herself that she hadn't been able to sleep much in (rogue Clan) anyway...". The tropette was basically constantly making references about "what they had done." The staff didn't catch the hints (and if they did, they probably thought they were too subtle to be noticed by little kids and ignored them), but a staffer would have definitely caught it if it was part of the plot for the tropette's character to have found out she was pregnant later (the thread about sneaking off and all wasn't an important or designated part of the plotline). * A bunch of girls from my parallel class got away with [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome singing "And all that jazz" from]] {{Chicago}} [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome at a concert at our school. In ''straps ''.]] And the (female) music teacher who actually coached them got away, too. You should know, that I`m at a German school, which is attended by students from ''ten'' to about 18. Well, even if someone didn`t know what the text was about, because he didn`t understand english properly... the performance was rather [[IFYouKnowWhatIMean ... suggestive.]] * This troper wrote a first person SchoolgirlLesbians drabble for school, and her friends thought it was from a male point of view since

it didn't show any hints of a female protagonist. She hasn't told them yet. * This Troper managed to sneak a gay character into an English short story by mentioning a boyfriend for him. Not only did the teacher not notice, she actually asked for a copy to show other people. Success. ** This other troper has a similar story. I'm a [[StrawmanU BYU student.]] For my creative writing class, I wrote a play about two gay guys who fall in love and get kicked out of BYU. The teacher loved it and talked in depth about it in class. Though this is more of a case of RefugeInAudacity and my teacher being awesome. * This troper's old school was made of this. Since what I was typing was reaching a rather hefty paragraph, I'll put it into bullets: ** The school system's main branch was that of the Cass schools, and the students have made sure that you'd be hard pressed to find a picture posted in any of the halls in which students wearing spiritwear didn't [[BlatantLies accidentally]] cover up the first letter. Most of the books and music stands with the name of the school on them have been similarly defaced. ** My eighth-grade English teacher managed to make a few jokes that flew over half of the class's heads-- I recall asking him once why he used longer sentences for grammar practice as the year went by, and he made a rather blatant sexual metaphor (the exact wording of which I don't exactly remember, unfortunately, but it left the more GenreSavvy students in stitches). ** The very young, sweet band teacher was also quite [[HairTriggerTemper easily frustrated]]. We all fancied ourselves quite talented musicians (which we were, for our age, but not to nearly the extent we thought), and as such tried to fix our own problems. Occasionally, this would result in a rather catastrophic mess, and when our teacher caught on she would lecture. This lecture generally ended with her writing telling us that to assume makes and '''ass''' out of you ('''u''') and '''me.''' ** At the beginning of our seventh grade year, our social studies teacher, a caring but altogether [[DeadpanSnarker sharp]] {{Tsundere}} of a woman, jokingly told us that she would always love us, but if we misbehaved she'd turn into a "witch with a capital B." She was also an excellent singer (her dream was to play [[PhantomOfTheOpera Christine]] professionally some day, and I full-heartedly believe that she can and will), and while helping a little a cappella group I was in, she told us to "pretend we were singing [''Lollipop''] to one ''fine'' mofo." Which naturally led to an interesting conversation when [[GeniusDitz one of my friends]] asked her what a mofo was. ** My science teacher, just prior to summer break, told us, "Be safe this summer, especially you [[SecretLifeOfAnAmericanTeenager band kids.]] Don't wanna end up like your parents." * My parents recently [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming got remarried.]] While I went shopping with my dad (who is also one of my best friends) for decorations, he was describing in great length the details of their first wedding, to which I smiled and reminded him that I was there. It took him a minute to remember that I knew I was a surprise (though, as I feel compelled to mention for their sake, they ''were'' already engaged, they just pushed up the wedding date a few months).

* This tropette [[TropersDoItWithoutNotability does this]] with her {{fanfic}}s. The most notable case being with [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6745467/1/Fullmetal_Eds this one]], where so far, we've had [[FrothyMugsOfWater consumption of alchohol]], [[SirSwearsALot Eddy swearing]] [[hottip: * :To date, he's used the words "damn," "hell," "ass," one expletive that needed a NarrativeProfanityFilter, and Ed ''Elric'' saying "asshole"]], and one instance of HoYay between two of the characters...all within the span of ''seven chapters!'' You might think this isn't such a big deal, but it is when you realize this is rated K+ (the FF.Net equivalent of PG). In this case, I got carried away with the swearing, and actually ''forgot'' the rating was K+, so the censors really ''were'' slacking. * This happened all the time back in my undergrad days---this is what I got for taking up psychology as my major. ** During stat class, we had to exchange and encode each other's personality questionnaires. Cue in classmates asking "who wants me?" or auctioning each other off. ** It used to be a pretty standard joke to ask about each other's bananas or who'd polished off so and so's hotdog (sandwiches). * This troper considers himself fairly intelligent but one area where he really struggles is languages (specifically Irish). So when presented with a difficult Irish composition, to save face (in his own head at least), he'll work in as many "clever" references as he can manage. A recent letter was basically addressed to the MarquisDeSade thanking him for [[CompleteMonster a lovely time in]] [[The120DaysOfSodom Sal]]. * When I worked for my sixth-form magazine as Features Editor, I rejected a whole load of crap that was then slipped into the magazine behind my back, and the other sections I had no control over were full of crap too. Charged with writing an intro for the debut issue, I wrote an extremely acerbic piece making fun of the magazine, its name, the "up-to-the-minute reviews of books released this time three years ago", the "slush pile of teen-angst poetry drivel" and "those interviews with no-longer prominent politicians that everyone aged 1618 wants to read about". I submitted it, sure it would be be rejected, but for reasons I still can't puzzle out the staff in control ran it. * This troper is the master of it at his school. He got mentions of incest, pedophilia, lesbianism, and the list goes on. Thing is, He mostly doesn't get caught because it is mixed in the humor of his projects. Whenever He gets caught he says that they were ad-libbing and mostly gets away with it the first time it happens to that teacher, usually after the third time they catch on, but that's usually at the end of the year so I am a [[KarmaHoudini legend]] for the most part. * When I was in 6th Grade, I wrote a short story. The main character's name was [[TheSimpsons Hugh Jazz]]. The teachers didn't catch on, but my class mates did when I read it out loud. * This tropette's middle school's initials were P.M.S. and the publications class took advantage of it. We wanted to do a newscast and call it PMS Monthly. We succeeded. * A kid in this troper's science class made a fake news report for a project. About halfway through the video cut to their "local news"

segment, and they said a KFC burned down. Cue Xavier (an African American kid) running across the screen, [[BigNo screaming]]. The teacher didn't pick up on it. ---Whoa! Did I actually just see them GettingCrapPastTheRadar just now?! I'd have thought the TV Tropes moderators would've picked up on that, but they must not have paid enough attention. ----

GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter * My friends always make {{Double Entendre}}s out of everything, to the point where I just have to shout this at them sometimes. * It's a cyclic in-joke among [[DeltaOne This Troper]] and his friends - one of us says something deliberately {{Double Entendre}}-ish, another one reacts, and the first one goes "[[TitleDrop Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter]] - and down into the sewer with me!" ---Here, [[GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter I'll link you back]]. * *[[ThatsWhatSheSaid snicker]]* ** What? No, that's not what I meant at all! GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter!

GhettoName * This troper lives in Liverpool, UK. I recently heard a mother yelling 'BEYONCE! Get 'ere' at her errant child. Though she wasn't black. ** Also reminds me of a story told to me by someone who swore it was true because he knew the people involved ; a couple stuck for a name for their newborn decided to go with the name the hospital had assigned to her - Female (pronounced fe-mar-lay). Again, not black. *** The "fe-mar-lay" story is actually a variation of [[http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp a story that has been around since at least 1917]]. *** At least one of these names has undergone {{Defictionalization}}-long after it had been a joke and a stage name, a search of a national phone directory turned up a few Nosmo Kings, according to a ''Smithsonian'' article a bit less than ten years ago. Doubtless the parents [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood thought it was funny]], rather than bestowing the name in ignorance. * A local Sunday School teacher sears that she has taught students named "Limonjello" (pronounced Le-MON-ge-lo) and... ahem... "Shithead" (which she dared not attempt to pronounce; she asked the child, who quite innocently pronounced it "Shih-thahd"). ** Everyone knows someone who's met those guys, along with "Oranjello." It's an UrbanLegend. * There was an incident I read about in the newspaper many years ago about a man who accidentally killed his girlfriend's son while babysitting him. The son's name was [[SdrawkcabName Semaj]] - because

the father's name was James and the mother didn't want the kid to grow up to be like him. * To name a short list of what [[@/{{wandawonka}} this troper]] has heard: J'Keal, Chaiquan (Shay-kwan), arguably the name Tre, Angelique, Shanquez(Shawn-kwez), Jaeda (Jay-duh), Cyree (boys name "KAI-REE"), Dameisha (Duh-me-shuh) and Dejuandre (Duh-wan-dre). Note, that this is a list of the actual names and not the shorter, more ghetto nicknames they go by. * Subverted with this troper's uncle. His name is Darrell Chappell, pronounced DAIR-ell CHAP-el. Not only do people try to pronounce it Da-RELL Sha-PELL, but he is also a redhead from Utah. * This troper's mother is a school nurse in the {{Philadelphia}} school district, and she once had a student named "Kookie." Pronounced "cookie." That was her real, legal name. And her sister? Brittany. Troper also encountered an "Aquanetta" at one point (Aqua Net is a famous brand of hairspray in America) whilst at work at a video store and had to try hard not to snicker right in front of her. Whoops. ** There was actually a B-movie actress who went by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquanetta Acquanetta]], an American of [[MultipleChoicePast uncertain origins]] who was presented by the studios as Venuzuelan. *** She was African-American and Indian. * This Troper grew up and lives in the south side of Chicago. Ghetto names are not noticed much, then again I do not ask everyone their name on the bus or el lines or whatever....I don't recognize many. Then again I remember names like 'Ebony' and 'Iessence' (Essence like the black magazine. Also Nay-Nay, Tay-Tay and other ghetto nicknames. Heh. * I grew up in Queens, New York. Some of my former classmates were named: Shaqueena, L'Teesha (pronounced El-teesha), Lakeesha, Jatiqua, Jamario, Quantavius, Diamond, Tuwanna, Porscha, Tuvona, and Pleasure (a boy). ----

GiantEyeOfDoom * With the release of ''MagicTheGathering'''s Future Sight, one of my friends decided he wanted to collect [[http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=130342 Unblinking Blebs]] and hang them around the main lounge of our dorm, just to see if he could freak people out. For his next birthday, packaged with his gift was four or five copies of Unblinking Bleb. He arrayed them atop his fridge, and every time I visit his room, I can feel them staring at me... ** Evil Eye of Urborg is better for that job, I'd say. Though it's purely subjective... * This occurred to [[{{Magus}} this troper]] when encountering Mr. I for the first time in Super Mario 64. Eventually, giant disembodied eyeballs became one of his favorite creatures. * This troper has M.C. Escher's ''Eye Reflecting Skull'' or whatever it's called hanging on the wall over his bed (yeah, he saw Donnie

Darko when he was 14, what of it). On more than one occasion he's woken up in the dead of night, seen that staring down at him while half-asleep, and thought "''Okay, this is it -- this is the thing that's going to eat my soul''". ---Somebody get an EyepatchOfPower for my GiantEyeOfDoom! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GIFT * This troper is actually an inversion; he's crude, illogical, and generally annoying in real life, but somehow becomes more formal and polite online. I wonder why... * I'm generally an inversion as well, although the other way. I'm fairly shy and reclusive in the real world, but online I tend to be one of the most demonstrative, affectionate people out there, to the point where people have accused me of being female. Is there an inverse of {{GIRL}}? ** Wouldn't "Girl in real life" reduce to "GIRL" too? (It would be a recursive acronym too!) ** Seconded with this troper, but averts {{GIRL}} by not acting feminine either. * This trope is why he ''hates'' playing Multiplayer games online and much prefers everyone being hooked up to the same console or tied to the same power supply. People are a ''lot'' more respectful and less antisocial when they're face to face. Partly because of Operant*sp* Conditioning that doesn't work the same way - they're free from Positive Punishment or Negative Punishment on the internet. When you're playing with random people, who cares if you're placed on ignore by the other team or even your own team? You'll just go play with new ones. You'll just keep on screaming because you'll likely never see these people again. * This troper tends to be polite online, but anonymity enables him to be a bit more honest with regards to his opinions, especially on political matters. However, when my patience is tested, it sometimes shows. During one WorldOfWarcraft Random Dungeon group, I kept getting denounced by a rude tank while playing a healer, who cursed at me for minor mistakes. When I, at the successful conclusion to the dungeon, offered a "good group" and was given more verbal abuse in response, I replied by calling him out for his rudeness with a PrecisionFStrike. * This troper zig-zags depending on some circumstances. For example, when I'm moody, I tend to take it out on my online friends (and their online friends), but other times I tend to crack jokes or quote various memes or movies. The moodiness is starting to become more prevalent, though, so, in a way, it's starting to straighten out.

GiganticGulp * I am reminded of this trope every time I try to buy concessions at a movie theater. I like to support the theater by buying ''something'',

but even the smallest portions are ridiculously large. I'm especially loathe to get a drink, because I don't want to walk out of the movie halfway through to go to the restroom... * 7-11's around UofA offered a University logo cup with only 50 cent refills. It was 64 oz and held exactly as much as a 12-cup coffeemaker, and less than one of the in-store coffeepots. Since the 7-11 was conveniently right between my dorm and my morning classes, I would always pass by, empty one of their pots and then some, and sip from a mug the size of my head during class. * [[Tropers/BjornStravinsky This Troper]] used to drink coffee by the pot until he realized that he'd built up an immunity to it, and now seems to be out of luck in terms of legal and safe pick me ups. * I really needed one yesterday after going through a TraumaCongaLine.

GingerbreadHouse One year for Christmas, me and a couple of friends built a dollhousesized gingerbread ''castle''. It was supposed to look like [[HarryPotter Hogwarts]]. It didn't. At all.

GIRL * This troper is gender confused in World of Warcraft. One user was a female dranei, and the grammar was perfect when describing what she needed to do when fixing her Marksman DPS Spec. It turns out this "female" was a male who was 40 years old. This guy in question is used to this from MANY users. That male in question is also part of her guild... very creepy. He said the only reason he plays a girl character is because "I rather not look at a guy's bum as I run around." * This troper has this inverted: She plays Team Fortress 2 and World of Warcraft. She has spoken to her guild before and most of them know her from other guilds... so they know that she is female. Other users do not know this troper is female though, so the times she talked and they logged on the other users (ones that don't know her) exclaimed... "You're a girl?" In Team Fortress 2... it is just as bad on some servers. The first time she spoke on one server the guys proceeded to say, "How old are you," and "Can I ask you out?" * This male troper has been playing female characters for years now it just feels ''right.'' Interestingly, I've had men and women alike develop crushes on me while being a GIRL, when people generally couldn't care less about guy-me. * Subverted with this troper. All the forums she attends are dominated by geeky females. The only way you can tell who's male and who isn't is to mention Yaoi and watch the boys leave, except that one... (He's either bi or liberal enough not to freak out about the idea of two guys making out) * This troper once changed his nickname to a female one for a RP he was currently running, only to have several new arrivals to the OOC board start flirting with him (really badly). Hilarity ensued for a good five minutes before some spoilsport pointed out the IP address. ** This troper had a similar thing happen to him in City Of Heroes.

The catch was, the avatar was male. ** This troper experienced the same... And was promptly encouraged by the other co-admins to ''egg the person on'' because they never bothered to read ''the numerous posts where he indicated he was in fact male.'' ** [[TheStupidExclamationMark This male Troper]] created a female wizard character based on the [[OrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick character Vaarsuvius]] on a MUD, and despite him rolepaying her as an 'it' (like in the comic; note that she is also named 'Vaarsuvius') she immediately got hit on by a young male player who gave her all kinds of presents. This Troper didn't really know how to react due to his Asperger's syndrome and never having had a girlfriend at 28, but apparently the other player didn't notice (nor did he notice that this Troper's real (male) name was right in the player file...), so he probably thought this troper was a young girl. This Troper felt rather creeped out by the whole incident. * At one message board, a new user pretended to be a female ''porn star.'' As you can probably imagine, this ploy wasn't exactly believed as credible and at best the other users merely humored "her" believing it to be akin to a somewhat creepy fantasy role play - except for some reason "she" managed to convince the board administrators who then pretty much decided to enforce their belief into "her" authenticity upon everyone, and assured new users that "she" was the genuine article. Until yet another new user, claiming to be a "friend" of the "real" porn star persona came on and the two started duking it out. Neither persona was validated and both were banned, but the damage was done, the admins were mocked and made total fools of, and the message board pretty much imploded from that point. ** .....................................................Epic Win * Inverted at a forum this troper sometimes takes part in - for the span of around six months there was a rather popular, seemingly male user there. [[SamusIsAGirl Then sure enough...]] ** That would be Sith Lord Ali from Gaia Online. ** A similar situation exists at this troper's "home" forum, where a (male) member has a female username and is actually quite good at acting mysteriously feminine [[AmbiguousGender while not explicitly stating his gender.]] Several of the forum members (read: the admins and veteran members) know his true gender, but they don't tell anybody, because it's fun to watch the newer members try to guess. ** The same thing happened on a forum this troper used to frequent. It wasn't so much a calculated plan, though. The forum was all males (except me), we all assumed that member was male and she never really contradicted anybody. She got confident enough to pull a reveal eventually. *** If that's {{PokeGirls}} Then it's likely [[{{Hotaru}} Yours Truly]]. =3 **** There's another example, which may be the same as the above, but in a specific forum, there's a user who insists on being referred to as a female and uses a female furry bunny to represent themself. People who are smart enough to realize this bunny user is actually a man are also smart enough not to care. ** This troper is currently an inversion. I have a male avatar and

masculine username on a certain forum, so people naturally assume that I'm male. However, I still act female, which has led to the idea that I'm a flaming queen as well. ** This troper has a female avatar on gaia, but changed her name to be one of those you can't tell what the gender of is, and is rather good at dressing the avatar up to look like a boy. On gaia, it can get really difficult to even tell the gender of the avatar. * Inverted on a forum site this troper frequents, Menewsha. The majority of people there are female, and many guys are considered to be mules of girls. This usually leads to their gender being stated in their signature. * One member at a now-dead forum decided one day, out of nowhere, to announce that "he" had been fooling everybody: [[SamusIsAGirl "he" was actually a girl.]] [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensued,]] as his character in a sprite comic was changed and all Hell proceeded to break loose. Then shortly thereafter, he informed everybody that he was actually a guy and had, in fact, done it for the lulz. ** BluFire? Is that you? * At [[AHDotComTheSeries a forum]] this troper attends, one of these showed up; the professional quality of "her" pics and the fact that they all seemed to be posing led to suspicion, culminating in a series of pictures of other members holding up signs greeting the rest of the forumgoers by name. The GIRL didn't. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity Ensued]]. * This Troper is an admitted male. Of course, his normal Internet Nickname ends in -a (which is commonly seen as a feminine ending), and likes catgirl avatars. People won't stop telling him he's a girl. * This troper (No links, it's a secret) RP's a girl on a Kim Possible board with "official RP'ers" for characters. So far, over 1 and a half years, nobody suspects I'm a guy. [[JustifiedTrope Of course, the character is an alien...]] * Played for drama (inasmuch as an Internet trope can be) on a forum this troper once frequented. A fellow this troper knew, despite having a masculine username, [[RealMenWearPink liked such things as]] fluffy {{Shoujo}} romances, extra-{{kawaii}} anime such as ''ALittleSnowFairySugar'' and ''PrincessTutu,'' and other traditionally "girly" things to the point where he pretended to be female for some time, due to the honest belief that he would be derided by the forum for being unmanly. He confided this fact to a few friends only. When he "came out?" Not only did people get mad at him for concealing his identity (which was to be expected), but he was... derided by all the male forumgoers for being a "pink-loving wuss" who needed to "grow a pair and stop liking that girl stuff." Oh boy... ** * sigh* We're not allowed to like cute things? OTL * One user over at {{GameFAQs}} (more specifically, the ''Pokemon Emerald'' board) pulled this off successfully for over a YEAR (very convincingly, I might add), until revealing himself in July 2007 (I was actually away at another board at the time, so I didn't find out until a few months later). To any GFAQs regulars: does the name "abbyhitter" ring a bell? ** Example of a (much) less successful {{GameFAQs}} user: sometime in early 2008, a user on the ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' board posted a

topic claiming to be a girl who was obsessed with Ike, calling the other users "you silly boys". Sounds believable, right? Not when the user's screenname was DanielDecadence. Nearly everyone else in the topic pointed this out by posting the reply "Nice try, '''Daniel'''." {{Memetic mutation}} ensued. * This was inverted on a fan forum dedicated to ''TheMatrix'' that I used to frequent. A woman started posting under a male identity (unknown to most users), then eventually joined the forum as herself, but continued to post (and even roleplay on the local forum RPG) under both nicknames. Eventually "he" became an administrator, but I suspected something was amiss long before TheReveal, given that "he" was conspicuously absent from all real-life administration meetings while she was present, and not much was known about him, not even his real name, while the other administrators were quite open about their names and appearance - not to mention how he was gushing over her when she first joined). Finally, the administrators revealed the deception, causing some users to leave in disgust. * Completely subverted by a boy this troper know. He used a female persona, not only on message boards, but social networks as well, but wasn't a troll and is very androgynous, at the point of using HIS OWN PHOTOS and pulled this off successfully for six YEARS, since he was 11. He revealed himself as a homosexual boy with very low self-steem, and everyone accepted him back. He made various new friends since then. * This troper's ex-boyfriend used to do this all the time. Every single Internet persona of his she knew was female, both in appearance and in demeanor. He used to receive several friend requests due to his simply being a (way too girly) girl. * [[DaNuke Da_Nuke]] always asks for "timestamps" whenever he meets a girl in a forum. Many GIRL ploys have been foiled this way. * [[{{Indefatigable}} This female-in-real-life troper]], while playing a female character in an MMORPG, was continually harassed in a sexual manner by a male player. She got rid of him by asking "dude, what makes you think I'm actually a girl?" ** [[MightyJAK This male troper]] has had to use that line from time to time while playing a female character too. Unfortunately, the [[DroppedABridgetOnHim bridget drop]] occasionally backfires when the StalkerWithACrush replies "I don't mind pretending". * shivers* * This troper's friend (male) always plays female characters in [=MMORPGs=]. He does it for the free gifts (weapons, armor, currency, etc.) male players give as part of their flirting act. I believed that it would happen periodically, but I never realized the sheer volume of stuff he'd get from "suitors" until I saw it happen firsthand. ** This troper tried the whole "flirt for free stuff" * once* and was so put off by the creepy that I never tried it again. How do women put up with this in real life? *** [[SamusIsAGirl Like]] [[TomboyishName this.]] * [[{{Nomic}} This troper]] always assumes that any female character (or male one, for the matter) is played by a guy. He does know a lot of female players, the guild he's in World Of Warcraft has a very high amount of females among the active members. He usually plays male characters, but has played a few female ones as well (depending which

gender better suits the character). He never pretends to be a girl online though. Although he also won't tell his real gender unless somebody specifically asks. * This Troper has been on the internet long enough to know that on the internet, everyone is male until proven innocent. This does not mean he won't take advantage of others not knowing that(hey, in [=WoW=] the way the camera works means I'm gonna be staring at my characters ass all day. May as well make it a nice one.) though he doesn't break peoples minds often. The leader of this troper's guild is a human mage named Guyinadress. The player's no guy, and it is awesome talking about the guild with the couple of RL friends who are also in it. "Guy's problem is that, when she's got Shred tanking, she gets too aggressive for her own good. Then the RNG tries to kill her" "You do realize how weird that sounds?" "Only if you're thinking like a normal person and not an Interneter." * [[JethroQWalrustitty This Troper's]] friend does this to troll guys online, while TT's one online buddy actually wrote a guide on how to believeably pretend to be female online. * This Troper has a tendency to assume that everybody is the same gender as their character in [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]]s (though I know it's often not true). So naturally I thought of my guild leader on WorldOfWarcraft as a girl... until "she" referred to another character as his wife. Oops. There was also an inversion with my female friend that led to an amusing conversation on why girls would play male blood elves. * [[DarkInsanity13 This troper]] was once accused of this as well as being a ClosetPervert in a particularly ugly flame war between herself and two other (reportedly female) users. It was at that point she decided there was no use arguing over it anymore and gave up (subsequently, they did too...which she found oddly suspicious). On the other hand, her avatar in GaiaOnline has been mistaken for male once or twice, and she wouldn't be surprised if people assumed she was therefore male also. They were surprised when she corrected them. Maybe she just has a very gender neutral way of speaking... * [[RedSavant This (male) Troper]]'s main character in World of Warcraft is a female Tauren. Subverted, I guess, in that everyone seems shocked the first time we meet 'physically' and not over guild chat. * [[DokEnkephalin This troper]] has had a reliably good track record detecting GIRLs (but possibly not perfect), and anytime I've confided that I suspected, it's always come back to me that it was confirmed. But I don't get hung up on it really; RL is irrelevant to good RP, and if the RP sucks it doesn't matter what their gender is anyway, so I simply treat them as the character they present. One girl confessed when it was too soon for me to tell that she was actually pre-op transexual, and yet I couldn't see her as anything other than a girl, nor could my gf at the time, who she also confessed to. Not once did she register on our radars as a GIRL, so maybe she really was a woman trapped in a man's body. I later met her irl and she certainly looked, moved and most importantly ''smelled'' like a woman. ** Awww, that's heartwarming.

** So, like, what, you sniffed her? * This heterosexual female troper has a tendency to role play as male characters online, which has led to some interesting situations. Her OOC chatter is usually non-gender specific, as she generally doesn't talk in a stereotypically feminine manner in real life. However, if other players seem to think she's a guy, she hates to tell them otherwise, as it might ruin the way they view the character, so she just goes along with it, and is role-playing even when out of character. She was once in a group where another player's female gender was called into question, but nobody suspected this troper of being anything but male. * LittleSerge has a confession to make: I am actually a girl in real life! ** ... No, not really. I just said that for the lulz. ^_^. But, in all seriousness, I chose a female character in a DragonBall RP, just because I could. And because the human females look cool. And because I can ask for help without being called a N00b... * This Troper can attest to the fact that this behavior is not limited to the internet. It's particularly awkward when you can see the player who is hitting on your female character. * [[@/BonsaiForest This troper]]'s younger brother, when he was 9, played a female character in an MMORPG just for the free stuff people would give "her". Yes, 9 and he already learned the joys of sexism. Eventually, people befriended the GIRL, and my brother kept up the act, saying "she" was 15 in real life. One of "her" friends in the game asked the GIRL for a picture of "herself" in real life. I didn't find any of this out until my brother started looking through my list of high school pictures given to me by actual girls to find one to send to the guy so he could keep up the charade. Suffice to say that our parents had a long talk with him about this afterward. * {{Marlowe}} I once belonged to one community where for totally innocent reasons, I used Gaz from Invader Zim as my avatar and using the name "TokyoRose". Said name was a WWII reference but nobody got that, I chose it simply because of the sound. I honestly didn't think too much about it. About a month in I noticed that people were talking about me in feminine pronouns. They also seemed a little more...concerned for my health and welfare than normal. This seemed funny at first, and I didn't correct them. I slowly became hideously embarrassed at the thought I was tricking these people about who I was, but felt that coming clean after I'd let it ride for weeks would be even worse. I eventually just stopped visiting completely. * This (male) Troper plays a female character in WorldOfWarcraft. One time I was grouped with a random player and we got to talking about our guilds. I mentioned that the only other major members of my guild were my roommate and his girlfriend. They seemed baffled that I was okay with the 'roommate has a girlfriend' thing. It took me a while to realize that this was because he assumed I was female IRL and that I must be attracted to my roommate. The best part came when I informed him that I was actually a dude, at which point he [[MistakenForGay assumed I was gay]]. * This troper is female, but once registered on one website as a male for roleplaying purposes. When talking OOC on non-roleplay threads,

she often received large numbers of [=PMs=] from girls who thought it was extremely weird that a guy admitted to liking music and literature that is typically only supposed to be liked by girls. x.x * One particularly {{Main/Squick}}y example: [[http://www.thejhohcableshow.com/projectmegan1/ Project Megan]]. ThisTroper once was a member of the [=USENET=] newsgroup that was trolled (but left before this particular incident) and was ''not amused'' when he heard about it. ** This Troperette clicked the link. While she did not delve too far, she agrees with you. That's just sick. * This male troper usually tries to have equal numbers of male and female characters in roleplays. He also has a female alter-ego which he uses to sign onto websites he doesn't want to get e-mails from, but is usually too nervous to actually pretend to be a real girl for very long. * Perplexing instance: This troper met one of her friends through an online forum and assumed that due to the female-sounding username, the fashion sense, the adorable avatar and the buckets of sexy snark that they would either be a pleasantly feminine straight guy who * liked* the GIRL effect, or a [[TheSnarkKnight SnarkKnight]] Gothic Lolita. When more evidence developed against this case, I conceded that they were at ''least'' a bisexual crossdresser, albeit one with a wicked sense of humour. Not quite. Last check, this friend identifies as an androgyne and is predominantly interested in women. (However, I myself have been a victim of GIRL syndrome before, being female but with a tendency to roleplay exclusively as male characters and express stereotypically "male" interests like stealth games). * Inverted: On a YoungWizards forum, I was mistaken for a guy several times because of my username, which included the word "Wizard". Despite this term applying to both males and females in the books, people were repeatedly surprised when I'd show up in chats and be greeted with "hey gurl wassup lol!1". One (somewhat chauvinistic) guy even capslock-yelled at people for "insulting my masculinity" - I was too timid to speak up until said "defender" had finished his rant. I never realized that I sound like a man on the Internet - weird... * Inverted with [[{{Azvolrien}} me]] on WorldOfWarcraft: ''I'm'' female, but all of my characters in the game are male. I never really made a secret of it, but my old guild was very surprised when I mentioned my real gender in passing. * [[{{Night}} This Troper]] notes that the majority of the convincing females he encounters online usually identify themselves as males who intend to seek a gender change. Is there a trope for Future Subversion? * There was a major meltdown on a RPG game company forums a few years back. Two regular posters were a lesbian couple, and if you followed their photo links a very attractive couple at that. Though, the photos were always of one or the other, there was never a photo of them as a couple. Someone got suspicious and traced those photos, which turned out to be porn promo shots. Yep, the "ladies" were both sockpuppets for a male. It might have stopped with mocking ... but right before "they" were outed on the board, he had used one of his female personas to ask for the RL address and contact info for an underaged and

confirmed-female poster, ''and gotten it''. ** This was HERO Games, right? I was also there, and it was nasty. ItGotWorse a year or so later when the "couple" returned to the forums, were flamed in a rage for a day by the forumites... and then TheReveal: ''it was the forum mods who did it'' [[DudeNotFunny as a joke]]. (That is, the forum mods did it the second time around.) This despite the fury and genuine hurt it'd caused before. And when some forum members complained, they were basically told, "It's the Internet, you should have expected to be tricked, you dumbasses." * Multiverted to some degree with this troper. Male in real life and plays a male char in AirRivals (not that it matters much, but anyway). This troper managed to keep his gender ambiguous enough for someone to latch onto me thinking I'm a girl. After some time pulling his leg, I outed myself. Surprisingly, he thought ''I was actually a girl IRL and is only outing myself as a guy to fit in more''. It took several more days and reassurances (without showing anything, mind you >.>) for him to get over it. ** Not long after, this troper's friend also plays AR. Now his demeanor is very sweet aside from his occasional cursing; so sweet that most thinks he's a girl (he plays the most {{stripperiffic}} female char in the game). The real gem? The same guy mentioned above was hitting on him ''the very same day he logs in for the first time''. To be fair, he was trying to play it out before outing himself that very day. *** And the best thing is now that this troper successfully and still is actively retconning any of this troper's friend's attempts to out himself as a male, so his identity is now perpetually stuck as a girl in-game, other players flirting with him and whatnot ^_^ * In an interesting twist, [[DesertDragon this editor's]] former coworker wasn't into video games much, but a fun thing she would do with her boyfriend was use the headset while he played ''{{Halo}}'', and taunt players during the match, making them think they were beaten by a girl. This editor himself plays the trope straight in MMO's without even trying. Whenever his guild talks about relationships, he naturally chimes in about the guys he's dating, leading guildmates to believe this editor is the fabled GamerChick. It was almost sad to break their hearts. ** This female troper is terrible at Halo but always wants to use the headset when her male friends are playing, and does the same thing. She was taunting some asshole guys in her best {{Moe}} voice about being "beaten by a girl" but accidentally made a reference to the actual player being male, and shouted the immortal exclamation: "Oh, shit, I forgot I was supposed to be a girl..." * This Troper is a 19 year old bisexual female. (No, really. No, * really!* ). Needless to say, I have great fun telling sketchy folk in chats that, and watching them run away in fear. * [[{{Kerrah}} This troper]] never tried to pose as a woman on a certain forum, but everyone assumed he was a girl because his username rhymed with "Hannah". When he corrected the misunderstanding, he was accused of GIRL-ing. * For some reason, players on Ragnarok Online (or at least, the free server this troper used to play on) just... assumed that people would

be playing characters that were the same gender as they were in real life. This troper signed up with a male account based on the fact that the costumes for male characters were nicer, and due to hanging about a few close friends in the game world who all used female avatars, was constantly mistaken for their boyfriend and actually had a few players hitting on 'him'. More of a case of Girl In Real Life, I guess. * Subverted a bit with this dude that belonged to this {{Sonic the Hedgehog}} roleplay I used to belong to. It had an overload of {{Cerebus Syndrome}} and {{Mary Sue}} characters, lol. Anyways, he pretended to be a girl and played a female character, but never flirted with any male player and apparently never attracted any. A GM, he eventually quit and at the same time outed himself. He did some {{straw feminist}} rant about how he felt girls were better or some crap like that. He eventually returned as a male. He remained one of the more popular roleplayers, if only for his apparent {{wangst}}. Newer players saw it as {{snark bait}}, including this troper, but it was all good. * [[{{Filby}} This male editor]] has roleplayed female characters in online text-based games a few times (and not terribly well, I admit), though I've never deliberately concealed my real gender. * this troper tends to be accused of being a GIRL, even tho she's physically female. for some reason people just tend to assume she's a gay or bi male even when she's using a girlish nickname or avatar. * This troper has tried to play female characters various times, but due to the fact I can't seem to wrap my head around them, it never works out. * A few years ago, this troper signed up for an RPG forum. He used a gender-neutral username and referred to himself by male pronouns. For some reason all the board's females always referred to him as a she, even after being corrected. A later mini-roleplay session also involved his character being gender swapped into a girl. Is the internet trying to tell me something? * This (male) troper was on a web site for people whose pets have died. The custom was to have user names based on the pet's name. One user assumed from my user name and polite-to-a-fault demeanor that I was a female. The kicker? We're now married. * On a website with forums and chatrooms, I created an extra username based on my dog. Despite putting her picture in the profile, selecting an age of about 3 and listing some very dog-like hobbies and interests, I got a lot more Hi's in private chats than usual... * This troper had a girl named Lauren invert this on him. Apparently, she always suspected he was a girl since she considered him far too emotional (and suicidal) for any teenage boy his age. The suspicions were revealed when she talked about how "-ko", the last two letters of his screenname, is a Japanese feminine suffix meaning "female child". She would have told him to go kill himself instead of helping him out because she thought he was a girl and that females take that as "nobody wants me around" instead of "time to stop being a wuss". This troper is going along with it now and claims that he switched all the names he told her about. * This troper, in an IRC channel, came across a user with a GenderBlenderName and used female pronouns to address "her"self in the

third person who was hitting on him, even moreso after he posted his picture in the channel. Imagine his surprise when he called said user on Skype and found out that "she" was a "he." * This troper is one of them in {{MMORPG}}s all the time, mostly because it makes it easier to take advantage of people. It's not particularly hard to fool people either, just try to be nice and put emotes/smilies at the end of everything you say. * A member of a forum, this troper used to be a regular at, often claimed to be a 15 year old girl, to the point where people started to jokingly suggest that he/she is an undercover FBI agent trying to catch pedophiles. Wether this person really was a girl or not, was never revealed, to the best of this troper's knowledge. However, he/she turned out to be a fan of {{Flipside}}, when this troper brought that comic up, despite his/her earlier protests against posting or linking to mature content, with exclamations of "Hey, I'm only 15! Keep that in mind." * This female Troper has been accused of being GIRL while playing ''TeamFortress2''. A male friend, who was actually in the same room as me at the time, referred to me as "she" while talking strategy with other players, resulting in many cries of "GIRL stands for Guy In Real Life!" from anyone else who had a mic. In order to quiet the other players, I had to get on my friend's mic and explain that yes, occasionally a girl will show up on the Internet. * When a bit younger, [[{{Maniette}} this troper's]] username included the name Benny, a ShoutOut to Captain Underpants. I used this username on the KingdomOfLoathing forums, and was constantly being mistaken for male. I would tell people my username, and whoever was online knew my gender and corrected those who didn't know. * In a strange twish (Or not that strange after all the tales I've seen here) I found myself in similar yet different situation: As a guy, I'm in the majority in all the websites I visit, with the notable exception of writting/fanfiction sites, where I have to carry a picture of myself to proof I'm a dude. * On the other hand, this troper makes a habit of letting people assume she's a guy, since her opinions seem to get a lot more respect that way. When stumbling into discussions of sexism, gets extra objectivity points for being a guy and feels like a cheater. * All the RPG's I've played (not that many) have had me as a female char. Same goes for games like The Sims 2, where I play lesbian couples almost exclusively (and myself, who shared the bed with 7 Sims, both male and female...). When my brother and his friends rolled a char for me to play D&D with them, I was disappointed to see it wasn't a female... * Most of the players' genders are known in my WoW guild. However one player has (intentionally) become the source of a running joke by refusing to disclose his/her gender, post any pictures or talk in voice chat. In fact it was made worse when he/she finally decided to tell us, and revealed him/herself to be... a hermaphrodite. Right... ** Are you in my old guild? ** Something very similar happened on a WarriorCats RP forum this troper frequents. One player signed up with a 'male' gender, then some time later made a comment about being dumped by their boyfriend. Admin

replied 'I thought you were a guy?' (of course, this site has a pretty high LGBT userbase, including [[Tropers/{{Morgie}} this troper herself]]). The user replied 'no, I'm a girl, I'm just using my current fursona's gender as my gender indicator'. (They were the other furry on the site.) Fursona changed shortly after, gender became 'female' and we all ignored it for a while...except the fact that everyone would constantly refer to the user as 'he'. Eventually driven crazy by all of this, I asked the user...who was apparently a hermaphrodite. Not long after that, the user in question got permabanned for constantly stirring up drama. I had their MSN, so we talked over that and they showed me the site Furry 4 Life. I joined shortly afterwards, ran to that user's page, found their sexual orientation listed as 'gay' (generally not a gender-neutral term), decided 'eh, it could just be the fursona...'. A while later, the user started doing a webshow, and the appearance and voice of them in that was definitely male. I'm currently flitting between 'male' and 'maleidentifying herm' for his/hir gender, but really, we haven't been in touch for a while, so I'm not sure why I obsess over it so much. * Slight subversion over here -- Ryo Hoshi and {{Mystery Otaku}} of AFF.Net cannot be told enough that they are males until one gets to know them. This might be because Ryo Hoshi enjoys her mind games and doesn't tend to correct people when they confuse her for a male. Mystery Otaku mostly gets it for her extreme love of Les Yay and the fact she geeks out about Victorian mystery short stories and novels without mentioning the slash -- she finds HolmesWatson squicktastic -and generally pointing out character development...then they discover she is Heart of Perpetual Ice on FF.Net and things just get interesting from there. Especially when you know that Ryo Hoshi and Mystery Otaku are a bit of an item. To clarify: They both insist they are girls. People don't believe them. ** It's happened to Ryo in person -- despite [[MostCommonSuperpower obvious anatomical hints.]] *** It seriously confuses this troper to no end, who has seen the hints in question (they are big.) * This girl troper inverts it and subverts it. She's a girl in real life, while online plays a boy thats playing a girl. Its really fun. She also, {{In Real Life}}, dresses as a boy dressing as a girl for a part time gig at a local club. its awesome. * This male troper pulled this on some online friends of his as an April Fool's Joke. He was telling a (true) story about playing an April Fool's Joke on his boyfriend. When his friends asked if he really had a boyfriend, he said yes. He also said 'Wait, do you think I'm gay?' And they got the idea pretty quickly. Then this troper turned the tables and revealed that he was, in fact, gay, and not a girl. It was pretty fun. * This troper has a female alt on MitadakeHigh in order to play when there are too many male players. (the game has a goddamn gender limit). I keep making jokes about how I hate wearing skirts, but because of the way the game works, once I'm actually ingame nobody realizes until the end or they're dead. Leading to another (obviously male playing as female) person attempting to start a lesbian relationship with me.

--> Per(vert/son): "Lol I had lesbian sex in bathroom" --> Me: "Aha... Not quite." * [[AXavierB This troper]] started invoking this trope today with an alternate forum account. * This Troper's friend inverted this because she had a boy character on an MMO. Somehow everyone in her guild came to believe she was a "he" and was often asked to play "his" girl character for whatever reason. When she left for camp she Dropped a Bridget on them by revealing he was in fact a she. (with some backup from real life friends) * In his days of playing PhantasyStarOnline, a game where your character class determined your character's gender, this troper inexplicably was mistaken for a girl quite often, just because he was playing a female class. Tired of this constant assumption, I just decided to play along one time. After a while, I just told the guy I was a guy and was just screwing with him. He disbelieved me demanding that I call him up to prove that I wasn't a girl. Fortunately, he left before I got tired of making fun of his lunacy. * inverted with this troper at first. I had a friend tell me He thought I was "an annoying girl" when we first met on a forum, and after that... Played straight 'cause I wanted to see how many people I could fool. * inverted by this troper. She often plays male characters in [=RPG=]s, and sometimes people assume she's a boy. [[ForTheEvulz She doesn't always correct them.]] * When this troper first did a ''WorldOfWarcraft'' instance with some of his guild, he was unable to recognize the different voices of his guild mates except for one woman, "Krisi"...or so he thought. It turns out Krisi was actually male, and the female voice was from a user I ''thought'' was male. * This troper doesn't tend to do this actively, but has started purposefully keeping his gender ambiguous (unless directly asked, but nobody asks) on a forum he moderates, purely to confuse the new members. This all started after I managed to accomplish being a GIRL by total accident. The [[{{Aria}} Akari]] avatar probably helped... * My friend plays a female character on Pangya, but doesn't overly hide his gender, upon a guy joining his game, he is greeted with the Immortal chat up line "Nice legs", to which my friend responds: "Thanks, there's a nice cock n balls at the top of 'em" ** lol! That is an amazing response * Inverted by this troper under a different screen name on three different forums, PSN, Steam, and Xbox LIVE, for almost three years and ongoing since they were thirteen. Nobody has suspected a thing. Well, to be honest they've never actually stated their gender. Maybe people seem to just go by the whole 'if they seem gender neutral they must be male' or 'if they're geeky they're male' idea. 'He' doesn't bother to correct them and has no intention of doing so now. Maybe it's the username... After all it was a parody akin to Testosterone Poisoning. * [[DistaffCounterpart Gender inverted]] for [[MmmKay this troper]]. I once played under the name of [[{{Thunderbirds}} Scott Tracy]] in [[http://www.maidmarian.com/ClubMarian.htm a tropical island chat

game]], but while everyone chatted about ''relationships'' and such, I tried to break the ice by talking about television shows... needless to say... -->'''Person:''' "Shut up, Scott Tracy!" ** Never thought I'd hear ''that'' sort of thing. * All too often, ThisTroper gets mistaken for a girl online. I don't even try to act female, but just pointing out stereotypes in males and calling out guys in an otherwise one sided debate labels you as a girl. This has even occurred when I tried to parodied it with the nick "Manly Man." Let it be known, sarcasm doesn't travel well over the internet. * An interesting case of when not to try to be genre savy: I had been playing on a Ragnarok Online Private Server (RebirthRO) for a short time when I had met a female character who was more advanced at the game then me. She helped me out and we became friends. Some time later we were hanging out on the "Comodo Beach" when her In-Game-Husband popped up. It was all good fun, and quite sappy, till her "husband" revealed himself to be stupid enough to ask her if she was really a girl....... * I like Omegle, but I'm not fond of the perverted people who troll there wanting "webcam/pix/cybersex", so when they ask for my asl, instead of giving my real age and gender (which is 19 & Female) I say I'm 17 and Male, thus being no longer interesting to guys, and too young for girls. It usually works well, I sometimes forget what I was pretending to be and make slips (refer to college homework, refering reflexively as a girl, etc.) but most times the people understand why if they ask me about it. * [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper]], while he does play as a female character in online games, he's only managed to pull off being a GIRL in {{MapleStory}}. Thanks in part to GenderNeutralWriting and playing as a female Archer, I've had many people just give me items without a 2nd though (Not that I want the items, though I gladly accept them) and even had one player hitting on me once, though it was cut short when the ship we where on arrived at it's destination; denying me the chance of getting to [[DroppedABridgetOnHim drop a Bridget]] on someone. * PlayedWith by this troper. While I never do it intentionally, nor do I play more female characters than male, inevitably, my tendancy to RolePlay (and very well I might add) will lead to this. To an extent that I am often freaked out and question my sexuality. It is still firmly Straight. * Oddly enough, this happens to me. Even when I go by my real name, people STILL confuse me as being a guy pretending to be a girl and NOT an actual 15-year-old girl. Sometimes it's revered. I don't know, maybe I use gender-neutral typing? Admittedly, I do like a lot of things that people consider male-ish, like Guitar Hero, metal music, Doctor Who and Wrestling, and I'm more than a little geeky, but it really doesn't make sense when I post pictures for proof and people think I'm extremely bishouen with very pretty hair and eyes and COMPLETELY ignore the G-cups. That might not be their fault though, most of my wardrobe is black where I never have to worry about matching clothes.

** In another interesting example, I have a rockstar character that I roleplay with every now and then, and he's very, very pretty. And despite being paired with one of my girl [=OCs=], people tend to mistake him for this A LOT. Maybe it's because he wears a lot of black and rainbows? Hell, even I'VE done it and accidentally referred to him as a lesbian at one point. It also doesn't help that my sister drew and I colored a picture of him and one of his very bishie band-mates in Mermaid Melody idol drag. There was even one RP where he was going to STRIP to prove he was a guy. Everyone stopped calling him a girl real fast after that. *** OMG, [[BuxomIsBetter G-cups]]!!! You're kidding!!! I think [[StreetFighter C.Viper]] can relate to your case. * [[{{Joerc45}} This troper]] can relate, I always pick female characters in every game I play. When this troper picked up his copy of {{Dragon Age}}, I created a female mage. His cousin's reaction was "Oh here he goes, picking the chicks again"! {{Hilarity Ensues}}. * This Troper is a female administrator of a gaming forum. Despite the female sounding name, and the fact that i had coloured my own username pink, I have still occaisionally been mistaken for male. There was another forum I am a member of, and there was a member who told everyone he was female, and he was actually male. * This Troper has been accused of using this trope. It was actually the first time I had ever herd of the trope and was rather confused about the question. * This troper has used her real first name as a username, only to have people read it as [[GenderBlenderName "Michael A."]] and then insist that she is, in fact, a dude. It doesn't help that her current online handle is [[KingArthur "savagedamsel"]], which is kind of {{GIRL}}-y. * In some sort of weird example, this Troper never claimed to be a girl, and in fact never said anything about his gender at all, to a group of friends. And then he mentioned shaving his beard off, and people were confused because they thought he was a girl. * [[{{emmens}} this troper]] had this pulled on him and inverted on him in the same experience, the story is I was on a chat site and was talking with a girl, we were very friendly with eachother, then I made a joke about something on a blog (it was an inside joke) Turns out this chick was acually a {{GIRL}} (a gay transmale at that too) and went off at me about being very gullible and beleiving everything I'm told on the internet([[{{humansarebastards}} which given what I've learned here it now seems like I pretty much deserved it]]) needless to say [[{{understatement}} I was a bit upset]] a few months later I met the guy again, on much better terms, and so we became friends again...[[{{bitheway}} which lead to me developing a crush on him]] turns out he had feeling for me as well....there was a bit of a problem, turns out the 20 something {{GIRL}} was actually a full blooded period having 16 year old girl, she is now my girlfriend. ** o-o Girl who claims to be GIRL whose target has crush on her despite her claiming her to be he? Thats... Epic. And good story material to boot. *** It's practically [[TwelfthNight Shakespearean]]! * This troper fell for a G.I.R.L. after we talked for a few months. The person knew what was going on, yet they still told me the truth.

Needless to say, I was heartbroken as no girl ever showed interest in me before. And still didn't. * On Yahoo!Answers, I've been mistaken for a man several times. It doesn't help that I speak like a man sometimes in real life. I've even been mistaken for a boy one time because I wore a man's shirt that made me look flat chested. * ThisTroper plays WoW and identifies as female, however, is transgendered. Anyone on vent who complaines is immediatly kicked and blacklisted. Love my freinds ^^ * This Troper (male in real life) was playing a snakewoman on a MUSH once. Now, this isn't odd, but one female geisha-type who she was flirting with asked me (OOC) "Are you a guy in real life? Because if you're a guy you play women really well." I asked her "How did you guess?" "I didn't." Turns out another player (who I'd spilled the beans to) passed the info on anyway. [[BiTheWay Not that the geisha's player minded]], of course. * Inverted with [[{{ThaliaAerith}} this troper]] who is frequently mistaken for a guy on {{Omegle}}, even after she admits that she's a girl. It doesn't help that she apparently has masculine mannerisms and is the minority gender on most of the sites that she visits. She also has masculine interests. She also pretends to be a 60-year-old guy from India named Bhooma on {{Omegle}}. In fact, whenever she's asked asl there, her answer is male (but my answer to asl is always a lie), but sometimes, she gives away her true gender. * I once tried to see how long I could keep up a female persona before people caught on, but only posted one message before forgetting the username and e-mail address of the account. I would try again, but I don't really feel like making a whole new e-mail address just to eventually destroy it after everyone realizes I'm not a female. * This Troper has a friend had a friend who was female but joined a forum pretending to be male * ThisTroper joined LiveJournal to participate in the most popular community for a new fandom, had a twitter and a fanfiction.net account. No-one realised I was a guy, and it took nearly 4 months (not deliberate btw) until I made a post that indicated I was a guy. This lead to about 15 different "You're a guy!!!" comments. * ThisTroper keeps an account on DeviantArt to show my cosplay photos on. I've never hidden the fact that I'm a girl, but because I always ends up cosplaying guys (the girls are annoying on the animes I watch!) everyone ends up thinking I'm a boy. Usually comments go "You, sir/dude/man, are awesome", with a correction five minutes later going "Sorry, I didn't know you were a girl." Ah well. Successful cosplay, I suppose! * Whenever another internet denizen sees this troper's rather masculine picture, (hairy, unibrow, wide shouldered), they assume that This troper is a GIRL, not an unfortunate transsexual. It doesn't help that this troper doesn't follow others assumptions that transwomen like dudes, that somehow all transsexuals are male to female and are androphilic. Sorry, Beserk Button. * This troper concurs, unless this troper somehow aqquired alchohal despite being under-age and made this post drunk... though this troper bets you're taller.

* This troper has a few of those in forums and porn video sites, just so he can freak some people out when someone with a girly nickname comments on how she liked some hardcore porn. * This (male) troper once had people flirting with me on RuneScape when he had to [[NoManOfWomanBorn temporarily become a female in-game to beat a quest.]] * I'm the opposite; I actually tend to assume that most people on the internet are girls until proven otherwise. * My forum is mostly female, so I presume most new members are female if their usernames arent obvious * This troper tends to play female characters despite being male. This goes for [=RPGs=] in general, and also forum-based RP. Despite always making it abundantly clear he's actually a male (in OOC areas, etc even to the point of posting a picture in the obligatory 'post your picture' thread), people still refer to him as 'she' in OOC areas. Probably attributing the character more than anything, but it just doesn't seem to register. XD * This Troper played a female character in an IRC-based RP and actually ended up becoming really good friends with one of the roleplays resident lesbians, who thought he was a girl too. He actually worried about it for a good while, thinking she might get the wrong idea since their characters were romantically involved. But it actually turned out for the best, and they're still good friends to this day. * When playing Combat Arms, I'm sometimes asked "are you a chick?", perhaps because I type in complete sentences while playing the game. * Despite not trying to hide my gender (I basically just say nothing until I feel compelled to explain), ThisTroper routinely gets mistaken for female online. This is excusable though, as my personality is something akin to a GenkiGirl / Fangirl , and my usual forum handle is fairly non-indicative; so getting mistaken isn't really too surprising. What's been interesting though, is how differently people treat you when they assume you're female. I mean seriously, the difference is... weird; and creepy as all get-out. Spontaneous gifts, offers of powerleveling, guild invites, and... then if you politely turn them down some people get REALLY huffy about it. (It's no wonder most female players ThisTroper knows play male characters). Course many years ago I did, for a brief time (a couple weeks), experiment with actual G.I.R.L.-iness - and met the inversion of this trope... a real life woman playing a male character and intentionally passing herself off as male. (This was long before VoIP was 'normal' for games too). Given the above, I didn't blame her; but it was interesting to see it goes both ways. * This troper can pass as male or female on online chatsites, as long as it has no pictures, as this troper commented above, this troper have wide shoulders, a unibrow, and hair everywhere... in games this troper is very pleased to actually "look" female and pass (sad, isn't it?) * This male troper plays mostly male characters on CityOfHeroes, but I have a few females that I play regularly to sort of balance the mix. From my personal experience, CoH players don't make much issue over gender, as most are more concerned about balancing powers in a team

than the aesthetics of their characters. However, I tend to think MostFanficWritersAreGirls, unless proven otherwise, which is odd, since my main fandom is ''{{Bionicle}}'' which has an unusually high number of guys in it. * [[KickingK This troper]] has been mistaken for a guy on LiveJournal, which she thinks is quite talented. She didn't pick her username or avatar to be androgynous, but apparently they work that way. She has a deliberately cutesy avatar on Ravelry, the knitting/crochet community, in order to avoid this, but then found that on Rav it's assumed you're female unless you say otherwise frequently. Even if you have a male photo in your avatar. * On DCNation we got a player who came aboard and started playing a jaw-droppingly good WonderWoman. On the Marvel game, the same player picked up Venus from AgentsOfAtlas. In chat, the player frequently commented about being in beautician's school and about the annoyances of makeup. Then, my sister and the player were talking about the original ComicBook/TeenTitans line-up and what it could have been like for Troia to grow up around so many boys. Yup, turned out said player was a guy, and just shy of CampGay. ** The incident that ultimately helped to break DC Nation off from JLA Watchtower involved this trope and one of the mod team at the time, though it was hardly the main thing which caused the problems. * [[{{Tropers/Kadorhal}} I]] recently joined a Steam group for fans of ''{{Touhou}}'', and over the months since then I've met multiple people who use names of characters from that series. To my knowledge, only two of the ones I've met are actually female. * An odd twist here: I'm a male, and the website I visit the most is a place for amateur writers, and most of the members come from fanfic communities, trying to move to their own original stories; Because of [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls certain trope]], there is a HUGE number of female writers for every male one (about 85% I would say) and most of users (including me, to be honest) just assume that every writer you make contact is a girl unless they point out the opposite. I have to carry a photo or something to actually proof that I am man... * My brother, rather hilariously, signed up accidentally for an MMORPG as a girl. He'd never heard of the game, and assumed it was just some flash adventure game, so he used the name and likeness of a female anime character he liked just for kicks. Stumbling upon all the other players woke him up pretty quick - and it made him act more noobish than he normally would. ...Then he started getting flirted with. He was sort of freaked out, but let it happen because the guy was giving him free stuff and being nice when he asked for help. It seems being a girl noob is a lot more forgiving. Still, he switched servers when the guy wanted to be his boyfriend. * This troper used to hang out on the video game and fanboy forums that most people imagine when this trope comes into play. Then I joined a forum devoted to an animated series with a larger shipping crowd (not the reason I like it), and slowly came to realize I had stumbled onto one of the fabled female havens of the internet. *They* assumed *I* was a girl, without my realizing it, and when I let slip enough clues, it turned out to be a big bombshell revelation. Even today, three years later, newer members are always surprised when they

stumble on the truth, and the other old-timers get a kick out revealing it. "Loopy's a boy?!" is practically a meme of its own on the forum, at this point. * This Troper is another inversion: I don't really like attention being drawn to myself, so I usually pretend I'm a heterosexual male or at the very least keeps the gender ambiguous so attention isn't drawn to the fact that I am a girl that likes girls. And really, because of this trope, its stupidly easy lie to maintain. * Subversion with this Troper. You'd think the commentary about FanFic would give me away... * This Tropes used both male and female [=PCs=] and still had his whole MMORPG guild believing he was a girl by just being himself and not even trying to hide it. One of the actual female players figured it was due to me being sensible and not behaving like a vulgar jerkass... * On the official Nintendo forum, NSider, there was a member with the username 0CHUEY0 who led people to believe that he was a girl named Jessica. After the forum closed down, and Chuey made a new forum for our circle of friends on NSider, he eventually revealed that he was in fact a guy. Some people have taken to referring to Chuey as an "it" since the revelation. * I also inverted this for a number of years, posing as a guy due to self-esteem issues. Over time, my alter-ego fell in with a few fandoms, blogged about his (partially fictional) life and wrote a bit of fanfic on the side. After arriving at college, I lost these issues and completely abandoned the act without telling anyone. I still feel guilty about it because there were people in those fandoms who considered him a friend. * This troper gave himself a gender neutral username on the very female-dominated [[{{ptitle2ugbrwb8sjn4}} Fanfiction.net]] with the intention of making people assume he was female without technically lying. My only story on that account is told from the perspective of a female child and I thought if the presumably mostly female readers knew a guy had written it, that would always be in the back of their minds and they wouldn't be able to read it without constantly scrutinizing whether the POV character was either too "guy-like" or too stereotypically girly. So basically I combined this trope with an [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] form of MoustacheDePlume. None of the reviews have referred to me with a pronoun so far, but I'm pretty sure everyone thinks I'm a girl. * This troper calls it Virtual-Crossdressing and does it not out of malice, but because he simply acts more feminine online and he finds it easier when he's "allowed" to act like that. Plus he's been having some gender identification issues lately. >.> * Apparently my writing/drawing style is androgynous enough that I can pass for both. I fit the bill for a GIRL if I neglect to mention my gender. * This troper was in a guild with a G.I.R.L. who was in it for the benefits, while she was playing as a guy, for the clothes. The funny thing was we both were friends IRL, and we've gotten him to crossdress a few times(earning him the nickname 'Pretty Girl') while I'm constantly being mistaken for a guy because of my hair(even while

wearing a dress!) ---Go back to Main/{{GIRL}}. We won't tell... ----

GirlfriendInCanada * Everyone in canada? ** With some exceptions, such as openly gay men and faithfully married men. And single lesbians, I suppose. ** And those with "[[InvertedTrope girlfriends in America]]." ** This troper WAS a girlfriend in Canada. It's complicated. ** What about single men? Or do you think there is [[AllMenArePerverts no such thing]]? * This trope was one male troper's bane for much of high school, because his girlfriend actually did live in Canada. Hilarity ensued when some people took this as a tacit admission of homosexuality! * I think this one soldier's extra-marital lover was from Canada. * Shush* You didn't hear that from me. * In a variant, a common joke on this troper's country back in the late [[TheSeventies Seventies]] to TheEighties, when abroad scolarships were really common, was that [[RichBitch stuck up rich girls]] used the excuse "I have a boyfriend/fianc studying abroad" to avoid suitors in the same vein of the old "IHaveToWashMyHair" excuse, regardless of that boyfriend's existence. * Variation: this troper and a few friends tried to convince another (''very'' sheltered and socially awkward) friend to come to a house party. He tried to get out of it...by saying he had a [[RefugeInAudacity girlfriend in]] ''[[RefugeInAudacity Mongolia.]]'' * There's this guy at this troper's college that everyone jokes is gay. He has recently started bragging (way way too much) that he got laid and has a girlfriend who goes to another college. No one has ever met her and he never shows us any photos of her. * Inverted with this troper's (female) friend, who has a ''boyfriend'' in Canada. * [[DeltaOne This Troper]]'s friend's girlfriend actually ''does'' live in Canada (she's on a year's overseas placement with university). We regularly play the relevant song from AvenueQ at him. It's become something of a BerserkButton. The best part? She's staying in Vancouver. Sadly, her name is not Alberta. * [[HackeySack This Troper]]'s girlfriend lives in Canada. He lives in Canada too. Huh. * This Troper has a friend who apparently has a boyfriend in Canada. [[GenreSavvy Suspicious much]]. * This Lurker's girlfriend does, in fact, live in Canada- but it's alright, since he does as well. * Inverted, a friend of mine eventually started dating a girl I met online. We're the Canadians though, she's form New Jersey. So yeah. * A variation: My sister has a boyfriend in Vermont. For scale, we live in ''Scotland''. ** They wouldn't happen to be Nessie and Champ, would they? * This troper once said she had [[HarryPotter a boyfriend who attended

a british boarding school.]] Never got called on it though! * Oh, if only this were true for me. I love Canadian girls <3. In any case this trope isn't as much of an obvious lie as it was in previous years thanks to the internet. I've known otherwise perfectly normal girls who have boyfriends on the east coast when they are on the west coast, which is extremely frustrating to ponder. * So, is This Troper the only one who will cop to having played this trope completely straight? She was a deeply closeted lesbian in high school who had a "boyfriend in Montana" she pulled out when necessary. He wore glasses and liked to ski. His name was Chad. * [[TheTallOne I'm]] engaged to my friend's cousin. He lives in Canada. * [[OmegaX123 This Canadian troper]], for all of about 6 months last year, had a girlfriend in the US. Now though, he's got one right here in Canada... the other side of Canada... * This Troper ''is'' the girlfriend in Canada. ** And this troper is the ''wife'' in Canada. * This troper suspected that there was something going on between two of his mixed sex group of friends that they weren't telling the others about. They both denied it, but another of the group (who fancied the lad) didn't accept this and thought they were lying, making me have doubts. Some time later the lad came to have a word with me and told me that he was fed up of me spreading rumors that there was something going on between him and the girl (I wasn't, it was someone else) and that this was causing trouble between him and his girlfriend in Cardiff, Wales. The girlfriend in Wales or Scotland is the English version of the girlfriend in Canada. * This troper's fiancee lives in Vancouver (though is not called Alberta). He's taken to adding 'and yes, I do know the song' to any sentence revealing this fact. * This troper had an on-again-off-again girlfriend in Norway, and though we've since split for good and she's in her own relationship with the man she ultimately left me for, they were the best years of my life thus far and I was lucky to meet a girl like her. First love's always one of the best, even if it's a bit rocky. * This troper subverts the trope by having a girlfriend in Norway, but by not denying the gayness of the situation: we're both girls. * ThisTroper ''double'' subverts it. Not only is he openly gay to begin with, but he's Canadian himself and he used to have a boyfriend in the UK. ** Likewise, his best lady friend had a girlfriend in Australia. (They're now married and living up here.) * This trope is the bane of my existence. I am the Boyfriend in Canada, and it doesn't help that my girlfriend is supremely attractive these days. As far as local boys are concerned I totally don't exist. Of course, this is probably more annoying for her as she constantly has to turn down boys who won't stop pestering her. * Not so much subverted as inverted, not so much inverted as Kleinbottled: In those days I was generally seen as a gay man, when I definitely wasn't either a man or gay. I had a girlfriend in Canada, and talked about her, not knowing about this expression or why the news was greeted with smirks. After a time, I got ''that'' confusion

settled, and then in quick succession my doc dropped a bridge on me by diagnosing an intersex condition, and she transitioned to male. The crowning subversion was when I went north to be his bride. * Inverted. My girlfriend is in the US, and I'm in Canada ** Ditto. Fun fact: I am horrified of the long-distance charges when I call her. Of course I only worry after I hang up following one of our lengthy phone-conversations. * This British troper's boyfriend lives in Canada. * Considering the Atlantic Ocean is spreading apart, every year I'm further and further from my girlfriend over in Britain. * This troper lives in Australia, and and her boyfriend lives America. Her friends were told that if she heard one note of 'My Girlfriend Who Lives In Canada', she would punch them. * [[Tropers/{{Bananaquit}} This troper]] also *ahem!* "played it straight" in elementary school by telling friends he had a girlfriend in [[strike:Canada]] a nearby town in the same county. It worked out OK until Mom found out I was lying to my friends. * This Southern-Hemisphere troper had a girlfriend in Canada. She's now his wife. * This British troper was once in a relationship with a girl from Minnesota who identified more with Canada than she did the States. Subverted somewhat in that I never did use this excuse, or anything resembling it - I honestly kept the whole thing a closely guarded secret. ** Was this girls nickname Franny by any chance? * This troper lives in the Philippines; the boyfriend is in Australia. Some of his friends were worrying he was gay, he having minimal to no interest in girls... till they finally met me. ** Ana, is that you? * This troper is Canadian, lives in Hungary, and met his Canadian girlfriend in Paris over the summer... Cue jokes and disbelief once I told my friends about my Canadian girlfriend until I showed them her Facebook profile. * This troper ''would'' have had a girlfriend in Canada... if she hadn't dumped him right before he left the country to study abroad. Le sigh. * This troper, while living at home, would always claim to have a girl "in the city". When he moved to the city, she was "back home". Now, he actually does have a girlfriend...who lives in Michigan. * This troper was teased about his girlfriend in high school by his sister, who claimed said girl was him "doing the Canadian girlfriend routine." Later quieted when the two met. Now flipped, as said troper hasn't met her new husband, so he teases her about her "Canadian boyfriend/husband." * This asexual troper has actually played this trope straight to get rid of an extremely clingy ex- only instead of Canada, the city where she goes to college. I also use it on some people here, with a boyfriend back home. * This troper gets alot of flack for actually having a girlfriend in Canada. Well, halfway across the US, but still. I am not making her up just to get the dumbasses who think it's funny to ask out the [[ObfuscatingStupidity seemingly mentally handciapped]] girl out. She

exists. * This British Troper's friend has a boyfriend who lives in America. ---The link back to Girlfriend In Canada isn't here right now. But it'll be back... eventually. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GirlishPigtails * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]] has her hair up in these today. :3 ** And now the class bitch just pulled at them. D< * This troper sometimes likes wearing her waist-length RapunzelHair this way. She is also a type-2 {{Tsundere}} and a bit of a GenkiGirl, so yeah. * This troper had a friend who was a Kootenai Indian who always wore pigtails. Of course, this Indian was a dude . . . * This troper had not gotten a haircut between a few days before graduating high school and about halfway through junior year of college, and often put his hair in pigtails. Yes, his. * This troper wears her hair in pigtails all the time, since she finds they make her look rather cute. Yes, I, a nineteen year old female who is a bit of a tomboy, likes the fact that pigtails look cute. I feel like a rebel now. * Throughout her life, this troper has worn at least six different styles of pigtails. She currently has short, low ones, but usually does a half-up-half-down thing with high ones. * [[{{Kuzlalala}} This Troper]] likes to see 9th graders wearing these. ** [[MemeticMutation Why don't you]] [[{{Series/Dateline}} have a seat]] [[PaedoHunt right over there?]] * [[MarinaDelGrapes This troper]] couldn't care less about them and her hair never goes past shoulder-length, but her husband (who is younger than she is) ADORES putting her hair in pigtail. * [[{{Fiwen9430}} I]] have spent the last 10 years of my life wearing pigtails. My hair gets awfully knotty and tangled if I have it loose or in a simple ponytail, so plaiting it was the only easy way to keep it neat, and seeing as I struggle plaiting my hair at the back and can't be bothered doing anything posher, pigtails were the way forward. It used to confuse teachers when I didn't put my hair in pigtails as my never-changing hairstyle had become iconic. * [[{{MiraShio}} Mira-chan]] underwent a subversion; she hasn't worn pigtails in a long time (sans a production number which required the girls to have an innocent schoolgirl look), but decided to wear halfpigtails during a poomsae tournament simply because they look cute. * I spent half of Y6 and all of Y7 with my hair is pingtails/bunches. I thankfully grew out of it in Y8. * This troper had immensely frizzy hair in 6th grade, so she wore pigtails to hide it. She's since then straightened her hair and tends to avoid wearing pigtails except in humid weather, as her one friend tends to squeal, "You are sooooooo adorable!" when she does.

* I wore pigtails all the time in college -- I kind of had to, since I was studying carpentry and needed to do something with my long hair to keep it from getting in the way, without making it uncomfortable to wear a hard hat. I've got something of a babyface to boot, so just about everybody thought I was younger than I am. It made for some rather funny experiences, though; for example, at one school party when the bouncer would give you either a yellow bracelet if you're of age to drink or a purple 'dry' bracelet, I was one of the only people in my immediate group of friends who could buy beer. Most of the guys were seventeen or eighteen, right out of high school, and I remember one of them asking me incredulously, 'how the hell did you get that?' and nodding at my yellow bracelet. I actually had to pull out my ID and prove to them I wasn't bullshitting about my age. * [[{{Tropers.Pyonkotchi}} This troper's]] signature hairstyle is a pair of cute girlish twintails. because my hair is short and curly. the pigtails are extra cute * This troper is baby-faced and can't really pull off sexy or striking-looking. The only form of attractive she can come close to is "cute", so the pigtails are a pretty standard feature. * [[{{Tropers.Skorpy}} This troper]] has hair long enough to go into pigtails, but has no idea how to do more than one ponytail at once.) * For some strange reason, pigtails are this troper's BerserkButton. I absolutely hate the look of them, in other people's hair and my own, and I have no real reason why. ** I've hated pigtails for as long as I can remember. I was always dead set against letting my mom put my hair in pigtails, because I didn't remotely want to look like a cute little girl. I don't like them on fictional characters because this trope is usually in effect and I hate cutesy childishness, though I'm at least ''somewhat'' more willing to give real people the benefit of the doubt. * This troper started wearing pigtails when she started to work at a summer camp for little kids, because the kids seemed a little intimidated by the troper's knowledge of martial arts. Ever since then, I've always worn them to the point that the teachers in my high school don't recognize me if I'm not in pigtails. Her new nickname at karate is, for good reason, Pippy. * This troper like pigtails- but her hair is very short at the back and about chin length at the front, so she can't wear them. She likes to put her friends' hairs in pigtails though. * This troper often wears {{Tsundere}}-tails and Grade A or B ZettaiRyouiki as an act of being self-ironic about her tsunderesque personality.

GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies * Inverted when it comes to my friends. My female friend who enjoys checks with pictures of cats sitting in mailboxes can sit through TheDescent without blinking an eye, but my male friend who goes to hot topic and draws pictures of demons was clinging to people, jumping, and letting out the occasional scream throughout the movie. * Another inversion--this female troper and her male friend played EternalDarkness together. Said male friend nearly had a heart attack

at the infamous "[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel bathtub scene]]." She nearly fainted... from laughing too hard at the overblownness of it all. * Inverted: This female troper rented ''Saw'' to watch the first evening she stayed over alone in her new apartment. No problem. She enjoyed it and then added it to her movie collection. She then let her older brother borrow it. The next day, her brother called her up to ask what the hell was wrong with her, as ''Saw'' had scared him out of his wits. * Inverted with this male troper. I once told my lady-friend that if we ever saw a horror movie together, I would be the one screaming and clinging to her for comfort[[hottip:*:not [[AllMenArePerverts that kind]], I'm {{asexual}}]] instead of the other way around. * Played Straight with most movies, yet Inverted with another for This Troper's older sister. She can sit through the [[TokyoGorePolice goriest]] [[DayOfTheDead movies]] with plenty of deaths like nothing's really happening as she doesn't mind blood, but she's practically traumitized of [[ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] for some reason. * Massively averted with this tropers sister. She loves horror movies and managed to sit through Hostel without batting an eye. (She did say it was gross though.) * Gender inverted with this troper and her friends--she rarely finds horror movies scary, but most of her male friends can't even sit still through one. * [[Tropers/{{Animenutcase}} This troper]] plays this mostly straight. Horror movies scare the living daylights out of me. Sometimes I can't even read ''summaries'' or hear other people describe them without having trouble sleeping that night. And yet, I am a big fan of the WhenTheyCry series and a lot of my favorite series have a high level of violence. Maybe I'm just more scared of real people getting hurt (even if I know it's just a film)? * [[Tropers/{{AuntZelda}} This troper]] can't stand horror movies, to the point where she gets actual panic attacks from watching even the tame ones. She can't sleep, gets all paranoid, and ultimately throws up out of terror. (She fails to see what's desirable about these results.) Her boyfriend doesn't seem to understand that she'll react so strongly and keeps trying to get her to watch scary movies or [[NightmareFuel certain episodes]] of TheXFiles. She's pointed out that he doesn't need to show her scary movies in order cuddle and make-out with her, which has appeased him for now. * [[Tropers/{{Nani}} I]] invert this ''and'' play it straight. I love horror movies ([[NightmareFetishist and basically anything scary]]), but once night comes and I have to go to sleep, that's when it starts to scare me. * Played totally straight with this Troper's friend who flipped the hell out when I showed her [[MarbleHornets Marble Hornets]] one night. * [[Tropers/{{Gfrequency}} This troper]] and his sister both love horror movies, and wonder why being scared of horror movies is considered a weakness in the first place. Horror movies are ''supposed'' to scare you. The best horror movies are the ones that have you on the edge of your seat.

* Only horror genre that I do NOT enjoy is Religious Horror (I was raised Catholic, which is already pretty brutal, but left the Church to search other paths for what suits me better.) The threat of the Apocalypse, demonic possession, [[CreepyChild Antichrists]], the inability to change the fate of the world/humanity, not being able to choose Neutral when all out there is too Good or too Evil because it has all basically been pre-destined for you...all that stuff being actually REAL is more frightening than the thought of it being just decent mythology or movie fodder. * While this troper ''definitely'' inverts this, she recently learned that her friends play it relatively straight when she brought {{The Last House on the Left}} to a sleepover and assumed everyone was going to sleep peacefully that night. * Played straight with me; I ''hate'' horror movies, and videogames. I always try to avoid them when possible, unless overpowered by a [[SchmuckBait disturbing desire]] to torture myself by watching or reading about them. Whenever I'm watching a film I otherwise like aside from a particular gory or scary scene, I hide behind my nearest cushion or friend the moment the scene comes up... or five-ten minutes before it comes up. * This troper is afraid of horror movies, but not all of them. It depends on the content. A movie like, say, ''Monster House'' is okay for her. But a movie like ''Chain Letter'' will scare her to death! * This Troper is an inversion. She's probably the only one in her game group who regularly watches horror movies and enjoys them. She is also the only girl. In addition, she regularly freaks out male and female friends alike with her ability to come up with HighOctaneNightmareFuel [[NightmareFetishist as if it's nothing]]. Of particular note was imagining [[PlayingWithSyringes what]] [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable exactly]] [[TheydCutYouUp happens]] to [[{{Warhammer40000}} psykers]] during their TrainingFromHell while the group was playing DarkHeresy.

GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals * This troper use to have a very large stuffed animal collection, some were stuffed in the closet by her mother but most of them were on her bed making it hard to get in and out of bed. Eventually her mother got more and more annoyed by the vast array of stuffed animals because apparently "young ladies" shouldn't have a stuffed animal collection that big. And so, gave it away to her cousin's kids(would that be second cousin?). After months of complaints from said troper her mother finally gave back part of her collection. * This troper has lots of plushies on her bed as she sleeps. Makes for a very crowded bed. Luckly the other plushies (mind you there are 2 large bins in the closet full of them), get attention too. ** A giant stuffed panda sits on her dresser with it holding 2 smaller pandas. Addicted much. *** This troper currently wants a bear plushie for her boyfriend plush. >_> * This troper has an entire TOWN of stuffed animals living in her closet. They all have backstories, friends, enemies, jobs, and distinct personalities. Said troper is out of high school.

* Are you me? This Troper has the same thing. * This troper is like a cross between the NotSoAboveItAll (I border on EmotionlessGirl) and the CreepyChild - or, rather, NightmareFetishist - variants; I have plushies of a nearly spherical orca, an orangutan, the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatch mascot]] from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, a crab, four different kinds of microbes/individual cells (although only one of them is an actual malady, and it's just the common cold), a snake, and a spider. And a vaguely humanoid ragdoll that I've had since I was a few months old, which I keep on my bookshelf out of a sense of respect. I don't treat them like {{Companion Cube}}s, though, and I don't give them names anymore (well, some of them do technically have names - for instance, the crab is [[HalfLife Lamarr]], and the orca is Dave, but they didn't stick in practice), I just like to have them around. * This troper has an aversion to conventional stuffed bears. She does however have a stuffed Pikachu that she has had since she was 3 (and it's been in pretty good shape for being with me for 12 years) And although I would rather not have any other plushie, I would kill for giant cuddly versions of [[HowToTrainYourDragon Toothless]] and [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Appa]] :D ** Creepy, indeed. This tropette always loathed teddy bears and has had a stuffed Pikachu named Fluffy since she was five. Said tropette is now out of high school and still takes Fluffy with her on every trip, hidden in her suitcase. Then, Fluffy was one of the last presents her father gave her before he died, so it has sentimental value... * Creepy child variant. In my collection of over 500 stuffies, my main shelf (the one in my room right above my computer) has a wolf, a dragon, a boa constrictor, a viper, a crocodile, a griffin (the scary, bone-crunching sort), a buffalo, a spider, a vulture, and a crow...most of the don't have names, but the griffin is Mr. Eats Your Brains, the boa constrictor is Clyde, and the crocodile is Allison. * This troper LOVES stuffed animals, and Beanie Babies if those aren't already included. There's a bunch on her bed, a bunch in her closet, a bunch in the basement, a bunch all over the floor of her room... it's gotten to the point where people will just get me stuffed animals for my birthday and Christmas if they don't know what else to get. * My best friend and I have given up on trying to wean ourselves off of plushies and still buy them sometimes for each other. Also inverted with my best male friend, who often [[{{Squee}} squees]] over cute stuffed animals. * Subverted with this troper. Stuffed animals have disturbed her ever since she was a little girl. * [[Tropers/{{Bookhobbit}} This troper]]. She's not the type of person the trope usually encompasses, though. It's just that she's had most of them since childhood, and they are her [[CompanionCube friends]], and she feels comforted when holding them. * Inverted with this Troper's ''brother in law'' Yes, he's an odd fellow. He and my sister are still loopy for one another after a decade, though. * [[Tropers/TacoNinja This one]] has hundreds of stuffed animals, Beanie Babies and Anime plushies in her cupboard, loft, bed, baskets

around bed.... For example; Djali from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sakaki-san from Azumanga Daioh, Toni Toni Chopper from One Piece and too many Pokemon to count. I love every single one of them to bits * cuddles Sakaki-san* . It's funny because I'm a 5'8 foot tall 17 year-old who everyone - who doesn't know me - finds ''terrifying''. * This Troper loves stuffed animals. Not any one in particular, though, and she doesn't really take notice or care of them, so she'll often find random ones lying around the house, carry one with her for an hour or so, and then set it down and forget about it. Her main stuffed animal is a pink flamingo named El Tweeto. * this troper's room is stuffed animal central, mostly CareBears, but also some {{Pokemon}} and other random plushies mixed in. As she's typing this, she's currently holding on to a {{WALL-E}} plush and an EVE plush * I have Beanie Kids. Lots of them. I love them very much. Anyone insulting them will at the very least get verbally bitch-slapped. I also have a number of other stuffed toys. * This troper doesn't have very many stuffed animals, but she does have a falcon plushie. It's incredibly cute. Of course, it's probably playing with the trope a little, because in the first place falcons are fairly badass on their own, and in the second place it's mainly used as a cosplay prop. Less GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals and more [[TheMummyTrilogy Ardeth Bey]] Cosplayers Love Falcon Plushies. * I'm 21 and I've been collecting stuffies since I was a little one. My mum thinks I'm crazy, so does my dad * This Troper is guilty as charged. I've lost count of how many plushies I own. I have a big teddy bear sitting on my bed at home who keeps me company at night. * This 20-year-old troper. Most of them are at home, however, and not in my dorm room. * This troper still has a toybox from childhood, and it's full of two things: books and stuffed animals. Also, she always sleeps with a stuffed animal to cuddle. Currently it's a snake as long as she is. * [[Tropers/KatanaCat This Troper]], who sometimes borders on Cloudcuckoolander, and other times a member of the EstrogenBrigade, and sometimes other things entirely is guilty of owning not only more than she has time to count, but more than she can remember at any one time. She carries a light brown horse with a white mark on its/her face (the marking is known as a blaze, in case you were wondering) which she's has since she was 4 with her everywhere, has 3 more stuffies on her bed, and the rest are either on a shelf in her closet (wardrobe, actually) or in a box somewhere. A few of them have names the horse is called Lightning, there's a green turtle with a rainbow shell called Rainbow Turtle (hey, I was small and uncreative when I named him!), and the one on her bed are a gray teddy bear named Walter, a golden brown teddy bear in a pink tutu named [[ElGoonishShive Amanda]], and a white rabbit with blue ear-insides and a blue belly named Frost. Oh, yeah, and the bottoms of Frost's feet are also blue, and he?/she has a white semitransparent bow that obscures a pink flower embroidered on one side of its chest. You'd never expect this from the girl who hates pink and dresses and who listens to loud rock songs most of the time... also, although she

wouldn't want to add most things to her plushie collection, especially her teddy bear collection, there are a few she REALLY wants: an Umbreon and possibly a Raichu, a feline of some sort, a [[SonicTheHedgehog flying-Chao and/or Dark Chao (yes, very very expensive but a girl can dream), Tails, and almost any obscure Sonic character such as Bark the Polar Bear or Fang the Sniper (also very expensive and rare but still on the wishlist of many a fan)]]. She oh, screw this third person crap- I once would have had another panda plushie on that list, but now I can't stand pandas anymore due to [[NoodleIncident playing a board game I got out of a box of Amazon Frosted Flakes]]. I got a few unlucky rolls and ended up being stuck talking about pandas until someone else rolled a 4, which quickly degraded into talking about how annoying it is being stuck talking about pandas until someone else rolls a 4. And... oh ye gods this Troper Tales entry is huge! When I'm alone, and ONLY when I'm alone, I sometimes talk to them. Sometimes when I go to bed, I tell Frost, Walter and Amanda that even though Lightning gets the most attention, I like them too. * On a school trip where we stopped at a Six Flags, a friend of mine mentioned that she had always wanted a guy to win her a midway game stuffed animal. Cue me sneaking away while other members of the group got airbrush tattoos and returning with a three foot Daffy Duck. I got hugged. Hard. * Tropers Has a bed full of stuffed animals; mainly beanie babies and a menagerie of many different kinds: dragons, dolphins, snakes, jelly fish, seahorses, turtles, anime/game chibis (Renji from Bleach, Misa from Death Note, Vincent from FinalFantasyVII, Gaara from Naruto and a tonberry named [=TonTon=]) a Cthulhu plushie, various birds, many {{Neopets}} (I even made a family out of them) and so many others... I am 17, I scare most who I meet, I love dressing as a zombie and I love rock music... It's quite interesting to see the reactions to my room... * This troper has a love of stuffed animals and plushies, so much so that in a TheWorldEndsWithYou SelfInsertFic her brother wrote, her psyche was her [[FinalFantasyVII Vincent]] plushie. Currently she wanders her college campus with [[AxisPowersHetalia Kumajiro]] in tow and is working on getting a Stuffy of a Bat. Skulls are adorable! * This troper used to surround her bed with plushies, claiming they were "protecting" her. After she was convinced that no, they were giving her asthma, she stopped collecting them for a while... but now she will often cuddle her [[{{HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi}} Hanyuu]] or [[{{Touhou}} Marisa]] to sleep. * [[@/FairyDreamer This troper]] loves stuffed animals, but especially teddy bears. She has a such a huge collection of teddy bears that they can't all fit in one place. She also takes two teddy bears with her whenever she goes, either carried in a purse or tied around her waist. One bear she takes out with her is always the same (because it was her very first one), but the other is always different. * My dad always gets me a bear every time I have a surgery, so I have a lot of bears. I also have bunnies, Stitch, a life sized otter, a puppy German Shorthair Pointer (like my real dog), a Pikachu (it talks!) and many, many more. And the newest addition, that wonderful

invention, the dolphin Pillow Pet. I also have many little plushies. What can I say? They're cuddly. * [[@/EndarkCuli This male Troper]]'s mother rather adores stuffed critters. There are enough teddy bears in the house to completely occupy three rocking chairs, a white-furred teddy in holiday regalia (a 2008 Xmas gift from yours truly) usually occupies the passenger seat of her car when she drives to work, and half of her bed is occupied by a giant golden retriever. I myself am an inversion, as I have a fair amount of plushies, most of them based on video game characters. * My best female friend and I are 19 and we both still routinely buy each other stuffed animals as presents (I got her a [[StarTrek Tribble]] for Christmas this year). But then, my best male friend is also quite partial to them, especially turtles (his favorite animal). * Despite being quite a tomboy, [[@/ROFLopadous this troper]] LOVES stuffed animals. She still squees over adorable stuffed animals and occasionally likes to cuddle some. It's one of my girly indulgences. * This troper is huge on stuffed animals despite being an otherwise mature person. She brings them to her school and often her classmates would steal them to play with them (one time my friend used it for his skit). One is a doggie named Leia/Luke and is a hermaphrodite. Another is an Emily the Strange's Cat doll and her name is Sableye (yes, the pokemon). Her last one is a Build-A-Bear named Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore--Ricky for short. Gotten to the point that her Spanish teacher now refers to her as "the stuffed animal girl." Most of her friends find it endearing. * This troper maintains a reasonably large collection of plushies ranging from "beanbag" upto "frickin' huge" with a sizeable amount of it dedicated to CareBears and [[EverythingsBetterWithBunnies bunnies]]. It's gotten to a point where not a room in their home doesn't have an [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies assortment of plushies someplace in it]]. People who visit often comment positively on them and has yet to receive one bad comment (even the ones behind their back weren't bad!) For disclosure, the troper in question is long out of high school, male, a [[FurryFandom furry]] (as you'd expect) and something bordering between {{Keet}} and CloudCuckoolander. Shame? Feh! * This Troper has a big pile of Pokemon plushies and other cute stuffed animals all over her bed, but her favorite is a Keroro plushie named George. No one is allowed to touch George except for me. He's my BABY. She also has a Zorua and a Reshiram who live in her locker, named Fluffy Butt [=McFuzzyfox=] (Fluffy for short) and Foxy Shazam respectively. To add to this, she has a bucket FULL of plushies who all have names and backstories. This troper is 16, and is considered to be boyish by most of her friends. Reactions are almost always hilarious. * Edgy has found this to be true with all the girls he has dated. Oh my Interdimensional Energy Being, it's too easy... * This Troper has always loved stuffed animals, and despite being out of high school, still clings to her oldest, most cherished and beat up creature, Seabert the Seal(Named for the seal from the TV show).He has 'cataracts'(Which are teeth marks from other animals), his whiskers

are bent, and he's sort of a dingy color compared to the bright white he once was...But she can literally not go anywhere for more than a day without taking him. There's also a collection that's being used to decorate the nursery, but they're more for cuteness and occasional cuddling. She even has a {{Bolt}} and [[LiloAndStitch Stitch]] from [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]]. * I have far too many. Of course I still get out my old toys I play with ocasionally. * [[Tropers/CrystalGlacia I]] have a pretty big collection of little ones arranged around my room to the point that they've assimilated themselves into the decor. I even made [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolf%20fox627.jpg a]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Screen%20shot%20201105-07%20at%20113432%20PM9691.png few]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolf%20fox16759.jpg avatars]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bunnies462.jpg of]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bunnyball4933.jpg them]]. * This tropette, as a young girl, had VERY MANY stuffed animals. Most are in the attic or her closet now, but there are probably around 10 still on display in her room, including her teddy bear, her build-abear, her Winnie The Pooh, a technicolor penguin, a bunny that smells like jelly beans, a quacking duck, and unicorn. * When I was little I had a huge "cuddly pile" (we call them "cuddly toys" rather than stuffed animals in the UK) of 300+ plushes. When we moved and I packed them all away I didn't throw out a single one, and they're still in their bags in the loft; I'll never throw them away. I still buy them now and have a decent amount in my room still. My family often ask me "Don't you have enough cuddlies?" ---Take your plushie collection back to GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals.

GirlyRun * Any other boys run like this, or just me? ** Primarily when going up stairs or very short distances, but you aren't alone. * This troper always runs like this, even in gym. She gets made fun of for it. ;~; * This troper plays video games, keeps her hair short and boyish, and loves cars and sports and Christina Hendricks, so I'm basically an uber tomboy-thing. One day, I had to run across the courtyard when I realised that I had about thirty seconds to turn in my paper before it'd be deemed 'late'. So naturally I was running to the classroom as quickly as possible, when it dawned on me that, in my own words, 'I run like a damn secretary!' Apparently, seeing someone like me run like that is pretty entertaining. * I used to have one. I was greatly ashamed. * This troper runs like this only when she's going up stairs. * This troper's grandmother. It's hilarious to watch. This troper's mother likes to imitate it a lot.

* Earlier today, this troper's friend, who was, for the moment, a rather lovely Bifauxnen --Don't ask, it's a long story-- was dashing away, running even girlier than usual. I, who was [[WigDressAccent in a]] [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline very]] [[InstantCosplaySurprise special]] [[MiniDressOfPower dress]] , was running behind in a sad, slightly bouncy attempt to catch up. ---Run on back to GirlyRun, and don't trip in your high heels. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GladIThoughtOfIt * A particularly bizarre example happened where this troper works. I'm a computer programmer, and we make heavy-duty database software for managing broadcast media stations. One of our clients sent us a bug report describing how our middle-tier server program was hogging ''gigabytes'' of memory for no good reason. One of our engineers, who I'll just call F, traced it to a change Microsoft had made to Critical Section locks (a system object that lets a program do multiple things at the same time safely) in Windows Vista. Thus began a conversation that went something like this: --> F: Looks like Vista is leaking memory because they changed the Critical Section implementation. --> Client: (to Microsoft tech support) F tells us that you changed Critical Sections and now they're leaking tons of memory. --> Microsoft: No we didn't. Send us some debug data and we'll look it over. --> Client: *sends it* --> Microsoft: Aha! There's the trouble! Your program is written in Delphi, and not a [[TradeSnark Microsoft Approved Programming Language.]] Clearly the problem must be in Delphi somewhere. --> F: That's ridiculous. This exact same program runs just fine on Windows XP; it only does this in Vista. YouFailLogicForever. Clearly, something changed in Vista. Oh, and look, it says right here on MSDN that you changed [=InitializeCriticalSection()=] in Vista. To get around this, you have to use the new [=InitializeCriticalSectionEx()=] call. --> Microsoft: No we didn't. We can't reproduce this problem with our [[TradeSnark Microsoft Approved Programming Languages,]] so the problem must be with Delphi. --> F: *looks at their attempt* That's because you're doing it wrong. Here's a sample program I wrote up in Microsoft Visual C++ that can use this memory leak to crash a high-end web server. --> Microsoft: *looks at it for a while, eventually responds* Dear F: your problem is apparently due to your heavy use of [=InitializeCriticalSection().=] This was changed in Vista to retain debug information. To prevent the issue, use the new [=InitializeCriticalSectionEx()=] call. --> F: But... butbut... I just... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

** Thanks to this, I am now convined that all Computer Engineers get cool DeathNote OneLetterNames. ** Speaking as a fellow programmer, this example, sadly, does not seem bizarre at all, as I've dealt with variations of it dozens of times. * This troper sometimes gets into a conversation that turns on himself. --> This Troper: We should do *gives idea* --> Friend: Nah... --> This Troper: Well think of it this way: *rewords idea to sound different and easier/funner to perform. --> Friend: Great! I had a great idea! --> This Troper: But it was my idea! --> Friend: I know. * [[DeltaOne This Troper]] had a conversation once that went something like this: --> Friend: I'm bored! --> This Troper: Let's go to the zoo. --> Friend: No, the zoo's boring! --> This Troper: So what do you want to do? --> Friend: I don't know! --> This Troper: [Suggests a number of plans] --> Friend: No, those are ''all'' boring. I know! Let's go to the zoo! --> Everybody else: Great idea, [Friend]! --> This Troper: But... but... ah, hell. Let's go the zoo! --> Everyone: Yay! ** Are you sure you aren't me? This troper's family did that to him ALL. THE. TIME. Not entirely unrelatedly, he now lives on the other side of the planet from them. * [[@/{{fishsicles}} This Troper]] is just crazy enough to come up with elaborate plans that usually are stolen by friends and associates on IRC. They don't usually work. * Once in my school, we were going to make a prank to a friend --> Troper: Lets *insert idea here* --> Everyone: What the fuck are you thinking, thats not funny at all! (several minutes pass) --> Guy: Hey! Lets *insert the prank that the troper said in the exact way the troper said it* --> Everyone: Nice idea! Lets do it! --> Troper: Didnt I have the EXACT same idea a couple of moments ago? --> Guy: No you didnt --> Troper: Fuck you * @/{{HSZMV}} jokingly refers to his title in any group project as "Chief Executive Planner of Strategies that the Group will Veto for a Full 20 Minutes before the Group Leader Decides they are a Good Idea and Claims them as his/her own." On the plus side, his father did always say that if your title is longer then your name, you are probably doing well in life. * According to my friend's mother, this is how she deals with her husband. She thinks up all the cool ideas, but she makes it so that he ''thinks'' it was him. * Averted in a conversation between me (linux geek) and wife --> Me: Argh! I'm trying to write a poster and They have moved

everything around on Powerpoint 2008 (Mutter) I liked it how it was. --> Wife: Why don't you use OpenOffice thats more like the old powerpoint? --> Me: (Facepalm) but but but I'm the one who is supposed to be banging on about Open Source (hands in geek card, stalks off to write poster). * Happens to this troper ''all the time''... I think. Problem is, I can't remember if I came up with the idea first or if someone else did. It can be [[{{understatement}} rather frustrating]]. * This troper once had a Japanese teacher whose health had worsened to the point where her allergies and the prescriptions needed to treat them put her in a perpetual daze. This troper ended up having the following conversation with her while she was trying to make sushi: --> Troper: The rice smells a bit ''too'' vinegary. --> Teacher: It's supposed to be vinegary. Sushi requires vinegared rice. --> Troper: No, I mean I think you added way too much vinegar. --> Teacher: It's sushi. It's supposed to be vinegary. --> (repeat several times before this troper gives up) --> Teacher: (several minutes later, after she finished making a roll and took a bite) Yikes, this has a bit too much vinegar in it. --> Troper: *facepalm* * This troper was in a theater group in junior high, and worked with our director to write a play called ''Liberte.'' It was a comedy about the (completely falsified) story of France giving the US the Statue of Liberty. The play opens at a fancy party. --> '''Hostess''': We should give America some sort of gift. --> '''Waitress''': How about a statue? --> '''Everyone''': Nah... --> ''Beat'' --> '''Hostess''': I've got it! What about a statue? --> '''Everyone''': Yes! ---Going back to the main page at GladIThoughtOfIt is the perfect solution! * No, no, we need something better... I know, go to GladIThoughtOfIt! It ''is'' the main page for this trope. ----

GlamorousWartimeSinger * @/{{Ronka87}}: When my poppy was stationed in Quebec during WWII, Marlene Dietrich came by his station to perform a set. My poppy suffered from this bizarre form of occasional lockjaw, where his jaw would seize up and he wouldn't be able to open it for hours. The day of her arrival, his jaw locked up, so he didn't go down to see her perform. A few of his friends told her about it, and asked if she would sign him an autograph. Instead, she told them to bring him to her. When he arrived, she took a washcloth from the bar, wrapped it around his head, tapped him gently on his jaw, and his jaw

miraculously released. He never had the problem again-- Marlene Dietrich ''permanently cured my grandfather's lockjaw''. Then she gave him a kiss on each cheek and finished her set. What a woman! ** Great story! ** That's really really awesome. I say CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. * Borderline Example: While This Troper's little sister was singing LouisArmstrong's [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming "What a Wonderful World"]] she draped herself against the piano (or piano seat, this troper forgets) in a way most [[GlamorousWartimeSinger Glamorous Wartime Singers]] would.

GlassesPull * This troper does it quite often at school...It's not very effective when you have souless eyes. * This troper pulled a couple (pardon the pun) in her thesis production of Hamlet. With 3-D glasses. -->'''Guildenstern:''' If it shall please you to make me a wholesome answer, I will do your mother's commandment. -->'''Hamlet:''' Sir, I cannot. -->'''Guildenstern:''' What? -->'''Hamlet:''' Make you a wholesome answer- *glasses on*- my wit's diseased. * [[@/ThisIsATest This Troper]] parodied this in a mockumentary on {{Spider-Man}} he did for school. In the movie's opening he asks; -->'''The Host:''' Is he a superhero? Is he a criminal? Or perhaps*pause, steps on a short wall and pulls glasses off* -Spider-Man just wants a place to be. ** This was also something of an InsideJoke with the class, as the teacher introduced the class to the Documentary genre with a decidedly bad documentary titled "A Place to Be". * I tap the side of my face to let my glasses slide forward, when i want to either stare down, show them im being serious (my eyes are quite expressive) or want to make silly faces to freak the out. Works pretty well either way * I do so whenever I need to perform a facepalm, in one quick movement. Also, I use the CSI: Miami meme whenever I get the chance. * This troper made sure to do the glasses pull as many times as humanly possible the week before he got laser eye surgery and would never have to wear them again. * When This Troper finds a worthy line, he stops conversation, ask if he can borrow someone else's glasses, puts them on, then takes them back off just to deliver the line. It usually gets me a bunch of eye rolling, and/or someone trying to hold back laughs in the corner. * [[MarinaDelGrapes This troper]] wears reading glasses, and her husband alternates between glasses and contacts. He usually wears glasses. Both tend to follow this trope without thinking about it, probably as a result of watching too many movies in their lifetimes. * This troper teaches math, and once, when a student had made a particularly egregious mistake, pulled her glasses down a bit and looked at him over them. The student in question was quite impressively intimidated.

* Cataloging YouTube ForGreatJustice. ->[=TheThreeCubed=] "Hey H, a man runs over a woman with his&#65279; car. Why do you think he did it?" ->"Well... Why is the man..." ->*puts on sunglasses* ->"Driving in the kitchen." ->YYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! ->[=CptDanger35=] "Horatio, the butcher was killed instantly when the meat slab fell&#65279; off the hook onto him." ->sunglasses->"Well then, I guess... the steaks were too high." ->YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! ->sychkid What Horatio Caine would say if he was in the film They Live: ->"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass." ->*puts on Hofmann lens sunglasses* ->"And I'm all out of bubblegum." ->YYYEEEAAAHHH!!! ->caitlinyano "Horatio, it seems your popularity has increased&#65279; due to Internet memes." ->"Well it appears, funny Internet memes.." ->*glasses on* ->"..are funny." ->YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! ->Gackra "Mr.Myers killed the victim over a&#65279; Yu-Gi-Oh card game" ->Well it appears that the suspect ->*Sunglasses* ->Activated his trap card YEEEEAAAAH!!! ->hansentrust Prominent US citizen murdered in Miami. hotline from the Whitehouse: ->President Obama to Horatio: "Can we solve the case, Lt Caine?" ->Horatio " Mr President" (puts on sunglasses) " YES......WE CAN" ->YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH&#65279; * A two-for-one from #site19 (SCP Foundation's IRC channel): -><that_david_caruso>: Well... -><that_david_caruso>: it looks like his past... ->that_david_caruso &#9584;&#9604;&#9473;&#9604;&#9583; -><that_david_caruso>: ...finally caught up to him. -><Jonsta>: YEEEAAAAAAHHHHH ->*** that_david_caruso was kicked by Quikngruvn (...) -><Dr_Kens>: And that's what they call... ->Dr_Kens *sunglasses* -><Dr_Kens>: A quik kick. -><that_tall_fellow>: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -><Dr_Kens>: HAHAA

-><Jonsta>: NO -><Jonsta>: GET OUT ->*** Dr_Kens was kicked by Quikngruvn (You too then.) * [[@/PriffyViole This Troper]] pulled one on an online forum, in a minor discussion on Vocaloids (Note: the answer isn't Vocaloid canon): -> Absinthe Miri: Why aren't there more LenxKaito stories/songs? -> @/PriffyViole: Because while Kaito may or may not have a crush on Len, Len is terrified of Kaito and won't go within five feet of him. You could say Len was...*puts on sunglasses*...scared straight. ->*YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH* The post should be [[http://soliaonline.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=18864&start=10 35 here.]] * Myself and my best friend, Evan, did the scene from ''CyranoDeBergerac'' where Cyrano is pretending to be a spaceman to distract De Guiche. The entire scene was a massive medley of pop culture references and improv, including Cyrano having the alter ego of MrT that came out to pity fools whenever he got irritated. At the end, as he said his final lines, Cyrano donned sunglasses and said his lines in the style of DavidCaruso.....five times. * Something fun to do: If you ever have a highly visible [[EyeScream eye problem]], pull this trope on your ophthalmologist while you're explaining it. * During this troper's first year in her high school marching band, the drum major would always wear big aviator sunglasses. At the end on practice, when we were all standing at attention, waiting to be able to leave, he would always dramatically pull them off before saying "Dismissed!" We mocked him behind his back to no end. * This troper, out of dramatic reflex more than anything, does one of these if he has to take of his glasses for ''[[CrazyPrepared any]]'' reason at school. * This troper is waiting for the perfect moment to pull off one of these. * This troper did it while singing [[{{Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]] at a karaoke night. You can probably guess when. * I wear sunglasses a lot so I can do this. * In the IRC chatroom this troper hangs out in, this is a standard routine for exceptionally bad puns. Sometimes someone else will do it to the punner as a response to an otherwise un-CSI'd IncrediblyLamePun, even. I could hypothetically do it offline too, since I wear glasses, but I've never spotted a good opportunity. * This troper wears regular glasses, but he occasionally whips them off and pretends they're sunglasses so he can perform a pun. This includes one very memorable time while playing Punch-Out!! with his friend. The following conversation ensued (though paraphrased since I don't remember the entire thing). --> Friend: ''I like this game. We need to play it more often.'' --> Me: ''*whips glasses off quickly* We could hold a party to play it at. *puts glasses on* I'll bring the punch.'' --> Friend: ''[[{{ThrowItIn}} *mimes punching me in the face with the Wii Remote*]]''

---Go back to the main page... [[GlassesPull if you can pull it off.]] --> '''''YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!''''' * This troper's school had a particularly badass music teacher who could silence an entire room by calmly sliding his glasses off, and glaring in the most demonic way possible.

GlovedFistOfDoom * Glove or no glove, this troper does the fist-clench all the time.

GlowingEyesOfDoom * Red-eye is an annoying defect in photographs of people, but photographs of cats with "glowing eyes of evil" can be quite appealing -- it can even up the cute factor, paradoxically enough. I used to deliberately go for this effect, by holding the flashgun in the palm of my hand with the lens resting on top of it, so that the two axes were as close together as possible. * For some reason, this troper's eyes do this in the dark, glowing a dull red. It's quite creepy for someone to turn a corner and stare into my eyes. * I don't know if this is true, but some people say when I give them my DeathGlare, my eyes glow a bit, or at least become more noticeable in dark places. ---Maybe you should head back to GlowingEyesOfDoom. It's giving us that look.

GlurgeAddict * My eighth-grade English teacher. Oh so much. She'd read especially Glurge-y e-mails to the class. I was reprimanded a number of times for "being cynical" when I informed her that the supposed "[[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory true stories]]" were either distorted versions of reality or complete lies. ** Snopes.com is your best friend when telling off the idiots who send chain letters. I've found emailing them the link with a curt "please check your facts before clogging my inbox" works with relations who have a slight inkling of a clue. No luck for the clueless, however * My mother... * [[Tropers/CabbitGirlEmi I am]], big time. * I have an aunt who sends me {{Glurge}}y spam all the time. *shudder* ** Replace 'aunt' with 'grandmother' and that's my life. I don't have the heart to tell her those stories are a load of bull. * My friends. Oh so much. * [[Tropers/{{Korodzik}} Me]], sort of. I don't really like those inspirational/uplifting sentences that much. But... motivational posters are just beautiful. As are these pocket-sized booklets which contain nothing but some cute photos and uplifting quotes (preferably written in that pretty italic serif font). So I guess I'm addicted to glurgey graphic design, as weird as that sounds. Let's be frank... we

don't read these pretty books to see some quotes we might as well find elsewhere. We read them for that ungraspable Feeling that comes from the ''just-right'' combination of color, font, white space, size & thickness, illustration choice... When you feel that the whole world has shrinked to accommodate just you and your pretty little sappy booklet. * After being linked to it on {{Tastes Like Diabetes}}, I now listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL871Wbi1oc this song]] unironically. Does that qualify me? * I know entire churches made up of glurge addicts. Part of the reason I no longer attend church is that I just couldn't take the glurge. * [[@/AcrossTheStars I]] am not ''quite'' this... but I ''am'' the kind of person who listens to Westlife unironically. Hopeless romantic, and damn proud of it. * I am this... along with NightmareFetishist. Pretty nice combo. * My sister is this big time.... unfortunately. My mother is as well, though to a far lesser extent than my sis. I expect my sister to weep to and/or love something if it has the [[LittlestCancerPatient littlest cancer patient]] or such similar glurge. I often criticize things like this in front of them, to which they respond: "what's wrong with having your heartstrings deliberately pulled? Don't be so mean and negative!" they truly see ''nothing wrong'' with exploitative tripe like the [[LittlestCancerPatient Littlest Cancer Patient.]] ---Go back to GlurgeAddict. ----

GMPC * This troper recently played with this while mastering a VampireTheRequiem campaign. One of the players had to go to Arcadia to rescue a human friend from a True Fae. Naturally, the group had to be accompanied by a changeling to get there. They finally found one : An ungodly powerful (although the players didn't know it at first) beast (sheep) changeling Named Agaps. He led them to Arcadia, and died fighting his fae keeper, a mountain sized wolf, leaving the players lost in a hostile and very alien land without a ticket home. ** Actually, the group (three players) also had two vampires accompanying them, but they were mostly here to keep an eye on one of the players, and were not really the best fighters of the lot. * This troper has had an wide and interesting variety of experiences with [=GMPCs=]. So as not to hog this space, [[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=10227238&postcount=61 I'll just give a link to the last time I explained]]. * [[@/NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper's]] GM came up with an old character of his, recycled for story purposes. Or so he claims. The truth was, the kid (being a blatant {{Expy}} of Ed Elric and named after Albel from StarOcean3) was there to save the rest of the party from {{Game Breaker}}s served in heaps against one particularly nasty case of TheMunchkin. Didn't actually help - the munchkin got busted due to her (yes, both the character and the player were female) stupidity in the next adventure and the GMPC pops up when players get

hopelessly stuck. Not that they should get stuck, but it's a whole different story. * This Troper's Star Wars GM is a king of this trope, frequently mixing it with MarySue and SpecialSnowflakeSyndrome. In our previous game, first we ran into Galen "Starkiller" Merek from TheForceUnleashed doing all kinds of awesome things and slaughtering dozens of Imperials all while we had to watch on, accomplishing nothing. That same game also had an Ewok Jedi who we had to watch kill bunches of Dark Jedi that we the players couldn't do anything against. The current game has a former PC of the GM's made into an NPC and turned up to 11. We've watched him (again) slaughter dozens of guys that we couldn't do anything against and the GM nearly killed the entire party by balancing an encounter based on his damned GMPC and not our characters. We've since run into a couple more [=GMPCs=] that do all the heavy lifting in an encounter while we're basically forced to stand by and watch. The players, this Troper included, have been near mutiny about this issue (among others) for a while and are only still in the game because it's supposed to finish soon. * This Troper's GM has a sort-of GMPC in his {{Rifts}} game, though he's nowhere near as bad as some of the other examples. He's basically a glorified APC driver, and is a bit of a coward even though he has a decent rifle that helped kill a rather big monster once. * This Troper's {{Deadlands}} GMPC is an undead, gender-flipped Chuck Norris from the DeepSouth. ItMakesSenseInContext. * [[@/{{Nerrin}} This troper]] had a friend who was really bad about this, as well as needing to be in the spotlight when not [=GMing=], which created a lot of drama in his circle of friends. As a response, said troper has become almost pathologically afraid of presenting allies who are more cool than the [=PCs=], leading to all [=NPCs=] being: 1) overall weaker, 2) less specialized in the same roles as the [=PCs=], or 3) the BigBad in secret (usually pretending to be weaker while observing the [=PCs=]). Generally speaking, my players should know by now that if someone on their side is particularly useful/talented, then he's not actually on their side. * This Troper once had a D'n'D GM who loved doing this. I only played because my friend was close friends, but the first GMPC ended up being a ninja lady who could kill you in her sleep, or two inches infront of your face. That was fun to play with, I eventually [=OoCed=] myself (my bad) and started punting the gnome member of our group on a regular basis. Now, a normal GM would have noticed that his Paladin started Gnome Punting, out of class character action, and denied it. The other time I played with him, we were all set to be lesser beings than his GMPC was, I started off as a Hound Archon slave, waiting for everyone else to rescue me some two hours later. Another poor guy (playing a human this time, but the aforementioned gnome) got stuck with a Hill Giant 'friend', which the GM had a lot of fun with, and had also made plans to make a scenario where all of us couldn't escape, and his character would live. Needless to say, bad GM, and {{Jerk Ass}}. Thankfully, this man taught me tons of [=GMing=] lessons, and I start my new Paranoia XP campaign sometime in the next couple weeks. * This Troper has gone through a rather frustrating version of this. I

was running a ''SuperRobotWarsAlpha''-themed game with a PC who was not a {{GMPC}} ''per se'' and did my best to keep him just an equal member of the group. Of course, the others said "He pretty much '''is''' the hero, quit denying it and just roll with it". Of course, as soon as I did, they started claiming he was a {{GMPC}}. Oh, the irony. While I confess a degree of PowerSeepPowerCreep, I have repeatedly apologized because it made the game less fun from my perspective, but people in the group still invoke that character's name as if it were a damning sign that I'm an egotistical MarySue maker. * This troper's GM would use [=GMPCs=] while avoiding the common problems. In one incident, the {{GMPC}} was surrounded by monsters and was at negative hitpoints. If the rest of the party hadn't wiped out the monsters next round, he would have been killed. ** Another [=GMPC=] was a genuine subversion of the stereotype. He was a drow rogue who was guiding us through Undermountain... and was a total coward, refusing to participate in combat. * This troper's now-defunct D&D campaign had nowhere near enough players to run properly, so he's provide a rogue or warlock (depending on edition). His rogue had some terrible stat rolls and ended up being treated largely like {{Nodwick}} (ZZZT), and his warlock had such dreadful attack rolls that he ended up mainly serving as a distraction. * This Troper recalls a GM who was particularily terrible with [=GMPCs=]in his D&D game. His [=NPCs=] would be the center of attention and exist soley to be better then the [=PCs=]; if the [=PCs=] didn't like them, then that was too bad. He was clearly covertly adding levels and abilities to them to keep them ahead of the [=PCs=] and to ensure that the [=PCs=] couldn't kill them. However, one of the [=PCs=] managed to outwit his worst [=GMPC=] and then kill - and eat - them. We cheered. * This Troper actually has a great experience with [=GMPCs=]. His D&D DM has one, and he usually stays back from the limelight, yet still offers help if he's asked (Obviously not TOO Much). The DM uses at really well * [[DeltaOne This Troper]] is currently [=DM'ing=] a long campaign. One of the early adventures included a low-power trumpet archon, who journeyed with the [=PCs=] for a few levels until This Troper realised that he was playing the archon as if it was his own character. A recent addition to the group was playing a character with a unusual, [[GameBreaker Game Breaking]] skillset, and so This Troper was able to send both the difficult character and the archon off on a sidequest. They are both going to make a stunning comeback in the climax, along with everyone else the [=PCs=] have helped over their twenty levels of adventure. ** Update: The campaign is now completed. The archon, the broken character, and about eighty-five other people turned up to kick tremedous amounts of arse. It was truly epic. I finally understand the importance of careful notes on the players' actions. * Averted my my DM. She was really afraid of falling into this trap, so she made her GMPC a half-orc bard, who was genuinely useless on a day-to-day basis, but did occasionally bail us out of trouble or give

hints. * This Troper co-[=DMs=] his campaign with his best friend, so, by default, both of their characters are [=DMPCs=] of the aforementioned "middle sort". However, this Troper has been trying to be conscious of the pitfalls of [=DMPCing=], reminding his friend during plot planning session that the other two (non-DM) players need to be the focus of the action. Unfortunately, this isn't quite helped by the fact that said other two players generally need a good bit of prodding to move the plot along by themselves... * This troper's former DM was somewhat infamous for having a pet NPC in every game, built entirely on [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome entertaining himself]] and will break rules to make it happen, even if those things conflict with the setting, what the [=PCs=] are allowed to do or have, etc. The worst was the Druid in ambiguously-magic metal fullplate, able to Wild Shape into a homebrew monster who was married to a Paladin with an (evil and not trying to hide it) Black Dragon for a special mount. Their plan to "restore the natural order" was to find everything with a "half-something" template and force them into 'atonement camps' so they could 'work off their offense to nature' and then be slaughtered en mass by Black Dragon breath weapons before they could commit any more sins and die with clean souls... and they weren't even villains; he expressed his surprise that we didn't join their cause after they ''gassed the half-elf ranger'' in the party. Our group didn't let him run games anymore after that, citing Paladin Hitler when the issue came up. * I once ran what was arguably a subversion. The player's were all new to D&D (3.5) so I made a Gnome Bard whose sole purpose was to a) Buff everyone else and b) tell them when they were being stupid. Eventually he also evolved into C) comedy relief. * [[DarcDiscordia I]] used to play DungeonsAndDragons, BESM, WorldOfDarkness, and various other games in a fairly large group- the average number of people at one session was around 8. Half the people in the group were, shall we say, not known for their attention spans, and so we had a new game starting every other week. Several of the games were ran by one specific guy, who'd been playing [=RPG=]s for longer than most of us. He was a good DM, except for the fact that every campaign he ran had at least one GMPC from the same extended family, the Eloc clan. The main one he used was a total powerhouse called Vahn Eloc, who'd always be several levels above the rest of us, have all kinds of awesome abilities (all gained through the DM's massive knowledge of MinMaxing), and would generally treat everyone else in the game as tools to show off how cool he was. Nevertheless, we usually had fun with the games, as the DM was a good storyteller and knew how to make things fun, even though all the battle scenes involved Vahn Eloc doing something heroic while we backed him up or failed to do anything special. * [[@/NinjaSteve This Troper's]] played [[DungeonsAndDragons D&D 3.5]], and our group consisted of four players and the DM. After our Wizard's player dropped out fairly soon into the campaign, the DM decided to play as his character. Through no real fault of the DM, the Wizard quickly became our strongest character. (Although our other characters were my Sorcerer, a Half-Orc Monk devoted to [[LawfulEvil

Hextor,]] and the JerkAss Cleric.)) Said wizard has only died once: I was currently trying my hand at GameMaster and sent the party against a Copper Dragon. The Wizard's death was embarrassing for the DM (and therefore a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the rest of us). * The DM of this troper's first game had a ''bad'' case of GMPC-- not only did she bring back characters from her previous game, she brought them back as gods. And then had the party stuck in their realms for a good bit while they got up to hijinks. Her original GMPC, meanwhile, played a huge role in defeating the Big Bad. She's not allowed to DM anymore. * [[@/{{Filby}} This editor's]] [=GMPCs=] in his ''{{Pathfinder}}'' campaign have mostly been "iconic" characters--first [[http://paizo.com/paizo/blog/tags/kyra/v5748dyo5la5u Kyra the Cleric]], then [[http://paizo.com/paizo/blog/tags/seltyiel/v5748dyo5la02 Seltyiel the Eldritch Knight]], and later on a pixie bard. All were a little underpowered to avoid overshadowing the [=PCs=]. * [[@/{{Ripsaw}} This Troper]] is planning to DM a 3.5 D&D game one of these years. He plans to have a DMPC in it. This character will be one of the following: ** Bard (buffer and healer only) ** Warmage (Blaster only) ->He hopes that the limitations of the above character classes will aid in keeping the party the center of the game. * [[@/PhoenixOasis This troper]] averts the GMPC problem hard by not using them at all. Even in his own homebrew system. Even when it seems like it may be a good idea. I'm all of the [=NPCs=], the environment, the monsters, and the treasure table. The players have to do something. ** Also, [[@/PhoenixOasis same Troper]] my first DM/GM/whatever had a terrible problem with his GMPC addiction. His games tended to have more unskippable cutscenes than {{Xenosaga}}. In addition, he tried to make himself the GMPC when he was a player, by attempting to impose his will on the setting, doing things like talking over the GM.Yeah. So, one day I decided to get him rambling, and listened intently for a couple minutes before wandering away unannounced, with the words, "If you need me, I'll be over there." Painfully, he never got the hint, and I've not gamed with him since, as a player or GM. ** This troper formed a [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partnership]] with his GMPC in a game of Cyberpunk. Think of [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Guys]], but one has a robotic octopus for a face (GMPC) and the other is a [[HumongousMecha 20 foot tall battle cyborg who thinks he's Genghis Khan]], making snarky comments on how the rest of the party is being beaten up by boostergangers while lazily taking potshots with [[GunsAkimbo dual wield]] [[HandCannon hand cannons]]. * This troper's {{Homestuck}}-based GURPS roleplay has a GMPC TeamMom who's precognitive. Precognition is a surprisingly handy tool for [[RailRoading preventing plot derailment]]. * This troper plays Warlock, Caltech's offshoot version of the original D&D, where the DMPC and Killer DM problems are both averted by having the DM roll characters along with everybody else. The only

difference that this troper has noted between the DM's characters and everyone else's is that the DM is never the one in charge of rolling spot checks. Since the DM's characters are bound by the same rules as everyone else (magic pick, etc), they can't become the stars of the show, but since the DM has invested time in these characters, she's less likely to make a RocksFallEveryoneDies situation. * I had a DM who was terrible about this. In the last game he ran for us, his character was the center of the story. Not only did he act as the Rails Police, there was also plenty of evidence that he was intended to be the ''protagonist'': IIRC, he'd been brought back from the dead specifically to fight the invading forces of evil, he assumed the position of unofficial party leader without any real discussion on the matter, and he even had an elderly {{Mentor}}. Even outside of combat, he would find ways to make his character the center of attention (for example, by collapsing of a heart attack to put everyone's focus on him, then magically being okay two hours later). We eventually had to put our feet down and demand that he give our characters story roles more interesting than "DMPC's Henchwomen." On top of that, since the other player and I were both playing as [[SquishyWizard mages]] and he was a Fighter, he repeatedly informed us OOC that if we kicked his DMPC out of the party, we would inevitably die. Which, coming from a DM, implies less "a party of two mages isn't likely to survive" and more "I will deliberately [[RocksFallEveryoneDies kill your characters]] with overpowered encounters if you kick out mine." This got irritating when the DMPC's behavior was deeply offensive to my Wizard (which was often), since I'm a hardcore roleplayer and it became increasingly difficult for me to find a reason for her to remain allied with him without breaking character. I don't game with him anymore. * This Troper's Brother in law will always have a GMPC. However, he is also the type who will institute a round robin story arc where a new story arc will mean one of the players becomes the GM, making this trope a necessity. Her Star Wars game had two GMPC - the ship's AI, and the party's unorthodox Jedi. * [[Tropers/{{Meshakhad}} This troper]] encountered a GMPC who played a role in the plot, but was otherwise not overpowered. In fact, there was one incident where the rest of the party saved his ass. * [[Tropers/{{Nemica}} This troper]]'s GM is the king of this trope. Here's the (albeit short) list: ** {{Scion}}: He wass way more experienced than the [=PCs=], had an extreme AngstWhatAngst attitude and pretty much took over the plot. "Hey, let's go there!" "Why should I, that's silly?" "GO THERE OR I'LL KILL YOU!" ** Shinobi Squad (fan-made Naruto-based RPG): Even tough the GM said that all his [=NPCs=] (yeah, all of them) were created by the rules, he screwed them for his GMPC. Who was near omnipresent. -->It's so {{egregious}} that [[Tropers/{{Nemica}} this troper]] established -+>~SPESHUL~<+- (characters may vary) to describe these [=GMPCs=]. * [[Tropers/{{Cerus}} This]] Tropers GM in a star wars game had one, who honestly had some overpowered abilities, which is why my [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] D&D Crossover character kept attempting

to assassinate said GMPC. Considering that pretty much everyone in that game had min-maxed for some particular specialty. On the other hand, that character was our quest-giver for the Jedi Order. That game ended with the Republic in chaos, Luke dead, and Coruscant a deadworld portal to Faerun... That game was strange. * This troper is currently forced to include one in his campaign due to a small group and a lack of a healer. So I'm adding an alchemist. Subverted in that I'm going to have him captured and turned into an alchemical abomination by the big bad. * This troper has had a number of good and bad experiences with [=GMPCs=] (some of them mine, so a little bias), and his group has decided there are 3 basic forms they take- 1) ''Passport/Enabler''[[hottip:*:Pretty much mandatory for a starting/low level [=WoT=] campaign, as there's pretty much no other way to get a magic user on the team without Bad Things happening, or your party getting arrested. I ''liked'' Dolvira Sedai, and so did the other players. And the GM.]] characters: "Oh, you need Level 8 clearance to go to Corneria? GMPC Bob has that", "Oh, you're a famed group of hand-to-hand fighters off to war against the dreaded ShootMonkeys of Nowhere? Do you mind if I join you? I'm GMPC Alice, peripatetic Re-Animator", who basically give the party some much needed extra abilities, and the excuse to wander wherever the quest takes them; 2) ''[=Storyguardians/WizardBoss=]''[[hottip:*:Yup, this would include the minders planted by draconian [=GMs=]. That said, when I've used it, it was for a damn good reason- the party had blown their "''undercover''" mission by marching up to the {{Mook}}s lair carrying a platoon's worth of weaponry, getting in a firefight that killed scores of innocent bystanders and did millions of crowns of collateral damage to private property ''and'' inflicted serious damage to the [[AncientArtifact giant]] [[HumongousMecha ancestral]] walker the city was built on. And didn't managed to get the evidence they were after in the first place. Seriously, their characters should have been looking at [[BeyondTheImpossible consecutive death sentences]], and a StateSec minder was the only way I, or any of the players could think of that'd let them keep their skins]] characters: often the only reason the party is travelling together, these characters either hired or work for the person who hired the party, they act as impetus to stay [[RailRoading with the quest]], either by providing convenient plot exposition, or as a police/watchdog set over them. Tends to overlap with 1; 3) ''GodMode Petty Cock''[[hottip:*:Officially, in my group, this GMPC archetype is always either a MartyStu or '''BrianBlessed''', although occasionally SeanBean or PatrickStewart may be substituted]]: "The GM is awesome, and so is this character. No seriously- look at him! Isn't he AEWSUM?!?" Can actually work rather well, surprisingly, especially if the GM is using it to highlight particular exploits/builds he thinks the players may find useful, or when [[LargeHam exaggerated]] [[PlayedForLaughs in]] [[RefugeInAudacity universe]] as a satire/parody. * This Troper is GM in his group and avoids classical GMPC characters. Instead there are about four or five [=quasiGMPCs=], who pop up once every few sessions, do one or two awesome things (going [[{{Baccano}} Claire Stanfield]] on a mook in train or turning a monastery into

crater) and than disappear on the horizon for the time being, to return for some awesomness later. Works pretty well. * This tropers campaign has two GM's, both who have a {{GMPC}}. These characters include: a bard who somehow developed a split personality that is [[GodModeSue ridiculously powerful]], and a [[SpotlightStealingSquad rogue]] who often gets in quarrels with other party members, which my character can't stand, and is the bard's girlfriend. We have been told that if we have issues with the way they play their characters, lightning will mysteriously strike us on a clear day. So far the story has focused on their characters, with the rest of us only getting a little screentime dealing with our own past stories, including my character's mentor being secretly evil, which is not what my personal history of him says. Suffice to say we occasionally have issues. * My GM had such a character who he admitted he felt a need to protect and keep as innocent as possible. My character had high charisma, high social skills and was the appropriate gender. The GMPC got persuaded to join the mile high club. * This troper somehow managed to get a GMPC that was both insanely powerful, and...insanely fun for both the players and the GM...Let me explain, this guy started out as a MauveShirt, some city guard captain the players met, and quickly became an EnsembleDarkhorse in the group, which managed to convince him to join the party. Two sessions later, the group decided that the MauveShirt was actually [[MemeticBadass awesome incarnate]], a reputation which the GM did his best to make the character live up to. CrazyAwesome [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity Ensued]] * This troper plans to have a temporary GMPC inquisitor for his [Dark Heresy] campaign, largely because 3/4 of the players are unfamiliar with the verse and he largely going to be a Exposition Fairy. He is however planned to be phased out rather quickly and relegated to mission/quest giver * My gaming group, consisting of myself and three friends ([[AndZoidberg and sometimes a colleague from work who doesn't do much and hasn't learned a thing about the game despite playing for nearly a year]]), has been GM'ing round-robin style for the past year and a half or so, starting with ForgottenRealms, moving on to {{Eberron}} and planning for DarkSun this summer. So technically, all of our characters fill the GMPC slot in one adventure out of every four. Fortunately, we're a self-deprecating lot, so our characters tend to either step out of the spotlight, run into some manner of comical misfortune or wind up injured by the end. It's worked out well thus far, and provides considerably more opportunities to explore the backstories of the party members than the average campaign. * My gaming group features a GM for a {{Pathfinder}} game that has a number of [=GMPCs=] that he brings in to either accompany players, move the story/action along when the time is wrapping up, or make up for missing players. Unfortunately this leads to massive {{Railroading}} in that the [=GMPCs=] are all many levels higher than the [=PCs=], preventing us from attacking them no matter how stupid our characters think they're acting. One especially egregious character, Lt. Lann, was a living suit of armor who literally slayed

almost an ''entire ship'' of bad guys by himself. Another, Vorkuta (the GM had been playing Black Ops recently and was running out of name ideas), spoiled an attempt at a stealthy slave break-out by stepping out in front of the miners and shouting "You are free! Go!" before the [=PCs=] had the chance to try and eliminate the guards. When challenged, the GM said that it would be a REALLY bad idea to try and get rid of Vorkuta. ** I also have a GMPC for a PerfectDark campaign that recently started up, but he's only made a smidgen more powerful than the [=PCs=] and the majority of his stats were fairly rolled, making him only a replacement team member in case we're lacking people. * [[@/{{Renagade}} This Troper]] Can't help but have a GMPC in every game he runs. However, according to my players, I'm pretty good about it. My most famous and well-liked GMPC is the Half-Elf [[SpoonyBard Bard]] named Vincent I always play, and he's about as effective in combat as you'd expect the Bard to be, but he's also very good at quickly identifying Magic Items and keeping the party alive, so my players thank me for him. * In a definite TropesAreNotBad example, one of the campaigns in my DungeonsAndDragons group had the GM playing a pixie wagon driver because we had to travel via wagon but nobody wanted to put ranks in Ride or Handle Animal just for that. The GM gave him a very endearing personality and only pitched in to do things where we absolutely needed the help (or we decided, hey, we have a pixie here who can turn invisible and crap, let's use this), and the rest of us were all rather fond of the little fellow by the end of the campaign. He even had an odd sort of ShipTease going on with the party's Gnome sorceror. * This troper's running a Labyrinth Lord (One of those D&D retroclones released in recent years) campaign, and put together a halfling thief GMPC. He's not too bright, and the party's (Consisting of a half-orc fighter and a human magic-user) official policy when dealing with weird artifacts is 'throw the halfling at it'. So yeah, fun. * This troper once got recruited into a friend's D&D 3.5 campaign. At first it seemed like a typical fantasy adventure: Our goal was to gather three magic crystals that together could kill the evil god who ruled the land. However it turned out that only the ChosenOne GMPC could use those crystals and she was protected by another superpowered GMPC bodyguard. The campaign soon fell apart once it became obvious that the [=PCs=] role was to act as meat shields for Team GMPC and be a source of comedy for the DM. * This troper has no choice but to use them... Running a quite tactical DnD game, my players have a bad case of ''warlord syndrome'': That is, they're wont to recruit anything that can hold a weapon and isn't an enemy. Look, a Giant battlemage! Let's recruit her. Hey, that drunken Paladin was cool... Let's hire him! Eventually I get forced to run a whole load of [=GMPCs=]. Thankfully, since there are ''so many'' of them, no GMPC steals spotlight. Also, I'm quite fond of ''retiring'' the merc ones straight after serious loot is had. * In this BESM campaign, the GM had a character that was an expy for Revolver Ocelot in a samurai setting who told us what to do and such. So when it came time to fight him, everyone was doing called shots to his right hand.

* I have made fairly effective use of GMPCs in my games. A {{Ravenloft}} game with only two players included a StaffChick healer GMPC, who was intended primarily to provide healing but wound up marrying one of the PCs. My first LegendOfTheFiveRings game had the players working for a magistrate, a definite NonActionGuy who acted to railroad the plot... until the third session where their investigation brought them face to face with a member of the FiveBadBand, who proceeded to one hit kill the GMPC and kill the PC who acted as his bodyguard, spinning the campaign in a completely different direction than the players had been led to expect. ---Roll an even number, and you can go back to {{GMPC}}. <<|TroperTales|>>

GoddamnedBats * Up here in BC, Canada, this troper has Goddamned Birds. Robins, sparrows, herons, crows, eagles, almost every kind of bird you could imagine. And they all seem to have reached a consensus that in the summer, they should all start calling at once at around 4 in the morning almost every day. If you don't close your window, you are guaranteed to wake up. If you do and your windows are thick enough, you can sleep through it, but you'll be overheated instead, because of how bloody hot it is in the mornings. * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]] lives in [[LandDownunder Australia]], and for her, during the summer, it's Goddamned Mosquitoes. I am ''serious''. I '''HATE''' mosquitoes. Every summer, no matter what we do, it's always mozzies mozzies mozzies. Thank the Gods for mosquito nets. But if we forget to put it up... mozzie bites all over. [[{{Angrish}} FAKSJFHASJKFHWNFAJKLGNASKFAWJKFNAWFWBFAJSBFJKASNKLNKLAF]] [[ClusterFBomb FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!]] ** This troper is an Indian living in Australia. After visiting his family a few times in 'winter', he can safely say that we've got it good here. ** Mosquito bites aren't this Troper's problem. What this troper really gets is the constant buzzing.. the neverending always so close buzzing to your ears.. keeping you awake.. and awake.. never letting you sleep.. always awake.. and so loud.. and you can't slap them away.. no.. they. are. still. there! *sob* *** Ugh, [[Tropers.ReikoKazama I]] can attest to ''that'' as well. It's just... >.> [-[[MostAnnoyingSound bzzzzzzzzzzzzz]]-] [+GO THE [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK]] AWAY YOU STUPID THING.+] That's the only way to describe it. * This troper's kitchen and bathroom had, for a few months, Goddamned Cockroaches. As many as 4-7 would appear on the kitchen floor late at night, and sometimes there would be one in the bathroom that would surprise the ever-loving fuck out of him. Only after liberal application of cockroach spray did they finally go away.

* Here in Belize, we have what is locally known as "doctor flies". They're pretty much yellow horseflies that can land on you so subtly that odds are you wont feel them. Then they'll bite you, and if your lucky, you'll feel it. Otherwise, the sudden jolt of pain wont hit until about 3 seconds afterwords, giving him 3 more seconds of potential biting time. They fly away before you can smack them. They [[TheDeterminator will land on you again.]] They are incredibly common here. * This troper's parents tell a story of Goddamned Cockroaches from their first apartment in Key West, Florida. They were so bad that the parents went out, bought as many Bug Bombs as they could find, and basically fumigated the place for a couple days. Later, as his father was ''sweeping out piles of dead cockroaches'', the landlord walks by, horrified at the condition his apartments seem to be in. ** This troper's apartment building also had an epidemic of Goddamned Cockroaches about 15 years ago. The entire building(a former hospital)had to be fumigated, which meant all tenants had to vacate the premises between 9 am and 5 pm on that particular day. And what did we return to? Goddamned Dead Cockroaches, of course. This troper nearly puked several times during the cleanup operation. * This troper also had this. Only with ants. They would especially come crawling in at the beginning of summer and during the middle of winter. Eventually, they found their way into the sugar bowl. Our basement is also infested with spiders and (much to her dismay) silverfish. ** This troper's house has Goddamned Ants also. They're the weeee evil little kind that you cannot keep out without vacuum-sealing. So far they've infested (and been vigorously sprayed into departing from) her closet, her kitchen and living room, and her brother's (gungy) bathroom. EWWWW~ ** Goddamned Ants in my shower. Ever time i want to bathe, I have to check the area for the buggers to eradicate, even more fun, most of them are winged, indicating that they want to start a colony in my bathroom * At this troper's cottage, it's Goddamned Groundhogs. At home, Goddamned Stray Cats. At his aunt's, it's Goddamned Crows. * FUCKING FLIES GET OUT OF MY HOUSE I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY HAND. I have a vendetta against them. ** So does [[TacoNinja this one]]. [[SlasherSmile They all must die]]... *** Can [[TroperOnAStick I]] invite you two to our kitchen? **** Can [[{{Takashi.0}} I]] come too? **** [[Tropers.ReikoKazama Reiko-chan]] wants to come too! Seriously, my house can become ''infested'' with the bloody things at times. Swear to God... annoying as hell. KillEmAll is what I say. * This troper has dealt with ants, flies, fleas, and some tiny bugs that fly around his head whenever he goes outside and has an affinity for his orifices. None of said bugs would ever JUST DIIIEEE! Or at least go away. ** Try dealing with Goddamn WASPS. *** Wouldn't those be more DemonicSpiders? They can actually hurt you. * Visit Jamaica, especially in the country, you'll have every

Goddamned Pest you can think of. Goddamned Roaches, Goddamned Spiders, Goddamned Ants, Goddamned Moths, Goddamned Mosquitoes, Goddamned Geckos, Goddamned Flies... [[IncrediblyLamePun God damn it.]] ** Hmm, everything else sounds bad, but geckos are pretty cool. *** Geckos in Jamaica bite. *** I wasn't aware geckos had teeth, but OK. *** That's Jamaica for you. * This troper almost had his head taken off by literal goddamned bats. * This troper's garage is absolutely filled with Goddamned Cockroaches. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] also has a problem with goddamned cockroaches and spraying bug spray everywhere doesn't help. * Similarly to an above story, this troper's parents had their first apartment in Queens. After they started finding eggs, her father, as a precaution, bought a can of Raid and just sprayed around the corners of the house. He hit right under the dishwasher and all a sudden a thousand or more roaches ran out. They ran out of spray, resorted to hitting them with a broom, and then were ''chased'' out of the apartment. They had to move after that. This troper's mother swears to this day that after she ran out, she turned around and saw a roach on the top of the door, looking right at her and ''laughing''. * Goddamned fleas. Also goddamned fruitflies, but they weren't trying to eat me at least. Easier to get rid of, too. ** Dear god, the goddamed fleas. This troper has a dog and a cat and treats them with flea repelent and medicine every month, cleans her house top to bottom with incesticides and bug bombs, and they STILL come back! They're SO gross to! Paracites...'''BLECH...''' * This Troper remembers traveling to a nearby Native American Reservation and noticed that it had a very obvious Goddamned Dog problem, with their being around thirty stray dogs running around every block there (and most of said dogs looked part wolf or just plain big). This Troper even remembers seeing five year olds there shooting at the dogs in around for them to get away. Luckily, this Troper does not have to live on said dog invested Native American Reservation. * Goddamn Mosquitoes graduate from nuisances to ParanoiaFuel potential DemonicSpiders when you've [[BodyHorror just been reading about bot flies]] * [[ChicaMuscia This troper.]] I swear, all goddamn insects must be out to get her. Ants in the computer, and bed bugs in her parents room. GODDAMN CREATURES!!! * For six months out of the year this troper deals with Goddamned Gnats. It gets to be a problem especially when they [[{{Squick}} fly down my fucking throat.]] * DIE GODDAMNNED MOTHS, YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS WORLD! I once found a goddamned moth in ''the shower''. ** In Ceramics class I found a few in the recycled clay bucket. Yechgh. * Goddamned Bedbugs! This troper found out his bedroom was infested with the damn things, it seemed like no piece of furniture was free of bedbugs hiding within every nook and cranny, and then they started to spread and nowhere in the house was safe! Even after we've had an

exterminator come in, a few survivors still pop up every now and then. ARRRRRRGH. * Kind of minor compared to most examples above, but: Goddamned spiderwebs. The spiders ''themselves'' are okay, as they are outside where they belong, it's just that they choose pretty inconvenient places to make their webs, and are really damn persistent about it. For instance, if you go into our tool shed without taking a look at the doorway first, you're liable to get a face full of spiderweb, and no matter how many times it gets destroyed either accidentally or on purpose, it'll be back in the same place for you to walk into again. ** Similarly, [[Troper.KatanaCat This Troper]] used to have a problem: her family keeps chickens, but whenever she went outside to chase the rooster so he was so scared he would shut up, she would get a face full of spider web because some damn spider had decided to make its web with part of it attached to a tree she would end up chasing the rooster around. After a while, it seems the spider gave up and decided to make its home elsewhere. Thankfully. * This troper is terrified of slugs and snails, and wouldn't you know what just loves to live on his porch and outside doorjams? Goddamned Snails! * This troper's football field seems to have a problem with GODDAMN BEES. * Oh my CHRIST, my friend's apartment was full of GODDAMN FLIES. Especially after he stopped doing his dishes because his girlfriend left him. Worst night ever. * This troper once had a few silverfish catch a ride in with some mail. Over a year later, I still kill at least two a day. * [[{{Quillpaw}} This troper's]] mother would tell stories of how, before this troper was born, the house was infested with literal Goddamned Bats. These days this troper's high school is swarming with Goddamned Yellowjackets (ironic, considering that's the school mascot). * [[MmmKay This troper]], now, "GOOD GOD, ANTS!!!" This troper, childhood years, "Yum, ants-- Ah, one of 'em bit my tongue!" * When YonTroper went camping, the campground was infested with Goddamn Bees. Apparently, they're attracted to the salt in the sweat on our clothing. * In the Southeastern United States, during summer, anywhere with woods will have all kinds of Goddamn critters, including [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiggers Chiggers]]. The first sign you have that you've been attacked is that you start to ''itch''... and by then it's already far too late. [[http://www.geocaching.com Geocachers]] run into all of the above, including Goddamn mosquitoes, the kind that think [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deet DEET]] is a spice. ** Same troper here: while looking for a geocache during recent cooler weather, I walked through a entire field of Goddamn Brambles - some kind of thorny plant that zealously grabs hold of clothing and often snaps thorns off in said clothing as the trapped person pulls away. Not to mention all the Goddamn [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant Ant Piles]] in that field... * [[{{Ithanyx}} This troper]] suffers from those goddamn ladybugs

every autumn. They use his balcony as gathering ground and move into the aparment despite closed doors and windows. * This troper once set a huge piece of gum on my nightstand right before he went to sleep. When I woke up, it looked like an entire colony of ants was stuck in my Orbit. Apparently, they had all gotten stuck trying to take it back to their colony. * For me it's goddamned bees. All summer I have to swat the buzzing bastards away from me. I also have anothe creature who is refered to as "The Amazing Motherfucking Stinkbugs", that can survive freezing cold, burning hot, and lack of food and water for a long time (one survived in the window through a really cold winter with no food or water). * Goddamn neighbourhood children. A lot of people with young children have been moving into this troper's area lately. Really really annoying children. They swarm all over this troper whenever she leaves the house, and she can't slap them because it's "cruel" or some crap like that. * {{Miso}} has Goddamned Ants. And flies. And bees. And crickets. And the occasional spider. It was a bizarre situation in 2009 when she had Goddamned Ants from the usual April to June period, then they ''came back'' during a rainy October and stayed all through November and December; she's lucky she only has to deal with the flies in the summer because the little bastards annoy her to no end. And people wonder why she likes to stay inside. * Goddamn mosquitoes...I have allied myself with spiders, because they eat mosquitoes for me. * On and off, for the past year, this troper has had Goddamned Lice. Squick. * This troper used to live in the Mojave Desert in Southern California, and our GoddamnedBats used to border on DemonicSpiders territory(literally - Black widows and brown recluses were never uncommon), along with Goddamned Scorpions, Goddamned Ants, Goddamned Lizards, GoddamnedBats, and occasionally Goddamned Coyotes. * This troper has always hated Goddamned Cockroaches, but his sister is even worse. One was crawling on her arm once and she screamed so loud her neighbors thought her boyfriend was beating her and called the police. * This troper is surprised that Iraq hasn't made this list yet. The flies. THE FLIES. They are 3x as big as anything in the USA, nigh invulnerable, and go straight for the eyes. To this troper, the flies are AlwaysChaoticEvil. ** The only reliable method of death to the flies seems to be cutting them in half, with scissors. Midair or not. The trick is to anticipate their take-off. * June bugs. [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] ''June bugs''. For those who don't know, from June to August, the Dallas area in Texas gets swarms of these annoying dark brown beetles, about the size of the upper part of one's thumb. They are ultimately harmless, as they don't bite, but they have a nasty habit of ''dive bombing'' people. And they sound a LOT like wasps when they start running into things, so you tend to get freaked out to begin with, as wasps ARE somewhat dangerous. * Goddamned Asian Lady Beetles. This troper wouldn't mind them so much

if they weren't trying to get inside the goddamn house and on him. There was one summer (before I moved into this apartment) where there was just a goddamn swarm of the little bastards. We had to use a shopvac to get rid of them all and to sweep up the bodies of dead beetles on the porch, because they were ''everywhere''. * Goddamn ants, we put up those things that give delayed-action poisoned food to the ants so they can share it with the colony and kill the whole lot, and all we're doing with those things is feeding the pests! Goddamn Boxelder (is that how you spell it?) bugs too; they swarm the outside of the house from spring to fall, and some camp out inside so they can last the winter. * Wanna know what're the most annoying animals in the world? GODDAMN HUMANS! * The UK does not get mosquitoes...So its GODDAMNED MIDGES AND WASPS. * This Troper has apparently suffered a plague of Goddamn Pigeons over the entire summer, when I was conveniently away and unable to defend my balcony... I came home to find a few cubic decimetres of crap, feathers and Goddamn [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Fleas! GAH! It was so bad I had to call in reinforcements for cleaning it up, bribed with beer and pizza. I'm buying a gun, illegal or not. * Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, whatever you call them, GET AWAY FROM ME. * This troper's got GODDAMN MOSQUITOES everywhere he goes. They flock to me as soon as I go outside, and if they get in the house they always end up by me because my light is usually the only one on. But then I found out that bats eat mosquitoes, so I put a bat box in my backyard. Which was hijacked by [[EverythingsWorseWithBees Hornets]]. My God. So I couldn't go outside because the Goddamn Mosquitoes hunted in my yard and the Goddamn Hornets nested there. * Two story mansion. 12 foot ceiling minimum. occasional bat flies though house to scare the shit out of everyone. * This troper did one bordering on DemonicSpiders: In ''MagicTheGathering'', there are two types of Saproling tokens. Your typical Saproling token is 1/1. The second is generated by Saproling Burst. Saproling Burst comes into play with seven fade counters. You remove one per turn. You can also remove one to put a Saproling token into play; this Saproling token has X/X, where X is the number of fade counters left on Saproling Burst. There's also a card called Coat of Arms, which gives all creature +X/+X, where X is the number of creatures with the same creature type in play. You see where this is going. ** Sliver Queen, Heartstone, Basal Sliver... Then throw the Coat of arms down, there's your goddamn bats... or Demonic spiders depending on the added effects. * This troper's parents always leave the door to the backyard open during the summer, because our dog goes in and out of the house a lot, and we can't put a doggy door in. This results in a lot of large, LOUD flies getting into the house. And they always end up in my room. * For [[Tropers.KatanaCat This Troper]], it's a number of things. At one point there were galahs (a kind of [[LandDownunder Australian]] parrot that's gray with a pink belly and lighter pink crest) that would fight over territory every morning. Very loudly. About an hour

before I would actually want to get up. Also, in the summer, flies. Lots and lots of flies. ''Swarms'' of them, gathering just outside every door and window. And some of them ''ALWAYS'' get in. Also, mosquitos. Made even worse by the lack of mozzie nets (they just kinda disappeared). And then there's that rooster that crows any time it hears someone, even if it's someone going to bed at 5 AM because they were browsing TV Tropes all night. We (yes, we, I'm 13 as of the time I'm typing this) ended up naming him "Mr. Noisy". And there's also magpies, which seem to wake up at 5 AM only to decide it's time to wake everything ''ELSE'' up. Oh, yes, and ants. Leave so much as one drop of honey somewhere in summer? Hundreds of little sugar ants will come in to eat it. Same thing goes for if you don't either close the tub of honey REALLY well, or put it in the fridge. And it seems they can find a way in through the plastic wrapper for a lollipop (and presumably any other kind of candy you might have somewhere in the house). I know because I went to have one once, only to find that said sugary treat was being eaten by about 20-40 ants. It was the last one, too... oh, and before I forget about this one: MICE. There was one house we lived in where there was this... ''plague'' of goddamned MICE. It turns out it was because just about everybody in the area aside from us was using a lot of pesticides that had been killing the mice, and the damn mice came to us because we didn't use any. They still died, but not as fast as they would have if they weren't in our house. I swear, we have the worst luck... * Here in the Bay Area of California, there are seagulls. Many a new car has been soiled by them. Not to mention they always try to eat your sandwich at lunch, especially since most schools aren't enclosed and always have a door to the outside, sometimes even missing an ENTIRE WALL. * here in Waco, Texas near my house we have the god damned mosquitoes they breed like rabbits on Viagra and swarm all over the neighborhood from as early as April to as late as October. * Our new house seems especially attractive to spiders of all kinds. You are well advised to check the shower stalls *before* use...my sister once reached for the hot-water knob and screamed loud enough to be heard across the street. Apparently a wolf spider the size of a quarter had decided that was a nice spot to hang out. * Last summer, [[{{Tropers/Myaku12}} this Troper]] has Goddamned Stinkbugs. They're stubborn, so they don't want to move, they stink like hell if you squish them,and they're EVERYWHERE. This Troper also has insectophobia, thus making her freak out [[{{Understatement}} quite alot.]] * This troper has GoddamnedLadybugs.--'Whats that smell?' 'Oh, it's just a dead lady bug, don't worry.' is now common to hear whenever it's summer/autumn. It is also not uncommon to find squashed lady bugs in places such as the inside of the cupboards, the bathroom ceiling, and next to your face when you wake up... ---Go back to [[GoddamnedBats Goddamned Bats]] by crawling through this cave full of....goddamned things. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GodIsLoveSongs * This troper [[PlayingWithATrope played with this trope]] back when she was a freshman in high school and ended up coming up with the flipside to the "God is love"/"God is my boyfriend" song: In the song, the narrator compared her [[SmugSnake boyfriend]] to God, in that he [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean loved everyone in general]], and thereby abandoned her and turned all his other girlfriends against her. Hopefully the analogy makes at least some sense - still, she was only fourteen when she wrote it. ** I'd like to read that. It sounds unusual. * Almost every poem I found in ''TheBible'' section of fanfiction.net was one of these. * This troper was searching for a radio station on her clock radio, and finally settled on some corny love song. Cue her laughing hysterically when she realizes that they're singing to God, not trying to get in some girl's pants. * This trope is why [[JapaneseTeeth this troper]] facepalms at 90% of the Christian music industry. If these people would put the effort into the songs to make them sound ''good'' rather than making them preachy... ** Ninety percent of the Christian music industry, or [[SmallReferencePools ninety percent of the Christian music that gets played on Christian-music radio stations]]? * Question: If God is Love Songs, does that mean Atheism is Break Up Songs? Take any BreakUpSong, replace the words "honey" and "baby" with "Jesus" and the word "babe" with "God" and you've got an atheist anthem! * This troper goes to this nearby church from her apartments once in a while (not because she wants to but because of urgings from her friend and roommate). MY GOD WAS IT AWKWARD. Almost every meeting was made up of songs about god's love, obedience to the lord, happiness and eternal friendship, etc. What was even stranger for this troper was just how into it the members were, almost as if in rapture. Nonetheless, they were nice people. ---Let's all sing GodIsLoveSongs together. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GodivaHair * When my hair was at it's longest, it could be used to cover my nipples. It probably is an inversion, as I have rather thin hair. It was long enough to cover them, but it was so thin that the nipples would probably play peek a boo. * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]]'s hair is pretty close to this. * This troper's GF seems to be attempting this as I once found her measuring her hair and how far it is from the top of her head to her nipple. Considering she'll try anything to turn me on I can only

imagine the antics she'll pull in a couple of months. * [[MmmKay This troper]] is working on it... it works if I slouch... sort of... * This troper's only does it if it's wet. It's too curly, otherwise, although it makes a cool kind-of caressing effect... ** Same, although the curls are usually sausage-y enough that I can pull it off. A friend even joked that if she ever does a live action version of TheVentureBrothers, she wouldn't mind having me play The Master in the form of Lady Godiva. * I'm close to this. [[{{FanDisservice}} I'm a fat guy.]] * I was almost able to do it before I cut my hair. I'm also a guy, but I'm not fat. * My hair was like this until I cut it super short. My hair is really thick and the longer it is, it gets "heavier" and is much harder to wash and dry. * While in kindergarten, this troper once had a teacher's assistant named Natalie who had hair all the way down to her feet. ** I think that falls under [[RapunzelHair another trope]] * I had hair like this as a teenager, and I'm almost back there now (it's almost to my bum). It's a pain and a half to deal with, but I like having long hair, and most of the time I just braid it if I don't want to mess with it. * Before a recent hair cut my hair just reached this. Now if only it wasn't horridly thin... * For some reason I can only seem to do this with my left nipple. * I can pull this off, but I'm hoping to grow my hair down to my hips/knees/forebar... * [[BillieMarie This troper's]] hair is very thick and down to her waist, but completely impractical unless I wear it in a plait. * [[{{Tropers.Russtopher}} This Troper]] had a chemistry teacher in high school with waist-length blond hair. One (cold) day in class a girl conversed a little loudly with her friend and said "Your nipples are showing!" The teacher smiled and brought her hair from back to front. * This troper could pull it of since his hair is long enough.. all he lacks is the correct gender. * This troper's hair is long enough to cover both her chest AND crotch. While a pain to deal with, her long hair is also something she adores. * When this troper was a wee lass, she hated wearing clothes and thus ran around in the buff (inside the house anyway). Good thing she had this hair. * I used this in a cartoon I made in college involving a bathing woman. How many people get an "A+" rather than a reprimand for using blatant, if modest, nudity in a school project? * This male troper knows a girl whose hair is certainly long enough to fit this trope. Funny thing is she would probably never find good use for it. Shes one of those "shy among locker room nudity" types * This troper actively uses her Godiva Hair when wearing her pajamas with no bra underneath--long hair can be quite useful when hiding one's rather large, bouncy breasts. * This troper can cover up her nipples almost anytime she's not

wearing a bra with her Godiva Hair, although it sometimes refuses to work, due to the fact that her hair tends to bounce around a lot, as well as the fact that she doesn't exactly enjoy taking 45 minutes each day to brush it. But hell, it's decent for walking around at night. * This troper's hair is nearly waist-length, but too thin to provide any real coverage unless wet. * This troper's hair is long and thick enough to do this - only uses it when wearing clothes with no bra though. Too shy for even lockerroom nudity. ---Return to GodivaHair...assuming you can see the link hidden behind those curls. <<|TroperTales|>>

GodModders * This Troper has frequently been called a Godmodder, hacker, noob, glitcher, cheater, and everything else since he even started playing games when he was like...8 years old. The trend is endless, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Modern Warfare, Halo. Every game I play it's impossible to avoid the {{Scrubs}} who just can't accept there are people (way) better then them. Also, I have a hard enough time trying to get game mods to work, least of which script cheats. * [=TheForce.net=]. Constantly. Especially Havac. * ThisTroper almost swore off Forum RP for good after his first experience ever ended with his character (itself not exactly a shining example of fair play) was godmodded to death by the referee's GMPC. I still refuse to play with anyone who gives their character perfect, precise aero- or geokinesis, especially in freeform RP. ** I hope you attempted to contact the people in charge of that forum, first, and tell them what their ref was up to. A good rule forums can have to avoid that is that character death is up to the handler and no one else. Still, even I, a mod on an RP forum, have godmodded once. Exactly once, though, to be fair: a newbie had introduced a Gordon Freeman knockoff who was superpowerful and godmodded a senseless, unprovoked attack on another character, so, in reply, I had my character introduce the pointy end of a blade to his character's head. Luckily, the mods of the thread (I wasn't one at the time,) had been watching the guy and decided that my action was somewhat justified. They let it slide. The newbie, though, never returned from his shame. ** I try to avoid doing things like that, but I also tend to be the loonie of any RP I play in, so stuff like that tends to end with me declaring war on the offending god-modder. I do this by using any way that is legal to end the issue, [[CherryTapping especially if it's humiliating]]. I admit, it turns into a cycle of revenge, but I can handle that... * [[@/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] ran into this problem when playing with his younger cousin ages ago. When we played just about any multiplayer game (Usually MarioKart or SuperSmashBros, but we also frequently did MarioParty), he'd always think I somehow cheated when I

managed to beat him...ignoring the fact that he would have his younger sister try to distract me by being very annoying when it became obvious that her brother wasn't going to beat me. * This troper knows first hand how irritating god-modders can be in freeform RP. When they start actually taking over your characters, you know it's time to complain. ** This was actually the only form of godmodding this troper had heard of. I feel like posting an example. ** Godmodding is: *** "I kill your character. Your character is dead." *** "What did you do?" *** "My character made your character bleed to death." *** "What if my character is a robot?" *** "Fine, then I hit your character with my sword, chopping it in half. I then chop it into quarters, eighths and 64ths." *** "You missed. *** "No I didn't. Your character is dead." * I once ran in a forum RP that was actually going fairly well, except for when we ended up short two characters from two players leaving due to complications. The replacement managed gain the ire of every single other player within TWO HOURS of being introduced. For one, his characters (he had two) were both powerful psychics in a setting that had no supernatural elements, his first act was to kill the two missing players characters who had been PutOnABus, he then proceeded to kill off FIVE major [=NPCs=] (and 2 minor ones) derail the hell out of an ongoing romance subplot ("I'm super powerful and stuff, so she should fall in love with me instead!") beat up the main antagonist (who's player wasn't there at the time) and worst of all: had very poor spelling. * This troper runs a small forum roleplay site, and has been for six years. One member, though a very good roleplayer, has a HORRIBLE tendency to godmod. In one instance in particular, he tried to make up rules that didn't exsist because he claims to be a RL martial artist and he thought he was "fixing" the game. Then, he tried to take about 20 turns worth of actions in one post in an attempt to auto-kill the other character because this other person was just as good an optimizer as he is, apparently a challenge brings out his urge to cheat. * [[{{/Tropers/Archer250}} This troper]] is an admin of a small [[{{CallofDutyBlackOps}} Black Ops]] 24/7 Nuketown server. And this piece of shit keeps bragging about his "skills" while obviously wallhacking, using a M60 (The server's RCon editor crashed so it didn't ban him). He stated that it was my fault, killing him in the first round. The piece of shit had the audacity to ORDER me to apologize. What this shit doesn't know is that I know the server's master password so I manually banned him for life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I call hax!" "What? Why?"

"You sniped me from across the map!" "So?" "You're using a [[CripplingOverspecialization shotgun!]] Go back to GodModders, jackass!"

Godspell * Memorable bits from productions I have seen: ** the Pharisees as "three dumb blondes" ** During the "secret" part, John the Baptist comes out and says "What the good master is trying to say is '[[TheXFiles The Truth is out there, trust no one!]]'" ** BeavisAndButthead telling one of the stories and being temporarily sidetracked halfway through because the ceiling of Pittsburgh's Byham Theater has "naked chicks" painted on it. * From this troper's production: ** For "No servant can be the slave of two masters," the two masters were Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. ** The man who was on his way from Jersualem to Jericho tried to get away from the robbers by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIoG4PlEPtY backin' up, backin' up, backin' up...]] ** For the Prodigal Son parable, the title character referenced [[Main/CharlieSheen Charlie Sheen]]. ** The parable of the man whose land yielded heavy crops was preluded by the narrator singing a snippet of "Money" by Pink Floyd, with the pit band bassist playing the bassline. ** Cast members were allowed to call out people in the audience who were texting, recording the show, being rude, etc. ** During the parable of Lazarus, the demons in Hell began singing [[Main/JustinBieber Justin Bieber]] to ward off Judas when he tried to cross the chasm. Also, when one of the demons tried to cross the chasm to get to Heaven, she was stopped with a, "[[Main/SassyGayFriend What. what. WHAT are you doing?...she's a stupid bitch.]]" * I've seen several good productions of this show, and what makes it awesome is the improvisation factor. Three different versions of the Tale of the Prodigal Son: ** In the 80s, I worked on a show where the robber was played by the "Frito Bandito"; he accosted the traveller with the demand, "Hey, Senor, give me all your Fritos!" ** A few years ago, I saw a production where the Samaritan took the injured traveller to a motel where the other actors flared their hands like flashing lights and chanted, in a robotlike monotone, "Vacancy. Free Wi-Fi." ** In a recent production I saw, the injured traveller was passed by a [[CharlieSheen man in sunglasses shouting, "Winner!"]], and a [[JustinBieber pageboyed teen singing an incomprehensible lyric]], before being helped by the Samaritan, [[SarahPalin a beglassed woman in a skirt suit]], who rode him to the inn on her moose, Bullwinkle, while chirpilly telling him, "I'm a maverick!"

GogglesDoNothing * This Troper has three pairs of gogles for day wear: mini, motorcycle, and steampunk. They "do nothing" but they look great with any outfit! * {{Coximind}}: I have a pair of safety glasses I wear at home. * [[TsundeRay This troper]] wears [[{{Meganekko}} glasses]], but the lenses on them don't do anything. ** This troper has a friend who occaisionally wears Buddy Holly glasses because they look cool. Oh yeah, and they don't even have lenses. * This troper had an idea for R&D goggles in ''{{Paranoia}}'', which plays with this - they work fine at whatever it is they do (currently planned to be night vision, if he can get a group together), unless they're worn by a mutant. And in ''Paranoia'', everyone's a mutant. ** So of course, complaining to the tech department is going to result in getting executed for treason... genius. Pure genius. I applaud your GMing skills. On the other hand, someone's bound to try to get round it by becoming a [[SuperRegistrationAct registered mutant]] * [[{{Quillpaw}} This troper]] is friends with a girl who wears goggles like a headband...just because she can. I find that extremely awesome. ** [[ThisIsSparta That. Is. AWESOME.]] ** Hey, I used to do that, too! * This troper loved [[{{Digimon}} Digimon]] when she was a kid, and had wondered how to find some non-swimmimg goggles to wear, just for the hell of it. Anyone know where to find em? ** Same place I got my bowler from.. http://www.badgersden.com/ Reasonable prices too. ** This troper found a pair at Menards that were sunglasses and goggles (called 'em sungoggles). I wore them like the above troper, but they had utility on a bright day! (Until they broke...) *** This troper found a pair of welding goggles at his local welding shop and wears them like a headband like the above two tropers. He warns you, however, that if you do this, don't wear them too tight; he once wore them far too tight for far too long and the indentation remained for something like three days. * This troper once wore sunglasses over ordinary glasses. One friend commented on their uselessness since their wearer was about to attend a presentation in a dark room. After explaining that the dark room had blacklights, she then said "why would you go to such a pointless presentation? UV lights are bad for your eyes" and subsequently facepalmed upon remembering the function of sunglasses. * [[AMereServantOfGod This troper]] cannot, for the life of him, figure out the purpose of fingerless gloves. That said, he still wants a pair. ** This troper is in a wheelchair and needs the fingerless gloves to keep her hands from getting too calloused from hours of going from point A to point B. They're so much more convenient (except in the dead of winter) than regular gloves. ** This troper likes to save on bills (and energy) by turning the heat

lower during winter and just wearing more clothes indoors. Fingerless gloves keeps his hands sufficiently warm, while allowing a more natural feel while typing. ** This troper plays a woodwind instrument in marching band. We need fingerless gloves in order to properly close the holes in the keys, or in some cases to hold onto the instrument. ** This troper....just likes the look and feel of a good pair of leather driving gloves. They make him feel badass. ** This troper is a mountain biker. His hands get numb and start to hurt very quickly without the extra padding that gloves provide, except dexterity is necessary for the gears and brakes... Fingerless gloves! ** This troper does a lot of weight lifting and fingerless gloves protects against blisters. ** [[JET73L This troper]] reads a lot. You can't turn the pages properly with gloves on, and you can't hold a book if your hands are numb. Plus they look cool (although [[TooManyBelts the 6cm-wide strap across the back of each does nothing]], since they were made ''exactly'' too long to adjust the size by closing them and and just makes them look more [[BuffySpeak gauntlet-y]]). Also subverted, since if he's wearing a {{hachimaki}}, it's guaranteed to be tying his hair in place at the back, and has most likely been adapted for comfortable use as a blindfold/sleep mask, breath dust guard, or both. * This troper has a backpack he's recently started carrying around, in order to be {{Crazy Prepared}}. One of the items in it is welding goggles. They serve absolutely no purpose besides, theoretically, overly awesome sunglasses. * Heavily subverted with this troper. She rides a scooterbike, and her goggles really help her when some big 18-wheeler farts exhaust or throws dust in her face. * This troper has a friend who once wore a pair of what looked to be ''welding goggles'' to a [[SeriousBusiness quiz bowl match.]] Why? Because they looked ''awesome''. (And intimidation is a big part of the meta-game too.) * This troper was given a briefcase/bookbag/laptop carrier that has way more pouches than he knows what to do with. There are 14 different compartments, and about half of them are completely unused. It also happens to feature [[TooManyBelts purely aesthetic belts]] as part of its "style". Come to think of it, a pouch overload has happened to this troper several times before, with backpacks, luggage, ''wallets''... * [[{{Nomic}} This troper]] said this line at a con he attended as a responce to some peopel selling steampunk-style goggles that, indeed, did nothing (they weren't even see-through). They looked wicked tho and he would've bought a pair had he not just used his money on an authentic army officer's peaked cap. * {{Subverted}}, {{This Troper}}'s aviator goggles double as sunglasses, but she avoids wearing them in public because she does not want to be started at. * ThisTroper really likes goggles. (As well as [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarves]] and pins, but that's besides the point.) She doesn't have a pair, but would totally wear them all the time despite the fact that

they'd have no purpose. (She has done the same for scarves and pins though, like wearing a scarf when it isn't cold, and... Well, really, pins don't do anything anyway.) ** [[TheWorldEndsWithYou They do if you're dead...]] * ThisTroper has a pair of welding goggles as well as a full-face welding mask, both fully functional. What does he use them for? To keep the smoke out of his eyes when he's barbecuing. * Averted with this troper when he was on the swim team. His goggles were prescription and he would often where them both in and out of the water instead of changing to glasses. On the one time he lost his glasses, he wore his goggles for the day and looked pretty dorky doing that. * Played through and through. This troper doesn't believe there is such a thing as goggles that actually ''keep'' the damn water out of your eyes so you can dive for pennies in a swimming pool. (Which is hard to do when you ''can't see because your eyes are closed and the chlorine hurts!'' ** That's why I wear a scuba mask while doing that (they usually work well). ** When I was small, I would keep my eyes open underwater anyway. I got used to the cholorine, and I could still see, it was just fuzzy. Eventually though, the chlorine started making my eyes foggy for almost an hour after I got out of the pool, so I switched to leaky goggles. No lasting eye damage to report, my eye problems are from staring at a computer screen all day. * This troper wears googles on her head (as a headband) frequently. To pretty much everywhere. She has two pairs, one yellow and one orange. (Which she found in a tourist shop at Myrtle Beach. And they aren't swimming goggles, either) * {{Subverted}} like a similar Troper above. [[TheRenaissanceRaver This Troper]] has a pair of goggles that also double as sunglasses purchased at her [[OpenMindedParent parents' insistence]] at an anime/gaming/general fandom convention. Their reasoning: they went well with her standard punk appearance and were practically necessary for the [[NiceHat aviator cap]] they were also getting her because the entire family was apparently getting a hat. ([[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself A lot of people asked her what character she was cosplaying that entire weekend...]]) She wears them all the time (so long as she can find them.) Not only has it become one of her signature accessories (the other being her headphones around her neck/on her head), the Drama teacher at her school has frequently referred to her as Amelia (as in ''Amelia Earhart'') whenever they pass each other in the halls. * [[{{Nasrudith}} This troper]] wears headphones above his ears due to good hearing and really not liking the feeling on his ears. He can hear it just fine through conduction. Ironically the only time he wears them properly they're for noise cancellation. ** I do the same with headsets, mostly because my glasses+headset was not comfortable. * Beta Maxis here (really need to make a page, I contribute semioften). I got a joke pair of glasses WAY the hell long ago that were sunglasses shades, pink with yellow and blue dots all over the place

with black visors, for no other reason than they looked ridiculous. Still have them somewhere. * This troper quoted it in Chemistry when we first got our goggles. It was entertaining. * Subverted by this troper, as her goggles are a vital part of her riding gear when she's out on her motorcycle and they double as welding goggles when she's at work, but also played straight when she wears them every other day of the year, too. * A fanfiction reviewer mentioned to me that she was given goggles before gym class. She said she got excited at the chance to feel like a certain anime character...only to deflate the moment it was apparent her head was so small it ended up hanging around her neck. * This troper wears goggles on his forehead for absolutely no reason, though they're actually part of a [[FinalFantasyVII Reno]] cosplay he's working on, but he still wears them in everyady life. Though they ''do'' do something-- leave red marks on his forehead (hur hur). Combined with sunglasses and big chunky headphones, people sometimes remark that they doubt if he has skin on his face for all he covers it up. * My ex girlfriend had a pair of safety goggles she stole from Chemistry class once on a random impulse. She kept them for the heck of it, and this inevitably developed into a RunningGag. Whenever someone in our group of friends said or did something particularly sickeningly sweet or squicky, she would pull out the goggles to protect her eyes before looking at them again. More often than not, she would say, "Nope. Still burning my eyes. AAAAAAGH!" And now you know why I loved her. * This troper wanted a pair, but was temporarily way-laid by the fact that he had no CoolHat cool enough to do them justice. He then decided on a different pair anyway, to go with his SteamPunk gloves. * I bought my beloved pair of steampunk goggles at an anime convention a year ago, and I wear them all the time. I was under the impression that they had no real purpose...but then one day, I was sitting outside for lunch at school, and it was really sunny. Turns out those goggles on my forehead are actually functional sunglasses, plus they make my eyes look all round and mirrored and crazy. ''Awesome.'' * I usually wear a belt that do absolutely nothing to keep my trousers were they are, simply because it's handmade (by me), and if I do say so myself; it looks awesome. * This Troper ({{Zloke}}) Has a pair of goggles that were made from welding goggles. But 1. I don't have a cool hat yet, 2. I already need glasses, and 3. they actually do something (they have a light) and I could just get prescription lenses for them so I can see when I use them. * Steampunk. That is all. * This troper has a goggle fetish, so the goggles definitely do something for him. * This troper usually carries a fully filled water bottle but he almost never drinks from it. When ever he's thirsty he finds a nearby fountain, vending machine or fast food place. I've been lampshaded about this my excuse is that it's my emergency water. The bottle now has water that is two weeks old and stuff inside it eww.

* This Troper has a pair of steampunk-ish goggles that he wears on his hat for additional non-functionality. * This Troper loves all aspects of steampunk, fashion included. She received a pair of welding goggles for Christmas and wears them as a headband or around her neck for the aesthetic value, despite being a writer rather than a mechanic. They DO have tinted lenses, and so may gain some functionality when summer rolls around. * This troper (due to stupid federal regulations) is forced to have goggles on his fire helmet, despite the fact that a) Whenever he's inside a burning building he has a full facemask on for air supply. b)They fog up instantly when used. and c)When crawling through small spaces they get caught on shit. Absolutely pointless and useless * Averted for this troper. I wear sunglasses regularly, even in weather that wouldn't really warrant them for anyone else, because a side effect of my Asperger's Syndrome is that I'm oversensitive to light, and tend to find [[LightIsNotGood being in a place lit by direct sunlight extremely painful]]. * I'm gonna wear sunglasses for my PaperThinDisguise, but they don't do anything. * Just because they look cool ([[DigimonAdventure and remind me of my once happy childhood]]) this troper tried to wear swimming goggles on his head, however the elastic snapped on each pair I've ever gotten. Then I found out it represents immaturity and child-like-[[BuffySpeak ness]] and I wanted to wear them even more. * Somehow, wearing lenses of any kind diminishes my ability to see. It's different when wearing glasses to correct astigmatism vs wearing non-correcting safety goggles just to protect the orbs. Normal fencing masks render me completely blind, where bandanas mildly interfere with my vision, despite their non-interference with my physical eyes. * This troper has a pair of steampunk goggles from Anime Boston. They do nothing, they only fit well on my head over a hat because I'm too lazy to adjust the strap, and I can't wear them over my eyes anyway because I need my glasses for everything and I don't have contacts. But they look cool.] * This troper has a pair that had two sets of lenses: one regular and one tinted like sunglasses. She lost the regular lenses, though, so all they can do is be sunglasses. Actually, she should probably try and look for the regular lenses. * This Troperette is trying to save up $$$ so she can buy her guy some goggles for their 1-year anniversary. Goggles SO do stuff, they make loved ones happy. ---My GogglesDoNothing, but damn if they don't look fantastic. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GoldFever * [[Tropers/KatanaCat This Troper]] has a minor example: She found out that the ring-multiplier codes (each ring is worth X rings) for Sonic

2, among other sets of cool codes, can be set to different things for each player. When she was picking out codes to use while playing against a parent, years ago, she got in trouble for giving herself a better set of codes than her mom got. So essentially, she got Ring Fever and (I think) made it so she wouldn't lose her rings when hit and got 8 rings for each one she collected, then got in trouble for unfair codes. People have looked over my shoulder when I set up the Game Genie codes (because we always use a few) for multiplayer games ever since.

GoldfishPoopGang * This troper, compared to his friends, sucks at Mario Kart. Doesn't stop him from (desperately) trying to beat them, though. * It could be argued that those who insult others needlessly might become this, as a person grows a thicker skin and the harassers run out of things to say.

GoMadFromTheRevelation ---One day, this troper will cease to exist; however you see life or death, there was a time where you weren't sentient, and that will probably happen again. Cue this revelation occurring every night before this troper goes to sleep in the form of crippling panic attacks, so instead she spends hours at a time on [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel High Octane Nightmare Fuel]] just to have something more tangible to be afraid of. ** Why be scared? You won't be aware that you are dead when it happens? My childhood fear of death came from a misunderstanding of what death. I thought I'd still be aware and feeling after I died, and I'd be buried "alive," with all the people I know looking down at me buried in the ground. Being conscious and buried and being like that forever is what scared me infinitely more than not existing anymore. ---In a sci-fi story I wrote this happens to an AntiVillain. When he finds out [[ArtificialHuman what he is]] he has a BSOD that destroys his mind, turning him into a [[NietzscheWannabe disillusioned]], [[AxCrazy unpredictabily violent]] {{Jerkass}}. ---Your parents did the deed at least once. * Grandparents too. ** Well, I'll never sleep again. *** [[Memes/CodeGeass Notto disu shito agen]]... ---Sauce on food... is a form of lubricant. And said food... goes down your throat. ---[[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]], upon learning the nationality of Iris's [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent voice]] [[Horrible.VoiceActing actress]] in {{Mega Man X}}4: --> [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation

Australian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation ? And yet she-- how-- why-utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]] ---(random passer-by): Learning how MicroSoft's VFAT filesystem actually worked very nearly did this to me. I! I! VFAT fhtagn! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh VFAT Redmond wgah'nagl fhtagn! VFAT was the filesystem that MicroSoft created to give the illusion that the operating system could handle filenames longer than eight characters with Windows 95, you see. And the true filenames were-- the more I learned about it, the more astonished I became that it could work at all, given the manner in which-- the manner in which-- I! I! ---[[{{Gigaspine7}} This troper]] reguarly breaks down into an incoherent mess at the first sign of Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. * Who DOESN'T? Although fir me it's more of an enraged mess. ** I don't. *** I do when I see it in stores for the first time in late ''September.'' ** I really hope that was an intentional pun. (I nearly went mad at the revelation that so many native English speakers can't tell the difference between homophones...) ** I can and do, I just like to pronounce my {{Verbal Tic}}s, I pronounce fur like a hillbilly. *** I wear Santa hats on every month except december. Then I wear a cowboy hat and a gas mask. [[HilarityEnsues I do it for the reactions.]] ---[[@/PentiumMMX2 This troper]], at age 10, had this happen when his sister broke the news to him that Santa was not real. At first, I didn't believe her (After all, she always liked to tell me lies to make herself seem more intelligent), but then, I began to feel the effects; realizing that something I believed in for my entire life up to that point was, in fact, a lie. However, once I calmed down and really looked closely at the details, I realized that it was completely impractical for a single man to deliver gifts to every single child across the world in a single night, among other things. After that, it was like a weight was listed off me; realizing that I didn't have to try and be a saint around that time of year anymore, and I could instead be my normal, laid back self. * For this troper, it was age 7, when my mom told me she was the tooth fairy. I went from an epic breakdown and tears to a frothing rage at her for lying to me. Interestingly, this was one of the turning points where I realized my parents were not the perfect beings I thought of them as, and that they had the ability to deceive, and it felt like the very fabric of my world was being ripped apart. Clearly, some of the madness stayed with me, as I now have almost no tolerance for someone lying to me, and if I think someone is trying to pull a fast one on me I get very angry.

---This troper went stark raving mad when she figured out all the terrible things that were going on in the world, and what was worse, she was indirectly a part of it. She read about how people in other countries were basically enslaved to make the things that people want in industrialized nations, and it caused her many a HeroicBSOD. Then somehow, she realized she shouldn't blame herself, as being a buyer is the only way to survive in a capitalist nation. Summary: this troper got better. * This troper went through the same thing. This includes the got better part, by focusing on trying to do whatever good can be done. (The "emptying the ocean with a teaspoon" business is often frustrating, but it's better than the 'ol [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Even Horizon]].) ---This troper felt [[EmptyShell dead inside]] when he found out that the movie ''{{Coraline}}'', for some reasons, isn't going to be released in his country (no, don't ask where it is). Also counts as RantInducingSlight since he almost never says everything about the (fundamentalist-dominated, hypocritical, incompetent and corrupt as all hell) government until that point. Yes, he got his hand on the movie by legally questionable methods, and declared it the best movie he's ever seen, which naturally led to more cases of this trope when the movie [[AwardSnub failed to win any major awards.]] ---After having finished reading ''1984'' for the first time, I felt completely dead and hollow inside. This thankfully only lasted for an evening..temporary insanity, thank god! ---[[{{Ptitlepgy6ymio}} My reaction]] to the end of the movie ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', in which (you ready?) [[spoiler: the wind-compass-thing at the top of the City Hall of Heartland magically transforms into BillyPreston, who somehow has the magical ability [[BackFromTheDead to resurrect Strawberry]] (the main character's dead girlfriend), to turn Mr. Mustard and his {{Mook}}s into a nun and the ''Pope'', and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to sing a surprisingly good cover of "Get Back"]].]] ---The ending of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. Oh my god, the ending of ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. At first, I was like, awww... but then I realized that [[spoiler: Akane and Ranma never did get married after all. Well, if they did get married, I mean, then it wasn't shown in the manga.]] Cue bewildered rage and foaming at the mouth. ---This troperette puts five bucks in the fact that people [[FoeYay ship Ash and Paul together]]. Once she discovered that, she hated Paul a lot more. ** This troper might sympathize with you if she had any idea who the hell Ash and Paul are. ** For those of you who are similarly unaware, they're Pokemon characters. ** [[YourHeadAsplode MNAUGH!]]

---This troper nearly went insane from playing the icecream vandestroying bonus stage in ''GrandTheftAuto 2''. ** Many of my harder college classes nearly drove me insane too. ---This troper went completely insane, to the point of SMILING insane when an extreme case of online interaction gone wrong occurred to her and a close relative. There was a girl that this troper's relative had been rp'ing with, and she constantly made things that were nonsensical in her posts. When people tried to correct this girl, she'd claim she "had a disability", was suicidal, etc. It even went so far as her leaving a ''[[NightmareFuel PHONE NUMBER OF A MENTAL WARD SHE SUPPOSEDLY WAS BEING COMMITTED TO]]'' so this troper's relative could see "what their cruelty has done to her." This troper and her relative came together to form a harassment case against this girl, and not only was the evidence we presented (her posts and private messages) considered 'easily able to edit), but the Moderators of the website in question didn't do a thing, not even a slap in a wrist. So, as a reaction to that, this troper started smiling, almost laughing maniacally, thinking this. "Well, since no one will be punished for breaking the rules, we better just let everything slide, bow down, apologize to our harassers on the internet, and tell them how WRONG we were for wanting to have the rp fun and fair! Instead, we get to just watch as the Mary-Sues of these kinds of people rule us all!" ---This troper had this kind of reaction the first time she went on the ''9'' forum's Mature Board. Needless to say, the shippers of the fandom have very.... creative imaginations. ---This Troper went mad and became lost on the verge of becoming a NietzscheWannabe upon the very moment of ''meeting the Internet''. He was consumed by anonymity, the promise of omniscience, and the {{GIFT}} [[TheVirus of the network]] and alienated himself and other humans on the geographical and physical scale because of it. The omniscience, however, was actually more cursed. He came to the full realization of his childhood traumas and realizes that God doesn't exist, while upon studying several philosophies over the global network that is the Internet he came to the conclusion that humans suffer and cause nothing to each other but suffering. The worst and most maddening part is, we are nothing but anonymous molecules who try to define and question this [[strike:EldritchAbomination]] universe, and we do that through fiction, which is alas, a fiction that we cannot fully realize and contact with because of our damning physical limitations! After all, we humans try our fullest to make sure that LifeImitatesArt. And you know what? He declared physical existence as meaningless and absurd and fantasized about all humans and fiction melding with each other through the Internet aka {{Instrumentality}}, hoping to become anonymity and fiction itself! [[LaughingMad Hahahahahaha!!!]] It might be true that after all, Ignorance is Bliss. ** Ignorance may be bliss, but I'd probably be happier not knowing that...

* This tropers friend read a HighOctaneNightmareFuel fanfiction to him OUT LOUD, which I later discovered magnifies the horribleness exponentially. I spent the rest of the weekend in a state of shock, and from that day forward, people have told me I am a much darker, more sadistic person who feels little to no emotion. * Hmmm, /b/. I heard this place is [[{{Understatement}} really horrible]], but I'll buck up and take a look. Hmm... porn there, bad memes there, nothing I can't handle... wait... Dissected-Chan... they can't be serious... OH GOD NO * This troper actually felt like banging his head against his desk when he heard this line from the film version of LostInSpace [[hottip:* :I didn't see the whole film, just the Nostalgia Critic's review]] - "Within these eggsacks lives a monster race of SPIIIDERS!!!" So, not only did the spider bite turn Dr. Smith into a mutant spider thingy, it also changed his sex? Furthermore, how the hell could he reproduce? Was there someone else in space with his condition? Does he reproduce asexually? It makes no sense! This is stupid! [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Explain, movie!]] [[ShoutOut EXPLAIN!!!]] * EarthShatteringKaboom* * When this troper first started watching NeonGenesisEvangelion, she spent one lazy summer afternoon digging up whatever information the Internet held on the series. After reading a review for TheEndOfEvangelion that described the way the apocalypse was portrayed, she figured that it couldn't be that bad. She then stumbled upon said apocalypse via an AMV, which is, to this day, the most [[{{understatement}}most horrifying portrayal]] of the end of the world she has ever seen. It was only after watching the AMV that she went mad from the revelation; she felt like a hollow shell and was on the verge of tears for the rest of the day. ---[[AndWeMustScream This Troper]] often lost his hold onto sanity, often because he knew [[NietzscheWannabe the universe is simply a hell made up of other people which could be a particle from the perspectives of eldritch abominations]]. He often went into grueling moments where he lost his sanity, such as NSFW media over the Internet, but the most maddening part is, that he ''actually'' liked going mad from the Revelation! He did hated the sanity of humanity for making humans look like the idiotic zombies that they are..... ---You know, I had a bad day once too. Normally everything in the world is out to kill me, or barring that, crush me underfoot. I thought I was used to it by then. Believed I would die alone and unmourned, insignificant, welcomed it. I used to blame everyone else for their cruelties. Humans are scum, [[TheMatrix Humans are a virus]], frustrated by the inability of everyone around me to grasp the most simple of concepts and their CONSTANT patronization. But the day they finally crushed me, I suddenly realized it: [[TomatoInTheMirror I was the cruel one, I was the monster for hating them, lashing out at them, the vicious brutality I exhibited towards them all gleefully.]] They were acting on society's preconceived programming, but I always had the capacity to be BETTER than that, because I was always different. And I didn't. I wasn't. They stomped me down one more time where I'd

fallen on the grass, and [[HappyPlace I saw the clouds overhead and realized that they really were beautiful.]] That realization cured my depression... And made me worse. [[DarkWorld Far]], [[TranquilFury FAR]] [[MadOracle worse]]. ** ...dear God, are you TheJoker? ---[[{{Persona4}} Mitsuo]] is [[GurrenLagann KAMINA]]!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. ** This troper literally [[AndIMustScream screamed out loud]] after reading this. She will now never play {{Persona 4}} or see anything related to GurrenLagann ever again. ---The continued disheartening news about politics, Big Oil, climate change, etc. may be driving this troper towards insanity. ---This troper went mad when he discovered something worse then 2 girls 1 cup: [[TvTropes This entire]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucken]] [[TvTropes place]]. It had turn me from a naive, good little asian boy, patriotic to his country and his family, to a deranged, insane, would-be [[AxCrazy Mass Murderer]]. But I got [[BoredwithInsanity Bored with Insanity]]and [[IGotBetter got better.]] [[OrIsit Hopefully]] ---[[{{Chanto327}} This troper]]'s girlfriend literally broke down and started sobbing once he showed her what a nebula was, and she saw the sheer beauty of it. ---This Troper's reaction at the passing rumor of a BackToTheFuture remake...starring Justin Beiber. BTTF is one of her favorite movies, and she didn't think much of Beiber, but when she heard that, and read the article...It would be an understatement to say it was an ''understatement'' that she raged. Hard. At the computer, she was both {{Angrish}}-ing out loud and key-mashing over skype when she heard of this. In a way, it was also a bit of a BeserkButton, but just the thought of having her favorite live-action movie defiled by a remake was enough to make her want to renounce Hollywood. And for the next couple of weeks, her friends would tease her about this by mentioning it, setting off the same reaction, though it lessened every time. Now, however, since the prospect of such a remake seems very slim, I realize that I may have flown off the handle a little. Oh well. ** This Troper had the same reaction when he read rumors of an ''IClaudius'' remake... starring ''LeonardoDiCaprio.'' '''[[FunnyAneurysmMoment I made that joke 10 YEARS AGO, for fuck's sake!!]]''' Now, granted, he did turn out be a pretty good actor, but still... [[NoJustNo No. Just... NO.]] ---Fairly predictably, this troper suffered a bit of this when he realised what HPLovecraft had implied while reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth. He has been noticeably more edgy since then. I'm not making this up, (Spoilered for sanity's sake) [[spoiler: it is mentioned that, at one point, sailors from Innsmouth had to mate with very funny looking fish to survive. He even mentions further that the children would look human, but would slowly become more like water creatures.]]

[[MemeticMutation Now roll for sanity.]] ---This trouper needed weeks of adjustment after learning that he is colorblind, and was for the past 25 years. The feeling of deceivement from one's own eyes still haunts him from time to time. ---This Troper took a moment out of making breakfast to think, really THINK, about life. Life, the universe, everything. The fact that there are MILLIONS of people on this planet, all self aware, just as I am. And then I thought about everything ending. I have not stopped laughing manically. ---This Troper is going to live long enough to see a Star Wars remake. * [[ThisCannotBe THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!]] [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!]] * Unless the OP is a genetically engineered newborn or a highlander, then no one in this thread or involved with Lucas Films [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Is leaving intact.]] * ...............*has gone to {{happy place}}* ---This troper read through this page and much of the HighOctaneNightmareFuel page; none of it disturbed him that much. It's not so much that I've gone mad from the revelation but I've realized that I may well already *be* mad. ---This troper has been to every *chan on the net, including a few that have risen and fallen in my brief, but thorough time. I watched videos of Russian soldiers being decapitated with a knife during the Chechnyan conflict, people obliterated in accidents and even infanticide and the following cannibalism. I've seen all flavours of sick shit, but I can already see my personality softening. I'm a complete bastard, no doubts there, but I'm still a capricious, cowardly, opportunistic sack of failure that can't even muster up the motivation or scope to have something to aquire by precise planning. I sort of just...am. I don't have a purpose because the constant selfdepreciation and psychological conditioning I put myself through to become stronger robbed me of the ability to really want anything beyond someone to talk to, or someone I could love. My systematic obliteration of my susceptibility to gorn and all things horrific burned out my awareness of self. The entire scenario is an existential nightmare. I'm not really sure what to do. I think I may need something more than the usual cup of tea tonight...I just can't take pleasure in anything anymore. If I don't have a reason then action has no logic behind it. I don't have enough emotion to be fueled by that. I've neither the energy to hate or the strength of mind to go through another bout of suffering in the name of 'love' before being discarded. I want something more than these four walls I call home. * If uou can positively go mad by the revelation. That happened to this tropette. That is all I'm saying... * My god! Are you me? * This trope happened to this troper when his dad told him the family's dirty secrets. Believe me, knowing your mother's relatives scammed your father and used you to take more money from him, as well

as realizing your family is a WWIII on-going isn't good for your sanity, especially when you thought only one side of your family was the rotten one and then you realize everyone's rotten as they come. After that, I took the same belief as our Joker-like friend above, along with a deep hatred for God and Reality. We are drifting blindly in a dark, empty universe, with either a jerkass, lazy and sadistic God with the poorest sense of humor in history of humor or nothing but our own illusions to keep ourselves hanging, while the comets and black holes inhabit this cold dark space could destroy us all at any minute, or the sun could simply blow up and deep fry us all. And we keep on fighting over politics, money, gender, nationality and skin color because we must occupy ourselves with the most mundane thing, so we won't all GoMadFromTheRevelation that we are sitting ducks and there's no God out there to pray for salvation and no afterlife nor paradise. We are stuck between Eternal Suffering and Oblivion... ** And considering the size of the Universe, I re-quote Death from Supernatural: " This is one little planet in one tiny solar system in a galaxy thats barely out of its diapers. So I invite you all to contemplate how insignificant you all are and everything that you believe in is." *** [[DefiedTrope On the other hand]], if that ''is'' the case, then a existentially meaningless good time is just as valid as a existentially meaningless miserable time, so why not kick back, chill out and have some fun? [[TheHedonist One way]]... [[TheMadHatter or another]]... ---I subjected myself to prolonged exposure to the WildMassGuessing section..... I knew it! All those fan theories.... MAKE SENSE!!! [[CthulhuMythos I! I!]] Tv Tropes fhtagn! * Yeah, today I know that Haruhi is The Doctor in Instrumentality. And that ''makes sense''. Those playing the [[TVTropesDrinkingGame drinking game]] should empty the fifth now. ---* For this Troper,it was a realization that hit him randomly,when he was younger.The day this troper realized that every person is similar to a character in a play.Everyone plays their part,and that even when they think they are different,they are still similar.The worst was,when he realized how most people believed in the word: "Deserve."By believing that someone deserved pain for an action that was caused to them,the person was able to cause harm to others with very little regret or care for the pain they inflicted.Cue this troper becoming paranoid,to the point to where he mapped out plans ahead of time,depending on the circumstances.He started to sleep with a box cutter under his pillar,hang curtains up so no one would spy on him when he's asleep,and even taught himself to wake up the moment someone managed to open his door after he locked it.Why?"Because sometimes dangerous people live in your house,or could be family members.It got to the point,where when he went to a supposed scary Halloween store,his friends found out that nothing there scared him.They asked what scared him,and this troper replied calmly."[[HumansAreBastards People scare me..Normal People scare me the most.]]" Ironically,unlike

most of the other examples,he didn't become pessimistic.He is still as helpful as ever,and willing to help anyone.[[CrazyPrepared Just don't be surprised if he happens to have come up with a plan]] on how to fight you beforehand,just in case things don't work out too well on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism and you attack him. * Aversion: The knowledge that HumansAreBastards didn't make [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] go mad ''per se''. Instead, it made him more or less a TotalitarianUtilitarian and gave him the ambition of [[{{TakeOverTheWorld}} subjugating the entire Earth]] in preparation for creating [[{{TheComputerIsYourFriend}} an AI goddess]] [[{{Instrumentality}} that would destroy the minds of every human rendering them into a hivemind and make their bodies identical sexless cybernetic drones]]. As for himself, he would be the [[{{HiveQueen}} primary human-computer interface]] [[{{AGodAmI}} between the AI goddess and the rest of the new posthumanity]]. * After seeing the trailer for Beastly, [[Tropers/LadyAmi this troper]] literally started screaming at the television. In Klingon. Just the THOUGHT of Mary Kate Oleson playing Kendra the obese, ugly witch girl. Or how much of the plot was changed. Or the Beast being fur-less. Or- *Twitch* 108! DOES NOT COMPUTE! 108! DOES NOT COMPUTE! 108! DOES NOT COMPUTE! * This troper's realization that the Mick Jagger autograph hanging by her TV isn't from after a concert or anything, but rather from a time her mom banged Mick Jagger caused this. ---One day, my friends handed me a link to [[TVTropes a web site]]. Fresh off my calculations of the mathematical center of YouTube (in a Six Degrees of KevinBacon for Hollywood or Six Degrees of AdolfHitler for Wikipedia kind of way), I did the same for that site. It was some one season anime that I'd never heard of. Being bored, I watched it. Suddenly, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TV Tropes made sense]]. ---Finding out that mayonnaise is actually just processed lard, and I'd been eating it on sandwiches for ''years''. I had visions of a machine sucking the lard out of fat people's stomachs and turning it into mayonnaise through some complicated process...and then spitting out neat little jars of mayonnaise, ready to go to the supermarket where poor, uneducated fools like my past self would buy them and spread the contents on our sandwiches, never knowing the evil to which we were subjecting ourselves... ---All the bad things that happened in my life...The ''horrible'' things that I believed were all my fault for so many years...All the things I felt people blamed me for and no one disproved that it was...All the things I thought happened because I did something wrong...They weren't my fault...Years I blamed my self...It wasn't my fault...And there was no purpose behind any of it...Nothing...'''''Nothing'''''...*Cries* ** [[SincerityMode Would you like a hug?]] ---The moment I realised one kid who bullied me in school to the extent of making my life hell didn't even hate me. He thought it was fun, to insult, harass, steal from, lie about and shove the shy kid with

glasses. My response was to hit him with my chair while ranting. ---This troper just read summaries and bits of {{Cupcakes}}. [[http://eonity.deviantart.com/journal/41769661/ That is all]]. ---This troper loves [[ThePhilosopher philosophy]] and nearly lost it with the discovery of solipsism. [[IGotBetter I got better]] ---Now that you're laughing maniacally, go back to GoMadFromTheRevelation. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GonnaNeedMoreTrope * Upon being told by a particularly spiteful GM that "EverythingIsTryingToKillYou", I managed to squeeze in a "[[BadassBoast You're going to need more]] [[BuffySpeak thing]]". [[SmugSnake And then I died.]] ---This page isn't [[AllBlueentry all blue]] yet? I'm GonnaNeedMoreTrope. ----

GoodBadBugs * Not sure whether this counts, but putting it here anyway just because. [[Tropers.ReikoKazama I]] was browsing YouTube one day... and I found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycwIgcEGz40 this]]. * This Troper has a non-videogame example at his local Wal-Mart [=McDonald's=]. Briefly, the cash register automatically gives a Value Meal discount if the meal matches something on the value menu. Meanwhile, if bought outside of a Value Meal, Coke is $1. So, he buys his usual meal a la carte and gets both the $.99 discount for the large Coke and the $.69 discount for the Value Meal. Granted, this does mean [[TakeThatUs I'm penny-pinching McDonald's]], but hey, cheap food. * This Troper encountered a random glitch when playing NeoGeo Battle Collesim. When I went to exit training mode as Kyo and Iori, the here comes a new challnger screen came up and all of a sudden I was playing a single player arcade mode game. * This troper found a weird one in Megaman Xtreme. He fell into a pit in a level, but instead of just, you know, dying. The game reset itself. Weirdly, the game wasn't just reset, the colors were all wrong, with a weird border around random sprites that he didn't even know had a border. He continued onward into the game, and found some weirder symptoms. Random areas in the background were pitch black for no reason, X was orange for no apparant reason, and any time anything fired a projectile, the game slowed to a crawl. This was completely epic at the time. Unfortunately, we couldn't recreate it. * This Troper noticed something interesting in her copy of

[[MassEffect2 Mass Effect 2]]; whenever she plays through Thane's loyalty mission and the C-Sec officer mentions the Shepard VI doing its delete-you-on-the-way-to-real-problems schtick, Tali goes "That's pretty extreme, Shepard." Cut to the usual shot of Shepard's rebuttal- only without the Shepard, who reappears in the next cut. This happens every single time, and this Troper finds it oddly funny. * This Troper (Beta Maxis) found that by partially unplugging the headphones to his iPod Nano, the main music and lyrics were dimmed and let all the background instruments be heard like the harmony and melodies switched n prominence. It makes some songs epic or at least on par with the song played normally, including DragonForce songs. ** This is known as [[http://www.beatlesagain.com/btoops.html Out Of Phase Stereo]] and can be done very easily with anything that has a headphone jack, so long as you're listening to something that's in stereo to begin with. It can be a pretty neat way to hear background elements of songs you wouldn't otherwise pick up on, although apparently there's a slight risk of damaging your headphones that way. * Inverted example: [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] always was [[{{NightmareFuel}} creeped out]] by the [[{{StarfishAliens}} cocoonthings]] in the Creature mode of Spore. Especially when he knew they were in a nest that was formerly a nest of creatures the species he was playing had [[{{DeadlyEuphemism}} cleared out]]. Although he has now learned through lurking on the Spore.com forums that they're just loading screens (for want of a better wording) their sheer resemblance to the {{Film/Alien}} eggs creeps him out and instinctively keep his critters away (the fact his ideal Spore species he wants to play out is an omnivorous but cute little guys but who turn out to be absolute bastards in Tribal stage onward to Space basically speaking...it's jarring seeing cute little things then seeing the Gigeresque cocoons...) ** Oh my Spode, I'm not the only one! ** [[ItGotWorse It gets worse.]] Try using the intimidating roar or the siren song abilities next to the cocoons. The visuals for creature reactions can be seen eminating from within the cocoons. The creatures in those cocoons aren't sleeping, or hibernating. [[AndIMustScream They're fully awake and aware.]] [[NightmareFuel Sweet Dreams.]] * One time while shopping at Cosco, this troper's mom found packages of fresh tuna sold for very cheap prices. The price of fresh tuna has skyrocketed and continued rising these last few years, so she assumed it must have been mislabeled. Now she regrets not getting more. * A horrible, horrible subversion: The FinalFantasyVI "invisible sketch" bug. "I've got all this equipment, ''and'' spells I would never normally use? Awesome! I can't finish the battle? That's too bad. My game's been deleted? Oh, [[ClusterFBomb fuck! Fucking fuck on a fucking stick! Fuck, man, fuck!]]" * This is likely rare to happen, but in Dead Rising 2, under some circumstances, your weapon might not break when it's meant to. This troper came across this with the vaccum cleaner/saw blade weapon which didn't break when it was meant to (I believe I was hit around the same time I got it's final use in), and this as such resulted in leaving with with a weapon that gave me 125PP (I didn't have the proper card, only the scratch card) per kill, killed all zombies in one hit, and

leaving me largely invincible (the only times I dropped it was in the outside area [[spoiler:where the snipers reside]]). Came in rather useful as this pratically left me as a one-man army and helpd me score a 1000+ body count in one multiplayer sitting. My friend was just like "IT STILL HASN'T BROKEN?!" the whole time! * This troper has had several weird happenings from the Glitch Gremlin: ** First time I beat ''KingdomHearts358Over2Days'', Riku begun to attack the wall for some reason. I've ''never'' gotten him to do that again. ** In ''GuildWars Prophecies'', some glitch sent me from a mission where I was gathering Chosen for the White Mantle (I forget which one) to Aurora Glade. So imagine my confusion when all of a sudden, I was ''fighting'' the White Mantle when the previous cutscene I saw had shown the ''Shining Blade'' as the enemy - so I was like, "...what the hell?" ** ''{{Bully}}'' gave me ''so'' much fun. There was one time where I saw someone stuck in the stairs, and the prefect once went after me and got stuck in the wall. Then in another mission, I was trailing Lola and a prep she was dating...and a car ran over the prep. There was also one time where I managed to knock out Algie with an egg - and this was in ''one hit'', too. ** One fun glitch in ''TheSims''. I was ignoring all my neighbours, and then suddenly, I got a message that someone had died - and they weren't in my family. I found where they were and there were literally ''four neighbours'' who were standing on the edge of my property after having rang the doorbell several days ago yelling for food. They literally just ''stood there'' until they died. ** Another silly glitch in ''PhantasyStarIII'', Ayn hit someone for a thousand damage with a physical attack. I've never been able to replicate that. ** (same troper) During my playthrough of Pokemon Heart Gold, for some reason, my Typhlosion (With Pokerus) gained 22 defense on a level up after I beat Jasmine. The Effort Values seemed to have infected all of my pokemon, since my scizor and Nidoking gained over 10 defense on a level up. * Whilst doing some personal programming for a project and adding a fancy fadeout effect for a enemy, this troper had accidentally set the enemy to create a new instance of itself and teleport somewhere else in the map instead of creating the fancy fade effect of itself and teleporting somewhere else. Cue this troper flooding a room full of the accidental replicating enemies then trying to kill them all. * This troper got to the last secret in ''TombRaider III'''s Lud's Gate stage by stealth-killing the guard that alerts the frogman who closes the secret, causing the frogman to glitch up and freeze in place, although you die if you touch him. * [[TroublePanic I]] was playing [[RatchetAndClank A Crack in Time]], when one of the late-game [[FullMotionVideo FMV]]s (involving six minutes worth of time travel) decided to play twice. [[FlatWhat Wut.]] It was [[StableTimeLoop rather]] [[MindScrew confusing]] when it happened, but afterwards the controls were locked until Ratchet [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist died]].

** Funny you should mention that game. I had a similar event near the end when I died while [[spoilers: chasing Azimuth]] and suddenly returned to the start as Ratchet, with two ships and no where to go. Freaked me out a bit before I got everything back to normal. I think it was caused by trying to warp to the very last level and then leaving it the same way. * I had an ''awesome'' experience with MineCraft, although it wasn't the source of the bug. See, my computer's graphics card was screwing up, and it changed certain shades of color. One of these changes was from black to green. It was annoying at first, but then I realized that it basically gave me ''[[HolyShitQuotient night vision]]'' in Minecraft. * I was playing LegoStarWars just for kicks, when I crashed into something on a speeder and died just as a cutscene started. Then when the cutscene ended, I had no health. I could walk around with ''no health'' and shoot people. I was entirely invincible, toowhen I got hit [[MadeOfIron the shots just bounced off]]. Sadly, it ended when I hit a vehicle. * [[{{Tropers/Kadorhal}} I]] had started a playthrough of ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'', in which I started off by going to the doghouse world, grabbing the Magic Rod, and playing through the entire game with it. I really like it, though I've noticed [[AwesomeButImpractical pretty much everything in the game is immune to it]] for some reason. ** Also, I managed to get [[http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/WolfZword/5aces.png five aces]] to appear in one game of Solitaire. ** Me again; I've noticed that if I hit right mouse while reloading the SPAS-12 in ''[[BattlefieldSeries Bad Company 2]]'', my character will load 8 new shells, regardless of how many were still in the gun. Also, a friend of mine has discovered how to combine water and lightning elements in ''{{Magicka}}'' (the two normally cancel each other out). ** I once played ''[[{{Half-Life}} Sven Coop]]'' with my brother right after installing, without restarting as the installer suggested. For that one game only, I was able to use [[BribingYourWayToVictory the armor-powered electric crowbar]]. * [[Tropers/{{Dallenson}} Me]] in Minecraft, I have this blackout crash glitch of unknown causes (PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIX), but this glitch causes You're inventory to save but not the enviroment (including chests), this caused it to clone a fresh diamond pickaxe, a half-durability diamond shovel, and a (Near) fresh diamond sword, along with several dyes. What is frustrating is that it happened a day before and made Me LOSE some of My tools of value, That would be a legit reason to use invedit. ** My brother was playing {{Dead Space}} 2 and Isaac became a pair of dis-embodied legs, I saw this while talking to someone and how She was un-phased by Isaacs "Exotic" form, then it became a pair of legs and a floating empty helmet. * [[Tropers/{{Twentington}} This troper]] thinks that the ''WheelOfFortune'' game on {{Facebook}} has an incredibly helpful bug. In literally thousands of spins, I have only hit Bankrupt twice.

Either I'm insanely lucky, or the Wheel is programmed strangely, or both. * Time for the rare non-game example. [[Tropers/{{Salnax1}}This Troper]] went to summer camp at a local museum of science in middle school. There were several computers available that were used to display specific movies and websites. So, naturally, this troper learns that by repeatedly opening and closing files, it is possible to force the program to close, providing easy access to sites like Newgrounds.com. He decided to show it to his peers in order to distract them from possibly being bullies. Summer campers take advantage of that bug to this day. ---While play Pikmin 2 on sublevel 2 of the Citadel of Spiders, a Yellow Wollywog ended up not dead with 0 HP unable to do anything. I took advantage of the situation to get revenge. ---Get back to GoodBadBugs with infinite HP and all the weapons!

GoodHairEvilHair * In the Soul Patch/antihero category, for added strangeness, one of my church's former priests sported the soul patch....

GoodHurtsEvil * Perhaps it is a bit of an exaggeration to call it this trope, but this troper feels psychologically stressed by expression of heavy optimism. It's just so... bright and cheery... and... irrational. (Personal opinion, I know.) This is more of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Idealism hurts Cynicism]] in a person who is convinced [[FinaglesLaw Finagle]] and [[MurphysLaw Murphy]] were onto something. * In a recent game session in which @/FarseerLolotea played, it turns out that "[[EldritchAbomination atrocity incarnate]]" can be fatally sickened by a nice dose of {{Heel Face Turn}}/{{Heroic Sacrifice}} [[DeathEqualsRedemption cocktail]]. ----"[[ClassicalMovieVampire I vill drink your bloo-]] is that a Rosary?" "Yes! Now back to the [[GoodHurtsEvil Main Page]] from whence you came!" "[[IncrediblyLamePun Damn]] [[OhCrap it]]!"

GoodIsNotNice * [[{{neoYTPism}} This troper]] interprets the case of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PxI3efVVeI#t=3m16s Oscar the cat]] as an example of this. He's said to be unfriendly to patients, except when they don't have long to live (he seems to always know) in which case he cuddles up to them. It's as though the cat not only knows said patients are about to die but uses its cuddling to have people die

happy... and reserves his cuddling for that particular purpose. -->'''Dr. David Dosa''': He is not a cat who will spend quality time with residents on the ward, unless they're about to die; he's not a cat that likes to spend a lot of time with staff; he keeps to himself * This troper's mother was known for not caring how her actions may offend others for she was mainly concerned about where she and this troper's dad will get money for their family's next meal when this troper was still younger. In a height of crisis and increasing anxiety, an acquaintance of my dad asked him if he wants easy money by being involved in drug smuggling. My father who initially set aside his principles asked my mother if she wants to go through with it. She immediately answered no and sensing my father's hesitation, she said "What if those drugs you smuggled got into the hands of our children's bus driver and caused him to run the vehicle into a truck? How will you forgive yourself for that? And how would you explain your recklessness by being involved in this crime? By being covert about this, I doubt you will turn yourself in because to start with, you already made a deal with your conscience." Needless to say, my dad never went through with it, and from then on promised himself to never get into anything that will make him doubt his values. He had greater appreciation of my mother that despite seemingly uncaring about people, is incredibly resolute in maintaining integrity and considers how her principles may benefit her and everyone involved, including those she doesn't know. * This can apply to a lot of theologically conservative Christian churches. While they are famous for their "hate-mongering speech", they usually give generously to the needy in various donations etc. ** My church is about as unapologetically consevative as they come, yet if you need money, food or just about anything they'll give it to you regardless of your religious beliefs (or lack thereof). The only "price" you have to pay is when they attempt to convert you in the meantime. * Found in a {{Reddit}} [[http://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/gcjiv/do_nerds_lack_empathy_co mic/c1mlgf2 post]]: --> I dunno. I'm just mean to people, but at the same time, I can be pretty nice for no reason. For example, I donated $400 to the Japanese relief effort. Someone came up to me yesterday and told me, "it's so heartbreaking what the japanese go through," to which I replied, "I don't give a shit". * This troper does this. He will hold open doors for people. He will randomly talk to people on the bus. He tries to be kind to most people. Heaven help you if you annoy him, though. Remind yourself of the differences between niceness and virtue by [[GoodIsNotNice heading on back to the main page]].

GoodLookingPrivates * I distinctly remember going *thud* when I saw my ridiculously attractive (female) counselor appeared in full Army ROTC service dress... while riding bareback on a white gelding. With firelight backlighting her. * During a journey home from a school trip to Devon, my classmates (twelve other girls) and I learned that we were travelling near an army base. As we pulled into a petrol station, we noticed an army truck next to us... And four incredibly gorgeous, tall, well-defined officers. Needless to say this left us all speechless. * I am a US Naval Sea Cadet. My MAA in boot camp told me about how girls literally swarmed them and the numbers I got during a beach clean up, several Sea Bees telling them of how they scored dates in foreign countries, countless random Marines and Navy and Army. Of course, I spoil the moment and ask if they've been attacked by rabid hippies. So far, one has been. ** [[{{Prioris}} I]] have a friend who was a Royal Canadian Air Cadet. I found myself generally worrying for his safety whenever his drill team was called to perform in public - a young man who looked like your average civilian geek out of uniform magically transformed into a {{Squee}}-inducing stud in his [=FSgt's=] dress blues. * [[@/GamerFromJump I]] was at Fort Benning, generally a No (Wo)man's Land (they train infantry down the street from where I was). However, this didn't apply to the battalion office, to which I was on temporary assignment. More than a few Good Looking ''Sergeants'' in there. Of course, being two grades lower than the second-most-junior person in there, professionalism was the rule. * I knew a girl in college who was pretty cute on her own. Then she enlisted in the Air Force, I saw a picture of her in her Class-A dress uniform. I really should've gotten her number BEFORE she became the hot airman. * As a military brat, I've been party to this more than a few times. Needless to say, now that I'm in high school, I have started enjoying it quite a lot. * I have always been somewhat jealous of the good looks that one of my sets of cousins all seem to have, also each of them is a BadassIsraeli and all serve (or will in the near future) in the armed forces (one is a jet pilot) and could all quite easily kick my ass.... even the girl who is two years my junior. * My hometown holds a big WorldWarII re-enactment weekend every fall. This inevitably results in plenty of good-looking guys in vintage (and modern) uniform...including (disturbingly) my own brother. * At the Larp I go to on the mainland during the summers there's the brotherhood of Fenris, a group of highly militaristic Norse warriors and likely the best shieldwall in the system. Why? Becaus the majority of them are in the actual army, thus why they go on drills/manouvers, are rediculously well organised, use actual strategy, are all in peak condition and top it off with a uniform of black plated leather with matching shields. They are also the reason why the young women of the wolves faction gravitate irrevocably toward the Fenris boys' campfire when they're not busy being the majority of our high command and the entire command structure of the church of Tyr.

* My boyfriend is a few years older than me, and ended up graduating and joining the army while I'm still in high school. He was cute enough before, but in fatigues or dress uniform, he's gone from a 7 to a 10. I've got a picture of him inside my locker, and one of my TEACHERS even told me he was hot. * My grandfathers WERE this trope. One of them is now six feet under, and the other got promoted to a Warrant Officer in the RAF, which is the best a non-commissioned officer can GET, and is now (I think) the head of the Royal Air Force Association in this particular region of England. ---This hunk will escort you back to GoodLookingPrivates. ----

GoodParents * To every parent of every troper who feels so moved as to write their story on this page, thank you for putting a little more good in the world. [[AbusiveParents Some of us]] never got it, but it gives me hope to know it's out there. * [[TheTallOne I]] was astoundingly lucky to wind up with a set of these. Mom, Dad, I doubt you'll ever read this, but you're amazing. You do so much, and I owe everything to you. If _I'll never be able to thank either of you as much as you truly deserve. You're both completely wonderful people, and I love you both so much. * Same. If according to the internet, all the other parents in the world are abusive, drunkards, divorced et cetera, I must be truly lucky indeed. * Dear Mom and Dad, you might not know this, but everyday I am glad that I have you two for parents. No matter what the world says, I as a petty teenager love you both to bits and hope that you will guide me like you always do when I have to go. * I consider myself extremely to have the parents that I do. Mom and Dad, you set such a great example for my life and I know you'll always be there for me. Mom, thanks for reading "big" books to me. And Dad, thanks for introducing me to Star Trek and Star Wars when I was little. I wouldn't be the nerd I am today without you guys. ** Are you me? Just asking. * [[Contributors/{{Muse}} This troper]] is lucky enough to have a set of these. (first person time!)I am so, so grateful for everything that my parents have done, the love they have shown, the dreams they have given up, all for my siblings and I. Mommy, Daddy, I love you more than words can express. <3 * [[@/GamerAmI This troper]] is thankful every day that he ended up with the parents he did. For one thing, they are both older than typical parents and are both former hippies, so they didn't freak out about little things as much as other parents do and had the perspective to know what ''was'' worth getting worked up over. They are always there for me, whether I need a shoulder to cry on or just some company, and they raised me to be independent, assertive, compassionate, honest, hard-working, and all other manor of positive qualities. When my doctor told them I may have AspergerSyndrome, they

didn't just hang their heads in grief and put me in special ed; they sent me to behavioral therapy for years so that I could learn to actually get along in the world, rather than the world needing to adjust itself to me. That may be the thing I am most grateful for. Considering what a difficult child I was, it's truly amazing what they have done with me. Mom, Dad, I love you both so much. * [[HopelessRomance This troper]] was lucky enough to have these. They have told me multiple times how hard they tried to have a baby before Mom got pregnant with me and how excited they were when they found out they were having me. Mom might be a bit overprotective and I may get angry with her because of it, but I still love her. Dad might push me a little too much with learning guitar, but I know he does it because he doesn't want to see me waste the opportunity. (I was the one who wanted it in the first place.) I know they support me no matter what and I'm very greatful for it. No matter how much we yell at each other, I know it'll be ok because we love each other. I know I'm a little spoiled, but I've never been a brat because they taught me to be greatful for what I have. Without them, I wouldn't be the kind hearted girl I am today. Mom, Dad, if you're reading this, I love you so much and I'm greatful for everything you've taught me. * [[Tropers/KamuiValentine This troper]] is perpetually grateful for her wonderful loving MamaBear and PapaWolf. Her mom watches anime with her, is a third dan black belt in martial arts, and is one of this troper's best friends. Her dad is a cool guy who has a lot of knowledge in weapons and military strategy, and this troper's always willing to indulge him in a game of Madden (even though she's terrible at it). Both of them put up with her ADHD and dyscalculia quite well and support me through stuff. She loves her BadassFamily and does her best to make sure they know how much she appreciates them! * [[{{SMsoldier}} This troper]] is new here. Anyway, he would like to say his parents are the best he ever had because although they spoil him, they made him work hard for it. They can be a bit overbearing sometimes, but when they see that something is wrong, they made sure they set things right. They helped him and his brother in their time of need and spent plenty of time with him doing some activities (playing games, reading, talking, etc.) He could not have been happier than to be with them and would like to say to the following tropers that their other parents are cool too. Because of them, he made good grades and made a fresh start in college, even if he did not go and hang out as often and has disabilities that are not fully explained. This page is uplifting to him. Thanks for everything, Mom and Pop. Your son will always love you. * [[Tropers/{{Animenutcase}} This troper]] is truly blessed to have the parents she has. They aren't perfect, but they've been so patient in raising me, especially in the years before it became clear that I had Asperger's Syndrome. * We really are lucky, aren't we? Now go out there and ''tell'' that to your parents IRL. * [[Tropers/GamerAmI This troper]] did just that; he e-mailed his entry on this page to his parents. They were so touched that they were brought to tears. The rest of you should really tell your parents what you have said here, too.

* This Troper's parents <3. Super wonderful. I wouldn't be anything today without them. Love you, mom and dad! * This troper has a great mother, and probably ''the'' best stepfather anybody could imagine. * While my mum has pretty huge mental problems and ran away to get a divorce, she was fantastic when my brother and I were much younger. My dad on the other hand, has always been amazing, looking after me when I've lost the ability to walk and putting off a hernia operation so he can continue to do so. I'm both incredibly guilty and extremely thankful. * My parents are the kindest people I know. I am massively proud to be their daughter. * This Troper was born to people to whom he honestly believes are the best people he could ever has been born too. They each have had hard childhoods, but they moved on and grew stronger form it specifically because they wanted to be good parents. And honestly, they have done an awesome job. Mom, Dad, I am so very very blessed to have you as my parents. * This Troper can't help but feel like one of the luckiest people in the world. Even though my parents are divorced, they both still love me dearly and I just can't help but feel bad for anyone who didn't grow up with such wonderful parents. * Averted by this troper who's father is such a piece of garbage the troper refused to keep [[{{DoNotCallMePaul}} his name]]. ** i think they have a trope for that... * my parents were slightly off from perfect, but i knew growing up that they did the absolute best that they could. I owe my morals, my work ethic, and my faith to them, thank you mom and dad. * My parents are not prefect but I know they love me and they did their best to raise me and my three other loud siblings. I love you mom and dad! <3 * [[FearOfTheUnknown ThisTroper]] is lucky enough to have wonderfully intelligent and open minded parents. Not only that, we share a great majority of our interests, and are generally people I am friends with, and would be even if we weren't stuck together by blood. * Mom, Dad, thanks for everything. I love you both. * Mother is an all-round excellent human being, and Father was almost on par with them. However,[[FailureIsTheOnlyOption the vicissitudes of life meant they never could spend as much time with myself and my brother and sister as they wanted, and still give us enough to eat]]. In particular, I was always a very large kid and am now grown to a 203 cm, 125+ kg monster who probably eats 3500+ calories a day, and at the height of my growth, when I was 14-16, it was [[BigEater even worse]]. Food is not cheap where we live (if it's cheap anywhere), and we actually subsist on inflated prices and the worst salaries, compared to the rest of the European Union. Worse, their harsh lives combined with some of the most difficult children this side of the MoralEventHorizon have substantially eroded Mother's physique and Father's psyche. - Rottenvenetic * This 28 year old [[MadamKristina troper]] loves her parents with all her heart and tells them so every single day. * Like my parents. Just so long as they know that [[HatesBeingTouched

I don't do hugs]], we all get on very well~ ---Head on back to GoodParents. Don't worry, Mom and Dad will cover for you. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GoodSmokingEvilSmoking We've [[IncrediblyLamePun smoked out]] a few good stories about GoodSmokingEvilSmoking from RealLife. ---* While [[{{Indigo}} I]] know that blanket generalizations are not a good idea, I have to admit I have encountered a significant amount of of JerkAss behaviour from smokers. I understand they feel infringed on by the laws that restrict them, but sheesh! ** ...including my own mother. I developed a sensitivity to cigarette smoke as a kid. When I complained about her smoking around me, she'd blow smoke in my face. By the time I reached adulthood, and we had better information about secondhand smoke, I had asthma. *** I think many people would consider that child abuse. ** I've also encountered people who [[LawOfDisproportionateResponse called me a Nazi]] for saying I was grateful that certain public places had been declared No Smoking. I am not myself a JerkAss; I think making it illegal to smoke inside your own house or your own car is ridiculous. *** I do and don't agree. On the face of it, yeah, it seems ridiculous to forbid people from smoking in their own homes/cars, but what if they have kids? Don't children have the right to grow up healthy? Kind of hard to do that if the adults they live with are filling up their sleeping spaces with smoke. **** And because of a "what if?"-condition, everyone should be banned from smoking inside their vehicles or homes? I strongly disagree here; Every parent should be smart enough to not expose their kids to second-hand smoking, and those who don't understand that should've considered the limitations that parenthood causes. And this doesn't even come from a person who smokes inside himself; I always go outside for a smoke, unless there's a designated place for smoking inside. *** Even when I smoked, I made a point of going outside to do so (also makes it a lot easier to quit when you get fed up of freezing your butt off 10 times a day!). If people come to visit, they're told they can only smoke outside. * This troper has actually read a letter to the editor on this subject. The opening paragraphs were structured similarly to a complaint about some nasty '-ism', including the writer and her husband basically having to 'flee' from California due to the prejudice... but when the writer revealed that it was all due to the fact that she and her husband were smokers, every scrap of sympathy that this troper might have had for them vanished. * [[LullTheConqueror This troper]] is not a habitual smoker, but

embodies this trope nicely when he does choose to smoke. A cigarette by itself marks him as "one of the lads." He also has a long cigarette holder for when he wants to appear aloof and slightly fey; a pipe to evoke an easygoing, avuncular image (or alternatively to mimic J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, since it's exactly the same kind of pipe seen in the Dobbshead); cigars for the CorruptCorporateExecutive image; and a large hookah for purposes of sitting on a cushion and looking exotic and mysterious. He also has nasal snuff to make him look aristocratic. And yes, he's seriously not a regular smoker... just a versatile one. * When this troper was younger, the majority of her friends (sadly) had separated parents, with them living with their mothers, all of whom smoked. She remembers them swearing to never smoke (as well as some other things). Now, this troper isn't a fan of smokers either, and hates the fact that she has to walk through a crowd of them every morning and afternoon when going and leaving school, as all the smoking students congregate along the sidewalk and (annoyingly) around the crosswalk in front. She found it incredibly ironic that after drifting apart from these friends in high school, one with asthma was a smoker, as well as another which had once threatened to leave her home if her mother continued to smoke. The other one she isn't sure about, but hasn't heard the greatest of stories about her. * This troper's a ten-a-day, rolls-his-own smoker and loves it. Specifically, the indoor-smoking ban in the UK means that he tends to make some really great friends when he pops outside for a quick fag (and it's even more fun using that phrase around Americans, to whom it means...something ''different'' from what it does here). ** But any American who pays the slightest bit of attention to context can usually figure it out. After all, how would you [[FridgeLogic smoke a human being?]] *** Good god, does the phallic imagery need to be any less subtle here?! *** Actually since 'smoke' can be a euphamism for 'kill' you could be saying that you are going out to 'kill a gay person'. ** Emperor Zombie managed it in the Screw-on-Head cartoon. *** Its true, there's a certain we're all in it together feeling among those standing outside the pub or the like. * [[BooBooBob This Troper]] is a habitual smoker (read: addict) who, while understanding the plight of the non-smoker, feels that antismoking bans are ridiculous. There are more short-term health problems caused than reduced due to being outside in inclement weather and the laws themselves are unconstitutional based on the fact that they have taken the right to choose away from business owners. Non-smokers always have the right to leave or refuse to patronize an establishment that allows smoking. The next person in line may now use my soapbox. :D ** 1. Going outside in bad weather to smoke might be worse for your health, but it's better for the health of all the non-smokers still inside the building, who are already doing all they can for their own health by, you know, not smoking. 2. Patrons of a smoke-friendly establishment might have the option of leaving, but ''employees'' of that establishment don't. You can't just switch jobs as readily as you can switch restaurants.

*** If the ''employee'' is so anti smoking, why did they ''apply'' to work in a place that allows smoking to begin with? That's where arguments like this fall apart. It might be hard to switch jobs, but if the employee didn't want to be around smoke ''they wouldn't have applied to a job where people are allowed to smoke around them''. If they applied to said job knowing people would be smoking around them, and decide they don;t like it ''it's their own damn fault'' It's called '''personal responsibility'''. If they didn't allow it when you started but do now, the boss is being an ass, but that's his right. *** That doesn't make it not an option; especially given how many service workers for restaurants statistically don't work for one employer that long, and usually have multiple potential employers within a small radius. Note, as well, that between a fourth and a third of all restaurant workers report smoking (depending on location). I'm sure ''that'' isn't unpleasant... **** Even in a seekers' job market, switching jobs takes time. Suppose you're a restaurant worker with an acute sensitivity to tobacco smoke (asthma, allergy, etc.), and your employer decides to make the restaurant smoke-friendly. What are you supposed to do, just quit and be unemployed until you can complete the job-hunt process with a smoke-free restaurant? Bear in mind that food-service jobs generally don't pay too well, so you are unlikely to have savings to live on in the interim. What if all the restaurants in the area play follow-theleader and start to allow smoking? **** Restaurants, fine. But bars? If you don't want to work around smoke, work at a restaurant. Also, it's not as if there are any minors in the bar being protected by the ban. **** It's the health of all the workers and patrons, not just minors. ***** Okay, let's put this in another way; Why ban smoking in places, which have already been established as smoke-friendly, and where both the workers and the patrons accept it? Couldn't it just be an option to keep the place smoke-friendly and inform about it at the entrance, and if someone has a problem with that, that someone could just go find another bar? Shouldn't be that hard. The point is, I don't have anything against places banning smoking of their own interest, but when it's mandated by law in spite of the owner's, the workers' and the patrons' interests, it's bullshit. * This troper was the ''Only'' kid in his neighborhood that did ''not'' smoke, and we were the only completely non-smoking family on the block, this only gave the neighborhood kids all the more reason to ridicule and tease me. * This troper used to walk to school every day and had to hold his breath when he passed by a group of no less than a dozen smokers that stood outside the school, otherwise it was like walking into Auschwitz on a Monday. Because of this he stares daggers at anyone who stands by him and asks "mind if I smoke?". ** Drama Queen much? This is why I A) don't even bother asking and B) completely ignore all the pansy [[DeathGlare little glares]] and pointed coughs. *** The above troper is part of the reason why some people hate smoking so much; not so much that it affects your health but that people have a blatant disregard for your health. Don't smoke when

you're in a public place and non-smokers are ''forced'' to be around you, it's incredibly disrespectful. There's a time and a place for smoking. *** Coughs are not pointed for me. **** For the original poster; How about staring daggers at the people who DON'T ask? It's in my opinion quite dumb to discourage a courteous smoker from asking permission in the future. Oh, and "Drama Queen much?"-fellow? Fuck off, you're giving a bad name for smokers who actually have some manners. ***** I've got plenty of manners, but if someone is going to act like a pissy little bitch, they shouldn't be surprised when that's how they get treated. As far as 'giving smokers a bad name' goes, I think you attribute a degree of world-wide importance to my actions that they don't actually possess. * This troper doesn't smoke, and doesn't understand why so many people assume that he does. It got very annoying when people were asking him on the street for a light. ** OH NOES! Someone thought you were a dirty, dirty smoker!! Call the police! *** Uh, what? What's with this reaction? * You know what? SMOKE MY POLE * This troper has taken up smoking cloves (yes, I aspire to the Cool Smoking suspension) and once applied the logic of pro-equality movements (namely in relation to Gay Rights) in a rather tongue-incheek manner one frigid day (I also grew up around and currently reside forty minutes outside of Buffalo, New York; make of that what you will). Turning to a friend who so happens to be both a fellow clove-addict and a lesbian, I cried in my best falsified indignation: "This isn't a personal choice! This is a lifestyle! Why should we be treated as inferior citizens for it? What happened to liberty and equality under the law?" When she pointed out what exactly I'd just done, we decided to start a new political organization: [[RefugeInAudacity Fags For Fags (or: F-Cubed). We plan to bring tobacco, cloves, marijuana, shisha, and what-have-you to all underprivileged inner-city gay youths.]] ** And just an addendum to all the debate of regarding finer points of etiquette and smoking?honestly, folks, I've been on both ends of this argument as a former asthmatic and as a smoker. While it's courteous for a smoker to stand a decent distance from entrances, to ask before lighting up when in mixed company at close quarters, and to assume that enclosed spaces over which the smoker holds no form of ownership are not kosher within which to smoke, non-smokers need to lay off the proselytizing. Yes, I choose to smoke; yes, I can respect your choice not to smoke. The dirty death-glares and over-dramatized, self-induced lung-hacking are unnecessary and rude when a few simple, polite words would do. Would it be acceptable to walk into a [=McDonald's=] and start protesting obnoxiously the very idea of ordering any food there and talking loudly about clogged arteries, aneurysms, heart attacks, type-two diabetes, and obesity as customers go about their business? No. The same concept is in play: manners. Other people have just as much a right to make unhealthy choices as you do. *** Some of us are so terribly sensitive to cigarette smoke that we

are trying desperately to NOT hack-cough when we catch a lungful walking past because we don't want to seem rude. Yes, I have the same problem with road repair and roof work in some cases. It's the tar, not the nicotine. But my point is that not all of the lung-hacking is self-induced or meant to make a point. ** The difference being, if I don't want to eat at [=McDonald's=] because I disagree with unhealthy food, ''I don't have to eat there.'' If I am trying to walk into a building and someone is standing right by the entrance smoking a cigarette, ''I have to walk through the smoke to get in.'' So, it's really not the same thing at all. As Isaac Asimov said "When you drink around me, it doesn't destroy my liver; when you smoke around me, it does affect my lungs." *** Faulty logic. If you are not uber-sensitive to smoke due to a condition like asthma, just walking by smoker does absolutely nothing to your health. The only way a healthy person can be affected by second-hand-smoke (other than just disliking the smell) is when he has to live or work with an insensitive smoker in a closed building. The usual "on the street" second-hand-smoke is far too diluted to be harmful. **** Yes, but every bit of secondhand smoke breathed in contributes to eventual health problems. **** So does every bit of secondhand vehicle exhaust breathing. The low quantities of smoke you get can easely be absorbed by the body. ***** No. No it isn't. As said below by another troper, if you smell it, it's much more harmful than car exhaust because it's very heavily concentrated. Also, this troper would be polite about it... if it weren't for the fact that when he used to be, people would almost always just tell him something along the lines of "screw you". I know a few aren't assholes, but the majority have stated their unwillingness to be courteous. ****** First of all, you can smell car exhaust. You don't notice because the smell is pretty constant, but if you go from a quiet street to the center of a city you'll definitely notice. And the dangers of secondhand smoke are really exaggerated. Being able to smell something doesn't make it dangerous. Second, saying that smokers are assholes but conceding that maybe afew aren't is still a gross generalization. I don't smoke, but you have to understand that many people smoke when theyre aleady stressed, and they are constantly getting shit from people like you who are afraid of the slight danger to their health of being ear a smoker, while they're breathing in the smoke directly. And a lot of people have brought up asthma, but I know smokers who have asthsma, and none of them have had an asthma attack from smoking. * Smoking Ohio Tropers, raise your hands now. * This troper is highly sensitive to cigarette smoke- it gives me terrible headaches and makes me sick to my stomach. Therefore, I feel justified to glare at smokers, since their habit literally makes me sick. Combine that with the fact that my grandmother died because of her smoking, and her smoking gave my grandfather cancer, and you have someone who is very anti-smoking. I'm not anti-smoker- I've got several friends who smoke, but they only do it outside in their own backyards- however, the ones who feel entitled and that they are some

kind of "opressed minority" like the letter mentioned above really piss me off. There was an incident last summer at camp when I was a Leadership program participant- sort of like an in-between camper/counselor combo. We were walking a bunch of younger kids to a cafe, and one of the 5th-grade boys, seeing a smoker, said "Hey, he's smoking!" Not as an insult, just as a statement of fact. The smoker ''blew smoke in the little boy's face'' and said "Tastes good, doesn't it, you little twerp?" I told him that was an inappropriate thing to do to a small child, and he called me a bitch. And smokers wonder why non-smokers don't like them... ** That guy was a jerk. But to say all smokers are jerks based on that is stupid. I'm not a smoker, never have been, but smokers ''are'' an oppressed minority. Smoking is '''legal''' but people who chose to are constantly treated like criminals. In my experience, religiously "anti-smoking" people tend to be much bigger jerks than the supposedly "evil" smokers. * When I was in college there was often a crowd of smokers right outside the door, littering and letting smoke drift inside. I go to RenFaire and all the smokers there that I've met don't litter and stand so the smoke isn't in your face. Thus proving that it isn't smoking that's the problem so much as self-centered lazy twats. * This smoking troper would like to remind you all that for every smoker you see, there are two you don't. I, for example, almost never smoke at a bus stop if there are other people there and if I do, I position me in a way that the wind direction blows the smoke away from anyone else. I, too, hate those pricks that think it's OK to light one when they're standing in the middle of a group of people. If you have one annoying smoker in a group of people, it doesn't mean that all the others are non-smokers. It just means that the others aren't assholes. * Oh, another thing that JustBugsMe: If you dislike smoke outside because of the taste, that's fine, but please don't act like it's because of your health. If you aren't in a building, the smoke is so deluted that there's actually more harm from car exhaust. ** NOT true. If you can smell it that means it is definitely concentrated enough in that area to be MUCH more harmful than car exhaust. **** You fail chemistry forever! There are many things that are detectable long before they are dangerous. Second hand smoke requires ''years'' of ''constant exposure'' (ie: 10 or more ''hours of exposure per day'') to have ''any effect whatsoever'' on a healthy person. And for people with respiratory disorders, it's no more worse than any other kind of smoke. *** If you are both outside, and you can smell it, it's likely not the smoker's fault that '''you're too damned close to them.''' If you're both near the entrance to a building, look around. Where are the ashtrays? They are likely next to the smoker. 95% of glare-downs by non-smokers I get is outside a place of business, in which the ashtray is close to the entrance. ** This non smoking troper actually likes the smell of cigarette smoke and didn't mind hanging around with smokers, until she was diagnosed with asthma. Now, even in the supposed diluted street smoke, her lungs can get irritated and whatnot. She has no problem with smokers still,

as long as they aren't asses who light up right next to her without asking. ** This troper is a habitual pipe smoker, who has yet to receive any complaints about smoking anywhere. Then again, smoking a full pipe takes more than twenty minutes, meaning it's very hard to do "on the fly", and usually means finding a place to sit where smoking is allowed. Smoking four times a week rather than five times a day helps too. ** This troper once had to shoo off a new neighbour asking for sugar because he was standing at the open door smoking. And then he had the gall to accuse this troper of being rude. I'm sorry, but it's bad enough at the door to public buildings. Letting smoke into the house of somebody you don't know is ''unacceptable'', and is just as rude as telling you to leave immediately. ** This troper works in a hotel that is completely non smoking, though you can smoke outside. Yet, we still get the occasional guest who decides they'll light up in the room despite signing our No Smoking policy. Then there are those smokers who will smoke right in front our sliding glass doors and thus allow the smoke to come inside. * This troper used to nag her middle-aged smoking neighbor to stop smoking, but eventually stopped being a BrattyHalfPint and realized what a JerkAss she was being. * [[PurplePantherGirl This Troper]] was nine when her teacher taught us about the dangers of smoking. I promptly went home and ripped up all my father's cigarettes before flushing them down the toilet. My father ''did'' quit, and as far as I can see, it didn't bother him. Though now I frequently say (when asked) that I would rather shoot myself than smoke. Why lose thousands of pounds to something that just kills you? ** Because we're adults, can make our own choices and it tastes good, that's why. * This troper has spent her life around smokers, thus has grown used to the diluted smell of it floating about the house. This doesn't stop her from coughing rather profusely whenever her [[JerkAss older brother]] decides to blow some of the blue haze into her face. * This troper can tolerate a lot of things in the people around her. But she will give you hell if you light up a cigarette anywhere near her husband, who has asthma. It's a bit of a BerserkButton; she had to rush him to the emergency room one night when someone's cigarette smoke triggered such a severe asthma attack that his face turned ''gray'' and she honestly thought he was going to die. * [[{{Kaizykat}} This Troper]] grew up in a household where both of her parents smoke. They always smoke outside and always make sure they are far enough away from other people when they smoke in public. They don't smoke around kids or nonsmokers. She gets rather irritated when people go on and on about how horrible and inconsiderate ''all'' smokers are. She doesn't mind when people say that ''some'' smokers are rude, but when people imply that her mother and father are horrible she gets a little miffed. * This tropers father was almost a chain smoker, though he was polite enough to go outside to smoke. Also pleased with New Zealand's ban on smoking in work places, never had the lung capacity to hold my breath

all day. * I have some kind of prejudice against smokers, and I always feel a little anger towards anyone I see smoking. I know it's wrong, but it's still there. One of the main reasons I respect my dad so much. (He quit smoking) ** Me too. Living in NYC and having to breathe in someone else's carcinogenic fumes ''every goddamned day'' has fanned the embers into an inferno. Humans should not be leaking smoke from their mouths unless they are secretly robots. *** Robots dont have smokes coming out of their mouths.... * This troper had to hold her breath when going into school because of all the smokers hanging around the doorway...right in front of the no smoking sign. Made worse when I was weakened by tonsil surgery. However, I disagree with the stereotype that ALL smokers are EVIL. * This troper's campus has an area outside for people to smoke. It's also where most people without cars wait for their rides. There may be as many as ten smokers out here at any given time. After class I came out to wait for my ride...just as a freak rainstorm started. Do the arithmetic here: Troper with asthma + 10 smokers + freak rainstorm in the middle of November. * Just to provide some actual data, cities that impose smoking bans see reductions in heart attacks of ''25% to 40%.'' That's ''huge.'' New York City had ''4,000'' fewer heart attacks in the year after the ban. (See ThatOtherWiki, Smoking Bans, Effects On Health.) So, let's be clear here: ''Smoking bans save many lives.'' ** This troper's wife had an aunt who was 100 years old and a smoker. She was in excellent health until the smoking ban in Ontario was extended to retirement homes. (Really, someone who has lived for 100 years should have earned the right to not have to leave her own ''home'' to light up a smoke). She ended up dying do to complications from being outside in cold weather, which she wouldn't have been without the ban. Tell ''her'' that smoking bans save lives. * [[MisterAlways This troper]] smokes occasionally (in his own words,"not with regularity, usually when it's offered"). He considers himself to be "jolly smoking" rather than "good" or "evil". He also lights them with matches, rather than a lighter. To evoke a bit of a [[TomWaits Waits]] vibe. [[Narm It doesn't work when he needs to strike off three or four before it catches.]] * [[IDoBelieveInFairies This troper]] always smokes away from entrances, politely asks if he can, and holds in the smoke so as not to accidentally blow it onto babies, kids, or into the faces of people who decide to walk A FOOT IN FRONT OF HIM (seriously, there's like 10 feet of walk there folks, use it!), and yet I still get glares from people, and I still get ridiculously fake hacking coughs from some people. I consider myself a nice person, I will smoke in the pouring rain rather than under the overhang here at my college, in NEWARK of all places(we're not known for our clean air). I would rather get soaked than impose on someone, but I swear to god, the next person who vehemently (and I mean Shakespearian levels of ham here people) fake hacks at me is gonna get a cigarette in the frickin' EYE. ** To be fair, cigarette smoke does irritate some people's throats, including mine. I don't fake-cough though, that's a fricking douchey

thing to do. ** [[CoolLoser This troper]] completely empathizes with this original poster. What's more upsetting is if I excuse myself to the outskirts of an outdoor party to have a cigarette with a couple people who don't mind and from several feet away get a loud "HACKHACKCOUGH" chorus from a group of people huddled around the beer cooler. I have the same smoking habits too; I rarely feel the desire to smoke unless I'm stressed out or in a social situation and then I limit myself to no more than 2 in a 24 hour period and take great consideration of the people around me. * So far as this lurker is concerned, smoking is an inherently JerkAss thing to do. You're emitting foul-smelling fumes with absolutely no societal benefit to show for it. Even if it never causes harm to anyone, it's as rude as deliberately passing gas in someone's face-except without the excuse that it was necessary. *** In other words, anyone who does something you find mildly annoying is evil. As far as I'm concerned, people making out in public places is a jerk ass thing to do, trying to do a ban on it wouldn't be any ''less'' of a jerk ass thing to do though. ** At least you'll always have that great feeling of being to look down on people, because you're so much better than them :) ** [[TacoNinja This one's]] brother is a heavy smoker and she almost hates him for it. He only smokes in his room so now the entire upstairs reeks of cigarette smoke and I can't visit his room without getting smacked in the face with a year's worth of accumulated fag stink. It seems like a JerkAss thing to do to me too. * This Troper is a non smoker, and while he thinks people shouldn't smoke he's pretty much leaves people to their own devices, I only really have a problem when they deliberatly blow it into my face, which doesn't happen all that often and it's usually just my friend being a douche. * There's no such thing as 'good smoking', forever. He's a non-smoker who lives with two lifelong chimneys. He has no bedroom as the house is too small, and as such no smokefree bolthole to retreat to. Pissedoffness ensues, as he is forced to inhale the cloud, as well as breathe in a very erratic harsh-exhale tiny-inhale way to try to minimise the smell (and the effect on his lungs, although that's probably not gonna work). He did once literally pull an emergency stop when he caught his mother lighting up in his car. The phrase "Get the [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] out of my car and don't come back in until you've put it out or finished" was uttered. And yes, I swore at my mother. Happens all the time. She swears back. :-) ** Although I am ironically not totally in favour of the smoking ban. Call it DoubleStandards, but I reckon the owners of establishments like pubs should have the [[TakeAThirdOption option]] of including a designated, segregated smoke-room away from the bar if they want to, rather than kicking everyone out onto the street so anyone wanting to get through the door gets a face full of the Cloud of Death. Anyone who says "in the street it's not harmful" is talking out of their arse. ** Smoking bans do not save lives. Everyone dies. The hate filled anti-smokers would do well to watch the South Park episodes The Death

Camp of Tolerance and Butt Out. ** Yeah, but it stops people from dying from preventable issues such as the cancers smokers are going to get. The lung issues people get around smokers and that butt ugly smell they have. * This troper does not believe in good smoking. You are killing yourself. It's basically suicide by fire in this tropers oppinion and I have made people quit smoking before. It;s just gross. Like do you want to die young and breathe from a tube? ** This Troper is an ex-smoker who even six months later is still on the smokers side, if a person wants to smoke they should be able to, if a person can`t be around it they should run the other way! (I don`t much care to be around the smoke myself, so I avoid it whenever possible) * This troper uses Camel Snus, and occasionally smokes handmade cigars, but still doesn't like cigarette smoke. * This troper comes from an area where most people smoke. Her grandfather is a chain smoker, and she always liked visiting him when she was little since she always really liked the smell of cigerette smoke. She'd sit by his feet and smell the smoke while he chatted with her. Her father has asthma and he smokes too. * This troper is rather conflicted on the subject of smoking bans. On the one hand, business owners should be allowed to make their own decisions regarding smoking in their establishment. On the other hand, I really do like to TASTE my food when I'm eating it. ** I don;t know where people get the idea that a bar or restaurant is a public place from. It's a privately owned business and if the business owner wants to allow smoking it should be their prerogative. If you don't like the smoke in the air, eat somewhere else. ''personal responsibility'' goes a long way. ---Go back to GoodSmokingEvilSmoking. Or maybe you'd like to try the patch, or the gum? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GoofyPrintUnderwear * This troper doesn't having any goofy print boxers. They are all solid colors....*sigh* * [[{{Dysfunctional}} this troper]] has shamrock,family guy, and simpsons boxers. * I don't think there's anyone who DOESN'T have a pair of these, even if you keep your underwear as plain as possible. Seriously, prove me wrong. For this troper, every Christmas always brings another pair of goofy boxers he'll never wear, like Family Guy or ''Guitar Hero.'' Yeah. ** Or who hasn't owned some at some point. ** This female troper is a no-nonsense not a girly-girl type who gets pink and floral underwear from her mother. One pair was yellow. That was a 'wtf? Seriously?' moment. ** I think most of us just don't say so because there are just so many ways you can make an aversion of this trope sound interesting without

''also'' telling about someone who plays it straight. ** [[GoingCommando I don't wear underwear.]] * This (female) troper has a set: ** Elephants on purple, with 'Junk in the Trunk' round the waist band. ** Owls with glasses on white, with 'Couldn't give a hoot'. ** Zebras on grey, with 'You drive me wild'. ** Pink monkeys on blue, with 'Going bananas'. * This Troper's glad to be a girl... panties don't come in ''nearly'' the same variety of weird prints. OnTheOtherHand, in some cases (such as the inevitable dorky Halloween underwear) [[PerkyGoth she really wishes they did]]. ** Trust me, they DEFINITELY come in the same variety. * This troper has Jim Beam, Captain Morgan, and Texas flag boxers. And wears them regularly. * This troper has a pair of boxers with polar bears and igloos, and a pair with penguins in Santa hats - and is entirely unashamed of wearing them year-round. They're just that damn comfy. * When this troper was younger, his grandmother sent him a pair of Bulbasaur-print underwear. He no longer wears it and doesn't even know where it is. ** Okay, Frakk goofy, those sound awesome. I want some. * My brother used to have 1) black silk boxers with [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything bunches of bananas]], 2) [[CanadaEh Canadian flag boxers]] with the big red maple leaf right over the crotch. * Thoroughly averted with this troper. The goofiest any of his underwear gets is actually having a color (rather than grey or black). * This Troper regularly wears his Spongebob Squarepants-face boxers. They have "Woo" and "Hoo!" written across the front. They're awesome. * I don't really have goofy underwear, but I do have a drawer full of boxers that look like they should be worn by a 70 year old man (though that's not really goofy since most boxer-wearers have at least one pair of these). * A (female) friend of mine has boxers with little printed crabs on them. DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything? * Subverted by this troper's friend, who had SuperMarioBros underwear that was exposed and unanimously agreed upon by the class to be awesome. ** Weirdly enough, [[JapaneseTeeth This troper]] is wearing Super Mario Bros. underwear as he types this. He also has GuitarHero underwear, Grinch underwear, and Snoopy underwear. * This (female) tropes wears FinalFantasy boxers as pyjamas ** You must tell us where you found them. [[MalachiteDragon I]] MUST POSSESS THIS THING. *** The troper herself made them *** [[EpicWin Epic win]]! ** I do the same thing with my Super Mario boxers * [[TacoNinja This one]] thoroughly enjoys wearing her lady-boxers with little scarf wearing pandas printed on them. She also has 'HipHop Hippo', 'Eye Spy!' and 'Head in the Clouds' printed ones. * {{Turtleducks}} happens to have a pair of men's boxers with Homer Simpson printed all over them, saying "MMM CHOLESTEROL", which she

wears as pajama bottoms. * Mostly averted with this troper, who mainly wears underwear with mainly primary colors, plaid, or cool tribal designs. Then you get to the navy blue boxers with polka dots in varying shades of light green. * This troper's friend has a pair pf Sasuke Uchiha boxers made so they just so happen to look like he's groping her. ** ...O_O * This troper used to have a pair of pink girl boxers with penguins on them and own a pair of generic animesque striped panties. * [[CrashGordon94 I]] avert this trope, having only generic singlecolor or simple pattern briefs. * This troper has a male classmate who wears his pants slightly low. She has seen penguins, paisley, lipstick prints, guitars, and cacti. * This troper's best male friend has changed in front of her enough times for her to recognize the shamrocks and the lighthouses. * I love this trope. I think I have about 3 pairs of plain pants. My personal favourites are the ones with the cartoon deer on them * I have the seven dwarves of Snow White underwear, one dwarf for every day of the week. (I'm 18) * Back when this troper's mother still thought she was hetero and cis, her mother decided to help her with the laundry when she wasn't around... and discovered lipstick printed panties. * This troper has a pair of panties with a large green frog on the front, its kinda funny when she tries on pants at the mall. ** This troper has pink panties with green frogs all over them. If an item of clothing has a frog on it and comes in my size, my family will buy it for me. * This troper enjoys his lucky Star Wars underpants. And also wears Batman underoos under his circus clown costume. And regularly drops his pants during performances. * I once wore my favorite SpongeBob panties (bright yellow with SpongeBob's face right on the crotch) under a party dress at a Bar Mitzvah. Everyone got to see just what my favorite Nickelodeon show is when I stood too close to a breakdancer, whose foot caught under my very voluminous skirt as he was doing a headstand. * I was playing volleyball with my cousin, and he was wearing smileyface-print boxers. How did I know that? As he raised his arm up, his shirt went with it, exposing the smileys. I said sarcastically, "I guess your underwear's happy to see us." * This troper is dying to find Union Jack undies. And a bunch of other flags too. Flag undies are teh pwnz, and I need MOAR! * This troper has Cupcake panties * This troper owns glittery purple Batman panties. * This troper has a friend from Italy who occasionally sends gifts to his friends back in the States. Once, all the girls received European city themed socks, and the guys received underwear with panels of Spiderman comics on them. * This female troper owns exclusively black hipster briefs... with the exception of a pair of purple girl boxers with prints of monkeys wearing cowboy hats. * This troper is currently wearing blue boyshorts with pink dinosaurs and speech bubbles saying "rawr".

* This troper has christmas light boxers, moon and star boxers, and cherry-pattern boxers. My sister has cheesecake panties and glow in the dark elmo panties. * My mom used to get goofy print boxer shorts for my dad every Christmas, but one year he told her to stop, so she started buying them for me instead. Thus far there's been Guitar Hero, sleighs flying past the moon, Mickey Mouse, and probably a few more I can't think of. * When this troper is in a situation that calls for a suit and tie, there's about a 90% chance of a pair of Superman briefs underneath those formal clothes. * My teacher recently revealed her spongebob boxers to the class by accident when her pants ripped. She claimed they weren't hers, but later admitted to being a big spongebob nerd after wearing spongebob pajamas on pajama day. * This troper buys a lot of odd boxers; ones with cartoon characters, video game characters, and comic book characters on it. It's considered socially okay though, since he's a teen. * Let's see now... the flamingo print girl-boxers, the cow-print girlboxers, the ones with 'babe' written in rainbow-coloured shiny letters across the butt, the red and white spotted once... yeah, I like these ones. I also bought my friend a pair of space invader boxer shorts for christmas. * This (female) troper likes to sleep in boxers during warm weather, especially ones with weird/cute prints. Being caught in ghost-print boxers during a late-night fire drill in her dorm earned her the nickname "Spookybutt", which lasted the rest of the year. * This troper's closest proper brush with this trope was a pair of boxers he wishes he owned, that he saw at a store one day. They were imprinted with {{Xbox}} logos, which would have enabled him to call them [[IncrediblyLamePun Xboxers]]. * This troper has many different star patterns, Superman, Sesame Street, dinosaurs, M&Ms... And the boxers she keeps in her backpack to sleep in in case of surprise sleepover are patterned with hotel signs saying "For Rent, Available Now". * I use to own boxers with pineapples and palm trees on them * This female tropette owns a pair of yellow Pikachu print panties...and another pink Jigglypuff print one. * This she-Troper has Halloween-themed boy-shorts/panties: owls, cats, brooms, candy corn, pumpkins...in various shades of purple, hot-pink, orange and black. One for everyday of the week, weekends are for NightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington panties! * I know a guy who wears a pair of these to every date, for a reason to keep his pants on. * [[@/KatanaCat This Troper]], being immature as she is, has many of these. They are paisley, or with strawberries, cherries, butterflies, flowers, or a number of other patterns. The most embarrassing? Teletubbies - very old and I have almost no idea how they still fit after about 10 years. ** Also, she has given all her original characters these. For instance, [[MsFanservice Violet]] [[MemeticSexGod the]] [[FurryFandom fennec]] has the hotel signs mentioned farther up the page, [[BunglingInventor Fern the]] [[SeldomSeenSpecies swamp wallaby]] has

pink [[ShowWithinAShow HyperCat Ultra]] panties, and [[CloudCuckooLander Max the butterfly]] has lighthouses, glow in the dark rabbits, and [[AllDesertsHaveCacti a desert with cacti]]. Sadly, some characters are aware [[AnimeAnatomy their fur covers everything]], and so being [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal HalfDressedCartoonAnimals]] one of these characters cannot be involved in a gag where theirs are revealed without first putting on some clothes for some sort of special occasion. * I haz Plastation boxers. they are AWESOME. * This troper recently (By recently I mean yesterday) started an OC requesting fic for a new team of characters for my XMenEvolution fanfiction. One of the questions I asked was 'sleepwear/underwear' so I know what to picture when imagining them asleep. One of the OC's sugested had a girl who wears halloween themed cartoon underwear to sleep. * [[{{@/Anomaly188}} I]] have ACDC print pajama pants that I wore when I was dorming in college. Other than that the only embarrassing clothes I have are boxers with purple/pink lines on them. I never wear them since they were stocking stuffers and I have much more plain boxers available. * I have three pairs of boxers red, blue, and black with white polka dots on them. * Someplace in my closet is a set of peach underwear with hearts printed on it. Not sure why my cousin gave this to me for Christmas ** The goofiest example I've heard of yet: somewhere in Florence, there is a store that sells men's underwear...with the 'equipment' of Michaelangelo's "David" printed on it. ---Go back to GoofyPrintUnderwear, and why the hell do you have that pattern? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath * This troper's friends have taken to searching every video store they enter for ''"Gay Shaolin Monks Slaughtering Evil In The Temple Of Doom"'', including asking the store clerks for it. One day, the popular demand for this movie will be perceived so great that it will certainly be made! * This troper's final video for her English class last year was called '''"Die To Live Another Day Again Tomorrow, Part III: The Deadening"'''. * This troper thinks of [[spoiler: Gears of War]] when he hears about this trope. * This troper wrote a story where some characters were trying to pick a B-Movie to watch, with the candidates including ''"Zombies in the Aquarium"'', ''"Attack of the Gruesome Spaghetti Sauce Monster"'' and ''"Invasion From Planet X"''. * This troper had an awesome physics teacher, who when asked what title a graph should be given, was always happy to oblige by telling

the hapless student they should call it "The return of the revenge of the son of TheMummy, Part 2". ** Sounds like every physics teacher I ever had. * My bio teacher would tell us to pick any random title for labs, and he would read them to the class. These were usually something like this. * My dad used to tell This Troper a ridiculous story about a band called Iron Death Witch. * After this troper explained the complicated plot of her current novel to a friend in hope of help with the title, said friend suggested I call it "EVIL SEX DRUG OVERDOSE!". * For my IT collegework, I will be creating a game called ''Exploding Zombie Chainsaw Killers II: Explosions of Chainsaws''. * ''Underage Hookers From Hell''. ---Hey, have you seen this? It's called ''Returning With Awesome Swiftness of Click to the GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath''. Sounds Tropealicious. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GoshdangItToHeck * I have an observant catholic friend who will never ever ever EVER curse. Even "damn" is out of the question. However, he did say "shit" once when he was very young and figuring out what it means, and I was able to get him to say "damn" too. Score for anti-censorship! * Same troper as above, I don't often curse, at least without true purpose, like when I'm really angry or for emphasis. But when I'm around my father, he constantly says "watch your language". I can understand that, but when he tells me off for saying "goddammit ads annoy me", it's a bit much. * This troper occasionally asks "What the Frank Sinatra?" when something odd happens in polite company. * This troper was sitting at her school, and watched a kid run up to another kid and shout, "Gosh Dang you to Heck!" and then run away. How odd.... * This troper's cousin said "Aww fiddle!" as a response to a bridge being out. I came to see what happened and simply blurted out "Shit." * This troper will hold a fist up to someone who makes him mad, and raise, quickly, his pointer finger to freak them out, rather than flipping the bird. * This Troper will on occasion replace the 'F*ck' with 'Fudgecakes'. * This troper is particularly fond of "Son of a drunken werewolf!", although she has not yet had an opportunity to use it in real life. (However, in one of her stories and in a roleplay forum . . . she has.) * Shortly after the birth of her niece, this she-troper resolved to stop swearing like a sailor, instead using 'Frak', 'Son of a Combine', 'Son of a Templar', 'Son of a beesting', 'Son of a Dusk' and 'Son of a Dusk'. She's also found herself cussing in Italian which

seems....counter-productive, as her niece is bound to learn/understand the language sooner or later. * This Troper always says "gosh", which in her rather posh english accent works quite well, but tends to prompt mockery. But she gets mocked if she says "fuck" as well due to the accent. Can't win. * [[@/StarePris This troper]] always winces when reads or hears cursing. The closest he has ever does to cursing is using the expletive from Pirates of Dark Water. * The most this troper has ever sworn was when he was four or something and screamed to his brother in pure joy "I'm gonna kick your *** out of your *** !" Otherwise, I just say "crud". I think I might of said "this is crudding insane" at one time or another... * When this troper learned that 'porra' (a Brazilian expletive) was the name of a kind of candy (churros) in certain Spanish-speaking countries, she started using 'Churros' as a curse word. Her exboyfriend used to say 'Cheetos!' a lot. * This troper has used a variety of odd expletive stand-ins. Examples are Jiminey Cricket, Jiminey Christmas, shizits, shiznitz, frazzle, bananarama, frugglebutts, schnikey, crapola, polar bear, and vermillion. When needed, however, this troper can swear like no other. Ever witnessed a formerly mild-mouthed teen suddenly shout "Go assfuck your hermaphrodite mom, you moronic jackass bastard of a cuntfucked crack-whore lardass condom-fail! May your dick forever be tiny and your balls blue, doucheface, and your rectum be wrecked by your stepdad's ding-dong." Yes, ding-dong was included. * This Troper has a friend who says "What the french toast?!?!" In addition, this troper says Dadburnit, after one to many western shows. * This troper, after growing up in a swear-strict household, has grown up using "phoo" most often, and for slightly more agitated expletives "dam". Of course, when questioned about this, it's always the beaver kind of dam. Also, my brother grew up saying "flipping", but has by now broken his programming and can drop F-bombs whenever he likes. How I envy him. * This troper's favorite euphemism is "Sweet fancy Moses in a sidecar!" It's not just more polite... it's ''loads'' more fun to say. ** This Troper is fond of "Jesus H. Christ on a Motorbike!" *** [[@/EddieVanHelsing This troper]] favors "Jesus H. Crispetycrunchety Christ on a Harley-Davidson with a bottle of whiskey in each hand and Mary fucking Magdalene riding pillion". **** That... kind of defeats the purpose of alternative swears. **** Are you a fan of Sam and Max Freelance police by any chance? *** Whereas this troper is a fan of "Jesus Turing Christ!". *** "Christ on a bike!" It rolls off the tongue easier, I find. *** I prefer "Jesus Christ on a motorbike/battlemech" *** This troper usually just yells whatever nonsense comes to mind in place of swears, leading to such gems as "Son of an orange!" and "Flip you, balloon!" *** For me, "Christ on a pogo stick!" (This must be said in a Scottish accent) *** For some reason, 'Holy Jesus on a pogo stick!' sounds so much more funny to me. *** "Jesus Christ on a crutch!"

*** "Holy f*** in' Moses!" *** Math geeks *** I prefer "Holy guacamole and a side of chips!" *** "Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches!" *** "Sweet zombie Jesus!" *** 'Jesus Christ on a crutch with antlers!' *** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5180337/11/Dear_Joker "Jesus H. christ on a Ritz cracker!"]] *** "Sweet son of a creeping Jesus on a crutch!" *** "Sweet tap dancin' Jesus!" *** "Jesus Harold Christ in a souped up sidecar!" *** "Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick!" *** "Jesus Hebrew Christ on a flipping pogo stick!" *** "Chresus Jist!" *** "Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick"...the guy clearly likes pogo sticks *** "Dear Sweet Mother of Zeus" *** "Christ on a bike!" *** A friend of mine favors "Jesus pissing monkeys!" *** "Christ in a cream cheese sauce!" *** "Jesus deep-fried Christ riding a tricycle!" *** "Jesus H. Hetfield!" *** "Nicene creed it Bob, you were supposed to have it finished!" *** [[@/{{Sakan4k}} This Troper]] prefers "Sweet Buttery Christ" or "Son of a Biscuit" in times where she cannot swear. * [[@/SapphireFlame This Troper]] has learned to suppress the urge to swear IRL for fear of saying one at the wrong time, so I end up playing this trope pretty straight. * This troper uses this kind of terms in instant messenger and chatsoftware and swears [[ConLang in strange languages]] in real life. So, yeah, another one playing this trope straight. * [[@/{{Magnezone}} This Troper's]] parents loathe curse words in all of their shapes and forms. Curse words that include use of the word 'god' in 'vain' (meaning, "Oh my God!") Once the fourth generation of {{Pokemon}} came out, I discovered a lovely little stand-in named Arceus. Having pleased/confused my parents, the term stuck. * [[@/AstraKiseki This troper]] shouts "EXPLETIVE" and "CENSORED" rather much. What adds to the comedy is when the audience knows I have TourettesSyndrome. * [[@/JohnnyBGoode This troper]] completely inverts it. I decided regular swears were not strong enough, thus I invented "shitballs", "hairy fucking ballsac", "shitcakes", and "shitcakes on a creampie" RuleOfFunny. ** This troper used shitballs ALL THE TIME! ** This troper's claim to fame: "what the shit?!", pales in comparison to the rest of these inventive swears. * This troper has recently taken to using "FORK!" as an expletive. He doesn't know where it started. * [[@/BeckyBlue This troper]] happened to twist her ankle hard in the hallway just as the principal was passing was passing by... ended up yelling "SON OF A BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISCUIT...." ** This troper was going to add that, except that it was her friend

saying it. I think we went to the same middle school. * This troper very rarely curses, but when I do, I like to mix this with the more... uh... "raunchy" search times. IE "That gosh darned * u** !" ** I take it you either read {{xkcd}} or think like the author, your choice. * This troper was taking a science test in her school's science department office, also known as where the science teachers hang out if they don't have a class to be teaching. She heard one of them shout, as several books fell off a table, "Oh, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!" I was snickering to myself for the remainder of my test. ** This troper wonders if the teacher in question was a fan of LittleWomen, as that was Jo's favorite expletive. * [[@/EddieVanHelsing This Troper]] once heard a guy yell "Judas Priest" instead of "Jesus Christ". ** I'm ''so'' stealing that. * This troper's nephew cried out "Ohhh... Tartar sauce!" during one {{Dynasty Warriors}} 3 game that wasn't going so well. And I myself have said "Expletive deleted" on more than one occasion during moments of frustration. ** That tarter sauce example is from Spongebob. The second one is from Futurama. *** [[CaptainObvious Thank you.]] * A somewhat comic-specific example, but this troper has heard [[FantasticFour "Space Jesus on a surfboard!"]] used as an exclamation... * Due to a particularly eventful query on the livejournal community little_details, [[@/{{Skazka}} this troper]] has of late resolved to only use profanity suitable to Victorian adolescents. Like "dash it!" and "drat" (which I already use copiously), "mercy!" "heavens!", "for shame", "goodness", and "oh, bother!". ''Less'' G-rated, we have the appellation/exclamation of "hellnonce!" It has just the right connotations, both blasphemous, sexual and generally abusive to the subject, and-- it's just plain fun to say. Come on. Say it. Also, "Sweet Christmas!" and lately, in one particular instance, "blistering blue barnacles!" (And... "fook".) * This troper uses just about every swearword she can think of, including a few she invented herself, meaning that fuck can be swapped for frick in a conversation, but for no real reason. * This troper plays SSB with someone who doesn't curse at all. Which makes the amusing situation where I'm dropping F-bombs pretty much every second, and then she gets frustrated with a "Dang it!" * This troper says "dag nab it!" a lot, for no other reason than it's kind of fun to say. And if "friggin'" counts, then that too, primarily thanks to reading too much DinosaurComics. And there was the time when he was in the backseat while his family was driving somewhere, his car door flew open because it hadn't been closed tightly enough, and for some reason his first reaction was to let out a frantic cry of [[BigNo "CRAAAAAAAAAAP!!!"]] ** [[@/SpaceJawa I'll]] occasionally combine the two into one larger "Da(n)g Frikkin' Nabbit!" if I'm feeling particularly upset. * This troper tends to use the word zen to censor himself whenever his

parents are around. The phrases used include, but are not limited to: *** "Holy ZEN!" *** "Sweet merciful ZEN!" *** "What in the name of ZEN!?" * I'm not 100% sure this exactly counts, but this troper, Biffbiffley, has been trying to say "poopie" instead of the obvious other word. He has a friend with a two year old and knows from experience that kids will repeat what they hear. * Oh, Fudge. ** [[TheSimpsons Fiddle-dee-dee! That will require a tetanus shot. I'm not going to swear, but I am going to KICK THIS DOGHOUSE DOWN!]] * [[@/SharmHedgehog Me.]] Not even on the Internet. * Ah, Conch Fritters. * This troper had a bizarre accident at church the Sunday before Christmas 2008; she was directing the Sunday School Christmas pageant and fell off the altar. (Yeah.) She very badly injured her knee, to the extent that she almost fainted from the pain. Still, she managed to remember where she was and how many kids were surrounding her, so she restrained her scream to a mere "Oh, [=SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHoot=]." * This troper, for purposes of humor, once called an obvious lie "bullpoopy". ** [[@/{{smittykins}} This troper]] has heard "El toro poo-poo," and is also fond of the actual Spanish translation: "La mierda del toro." Sometimes, in an attempt to cut down on her swearing, she will say, "Phooey," "Foosball", or substitute a raspberry/Bronx cheer for the offending word. * This troper has played far too much Fire Emblem, and thus has taken to using the word "blast" in place of the usual curses. Alternatively, he uses miscellaneous grunting and snarling. * [[@/{{Seanette}} Another troper]] uses the word "bleep" as an expletive. * [[@/OurPoorBrains This troper]] picked up the phrase "mother-humping toad-sucker" from a friend and still uses it here and there. * This troper has been trying to censor herself for the sake of her best friend's little siblings, so she's taken to using gibberish instead. * One girl made a swear-box in DT the word to avoid having to pay up me and a friend of mine replaced certain words "F*** " was replaced with "Fish", "S*** " was turned into "Sugar" and "Damn" was just not used. However when we found out the money was for charity we just swore on purpose. * This troper frequently shouts "Son!" and "Son of a Bic!". Yes, the pen. ** What makes this even funnier is that the name of the company in Europe was Bich, but they changed it to Bic in the US for fear of mispronunciation. * What the fuzz, you fuzzy buttfuzz?! * [[@/{{Zilo}} This Troper]] uses terms such as "What the flip?" or "What the bleep?" and her sister has come up with the inventive "What the {{Halo}}?" * [[@/{{Nausicaa}} This troper]] has started using "cockatoo" on a

regular basis (blame {{U2}}). She also uses [[FatherTed feck]] and "Sweet Brigid/Diana/Isis!" It just seems more creative that way. * This troper, a {{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} fan, is prone to yelling "Oh Grife!", "Grife-sprockin'-darn it!", or, my favourite, "Dear sweet Garth!" * this troper has been using "buttfudge" for over two decades - altho at her more vehement moments she's called people a "fut nucker" instead (and got it mistaken for a misspeak of "fartknocker" while in high school, because for some reason that became the in faux swear). while this troper can and does actually swear from time to time she tends to go into "auntie mode" and refuses to cuss on the job (partially because having a brother over a decade older than her allowed her to learn several cusses that could easily get her fried). * This troper actually says "son of a biscuit," "son of a boogie," "fudgebuckets," and, I kid you not, "Garfunkle." * [[@/{{Smashy}} This troper.]] Not so much on the internet, but in real life... When you have trouble saying Hell in church... * Thanks to a certain website, this troper will sometime say 'Fark!' * This troper keeps using 'Goatse!' in place of cuss words. Not so much as a GoshDangItToHeck aversion, but because he's convinced that it should be accepted as an actual cuss word. It sounds like one, it rolls off the tongue easily, and it conjures unpleasant mental imagery; what more does it need? * Thanks to influence from certain Sci-Fi shows, this troper's favorite curses are "[[RedDwarf smeg]]" and [[{{Firefly}} random Chinese-sounding words]] * I used to say "zarking" a lot, particularly in sixth grade, when the {{Tsundere}} I like would hit me frequently, and I would say "that was zarkin' painful!" Eventually I got over this trope, and now I'm everyone's favorite sufferer of [[TourettesShitcockSyndrome Backstage Fucking Coprolalia]]. * Never in my life I've heard my father cursing. When he's upset, he says stuff like "May the rooster bite it!" I myself avoid swearing when I'm with my family. * To avoid getting in trouble at school when frustrated (and also to avoid inadvertantly teaching her young nephew any bad words), this troper would often say "Oh fudge!" or "Fugedity fudge fudge!" [[CaptainObvious It should be obvious as to which swear THAT one is intended to replace.]] * This troper has a very strange vocabulary due to the fact that her parents get ngry when she says even just "dang it". It is not at all uncommon to hear her shout something like, "Oh, snot!", "Holy cappuchino!", "What the buzzer!", "PANCAKES!", and "You llamastealing, fish-walking, pigeon-holing cheesehead!". And, of course, she uses the word, "Duke" as a substitute for any swear word, even though that's because of an extreme hatred for Duke Devlin from Yu-GiOh. She's also fairly certain that if ever dying in extreme pain, her last words would be, "Oh, fudge buckets." * This troper can often be heard playing video games and yelling, "Frickin' knickers!" and, "Ruddy dingus!" at the top of her lungs. She also yells, "Bother!" and "Oh for the sake of Nicholas ruddy Flamel!" * This troper is quite fond of saying "Holy underbite, Batman!", and

"What the bleepinheimer?!". And by saying, I mean screaming at the top of my lungs. It's quite fun! * This Troper's best friend quite frequently says 'fiddlesticks', quite seriously. * While in speech I'm fond of the good old-fashioned ClusterFBomb, I make a concerted effort not to use that particular word in writing unless it's called for-- not out of being bluenosed, but rather because I think it's overused. Any other profanity is more or less fair game, but if I'm really upset while blogging, expect a lot of punctuation framed by the letters f and k. * Science, dammit! * This troper tried coining the substitute "holy sponge!" After all, [[IncrediblyLamePun sponges are the holiest thing she knows.]] It didn't stick though, and she's still a sailor mouth. :Ph ** Same idea, different 'swear'- Holy cheese. Or, alternively, Swiss cheese or Swiss, although that one takes a little more explaining. Also, when my sister is annoying, I tend to call her an Italianspeaking Greek (because that was the first thing to pop into my head one day and it stuck, although I might have to watch that if I meet anyone Greek who speaks Italian...). And then there's cowcrap... * This troper usually makes use of replacement swear words around kids younger than 13 - such as "malarcky" for "bullshit", "twighumper" for "faggot" (makes sence in context), and "puffer" for "you fucking junkie". Once, he was callled on this by a 15-year old, who, with a Butthead-like snicker, said " You should just say 'fuck' and 'cunt' around kids, you big wuss." Responce: " Shut your filthy little cockhole, you son of a triple-cunted whore. Go play with a dead hamster in a dumpster truck filled with headcrab abortions." ** I felt so smug. * The kids in this troper's church youth group have adopted the humorous tendency of yelling "Oh, not-a-church-word!" instead of an actual epithet. ** Similarly, this troper's Catholic school and "not (school name) safe!" (And for some reason, "douchebag" got truncated not into "deebag" but into "dew", and from there into "morning dew!") * "Bob Saget." for general "oh shit" and "dammit" moments. Also, "You SQUID." Squid is also used as a term of endearment, but if with an angry tone displays a more irritated expression. * This troper was using "Frack" as an alternative to the F word long before he even knew about Battlestar Galactica. * This troper (Rainbow) has a variant where she curses in Japanese (words like "shimatta") because of watching anime and having learned Japanese, so it's still sort of cursing but most Americans won't know what she's saying. Otherwise I use "darn" and "heck" even in fanfics or else I represent cursing in symbols like in comic strips. Part of it is I don't want to get in the habit of cursing in case it would get me in trouble (like in a job) and it feels weird to be an atheist and say things like "damn" and "hell" when I don't actually believe in those concepts. However, I'm not above making puns using the word "ass" and I do sometimes refer to my females dogs as bitches, especially the Tsundere one. * Averted and played straight by this troper. He swears like a sailor

around his house, but tries not to in public places. He still tries not to say "fuck" around other people, though. * My mother is still not above sticking soap in my mouth for swearing. Therefore, around her I tend to use [[GoddamnedBats "BATS!"]], after a certain trope. She still hasn't figured out where it came from, [[TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife but she can't argue with it.]] * [[@/DominusTemporis This troper]] is generally like this. I almost always say "darn" and "heck," with "crap" usually being the worst that I say. I do have loopholes (if I'm acting, it doesn't count), so when I actually ''do'' swear, those who know me are quite surprised at how forceful I can be. * This troper uses "freaking", "effing", "damn" and "crap" all the time, and I also often say "BEEP!" out loud, but I'm still trying to convince my mom to let me use swears in my stories to make the characters sound more convincing. I got a break when a teacher asked me about the real meanings of "b** ch* and "b*** ard* , so I explained that I read their real, non-offensive meanings from the dictionary-which my other teacher pronounced as "[=DICtionary=]". But my mom DOES allow me to quote swear-riddled stuff... * Some girl I knew in a forum popularized the expression "son of a fruit". If you translate it into Spanish, it's a million times better. * [[@/{{Bluemage}} This Troper]] made an oath to not swear, cuss, or whatever it is we call it nowadays. He uses 'dang' and forms of 'frick', but no actual obscenities or profanities. 'bloody' is used, but only as a less pedestrian synonym for 'very'. Heck, up until a few years ago, he wouldn't even say 'ass' or 'hell', despite being nontheist. ** Among my friends, it's well-known that my oath may be broken, [[{{EarthShatteringKaboom}} if ever there is a situation dire enough to (in my estimation) warrant using real expletives.]] The day I swear is the day they know things are ''really'', '''really''' bad. I could probably use this for lulz (read: heart attacks), but it'd be a waste of an oath that's lasted over 15 years now. ** I also enjoy swearing (in an older sense) by random gods. Usually Norse, but the occasional "By Jove!" makes it into my speech. * This troper remembers during a game of Sham Battle that a classmate of mine said, "What? * insert person name's here* can't throw for-Cue our short-tempered teacher looking his way -Cuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrry." * This troper invented the word Fark. He also says crab instead of the other word that starts with cra because his sister considers that swearing. He doesn't give a cunt about letting his mouth go fucking batshit on the internet though. * While [[@/{{hrdcrnwo}} this troper]] does swear, I use [[AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy "By the hammer of Thor!"]] on occasion. * I always say "What the fudgemonkeys?" or Diddlphiddle. I can swear up a storm though. Mainly because of my ADHD... * Frakking heck when this troper is just regular annoyed. Something considerably ruder if he's genuinely pissed off. This troper rarely actually swears but expect a {{Precision F Strike}} if things have {{Gone Horribly Wrong}}

* This troper uses "Seittoga!" An anagram of send it to Gaza if you follow my rationale. Sounds like gratuitous japanese too so this Occidental Otaku is unexpectedly pleased. * "Sod! Sod Sod Sod Sod Sod!" "Oh! For the love of Mike!" "Sweet Mary O'Grady" * The F in WTF stands for Fehn, of course. * Son of a Monk, What in the name of the Dark French Emperor? are the ones I use most commonly and a Monk! when trying to not say damn or fuck * This troper rarely uses proper swears unless he feels it'd be amusing, instead mainly using pseudo-swears ironically like "Gawsh durnit", or usually less-offensive terms like "blimey" and "crikey". He also went through a brief phase of using [[FinalFantasyX2 "disasteriffic"]] which he thankfully grew out of... * This troper has three. The first one, if you consider it to be one, is at the time where one would normally swear, I just start making stuttering sounds (one of my friends compared it to Scrat of Ice Age). The second is Wobbuffet, and I truely don't even know how that started, it just did. The third and most recent one is "Oh crepe!". It was started by accident, we were making crepes (if you don't know what that is, French pancakes), and one of my friends accidentally spilled batter and exclaimed "Oh crepe!". It just stuck on after that. * [[Tropers/CaptHayfever This captain]] is fond of "bleep", both as a word & a sound effect. He also enjoys the mild forms like "dang", "shoot", "heck", "stinking", "freaking", "screw", etc., as well as throwing in a few odder choices like "scrub you" & some complete gibberish from time to time. Once he was in a silent movie, & got away with just mouthing his character's profanity during filming, though the cast did actually speak most of the dialogue while on camera (for the sake of cues, reactions, etc.) * [[@/MmmKay This troper]] recently has enjoyed the roll-off-thetongue-ness of "Jeesum-crow!". * I use: "Shoot!", "Darn it! Fix it!" (Like darning a sock is fixing it), and "FUNKY FREAK!" or "Funky Freakin'" * This Troper has a 4 year old nephew to look after and started to instinctively restrain themselves to "dash it". Then they realised what it sounds like. * [[@/INFJeff This troper's]] curse words of choice are "SHORTS!" and "CORPSE!" . That second one's a little weird. * My catchphrase might as well be "Frakking heck!" Freaking hell is common as well. * [[@/TheRenaissanceRaver This Troper]] consistently pulls explicative-substitutes from {{Farscape}} on a regular basis, ''especially'' around her parents. At school, explicative vocab is limited to damn, shit, ass, and hell. The {{Cluster F Bomb}} that tends to show up is always phrased: "Frell, dren, yotz, and hezmana!" * This troper was raised in a no cuss household, even words like hell and damn were taboo. Of course this made other people laugh at him when he refused to cuss. * Dangit to Heloise! (Hecko, dangit to crap, etc.) * Monkey Feathers!! * A friend of mine pointed out that every swear becomes completely

family friendly if you add an "R." Birch, shirt, fork, arse, dram, are all real words, and everything else is just gibberish. * This Troper will curse if sufficiently perturbed, but will generally spout gibberish when surprised or agitated. His brother is fond of "Crud Muffins!" * Aw, pellets. * This troper once screamed "SWEET MOTHER OF SHAKESPEARE!" while playing Kingdom Hearts with her nephew. Her older brother overheard and proceeded to mock her by using the most ridiculous faux-expletives his creative little mind could imagine. The sad part, or maybe the best "fridge off" possible-I haven't yet figured out-is that I started using some of them. * This Troper stutters even when saying 'hell' in the completely literal sense. Therefore, 'Crap' is my trademark, while I also use 'Fricking' and 'sheissekopf', 'you female dog,' and/or, 'donkey'/'arse'. Not to mention 'shwartzendoogle', and 'Tick'. This seems to be a source of great amusement to my cussing friends, apparently. * This American troper uses "bugger" in place of "fuck" nearconstantly, and [[GoodOmens Bugger all this for a lark]], when something's particularly frustrating. You'd be surprised what swearing in other dialects will let you get away with. * This Troper has a co-worker who makes a point of expressing his discontent with the following string of expletives: "Curses! Maledictions! Imprecations! Baaaad Woooords!" * This troper's mother scolds her for saying "frickin'". Especially annoying as she no longer lives with her mother and has gotten used to using big-girl swears... ** I know. I haven't lived with my mother for 3 years, 21 years old, and she still admonishes me when I curse (my older siblings also get this treatment). I think she's still getting used to me being an adult. ** You're lucky. This troper's mother once gave this troper and her sister a (long) lecture for saying that something sucks. This troper's mother swears almost as much as this troper's teenage classmates. ** This troper's mother lets his little brother's f- and s-words get under the radar the whole time, but being better-mannered (at least around the parents!) this troper limits himself to "crap" and "this sucks"... and gets told off ''worse'' than he would for, say, "shit". I don't get it. * A NPR interview played with this trope (the interview was about FCC regulations, fining broadcasters for not bleeping out swear words...) turning "F---" into "Floss". * [[@/{{alexduckie}} This troper]] expresses her frustration with EXPLICATIVE FREAKING EXPLICATIVE BAD WORD! "Freaking" is probably the worst word she says. Her 11-year-old younger sister uses worse language than she does. * This Troper doesn't use any profane words at all. Instead he replaces them with completely normal (not in context) words. This results in very strange sentences. "That freaking walrus faced laser [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkey]]!" * This troper's parents used to scould his brother and him for using

bad words, but now don't really mind (this troper is 18, so he can talk like an adult, but his brother is only 15 and will occasionally get in trouble for using bad words). * As stated above, there really are those people who absolutely despise swearing and have never used a curse word in their lives, this troper included, because they are vulgar, immature, and revolting. Not to say I haven't gotten used to hearing that stuff all the time, but their are those who are above it. I myself will never swear, ever, and am proud of it, because it means less shame on me ** And god knows you need to avoid all the shame you could bring on yourself, since you already have a poor domain of the English language (''their''? Seriously? And you should start sentences with capital letters) At least my vulgar, imature, revolting self can use proper grammar and spelling when cursing. And I myself will never use a Troper Tales page to voice my prejudice against a part of the population that literally comprises thousands of people just because they use words that I myself don't like, ever, and I am proud of it, because it means less shame on me. * Usually when I'm with my friends, I just say 'damn', 'bloody' and weak stuff like that. When I'm with my mum, though... Well, let's just say I have to make words like 'damn' sound like they aren't swearwords at all. (For your information, my mum won't even let me say 'GoshDangItToHeck'.) * This troper's brother just said, while playing Wii, "I don't give a rat's hat!" That's a new one in my book. * This troper uses "Isht!" and "Son of a mother!" The latter often gets a response of, "Uh... yeah, most sons have mothers." ** Filho da me (Son of a mother) is actually a pretty common G-rated curse word in Brazil. It's the not-curse-word of choice for the people that dub American films from English to Portuguese. * [[@/{{Sonica}} This troper]] might be an Aussie, what with us saying swear words like it's no problem. However, I would tend to refrain from swearing big ones out loud in public, which often stuns my friends if they actually hear me say the F-word or something. Generally, I use "crud", "bloody", "b-tard" (literally "bee-tard"), "effed/effers"... * Words like 'Donkey-butts' and 'damn these collections of fecal matters to hell' are not uncommon here. Also 'friggin' a'. Don't ask what the 'a' stands for; I honestly have no clue. ** Probably a** hole. * I have decided to replace many instances of "Jesus Christ" (or just Jesus) with "Jebus Crist" (or just Jebus). There's no religious reason behind it, I just like to mix it up some times. * After years of swearing I've started using different varieties to spice things up. I've began using "bitch-tits" in place of whatever word would end sentences like "aww, crap". I also replace the f-word with another one (meaning cigerette in England). It makes no sense at all, but it works. * I have a friend who got me and another friend started on exclaiming "Good Ghandi!" when things go wrong. Personally, I substitute with the F-word with things like 'fudge'. However, I've found if I'm extraordinarily angry and trying not to swear because I can get in

trouble, I go "FUDGE RIPPLE SUNDAE!" Also, after watching Wicked, I know substitute 'shit' for 'Shiz'. So I sometimes exclaim "Holy Shiz!" without thinking xD * This troper is in the process of replacing his traditional swear words/phrases with their Chinese equivalents a la {{Firefly}}. * This troper's ''entire school'' is like this (BYU, in case you had any doubts). You can't go through an entire day without hearing someone say "flip," "freaking," "goshdang," "heck," "crap/crud," or "darn." After spending a while here, it's a bit of a shock when you leave the bubble and hear ''actual'' swear words. * This Troper loves saying 'OH MY PORK!' after {{Mother3}} , She also occasionaly says 'You dastard!' After playing {{Fire Emblem}} . And when she gets really mad, she says 'BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP so then BEEP BEEP And so you'll have to go to the grocery store without pants.' Beeps are pronounced. * Stolen straight from Sci-Fi, if this troper ever really has a reason to say anything more drastic that Shit, I use Frak. * This troper wrote a story in which one of the characters was a fighter pilot who normally swore a lot, but got a spell put on him that turned all of his curses into harmless replacements because another character did not want him to swear at Disney World. * Coming from a very non-swearing household, this troper has gone through quite a litany of words to replace expletives. Foreign swear words flew under the radar pretty well (bugger, arse, bloody heck). Mom nipped 'merde!' in the bud though. Then there is the cornucopia of other phrases still in use, including but not limited too: ** 'Oh crap-fritters.' ** 'Fraggy frag!' ** 'Hoo-dang!' and 'Dagnabbit!' ** 'Shoot a monkey.' and 'Monkey-bugger!' (What I have against simians, I just don't know.) * This Troper does this when he gets mad. It tends to get ridiculous, with him just spouting out the first words that pop into his head in a maniacal chain that makes no sense whatsoever. "Garrr...frigging...ninja spider on a saintburger with WAFFLES!" is a rather tame example. * This troperette says, "Freesh". * This troper doesn't swear. Half because it would really freak out the people who know me, and half because when I'm angry or injured enough to warrent swearing, all that comes out is [[{{Angrish}} "ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!"]] * This troper often uses "zark", "[[TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zarquon]]," "frack," and "[EXPLETIVE REDACTED]" (the brackets are not pronounced) as well as "What the fudging cheese monkeys?" * As a Mormon, this troper is guilty of using the following: fetch, flip, dangit, oh blinking heck, crap, good night nurse, and my favorite being Son of a Bison! ** Our people are the absolute masters of this trope. *** Indeed. Nowhere else but the Jell-O Belt can you go and hear people say "Oh my heck!" unironically. * One of [[@/CrashGordon94 my]] friends has a [[CloudCuckoolander nice-but-zany]] mom who really encourages this (even to the point of

not letting her kids say "fart"), my parents are similar, I personally say stuff like "Crap" "Damn" and "Hell" a lot, [[PrecisionFStrike and stronger stuff only on occasion]]. * This male troper's reaction to seeing Goatse for the first time? (after knowing about it for a good year or so, but still): "Whoa Nelly." * Ohhhhhh, '''S'''ugar '''H'''oney '''I'''ced '''T'''ea! ** Ah, a {{Madagascar}} fan, I see! ;) * This troper when normally says "Ach, crivens" but under special circumstances will exclaim things along the lines of "Blasted son of a whore-fucking bugger" * Odd with this troper as I swear a lot, but sometimes (even when I'm alone) I find myself censoring myself with things like "Son of a....", "Son of a biscut eater!", "Motherfletcher!", variations of frig and frick instead of fuck, shiznit instead of shit. My wife is fond of "Son of a motherless goat!" and "Scheie". * Son of a Bean Dip Mother Frito. * Fudgemonkeys! * This troper's high school classmate's mother used "Fuckaduck" (in front of a car-full of students!), which really doesn't count. * This troper is a big fan of "shiz" and "shoot", because she really DOESN'T like cursing, it just... starts coming out! So it ends up being a "OH, [=SHIiiiizzzz=]...." * I'm not really that big of a creative cusser, most of the time sticking to a simple "fuck". The only one I've managed to come up with that stuck and didn't sound forced was: "Santa Ma-fucking-Ria!" Actually, no, there's another one: "Fuck me running with a crowbar!" * This troper says " Mother-fuhrer." Instead of the obvious, but it's really a insult, cause he really hates Hitler, and he's very vocal about it. He also tried "Shiznik" instead of shit, but it didn't really work. * This troper and her friend know this guy named Josh who is really annoying and AmbiguouslyGay. Whenever we see something that reminds us of him, we always say "Oh my Josh!" * After watching the infamous curb scene in AmericanHistoryX, this troper yelled, "That was ''unpleasant''!" His boyfriend at the time gave him a withering look and said, "Anyone else would have said 'Christ, that was fuckin' rough!'." This troper has also been known to shout, "You're not nice!" when anyone else would have said, "You fucking twat!" * This troper's grandparents are very strict about swearing. Since this troper is rather fond of sci-fi, Transformers, and Megaman, she uses " Motherboard-defragging" in place of "motherfucking", "defrag" in place of "fuck", "slag" in place of "damn", and "bolts" in place of "shit". There was also that time she said "Son of Wily" in place of "Son of a Bitch". Her grandparents have never caught on to the creative efforts so far. * This troper picked up her friend's habit of saying "No dip sherlock" instead of "No shit sherlock". Although at the time I'd never heard anyone say "no shit sherlock"... * This troper rarely, if ever, swears, and is fond of creative euphemisms. Being a science geek, she is just ''waiting'' for the

chance to use "Cryophile!", "Arginine!" or "Succinate!" as a substitute swear word. * This troper is oddly fond of "Oh, for the love of [[HarryPotter Quidditch]]!" * [[@/TheTallOne I]] have always yelled "FARK!" in times of stress, but somehow, 4Chan and other sites have entered the mix. I will also yell "Kittens!" in tribute to one of my favorite MythBusters episodes. * If anything goes wrong, I cut my curse short, so I end up saying "Oh Mother Fu-" Other phrases include: ** Jesus Christ on a pogo stick. ** Oh my giddy aunt ** Chuffing Hell ** Frigging Hell * This troper, in an effort to cut down on his profanity, often just screams "dah!" in place of actual swearing. * This troper's relatives from a farm in the midwest. Now this troper is used to way worse stuff ("motherfucker" is just the beginning...), but you know what? It has something... charming. * This troper has invoked this many times. The most notable of these being "Son of a monkey's uncle." Lampshaded once when someone asked "Wouldn't that be the monkey's cousin?" * This American troper uses 'Holy Roman Empire', 'mother Russia', 'dear Lord', and 'oy'. * This Troper doesn't cuss. She won't beat you with a crowbar if you cuss, but she chooses never to do it herself. And so, she has these choice words: ** Holy schnitzel! ** OH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS. ** David H. Jones! ** Holy Snapple! ** Sweet Elvis on a pogo stick! ** Monkey-fighting/monkey-fighter * This troper has the bad habit of swearing like a sailor while playing video games, particularly Mario Cart. When playing with friends, (in the presence of younger siblings,) I had to tune down my language a bit, resulting in, "OH YOU LITTLE.... jerk. I don't like you." * This troper uses tends to say "FUDGE CRACKERS!" and "SWEET JEEBUS!" * This troper is forced to do that, as she has extremely conservative Catholic parents and a mentally challenged sister * [[Tropers/{{Nemica}} This troper]] lets the nerd characters in her [[TheVerse Storyverse]] use the phrase "What the hack!". First, it's nerdy and second the concept of hell isn't that familiar there. * This troper has used "What the bloody!" and the related "Bloody freep!". (He blames Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for adding "Bloody" to his vocabulary as a curse word.) He has also said "Ah, nutbunnies." on occasion (quoting ''{{Freakazoid}}''). And occasionally, "Dagnabbit!". His older sister used to say "Frigginfraggin", though he is fairly certain she has gotten out of the habit. * This troper, while able to say swear words (Usually damn or crap), often says "SWEET MOTHER OF (insert some form of saying here)!" whenever he's either doing voices or making a comic (normally to make

it funnier). He also says the Battlestar Galactica swear word "Frak" somewhat often. He also tends to subvert this in a few of his comics due to a character who swears often. * This Troper (Poopskin -- Linking hates me) has started using [[ScoobyDoo "JENKIES, VELMA!"]] in place of expletives as part of an effort to stop swearing quite so much. * It's sort of a thing in this Troper's part of Ireland to substitute "duck" or "buck" for "fuck" whenever the latter would be inappropriate. * [[@/Chihuahua0 This Troper]] can only say dumb, but not even stu*** or id***. And it takes a little more effort for me to include curse words in my writing, as you can see. * [[Tropers/RosesSpindle This troper]] wishes I could remember to use one particularly geeky oath I thought of more often: [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "Son of a hamster and a man who smelled of elderberries!"]] * [[AvertedTrope Incredibly averted]] with this troper. He almost always swears, and almost never uses any of the GoshDangItToHeck words. ** Similarly averted not only by this troper, but by his ''Catholic'' school as well. There are at least two teachers here who regularly swear in front of their classes, and most of the others don't even mention it if someone accidentally swears in front of them (intentional swearing, though, isn't taken as lightly). Only the religion teacher, the (lone) resident nun, and the principal seem to have a problem with all cases of swearing. * This troper has no problem with swearing and does it all the time, but my mother is GoshdangItToHeck played ramrod straight: she never swears except in the most extreme of circumstances, and even then she takes the time to apologize for her language, even if it's just me around, and when she knows I swear constantly. I've given up telling her it doesn't offend me in the slightest. * When not actually swearing, this troper uses a lot of alternatives such as "pooperschnickles" "crudpuppies" and "for the love of _____" which can be filled in by anything including Pete, banana pancakes or unicycles. She also can cuss in five different languages, but often picks benign words that are fun to yell, such as "basura" (garbage). * This troper remembers seeing a teacher in his school reprimand a boy for saying 'If I don't get this homework done, I'm fudged.' Worse yet, it was his favourite teacher. * [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} This troper.]] "Ah, balderdash!" "That's rubbish!" [[FinalFantasyVI "Son of a submariner"!]] * This Swedish troper frequently says "jisses" or "jsses" which are similar to the English "gee" and "jeez" in that they probably originated as a substitute for "Jesus". Other than that, I swear entirely too much, except when I'm around children. Then I unconsciously stop swearing, which I guess is good since I'm studying to become a teacher. * [[@/MiMiOfTheStars This Troper]], while never shying away from a curse in real life (aside from around her parents) often uses "FACK!" when writing. The other kids in her French class have also taken a liking to "SHUT THE FRONT DOOR."

* This troper tends to substitute "God" for "Buddha", although he has been trying to think of something else since embracing Buddhism in his Christian beliefs. * [[@/{{MiraShio}} Effcracker frazzle fuzz]]. * This Troper is often says "Frick!" rather than the more vulgar fword. Due to certain settings with small children, she also has to limit her use of "shit"; it still slips out, but it comes out as "Shiiiioot!" And then, after playing TheWorldEndsWithYou, she has taken to saying "Oh my Composer" or "Oh my <said Composer's name, listing it would be a spoiler>". * This troper swears like a sailor, with 'for fuck's sake' being her favorite phrase. Her LDS aunt seems to swear almost as much (she loves to use 'Goddammit' a lot). Her other Christian aunt prefers replacement swears, to the point of replacing 'fart' with 'fluff'. * Half of the time when something goes wrong, I [[ClusterFBomb swear a lot]]... the other half, I use these while around more sensitive ears(young kids, grandparents, ect) or [[RuleOfFunny just for fun]]. For example: ** "BLEEP!" ** "Count" for fuck, after a certain Youtube video. ** "For the love of cheesecake/bagels/*other random word*!" ** Son of a cupcake! ** "[[{{Shipping}} Fruking"]] (I don't even support that pairing, or any pairing, really.) ** [[AxisPowersHetalia "Maple"]]! ** "Holy deep-fried Jesus on a tricycle!" ** "Buttbuttinate"(which is "assassinate" through a [[TheScunthorpeProblem word filter]].) ** [[StupidMarioBrothers Son of a Goomba!]] ** [[AxisPowersHetalia Kolkolkolkol...]] ** Fffffish! ** I also like saying sentences like "You *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP*ing *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* son of a *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* [[HotelMario instruction book]] *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* you with a *BLEEP* *BLEEP* *BLEEP* so you'll have to *BLEEP* sideways." * I am not allowed to swear so I sometimes say "Dadgummit", when I'm frustrated. My best friend is fond of saying, "What the Gravy?" He also started saying, "I'll be Go to the Market" until his parents told him to stop because it was so ludicrous. Maybe I should start saying that! * [[Tropers/MonkeyPhysics I]] am pretty foulmouthed (comes with being a student), but in polite company will substitute "shitbunnies", "arsemonkeys" and "buggernuts" with "sweet [[FAble jumping bananas]]" and "great flying donkeyblankets". Most of these are made up on the spot. * This troper used to meet up with friends and play Mario Kart during lunch back in high school. I do a lot of trash talk when I play games with this particular group of friends (its all friendly though), but there were rules against cursing. So to replace my often used "douchebag", I used "jerkbag". Of course, if I met with these friends outside of school then all bets were off.

* This troper cusses often, but still has a tendency to use some somewhat strange replacements, especially around her grandmother. For example: ** "For the love of cupcakes!" ** "Oh my Raptor Jesus Batman." ** "Jesus Christ with a handbag!" ** "Son of a banshee!" "Voldemort's nipple!" and others from a certain Potter Puppet Pals video. * This Troper grew up in a household where swear words were not allowed, including "damn" and "hell". "Darnit!" is probably the harshest word she ever uses. * This troper has two personalities--one around her friends, which is the real, unadulterated her, and one around her mother, which is a carefully constructed, censored version of the first (The 4Kids version, you might say). The real one has no problem swearing or discussing "inappropriate topics" but the 4Kids version must use a multitude of amusing euphmisms, including "fiddlesticks,", "carp," "fruit," and some incomprehensible "Fffffffurrriig" sounds, along with a loud "Ayeee!" as an expression of pain. * After watching the bonus features for HotFuzz (specifically the one where they parody this trope) we decided to subvert this by saying "Jesus Rice" or "Cheese and Christ". * This Troper has never used any swear words or expletives which are part of my peers' vernacular. If I ever move to England, however... * This Troper, being an atheist, never really likes saying things like "For the love of God" because it seems vaguely hypocritical, and [[BerserkButton he can't stand hypocrisy]]. So he replaces "God" with "Eternity:" "For Eternity's sake," "Eternity preserve us," "Eternity knows," etc. He still says "Goddammit" a lot, if only because "Eternitydamn" just sounds silly. And around his younger cousins (one's ten and the other's six), he tries to censor himself, largely with British swears they wouldn't know, but sometimes he slips due to [[ClusterFBomb having a terrible potty mouth]]. * This troper's female friend used to play this trope straight all the time, until I got annoyed and "liberated" her by shouting "Stop holding yourself back, you pu**y!", to which she responded with weird enthusiasm. [[GoneHorriblyRight She's been a]] [[SirSwearsalot Lady Swearsalot]] [[GoneHorriblyRight ever since]]. * ''Frostsabre.'' Anytime my Spanish (IV) teacher starts to sound like he's swearing, he'll just whistle. He called the change between the percentage grading system to the points grading system "a pain in the [whistle]." ** "Shiatsu" replaces "shit" and "four/fore" replaces "fuck" when I speak around kids. Also I heard "WTF" expand to "Where's the fiesta?" When I don't wish to say "dammit" I say "Daggit" or "Gaddaggit." My favourite one I'd like to use (rarely if at all)? "You can't say ''these'' seven on TV!" * This troper used to not swear at all simply because he has a large enough vocabulary that he feels it's unnecessary. Eventually he decided that, as an atheist, damn (and goddamn) and hell aren't REALLY swears TO HIM, so he uses them regularly now. He only ever uses more intense swears when he's quoting someone, performing as someone else

(making it not count as him saying it), or, on very rare occasions, deciding to surprise with his friends by deliberately letting one slip out out of nowhere. After watching Firefly recently, he has (oddly enough, completely naturally) started using gorram without even thinking about it. He makes up for all of this mild language by using LOTS of BlackComedy and GallowsHumor. * This troper and his friends have the classic "See you next tuesday" to replace a particularly bad word. ** C U Next... Yeah * This troper finds that adding the name of different baked goods to swearwords makes them sound much less offensive, personal favourites being "Shitbiscuit" and "Twatmuffin" * This troper was once playing cards with her younger cousins while her grandmother was in the room. Mindful of the situation, I yelled at my cousin to "quit throwing the flippin' cards at me!" I still got yelled at by my grandma for swearing, because "I know what you meant!" * This troper went to junior high school with a kid who shouted "Sacajawea!" whenever he was surprised. * [[Tropers/{{Nrjxll}} I]] don't swear under any circumstances, although I'm not sure why, exactly. I see no real reason to change this, although I will make fun of myself for it. * This troper's little sister often feels she uses the f-word too much and substitues it for imaginative alternatives. "What the fish!" sounds hilarious. On another note, this troper's mother and father are extremely anal about swearing. This troper once got a lecture for calling some supermodel 'hot' as that's a 'negative word'. * another Mormon here :) This troper has a very bad swearing habit( something she's been working on!) she likes to use 'book swears'- so along with dang, gosh and heck, she's got "sweet Mila of the grain', 'horselords', 'mouse-dung',.... also, words starting with the letter 'p'. mostly Pikachu. so, often times, you'll hear" oh, fu-breeze, purple pikachu!" or something like that * This troper almost fits this to a T,except he says "Damn" and "Crap" all the time,Using "Arse" for "A*@", "Buck" for "B*&^%",and "Frickin'" for "F%^&*(",and he never has said OMG away from the letters alone, and GoldDarnIt instead of,...yeah. But he'll more likely just selfcensor than come up with substitues. He will avert the trope if he gets real pissed off,by then however you've probably hit a BeserkButton and should stay away from him. * [[Tropers/MoonlightBomber This troper]] heard of a substitute expression for "S.O.B." from a local radio talk show host who was infamous at swearing at corrupt government officials (mostly policemen) -- and is now trying his best to tone down his language so that MediaWatchdogs won't suspend him. The substitute expression? "Son of a beach resort!" He's eager to try saying it himself. * I've found that I can get through life only going as far as "screw", which I find to be farther than "crap". * [[Series/DoctorWho SKARO!]] * I've used "darn", "fork", "shittake mushrooms" and "arse" (I'm not British) around my mom. If she's not there, I am free to swear as much as I want. * I don't really like swearing, though I do it on occasion. I normally

say "Oh gosh" (though I do sometimes use "Oh God" now, especially off the computer), "heck", "bugger", "arse", "balls", "darn/darnit/dangit/(very rarely) damnit". I like saying "fuzuck" because of the censored 'fzck', though I don't do that often either. I don't even like typing swears, to the extent that I prefer "fukkin" to the actual adjective. * * [[@/TheHeroHartmut This Troper's]] father sometimes makes fun of this by jokingly remarking [[IncrediblyLamePun "Cheese is priced almighty!"]] ---Oh, for the love of TroperTales! Click the goram link and go back to GoshdangItToHeck! ----

GoshHornet * My dad, my brother's friend, and I were heading into the woods behind my house to saw up a fallen tree for firewood (my brother was getting gloves and was going to catch up). When we got to the spot I felt a sting on my hip but thought nothing of it. When my dad started sawing I saw a yellow jacket on Josh (my brother's friend) and tried to swat it away only for it to turn on me. Then Josh said I had a few on me and we realized we'd pissed off a nest. After brushing more off (luckily we were all wearing sweatshirts, so most of the stings didn't effect us) we got heavier jackets (including my dad's old bunker coat from when he was a firefighter), gloves, bee spray, a towel, and a plastic storage box lid (the last two are great for smacking them out of the sky) and went in for a second attack. When we got back there we looked for the nest and couldn't find it. Then the neighbor's dog (who, for some reason, likes to hang out with us and was a few feet away from us at the time) started rolling around on the ground as around 20 bees swarmed him. My brother ran up to him and went apeshit with the towel, which cleared most of the bees and scared the dog enough to get him out of the way. As I lead the dog back to our house to make sure he was ok the other 3 found the nest (which was right under where the dog was rolling around) and killed it. Luckily the dog is quite large, so the stings only effected him a bit. * This Troper is deathly alergic to bees. * This troper HATES bees, which is ironic, since her first name means "honeybee". ** Melissa, right? * Around this corner of the US of A, we have [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_wasp paper wasps]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket Yellowjackets]], both painful little bastards. Back when we were in grade school, my brother and a friend of his went climbing up a tree in our front yard. All was well and good until a black and yellow insect buzzed past my brother's face. Then another one. And another. His sudden scream of '''"BEES!"''' marked their hasty exit from the tree as the wasps [[ZergRush came after them.]] Brother and friend both set some kind of land speed record getting from the tree to the house - and one of the wasps got into the house.\\

The first thing I knew about this is that they both came crashing through the door, raced into my bedroom, slammed door, and took stock of their injuries: at least five or six stings each, bleeding. Next task: dispose of the intruder. Killing the wasp took about [[MadeOfIron four or five direct hits]] with a flyswatter!\\ Dad got the basketball-sized nest out of the tree the following winter, and my biology class got a nice show and tell piece. * This Troper has a good one that even occurs [[ThisOneTimeAtBandCamp at Band Camp]] for BonusPoints. My high school band's Band Camp takes place at a Seventh-Day Adventist college, where no meat is served due to their religious beliefs. Since most of the band members are generally not Vegetarian, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing we have a cookout at a nearby park every year where hot dogs, burgers, and all manner of tasty picnic foods are served]]; we also generally play various games and hang out. One year, we were all playing tag, and one band kid was chasing another. The chasee jumped over something and when he landed, it accidentally disturbed a nest of ground wasps. The poor chaser got caught in the crossfire when the whole nest swarmed all over her, getting in her shoes, under her clothing, up her shirt, in her hair everywhere. The rest of us playing ran out of the wasps' range; meanwhile all the parent chaperones came rushing to strip the poor girl and get her to a hospital for the stings. She was alright and back on her feet the next day for the Band Camp Dance; we even awarded her a tube of ointment to her as a joke, which she took pretty damn well for someone who got [[ZergRush Zerg Rushed]] by an entire nest of wasps. * I use to never be scared of bees, but this encounter changed that FOREVER. I went downstairs to play cards, but right as I sat down I felt a sting. As it turned out I sat on a bee. Ever since then I've been terrified of anything that stings. * I'm deathly afraid of bees. Like, I'm more afraid of them than the scariest thing on the internet. Once, I saw my cat staring at something in the corner beside the couch, and reached down to get it. Something flew into my arm and I looked down. It was a bee. I spazzed the freak out and hid [[TooDumbToLive outside]] until my cat ate it. * I got stung by a bee when I was about 3 or 4, and now I have a phobia of bees and anything that stings. Also, about 4 or 5 years ago, a bunch of bees decided to build nests near the house. Everytime I saw a bee, I would swat them, and I wouldn't stop until they were clearly dead. Then Fallout New Vegas came out, and I got introduced to the [[DemonicSpider Cazador]], a gigantic flying bug that stings you. Needless to say, I go overkill on them whenever I see them. Also, even if I kill the entire nest and there are no red marks on the compass, I still get paranoid. * The first bee I ever saw stung me. Since then I have done everything in my power to avoid them. there were a couple of times when a bee got into MY CAR, and I didn;t discover it until I WAS DRIVING. Amazingly, both times I was NOT stung, and I pulled over at the first opportunity and let it fly out by opening the door of the window it was clining on and stepping the hell back. I've only been stung twice in my entire life, amazingly. * This troper once got stung at Girl Scout Camp. Because Girl Scouts

[[TastesLikeDiabetes "always leave a place better than how they found it"]], we were looking around the cabin for trash. While I was at the side of the cabin I noticed a bee on the back of my ankle and screamed and swatted at it. It stung me which made the screaming louder (I was pretty young).[[WhatAnIdiot By the time the chaperones decided to do anything about the little kid who was out of their sight in the woods and screaming her head off]], my dad had heard me from the main building, and ran through some woods and over a small creek to see what had happened.

GotMeDoingIt * This Troper has a friend who constantly said "Your Face" as an allpurpose retort. One day, the following ensued: -->Friend:"Those car rims are nice." -->Me: "Yeah, well so's your face!" ** Do I know you? That seems awfully familiar! *** ...Are you my sister? She makes sure that I NeverLiveItDown. * This Troper started talking in four-word sentences due to trying to figure out a specific ''Series/DoctorWho'' spoiler regarding such a sentence, then spread it to a GaiaOnline guild. * Once, when This Troper was reading six-word-stories, she started writing six words a post on message boards, and if that wasn't feasible to get her message across, it became lines of six words each. * [[Tropers/CountDorku This troper]] has managed to pick up a habit of making "New Rules" from watching ''Real Time with Bill Maher''. Once. And one advert. * I had gotten a habit of casually reffering to some people with Mister or Miss, I got someone else do- do I really have to tell you? * This troper tends to speak like whatever TV show she is {{Archive Binge}}ing. At the moment it's [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek TOS]] and TheWestWing, which has lead to some strange collusions of lack of contractions, excessive use of "you know", and repetition of phrases. ** Apparently StarTrek makes this happen. This troper's been watching TNG and has found herself doing Data's head tilt thing. * This Troper lives his life this way. Not only will he speak like the characters in [[StarTrek TV shows]] or [[TheMatrix movies]] he is watching, he will act like them too. Completely subconsciously, too. ** Same thing as this troper! Word of advice, don't adopt 'The Simple Life' as a guilty pleasure. ** Also happens to this troper. Most frequently, I talk in the pseudoWestern style of {{Firefly}}, tilt my head in confusion like [[{{Supernatural}} Castiel]] and can't help but say 'fantastic' just like [[Series/DoctorWho Nine]]. * This troper would [[ArchiveBinge binge]] on Series/DoctorWho for hours on end, then get stuck in a British accent, while talking far too quickly for comfort. ** That is the exact same thing that happened to me a few years ago. (It was a bit more intentional, though, since I was going through an Anglophile phase at the time.)

** This troper actually needs to hear someone else doing an accent in order to pick it up. His friends weren't happy with him after he watched a marathon of ''Torchwood'' and ''Doctor Who'' and forced him to watch American television until his accent changed back. * This Troper was once caught imitating Adrian Monk's hand gestures in public. ** You too? Actually I've caught myself doing that a lot, among with pressing [[HouseMD my cane]] to my forehead(early eps have it more) Although people don't notice much when [[CloudCuckooLander I]] do it. * After seeing IronMan, this troper unconsciously started talking with Tony Stark's speech pattern. It had to be pointed out by her two best friends (who found it ''hilarious''). * During one family get together, this troper got caught in the middle of a hurricane of puns, courtesy of her uncle and her father. This troper finally got so sick of the puns, each worse than the last, that she finally spoke up. She meant to say "This isn't funny anymore." What came out instead? "This isn't punny!" * This troper doesn't know who it was who started adding the clever phrases that link back to original articles from the TroperTales pages, but they've got her doing it now. * I unintentionally picked up a British accent while in London, which I hardly noticed until my mom pointed it out. ** I do that just reading HarryPotter! ** I do that while playing the [[{{Gorillaz}} Plastic Beach Game]]. Including the obscure cockney phrases Murdoc, 2D, and the repairman constantly spew. It's kind of fun , even if no one understands you. ** I once ended up ''thinking'' in a British accent after listening to the ArtemisFowl audiobooks. ** I ended up thinking and reading in BenCroshaw's voice after a ZeroPunctuation ArchiveBinge. ** I can tell when my roommate has been skyping with her friend from Britain since she picks up the accent. Then, if I listen to her too long, I pick it up too. * Something like this happened to [[Tropers/{{Roihu}} this troper]]. His friend started talking in Spanish for no apparent reason other than to bother him. While they were talking, the troper continued talking in English while the friend continued talking in Spanish. After a couple more exchanges, this troper started talking in Spanish as well. He caught himself rather late (after ~5 words) and his friend [[OverlyLongGag never fails to let it down]]. * This troper has repeatedly caught himself singing songs his siblings have listened to a lot. * This troper's friend is the master of finding and catching accidental innuendos so that he can say "That's what she said." Aaaaand yes I did do this back to him without even realizing it. *** Are you my sister as well? * In a D&D I was in I was playing a dark brooding TokenEvilTeammate while one of other players was playing a perv who made obscene coments about everything (we were both trying to roleplay low Charisma in different ways). After a fight where he died and I lost all my Wisdom, I found myself 'picking up the slack' for his old character, purely unintentionally. I decided that, while I hated said character, I was

so used to his perverted antics and offensive humor that, in my weakened state, I was unable to function without them and so had begun to "channel" him. * The word "[[{{Discworld}} wossname]]" has officially entered [[Tropers/{{Artemis92}} this American Troper's]] casual vocabulary, and is unlikely to be leaving anytime soon. * This Troper was in denial when she began to watch {{Glee}}. One can only take so much of her mother watching it in the next room over before the songs just become TOO catchy. On another note, I have a friend who always comes up with the most wicked catch-phrases and stupid comments. Within two days, you can expect EVERYONE in our immediate friend group to be addicted to using said phrase. * [[Tropers/{{Eccentric}} I]] always seem to pick up random phrases and behaviors and never notice until they're pointed out to me. From copying my friend's characteristic head nod to using the phrase "Jeezy Creezy" because of {{Eddie Izzard}}: If there's an interesting habit, I catch it. * Remember CowAndChicken? Remember the Red Guy? Remember how whenever he was annoyed or mocking someone, he would talk in a singsong voice that at times almost bordered on opera? ...Guess what mannerism this troper only just realized she picked up at around the age of nine or ten. * This troper, currently in a production of ThePiratesOfPenzance, has been annoying everyone she knows humming the songs and making up new words to the tunes. A few days ago, she caught her otherwise uninvolved roommate singing "With catlike tread" to herself. * This troper gets annoyed at her brother whenever he quotes a Disney movie or song (specifically anything from AliceInWonderland) because someone (whether it be a character in something he's watching/reading or an actual person he's talking to) said something similar to a particular line. Cue him grinning whenever she unwittingly finds herself doing the same, and her swearing at the realization of what she just did. * I'm bad about this myself, particularly after perusing SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. My brother, on the other hand, used to pick up speech patterns - ranging from a British accent to JiveTurkey within minutes. He's gotten better about that, though. * Thanks to watching hours of Series/DoctorWho lately in preperation for Ten's regeneration, this troper has started using the Doctor's 'weeeell' catchphrase. She seriously wishes she would stop, as it's getting a little annoying, but it's become a habit. ** Ditto! Except I wish I could say it stopped at "well." I've also picked up "Allons-y," "brilliant," "fantastic," and even bits of the accent sometimes. Although Harry Potter, Discworld, and Monty Python were equally to blame for that last one. ** Now you've got me wondering if I picked up "weeeelll" from Ten. (Usually it's easier to tell...) * Whenever [[Tropers/ToddTheT1000 this troper]] watches or plays a game he particularly lies, he always finds he emulates certain character's distinctive mannerisms, speech style or even their general demeanour. It's better not to approach him when he's watched a medley of Jimmy Carr, for example...

* This troper does this all the time. Notable examples include saying Japanese words or phrases (such as nani or etto) after watching anime or being around Japanese-obsessed friends, picking up on Sora's idle hands-behind-head stance, and most recently lapsing into a southern or Cajun accent now that I'm into X-Men (Gambit and Rogue being two of my favorite characters) * This troper's best friend has the habit of looking for psychological reasons behind every little pain or ache. Now I can't hear someone coughing without asking if they are afraid of saying something. Also, on a less crazy note, too many anime made me use "nya" and "[[TsubasaReservoirChronicle Hyuu]]" when I don't know what to say (and I spread this to my boyfriend) and something to the effect of "it's all futile details" when I deliberately overlook simple logic or, I don't know, laws of physics in my reasoning. The latter has become a meme in my class. * While at university, [[Tropers/ScionofGrace this troper]]'s choir did a tour in Australia. One week in, and the entire group had switched to an Aussie accent. * This troper will unconsciously mimic other people's accents or verbal tics over time. Sometimes he does it for fun. ** Similar for this troper when he was younger, except it would even include things like when someone would talk to him when they had a sore throat. * This troper has rather embarrassingly caught himself walking with an imaginary cane after starting to watch ''{{House}}''. * [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] was a little [[{{Understatement}} odd]] after a double ArchiveBinge of SuzumiyaHaruhi and Series/DoctorWho; spending an entire night watching all my [=DVDs=] of both. For a while the next day, I had a tendency to talk about modifying the flow of data to invent the VHS tape 30 years too early, among other things. * This troper tends to subconciously nod her head a lot during conversations. Her friends have told her that she got them doing it. * [[Tropers/{{MiraShio}} Mira-chan]] has gotten other ''straight'' people to use gayspeak. * Playing BanjoKazooie for extended periods of time once caused [[Tropers/{{blakyoshi7}} This Troper]] to start rhyming without evenoh no, it's happening again! * A large scale case occured to this troper's friends on one camping holiday. One guy started speaking with a stereotypical [[{{British Accents}} english farmer accent]] as a joke. By the end of the week I was pretty much the only one of us (and there were nearly twenty of us) who hadn't started dropping into the accent every other sentence. * I have this chandelier in my bedroom that my mom ''constantly'' bangs her head on. When I banged my head into it, my immediate response was "Oh, ''great.'' Now she's got ''me doing it!''" * This troper's friends have come to the conclusion that her typos are contageious. If you talk to her for long enough, you WILL start to typo thing as well. * This troper, after reading and highlighting Huck Finn for a class, found herself wanting to write "cain't" and similar things in her final essay for the book.

* [[Tropers/OrchidbreezeofFireClan This troper]] has a lot of problems with this. She uses a lot of British slang, some that [[TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy is just plain weird and unauthentic]], and often spells with a weird hybrid of European and US-American spellings. She speaks with more Spanish/geekspeak than appropriate for her audience. Thanks to PhineasAndFerb, she always answers yes-or-no questions with the word 'yes' or 'no' said twice. She also, embarrassingly, uses cat etiquette around humans, thus having a weird and unfortunate habit of not making eye contact when shes trying to make a good impression. Oh, and she has a lot of Troper habits, like Tropespeak and markup, but [[TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary we all know that feeling, right?]] ** Wow. Take out the PhineasAndFerb and you've created an entire list of my strange speech habits. Are you me from an alternate dimension or something? * After taking a course on Shakespeare in college, This Troper had a tendency to lapse into iambic pentameter that lasted for several weeks. She still does it occasionally when writing papers. * During one school holidays one of my friends came over so much that he begun speaking like me, common use of expletives, random babbling. This got so bad his mom begun refering to him by my name, which caused him to swear. He's stopped coming over as much now but still occasionally falls back into it. * I've caught myself doing a lot of things. Sometimes I find myself tapping out The Master's beat(I just did it as I'm typing), once the word 'Twoleg' entered my thoughts somehow, I ''have'' to sing any japanese song that plays on my computer that I've heard before(I don't sing well), staring at statues for a moment, randomly spouting Double and Accel's catchphrases, and "Brilliant" is permenantly in main vocabulary as is Allons-y. ** This Troper, [[SilverAgito above]] posting, will also find a chorus of Exterminate and Exterminiren in my head. * Not only have I picked up Ten's catchphrases, but physical mannerisms as well, the head-tilting, the ear-scratching,the headtouching,as well the british accent. and anytime I spend too long in the 'verse, I pick up their particular manner of speech and have to remind myself to stop. and as a result of so much tv I speak in a weird mix of American and British accents, but I tend to lean towards British since Doctor Who is my favourite show.Thanks,Ten.you caught it off Rose, now you've infected how knows how many! * I had an unshakable Brit accent for days after bingeing on ''{{Coupling}}'', finishing the entire series in two days. My sense of humor has also become markedly British as well. My father, a major [[EagleLand Brit-Hating American]] has been mocking me for a long time... * Once this troper spent the whole weekend reading the entire Warriors series (which contained 19 books at the time) and for the next few weeks used Clan terminology, like referring to spring as "newleaf", cars as "monsters", noon as "sunhigh" and an idiot as "being mouse brained." ** That happened to this troper too, to the point then when I had to walk my dog and she squatted on my neighbors lawn, I went "No you

mouse brain! This isn't our territory!" * This troper's mannerisms appear to be contagious. Her friends will often find themselves clapping once at the end of a sentence for emphasis, or saying "Here, take this," whenever giving something to someone else. * After reading Harry Potter, watching Monty Python, and in general hanging around British-y things for too long, This Troper, when ranting, now sometimes delves into a British accent. It's gotten so bad that my sister now mocks me about it, and I've got to consciously keeps myself from doing it at school. * [[MattyChanHazel This Troper]] is now mostly unable to stop herself tapping out the Master's [[EarWorm "drumbeat"]] from Series/DoctorWho. I did it in a ''GCSE'', and it helped me concentrate! ** I do the same thing with Love Lockdown. {{What}}? ** me too! ever since the first episode with that beat I constantly hear the drumming and do the tapping. * For acting, I practiced a British accent. Now, when I swear at my computer, its in a British accent. * Try reading original Edgar Allen Poe and then writing if you're prone to picking up writing styles. You'll suddenly find you use fancy words and ramble a lot. Since I caught myself doing this, I will not write after listening to say, Huck Finn. * This Troper learnt English outside the US, where she lives now. She spoke with a very distinguishable London pattern. After a while, the accent went away, and New Jersey won the battle, but I still use British spelling for words like ''colour, flavour'' and despises the word ''learned''. On a completely unrelated note, [[AxisPowersHetalia Italy]] introduced me to the Tic "''Ve~''", which I now consider a necessary part of asking a question. * This troper's friend and co-worker is originally from Southern California. I begin to subconsciously imitate his accent after talking to him for an extended period of time. * Not only will this Troper pick up a British accent, but I'll also start speaking in a Japanese accent if I watch too much subbed anime. (I can't speak Japanese) This Troper also has assimilated Ten's "Weeell..." and Nine's "Fantastic!" * This Troper once stayed up WAY to late reading Tropes (like that's new). When she stopped to go to bed, ''her brain started defining her bedroom objects like they were tropes.'' The Troper Tone got in her ''head''! * This Troper gets rather unhealthily obsessed with things, and they usually affect how she acts in some way or another. When she was in her David Tennant phase, she ate MUCH more than normal and put way more stuff than usual in her mouth (especially when fangirling about {{Blackpool}}) When she was obsessed with {{Lewis}} she started enjoying the smell of cigarette smoke more than she should. When she was obsessed with {{Hustle}} she started looking for ways to nick things from people's pockets or hide somebody's pen without them noticing (only did it once though) When reading her way through Poirot novels she has started to speak like somebody from the 1930s, and she has also started to say tropes out loud every time she sees them on TV etc

* This Troper has found himself tapping out the Master's rhythm on multiple occasions, and has a habit of picking up the mannerisms (verbal and physical) of whomever he is speakings to remarkably quickly, to the point he has to consciously remind himself not to do so in case people believe he is mocking them. On other levels, This troper spent his Uni days in Dundee, and thereafter knows that he has had too much to drink when he slips into a broad Stirling accent (flatmates from Stirling). Also, his ex-girlfriend has given this Troper a habit of occasionally (unnecessarily) pluralising verbs and proper nouns with an appended 's'. This example had to proofed against stray 's' several times. * This troper will tend to start speaking in whatever accent she has just heard on a tv program, or whoever she was talking too, if they have a southern or other accent. Usually southern, living in Florida. * Once I went on a binge of Yu Gi Oh the Abridged Series laaateee at night. The next day, to my irritation, I couldn't stop saying things in an incredibly hammy way and acting like random characters. It was all I could do to not spout any catchphrases and I got weird looks from a lot of people. I also tend to pick up vague mannerisms from my school teachers and steal phrases from my friends. * Now that this troper has seen TheRoom, he always greets everyone with "Oh hi, [name]" * [[@/RedWren This troper.]] Reading ''{{Discworld}}''. The Igorth. That [[strike:ith]] is all. * You may be one of this troper's coworkers if you ever find yourself saying "no worries", (and you're not Australian), "groovy" and "oy" a lot. * After listening to the ConfessionsOfGeorgiaNicholson series on audiobook, [[Troper/AdelePotter I've]] begun THINKING in a British accent. * This Troper has been reading the ''{{Uglies}}'' books lately, and has embarrassingly caught herself saying "brain-missing" and "prettymaking." Good God. * [[{{BladeSatoshiX}} This Troper]] has ElmuhFuddSyndwome and occasionally, his best friend pronounces R's as W's by accident. [[BuffySpeak He also ends random words with -y]] and now this troper does too. * After watching {{Kanon}}, this troper picked up Sayuri's "Ahaha~" [[VerbalTic tic]] and uses it while online. He also picked up a tendency from his friend to say "Uue?" as a substitute for "Huh?" or "What?". * {{Redwall}}'s vermin speak with a pseudo-cockney FunetikAksent. This troper's found herself dropping into it occasionally, particularly agreeing by saying "Yerss, yerss indeedy!" For some reason I also sing along to TheDecemberists in a vermin accent sometimes. Would be easily explainable if Colin Meloy sounded like that, but he doesn't ... Sounds great with "Culling of the Fold" though. * This troper goes to I Can Haz Cheezburger a lot. Now some words he types end in "Z" for no reason. * Whenerver this Troper finds a character she really likes from something she likes, she sometimes starts borrowing their traits. For example, when she started reading ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', she

caught herself emulating Violet Baudelaire's trademark tying back of her hair to think. After seeing ''[[TheDarkKnightSaga The Dark Knight]]'', she caught herself emulating the Joker's licking of his lips when she was thinking about things. * Inversion: after reading JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac, this troper hasn't been saying '[[spoiler:wacky]]' as much... ** But played straight in that she'll occasionally pick up mannerisms from characters she likes. Unfortunately, most of these characters are batshit insane, so she's picked up the KubrickStare (from [[AClockworkOrange Alex de Large]]), the occasional (sarcastic) rant worthy of [[{{Psychonauts}} Boyd Cooper]] and a PsychoticSmirk (from a lot of characters, too many to count) as a reaction to the most mundane things. * [[Tropers/PoochyEXE This troper]] has a tendency to pick up mannerisms, both verbal and physical. "[[BattlestarGalactica Frak]]" and "[[TopGear Oh, cock]]" have both worked their way into my everyday vocabulary, as well as "oy" and a couple Yiddish words from the use of YiddishAsASecondLanguage. So on one occasion, I consciously lampshaded my own tendency to do this. -->'''Me:''' I played so much ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' over the weekend that I've developed the urge to add "kupo" to the end of my own sentences, kupo! * In a certain fandom, one or two popular people said 'damn' or 'dayum' in their sentences to express amazement or shock at something. Next week, almost every impressionable 14-19 year old is saying it, too. However, they just tend to blurt it out whenever they can. * The dorm above mine all started saying "true facts" and totes because one girl in the suite (maybe one girl for each phrase, can't remember for sure) always said that. After hanging out there a lot, I find myself using them too, even after I got home. ** Also, growing up on Joss Whedon shows eternally tweaked my syntax and vocabulary. * This troper finds himself talking like TheJoker after he watches TheDarkKnight. * This troper has this in spades ** After reading the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, I picked up the following: *** Rubbing the side of my face, along the stubble, when thinking or stressed, just like Roland does, and Eddie picks up in the story. *** Twirling my hand to denote exasperation, or have someone continue a story, again, just like Roland *** Using High Speech phrases, such as "Thankee" and "Hear me very well". ** I also picked up words from watching Firefly, most notably the ubiquitous "shiny" ** I also picked up the habit of using words of fear as intensifiers (i.e., "terrifyingly beautiful"). Not only have my friends started doing this, but some of my students from last year while I was teaching English in Spain started doing it as well. Warms the cockles of my heart. * This troper definitely has a tendency to make use of Buffy Speak. * This troper, embarrassingly, says Can-[[CanadaEh

e]][[IncredablyLamePun h]]-de-ah after her friend started to. * This troper finds himself often using his friend's substitute swear of "oh shiznits." * This is how this troper adapts most things,especially accents. After watching LordoftheRings,all he does half the time is speak like Gollum,the rest is divided between a Texan accent,a British accent,and Christian Bales horrible sounding,but EarWorm version of Batman. * This troper reads so much {{lolcats}} that their incorrect grammar and broken sentences have gotten into her way of speaking - "I can has the happy now?" * This troper has an accent which involves not pronouncing Rs. She talked to her friend from England via voicechat and after a while they realized they were mimicking eachother's accents * This troper, who was born and raised for a few years in New York, moved to Georgia when she was six or seven. When I returned to New York ([[BeyondTheImpossible the first time of three]]), I hadn't yet picked up on the accent, but had begun to throw in Southern phrases here and there (such as "jacked up"). The second time, I started to use those Southern phrases more often. The third time, I had a slight accent and the Southern phrases were used all the time. After a while, IGotBetter. ** Unfortunately, now that I speak Spanish, I tend to develop a Spanish accent at random times. ---Drat! Now you've got me [[GotMeDoingIt linking to main articles]]. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GotVolunteered * {{This Troper}}'s grandfather used to tell her a story of an officer asking for volunteers in WW2, the officer strode onto the parade ground and had the sergeant line the men up and told them to take numbers "1,2,3,1,2,3,1..etc" until all the parade had a number. He then told all the number threes to take a step forward and told them they had just volunteered for a mission. My grandfather swore it was a true story and that he was the sergeant involved. ** This sort of thing happens all the time in the military when an officer/NCO asks for volunteers to do a job and gets nobody. We've even come up with a word for this phenomena. Voluntold. * This troper's dad repeatedly does this to me and my brother. * [[KingSonnDeeDoo This Troper]] was once 'volunteered' by a friend, when some women doing a Belly dancing display at fete, wanted some participants. Said troper's friend volunteered her by waving their arms about madly, poiting at her, and exclaiming her name. * This troper does this to her husband all the time, within limits. He's extremely tolerant of it, however. * Frequently done by one of my teachers, usually goes something like this: "OK, we need a volunteer. Anyone? No? [Someone's name], could you please put your hand up? Thanks! You just volunteered." * Since [[DarkInsanity13 this troper]] doesn't have a paying job, her

mother often gets her to do random tasks around the office of the charity where she works. When asked by the other workers, she likes deadpanning "I got voluntold/conscripted." It's why she isn't sure whether or not it's considered volunteer experience or work experience (especially since it sometimes involves desk work). ** This happens to me all the time. It's volunteer work unless somebody gives you a paycheck. * This troper is picked by his parents to do many tasks. When I was little I actually asked about this, and they told me it was because I was the only person that "they could trust to do it right". * this troper was volunteered to be a helper at a cub scout camp one summer...*shudders* * This troper works as an English teacher in Korea, and whenever he doesn't get volunteers to speak (which is often), he happily volunteers random students. He suspects that most teachers have fun doing this - certainly he does. * Every officer of this troper's historical honor society were "voluntold", including the President. The officers who replaced us were, happily, actual volunteers. * ThisTroper was volunteered to be a camp counselor for several years. I wanted to weep, but couldn't. Those brats can smell weakness from miles away... * ThisTroper works at Japanese schools, and students are always getting voluntold to do one thing or another, either by teachers or by each other. If one student grabs another's hand and puts it up, I'm all too happy to call on the poor victim for an answer... * [[strike: [[@/{{MiraShio}} I]] am a constant victim of this trope in school.]] I didn't ''choose'' to write this! * This troper's mother is rather fond of using this on me whenever manual labor could potentially be involved. Thing is, I'd be more than happy to help if someone would just ASK NICELY, but I'm either voluntold or hit with {{But Thou Must}} every single time. * In middle school, this Troper's P.E. class was forced to do a gradewide track and field meet, where we were divided into teams and each person on a team did a different event. Our team was supposed to meet at recess to figure out who was doing what, but this Troper was conveniently never told when this meeting was. Guess who got volunteered to do the longest run? * This Troper sometimes likes to say, "Volunteering someone else is still volunteering." * This Troper's old workplace would do that all the time. If you've worked your 40 hours in the week and there was still stuff to do, the manager would say "Thank you for volunteering extra time." See, that way they wouldn't have to pay overtime to anybody, ever. * This Troper has often voluntold friends or even random strangers who look mildly interested to help out with random projects I'm involved with. [[BavarianFireDrill 2/3rds of the time they come along without complaint.]] * Edgy's mom volunteered him for numerious church functions. Like mowing the church lawn on his only day off in a six-day work week, vacation bible school, or for the church Christmas play. * At summer camp, in order to pick somebody to clear away the trash at

meals, the tradition was for the last person to do something like put a napkin on your head, was stuck with it. Woe betide the person who tried to have a conversation or who got up to use the bathroom during meals. ---I didn't volunteer to go back to GotVolunteered... ----

GrammarNazi [[strike: R u a dramer nazi? no 1/ put it her.]] Are you a grammar nazi? Then put it here. * [[Tropers/TheGameMaster This Toper]] is a grade Q grammar nazi. ** Of note is that [[HypocriticalHumor Irnoy]] is his catchphrase. * I'm a relaxed grammar nazi most of the time, but my roommate is even more ridiculous than me. * [[Tropers/KatanaCat This Troper]] is also a Grammar Nazi, despite her numerous typos. * I'm not a grammar Nazi, but my teacher is ''ridiculous''. On the first assignment of the year (given on the first day of school, due on the second), I got a B. Why? Because of two grammar mistakes. I put the comma outside of the quotation marks in one sentence, and used a period instead of a question mark on another. It's just a high school English class! I know that I should have caught those mistakes, but dropping the whole assignment an entire letter grade for two grammar mistakes was a bit too much, especially since the assignment was supposed to be graded on participation. If it was a grammar assignment, it might make sense, but it was a "getting to know you" list of questions about study habits. And her grading keeps getting more and more ridiculous. ** Putting the comma outside of the quotation marks is CORRECT anyway! *** It depends: "I killed Bob," said Alice, "then I killed Charles and Derek is next on my list." here the comma belongs inside the quotes because it is part of Alice's speech. "I killed Bob", turning to face Aeryth, Alice snarled "and you are next." is correct because there is no comma in Alice's speech. * This troper is despised by certain writers on Fanfiction.net because of her reviews on their atrociously-written stories. Sorry, but if you can't take the time to run your story through a basic spelling and grammar checker, I'm not going to torture myself by reading it. ** My friend had bad spelling, but her spell-checker was atrocious. Villains arrest Heroes and chain them with manacles. My friend misspells "Manacles", spell-checker insists that the Villains chain the Heroes with "maniacs." When she wrote with pen and paper there were occasional mis-spellings and occasional getting there/their/they're wrong. When she wrote by computer and spell-checker, there were dozens of errors and every single there/their/they're was wrong. ** Now this troper wonders if the above troper is secretly her.... * This troper started pointing out all of a friend's typos and errors during an Msn conversation. Our first one. We'd never met before (we

were mutual friends) and I irritated the crap out of him, so he started calling me a grammar Nazi (helped along by the fact that I had German words in my screen name). It's now a running joke and we're practically best friends. * Can I have permission to correct every spelling mistake on the page? ** ''May'' I have permission to correct every spelling mistake on this page? *** You already have permission. That is the way wikis work. *** Separate guy here, but I fixed a few simple mistakes that looked accidental. Grammar does not have an e, dammit. * [[Tropers/{{Artemis92}} This Troper]] freely admits to this, to hating gratuitous use of XtremeKoolLetterz, and to [[StylisticSuck occasionally misspelling words on purpose]]. * [[DarkMan I'm]] not a written grammar Nazi, however I have a very precise way of speaking and it makes me batshit insane when my words are taken to mean something entirely different. * This, so much so. It's more spelling than grammar, though, for me, but grammar is still important! I mean, is it too much to ask for someone to glance down at their keyboards and try to, at the very least, make sense? I'm sorry, but if it takes thirty minutes to decipher a sentence that you typed, I really don't think you should be on the internet. * This troper isn't so much a grammar Nazi as he is a spelling Nazi. Even if it takes me twice as long, I spell out every single word in a forum post. ** Not to be a capitalization Nazi, but it's "Nazi." Not "nazi." * This troper is definitely this: if something doesn't make sense grammatically (or is incorrectly spelt), I will normally register it (whether I will point it out depends on the seriousness of the mistake and what the work is). I also do not use text speak (unless it is the only way to get my point across in a word count), speak fairly obviously (by this, I mean that I do not employ subtle meaning or aim to cause confusion when I speak (frequently results in accidental innuendos if I'm not paying attention to what I'm saying)). My sister, annoyingly, is the opposite of me, which results in frequent notes of "things to bring up when she gets married that will annoy her about her previous spelling mistakes" (my personal favourite is when she recently spelt "Handkerchief" as "Han chief" [[{{Narm}} in her A-Level Othello essay]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny and mispelling Cassio (she forgot to add one "s" to his name) when her copy of Othello was next to her, still unopened.]] [[OhCrap Her English teacher is the head of the subject and the strictest teacher in the school.]] Anyone who has read Othello will find that particularly funny. Those who haven't...[[GeniusBonus won't.]] [[FridgeHorror I hope she isn't considering a job as a professional writer, because I don't think anyone other than me will have a chance of understanding anything she has written. Which means I'll have to be her editor/proofreader/publisher/whatever role fits the description.)]] * This troper had an English professor in college who would have us analyze poems and then give us sentences from the analysis with grammatical errors and we would have to correct them. * This troper is a grammar Nazi and a songwriter. [[SarcasmMode

PERFECT!]] * This troper lives in Norway, runner-up country in the "birthplace of Gratitious English" contest. I have a tendency of annoying people with even the smallest grammatical errors (Like someone pronouncing the word "warfare" as "warefare") It's starting to annoy quite a few people. * This [[strike: tropper]] Troper is somewhat of a [[strike: grammer notsee]] Grammar Nazi. He CRINGES whenever someone mistakes "Your" for "You're" and vice versa, and even corrects other people's spelling mistakes. If this troper recalls, he even made someone {{Ragequit}} due to [[strike: my]] this Troper's good grammar. * This troper remembers a day in Social Studies class when one kid misspelled "Nazi" as "Nahtzee". It didn't end well for him. * This troper just has one question for the Grammar Nazis on this page: What the hell is the problem with putting prepositions at the end of a sentence? I like putting my prepositions wherever I want about the sentence! * When this troper sees something like "your a bad. [[YouMakeMeSic [sic]]]," he lampshades this by calling out [[GodwinsLaw Godwin]]. * My pastor's father is a bit of a Grammar Nazi, combined with a bit of {{Deadpan Snarker}}dom. For example, when my pastor was a kid and he said something like, "I'm anxious about the big game tonight," the father would say, "No, you're ''excited'' about the game. You'd be anxious if you woke up in a bear cage." His response to, "I was so angry my head literally exploded."? "You recovered well." * One of my friends tried to be funny and put a grammatical mistake on a poster which she placed on the door of our English teacher's classroom. We were out of the building before she felt the need to run back and correct the mistake. * This troper's a bit of one. ---> '''Troper''': *peeking over the shoulder of a friend, who's texting his girlfriend* ...you misspelled amazing. ---> '''Friend''': [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK YOU!]] * This troper bears a Grammar Nazi badge of honor (metaphorically speaking). * Yeah, this describes me pretty well. Friends know not to let me [[BerserkButton see them text]]. * I used to work as one. I was a copy editor for a company that has a department that processes science journals. I got fired about 2 weeks ago, and some of my old habits from the Grammar Nazi department are still in effect. Funnily enough, I got axed because my error rate went up due [[EverybodyHatesMath to confusion with statistical copy]]. * After learning the proper use of the word "whom" (which, funnily enough, was in German class) this troper feels the need to correct anyone that uses "who" in the wrong place. ---Return to the [[GrammarNazi main page]], filthy ''Unterschreiber''. ----

GrandRomanticGesture * TruthInTelevision: Around here, I've seen a love confession written

on a big banner stretched across trees on the edge of the nearby forest, and another one drawn in big letters with paint on the asphalt walk. * A friend of mine's girlfriend was deeply stressed out with her studies and kept saying she wished he's just whisk he off to a desert island. He couldn't afford to do ''that'', so he went to her house, put down a ground sheet so it would be easy clean up and got buckets of sand from the beach, fake palm trees etc so when she got home he was waiting for her on a desert island. I swear, that guy chokes me up. * 7 years 7 roses, feat, Little random notes of significance between us. Didn't go off quite to plan but it felt good and I wanted to do it since year 7 (04), on Valantines day 09! I'm not even a really romantic, hopeless person so it took alot for me to do it! Go me! Did I mention I was poor when I did it and I basically gave up buying musical things for two months to get it done! ----

GrandTheftAutoEffect * This Trope is the epitome of my entire musical experience. I can't be the only one who walks in slow-motion when I hear "I Ran" or starts doing that crazy dance CJ does when I hear "Hollywood Swinging". * Final Countdown makes this troper think about crashing planes into buildings since I suck at dodging buildings in SaintsRow 2. What were you thinking? ** Same troper here (I think, my memory might be fuzzy), I also tend to think of an immortal Summer Glau smashing through cars (my cheat character was made with a guide to look just like her (which I tend to put in hot outfits due to my PerverseSexualLust)) with Working For The Weekend due to it playing on The Mix ALOT. ** [[{{OODavo}} This troper]] always listens to Klassic FM in [=SR2=], and thus associates any and all classical music with insane stunt jumps, rocket-launching from the back seat, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking driving in the left lane.]] ** [[{{Doulifee}} This troper]] associate classic music with his friend who drive truck in real life and was wrecking everything around him in GTA 3 (with a truck) while listening loud to 'la traviata'. * This Troper can't listen to The Beginning is the End is the Beginning without thinking about a glowing blue penis. Thanks, Watchmen Trailer. ** This troper just lost The Game, thanks to you, and a friend who irrevocably associated (among other things) Doctor Manhattan's penis with The Game. * This troper ({{Chandagnac}}) will always associate Coldplay's first album "Parachutes" with the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. I went there one hot summers day a few years ago and that album seemed to be playing ''everywhere''. Also, I associate the final chapter of ''Preacher'' with ''Sweet Child o' Mine'' by Guns n' Roses, for some reason. * ''Way'' too many for [[Tropers/{{G-Mon}} this troper]] to name. One odd example (to him, anyway) was hearing Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" in ''GuitarHero Encore: Rocks the 80s''... and recognizing it from

''GrandTheftAuto: Vice City'' commercials (and an in-game radio station he can't remember the name of offhand). ** I believe it's V-rock. ** Wave 103 in fact. * The Who's 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. [[{{CSI Miami}} YEEEEEAAAAAAAH!]] * Inversion: My big brother usually had the best computer, so I'd usually play games in his room. He's very enthusiastic about music, and would tend to binge on a particular albumn after he got it, while I would in turn tend to binge on particular games when I got them. This caused associations between certain songs and games to be burnt into my brain, like ''Mr. Krinkle'' and ''Shadow Keep''. * ''Vice City'' got [[{{Pepinson}} This Troper]] into 80s music in the first place. ** Same thing with this troper. This troper while before playing Vice City had an interest in 80 music after playing Vice City this troper grew more in love with 80's music. Thris led to this tropers father telling him that he was born 30 years too late. ** And again with this troper. It also helped that VC was my first GTA. And what a GTA to imprint the music in my mind. In fact, I believe that upon ending the first cutscene and gaining control of the car, I immediately sped down the sidewalk mowing down pedestrians to "Billie Jean". Is it wrong that I tear up when I think of that memory? * Non-videogame: this troper first heard Jason Mraz's Remedy while reading X-men, and now cannot hear the song without thinking of them. * In high school [[{{Silvercat}} This Troper]] downloaded a bunch of NES roms. Now there are certain 90s songs that are permanently associated with BubbleBobble. * When ever this troper hears the song "Faithfully" by Journey, he immediately starts thinking about Elecman level in Mega Man. The same can be said when the reverse happens. * This tropers is an ace combat fan and played through every Ace combat from 1 to 6. So when 6 was out he spent a CrowningMomentOfAwesome trying to destroy the agaion with 'Legend will never die' from Mint Jam in the background. The style is very close to the dynamic song of the first ace combat. This song is now forever associated with massive dog fight and missile dodging. * Due to this troper's tendency to play music while playing video games, {{Metallica}}'s ''the Black Album'' is now forever associated with Final Fantasy 7. ** In a similar situation to yours, when I bought Death Magnetic, I endlessly listened to it while playing FinalFantasyXII, so every time I listen to a song from it, I end up thinking about said game. ** I didn't listen to this while playing the game, but for some reason ''Imaginations From The Other Side'' by Blind Guardian (and other songs by them, such as Punishment Divine) makes me think heavily of FinalFantasyIX. For a slightly more specific example, due to an AMV I made to experiment with video-editing, now I associate ''Bright Eyes'' with Garnet. * For a similar reason (and because said troper originally couldn't get the sound working with this particular game), [[{{Meltemi}} this troper]] cannot help but think of Princess Maker 2 every time Immature

by Ayumi Hamasaki is played. * This Troper was playing [[{{The Simpsons}} The Simpsons Game]] and heard Rock You Like A Hurricane on the last level. The he played [[{{Guitar Hero}} Guitar Hero III]] and lol'd when he saw it on there. * This troper will often mention hearing songs in ''SanAndreas'' when they manage to pop up on the real-life radio. ** I can't ever hear Two Tickets To Paradise or Free Bird without thinking of CJ flying a jet. It's just so jarring to hear them without the sound of a jet engine in the background. ** Once i was flying to Morocco when my Ipod was playing Two Tickets To Paradise: Those sweet memories of crashing my jet weren't helping! ** The local rock station plays some of the songs from San Andreas once in a while. Since I only listen to the radio in the car it feels pretty normal to be in a car while hearing ''Mother'' (by: Danzig). Although it's kinda weird that my car isn't upside-down in a ditch or sinking to the bottom of a body of water when the song comes to an end. * Pearl Jam's Ten with the DOOM novels, Metallica's Black Album with Super Caesar's Palace, The Offspring's Smash with 1984(!!!), and Nirvana's MTV Unplugged with the NES ROM-hack of Earthbound. * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] is a very avid player of Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Grand Theft Auto, so he gets this in spades. Ironically, he once suffered the Grand Theft Auto Effect while playing Rock Band and Guitar Hero, recognizing a song ("Them Bones" by Alice in Chains, for instance) from Grand Theft Auto and always ended up thinking about it. In fact, he recently heard Ratt's "Round and Round" on the radio while in bed, and subconsciously began fretting and strumming on an invisible guitar controller because he memorized most of the song. ** The same troper also suffers the effect with Maroon 5 and Foo Fighters songs, as he used to be a near-constant player of Star Wars Battlefront 2 before he lost the CD code after getting a new computer, and he would often play a 2 hour long mix playlist of all his music, which had a lot of Foo Fighters and Maroon 5. It's quite [[{{SoundtrackDissonance}} strange]] playing slow love ballads while zooming through space, corkscrewing around missiles and lasers, but strangely fitting as well. ** Also in a non-video game example, he first heard Maroon 5's "This Love" while reading ArtemisFowl for the first time, and thus always thinks of the book when he hears that song. * [[{{gadeel}} This troper]] associates the {{Fallout}} series with jazz music, and now associates the genre with super mutants and nuclear wastelands. ** Same here. I will always associate ''I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire'' with a BadAss video game, and not a love song. ** On a similar note, [[{{Ramiel}} this troper]]'s little brother recently saw a performance of "Anything Goes" by one of his high school choirs, only to associate it with his older brother grinding super mutants to a chunky paste in Washington D.C. ** [[{{Crion87}} This troper]] is much the same with 1940s-era big band in general. He associates it with either Fallout 3 or WorldWarII. * This troper often listens to music to help him think of scenes for a

story. Now, he cannot listen to certain songs without thinking of the scenes associated with them. * ThisTroper associates {{Stargate}} with an indy-genre song he played on repeat constantly while reading the book (he was really into the song at the time). * I often find myself picking up new albums after hearing a single track in a videogame or anime. Recent additions include: Tsunami Bomb ({{Disgaea}}), Kerli ({{Burnout}}), The Delgados (GunslingerGirl) and Paramore (RockBand). * I used to use this as a study technique. I would listen to [=CDs=] on loop while studying certain topics, and then on the test thinking of the msuic would help me recall the books. * This troper will always associate Tears for Fears' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' with [[WorldInConflict T-80U main battle tanks]]. * Non-video game example: [[{{This-guy}} I]] used to visit YTMND. I saw [[http://conanshead.ytmnd.com/ this one]]. Fast forward to a time, and I heard the song on the radio, remembering it was somewhere on YTMND Fast forward again to art class (where they played music while we worked) and I heard it there. And I remembered what YTMND it was on. Fast forward another time and I got a CD from my parents' shelf that somehow had the song, which I learnt was called Pressure and was by Billy Joel. And that's the story of how Pressure became my favourite song and why my favourite music is from before I was even born. Though Pressure may have been surpassed by Close To The Edge by Yes or Prelude/Angry Young Man, also by Billy Joel. * This Troper has associated Amy Macdonald's ''This is the Life'' with ''Trainz Classics 3'' ever since seeing a (since deleted) music video on Youtube. * This troper has days where entire days are accidentally devoted to bands and/or songs. There was a John Mayer song marathon of sorts going on in his house. He left to go to the mall, where he turned on the radio only to hear more John Mayer. When he arrived at the mall, a television was displaying a recording of Mayer in concert. Finally, when he got home (after listening to more Mayer), he turned on the TV... only for a celebrity news program to talk about John Mayer's latest girlfriend. When this troper managed to change the channel, it was a music countdown, with John Mayer as the number one. Eventually this troper broke down sobbing and shouted to the ceiling "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, GOD?" ** It's less amusing than it sounds. * Thanks to a YouTube video, this troper cannot hear Shinedown's "Lady So Divine" without thinking of [[{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]]. (Not that she's complaining.) * For his 13th birthday, this troper got the first three Dune books, Queen's "Greatest Hits" CD and his first and only stereo. "Is this the real life..." now equals gom jabbars, ornithopters, thumpers and sandworms. * This troper does her best to associate things with songs on purpose using this method. It makes things interesting. * This troper spent an entire summer listening to Lifehouse's ''No Name Face'' and ''Stanley Climbfall'' albums over and over again while devoting herself to Petz. Sure, it's not a [[{{Stop Having Fun Guys}}

typical videogame]], but I'll be damned if I didn't spent half of my childhood playing it. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] nearly automatically links Crystal Method's "Name of the Game" with Splinter Cell (intro music) and Scorpions' "Rock You Like A Hurricane" with Guitar Hero 3 (both due to the song appearing in the game and a videoreview in the form of a lyrical parody). ** And, lately, listening to the end of The Who's "Who Are You", he can't stop thinking of a title card saying [[{{CSI}} "Series created by Anthony E. Zuiker"]] ** And yes, Robbie Williams' "Let Me Entertain You" is inexplicably linked with [[ActuaSoccer soccer]] (footie for you Brits). * [[{{hrdcrnwo}} This troper]] can't listen to "Take on Me" by a-ha without hearing the Boss' voice from SaintsRow 2 singing it. * [[{{Nodonn}} This troper]] tends to read books in one sit, while listening to the same music. This leads to weird combinations like {{Footloose}} songs being linked to {{Death Note}} in my mind. * A Bittersweet Symphony will be forever associated with TheSagaOfDarrenShan for [[PurplePantherGirl this troper]] * This troper listens to other music when playing video games, and this caused certain songs to get associated with a game. For instance, this Troper can't listen to "Under Pressure" by Queen without thinking of Phoenix Wright:Ace Attourney on the DS. He was listening to "Tom Sawyer" by Rush when Aeris died. He is glad he doesn't have feelings. * "Lovers In Japan" by Coldplay brings to mind two sets of memories for this troper - the long walks to and from her two local comic book stores in the summer of 2008, and playing through [[WildArms3 Wild ARMs 3]] for the first time. Hell, she'll go further and say that song and the album it's from are officially Summer 2008's soundtrack, for this troper! (And then on the other hand, there's the way certain Beatles albums remind her of days wasted reading ''really bad'' {{Farscape}} and {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} fanfiction as a wee little geek-intraining....) * Anyone who has ever seen [[http://meatspin.com Meatspin]] (Warning: {{NSFW}}) will never hear "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" the same way again. * Due to a series of events that are [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial in NO WAY caused by watching any AMVs at all]], this troper will forevermore associate Nekozawa from OuranHighSchoolHostClub with happy, jumpy, techno dance music. * This Troper watched RunLolaRun, and spent a week trying to figure out why the running music sounded so damn familiar...until she rewatched episode 27 of Yu-Gi-OhTheAbridgedSeries. * This troper (ZombieNeith) can't play Jessica by the Allman Brothers Band in GuitarHero II without thinking 'I'm doing the TopGear song'. * [[{{Roihu}} This Troper]], for some reason, had Pokemon Stadium's Mewtwo Theme on a loop while reading the Pokemon Special Yellow arc. Now whenever he listens to the theme, pictures of the Yellow Arc appear on his head. * This Troper has been accused of causing it thanks to her fanfic, A Soul's Songbook. According to her friend, she can't think of Maka's skirt without the Offspring playing in the back of her mind.

Incidentally, this troper's been infected with this as well, by listening to the new Depeche Mode CD on repeat while reading Kuroshitsuji. All of a sudden, Wrong has a whole new meaning... * [[DrNamgge This Troper]] has brought numerous CD's off the back of various games. To this day he can't help but visualise certain Tony Hawk's levels/Burnout racetracks/EliteBeatAgents patterns. Particularly jarring whenever these songs pop up in RockBand / GuitarHero, as he'll end up singing along fluently, getting nostalgic of the music, and consequentally failing. * This Troper has forever fixed 'Bittersweet Symphony' with [[CruelIntentions mourning the death of a sex addict,]] and, because my brother played the Bon Jovi song 'It's My Life' constantly during a summer holiday when I read the fourth Harry Potter book, I know can't help but picture a WW2 style epic battle between [[HarryPotter Harry Potter]] (surfing on a broom) and [[BigBad Voldemort]] (flying). I mean, the words sound right for it and everything. 'I ain't gonna live forever! I just wanna live when I'm alive!" Because Harry doesn't try to make himself immortal like Voldemort, right? He just wants to live a normal (wizard) life, without any 'destiny'. * This Troper (being the Aspie that she is) has the unfortunate ability to recall music used in movie trailers. This is a good thing when the trailer is for a movie I actually ''like,'' or when the song is an appropriate fit; unfortunately, this is usually ''not'' the case.... * [[{{Valex}} This troper]] takes it to a ludicrous extreme; one specific part of White Walls by Between the Buried and Me, and one room in DOOM. To be more specific, it's the really slow part of White Walls and the room directly after the door you need a key for in Toxic Refinery. * This troper now relates Mario to Ozzy Osbourne, all because of a YouTube video I made that mixed random Mario-related video clips and Crazy Train together. * This troper can't read about ''GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' without The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow", which plays during the credits, [[EarWorm starting to play in his head.]] * After only one day of playing BrutalLegend, BrocasHelm's "Cry of the Banshee" has become one of these for [[{{Xaris}} this troper]] * Thanks to FinalFantasyII, [[{{Varasek}} this troper]] will always and forever think of a woman lying on a bed and seductively saying lines such as "Come to me..." or "What are you waiting for? I don't enjoy being teased" every time he happens to hear Swan Lake or anything related to it. * In addition to any song from Radio Los Santos and Radio X, I always think of San Andreas when listening to the albums "Curtain Call" by Eminem and "Country Grammar" by Nelly due to me having them as my custom soundtrack. * Four Non Blondes' "What's Up" with The Witches by Roald Dahl. Somehow. Also, this troper went on holiday with her family (their first real holiday in a good damn while) and her brother and sister had put together a mixed CD. Now there are several Evita or David Bowie songs that make her remember that holiday (and the song At Last by Etta James. Especially that song.).

* Due to my sister's tendency to endlessly repeat songs that she likes, the Venice levels of Tomb Raider II will instantly spring to mind whenever I hear any of Shania Twain's songs. It's... unpleasant. * This troper always thinks of the final few panels of Deathnote whenever he listens to the Metal Gear Solid soundtrack. * Of course, the ''GrandTheftAuto'' series. ''GrandTheftAutoIV'' lampshades this when the hip-hop station DJ announces Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" and says that he is going to play it "again, again, and again." ** Due to their inclusion in "GrandTheftAuto:San Andreas", any song that plays on "Radio X" or "KDST" (2 of the 3 stations I listen to in the game) causes me to want to speed. *** "Welcome To The Jungle" was probably in our heads before ''San Andreas'' came out. It just took us time to find something to affiliate it to. *** I now associate Patsy Cline's ''Crazy'' with careening wildly through fences at 100 miles per hour. This is...not something I would have predicted. *** I now associate White Wedding with two things, GTA San Andreas, and backstage during my school's production of Grease. I also think of cows and crystallised ginger when I here songs with German lyrics from listening to too much Das Ich and L'me Immortelle while on a road trip (in an area with a lot of cows) and eating chrystallised ginger. * This troper's entire interest in eighties music comes from Vice City, and the only rap songs he knows played on WildStyle, Radio Los Santos, Or Playback FM. In addition, since he didn't start listening to K-DST or K-ROSE until his first time being exiled from the city and left with nothing to do but trucking missions, he can't hear Green River without thinking he should be behind the big wheel hauling cargo. * {{Rhythm Game}}s in general often end up imparting this same effect. ** As implied above, the ''GuitarHero'' series and ''RockBand''. ''Guitar Hero'' is noteworthy in that it was the first to license first-string music. Most previous music games had a roster of relatively obscure artists due, once again, to the monetary and contractual hassles of securing popular music for a video game. Much of the music in the ''Guitar Hero'' series enjoys significant airtime, evoking this effect depending on how much one played a particular song. *** Ironically enough, the ''Guitar Hero'' series ends up falling under this trope due to the overlap of several of the songs between it and the two ''Grand Theft Auto'' games mentioned above. *** The ''GuitarHero'' series' less famous predecessors, ''Frequency'' and ''Amplitude'', also evoke the same effect from time to time. ** While the average Western player of ''[[OsuTatakaeOuendan Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]]'' isn't usually exposed to groups like Morning Musume or Orange Range, many songs in ''EliteBeatAgents'' still get played a lot, such as Madonna's "Material Girl", David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and the VillagePeople's "Y.M.C.A." *** This particular troper found himself ashamed when he briefly

became excited to hear Ashlee Simpson's "La La" play over a store's radio shortly after playing through ''Elite Beat Agents''. ** ''DanceDanceRevolution'' also falls into this a lot, especially because of its [[{{Sequelitis}} many versions]] and [[JustOneMoreLevel addictiveness.]] *** Most affiliated are "Butterfly" by smile.dk and "Cartoon Heroes" by Aqua. *** More so for ''PumpItUp'' which included several licensed American pop songs in its home release. Try playing it and ever being able to hear the chorus of "Take on Me" and not think of the particular step pattern associated with it. * ''Tony Hawk's '' Series. This editor can remember screaming along with (the heavily censored version of) Guerrilla Radio. ** This troper finds certain songs spring forth memories of particular levels. *** The same goes for me. I was once at a party where a particular hip-hop song was being played. I started laughing and began singing along to it. This perturbed my friend, as I am the whitest person he's ever met, and I had to explain to him that it was the same some that started playing on the Airport level of THPS 3. **** 'Los Angeles' was the only solo Frank Black (as opposed to Pixies) song this troper sang along to at the Frank Black show 'cause it was used in one of the DS Tony Hawk games *** Me too. To "Blitzkrieg Bop", my first reaction was "Hey, it's that Tony Hawk song!" **** Same here. I can't hear the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Pop" ''or'' [[strike:Black Sabbath]] Motrhead's "The Ace of Spades" without having that same reaction: "That's from ''Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3''!" *** It's "Superman" by Goldfinger for me, from the original Tony Hawk's. **** This troper just had a massive flash back after reading the above. *** For me, the major ones are Primus's "Jerry was a Race Car Driver" from the original and Powerman 5000's "When Worlds Collide" from the second game. ** Dust was used in THPS2, got me into Cypress Hill. Still thinking of the skate when I hear it. *** Not sure what version you played, but Dust was NOT in the us Playstation version soundtrack for Tony Hawk 2. Anyway, when I think of THPS2 I start thinking of Blood Brothers from Papa Roach, Bring Tha Noise from Anthrax & Public Enemy, No Cigar from Millencolen, Running In A Cyclone from Dub Pistols, and the censored version of Guerilla Radio mentioned earlier. Also I always think of the New York level and getting slammed into by the taxis and hearing the drivers curse you out. ** Don't forget Police Truck by the Dead Kennedys from the first game. Instantly recognizable for me once I encountered it again in RockBand. * Also, the ''SSX'' series, which is basically Tony Hawk on snow. [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs No, not ''that'' snow.]] * ''GranTurismo'' does this as well with its library of licensed lyrics. 'Dragula', to this troper, is indelibly linked to the second

game in the series and Laguna Seca raceway. ** Gran Turismo 3's music was usually too low for me to hear it, but I do remember the terrible English version of 99 Luftballoons(sung by Goldfinger of all people,) playing almost constantly in that game. ** Of course, the first three Gran Turismo games had an ''unfortunate'' problem with music: the track played when you started the race would loop itself, rather than skipping to a new track when it was done. Normally not a problem on short three minute races, it was insanity-inducing on hours-long endurance races. * This editor last played ''CrazyTaxi'' in 2002. He still flashes back to the game whenever The Offspring's "Way Down The Line" plays. ** I have the same effect whenever I hear "All I Want." By the Offspring, I can't drive a car in real life with this song on because it makes me think of flying through the air in a runaway taxi. *** Upon being released for Rock Band as downloadable content, most message board users reacted in glee upon finally finding out the name of the song. "YAH YAH YAH YAH!" ** "Ten in 2010" would have the same effect except that you'll never hear it on the radio. * All songs in the ''NeedForSpeed'' series. This troper can't hear "Riders on the Storm" without waiting for Snoop Dogg. ** Crystal Method's "Born Too Slow" is 'The music from NFS Underground's main menu' in this troper's mind. *** And then there's Lil Jon's "Get Low", the opening screen song. ** This troper can't listen to "In My Head" by ''QueensOfTheStoneAge'' without thinking of the little graphics that pop up during [=NFSU2=]. ** NFS got me into Static-X with the wonderfully synth-backed "The Only". ** Need For Speed: Pro Street's edit of "Almost Easy" by "Avenged Sevenfold" is so horrible that I now have to yell the censored line every time it comes on the radio or my Ipod (which doesn't censor the song). --> "Original Line:""I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories" --> "Pro Street edit:"" I left you bound and tied that love would outweigh ignorance" * The main themes from the ''FIFA'' series. ** ThisTroper can't think about FatboySlim without thinking about "The Rockafeller Skank" and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vUYRyVsL9I particularly awesome remix]] of that song, wich is the main theme of FIFA 99. * Particularly dangerous with the ''{{Burnout}}'' series. This editor must remind himself when he's driving that he's on an intersection and not a crash junction whenever My Chemical Romance's "I'm not Okay" or RiseAgainst "Paper Wings" plays in his music collection. ** I'm not sure how you managed to think you were at a crash junction, considerring Crash Mode offerred no music at all. *** Probably something to do with how he thinks of Burnout when he hears the song (adurrrr). Most people's fondest memories of Burnout are Road Rage and Crash in my experience, so it makes sense. ** This troper had it pointed out to him that he drives more aggressively when listening to any of the songs from Burnout 3 he has

on his iPod. This creates a problem as my friends and I will want to listen to Funeral For a Friend while I'm driving, but are a little scared of what will happen. ** TheStinger for [[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee's]] review of ''Burnout Paradise'' was "Your homework: Name every song that has been in both a Burnout game and a Guitar Hero game." ** This troper has something of an inversion going on. As I don't normally listen to the style of music played in the games, hearing most any song by some of the more prominent bands makes me think "Sounds like Burnout music." *** That's not an inversion, that's an exact description of the actual trope. * ''{{Audiosurf}}''. This troper can't listen to a few songs (like "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" or "Over The Hills And Far Away") without remembering what track they create. ** That is, of course, entirely your own fault. ** This troper just gaped in shock at the examples you just gave, as "Over the Hills" is the Ur-example of the Audiosurf song that does the exact same thing to him. * On the special features for ''[[JohnMaddenFootball Madden NFL 2005]]'', there is a documentary about the music of the game. The music producer tells a story where a rock band featured in Madden 2004 (which this troper cannot recall) once played the same song during a live gig. The audience began chanting "Touchdown!" in response. ** Similarly ''All-Pro Football 2K8'' was criticized in reviews for overplaying their one big name track: Rush-"Tom Sawyer" * This troper hears Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocket Full of Sunshine" in [[TheSims Simlish]] every time it's played now. Though I'm not sure if it was listening to it in-game or the music video that did it in for me. ** This Troper heard MXPX's "Late Again" in Simlish first, and was surprised to hear the actual words. ** Personally, this troper was surprised when he heard Flim by Aphex Twin. I had always assumed it was a Sims 2 only song. * ''TwistedMetal: Black'' has 'Paint it Black' and whenever I hear that song, the game pops to mind. Also, Twisted Metal 3 or 4 had 'Dragula' and Rob Zombie even had a car in that game. I can always picture the first level, The Junkyard, perfectly, when I hear that song. ** This troper can't think of Twisted Metal without thinking of "Dragula" or "When Worlds Collide". I'd imagine that if I ever listen to them while driving, I'll start trying to fire weapons at ice cream trucks. *** Funny that people so easily associate Rob Zombie with the absolute worst Twisted Metal games in the series. I hated Twisted Metal III but do remember that Superbeast always played on the LA Quakezone level. * Thanks to ''{{Fallout}} 3'', for years to come, people will associate Roy Brown's "Butcher Pete" with one thing: Super Mutant brains being splattered against the wall in slow motion. ** But I ''do'' want to set the world on fire! With my Fatman mininuke launcher! ** The same clip from the Fallout 3 commercial opens the Megadeth

song "Set The World Afire," causing both songs to be permanently associated with VATS carnage in This Troper's brain. A trope two-fer! *** ''And then'' they used that same song in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' when Sylar meets his "father" in Season 3. Given that the first season was about averting a nuclear explosion... ** [[OlderThanTheyThink Give me a kiss to build a dream on...]] *** This troper is unable to listen to this song without hearing minigun fire and Ron Perlman talking about war. ** This troper just has to hear the opening piano part of "Civilization" to mentally hear "Bongo bongo bongo I don't wanna leave the Congo" all day. ** ''Maaaaybe...you'll think of me...when you are allll alooone...'' ** This troper was shocked to hear one of the instrumental songs on Fallout 3's soundtrack in (the film adaptation of) ''{{The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas}}'', of all places. * ''BioShock'' has assured that this troper will never be able to hear "Beyond the Sea" again without associating it with being trapped in Ayn Rand's underwater mutant city. ** "''How much is that doggy in the window...?''" ** This troper started playing Bioshock 2 the same week she bought the Kick-Ass soundtrack. As a result, the Banana Splits theme song and "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" by Sparks now evoke fond memories of drilling splicers to bits. On a related note, this troper's brain is an...''interesting'' place to be. *** This troper proposes marriage. * GTA's creators, (now called Rockstar North, then called DMA Design), were doing this with ''{{Lemmings}}'' back in 1991 with old and out of copyright tunes. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" and "Ten Green Bottles" are forever heard in MIDI by this troper. (Pedantic: Actually they were MED files, not MIDI.) ** They were MIDIs if you had ''Lemmings for Windows''. * Both ''True Crime'' games followed this trope, but they also featured an advance button to skip through songs. ** This troper associates "An Honest Mistake" by The Bravery with True Crime: New York City. * Non-game example: This troper's ex-girlfriend would often listen to a single song off a CD when going for drives that would last for about 30 minutes each way, for over a week. One minute and thirty seconds long. That's 40 times ''a day''. * ''{{Prey}}'' had a jukebox in the bar that had a number of licensed songs on it, and you could flick between tracks during the run-up to the alien abduction. When said alien abduction hits, the music abruptly changes to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper", as the alien ship rips up and abducts the ''entire bar''. It isn't actually one of the tracks you can select, making this scene a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. * It wasn't in the actual videogame, but a famous trailer video for ''{{Gears of War}}'' used a cover of "Mad World" by Gary Jules. Sales for the song spiked after the trailer was released, and this troper always thinks of Gears when he hears the song. ** The same can be said of the first movie to popularize Gary Jules version of the song, DonnieDarko, with the original version mostly

forgotten thanks to these two uses of the song. ** ''[[Left4Dead Left 4 Dead]]'' has a shortened version of "Grounds for Divorce" by Elbow in one of its trailers. Now this troper is quite addicted to that particular song. ** The ''Call of Duty: ModernWarfare 2'' trailer used a shortened version of Eminem's Till I Collapse which soared in popularity after said trailer came out. This troper recently viewed two instances of the relevant song on Youtube, combined they had something like eight million views. Very popular indeed. * Not from a game, but this troper can't hear Europe's "The Final Countdown" without thinking of Gob from ''ArrestedDevelopment''. ** This troper can't hear the same song without thinking of [[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara's]] countdown of ''Countdown''. * ''SaintsRow 2'', being very much in the style of GrandTheftAuto, also has in-game radio stations and is thus susceptible to the same effect. In particular, the metal station likes to play "Bat Country" a lot (at least while this troper was playing), and this troper also has fond memories of cruising recklessly to the tune of "Colony of Birchmen". ** Alternatively, hijacking a hearse only to find that the previous driver was apparently listening to Jamaican hip-hop. This troper could not stop laughing for a good several minutes. *** And the first SaintsRow is the whole reason that ThisTroper started listening to The Editors, thanks to their song "Munich" being on the soundtrack. * This troper can't hear Mahler's [[OminousLatinChanting "Symphony of a Thousand" opening, "Veni, Creator Spiritus"]] without thinking of the sixth chronological episode of ''HaruhiSuzumiya''. ** And [[LEXicon712 this one]] can't hear Shostakovich's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFIqQrcpbro "Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad'"]] Invasion theme without thinking of [[DeepImmersionGaming "The Day of Sagittarius"]]. * Here's a particularly weird example. This troper thinks of [[NUMASeries Sahara]] TheMovie whenever he hears Van Halen's "Panama". The really weird part? [[ItMakesSenseInContext The song wasn't even in the movie.]] ** This, but weirder, inverse example: This troper can't watch the English dub of FullMetalAlchemist without getting Stairway to Heaven stuck in her head. As sung by Gregorian Monks. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Don't ask... It involves a long car ride and]] VicMignogna. * Though heard fairly rarely, the opening theme to ''{{Civilization}}'' IV (which is the Lord's Prayer of Christian fame, sung in Swahili) will always make this troper think about whether to play as Asoka of India or Bismarck of Germany for his next game. ** Erm, not to mention [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_Civilization_IV some of the greatest works]] of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Dvorak and Brahms. And pretty much everything John Adams has ever written (just kidding). * Rob Zombie's ''Dragula'' is a particularly extreme case of this, due to it appearing in a good number of games right around the turn of the millenium - while it could be said to make sense in the context of SledStorm, it makes a fair bit less so in GranTurismo, and almost none

in (the English release of) JetSetRadio... And that's just what ThisTroper can think of offhand. ** It also plays in the club scene in TheMatrix, so that's what this troper thinks of. * ''SidMeiersPirates'', all versions thereof. ThisTroper bought Handel's Watermusic just to listen to some of that stuff in non-PCspeaker format. * Seriously, if you've ever played ''{{Loom}}'', then Tchaikovsky's SwanLake is just a cheap cover version. * Hearing Theory of a Deadman never fails to make this troper think of ''{{Fahrenheit}}''. * [[CSIMiami YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!]] * While not all that popular, whenever I hear music that matches Quarantine, the Pc Game always sends me back... * BrutalLegend Every time I hear "We Are the Road Crew" or "Angel Witch" I think of jumping my rocket car over a wooly mammoth. Granted I have to put those songs on myself, but that was the game's fault as well. * A much earlier example of this is "Carmaggeddon", causing this troper an unresistable urge to want and drive over pedestrians and crash cars whenever Iron Maiden plays in his car. * A non-video game example: [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel has ruined many]] [[SoundtrackDissonance masterpieces of classical music]] for a lot of people. ** And for a Video game example..Parodius of course. * I associate George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" with StarTrekTheNextGeneration due to one night when I was up late watching reruns and noticed how much better the horn sections of the suite fit the shots of the Enterprise flying through space than the boring incidental music that was actually on the show. * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27N%27_Roll_Racing Rock N Roll Racing]] had a small set of licensed metal/hard rock songs for the soundtrack, and due to technical limitations of the time they were all instrumental versions. While my memories of the actual game are fuzzy by now, I still must have played it a lot at the time - it was the first place I ever heard BlackSabbath's "Paranoid", and even now when that song gets in my head, 90% of the time it's the repetitive-as-heck instrumental version as heard in that game. * This troper is horribly, ''horribly'' susceptible to this effect. After 4 years of playing ''CrazyTaxi'', I ended up buying an Offspring CD. ''An Offspring CD''. Good lord. And after a few years of Guitar Heroing, I just last week bought an ''Ozzy'' CD. And ''liked'' it. For obvious reasons, I am not even ''touching'' a copy of ''Band Hero''. The last thing I need is to start liking TaylorSwift. * This troper likes to listen to music while playing games and reading. For some reason, she would listen to Metallica's "Master of Puppets" CD constantly while playing ''Super Mario 64'' when she was in middle school. Thanks to that, listening to that CD will forever remind her of playing Mario. * Not strictly this trope, as it doesn't deal with music, but for lack of anywhere better to put it. This Troper played less than an

hour of ''JustCause 2'' at a friends house. Going outside he heard a plane overhead and my first thought was whether it was in range of his grappling hook. On realising how stupid that is, I noticed all his friends were staring at the plane, half-heartedly flexing their arms obviously imagining the same thing. * ''{{Glee}}'' has done this for god knows how many pop songs. * This troper has a very odd inversion: I used to bunk with my cousin, who was as different from me as possible. I would often play Super Mario 64 on an emulator; he would usually blare bad music. Due to one particularly notable incident, I now associate the Jolly Roger Bay stage with ICP's "Mass Murder". Talk about SoundtrackDissonance. * [[TheStray This Troper]] tends to associate Fatboy Slim's "Gangster Tripping" with White Wolf's "Kindred of the East" supplement for VampireTheMasquerade. * ''{{Initial D}}'' and eurobeat. Just avoid listening to the CD in your car. **This troper always listen to this when he drive back home at night. * This troper associates the WorldOfWarcraft area Nagrand with {{Rush}} songs. * This troper recently surprised his dad by humming a song. That song was "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire", and then I proceeded to complain that it was a cover. Thanks Black Isle! * I will always think of Las Venturas when I hear America's A Horse with no name. * Probably 80% of the music this troper listens to comes from video game soundtracks. Impacto by Daddy Yankee, and Siente el Boom by Tito el Bambino remind me of the reggaetn station on GTA IV. F.I.G.H.T. by Unwritten Law? I heard that on Midnight Club 3 and Burnout Revenge. And too many other examples this troper doesn't have space for to name. * [[{{Tropers/Pittsburghmuggle}} This troper]] always played Tetris listening to the ''JesusChristSuperstar'' soundtrack - forever will the two be mingled. * This troper got {{Fire Emblem}} for GBA and Weezer's Green album for the same christmas, and I listened to the album a lot when I was playing the game. For a long time, whenever I played the game, or listened to the album, I would always be reminded of the other. * "[[BlackTide Honest Eyes]]". I've heard that song thanks to the StreetFighterXTekken trailers, and right now I can't stop listening to it. * Everyone I know who likes Extreme's "Play With Me" has either seen ''BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'' or played ''GuitarHero Rocks The 80's''. * [[{{Tropers/Plumbum}} I]] always find my new favourite song from a video game. Examples include [[{{Paramore}} Misery Business]] thanks to SaintsRow 2 [[30SecondsToMars Edge Of The Earth]] and [[ChiddyBang Opposite Of Adults]] (That normally I wouldn't listen to in a month of Sundays) thanks to NeedForSpeed: Hot Pursuit. * Before ''DragonBallZ'' had been fully released in America, [[{{Tropers/Thanos6}} I]] spent a whole day reading the scanlations of the Buu Saga. While I was reading them, somehow my music player started repeating one song: "Hot Fun In The Summertime" by

SlyAndTheFamilyStone, but I was too caught up reading to bother changing it. I can't think of one without the other. ** Likewise, when I first discovered the Crime Library and started reading through their serial killer archives, I'd accidentally put "Send Me An Angel" by RealLife on repeat. I can't hear that song now without thinking of horrible murderers. * When I hear such songs as "[[BrainPowerd In My Dream]]", "[[BlueCometSPTLayzner Lonely Way]]", "[[MartianSuccessorNadesico You Get to Burning]]", and "[[GundamSEED Realize!]], I immediately think of SuperDeformed mecha shooting lasers while their pilots [[HotBlooded yell at each other]]. Thanks, ''SuperRobotWarsJ''. * Me and my friends somehow ended up associating the Starman music from Super Mario Bros., [[{{RickRoll}} Never Gonna Give You Up]] by Rick Astley, the chorus of You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead Or Alive, and the chorus of Friday by Rebecca Black (don't ask) with penis-shaped missiles (also don't ask) chasing one of the many pseudo[=NPCs=] in our RPs. ---Return to [[{{GrandTheftAutoEffect}} that page with that one song]]. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GranolaGirl * This troper knows a girl like this, but he suspects that it might be a facade to win friends and generally look like an insufferable hipster. * My 9th grade biology teacher was a bit like this...She carried a staff with a claw on it to school and held a meditation course (part of the prayer: Jewish school, you know) where its members learned about their power animals. She's also a published author. ** Clawsatff? Awesome. * This troper definitely counts. She lives in Southern California, and sometimes scares people with how crazy leftist she can be. However, she prefers [[{{Goth}} lots of black]] to tie-dyes and really, really loves her meat. Oh, and she also happens to be kinda smart. Come autumn, she'll see you at [[StrawmanU Berserkeley]], also known as "that hippie school". * I live in San Jose. The liberals here are the nice, non-ANAL (Angry New Age Liberal) types that seem more on par with Libertarians than Liberals, and the closest thing to this was a friendly (if somewhat eccentric and snarky) history teacher who was Christian and mocked a lot of radicals. He hasn't met any conservatives, but they're mostly moderate (read: like Eisenhower). There's probably some Black Bloc or Maoist[=/=]Communist enclave around here, but they don't show their faces. I have, on the other hand, heard horror stories about Belmont, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley, which cause even the democrats around here to facepalm. * My mom is the epitome of this. * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} I'm]] definitely a Granola Girl. I'm a vegan animal rights/liberation supporter, and I'm very into Tibetan

Buddhism, Native American spirituality, astrology, Wicca, and other things of that nature. I think my preachiness about various topics could also easily qualify me as a SoapboxSadie (for instance, when we got bigger plastic bags at the fabric store where I work, I said, "great, one more plastic item to add to the giant plastic cocktail in the Pacific Ocean"). As that example shows, I'm also a big environmentalist (my dad gets annoyed sometimes at the amount of things I try to recycle each week), as well a feminist, an anarchist (mostly due to my belief that anyone can be corrupted by being an authority figure), and a human rights (gay rights, civil liberties, workers' rights, etc.) activist, and [[DoesNotLikeShoes I would not wear shoes if it was not required]]. Admittedly though, I'm also something of a subversion of this by being [[{{Deadpan Snarker}} sarcastic]], [[{{Jade Colored Glasses}} cynical]], and [[{{Broken Bird}} somewhat unhappy]] and [[{{Grumpy Bear}} grouchy]]. * I'm a mild version of this trope - animal and human rights supporter, wears tie-dye, and never drives anywhere. * This troper has attributes of this. Although I do drive, eat meat, and use a lot of non-biodegradable stuff, my childhood and teenagerhood in Washington State have instilled in me a deep sense of guilt about the environment. So I'm trying to get more environmentally friendly. Now that I'm at college, I walk everywhere and drink only out of a steel water bottle. * This troper's college roommate was like this. Not only was she a vegetarian, but she also supported animal rights, going as far as to save a [[TheWoobie dying mouse]] from a snow bank and taking care of it until it passed on. ** Aww... * A ''lot'' of my teachers. There's a reason my school has the reputation for being a bunch of hippies. Oddly enough, my history teacher from last year wasn't one. * This troper doesn't eat meat, or kill bugs, or hunt/fish despite living in Wisconsin. She's also a practicing Wiccan/spiritualist. She drinks out of an aluminum water bottle, makes a point to buy products with as little packaging as possible, eats food from the organic urban garden in her backyard, walks/bikes around town rather than driving, and doesn't use cellphones in fear that it will kill bees. * I [[http://forum.mariowiki.com/index.php?topic=2050.0 found a Granola Boy]]. (Note that, due to a mod of the site being hacked, one member's posts got deleted). * This troper is sort of a Granola "girl"; she identifies as female but doesn't [[AmbiguousGender think of herself as completely being any gender so]]..Yea. "Sort of" since she really doesn't care for politics but she just happens to be a Buddhist, loves animal, nature adoring pacifist. It's one of her ([[TheQuietOne very]] [[TheStoic few]]) notable traits. ** This troper once again. I'm a granola [[{{Transsexual}} boy]]. He's quite liberal, a bit of a feminist and masculinist (he has some very interesting views on gender and thus fits due to his gender varient and anti-binary thoughts), is still a Buddhist (and follows the five precepts; thus doesn't kill animals and is a pacifist), is an animal rights activist, is vegan, and still adores nature. He isn't into

"natural" stuff, but happens to just cook basically everything he eats (including bread) for health related reasons and taste preferences; he also isn't really into "free "love at all, quite the opposite (I'm psuedo anti-sexual at times). It just happens he likes tye-dyes too. * [[{{Tropers/Kersey475}} This troper]] used to have a crush on a girl since Kindergarden (being his first crush). But as they got older, he doesn't crush on her anymore due to the fact that she became [[GranolaGirl this trope]] along with becoming a psuedo-{{Goth}} (dressing in black), [[{{Pettanko}} flat]]-[[ACupAngst chested]], and the fact that she doesn't like anime (this troper is more right-wing in his political thinking, loves meat, believes BuxomIsBetter, and is an {{Otaku}}). ** She ''became'' flat-chested? How did she look when you knew her in Kindergarden? D: *** Sorry, I meant she got older but was still flat-chested. * Being American Indian, it is not surprising that this troper lost his virginity to one. * This troper DoesNotLikeShoes, doesn't like it when animals are hurt (except for cockroachs), and has a HairTriggerTemper. She considers herself this. * This troper is somewhat of a granola guy. He is anti-capitalist, sticks up for environmental causes, is totally vegan and has as much respect for hunters/fishers as he does for child rapists or the Ebola virus. However, he does also conceal carries a .40 S&W handgun, own a civilian Saiga AK-47 and 12 gauge pump shotgun. He's also a devout Catholic who supports gay rights and freedom of all religion. * I had a Human geography teacher who definitely fit this trope, along with StrawFeminist and StrawHypocrite. We spent an entire year getting lectured on the evils of Western civilization and white men. This teacher was of the opinion that war and conflict are completely European in origin, and that most societies were enlightened and equal until being overthrown by those horrid, horrid white men. For those of you wondering, yes, this teacher was [[BoomerangBigot white]]. She was also dumb as a post, telling us, among other things, [[CriticalResearchFailure that the white eggs you see in a store are bleached and that the Pope had recently announced that priests could marry.]] * This Troper is, I think, a subversion. I eat healthfully, I reuse and recycle, I [[SoapboxSadie can preach about politics and social issues]] until I'm blue in the face, and I care about animal rights and the environment. However, I vote Republican. Certain members of my family and certain classmates, who vote Democratic or Green, were mystified at this paradox. What, I can't support free trade and recycling at the same time? ** Are you me!? I'm all this, plus a Mormon who supports gay rights. And a "flexatarian." * [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} This troper]] knows two girls like this. One is a {{Brainy Brunette}} {{Cloudcuckoolander}} agnostic liberal, and serves as a {{foil}} of sorts to this atheist liberal/libertarian {{Only Sane Man}}. We do agree on a lot of different issues, though (gay rights, drug decriminalization, etc). The other one is a {{Pettanko}} Christian {{Yamato Nadeshiko}} who's a little on the

[[ShrinkingViolet shy side]]. Although she's also a bit of an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} oddball]], she's quite [[BrainyBrunette intelligent]] and is a [[TheIngenue total sweetheart]]. I guess you can say she's a {{foil}}, too. As far as our personalities go, the three of us do have one common thread: We're all {{Actual Pacifist}}s. [[spoiler:I'm secretly in love with them, in case you were wondering.....]] ---Going back to GranolaGirl is totally good for your energies, man. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GratuitousEnglish * Probably doesn't count since English is this American troper's first language, however I do often use British terms and pronunciations (chemist instead of pharmacist, "al-ooh-min-yum", "VIT-a-min", etc.). ** Same here. ** Well how else do you pronounce it? Vi-TA-min? *** VY-ta-min. ** I do the same thing with spelling. ** GratuitousBritish. ** Zig zagged with this American troper's black chemistry teacher who apparently was born in Britain but moved to America. "Al-U-min-um" but "VIT-a-min" with only a short I and "go to university." * [[{{Tinweasel}} This editor]] purposefully and knowingly purchased a shirt bearing the Japanese words "{{Baka}} Gaijin" (literally, "Stupid Foreigner"). ** This troper bought a similar shirt and wore it in downtown Kyoto during his trip there. Combine this with a large afro and there were many staring eyes indeed. *** BoboboboBobobo Bobo Bo? ** Not a very smart move to buy a shirt like that. Gaijin is a derogatory term. The proper word is Gaikokujin. ** This troper bought a heavy drinking friend a rather good looking shirt with "Alchoholic" on in in Japanese. I shouldn't have told him what it said. ** This troper's dear, sainted mother bought him the exact same one. I felt so loved. * This editor has found a (deliberate) example in a textbook for learning Japanese. It was an example of how Gratuitous English can confuse a native English-speaker; the book's Australian protagonist was thrown off by these lyrics in a J-Pop song: ''Positive dance, friend feel''. Guess what's one of this editor's favourite Engrish phrases now? (Her all-time favourite is one she made up herself on purpose. I SPEECH GOOD ENGLAND!!) * After reading this page, I now want to try to make it seem like I only know a little english and that I'm foreign when a stranger tries to talk to me, just for laughs. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] subverts it - due to being pretty good with the language, but using the American terms and

pronunciations while being an European (and English taught in European schools is of the British variety). * This troper (German with one English grandmother) had a pretty good knowledge of English even before learning it in school (which is required in German schools) and was frequently shocked by how bad his classmates were at speaking the language, to the point of silently cursing (in English!) when they got a word or pronunciation wrong. * This troper's best friend went to Vancouver knowing almost no English at all. The first thing he said when he arrived to the customs booth was "I DOESN'T KNOWS SPEAKING ENGLITCH". These words later became ArcWords for the entire Vancouver trip. * This troper once visited Mexico on vacation and saw a T-shirt with the the phrase "Soy muy FASHION!" No, T-shirt, you are not very fashion. * I am bilingual and sometimes tend to mix expletives to create terms like 'Fuckarse Wankshitdick!' * When this troper went to Athens, Greece there were several shops that sold t-shirts that were covered in this. Many of them had lewd sayings or were outright vulgar. (ex details sexual acts) I even saw two people with shirts that said "fuck" in big bold letters. ** This Spanish troper once saw a kid wearing a t-shirt that said "BULLSHIT". ** This Brazilian troper once saw a guy wearing a t-shirt that said something about "Sexy Goddess". * [[{{Roihu}} This Troper]] uses English a lot when speaking Spanish because he doesn't know many of the words, despite it being his first language. ** This Mexican troper often finds the word she wants to use in a phrase in English...and having no luck remembering the translation to Spanish just uses the word in english adding the spanish termination to conjugate them as it were a spanish word. It also happens when the word has no equivalent in Spanish. And strangely enough, people understand it. Such abominations as "drowneando" (drowning + ahogando) can appear. ** This ecuadorian troper thinks outside Mexico, Panam, or Puerto rico this trope fits a large amount of high class Latinoamerican kids.'' Es tan cute!'', ''Osea, disgusting!'' and of course all the fantastic spanglish ''Stalkeando'' (Stalk+ acosando) ''freke'' (freak out+ asust)... * This Troper's school had japanese exchange students a few months ago. Hilarity ensued. IE, apparently japan has no Hooters. Japan does, however, have christmas carols in english- "Wee weesh yu a meri curiistumas, wee weesh yu a meri curiistumas, wee weesh yu a meri curiistumas, and a happi new yeaa". The girl who was singing it had no idea what it meant, but it was very cute. Plus, apparently, the japanese love card games. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] uses English expressions when playing English-speaking characters during TabletopRPG sessions, mostly puns and movie quotes. His current crew has no problem with that, but one of his previous Game Masters needed to have some puns explained to her. * Inverted! Damnit I am an englishman! They are LIFTS! Not ELEVATORS!

AAAARRRGGGHHHH * [[BTIsaac This troper]] once came across an episode of Dragonball Kai, with ENGRISH sudtitles. It contained several interesting sentences ("The Balls are mine!"), bad sentence structure ("Damn you Freeze (sic!) I won't stop till you be okay!") and things to which there is just no excuse ("Give me that! I'm gonna need this drug!" Vegeta takes back the scouter from the medic he gave it earlier). Needless to say, it was hilarious. Too bad it was the only episode available from this group. * This troper's Chinese friend speaks in Chinese to her grandmother, but she uses the English words for basically everything (so it's "[Chinese] hall [Chinese] bathroom [Chinese] school]". * This troper has a friend who is an exchange student from Taiwan. He ''constantly'' mispronounces the phrase "as big as" like "big ass". Hilarity ensues. -->'''Friend:''' I caught a fish. It was big-ass salmon. * This troper had a fine laugh at a subbing of Gundam 0080. * This troper's school trip to Japan included an encounter with convenience store clerks who _did not know the Japanese word for map_ (chizu) but responded to the English word. Of course, they may have thought we wanted cheese (chiizu) * [[MisterAlways EVERYONE IN THIS TROPER'S COUNTRY.]] Mostly swears. ** That said, he himself has been known to engage in this. He was once ranting against a teacher, and because he was having trouble expressing himself, he switched to English halfway through (just gives you a larger range of vocalization, you know?), then back to Dutch, then finished in GERMAN. It'd be a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]] if he hadn't gotten suspended. *** This Troper is prone to switching between languages when cursing as well. She'll go from English to Japanese or German and will occassionally trow in the single random French curse she knows. Interestingly, my German professor (That is both the class and her nationality) apparently only swears in English. We asked after she realized that she'd forgotten something important and burst out with "Shit!" * I have 'wonderful' mix of my native language and English as my parents used to work some times ago in English speaking country (so I have no idea how is for example gate at the airport in my language or boarding pass) and I've done IB (how was supply and demand in my language). Studing Computer Science in London does not make it much better. * ThisTroper has seen (in France of all places) a Chinese restaurant named Take Away Chinese Fooding. Um, okay... * This troper comes from Hong Kong, but considers English as her first language rather than Cantonese/Chinese since her Chinese is terrible. Thus when she talks in Cantonese, she tends to talk in an odd jumble of English and Cantonese. She once even accidentally slipped in far too many English words in her Cantonese speaking examination at school, causing her to fail Chinese Language. * This Brazilian troper likes to speak English words randomly, because she knows more English than Portuguese, getting to a point that she ''even has to ask how an English word is pronounced in Portuguese.''

** Are you [[Tropers/{{endlessness}} me]]? * This argentinian troper responds to strange stuff with a solid "What the fuck?" (AI NOU ENGLISH) ** This other argentinian troper actually finds lulzy some T-Shirts with random english texts like "Love is time and fun", "Just Do Iti" (?), "Run against the wall" and other weird concepts. * This troper is studying at a business school in Russia. In addition to the fact that much of the modern business terminology comes from English, all of the professors have either studied or worked in the US, and even the cloakroom staff are fluent in English (a justified requirement, since we get quite a few exchange students from Western Europe). This results in people peppering their speech with English words, phrases and idioms. Interestingly, the people who subvert this trope the most are the teachers of ''English'', who get mad if we leave business terminology untranslated when translating a ''Financial Times'' article into Russian. * This troper, who lives in Quebec, hears some of this everyday. French-speaking Quebecers tend to slip in English words and expressions in their sentences, resulting in things like ''C'est trop cute!''. That would be the equivalent of an American saying ''That's so [[{{GratuitousJapanese}} kawaii!]]'' * [[Tropers/{{Nemica}} This troper]], speaking German, often slips into GratuitousEinglish. A month in Texas and years of writing English prose do that to you. * This Troper's Mum is a linguistics professor, as such she studies this among other phenomena in our country (Singapore). Slipping into another language while speaking is apparently called "code-switching", and happens a lot in Singapore as it's a multi-racial, multi-lingual country. In fact, Bahasa Melayu features too many "corruptions" (also a linguistics term) of English words, which are official. For example, "kereta" for "car", "restoran" for "restaurant", "demonstrasi" for "demonstration" and so on. With Mandarin, Singaporean speakers replace words they do not know with their English equivalents. One particular phenomenon is the conjunction "then", which finds it way into almost everyone's Mandarin Chinese speech. ** ThisTroper once gratuitously pointed out that the English conjunction in question is "than" rather than "then" and then, to avoid hurt feelings, observed that native speakers mix them up often enough. * [[{{Tropers/RAMChYLD}} This troper]] hails from Malaysia and observes that the same thing happens here. However he considers English his primary language and speaks in English unless the need to converse with his illiterate grandma or with Malay friends arise who're not proficient in English arises. His mom, however, had a mostly Chinese education, spending only her last two years in a Catholic high school, and thus knows just enough English to get through with life. HilarityEnsues when she tries to write long e-mails in English. His dad, tho, like the rest of his paternal side family, and this troper himself, hails from a Methodist school and thus speaks English proficiently. However, if this troper gets too tired, he may temporarily lose his proficiency in the language and sprout gems like "I wish I was Monte Cristo" and "I bought Mister Roger's

Neighborhood". * [[Tropers/{{MakiP}} This troper]] and her brother have the habit of cursing in english instead of their native spanish, and ocasionally using words like "cool" and "groovy" * This Dominican troper gave up trying to explain to people that she could speak perfect Spanish, and therefore did not need anyone translating into "English" (note the quotation marks there, please!). A particularly magnificent example of this trope in action was when I met a girl named ''Daisy Margarita''. For non-Spanish savvy tropers, Margarita is [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the Spanish name for the Daisy]]. I was slamming my head against the wall for a whole afternoon after that... * This Finnish troper will occasionally insert English words in her speech where Finnish words would do. However, this is because she sometimes ''can't think of the word she needs'' in Finnish, but can offer the same word in English. The opposite also happens, of course, but that's more understandable. * Me and my family are from England and speak English, but my little brother seems to use the American words for some things-have no idea where he got that from. * [[Tropers/PutYaGunsOn This American troper]]'s first and only language is English, but uses British slang in the same way Bakura does in YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries for two reasons: 1. I plan to cosplay him some time, and 2. It's fun. * This is incredibly common in Sweden. This Troper is very annoyed by how many Swedes think a perfectly ordinary sentence is witty just because a word has been replaced with an English one. ** Are you me? Even though I'm Danish, but still. * A lot of young people in my country loves using English words like "please", "fuck" and "shit" instead of our own language, although here it's actually considered as a part of our slang. They're pretty much understandable to anyone and used in proper context. That is, until you hear them try to read it in English classes. It's laughably awful, to say the least. ** Is the country by any chance Venezuela? Because they have that in here...and some chronic disorder to mispronounce the word 'loser'... *** Far from it, but I wouldn't be surprised if any other countries used it the same way. Also, my Information Science teacher always says "Mind your language!" fully in English whenever somebody swears in the class. * When my parents started teasing me to learn english, my response used to be "why? My world is already open with the phrases 'I don't speak english', 'where's the bathroom?', 'My name is X', [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 'chicken! hen! floor!']]..." just because I HATED english so much. Everything changed after I met classic rock, but that's another story... * My Chinese teacher got his English language learning from a ''Russian'', and wound up with some mangled pronunciations. Poor guy couldn't figure out why the translation of "Bing (1)" (ice) was so funny, until we figured out he ''meant'' "eyess", not "ass". Other highlights included "boat" ("bought") and "fora-ginner" ("foreigner"). We would up teaching each other.

* This troper recently came back to school after a period of illness, and the first thing he heard was that the school now became 80% more international because of the gratutous use of English. * I do it all the time. I also, according to my friends, have an American accent, although I'd never been in the USA (I'm Greek, born and raised.) That has maybe something to do with the fact that I watch all movies without subtitles, and I also spend lots of time on the Internet. My favourite use of GratuitousEnglish is [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch adding "bitch" at the end of every sentence]]. * This Troper, being very eager to learn other languages, often says somethng in English rather than Spanish, so very few people understand what I'm saying. Also, sometimes I don't remember how to say a word in Spanish, so I say it in English. * This troper played on line chess with someone from Japan. He was not very good at it. Every time he lost a piece, he'd let loose some Japanese, followed by DAMMIT BAD SHIT! * This troper's grandparents are Spanish immigrants. They have lived in the U.S. for 40 years and speak Spanish most of the time, but they often put in minced English words for terms that they didn't have much experience with, often with the spelling and pronunciation changed-the boiler is...''la boila''. A fence is not the correct ''cerca''-they say ''la fensa'' (the fence-a). It's actually pretty funny, especially when they do it on purpose for comic effect. They're awesome grandparents. * [[Tropers/ElodieHiras I]] am French, and me and [[ItMakesSenseInContext Elodie often talk to each other in English so people around me won't be able to understand what we say to each other and discover our]] [[SpiritAdvisor unusual]] [[ImaginaryFriend relationship]]. I also sometimes [[DamnYouMuscleMemory blurt words in English instead of my native language equivalent]], and also uses English words to lampshade tropes happening in my TabletopGames sessions. ---Did you understand a word he was saying in that GratuitousEnglish? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GratuitousForeignLanguage * This Troper met a Dutch man on a festival. He asked where she is from and by hearing "Poland" he smiled and said a short phrase, adding proudly that he learned a traditional Polish greeting from his friend. What he really said was 'put a pencil in your ass'. Well, Poles are pretty fond of teaching swearwords to innocent foreigners. * This troper's girlfriend is a Romaniafile. That is, she is enthralled with and loves everything from or about Romania (the reason is a kind of {{BiTheWay}} version of an Oedipus Complex involving some woman from her work). Cue her using Gratuitous Romanian with her friend, me, and anyone else Romanian whom she can find.

** This [[GrammarNazi Romanian troper]] is shocked to discover there is such a thing as a [[MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels Romaniaphile]]. It's ironic how much this [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign Romaniaphilia]] is inverted by the Romanians themselves as the use of GratuitousForeignLanguage, especially GratuitousEnglish is almost universal. * This troper can speak a bit of Chinese, and constantly swears, announces the date, and shoits at people in it. * This troper's cousin is American, but has taken French and Spanish, has lived in Egypt and Serbia, and has a German best friend. She's only fluent in English but peppers her sentences with fragments from all of these languages. * Somewhat broken-down or inverted. A few people at my school started saying some crazy phrase to my face (constantly). I ask them what it means. One says, "Oh, it's motherfucker. IN SERBIAN." After a few minutes of thought, I realized I'd just need to shut up for that day and consult my friend Vanja, who lives in Serbia. He basically broke down the fact that, in Serbia, there is no phrase such as "motherfucker", there is no phrase that would roughly be the equivalent of "motherfucker" and that "fucker" was a joke between friends. I went back to the people and said, "There is no such thing as 'motherfucker' in the Serbian language." They started chanting their phrase again. Cue knowledge of Serbian culture to completely stop them mid-chant. * This Troper is lucky to A)Be friends with a buttload of Colombian/Chilean people and B) Know a shitload of spanish. So when he and them encounter real jerks, he insults them in Spanish. * This Dutch troper has always liked learning foreign languages. Probably as a result, I'm ''extremely'' prone to this trope. One- or two-word sentences are often in a foreign language, just because it's the first thing that pops into my head. "Hello" and "thanks" are hardly ever said in Dutch. ** Same here, except with a lingua natura of English. I had to turn it down when working as a cashier, but the fact that I knew enough of several languages to get by apparently got me the job in the first place. * I'm English born 'n' bred with a Cockney/Midlands accent, but that doesn't stop me spouting French, Japanese and Italian. The worst offenders are "konnichiwa", "(domo) arigatou", "sayounara", "bonjour", "merci", "baka", and "si". ** Likewise. I don't remember the last time I thanked anyone with anything thing "merci" well..maybe the corruption of merci beacoup "Murky Buckets" * This troper reguarly speaks to others in French, Russian and German at random intervals. Arguably subverted, though, in that this troper is actually reasonably fluent in French and Russian. * Gratuitous Latin is a lot of fun. ** YES. "Here's the pencil you dropped." "Tibi gratias ago!" "[[FlatWhat What]]." * This troper lives in South Korea within a sub-culture of English teachers. We often throw in Korean words such as "bali" (hurry) in our conversations without thinking about it. Because of this, this troper

finds himself slipping when he visits friends and family back in the US. * This troper once in an A-level English exam, when referring to the concept of catharsis, ''spelled it in the Greek alphabet''. Partially justified because that emphasised the use of the original Aristotelean concept rather than the more general sense the word has today, but still, looking back on it now, it seems unnecessarily show-offy. Still got a very good mark (for the essay, not for that single word!) * This troper is very close with her cousins, who were recently adopted from Russia, and will speak with them in a kind of garbled Russian/English. Therefore, she has a habit of slipping up and using gratuitous Russian while speaking with her friends, who often have no idea what she said. * This troper loves foreign languages, but is fluent in few. As a result, she'll be spouting phrases in Finnish, French, Spanish, German, and Norwegian constantly. She will almost never say "Thank you", "Hello", "Goodbye", or the like. Since Latin is the language she's closest to being fluent in, she'll also often think of her sentences in Latin, then say them in English. Oh, and because of how much she's said them, she now ALWAYS say "Ja" and "Non", unless she consciously wills herself to say the English words. * This troper's biggest hobby is studying foreign language, and I love to use foreign words-ESPECIALLY German and any Nordic language. * This Welsh troper has a lot of friends who like to slip random Welsh words into English conversation. This can be quite fun, and it's resulted in this troper always referring to a microwave as a "poptyping". * This German troper has the habit of using not only English and Japanese, but also Russian, Icelandic, Polish and Hungarian words. Especially curses. And while speaking English, she loves using random German words just because. * This troper plans on doing the Coldplay and write and name a song in a foriegn language and have the rest in english. Sounds like fun. * This troper was born in the Philippines and knows four different dialects, plus English and Spanish, and so does my family. Having moved to the US, he finds it utterly amusing at the confused looks on friends' faces when they come over to his house and hear him speak to his family. Speech at home fluctuates between any of those languages multiple times mid-sentence. It also leaves guests highly confused. * This Troper, after beginning to learn Norwegian, began writing "Hei", "Nei," "Ja," and "Takk" when [=IMing=] her best friend (who uses gratuitous German herself) and now can't seem to stop, even when texting and [=IMing=] other people. * This troper's family has this in spades. My parents have it the worst - they'll start a sentence in English, pepper it with French and switch to Vietnamese half-way through. * Dwi'n siarad Wenglish all the amser. :) * My English language teacher at Charles University was a native English speaker, but occasionally used Gratuitous Czech in the class. * This Troper uses "shut up" in 15 different languages. All the languages mentioned in the index plus Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Arabic, and Portugese. Aside from that, it's a mix of Japanese,

German, French, and Spanish. Mainly Japanese. * For some reason [[@/SgtFrog1 this troper]] finds Gratuitous Foreign Language to be very irritating. Now don't think I'm one of those hyper-patriotic nut-jobs from {{Eagleland}} who constantly shout "YOU'RE IN AMERICA, SPEAK [[strike:ENGLISH]] AMERICAN, DAMMIT!". I don't care if you can speak other languages. If you can, that's great. But if you can fluently speak more than two languages, please don't be a show-off and randomly mix foreign words into a conversation. Also, if you're using Gratuitous Foreign Language in order to increase your fluency with that language, please keep in mind it only works if you're speaking to someone who is fluent in the language you are trying to learn (or at least is studying the same language you are trying to learn.) Otherwise, the person you're speaking to will give you weird looks. If you've read this far, I'm very sorry you had to read this rant. I guess sometimes ItJustBugsMe. * This troper like to use gratuitous italian, expecially using it to cuss out teachers. * This Anglophone troper loves languages and is taking French II and teaching himself German and Russian; this troper can barely think or speak in English anymore. He thinks he got his love of languages from his mother who can speak French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. * This Austrian troper is an Anglophile and VERY prone to speaking English in unfitting moments(with something that sounds like a posh British accent from the fifties). She also has a knack for British profanity. (To my defense, at least Im somewhat good in English)The sad thing is, around here almost everyone understands English. Guess I have to learn Polish now... * This troper, studying French and Spanish at a University where those two languages, plus German, Italian and Russian are also studied, can often find himself in a group where around 25% of the words spoken are not English. Myself, I often say 'va bene' instead of 'cool' (in an acknowledgement/affirmation sense), or fantastische, or substitutions of various foreign words in place of the English, either because they're easier/more fun to say, or because I've spent all day using foreign languages and English doesn't come naturally * This Russia-obsessed troper tends to lapse into Russian in certain situations, such as when looking for something that he knows the name of in Russian. "&#1043;&#1084;... &#1075;&#1076;&#1077; &#1091;&#1095;&#1077;&#1073;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;?... &#1053;&#1077; &#1090;&#1072;&#1084;... &#1040;! &#1042;&#1086;&#1090; &#1086;&#1085;!" He also tends to speak Russian to the cats he lives with. Hm... If everything's backwards there, does that mean that [[InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou in Soviet Russia, you own cat?]] * This troper, studying Catalan at university, often finds himself starting sentences in Catalan (specifically Mallorcan Catalan) because he spends so much time thinking about the grammar (it's kinda tricky, and 'til you've got it it bears thinking about). Cue confused looks from people in shops, on the bus and pretty much everywhere else. And one massively failed attempt at chatting someone up. * This troper tries to talk to her pet bird in German and a bit of Spanish. Filipino, also, every now and then, hoping that it would learn those phrases one day. Then again, it's not a parrot or any

species that mimics human language, so all those tries are in vain and plain stupid. Nice to know it understands a bit of English, though. * [[{{@/Nakayama90}} This troper]] speaks Mandarin and Japanese, and will speak in both randomly throughout the day. Occasionally when frusturated at work, I will (quietly and subtley) swear in one of said languages. * This Troper has a friend who uses Gratuitous Latin in many inappropriate places throughout the day. Like when we're working on an English project. Or chatting at the mall. It gets annoying after a while. * Tropers/AdelePotter tends to cuss people out in Italian (not fluent, but know quite a bit) or Spanish (barely know anything but the cuss words). ---Return to GratuitousForeignLanguage, ''olkaa hyvt''. ----

GratuitousFrench * my theater class place (a big place, capitol if you ever heard of it) is divided in french and English everyone (no, really) in my group (french) can speak perfect English or near perfect, and only about 10% of the English group can speak french, so when an english talk is going on and we start speaking french about something, they treat it as this * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama Cette Troper]], ayant appris le franais son cole primaire, parfois cela. Par exemple, en ce moment! xD Auto Dmontrer Entre, tout le monde? (Dieu, je souhaite qu'il y ait une trope pour cela ... Au contraire, nous vous [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Auto Dmontrer L'article]], ce qui est assez proche de la mme chose, sauf, bien, tu sais. Et oui, au cas o quelqu'une se demande, je suis l'aide de Google Translate pour ce. Je ne sais pas assez de franais pour tre capable de faire autrement! XDDD) ** Translation: [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]], having learned French at her primary school, will sometimes do this. For example, right now! xD Self Demonstrating Entry, anyone? (God, I wish there was a trope for that... instead we get {{Self Demonstrating Article}}, which is pretty close to the same thing except, well, you know. And yes, in case anyone's wondering, I am using Google Translate for this. I don't know enough French to be able to do otherwise! XDDD) *** If you need to use Google Translate to type a fairly simple passage, maybe you should put your pretensions aside and not do it at all. Randomly spouting off in French makes you look pretentious if you speak it well. It just made you look a pretentious idiot if you don't. * [[SilentHunter This troper]] in several of his articles here including using ''par exemple'' * Ce Tropeur likes to use "bon fait, monsoier" in an ironic sense in conversation. ** Surely, you mean "bien fait, monsieur"? ** Indeed I do. Goddamn adverbs. * This troper likes to use a mixture of French and Spanish (mostly using French, but filling in with Spanish when her vocabulary fails

her). She also likes to yell nonsense phrases in french at her brother to see if he understands. (He doesn't) * Whenever I play Yu-Gi-Oh, I announce the start of my turn with "Ces't moi"(It's me) and the end of my turn with "Ces't tu"(It's you) ** Peut-tre ferais-tu mieux d'orthographier ton annonce "C'est moi": being grammatically correct is always cooler. *** Unless it's in French. *** And it would be "C'est toi" instead of "C'est tu". *** Spending time with a native Frenchman and watching French films has taught me(who has taken 3 years of the language) that proper grammar is generally ignored for sake of convenience. As a matter of fact, that same native Frenchman was in my French class and confirmed that the majority of the grammar that we were learning in French III was actually rarely used outside of occasional use in novels, much like in English. It's just easier. **** This (native Frenchman) Troper would like to point out that this does not mean you can just throw a bunch of random words together and expect them to make sense. This purported "absence of grammar" is more of a parallel system that has its own very strict rules for what makes sense and what doesn't. * This troper has Japanese class right after her French class (yes, she is taking two languages; no, she is not insane). Half of the time, she'll turn around and have an entire conversation with the person behind her before realizing she's been speaking French for the past fifteen minutes. * Thanks to spending 11 years of his life watching Fort Boyard, this troper has been known to randomly say "C'est pas vrai!", "Nonononon, c'est trop tard!" and "Sort! Sort! Sort!" under his breath at random moments. ** This Troper took French and does the same with "C'est pas vrai!" due to a series she watched in the third year. Cafe Des Reves shall someday be bought by this troper just to hear Dede say that until his friend told him to stop. * This Troper's mother used to be a French teacher and still uses French randomly. The Troper's answering machine is in English, so said mother will always leave messages in French to counter it (she doesn't speak English all that well). * {{Caphi}} translated the GratuitousEnglish-using womanizer douchebag Ameth into a GratuitousFrench-using womanizer douchebag in a partial translation script of ''{{Tales of Hearts}}''. He had to ask for help from a French-learning friend. * Every sentence this troper said for two weeks while he was in France. ** Additionally, one girl the above troper knows uses the Very GratuitousFrench phrase, "Oh la Vache!". Interestingly and perplexingly at his homestay this troper heard one of the kids (a native french speaker) uttered the above phrase. This troper promptly laughed his ass off. *** For those not in the know, it roughly translates to "Holy cow!" *** Though the translation isn't perfect: "Holy cow!" usually expresses surprise, but "la vache!" is an exclamation of annoyance or disgust.

*** I beg to differ. I'm French (native speaker and all) This expression "Oh ! La Vache" has both meanings. The real meaning depends on the tone. * [[JohnnyBGoode This troper]] occasionally slips into French, usually when depressed or talking about girls. Luckily for me, I have a few friends who speak French, and we occasionally continue the conversation in French until we get tired. * This lurker's mother has put her daughters into the habit of saying "Excuse me" in French around the house (however, since this lurker takes Spanish, she has no idea how to spell said French phrase). This has led to the daughters occasionally saying 'excuse me' in French, followed by 'please' in Spanish. ** It would be "excusez-moi". ** Excusez-moi por favor, that's half badass. ** Hey, I'm not the only one! I once barely stopped myself from addressing someone as "Merci beaucoup, seora." ''Barely.'' * [[AllanAokage This troper]] scatters it throughout his speech. The most common is "moi" instead of "me"; he is only waiting to be called on it and to then mark it down as OldShame. * [[{{Rogue 7}} This Troper]] is fond of utilizing "Tres bien, monsieur" as sarcastic praise. Otherwise, despite taking classes for 8 years now, he despises the language. * This French troper adds random French words in her English speech. I especially love to yell [[{{The Matrix}} nom de Dieu de putain de bordel de merde de salopards de connards d'enculs de ta mre]] when I want to swear in an english-speaking country. ** Similarly, this Quebec troper, having missed a train by seconds, reflexively let fly with a resounding ''Hostie de saint-sacrement de criss de clice de tabarnac!'' The Barcelonese were bewildered. Learn to swear in Qubcois. It'll open whole new vistas to you. * This brasilian-ecuadorian troper spend her firts years of school in France. To recall the alphabet, a simple math rule or the monts I have to speak french. * This Troper's mother, sister, and several friends will speak in French for no other reason than to get a laugh at my expression of "What?" * Annoyingly, a classmate of this troper's decided that, to show a character was French, he had to spout off random French phrases, while the rest of his lines were in English. This, [[{{Adaptation Decay}} along with other things,]] made for quite the English period. * This troper went to high school with a rather holier-than-thou attitude who did this all. the. damn. time. So what, you're taking French 1 and you suddenly think interjecting French adjectives every other word and giving everything else a poorly-rendered French inflection makes you fluent? Or cool, for that matter? Funnily enough, we duct-taped him to the school flagpole for entirely different reasons. * This Troper likes to swear under his breath in French, sometimes out loud, as well as the occasional cry of "[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}} Ta mere joue les jeux des cartes en enfer!]]". French is one of his friend's {{Berserk Button}}s, so he speaks in it whenever he wants to annoy her.

** [[GrammarNazi For the record]], it's "Ta mre joue aux cartes en enfer!" or "Ta mre joue {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} en enfer!" * This Troper has a little project with a group of friends that includes a (British) character of her own design who affects a permanent, appalling French accent. When brainstorming ideas for his character she uses random phrases that probably make no grammatical sense, but because of this she uses 'je ne comprends pas!' even in regular situations. * [[{{Popette}} This troper]] uses far too much French. It isn't for any particular reason, she's just too scatter-brained to remember to keep speaking the same language. * This troper has a tendency to lapse into gratuitous anything she can lay her hands on. Unfortunately, as of late, this is French. * This Troper counts almost exclusively in French. It's less of a desire and more of an annoying force of habit. He also has a nasty habit of shouting "NON POISSON!" (No fish) when trying to get a point across. ** No... Fish...? Mind explaining that one? * This troper says the French word for a lot of things and can't remember the English ones. Thanks, bilingual pre-school and kindergarten! E.g. bibliotheque, boulangerie, l'ordinateur, several colours. * I read out all my birthday cards in French for no apparent reason. * This troper, though anglophone, has lived in Quebec more than half his life and occasionally does this ''without even knowing it.'' Sample dialogue (it was late and I was tired): -> This book is great. I'm really learning a packet of showses from it. -> Uh... -> ...What did I just say? -> "A packet of showses." -> A packet of -- oh my ''God.'' ''Un paquet de choses.'' A bunch of stuff. I've lived here for too long. Similarly, we all have stories in which we've forgotten that "concertation" or "subvention" aren't actually English words. Or ended up having an entire conversation with another anglophone in French. * This Troper only took ONE semester of high school French. Seven years later, she still occasionally thinks/speaks to herself in French. * Cette Troper a pris un cours d'espagnol avec un garon franais. Nous tions les seules personnes qui ont parls franais. Un jour, le professeur a commenc un film en franais, mettant son droit aux lvres. Nous avons rit quand la classe ne remarquait pas pour cinq minutes. * This troper has a habit of using "Prdon?" when he mishears something, as well as the (probably grammatically incorrect) use of "Prdon et moi?" (I haven't sat in a French class for three years, to be fair). Funnily enough, nobody particularly notices. Then again, he also has a habit of counting up to ten in Italian and using [[GratuitousGerman "Schiser!"]] when annoyed, despite never having sat in a German lesson (and using "Si!"). The funny part is he is British and very good at studying English Lit, so he should be beyond this.

* When I get bored, I like to say the only five or six words I know in this idiom to annoy people. And I once met someone that did it, too, but it's different because she was french. I think so, I never quite spoke to her but she got frisky over a map of France and was in my english class for idiom impaired, so she must be... * [[Tropers/SukiSelfDestruct This troper]], though in French I, adores speaking random (admittedly basic) French to friends. It got hilarious when my friend and I had a conversation... I was speaking French and she was speaking Mandarin. Also, after a couple years playing Psycho Killer on RockBand 2 and making up random lyrics to the French parts ("I don't know French yet! I'm learning it next year!"), I was very happy to play it one day and pronounced everything right. ''Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?'' * This troper was acting in class (English class, of all places), where she was a mother who was at the doctor's with her daughter. After the doctor explained that the daughter had the flu, this troper exclaimed, "Pauvre petit bb!". * This troper is forced to learn French at her school. Yet, she somehow managed to say "Bonjour!" when she actually meant "Merci". In her third year of learning French. Also, she has the strange habit of exclaiming" Baguette!" in the most unfitting moments. * Ever since playing {{Recettear}}, this troper has gained the habit of using [[ForeignCussWord merde]] if he starts getting frustrated with something. * This French Troper often has to fake an english accent on Gratuitous French words to get her point accross when speaking to native English speakers. * This troper has a friend who constantly switches between French and English. As a result, I have to look up what he says to understand. He is unwittingly teaching me French, and I like to sometimes speak to him in what little French I know. * This tropette is an eighth French, quarter Scottish, and mostly English, took French for all [[BritishEducationSystem 5 years of high school]], and sometimes exclaims "Merde!" or "[[GratuitousGerman Schei]]!" when no French or German speakers are around. Her father also likes to converse in French sometimes, usually "a va?" "a va bien, merci." * This troper recently realized that, after taking two years of French, she has been accidentally thinking and even speaking in French when angered or irritated. French is not her first language, or even her second. It's her third, but she finds it very easy to speak French because Spanish, her second language, is very similar grammatically. * This Troper took French for 5 years in high school and college. Favorite phrase is now "C'est la vie, c'est la merde." Translated liberally: Life is shit. * This Troper does this all the time to improve her French. Practice makes perfect after all. ** I do the same, having just recently been told I'll be taking the class come autumn; of course, I've yet to branch out from ''bonjour'', ''mon ami,'' and a few exasperated mutterings of ''mon Dieu'' when I'm annoyed or impressed. * This troper found that after five years of French her brain defaults

to it the moment she is placed in an environment being spoken. As a result she became very guilty college German class. Example: The teacher would This troper would respond, "Ich heisse Blah blah comment?" Retourner la page GratuitousFrench. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

where no english is of this trope in her ask "Wie heisst du?" blah. Tu t'appelle

GratuitousGerman * Apparently this troper speaks german nonsense when she is drunk and feeling antisocial. I was told by a fellow german student that I called everyone at the party "broken in the head" and that I wanted to "swallow isolation and repeat history" * [[@/JBridge This Californian troper]] tends to use scheie (shit) as an exclamation, usually when something bad happens. Since I don't actually speak German (though I am part-German) I'm trying to drop this. ** This troper uses that too. He actually learned it from one of his high school teachers, who was using it to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar get crap past the radar.]] We blew his cover when we asked his brother, another teacher, what it meant. *** This troper does as well. One time he cursed it under his breath and the German exchange student looked surprised. Whoops. *** This troper does it too sometimes when she needs to [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar get crap past the radar.]]. She also tends to call people who annoy her 'schwein' (pig). Both words are very satisfying to say. **** Actually, I don't know if it's just me, but I think a lot of people can tell what "schwein" means (swine ring a bell?). But that probably comes from living near a place called "Schweinfurt" for the last four years. *** Note from an actual real life German: "Scheie" does literally mean "shit". But translating it to english as "fuck" would actually do it more justice. **** This troper, another real life German, disagrees. I think "scheie" as a curse word is pretty similar to the englisch "shit", while "fuck" is a level more rude... Actually, the english word "Fuck" is used pretty commonly in Germany (at least by younger people), a friend of mine who once visited the USA and just continued using this habit until he got told by a seemingly very shocked hotel employee "Don't use the F-word!" **** "Fuck" in German pretty much has the same effect as "bastard" in English, as in it's not considered very offensive anymore. "Fick" (not sure if that's the right spelling) on the other hand is just as offensive as "fuck" in English. This Troper went to a German School for a few months and learned this first hand. **** I don't know whether it's the correct spelling, but the word isn't used that way. "Ficken" is a verb which means basically the same

as "to fuck" (in the sence of having sex), but is slightly less insultng. Then there is "fick dich", which translates neatly into "fuck you" and is about as offensive. * @/JethroQWalrustitty [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar used mild german swears]] (mostly "Donnerwetter!") when working at a kindergarden. ** Actually, to make it a swear you would have to say "zum Donnerwetter" (literally 'to thunder-weather') which would translate to something like "to hell with this". "Donnerwetter" is rather an exclamation of regard or admiration. ** Heh. You do know that kindergarten is the German for "childrens' garden"? You're using German profanities at a German-named institution. ** @/{{Popette}} also uses "zum Donnerwetter" as a swear word, although not for any particular reason. *** This German troper never heard of it before. Is it some kind of a long-forgotten cussing word from the eighties? *** And ''this'' German troper mostly knows "Donnerwetter!" from Goofy in German dubs of Disney stuff. (By the fact that even ''Goofy'' is allowed to say it, you can tell that it is [[GoshDangItToHeck really not offensive at all]]. You could even use it in a ''German'' kindergarten and get away with it!) *** It was never that offensive to begin with - Pumuckl, a traditional german children's tv show produced in the eighties (and its radiocounterpart which dates back even further) was produced in the extremely conservative state of Bavaria, and even it used Donnerwetter without giving it a second thought. It helps that swearing aloud, especially at no one in particular (such as when you're angry or mess something up) has a long tradition in Germany... *** [[Tropers/MidnightRambler This Dutch troper]] will occasionally say 'Donnerwetter!' when unpleasantly surprised. Or, when ''particularly'' unpleasantly surprised, 'Gtterdmmerung!' [[RichardWagner Which is an awesome opera, by the way]]. * @/DokEnkephalin did it habitually for years after coming back from Germany, even moreso when brother or sister were near and answering in German phrases. It doesn't seem gratuitous if you've moved to a big community of Army brats who were also over there, since we all picked up on the same expressions, but it did keep our civilian friends in the dark. And now that I'm studying Japanese, I try to make use of some phrases for the sake of practice, yet I somehow keep coming up with German. ** Say, did you by any chance visit the MIS, BIS or the International School in the Artillery Caserne in Garmisch? I'm from there. We've got quite a special attitude to ''Gratuitious German'' there. You are (mildly said) not encouraged, to swear either in German OR in English. Our reaction? ''Tshoerrt!'' * This troper's mother seems to think that swearing in different languages =/= actually swearing, and says scheie instead of shit. * @/{{Alkthash}} will swear in German at work. Or say perfectly innocent things like "Could you get me more onions?" in German and watch people react as if I had called them a goat-fucking bastard. * This troper does not speak German, yet swears in German. This is because his ''great-grandmother'' was German (and swore in German),

and each succeeding generation of my father's family has picked up the habit from the generation before. * This Troper invokes this often, mainly because it's one of the hazards that comes with being a German major. * This troper occasionally [[BlindIdiotTranslation Babelfishes]] his less serious forum posts into German for the hell of it. * This Troper has recently started taking German lessons. Since she obviously needs to practice pronunciation, she's started randomly using German phrases around friends and family. The fact that they don't understand a word of it just makes it funnier. * This Troper is a German student and the day her class learnt the words for various bits of genitalia was the day at least ten detentions were handed out. Scheisse. * This troper managed to pull of GratuitousGerman, GratuitousSpanish and GratuitousJapanese all at once by calling a very happy toddler wearing a T-shirt that featured Miffy & "Hello Kitty" holding hands: Muy Sehr Kawaii !!! * @/{{Magus}} came up with a nice BilingualBonus for the name of an attack in a game he's creating. It's "Diese Brezeln Machen Mich Durstig". * @/{{Pocketwatch}} has a completely terrible GratuitousGerman habit when in familiar company (friends or family), to the point of occasionally having to automatically translate what I've said before I'm asked to. Some jokes and puns I've come up with only make sense to my friends who are also learning German, which is a little bit annoying. Sometimes I just say random phrases I've learned for the hell of it. ** It also applies to my friends who are learning German - our text messages commonly contain an unholy mixture of English, Irish, German, maybe some French or a tiny bit of Japanese, and then... Mangled versions of words combining some languages, [[FunetikAksent deliberate phonetic spelling]], in-jokes and in-jokey slang. (Muttimus or Muttimus Maximus being a favourite when talking about mothers, for example.) We have ''lots'' of fun. ** My best friend complained about my terrible habit once, since she does French: -> Her: You know I can't understand when you randomly speak German. It's kind of strange. -> Me: Well, what I was saying was "Do you have a room free?" Like you would if you were in a hotel or B&B. * This Troper uses scheie and dummkopf as [[UnusualEuphemism Unusual Euphemisms]] for English swears. He also uses "Schnell!" when he needs people to hurry up. * @/{{Blau}} is German, so the very idea of using ''gratuitous '' German does not really apply, however, I really like to insert phrases that were used as gratuitous german in movies or shows, even keeping the English/American accent. "Sitzen! Machen!" * Curious subversion: @/{{Crion87}}, instead of using Gratuitous German, sometimes uses Gratuitous ''Dutch'' - to be particular, he used a lot of the Dutch guttural throat noises (I forget what they are called). He's trying to get out of that habit because he isn't actually Dutch-descent (Welsh, Scottish, German, possibly Polish, but

not Dutch). * Gratuitous German has become something of a geeky trend at this troper's school, not leastly because our German teacher is quite attractive. (Much of the mangled German has to do with how hot he is-such as calling him, literally, "a fox", and "very, very hot". As in the temperature. Which does, in that construction, mean something more in line with "sexy"/"horny". Agh.) ** Calling him a "Fuchs" (fox) doesn't mean anything about his sexappeal or attractiveness in general. Actually it's about intelligence and - sometimes - being treacherous. * This British Troper has a running in-joke with a number of friends involving the words "Krank", "Krankenhaus" and "Krankenwagen", or; Sick, Hospital and Ambulance. Also "Achtung! Wienacht!" although thats more due to a certain song. * @/AirshipCanon is using it in his RPGMaker [[Game/ZionRecordOfIvala Game. Most things Freizkielien...]] * @/{{Lemurian}} likes to say that he says good morning all through the day, up to 2:00 am, when he starts pretending to know German. Ja, ich sprechen sehr gut imachineren deutch. * This troper had an English teacher who used "Bahnhof" as a general exclamation or swear. For those not German-inclined, Bahnhof means ''train station.'' He only used it because it ''sounded'' like a swear (because Everything is Angrier in German, obviously). ** In actual German there's also an expression "Ich versteh nur Bahnhof" ("I only understand train station," or perhaps more idiomatically, "All I heard was 'train station'"), sometimes shortened to just "Bahnhof!". It means you actually didn't understand anything of what you've just been told. * This troper uses German swear words constantly, and finds it easy to speak German in conversation. The problem is that this troper has never studied German other than a few phrasebooks, and is in fact taking ''Italian.'' For the past four years! * This troper was reading a book with his friends when the book said that the German word for "team" is Mannschaft. Hilarity ensued. * @/{{Katana}} recently went on a school trip to Germany for a month. While my german isn't particularly bad (although I'm likely to get the tenses wrong), one student in particular, who basically came over to get drunk, thought that "Entschuligoo" was proper German. Cue {{Facepalm}}. * In a science lesson I dropped something and said: 'Verdammte Scheie aus der Hlle!' but I also tend to come out with 'Jesus Christus auf einem Schei-Motorrad!' * My best friend does this constantly. So much so that I've learned basic German just from her. Also, I use "guten tag", "ja", and "dumbkopf". * OK, I'll admit it. I once convinced a friend that [=FrauSchtcker=] was German for "penis". * This troper sprinkles his words with German just for the hell of it. * This troper has a habit of saying "danke" instead of "thank you" for some reason. It kind of helps that it's some of the only German she remembers from her two years of German class... (Thankfully enough, she doesn't use much GratuitousJapanese despite having taken a class

for it too.) ** This troper can also identify with that. She learned it in German class at highschool. This said, it's occasionally come in handy, such as helping out German folks she's met online ("kann ich ihnen helfen?") However, using German in front of Dutch folks (usually without realizing she's doing it -- it's just become so ingrained) tended to result in giggles from them, with them providing the correct Dutch alternative ("danke" = "dank je" for them, for example. This troper also loves their, "you're welcome": "graag gedaan" [sp?], sometimes just shortened to "GG".) ** Same. I went to Austria a few years ago, and since then Danke/Danke schun has just sort of stuck. I occasionally use other basic German words (Auf Weidersehn instead of Goodbye), but its 'Danke' that gets used the most. * This troper is American-German and once used her semi-fluency to avoid a scam artist that was hanging around the local strip mall. (I'd been approached by a few different guys previously) This troper is also particularly fond of yelling "Ich wnsche dir Gesund!" to friends/people when they annoy her. Little do they know... * This Troper's nickname is Grafsburg, which he only recently found out would mean something like 'Count's Castle' in German. * This Troper's (American, English-speaking) family inexplicably peppers their conversations with phrases from various other languages. Perhaps the strangest is ''ufnet die Tur'' (spelling?), which we use as a command to ''close the door'', although as far as This Troper can make out it actually means quite the opposite. ** Proper spelling would be "ffnet die Tr", and it does indeed mean "''open'' the door". * After a semester of German, this Filipino troper is rather guilty of this. ** Likewise, this troper and his friends will speak pretty basic and probably wrong German to each other. -->He: I only played MGS back on PS1. -->Me: Woah, Das Altschulen. ** At this troper's public school, it was a common trend to reply "JAWOHL MEIN FUHRER" after anything a teacher said, despite the fact German wasn't even taught at that school. *** Be grateful. A native speaker of German overhearing you would probably kick your ass for this kind of stuff. Nazi jokes aren't exactly considered very funny here. **** YMMV, this troper can lol, for instance, a lot at Alfons Hatler of ''Der Wixxer'' "fame". Or Extra3's NNN. Then again, she's callous and not 100% German. ***** But that's making fun about Nazis, not claiming that all germans are like Nazis 60 years ago. ** This German troper prefers "Jawohl, Herr Obersturmbannfhrer!" *** Seconded, by another german. Also adresses friends (in-jokingly) randomly as "Reichsfhrer-SS", Heinrich Himmlers rank, simply because its uncommon. ** @/{{Taicat}} spend her childhood at least once per year in Germany and lived in Silesia part of poland (once Prussian partition and german territory) was influenced with German for whole life.She likes

to call everything 'Scheise'. *** Also I should mention that Silesian dialect/language is mix of polish/german and slovakian influences.Especially german * There are certain dubious advantages to growing up in the family I did. One of them is the rule that if you say something in one language, you are not allowed to reply in the same language unless neither party knows how to say it. On one hand, it means I know how to ask for the bathroom wherever I may roam. On the other this rule leads to the assumption that everyone understands when you ask, "Verstes du das?" or "Konst du Duetch?". It's even worse for the odd German guy I meet, who hopefully asks me if I speak his language. I may have broken a few hearts on account of my habitually dropping their language into mine. (Apologies to any actual speaker of German for my bad spelling. Our rule did not extend to the written word, nor were we picky about enunciation.) * @/TheGrooveyOne ''loves'' the German language. He doesn't actually speak it, but he's prone to using German exclamations for added "oomph". His favourites are "Achtung [baby]!", "Einspruch!" and "Raus, raus!". He ''is'' of German heritage, though...that may have something to do with it. * This troper tends to refer to himself as ''dummkopf'' occasionally when he does something stupid, and prefers ''danke schon'' to thank you, confusing the recipient. Even though this troper doesn't swear, if he did, he'd swear in German. * This troper swears a lot in several different languages, German included. * This troper loves German. A lot. And ever sence she got into TeamFortress2...she sprinkles it on almost everything. * This troper and her boyfriend sprinkle GratuitousGerman in our conversations. Usually pet names but she also swears and he likes to quote [[PunchOut Von Kaiser]]. * @/NotSoBadassLongcoat sometimes uses the phrase "Alle gitarren mussen fur den Sieg rockundrollen!" (and done in an over the top "Hitler Public Speech" way or, when in print, using [[http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9382/rockinjp8.png Gothic lettering]]), picked up from a satirical article in local computer magazine. ** Also, "duppen w raketen und schuuu! Ausnach Kosmos!" (Ass-en into the rocket-en and whoosh! Away into space!) as a method of getting rid of someone, "O mein Gott! Das ist fenz (''pronounced "fence"'') around mein plott! Und zwei klofeslinen[[hottip:* :Yes. "Clotheslines". No. That's not a real German word.]]!" and throwing things "''ausnach'' trashcan". *** Most of that wasnt real german...it sounded more like the language they made up for TheGreatDictator. * I couldn't find a "Gratuitous Dutch" page, so I'll post it here because it is related. This American troper grew up in next door to a family of Dutch immigrants and was very close friends with their son. Naturally, I picked up a fair amount of Dutch, which I continued to use. I later became (and still am right now) an exchange student to Germany. I learned German pretty fast, but the close "feel" of the two languages has caused me not only to speak German with a

[[{{Understatement}} somewhat conspicuous]] Dutch accent, but also throw in random Dutch words with my German, e.g., I never say "aber" for "but"; I always replace it with Dutch "maar." Why this is, I do not know. I can only chalk it up to my upbringing. I still can't figure out why I can't get "aber" or "und" to come out of my mouth, though. ** I do that too. The difference? I've never met a Dutch person in my life, nor am I of Dutch descent. I just really like the sound and feel of the language. I don't usualy talk to other people in Dutch (partly because I study it very casualy and don't really know that much), but I do sometimes swear at my friends and then refuse to tell them what it means. I also talk to myself in a mixture of actual Dutch and Dutch-sounding Simlish. I like to think my accent is pretty good, because I listen to a lot of Dutch music. * I do swear in English, but am known to swear in Italian and German, as well as mutter other, less then pleasant things using my patchy, incomplete knowledge of those languages. * This Troper often says ''ausgezeichnet''. It has a nice ring to it. ** And Mr. Burns catchphrase in the german dub. * This Troper often insults other people in German. This has arguably gotten worse since she started practicing getting "in-character" for her Medic cosplay. * One of [[@/GeneralGoose this Britalian troper's]] friends at school gets pissed whenever I say "Du hast mittelschmerz" to him. I also regularly swear in German and Italian. ** "You have middle pain" what does this even mean? *** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittelschmerz Here.]] * I definitely do this. I have been known to say "Guten Nacht" at night, "tsch" when leaving, or when parents are leaving, saying "Danke" instead of "thank you", bitte instead of "you're welcome" and for no thank you, and pronouncing the town we live in the German way. It doesn't help that we live in Germany, and have lived in Germany for the last four years. So, maybe since I use these words in Germany, it was rubbing off on me. ** Also, I could find a place for gratuitous Finnish, so I'll just add it here (even though the two languages sound nothing alike). When my mom and I speak in Finnish to each other (sadly I have a small knowledge of the language) my father has no idea what we're talking about. * I've got a few. In high school I would say "scheisse" to GettingCrapPastTheRadar, which was especially important in my private Christian school. I still say it every now and then, because I find it to be very satisfying. Also, I used to occasionally refer to my sister as "schwester". My Dad will use snippets of German every now and then (he's half-German and took three years of the language in high school while also speaking it at home). * This is how this Troper knows he's been playing too much Silent Hunter and CompanyOfHeroes. He routinely answers with "ja?" or "da?" (Russian, ironically), gestures with "schnell!", thanks people with "danke schon", and has replaced "hey!" with "achtung!" * My mom is German, and my dad knows German, so sometimes he'll say a German phrase to her.

* This Troper is long accustomed to greeting his professors with "Morgen", bidding people "danke", and swearing using all manner of German. He tends to string words together ("Scheisse-verdamtenkopf!") in ways that make no sense but are satisfying still. Random German words tend to wander into his conversations, as well. * This troper has been studying German for a few years and prefers to swear in German since it sounds much eviler and for GettingCrapPastTheRadar at work. She also tends to yell "Schnell!" at people to hurry up, a habit she picked up from her father who is German. * This Troper has a tendency to yell at his cat in German. The cat understands it no better than English, French, Spanish, or Esperanto, which I also speak to him. * This Troper has learnt German for the past three and a half years, and is going to Germany at the end of the year. She tends to swear in every language at hand - English, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, French, Pig Latin - and, just the other day, called a microwave ein Stck Scheisse. A piece of shit. * This Troper tends to think in a half-German, half-English hybrid, even though my experience with German is limited to 4.5 years of school instruction. So, while I might say something like "I must go to the hotel", I'm probably thinking "Ich muss to the hotel gehen. Mach schnell, dummkopf!" * This Troper moved to Germany with her family, where she swims with a German coach. Said coach speaks English fluently, but shouts instructions and insults in German (he know how intimidating it sounds.) Needless to say, when he followed me state-side for a meet, he was referred to by most of the other swimmers as " that crazy German coach." * This troper is Austrian (and studying abroad in the US) and when his cousin is visiting we like to say "HART WIE KRUPPSTAHL" (Hard as Krupp-steel) at every opportunity. Earns us a few strange looks every time... * This American troper uses 'Nein', 'Ja', 'Danke' and other simple German words in conversation. ** This Irish Troper does the same. Probably has something to do with [[strike:the large amount of AceAttorney fics she reads]] her Maths tutor who studied in Germany and now sometimes speaks German so often, his stories sometimes become incoherent. He does translate once he realises what he's doing though. * Graffiti on bathroom wall at the University of Washington: "Ich scheisse in deine totenleute!"(I shit on your grave?) ** A better translation would be "I shit in your deadpeople". Totenleute doesn't mean grave, there's no such word. The closest match is "tote leute" (dead people) or "tten leute" ("to kill people", but in reverse order), and it should be written apart. Plus, the "in" was probably supposed to be "auf". *** Well, if they meant "I shit on your grave!", the proper translation would be "Ich scheisse auf dein Grab!". "Ich scheisse auf eure Grber!" would be the appropriate phrase if "I shit on your graves!" was meant. * This Trope was actually fun and has turned into a RunningGag between

my twin and [[{{Tropers/Allronix}} me]]. She took two years of highschool German. I took three (and a year of it in college). One time, when we wanted to argue, but didn't want Mom involved, we resorted to this! Ten years out of college, and I can still ''read'' the language well enough to decipher a trouble ticket - but my grammar and phasing is too hideous to actually reply to the customer. * This troper and her friend do this alot. It was even more gratuitous back in 8th grade, when we were looking forward to taking German Freshman year. I enjoy saying "Mit Senf" even though in most situations, ending a sentence with "mit senf" is irrelevant and confusing. Mit senf... (I don't even like mustard that much.) * As a german student, this troper does this without thinking of it much. After one especially bad bout of it, she acually said "Warten, weshalb bin ich deutch sprechen?" ("wait, why am I speaking german?). Thus lampshading her own habit. ** This troper does this in reverse since he lurks in various english forums. It was especially irritating for his parents since they only had russian in theyr school-days * This Swedish troper hasn't said "thank you" in Swedish for years (it's "tack" by the way), opting instead for "danke schn." * This troper enjoys making up many strange German insults, such as "Sohn aus ein mutterlos Ziege!" (Son of a motherless goat), "Kinderlecken Franzoze!" (Child-licking Frenchman), and "Du Jahr-tot Reinigerin!" (You year-dead cleaning woman). * This tropers German friend does it, usually when she can't find a word in Greek that fits. When she realises it, she tries to explain what she just said by translating it (BlindIdiotTranslation style). HilarityEnsues. * This german Troper used english for quite a while, sometimes it gets mixed up. Either I forget the german word, but know the english one, or forget the english one, and know the german. It gets particulary confusing at times when I ask people the corresponding word and hope they know the translation. It grows into GratuitousGerman when talking to english speaking fellows. And, after one particulary lenghty Internet-call session with an american, my first few sentences to my mother where english, then I realised she couldnt really do much with that. He has also refined his accent to the point where he has to proof his german-ness to people, usually by loads of GratuitousGerman in Hitler or Rammstein style, or just plain insulting them in a calm, but very NSFW manner. Hilarity ensues. * This Troper was accused of this once when speaking Mongolian. My only actual knowledge of German comes from this page and Omniglot's Useful Phrases index, but usually I can't remember any of it. I did, however, have a friend in high school who dropped German into everything because she thought it made her cool. * This Troper uses German randomly to screw with his friends, who don't know anything other than "Guten Tag". ---Gehen Sie weg! Gehen Sie zurck zu {{Gratuitous German}}! Schnell! Jetzt lass ihn doch mal ausreden, du Arschloch!

GratuitousJapanese * TruthInTelevision - This troper knew a whole group of girls that did this. At first it was, like, cool, you guys like anime, too but it quickly got annoying, especially since all of them thought it was so clever that they could do this. After a month of this, I just left and started eating lunch with the good ol' boys (not my words); surprisingly, this was an improvement. ** Ah yes, there's a group of people at my school that do this as well. It got annoying fast, particularlly when they didn't know what they were saying and pronounced everything wrong. That and, they know nothing about Japan outside anime. ** One of the people this troper happens to hang around at school only goes by "Oni" and randomly adds japanese to his speaking, often making otherwise sensible statements incomprehensible. *** ...Ogre? *** According to Eyeshield 21 it also can stand for "really" in the pronoun sense. Or whatever Ikkyuu uses his verbal tic for. *** That's not as bad as someone who wishes for everyone to call him by the name "Kawaii." * I have a friend who frequently uses "baka" as an adjective, and then [[HypocriticalHumor calls me out whenever I speak a foreign language because "this is America".]] ** I regret ever teaching my nooby friends ''baka''. They used it too much and IT DROVE ME CRAZY. Of course, I do sometimes mumble to myself in Japanese. I used to say ''kuso'' alot but it just morphed into "ksch" eventually. *** Hey, I do that "ksch" thing too! And yes, it also came from "kuso". * This troper suffered this fresh off his trip to Japan when he was still a [[OldShame failtacular teenager who thought he was cool randomly injecting Japanese swears into conversations.]] Now he leaves poorly pronounced Japanese to his Otaku friends, who now look as silly as he once did. They'll grow out of it... * Go to an anime convention, ''any'' anime convention outside of Japan, and you are bound to run into people who do this. * TruthInTelevision here -- this troper is guilty of using several such phrases in RealLife, most recently picking up "mendokuse" ("troublesome") from ''{{Naruto}}'''s Shikamaru. He defends the rest of them as being picked up when he actually went to Japan. ** {{Tsundere}} is actually beginning to enter this troper's vocabulary. Since stealing from other languages is pretty much the entire basis of English, I figure it's fair. *** There really isn't an English equivalent for the word anyway. *** Yeah, it's not quite so gratuitous in that particular case. ** Top troper also defends his use of "Yare yare daze" as being situationally appropriate, muttered under his breath most of the time, and really fun to say. *** Same here. Also, I often say "kuso" in my head, mostly because it relieves stress more than English curse words for some reason. Probably because I imagine Ichigo or Renji from Bleach saying it.

**** The best curse words almost always have sharp, harsh sounds like "ch" and "ck". [[PrecisionFStrike FUCK!]] [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch BITCH!]] *** This troper uses both "Yare yare daze" and "Muda-da" when the situation is right. *** This troper sometimes thinks or mutters "yosh..." or simply "sh..." when playing something and advancing well enough out of habit just because he watches too many Let's Plays on NicoNicoDouga. It simply feels better than "Ok" and shorter than "Alright". I suppose. * This troper's Japanese tutor managed a variation of this (Japanese tutor in both senses of the phrase - she's a tutor of the Japanese language, as well as a tutor from Japan). We were learning how to talk about family members, so one of the other students gave an example: "Watashi no otouto no namae wa Christopher desu". (My little brother's name is Christopher.) The tutor wasn't sure how to spell "Christopher", so she wrote it in katakana, having wrote the rest of the sentence in romaji. Justified, since this troper would imagine that a name such as Christopher would be difficult to spell using a writing system different to the ones you've used since you first learned to write in the first place. ** I'm back! Since I couldn't do Japanese for a second year I did Italian instead. Since Italian pronunciation is different to English pronunciation, I came up with a cunning plan to get both the spelling AND the pronunciation of certain words down properly - use katakana! * One of this troper's old friends from middle school used to jokingly say "[Name] no baka!" whenever I said or did something stupid. * [[Tropers/CabbitGirlEmi This tropette]] was learning Japanese since the age of 11. I like to use words such as "nya" (meow), "urusai!" (shut up!), and "futsukushii", which apparently is used when somebody witnesses something truly amazing. I also like to use "baka". * This troper's obnoxious fourteen-year-old otaku-lite sister is very fond of the word "baka". * [[@/DarkInsanity13 This troper]] (as part of an OldShame) used to say random Japanese words both in her normal conversations and online. Thankfully, she's grown smarter and no longer calls cute things "kawaii" unless she's specifically doing so in Japanese. But she allows herself random phrases from anime and that ([[{{Eyeshield21}} Butsubusu! YA-HA!!!]], [[{{Bleach}} Bukkowarechimae!]], [[{{Naruto}} Yattazo-kore!]]) on the odd occasion. Her favourite phrase is "korosuzo" (I'll kill you). ** That is also this troper's [[OldShame old shame]]... ** My old shame as well; I used to be a stereotypical weeaboo. I still love manga and anime, and am quite interested in general Japanese culture, but I don't use any of them but "baka" anymore unless the situation seriously calls for it. Sadly, my friends still do, but not with the frequency that they did back in middle-school, thank gawds. I also do what the below example does with the spelling, occasionally, though... My usual screenname also includes "-san" (Night-san), but that's an old nickname from a forum I administrate that stuck, and I have no intentions of dropping it. I may also address friends with honorifics... but there's no English equivalent to that, and it's more of a thing of endearment.

* A bizarre variation occurs with this troper. He uses no ''actual'' Japanese, but he frequently spells words how a Japanese person would pronounce them. His favorites are "Baibai" and "Sankyuu~". ** [[NorioWakamoto Herro every-nyun! How ah you?]] [[AzumangaDaioh Fine, Sankyuu!]] *** [[MemeticMutation OH MY GAH!]] ** This troper does this occasionally too; probably because's it's [[RuleOfFunny funny]] and oddly cute. She also occasionally spells out peoples'/characters' names the way someone with a Japanese accent would pronounce them, such as calling herself "Ari" once or twice. Of course, she also likes to write with a [[GratuitousGerman German]] FunetikAksent from time to time... ** Exchange "spelling" with "pronouncing" and you have [[ILikeCrows me]]. * This troper realized today that he randomly referred to his friend with a -san at the end of his name. This troper does not randomly speak in any other japanese, or use honorifics with anybody else, just this one random person. ** This troper also addresses one friend with "-san", but only to that person, who is this troper's Japanese Language [[SempaiKohai senior]]. Besides, the name "Artosan" is easier for me to say than "Arthur" or "Art". This probably has something to do with this troper's lingual background. * [[@/WhiteRoseDuelist This troper]] was threatened by someone at a restaurant when he made a joke about her boyfriend. She didn't realize that I understood every word she said. * This Troper read a horrible FairlyOddparents fanfic where, despite there actually being no Japanese to speak of in the show, the author decided to show off their otaku skillz by adding -chan or -kun to all the names. * Who needs baka when thanks to Tv tropes, you know what hakuchi means? I also love acting like or parodying weeaboo just so that if someone says I'm a weeaboo, I can respond with, "Weeaboo? [[ButNotTooForeign I'M PART JAPANESE]] [[JustAddBitch BITCH!]]" However, I've never actually said it that way, nonetheless, I still joke that my racial heritage gives me "25% bonus defense against weeaboo attacks". Also, watashi find watashi fun to say, or at least, watashi would if it didn't remind me of [[NightmareFuelUnleaded Wide Knowledge of]] [[{{Vocaloid}} the Late Madness]] ** That's not a really good idea, since according to Encyclopedia Dramatica, being part Japanese is still no excuse for acting as a weeaboo. Quite the contrary, it only makes it worse. Well, it did the last time I checked. *** According to Encyclopedia Dramatica, a good portion of this wiki's contributors do not exist. ** According to common sense, overplaying a part of your heritage just to be annoying is no excuse for being a weeaboo. * This troper has a Classmate/friend (age twenty-two) who has the rather annoying tendency to shout out "yatta!" and "sugoi!" among other gratuitous Japanese words. * This troper unwittingly curses in Japanese occasionally, mostly by muttering "kuso", but it's soft enough that people who do hear it will

probably think that he was hissing instead. I hope. ** This troper does that too. He also uses "baka" for insulting people under his breath, primarily so they won't realize that they were insulted if they happen to hear me. * This troper thinks about using JapanesePronouns for some situations. But who'd get it? * This troper frequently calls her father things like "crazy, narcissistic idiot" in Japanese. After all those years of him talking about her in Spanish to her mother, right in front of her, she'd say it's well-deserved revenge. Plus, he treats her mom and her like crap. * This troper had a Japanese nickname before using random Japanese words for names was cool. Approximately 19 years ago, her grandmother hosted some Japanese exchange students, and they nicknamed this infant troper "Nikoban," because she cried a lot. (She doesn't know what it means ''exactly,'' though. And, hey, she was a baby. Can you blame her?) Her parents still trot out the "Nikoban" nickname from time to time to embarrass her. * This troper knows several people who talk like this, but she only allows two to get away with it. One, because she's a bona fide scholar of Japanese history (and thus knows what she's doing), and the other, because he's a real life CuteShotaroBoy who acts so much like he stepped out of an anime that it'd feel weird if he ''didn't'' say things like ''"Arigato!"'' * [[@/ZekeSulastin This troper]] has a tendency of naming all of his [[EveOnline internet spaceships]] after words gleefully pulled from a J<>E dictionary, following themes based on ship size (i.e. frigates are -akari, so the Taranis interceptor = ???? : moonlight; cruisers are -rai, so the Ishtar HAC = ?? : spring thunder). Delving into the more 'fangirlish' tendencies exemplified by [[ChisSweetHome kawaii koneko-chan desu!!! =^-^=]] is also utilized by this troper when attempting to be sarcastic ... * The only thing coming even close to GratuitousJapanese that I can stand hearing or seeing is the "Japanese-style" emotes, such as >_> ._. or even =^-^= on occasion. If you speak a word of Japanese in everyday conversation (unless completely appropriate in context) [[BerserkButton you'd better be fluent]]. (Note that I'm not fluent, but I don't insert random words in sentences ever, either.) ** I agree completely. * This Troper doesn't mind reading or typing Japanese-style emotes for informal English typing. The "^_^" has the same meaning and aesthetically, is nicer to look at than a ":)" ([[YourMileageMayVary to me, at least]]). I find emotes a matter of style and if someone wants to express an emotion in Japanese emotes, I feel that it seems silly to force him/her to use English emotes. To me, emotes, be they in English or Japanese, have the same value. For actual gratuitous words...I prefer that they be kept out even in informal typing; unlike emotes, it is NOT a matter of style and it definitely detracts from the text quality. Words with no equivalent (such as tsundere) or specific terminology from another language (such as phrases from Latin when appropriate) are fine. ** Meanwhile, I get frustrated if somebody starts proclaiming that the Japanese culture and its conventions of language and conversation

(e.g., prefixes and addressing others last name only) superior to others. I wish they could appreciate their original and/or current culture and conventions a bit better... * After having studied Japanese as long as she has, things just slip out sometimes. Occasionally, she ends up actually ''thinking'' in Japanese when emotional or sleep-deprived enough. Yare yare. * I occasionally mutter "Baka..." under my breath if someone ticks me off. And I also keep saying "Sagoi" (that the romanisation?) realising I used it out of context and hitting myself in the face. * This troper is lucky enough to have been taught basic Japanese sentence structure by his former neighbour, and can thus legitimately say some things in gramatically perfect Japanese. However, he has often accidentally said "baka" instead of "bugger", causing many of his otaku friends to become confused.... * One day, this troper started referring to her friends in English, but with a Japanese accent and honorific (but only in her mind). For example, when meeting her friend Kit, she'd say "Hi, Kit!" but in her mind, would be thinking "Kittu-kun!" She also [[OldShame used to be a complete otaku]], to the point where she thought she knew Japanese from watching subbed Naruto. * This troper will occasionally use a cutesy "Sankyuu~" but over time, it's mutated into [[{{Prison}} "Shank you!"]] * This troper, fluent in Japanese, has several, almost habitual, Japanese {{Catch Phrase}}s, mostly [[VerbalTic Verbal Tics]] that show up when she's stressed or startled. ** "Ittai nani o kore..." Basically a Japanese way to say "WTF?" *** This Troper was ''wondering'' what "[=WTF=]" is in Japanese! Now if only I could remember it... Well, probably not tonight, as I need to study for a test in my actual Japanese class. And it's a Take Home Final, as well ^_^ Anyway, with two college quarters of Japanese and a third coming up, I can use at least limited Japanese in online gaming. Romanji only, though, cause Roblox has ''serious'' font limitations. And I have to deliberately avoid certain phrases (especially some ?form verbs) because they would be [=SafeCensor=]'d. Oh, and sadly, I am not Japanese in real life. (Despite my wiki handle) If I was, I'd be trying to learn English, and then what I'd be typing would probably actually go in [[TroperTales.BlindIdiotTranslation Blind Idiot Translation]] instead. **** I've heard "dondake" is quite similar to "WTF". ** [[RurouniKenshin "Oro?"]] (Note that this troper has not seen Rurouni Kenshin in years.) ** This troper also has a habit of referring to herself in the third person, though almost never in public. *** Do you refer to yourself as "this troper"? Because that'd be hilarious. **** Only on the wiki. And I only refer to myself in third person when speaking Japanese. ** This troper is also a Bokukko. *** Pics, plea... Oh, Bokukko, not... forget I said anything. ** [[KansaiRegionalAccent "Nandeyanen?"]] * [[@/InkkiBookman This little troper]] not only uses the odd Japanese terms like baka to call someone an idiot but other foreign words like

Danke ''(which is German for Thanks)''. As for using Japanese terms in fansubs, I believe that its best to stick with 'common' suffix terms like -san, -chan, -sama and -sensei as most anime fans know these terms and a few other Japanese words that might could end up in the English lexicon if used often enough. * [[@/BossGoji This troper]] is prone to using Japanese exclamations("oi oi," "ikuzo," "yattaze", "ora," and so forth) instead of their English equivalents. Why? Because if you're an American and you shout "muda da!" in public, you merely look like a weirdo. If you're an American and you shout "your efforts are futile!" in public, you look like an ''insane'' weirdo. * This troper likes to use the word "kawaii" in its context, since there isn't a readily apparent English equivalent. ** Except for, you know. The translation. ** I'm pretty sure "cute" can cover "kawaii" for almost everything. *** This troper has found what got called 'kawaii' and what gets called 'cute' to be actually a bit different in practice. If 'cute' is a litter of mongrel puppies, 'kawaii' is a basket of kittens. However, this is more important if you're trying to get your Japanese friend to go squee over a gift. ** What about "adorable"? Pretty much every "kawaii" things can be "adorable" to me. * This troper is guilty of this, though I have taken the effort to learn how to say everything correctly. * This troper used to speak like this. Now she knows a group of girls who do this all the time, and it is one of the most annoying things she's ever heard. The super-squeaky voices, the gratuitous honorifics, the terrible pronunciation...She is sincerely sorry she ever acted that way. * This Japanese-speaking troper is a media geek/anime fan just as much as the rest of you if not much more and I'm often annoyed by gratuitous Japanese when used in real life. And no, saying English steals from other languages is not a viable excuse. It's socially awkward and makes you look like an idiot. However, it's acceptable when absolutely needed, like when discussing something from Japanese media to somebody who actually knows about it. (Titles, names, quotes or anything that will otherwise lose its meaning when said in English.) I guess you could say I hide my powerlevel so to speak. * Example of how my family (both sides) and I talk at get-togethers: "Our next-door ''tonari'', that ''kanemochi'' guy, he's got a lot a money but he spends it all on ''gohan'' for his nasty ''kitanai'' dog -- * tch* what a ''bakatare''." This is the extent of our Japanese. ''We're all Japanese(-American).'' At least it gave me a tiny edge in HS Japanese, but not much: --->Sensei: That's great, but what does ''Itadakimas''' and ''Gochisosama'' mean? --->Me: Uh... --->Sensei: What's "restroom" in ''Nihongo''? --->Me: ''O-benjo''! --->Sensei: That's a (really, really, ''really'') crude way of saying it; the word is ''oterai'', or ''toire'' for western-style. --->Me: ''Nan des' ka?''

--->Sensei: * sigh* (Thank God that ''perfectly fluent white guy'' couldn't stay and the new teacher was an easygoing Japanese guy who barely spoke English). Ironically I grew up just before the popularization of anime, so the usual "My ''nakama'' is ''sugoi''!" doesn't apply and I only started using exclaimations like ''sugoi!'' after taking Japanese. Oh, and I still really, really suck at Japanese, but I'm pretty good at Engrish! * This troper finds this trope quite annoying and almost completely avoids it, with two exceptions. I sometimes want to use the word ''nakama'' in conversation, because there's no precise equivalent in English for the concept I'm trying to get across. And when I'm eating sushi, I'm '''strongly''' tempted to say ''itadakimasu'' as I break apart the chopsticks. ** [[@/PigCatapult This troper]] does the same thing. When nakama comes up (which it does when I have to explain to folks that my [[{{Nakama}} older brother]] isn't ''actually'' my sibling), I usually pause first to explain "Well, there's not really a word for it in English, but the Japanese word 'nakama' describes it pretty well. Nakama are closer to each other than friends, but not romantically involved with each other," because, for some reason, people seem to get ''that'' explanation, while "We're not ''actually'' siblings, but we treat each other ''like'' siblings" just makes them confused. ~_~ (On the upside, most people I explain it to tend to agree with me that "nakama" is a ''very'' useful word, and English would do well to adopt it as a loanword.) ** Talking about nakama, it's a bit hard to explain its meaning in Portuguese... Because nakama has te same pronounciation as "na cama", that means "on the bed". Now TRY to explain something about a person who is your "on the bed". *** Go ahead and say ''itadakimas''', I bet the sushi chefs appriciate it. * This troper managed to pull of GratuitousGerman, GratuitousSpanish and GratuitousJapanese all at once by calling a very happy toddler wearing a T-shirt that featured Miffy & "Hello Kitty" holding hands: Muy Sehr Kawaii !!! * [[@/{{LittleMai}} This Tropette]] uses GratuitousJapanese a lot, sometimes unintentionally, because she tries to think and speak things in japanese so she can learn it properly - there's no one to practice, goddamnit! Also, her japanese teacher is also pointing the fact that she addresses herself as "ore"... ** If you are taking a foreign language class and have nobody else to practice on, then saying the things you learned outside of class is a good idea. So by all means, speak Japanese whenever! You have a good excuse 'ore-sama'. ** This troper has the same problem with trying to learn Spanish and Japanese. Especially since his school doesn't actually offer Japanese. This wouldn't be a problem, except he has developed a habit of answering with "hai" and "iie" to teachers/friends/people who generally don't know any Japanese. Not to mention all the Japanese and Spanish Facebook statuses he has had. [[{{GratuitousSpanish}} Qu molesta!]] Yare yare... ** This troper does this too, but only do this when she's alone(she

will never do it around other people because she understands that it gets annoying fast). She occasionally will use gratuitous Japanese with other people but that is only when she is quoting a character(such as quoting Nozomu and saying "zetsubou shita!"). * This troper, in the seventh grade, had a text-based RP with a friend, that she decided to adapt to {{Animesque}} comic form after she became interested in manga and anime. She also had already known a smattering of Japanese by that point, as well as JapaneseHonorifics that she learned on this very wiki (this was back in 2005). So, as a result of this incredibly limited knowledge of Japanese, as well as a belief then that TrueArtIsIncomprehensible, she wrote half the dialogue in really, really badly-mangled Japanese, worse than Babelshit. Now that she isn't as much of a ''baka'' as she was then, she is unable to look at these old comics [[OldShame without shuddering]], even if she ignores the [[NightmareValley zombie people drawn in the panels]]. * This troper has a bad habit of randomly inserting words (properly pronounced, thank you very much!) into her English sentences. She didn't realize it until one of her friends asked her what the hell "asoko" meant (this troper was attempting to point out where the bathroom was). She also calls her two best friends "oneechan." Justified in that they really are her big sisters, and it's kind of awkward to say that in English around parental figures. Or adults who get confused easily. * This troper has the tendency to shout "YATTA!" when something good happens to her, and is also prone to saying "itadakimasu" before she eats, but other that those two phrases, that is the extent of her use of Gratuitous Japanese, as she does not want to be seen as a weaboo. * Thanks in no small part to his rampant playing of ArtofFighting (And using Ryo in TheKingOfFighters), [[@/MightyKombat This Troper]] sometimes shots out "OSU!!" when something good happens to him or when he kicks a nice amount of ass on a video game. "OSU!" was Ryo's victory sound when he won a match in AOF and KOF. ** This Troper has a tendency to utilize "Osu" as well...picked up from his (very American) karate class. * This Troper, after learning a little basic Japanese (and some more eclectic words from anime subs), has a tendency to add 'ne', to the end of sentences when typing online, and to occasionally swear in Japanese (Of course, I gather expletives from a lot of languages). Of course, this is the nature of the English language, right, to eat other languages and use their words. One wonders if I'll find catchy words in Latin (the language I am currently studying) to insert into my speech patterns. * This troper combines this with GoshDangItToHeck. He's known to say things in Japanese when irritated. Thankfully, in context and tone it's pretty easy to tell what "kuhso" and "shimata" mean and he's never yet had to explain himself. * This troper has a friend who enjoys tacking on a "-chan" at the end of everyone's name. This friend happens to have a name that starts with "Ba", so we call her "baa-chan" in return. ** An [[PokemonQuartz unfortunate]] nickname. * Thanks to ''{{Kaiji}}'', this troper's inner monologue occasionally

contains ''kisama'' (bastard) and ''shikashi'' (however). * This troper started using "kawaii" jokingly because she thought it was pretty funny for some reason. Now it's become a part of her vocabulary and she tends to say it without realizing. Same with "chan", which she'll sometimes use if she thinks someone is cute. Or just feels like sounding like a dumbass. Not sure if this counts, but she'll also add "u" onto the end of random things, like "brbu" or [[Left4Dead "grabbin' a molotovu"]]. Not really sure why... These all mainly apply to online, by the way. Except she tends to call dogs "puppu's" irl. * Subversion: this troper named his ronin character in LegendOfTheFiveRings "Kurinto Itsuuda". Yes, the "su" is missing, for the sake of simplicity. * Two examples from this Troper: In English class, when he changes the date on the board, he writes in it Japanese as well as English. My English teacher once asked me if I was writing something nasty, but I told him it was just the date. (Sometimes, if the seniors spam the white board, I DO respond with some kinda insult, either in Japanese or in Lolspeak.) Also, I sometimes speak in mixed Japanese/English with other students who are in my Japanese-language class, in other classes. Like math. It doesn't help that the person who sits next to me in math class knows Chinese instead, but he can speak English. Too bad he can't help me with my "nihongo no shukudai" :D (too lazy to put that in kana) * This troper has a very good friend (of Asian descent) who loves to spice up her conversations with a lot of Japanese sayings. Could've been a justified trope, except that she's, you know, American Born Chinese. Her grandmother hates this. * This troper, despite being pretty much the only member of her friendship group NOT to study Japanese [long story involving very annoying grade 6 teacher] uses both curses and suffixes on occasion; referring to one friend as 'Marilyn-chan' [after being assaulted for the Gratuitous German 'Marilynchen'], and once getting caught saying k'so - by the Japanese teacher [who just looked amused, thankfully]. * This troper has ended up with a few japanese expressions in his daily conversation after a lot of anime. The problem is that almost noone around him understand him, so he has to explain what he just said all the time. Mendoukuse... And all of his friends now has nicknames in GratuitousJapanese with proper honorifics. Oh yes, and everytime I stop time in a game, I HAVE to shout [[JojosBizarreAdventure ZA WARUDO!]] * This troper's sister randomly drops 'piku' (or 'pikku' or 'piiku' or however you'd like to spell it- I've no idea myself) into her speech. She doesn't even know (and nor do I) whether it means anything at all in Japanese- it just SOUNDS Japanese and ''oh so kawaii desu ne~~~''! The worst bit is, I find myself using it by accident. ** My research (which consists of looking at the first page of a Google search ("piku means")) suggests that "piku piku" means "to twitch". I can only assume she's encountered a character who [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud says sound effects out loud]]. * This troper here is part of the admittedly small anime fan group at my school, and two of us regularly use [[Gratuitous Japanese]]. I'm

the more prolific one, and have given everyone Japanese-shortenednames-with-cute-honourific nicknames. I also used to use "baka" a lot, but I'm cutting down, and I don't use "kawaii" anymore. Everything else in the fangirl Japanese dictionary is fair game. I have no excuse, but it did help me get to the top of Japanese class. * This Troper speaks enough Japanese to sound natural. Because of this, he will speak in Japanese every other sentence or so, especially when mad. Though, for some strange reason, his speech style tends to be... stoic-ish, one could say. Like, saying "sore wa ore no pen '''de wa''' nai" (what this troper would say) instead of "sore wa ore no pen '''ja''' nai" is like "That '''is''' not my pen" instead of "That''''s''' not my pen," respectively. When mad, he sinks into "slang" Japanese, like "sorya ore no pen ja nee yo/darou! (that ain't my pen!)" * I doesn't speak Japanese very well, and most of what I know is [[KansaiRegionalAccent Kansai-ben]] (this is due to a string of coincidences that has resulted in practically every Japanese-speaking person I know being from the region, all in either Nara, Kobe, or Osaka). So he goes and says "aho" and a couple other such words in situations that call for it (being in China, this gets some dirty glares, thus it is usually pulled in situations where I don't want to be bothered). Also "Nyoro~n", but I'm not sure if that counts since it's... not exactly a word. * I once saw someone say kawaii desu ne with all seriousness. I always thought that that was one of those things that only showed up when people were mocking something that never happens. * Due to complicated circumstances, this troper and her father are the only people in her family that speak Japanese, so they frequently use it to talk around people, and out of habit this troper says "tadaima" when she visits. * [[@/AXavierB This troper]] has recently taken up saying "kuso" instead of "shit" or "damn". * Me and my sister thought that Hiro's exclamations of "Yatta!" on ''Heroes'' were cool for some reason. Now we yell "Yatta!" whenever we succeed in something we've been trying to do for a while. * I occasionally use "so so" and "ne?", but only in my head. Also I catch myself thinking using fake-Japanese equivalents like "[[ThisIsADrill Doriru]]" and "Buredobureka". * When This Troper went sailing with his uncle recently, he spotted not one, but ''two'' boats with GratuitousJapanese names. One was not entirely gratuitous, being named the "{{Baka}} Maru," translating approximately to "Stupid Boat", or possibly the "U.S.S. Idiot" ("Maru" being a suffix traditionally attached to the names of Japanese boats); the other, however, was simply named "The Maru". The owner probably thought they were calling it "The Boat", but it's more the equivalent of calling a boat the "U.S.S.", "H.M.S.", or whatever prefix is appropriate in your particular country. * Darkurai has taken to using words like nakama and tsundere that don't have any equivalent english word. He also tends to mutter "baka ne" under his breath when he doesn't want the person he's speaking to to understand him. In a more specific example, for a TV Show that my friend was working on, one actor has a scene where he

[[SpeakingSimlish speaks in tongues]]. He's not very good with that, so I tried to help him with it. It eventually came to me making up a gibberish phrase for him to memorize. I managed to throw in "hikari" where the subtitles on-screen say "Tremble before the light!" * This Troper uses the word baka on a regular basis since they feel that it's more fitting then most of the English equivalants due to its origin. They're also toying with the idea of trying to get into the habit of saying 'Itadakimasu' at meals as a sort of secular alternative to saying grace. * This Troper has a decent knowledge of Japanese. I sometimes say "kuso!" when mildly annoyed and refer to the object of my ire as "temee" or "onore." I also tend to use several catchphrases such as "[[FistOfTheNorthStar Omae wa mo shinderu]]", "[[JoJosBizarreAdventure Yare yare daze]]", "[[JoJosBizarreAdventure Muda!]]" (I will do the entire Dio meme at the drop of a hat and do a decent WRYYY!), "[[Dancougar Yatte yaru ze!]]" (especially while playing SRW Alpha Gaiden), and the occasional "[[GaoGaiGar HIKARI NI NARE!!!]]". I have also just memorized "[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann ORE O DARE DA TO OMOTTE YAGARU?!?!]]" I sometimes refer to myself as "ore" with "-sama" and sometimes "-kono." Of course there's the other little words that I use like "nani?" and "baka." ** Sorry, but this is NOT 'decent knowledge'. When you fully master both Kana systems, fully understand at least 1000 Kanji, read and understand written text from a textbook, and are able to exchange a few replies with a tutor, you will have the right to say you know the basics. Decent Japanese knowledge means you can read a daily newspaper, and buy your daily food, and generally find your barings in an average town in Japan. So shut up and stop bragging. You're only insulting people who actually bother learning the language. *** Since he's playing SRW, I can give him the benefit of the doubt. Anyhow, fuck off, you're being an asshole. **** Asshole? Not so much. Strict and demanding when it comes to things like literacy or common sense? Most certainly. ***** OK, let me clarfy. I know a number of words and some basics of grammar and use them often, so poor choice of words on my part with the whole "decent" thing. Also, I didn't mean to brag, I just get wordy on subjects thst interest me. So, my apologies (and congratulations. Seriously, I'm jealous) to those who have learned the language and were offended by this. I guess I should go ahead and mention that the game had an English patch. Heh heh... * Being the only non-Japanophile in a group of 12, This Troper is very much prone to hearing this. A LOT. ** We apologise immediately for all the pain we have caused. * This troper spent two months in Tokyo last summer, and ''still'' hasn't managed to completely switch back to English. The various conversational 'noises' that make for natural Japanese conversation have stuck. * This hikikomori troper has never had any Japanese classes as such classes were never made available to her. She taught herself katakana (which she sometimes uses for names or writing sentences in Japanese), is learning hiragana, knows some sentence structure and kanji, often says 'sankyuu' rather than 'thank-you' (in fact, she used to say

'gomen' to people who did things for her without being asked) will swear in Japanese, and refers to two girls she knows as 'nee-chan' and 'imouto-chan' If she's hyped about something that's Japanese, she'll tell you the terms she's learned and any name puns she's come across (with [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} Mutou Yuugi]] still being her favourite name pun). She can also recite the [[SuzumiyaHaruhinoYuutsu Hare Hare Yukai]] at fullspeed and, if prompted, will also yell [[DetectiveConan "Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu"]]. However, she also says "I'm here", 'excuse me' and 'thank you' in Gratuitous Italian and swears in GratuitousGerman, and can say [[PhoenixWrightAceAttorney "Objection!"]] in every language the game's audio has been recorded in. She's native English, but one part Maltese. ** And her father thinks she's speaking 'American' whenever she says anything related to the previously stated languages. He happens to hate US English with a passion because it's not English and therefore not an acceptable 'language'. *** So we spell a few things differently and have a different accent, that doesn't make it any less English than Commonwealth English. It's not like we ''purposely'' attack anything British, we just drop a few silent yuus and change a few jee-aitches to effs to make it written closer to how it's pronounced. * As a person who has known nothing but respect and admiration towards Japanese culture, long before it became trendy, and currently studies Japanese language and customs, [[@/BTIsaac this troper]] feels seriously offended by any unnecessary use of gratutious Japanese, and honestly believes that every other decently educated person SHOULD think the same way. Any attempt at abusing a language or justifying the abuse is a sign of vulgarity and a serious lack of proper education, and should be discouraged through disciplinary action. ** As the above troper who uses Japanese only for cursing, I agree that intentional abuse of a language should be discouraged. I only use Japanese for cursing because I never curse in English and don't really want to start (that way I can deliver the most powerful PrecisionFStrike ever when things ''really'' get bad). * Yeah, I found this trope really annoying, [[BerserkButton and I mean it]], but whatever: I decided to make a deal with all my otaku friends: Everytime they use any random Japanese word, I would use some [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Yiddish and/or Hebrew random term]], and yes: They find that very annoying too (But I have to admit it: It's kind of funny, somebody call me "baka", I call him "schmuck" and that's pretty much all) * Averted by a classmate and our math teacher. Who can both speak perfect Japanese, and often abuse this to say things without us understanding. ** And inverted with what sounds like a really mean thing to say but isn't meant in a harmful fashion is calling our religious friend a "ten" because the japanese for ten sounds like "jew". Trust me it's a lot more innocent in context, and while I never used it, the people who did stopped after said math teacher caught them. * This American trouper has been living in Japn for several years. When I go back to visit family, I slip into this ALL THE TIME if I don't just switch languages completely! I honestly don't mean to. It

often takes my brain a few seconds to realize that nobody in the room understands me. Drives the family nuts. ** Yeah, but is not the same, I would say you have a practical reason, a justification (You know: You actually went to that country...) * Thanks to [[OnePiece One Piece]] (and other Japanese shows), [[@/TacoNinja this one]] has taken to muttering in Japanese. She still maintains that she is not a "''weeaboo''" since she wants to learn the language so she can go to Japan one day, and not to look cool (in fact, speaking GJ out loud is a good way to get '''WEEABOO!''' bombs thrown at one and laughed out of the room). * Does Gratuitous Cantonese count? This troper's picked up a few verbal tics from his Singaporean friends, which combined with the normal Kiwi ones often results in "Yeah Cool eh la?" * This troper is studying proper Japanese, and as such makes it a habit to occasionally write his status updates on Facebook and Twitter in Japanese. Since he gets worried that his friends on Facebook might call him out for making frequent videogame-related updates, he sometimes writes such updates in Japanese to throw off those who don't understand it. * This troper has a friend who ''always does this''. When she calls, she says, "Konnichi wa, Kei-chan! Genki desu ka?" to which I promptly facepalm (she should've said moshi moshi, anyway). Whenever she hands me something, she says, "Douzo". Whenever I speak Japanese back to her, she tells me that I'm doing it wrong despite the fact that I've been learning it for two years. ''And that's only the beginning''. * While this troper DOES sometimes find herself saying "Nani?" as opposed to "What?" ''in her head'', she would never say it out loud and finds it annoying when others do: Her best friend is prone to laughing like 'kukukuku'. * [[TwilightLord I]] do this like ALL the time, though I often translate it by saying the same thing in English afterwards (i.e. "Yamete! Stop!"). I do say a few things untranslated though: Nani? (What? usually when someone calls my name) Nani ga kore? (What's this?) Desshou? (Right?/Isn't it? usually used in a situation like "Hey, this game's pretty good." "Desshou?") Naze? (Why?) Iya. (No.) Dame da. (No way.) Ma, taku... (Sheesh...). I say "Gochisousama" after dinner every day, occasionally adding "-deshita", except when I didn't enjoy the meal, in which case I use "Oware da" (It's over) instead. I have also been known to exclaim "Kuso!" when very pissed (so it's more like a yell than a mutter) and "Yatta!" when VERY excited or happy. (It has to be really extreme though). When giving my parents rent I used to say "Hai, dorobou" - roughly "Here, thief", which they never asked me about. I've also done Shikamaru's "Mendokuse na..." plenty of times, as well as Kakashi's "Yare yare da ze" AND Naruto's "Yaruttebayo!" When unsure, doubtful, or disbelieving (even in a surprised kind of way) of something I usually say "Ii no ka? Ii no ka?" (Are you sure?/Is this okay?) and "Subete wa que sera sera da" ("Everything is que sera sera") as a bizarre way of saying "Don't worry about it." (I also do use "Daijoubu", although I tend to translate that, and "Ii ne" too.) Yes, I am very strange. (And by the way, Japanese isn't the only language I use. I'm like a GratuitousForeignLanguage master over here. Spanish, Italian, French,

German, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and even Finnish are not safe from me.) * This troper had a weeaboo in theater class. And had to proofread their scripts. And explain to them why an anime fanfic written half in mangled Japanese wasn't a good way to promote reading in English among 10 year olds. * headdesk* * This troper purposely will say "Nihongo wa jouzu desu, ne?" (Your Japanese is good, you know?) in a sarcastic tone, to imply that using FangirlJapanese isn't going to work with me, around people who don't get Japanese culture or the language. She's also fond of swearing in Japanese and [[GratuitousSpanish Spanish.]] * [[@/RiL This troper]] has been guilty of GratuitousJapanese since high school, when she used to bother her friends. Now she's engaged to a half-Japanese man whose parents are both fluent, and her gratuitous Japanese fits in a little better with her future new family. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] reacted to GratuitousJapanese with snarking at least two times. Once, he joked that "Domo Arigato" means "May you have an alligator in your house", due to "domo" sounding similarly to "dom", the Polish word for house. Another time, when some weaboo said "gomen" to him, he replied in English "OK, I'm going!" and upon seeing the weaboo getting confused, he explained "You said 'go, man', so I'm going." Also, he often parodies Japanese accent while playing LegendOfTheFiveRings. * [[@/TaeliaRose This troper]] does her damnedest to not do this, but finds herself saying various Japanese-by-way-of-TV-Tropes words and phrases, like {{tsundere}}, {{nakama}}, and {{lolicon}} (which hardly even counts, really). Of course, this is mingled with enough gratuitous personal loanwords from other languages that her friends assume she's making it up anyhow. * Although I loathe to admit it as it is now an old shame, at one point I would liberally sprinkle my writing with gratuitous Japanese names and phrases. Now I avoid the language like the plague and it just makes me furious for some reason whenever I hear it. * This Troper will repeat Japanese to herself (usually objects, phrases, greetings etc) in an effort to remember them - she is planning to take a Japanese course though, and it really is a good way to learn languages, especially new words. Reacting to shocking news with a loud 'eeeeeeeeeh?' is always a fun way to start anyone's day. And using words like 'konpyuuta' and 'sou desu ne?' (complete with raised eyebrow) counts as learning -and- annoying people! She doesn't tend to use Japanese in conversation though, though her teen-writing is something best left unmentioned. GratuitousGerman in conversation? Hell yes, but she is semi-fluent, so maybe she has leeway? And if she doesn't she -will- forget everything. * [[@/{{JET73L}} This Troper]] tries to avoid GratuitousJapanese (as well as GratuitousSpanish and GratuitousGerman, but has been learning French for little enough time that the most tempting phrases to use are already in the English vernacular). However, for words for which there is no ready English alternative, such as the bothersome "nakama" and most of the -dere tropes (both of which are easily avoided outside of TV Tropes and anime club discussions), it's necessary, and it's easy to forget which words are in what language when not

concentrating. The situation actually got to the point where it can be easier to bring up a term or phrase in Japanese (hopefully under my breath, instead of at normal volume) to keep it in mind while trying to phrase it in a way that will not easily be misunderstood. Sometimes (such as with "...ne?" replacing "...no?" as in, "...isn't it?"), said troper has actually been doing it long enough to forget the source without being reminded one way or another, especially when it is easily understood even to people who wouldn't understand the meaning of the word but for the context. * This trooper is guilty of writting a Pokemon Fanfiction involving GratuitousJapanese when she was 15. The japanese was used as "ancient language of a psychic tribe". Feel free to laugh, I deserve it. To my defense, I may have been 15, but still had the mindset of a naive 9 years old. 3 years of excessiv internet access and TV-tropes taught me better. * This troper [[OldShame used]] to do this, especially with the word ''kawaii.'' Until her brother (who is actually taking Japanese) told her she was pronouncing it as kowai(scary). * This troper sometimes like so say 'iku wa yo!' when excited, but only in front of her arguably more fangirlish friend. She also thinks in random Japanese fragments sometimes, with a little bit of Filipino mixed in. (At least the Filipino is justified...) * This Troper was one of those stupid girls that did this. She's since grown out of it, save for calling her best friend "Aniki". * A few people in this Troper's Japanese class have started using ~????? ("~da soudesu") from time to time. According to Sensei (who, incidentally, taught them the phrase in the first place), it is a Japanese slang term roughly equivalent to "[=~That's What She Said~=]". * This troper often uses "souka" (sp?) in appropriate context. ("You're a bloody idiot!" "Souka....") * This Troper is very fond of this trope. "MATTE YO, ZERO!" "Boku wa Ookami desu yo." {{Hilarity Ensues}} when I write in Japanese in the blackboard. "What's written over there?" "1,2,3,4." "Oh..." * This Troper isn't particularly fond of Japanese emotes, and she tries ''extremely'' hard not to use 'kawaii' or 'desu' or what have you in random conversation [[strike:in fact it annoys the living hell out of her]]. But she's studying three languages, so people are often greeted in a mix of French, German and Japanese. I wouldn't call it 'gratuitous,' though, since it stays out of the rest of the conversation.?Which brings up a random thought: Why is it that gretting someone with 'Guten Tag' is ok, and yet saying 'Ohayou' or something of the sort will immediately get you branded as an Otaku? ** Also, she's added 'ne' to the end of her sentences to indicate 'isn't it?' before she knew it was Japanese, so she doesn't count this one at all. * This troper will admit to slipping into GratuitousJapanese and GratuitousGerman (occasionally, GratuitousDutch or GratuitousSpanish) when tired or confused, can't find an english word to properly express a feeling or thought, or if this troper is just plain unhappy. The Japanese comes from learning it as an interest, the German from studying it in school, and the Dutch and Spanish from having friends

who speak the language (one is Dutch, the other is Hispanic). It's more usual for this troper to slide in to GratuitousJapanese, though. * This Troper used to be a [[OldShame Dorktastic Otaku]], and as such would type GratuitousJapanese a lot. Now that they are less of a dork, they tend to use GratuitousFrench (taking French classes and all) And GratuitousGerman. Don't really know why. * [[@/LoneCentrist This Troper]] who's attempting to learn Japanese, took is brother and mother out to lunch at a local Japanese restaurant. At the end of the meal, he thought he'd be clever, and tell the waitress "Totemo oishii" (Very delicious). When the waitress came over and he said his bit of GratuitousJapanese, cue the waitress interpretting that as "Ohh, he must know Japanese" and a very long Japanese phrase on her part, which this troper still doesn't know what she said, but know's it ended in desu-ka... meaning it was a question... maybe... This troper just smiled and nodded, and she said arigato, and walked off... making this troper feel quite stupid. * Having finished watching TengenToppaGurrenLagann, I now have the very irritating (to me, as I like to think I'm not a weeaboo) tendency to use "Ikkus!" in place of "Let's go!". Damn you for being so infectious, Kamina! * This Troper loves using the phrase ''Anta baka''? I blame [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka Langley Soryu]] and my status as the [[OnlySaneMan only normal and knowledgeable person in our house]] [[KavorkaMan who is surrounded by an]] UnwantedHarem. * [[@/{{MiraShio}} I'm]] sort of guilty of this. "Sort of" because I use Japanese a lot, but only in the presence of people I'm warm towards--not necessarily attracted to (sans one), but certain people I prefer over others. Now it's more of Gratuitous Korean, but that's only because said language has a better transliterator than the previous. * This troper tends to mix this and GratuitousGerman. It can lead to some intesting thought trains when watching subbed anime- "Nein, baka, don't do that!"- and she's gotten pretty good at a proper feminine "Kawaii!!" While the random chunks of Japanese she knows do mainly come from anime, she tries to learn more about Japan through other mediums, so she feels justified in using it. * I curse in front of people I don't want to know I'm swearing in Japanese (like parents), and I went shopping for friends and we we're looking at headphones and I said "Here's a one by Sony" And my friends claimed I said it with a Japanese accent to it. And I was accused of saying Kawaii (ick, don't EVER say that you say cute) but I was only saying Kawai, the brand of piano. * In May 2003, this Swedish troper inadvertently picked up the phrase (and intonation of) "Un, un" ("Yes"/"Sure"/"I see"/"OK, so...") from [[GuiltyGear Zappa's story mode]] and has been using it since. He also uses the interjection "Yoi-sho!" (used when lifting something heavy, starting to work on something or otherwise exerting yourself) and the phrases "Yoshi..."/"Yosha!" ("Good!"/"Well, then...") as naturally as the virtually international "OK!", the delivery ranging from dry to uncharacteristically energic. * -raises paw guiltily- I confess, I do this, but I don't overdo it. * This troper's "friend" speaks it aloud to herself EVEN IF NO ONE IS

LISTENING and also when amongst people who DON'T KNOW A WORD OF IT AT ALL, getting horribly frustrated with them when they don't understand her and also giving everyone she knows grammar lessons when they specifically DON'T want them. And rants for HOURS AND HOURS every time someone even makes a VAGUE error in pronunciation or spelling. And loses ALL respect for people when they don't like a part of Japan's culture. Now, I study the language myself, but probably because of her I HATE people who do this. NOT EVERYONE SPEAKS JAPANESE, GET THE HELL OVER IT. * This troper mainly likes anime and manga herself since the plots and characters are unique. She had met many people who like it and trying to learn Japanese just by watching. Now some are freakishly accurate since they look past anime with subs, but there's some that JUST DON'T GET IT. They think they have to speak in the super cute voices that little kids make. I mean, I study the language, but I make sure that I don't speak it out loud like this, "Konnichiwa! O genki desu ka?" Never, I just practice it by myself and not at school or anything. The worse part is that many don't know Japanese culture past the things everyone knows {kimonos, pagoda, Tokyo, ninjas, etc.} and anime/manga. I study many other things other just medi?. I also look into their interesting history without being a little too obsessed over it. It makes me face palm myself on how much their failing at it. GOD. SAVE US ALL. ** The above troper kind of admits she does this though. Especially since being influenced about having manners from her half-Chinese/half Filipino mother, she has those mannerisms towards people like adults and people of higher status. And sometimes she ends up humming a song in a tune of a Japanese song she heard, * Face palm goes here* * This troper has sworn to himself that if he ever gets a tattoo (not likely), it will be either the characters spelling out "Random Japanese Characters" or "If you can read this, can you tell me what it says?". * This troper does this purely to annoy her friend, who hates this trope with a passion. When asking what something is, I'll point to it and say, "Nani kore?" or "Nani sore?" (depending on what I'm referring to). Drives her mad, it's fun. * This troper has deliberately started doing so. Justified, since I'm trying to learn Japanese, and the best way to do so is to speak it as often as possible. * This Troper's weaboo friend will send me messages consisting ''entirely'' of Romanized Japanese. I got my revenge by replying in [[GratuitousRussian Russian]]. * Kurausu has "Nya~" or "Nyan~" as her verbal tic. And the occasional "Uu~", both of which she picked up from anime. (Specifically Tokyo Mew Mew and Umineko no Naku Koro Ni) At least she hasn't sunken to using Gash's "Unu~" yet. * This troper does it for the sole purpose of confusing people. It mainly involves asking people "[[NeonGenesisEvangelion Anto baka?]]", though. He does have a policy of one language a sentence so it doesn't get out of hand. * This troper mostly does it with his siblings who are also anime fans, or to just mess with my friends. I probably use "Baka" the most

as a joke insult, usually with the more emphatic "Bakame" like Excalibur from [[SoulEater Soul Eater]]. * There's a Chinese restaurant near where I live called the ''Sakura''. Making this bit of GratuitousJapanese even worse, most of the time I don't mind going in, giving my order and waiting, but the one time I phoned in my order in advance, ''the staff could not even pronounce the name of their own restaurant correctly''. * This troper has a bad habit of singing Japanese songs under her breath, which isn't too bad I guess, since I at least know how to pronounce the words I'm humming underneath my breath. Too bad my friends don't really bother to read the subs. Cue the gibberish that kind of resembles Japanese. * This troper, being fluent in Japanese, absolutely hates hearing people use gratituous Japanese. Having a mother that is Japanese, speaks Ivy League level French and English, also hates people using gratituous Japanese and frequently berates my father for speaking in a combination of English, Japanese, and Mandarin. * This Troper is actively learning the language of Japanese, but has only gotten to the point where he can confuse people, Ask how someone is feeling, say he doesn't speak japanese, and say yes and no. Every once in a while he says "Karuma Ringo" just to confuse people, and has started answering all yes or no question with "Hai" and Iie". Ironically in relation to the Car Apple thing, it infinitely annoys him when people use Kawaii and baka incorrectly, use multiple "Desu"s, and mispronounce Desu. * This troper doesn't bother with inserting Japanese words into normal conversation, because he isn't good enough to pull off grammaticallyaccurate sentences, and because there's a Japanese GrammarNazi in class. However, he enjoys using this trope to pull off BilingualBonus and numerous ShoutOut to the various anime that taught him Japanese. * This Troper, when with a certain group of friends, love to sprout this to the point that our sentences are deliberately half-Japanese, half-English. The inversion: we are all fluent in Japanese and in fact met on a scholarship trip to Japan. This Troper also wants to stab people who play this trope straight. * This troper tries no to do this, but she uses four different languages on a dayly basis and sometimes confuses them and accidently adds some Japanese into the mix. She has never used 'kawaii' or 'baka' before, though, because she never uses their equalents in other languages anyway. The biggest problem is when she watches too much anime and starts saying things that would be normal in Japanese but don't exist in German/Hebrew/Russian/English. She recently found a nice replacement for one of them, saying "I'm going" and "Hello home" when she leaves and returns home, but she still has to stop herself from saying "Itadakimasu" every single time. * [[{{Tropers/Allronix}} This Troper's]] godchild. A bit justified, as that is said godchild's college major. She's got her mother and me doing this. * [[{{Tropers/Sakatsu}} This Troper]] knew a lot of people in high school and college who did this. Sometimes their accent was horrendous calling manga mainega. Every time I hear MAINEGA I cringe visibly and auto-correct. Gratuitous Japanese was one of the major reasons why I

did not hang around the anime club closely...I didn't want to be found an idiot since I take my language seriously. Mostly I'm the inversion of this type who jokingly, if I'm hanging with other J-learners, use this trope perfectly making a mesh of Japanese and English into paragraphs or switch between the two if there's a suspect eavesdropper. Also, I only use sempai/kohai with other Jlearners/Japanese people. ** I only use -sempai and -kohai with other Japanese learners too! * This girl often sings in Japanese, especially in school, where she is always singing Dango Daikazoku. She also answers questions with "hai" or "ie", and uses "arigato gosaimasu". The only thing I hate from knowing Japanese, is that I have to explain other people what did I say... * [[@/SoWeAteThem I]] know some students who spouted this quite a lot in middle school. My uncle did this periodically as well, and I've been known to fall into this: I often refer to label owners in Japan (where I buy [=CDs=]) as [surname]-san (something I've also approximated when ordering in Europe, using, for example, Sr., M., or Herr) refer to the Japanese teachers in college as "sensei," and once attempted to comfort a depressed high-school pal by saying "daijobu." * This troper is basically fluent in Japanese, and often finds herself in a situation where she needs to explain something English into Japanese for her Japanese mother. Consequently, in important conversations with teachers, I slip in a 'dakara' or 'desukara' at the beginning of sentences (approx. meaning: 'so what I'm saying is'/'so basically') as there is not a formal equivalent in English. Not cool when trying to make someone understand you better. * This troper also got mildly irritated with the people shouting out Japanese swear/sex words, so to get them to get out of her sight, she taught them the rudest of rude words ever to be known in Japanese. They don't need to know I actually taught them 'watermelon'. * This troper spent two years learning Japanese in high school. She occasionally think words in Japanese (her brain throws in 'watashi' and 'ureshii' every now and then) and due to continual exposure to {{CLAMP}} persists in referring to cherry blossom trees as 'sakura' no matter who she is talking to. This habit drives her crazy as she loathes GratuitousJapanese. * This troper and her fellow otaku classmates have this habit. We say "souka" or "sou da ne" instead of "ah, okay, I get it" or "I agree". I often ask "nande" or "nani" as well. We happen to curse in Japanese as well. And of course, who could ever forget about screaming "kawaii"? * This troper used to say "kah-WHY" back in her 12 year old weeaboo days. Nowadays she swears off Gratuitous Japanese, but once subconsciously said "hai" instead of "yes". Luckily the person she was talking to didn't catch it, as she believes she'd already said hi to them. * This troper plays MagicTheGathering and built a ''Scars of Mirrodin''-centric Myr deck (trust me, I'm going somewhere with this). Not long after said deck was first built, his local game store, where he bought the cards to construct said deck, started to carry ''Scars of Mirrodin'' booster packs in Japanese. Having recently started getting into anime, this troper now buys a pack or two of said

Japanese cards whenever he goes to that store, and every so often he opens the Japanese version of a card already in his deck in English. Several substitutions later, he now has about a fifth of his deck in gratuitous Japanese. (And a couple GratuitousItalian cards, but that's another trope entirely.) * [[@/{{Tadaru}} This troper]] will occasionally throw in a Japanese word or phrase when he's otherwise speaking English because it's easier or more convenient to express in Japanese than in English. Somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that he's passed the JLPT N2 and is waiting on the results of the N1. * One of this troper's best friends has a tendency to speak mild Fangirl Japanese (calling random things "kawaii" and occasionally using "-chan" and "desu"), but thankfully she avoids the irritating levels of this trope. * This troper began taking Japanese Language class, but ultimately dropped it due having great difficultly remembering even basic word's/phrases. But that didn't stop the few word's that did stick from finding their way into his everyday life, such as 1 to 1000 (and he'll often say the time or the price of something in Japanese without thinking), The three main greetings (Ohaiyo, Konichiwa, Konbanwa) and some expressions (Sagoucho, MaMa, Oiishi, DokiDoki and such). Needless to say, this irritates his Korean Girlfriend to no end. * This troper once sent a fufufufufu (i.e. Evil Laughter-Gratuitous Japanese version) text to a friend who responded by asking if I was say fuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyou. Has stopped me from using it ever since. * This troper is taking Japanese class and she has a good reason to throw in random Japanese too. At least for this year. There's a foreign exchange student from Japan who has much trouble speaking English and this troper tries to make it easier, even though she is having much difficulty speaking fluent in Japanese, by throwing in Japanese words that she knows. However, this doesn't stop this troper from talking to non-Japanese speakers by saying "hai", "iie", "arigatou", "sou", and "nani". Anything more complicated, I avoid saying altogether otherwise I will get slapped. * For one girl I know, her conversations are less "English with Gratuitous Japanese" and more "Japanese with Gratuitous English." I'd feel a stronger urge to slap her if it wasn't for the fact that I'm CONVINCED she's escaped from an anime somewhere. It is the only thing that makes sense for anything about her existence. * This Troper, after spending four weeks at a camp to learn Japanese during the summer, has a terrible habit of randomly slipping Japanese words and phrases into her speech. For example, she always ends up saying "sumimasen" instead of "excuse me" to the point where she's proud of herself when she says it in English. * TruthInTelevision: ThisVeryWiki. * This troper used GratuitousJapanese twice in one of my webcomicsOnce was actually just an english phrase typed in a japanese font, and another time was a more straightforward example: "Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto. Desu." * This troper noticed how PokemonBlackAndWhite encourages GratuitousJapanese. At least the game tells you what the phrases mean

in English and the pronunciation guides. * A few years ago, this troper watched BokuNoPico and for a few months afterwards said "Itadakimasu!" before meals. In the same year, she watched a certain {{Gackt}} video rather a lot, and took to saying "Iku wa!" at... uhm... *BLUSH* times. * My friends and I know that there is such thing as going too far with this, but my friends and I are also learning Japanese slowly. We don't go too far into it (One of my friends coming close, but not enough to be annoying) The rules we have with it are 1. Only do it with our buddies. They won't all me a weeaboo which gets them punched. (I yelled at my BF for calling himself that, that word sickens me) 2. Don't make horrible mixed sentences. Not since my idiot days have I said "That inu is kawaii" or anything. I keep it at one language per sentence. Of course, it doesn't stop my BF and I from using it a bit to have easier conversations, since we both are very bad at communicating and forget English words. I recently started calling him Anata, since the english word isn't nearly as awesome. If a girl calls a guy "You" it seems rude, but this way it's also dear! I know, I suck. I also have the habit of yelling [[{{Touhou}} Yukkuri Shiteitte, Ne?]] and responding to just about ANYTHING my sister says with So, Nanoka!? Also everyone I know thinks my Animesque sound effects suit me, like going "Ah!" randomly, and always replacing any response to people calling my name with "Neeeh?~" My BF says "Ubwah!?" so yeah. Hate us, we won't really care. ** I forgot to mention my cat named Kuro-Neko...yeah...That was because every animal I name turns into the opposite thing. Like naming animals things that mean "Loved" or whatever always has it where they turn evil. So I gave up and gave him a name I KNEW he couldn't ruin. * This troper has a friend who insists that because she is ~actually learning Japanese~ (while still being a weeaboo in denial), it's perfectly acceptable for her to speak the damn language ''more than she does English''. Furthermore, she does it in an incredibly annoying, 'cutesy' tone, like she's come straight out of a harem anime. * This Troper is Japanese on his Mothers side and Scottish on his Fathers side, so it's quite common for him to use Japanese in the household, but outside, even his ''Japanese Mother'' blares at him to "'''SPEAK ENGLISH!!!'''"...[[FlatWhat What.]] * This Troper finds himself using [[{{Gintama}} "Zura ja nai, Katsura da!"]] as a swear, does this also count as a [[GoshDarnItToHeck Gosh Darn It to Heck?]] * This Tropette, while not an offender in real life, abuses this from time to time over the internet. Heck, my ''pen name'' is [[FightingIrish Celtic]]''[[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]]''! You'll also find it in my fanfiction with one or two characters. However, there's one [[OriginalCharacter OC]] who's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that her [[{{Jerkass}} mentor]] made her call him Sensei (which she does, along with using the honorifics ''-sama'' or ''-sensei'' in place of this, presumably to be semi-defiant). On the other hand, the same character has used ''nii-san'' (ironically, both [[DidNotDoTheResearch incorrectly]] and [[AccidentallyAccurate correctly]], as she's [[YoungerThanTheyLook actually very young]] but looks fifteen-ish),

''baka'' ([[HypocriticalHumor at someone for using too much Japanese]]), and ''kuso''. ** I've actually [[AndKnowingItIsHalfTheBattle admit this]] in some of the author's notes in my stories, where I've expressed that "It's my fanfic, I'll use way too much Japanese if I want to!" [[NotMakingUpThisDisclaimer No, really]]. * This troper does occasionally speak Japanese, so that I may confuse people. I try to avoid saying things like "kawaii" and stick to regular phrases, like "hai" and "honto ni", but that [[{{Squee}} doesn't always work out]]. I also try to avoid using Japanese in fanfics, because I know I'll use them wrong. My pen name [[DidNotDoTheResearch already means "what" in Japanese.]] [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that "Nani" was my nickname before I even knew what anime was. * The troper is part Japanese and is deeply offended by a Man Child who thinks he is reborn Japanese and is a reincarnated samurai from watching anime! * It's bad enough when your friends do it, but imagine having your own mom does it over the phone to be cute with her friends in Japan! Sure, its justified, but its awkward to hear her complain about how my friends say kawaii then have her say "Arigato!!! *high pitched laughter*" and other assorted tidbits a little later. The worst part? If she talks to her for too long, ''my mom actually begins to pick up on her accent'' (it's... a family thing - I get this problem too, especially with English, Chinese and Japanese people). On a related note, this Troper will soon be studying Japanese to return to Japan and drop by said friends (they're family friends). * The anime club insisted on this at my old college. It became so obnoxious that I quit going, and when confronted by various club members, lapsed into Mongolian in an attempt to convey my frustration via example. "Uhchlarai, bi tanyg oilgoson gui, bi cha dakh gui, this is how incomprehensible you are to me!" It didn't sink in, and as far as I know they're still there greeting each other with Japanese suffixes and r's instead of l's, adding things like ~nyaa and ~suu onto their sentences to be cool, wearing cat ears and eating Pocky all the time. And to add insult to injury, '''they thought I was speaking German''', too. * (Edgy) Despite having been anime club president, I wanted to rage everytime I heard this from my friends. * I have a friend that drives me INSANE with this sort of thing -- she says random Japanese words with no context, in high school insisted on giving everybody a Japanese nickname and would only answer to the Japanese name she'd given herself, and is always singing anime theme songs out of tune. What's worse, to me, is that her life goal is to "move to Japan and become an ESL teacher!" but she is constantly blowing off any chance to actually learn real Japanese because "Oh gosh, I have plenty of time for that! It was nice of you to go out of your way to get this book for me or send me a link to a language site, but I have plenty of time to learn, I shouldn't start as soon as possible! I just want to watch anime!" Plenty of time to learn, despite having almost finished high school and not being able to say much more than "kawaii desu pocky, onee-chan!"

* This troper and her friends sometimes jokingly use gratuitous Japanese, but we're more poking fun at the general practice of using gratuitous Japanese. For example, after watching Gurren Lagann and working in the tech classroom: "Watashi no do-rill!" It's all in good fun, and we don't seriously mean to speak Japanese. "Kattobingu" from the new {{Yugioh Zexal}} has made it into our joking conversations, as well as the occasional "Sankyuu!" while wearing a silly face. ---Now you can head back to the supa supa kawaii GratuitousJapanese page! Sayonara, Desu[[strike:[[MemeticMutation DESUDESUDESU]]]]-chan! Arigato! ----

GratuitousSpanish * Oh, for God's sake, look at my [[{{Tropers/MexicanJuice}} name]]. It'd be weirder if I DIDN'T toss in Spanish in there every once in a while. I do have a particular habit, though. Whenever I hurt myself (which is often), I tend to first yell out in English, then mutter to myself in Spanish. Dunno why, but I always noticed that. And of course, I'll converse with family entirely in Spanish, except for my little brother. With us it's mostly English, although I'll still use Spanish without a second thought. * This troper reasons that learning Spanish in school gives her the authority to break into random fits of Spanish words and have people think she's saying something. ** ... And people will think you're cussing them out. [[@/{{Wheezy}} This troper]] enjoys looking at people and saying things like "[[TalkativeLoon Sacapunta! Hay un pescado enfrente de t pais!]]" (Pencil sharpener! There is a fish across from your country!) And watching people angrily demand to know what he just called their mother. * This troper knows a Mexican woman who, although she speaks English perfectly, counts to herself in Spanish. ** This troper read an article that stated that no matter how fluent you are in a language, you always revert back to your native language when doing math. So yeah. Not exactly gratuitous. ** Counting, at least for the first few dozen integers, is generally drilled into schoolchildren as a rote skill. They therefore have memorized it exactly the way they learned it - including the langauge it was learned in. ** I've heard that the Germans in WWII actually weeded out spies by making them do long division and read it aloud in German. If German was not their first language, this proved to be painfully difficult. Agreed that math is one of the few things that you need your native language for. *** ...or was it the French/Dutch/English weeding out GERMAN spies this way? Oh, I can't remember. Some army did this to weed out spies in WWII, que es todo lo que s... creo que * This troper is native in English - except for the word "Ontario," exclamations of pain, which are still Spanish curses, and whenever he thinks to himself. This has increased since starting college in the

United States. ** What does Ontario mean? It's a Canadian province. * This spanish speaking troper will occasionally cuss rather loudly in Spanish, should the situation, such as a stubbed toe warrant it. He also randomly tosses out a Spanish word to mess with people's heads. * [[@/{{Kilyle}} This troper]], has turned ''into'' this trope around her nephew and, to a lesser extent, her mother, in an attempt to teach them some language tidbits. Her nephew knows simple commands in Spanish now (Abre la puerta, apaga la luz), which are given ''always'' in Spanish, never English, and is also starting to pick up a little American Sign Language... next on the list is Japanese. * This troper is so very Anglo it's ''painful,'' but after her best friend started throwing GratuitousGerman into his speech after taking German classes, she retalliated by throwing in Spanish from her own classes. She now counts to herself in Spanish usually, and responds to unfortunate things with a "No me gusta" or an anguished ''"No quiero!"'' ** You're not alone! This troper does the "No me gusta" thing as well. * This english-speaking troper is learning three languages, and sprinkles conversations with gratuitous phrases in all three, to the point where her mother and some of her friends that are learning other languages know what she means when she uses them. * This Southern Californian troper doesn't usually partake in this trope, but ''everybody else at his'' (almost entirely Englishspeaking) ''high school'' did. Except his sister, who uses Gratuitous French. * This troper is learning latin, french, mandarin and occasionally arabic. He also makes conlangs and sprinkles his speech with phrases from all of them. It's fun. * One of this troper's friends (who took Spanish in high school) is very fond of this. She says things like "No quiero...that thing-o." ...yeah. * I now flip between (okay-[[VerbalTic ish]]) French, (horrible) German and (spiffy) English on a whim. I can't swear in French or English or German at school, however, because my French teacher knows all of them plus five other languages. I also occasionally call people 'estupido', but that's it. * This troper will curse in Spanish when doing it in English isn't an option due to setting. * No one in this troper's family is of Hispanic descent. So you can imagine this troper's surprise when she heard her dad swearing in Spanish during some very rough traffic... * When this troper and a group of friends tried to go to Haagen Dazs, only to find that it has just closed, one of them began yelling "Por que?" Now this troper often does this, as well as "Que?" ** Well, if you yell it in frustration, it ''is'' legitimate Spanish. * This troper works at [=McDonald's=], which can be quite the Mind Screw at times....so she once asked a Spanish-speaking customer "if [they] wanted their meal large-o." ** Grande. Grande. * It goes both ways: ThisTroper's native language is Spanish and he curses in English (British or intentionally mispronounced) and French.

* This English-speaking troper has the daily mantra of ''"Dnde estn mis zapatos??"'' * This Troper occationally curses in various languages that are not his native (Finnish), back when working at a kindergarden, this was a pretty good policy (still avoiding english or swedish curses. Scheisse and Donnerwetter were a-ok) * This troper's highschool might as well make all signs bilingual despite the fact we live in OHIO. It's normal to hear some of the higher level spanish students holding conversations in spanish just to piss people off. The Marching Band (a large grouping of language students and general Cloudcuckoolanders) could make loudly shouting "Por Que?" the unofficial slogan. As for me, I like to visit the spanish 1 classes when I have a free moment just to see the puzzled look on freshmen's faces when I speak with the teacher in spanish. * Having learned both Spanish and English are almost the same rate, This Troper (chilean, btw) speaks in spanglish to varying degrees, depending on context. My curses, particularly, tend to be strings of swears in both. Very useful when you can't remember a word, too. Also, when our class did a trip to the US, we were ''overjoyed'' at the freedom of speech it gave us. Since basically nobody understood chilean spanish well enough, it meant we could basically shout (and sing!) ''anything'' (including profanities) to each other with no recrimination. I heard that someone told the teacher to "suck it" to his face.... ** Oh, so it's true that there's chileans everywhere. Hola, weon(a), como estai? Cachai que igual debe ser harto dificil pa' la gente entender un espaol tan cantadito y tan flojo como el chileno, lo que he de decir que es la raja. My sister once went to USA and said profanities at her heart's content. She and her friends even started faking a fight and shouting, enjoying the faces of the people who came to ask what happened in lame spanish. 'Que es pasando?', 'hay problema?' and 'puedo ayudo?' ensued. *** La jeringa (jerga) chilena es bien dificil de entender para el que no este familiarizado con la misma, inclusive para otra persona que habla espaol neutro, algo parecido pasa con la jerga argentina y la jerga peruana. * Admittedly only semi-related, but This Troper speaks fluent English, except when she swears, when it's as likely to be Arabic, Chinese, Malay or Tagalog that comes out of her mouth. She had a...shall we say interesting childhood. * This troper's sister is enough of an anime fan that she's actually bothering to teach herself ''proper'' Japanese - and she's taking German classes. This troper, meanwhile, is enough of a TomStoppard fan that he occasionally lapses into Dogg. * Just to mess with peoples' heads, this troper counts by alternating languages at random between English, Japanese, Spanish and French: One, Ni, Tres, Quatre... * This troper is an inversion: Despite being a native Spanish speaker, he often swears or talks to himself in English. ** This troper curses in English too, mainly because he can do it without other people being offended. ** This Spanish speaker troper can top that: I swear as much as you

probably do...in Yinglish... [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Yiddish as a third language, anyone?...]] ** Oh yes -- This troper loves messing with her (also Spanish) friends' heads. She'll start muttering in English about how obnoxious they are or how much she hates this thing they do, only for them to ask what she just said. She'll almost always answer with "Oh, nothing." In English. ** This troper too thinks in english (sometimes), but only swear in english with the {{ClusterFBomb}}, just sometimes * This troper frequently, instead of saying "what?", will use "que?" (among other tiny bits of Spanish-- give him a break, he's only in Spanish I). In writing, this isn't a problem. In speaking, however, it comes across as "... 'kay.", meaning that anything he's inquiring about wind up being cut short. ** I think a better pronounciation of que is 'keh', sounds like meh. * This English speaking troper has occasionally used Spanish grammatical patterns and expressions while speaking Mandarin, as in "wo a las si dian ban me shuijiao" (translation from Spandarin: I go to bed at four-thirty). * [[@/{{Gerusz}} This troper]] occasionally swears in Spanish and uses "Qu?" instead of "What?" (it's actually shorter than it's Hungarian non-rude equivalent). Some other Spanish words also occur accidentally in his speech, but they are usually unnoticed. * About a year ago in [[@/{{Neo_Crimson}} this troper's]] high school throwing random bits of Spanish into normal sentences became quite the fad. 9 times out of 10 it was absolutely terrible, pronunciation was mangled, words made no sense, and people would occasionally just make words up (often adding an "o" to end of English words). Oddly I was one of the few people genuinely annoyed by this [[{{FanNickname}} "Spanglish"]] fad. Everyone else saw nothing wrong with it, thought it was a riot, or didn't care. * One can determine just how angry [[@/AcrossTheStars this troper]] is by what language she's swearing in. If it's English, she'll get over it pretty quickly, if it's Spanish, then it'll take awhile longer, and if it's Italian, you're screwed. ** Me too. If swear in French it's ok, Portuguese is more serious, Spanish is war. * This troper and his best friend once spent Halloween as Pancho Villa and Zapata. We had enthused conversations consiting entirely of. "Viva Mejico!" "Tierra e Liberdad!", "Porfirista", and, of course, "Amigo." * This troper automatically translates subtitles (badly) in his head into Spanish. It gets very distracting because ''it won't stop.'' Also speaks in better Spanish at inappropriate times [[{{Troll}} to annoy family and friends.]] * This troper, despite English being his first and preferred language, has had dreams entirely in Spanish. It's very annoying. ** This Spanish troper has had whole dreams in English, and she didn't actually realize it until she woke up. * This troper, who is very Anglo but is currently learning Spanish, tends to pepper her vernacular with Spanish words and grammar, usually without meaning to. For instance, she often says que and como and whatnot instead of who, what, when, where, why, and how. When eating,

she'll say things under her breath like "Muy picante..." Not to mention, for emphasis she sometimes writes sentences with the upside down question mark or exclamation point. She has no clue why this happens... * This troper managed to pull off GratuitousGerman, GratuitousSpanish and GratuitousJapanese all at once by calling a very happy toddler wearing a T-shirt that featured Miffy & "Hello Kitty" holding hands: "Muy Sehr Kawaii!!!" * This Spanish troper thinks she speaks pretty decent English for someone who has only been to an actual English-speaking country for seven days, and also some stunted French, but is still known to unconsciously revert to Spanish in the middle of conversation in both of these languages. Which is doubly pathetic since her normal speech is full of crazy [[MemeticMutation mutated]] Spanglish. When she can't make out what you said, she'll ask "''qu?''". When you really surprise her she'll exclaim "''WHAT??''". It's somewhat useful, as cursing in mangled English helps her disguise the fact that she's a walking ClusterFBomb. * This troper grew up in a family of many languages (Quebecois and Metropolitan French, Greek, Latin American Spanish, Yiddish and Catalan), yet never learned any of them fluently (except English, obviously). So why is it that when humming a tune and I decide to set lyrics to it, I gravitate towards Catalan? I'm not complaining, now that I'm the lyricist for my band, it gets me plenty of tail, but I find it odd as I know no more of it than I do any other language I grew up with. * Most of this troper's family speaks a bit of Spanish, so Spanish phrases tend to pop up without explanation here and there, and no one bats an eye. Although if it's overdone people (notably the youngest sibling, who hasn't had as much Spanish education just yet) tend to get annoyed. * This troper is Texan so it's not uncommon for him to slip in some Spanish when he needs to. Although considering he barely remembers what he learned in high school and college, well it's a crapshoot sometimes. * This troper's first language is English, but after five years of Spanish classes, she usually resorts to Spanish in some situations. "Oye," "Qu pasa?", y "Dnde est?" are used daily. Puede pensar en espaol, tambin. * This troper takes Spanish classes. So far, the only use she's found for it is calling various animals her 'fuzzy amigos'. She has no idea why. * Tropers/RedWren has found that people who will ignore her if she says, "Excuse me," listen when she says, "Perdneme." [[HilarityEnsues This ensued.]] * This Troper mainly does this to mess with people, porque cuando sus padres entender espanol, su hermana no entiende una palabra. And he'll sometimes lapse for some unexplained reason... like he just did. Its pointless fun! * This troper used this in the middle of his Japanese class when he couldn't remember certain words, even though he barely speaks Spanish and primarily speaks English. At one point, his teacher, a kind,

middle-aged Japanese woman, asked him what the Japanese term for "lawyer" was. He could only respond, "...Abogado?" The whole class was taken aback. * I call my mother "madre", despite the fact that I don't speak Spanish at all. * This lurker's father used to speak basic Spanish to his wife when he didn't want his daughters to understand him. His wife had never taken Spanish, but she still remembered some French from high school, so they could have a very limited conversation in two languages and understand each other. Then the daughters started Spanish. After a few years, the mother decided she would have to learn it, since she didn't like the idea of three teenage girls speaking a language she didn't understand too well... * [[@/{{Roihu}} This Troper]], for whatever reason, doesn't say "What", much anymore. It's either "Que?" if I'm talking or "iQue?" if I'm typing it. The reason for the "i", I think is the emulator... * This troper learned certain bits of Spanish as child, in selfdefense -- when informed by somebody that they'd actually spent several years in this troper's hometown without getting a chance to speak with a native Spanish-speaker...the first thought was "'''How!?''' [[FridgeLogic Did you run away from anybody who ''looked'' Hispanic?!]]" (Some parts of town would have to be outright avoided, because of the many store signs in Spanish.) * [[@/{{Arruruerie}} This troper]] has a close acquaintance who loves him some PoirotSpeak - albeit he's also a LargeHam and a HandsomeLech ([[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench yes, that's relevant]]). His language insertion of choice, however, is Gratuitous Russian, followed by this, followed by GratuitousFrench. And he pulls it off, or at least he doesn't sound irritating in the slightest. * @/TheTallOne and her brother are both fluent in Spanish, and frequently lapse into it, just for the hell of it. * This troper is quite fond of the exclamation "Madre de Dios!" I also know a few Spanish insults that I mutter under my breath sometimes when people piss me off. * This troper and many of his (mostly white) high-school friends took to shouting "Tengo hambre!" loudly and randomly during our Jr. and Sr. years. Drove the teachers we had in common nuts. * [[@/MisterAlways This troper]] likes going "...Que?" when somebody befuddles him. Usually because it then befuddles THEM,[[XanatosGambit granting me time to recover from my initial befuddlement.]] * Years of watching subbed telenovelas have left [[@/TaeliaRose this troper]] with a tendency to shout "Mentiroso!" instead of "Liar!", not to mention the gratuitous use of "te quiero," "cmo se dice," or an anguished "por favor." * I had a friend (well, not really a friend, more like an annoying dude who always seemed to be around) who, after 1 year of junior high spanish class, believed he could speak perfect spanish and would try to confuse me by saying things in it. He stopped when I told him I could actually understand some of what he was saying (I can't speak spanish, but I know the very basics and some of the curses/insults). * This troper lapses into it from time to time as a means of keeping it fresh in his head. And as a means of insulting/confusing people by

trashing them in three or four languages simultaneously with the added help of Japanese and French. * [[@/{{Agent Alpha}} This troper]], beyond the usual substitute curses and exclamations, will sometimes converse with his mother in Spanish, usually to exchange potentially offensive remarks within earshot of someone, ''sabes''? * Spanish was my major in college, and I reached the point where I would slip into my second language without realizing it. One example happened while I was picking up pizza with my girlfriend, and I asked her to open the door for me because I was holding the pizza. She glared at me, took the pizza out of my hands and went out the door herself. I had no idea that I had actually just said ''"abre la puerta, por favor."'' * One of this troper's friends, even when talking online. * This troper is known for inserting bits of gratuitous ''Esperanto'', for example cursing ''"Damne!"'' . It even has permeated the relationship with his girlfriend; he calls her ''karulino'' ("dear (female) one") and she responds with ''mia koreto'' ("my little heart"). Yes, we both are very corny. And, I've been thinking about the untappped FetishFuel possibilities: Esperanto also has naughty words... * This troper's whole class has taken Spanish for three years. Most of us do this to some extent. -->Friend: * insert gratuitous Spanish here*\\ Troper: * waits for translation* * This troper curses in English despite the fact that Spanish is my native tongue; I feel Spanish curses are so harsh and crude. However, I speak in a mix of Spanglish when talking to my brother (and my sister, now that she speaks more English due to having a Taiwanese husband.) When talking to friends in English, I throw in Spanish phrases, words, and exclamations such as, "Uquela!" and "tacuache" (instead of "possum".) ** Also, this troper frequently does this with her best friend when we a situation warrants a "what?" Her: "What?" Me: "Qu?" Her: "Nani? * This troper hasn't taken Spanish in over seven years, but still uses random Spanish words and phrases ("Yo tengo...) along with his Gratuitous German and a smattering of French and Latin just for kicks. * This mexican troper inverts it. When I'm alone, I talk to myself in English, and in my school, it's common to use english curse words, that unfortunately, are recognized by our teachers. Currently, the only languages to safely curse are Japanese, Korean and Klingon. * This troper is currently in the habit of saying "que?" when she can't think of anything else, in more of a FlatWhat way. It'll pass. * [[@/{{Joerc45}} This troper]] does this at times when I'm trying to make a point to family/friends who speak Spanish. * If I were to stub my toe or something else equivalent to that, "Dios mio!" comes out. If someone cuts me off in traffic? "Pinche cabron!" I've also been known to say "Me duele la cabeza," "Pansa llena, corazon contento," and other little tidbits of Spanish in a continued effort to master the language enough to my first generation Americanborn, Mexican-American mother's liking. We also have an in-joke involving spotting ostentatiously "Mexican" people and saying,

"Mexico, ven por tu gente!" (nb: Diacritical marks are absent because I was never good with that in my Spanish classes.) * This troper native languages are Spanish and Galician and speaks English, and everyone knows that I can switch at any moment to Galician (even if I'm speaking with someone that doesn't understand Galician). ** Eres malvado/a [[HypocriticalHumour Sabes lo horrible que es hablar con alguien a quien no entiendes? Especialmente en gallego...Diaaablos.]] *** Evil? Not really, I just grew up with both languages. If I start to speak in Galician, most sure is that I didn't even noticed that I switched languages (I know, I'm weird). **** I'm going to tell you something. Ti non es o nico ao que lle pasa. A algunos nos pasa de cambiar de castellano a gallego, o colar palabras en Koruo. BTW, I thought I was the only troper from Galicia. **** Koruo? I'm from Ferrol, and I'm also guilty guilty of using "Ferrolano". * This troper and her roommate both studied four years of Spanish in high school, but only the roommate pursued a minor in it in college. In order to help her practice and keep up, I've resorted to mixing Spanish into my everyday lexicon. It doesn't help that, in high school, our class was infamous for speaking Spanglish more than either English or Spanish. My family actually picked up some Spanish because of how often I used to use it around home. * Does it count if you live in Venezuela? ** I don't think so, or else I would fit in here too... * I saw a very pitiful and brief scene with a few girls in a locker room... -->'''Girl 1:''' Ooh! Me gusta...your...zapatos. (<-all pronounced horribly wrong)\\ '''Girl 2:''' Huh? What's that mean again?\\ '''Girl 3:''' It's me gusta tus zapatos. She's saying she likes your shoes.\\ '''Girl 2:''' Oh, I thought zapatos meant pants. * After attending a summer camp in Spain [[{{Tropers/Guardyanangel}} this troper]] cannot stop herself from babbling random Spanish words to her predominantly English-speaking friends and family. And it's not just Spanish. This phenomenon has spread to the occasional Gratituous Sindarin (she's a [[LordOfTheRings LOTR]] lover), as well as smidgens of many other languages (most not studied by this troper.) \\ Additionally, she has had the odd privilege of being able to carry on a conversation with words from several different languages thrown in, the majority of them from languages not studied by her (and sometimes her fellow conversation-maker,) without any confusion. She and her fellow classmates consider it a twisted "perk" of being international school students. * I am fond of this. I am also fond of the fact that I do not plan to ever learn Spanish. I also love how people know it's a word salad and look at me like I'm crazy. Whenever people start speaking Spanish, I feel the need to interject with "No comprende por favor. Como estas? POR QUE?!" (I'm sure this is full of spelling errors. Like I said, no knowledge of the Spanish language.)

* This troper occasionally replies to his mother in Spanish, for no real reason. She doesn't speak the language. --> '''Mother''': Can you come down for a second? -->'''Me''': Claro que s, que quieres? -->'''Mother''': What? -->'''Me''': I'm coming! * When this troper was tutoring at an elementary school (with sevento eleven-year-olds, more or less) he overheard some older student accusing another student (who was Hispanic) for saying something like "Don't touch my culo." (I don't know whether or not he said that) ** When we learned the imperfect tense in Spanish class, a classmate would say something like "Hablababa" because of the regular ending for "hablar." Ditto for accent marks, as we slapped our hands on the table each time we heard/seen one. * This troper and a friend can both speak Spanish, and we tend to use it more than English, especially when gossiping/discussing schemes in front of an audience. Teachers hate it. * My mother is from El Salvador, and though her English is very good, will tend to lapse back into Spanish on certain occasions, usually if she's talking back to my father (Irish American) whenever they're just teasing one another. If he's just bullshitting, her favorite response is "Ah, va a cagar." Literally, it means "go take a shit." What it implies is "You're full of it." As for myself, I toss in the random swear word, and if I'm talking with any other of my friends who are also Latino, we'll tend to throw in random Spanish words and such, usually subconsciously. * In [[MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Tri]], since I don't have a keyboard, I try to rely on shoutouts, which are in whatever language you play in (in my case, Spanish), regardless of what language the other players speak. * This troper studies Spanish and Catalan at university, and spent last year living in a Catalan-speaking area of Spain. I often start speaking Spanish without realising, and flit between Spanish and English with my school friends, who don't speak any Spanish, much to their annoyance. I also speak predominantly Spanish with my mother, who has just finished a course in Spanish at GCSE (roughly end of high school level?), which is good for her, and fun for me (I can still cuss her out without her completely understanding). Finally, I speak in Gratuitous Catalan with my Catalan class because there are only five of us, they're my best friends, and Catalan is such a niche language in the UK that we're unlikely to be understood. It's fun. * This troper likes to speak to one of my friends in Spanish so that no one else can understand us. When I'm angry, I yell at people in Spanish and they have no idea what I've said to them. Sometimes, though, I just throw Spanish in to sound cool. * [[@/TitoMosquito This troper]] hablas poquito espaol. ** Y se nota. *** No seas malo! * This troper is Spanish on her mom's side. English is her first language, but since she grew up speaking some Spanish she's fluent in Spanish and English (though her Spanish isn't native-speaker-good, she speaks it just fine). At home, her mother will sometimes speak Spanish

(which is also not her mom's first language), to which, depending on her mood, this troper will sometimes answer in Spanish. She and her mother often hold conversations half in Spanish and half in English. ** Eso no es el famoso spanglish acaso? * This troper is a native spanish speaker, but likes to curse in Italian. * I used this in a fake advertisement in my {{Homestuck}} ElsewhereFic. [[http://forum.fortescomics.net/index.php/topic,1012.msg33368.html#msg 33368]] {{Lampshaded}} with the line, "Hablamos mal masacrados espaol a travs de traductores en lnea![[hottip:*: [We] Speak badly butchered Spanish through online translator!]]" ---Vamos al Main/GratuitousSpanish, ese. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GraveHumor * This troper used to have a book full of these - "The Book of Tombstone Humour" by Richard [=DeAth=]. His dad may have nicked it.

GraveRobbersFromOuterSpace * In one game, I ended up with the following three cards: the characters "Nymphomaniac Cheerleader" and "Bookish Girl With No Boyfriend", and the location "Back Seat of the Car". Apparently it was going to be one of ''[[GirlOnGirlIsHot those]]'' movies....

GreasySpoon * This troper, originally from North Texas, has a real soft spot (likely in his clogged heart) for decent greasy spoons, like a wellrun International House Of Pancakes. "Decent" usually doesn't include a chain the likes of Waffle House, which is the "bad" version of this trope. Even having dined at every other kind of restaurant and finedinging establishment there is, sitting with friends at a table just a little too small, with coffee everybody admits could be better (but is good enough for what you need), about to eat some rather, yes, greasy (but tasty) food... it's a feeling a lot like home. Also, if you're there at the right hour (ie, late), ''it's quiet''. * This troper and her friends have a place that we've been frequenting since High School (most of us have graduated college by now), and there is just nothing like meeting up there late at night after a movie/concert/show and enjoying meals that no doctor would approve of. Onion rings, chicken finger sandwiches, chocolate banana milkshakes and kahlua pulled pork. Now THAT is [[Good Eats]]. * This troper is a regular at an unbelievably small (Just a bar with about 10 seats with some tables outside) one of these, to the point where I am known by name by the staff and am greeted with "The usual?"

when I walk in. They also happen to have some of the best damn hash browns in DC. * Beth's Cafe in {{Seattle}}. Truly a wonder to behold, especially on weekend nights around 2-3 AM. The waitstaff and cooks are {{DeadpanSnarker}}s, the jukebox belches out anything from heavy metal to {{Journey}}, the walls are covered in patron artwork (they'll give you crayons if you ask), and they are famous for 12-egg omlettes. --Why don't we grab a bite back at the {{Greasy Spoon}}? Just don't order [[{{Masochists Meal}} the Special...]]

GreenEyedEpiphany * This Troper was a victim, but instead of "found another boyfriend" it was "moved halfway across the country." * Somewhat inverted for this troper, who didn't realise he liked the first girl until he was with someone else. * Somewhat averted in this troper's case. The other guy getting a girlfriend was exactly what she needed to realize that she didn't have a crush on him after all. * This troper had a case when he found himself confessing only when he found out the girl he liked was screwing...her pool boy. * When I saw my friend in this situation, it took me laughing loudly in her face for her to acknowledge it. * Subverted in my case as this troper and him only started to really flirt and hit it off and make jokes about each other and have chemistry AFTER he got a girlfriend. Before we were pretty neutral, to each other, [[BelligerentSexualTension now though]]. I ain't even jealous. He jealous I'm single and he's in a relationship. He started it!!!!! * This troper once cared for someone very deeply. Too bad it took a fit of blazing jealousy for me to realise it. Do you know how hard it is to find a NiceJewishBoy in Australia? * [[Tropers/OriginalHobbit This troper]] Has had this happen to her three times, with the same guy: ** The first time was after I broke up with him. He had entered into a relationship with my best friend (I said it was fine, thinking I wouldn't care). Anyway, as soon as I saw them kiss, I wanted to throttle my ''best friend'', just so she would stop kissing him. ** The second was a few years later, after he told me he was dating the [[BiTheWay girl]] I had dated after I broke up with him. *** The third time was when I saw his relationship status change on Facebook. I saw the girl he was with and immediately thought she wasn't good enough for him. I started saying that he could do better and I realized it was because I wanted to be with him. * [[@/StolenByFaeries This troper]] was shocked into realizing that she had a serious crush on a guy rather than the small one she thought she had, when she found out another girl liked him too. This troper immediately wanted to kill the other girl in a vicious manner. * This troper realized she liked a guy after a rumor spread quickly that he might have killed himself... at the same time a girl told me

she liked him and couldn't take that she'd never get to say so. They got together shortly after. He's now dating a new girl and this troper is trying to lose her epiphany-wrought feelings. (and failing) ---Fine, go Back to GreenEyedEpiphany . See if I care! [[BeatPanel ...]] Please come back. ----

GreeneyedRedhead * {{Tropers/Grish}}'s older brother is one of these. * This tropers mother. * I am one. * This troper, and fittingly, her cat. * This troper will admit to following a random redheaded woman around for a full five minutes just to catch a glimpse of her very striking and pretty green eyes. Unfortunately, I thought asking her for a picture would plunge me into stalker territory and didn't ask for one. * This tropette's [[HeterosexualLifePartners HLP.]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I am totally not jealous.]] [[BlatantLies Really.]] * While this troper does have red hair and green eyes, she doesn't quite fit the "love interest" requirement. Whatd'ya say? Any tropers out there looking for a passionate, yet sensible (female) love interest?

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GreyAndGrayMorality * This troper draws comics in his school notebooks. Originally, it was BlackAndWhiteMorality, in which the antagonist was pretty much...an excuse antagonist who seemed to be delighting in pissing off the kids and getting them in trouble for apparently no good reason, while the kids' pranks are retaliating to him. But in the more recent works, this isn't entirely the case, as sometimes, the kids are the ones going first, some of the attempts to get them in trouble are actually ''him'' telling their parents. Yeah, he enjoys the kids getting in trouble, but at the same time, they bug him first most of the time. * [[DJMarred This troper]] believes that no one's fully good or fully evil. For instance, Hitler loved his dog, was a vegetarian, and was a family man. My philosophy is kinda like what happens when RousseauWasRight and HumansAreBastards collide in a collision course. In that everyone has the potential to do ''both'' good and evil deeds. ** That doesn't sound like it's very uncommon. [[Tropers/BoundByTheMoon This troper]] feels the same. * This troper is into GreyAndGreyMorality when he's in a good mood. But when I'm [[BlackAndWhiteMorality angry]] or [[BlackAndGreyMorality upset]]

* This Troper wrote a story in which two nation-states are fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist both beliving they're good]], but both commiting war crimes and slaugtering the other's populace. * This Troper is ''near'' absolutely certain absolutes don't exist. Pure good is impossible, pure evil is impossible, everything is relative. Yes, I know psychopaths exist, and if some theories of the multiverse are to be believed so do monsters made out of "PureEvil". If they can't help to be that then it's not their fault, even if we do have to end their lives for the better. And if you choose to be that then you weren't before, so there's no little semantic trick there. * This troper believes that RealLife runs on GreyAndGrayMorality, but only to a extent. While everyone has the [[RousseauWasRight capacity to do good]] AND [[HumansAreBastards the capacity to do evil]], a lot of people lean towards one or the other or they're [[TrueNeutral neutral]]. He imagines that the world operates on a balance between BlackAndWhiteMorality and GreyAndGrayMorality, as while good and evil are clearly defined, he is fully aware that there is no such thing as [[PuritySue pure good]] and [[CompleteMonster pure evil]]. ---You can go back to [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey Morality]] or [[GreyAndGrayMorality Gray Morality]]. Which one do you choose? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

Griefer * This troper tends to grief a lot in Call of Duty World at War. Once he acquired the flamethrower, he entered a "hardcore" team deathmatch. He proceeded to set fire to all his teammates, screaming,"[[TeamFortress2 SPY CHECK!]]" the whole way. He then calmly grenaded himself in a corner. In a game with no respawns, such a move equals an instant loss. * This troper finds that Left4Dead is ''perfect'' for griefing, with levels practically designed expressly to screw over your teammates (No Mercy's first few being excellent examples). I'm particularly proud of pissing off one of the founding members of PMS Clan. * This troper's gym class was ''full'' of Griefers. If you won the game we played, then you got more grade points meaning your grade was on the line. This meant that people weren't playing to win..they were making sure other people ''couldn't win''. This meant that people were doing all ''sorts'' of bullshit that wasn't a part of the rules. ** During Golf, ''nobody'' was being a sport. At ''all''. They would cough when you're lining up a putt, poke you, hit you with the club, kick your ball away from the hole, throw their ball at you, tickle you, etc. ** During American Football/Rugby, they would just tackle. Yes I know that's part of the game, but shouldn't you be tackling people who have ''the ball''? And isn't the rule of '''touch''' to ''not'' tackle? Players would literally just give the ball to one player then wrestle on the field so the others wouldn't get the ball. ** During Hockey, people would just beat each other with the hockey

sticks and the goalie would stand on the puck so the fights would continue. ** And let's also not forget the griefers who just decided to get revenge. During Baseball and Kickball, people would either purposely strike out or hit the ball and just ''stand there''. During Dodgeball, people who wanted to get back at the screwballs they hated would just stand there and become easy targets. Capture the Flag people would just sit down and never bother trying to play the game. And if you've ever seen the opening for ''{{Daria}}'', the animators and writers had probably went to my school, because people were doing ''just that''. *** What were they doing? I never watched Daria. **** Standing in place and letting the ball bounce by. * This troper does admit he had a griefing once: in MapleStory, they summoned a giant, over Level 100 monster which could not use any ranged attacks beyond one directly in front of it with poor radius. I go behind it, attack it, and lead it over to a swarm of conveniently placed newbs waiting for an event. * My little does this while playing Left4Dead. He's a terrible shot, so he does a LOT of friendly fire damage, so people will shoot him, and he shoots back, and then [[TheTallOne I]] am forced into my TeamDad routine, saying "I don't care who started it, I'LL END IT!" ** This troper griefs in both ''{{Left 4 Dead}}'' games, but only if another player does nothing but spam voice chat with annoying sounds or music to drown out the chat and sounds in the game or mashes a binded key that plays a character's death scream repeatedly. On a few occasions, this troper has also foiled griefing on his team: *** Before the crescendo event in the 2nd map of Death Toll, I had been shot and there weren't even any zombies nearby. I gave the attacker the benefit of the doubt but I also hung back to watch him in case he did turn. After the crescendo, I hang back and my team encounters a Tank. I helped out by sniping it with the Hunting Rifle. It had incapped someone before it died and the person that shot me then proceeded to blast the downed victim. I quickly zoomed my scope on the jerk and shot him until he was incapped, then I voted him out. *** In one game in the first map of Crash Course, some person spams music over the voice chat and the server we played on did not make the vote system work. To annoy him, I wrote in the text chat that I could just easily mute him. He then procceeded to make half assed insults to me. After the team died to a Tank, the griefer then proceeded to try and kill me with fire, his gun, and anything else. I then ran ahead to find a new gun while he gave chase. I grinned as I found an Auto Shotgun and the griefer was still a ways behind me. After he arrived, I blasted all my rounds into him and killed him. Sadly, my other teammates did not seem to grasped what had happened (or maybe they were working with him, I dunno) since I had killed him right in front of them and explained what happened. They went and got him out of a closet after he respawned. *** Griefing has grown tenfold by the sequel, to the point where many people demand Valve to implement a system that punishes griefers. Vavle's response? "Play with friends." * What started as this Troper and his friends' attempt to make the other team on Halo 3 feel better by standing still and letting them

catch up for a while evolved into something...more. I'll spare the details for now, but by the next match we were doing choreographed routines while the other team won by a landslide, leading into the next match where we were put on different teams. We of course got together and started the routines up again, eventually causing ''everyone else playing'' to stop killing each other and watch. With our newly-formed party (most of the people present at that game), we went on to Neutral Assault mode (in which a bomb is placed in the center of the map for one team to carry over to the other team's base). We promptly took the bomb, ran it back to our own base, went to the waterfall on the map, kneeled down, held the bomb up, and started praying to the Water God. Eventually, our entire team was in on it as the other team looked on in confusion and tried in vain to recover the bomb. Score: 0 to 0. * I've decided that I do, in fact, have a superpower. Unfortunately, that superpower can be called "griefer magnet". While I've definitely had some good online games, more than half of them have been ruined by griefers. Since I'm led to believe that griefers are fairly uncommon, the fact that I encounter so many so frequently (once even starting a Halo 3 deathmatch that consisted entirely of griefers that made a point of camping around every spawning point, grabbing every rocket launcher on the map and targeting me since I'm a girl [their voice spam made their reason for attacking me abundantly clear]) has made me stop playing online with people I don't know. Even that's extremely rare; I still prefer to play with someone in the room, but that's because I find that it's a lot more fun. ** I hear that (less the "I'm a girl" part). Hell, I've completely given up on online gaming, especially [=MMOs=]. Why pay a monthly fee to be surrounded by assholes? ** It also doesn't help that the attitude of some people when it comes to public games is "Deal with it, play with friends, or just don't play at all." *** Slightly justified in a sense that playing with friends only is the only way to avoid people seeking to ruin games. It's mostly not justified since you paid to play the game and probably are paying more to play online if it requires a subscription fee, so if you can't play due to people greifing others and you don't have anyone else to play with, that's your money being wasted. The main reason for the quote above this line is people are usually sick of hearing others whine in forums about how their game got ruined by a {{Jerkass}}. * I give Griefers and Trolls hell. I tell cyberers to press f5, I derail troll threads by telling people exactly what it is, then post silyl pictures and fads, if someone crashes a game for points, I refuse to leave or communicate with them, beyond a setance or 2 telling them this, and if someone cheats or griefs a game im in, i explictly attacck them any time i see them again. Someone stole 1000 points from me, so I made sure to make her lose 2000 points over 4 or 5 games and think very carefully before doing it again * This troper once played a game of Empire: Total War using the Indian factions. One of them didn't say much, but the other took way too much pleasure in making the thing into a CurbStompBattle. * IN my high-school gym class, there was a girl who had the tendency

to cheat at touch football by moving slightly closer to the guy trying to touch her, so he'd miss her shoulders and grab her chest. * When this troper was put in the same team as one of his enemies in Gym, he normally got off the game court to avoid the situation. Once, this didn't work and he was forced to play. So, he started hitting and taking the ball off the players of his designated team - he did it twice before the teacher got him off the court. * I'm proud to call myself (or at one point have called myself) a Griefer hunter! Back when I was playing ''UrbanDead'', I maxed out all my combat skills, and spent my time tracking down [[PlayerKilling PKers]], generator smashers, and assorted louts, then introducing them to my fire axe. It was probably not quite as effective a measure as reviving the slain and replacing the generators, but damn if it wasn't ''satisfying''. ** You may or may not have saved my life. I am forever in your debt. ** This troper and his friends do similar to the one above. If a particularly obnoxious player enters a game one of us is playing, soon enough all of us will be in the game counter-greifing. Especially grievous examples will result in us following said player to other servers. ** This troper was one of those PKers. We kept getting inexplicably revived even when our group affiliations were promenantly displayed. Good times, good times. * When I played Medal of honor: The Rising Sun as a kid, I found the weirdest thing: a computer griefer. There were computer players you could pick and all from one country were together. When we had Tanaka on our team (he was supposed to be one of the best) he would kill steal, trick us into killing him and he had one crazy thing that the worst. He would attack us when enemies were close, but not quite kill us because killing allies was a score penalty. He was hell. * This troper had an experience on WorldOfWarcraft that probably indicated I was a more fastidious griefer than I really am. After being killed several times by the same person, I finally turned the tables and won a fight. Deciding to get some pay back, I killed my opponent five times in a row before he stopped respawning, so I assume he had logged off and I went back to questing. After two classes and a nap, I was back on my character in the same area to find my old rival just coming back to life, so what do I do? Immediately kill him again of course! It must have seemed to him like I camped there for HOURS waiting for him to come back! ** When was this? I remember logging onto another character to play because I was being camped, logging on several hours later, and the person was ''still there'' corpse camping me. * On a lighter note, TeamFortress2 is home to quite a few servers that allow, nay, encourage quite a bit of harmless fun: want to dance on your Dispenser as an Engineer? Convinced you're a Rare Endangered Spycrab? Want to go Sniper and hump the air (or other players)? Host a Heavy Sandvish picnic on the control point? Go for it! * This troper's home island has its own LARP system that it shares with its sister island, and I've been playing for 2 years now. At the last tavern night I realised the full extent of my griefing nature as I had recently discovered I had 28 unspent points (nearly 3 adventures

worth of points, meaning a sizable power boost) I used these points to get more health, the ability to torture people, some minor poison use and the entire requisite list for poisons, the inflict wounds list. It's a short list but gives abilities like poison application, bleed effects on attacks and inflicting diseases when I work with wounds. Over the course of the next tavern I manipulated the plot writer into giving me (and my nebulous organisation of mercenaries and mad scientists) the uniform, body and facial moulding of the spy of an upcoming antagonist organisation, allowing me to derail his longterm plans with torture, poison, abduction, disguises and vivisection for fun and profit. I also offered to help some injured characters, whom I told I'd make them forget they were even injured [[InsaneTrollLogic I tended their wounds and inflicted the amnesia disease on them]]. With the current plotline one person's character has sparked a recent international conflict that caused the death of a newbie's character (he's a kakashi wannabe that introduced ninja lands into the system), I am planning to use this as an excuse to verbally destroy him before knocking him out, dragging him to a lab, cutting him open and stealing not only knowledge of his physiology, but his sharingan knockoff ability, purely {{For the evulz}}. * NewSuperMarioBrosWii is one of the best games for griefing in. So much potential. ** Once I was playing that game with my mom, who wasn't very good. I felt like teasing her so I picked her character up and chucked her off the edge of the level. It was totally worth it. * I love Griefing. Something as simple as "doing what i want" (ie: firing guns randomly, getting in vehicles, nothing remotely close to actively trying to affect people's gameplay) is enough to get people angry. It's mostly the type of people who have "unofficial" (which mean useless) rules and cry if you don't follow them. Though it would be hard to grief these people if they didn't take gaming so seriously that it makes them rage. It's just for fun, and griefing is fun when you find people that can't handle anything but "their" way. ** People like you are just as bad as StopHavingFunGuys. * I'm a greifer on Halo: Custom Edition. Here are some things I've done. ** One time a teammate died during capture the flag, and dropped the enemy team's flag. I brought the flag all the way back to the enemy base while my teammates were shooting at me, trying to get me to stop. I got killed as soon as reached the enemy base, and the flag was returned. I did this again during another game of capture the flag. ** Another time, a drove a teammate to the enemy base, when he went to get the flag, I drove away. He got the flag for around five seconds before the other team killed him. ** Also, if friendly fire with explosives is turned on, I betray my teammates (even if they have the flag) with grenades until I get booted from the sever. ** I'll blow up Warthogs when people on my team get in them. * A friend of this troper was once playing XBL in Halo 3, and came across a group of [[MeanBrit rude British kids]] who were mocking him about how America had gotten hit by 9/11 and denied that England and America were allies. They continued mocking all of the terrorist

attacks that had hit America. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Then my friend brought up the Underground bombings, which shut them up for about twenty minutes.]] ** Congrats, you're all thoughtless jerks. *** Correction: A few of them were thoughtless jerks. The OP and his friend just wanted to shut them up. * [[MarioKart Mario Kart Wii]]. While online play can be enjoyable for a while, you're bound to, inevitably, run into a good number of these. This troper has seen, among other things, people routinely picking courses that had extremely narrow bridges (such as N64 DK Jungle Parkway and Maple Treeway) then proceeding to hang out there and crash into everyone trying to pass, people who would use the invincibility star ''multiple times on the same person'' completely without provocation, people who would routinely spam the same course that was just picked entirely to annoy everyone else, people who would travel backwards and cut people off (often with the invincibility star), people who would spend the entire race just going through entire rows of item boxes so you wouldn't get any, and people who did more than one of the above. And this is before we even get into hackers... ** And then you had the people who would camp by the item boxes, not even racing at all. They would just throw whatever items they had at anyone passing by. * ''LeagueOfLegends''. UGH. While it's still better than the [[StopHavingFunGuys number one argument in favour of Eugenics, Sectioning, and forceful neutering to reduce testosterone in some males]] that is the [[WretchedHive DotA & HoN Fanbases]], I had these. Numerous times I lost a match because a bunch of people decided to leeroy in and try to attack turrets without someone else to draw fire away while I was quite literally the ''only'' person trying to lane at all. One particular round everyone else kept leeroying and then three out of the five decided to quit because they were most likely on dummy/Troll/SockPuppet accounts that only played free champions. However it wasn't all bad; Renekton was Jungling at first but upon seeing everyone leave and start acting generally incompetent, proceeded to fall back with me and hold off our base for 20 minutes before all five of them pushed the middle. Another round was a CurbStomp battle because one person was in the game, but stood at the summoning pool the entire game scratching his ass, while the person who went to the centre lane recalled before Annie bot could get to him and then proceeded to spend the rest of the game leeroying in and getting himself killed and allowed the champions to level up ridiculously fast. Also another time; I had someone who just spammed the chat with "I wax me ass goo." ** Another time, I wound up in a bot game where Mundo and Nasus were intentionally feeding and sabotaging the game (How do I know? Mundo had ''Mana Regen'' items when he doesn't use Mana, and was intentionally charging turrets) I as Nunu wound up getting massively fed and wound up carrying with only one death, as Vayne wound up getting killed just by the fed-by-Mundo bots coughing on her. * I love running into the spawn-camping kind on MondayNightCombat- I pick my 'Turret Wrecker (Rate Of Fire/Armor/Skill Recovery)' Assassin class and win the game by playing objective completely unobstructed.

* [[Tropers/{{Gunarao}} This Troper]] will admit he loves to do this whenever he plays Modern Warfare 2 online. The most annoying thing to do is probably killing teammates as they patiently snipe, preferably with the throwing knife. * RagnarokOnline had an item called the dead stick, which I liked to call the griefer stick. Using this item would summon a random monster from the game -- anything from a level 1 poring from the tutorial to a level 99 boss that could two-shot a player of the same level. You've probably already figured out why I called this item the griefer stick. * This troper was actually able to befriend a griefer, causing a [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]] and gaining a powerful ally in [[MineCraft Minecraft]]. As for the other two, I sicced [[DiabolusExMachina the admin]] on them. * Once in Mabinogi, Edgy was going to ride his horse to the next town. A guy needed a ride so I took him with me. He told me he'd be going AFK during the ride. So, I dropped him off in front of a bear. I soon recieved angry messages regarding the guy's displacement and death. * Transformice is perfectly made for griefing. Whenever I'm the shaman, I always either jump off a ledge, meaning no-one gets cheese, or spirit everyone off a ledge or something similar. And whenever I say 'peace' on a map with another shaman, the other shaman WILL die. ---Go back to {{Griefer}}! Please? Come on! I promise I won't throw that high-level monster at you or camp your corpse! And I won't throw that grenade on you! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GroinAttack Ever gotten the old fashioned "Trauma to the Groin?" Ever given one? We want your tales. ---* This troper was walking up a ramp towards a group of friends when [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychoPartyMember one of them]] spontaneously lunged towards me and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton kicked me in the nuts]]. I responded by punching him in the face, removing at least a few of his teeth and his braces. I felt pretty badass at that point and have been considered so since then. My mother however had me call said friends house later that night and I ended up apologizing to his younger brother. That felt slightly less badass. * This Troper's family used to have a trampoline. Me and my father would wrestle on it. Little Kid + Violence + Parent. He ended up in pain basically every time. You know, my parents later tried to have a second kid. I wonder if the reason it never worked is because I accidentally sterilized him. * Dear God. This male troper has two stories, both very {{Squick}}, so feel free to tag these as spoilers if you want to. Once, I was chasing my sister around the house because she had the remote to the TV, on the way, I [[spoiler: ran into the door getting a splinter stuck up in there.]] Another incident was where I was trying to [[spoiler: jump

over a barbed wire fence, missed it, and punctured my scrotum with one of the barbs on the barbed wire.]] I went into shock afterwards and had to be taken to the hospital. The underwear was fine, though. * This female troper was given one of these accidentally once. She and a (male) friend were in a particularly silly mood and somehow ended up ''folk dancing.'' Cue agonizing kick to vulva so horrible that all of the guys (and most of the girls) in the room were wincing. * My GF did this to me once by accident. We were lying next to one another and snuggling when I ran my hand along her spine. Apparently I touched a nerve or something because she suddenly had an involuntary spasm where her knee shot out and hit me square in the nutz. Almost threw her out of the bed for doing that. ** Was anyone filming it perchance? Maybe for, how do you say, the tubes? * By a strange reason This Troper seems to be a groin attack magnet, in absolutely ALL classes of any sport, he ends up in the ground shouting "MY BALLS!!!" I remember one particular time, having to lift another player in rugby, as I was lifting him, his leg moved violently in the direction of my ballsack... I ended up in the ground not being able of lifting myself for about 5 minutes ** This troper's younger half-brother might as well have a bullseye on his nuts as well. * My GF, entirely on accident after I hugged her. Her back is ticklish, her leg was between mine. It didn't hurt as bad as it could've though, thanks to lookse pants weighted with junk. ** Are you me? I know this happened to me at one point or several. (PS I'm Dirge) * This Troper has been practicing Judo for about six years. In a match, I went for an [[http://judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/osotogari.htm O-sotogari]], but ended up just pushing my opponent forward. They then pulled me while I was far out and did a [[http://judoinfo.com/tomonage.htm tomoenage]]. Rather having the foot land on the abdomen, it went straight onto my family jewels. As if having a foot with the force of your body weight on it wasn't bad enough, I was then '''lifted up into the air and thrown''' by my testicles. I also landed improperly because I was in so much pain. Ouch. ** This male troper took up Soo Bahk Do and took a nutcracker during a promotion test. * This Troper gave an unintentional groin attack once during Combatives training. In trying to get his opponent under him, he pulled his leg up, sending his knee right into his opponents balls. It was like in the TV shows as the guy curled up in the fetal position. This Troper forfeited out of courtesy and took the 20 pushup penalty for losing. * This is this Tropers favoured method of attack, and this troper also has balls of steel, scoring a goal in football (soccer) with his balls (by accident) from an absolute stinger of a cross, and managed to get to the half way line before collapsing in agony. * This troper once got kicked in the nuts...by his girlfriend...after sex. I was climbing off her when (she said) her leg jerked up from a

post-orgasmic spasm and caught me square in the [[UnusualEuphemism Philosopher's Stones]]. * This troper had quite a funny one. He was climbing a tree and slipped. There was a sharp branch a while down and you can guess where it landed. Needless to say he visited the hospital later that day after one grew twice the size and went black. Thankfully I can't feel groin attacks anymore. * This troper has both given and gotten shots to the nuts during his middle school days. The Main/GroinAttack this troper most remembers was a hard knee to the balls from a middle school buddy of his that had him curled up on the blacktop for a moment, though puking was not involved. Being friends, we got over that in no time. * [[DarkInsanity13 This troper]] frequently threatens, attempts and succeeds at Groin Attacks when annoyed or feeling particularly violent/evil. Her friends and family know that if she gives you a certain look, you better protect your balls. It's great to rule with an iron fist (or a swift kick in this case). It's also entertaining to describe [[http://darwinawards.com/personal/personal2000-07.html certain]] [[http://darwinawards.com/personal/personal2001-16.html Darwin Awards]] and seeing the guys ''squirm''. Psychological groin attack! * My husband winces at seeing a GroinAttack played out on our TV screen. Is that normal for men? ** Yes, yes it is. The original poster is always amused to see every guy in the general vicinity wince or flinch when a GroinAttack is made (on purpose or otherwise). Yes, she is sadistic and very mean, what of it? * This male troper once received a soccer ball to the groin... and shrugged it off after about 10 seconds and continued playing soccer. ** This troper once experienced this very thing. Hardly even any pain. He'd like to think he's just that tough, but it was probably just a (very) near-miss. * This troper was nine when it happened. All the fathers watching on the sidelines simultaneously went "Oooooh." while looking pained. * I once took two consecutive groin shots from a star soccer player. After the first, I obviously kept playing. After the second, my gym teacher was amazed when I kept playing. He was less amazed when I blacked out about forty-five seconds after my stoic declaration of "I'm good." * I somehow manage to accidentally give these to ''myself.'' ** It happens, such as when coiling up an extension cord really quick and not paying attention to where the free end is whipping around when you're almost done. ** Or ::cringe:: doing the laundry and trying to shake loose a rolled pant leg by whipping the pair of pants downward. An extra ::cringe:: if the pants are jeans. Webcomic author David Willis actually illustrated this once. * This Troper has had times when he's dropped something, gone to catch it, and smacked himself in the nuts with the backswing. * This troper administered one to his cousin via ''electric shock.'' * This troper was once talking a friend about his karate class. She asked him how it went. He said "Alright... but I got

[[UnusualEuphemism kicked in the chutzpah.]]" Despite the unusual choice of words, this troper understood perfectly, and proceeded to laugh herself sick. * Might not qualify, but this happened to my sister when she was sparring with someone. She told me that the next thing she knew she was on her knees. Also, this troper knows someone whose wife kicked him while he was wearing a cup. She ''shattered'' it. As the story goes, he didn't realize what happened until she started screaming because of the blood. * [[{{Uncle Tofu}} This Troper]] practices Shaolin Kung Fu. I am very happy that every kick involves placing a hand to protect the groin and the basic stances make such an attack impossible from all but the most bizarre angles. * Friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism once described the J-shot to [[{{Azaram}} this troper]] such that the following eyewatering made him miss most of the rest of the conversation. It involves swinging a wicker sword up the inner thigh to hook the edge of the victims cup, pulling it down and making the...er...dangly bits start to fall out, then the cup snaps back against them, trapping them between cup, groin and thigh. * [[{{UnbatedBlade}} This troper]], at a collegiate fencing tournament, actually toppled a Cadet from the United States Naval Academy with one of these, and earned himself a free 2 minute time out while said cadet picked himself up off the floor and caught his breath. * [[RedRajah This troper]] was the only girl on her soccer team and played defense. During one game, she was knocked down by a rather aggressive player who decided to be cute in running her over. As he ran towards her, he didn't see the fact that her leg rose up with the cleats pointed right at his crotch. A teammate of his pushed him out of the way in time and said player left her alone for the rest of the game. * Self-inflicted example: This troper once worked construction with a guy named Joe who created a 'Spanish Windlass' using a 24 Oz. Carpenter's hammer as a toggle. (A spanish windlass is a clamp made by using a stick to twist a loop of rope. It's basically the same mechanism traditionally used to power catapults) All went well until he got a hankering for a cigarette and decided to ''to place the hammer between his knees'' to free his hands so he could light up. Well, you can pretty much imagine what happened next: The hammer slipped, accelerating in a 270 degree arc before the waffle face precisely nailed his 'dangly bits' ''from behind''. Needless to say Joe got the rest of the week off...and enough ribbing to last him the rest of his life. The nail jokes alone went on for ''days''... * [[BooBooBob This Troper]] has a Prince Albert piercing. The day I got it, I was scheduled to play Dr Scott in the local Rocky Horror show. The girl playing Janet decided, at one point, to sit in my lap. I'm pretty sure dogs could hear my single, high-pitched "meep" in neighboring counties. The audience was a bunch of sadists. They laughed... a lot... The kicker? She did it AGAIN at a restaurant after the show. This girl was not the sharpest knife in the drawer. * My girlfriend got in a fight with her best friend last week and

suffered a thrown dictionary to the vagina. She hates this person now and has been complaining to me nonstop about the "bitch" every day since. ** For good reason. This troper, um, ran into a gate. Multiple times. Then tripped over it. Thankfully, the latter couple times only got me in the soft part of my thigh, leaving me a mass of bruises, but... ow. The thought of someone causing similar pain deliberately... * Be prepared for a few of these if you ever decide to take up spinning poi. * [[{{Gecko}} This troper's]] soccer coach once challenged the strongest kicker on the team to kick the ball between his legs. He regretted it. * This troper was woken up by his younger sister hitting him there with his own tennis racquet. * This troper was doubleteamed by two girls in an arm-wrestling match. * If we're counting accidents, there was the time this troper's brother was using a baseball bat to hit tennis balls for our dog, and didn't notice me behind him... * This "troper" (more like a reader of tropes) heard a story from his stepdad. Apparently when he was biking, a bee somehow managed to get in his pants, and...it stung him right on the tip too. Painful. ** This Troper had a similar run-in with an ant. Not pleasant. * One time at daycare, this troper (maybe 7 or 8 years old) received a kick to the groin. She dropped like a rock. The boy responsible, however, wasn't punished for it because according to the woman in charge "girls don't have anything down there". Bull. Shit. ** As a fellow female troper, [[FreezairForALimitedTime this kickedin-the-crotch troper]] sympathizes and can confirm that ''it hurts like hell'' for women too. (In her case, though, it was an accident. They were playing in a backyard pool, and her friend's foot lashed out to push him forward... and accidentally hit her in the groin. He was EXTREMELY apologetic.) ** Agreed. This troper's mother nailed that sensitive area falling off her bike seat and onto the bar (straight-across 'men's bike' bar, not slanted 'women's bike' bar). The sight of blood prompted a visit to the clinic, where she was told she'd basically lost her virginity. ** This male troper has successfully managed, twice, to hit a girl in the crotch. It was an accident the first time. He was about five then. * This troper managed to get herself in the crotch by accident. During a high school gym basketball round, I got knocked over and fell straight down. Well, my foot turned sideways under me and guess where the sharp bottom edge of the tennis shoe ended up? Needless to say, I sat out for a while. I now have MUCH more sympathy for boys. ** Also, I had the bike variation as well, around age 8. The wheel slipped off the sidewalk into a storm drain and the seat went straight up. The resulting blood prompted my mother to give me The Talk on periods. * During elementary school, this troper was bear hugged from behind, and ON REFLEX, swung his arm back, grabbed the guy's happysack, and yanked hard. Quite amazing, considering how he was facing away from the said hugger the entire time.

** This female Troper hangs out with a mixed group of girls and boys. The boys like to sneak up on the girls and bear hug them or cover their eyes. Most of the girls squeal. This Troper? Let's just say the guys don't try that with me anymore after one blacked out. * This troper's History teacher was hit in the groin during baseball practice with a bat. He complained constantly and limped very slowly around the school for two weeks. * Groin attacks are fairly common at this troper's high school. My friend was annoying me once, so I threatened to hit him in the crotch if he didn't shut up. He didn't take me seriously. Next time he annoyed me, I casually walked away, but as I passed him, my fist lashed out. When I looked back, he was doubled over on the floor. This also sparked three other 'sackings' against this friend; He got it again less than five minutes later, and twice in the first period the next day. * [[MinusZero This troper]] has two examples: ** The first is a great one - two punch combination. I find that the elbow and knee can do the most damage. A move I am now feared for (And I'm a muscleless nerd) is to, while casually walking by somebody I was just in a situation with, pull my arm in towards my chest and then let it release directly into the stomach of the victim. ItGotWorse. Some human reflex is to grab the stomach with both hands and slightly widen the legs. Turning around 180, my too-strong-for-my-own-good knee is at a perfect angle for a crotch shot with a power level of over nine thousand. ** Secondly is a case of gym class. The teacher, for some convoluted reason, allowed 2 popular girls whom I hated with a passion that could be compared to [Insert Pop Culture Reference Here] to both be goalie in floor hockey. I get a breakaway, and figure that they deserve to be punished. A slap shot makes a perfect GroinAttack on the left goalie, and since the floor hockey puck is rubber, bounces back. Slap shot the right goalie. Still score. Watch 2 people I hate writhe in pain and go unnoticed. * This short troper is downright lethal when using the jujitsu throw Tsuro Goshi. It involves swinging the hip round to throw your opponent. Ostensibly it should connect with the solar plexus, but it invariably strikes her opponent's groin. She does, however, win plenty of bouts. * [[DrLombriz This troper]] was explaining the "headbutt to the ovaries" from Maddox's [[TheAlphabetOfManliness Alphabet of Manliness]] to a friend and [[TheDitz an incredibly thick girl he knew.]] He went through the motions, explaining that you need to have an excuse to be down there, so "try proposing," and the ditzy target did nothing as I was explaining it before this troper grabbed both of her hips and, well, headbutted her in the ovaries. [[EvilLaugh Mua ha ha ha...]] * I've gone through the whole page and I have a tale that tops THE WHOLE PAGE IN SHEER HORROR. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH. THIS IS AN ENTIRELY TRUE TALE. A friend of mine who was a medic at a Singapore army camp told me about an incident where the flag got stuck halfway up the flagpole. Flagpole has two prongs, one sticking up and one facing down, to wind the line around to secure the flag. One of the

soldiers jumped up a few times to try to unstick the flag. Long story short, he got hurt. Apparently there was a huge amount of blood, and the thing in the testicle that resembles a coiled up string actually UNRAVELLED ABOUT ONE AND A HALF METERS OVER THE GROUND. My friend actually had to collect the cord in order to casualty evacuate the soldier to the medical centre. Last they heard was that he was discharged from the army and has significant mental problems now. If you for some reason happen to visit any Singapore army camp, you will see that, at this point in time, almost all the flagpoles have a large yellow box surrounding them and the words "DO NOT JUMP" or something similar written in large letters inside. * This troper has accidentally done it at muay thai (thailandese kick boxing) practice. She was trying to do the kra-tuk (don't remember the exact writing just the spelling) that's basically a move where you clasp your hand behind the neck of your opponent and pull him toward you while pushing your knee to get him in the stomach. I was the only female in the whole group and I was used to be the little one (174 cm against men of average 185 - 190 cm) in the bunch of tall and burly man. My instructor keep insisting that I was aiming to high and that I've got to aim lower, a mechanism I ended to incorporate. So, when a new-comer of roughly my same height came in and start practicing with us I miscalculated and ... It didn't help that my instructor was the founder of the muay thai italian lega, the promo of the annual worldship match that happens in my hometown and kept insisting I need to be more aggressive (he was hoping to get me in the female circuit [he failed] and in the female circuit aggression could be a life-saver from what I've seen) since I was too 'soft' and 'afraid of hitting too hard'. I don't think the man who got my knee in his groin would actually agree, since I decided to put it all in that particular kneehit (I weighed, at the time, roughly 74-76 kilos) * The Women's Self Defense class this troper took taught us (among other things) many variations of groin attacks: the above-described technique with a knee to the crotch, the classic kick, a heel to the crotch (if grabbed from behind), and ''grabbing the guy's testicles and pulling. Hard.'' The aim is to disable the attacker as quickly as possible, so women are taught to aim for the groin ForMassiveDamage. ** This troper also took a self-defense class, offered in his freshman year for P.E. credit. A video near the end of the year had this as a viable tactic, along with gouging the eyes. It wasn't just for women, though. It was just supposed to be defense against any male attacker. I have to say that it works if you twist hard enough. * This troper's freshman year during cross-country and track seemed to consist of this (as sack-taps anyway), from two upperclassmen. Somehow, we're all really good friends. It probably helped that I got some very sweet revenge at the end of the track season. ** This troper also unintentionally performed a groin attack on a fellow student that same year, it being unintentional probably being the only thing saving it from being a {{Kick the Dog}} moment. My friend was humping/jumping against one of the school doors, and I was on the other side. These were the kind of doors that you can push open, instead of having a handle. So I wait until he starts jumping again, and kick the door open. My timing worked out so that the edge

of the door caught him full on in the crotch. One of my friends is convinced that the previously mentioned sack-taps throughout freshman year were reverse Karma for the massive ding on my {{Karma Meter}} for doing so. ** This troper was subject to several "cup checks" over the course of his high school football career. Such checks were usually issued by upper classmen and consisted of a quick but strong backhand tap. * This troper still remembers an incident in the local news when a little old lady was attacked by a nude druggie in her home, and dropped him by grabbing and crushing his testicles. * This troper once watched a truly epic one among his coworkers at his summer job once. It involved the attacker lying in wait around the corner of a building. The attackee never saw it coming. He was down on the pavement for quite a while, swearing heavily the whole time. He got him back later in the day with a GroinAttack of his own. * This (male) troper once had an...interesting... experience involving a bucking horse and an australian saddle. I'll leave the details to your imagination, I wish I could leave them up to mine. * This troper has been kicked, flagpoled and frisbee'd in the balls before. If he's still potent, it'll be a miracle. * This troper was on the [American] football team in middle school. Once, when trying to field a punt, he let it slip through his hands. While not wearing a cup. The next five minutes were spent in agony, doubled over on the field. * [[SMDeathwind This troper]] has two to his name, both on French soil. The first was at Eurodisney in January last, on a bucking bronco that happened to be in the Disney village. This being a school trip, I (first person is easier) had the "bright" idea of spreading the word to everyone that I was going to be an idiot and try and ride it. I was successful, at a fairly high cost to my testicles. The second Groin Attack of doom came at the end of May last year, on another school trip to France, this time to an adventure camp at Lou Valagran. Everything was fine to start with, until I ended up having to climb a pole and jump for a trapeze. Now, this would ordinarily have been fine, as the harnesses were well secured. Unfortunately (though I only discovered this too late), I had the crappy harness. I climbed the pole. I jumped for the trapeze. I missed. My reward was my straps flying straight up to the crown jewels. I screamed. Needless to say, I was -not- one of the people clamouring for another go. Combine these with [[NoodleIncident that goddamn chilli]], and I'm just going to stop going to France. * Speaking of Disney, This Troper went on the Tower of Terror, and on the full drop, his souvenir mug somehow found its way between his legs during the free-fall. The landing was very unpleasant. * This Troper learned early on that girls are not immune. When they were little at birthdays and whatnot, the children would be isolated form the Basset Hound in the living room, with a barrier preventing the dog from entering. His sister was stepping over the barrier using the Ottoman, when the bit of furniture slipped. Ouch. * [[JapaneseTeeth This Troper]] has fortunately not received too many of these, but several of his friends have; one got hit in the nuts by a baseball from a pitching machine (during baseball practice). He

missed school the next day. Another guy got hit with a lacrosse ball during gym class, after which lacrosse was removed from the curriculum. The same friend also got whacked in the nads with a hairbrush. The brush broke, leading to countless "[[MemeticBadass Balls of Steel]]" jokes. (He still had trouble walking for a while.) * This troper's breaks and lunch times often resolve around everyone getting into either a big fight or in a huge pile together on the floor (don't worry we just say "Get off" or "stop it" if we want someone to stop kicking our ass). Anyway a bunch of people had managed to get me on the floor and one of them started teabagging me. What did I do to get out of the situation? Punch upwards and (accidentally) hit him in the groin. I'm sure I saw a couple of people just wince nearby. * This troper's brother won a fight with a boy three times his size by kicking him in the groin. * [[Tropers/{{G-Mon}} This troper's]] younger sister tries to do this to him a lot, usually when they're teasing each other. Fortunately for him, her aim sucks... and when she ''does'' land a hit, he can usually ignore the pain long enough to punish her. * This Troper's Aunt was telling the family about this guy who got a groin attack at a ski resort. By the time the story was over, all the men had left the room. * This Troper (The same from the Tower of terror Incident above) remembers being on the receiving end of this trope combined with ThrowTheBookAtThem. Hardcover. 1/2 inch wide. right on one of the little strings. I still get recurring pains in [[ICallHimMisterHappy Sinistree]] (that's the left one, FYI) * I was once fencing a boy. He had me 'legged' (I was on my knees), and when he came in, my sword came up between his legs and the tip slipped underneath his cup. Cue moaning in pain. The funniest thing was, his mom got it all on video. * Someone in my class during a technology lesson did this to me, with a file. He just hit me with it. Nothing was removed, but it still hurt. I'm just glad that he wasn't brandishing one of the many saws in the class. Of course in the same day I also got a shoe thrown at me. Guess where it hit me. I also got elbowed there as well, all in the same day. And in my school fencing taster, THE CUP MALFUNCTIONED! And once someone pushed an attractive girl towards me, on the way towards me she brought he knee up and... ouch. Also immediately she accidentally got me with he foot again. She said: 'That can't hurt that much!'. I called her an idiot and she did it again on pupose! * This troper has had a combination GroinAttack and CantGetAwayWithNuthin. Playing some handball back in the days [[AustralianSchoolSystem of the old school yard]], one of the other guys, on retrieving a ball, threw it and hit me with a deliberate groin attack. Cue a ChaseScene which ended up in a building. Cue SternTeacher (I wouldn't go so far as SadistTeacher) hearing the noise and asking why I was chasing the other guy. Cue {{Detention}}. [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin For me only.]] * This female troper was watching some kids play four-square, and one of the boys was trying to be cool and tried to bounce the ball between his legs. He hit himself in the nuts. It was hard to feel bad for him when it was just so stupid looking that she had to look away and

laugh. * Five minutes ago as I type this, my mate James decided to fart on my bed, in retaliation for this I decided to chuck my deodorant can at him, not aiming for anything, it hit his left testicle. He fell to the floor in agony, ready to kill me. Then he started laughing and going into hysterics. To make matters worse he went to the toilet to check everything was ok, he caught his dick in the zip. * A DungeonsAndDragons example: Party vs. barely-dressed trolls. Party cleric is dual-wielding maces. Makes a pair of called shots to the groin to disable one. First roll: Natural 1. Second roll: Natural 20. DM: "You hear a squishing sound. All male characters roll a DC 15 will save vs. sympathy pains for one round." * Another D&D story: My original group uses a mix of older editions and home rules, including critical hit charts. Instead of simply increased damage, we roll a d100 to determine something interesting happening. One of my friends was running a ranger named Nanoc who rolled a crit with his bow on one of the giants we were fighting. Quick reference to the chart and we see "Genitals/breasts torn from body, 2d6 extra damage; bleed to death in d10 rounds." From then on we called him Nanoc Eunuch-Maker. * At lunch one day in high school, this troper and his friends were experimenting with water-bottle cap projectiles. Don't ask. One cap went under the table, ricocheted off the floor, and hit me in the nuts. Cue a TourettesGuy line: "Motherfucker, you hit me in the DICK!" * [[XanderK This Troper]]'s little sister loves doing this to him. She loves how she, a 4' little girl, can topple her 6' big brother. Unfortunately for this troper, she only does this when our parents aren't at home. * Two accounts: ** A guy who had a crush on me got kicked in the groin by another kid for the sake of being an ass. Luckily, the kid got what he deserved by getting a suspension for a few days. ** Another account was by me on accident. During recess while I was in elementary school, I kicked a dodge ball and when it went off in the distance, it hit an unsuspecting boy right in the groin. I fled. * This Troper has Labs, which being water dogs have very strong tails. They happen to be just the correct height for groin attacks. But rather than being a direct impact, it's usually a stinging sensation. Which lasts much longer than a direct hit. * Once, when this troper was five she ran up to her dad like she was going to hug him, as she usually did, but instead stopped and punched him in the groin. It's a faint memory and I can't remember why I did it for sure, but my sister gave me a cookie afterward. * After an accident in PE dodgeball freshman year, this female troper can confirm; no matter what the actual equipment looks like, getting hit down there HURTS. * This troper knows a Waffle House waitress who kicked another girl "in the box" [[SeriousBusiness for insulting]] ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. * Really hoping this trope wouldn't apply to this Troper, but on the last day of helping out at a Boy Scout Day Camp as a den assistant, it happened. Walking back from the headquarters tent to where the rest of

the den was, a scout (from another den, I might add) frisbee'd me really painfully. Took about 15 minutes to stop hurting. Luckily it was the end of the day when it happened, and I had just used the bathroom, so this trope wasn't combined with PottyFailure or BringMyBrownPants. * A friend of This Troper once executed a GroinAttack ''via uppercut''. * This Troper went to a school where they were considered normal in fights. I started wearing a groin protector in class, the first day a classmate hurt his fist on it, then everyone stopped doing it. * Suffice to say in this troper's choir there is a reason one of his friends is named "cockpuncher" * In sixth grade, while standing at a bus stop; this troper overheard a conversation that sounded something like: -->'''One Guy''': Man, I am so pissed right now. -->'''Other guy''': Then go kick that kid in the balls. -points in my direction** Thankfully, I was able to dodge the first attempt, and there wasn't a second one. * This troper used to take hapkido with his brother. during a tournament, I was paired off with a girl and whenever the judges weren't looking she kicked me in the crotch, a total of three times. I won the match, bowed out, walked five steps and promptly fell over into the fetal position * [[EtherealFrog This Troper]] doesn't feel groin pain very often. It's taken 5 punches and a couple minutes for me to feel it, and it's still perfectly within ignorable range. One of friends is very unfortunate with this though. I once ran at one of my other friends in attempt to push him. He redirected me, 3 guesses what happened next. It's like the first friend has a massive gravitational field around his testicles. You know that football -> old man's groin gag in TheSimpsons? TruthInTelevision. From all the way accross the field. ** Did it make the little ''boink'' sound? * Two particular occasions around this troper: ** When I was younger, my older brother and I would scuffle sometimes. One such time when I was eleven, brother tried to get his little sister in a body slam. I was flailing reflexively trying to support myself when my knee landed in entirely the wrong place. Did I mention he was ten years older than me? Or that he was fresh out of Army Ranger School at the time? Or perhaps that my mom (who was sitting there watching) taunted him by singing the bluegrass favorite "Daddy sang bass, ''brother'' sang tenor" ** I was backstage at my church's Christmas program with my best friend and a few guy friends. The guys were made up like the Blue Man Group for a part of our youth choir performance, and the two of us were helping with another number. Inevitably two Blue Men started play-fighting out of boredom. In an attempt to block a blow, one guy accidentally jabbed his hand right in the other's [[UnusualEuphemism blueberries]]. Blue Man went ''down''. Cue my friend and I laughing hysterically. * One of my friends was discussing a movie about man-eating koalas(Three words: Eucalyptus scented lotion). The following exchange

occurred during recess. --> '''Friend:''' DUSTIN! THERE'S A KOALA ON YOUR BALLS! --> '''Me:''' I'LL GET IT! I was wearing steel-toed boots at the time. * Dodgeball. [[{{X2X}} This Troper]] took two for the team, and was hailed as a hero. This also happened to me in Taekwondo class a few times, but I was somehow no worse for wear. Odd, huh? * [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] had it happen to him at a young age. For reasons unknown (I forgot the details)), one of my neighbors (A really weird girl who though she controlled me like a puppet) delivered a swift kick to my crotch. I collapsed to the ground in pain, the only though in my head was "Ow! My [[UnusualEuphemism fire hydrant]]!" * [[{{Crion87}} This troper]] got whacked in the cods [[{{AbnormalAmmo}} with an onion thrown as a projectile]] when he was a lad of only eleven or twelve. I mean, who uses a friggin' ONION as a projectile? Needless to say, it hurt. * Witnessed by this troper today at rehearsal for ''Once Upon a Mattress''. The rehearsal was for the Spanish Panic, the hardest dance scene in the whole play, and during a five-minute water break, one of the actors lunged at another one in an attempt at a flying hug, only for the other to dodge and allow the flying baseball player to drop his crotch directly on his hip. He spent a good two minutes rolling on the ground and clutching at his balls as he was dragged to the other side of the stage by his foot. ** Occurred to this troper three days before that incident. He and his girlfriend were at Magic Kingdom (yay for living in Central Florida) when they were about to start the holiday fireworks. He and his mother sat on a bench, while his girlfriend sat in his lap. She's 5'4 and has some good muscle, so there were some issues with it. Namely, when they got up and started walking to the Haunted Mansion and this troper suddenly got a horrible pins and needles feeling ''right in the junk''. * This Troper accidentally did this to her friend in elementary school. She was extremely mad at him about something and meant to knee him in the stomach. Suffice to say, he was a good bit taller than me and I uh...didn't quite reach my target. Cue me being on the verge of tears and profusely apologizing once I'd realized what I'd done. * My group that I hang out with in the morning has taught me 2 very important things. 1: Cover the nads. 2: wear thick sleeves. One girl is a biter, the other has a tendency to kick people in the groin. The most dangerous day was when her friend joined the group. He made her mad, She kicked him. He didn't want to kick her, and I was the closest target. Since I can't hi a girl, I asked one of the other girls to help. The other guy got it two more times before school started. * I was bitten by a small dog. Guess where? * Friend 1 is climbing up tree. Friend 2 has a violent rivalry with Friend 1. Friend 1 jumps down, Friend 2 is prepared. He landed on friend 2's arm, collapsed to the ground and wouldn't get up for a while. Luckily we all found it hilarious. ** Though I wince at the memory of Friend 3, who is basically the ultimate metrosexual (who will flirt with ANYTHING) decided to also

use violence to prove a point to Friend 1. He grabbed him from behind and LIFTED HIM OFF OF THE GROUND BY HIS BALLS WITH MUCH SCREAMING * Guys getting accidentally stabbed in the crotch is not an unheardof phenomenon at my fencing club. The tunic's shaped to prevent as much of it as it can, but most of them are still loose enough for the sword point to slip... * During one karate class, [[{{Latia}} this female Troper]] was paired with one of the more klutzier boys of our school, who ''ALWAYS'' does something painful to me whenever we're paired up. The excerise had one person holding a punching bag and the other kicking. At one point I moved the bag, but he didn't switch his trajectory path, and... * [[LoveIsWeird This troperette]] has done many GroinAttacks through the years. * This female fencing troper accidentally stabbed a male fencer (who wasn't wearing a cup) right in the dick at practice recently. As far as I can tell, none of the male fencers in the club actually wear cups, even the one who's been hit in the junk seven times in the time he's been fencing (And yes, he kept track.). In any case, I got the point since the whole body is the target area in epee. Heh heh... * [[KingSonnDeeDoo This Troper's]] father once walked into a crotchhigh bollard (note that this was before Said Troper had been born/concieved). Apparently, it was so painful that he thought he'd never have kids. He'd later be proven wrong. * [[EveryonesFool This Troper]] has been hit in the gonads with a soccer ball once. Oddly, I was able to keep playing-it felt only about as painful as if I'd been hit in the arm, and it was a hard kick, too...odd. * Once, in 2nd or 3rd grade, I was walking along the top of a bike rack, which I did regularly. This time, though, it was right after it rained and I took a wrong step, slipped, and got "bike racked". Luckily nothing was seriously injured, though my voice stayed really high for a few hours afterwards. * I accidentally did this to my dad once. He jumped out from behind a corner of our house while playing with my brother and scared the living crap out of me and I kneed him in the crotch. Whoops. * [[LoveIsWeird This troperette]] accidentally kicked a friend in the sweeties once (the final attack to a body beating). We were practicing our kicks when he noted that MichaelJackson fans still thought he was alive. Since I was still raw and hurting from the trauma of his death, [[UnstoppableRage I]] [[BerserkButton saw]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown red]]. Here's the thing he said after I kicked him in the groin: -->''"Are you..oh god...sure...oh momma...that you...owie...don't need...ooh, that hurts...practice?"'' * A strange example happened to this troper when he was once in elementsry school. While I was waiting with my friends for my class to start, a small CloudCuckooLander boy was running around the room minding his own business, and then he came and looked up to me with a strange look on his face. I was confused at why he came to me, so I merely said "Hello" to him, and then he ''landed a punch at my testicles for no reason.'' He then ran away after the groin attack. I'm still confused on why he would do something like that.

* [[{{Hertzyscowicz}} This troper]] has accidentally deflected a roundhouse kick by trapping it under his leg while throwing a higher roundhouse. Twice. * Once when backyard wrestling this troper got a cat dropped on his nads. A freakin' cat!!! * If you annoy this troper too much, this will happen to you. Also, I once got kicked in the groin and managed, through sheer force of will, to not collapse or comment about the pain. I nearly fell on the fence, though (to give you an better idea of the scene, the fence was about knee height). * This Troper gets threatened with this fairly regularly but defuses the situation with the magic words, "I don't believe you can hit a target that small." * [[{{Latia}} This female troper]] takes martial arts was practicing with a young, very klutzy boy. She held the pad up for him to kick, he kicked...and missed. She would like to invite anyone who believes this doen't work on girls to find a girl to kick in the crotch (or alternatively get someone to kick you in the crotch). [[{{ShareTheMalePain}} Share The]] ''[[{{ShareTheMalePain}} MALE]]'' [[{{ShareTheMalePain}} Pain]], my ass. * Bored boys at my summer camp used to play a game called "Sack Attack". Everyone sat in a circle, legs apart, and took turns throwing a football at the other participants' sensitive bits. Last person to show pain wins. * This female troper has had a few groin attacks on her. The first one was when she was a kid and riding her bike. She crashed into a car head first, her groin hitting the handle bars...there was a really ugly bruise. The second was in 10th grade when playing goalie for soccer. Her friend had the ball and kicked it as hard as she could which then struck her square in the groin. ThisTroper groaned in pain and then started laughing. It hurt like hell but she had to admit [[ActuallyPrettyFunny it was pretty funny]] * This troper often gives lengthy explanations to his friends on why groin attack is [[AwesomeYetPractical more practical and effective]] than most martial arts, and is often involved in GroinAttack-related incidents, but the one he remembers the best is when he "accidentally" slid a steel Rubik's cube (yes, steel) across the floor into the crotch of a friend sitting cross-legged. What happened afterwards is best left unknown to fellow tropers. ** His obsession with his trope started in middle school. It as a relatively unregulated school, though for some weird reasons students are required to wear uncomfortable uniforms, which include, as you might have guessed, steel-toed boots. The then-geeky troper [[TookALevelInJerkass quickly worked his way up the food chain]], often using this fact to his advantage. Oddly enough, he doesn't feel most groin attacks. * this troper had PE at the Y back in 8th grade. One day her class was playing baseball or softball. The batter was a girl, the umpire a boy. As this troper was watching, the hitter swung the steel bat behind her to warm up her arm, and well, you know the rest... * To all male equestrians out there: ever been doing a posting trot when the horse comes to a stop and you end up falling onto the part of

the saddle that curves up in front of you? It's not pleasant. * This troper used to practice Tae Kwon Do in highschool. One session was a form of toughness training where eveyone was lying on their backs in line, and someone would literally walk on their stomachs. Being the most frail looking one, this troper was picked to do the walking. Problem was that his of footing was not quite right, and ended up steeping on everyone's groins instead (OW!). It didn't help that the resulting noises everyone made reminded him of sounds heard from the ThreeStooges TV shows that he couldn't help laughing (the instructor thought his feet were being tickled, since training, like all martial arts, is done barefoot). * At this troper's LARP group, there's an old saying "It's not a real adventure until Ollie gets a pod-shot!", seriously, the poor bastard gets hit every single adventure. * This troper is male and has been hit so many times in the groin (through sports, accidents, etc.), that hits to said area no longer hurt at all. This troper is wondering if something is now wrong with him and if he should seek medical aid of some sort. * This Troper [[CombatPragmatist always]] aims for the groin * As a {{combat pragmatist}}, I've done a few of these on purpose to my brother (he's older). The funniest was when I did two accidentals in a couple of hours. I sometimes randomly feel pain in my nuts for no reason. ** This Troper has had that happen to him as well. If it's still a problem, I recommend you ask a doctor about it. * An iScribble conversation between This Troper, a female friend, and two male friends turned into a warning in this conversation. Male Friend 1 had recently gotten a pet kitten: -->'''Male Friend 2''': never let cats play with toys on ur laps -->'''Male Friend 1''': ...Why not? --> '''Male Friend 2''': for various reasons --> '''Male Friend 1''': Should i be fearing for my life? --> '''Male Friend 1''': Oh... --> '''Male Friend 2''': more like your pride --> '''Male Friend 1''': [[OhCrap Ooooooohhhhhhhhh...]] --> '''Male Friend 2''': they scratch --> '''Male Friend 2''': alot --> '''Female Friend 1''': xD --> '''This Troper is chortling''' --> '''Male Friend 1 stares at the cute cat on his lap.''' --> '''Male Friend 1''': Oh dear... --> '''This Troper''': Cute should not be trusted. --> '''Female Friend''': xD xD * This troper suffer an accidental groin attack from his friend. She was trying to hit the guy next to me, but hit me in the balls from behind. * This troper's friend kicked a guy in the balls so hard he went flying into a laundry basket. It was hilarious and I was oh so very glad I wasn't him at the moment. * It wasn't quite me, but at the middle school I went to for eighth grade, I had some classmates who, during gym class, would re-enact scenes from Jackass. One of them (a tall guy, dressed in goth, rather

friendly guy) stood up against a wall and let himself get sacked down low with volleyballs, repeatedly. And then out of nowhere someone lost control of a basketball and it got him right there. To this day I still get sympathy pains from it. And for a straight example, my younger sister LOVES trying to pull these on me, which thankfully I've learned to shrug off (and for the record, she's 7 years younger than I am). * Happened just today (10/20/10) to This Troper while I was being a referee for a flag football game. The previous play had been incomplete and the ball was thrown back about 20 yards to the line of scrimmage. Looked a lot like what happened to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5z-EPqgK8Q Brett Favre]]. * I actually GroinAttacked myself. with Nunchucks. Not toy nunchucks, either. These nunchucks were made for the sole purpose of causing pain. They were made for usage by riot police, and when I bought them, I was warned I would get hurt. That was very, extremely painful. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to find some BrainBleach. * I had quite an experience with this. My father got Groin attacked bad. Mom threw a TV remote to him and it his right the groin. He curled up into a ball and started saying that he couldn't move his legs. I laughed so hard at it. * This troper (thankfully) has never been a victim of an intentional groin attack. However, just last night, I had a book land right on my testicular region. Much pain was had. On the other hand, I also tend to be the one threatening people with a groin attack. * This male troper was repeatedly struck in the groin during a fight when he was thirteen. He had never been so glad to be [[CursedWithAwesome born without testicles]] before. * My friend had a pretty bad groin attack. He jumped into a swimming pool and he landed right on top of someone, on his balls. He actually had to have surgery to fix them, and after that everything was all sore and had swelled up, except for his penis, which had shrunk...then a few students training to be nurses came in and looked at it. He was so embarassed as well has having the worst GroinAttack I have ever heard of. * Whenever this editor deals with little kids, there's a good chance he'll end up doubled over and clutching his whatchamacallem at some point. It's usually not on purpose - little buggers are just the right height and love to run around. Everyone else finds it hilarious for some reason... * Two stories: the first one was about a friend of mine (a little girl at the time), who, while playing in a park, landed in her privates...on a tube. She told me her parents took her to the hospital and that it left a scar, but for obvious reasons I didn't saw it. ** Second story: I played tennis once with two guys, resulting in one of them (let's call it Bob) getting the trope by the net (Bob was passing from one side to another, and his brother raised the net by accident), by a ball (twice) and I think also by the racket. Bob was so angry at his brother (who was LOL ing at him), that he throwed him the ball directly in his nuts, making he stay in the floor for a while. It was a funny game. ---> Bob: There goes my offspring.

* One of this troper's much loved [[WeaselMascot pet ferrets]] was an adopted stray. We don't know what happened to him while he was roaming, but shortly before the shelter found him he apparently suffered a nasty accident which caused him to rip his genital sheath off - ferret penises are hidden in a skin pouch when not in use, as their legs are so short the important bits would drag on the ground if they weren't tucked neatly away. The important bits were unharmed, or at least were till we got him neutered (un-fixed ferret hobs tend to become irritable and smell funny), but inadvertent circumcision can't have been fun. We had to disinfect the wound every day for a fortnight after we took him home, which was rather more information about ferret anatomy than we really wanted. * A few years ago, two friends of this troper (all three of us are girls) were having an argument (I've forgotten what it was about) and one of them got kneed in the crotch by the other. The one who got kneed ended up doubled over in pain, and apparently the bruises lasted a long while. * This troper knows a guy from college that has: ** Had a hornet fly up his loose shorts and sting him...there. ** Missed a target with his BB gun and nearly turned a bull into a steer. Needless to say, the bull was not happy. * This troper (same guy as above post) seems to be a magnet for groin attacks himself, ever since childhood. ** Took a shot directly to the nards during a game of dodgeball. ** Has been on the wrong end of a well-aimed snowball. ** Always seems to be getting hit by an errant swinging purse or backpack. ** To top it all off, this troper's cousin - a nine-year-old girl - is [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy now aware of the effects of said attack on the male body and psyche]], and uses the threat of it often to bend him and her own two older brothers to her will. When this troper has [[TemptingFate refused her requests anyway,]] she has made good on the threat. * This Troper's father just learned to ''never'' sneak up behind her and scare her on karate night. * One time at lunch, one of my friends was being annoying. Eventually, another one of my friends had enough and did one of these. The one on the wrong end is by far the smallest and lightest kid of the group, and the one dishing it out was only beaten in size and strength by a six-foot-tall ginger. Yeah... * I've taken 2 soccerballs to the groin and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 1 toy hammer.]] Yeah... [[DontAsk Don't ask.]] * According to my high school wood shop teacher (who may have exaggerated this story or made it up so we'd take the machines seriously), one of his previous students was hit rather hard in the groin by a plank when the table saw he was using kicked back. Allegedly, his first words after a half hour of being in too much pain to speak were, in a strained voice, "Will I still be able to have children?" He was still able to, and his flattened testicle ultimately returned to its natural shape. * This troper, as a child, didn't ''quite'' comprehend gender differences, to say the least, and was a bit of a BoisterousBruiser.

At about 8 she discovered a guy's 'weak spot'. This ended about as well as you'd expect. * This Troper was in a sissy fight with his sister and it eventually ended with her kicking him, with her heel, in the crotch. '''''HARD.''''' * Same troper. Last summer he was playing 4-square with some friends and a camp councilor and the councilor had the ball, threw it down and it bounced up square into his groin. * This Troper had a tree root slap him ''down there'' while picking up garbage on the highway. * This troper falls in with [[{{Juggalo}} a certain group of people]]. We really like to wrestle and stuff like that, obviously. We also like pain-based games. One such game is called "cup-checking". It usually involves a gentle slap to a pair of unprotected testicles when the victim isn't paying attention. Sometimes, we go overboard. I've been cup-checked with a crowbar, a wooden board, and a tossed football. None of these were nearly as painful as [[AxeCrazy my nephew's]]version, however. He likes to wait until you're sitting down, then he puts you in a choke-hold and drives his fist directly downward into your scrotum as hard as he can from a 90-degree angle, shouting [[BattleCry "CUP CHECK, MOTHERFUCKER!!!"]] at the top of his lungs while [[EvilLaugh giggling like a lunatic]]. [[TeensAreMonsters The kid is fourteen years old]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing with the face of a choir boy]] and is [[BewareTheNiceOnes naturally shy around strangers.]] * This Troper remembers at incident at a high school dance (wasn't present to see the incident) where one of the girls deliberately and apparently unprovoked, kneed one of the guys in his [[UnusualEuphemism guys]] so hard he spent two hours in the toilets crying. * This Troper was outside tossing around a football with his little cousins and brother. the ONE cousin that is a guy isnt old enogh to understand it beyond "ha ha, it makes guys fall down!" decided to WHIP the football from a few feet away. i was inside the rest of the day. * This troper took one in gym class. We were playing softball, and I'd misjudged a ground ball that bounced up and nailed me in the nuts. I finished the play and spent the rest of the class on the bench. * This troper's cousin seems to have a liking for this. Especially to girls whom she considers as a bitch (Incl. me sometimes). Once she swung a nunchuck from behind for teasing her too much, which led me into a serious Potty failure. On another occation, I pranked her younger brother by punching his nads, while drinking. He got really angry and came towards me, only to stopped by his sis as we are cool for a while, and it became a joke. Thank god, later then she told, "My womb almost exploded out of my arse when I did the someting similar to him". He is a football player. And a Red Hulk. * Do you know how you [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique interrogate]] a Norgorber priest in {{Pathfinder}}? Pull down his pants. Pull out his own war razor. Ask him if he wants to keep his manhood intact. When he says you don't have the guts to do it, [[TemptingFate prove him wrong]]. Totally worked for [[Tropers/ElodieHiras me]]. * I was doing the high jump in gym class. I ran, jumped, and didn't ''quite'' clear the bar. One leg made it over but the other didn't.

That's all I say. * [[Tropers/TechnoDragon64 This Troper's]] experienced some himself, but cannot (and like most sufferers, would prefer not to) recall specific examples, but his best friend/roommate has lately taken to occasionally trying to perform the dance move known as "the worm". ''On hardwood floors.'' Among he and his friend, this has basically become a [[RunningGag regular thing]], to the point where anytime the friend yells [[CallingYourAttacks "THE WORM!!!"]] he knows exactly what is coming. * On a (high school) senior retreat to a campsite, this troper finally got over his [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of heights]] enough to try the campsite's zip line. The harness was fitted rather snugly around the groinal region. When this troper jumped, gravity ensued...shortly followed by a lot of pain. ** Same troper, same high school. Circa 2003-2004, a guy could not walk through all two-and-a-half hallways of the high school for fear of getting a 'meat shot' from another male classmate. This 'game' eventually went UpToEleven, with guys whacking each others' crotches in more creative, stealthy, and unpredictable ways. On more than one occasion between classes, a male student in a large crowd would randomly sink to the ground and people would start to gather around him. Perhaps mercifully, this troper had very few to no close male friends in high school. * Never ever get your nuts whacked by balls (of the basket or soccer variety). They do NOT mix. Also, please make sure to don't sit on them by mistake either. ** This troper's taken a basketball to the pills before and agrees that it hurts like hell, but argues that baseballs do much more damage because they are smaller and commonly thrown much harder. Example: he heard a story about a former classmate (he had transferred by this point) on a high school baseball team that had been taking bunt practice, [[TemptingFate which some of the players normally did without cups.]] As he squared around (turning his body and the target in question toward the pitcher), a fastball went awry and drilled him right there. You guys can [[ShareTheMalePain wince now.]] But ItGotWorse: [[spoiler:Apparently, [[{{Squick}} one of them exploded.]]]] *** This might have been a case of LaserGuidedKarma meets DisproportionateRetributon. Said victim of GroinAttack also dealt one (although nowhere near as severe) to this troper during his last week at the school. ---Limp back to Main/GroinAttack. ----

GroupieBrigade * Tropers/AGroupie has, [[MeaningfulName true to username]], been involved in two GroupieBrigade incidents with zis friends in 2010, both involving YoshikiHayashi of XJapan. The first was in LosAngeles before the Yoshiki Foundation party and Born To Be Free video shoot,

then was Chicago at the Ritz-Carlton. That said, zhe is harmless, has a very well defined idea of the difference between "groupie" and "stalker" and actually cares about the person outside of his musician persona. * This troper has used this joke in a sprite comic before. ---[[GroupieBrigade OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THEM??? THEY'RE OVER THERE!!!]]

GrowOldWithMe * This troper's grandparents. Even after having raised four children together, they still kiss each other good morning and hold hands as they walk together. If they were more vocal they'd be SickeninglySweethearts, but as they're very low-key, it's just [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming incredibly cute]]. * This troper counts surviving teenaged-hood growing old together. We are almost adults now. We were 11... ---[[GrowOldWithMe Grow old along with me...the best is yet to be...]] ----

GrumpyBear * Odd case - I'm cynical... in a rather OK part of the United States. I fall under KnightInSourArmor, due to the endless ass-fucking I read about every day that people and corporations and government and (insert BigBad of the day here) do to each other, but I'm somewhat optimistic about what good can be done (though, still being cynical, it probably will fail or won't last long, ''if'' some sort of optimistic agreement can come about). He does, however, hate idiots who think the world is GrimDark and humans don't deserve to live or "they know the gullibility of humans" or "people are too stupid to think this will never work". Yes, I know people are gullible. Try meeting some people before you whip out your "LOL I'M THE ONLY GOOD GUY HERE 'CUZ I'M FUCKIN' CYNICAL" card. ** We're quite a bit alike. And I come from a city usually voted in the top 10 most livable cities in the world. ** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Wait a second... you mean to tell me the world isn't a crapsack world? But... how does that work?]] * At home we had a real Grumpy Bear chasing a tourist a for this troper unknown distance and for a couple of weeks ago tropers mother had a bear growling at her. ** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint *facepalm*]] * [[MisterAlways This troper]] and then some. * My parents have no idea how I turned out to be such a pessimist. Neither do I. I like to refer to myself as an optimistic pessimist, though -- I want good things to happen and hope they do, but I won't be surprised when something goes horribly, horribly wrong. * This troper is accused of this because my "base state" emotion looks to be rather depressed and the mention of said fact usually sends my

into full on Grumpy Bear * This Troper's mom. When I brought up the idea of a machine that can record dreams, she instantly started thinking of all of the bad things that could happen because of it. * This Troper's brother-in-law is NotAMorningPerson, and thus has received the nickname of Grumpy McBugbear in the mornings. * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} This troper's]] dad is like this at times. Sometimes, it seems like he cannot stand being the only person not in a good mood. ** Unfortunately, if you ask my mom, [[{{Like Father Like Son}} I have shades of this too, at times]]. * This troper doesn't know whether to label herself a Grumpy Bear or an Eeyore (which may be due to the fact there's no Eeyore troper pages on this site). Whenever she tries to think of a happy thought, it's followed immediately by horrible, pessimistic, negative ones. She doesn't even have a justifiable reason for being so negative (and neurotic), considering she grew up in a perfectly acceptable (not perfect, but acceptable) household filled with loving family, good friends, and is financially stable. But everything she sees is a tragedy waiting to happen no matter how good the outcome, and is more than willing to question the values that America holds so dear to their society. She's so depressed that she wonders if the love she receives from her family is real or not. In fact, she has to take prozac pills every day to stave off obsessive negative thoughts, and is right now trying to pull herself together from a certain semibreakdown (something about loss of reality, inability of perfection, worthlessness of basic values, stupidity of good emotions like happiness and loyalty, cruel afterlife, endless pain, etc) that she fears will be with her for the rest of her life. Whether she happens to be an insane, cynical wreck in a perfect society or has viable reason for being so depressed, she votes for the former (because somehow she's too skeptical to think there's a happier alternative). * Zigzagged: When I'm a GrumpyBear, I'm right. Then suddenly, I'm a WideEyedIdealist who eventually realizes I'm wrong, then...(continues for another million printable pages) ** [[{{Tropers/Ventisia}} Sounds like me.]] I tend to be friendly, curious, explorative, and optimistic at one point... but as soon as you put me with someone who is similar, especially if they are nave, I put on my JadeColoredGlasses. * This troper's grandfather, definitely. It's kind of become a joke in the family, and he's been given various gifts with Grumpy from Disney's SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs on them. ---Pah. [[GrumpyBear Good luck, you'll be assfucked when people simply won't care. It can't be avoided, but you morons can't see that.]] ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GuideDangIt * Sonic 3 was my favorite video game for quite a while, so naturally I

got more frustrated with it than any other Guide Dang It situation. When I found the article on TV Tropes, there was Sonic in the picture doing about the same thing as I was, stuck in that very same room as I got stuck in so very many times. The worst part was that I was too young then to know to use the internet to look for a guide. * I'm quite proud of myself for figuring out Sonic 3's Barrels of Doom without any help at all! No, really: After ten minutes of wondering what the hell I'm supposed to do (something I'm sure you all remember), I do the thing I usually do when stuck in a video game area: waggle the control stick all about in frustration (I'm playing on Sonic Mega Collection). Then, I notice that the barrel starts to bounce, and I realize what I have to do. All in only ten minutes! * I think that's the only reason anyone got through that part in the first place. * This troper has experienced several of these in the [[TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]] series. Particularly in Twilight Princess. How was I supposed to know to use the hawk on the monkey? And the entrance to the [[DownTheDrain Lakebed Temple]]? ...Ugh. I had to use a walkthrough for both of those. Plus in Ocarina of Time, I had to look up a walkthrough to find out a: that you have to jump down into the web instead of [[YouHaveToBurnTheWeb burning it]] to get to the bottom floor of Inside the Deku Tree, and b: you have to clear the shooting range minigame in Castle Town to get the bomb bag (as opposed to [[AnEconomyIsYou buying it]].) * This Troper and Zelda fan has had this happen to him at least once per Zelda game, at least before he became a frequenter of the internet. It all basically ended after I got online, BUT I have since came up with a scientific method to Zelda puzzles: ** Basic Logic ** Open Minded Item use ** Playing through every Zelda game chronologically released before current one and be reminded of a simple yet easily forgotten dungeon/enemy/boss/item convention ** [[{{RTFM}} Reading the Freaking Manual]] ** Gamefaq ** ?!@#$%! <- either an exclamation of DUH! or something resembling a Hylian hero ordering a salad in a loud angry voice at a deku restaurant in his native tongue while simultaneously realizing he's only got a quarter of a heart left and what he has just done... ** If still stuck, proceed to assume the foetal position... and cry. * This troper and his five friends once decided to pool their collective love of video games, story telling, character design, and computer programming to create our own game. Anyway we had another friend beta testing it and he got to the third mission where you are required to use a certain character. Said character has a very specific fighting style that relies on drawing cards from a deck and selecting which one is thrown as a projectile. Now the number of the card denotes power level(ace being highest) and the type denotes how it damages the enemy(diamonds slice so they're good against plants but horrible against rocks). Anyway he gets to the level and only then do we realize that we never really included instructions on how to use this character's weapon. Ten minutes later my friend Gandhi(it's a

nickname) says: ->Gandhi(programer): Err...this could be a problem. ->Angel(Character and Weapon Designer): You think!!! ->Me(Story and Director): Let's not argue and focus on fixing this, okay? * Deuxhero:High School English, particularly the "symbolism". Does anyone actually figure this shit out on there own? ** (insert snarky and anonymous comment about there verses their here.) *** Oh god, someone else unable to read any sort of symbolic crappy "Deeper meaning" to books and stories nobody gives a shit about! FRIEND! *** You fail to understand. It's not about finding the deeper meaning it's about taking your own ideas and [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory forcing them on the text]]. *** ... book-rape? *** "Versus". *** Sad thing is, [[{{@/Icalasari}} This Troper]] managed to actually get it, to the point that I would have gotten 100% on an assignment if my paper was a little less disjointed. Led to me interpreting one of the poems as a [[TakeThat]] against High School English. *** What adds more salt to the wounds in this type of assignment is when you figure out a meaning, write as much detail as possible to prove that, yes, you read the work and, yes, you do understand it and, here, this is what you think the moral is, only to find out that you did wrong or get written off otherwise because apparently the instructor was looking for an entirely different meaning that you may not have thought meant anything in the first place. It's like if you read a book about an evil overlord who [[LoveRedeems turns good when he fell in love with a light princess]], only to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath be killed to save her]], and you write that the deeper meaning is about true love and how it conquered all. However, what the instructor was looking for is [[ObviouslyEvil never trust an evil overlord]]. [[CaptainObvious They're evil]]. * Non-game example for [[{{Dallenson}} This Troper]] where he restarted his computer at one point. What happened next was that it said "System32/CONFIG/SYSTEM" was missing for no reason. Turns out he was attempting to noot from a disk that had said file missing, * WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, WHAM, [[{{Overlylonggag}} WHAM, WHAM, WHAM,* ]] ** On a bit of the same not, He was trying to get [[{{Commandandconquer}} Red Alert 3]] to Install, It would not read the Disc (It was a DVD Drive too) and kept making Grinding noise, His Explorer Crashed so He restarted. * You have the gift of not seeing what [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic isn't there]]. Seriously, compare the symbolism to the better WildMassGuessing. * This troper's college professor did this - Because he was under the delusion that "Learning is its own reward" (and somehow hasn't learned that for most people, this is not true), put content that was not ''even covered in lecture, lab, or even on the study guide'' on the exam and this made up a ''sizeable'' portion of it. Absolutely

''nobody'' would have thought to look ahead seeing as the syllabus did not say we would cover this stuff until at least a week ''after'' the Exam, so literally the ''entire class'' got 60% or lower. And yet he ''still'' couldn't figure out that learning isn't its own reward. ** This happened to my dad once, in biochemistry, except the reason for everyone getting a low grade was that this teacher was old and almost ready to retire. The next semester was spent at home studying. He aced the next test in 20 minutes. ** Where's [[http://xkcd.com/169/ Black Hat Guy]] when you need him? * Rubix cubes anyone? * This troper was in a video game class in a college once, and created one hell of a ThatOneBoss, Primordius. The game was in RPG format. Most of your characters have around 300 hp, with the mage having 200. Primordius will happily spam Curse, which deals heavy damage and adds on poison, confuse, and dark. Yeah. He also spends his time using Tera Breaker, which deals enough damage to each character to reduce them to 1 hp, which he always follows up with Grand Cross, auto-KO. Another lethal attack is HellFire, which deals heavy dark damage, which the best armor in the game is weak to.He also has 5000 hp, when at most you will be doing 50-100 damage, maybe 130 from your tank. The trick to him? Use UselessUsefulSpell Vanish, which I even put the little message on the Vanish spell ''makes someone invisible, and spells do less damage, but is pointless, do not use''. * This troper once didn't know that Lothering would be destroyed in his first playthrough of DragonAge. As such, I had to go through the game without Leliana and Sten. ** To be fair, Sten is considered to be a terrible character and Leliana is redundant if you play a Rogue. * [[RaidenFighters Micluses]]. They're the reason 99% of this troper's ''RaidenFighters'' runs end in restarts rather than {{Game Over}}s. * I'm pretty sure the first time I ever had to use GameFAQs (well, extensively) was for [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] back in 2000. ** For [[@/KatanaCat This Troper]], it was what the page picture is of - the Barrel of Doom from Sonic 3. ''I wasted 2 or 3 weeks on that thing!'' The only thing I had used the site for before that was some help with ''FinalFantasy 1'', so I'm glad I thought of it or I'd STILL be stuck. * RPG Maker game [[{{@/Icalasari}} This Troper]] is working on qualifies. Certain interactions will lead to other interactions, and picking the wrong action (including in a flashback that would seem to have little effect) can screw you later. For example, there is an optional boss who is the Sage of Water. [[ThatOneBoss She is a very difficult boss,]] using status inflicting attacks and a nasty whip. However, if you [[spoiler: choose to have your kid self leave the Baby Naga alone in the flash back instead of trying to beat her with a stick,]] then she will happily greet you and even start hitting on the main character. Seeing as how you can battle her before the first proper dungeon, this can be the difference between recruiting her in the late game due to difficulty or having a powerful ally that will steamroll some early enemies * The MagicalMysteryDoors maze on the final planet in ''Rad Gravity''.

Even the Nintendo help line told us to cheat and use the Teleport Beacon to glitch through the walls. ** This troper also once rented ''Mystery Quest'' without a manual, and couldn't figure out how to make a certain jump in the first castle. It was not until GameFAQs that I learned that you could run by tapping the fire button. * I once had a math problem, and it seemed like a standard pattern problem where you had to find the next few terms. The numbers given, in order, were 1, 2, 6, 10, 4, 5, 9, 3. The solution? [[spoiler: From the book, "the numbers are arranged first according to the numbers of letters in the name of the number, and then in numerical order." So it's basically one (1), two (2), ten (10), four (4), etc.]] And the next three numbers were [[spoiler: 7, 8, 40]]. GuideDangIt does not even begin to describe the absurdity of that problem, and it was so bad that out of our class, which had quite a few geniuses (including myself), only one of us figured it out, and the rest needed it to be spelled out for us. Needless to say, our teacher won't have future students doing that problem. * In {{Persona 4}}, [[Tropers/{{Ripheus}} This Troper]] was GenreSavvy enough to realize that [[spoiler: killing Namatame]] was a one-wayticket to [[NonstandardGameOver Nonstandard Game Overville]] ([[BadEnding or worse]]). Unfortunately, he chose the wrong dialogue option [[spoiler: objecting because it was murder, not because of any lingering doubts]], and so still got the BadEnding. * After the [[spoiler:Club Titiboo segment]] in ''{{Mother 3}}'', I continued on while wondering when [[spoiler:Kumatora]] would come back. I noticed that the boss battles were really difficult, but didn't think much beyond cursing the developers. It wasn't till I received an item meant for that character and saw the gap in the party during a cutscene that I consulted a guide. Turns out they were in an undisclosed location near the factory, waiting for me to come all that time. There was NO indication at any time that they were a) waiting there b) that I'd have to go and fetch them; previously the characters railroaded themselves in and out of your party. By that time, they were ten levels lower than the rest of the party. * ThisTroper happened to be big into Koei's Musou/Warriors games in the PS2 days, but only two unlockables gave him much trouble. In DynastyWarriors 4 Xtreme Legends, we have Yuan Shao's level 11 weapon. The issue with it lies in that in order to acquire it not only for you need his level 10 weapon first and to play it on the highest difficulty in a stage with an [[{{NintendoHard}} impossibly]] [[{{TheComputerIsACheatingBastard}} powerful]] boss...But it also requires you to never fall victim to a near-uncontrollable event in battle: the morale of your horribly-outmatched allies falling at any point disqualifies you from acquiring the weapon. Now changing pace a bit...SamuraiWarriors 2, the fourth weapon for Honda Tadakatsu. It required killing five enemy officers rapidly, so naturally ThisTroper decided to grind for a beefed up version of Tadakatsu's third weapon to make it easier. The problem arose when it turns out the weapon was so strong it allowed me to slay the officers [[{{BeyondTheImpossible}} so fast that the game's event system didn't register them properly.]] It turns out it required you sitting around the corpse for a few

seconds until the event ticker confirmed you just killed Generic Edo Period Officer #3 before you could move on and kill Generic Edo Period Officer #2. Neither of these instances were helped by any guides of any sort actually failing to mention these criteria, most guides being mere translations of inaccurate criteria from Japanese(and at times even Chinese) sites. Yeah... ** Just to be fair, what the [[{{NintendoHard}} impossibly]] [[{{TheComputerIsACheatingBastard}} powerful]] boss in [=DW4XL=] was? Yan Baihu riding Shadow Runner, a horse that riders cannot be dismounted from unless they're killed or hit by boulders from scripted events(which didn't occur in said stage). While on a horse, all characters are impossible to stagger, are immune to being frozen, and fire just extinguishes itself before significant damage. This meant Baihu was free to attack pretty much any time and his status as a "boss" officer made his attacks cancel out many of yours(in addition to dealing a [[{{Understatement}} crapload]] of damage. Still easier to defeat than fulfill the requirements of getting Yuan Shao's ultimate weapon! * This troper's Agricultural law class has pretty much scared me the fuck away from ever going into Law School. (Other than the fact that it's expensive and I'd have to go into debt to do so anyways.) So the first two "projects" were okay because they were essays and we were actually told what we were supposed to do and were actually given resources to look up. The other two? Well for starters; we were strangely given Project 3 where we had to do some kind of math problem that ''WAS NOT FULLY EXPLAINED'' and the other one we ''weren't even TOLD'' whether or not this was a project and half of us didn't know if we had to sum up a guest lecture (And he thankfully gave us a list of stuff to consult, ie statutes, but apparently ''we weren't supposed to use this!'') When I asked for help on the math problem one he told me "Remember what we talked about in class" and "ReadTheFreakingManual". Dude; my sister's an education major and sometimes the reason people are flipping ''ASKING'' about stuff you talked about in class was ''they weren't freaking THERE'' - Chances are you talked about it when I was ''sick''. Oh, and as for the ReadTheFreakingManual bit? The chapter he told me to download from the website was ''nonexistent''. Checked the list numerous times...no chapter. Not hidden in any of the other chapters, That's right...I had inadequate information to complete the project ''and'' was told to download a chapter that ''WASN'T THERE''. So you can bet when evaluations come, I'm going to downrate the ''hell'' out of that class and call man out. I know, you're a Vietnam Vet and all, you really went through a lot, you actually didn't grade us as Law School Students, but please...don't give us projects without enough information in the sheets. I'm not trying to pull the "My tuition pays your salary" card, but it ''really'' makes us students feel cheated when you don't give us adequate information and are vanishing from your office when we need help. * I was stymied by the parrot delivery sidequest in ''ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' (in which you're given a parrot that hops around mindlessly and you have to use ropes to get it to land on a platform). Most of the puzzles rely on absurd trick shots,

and you have no way of really predicting in advance which way the parrot will bounce when it hits an obstacle. Given the choice between using a guide or [[TryEverything connecting every dot to every other dot and seeing what happens]], I went with the guide for most of these. ** Similarly, I usually head straight for the guides for the final bonus block puzzle in each game. Not because I don't want to try figuring it out for myself, but because sometimes I want to do something ''else'' with the DS besides that puzzle. If the games had a "save puzzle state" option so I could pick up and put down the puzzle whenever I wanted, as if it were a real physical slidy-puzzle-thing, I might be more inclined to keep at it on my own... * This troper wrote the guide to ''[[CarmenSandiego Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums]]'' and later did a video walkthrough of the game. What drove this troper nuts was that the game manual mentions an alternate ending could be unlocked if you collected [[HundredPercentCompletion all 450 amulets]] in the game. The problem? I wrote my guide based on the PS2 version, which only has 449 amulets, something that drove me ABSOLUTELY nuts for a good six years of my life. It wasn't until I found and played the GameCube version of the game where I finally found out where the 450th amulet was. Oh, and the alternate ending the game manual mentioned? [[spoiler:It can only be seen if you set the in-game text from English to French in the GameCube version, and the only thing that's changed is that the main character has his head bandaged in one minor scene. This "alternate" ending, and I use that term loosely, doesn't even exist in the PS2 version when I later examined the game DVD in my computer, making the game manual [[BlatantLies a lying bastard]].]] Given that the amulets in the game can very easily become LostForever, this was a case of where the person who wrote the guide [[EpicFail could've used a guide herself to find all 450 amulets]]. * GuideDangIt isn't always video games. I've found a GuideDangIt in a Colors of the Wind for band. The second verse is cut off part way through and goes straight to the bridge. Try figuring that out without listening to the accompanying CD. * All the secrets in CaveStory. Where do I get the little guy again? * Turn the wayback dial to 1996, maybe '97. I was a teenager with no Internet access playing through ''Yoshi's Island'' for the first time. I was stuck at ThatOneBoss at the end of World 3 for longer than all the other bosses put together, possibly longer than the whole rest of ''the game'' put together. I'd pelt him with eggs until I died, and I died ''a lot''. I played 3-8 over and over, day after day. As I played it more and more I could last longer and longer, but that awful Piranha Plant still wouldn't die, no matter how many hits it took. But I was stupidly stubborn and kept wasting my life (it was spring break IIRC) fighting the boss over and over. The battle music would be stuck in my head day and night. Every so often I'd get a hunch and think I'd found the trick to beating him, but these leaps of intuition would only get me killed. I even thought that maybe the boss was an unbeatable decoy and I had to find a different path through the level. I'm not sure how, but finally I came to the epiphany that his one weak spot was his friggin' belly button! How much sense does that make?!?

Once I knew that, I defeated him easily. This might not really be relevant to GuideDangIt, since I figured it out without a guide, but a guide sure would've helped! * SenshiSun back again, this time to talk about a GuideDangIt in her online course. In a practice test required by the teacher, one of the questions had three blanks and four answers. Sounds easy, right? Well, the blanks were in list form. This troper got 1/3. She had an idea as to how the forms worked and figured that the system would only accept one answer when any of the three would do. After an algabrac style explanation to the teacher, I get a message saying that now a correct answer could go in any spot. So I saved four classes from this trope. * This troper found all 3 Phoenix Wright games to be GuideDangIt games. She's not bad at them, but there are so many instances where a certain piece of evidence SHOULD prove something if the case was real, but there's apparently another piece that works better or a correct piece of evidence should be presented on another statement. * Geez, this is part of why I don't play WoW anymore. Guilds make you watch boss videos before you even attempt to defeat the boss! If I wanted to have to watch something to get what I pay for, I'd watch HBO, not WoW guides. I wish we had a community where we still have a strong trial-and-error tradition. * Relationships, anyone? * This troper had the hardest time figuring out why that guard wouldn't let you into Saffron city in Pokemon Blue. She even tried restarting the game ad picking Squirtle, for some reason thinking it would fill a cup of water or something stupid. Finally, at the age of seven, she finally purchased a guide book, which told me he wanted water. Water? Well, without buying the book and the fact that in 1998, and being seven I had no clue how to work the internet to find out, HOW was I supposed to know that?? * When this troper had an Amiga 500, he received an RPG called BlackCrypt as a present. One day, this troper was playing Black Crypt and reached a room with two alcoves, each of them containing a water flask, and a sign with the word "HCTIWS". This troper picked up the water flasks and spent days looking for a hidden switch, with no success. As he was thoroughly stuck, he became convinced that there was nothing else in the game because the developers just did not feel like creating the other levels, despite the presence of their maps on the manual. This made him so mad that he actually took the original floppies of the game and formatted them to get rid of the game! Only years later, reading a guide on a website, he discovered that there was no hidden switch, but he was supposed to SWITCH the contents of the alcoves. However, he never regretted to format the game diskettes, because by doing so he got rid of a game that only made him angry and gained four disks to store the [=AMOS=] programs and Deluxe Paint pictures he made. * Waaay back when I first played ''MediEvil'', I kept getting stuck in Castle Peregrine, when Dan has to escape within about two minutes. I could see the exit (marked by Zarok's green energy trail) yet I could not figure out how to get through it. At that time, I had no internet access so it was months upon months until after some goofy maneuvering...all I had to do was jump onto the nearby catapult.

* This troper lampshaded this when he was literally five years old. His parents yell at him for trying to climb the tree out back because it's against the rules to climb trees. I then proceeded to ask how I was supposed to know it was against the rules because nobody ever said it was. Especially since I was allowed to climb another tree on the exact same property with no problem, so what about ''that'' tree was so bad? I got yelled at for talking back, and this has also happened whenever my parents changed the rules around without telling us. "But if you changed the rules and didn't tell us, how are ''we'' supposed to know?" * Back in the '90s, [[CodeMan38 this troper]] had a ''GamePlayers'' Magazine strategy guide that featured, among other things, ''SuperMarioBros3''. The guide mentioned the location of the first warp whistle. It even mentioned that to get it, Mario needs to drop through a white block and run behind the level exit. Unfortunately, it didn't specify ''how'' to drop through the block--and holding down on the D-pad for several seconds is hardly obvious. * First time through the 2008 Prince of Persia, I healed the land, sealed the evil back in its can, watched the credits roll, and then found myself in a small patch of desert, surrounded by unscalable cliffs and bottomless chasms too wide to jump, with no idea what I was supposed to do next. For some reason, it never occurred to me to attempt to unleash the sealed evil and destroy the world in order to get the ending... ---[[spoiler: Be honest, did you have to use a guide to find your way back to GuideDangIt?]] ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GuiltByCoincidence * This troper belonged to a Trenchcoat Society in his high school days. Shortly after the Columbine incident -- which occured several years after he'd graduated, one of his fellow Trenchcoat alums ''was fired from his job as a disruptive influence'' because one of his coworkers became suddenly and irrationally afraid of Trenchcoat enthusiasts. This in spite of the fact that (a) said former-Trenchcoat enthusiast hadn't wore one regularly in some time, and (b) said coworker ''had gone to school with him, had known him for six years by now, and had been on friendly terms all that time''. ** Trenchcoats are really creepy, though. In a bad way. ** I was a REALLY angry little freshman. My PE coach worried about me, and now, in Senior Year, I found out why(and now I am plagued by guilt): I recently found out about Columbine, and saw that, as a Freshman, I was like a Jr. Harris. Add to that the absurdly obvious "visual similarities" and you have insta-guilt. Don't worry, I didn't play DOOM, though. As a Senior, I got better. I am now a laid back type, although that evil anger sometimes resurfaces. * Real world example: This editor has had first-hand experience with this trope. During a particularly advertised Amber Alert, someone

called the cops on me while I was waiting at the bus depot, mistaking me for one of the kidnappers. Apparently, my height and (as above) trenchcoat were similar to that of the perp in question. ** This troper has been in the same situation, during a stint as a door-to-door salesman. Apparently, someone matching my height and haircut was wearing the same suit I was as the robbed a nearby convenience store... and the police themselves brought me in for questioning. ** This troper had the cops called on him for watching children play in the park while wearing a bulky overcoat. It didn't help that I had driven a white van to the park and had given a child a popsicle. That child was my 8 year old sister, who I was watching over because I was worried about a recent wave of...wait for it...missing children in the area. ** Just a few weeks ago, this troper was sitting at a bus stop after having patronized his local Goodwill store. Out of nowhere, two cop cars suddenly pull up ''on the sidewalk'' on either side of me. No guns, and they were polite, but asked to see ID. Turns out that there had just been an altercation in the Goodwill involving a heavy-set, fifty-ish man with a beard, wearing a ball cap and blue shirt. (Three guesses what this 52 y/o, bearded chubby was wearing that day.) They quickly realized I was not their guy, as the perp was carrying a 12pack of beer (I was not), and they reasoned (a) no one would ditch such valuable cargo, and (b) there hadn't been enough time to drink it all. * This troper's Dad was interrogated by police, not for having the same features as the criminal they were looking for, but the same name. ** This troper's father was once taken in for questioning by the police when this troper's ''brother'' (who shares our father's name) was the criminal in question. * I once accidentally got an innocent kid in trouble when I thought he looked like someone else who had mocked me. But what's the twist? I realized that I had accidentally picked the wrong person, but he still got in trouble [[{{Wallbanger}} when the teacher wouldn't believe me that I had mistaken the kid for someone else.]] ** Possibly the teacher thought you were recanting out of fear. It's been known to happen. * [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} This troper]] once had a HeroicBSOD (or VillainousBreakdown) whereby he ranted on about rather evil nasty stuff. So nasty it was that National Security was called on him, and the police questioned him about whether he was one of the TerroristsWithoutACause. Sure enough, he just co-operated with the cops, and then they checked his unit - he was found innocent and they dropped the charges. Phew! * This troper's four-year-old nephew was on the terrorist watch list due to having a similar name to a known terrorist. Yeah. ** Kids these days... ** And not just your nephew. There are small children being put on those lists all over the globe because their names are similar. It gets [[{{Understatement}} kinda ]]ridiculous when a ''baby'' is on the no-fly list because of a name...

* [[{{Tropers/Mysterynovelist}} This troper]] was once mistaken by police as a child that had gone missing in a department store and dragged me away to be inspected because I was standing around waiting for my mom to get back from another part of the store. [[WallBanger My mom thought that I had ditched her, and assumed the worst when the police dragged me back to her.]] Thankfully, the police explained everything, so I avoided punishment. * In middle school, this troper was in gym. We had just finished the warm-up exercises when I had a question. I went up to the teacher to ask said question, and before I could say ''anything'', she remembers that we had to run laps that day. Everyone in the gym saw me next to the teacher and figured that I must've told her. Despite the fact that I repeatedly told them I didn't, they still don't believe me. * In his younger days this lurker would study while walking and his favorite haunt was the grounds of his former primary school, now a teacher's college (quiet, no one bothered him after hours). One day while practicing Latin he was appraoched and detained by police. Turns out something had set off the silent alarm in the college. Thankfully whatever it was hadn't stolen anything and he was allowed to go with a warning about lurking around empty buildings. * This troper had this happen ages ago during an event at church. Someone had managed to open a window and dump a bucket of ice onto the people running the snowcone booth below, and that person was assumed to be me (They saw a kid who looked a lot like me fleeing the scene shortly after it happened, but failed to catch him). I managed to get off the hook by calmly explaining my side of the story to them, which proved that I was innocent. About a year later at the same event, I actually met the kid who dumped the ice, and we wound up becoming good friends as a result. * Sorry for the long setup, but it's worth it. Six people in one car. One of those 3 AM Wal-Mart trips that we used to do all the time in college. Getting kicked out for playing marco-polo? We deserved that. After that, though, when States (long story) had fallen asleep in the back seat, there was a plan to steal the signs from the walmart parking lot. The signs were taken from the posts no problem. Then, on the way out, the cops stopped the car. The flashing lights and siren woke States up. He, like the rest of the group, was banned from Walmart for life. (On a related note, he went with the rest of the group a week or two later and it really didn't matter.) * Had this happen to me twice. Once while wearing all black, topped off with a leather motorcycle jacket (which just about everyone I knew at the time wore), but once it was proven that I wasn't the person the police were looking for I shrugged it off. My friends wondered why I didn't get upset over it; I told them I was but making a fuss with the police would have just gotten me in trouble anyway so there was no point. The second time was in the middle of the summer, I was walking back from a convenience store wearing blue shorts and a white t-shirt, the same thing the suspect in a drugstore robbery up the street was wearing. Again I let the officer that stopped me search me, and had to explain to her that I didn't have my ID on me because I lived just up the street and had just grabbed the money for what I needed from the store. Again, annoying, but no sense in making a fuss, and getting mad

over a 30 second explanation. * I can remember three distinct times this had happened around me. Twice were on me, and the other on my brother. The first was when I was in high school. Like too many trenchcoat wearers before me, I was asked along with a few other kids in the Science wing of the school, to wait in one of the empty rooms and empty our pockets. Around me were a few people I knew, most of which looked like [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Chester]] [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean A Bum]] or were black. Pretty much we were profiled for looking like drug users/dealers. Admittedly, yeah, I did do drugs, but wasn't stupid enough to buy or use in school, and, yeah, I wouldn't show up to school for weeks at a time because I didn't feel like it, and, again, yeah, I used a brief case as a back pack, and the aforementioned trenchcoat. Thing is, if you asked anyone who didn't know about my [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean "recreational activities"]] they were likely to have no idea or even a guess about them. I emptied my pockets, had a single pen and a pocket watch, and my briefcase was looked over, and had a book, a laptop and a few scraps of paper in it. The other kids had nothing either. They let us go, and no one asked what it was about because we pretty much summed up what it was about when we saw each other. We all laughed about it then, and some of the few guys I still talk to from then still laugh about it. It happened a few other times since, and a few before, but I dropped out soon after it. ** Another time this happened to me, was a few months after I had dropped out of High School. One morning, I had woken up to the sound of "Springfield County Police, Open up" from outside. I let my mother or my brother get it, and went back to bed. Thing was, they weren't home. I woke up a few minutes, or maybe an half hour later to the sound of them having entered my home and still sounding off they were the "Springfield County Police." I had then made my presence known from my room. They asked me to exit the room, and I responded, "Okay, lemme get some pants on." I grabbed a pair of jeans on the floor, started putting them on and opened the door while zipping the zipper up, soon noticing the one Officer and one Detective both pointing guns at me.I then went back into my room, grabbed another pair of pants and followed them into the Living room." They asked me to sit down and answer a few questions. It seems a few unlucky coincidences had allowed for this incident. Our mailbox had been hit days before and sill laid out front knocked down, the screens to one of the windows had been cut out (because I locked myself out 2 years prior and used that to get in), they had found a key in the front yard (which had been lost in the snow a month previously), and there had been a few break ins around the neighborhood done mostly by teens (which I was) mostly during school hours (which it was). The best part was, I didn't have an ID of any kind to pin me to the address, nor were there any pictures or me or any family member. They were questioning me for 2 hours, about 10 minutes before taking me down to the station before they had found an old ID of mine in the house. It now has become a lovely little anecdote I tell people, I have even made a stand up performance over it which grossly exaggerates the details. My brother doesn't find it too funny, which is odd, since I'm extremely antipatriotic, and he's pro.

*** Speaking of my brother, this last one happened to him. This one happens between the two previous incidents, on one of my last days of High School, my brother drove me to the school because I had to be in a meeting with some of the officials at the school and in the county school system and such, and needed a parent with me, but my single mother was working, so my brother was there instead. On the way there, his tire blew out. At the stop light before pulling into the school, his tires stopped rolling, but his front right hubcap didn't, and rolled into the gutter across the way. He dropped me off and parked in an empty block to work on replacing the one with his spare. I went inside and waited for the meeting. The rest of this story, is told from what he told me, so sorry if he's an UnreliableNarrator. So, he goes inside and tells the person at the front desk that his tire blew out, and he's working on it out there. She proceeds to do nothing, and leaves for lunch or something. Fearing he might get his suit jacket dirty, he puts it in his car, and since it's so cold, he uses a throw blanket to cover himself. So, we have a random guy lurking in a high school parking lot, doing stuff near a car, and covered in a black blanket. So, the school officer, and a few of the secretarial staff go out and try to (I couldn't make this shit up) surround him... in a parking lot... a near empty parking lot... in pantsuits and a brown police officer uniform. He sees them coming, and when they finally get to him, he tells them about the tire. They ask if he needs help, he says it's already on the way, at which time my Grandfather shows up. They leave to get a tire... because the spare was a blown one itself. What I wouldn't give to have seen 4 secretaries trying to sneakily surround my brother. * This happened twice to me, just a year apart. ** The first time, my grandmother had given me her kimono. It was warm, and I wore it on the days we had woodshop as it was a coat I could wear indoors. One day I was pulled aside by the school police officer and told that it was "too long." Later I learned about Columbine, and realized that the kimono was black, but still find it rather silly as I couldn't really hide anything under there. ** The second time, I was just quitting band, and I turned in my instrument as it was a rental. Well, it turned out, that part of it, just the part with the serial code, was another girl's instrument. I nearly got blamed for it, AND the theft of my old one, but I still don't know how I managed not to realize I had someone else's instrument for about a week. * I was once followed down a street by a police car because a girl matching my description was on the police watch, apparently. I was walking home from my friend's house when I noticed a cop car driving slowly behind me. I didn't think much of it until I had walked a while more and was wondering why I hadn't seen it pass me already, so I stopped and turned around. A cop came out of the car and asked me my name, and when I told him, got back in and drove away, leaving me standing there dumbfounded in the street. (I never actually found out why they were looking for a girl of my description, only that her name was Jane, which he told me before he drove away.) * My friend was called into the principle's office because a girl claimed he grabbed her ass. Now, he had done nothing wrong to this

girl at all, and had been no where near her. How had he been "caught"? She said it was male with a black back pack and medium length, wavy hair, and then looked through the year book and said "oh yeah, that looks like him" and reported him. They almost took him all the way to court, until they realized that since he had people who could vouch for him and had no previous record and they had almost no evidence against him to let him go.. But still. ---You look too much like GuiltByCoincidence -- it ''must'' be you! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GuiltyPleasures We're all equals here, so feel free to share your tales of all those things you don't usually want to admit you watch/read/do/listen to. ---'''Please put your entries in alphabetical order according to your Troper Name.''' * Tropers/Legato ** The Live Action Resident Evil Films. Well except for Apocalypse * Tropers/AckSed ** I have a secret thing for {{shoujo}}: *** ''FruitsBasket'': Melodrama up the wazoo, yet I was still hanging on tenterhooks over who Tohru would pick. *** ''HanaYoriDango'': I hate soap opera. So why am I still reading it? [[spoiler:In the hope of a happy ending for the main couple]]. *** ''TheWallflower'': [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy I just want to see Sunako happy]]. *** However, I hold my head up high and pronounce that ''KimiNiTodoke'' is the best shoujo ever. ** ''KamenNoMaidGuy'': Simple fanservice comedy with just [[strike:five]] [[strike:three]] one redeeming feature[[strike:s]] Kogarashi. He's an [[CrazyAwesome incredible]] and [[HeroicSociopath hilarious]] character that could only exist in such a series. Naeka's boobs and Fubuki are just a bonus. ** ''MahouSenseiNegima'': Yes,I [[strike:also]] read it for the fanservice involving the many, many cute girls. And to see a 10-yearold boy being [[strike:badass]] a bloody HERO. *** And to see Jack "CrazyAwesome" Rakan in action. ** ''Ramen Fighter Miki'': It's bereft of any higher influences, yet it somehow wraps right round from 'idiotic' back to the most elementary Looney Tunes-style slapstick comedy. ** ''{{Sekirei}}'': FetishFuel. I... I have no other excuse. ** ''BlackLagoon'': I burn with shame every time I hear the theme song, yet I dance along to it any and every time I hear it. ** ''{{Change 123}}'': Okay, I'll admit I initially came for and stayed for the boobs, but the main story's winning me over with its adherence to realism. Plus, introducing a believable, developing

romantic plot between main characters is my catnip. ** {{Anime}} and {{Manga}} in general, mostly because I can't admit to anyone in my age group that I ''like'' the simplistic morals, the impossible stunts and the fanservice that pervades the medium, and the LongRunner nature of most of the {{Shonen}} series. I noticed this when I showed off my collection to someone and she wasn't that impressed by the quality. ** ''GoodWillHunting'': Some call it {{Glurge}}, but [[RobinWilliams Shaun's]] advice to Will is the finest, most inspirational and humbling dialogue I've ever heard. Same goes for the dialogue in ''DeadPoetsSociety'' - ''Carpe Diem''! ** Lately, fanfic. I read, nay, devoured ''FanFic/ThousandShinji'' just so I could see the Angels get [[CurbStompBattle violently kerbstomped]]. I read its sequel ''FanFic/TheOpenDoor'' for the big, big guns being used in a multi-crossover UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny... and I liked it. *** I will say that ''FanFic/{{Team 8}}'' and ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' are worthy of all the praise they can get. ** I don't have a defined musical taste, so this isn't that surprising, but - Hal Cali. Apparently, my brain doesn't like cheesy, sparkly J-pop unless it's served up with rap sauce and seasoned with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyS7_w7eP48 a funny vid]]. To quote fandomsecrets, "WTH self?" * Tropers/AcrossTheStars ** When I confessed to my best friend that I secretly listen to Paula Abdul, he said, "Oh, honey" in the same tone he would have used if my cat had died. Who cares? I am [[ShoutOut Forever Her Girl]]. * Tropers/AgentAlpha ** Musicals. Granted, I have a very ecletic tastes when it comes to music (the only genres I don't listen to are country western and hiphop), but I do enjoy certain musicals, particularly anything with lyrics by DannyElfman or StephenSondheim... or has anything sung by NeilPatrickHarris. ** ''StarWars'' fanfiction. Actually, that ''used'' to be a guilty pleasure. I haven't read (or written) any in years. ** Yoga. It helps that I'm flexible enough from taking eight years of gymnastics as a kid. * Tropers/{{Agent0042}} ** None. I refuse to feel guilty for any of my pleasures when it comes to media. And if anyone is telling you that you should for any of yours, you need to consider where they're coming from and what is motivating them to say such. * AllyG ** the Jeremy Kyle Show and Ricki Lake Show - strangely addictive, and excellent viewing when you're ill :P ** Card Captor Sakura ** Anything by Britney Spears :)

* Analiza ** Reading, writing, or otherwise involving myself in fan fiction. ** The HouseOfNight series. Yes, OurVampiresAreDifferent has already been done to death. Yes, Zoey Redbird is a shameless MarySue. Yes, the level of TriangRelations and UnwantedHarem has become ridiculous. So why can't I stop reading? ** GreysAnatomy. ** And last but not least, the guiltiest of all guilty pleasures, ''Total Wipeout''. *hangs head in shame*

* Tropers/AndThenIWasAZombie ** Oh, for the love of all that is holy, {{Kampfer}}. The plot is thin, the twists are obvious, and the characters are two-dimensional as all hell, but if you get in the way of me watching the next ep ''I will end you.'' * Tropers/AndThusDiscord ** Any music from 1900 to 1950, and by extension, music that tries to emulate that style. Occasionally racist, usually cheesy, brainshrivellingly patriotic in some cases, but ''oh, so catchy.'' I blame [[{{Bioshock}} Bioshock]] and [[{{Fallout}} Fallout]]. * Anime King ** TheLastAirbender- There. I said. I liked the most universally revilled movie of 2010. I mean, when you compare it to adaptations like DragonballEvolution and StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi, M. Night Shamaylan at least knew what he was adapting. ** Moe girls- [[{{Naruto}} Hinata Hyugga]], [[{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue and Momo Hinamori]], [[BlackButler Maylene]], etc. I guess I prefer them over girls who [[{{Tsundere}} constantly yell at and beat their boyfriends]]. ** The Transformers movies. ** DragonBallTheMagicBegins. ** [[FinalFantasyVIII The]] [[FinalFantasyIX Post]]-[[FinalFantasyX VII]] [[FinalFantasyXII Final]] [[FinalFantasyXIII Fantasy]] [[KingdomHearts games]]- By the way, fuck you [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]]. ** Sexy {{Cosplay}}- I guess it gives me an excuse to fantasize over fictional characters. Though, the one I often desire the most is Tifa Lockheart in her original game costume. ** DisneyChannel sitcoms. ** iCarly. * Annie Hero ** {{Glee}} big time. It's {{anvilicious}}, filled with horrible continuity, and its songs are auto-tuned to hell and back, but damn if I don't love it. ** A huge guilty pleasure is StarTrekTheOriginalSeries. Let's just say that, to other people, it did not age well. ** I really, really like the song 'Kyrie' by Mr. Mister. I really do.

Really. * anon. e. mus. ** this male troper has watched rosario+ vampire, likes the story called what i did for love, * Anonymous troper who won't admit her identity: ** I have hoodies from Hollister and Abercrombie. Oh, God, why. They were so soft. I couldn't resist. Soft things are a huge, huge weakness of mine.

* Tropers/{{Anthony_H}} ** Oh god, the [[EurovisionSongContest Eurovision Song Contest]], but honestly, some of the songs are actually really good...about the 1%, but stil... ** [[TotalDramaIsland Total Drama Island]], not so guilty when you're a teen, but when you're 23... ** Countdown shows, you know, like "top 100 most whatever" ** The Surreal Life, at least, the first 3 seasons ** Music & Lyrics, the movie with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore * Tropers/{{AnthonyMercer}} ** The first season of {{Joey}} wasn't that bad, dammit! * Tropers/ARandomSerf ** Music: I have a prejudice against bands (not against rock and metal per se, just bands), and I'm inexplicably proud of not following any...damn you, Nightwish, why did you have to make Ghost Love Score so enjoyable?! Most of my pleasures that most people would consider guilty I'll readily concede. * Tropers/{{Arcadiarika}} ** In roughly alphabetical order: *** {{The Angry Video Game Nerd}}. Second only to [[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] for personal favorite Internet reviewer. While I am not a fan of {{Refuge In Vulgarity}}, somehow he makes it work enough for me to enjoy some of it (that isn't swearing). *** Boy bands of the '90s. Backstreet Boys, N* SYNC, you name it. Heck, some pop music from the '90s in general. Yes, that includes the Spice Girls. Cheesy, but it's so good. I kinda miss that. **** And while I'm on a roll with music, {{Nightwish}} as well. Whether it's Tarja or Anette, the band always comes through with brilliant, epic music. (Yep, I happen to like both lead singers. You can't make me choose, darn it!) *** ''{{Legends Of The Hidden Temple}}.'' Basically, your basic {{Nickelodeon}} game show [[XMeetsY meets]] history. And who doesn't groan at the people who utterly fail at putting together the Shrine of the Silver Monkey? Or make other such slip-ups? *** ''{{Nickelodeon Guts}}''. Whether it's the original or ''Global GUTS,'' it's fun to watch contestants and make fun of some [[SarcasmMode 'winners.']] Also, the, er, friendship of Mike and Mo.

*** The ''{{Pokemon}}'' video games. I especially like the main series games, ''{{Pokemon Mystery Dungeon}},'' and ''{{Pokemon Ranger}}''. The other games, [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} the anime,]] and the manga? Not so much. (Especially, for some reason, the main Dex Holders in the manga come across as [[MarySue Mary Sues]] and [[MartyStu Marty Stus]] to poor old moi...) *** ''{{Power Rangers}}''. I happen to like some of the series (* cough* ''[[PowerRangersLightspeedRescue Lightspeed Rescue]]''* cough* ). And sue me, I happen to like, say, ''{{Power Rangers Mystic Force}}'', but only for the [=~So Bad It's Good~=] factor. Same goes with, say, ''{{Mighty Morphin Power Rangers}}.'' *** ''The Smoking Gun Presents: The World's Dumbest...''. While some people may not like the program, I find it to be enjoyable. It's stupid people doing stupid things. And is it me, or are there some [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]] featured on the show that are already listed in that entry (the karate instructor defeating a pimp, for example)? *** Weight gain fanfics. I have written several, and how much the body can gain tremendous amounts of weight in fiction is rather interesting. Even though such massive amounts will never work in real life for humans, obviously. * Tropers/{{Arcana07}} ** ''{{Maury}}'', particularly the "paternity test" shows. It's fun trying to predict who's going to be proven correct that [x] is the father of [y] and who will be coming back onto the show to test another guy, plus there's a "{{Refuge in Audacity}}" thrill in seeing a woman who's already tested something like 7 or 8 guys coming back to test more. ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_disco Italo disco]]. Yes, I know they're prefabricated groups orchestrated and controlled by largely Italian producers and if the singers aren't from America or Great Britain the singing sounds rather weird and stilted, but Kano's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LvTpjK-MEY I'm Ready]]" was one of the first techno singles ever, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZpySe5RMpo Change]] sounded so much like something out of the Chic Organisation, and Valerie Dore had such a great voice. ** ''{{Americas Funniest Home Videos}}''. I've stuck with this program from the Saget years to when John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes cohosted to the present era with Tom Bergeron and I still can't get enough. Even though they have the audience playing more stupid games now and the "winners" selections are largely on the dubious side, it's still fun watching those home videos, and almost aS fun picking out which videos were set-ups and which ones looked real. ** {{Barry Manilow}}'s "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFR8hJcNIg0 Copacabana]]". I know it's supposed to be the cheesiest song ever, but I can't help but get into the song whenever I hear it on the radio and have admittedly looked up the song on YT in the past to see if I can replay it if the urge to do so strikes me. A similar effect comes over me with the similarly cheesy original theme to the 1979 NBC dud "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUERtAe73NI Supertrain]]", which I

just cannot get enough of. ** ''{{Finding Nemo}}''. I hate animation as a rule and have always found them (with the exception of the animated shorts "{{Sesame Street}}" used to air) far too juvenile for my liking. I've always felt cartoons were for little children and I've never been one of those, not internally anyway. So why do I find myself drawn to ''Finding Nemo'' any time a doctor's office plays the DVD? ** ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show The Lawrence Welk Show]]''. I am theoretically light years younger than this show's target demographic, which is supposed to run more toward my mother's and late grandmother's age groups, but still, every Saturday night when PBS re-airs one of those episodes, I'm right there in front of the TV with my dinner, eating and watching this show. (Fun fact: Did you know the guy who provided Michael Jackson's singing voice when he made a guest appearance on "The Simpsons" is the baby brother of a popular sisterly singing group that frequently made appearances on "The Lawrence Welk Show"?) * Tropers/{{Arnold McGuire 335}} ** {{Toku}}. As long as the toku has heroes in spandex, that's enough for me! ** DisneyChannel sitcoms. Only select ones, though. ** {{iCarly}}. Both for fanservice from Carly and the Creddie ship. ** {{Victorious}}. Just for 3 of the 4 main girls. (Sorry Jade West, unless you're happy that Tori's having bad things happen to her, You'll never get my respect. EVER.) ** TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager. ** MacrossFrontier. ** DemiLovato. * Tropers/{{Arruruerie}} ** ''{{Arthur}}''. I've loved it ever since I was tiny and still find it thoroughly enjoyable. ** ''America's Most Smartest Model'' - believe me, I normally find those shows somewhat painful to watch, but this one I seriously found hilarious. Shame they never came out with the second season. Or perhaps they did, but I'm not entirely sure. ** ''ThePowerpuffGirls''. Actually, I have no real shame in watching it and can do so on lazy weekends happily alongside fellow fans who are some of the biggest [[BadAss Bad Asses]] I know... yet somehow I feel kind of awkward asking around stores if they're carrying [=DVDs=]. ** Similarly, I feel no shame in being a fan of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', but I realize that my favorite/comfort episode of choice is "Forces of Nature". Screw the {{Anvilicious}} nature of it, Beast Boy the {{hypocrite}}, and all of that. Thunder and Lightning make this troper think respectively of one of her siblings and herself. ** ''ChibiRobo'' is a friggin' adorable, inventive, and overall fun game, but I doubt if I mentioned it in public anyone who recognized the name without having played it wouldn't lose ability to take me seriously.

* Tropers/AsleepInTheBooks ** I don't really feel shame for most things I like, even if they are subpar in quality or below my maturity age (19 years) except today (April 10, 2011) I bought a Frankie Stein MonsterHigh doll. This is only because they didn't have a Draculaura doll. She is now standing atop my computer tower. * [=BADavid=] ** All reality shows, particularly TheXFactor, StrictlyComeDancing and BritainsGotTalent. Normally this troper enjoys complex cult TV shows like LOST, and even his non-geeky peers often sneer at reality shows for being lowbrow and trashy, but this troper can't get enough of them... ** RatchetAndClank, while not anything to be ashamed of within gamer communities, is a guilty pleasure to this troper when he's talking to his peers and friends in RealLife, who are quick to criticise the games as childish and ask patronising questions about when I'm going to buy "proper" games. ** LEGO is this troper's favourite hobby - he enjoys building it, collecting it, and discussing it with other fans, but to this day he's only ever been able to tell a tiny handful of people in RealLife. Often their reactions have been unfavourable, with most unable to understand why an 18-year-old would have anything to do with a kids toy, and dismissing the legions of adult fans of LEGO as worthless loners who refuse to grow up and move on, and thus will never do anything good or worthwhile in the world. I'm proud of my interests, but I tend to keep to myself... * Bgal ** CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs: Judging of the trailer, I thought it was an average run-of-the-mill kiddy flick, and only came because her mother offered and Mr. T's in it. Other than a few edits on the trope page here, I never mentioned it due to the fact I never knew the film's reputation. It's a rather good film despite the ubber amounts of fridge logic, weird animation style, and two scenes of obvious snark bait. The soundtrack's pretty good too. ** SailorMoon: I only saw the sub version, but that didn't stop the fridge logic. Its characters, the [[TearJerker Tear Jerkers]] and music(epically the outer's theme and image songs) was pretty much the reason I watched all 199 episodes (I didn't count 89.) ** Several Direct to dvd/vhs/unoffical Disney Sequels: Only a few (Cinderella 3, 101 Datamations 2, Aladdin and the king of theives[sp?], Peter Pan 2, and The lion king 1 1/2). explains itself ** [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Film Brain.]]- I liked checking out some of his videos. Not as bad as everyone says. ** The three earlier {{Disney Princess}}es that isn't Alice- Alice, and most of the later ones (sans Pocahontas, who needs some more depth) I enjoyed quite fondly because they're more developed. The earlier ones aren't as developed, but both the girls and their respective films are decent in their own right. *** The dolls in the toyline.- I'm only in the fandom purely due to the first films. They were reduced to sterotypical blandness sans the

sequels I listed that I liked, the tv series, KingdomHearts, and Kilala princess. But, I have a soft spot for dolls. ** ''Kilala Princess'': Only read the first two volumes so far. Despite the poorly drawen covers, some scenes with {{Narm}} (ed. [[spoiler: when one of the trench coat wearing villains whispered to the tittle heroine's apparently {{Brainwashed}} BFF about following their mission, I had AllStarBatmanAndRobin flashbacks]]), the fact that the {{Disney Princess}}es [[MissedMomentOfAwesome weren't magical girls too]], the obvious MerchandiseDriven nature of the book, and its Gerenic MagicalGirl feel to it, it won me over with its the well drawn art inside the book, Erica's one sided LesYay with the heroine, the interesting [[TheBechdelTest Bechdel-test-passing]] GenreSavvy heroine, not sugar coating some scenes, and the KingdomHearts [[XMeetsY meets]] {{Sailor Moon}}-esque plot to it. Planned on making a trope page once I actually read all the volumes. ** The song love bug- Unliked the rest of the internet, I could care less about those silly popstars on the disney channel. As long as it doesn't effect the quality of their animated pieces, it's not personal. But, I would admit the jonas brothers did a decent job with that song. ** Skillet- Chirstan. Rock. Band. 'Nuff said. ** The seasons of JohnnyTest not done by the WB- Only due to the piss poor theme song and the flash animation style not being as high quality as the first. And the fact people backlashed on it due to simlilar elements of [[DextersLab another series]] ** KidVsKat, JimmyTwoShoes, and TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjackAll of these shows I only see a handfull of episodes for, and stated before I seen them that [[ItWillNeverCatchOn they won't catch on]]. While I'm aware of that Flapjack is a [[YourMileageMayVary mileage may vary]] show, I'm not too sure about the other two (though the page on Jimmy Two Shoes hinted out that it was a success) ** {{Anastasia}}- Yes, I know it's not accurate to history. Yes, it's an expensive Disney knock off. Yes, some things confused the hell out of me. But, it's still an enjoyable animated film ** The rough trailer of {{Tangled}}- The scene when Rapunzel got down was pretty [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny]]. ** PhineasAndFerb- Sort of with the show, but mostly with Suzy(because she's the closest thing to a recurring villain on the show that's actually evil. The [[BrotherSisterIncest insect]] [[UnfortunateImplications Implications]] are [[{{Squick}} a bit much though]]) , and supporting of Ferb/Gretchen. (mainly because how its usually portrayed is UrExample on how NOT to write a CrackPairing, and some of the fans are fucking coco-for-coco puffs.) ** The RepoTheGeneticOpera soundtrack- The closest thing I ever got of actually seeing the movie is [[http://blip.tv/file/2794776 this review of it]]. However, the songs are so addicting, that I can't help but to love it. * Tropers/{{Bob}} ** I'll admit to liking the ''{{Dungeons And Dragons}}'' [[TheMovie movie]]. It wouldn't be one fifth as good without Jeremy Irons LargeHam acting.

*** [[Tropers/{{Fly}} I]] enjoyed it ''without irony''. In my defence I was about eleven at the time. * Tropers/{{botboy101}} ** I have to confess that I have a soft spot for soap operas. Not modern ones, but the old radio ones from the '30's, '40's and '50's. They're cheesy and melodramatic (and designed to be that way), and I know I'm being manipulated, but I still get completely wrapped up in them. ** Max and Ruby - It's sweet, cute and and actually pretty funny, and is the perfect antidote for watching too many depressing movies or the news. * Tropers/{{Brokenshell}} ** This Troper feels no guilt about anything he likes.....Except MonsterHigh. I have a thing about CuteMonsterGirl s, especially those based on existing movie monsters, so having a doll series have THAT as its gimmick, it makes me want to start doll collecting so I can have an excuse. * Tropers/CabbitGirlEmi ** The ''BrotherBear'' movies. ** To a lesser extent, the SoBadItsGood ''FamilyGuy'' season 7. ** To a greater extent than the both of these, ''GravedaleHigh''. Thank you, mistajonz. :) * Tropers/CCharmanderK has many anime/manga favorites that are his GuiltyPleasures. ** MahouShoujoLyricalNanoha ** KodomoNoJikan (yes, seriously) ** [[KareKano His and Her Circumstances]] ** GaoGaiGar (mostly due to the cheesiness) ** LuckyStar ** HidamariSketch ** OuranHighSchoolHostClub ** Popotan, Yotsuba& ** and too many others to name off the top of my head. * ChaosFEF ** ''TheJerseyShore''. It's so outrageously stupid, it's amazing. I enjoy nothing more than sitting down with my friends and just riffing on it for hours on end. But not as much as... ** LargeHam Televangelists. My friends and I can get hours of entertainment watching them. ** ''MegaManX:CommandMission''. Sure, it makes hardcore fans of the series cringe, but... it's a solid RPG in it's own right. ** Bonus Characters in ''Fire Emblem''. Sure, they generally stink compared to your normal units, but I'm a sucker for being able to play as the villains. ** ''MahouSenseiNegima''. As some of my fellow tropers have already expressed, it's become less and less guilty since the Kyoto Arc... ** ''TheGreatGatsby''. You'd think there wouldn't be anything to be

ashamed of for loving such a renowned piece of literature. However, judging by the amount of rolled eyes and sarcastic remarks I get when I list my all-time favorite book as The Great Gatsby, it isn't necessarily the case... * [=CheezNapkin=] ** Music: I can't help but like corny 90s bands like Everclear and Bush. I would say Pavement but I really don't feel too guilty about liking them. I should, but I don't. ** TV: Maury Povich, To Catch a Predator, Sometimes I'll watch MTV reality shows like Scarred and True Life, and Cribs if nothing else is on. ** General: Bleu Cheese. Don't knock it 'till you try it. * Tropers/ChrisX ** This troper thinks that ''Bloody Roar'' 4 is another GP. Yes, the game sucks and kills the franchise, and the voice acting sucks. But hey, you gotta be lying if you don't think that Nagi is hot. * Tropers/CielPhantomhive ** At least half of what this troper watches on television would qualify to some as being a guilty pleasure. I adore Glee, watch Desperate Housewives and I won't hesitate to admit that my favorite tv show overall is Grey's Anatomy. However, there are a few shows that even I feel a little hesitant to admit to while maintaining my perception of myself as a nerd; I've recently taken to watching Gossip Girl. I started watching it because Taylor Momsen was cute and I stayed because I was sucked into an abyss of drama. Why, yes, I have gotten accusatory looks when I bought the most recent season (the library only had the first two), and I had to defend myself to the cashier when I bought it, but the name is the worst part, I swear. I find how ruthless the characters tend to act towards one another entertaining and affirming of my tendency not to keep many female friends. I also watch America's Next Top Model because a friend of mine likes it and I tag along to mock all of the superficial contestants. Darn you, the CW, for making television that should be beneath me have an entertainment value. * Tropers/CommandoDude ** Subway Sandwiches, not because the way I like them is [[{{FireBreathingDiner}} too spicy.]] But because I regret it later [[{{LamePun}} on the]] [[{{OhCrap}} toilet.]] * Tropers/{{Crazael}} ** This troper genuinely enjoys both the ''ToLoveRu'' anime and the manga, not for the fanservice, but for the entertaining characters and plots. The large amount of fanservice, which cuts down ''a lot'' in the anime (outside of the opening, anyway, and the doesn't have much more than most in the genre) is just a nice bonus. ** Really liked ''Alexander'', mostly for the costumes and epic battle scenes. ** Has only ever played the third ''Bloody Roar'' and enjoys it

specifically because of the interesting monster fight comboes, like a giant rabbit-girl fighting a giant mole-man. * Tropers/{{Crion87}} ** [[strike: ''{{Ayumi Hamasaki}}'': He is normally a fanatical listener to such groups as {{Iced Earth}}, {{Lacuna Coil}}, {{Rammstein}} and {{Within Temptation}}, among other things, even a bit of {{Pink Floyd}}, but something about her music feels [[{{Tear Jerker}} wistfully beautiful]] and [[{{Evil Feels Good}} just right]] to him.]] ''Is no longer a metalhead, and now therefore doesn't feel guilty about liking {{Ayumi Hamasaki}}.'' ** ''Bjrk'': Would be alright, were he not a straight male from [[{{LandDownunder}} Australia]]... *** This troper got into her because he fancied her. Feel better? **** Exact same reason [[Tropers/{{Crion87}} this troper]] did! Thank you! ** ''{{Cantopop}}'': He has heard a bit of Miriam Yeung recently, and it was [[{{TearJerker}} very beautiful]]... ** ''{{Sailor Moon}}'': Don't get this troper started - he liked this as a kid and even tried to write a crossover-fic between it and Pokemon when he was a kid. To his credit, though, he prefers the Japanese (subtitled) version. ** [[strike: ''{{Nightwish}} with Annette Olzon'': Listed here under GuiltyPleasures because he usually prefers Tarja Turunen's contributions to same band on a technical point.]] Finds that he ditched the metal genre. * Tropers/{{Cybele}}: ** ''XenoSaga Episode II''. For all the flack this game gets, I will say that this one is my favorite of the trilogy. ** The television anime of ''{{Hellsing}}''. For me it was my introduction to the series, and I still watch it from time to time. ** ''HandyManny''. I'm 23 years old and I watch this. I think it's adorable (the wrench is my favorite). ** ''FinalFantasyVIII''. This was my first FF game and still remains my #1 favorite. ** ''ShadowHearts: From the New World''. Yes, yes, I know Johnny isn't Yuri but, I just love that adorable little detective bastard. Plus, the game has the best Ring battle system of all three games. And still retains an awesome soundtrack. The North America battle theme (Dead fingers talk) is GODLY AWESOME. ** ''SpaceJam'' movie. ''"I didn't know Dan Akroyd was in this picture!"'' (So. Frickin'. Hilarious.) ** ''ChaosWars''. Yes, the game has an atrocious translation and English voice dubbing. I know. So I set to Japanese voices and had no problems. Plus, just can't resist the fact that I can have Yuri Hyuga from ''ShadowHearts'' and Beyond the Grave from ''GunGrave'' team up to lay the smackdown on some poor sap. ** DevilMayCry 2. Yeah, I know, discontinuity and all, but...while it was pretty weak for a DMC game, I still got some enjoyment out of it, because a decent soundtrack and I thought Lucia was kickass with the knives and all. Plus, well...in my opinion, the game had the best

Divinity Statue theme of all the games in the series. ** ''DirgeOfCerberus''. Clunky gameplay, overwrought melodrama, limited customization, clunky and really badly designed save system. And yet I still love playing it, because I'm an unrepentant Vincent fan and he's voiced by '''Steve Freaking Blum''', and there's lots of unlockables. Really good soundtrack I might add. * [[Tropers/{{Dallenson}} Dallenson]] ** Playing The {{Hamtaro}} series of games on the GBC and GBA * Tropers/DaPatman ** This 19-year-old Troper has six soft toys (affectionately dubbed the Bed Crew) that he always sleeps with, whether he is at home, at uni, or on holiday. They consist of a lion Beanie Baby, a panda he got when he was just six hours old, a smaller panda, two dragons (one green, one bue), and [[{{Tellytubbies}} Tinky-Winky]]. He has no idea why he just admitted to that last one. * Tropers/DarkBee ** Quite a lot! Let's see... ** Games: *** TheSims 2 - And not for the VideogameCrueltyPotential; I really like making big neighbourhoods with several generations of succesful and well-dressed inhabitants living in nice houses! *** PrincessMaker 2 - Just for fun ** Cartoons/anime: *** TotallySpies - It's so over the top, I like it. *** WinxClub - Haven't watched it lately, but I liked the storytelling (and of course the eyecandy) *** AsToldByGinger - Good stories and humor *** BraceFace - Idem. ** Comics: *** TarotWitchOfTheBlackRose - Okay, mostly because of the boobs/nudity, but they're nice comics without it too *** From the same artist: 3 Little Kittens - See above, although without the gratitious nudity *** SheHulk - Funny! And good entertainment too. ** Music (note: I'm a metalhead): *** {{Madonna}} - Because as a former musicology student, you need an open mind towards music, and you can't deny the impact of the Queen of pop *** KylieMinogue - Not everything's that good, but still fun *** Mel C - She rocks! And looks good too (''I turn to you'', anyone?) *** {{ABBA}} - The coverband I play in covered one of their songs, so I decided to download a 'Best of', and also because of their legacy. *** BeeGees - You can't deny the impact this band had on pop music. *** Happy hardcore - Mostly for the nostalgia ** Tv Series: *** TheLWord - Besides the lesbian sex, the drama, and sometimes comedy, is very good *** XenaWarriorPrincess - Well done {{Fanservice}} never hurt anyone, plus I really enjoy the lighter episodes

*** TippingTheVelvet - Good drama * Tropers/DarkInsanity13 ** ''{{Loveless}}'': I bought it for the guys with kitty ears. I didn't realize what it was until I had read it. Never returned it because I was still won over by the kitty ears. ** ''{{Beyblade}}'': I still find enjoyment in seeing the odd fanart and reading the manga on the odd occasion due to nostalgia (it was my GatewaySeries). You'll never hear that from me offline though. I never explain why I have two volumes of the manga on the shelf when asked. ** ''AxisPowersHetalia'': I read/watch it for the humour and minor history lessons. I try to ignore the HoYay and just enjoy the show. * Tropers/{{Darkness}} ** {{Pokemon}} - I still love playing the games. I will keep playing these games no matter how long it lasts. ** iCarly - I think it's a very funny and cute show. * Tropers/DialgaX ** TheLandBeforeTime sequels up to the seventh one. With some exceptions beyond that. ** [[FurryFandom Babyfur]] stories. ** ''Borat'' - so, so, so crude but fucking hilarious at the same time. * Tropers/{{Digital-Madness}} ** The ''HarryPotter'' series. Okay, so maybe it's not that bad, but it's not something that I would just go out and tell everyone that I still enjoy reading. * Tropers/{{Draga}} ** Books: The ''InheritanceCycle'' ** Food: Peanut butter and chicken sandwiches, occasionally with cheddar cheese ** Games: ''ShadowTheHedgehog'' , ''[[{{FinalFantasyX-2}} Final Fantasy X-2]]'' * DRoy ** Three words. CardCaptorSakura. * Dukia ** Despite not being racist, she secretly enjoys minstrel and coon songs. (Really, they're no worse than your typical gangsta rap, if even that bad. Plus, they've got better music.) *** You're comparing gangsta rap (which is a subgenre of rap) to minstrel/coon songs (songs that made a mockery of African-Americans, racist in nature, and enjoyed by only racists? Also, you admit to liking them? There's a reason why you secretly enjoy them (i.e., they're not socially acceptable). Rethink this pleasure for the sake of mankind. Do you also enjoy songs about rape and torture? **** Yeah, I'm sure her listening to the music she likes will corrupt mankind.

** Miley Cyrus. * Dynaboyj: ** {{TheNineties 90s}} music in general. He loves the various genres (well, except for the rap) that were popular during that generation and thinks they're great, but because he or any of his friends didn't grow up in the 90s, nobody else my age tends to really like it. * Tropers/{{EmbracingShadows}} ** Quite fond of manga and anime, and not just the mainstream ones. Some of the more guily-worthy ones include: *** ''{{Freezing}}''. Likes the characters, and would read it even if all the girls were flat. But they aren't, so... *** ''LoveHina''. It's just plain funny. *** ''MahouSenseiNegima''. Dangit, Akamatsu! *** ''TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya''. Most of the guilt stems from its RapeAsComedy elements. *** ''TheOuranHighSchoolHostClub''. It's just plain funny. *** ''RosarioToVampire''. In his defense, he dislikes the PantyShot overdosed anime adaptation. *** ''{{Sekirei}}''. No excuse. *** ''SpiceAndWolf''. Again, his shame stems not from the series itself, but from the [[EveryoneRemembersTheStripper popular perception]]. *** ''SuperDreadnoughtGirl4946''. Thank god it's still obscure (no wikipedia page yet, at least not in English). ** Then there's the concept of {{moe}}. ''Shudder''. ** This troper is working on writing a novel of his own, but he fears that it might be too {{animesque}}. ** Last nail in the coffin: he's a 6'2" guy who sews plush dolls. And he has a CutenessProximity. * Tropers/{{Emptyeye}} ** Not only did he enjoy the [[{{Dragonball}} Dragonball GT]] that his friend exposed him to, he honestly prefers it to the few episodes of DBZ that he watched. This is mainly because '''stuff actually happened''' in GT, as opposed to the entire episodes of "He's charging his power level...power level is rising....power level still rising...my God, it's still rising!...even I won't be able to block this attack....and it's ''still'' rising!" that made up Z. *** This anonymous troper both prefers Z AND agrees with your sentiment. *** [[Tropers/OldManHoOh This troper]], too. * Tropers/EponymousKid ** To preface this: I love comic books. This is important, because to many a lot of these will seem simply ''bad'' rather than "embarrassing to admit you like." In any case, I enjoy a lot of stuff from smaller, independent publishers - and obscure stuff from the largest indie publishers, Image and Dark Horse. So, for instance, I like ''Gearz'' despite a derivative plot and art that fluctuates heavily in quality. I like ''M. Rex'' even though it only lasted two issues and I still

can't decipher just what it was about. I like ''Dollz'' and ''Victoria's Secret Service'' even though both are cutesy fanservicefests with story thrown in as an afterthought. I like ''Scarlet Veronica'' even though it tells a hackneyed old tale that I've seen a million times before. I loved ''Gemini'' even though one of the villains is a colossally fat goth called Dead Weight who has the phrase "Obesely Morbid" tattooed on his stomach. Hell, I even liked the second ''Deadly Duo'' series even with art that would make RobLiefeld say "Tone it down, man." I even thought ''Bloodwulf'' wasn't so bad. * Tropers/{{Ericho}} ** I enjoy watching the {{Pokemon}} anime, and I sincerely believe it has legitimately good entertainment, and continue to watch it every Saturday morning. I don't care about the massive amount of hate it's gotten. Hey! It's got its own CrowningMomentOfAwesome, FetishFuel, and TearJerker pages on this site! It can't be that bad. ** I grew up with every critic around me (Siskel, Ebert, Leonard Maltin) liking SpaceJam and I am not going to change my opinion because of what the Nostalgia Critic thinks. * Tropers/EtherealFrog ** {{Pokemon}} FanFiction. Even more so (The guilt that is, not the pleasure), {{Pokemon}} {{Lemon}} fic. [=~Sturgeon'sLaw~=] is in full effect. I find the most guilt inducing part of reading FanFiction is trudging through the archives trying to find the few good fics. ** Also relating to {{Pokemon}}, breeding, raising and training up the right {{Mons}} to get the right stats and moves at Level 100. It's just so fun for some reason, but I feel like I could be doing something useful with my time. ** My profile page. I'm glad to be able to say some of the things there. I also feel like a complete idiot regarding some of the other things I say there. * Tropers/FarseerLolotea ** Let's face itif the Internet isn't considered a GuiltyPleasure, it ''should'' be. ** Trashy, shallow SF/fantasy novels, although I like to believe that I have ''some'' standards in that regard. ** Cartoons. ** [[VitriolicBestBuds Asric/Jadaar]] '{{shipping}}. There, I've said it. * febel ** This Troper has had a mid-sized stuffed animal penguin since he was 4. It has a place of honor on his bed and he has attacked other people who try to play with it...[[SeriousBusiness (What? It's old and fragile)]] * Tropers/{{fourteenwings}} ** {{Bratz}} and {{Barbie}} dolls. ** Stuffed animals

** Teen Magazines ** DisneyChannel ** Singstar ** {{Pokemon}} breeding and [[SeriousBusiness EV training]] ** Any and all anime with {{fanservice}} ** Literature/{{Twilight}} and my PerverseSexualLust towards [[TallDarkAndHandsome Jacob]] ** HoYay and SlashFic. * Tropers/{{Freaki}} ** I find some of the female newsreaders on BBC Breakfast rather... attractive- they're mostly in their 30s and 40s, this troper is 18 at the time of typing ** videogames/{{Okami}}, while the game is brilliant and everything, I would not admit that I play it to my friends ** I actually prefer {{Final Fantasy X-2}} to {{Final Fantasy XII}}something about the battle system ** I also like {{Devil May Cry}} 2- despite it being widely regarded as the worst in the series, but it was the first DMC game I played, so it holds special significance to me. ** TV/{{The One Show}}. it's just so cheery, it makes me feel not quite as miserable as I do normally. ** I also find {{Justin Lee Collins}} funny, even though he's widely despised in most circles here ** same goes for {{Jack Black}}- although I do think that that king kong remake he was in was a steaming pile of monkey poop. ** {{the Jeremy Kyle Show}}- goddanmit, why are toothless drug addicts and ugly girls who can't keep their legs crossed shouting at each other so entertaining? ** as a self-confessed metalhead, I really shouldn't like music/{{Eminem}}, or worse, {{Lady Gaga}}... but I do, and I hate myself for it, I deliberately avoid them so that I don't have to face this fact. ** I guess this is more of a guilty displeasure, but I don't like {{Guns 'n' Roses}}, and I don't just mean Chinese Democracy, I don't even like Appetite for Destruction. I still learned the opening to Sweet Child o' mine because everyone who plays guitar knows that bit, but I dislike them a lot. * Tropers/{{Fungal88}} ** I was once flicking through channels out of boredom when I came across an episode of {{MTV}}'s JerseyShore that had...a Pomeranian puppy, and the Pomeranian is one of her all-time favourite dog breeds! Cue CutenessProximity! ** The Total Drama Anthology ** ''Baby's Day Out'' * Tropers/{{Gadeel}} ** AynRand - I like some of her books, even if I don't agree with Objectivism. Same goes for SwordOfTruth, but mostly just the earlier ones. ** The {{Shoujo}} genre. A lot of it can get incredibly cheesy, but I

find myself liking them more than most things {{Shounen}}. ** Harem anime as well. ** {{Japanese RPG}}s, especially the ones made by Gust Corporation. ** Black Isle [=RPG=]s, in all their buggy glory. * Tropers/{{Garfield2710}} ** HomeAlone 3. Despite it's flaws I actually liked this film better than the other two (if you can belive it) because I thought the traps were funnier and the way the parents leave him home alone is actually more believeable. JUST DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HOME ALONE 4!!!!! ** HankTheCowdog. Hey I think this series is darn hilarious! ** MyFavoriteMartian. Not the Tv show, the film. ** {{Twister}}. I actually gave this film a 10/10. Sue me. ** ShortCircuit for sure. ** Pick any {{Rocky}} movie besides the first one. ** Jaws 3-D. The fourth is bad. I mean really bad, but this one is SoBadItsGood in my opinion. Not anything new or impressive, but still entertaining. ** The Next Karate Kid. It's not as bad as people say. ** Any Ernest movie. ** Novelizations. I can't help it. Anytime I watch a film, I have to read the novelization. * Tropers/{{Gaston1991}} ** DigimonAdventure ** DigimonAdventure02 ** DrSlump ** ElHazard OVA 2: I enjoy the scenes with Alielle, Fatora and Jinnai. Kalia is a good villain, but she is underdeveloped sadly. ** {{Fanfiction}} ** FelixTheCatTheMovie: SoBadItSGood ** TheGarbagePailKidsMovie: The scene with Captain Manzini only. ** IXE-13: A weird french-canadian movie. ** {{Pokemon}}: The original series only. ** RockADoodle: So weird it is awesome. ** TenchiInTokyo: Better than TenchiUniverse for me. * Tropers/{{GenkiGirl}} ** {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} Oh God, there's no ending my insane love for this show. I love all the mains and watched it obsessively and even played the card game when I was a kid. I love {{Little Kuriboh}} and his series to death, but I will always love {{Dan Green}}, Yugi, Yami Yugi, the Dark Magician (and related monsters), the {{Narm}}, and the stuff that goes beyond card games. (/rant). I'm one of those that defends the dub because of {{Nostalgia Filter}} . . . and because if the Internet was only about hate, it'd eventually collapse in on itself. ** {{Glee}} For the singing, though its writing hurts me behind the eyes. Maybe a little for Darren Criss. ** {{Sailor Moon}} I never watched it. I love {{Sailor Moon Abridged}}. But damn if it isn't fun to watch anyway! It's silly and stupid and I won't tell anyone else, but I love the music, Rei and

Makoto FTW (mine esp.), and the manga freaking rocks. ** Of course, I'm also a huge sucker for anime and manga of almost any kind as well. I'm an optimist and a procrastinator . . . so name it and I probably know a lot about it. I am the only real shojo nerd in my anime club (and my junior class). ** This is also true of works by some of my favorite actors/companies. Disney? Please! Dan Green, Robin Williams, Doug Walker? I'll pay you so much to watch or just listen to any of them. Too many people on my "Can Do No Wrong" list. ** And, of course, the thing that made me an Internet, anime and manga nerd: fanfiction. God I've read some bad ones in my time, and written some awful stuff, but I love a passionate, half-crazed {{Fan Dumb}} tearing {{Canon}} apart in their frenzies. *slinks away* * Gumbal1 ** Fanfictions - I need to stop. * Tropers/GoldHeartKyogre ** {{Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog}} ** [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. Super Show, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World...and yes, I CAN "Do the Mario!"]]. ** {{Eiken}}. Hey, I'm not the only one with a LARGE breast fetish. ** The {{Donkey Kong Country}} TV series. ** [[Film/SuperMarioBros The Super Mario Bros. movie]]. * Tropers/GwenStacyWannabe ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': After beginning to see just how unimpressive this show is compared to the rest of the {{DCAU}}, I hesitate to mention it when listing off my favorite shows. But I still love it - may or may not be [[PerverseSexualLust Robin's fault]]... ** ''{{Cyberchase}}'': It was my GatewaySeries for sci-fi, okay? ** ''TheInheritanceCycle'': This is a ''big'' one. I have fond junior high memories of them and even though ''Brisingr'' sucked, I'll probably buy book 4 just to see what happens. ** Old {{Disney}} movies in general, especially ''{{Cinderella}}'' (because usually I ''hate'' the Princess movies). ** WinnieThePooh: ''The New Adventures'' specifically, not that [=CGI=] crap they're making now. ** Heavily influenced by [[ToyStory certain Pixar films]] at a young age...so when I go off to college in a year or so, some of my stuffies are coming with me! * Tropers/HighFive ** ''MamboItaliano'': A fairly obscure little Canadian film that garnered mostly negative reviews. Still a hilarious and enjoyable ride, even if it was somewhat cliched. ** {{Music/Chicago}}: The band's innovative early repertoire of work is overshadowed by their sugary '80s hits. How embarassing to have to tell people that, okay, this was a good band at one point... *** Even their sugary hits were awesome. Don't feel ashamed. ** ''FamilyGuy'': Same deal. It was a good show...

** ''CaptainNTheGameMaster''. It's ''terrible''...but it's just such fun to watch. Also, it's seriously surreal to hear [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Robotnik]] as the King. Tons of canon defilement, bad animation, and blatantly incorrect character interpretations are just what make this series so terrifically bad. A true GuiltyPleasure for the ages. ** AmericanIdol's Jacob Lusk. Okay, so he's a flamboyant diva with a penchant for oversinging...but on the other hand, he's a ''flamboyant diva with a penchant for oversinging.'' That's why he's so awesome in the first place! A lot of people hate him, though, so I keep this quiet. * Tropers/{{Hokuto}} ** ''Superhero Cartoons'': Even as a kid. I had a huge grow-up complex and wanted to feel older than I really was and tried to get myself to stop watching children's cartoons, but I couldn't get my eyes of CartoonNetwork. Suprisingly, I still watch the channel nowadays, occasionally, but it still makes me feel weird. ** ''ICarly'': Not a very good series... but it's funny! ** ''Zoey101'', ''DrakeAndJosh'': see above. ** ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': I wanted to see how bad these books are. They turned out to be fabulously fun to read and I really like them. I love all the characters (besides the ones that don't do anything for me); Aro, Alice, Jacob, Rosalie, Bella (I know, I know, MarySue, but there is this little ''something'' about her...), and Jasper, To name a few. And Eclipse was especially awesome and the highlight of the series. * Tropers/{{Honeybrown1976}} ** BritneySpears. I like many of her songs and I am shamed for admitting it here. ** FamilyGuy. I shouldn't like this show; but, I do. ** {{Disco}}. Shut up! ** TabithasSalonTakeover. Fabulous!! ** TheView. To point where I enjoy arguing at my television screen. ** {{Showgirls}}. I used to eat puppy chow, too. Okay, I never have. But, I like that line among a few others (e.g. "It's a Ver-sase"). ** {{Glitter}}. "You're nevah tooooo farrrrrr". ** HowardTheDuck. Damn, do you notice a pattern here? ** Scrambled eggs and maple syrup mixed together. Yummy. ** Countdown shows, even in re-runs! * {{Tropers/Hopeless Romance}} ** WesternAnimation/AdventureTime. I'm not ashamed of it, but I feel awkward bringing it up in conversation. Hot Topic is the only public place I'll buy any merchandise for it simply because I feel weird otherwise. ** ChildrensHospital. I know it's stupid, but it's melodramatic angle is hilarious to me. ** PhineasAndFerb. Again, I'm not really ashamed of it, but I feel awkward buying merchandise for it in a store. ** GoodBurger. It's hilarious ''because'' it's stupid.

** AmericanIdol. I normally hate reality TV, but it's fun to watch the talented contestants. ** Entertainment Tonight. I usually watch for the breaking news on movies and TV shows, but celebrity issues can be fasinating too. ** TheGoldenGirls. Bea Arther and Betty White are hilarious! I'm just too young for it to not look weird when admitting to loving it in public. ** HighSchoolMusical. I've been a musical fan most of my life (having grown up watching {{Annie}} and TheWizardOfOz) so I really should hate this series. Truth is, I love it because it's so cheesy. ** MauryPovich. It makes me feel a little bit better about my life. Dad's side of the family is disfunctional, but at least we don't have any of the problems you'd see on Maury. ** TaylorSwift. I'm not much of a country fan, but I like her. A lot of her music is really good and she seems to be a good person. * HSZMV ** Once wrote a Top Ten Guilty Pleasures article for his school newspaper for Television shows. The list included (in no particular order): *** {{Animorphs}}: TV Series *** JoanOfArcadia. *** The 2002 remake of TwilightZone *** KyleXY *** SabrinaTheTeenageWitch *** {{Smallville}} *** Series/{{Heroes}} (Post Season One) *** UFOHunters *** TouchedByAnAngel *** PowerRangersRPM * I have only admitted to a few people I LOVE StarTrek. And only two of them know I passionate ship Kirk/Spock. And nobody knows of my obsession with the livejournal kink meme. * Tropers/{{Hydronix}} ** {{Quest 64}}: If only because of the uniqueness of the game without relying on scrappy controls or cutscenes. ** FinalFantasyVIII: Mmm, story. ** {{Lagoon}}: As... difficult as it is, it provided much that other games couldn't. Beautiful music, good graphics, interesting characters, a pretty decent storyline. Even the gameplay was actually well worked. It just had a hit detection problem. ** SonicTheHedgehog2006: Playing it with my nephew made the game the opposite of terrible. We had lots of fun and lots of laughs. ** PowerRangers: Even the more cheesy seasons like Turbo, Wild Force, and Ninja Storm were enjoyable in a way. ** ShadowTheHedgehog: Could've used a bit more gameplay polish, and other than contradictory cutscenes, the game was extremely enjoyable. * Tropers/{{inked}} Damn, where do I begin?

* Literature/{{Twilight}} The books and movies are cheesy with bad, bad storytelling, but I love them, especially Eclipse. It looks like a lot of people agree. You ''know'' they're a bad portrayal of an unhealthy romance; you ''know'' Bella's a sue; you ''know'' the prose/acting is terrible at best, and yet omnomnomnomnom. I've seen the first movie too many times to count, and the third movie five times. And I listened to all the commentaries. * LadyGaga. Too. Damn. Catchy. * ThePhantomOfTheOpera. All I Ask of You just gets me. I will watch that scene over and over again. * student/teacher fic. Though always consensual and not too big an age difference. * fanfiction. Nobody IRL knows I write Twilight humour fics, and squee over every single review. * Tropers/{{Ipdf3}} ** Taylor Swift ** LegallyBlonde ** Writing poetry ** Lady Gaga ** Singing * Tropers/Jael ** Twilight- I will admit the books are not written very well and I've seen better movies, but they are just so entertaining. It's heroin for the brain. ** Rugrats- It's one of those cartoons that I can watch as an adult and still get a kick out of them. ** Frontierville ** Historical documentaries- Especially documentaries on royal figures such as Marie Antoinette and Catherine the Great ** 90's pop music ** Silly cat videos on youtube ** Fanfiction- to be fair though, I've been writing fanfic since I was thirteen and it's good for getting your creativity out. ** Robert Pattinson- I get a lot of shit from my friends for having a crush on him. But to be fair, he was in Harry Potter after all. And is a thousand times better looking than my ex.

* Tropers/JapaneseTeeth ** KamenNoMaidGuy. The ridiculous amounts of pointless FanService are worth it just to watch Kogarashi in action. ** MahouSenseiNegima. Not so much of a guilty pleasure now that it has [[GrowingTheBeard grown the beard]] and become a truly epic series, but back in the early volumes when it was still a Fanservice-y harem comedy thing it definitely counted. ** {{Yu-Gi-Oh}}. Yes I have seen {{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}, and it is awesome. But I still watch the original version of the show. Not for the plot, but for the duels. I have a weakness for strategy games, so I'll skip whole plot episodes and just watch the duels. *** I have to point this out: if Little Kuriboh hated the Yu-Gi-Oh

anime (which from all accounts, he doesn't, he mostly just dislikes the edits 4Kids made), he had spent three years of his life ragging on it. ** ElGoonishShive. The pacing is pretty bad, and the plot has its issues, but it has good art and I can still get an occasional laugh out of it. * Tropers/Jedd-the-Jedi ** ''TotallySpies''. Justified in that the girls are hot and Sam is everything I like in a woman: intelligent, beautiful, athletic, fun personality. ** The first ''TombRaider'' film. Besides Angelina Jolie in padding, I have to admit I found the father-daughter subplot to be quite touching. ** Pick an AwardBaitSong. Almost any one. "My Heart Will Go On", "Kiss From A Rose" "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"...all favourites of mine. * Jekkal ** {{Collar6}} - In spite of this webcomic being a Lesbian BDSM spankfest... I can't stop reading it. Also, it's actually improved very rapidly from a once-a-week over-the-top S&M romp to... a thriceweekly lesbian love story that takes place in a world where BDSM is the new Pokemon. Hey, it's an ''improvement'' -- at the very least, art that was insulting at a once-a-week rate looks much better at 3-aweek. * [=JET73L=] ** This Troper has a perfectly valid reason for collecting stuffed lions of various sizes, and some of the others are sentimental, or classic... No such excuse for sleeping with [[{{xxxHolic}} Mokona]] (Larg, not [[PerverseSexualLust the manga-ka]]). * Tropers/{{Jeysie}} ** The TeddyRuxpin cartoon. If you can live with it being a bit on the sugary side, it's actually a very decently written cartoon with good characterization and some catchy tunes. Good luck getting anyone to get past the part that you're an adult who admitted liking Teddy Ruxpin, though. ** CareBears songs and episodes, however, are definitely a full-blown guilty pleasure. I still find them kind of cute and charming to listen to, though. ** As is the second season of {{seaQuest DSV}}. Yeah, the writing is campy and cheesy as hell, but... it also gives the secondary characters more spotlight, and there's lots of attractive people in formfitting military uniforms. * Tropers/JohnZ ** FinalFantasyMysticQuest. It was the first game I finished embarrassingly quickly (12 hrs over one week), it's way too easy, and it's just flawed. And when I had the opportunity to buy back my old SNES cartridge of it I ''lunged at it''.

** Tie-in novels for stuff like ''StarWars'', ''{{CSI}}'', and most shows that I like. Pulp authors need to make a living too, and it's easily rationalized as just being another episode. ** ''{{Redwall}}''. See above; it's the same story over and over, but Brian Jacques just has so much ''fun'' describing food and puzzles. * Tropers/{{Jumpingzombie}} ** ''TheHouseOfNight'': Such a big guilty pleasure series for me. The whole series is rather over-the-top: the characters are insane, the amount of romantic entanglements for the main character is mindboggling, and the plot has some real craziness. The execution isn't fantastic; there is plenty of wasted potential, and it could have been much better. However, it is still entertaining, and great for when I want some twinkie literature. * [=JupiterAugustus=] ** {{Sailor Moon}}. Even though this troper is a male, he cannot help himself because of the overwhelming cuteness of the female heroines. He also likes the characters Kino Makoto, Meioh Setsuna, and Mizuno Ami (the last is closest to his own personality). In this troper's opinion, the characters look attractive without having to wear "slutty" outfits (Your Mileage May Vary). ** {{Jackass}}. Yes, grown men humiliating themselves by doing questionable acts of physical comedy can be amusing. It helps if one has an odd sense of humor. ** {{Pokemon}}. It may be aimed primarily at children, but this troper dares anyone to find another game series both easy to play for casual gamers and deep enough for the more hardcore gamers. {{Pokemon SoulSilver}} is this troper's favorite game so far. ** {{Jerry Springer}}. Perhaps this troper's guiltiest pleasure, watching people of questionable hygiene and even more questionable morals battling one another over matters great and small is highly amusing. Even though it probably saps dignity while it is being watched, it is always good for a few laughs. * Tropers/JusticeReaper (takes a deep breath) ** BabyLooneyTunes. What can he say? Bugs Bunny as a baby but still as a trickster is just too cute...and it IS the only continuity he knows of where Bugs and Sylvester actually interact with each other. ** BatmanForever. He thinks it may have been Seal's [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "Kiss From A Rose"]] on the soundtrakc that got him hooked. ** CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers. Because, you know, pollution ''is'' bad. ** CSIMiami. [[MemeticMutation YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!]] ** CtrlAltDel. Yes, he knows it has a {{Hatedom}}, but he still finds it at least a little funny. Besides, he started reading it before he even knew there was a {{Hatedom}}. ** DarkwingDuck. He likes [[AxCrazy Negaduck.]] ** FantasticFour. Both live-action movies are okay, to him. ** FinalFantasy8. He can actually relate to [[EnsembleDarkhorse Zell's]] being constantly picked on by [[JerkAss Seifer]], plus the

romantic subplot between [[IneffectualLoner Squall]] and [[TheChick Rinoa]] was actually pretty sweet. ** {{Freakazoid}}. ''Super-teen extraordinare, Freakazoid, Freakazoid...'' ** GoofTroop. RuleOfFunny, guys. ** MortalKombat. Specifically, [[Film/MortalKombat the first movie]]. The second movie can [[{{Discontinuity}} die for all I care.]] ** PhilCollins. His music is really nice to listen to. ** PowerRangersWildForce. The opening theme got him hooked. ** ThePowerpuffGirls. Yes, he's a guy. Shut up. ** RoadRovers. Again, the opening theme did it for him. ** TheShadow. As in, the 1994 movie. He's watched it and it's actually [[SoBadItsGood not all that awful.]] ** SpaceJam. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "I Believe I Can Fly"]]...oh, and [[FetishFuel Lola Bunny.]] ** Film/StreetFighter. The first live-action movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia, that is; he believes that StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi should be [[KillItWithFire torched]] and the ashes doused in acid. ** SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad. He used to go home from school every Tuesday evening just to see it on TV. ** TinyToonAdventures. He ships Buster and Babs Bunny [[RunningGag (no relation)]]. ** VRTroopers. Okay, so the acting's on the cheesy side, but he first saw it when he was a kid; he didn't know better, honest! * Tropers/{{Kayube}} ** After looking into SuperSentai for a bit, I somehow found myself watching the ''PowerRangers RPM'' premiere, and found it surprisingly enjoyable- I will keep watching! * Tropers/{{KillerClowns}} ** {{Doomsday}}. It's made of RuleOfCool and not much else, but... [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Scottish cannibals vs. a neo-medieval fiefdom vs. government agents]]... ** IndependenceDay. Yeah, you could fit an aircraft carrier through the PlotHoles. Yeah, I still flinch at the thought of uploading a virus onto an ''alien built'' operating system. But it was pretty damn fun anyways. ** ProfessionalWrestling. My roommate, a thorough {{smark}}, got me into it, and while I'd sooner move to [[DwarfFortress Boatmurdered]] than admit it to most of the people I know, I do enjoy its [[LargeHam unique]] [[RatedMForManly form]] of [[CrazyAwesome entertainment]]. ** Rammstein. I can offer no rational reason for why I like it, but I do. ** TheSims. People are vaguely aware I play TheSims, but given [[CardCarryingVillain my reputation]] they assume it involves [[{{Rule34}} pornographic]] {{game mod}}s, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential wanton sadism]], or [[{{Squick}} both]]. Actually, it remains clean (aside from [[YuriFanboy the statically improbable number of women in relationships with each other]]), and I am by and large a [[VideogameCaringPotential kind, beneficent god]] to my peons.

[[HiddenHeartOfGold Don't tell anyone]]. ** TroperTales, in particular CardCarryingVillain, CharacterAlignment and MagnificentBastard, which are now on my watchlist. Some of the stories are legitimately amusing or interesting, while others make [[{{Troll}} otherwise forgotten instincts]] flare up. (For what it's worth, this page is pretty much always the former, legitimately interesting/amusing.) Hell, I've even posted my share of TroperTales myself, fully aware damn near nobody reads them, except before adding their own [[SarcasmMode fascinatinly unique little tale themselves]]. [[HypocrisyNod Not that I'm any better]]. * Tropers/kingarthur'sdisastersfreak ** {{FairlyOddParents}} and {{Danny Phantom}} became this after getting crap from kids in middle school for liking it. My mom's always nagged me about not talking about cartoons with other kids.....turns out she was right. I don't watch 'em anymore as FOP (warning: [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]] talk has gone gone downhill and DP simply isn't on Nick anymore. ** {{Total Drama Island}}. I have friends that like it thankfully. ** {{Kim Possible}} to a [[PeripheryDemographic certain]] [[FetishFuel extent]]. ** Same with {{King Arthurs Disasters}} (not as much: I'm probably one of the [[NeedsMoreLove biggest fans out there]] . Only when I watch episodes on my DVD player and compare myself the other kids at school....the colorful DVD covers certainly don't help. XD ** Heck, any kids show that's doesn't have a {{Periphery Demographic}} or merchandise at Hot Topic! ** * looks around* * whispers* : {{Happy Tree Friends}}. Ever since I was 12. [[DontTellMama Shhhhh.]] ** Oh, and {{Justin Timberlake}}. * Tropers/{{KingSonnDeeDoo}} ** ''{{Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog}}'': It kinda doesn't count, since I openly like it, and grew up with it... ** ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}!'': Oh dear kittens, ''Yu-Gi-Oh''. This troper tries to justify the fact that she likes it (both the show, manga and [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}} parody]]), by claiming that the manga is violent. At least, it is at the ''start''... ** ''Animated/{{The Legend Of Zelda}} Cartoon'': Sure, it's not really that much like [[AdaptationDecay the original series]] with things such as there only being ''two'' pieces of the '''Tri'''force, and Link often deserving a good smack upside the head for his [[WellExcuseMePrincess catchphrase]], and general 'Kiss plz?' attitude to Zelda, but it's good for a giggle. *** Should point out: the series actually only had two pieces of the Triforce (which looks nothing like what I've seen from the show) in the first game. ** ''{{To Love Ru}}'': TV Tropes lead me to it. It never fails to make me laugh. ** {{Lady Gaga}}: Blame {{Ear Worm}}. * Tropers/{{Kitsu}}

** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', GO! Her love affair with the cartoon is a secret that This Troper will probably take with her to the grave. ** The ''{{Pokemon}}'' games as a whole. What's wrong with liking the cute (or awesome) creatures that can kick ass?! ** The various digimon animes, for the same reason. ** Fanfiction in general, but specifically the ridiculously fluffy romance fics. ** Anime and manga overall, and she blames her parents for it. If you were literally ORDERED to put that "silly comic" that you were planning to buy with your OWN money back on the shelf, would you be as willing to own up to having bought it anyways? *** Particularly {{Bleach}} and {{Naruto}}, which after the way "[[InuYasha Illy-yaba]]" was treated will never be mentioned offline.was: ** Believe it or not, having ADHD. this Troper credits it for her crazier (but at the same time more interesting) writing ideas. But she will rarely bring it up unless someone else does first, and even then will drop the subject as soon as possible. * Kitty Fowl ** Danny Phantom: WHAT?! It's hilarious and dramatic, the have amazing characters, Vlad Masters is a fantastic villain, Danny is a pretty cool hero, and The Ultimate Enemy is by far one of the best episodes of any TV show I've ever seen. ** Xiaolin Showdown: I was hooked from the commercials, for pete's sake! ** Cyberchase: I started watching when I was little, when I was SUPPOSED to be into this kind of thing. I still watch it. ** Teen Titans: Well, come on! It's got awesome characters and they have some fantastic episodes in there. I'm especially partial to Aftershock. ** Winx Club: While I find this show a bit girly, I still love the characters and plot. ** Transformers Animated: About a month ago, it happened to come on while the TV was on and I watched it due to curiosity about Starscream. Two nights ago, I woke up, falling out of my bed screaming at Megatron. ** Anything by Shakespeare: It may not be weird for some people, but I'm still in Junior High! ** Yu-Gi-Oh: Do NOT insult this show in front of me. I once had to be physically restrained by multiple people because someone did. I'm completely obsessed with it. Go on. Ask me a character's birthday. Give me a number, I'll tell you the episode. Want to know someone's zodiac sign? Yep, I can tell you that, too. ** This is the only one I actually feel pretty guilty about. Sure, everyone likes a little drama, and it's no fun if the good guys never lose at anything, but I tend to get a bit too excited when things aren't going well for the hero. Be it a Face Heel Turn, No Holds Barred Beatdown, or the bad guy mind-controlling the hero's best friend and forcing them to duel each other in a timed match while chained to an anchor so that only one of them could survive, chances

are I will be watching. And cheering. Cheering so loud that multiple neighbors come over and ask me to please stop or if I'm all right. (Yes, that actually happened. Excuse me for being particularly partial to certain episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh...) * Tropers/{{Korodzik}} ** When my brother watches ''Elmo's World'', I usually stand behind him and kinda-sorta watch too. What? - it's just too cute! *** Also, ''ThomasTheTankEngine''. ** He also enjoys the old ''ScoobyDoo''. * Tropers/{{KurtmanJP}} ** Some soft rock music like Journey and Toto ** The FurryFandom. I normally try keeping a low profile due to the stereotypes surrounding it but I can't help but feel I have a canine soul deep down. ** Licking my own tears. I almost never cry but when my eyes water for some reason, I enjoy the salty taste. ** ''AwesomePossumKicksDrMachinosButt'', a video game many called SoBadItsHorrible. For me, it's a nostalgia trip. ** The {{Disney}} movie ''FluppyDogs''. I am quite obsessed with cartoon dogs in general but this is certainly a GuiltyPleasure. ** ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' and ''{{Chowder}}'', despite being a "retro-snob" who hates new CartoonNetwork. Bring back the old shows already but please keep those two running! * Tropers/{{LadyAmi}} ** The TV I grew up on, Sailor Moon/Scooby Doo/Jonny Quest/Black Hole High etc. ** Burst Angel. I know there's WAY too much fanservice & not enough plot, but it appeals to the guy side of my brain. ** Flowers in the Attic has a metric ass-ton of prose. I don't even know why I keep it... ** HSM2. It's for the Ho Yay, I swear! ** Those stupid younger teen magazines. It's fun to see what my peers are reading. * Tropers/LavenderCat: ** ''QuestForCamelot''. Is it {{Anvilicious}}? Yep. Is it AdaptationDecay at it's finest? Oh, yeah. Is it unbelievably cliched and weird? You betcha. Can it be legitimately entertaining, with some catchy songs and fun characters? You bet your sweet ass it can be. ** Chef Boyardee Mini-Raviolis. My ultimate comfort food, heated up to blistering hot temperatures and coverd in salt! ** Boy bands, specifically N*Sync. When I was eight, I had a crush on Chris (the one with the funky dreds) and actually divided my room with my sister, half to hang up my N*Sync posters, half to hang up her Backstreet Boys poster (''her'' guilty pleasure). * Tropers/{{Leradny}} ** Anything I bought when I was thirteen or younger that had something to do with unspoiled nature, purpley-prose fantasy, or those horse

books aimed at tween girls--but the Mary Stanton series ''UnicornsOfBalinor'' conveniently has all three factors. I still have every book in the series and can't seem to throw them away (not least because their cover art is quite gorgeous). * Tropers/{{Loki-Chan}} * While there is some of the things that I like that could be considered like a GuiltyPleasure (like the fact that I pass 1 or 2 hours each day on [[TvTropesWillRuinYourLife a certain wiki]]), there's one thing on which I feel incredibly guilty. The life of [[{{Sonichu}} Mr. Christian Weston Chandler]] is for me a source of pure entertainment. Yes, some Trolls are going too far and we should have some pity for him. But strangely, even the fact that he is autistic doesn't seem to matter cause he is just that unbelievable. Except him, there is {{BakaToTestToShoukanjuu}}, BigBrother and {{Pokemon}}, of which i'm not really proud to say that I watch or play (I'm 19). * Tropers/{{LordArkea}} ** This troper has had a stuffed [[SesameStreet Ernie]] since the day he was born, and it has never left my room in the 18, almost 19 years of my life. Hell, it's rarely left a spot right next to my pillow. I recently purchased a plushie of Hollow Ichigo that's not going to be leaving it's spot any time soon. * Tropers/{{Lord of Sushi}} ** I have a few when it comes to anime. *** ''Shinryaku! Ika Musume''. Bash me all you want. I just enjoy it. *** ''Lucky Star''. Again, I just enjoy it and actually gave it a chance after the first episode.

* Tropers/LunaAvril ** This troper absolutely loves Avril Lavigne's songs. She don't like her image(at least not her post-The Best Damn Thing-image. It's not the real Avril, dammit!)but her songs are absolutely awesome, in this troper's opinion. ** This is probably the biggest secret of this troper's life. She isn't entirely sure if she should tell it... okay, she will! *takes a deep breath* IloveTaylorSwiftandthinkshersongsarecutebecausesheskindanerdyandi'mabl etoidentifywithher. Don't kill her! D: ** Online dress-up games. This coming from a major tomboy, who's got absolutely no interest in clothes IRL. She uses them to create her fictional characters, dammit! * Tropers/{{Lurkerbunny}} ** ''KodomoNoJikan''. I don't really pay all that much attention to the {{Lolicon}} {{Fanservice}}, but more to the sweeter side of Rin's PrecociousCrush on Aoki-sensei, not to mention the serious topics brought up during the course of the storyline (yes, there is one). Also, the music in the anime kicks major ass.

** ''Father's Day''. Yes, the remake of ''Les Comperes'' with RobinWilliams and Billy Crystal. It's actually quite funny, and also it's the last movie ever where Robin had long hair. [[FetishFuel And I loves me some long-haired Robin]]. ** ''MorkAndMindy'''s 4th season. Yes, by then SeasonalRot had set in, and [[TheScrappy Mearth]] had arrived. The writers were grasping at straws (Mearth builds a computer that enslaves the family? Really?). But you know what? It's still lighthearted fun (for the most part... [[TearJerker the ending is pretty sad]]). Jonathan Winters is funny, and it makes me feel kinda warm inside to see him and Robin just improvising together, Robin up there with his idol (perhaps because I hope to one day do the same). And although I had at first feared that Mearth would get in the way of Mork & Mindy's cute moments together, he didn't. Their love was stronger than ever. It's a shame that because one ''just one joke'' in an important final episode, music rights [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes will probably keep the 4th season off DVD forever]]. ** The song "Shake It" by Metro Station. My entire personality dictates I should hate this band (and therefore everything that comes from it): They're a tween/teen aimed group, and they're led by [[HannahMontana Miley Cyrus]]' brother (who I find extremely ugly). And yet this one song... I can't help but listen to it over and over. Maybe because it is epic GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[IntercourseWithYou It's about sex]], and yet it's [[LyricalDissonance so peppy and bouncy]] that radio stations and unsuspecting parents think it's about dancing. I have to admire that. Plus, it's catchy as hell. Heaven help me, I might just purchase it on [=iTunes=] * m33pster ** I love love love love J-Rock, J-guys, J-culture, etc... It doesn't help that I'm 100% Korean. And my parents wonder why I keep everything on my computer a secret from them. ** I'm a closet fan of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. Not the best things to be interested in when you're in high school and you're surrounded by Joss Whedon fans. At least I can connect to them with our common love of Harry Potter. ** I'm also a fan of "childish anime" like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, etc. It's explainable to my friends by the fact that we all grew up in the 90s when this stuff was popular, but I still watch this stuff. ** On the other hand, I love guro, rated M stuff, BDSM, and shounen ai. I have friends into the guro and shounen ai scene, but it's a bit hard to find people who are into BDSM like I am. ** My iPod is a secret, too. I have separate playlists for me and for when someone asks to listen to my iPod. I put all the anime character songs, J-Rock, tokusatsu songs, etc. into my playlist along with the rest of my songs into my playlist, and I leave the English and Korean songs, classical pieces, movie and musical soundtracks, and everything else that won't hint to my J-phile nature into the "public" playlist. ** Just to get it out there, by no means am I a weeaboo. I don't break out in {{Gratuitous Japanese}} nor do I create Mary-Sues and cosplay outside of conventions (actually I've never cosplayed before). Yes, I prefer J-music over my motherland K-music, but I love both equally.

* malaysiabol3h: As much as I'm ProudToBeAGeek, there are a few things that I do feel just a tad embarassed about. Such as: ** HaremSeries - Sometimes they can be [[ActuallyPrettyFunny pretty funny]] in spite of all the blatant {{fanservice}}. Specific examples: *** {{Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun}}. *** {{Shuffle}} *** SchoolDays ** [[OreNoImoutoGaKonnaNiKawaiiWakeGaNai Oreimo]], moreso the manga. ** KuroganePukapukaTai ** OnaniMasterKurosawa: This manga actually changed my life in an incredibly positive way, making me feel good about life and inspiring me to contact my old friends and cherish the times we had together. But I'll be damned if I admit that ''this'', of all things, was the reason behind it. ** CuteyHoney, especially ''Flash''. ** Due to the increasing amounts of nudity and {{fanservice}}, NeonGenesisEvangelion is becoming this. ** ...you know what, anything that involves {{fanservice}} in general. ** LuckyStar and {{K-On}} during their cutesy bits, the latter more so. ** BlackRockShooter, sort of, mainly because of the cutesy non-combat sequences. ** {{Caligula}}. Never seen it, but nonetheless fascinated with it (thanks, [[TheCinemaSnob Brad]]). Where's that damned 1981 R-rated cut? *** TheCinemaSnob himself, since he does review porn occasionally. ** FootFocus: I do have a foot fetish, but for fear of being called a pervert, I keep it under wraps. Not as easy as you'd think. * Tropers/{{Malph}} ** {{Digimon}}. I liked it when I was a kid and still like it. *** Digimon Frontier. This desreves a special mention because so many people think it sucks. ** The Inheritance Cycle. Same as above (they're not THAT bad). ** Much of the stuff that was on Cartoon Network before June of 2004 (when, in my opinion, it went downhill). Most of the stuff on before then was good. The stuff now sucks. ** Chowder and Flapjack: Except these two. *** Adventure Time: And this. ** I write fanfics, very geeky ones. ** Singing in the car. God damn it, I do it, but I kinda care who knows it. ** "Kids Games"- My dad and brother think anime, [=RPGs=], stuff like Mario and Zelda, are childish. That said, I have a copy of KingdomHearts hidden in my sock drawer awaiting the day I can get a new PS2 (read: one that works. My old one crapped out when I first tried to play Kingdom Hearts). ** TheSims: Anyone who knows I play them knows I've been known to [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential torture and kill Sims in ways that should bring my sanity into question.]] BUT, what they don't know is that [[VideoGameCaringPotential I enjoy creating happy, functional families

and helping them through their daily lives.]] ** {{Pokemon}}: I just got back into these games and wonder why I ever stopped (oh yeah, peer pressure). This is actually the thing that made me want to get a DS (as soon as I have the cash). * Tropers/{{Mercury}} ** This troper admits, with only a little bit of guilt, to enjoying such films as ''The People Under the Stairs'', ''Twister'' and ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (yes, she prefers it to the show. Why yes, she is a blasphemer.) * Tropers/{{Metz77}} ** This troper bought a signed, numbered copy of the hyperion-plate edition of the latest t.A.T.u. single as a gift for his best friend and can't wait for the album. * Tropers/{{Midna}} ** The ''{{Pokemon}} Ranger'' games. As a stand-alone game, it's pretty good. As a Pokemon game, it's... still pretty good. And, believe it or not, there's actually some pretty good Douglas Dinsdaleesque {{Woolseyism}}s to be found in there, if you can get past the [[TheLegendOfZelda Ordon kids]]-esque praise. *** ''Pokemon Mystery Dungeon'' as well. The story and ending are nothing like your everyday Pokemon game. ** JohnnyTest. Is it anything like what it was before the jump to [[ConspicuousCG Conspicuous Flash]]? No. Is it still worth watching? Yes. ** ''Cyberchase'': Hey, it's got Christopher "[[BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]]" Lloyd and Gilbert "[[{{Aladdin}} Iago]]" Gottfried in it... ** ''FamilyGuy''. 'Nuff said. ** ''AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog.'' The OffModel moments tend to be so jarring they're hilarious, and Long John Baldry's portrayal of Robotnik is ''perfect''. * Tropers/MikeK ** ''FreddyGotFingered''. It's of course critically reviled and basically 90 minutes of DeadBabyComedy gags and yelling very loosely stapled to an ExcusePlot, but I still found it at least entertaining enough to end up watching the whole thing on HBO one boring afternoon, and now even have the DVD. ** ''Sixteen Stone'' by Bush - they're a FollowTheLeader grunge band with some truly ridiculous WordSaladLyrics, but the singles are catchy, "Alien" is actually quite pretty despite meaning absolutely nothing, and the rest of it mostly gets by on the nostalgia factor, since it is one of the first cd's I ever bought. ** {{Ministry}}'s ''With Sympathy''. I can understand why Al Jourgensen see it as OldShame (especially with that FakeBrit accent he put on), but it's a fun bit of synth pop/goth lite and I'd take it over almost everything they've done since ''Filth Pig''. ** LadyGaga, but specifically just ''The Fame Monster''. * [=MiyuMiyu=]

** [[PlausibleDeniability I don't like hip-hop/rap music at all, and I'm certainly not listening to one of the more mediocre songs of that genre right now. Where'd you get a silly idea like that?]] *** [[PlausibleDeniability And I DEFINITELY don't like]] LadyGaga, or 'Fireflies' by Owl City, or the 4Kids Dub of {{Yu-Gi-Oh}}. Definitely NOT. * Tropers/MrGuy ** ForumWarz, mainly due to my nervousness of someone looking over my shoulder to see what I'm doing. ** JohnnyTest. * Tropers/MrDeath ** I currently have Optimus Prime and [[GIJoe Duke]] sitting on my windowsill in my room waving [[PatrioticFervor American Flags]] for all to see. * Msq ** Anime and Japanese-related material in general is something of a guilty pleasure for This Troper. It's not exactly something you say out loud in public. *** I guess a special mention might go to liking ''AxisPowersHetalia''...''as a man.'' ** Reading and writing fanfic is also one. * Mutatio Nomenis ** {{Shoujo}} I know that it's for girls, but it's much more interesting than a spikey-haired {{shounen}} {{IdiotHero}} swinging his {{BFS}. *** Made stranger by the fact that this troper is a straight 17 year old gun-loving whiskey-shooting man who can get {{AxCrazy}} **** I'm a total {{kuudere}}, a Cat Lover, and I play {{GearsofWar}} and with bloody glee, I generate {{Gorn}} by dismembering people with the chainsaw ** {{Eureka Seven}} I first watched it when I was 14 and loved it. I won't admit it to anyone, but I find it so engaging and it ** Every Time We Touch ** Lolcats, failblog; cheezburger network ** Fanfiction, well, the good stuff at least. *** I even write some myself, and I've created a raging Marty Sue. Now, the second part of the fic is going to break him fully. ** Tv Tropes ** Personality Cafe *** The URL is http://www.personalitycafe.com ** Furries ** Hentai ** Interracial Porn ** Guns, especially Kalashnikovs}} *** The {{More Dakka}} page on this wiki makes me {{Squee}} ** {{Harry Potter}} ** Romantic songs- full stop.

* Tropers/{{Mysterynovelist}} ** {{Cyberchase}}--somewhat. ** {{Digimon}}--especially ''[[DigimonFrontier Frontier]]'' and ''[[DigimonSavers Savers]]''; and I don't care if people say the Japanese dub is better (although sometimes it is). The English dub still kicks ass! ([[MediaWatchdogs Now if only they didn't censor so much stuff...]]) ** {{Madeline}}--I don't read it anymore, but I still go ''SQUEE!'' whenever I see a Madeline picture or a Madeline plushie. ** ThePowerOfFive * Tropers/NatTheWriter ** Might as well admit it: ''WarriorCats''. The writing is [[SoOkayItsAverage acceptable]], [[GetOnWithItAlready it drags on at times]] and the authors need to work a little harder at characterization. It's enjoyable to read nevertheless. Not amazing, not terrible, but fun. It's not unlike how my dad views the JamesBond novels. * Tropers/{{Nausicaa}} ** [[DefiedTrope Defied!]] I love DreamPop and distortion heavy Shoegaze a la MyBloodyValentine and have a love for the PerishingAltRockVoice, but my three favourite musical artists are LadyGaga, {{U2}} and AdamLambert. I'd never dream of being "guilty" about them, because their music brings me so much happiness. I don't mind saying that I like them to my more hipster-y acquaintances, because I love their music so much. ** Similarly, my favourite film is, for all intents and purposes, the StreetFighter movie starring Raul Julia, and I don't care if my hipster friends think it's stupid. * [=NEO=] ** Even though I almost exclusively listen to metal and alternative metal, still I like Blink 182. ** Some shoujo anime, most notably ShugoChara. ** I breed some sympathy for Shadow the Hedgehog (the game). If only it had more redeeming points... ** Some GONZO anime adaptations, even knowing how GONZO loves to [[AdaptationDecay change the plots a little]]. * [=Nerfinator=] - There's a ton of these here folks. ** The ''Animated/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros'' cartoons. They're just hilariously awful. ** Plushies. So...sooo...CUTE! This probably would extend to my Toy collecting. ** The ''FLCL'' Manga. I have no idea why. ** Japanese Music. ** Just about any cartoon/anime not meant for an older audience. (I'm lookin' at ''YOU'' ''TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack Flapjack.'' ** ''AzumangaDaioh''-So guilty about this when I start buying the DVD's I'm probably going to hide my face at the store and hide them

Under my bed. Shame because my parents will just Instantly assume it's a ''PornStash''because a- under my bed. the most sterotypical place to find a teen's Happy time objects and b- OMGz GiRLZ on D FRUNT!!11! ** Lastly pretty much anything Nick@Nite plays. except ''TheNanny'' I hate The Nanny. * NickTheSwing ** My hentai collection. * Tropers/OldManHoOh ** [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Dis]][[{{Enchanted}} ney]] [[MaryPoppins music]]. I dunno, I probably have an eclectic taste in music anyway, but this kinda stands out. I think Menken and Schwartz' songs helped make ''{{Pocahontas}}'' that much more watchable. ** ''TheSarahJaneAdventures''. Unironic love. Androvax from series 3 and 4 is one of those threatening but fun villains. ** Certain episodes of new ''Series/DoctorWho'' that it's not cool to like. Screw you guys, the Slitheen are excellent villains. ** ''[=~300~=]''. And yes, I know that a large portion of the movie is just some racists stabbing other racists with mutants and giant animals in slow-mo...what's your point? ** ''{{Pokemon}}'' music, from the games and [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]] (English and Japanese). ** ''TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''SuperMarioBros'' series, mainly because I don't really identify as a gamer any more. ** ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). I didn't care for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but I know I'm gonna see the third one anyway. ** From bits and pieces that I've seen as of August '10, ''{{Digimon}}'', especially ''[[DigimonTamers Tamers]]''. Hey, it's [[DesuDesBrigade JesuOtaku]]'s 20-somethingth favourite anime, after all. ** ''{{Cars}}'' and ''[=~A Bug's Life~=]''. Now that I hear [[TheNostalgiaCritic Doug Walker]] actually ''hates'' the former [[ReviewsAreTheGospel makes it squarely fall under here]]. ** ''{{Terminator}} 3''. Slightly disappointing sequel to my favourite movie of all time, but not exactly BAD. See also ''Film/{{Spider-Man}} 3'', though that one admittedly has stupid or confusing moments. ** ''{{Lost}}'', post-season 1 or 2. I think that speaks for itself. Once again, unironic. ** ''DragonBall''. May not be the best thing ever, but has its awesome moments, for sure. And yes, I do sometimes mock the powering up and [=HYAAAAAAHHHHHHing=]. ** ''TheWorldIsNotEnough''. Keep in mind that I haven't seen ''[=~GoldenEye~=]'', the one generally seen as Brosnan's best Bond film. A bit pun and one liner-heavy, but that's part of the charm. ** Depending on the company, ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. I think my main problem is the pacing and length rather than the plot and how original or {{Anvilicious}} it may be. ** ''Come Fly With Me''. It's from the LittleBritain team; I think by definition finding it funny makes it a guilty pleasure, even if it's an improvement over ''Little Britain''. ** Going by the couple of episodes I saw in repeats in early 2011,

''UltimateMuscle'' may be heading there, if almost certainly through [[FourKidsEntertainment guilt by association]]. * Omurice ** Card Captor Sakura. And I'm 27 years old, and a male. *** More specifically, Sakura's guardian, that plushie-sized cakeeating winged lion cub Kero-chan. **** So much that I even have my own Kero-chan plushie. ** Candy Candy. ** The Kamen Rider franchise (especially Kamen Rider BLACK). ** I was never a fan of the Korean drama series "Winter Sonata." And then its anime version came out. Now I'm downloading Episode 13. (Probably qualifies as a subverted AndTheFandomRejoiced.) ** Fist of The North Star and Riki-oh (the manga). ** Shoujo manga. Heck, I read Fist of the North Star or Riki-oh AND a random shoujo manga side by side. ** Kana Little Sister. I have joined the hundreds of people who cried after playing this. ** Rambo. 'Nuff said. ** Trench coats and leather jackets. Justified because I ride a motorcycle to work. ** Japanese food. Example: Omurice (fried rice wrapped like an omelet), ramen, katsudon (breaded pork over rice). *** Two words: salmon sushi. * Tropers/{{Orihime}} ** This troper's 22-year-old sister? She sleeps with her plush lamb. And the troper used to sleep with her plush baby seal... and sometimes still does. * {{Osakachan12}} ** AxisPowersHetalia . Yeah, watching AmbiguouslyGay , [[MoeAnthropomorphism moe personifications]] of countries isn't really something to be proud about, especially if you live in Kentucky. ** AzumangaDaioh . Once again, fine if you live in a large city but in rural KY, a no-no. Remember, kiddies, all Kentuckians firmly believe AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles . * Tropers/OuttaTheBLAM ** Coloring books. Please tell me I'm not the only one who finds them fun. ** TheKingAndI animated film. Yes, I know it's some of the worst AdaptationDecay to ever happen to a musical, but come on! This movie could be a cult classic! ** ' 'ImaginationMovers''. I have to babysit a girl who loves this so... yeah, I like it just as much. ** YoGabbaGabba. It's so mind-numbingly bizarre. ** Riyu Kosaka's music. ** The Master Of Disguise - Me too, Pocketwatch! You are not alone! ** X-Men the Animated Series. I will watch it still today if it was on. ** LandBeforeTime sequels. Yes! I'm not the only one! ** MiloAndOtis. OK, that's embarrassing...

* Tropers/PentiumMMX2 ** AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog (Regardless of what TheNostalgiaCritic and diehard fans of [[Series/SonicTheHedgehog SatAM]] say about it, I still enjoy this show) ** BoboboBoBoBobo ** [[{{Macekre}} The Nelvana dub]] of CardCaptorSakura (Partially for how cheesy this dub was, and partially for the nostalgia) ** FruitsBasket (While I loved the manga, I hated the ending to the anime; they didn't resolve the love triangle or anything) ** HowardTheDuck (It's stupid, but it's still fun to watch) ** HyperdimensionNeptunia (Regardless of the overly negative reviews it's received, as well as how I felt about [[Game/TrinityUniverse Compile Heart's previous game]], I actually like this) ** RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure ** SuperPrincessPeach (I actually enjoyed it more than NewSuperMarioBros) ** Sylvester [=McCoy=]-era episodes of Series/DoctorWho ** YoutubePoop * Tropers/{{Pocketwatch}}: ** Despite more or less admitting to [[SlashFic slashing]] characters with HoYay willy-nilly, ''{{BoysLove}}'' is my guilty pleasure. It's so full of {{Narm}} and SoBadItsGood melodrama (along with ridiculous cliches and the like) that I can't take even series that are ''[[YourMileageMayVary considered good]]'' seriously. I daren't usually talk about anything other than slash with [[YaoiFangirl fellow fans]] for fear of how ridiculous I find the whole genre being found out. Only The Ring Finger Knows is ''absolutely hilarious'', although it might have been moreso because I read it in German... I'm currently reading one called "Tenki Youhou no Koibito" (The Weatherman is My Lover) and I have trouble believing that anyone could not [[SnarkBait snark]] at it in some capacity. Of course, [[YourMileageMayVary your mileage]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment may vary.]] Please don't skin me. ** {{DNAngel}}: The plot is weird and kind of silly, but I can't help love it anyway. It's, erm, strangely captivating, to say the least. ** Badfic: It's so horrible, but I can't look away. ** The Master of Disguise: A horribly stupid comedy movie stacked with ridiculous gags and overly blatant parodies. Nonetheless, a guilty pleasure of mine ever since I rented it as a last resort for a sleepover. Operation Minty Hippo, heehee. There are injokes revolving around it by now. It'd probably be great to spork. ** {{Torchwood}}: Should be pretty much self explanatory, really. ** {{Sekirei}}: It's harem fanservice tournament manga. I'm a girl. You do the math. Also, pretty much the whole MostCommonSuperPower aspect adds a whole new layer of hilarity to it for me. I keep wanting to, well, ''pop them'' or something. Although that thought itself is kind of squicky. Anyway, it's a ridiculously formulaic so bad it's good type of thing for me. * Tropers/ProgenyExMachina

** Quite possibly the guiltiest pleasure imaginable...I can't even bring myself to say it without spoilering it: [[spoiler:Suefic]]. Yeah. I never thought I'd admit it out loud, but I'm a helpless sucker for the [[spoiler:wish-fulfillment fix]]. (You can pelt me with your object of choice now.) ** Nickelodeon, from the inane cartoons to the tweenie live-actions. (Not counting ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', [[SoCoolItsAwesome for obvious reasons]].) ** Along the same lines as the above "tweenie" comment, Disney Channel movies. ** Being complimented. Excessively. And repeatedly insisting the opposite of whatever is being said so I don't seem like I'm inwardly squeeing over hearing people say that they think good things about me. Which I totally am. ** Internet Explorer 6. You heard that right. Screw you, most websites I visit; I ''know'' my browser is out of date and I'm ''not'' giving it up! * Tropers/{{Psychopulse}} * Oh dear...where do I start... {{Hamtaro}}, for starters. What I would give to watch the whole series in English... ** CaptainFlamingo. Ridiculously awesome on so many levels. ** The 2003 StrawberryShortcake series. I Like the character designs (Though I thought the 2007 redesign was uneeded) and Ginger Snap is my favorite character. * Psykosis ** I am an 18 year old male, and I am slightly ashamed to admit that I love Winnie the Pooh. Just... everything about the series. IT IS THE EPITOME OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE!!! ** Also, Pokmon. I got into it 10 or so years ago, and I've loved it ever since. Mock me if you will, but I think Mew is just the cuddliest little thing ever made. :3 * Tropers/{{Purplefish}} ** Stephen Sommers' movies. Yes, even VanHelsing. Because he puts all the clichs he can, and yet seems to genuinely love it. And he's doing the best he can for meking us love them as well. ** SuperRobots. A collection of action figures is in process. ** Hell, all his geeky passions, considering this troper has a very, VERY serious job (not usually connected to geekness). * Tropers/{{PurplePantherGirl}} ** TheSagaOfDarrenShan - Oh God. It is THE best thing ever. Admit it. ** Literature/{{Twilight}} - Hate to admit it, but it's true. ** CrowningMomentOfAwsome (TroperTales)- :( I like the admiration. I'm a little freaky girl; I don't get it often ** M rated Fanfics - Admit it. You read them too. *** <_< >_> Yes ^_^; * Tropers/{{PutYaGunsOn}}

** [[GGundam Almost]] [[DragonballZ any]] [[{{Kekkaishi}} shounen]] [[YuYuHakusho anime]]/[[RurouniKenshin manga]] [[HokutoNoKen where]] [[{{Bleach}} characters]] [[CallingYourAttacks call their attacks]] Admit it, [[RuleOfCool it's cool when they do that.]] ** [[Film/StreetFighter Street Fighter: The Movie]] - [[SoBadItsGood Actually a pretty fun movie if you look past the]] [[WTHCastingAgency horrible casting choices]] [[SoBadItsGood and cheap special effects. But those, along with the over-the-top-ness of it just add to the fun,]] [[YourMileageMayVary in my opinion.]] ** [[SoulSeries Soul Calibur 4]] - It starts to feel too easy if you play it a lot, and it has all those fantasy overtones, but come on, the character creation is '''FUN''', and it's great having them fight each other. ** Just about anything MortalKombat - I dunno, even though it's known for its blood/violence, the way its presented just comes off as kids stuff to me, but they're actually pretty [[IncrediblyLamePun bloody good.]] (For the record, I'm not actually British, I just use their slang due to being a YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fan...IN AMERICA!) ** LinkinPark - They get this reputation for being "emo", but hey, I used to like their older songs (specifically from Meteora and Hybrid Theory), and I still do now. NostalgiaFilter? ** VampiresSuck - I actually thought it was funny. ** MyImmortal - Come on, don't tell me you didn't lawl when you read it. ** LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami - See My Immortal, since it's basically the Death Note version. ** HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences - Also see My Immortal. * Python ** Shoujo anime and manga: This troper is a dude, but for some reasons loves a good romance show now and then. ** Pokemon games: Will watch the anime now and then but I just loves the Pokemon games which normally wouldn't be a problem but this said troper turn 24 soon. ** Howard the Duck: As bad as the movie is, I just love it. ** Showgirls: can be said about the same thing with Howard the Duck. ** Harem anime: nuff said. ** The first ''MortalKombat'' movie. Don't get me started on the second film, I hated that one. *** I also happen to loved ''StreetFighter''. (The Van Damme version not the Sonny Chiba version.) It's SoBadItsGood and that's what makes it so fun to watch. *** [[Tropers/{{Rand}} I]] would just like to go on record saying that I much prefer Bison in the movie to Bison in the game. Shoot me now. He got all the best lines and was played by Raul Julia. ---->''To you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.'' * ''Pit Fighter'' even though it's not that good of a game. * ''ShowGirls'' regardless of how bad it was. * ''Bloody Roar'' 1 and 2 were really good, and 4 sucks * [=Raekuul=]

** {{Redwall}} *** Eldest *** Those Baldurs' Gate Novelizations that, apparently, never happened. Or at least, the first and third. ** '''''SHAQ FU''''', but he's proud to admit it, so it doesn't really count. ** Shoujo Anime and Manga, for some reason. *** This includes stuff like Hime-chan no Ribbon, Sailor Moon, and a large number of things that the only person allowed to call me "Bellsprout" to my face has gotten me into. I like the romantic stuff in addition to the action-y stuff like DragonBall and Naruto... *** On the subject of Sailor Moon, I do enjoy the dub, and not just for the snark bait. ** There's plenty more, but I can't really think of anything right now. * Tropers/RavenBlack ** ''{{Redwall}}'': I don't care if it's the same plot every book, it's still awesome. ** ''{{Eiken}}'': I'm definitely outside the target demographic, but once I got over both my "What the hell?" and "OMG back pain! * clutches own chest and winces* " responses, I actually enjoyed watching. Completely and utterly absurd, yet hilarious. ** ''{{Chowder}}'': I still can't figure out what makes this ridiculous show just so fascinating. * [=RayAyanami=] ** The Japanese language. Yes, I feel guilty for studying a ''language''. Yes, I'm studying it the proper way instead of learning it through anime, but it still feels very wrong. ** ''PopNMusic'': Mainly due to a particular character. * Tropers/{{RedSavant}} ** I'm a guy; I read [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran]] every time a new volume comes out. And I adore it. * @/{{Revelo}} ** I have watched and enjoyed the Anime {{Hamtaro}} on numerous occasions despite being a guy. I've just always had a soft spot for Hamsters. ** I also own a couple of toy Daleks. I don't care if they are meant for kids!!!! I just like Daleks. ** I occasionally indulge in {{Pokemon}}, it being other first anime I got into aside {{Dragonball}} and will watch any of it before they got to Jhoto. ** Despite listening to Rock and Metal 100% of the time, I still have room for {{Gorillaz}} in my collection, although my friend Jen has told me it's ok to have one album that isn't rock and metal in anyone's collection. So I will leave this open to opinion.was: * Tropers/{{Risetteer}} ** TotalDramaIsland. Maybe it's all the [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan

Snarkers]] or the wonderfully sadistic host... ** Also SonicTheHedgehog, to an extent. ''Especially'' AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog. * Tropers/{{Rissa}} ** ''TopGear''. As a [[StrawmanPolitical left-wing]] [[LesYay lesbian]] [[SoapBoxSadie environmentalist]] [[TheRival who's a big fan of Marcus Brigstocke]] I should ''hate'' Jeremy Clarkson. And I do. I definitely don't watch every episode. Or the reruns on Dave. And of course it would be unthinkable for me to own any of Clarkson's books... [[spoiler:I got the Stig advent calendar this year just for the Some Say facts.]] * Tropers/RobinZimm ** [[{{Irony}} Alanis Morissette]]. ** One of my favorite books was Hal Clement's ''Still River'', despite its characterization being utterly terrible even for a Hal Clement story. Up to and including the entire story being an IdiotPlot. I just like the setting ''that much''. * Tropers/Rotten Child ** [[Jersey Shore]], why dost thou tempt me? * Rpgingmaster ** Super Robot Wars- I just love scrolling through my list of mecha pilots, getting a damned addictive thrill out of realizing all the anime character badassery (and mecha!) are at my command. * Tropers/{{Ryusei}} ** {{Arcana Heart}}. Not so much with online friends, but if you ask me on the street I'll deny it. ** [[{{Capcom Vs Whatever}} Cross Edge]]. It may not be the best game, but I absolutely love seeing many of these characters in one place. ** In addition, I tend to find myself loving movies that everyone else hates. * Tropers/{{Sabrewing}} ** The 90's version of ''TheTomorrowPeople''. Between the [[EarWorm undeniably catch intro theme]] and the fact that otherwise ordinary kids were teleporting around solving mysteries, I was hooked. ** ''ResidentEvilOutbreak''. Flawed, yes. Intriguing? Also yes. Too much untapped potential to ignore. * Tropers/{{Saieras}} ** The original ''DungeonSiege'' is a shallow hack 'n' slash with a thin plot and little characterization, yet it's oddly satisfying and the [[SceneryPorn scenery is pretty]]. ** ''{{Inuyasha}}'' is stupid and repetitive to the point where filler is indistinguishable from the main plot. It is also one of the first anime series I watched and enjoyed. ** {{Filler}} arcs in general. The heroes abruptly drop what they're doing, even if doing so doesn't make any sense (e.g., when

[[{{Bleach}} Ichigo and pals]] are deep within Hueco Mundo), to fight a [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday]] [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Big Lipped Alligator Villain]] with help from secondary and tertiary characters [[ADayInTheLimelight who could use more screentime]], all while [[OffModel making funny faces]] and [[TheyJustDidntCare speaking with limited inflection]]. Fun times! ** {{Lolicon}} {{hentai}}. The [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice rapepaling]] kind gets filed under horror in my mind and I leave it alone, but the rest is so '''cute'''... in a twisted sort of way. * Tropers/{{SapphireFlame}} ** I saw the last part of the American Godzilla film on TV, thought "hey, a campy monster movie. This ought to be [[SoBadItsGood fun]]" and enjoy it for its sheer cheesiness. In fairness, I never realized that the giant iguana was meant to be Godzilla, or I might have had a [[SoBadItsHorrible slightly ]] [[DorkAge different]] [[TheyJustDidntCare opinion. ]] ** Reality TV in general, because of how ridiculous everyone acts ** Any movie featured on MysteryScienceTheater3000, actually. * Tropers/SaraJaye ** CatherineAnderson's novels. They're overflowing with pure cheese and melodramaa, over the top angst and stereotypical rescue fantasies, but ''damn'' if they don't appeal to my inner sap. ** ''TheBabysittersClub'' movie...hell, the books, too. And the Little Sister books. Hey, they were my childhood and sometimes it's nice to be 13 again. * [=ScarletRedWings=] ** [[DeathNote BB/Misa]] and [[IncestYay Light/Sayu.]] No, really. ** I actually like the English dub of the OnePiece theme song. I used to know all the words. * scribblechan ** ... Yaoi. Specifically [[{{Bleach}} AiIchi.]] Yeah. ** Lays potato chips. I can eat, like, an entire family-sized bag in one night, but I always end up regretting it. Those things are just too damn good. * Tropers/{{Scrivener}} ** ElGoonishShive. Ye Gods, ElGoonishShive. Not for the gender bending, or even the furries (much), but because Ellen and Nanase are so [[YuriFan adorable together...]] ** [[ViewAskewniverse Clerks II]]. It's lowbrow, it's disturbing, and ''I can't stop laughing.'' ** Indie pop. If possible, loud, obnoxious, British indie pop. I have no idea why... * Tropers/{{ShadowStainedSky}} ** If you were to refer to me in real life, then I wouldn't admit to many things I do (watching various anime, playing WoW, etc.). But as they make up 90% of my entertainment time, they're nothing that would

actually be guilty pleasures. Though there's some confusion in the deliverance, but I was still call myself a person who finds ''{{Digimon Frontier}}'' to be one of his favorite seasons, nonetheless containing my OTP. But, bring up anything related to fetishes, and I will squirm away without trying to mention a thing...and make sure that the Youtube links in my computer's memory are secured from outside forces. And my desktop, for that matter. * Tropers/{{ShayGuy}} ** This troper saw one episode each of the original 1973 ''CuteyHoney'' series and the ''New Cutie Honey'' and ''Re: Cutie Honey'' [=OVAs=]. The last was the only one he really liked, probably because it was made by StudioGainax, and resembled some of their [[{{FLCL}} other]] [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann series]]. * Tropers/{{SilverAgito}} ** Super Sentai/Power Rangers: People would laugh at me if they knew it at school, and I don't need to actually give people fuel. ** Warrior Cats: When I go to read one of them in public, I hide the cover. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It would take]] [[BetterThanItSounds too long to explain.]] * [=SimplyMason6=] ** Half of the stuff {{That Guy With The Glasses}} gives negative reviews from such as {{Pokemon}}, {{Good Burger}}, {{Pagemaster}} and {{Full House}} which hasn't came out yet. I loved these movies as a kid but keep in mind, I don't hate the Nostalgia Critic for having a different opinion, and I still like both the Nostalgia Critic and his reviews equally. Same goes for {{The Spoony Experiment}} with {{Final Fantasy X}} ** {{Final Fantasy VII}} and its spin-offs, yes even [[{{Dirge of Cerberus}}that one]]. ** {{Pokemon}} full stop. This Troper is 18 and is waiting for the new upcoming Pokemon Black and White. It was the first game I played after all. ** {{Power Rangers}} and other tokusatsu like {{Super Sentai}} and {{Kamen Rider}}. I don't think it counts anymore since I stop watching Super Sentai and Kamen Rider today, I'm still a big Power Rangers Geek. ** {{Youtube}} ** While he isn't familiar with his stuff on youtube, I still likes trailer failures and the Star Wars prequels reviews from the Distressed Watcher(aka theAmazingAthiest). He does admit though, he dose cross the line at times(Check DMOS in Web Original) /** {{Irategamer}} though he dose has his stupid moments. ** {{ICarly}} and {{Spongebob Squarepants}}...what, DON'T JUDGE ME! ** {{Sonic the Hedgehog}} since I like some of its "crappy" games, yes, [[{{Shadow the Hedgehog}} that one]] and [[{{Sonic the Hedgehog 2006}} that one too]]. I really don't see why people hate these games so much. Sure they aren't the best but they aren't horrible. I also like {{Jason Griffith}} as the voice of Sonic. While I'm on the topic. ** 4kids voice actors. Trues 4kids is well known for bad edits and

such, but it has pretty good voice actors. *** This anonymous troper agrees on Jason Griffith, at least from what I saw in Sonic X. [[NostalgiaFilter Not sure about the later stuff, but Adventure 1 had VERY uneven voice acting with Adventure 2, including Ryan Drummond's Sonic, where the only really good performance was the late Deem Bristow as Eggman. Adventure 2 was a little bit of an improvement.]] * siovon ** The 4Kids version of {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} I know it cut a lot of the Japanese version out, but it was and still is so ridiculous that I can't help but enjoy it. ** The {{Pokemon}} games, which I still love playing, even now I'm too old to be playing it ** {{Slash Fic}} and {{Crack Pairing}}s, especially {{Foe Yay}} ** The old Disney films, especially Cinderella and Peter Pan ** {{Torchwood}}, nonsensical, with some very unsympathetic characters- but god damn is it sexy! ** Creating OC's for my favourite shows ** {{The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}, is so ridiculously addictive it's unreal... and yes, I'm including the Endless Eight. ** {{Digimon}}, {{Digimon 02}} and {{Digimon Tamers}} * Tropers/SiriusLoveGirl ** TheOC. It's funny, okay? too adorable. ** {{Sixteen}}. It's funny, year-olds who hang out at a guy is a Christopher Walken

Don't look at me like that. Also, Seth is too. It's just a silly cartoon about 16mall, and it's awesome. Also, the mall cop {{Expy}}.

* Tropers/SlackerSpice ** Okay, it's not enough that I like the 1994 movie version of TheShadow, but the fact of the matter is that I don't watch it for the scenes with Alec Baldwin as Lamont/The Shadow, Penelope Ann Miller as Margo, or even John Lone as MagnificentBastard Shiwan Khan. Nope, once the DVD's in, it almost always ends up skipping ahead to [[http://www.ianmckellen.org/shadow.html "You didn't hear me, did you?"]] Yep, I have much, '''''MUCH''''' love for {{Renfield}} Farley Claymore, despite (or possibly because of) the fact that he's a good example of what most of TimCurry's characters aren't. Then again, it could simply be that TimCurry is TimCurry... ** Yes, I read the Anita Blake books. Though, to be fair, I pretty much stopped at ''Narcissus in Chains'', but then again, who hasn't? * [=Sleepyorange=] ** ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' - I think the books are ridiculous hogwash but ''love'' the (good) fan fiction. I've actually written some. Canon is bad, Bella sucks. * Tropers/{{Smerf}}: ** Screw you guys, but I laughed my ass off at MeetTheSpartans.

* Tropers/{{Snowsky}}: ** Katy Perry's ''Firework;'' moreso because I usually don't like pop music. * Tropers/{{Sonica}} ** TheInheritanceCycle: Okay, I was in my mid-teens when I got the first book as a belated birthday present, since it got dragons, which influenced the giver's decision. No matter how prose-y it gets, I'll always read and buy the books for the ''good'' characters (Murtagh, [[{{YMMV}} Roran]]...). Beside, I always have this small hope of Eragon being left single instead of being with Arya in the end...please? * Tropers/{{SonicPanther}} ** ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'': Pretty much every criticism I've seen of this series is absolutely true. But, for some reason, I had a blast reading it, and not in an ironic sense either. It's horribly, horribly flawed, and Edward is a disgusting StalkerWithACrush, but dammit, these books are just plain entertaining. ** ''{{Arthur}}'': I've watched this from a ''very'' young age, and I still do - not just because of nostalgia, but because it's simply a very clever, well written kids' show. ** ''{{Pokemon}}'': The first three seasons, anyway. I came because I was the only preschooler that hadn't seen it yet, and stayed because Team Rocket kick ass. But, no matter how excited I get when I see Cartoon Network rerunning an old episode, I'd never admit it offline. (The games aren't a GuiltyPleasure for me, but a regular pleasure that I have no problem admitting to anyone) * @/SoWeAteThem ** AkiSora. Yes, it's just barely not hentai, ''yes,'' it treads about matters not smiled upon in modern society, '''''yes,''''' it has the potential to bring up bad memories, but it's well written, with very good characters and plot. ** ''Maru the Cat,'' or ''Marudesu (I Am Maru)'' It's one of the most endearing takes on the SliceOfLife since HidamariSketch, and besides, it's fun. ** JustinBieber. Not as a musician, but as an amateur comedian. He's really good at it--among other things, he's got a knack for SelfDeprecation to rival StuartAshen's. ** {{Youtube Poop}}s. It started when one of my favorite songs became a common target and spiraled from there. They're great fun, let's leave it at that. ** A few webcomics: *** ''KitNKayBoodle:'' What once was only looked upon out of [[BileFascination perversely morbid curiosity]] is now something I check out once every week because intentionally or not, it's got some very {{funny moments}}, with NarmCharm straight out the wazoo. *** Pastel Defender Heliotrope. It's loaded with MindScrew, intentional or otherwise, but Reitz is a competent artist, good with SceneryPorn, and there's a lot of fun to be had here. *** ElectricRetard. It [[CrossesTheLineTwice crosses the line an

enormous amount of times evenly divisible by two]], and the artwork reminds me of Hitlerbuttsecks. * Tropers/SpessMehren32 ** Folk music. This makes sense if you know that I generally listen to metal/hard rock/rock music. ** The Twilight Saga. To regain some street cred (which is nonexistant offline), I've read it ONCE and, while I agree with the general opinion of it, it is an interesting take on a vampire tale, although still not a patch on HarryPotter and the classics. * Tropers/SpamWarrior3000 ** This troper is not guilty about liking ''StarTrekIII'', even if Robin Curtis was an ''atrocious'' Saavik. If it weren't for her I might actually love it, but any scene with her in it is just painful. Besides, Vulcans just shouldn't have 80's bouffant perms. * [=SpiriTsunami=] ** Romances in general. I don't feel too guilty about loving romantic comedies, but my tendencies in fanfiction...and G-d forbid, an actual romance novel? *** On that subject, when I first learned of the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series, it hadn't gone viral yet. I just heard that there were vampires and werewolves and stuff, and thought it might be a romance novel that I could read without feeling guilty. And you know what? I liked it. Granted, probably not for the same reasons most ''Twilight'' fans like it--I'm of the opinion that each book was ''better'' than the previous one--but I like the series as a whole. You know, if you can get past the PurpleProse early on, it actually becomes a halfway decent action series as well somewhere around the midpoint of ''Eclipse''? The first book, okay, fine, it's shit. It really is. ''New Moon'', not great, but it has a high concentration of Jacob, which makes it okay. ''Eclipse'', still a bit tedious with the LoveTriangle, but there are some good action scenes. ''BreakingDawn''? Everyone [[TookALevelInBadass Takes A Level In Badass]]. Even Bella becomes slightly useful, although her biggest contribution is still giving birth to Renesmee. What most people consider the JumpingTheShark moment, I consider GrowingTheBeard. I am not ashamed to say that I loved ''Breaking Dawn''. ** {{CLAMP}}: Okay, this could be an extension of the whole "romance" thing...but damn, they're addicting. ** ''KodomoNoJikan'': [[{{Lolicon}} Uh...]] [[LuminescentBlush * blushes* ]] [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial This has nothing to do with my aforementioned love of]] ''CardcaptorSakura''...[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial or why my favorite anime ever is]] ''MahouShoujoLyricalNanoha''[[BlatantLies ...Nope, not at all.]] ** ''AliceOnDeadlines'': Okay, this manga doesn't even try to ''pretend'' that it's about anything other than {{Fanservice}}. I really feel dirty for reading it. Also, I'm glad that it only ran for four volumes, because I could buy two volumes of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' for about what it cost me to buy one volume of this thing.

* Tropers/SplitSmoke ** {{Sonic The Hedgehog}}. I know the games recently have been [[UnderStatement less than great,]] but Sonic Colors and Sonic 4 have been ranging from decent to great. You gotta love [[TagalongKid Tails!]] And Knuckles is just [[BadAss AWESOME!]] [[FetishFuel Oh,]] [[MsFanservice Rouge....]][[DistractedByTheSexy...uh, where was I?]] ** {{Shipping}} Sonic characters. Oh man, [[NeverLiveItDown if my friends found out...]] but it's so damn CUTE! ** [[HenTai Hentai.]] [[PerverseSexualLust It's amazing]], [[CatharsisFactor relieving]], [[FanService and sexy.]] There's nothing like after a long, hard day, laying down and watching cute animated couples have sex. Oh man, [[CatharsisFactor so much relief.]] Which brings me to... *** Lolicon. [[SquIck Uh.....yeah.]] ** {{Lemon}}s in [[FanFiction fanfiction.]] Better yet, {{Shipping}} in general. ** [[FurryFandom I'm a guilty furry.]] What can I say? Rouge and Krystal are sexy after all. Wait a minute....notice a pattern here? ** Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Thanks a lot, Nintendo, for stealing many hours of my life. ** [[WwE World Wrestling Entertainment.]] I know its scripted, predetermined, and mostly fake, but DAMN it's entertaining! [[TheUndertaker The Undertaker is just]] [[BadAss badass.]] [[ChrisBenoit Chris Benoit is one of the best wrestlers ever.]] There's also Natalya and Maryse, [[PerverseSexualLust for]] [[BuxomIsBetter obvious]] [[FetishFuel reasons.]] [[SoCoolItsAwesome Sin Cara, Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Stevie Richards, Christian, Booker T, Diesel, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Alex Riley.....]] the list goes on. [[TheScrappy SCREW]] [[BoringInvincibleHero JOHN CENA!]] But hey, at least [[DwayneJohnson THE ROCK]] [[AndTheFandomRejoiced IS BACK!]]

** This troper also has every ''MarioParty'' game up to 7 (he never got around to getting 8 or DS, though he still plans to). He doesn't care that they're just MissionPackSequels; after all, he gets them for the new minigames. But that's not the real guilty pleasure here. No, that would be how he likes to set up an ''all-CPU'' game and just watch the computer players play the game, instead of playing the game himself. Yeah. Oh, and he also does this for SuperSmashBros games too. *** Oh, and also: ''MarioParty'' minigame music. Yes, he has that, too. He has actually been criticized once for such music being "not real music"... but who cares, it's so darn [[EarWorm catchy]]! ** More musical madness: *** This troper added the main-page entry for children's music/Sunday School music. Yeah, he likes it that much. *** Video game music. Some of it's really good. And then this troper discovered the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome jazz-prog-rock remixes]] of music from the DatingSim ''TokimekiMemorial''. . *** Anime theme songs. The classics are all good, but there's also all the cutesy ones that give him his [[TastesLikeDiabetes sugar fill]]. *** As an extension of video game music: Bemani music. Of course, some

of it is [[{{CrowningMusic/Bemani}} truly awesome]]... others, like a number of the more cutesy PopNMusic entries or various eurobeat songs, are more this. *** As an alternate note, if a licensed song gets into any music video game, it automatically increases the chance that song will enter my music collection, or that I would otherwise regularly search for the song on YouTube. Yes, even if that song is [[EliteBeatAgents Material Girl]]. *** ''RockBand'' gets a special mention here, for confirming when they released the first Country pack... that I actually ''like'' country music. (At least, if it's done well enough. I certainly don't hate the genre on principle.) *** {{ABBA}}. Wouldn't be that big of a problem, if this troper weren't a straight young male... *** Remember that English ImageSong album for ''{{Pokemon}}'', "2BA Master"? Or the various Inspired By albums released for the first two movies? Or the CD released with the 3rd movie that came with assorted songs sung at the end of the Johto shows? Yeah, this troper has those CD's, and likes quite a lot of songs from all of them. Oh, and he also has the PokeRAPs memorized... which actually got him a bit of fame at camp many years ago... * Tropers/{{Stickmeister0}} ** Video Game music. I don't see any reason to hate it besides the whole no lyrics thing. It's better than the crap played on radio stations today. (HOO BOY DO I HATE KANYE WEST. Music ruin-er.) ** I enjoyed an AceAttorney SlashFic. I actually hate Fanfiction overall, but this one was... amazing. It was recommended on the Tv Tropes recommendations page, it was a legit pairing (AdrianxFranziska) the OC was good, etc. I actually hate Romance too. Hrm. * [[Tropers/TheStromLord Strom Lord, The]]: ** ''Pokemon'' games. Yes, it's tedious. Yes, it's thought of as for kids. But I gorram like it! And have a lvl 100 party. *** [[@/AckSed This editor]] will agree. Underneath the cutesy exterior beats the heart of a hellishly addictive RPG. ** ''Eragon''. The first one was good, the hatedom can just stfu. * [[Tropers/SukiSelfDestruct Suki Self-Destruct]]: ** MyChemicalRomance, and I have an unashamed love of them... I just won't admit it. Beyond "I'm going to be Gerard Way when I grow up". ** ''Eragon'' & Roran's bits in ''Eldest''. ''Brisingr'' was utter crap. ** Nail polish. ** Books by DeanKoontz. ** IAmGhost ** Writing novels about vampires. ** Writing/reading fanfiction. Particularly some of my favorite slash pairings... and the real-person slash, in particular. * Tropers/SunnyV ** Some of the anime/manga series I'm into, because I'm way out of

their [[Seinen target audience.]] *** GunslingerGirl. I ignore the [[LoliCon lolicon-ness]]. But it's kind of subverted because I'm fairly open about liking it; I just hedge a lot while admitting it: "Well, the name makes it sound worse than it is, and I'm not good at summarizing things in one sentence..." *** CowboyBebop. See above. It doesn't help that my sister thought it was a kid show. ** J-pop, including, *** {{Naruto}} music. Once, long ago, I was a weeaboo and a {{Naruto}} fanbrat. I still like the music, though. * Tropers/SuperMimbles360 ** {{Ikkitousen}} - It's so fucking horrible that it's perfect in a way. At least it taught me a little about the Romance of The Three Kingdoms. ** {{Kagihime}} - It's not so much the story that hooks me in (the premise sounds great, but let's face it Kaishaku were only doing it for the fanservice) but the [[CostumePorn character designs]] and the keys. [[KingdomHearts Freaking keyblades]]. What's not to like? ** WinxClub - The {{narm}} overflows into awesome. Plus it has plenty of CostumePorn and stylised SceneryPorn. So what if there's a few [[SpecialEffectsFailure special effect failures]], at least animators can use it as a benchmark to say "one day, I can do better than that." ** [[KingdomHearts2 XemSai]] fanfiction. You wouldn't know it from the way I hate them separately, but together they make one awesome BattleCouple and I find them so adorable and hot at the same time. ** AmericasNextTopModel - The world of fashion is pretty shallow but with the craziness of Tyra and the bitchiness of the girls, it makes for one kickass show. * Tropers/{{Surenity}} ** This troper actually had a lot of fun playing ''ShadowTheHedgehog''. * Tropers/{{Tadaru}} ** [[LetsPlay Let's plays]]. ** ToiletHumor. ** Anti-constructive self-help articles (i.e. "How to get depressed", "How to make yourself sick"). * Texdent ** American Idol ** Power Rangers ** Super hero cartoons * Tropers/TheGrooveyOne ** AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog - I grew up with this show and, at the time, was a raving Sonic nut. Less so these days, but I still enjoy watching the show constantly. It's nostalgic for me. ** Anything with Will Ferrell - I don't care what the critics say, I think he's hilarious. ** Cute things - I'm a guy, but I'm pretty soft at heart. For example,

I think kittens are adorable, I have a [[FetishFuel thing for catgirls]] and I'm partial to a bit of shoujo (TokyoMewMew comes to mind). ** Musical theatre - I just think it's fun entertainment. I even took part in one, once. It was awesome. * Tropers/TheOtakuNinja ** Transformations: I have a certain fondness for seeing people get turned into other things, but I do have limits... ** CartoonAllStarstotheRescue: Yes, I ''know'' it's supposed to be considered NightmareFuel, but I enjoyed it when I was a kid,and even willingly rented it more than once. ** TankGirl movie: Say what you will, I honestly DID like that movie... ** GoodBurger: What can I say, I'm a fan of Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchel. ** SpaceJam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (and for that matter, LoonaticsUnleashed.) ** TheDukesofHazzard movie: This and a certain episode of FamilyGuy got me into the show itself. ** TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemen Movie ** Pokemon the First Movie: I don't care what anyone else says, I like this movie for several reasons like the message in the dub how "Fighting is Wrong" (A message I think more people should listen to), and the fact that the main character was [[spoiler:''FRAGGING STRUCK DEAD AND TURNED TO STONE AND THEN REVIVED MOMENTS LATER!'']] That's pretty deep for a kid's movie... ** FourKidsEntertainment: YES I KNOW WHAT IT IS. While I enjoyed the shows and the voice acting, the over-editing does bug me. Otherwise, I still like it. Don't judge me. *** ...Heck, let's just say I tend to think differently than most people, and leave it at that. ** Shows about about solving crimes/criminals/real-life cases/forensics mainly because of her strong sense of justice and desire to see evil people punished. (Though at times, she has gotten angry at certain cases, and her slight paranoia hasn't been helped either...) * The SuperMarioBros movie, Spice World, Space Jam, and KISS. * Tropers/TheTallOne ** Pop music, especially Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry. While Kelly Clarkson is undoubtedly a talented musician, I have no excuse for the latter. It's just fun, bubbly music. ** Twilight. Sort of. I can't stand the movies, but the books are good, mindless fare. ** AmericasNextTopModel. I've no excuse. I just like it. ** GreysAnatomy. Same as the above. * [[Tropers/TheVoid The_Void]] ** This troper usually enjoys listening to Muse, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers.... not many people

know I have an entire Lily Allen album on my MP3. ** Additionally, {{Pokemon}} is the greatest series of games ever invented. This troper invents new Pokemon for fun. No, I don't have a girlfriend, why do you ask? * [=TheWeasel027=] ** TransformersAnimated. It is a great show, and I don't get why peole don't like it. But it's still something I keep to myself. ** TransformersFilmSeries. Yeah. I admit it. I love the Bayformers. ''Especially'' Revenge of the Fallen. Which brings me to... *** The twins. Yeah, I know they're chock-full of [[UncleTomfoolery racist stereotypes]], but they're just so funny. And even though they're hated by ninety percent of anyone who watches the movie, you still gotta admit, they took on Devastator. ''Devastator''. * This male Troper would rather not go into details of why he enjoys the Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. Enough said. * [=ThisOneGuy=] ** Has a secret [[FetishFuel little thing]] for bathing women. Imagining how the soap looks and makes her body all shiny... ** OK, I am saying it: when I was 14, I enjoyed ChristianHumberReloaded. I was a revenge-driven, messed-up teen. Go figure. * This Troper: ** Akon: I like his music but he comes off as a sexist pig,yet i still listen to it. ** {{Daikatana}}: Can you believe i acctually thought this was GOOD when i first played it? * This Troper: ** TinyToonAdventures, {{Animaniacs}}, and other 90's cartoons ** WinnieThePooh ** Hats. I own a top hat, multiple baseball caps, a top hat with bunny ears, and I'm craving a fedora. ** Hootie & The Blowfish ** Yoga. * This troper is a huge metalhead and yet has a fondness for the band that got him into music in the first place... LinkinPark... shut up, they're not... that... bad... * sighs* ** Linkin Park are fine as long as you don't take them seriously. *** This troper's mother, for some inexplicable reason, loved that band. This troper is an unrepentant metalhead, whose favorite bands include Nightwish, In Flames, and DevilDriver, and even he doesn't think Linkin Park is all that bad, though he'd never admit it aloud for fear of losing his street cred. ** This troper is a longtime Linkin Park fan (while still enjoying the music by the likes of Aqua and the Dave Matthews Band - I have very eclectic tastes, you see.) ** This troper enjoys Linkin Park, but equally enjoys spoofing their

cookie-cutter emo style. "Craaaaawling iiiiiiin my eeeeeend! It doesn't matter what's craaaaaaawling iiiiiiin my eeeeeeeeend!" * This troper is a straight 18 year old male and he is interested in {{Gravitation}}. Its actually got a convincing plot... ** Final Fantasy X-2 ** I still play {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} ** I have thousands of {{Yu-Gi-Oh}} cards ** and lastly a fetish of a seductive girl and a shy guy getting it on. * This troper strangely enough never liked music until age sixteen, then became obsessed with rap (even mimicking the speech; year of my life I will never live down), eventually moved to heavy rock and initially disliked female lead singers and now stands with {{Nightwish}}, {{Evanescence}}, WithinTemptation and ''Avril Lavigne'' as his favorites with only {{Disturbed}} ranked higher. He nonetheless admits this all proudly! You can imagine the reaction, especially when it is known this troper has played Girlfriend over two hundred times. Don't you judge my taste! * [=Tolchok=] ** You might be surprised when I say this, but when I think of good Batman films, I would actually prefer to watch BatmanAndRobin than either of TimBurton's Batman films. To me, this is basically the film of the 60's TV series. In fact, I have a theory that Joel Schumacher actually knew that the Batman film series was going down the toilet, so this was his SpringtimeForHitler, except here, it worked. Unlike most bad films, this one is actually aware that it's stupid, and just has fun with it. Well, okay, the villains have fun with this movie. George Clooney and Alicia Silverstone are just wallowing in their own self-pity and are the closest thing to painful, but ArnoldSchwarzenegger and UmaThurman are so much fun to watch. Don't get me wrong, [[TheDarkKnightSaga Batman Begins and The Dark Knight]] are much better takes on Batman in general, and Uma Thurman has done some great serious work ([[PulpFiction well]], [[KillBill with]] QuentinTarantino, anyway). ** I also have FetishFuel for just about anything weird happening to women, particularly in commercials. The short version includes clones/twins, dismemberments, age regression, masculine voices, invisibility, extra body parts... of course, if I listed all my weird fetishes, we'd be here all night. * [=TrogdorCronus27=] ** About half of my music library is this. To wit: *** [[HarryPotter Wizard Rock]], [[FilkSong Filk]], Buddy Holly, DragonForce, Geek Rock/Nerdcore, Neil Young, The Killers, Barenaked Ladies, Weezer, Robbie Williams, Musicals, [[TheNineties '90s alternative/pop]], Electronica, goth/darkwave, Lady Gaga, [[OverlyLongGag I think you get the picture]]. ** ''HowIMetYourMother''. ** ''{{Torchwood}}''.

** ''{{Eragon}}''. ** Karen Traviss' StarWars ExpandedUniverse novels. ** ''{{Redwall}}''. ** ''{{Pokemon}}'' in all its incarnations: Games, anime, card game, and even the cheesy movies. ** Similarly, ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'', the series and the card game. ** ''ThePagemaster''. ** {{Errol Flynn}}'s ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''. Yes, I know it's a completely [[{{Flynning}} inaccurate]] depiction of swordfighting, but gorrammit, it looks frakkin' '''[[RuleOfCool COOL]]'''. ** ''TitanAE''. ** Musicals in general. ** ''{{Constantine}}'' the movie. One of Keanu Reeves' most badass roles, and the story isn't half-bad if you don't think about the [[{{Hellblazer}} comics]] [[AdaptationDisplacement too much]]. ** Dozens of cartoons, such as ''SpongebobSquarepants'', ''TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'', ''[=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=]'', and ''TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''. ** {{Pixar}}, full stop. ** The Disney adaptation of ''TheThreeMusketeers'' with [[strike:[[TwentyFour Jack Bauer]]]] Kiefer Sutherland. ** Disney's ''TheBlackCauldron''. Yes, I have read the books and I know they are much better, but I still love the movie. ** ''MyNeighborTotoro''. ** ''LadyInTheWater''. Yes, it has a blatant StrawCritic, an even more blatant MartyStu, and a less-than-coherent plot, but i left the theater satisfied, so there. ** The last two, three, or four seasons of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', depending on who's asking. ** The StarWars prequels. * Tropers/TromboneChild ** ''TheATeam''. Dear Jesus, ''The A-Team''! I haven't even seen the new movie yet, but I accidentally discovered the show on reruns, and I sort of fell in love with it, despite its major flaw. Yes, it's sexist and features a lot of stereotypes, but main cast makes the A-Team so darn enjoyable when they easily could have come across as hideously annoying. And Murdock's antics never fail to make me laugh. ** ''{{Torchwood}}'': I enjoy it and I don't care what anyone thinks. It's actually quite fun to watch, and Captain Jack rocks my socks! ** ''SailorMoon'': I read the manga when I was thirteen, and I liked it. I realize that it was pretty ridiculous now, but something about it was just so...alluring. And it had one of the [[EarWorm catchiest theme songs ever]]. I still like to listen to the theme song and sing along. Heck, even my ''brother'' likes the theme song. ** ''{{Smallville}}'': The men are ''pretty'', Lois Lane is a spunky smartass, and the Green Arrow is just ''awesome''. That's worth putting up with Lana's blah-ness in my book. *** And now she's gone. Hooray! ** The ''Junie B. Jones'' series: This book series is meant for elementary-school-age children, but they're so freaking hilarious that

I read them when I was fourteen and loved every single one of Junie B.'s antics. I wonder if my sister still has those books... *** Thank you for validating the taste of six-year-old me. ^_^ ** ''{{Arthur}}'': Like SonicPanther, I find this show as entertaining at age 20 as I did at age seven. There's a little bit of nostalgia involved, but mostly, it ''is'' really well-written and entertaining. The humor is always great and the characters are cool -- D. W. is my favorite: so many people write her off as a whiny brat, but she's really just normal little kid who, at age four, is one of the youngest {{Deadpan Snarker}}s I've ever seen. ** ''SpaceJam'': Does it make any sense? No. Is it full of product placement? Yes. Is it funny? HELL YES!! I don't care what TheNostalgiaCritic says. It's hilarious in spite of the fact that it was made for strictly superficial reasons. Really, who doesn't get a kick out of watching Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Mugsy Bogues, and those two other basketball plays lose their talent and attempt to play? And then when they're at the psychiatrist's office... *** AckSed: You're not alone here. Daffy Duck literally kissing arse and saying they're getting screwed out of royalties? Taking the piss out of "His Royal Airness" (who does pretty well as the StraightMan)? That '''is''' LooneyTunes. ** {{Award Show}}s. I watch them all and I don't even know why. It's so sad. ** Also, my grandparents enjoyed ''MyHero'' while it was on PBS and said troper and her parents got a big kick out of the one episode they saw (it was so insane that it was hilarious). * Tropers/TsukasaElkKite: ** I have a penchant for manga of all types *** SailorMoon *** Nana *** Naruto *** PokemonAdventures *** FullmetalAlchemist ** Taylor Swift's music ** Pokemon cards ** Pokemon videogames ** SpongebobSquarepants ** War movies *** BandofBrothers *** ThePacific * Umbee ** Twilight. Well, the first book, anyway. The other books and the movie were awful. ** The Used. Generic, wangsty crap? Yes. Enjoyable? Also yes. ** [[CrackFic Crack Fics]]. One that I remember to this day combined Pokemon and Tetris, and was pretty damn funny. *** ((Those two things are my favourite games ever... must read said fic...)) * Villefort

** ''PrincessMaker'': The only game where dressing up a little girl and making her do random stuff can be fun. ** ''[[LyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'': Granted, I've only seen [[NanohaTheMovie1st the first season movie]], but darn it I was having fun watching cutesy lasers get shot everywhere! ** ''KareKano'': Truly the best romance story I've read. I loved every second of it. *** I suppose the above three fall under the "Shatters traditional view of men to pieces" category. Feh, traditional gender roles are outdated darn it. ** ''KungPowEnterTheFist'': One of the most ridiculous movies ever created. What other movie has GOPHER-CHUCKS AND EVIL FRENCH ALIENS!? ** ''TalesSeries'': Sure, the story for these games aren't exactly ''OscarBait'', but the gameplay and the characters are fun ** ''KingdomHearts'': Basically the same as above, but one of my fun things to do with this series is think of theories on how such-andsuch game ties into the other ones and what will happen next. ** ''JPop'': Yes, it is total weaboo bait, but its so catchy! I hide my like of it (and anime to an extent) cause I am honestly interested in the true Japan. Japan's pop culture and its real culture are as separate as earth and sky. Most people don't get that. * Tropers/VmKid ** ''DigimonFrontier'': Even if it is the scrappy season, I love every minute of it! * Tropers/WillyFourEyes ** ''Onechanbara''. The graphics are terrible, even for a budget title, and the story doesn't make a whole lot of sense (since the 2008-released {{Wii}} and {{Xbox 360}} games are sequels to games released only in Japan), but there's always something cathartic about ripping through [[ZombieApocalypse hordes of zombies]] as a HotChickWithASword who's [[{{Stripperiffic}} wearing next to nothing]]. * Tropers/{{Wolfgirl44}} ** ''{{Neopets}}''. I still log on once in a while to feed my pets, the plots are sometimes fun, and the games are downright addictive. ** The ''{{Pokemon}}'' anime. Yes, yes, it's repetative. Yes, the characters are idiots. Yes, the dub isn't very good. But I absolutely love it. There is no better way to start my Saturdays. ** ''DNAngel''. It is so out of character for me to enjoy a series that I would classify as something of a romantic comedy that I can't watch it without feeling uncomfortable. But I love it. ** Making [=AMVs=]. If anyone from my school got their hands on my youtube account, I'd die from shame. ** Fanfiction. I read it. I make it up sometimes, but I don't actually write it down. [[OldShame ...Anymore.]] ** BlackButler. Why, oh why. It's everything I've steadfastly prided myself on not watching for my entire life. But it's so funny. * Tropers/{{Xaris}}

** Pop music. While there isn't much pop I like, I pride myself on being a metalhead, so it is somewhat embarassing to admit to liking any pop. ** DrakeAndJosh. You gotta admit, the two of them work well together, even if Drake's music is awful. * Tropers/YonTroper ** I mostly listen to metal, prog and experimental music... but I have a bit of a secret thing for 70's and 80's arena rock. Yes, they were all commercial garbage, but their songs are catchy as hell. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTvWvfEMxE "Heat of the Moment"]] is the greatest song EVER, especially the Narm-tacular video I've linked to. Seriously, why the sodding hell is Carl Palmer smiling like that? * YuriEagle ** Most of my manga collection I like to keep secret from others *** Yotsuba&! *** AzumangaDaioh *** LuckyStar *** Rosario+Vampire *** Yu-Gi-Oh! *** Grenadier *** A lot of my Yuri manga ** [[{{DrakeAndJosh}} Those]] [[{{iCarly}} Dan Schneider]] [[{{Victorious}} shows]]: they just make me laugh, I don't even watch for all the GettingCrapPastTheRadar, I just find them funny. ** MetroidOtherM: It's a [[{{BrokenBase}} base breaker]] I know, but I genuinely liked the story and voice acting and didn't find it sexists in the least. ** My hentai collection (especially my [[{{Naughtytentacles}} tentacle stuff]]. I don't even really do it for any kinda pleasure, just to satisfy the urge to look. ** Kind of an inversion, but thanks to all of that yuri I've read, I'm just not affected by random girl on girl. Or I should say, girl on girl for its own sake, just seems kinda sad now. But I can't tell my friends that, [[{{YouFailLogicForever}} or they may think I'm gay]] ** My music collection, I have so much moe-pop on there that I just don't let ANYONE even touch my phone. I put pretty much every K-on!, Lucky Star, and Azumanga Daioh song I could find on there, on top of all of my other japanese songs. Whenever does find out, I try to explain that lyrics don't matter to me, I just like how it makes me feel. Though they usually just ignore me. * Tropers/{{Zanreo}} ** Neopets. It's addictive and fun. ** Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-Chan. ** [[YouTubePoop Youtube Poop]]. The [[UnfortunateName name]] is part of the reason, it's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know what it is when it has "poop" in its name. ** Online dress-up games. Even though I have no interest in clothes IRL... They're kind of useful for getting ideas for character designs and such.

** The new seasons of ''TheSimpsons''. Yes, the show's not as good as it used to be. Yet, I still like the new episodes. ** 403 Forbiddena's English songs. Yes, they are all Engrish with horrible pronounciation. But still, they're great. ** {{Kirby}}. ** Captain Manzini * the garbage pail kids movie * troma films * tv tropes Troper 10000Failure * The Ikari Shinji Raising Poject Manga , and for that fact all the Neon Genesis Evangelion Highscholl AU manga , I dont know why , I thinks its because I wanna see the characters finally happy. * PBS cartoons-especially {{Arthur}} and {{Curious George}} * The first few {{Barbie}} movies * Old non disney animated movies. I am usually a {{Disney}} purest, but I can't get enough of {{The Land Before Time}}, {{An American Tail}}, or {{Anastasia}}. * Tropers/{{OhNoes}} ** Not really ''guilty'' about liking these things, per se, but: *** StarWarsExpandedUniverse - I've read every single novel except the young reader ones. EVERY SINGLE ONE. And I own most of them, some of them twice. *** [[TheEighties 80's]] [[{{Synthesizeritis}} synthpop.]] My iTunes library consists of mass amounts of post-hardcore, metalcore, alternative metal/rock, hard rock, pop punk, emo, and ''freakin' 80's'' '''synthpop'''. I love Depeche Mode, A-ha, The Buggles... then there's normal 80's pop, like TheCure [but they started out goth so I guess it fits me a bit], TheCars, Devo, The Knack, etc etc. *** WebComics like ''StrawberryDeathCake''. SO MUCH FANSERVICE, BUT THE ART IS GOOD *** ''TheLandBeforeTime'' was my first favorite movie. I still remember the lyrics to a lot of the songs... *** Likewise, ''AnAmericanTail''. *** [[TVTropes FREAKIN' TV TROPES.]] * Tropers/GracieGeek ** ''{{Twilight}}''. At first, I thought it was awesome. Then I realised the glaring flaws, and still think it doesn't deserve the bashing some people give it, and I still enjoy reading it. Strangely, I have little problem voicing my liking for Twilight in real life conversation; it's talking to people on the internet where I get embarrassed. ** With ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''DannyPhantom'', it's a reverse of the above. I have no trouble geeking about my adoration of the series on the internet and to my close friends and family (and I honest-to-God think the shows are great). Towards other people (especially at school), I get worried that a) people will think I'm weird for liking something a lot of people there might not have heard of an b) once I explain, think I'm

weird for liking cartoons. Especially if I admit that I actively look for episodes on the interwebz to watch... ** In real life conversation, The Interwebz, period. *** Also, TVTropes. DEAR GOD, TV TROPES. *** {{Fanfiction}} counts too. I'm spending most of my time on the internet nowadays surfing [[FanfictionDotNet Fanfic.net]] for [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans TT]] fanfics. Not joking. * Tropers/{{Aragorn}} ** {{Barbie}} movies. Like Barbie As Rapunzel, Barbie and the Diamond Castle, ** {{BlindGuardian}} They're just so awesome and catchy! * Tropers/{{Danzilla1996)) ** I enjoy romantic stories and subplots. They make me feel all warm and fuzzy! ** I have a soft spot for children's cartoons. You know, SpongebobSquarepants, TheFairlyOddParents, etc. * icmnfrsh ** This male teenager listens to the soundtrack of {{Moulin Rouge}} when no one's around to hear it. Doing it just brings some strange sense of happiness, dammit. * Tropers/ArchdukeCthulhu ** SwatKats for its sometimes dumb plots but amazing use of anime style artwork ** {{Series/Sidekick}} granted it can be a shallow superhero series, but there's something really likeable about the two of the main characters, Eric and Kitty. The animation is pretty good too ** TotalDramaIsland series (I didn't see much of Total Drama Action) for its general goofiness and unique characters, like [[DeadpanSnarker Noah]]. * Tropers/Laughterfromthesky ** YoutubePoop. I don't even know why I find this junk funny. * Tropers/SimplySimple ** MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic: [[ElephantInTheRoom There. Someone brought it up.]] ---You know you love reading the [[{{Main/GuiltyPleasures}} Guilty Pleasures]] page, even if you won't admit it to anyone. ----

GunsAkimbo GunsAkimbo may not be realistic, but some tropers have played with the trope either in real life or in gaming. GAMES DON'T COUNT!!! Games that let you go akimbo should go in the main article. ----

* ThisTroper has 3 full auto airsoft gas blowback glocks with a cyclic rate of 900-1000rpm. Why 3? Because nothing is more scary than seeing the guy running at you with dual 50rd mags on full auto drop one gun and pull out ANOTHER ONE. ** What do you get when you cross The Matrix, employee discount on airsoft guns and two bored young adults with too much time on their hands? Two people running around doing airsoft, dual wielding [=SMGs=] and pistols, wearing longcoats modified to be able to carry no less than 14 guns. * ThisTroper, for some strange reason, will do this frequently with light-gun games. Nothing more satisfying than gunning down a flaming zombie with two guns. ** This troper went guns akimbo in TimeCrisis 4, just for laughs. ** ThisTroper used guns akimbo on HouseOfTheDead as his warmup/intimidation routine before games of [[http://www.laserquest.co.uk/ Laser Quest]]. Practice and the predictability of enemies led to some impressive looking performances and suitably nervous opponents. ** Like with others, HouseOfTheDead except this was the third game...''with shotguns'' naturally my aiming and reloading was terribly slow and got pulverised within minutes, was worth it to cock back the shotgun with my leg...that didn't sound dirty at all. *** This troper did the same, though his method for reloading is much more [[RuleofCool badass]]: toss the shotgun in the air, catch it by the pump, jerk it up and down (now THAT sounded dirty), then toss it back up and catch it by the grip to fire. *** Your last name isn't [[{{Terminator}} Connor]], is it? **** No, but it DOES start with a C. *** Dick Richardson's local arcade has it, but the pump shotgun is impossible to pump unless you do it normally. Goddamnit. ** The fourth game's the best for this: Twin Uzis, and you just shake'em to reload. *** This troper loves playing HotD4 with both guns at the same time. Makes clearing crowds easier, along with increasing damage when focus firing. And, for some reason, I managed my first no damage fight with [[MightyGlacier Temperance]] while going akimbo. Though fighting Star that way is a bitch, considering his weak point is pretty damn small. Must be because Temperance has such a fat head. *** Being ambidextrous helps; this female troper won a fifty dollar bet utilizing this technique (plus, it prevents others from joining as the second player and bogarting the points). *** This troper just arrived from hanging out with his friends in a mall. While there, he saw a HotD4 arcade machine and this came to his head. While he didn't last long (the first boss finished him off), it was the most fun he has had while playing videogames in a long while. ** This troper tried something similar on "L.A. Machine Guns". It's doubly fun, since the lightguns are mounted ''and'' are essentially bullet hoses. * Same here, except it's hard to kit Kuarl after a while. It's fun to mow down the enemies, but your arms hurt. ** This troper got 2 guns for HOTD Overkill. John Woo style motherfuckers! (Yes, this troper WILL be using Agent Washington). * This troper created a character in ''Godlike'' (superhero soldiers

in WWII) that used two [=BARs=] Main/GunsAkimbo. * This troper, an avowed JohnWoo fan, has used this trope with just about every gunman character he's created in gaming or writing at some point in their career. For some characters, it's a signature style, while for others, it's mainly a way of achieving MoreDakka during a major shootout. ** Same here: She invoked the little-remembered [[DungeonsandDragon 2nd-edition]] Murlynd, God of Technology for the right to dual-wield "magical sixshooters." * [[Tropers{{Dallenson}} This Troper]] Once had 1 [[{{Nerfbrand}} Nerf]] Nitefinder IX-3. Until its Laser pointer broke and then got a new one, He kept the old one just to [[{{Ruleofcool}} Look cool]] with the other * [[BladedSmoke This troper]] has done this in RealLife, with ''paintball guns.'' Yes, it was awesome, but afterwards I got thrown out of the game for cheating (you're only meant to have one gun). ** This troper's done it too, except he didn't get thrown out. ** [[NeoSilverThorn This Troper]] has done so in airsoft games with fully automatic airsoft guns. * Subversion/variation: there is a photo of [[{{Momonga}} this troper]] with [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter chinchillas]] akimbo. ** Good lord, ''where?'' *** On Flickr. I'd link, but the cuteness (of the chins, not me) might make you all explode. **** Do you have any idea how many chinchilla picture are on that site? I appriciate the concern, but please post the link. ***** Okay, but I warned you. I'm also not that great with coding... hopefully this will link... http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuxedoramen/2871055439/ ****** Remains unexploded. ****** *BOOM* ****** Remains unexploded, but must note that ''everything'' in that picture is quite cute ;) ******* I agree with the above statement. Plus kudos on the title. ****** [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi I WANNA TAKE THEM HOME!]] ******* Is only me that have a sudden urge for, chinchilla con carne? ******* Yes, because anyone who would eat chinchilla knows that any other meat would only mask, be masked by, or clash with chinchilla :p (except ''maybe'' rabbit, but who would bother? especially with the cuticide that would entail). Speaking of cute, the cuteness-induced headsplosion was averted only by [[ViewerGenderConfusion brief confusion]] from a Tuxedo Ramen this troper once knew of (and for that matter, [[SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen). * Another variation. In order to expedite the cooking process, [[{{Skylore}} This Troper]] is known to go "frying pans akimbo" when making pancakes. ** Related to the above: I've seen short-order cooks and Japanese chefs with spatulas akimbo several times - a large cooking surface helps with that. I often dual wield forks at mealtime, but I don't think that ''quite'' qualifies here, as I eat at [[BigEater pretty absurd rates]] regardless of whether flatware is involved. * [[OmegaBlade This troper]] regularly runs a [=UT2004=] mod by the

name of ''Ballistic Weapons'' which, among other things, allows him to wield two small-arms weapons at once. There's plenty to choose from, thanks to the very same mod adding a gratuitous number of new weapons to complement its custom gametypes. * [[PG556 This troper]] remembers a arcade game from years ago- don't remember the name, but you were in a chopper gunship manning .50 cal MG's. It was 2 player. Since the Ma Deuce's were mounted, it was fairly easy to use them one handed... and who needs accuracy, anyway? ** The game is probably Gunblade. * This troper has tried this with a pair of .38 revolvers (OK, one was a .357, but I had .38s in it). It was near imposable to hit anything mostly due to the fact that I couldn't use the sights of either gun. Controlling the recoil wasn't bad, but a larger cartridge would make it even more difficult to control. ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCra4qOrjFw&feature=PlayList&p=B623F7 45A1D25989&index=15 You've got to wonder where all the taxpayers' cash is going...]] * [[{{Gattsuru}} This troper]] has tried it on the range with a pair of .22s. Accuracy is pretty much minute-of-barn even with those guns, but the recoil wasn't uncontrollable. ** They're .22s. If you ''can't'' control the recoil, you probably have much more serious problems and should see a medical professional. * One of Nerf's latest offerings, the Magnum revolver, practically begs to be paired up and dual-wielded. However, despite having modified both my guns to be easier to cock and reload single-handedly, [[{{Attackrat}} This Troper]]'s little brother is the only member of his household who can hit anything with his left-hand gun. ** This troper has actually mastered the art of dual-wielding nerf guns, reloading only slightly slower then with one and tracking (and hitting!) multiple targets at once. ** I've tried it with two Nerf Magstrikes. They need to be pumped a ton, but then they each shoot 10 darts in full auto. 20 darts in just over a second, between the two guns. Of course, you can expect to be shot at like crazy while trying to reload... ** This troper happens to also be fairly proficient with dual [[NerfBrand Mavericks]]. * This troper is constantly yelled at by his horse riding teacher for holding his reins in a weird slanting manner, similar to this trope sometimes * Subversion: this troper, outside of ''Left4Dead'', pretty much refuses to use any weapons akimbo. * Once while at a local shooting range, this troper saw a relatively large man doing this with a pair of Glocks. For something like five minutes, he was the only one shooting because everyone else was watching him put ''every single bullet'' into the targets. ** This troper moves for the abovementioned man to be declared a living saint. ** This troper tried guns akimbo with a M1911 in his right (dominant) hand and a .22 in his left. He was able to put every bullet pretty darn close to where he wanted (even when firing simultaneously at separate targets), but it took so long to aim, that it would have been

much quicker to just use one gun and cycle back and forth between targets. * This airsoft arena I used to go to (shut down now.) had a matrix match on Halloween, shotguns and pistols allowed only, and they would supply you with a second pistol free, and encouraged you use it at much as possible. * This troper fucking wishes. * This troper once went guns akimbo in a friendly, no-rules airsoft match using two mini electric sub-machineguns. He didn't hit anything, but it was fun. * [[HayateKusanagi This troper's]] an avid airsoft fan, and is his team's close-range assault fighter. Generally this includes using an FNC replica, with an [=MP7=] as a backup weapon. However, his sniper teammate always keeps a P90 on him. It's not uncommon for me to take the P90 and open fire with both it and the [=MP7=]. If I end up using two pistols, I generally don't fire both at once, and will instead fire with alternating hands (left/right/left/right) or empty one hand's weapon, and then the other. As a side note, due to the reloading of the P90, it makes for an -excellent- dual-wielding weapon. * Badminton. Oh, how i love to play badminton. With 2 bats. Wile spinning them and humming the Leekspin song. ** I call GretzkyHasTheBall on you. Badminton is played with ''racquets''. ** This troper, however, ''has'' actually played with two racquets (gym partner was injured between tourney matches, his racquet wasn't). Very satisfying, fun, and stylish-- not to mention a way to avoid having to use the backhand swing (highly inaccurate for this troper). *** This troper has played with two racquets and once won a game by throwing one of the racquets and hitting the shuttle down while it was on the other side of the net. * This troper's university just recently hosted a Humans vs. Zombies game. One of her friends decided his WeaponOfChoice would be ''dualwielded-[[http://teachingphysics.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/nerfmaverick.jpg Mavericks]]''. When we pointed out to him the [[FridgeLogic impossibility of cocking them while holding a gun in both hands,]], he MacGyvered a system involving a shoelace connected by carabiners to the loading mechanism of the guns so he could ''cock both at the same time''. "CrazyAwesome" doesn't even come ''close'' to it. ** Actually, it's pretty easy to cock a Maverick while still holding another in the other hand, just not very easy to explain (it works much better if you fire them alternately rather than simultaneously). * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] bought himself a second airsoft Beretta and a dual shoulder holster rig just for this. Accuracy? Next to none. Psychological effect when unleashing over forty shots with a rate of fire nearing a stock electric gun? Big. Best yet: next on the wishlist are two gas-blowback Ingram [=SMGs=]. Cue [[MoreDakka bullet barf.]] ** Yeah, the [=SMGs=] will be devastating. Particularly if you scream ''something'' when you pull the triggers. It doesn't have to be anything serious. ([[NeoSilverThorn This Troper]] screamed "Be proud,

Mr. Woo!", for example.) * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] likes to dual-wield on lightgun games when he's bored or needs to burn cash. However, he's semiambidexterous, and thus can fire even with his left hand with nearperfect accuracy. He also uses this trait to allow him to continue fighting when his right hand is tired. In fact, he once played Time Crisis 4 with a bad gun, and found that shooting in his left hand made it BETTER. ** The aforementioned troper also wants to do it at Hard Knocks, a local indoor combat arena (think Laser Tag, but more tactical with realistic weapons. Go to www.hardknocksorlando.com), even though it's impossible because each gun is connected to a player's sensor vest to register hits and lock the gun when the player is dead. This troper found that he could fire the carbine rifle one-handed, a 6-pound rifle that fires at 350 rounds per minute from a 30 round magazine. And yes, he can hit things. ** To update this, Hard Knocks has released a new weapon as of today: dual .40 caliber handguns, each with a 16 round magazine and 15 magazines for each. They can be set to semi-auto, 3-round burst, and full-auto. Made of win. * Excessive practice with akimbo airsoft pistols have left this troper with a much feared reputation among certain circles of cans. ** [[IncrediblyLamePun What cans? Afri-cans? Mexi-cans? Puerto Ricans?]] * I spent three years looking for semi-automatic airsoft pistols for this reason. They cost me over $200. End result? [[ThisIsSPARTA So. Freaking. Worth it.]] * Tried it with M4s once on a lark. Hip-shooting's a practical requirement. * [[MajorTom This Troper]] frequently did GunsAkimbo with water guns as a kid. As you might expect accuracy was high due to the short distances involved. * [[@/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] liked having his action figures carry two guns, because nothing looked cooler than a [[GIJoe Cobra foot soldier]] using two assault rifles simultaneously. Of course, the action figure battles I had where always powered by RuleOfCool... * [[JET73L This Troper]] always makes sure of the dual-wielding policies of any visited paintball field. It is very useful to be able to suddenly change aim without having to swing a full-sized gun around, and instead using a pistol in the off-hand to do it, and both can be ore unnerving and is less unsafe to call for a surrender after sneaking up on someone by keeping the pistol-size marker trained on them instead of a full-sized one (which is easier to accidentally fire simply from gripping to compensate for its weight, and should have less momentum at impact if you range the pistol for less speed and range or use a smaller caliber). A [[{{Gundam}} zakucannon]] model came with practically every sort of weapon they used, and the troper ended up having to put a rocket launcher in one hand and a machine gun in the other (its more commonly used pose of the two, however, has the machine gun down at its side and the rocket launcher aimed through the scope, but the other plays the trope straight). With most arcade games (there are a few exceptions, but they're rare), though, dual wielding

is less helpful than the ability to quickly shift one's aim. * This Troper was at Laser Quest, where you only get one gun, attached by a cord to your vest (there are sensors on the gun, making it possible to do a variant of a ScopeSnipe. However, that didn't stop me from keeping a teammate close and using his gun. I actually got a decent amount of accuracy, too. It was turned around on me when the Laser Quest employees all entered, wearing ''two vests at once'' and slaughtered every single player, regardless of teams. All in all, it was a {{Badass}} night. * Kulture here, and back in my airsoft days (I've since changed to become a regular marksman) I dualwielded an M14 and a Type 89, a marksman's rifle and assault rifle respectively. Then there was the dual M249 Saws incident. If I ever return, I'm going to try it with a Vulcan and a Barret M82 (I've got crazy back strength.) * ThisTroper's perfered method in any airsoft match he's been in, mostly because he doesn't own airsoft guns and his brother hates the handguns. This Troper tends to load up like Neo, taking all non-used hand guns on his team. A good game for him involves two semi-autos, two holstered, an spare clip for each, any amount of spare guns that need to be cocked, chambered and ready to load, and a small short range concealed weapon for those extra tricky stains. Is it improbable? yep. Do I die? All the time. Do I look awesome doing it? WorthIt. * Averted- Any serious shooter using real firearms. Using two at a range makes you look stupid and not hit anything you were aiming at. * This Troper recently went to an airsoft game with no spare magazines for his dual pistols - he did have five spare pistols, though. And two knives. If you aim then like miniguns you can hit targets, using the fall of your rounds to adjust. Also, at an earlier game I ran around with dual [=MP7s=], although I had 16 spare magazines that time around. ** A year later update: I've pretty much become infamous in the local group for loving to do crazy stuff now, often including dual wielding, the most infamous of which was wearing a full combat load (including 20 pounds of kevlar), smoking a cigar, standing out in the open firing an M60 and an MG36 at the enemy, holding down about 10 guys for over 5 minutes before getting taken out by a sniper (Who cheered his own achievement). Also under the achievements list goes dual M14s fired from the shoulder rather than the hip, M240B and L86A2, and tons more, as well as also done now with real handguns (it's surprisingly easy, actually). * Another airsofter here. I and my squad mates got slightly bored, and needed a distraction. So, I was the distraction with assault rifles. Sadly, they weren't matched - I had my L85 in one hand, and a Steyr AUG A2 in the other. The problem? The L85 is 85% metal, the AUG is 90% plastic... I did this with G18cs once (pre Modern warfare 2) I was fairly good too - but only because I was behind an enemy squad, all in a line. * Not guns (don't live in a country where you can legally own a pistol and there are no paintball style arenas near where I live), but this troper looks very badass when he is holding two BBQ forks and, more frequently (being the person who clears the table has it's

advantages), two frying pans. I do remember using two water guns, one in each hand, to chase people when I was about eleven, though. * This troper has an outfit which allows him to carry five nerf mavericks within easy reach (two just above my knees, two at my hips, and one in hand), allowing for thirty shots from new york reloads before running out. * Cameras Akimbo - This troper was asked once to help document a stage performance for a friend. I brought my own DSLR camera to take pictures of the event, but they also gave me a camcorder, to record the performance on video. Cue me panning the camcorder from time to time in my left hand to record the action, and my DSLR in my right to take still photos of my friend, manually adjusting lens zoom / focus / aperture size / shutter speed single-handedly. Main/CrowningMomentOfFunny, according to on lookers. * I managed to wield a 177. rifle in my left hand and a 22. in my right, both are not something I'd call light, and I couldn't aim or move about my house because the barrels are too long ,granted, I'm somewhat ambidextrous but still, for my left hand that was something that made me happy. * Near the ending of my National Service, I was walking by the shooting range when I saw this bunch of newbies there. Their CO was yelling at one of them, so one bored guy decided to test out this trope while his CO's back was turned. I was too far(say, 50m distance) to see what guns he was using(I'm fairly sure one of them was an SMG of some sort while the other was a rifle set on three-round burst). The recoil of the guns nearly blew the guy off his feet at first, but when he got used to it most of his rounds actually hit the target (which was a good distance away). A very angry CO headed for him the moment he realized what was going on. I wish my National Service had been a day longer so I could have gotten to try that out too. ---One hand on the mouse and one on the keyboard, you go back to Main/GunsAkimbo. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GunsInChurch * When [[Tropers/DesertDragon I]] first moved to Arizona, I didn't know about the state's open-carry law. I was working at a grocery store at the time and saw a customer walk in with a holster around his waist with no thought to it. I asked him if he minded putting his shirt over that to not disturb the other customers, and he rudely said "No" and walked right past. I eventually learned that it's actually ok to wield guns like that over there, but who takes his pistol with him to the supermarket? ** Someone who remembers the multiple times a gunman has opened fire on random civilians in a grocery store? * Catholic Blogger [[http://wdtprs.com/blog/2009/12/quaeritur-whatrubrics-to-follow-at-mass-in-case-of-gunfire/ Father Z]] often discusses Church rubrics, or the standardized rituals for the mass. Some of them are obscure and apply only to special situations. When

someone asked what the rubrics were if someone entered the church and '''opened fire''', he gave this tongue-in-cheek response: (Warning some jokes may be obscure if you not both Catholic and a huge nerd) -> Lemme get this straight what rubrics are followed in case of gunfire...? ->I believe there is a little known rubric which calls for the deacon and subdeacon (who in any event should be packing) to take out, reverently, their .9mm and return fire. As I read it, they are to recite the Maledictory Psalms while firing. At the change of a clip/magazine, they may bow, or duck. ->In the case of, probability actually of the mention of the Holy Name, it is still necessary to uncover. ->If one crosses the sanctuary, however, honorifics are not to be observed. ->In the case of an incapacitating wound, it is permitted for the priest celebrant, or one of the sacred ministers, or any priest in choir, to give the assailant, et al., last rites. ->Any bishop present ought immediately place himself in the line of fire between the assailant and the priest celebrant and then begin to remonstrate with the attacker, invoking the help of St. Michael. He is to wave his arms and shout: "in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum". ->At the conclusion of the gunfire, it is permitted to sing the Te Deum.... unless it is Good Friday. ->Mass (or the service) continues afterward from the point it was interrupted, though it is not necessary to start in the middle of a word; going back to the first word of the sentence is sufficient. ->Alternately, if the sacred ministers are not packing, there is no reason why a group of religious could not be formed as a sort of liturgical militia against such an eventuality. [Here a picture of nuns with shotguns] ->I believe in this case, the gun stock must have a ribbon of the color of the days. ->There are different rubrics for when four armored men sent by the King attack troublesome priests with swords during the singing of the office. ->Seriously, I dont think we need to consult rubrics for this. The basic principle is that the ceremony goes on even during some sort of disturbance, within reason. ->If I am a celebrant, and someone is shouting, I will go on, hoping that the congregation deals with the wacko. One good way to do this is

for everyone to stand up and sing Holy God We Praise Thy Name at the top of your lungs until the idiot stops. In the meantime, call the police: it is generally against the law to disturb religious services. ->If I am a celebrant, and someone is shooting, I will probably hit the deck and get everyone else to do the same. ->If there is an earthquake and the church starts to cave in, I think I would probably stop what I am doing and leave to ensure that everyone else does too. ->So, the overarching rubric here is common sense. ->If you have a chance, try to avoid getting shot and stop the guy who is shooting. ** [[Tropers/MegTheMaggot I]] (who fulfill both stipulations at the end of that last statement) literally laughed out loud at this. And as it turns out, the Church ''does'' have a rubric for what to do if gunfire breaks out during Mass. ''[[CrazyPrepared Because the Church has a rubric for everything.]]'' * My 7th grade Social Studies teacher said that he accidentally walked into a convenience store to pay for gas after he got back from hunting with his gun still on his shoulder. Needless to say the clerk freaked out. * This troper once carried a loaded AK into a Sheetz station. Thank god for Virgina Open Carry laws and that there were no cops around. * This troper's dad used to carry a gun in church (he has a concealed carry permit). He stopped bringing it recently, but carries it just about everywhere else. * This troper knows an little old lady that goes to her church that is allways packing. Scary part about it? She's mostly blind. (This might not count since she carries it in a hidden compartment in the bottom of her purse...) * [[Tropers/DeltaOne This (English) Troper]] was in Utah for his sister's wedding. His new brother-in-law and his brothers concealcarry at least one handgun. Everywhere. At all times. "It's normal," said they. "Very well," says I, "we're going to Chili's for dinner. All four of you, open carry your sidearms. If the waitress notices, you pay. Else, I pay." They agree, we go, the waitress comes over, looks up, looks down, says, "Table for eight?" I paid. ** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Eight]]? ---Take your sidearm, and head on back to GunsInChurch. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

GymClassRopeClimb * [[SwiftStrike This troper]] has always been confused by why people

find this hard. While he is relatively fit, he is not overly strong, but has a passion for climbing. The rope climb was one of the few things he looked forward to in gym (he loves obstacle courses, especially ones involving climbing and swinging), and could always easily make his way to the top within a few seconds. In fact, the teachers were a bit annoyed at him because he would never use his legs... that just took time, which was annoying. * This troper is more than willing to confirm, that for one with mild cerebral palsy ( I cannot speak for others, but in the Scots academy I attended foul language was regularly used in connection with ropes), the ropes really are like the Trials of Heracles, or perhaps more like Sisyphus in the underworld - you get so far, then slide down (getting rope-burn along the way, where the analogy falls apart) and, lo and behold, you do it all over again. * We had these in my school. I am skinny, relatively unfit, and normally terrified of heights especially on unstable things. In a complete aversion, I was one of the few who could get to the top consistently. * This troper once had to do the dreaded climb in middle school. However, she skipped the climbing and [[WeirdnessCoupon decided to take the rope]] [[RuleOfCool and swing onto the next exercise]] . Said wonky troper landed right in front of the stilts. That, my friends, is a story for another day. * At this UK troper's school, at least at primary school, getting the ropes (or any other equipment out) was regarded as a rare treat, although when it did happen kids mainly swung around with little success (but, hey, they had fun. It wasn't exactly TrialByFire). At my secondary school, it was again seen as a "fun lesson" when it happened and some were even successful at climbing it while those that weren't were by no means humiliated. It wasn't just that I went to nice schools, since other PE lessons were hellish, it was just that the ropes provided a nice break from endless netball. I never really understood this trope. ** (Troper above that troper) [[CaptainObvious Quite a few of us in the United States are chubby or lazy]] ( [[TakeAThirdOption or both]] ). The rope climb is a rite of passage of sorts, separating the boys from the men, and elavating the stronger girls. Those who fail or get scared to go back down are seen as weak. At least in dodgeball, or any variation thereof, the weak are immediately sacked and saved the embarassment of actual activity. Except for this one game where I was the only enemy left... * At [[{{@/Strawberryflavored}} my]] elementary school, I was the only one in my grade that could not even get on the rope, let alone climb it. Flash forward 5 years later, and the ropes are banned from gym. Why couldn't that have happened 5 years earlier.

HackerCave * A very definite case of Truth In Television. Computer scientists, programmers, and real-life playful hackers (who would object to using the word "hack" to mean "crack", but whatever) tend to build rooms full of electronics and computing equipment for them to fiddle with in

case of boredom. ** It gets even worse when you have two people on Computer Scientist/Cybernetics-related degree courses living in the same room: two desktops, three laptops, two printers, a book scanner, a tablet and a whole mess of wires... *** This troper has all of that except only one printer, and he's a litmajor who really only pretends to be tech literate. It's not limited to techies. ** And when two soldiers with computers are on CQ in my unit. I've seen and participated in truly bizarre combinations of co-ax cable, routers, modems, wireless routers, and Cat 5 cable. It helps we're nearly all Signal Corps. ** Eight desktops, one laptop, three monitors, a printer, a scanner, a router, two switches, a KVM switch, suitable numbers of power strips, surge protectors, and [=UPSs=], and more blinkenlights than I care to count. *** United Postal Service? What? *** Uninterruptible power supply. Basically a battery backup. ** This Troper can't hope to reach those lofty heights, but he ''is'' proud of having four functioning computers on and around his desk. * [[{{MHD}} This Toper's]] room smells like his motherboard. He makes up for the lack of quantity with use time. Also, he is more of a software hacker/computer scientist/programmer than a home engineer. * This Troper's friend works in one set up in a former nuclear bunker. Three desks covered with computer equipment, next to a server room packed with equipment dating back to the 60s, with a full air conditioning and fire suppression system installed. This troper was taken to see it once, walked through multiple layers of security with nobody batting an eyelid, and was even very carefully shown the bricked-up door to the deeper levels of the bunker that was left when the original owners (civil servants) left. * My old laptop has one USB port. I have connected to it a gamepad, ''three'' flash drives, two external hard drives, a bluetooth dongle, a music player connection and two hubs (of course). Other peripherals are a barcode scanner, a 9-pin dot matrix printer, a PIC programmer, a connection to my ham radio, a custom audio switch (with banana posts, RCA, and seven phone jacks of various types), and sometimes a DMM. That's just one desk worth of my electronic crap. Looking at my other desk, I have a sealed beam headlight hooked to an old computer PSU, three sealed lead-acid batteries for my radio, a 4-track tape recorder, soldering iron, a 2-meter/70cm amateur radio set (I hang a sign of my nerdiness outside my window: a big copper antenna), and a stereo system that isn't hooked up. ** Note to writers: If you need a Hacker Cave in a time period that pre-dates widespread computers, use an Amateur Radio operator's playroom. I visited the local Ham Radio club when they participated in the 2009 [[http://www.arrl.org ARRL]] Field Day; some of these guys had campers as portable [[strike:hacker caves]] ham shacks. Be sure to [[ShownTheirWork do your homework]] if this is on film, as hams ''will'' know what they're looking at. * This troper's room's AC supply plug has been domineered by his handphone charger and both his DS-old and DS-lite's charges, the DVD

player has been taken hostage by his Wii and the space under the TV is Gamecube Country, and his desktop has a whole table for itself AND its former scanner has its own table too. Oh, and my GBA's cartridges hand from my loft bed's side in a toolbag. * [[{{Fermatprime}} This troper]] has seen more than his fair share of rooms like this at MIT. Hell, there's actually an entire ''dorm'' that pretty much fits this trope to a 'T.' (Emergency Pizza Button.) * Subverted by [[DaNuke Da_Nuke]]'s family. They have a "media room" packed with a total of ''5'' computers: three for Da_Nuke (his old computer, his new computer and his job's laptop), two for his siblings, one in stash for his grandparents, and his dad's laptop. In addition, they also have a Playstation 2, a Gamecube, cathodic HDTV, printer, scanner, wireless ADSL gateway, two runs of UTP CAT-5 cable for both computers, and a whole stack of [=DVDs=] with 720 GB worth of anime and programs. But... this is not because everyone in the house is a hacker. No. ''It's all because, when we still had one single computer, we would fight all day long for who would use the Internet.'' * This troper is particularly proud of his Hacker Cave. Sitting on the couch, you're using one of the two desktop machines. Their screens are offset from center so you can see the TV between them. The TV is driven by a bitchin' high-wattage 7.1 surround receiver, which has inputs from the (softmod-in-progress) PS2 and the (networked media center) Xbox. Most of the media is streamed from a third desktop machine, a headless heavily-encrypted server that I'm about to put a RAID 5 array in. And then there's the laptop, most powerful of the three user-friendly machines. There's a full-size arcade console under construction, too. And an old 386 mobo on the wall where most people would hang a picture. Now we just need to make the network cables ceiling mounted so the wife will stop complaining... * [[{{Indefatigable}} This troper]] has a homebuilt gaming PC, a netbook, an ancient Thinkpad, and an even older grapity-purple iMac that may or may not be in working order. Her boyfriend has a new HP desktop, a seven-year-old homebuilt running Windows 98, and two old Thinkpads of the same vintage as hers. He also works from home and travels for work, so there are two company computers for that (a laptop and a big graphics-dedicated renderbox). That's ten computers between two people in a two-bedroom apartment. Even though one bedroom has been converted to the computer room, and all of the desktops live in there, it feels like the whole apartment is a hacker den. ** [[GeekyTurnOn ...Um, if it doesn't work out with your boyfriend...]] ** [[EngagingConversation No! Pick me]]! ** [[FirstGirlWins No! Too late! I got here first!]] ** [[{{Bifauxnen}} Please allow me the honor of competing for your affections.]] * Er, not a complete hacker cave, but definitely budding. ThisTroper has a Frankencomputer made of several old parts, with a keyboard that is set to (Canadian) French. On top of that, he is set to receive money for 2 new laptops (a PC, which was required for my disabilities request. As well as a Mac, just because I want one). On top of that, he has half-a-dozen MurderSimulators, some parts from broken ones used

to fix the old machines. On top of that, he has one (or maybe several? He can't remember) box dedicated to old pocket-sized machines (2 Gameboy Colours, several pocket calculators) as well as miscellaneous parts dedicated to pretty much everything mentioned before hand. Oh, and he has one of those toy robotic dogs floating around the house somewhere. But, [[BreakerHigh he didn't build it out of the spare parts of a washing machine]]. * This troper is currently aspiring to this. So far she's mostly got a Gamer Cave. She has a 36-inch CRT television with a Wii, a PS2, a PS1 and an N64 hooked up to it. Her Nintendo DS is usally perched on the shelf next to her games. Her shelves are packed with PS2 games, Wii games, five PS1 games, seven anime [=DVDs=], the entire Star Wars video anthology, and some other movies. The room across from hers is packed with monitors, computer chassis, and mix-and-match parts from old computers. Her operating computer is a rental with Vista. Not much of a hacker cave? Just wait until the laptop and wireless hotspots get here. * This Troper is getting there: 2 26" monitors, desktop, 2 laptops ('97 and '05), 2 keyboards, 3 mice, video camera+tripod+webcam, 2 mics, random tapes, books, [=CDs=], and papers scattered about, wires going every which way, and a beer fridge right next to the desk. It's in a basement so it's fairly spread out though, the 36" CRT, VCR, cable box, rock band set, xbox, 360, and Wii fill up another corner though. One wall also doubles one of the (many) libraries in the house, A second wall functions as the video game library. Then there's his parents office (5 computers, over 100" of screen real-estate, the network stuff, ups's, and regular office things like filing cabinets which may or may not be filled with old computer equipment, and another wall of games), and his brother's literal closet that his computer's stuffed in (qualifies only because the mess he makes combined with the small space in the room makes it looks like one). * My dad jokes that he could start a computer shop with all the crap in this room.An open-casd tower for this computer,Another by my right leg,a printer on my left.2 modems,a phone, and a couple hard drives.Not to mention the bits-n-pieces that are scattered around. * This one is rather hard of anyone with even a passing interest in hardware to avoid. The temptation to keep bits that might come in handy risks resulting in unreasonably large collections of junk unless very firmly controlled. ** I have a very good "control scheme". No space is unnecessarily left free, but if I need a place to put some new device and have none then I will remove something from my room to make the space. Though it means that my room is always full. * When [[{{sgrunt}} this troper]] lived with his family, the main area of the basement was dedicated to computer equipment... a minimum of four active computers at any given point in time plus enough spare parts to be able to build at least two more, not to mention all of the supporting network equipment, printers, etc. Oh, and on the far side was a multifunction fax machine and a small TV to which whatever five year old gaming console was popular with us at the time was attached. There was an affectionate nickname for the location which has escaped this troper's memory.

* This troper is majoring in accounting and explicitly intends to use the money made from his post-collegiate salary on every electronic gimcrack you can stuff into a Best Buy and/or offer on Newegg. Consoles, desktops, laptops, netbooks, cyborgs, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick child slaves...]] * This editor has a room that could be described as hacker cave. 7 [=PCs=] (all, except one, were built by me, that one is a server made in 1999) and a laptop. 3 [=UPSs=] (650, 700 and 2200VA) an 8 port KVM switch since I only have one 21" CRT monitor, lots of wires. Also I have 4 [=R2R=] tape recorders, a tube radiogramophone (made in 1964), laserdisc player, 2 VHS [=VCRs=] (I still use VHS), cassette deck and a record player. Oh, and two of my [=PCs=] (the server and my main PC) have rackmountable cases. My setup uses about 1kW of power all the time, since the computers are on 24/7. I also have a 25cm diameter fan that sucks colder air from outside to cool my room, which usually is 5C warmer than outside (yes, if there is 30C outside, then in my room is 35C). The curtains are always closed and a single 40W lightbulb illuminates the room. Almost every horizontal surface is used to place something. Oh, and I have recorded 213DVDs before realizing that they take too much space and moving to LTO-1 tapes for archiving. * This troper has a stealth hacker cave. There's only one large tower (Cooler Master Cosmos) and a 24" monitor. However the dresser next to it slides out to reveal three more microATX machines and a laptop that feed into a KVM switch to the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. * This troper has three friends that moved into an apartment together. At first glance, I suspected nothing. Then came to help them unleash their electronics onto the apartment...one alone murdered her brain with his three game systems, laptop, two desktops, at least 6 USB drives (all named after his favorite characters from various anime and C&C, with an external he affectionately dubbed Cabal)...I think you get the point. * Kind of subverted with this Troper. On my desk, there is only one tower in a cabinet with cords coming out the back, a 17" monitor (two monitors would be sweet, but no room on the desk because it's a small desk), and a small printer. Oh, and various nightstand-type stuff like a flashlight and my glasses case since the desk is next to my bed. Elsewhere in the room is my dad's old NES, two DS Lites (one is DeaderThanDead because it's several years old and has a crack in the case near the power lights), a HDTV (not wall-size, but at least it's a 24" widescreen with oh so many inputs), a [[ICarly janky]] old VCR (at least it works, not that I use VHS tapes anymore), one of those bargain-basement DVD players, a Comcast Digital Transport Adapter, and a Wii. Soon to also have a PS3 up there too. My dad's garage is a bit closer to the trope in terms of quantity, but a lot of it is antiquated tech that he got from college. (He does use an XP-capable computer though.) My ultimate HackerCave would be to have a multimonitor configuration (maybe a few side mini-monitors a la ''CodeLyoko''), some of that BadAss tech from this month's issue of ''Maximum PC'' (but please no Windows Vista), and maybe a wall display so I can play ''{{LittleBigPlanet}}'' in roughly life-size (relative to the Sackpeople, of course, who are [[WordOfGod supposedly 8cm tall]].) In the meantime, I've got

[[http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z295/Wacko_McGoose/code2.gif this]] as my wallpaper, so there's at least a bit of that ''CodeLyoko'' fantasy in there. * This troper is still in the process of building up his hacker cave. 2 desktop towers (custom built by himself of course), 3 monitors, a laptop, 3 external hard drives and peripherals abound. There's a motherboard, a graphics card, 3 case fans and several assorted cables sitting on top of one of the towers doing nothing. Not bad for a guy who lives alone. * This troper's room could be mistaken for one at first glance (What with umpty feet of electrical cables), but it's pretty much a subversion as the only computer is the laptop. * [[{{Tropers.RAMChYLD}} This troper]] has a HackerCave in his room. 8 Computers (each running a different OS including Mac OS Classic and Debian Linux, but is still somehow able to inter-operate and share files with each other), two KVMs (one on a regular 19" LCD display, the other on a HDCP-enabled 1080p touchscreen DVI display- and for bonus points, the KVM does switch the touch detection component of the screen as well), one networked printer, a network switch with pretty blinkenlights, and tons of computer spare parts and CD-Rs scattered around. And a few game consoles hooked up to one widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV. The entire rig is protected by '''five''' UPSes. The only subversion? A bed full of plush toys and a coin-operated kiddie ride on the ''other'' side of the room. He likes to call it ''The Geek Hole'' (after The Nerd Hole in Leela-Doo, only much geekier). * If anybody wants a few extra (usually quite old) computers, let me know. My apartment is starting to [[TrashOfTheTitans overflow]]. Oh, you want geek cred? In 2008 I got a tablet PC built in 1997 working. Finding drivers for that was an exercise in frustration since the maker doesn't exist any more. I just replaced the motherboard in my web server with another of similar vintage - the original Pentium, 233Mhz, same age but less time online. My main machine is also a refurb. I haven't had to buy any new computer parts in a long time people keep giving me their old ones. * This Troper has one heck of a hacker cave going, too - firewall, storage server with 20 disks, 24-port switch, main computer, a Silicon Graphics Fuel workstation and an Octane2, two Sun Blade 2000s and an SGI Indigo2, plus all the kit owned by two techno-fiend roommates. * This Troper (Poopskin) is planning on building a Mobile Hacker Cave, consisting of 2 laptops (one with Windows, one with Ubuntu or MINT) and maybe a iPad (because Apple's actual laptops are far too expensive, and i need something to complete the Windows-Linux-MacOS trinity). ideally, all the equipment would fit in a backpack or messenger bag. I refer to it as "Project [[TheLegendofZelda Triforce]]" Because it ideally has Linux, Windows and Apple hardware, and as a nod to the Nintendo-Sega-Namco Triforce arcade system. ** [[Tropers.RAMChYLD This troper]] advices against the iPad as the third pillar, since the iPad runs iOS and not Mac OS X, you'll not get desktop Apple applications running on it. Look into scoring a used MacBook (not MacBook Pro) off eBay instead. And oh, you'd want to carry a 3G-capable wireless router with it to have an internet connection on-the-go.

* [[{{Xaris}} This troper's]] friend claims to have won a [[ImageBoards 4chan]] battlestation thread with his hacker cave. * [[{{BlastTyrant}} This troper's]] desk is currently in Redneck Technology mode. The desktop's RAM went bad (yeah, all of it) so it's sitting under the desk with both panels taken off. Two hard drives are stacked on top, and power bricks are nestled up against it. On the desk, my laptop is doing its best to fake being a desktop. Speakers, 22" flat panel held up by books, and two usb hubs connected to.... a dual ps2 gamepad --> USB adapter, external soundblaster, keyboard, mouse, MP3 player, and three external hard drives are connected to it (the two under the desk, and one on a little storage cube).Oh yeah, and 30 ft of ethernet cable snakes down the hall. Nothing has burst into flames yet. * This troper can really only dream of having a proper HackerCave, since she can't afford to go buy five additional monitors, but it does evoke the image somewhat to have a flatscreen monitor flanked by two laptops. And my desk has a lot of wires on it, most of which are charge cords for something or other; I'm not even sure where they all came from. * It seems to be genetic with [[{{Nemica}} this troper]]. Her own room's just a monitor, a laptop and a switch, and a small box with naked hard drives, but the 'office' in the apartment is... well... it contains *counts* 4 [=PCs=] (3 of which are servers which actually do something), a laptop (including a docking station and an extra monitor), a multifunctional printer and lots of cables to connect them. Oh, and boxes filled with all kinds of spare parts. Just close the curtains and you have a real HackerCave. * Compared to most of the above, [[{{Tropers.Griffinhart}} this Troper]] is relatively humble. Self-built gaming PC (ASUS [=P6X58D=] Premium mobo, Core i7-930 with a Zalman [=CNPS9900=] cooler, ATI Radeon [=HD5850=], ASUS Xonar Essence XT [planning on swapping this out for a USB soundcard and dropping in a second [=HD5850=]], 6GB [3x2GB] G.SKILL PI series RAM, 2x2TB Hitachi Deskstar [=HDDs=] [1 for [=Win7Prox64=], 1 for Ubuntu], 750 watt Corsair PSU, and some cheap ASUS DVD drive, all contained in a [=CoolerMaster=] [=HAF932=] case) with two monitors (24" Acer [=S243HL=]), a Logitech G19 keyboard and a Razer Mamba mouse. Audio output in the form of a pair of Audio Technica AD-700 cans (I plan on upgrading to [=BeyerDynamic=] [=DT990/600s=] once I get a decent home amp and source), input via a Logitech USB mic. [[{{ICallHerVera}} Her name is]] [[{{CompanionCube}} Joyeuse]]. She's also got 3.5TB of external, portable storage (an old 500GB HDD, 1TB Western Digital, and a 2TB Western Digital, all USB). Thanatos, my Acer Aspire 8730 laptop, sometimes balances precariously on top of her; other times, he's rigged to the big-ass television (my roommate's) in the living room. Oh yeah, I've also got an Xbox 360 hooked into the secondary monitor (because why waste money on a TV that I would have to turn around to see anyhow?) and I get sound from it via Joyeuse and my headphones through the Xonar's line-in. All of my other consoles currently aren't with me,as I'm attending college very far from home. 'Net connection's not too hot, just a 100' [=CAT6=] line to the router in my roommate's room. ** Oh yeah! Speaking of consoles back home, I plan on getting those

plus my old desktop shipped down to me. The old desktop is going to act a personal server. ** No longer do I use my AD-700s, as the right speaker died due to wiring issues. I did buy those [=DT990/600=] ohm headphones and used them for the better part of eight months or so, before picking up a pair of [=DT770/600=] ohms (from the same company, [=BeyerDynamic=]) because I much prefer closed, bassy cans; the 990s have been sold to a budding audiophile friend. Now I'm looking into getting a DAC and amp setup... and maybe a pair of Audio-Technica M50 or A700 headphones, or possible Grado [=iGrado=] cans... [[CrackIsCheaper Audiophilia is such an expensive habit]]. ** Also, everything's been wired into a proper UPS now, so I don't have to worry (as much) about power outages. * [[@/{{TehNubkilr}} This troper]] works in a computer science lab, and recently got moved to the development room. Said room has a 100 inch HD 3D projector mounted to the computer he's using, plus six screens used by two other computers. The server machine has its own screens, and while each individual computer in the room is fuelled by the Core 2 Xeon Quad core and 16 GB of RAM, the real power comes from the fact the entire system is controlled by Xgrid. Despite being a hacker cave, it's actually empty unless the two core developers are in, or if a presentation is happening. That said, it's a ''clean'' hacker cave, since wires are all organized and sorted by wire tubes. * [[@/{{Hivemind}} This troper]] went from a Hacker Cave to a Hacker House. I inhabited various rooms during my teen/college years, having 2-7(!) computers in each (for just me), sound systems, 3 monitors, the works. Now all the serverage is confined to a basement room in commercial-salvaged equipment racks. And there's 44 CAT6 drops in a 3 bedroom house. Every room has at least 2 network lines and the living room and rec room have as many as 14 each (why yes I do have LAN Parties, why do you ask?). Current compliment of the Cave is 4 servers, boxes full of parts, a table with 4 more frankenboxen, wireless gear, 4 UPS'es, etc. The power bill's a killer... * @/{{Fishsicles}} here. My hacker cave is presently in my parents' pantry, and contains two laptops, a synthesizer, and I will be installing an extremely powerful server this summer before I head off to college. * [[@/{{Irontoof44}} This troper's]] room is slowly turning into this as the time passes. Highlights: [[MoreDakka two sets of speakers]] complete with a subwoofer with a plastic skull standing on it, a laptop permanently connected to the TV above the bed (because this troper can't be bothered to record anything on DVD), two sets of headphones (one is broken and only the mic works, the other has no mic, so why not just use both of them at once?) and a closet in the back which contains two unfinished WH40k armies (Orks and 'Nids), old magazines, books and loads of useless gadgets, such as blinking safety lights, stolen science goggles, a Turkish dagger, binoculars, disassembled Transformers toys and God knows what else. At least this troper's HackerCave averts the poor illumination stereotype, as there are 3 ceiling lamps, 5 hallogen lamps, a lamp for reading and a tiny lamp behind the LCD screen for eye-ache prevention. * This troper's room is the definition of this trope. A 150" plasma

screen on one wall, permanently hooked up to a N64 and a PS3, 3 flat computer monitors mounted to each of the other walls, all hooked up to different machines, a stereo in disarray on the floor but working and 3 laptops sitting on the wardrobe. Total cost? $6000, but it was the best this troper had ever spent. * Zig Zagged in this troper's case. In his bedroom he has a home-built pc (which I use almost ALL THE TIME despite having fan issues) with a Phenom and a Radeon 5850 and a PS3, both connected to a 23" monitor. Pretty basic stuff compared to whatever was mentioned before, but they can do practically everything, such as surfing TVTropes, but not call out an atomic strike or cook pizza. A room in our basement has 3 pc's, ranging from a 2002 Pentium 4 to a 2008 Athlon X2. Add to that some late 20th century biology lab gear, and it feels like a nerd haven from the past. * This troper went to a camp where they had 1 PS3, 3 Xbox 360s, 2 Wiis, a GameCube, a PSP, twelve DS's, and three GBA SP systems. Partially subverted because there was almost always something did not work any week that camp was in session (scratched discs, RRoD, controllers lacking batteries, etc.) * This troper has averted this quite deliberately. Despite being a 3D graphics major with quite a good set of soldering / electronics / computer engineering skills, he has recently thrown away all excess parts and clutter, and has even rewired his whole room to hide all the wires. Now all there is left is a pair computer sitting idly below his desk, two monitors wallmounted, and of course a PS3. Don't look in the closet, though. * This Troper has what is currently a fledgling Hacker Cave growing inside of his new room. Unfortunately its growth is limited by crap left behind by his brother. This Troper currently has 2 Desktops, a Laptop, multiple consoles and a large assortment of electronics "just in case". This behavior is only reinforced by events where his pile 'o crap does come in handy (like replacing a neighbor's blown PSU with an old one previously owned by this Troper). He hopes to one day have a Battlestation with 3 monitors minimum. * This troper's first priority upon moving into a new condo was to get the five critical computers (mailserver, fileserver, app server, desktop, and router) connected and running. The others (backup host, laptop, spare desktop, and USB extender) can wait for later. It is not expected that the computer room (former master bedroom) will need heating in the winter. * Two laptops and one desktop (which has had every part replaced more than once) but the really nice part is the two 40 inch [=TVs=]. Basically everything this troper can maintain on his salary. ---Go back to HackerCave and watschen die Blinkenlichten. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

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---* [[{{Prioris}} This troper]], being a native Midwesterner whose accent is about as close to American Standard Pronunciation as you can get, ran into a comically large number of accent-related difficulties upon moving to Boston. A few of the more amusing errors I encountered included mishearing "heart surgery" as "hot surgery", becoming hopelessly lost on the T, and suffering no end of amusing incidents related to the identities of such common items as "puffers" (asthma medication inhalers), "johnnies" (patient examination gowns) and "bubblers" (water fountains). When I went back for a visit a few years ago, I warned my Bostonian friends that they'd have to speak slowly and clearly to me for about 24 hours while I regained my "Boston ears." ** This troper moved from the Boston area to the Midwest herself, and lost people when she asked where a bubbler was, asked a customer at the store she worked at what tonic he wanted to buy (she thought he meant soda, he meant tonic water), and asking for jimmies on her ice cream. She still insists she is not the one with the accent. [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore And it is not funny to ask her to say the trope name.]] *** Soda? You mean pop? * This troper moved to the People's Republic of Camberville (Cambridge/Somerville) for college, and while most native Bostonians she's met talk with only a slight accent, she has a friend who has commonly been described as "speaking with a bawston accent so think it sounds fake". So, not *only* the Kennedys use that. * This troper was born and bred in eastern Massachusetts, and knows about two people with this accent. What's up with that? * This troper once had a math teacher who spoke like this. He often had to repeat himself to make himself understood. * This troper's school had a history teacher/golf coach who talked like this. Considering that her school has students from all over the world, and you can't walk through the halls without catching bits of conversations in Korean/Chinese/German/French/etc, you'd think that his accent wouldn't be too out-of-place. You'd be ''wrong.'' * This troper lives in Southern Massachusetts and doesn't have much of an accent, but picks on her French teacher whenever she utters something like "quatah". But really, compared to my extended family's southern accents, the Boston accent is nothing. (unless you want to be a douche and write with the accent). * [[Loyal2NES This troper]] lives a few train stops away from the heart of Boston and knows maybe three people with the accent. I for one don't understand it at all. * YourMileageMayVary, of course. This Bostonian troper knows people with accents so thick it's distracting. * This troper was rather disappointed after a trip to Boston (for an event sponsored by Hahvahd, no less) The only place I could hear the Bostonian accent I had expected was in the obvious tourist traps and in barely heard curses on the subway. Every one else seemed to have a bland accent, except for Little Italy. ** You mean the North End, right? Little Italy is in New York. (Noo Yawk?)

* This tropah's grandmuthah immigrated from France to Boston as a child and learned to speak English in Southie. Try to imagine a combination of Julia Child, Jacques Cousteau, and some guy named Murph and you've got my grandmother's accent. My own Boston accent isn't quite as strong but it still comes at the profound annoyance of my Canuck wife. * Not a tale, just a "fun fact": it's illegal to park one's car in Harvard Yard. It's private property. :P * [[Weiss_Yohji This troper]] is from Delaware, but had an art teacher who was from Boston, and could easily understand her. It was funny how she would drop the Rs in "car" and "cartoon", though. To the above claims of not hearing the accent, if you're raised in a given area, you're going to have trouble hearing the native accent there. (Example: Troper's lived in both Delaware and Maryland, and while in southern Maryland, he only heard a couple old people speak with Tidewater accents; everyone else sounded like just regular MidAtlantic or Newscaster English to him.) * This troper is British, and can never quite understand why her American friends are all so amused at the Boston accent. * Being a Bostonian born and raised, [[{{Capella}} this troper]] is partly amused and partly irritated when she goes to other parts of the country and people are shocked that she doesn't have a Boston accent. She has encountered some people who do, but can't recall any she knows personally. ** I have a similar case to yours, but from a different location: despite growing up on the South Carolina coast, I've been told I sound like I'm from Ohio ("Newscaster" accent or lack thereof.) I also lapse into moderate to severe SesquipedalianLoquaciousness on occasion, and that seldom ameliorates the above impression. * This troper was born and raised in Massachusetts, and yes still has people in Boston ask her where she's visiting from, due to having a generic American/Newscaster accent. Also, when dating a New Yorker she disappointed his friends by not dropping her 'r's in the trope name. * This troper, born in Salem, admits to having a mild Boston Accent; to the extent that he feels he sounds like a pirate when he actually ''does'' pronounce his "ar's" or "er's." Not to mention he thinks his "or's" sound rather..odd as well, when pronounced properly, at least. * Mom once took her car to a mechanic who ''MUST'' have worked for [[CarTalk Click and Clack]] at some point. His accent was far worse than Tom and Ray put together! ** See, this troper never realized they had accents until others bitched about it. * I don't have an accent unless you count [[TheUnintelligible quiet mumbling that tends to be more of an elongated groan with changing pitch depending on the word, syllables, tone, and mood.]] Hence why I prefer text. * The guy who paints this troper's dad's house is REALLY Bostonian, and this troper's sister has needed a translation more than once. * This troper lives in Maine, the northern half of which speaks like this all the time, is the living embodiment (I can haz spellcheck?) of trope. * Since RI is covered in this trope, ThisTroper needs to share this

bastard child of the Brooklyn and Boston accents known as the Rhode Island or Fall River accent. This is the accent you hear Jerry Remy or Emeril Lagasse speak in. Her parents have it pretty bad. When her dad gets mad he ends up saying his t's like d's as in "I DOLD YOU THREE DIMES!" and her mom sometimes will pronounce a few things funny in some standards. Meanwhile, ThisTroper grew up in the southern part of RI and doesn't have one as bad but does say a few things funny like "thought" (and other -ought words), "candidate", and a few town names. * Not New England, but this troper feels it needs mention. The New Zealand acccent. While this troper can't identify it well, due to having relatives over the ditch, it gets joked about frequently in Australia. * This South African troper would like to point out to everyone, the the stereotypical "Seth Effrikan" accent is practically non-existent in South Africa. I've never quite understood where people came up with the idea that we speak like that... * Utterly averted with this troper. No-one has ever misunderstood me due to my accent because I don't have one. Nervous mumbling is another thing entirely. For some reason people expect me to have an Australian accent just because I've lived in Brisbane my whole life. I'm a blank slate. People read whatever accent they will into me. Americans read English, British read American, Australians read English or American. Unfortunately, putting on even the simplest accents is a no-can-do, which is something I envy in others. * One of my friends moved from Boston to Michigan, but his accent isn't that noticeable... except for certain words. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnJG2E1z8xo We called him out when he pronounced "tour" like "tore"]]. Over a year and a half later, we're still arguing about it. Hilarious. Oh wait. [[MemeticMutation 'Ilarious]]. * Azreal doesn't normally have the accent despite growing up in Boston...after a couple drinks though...wicked pissah dude! * This troper is from Michigan and doesn't think she has much of an accent at all, but she thinks these kinds of accents are really attractive. * [[@/{{Hivemind}} This troper]] was born in Boston and lived in plymouth (yes, the one with the rock) for 5 years before moving to Florida. Mom's from Pittsfield (western mass) and Plymouth, Dad's from Andover. I have no pronounced Bostonian or New England accent (though it does come out in my "ar's". Unfortunately I now live in Atlanta and find myself picking up the local accent. Going from something that sounds vaguely New Englandish to unvaguely Southern in the same sentence is... interesting. * T.T. and her father once went to a restaurant--in their native part of the US, Southern Arizona--for some breakfast. The waiter who came to serve us looked like a fairly normal college kid... and had a New England accent almost too thick to be believed. He said that a lot of people seemed to really love it, but, given the general uniformity of Southwest accents, it's not surprising we like seeing things shaken up once in a while. * This troper, who has lived in and around Boston her whole life, has only a mild accent that rarely gets commented on when at home.

However, as soon as she ventures out of state she gets plenty of people asking her if she can "PAHK YA CAH IN HAHVAHD YAHD" among other things. ---You ain't from heah, ah yah? Bang a U-ey on back tah HahvahdYahdInMyCah. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HairColorDissonance * [[@/SwiftStrike This troper]] naturally has light brown hair, but due to his constant ability to be in the sun (walking home, camping etc.) it's been fairly well sun-bleached (it almost went full blonde after a particular camp). Which is annoying when people assume he is blonde when there's obviously more of the darker shade in there >_< * A good friend of this troper's has copper-colored hair--brownish, but with a reddish sheen. He percieves himself as having brown hair. Everyone around him percieves him as having red hair. His [[NintendoWii Mii]] and [[XBox XBox Avatar]] have bright red hair by popular demand, but he doesn't quite "get it" himself. * Another friend of the same person has dark brown hair. However, everyone tends to percieve it as ''dark gray'' hair. He himself tends to think of himself as brown-haired. Lighting matters a lot in this case. * This troper had golden blonde hair until her freshmen year of high school, when it started getting darker. Now, it's stuck somewhere between dark blonde and light brunette. Most of her friends still consider her a blonde, though (and not because of [[DumbBlonde ditzy behavior]]). ** Exactly the same situation for this troper. My hair looks pretty brunette when I'm standing next to my two really light blonde friends, but blonde when standing next to anyone with dark hair. Odd thing is, everyone calls me blonde while they say our other friend with virtually the same hair color is brunette. Apparently my mom had the same situation until her hair just turned dark brown at the end of highschool. * Everyone: "Troper's hair is brown!" Troper: "My hair is BLOND!" Admittedly, it has darkened a bit since I started spending 99 percent of my life indoors. ** Ditto. [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} This troper]] used to have dark brown hair, but it's black now from several years of going out at night rather than day. ** [[{{Tropers/ElegantVamp}} This troper]] has very dark brown hair, but almost everyone, ''even her dad'' sees it as black. ** Mmmhmm. This one used to be blonde as a child, but is now more mousey brown according to everyone else. * [[{{Tropers/Morgie}} This troper]] has a brown-haired friend whose hair was a kind of reddish shade that she'd always dye streaks of red into. I kept imagining her as a redhead. She's since dyed her hair red.

* [[@/TitoMosquito This troper's]] hair is dark brown, but looks more black. * This female troper has naturally hair, though a few people think that it's either dark brown or bluish-black. * This troper has brown hair that lightens at the ends and darkens at the top. It has been called blonde, black, red, and auburn. Admittedly, it does look very red/auburn in the sun, and rather blondish in the summer (especially after band camp). I have TechnicolorHair, and I haven't dyed it in years! It depends on if its curly or straight on if I get called blonde or dark-haired, or if its wet (when I got told "I didn't know your hair was black!") * This troper has reddish-brown hair and perceives it as such. Everyone else she knows sees it as dark red or auburn (using auburn as a synonym for red), especially since she goes out in the sun a lot, which tends to actually lighten hair. Bright indoor lighting has the same visual effect. ----

HairTodayGoneTomorrow * I used to have really good hair, and I liked to grow it out. One of my best features. Now it's receeding and looks like crap. At the current rate, it looks like I'll be bald/nearing by thirty. [[BigNo Nooooooooooooooooooooooo]]. ** This twenty-year-old troper whose MPB makes him look like he has mange sympathizes. * During my college years, I met a grad student whose hair had started thinning in high school, and he was completely bald by twenty-five. [[YoungerThanTheyLook He was frequently mistaken for a professor.]] <<|TroperTales|>>

HairTriggerTemper * An asian kid who lives near me is this. And he is only ten years old. * This troper is a weird variety: On the surface I'm a just a GrumpyBear Kuudere, but under the surface and when no one else is around, I'm full-on HairTriggerTemper. The littlest thing will piss me off to no end, I seem to constantly be under the influence of UnstoppableRage, I contemplate DisproportionateRetribution on a daily basis, but I rarely ''do'' anything about it or express it directly. People can still sense this streak of fury in me and tend to keep their distance whenever my mask drops enough for me to get a certain look in my eye. Seriously, wtf's the matter with me ...? ** This troper is glad to know she isn't the only one like this. The only difference is that she's a bit more of a Tsundere than a Kuudere, and people don't seem to get that she wants to be left alone, but otherwise it's the same. She doesn't like it very much. * [[Tropers/JuiceBoxHero This troper's]] older brother. Full. ''Fucking''. Stop. ** Ditto. Fortunetly, I can usually just leave the room.

* There is a man in This Tropers neighbourhood who is well described by this Trope. There are a long list of stories about things he's done to people for next to no reason, including biting a man's nose off after an argument over a game of Snooker, and after a dispute at a house party waiting outside before running his target over with his car. As you'd imagine, he also has an equally long history of being incarcerated, and these interludes are some of the most peaceful eras know to this area. Unfortunately we frequent the same Local pub, and one night I made the mistake of going over to the quiz machine having failed to recognise this feared individual at the table next to it (in fairness I was somewhat inebriated and he had seemingly doubled the amount of fat on his body in a short time). What ensued were the most uncomfortable 15 minutes I can remember. First off he mocked the shirt I was wearing by singing "The Lumberjack Song", despite it bearing only a passing resemblance to the apparel of lumberjacks, leaving me with a dillema; laughing could offend him, not laughing could offend him. I managed to feign deep concentration on the quiz machine and a lack of cognisance, which seems to have worked. Next he adressed me directly and asked my taste in music, which in all truth I felt somewhat relieved by as it represents the only common ground I have with this man, as I happened to know we both like 70s and 80s Punk. So the conversation actually, for a short while, got downright pleasant, as we compared favourite bands and sounds, until he asked me if I liked, actual quote, "Niggers and Pakis". The man is an active and extreme racist, and the most honest answer I could have given would have been along the lines of "I haven't met them all, but I probably like most more than I like you", but this would have gotten me glassed and I didn't really want that. Neither was I prepared to say anything abhorrent on account of a BNP fuck like him, so I just said "I judge on merit", or similar. Conversation died down after that, but as I went to leave after finishing my drink a few minutes later he told me I wasn't a punk (baffling me because I never claim to be) and I was a disgrace because of how I dressed, and I should shave and get a haircut. I know enough about the man to know that these are the tactics he resorts to when he's looking for a fight and all else has failed, and that any retort or attempt at humour would almost certainly end in my permanent disfigurement, so I simply said "Ok", guessing that was the only response he couldn't use to legitimise violence. Seems to have worked because then he let me go. In a conversation with my Grandad the next day, I was told that managing to get through that kind of a minefield, especially considering how much of a drunken state I was in, was nothing short of miraculous. Not something I'd ever repeat, that experience. Apologies for the wall of text. * This troper's friend has two 10-year-old twin brothers, Zack and Drew, who embody this trope, but especially Drew. Their parents didn't put much effort into raising them, especially after two other kids, so the two basically raised themselves. Despite being 10, they both speak like they're 3 or 4 because they insist on speaking in whatever language they came up with when talking to each other (a sort of bad English), and their parents won't teach them how to speak properly because they cry when they have to learn. However, the major problem

with their lack of proper raising is that they're both extraordinarily selfish and become violent easily. They respond to just about anything they don't like, including being in their room when they don't want you to be, playing a video game when they want to play instead, playing bad music, doing bad on video games, and especially forcing them off the Xbox 360 (which they're literally addicted to) by screaming, crying, and flying into a rage. This troper isn't particularly injured by their punches or kicks unless they make a hit to his head (they don't eat much either, so they're skinny and tiny as well), but Drew once jerked his head by his hair, which was enough to make this troper push him hard enough to toss him across the room. Generally, walking into their house, especially a room they're in, is playing with your health and sanity. * [[Tropers/{{randomfanboy}} My]] sister is a HairTriggerTemper. I am a {{jerkass}} PungeonMaster. This is not a good combination. * A friend of this troper has a HairTriggerTemper. I've only heard about her raging, but from what I've heard, it's not pretty. * This troper's friend. For instance, he got turned down by one lesbian and is now completely homophobic. He is also a TedBaxter (at least on the outside). He's great fun to troll. * This Troper is an ''inverse'' HairTriggerTemper. Particularly in my Drama class. Literally everything I say or do is met with anger and hatred. Quarter of a second late to close the curtains? Screaming. Deliver a line improperly? Tell me I'm a dumbass. Deliver a line perfectly? Tell me I'm a dumbass. Ask what, for the love of God, is everybody's problem? Get told I'm weird and an asshole. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick point out that one of the other students is going around rubbing his crotch against people?]] Get told to stop being a jerk. ** Maybe you should find some new people to hang out with. * This troper's father. I learned before I was ''three'' to tread carefully around him, and it still doesn't work. * Me, sometimes. Compounded by extreme paranoia. * This troper's boyfriend. No grape juice at school? RAGE! Pizza's burnt? RAGE! Touch his stuff? RAGE! Interrupt him? RAGE! Just mess up on saying something or it's inconsistent? "{{BAKA}}!" Added some explanation to an answer? "YOU DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN!" Responded to something he said? "YOU DIDN'T NEED TO ANSWER THAT!/IT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION!" It's hard to NOT piss him off at some point each day! ** Baffling. Why ''are'' you with him? *** I'm with this troper. * Don't move this troper's stuff. Don't use any of this troper's consumables. Don't try to talk to him when I have my headphones on. The term ape-shit ceases to be adequate. * This troper had a friend who was like this. At first this troper thought she was just like this with her boyfriend (they would literally argue about everything!) but then she wound up in this troper's drama group, and it turned out, no, she acted as if anything everyone said or did was a personal insult to her intelligence. She literally threw a tantrum once because her boyfriend bought her a gift that was on sale at the time. It didn't even matter that she had been

pestering him to buy it for her. Poor guy. * This troper has possibly THE WORST HairTriggerTemper of all. Her main BerserkButton is misuse of English, but ''anything'' and ''she means anything'' can set her off. * This troper used to enter rages like a [[DungeonsAndDragons 20th level barbarian]] when he thought he was insulted or being condescended to. Now it takes a lot more to get me riled up, [[PapaWolf but you do not tease younger kids in my prescence]]]. * This editor '''is''' this trope. Almost anything he finds in the Internet hits a BerserkButton. This wiki is no exception. The troper tales page is no exception. Well, there is a [[RuleThirtyFour notable exception]]. * This troper is an odd version of this - in my case, it's other peoples' tempers that are the trigger. I can stay calm through just about anything, but the minute that somebody else blows up, I follow suit immediately, even if their anger isn't directed at me. So, hypocritically enough, my BerserkButton is any type of drastic overreaction. * This troper knows a girl who oddly combines HTT with TranquilFury, making her a vicious DeadpanSnarker {{Tsundere}} Type 1. * This troper has an extremely short temper -- but I'm also a pacifist who hates violence and who's never gotten into a fight before. Quite inconsistent, I do realise that, but my temper often gets the better of me, no matter how much I try to control it. Lately though I've been having ''some'' success in controlling it: hopefully things will get better. * This troper is this trope in an odd way. The tiniest things can set her off, but much bigger things (unless they're VERY serious) don't seem to bother her one bit. If you touch my stuff, use my things without my permission, criticize me (even slightly), try to send me to bed when I'm not tired or eat my food or anything similar, my fuse will have been blown and there'll be no way to calm me down! But give me an F on a test I studied all week for? Whatever. Accidentally drop my keyboard (if I allowed you to use my computer)? I don't care. Erase my save file on a video game I'd just completed after working on it for months? I couldn't care less. Yeah, I'm a weird person. * This troper's English teacher. Let's just say there is a reason he is feared by everyone, even those who have been in his lessons (VOLUME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). ** This (same) troper has a habit of switching from completely uninterested in a conversation through to being able to make a snarky comment to a person speaking with little effort. Has resulted in a few [=MoW's=]/CMOA's, but particularly against one guy who seems to have a bad comment about EVERYTHING! The best one (at the time of typing) is on Sophisticated As Hell (which also sums me up). * [[{{Tropers/ElegantVamp}} This troper]] is usually a nice, caring, quiet (in school) person. I consider myself to be a {{Yangire}}. But I am definietely this, and this is a side of me you DON'T want to see. A couple of hours ago, I went NUCKING FUTS because my G*DDAMNED COMPUTER DELETED THE SIMS 3 GAME I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST '''TWO DAYS'''. I was very specific into what color the hair was, the color of the clothing, the width of the house, how far apart the furniture

was, etc. AND EVEN AFTER I SAVED IT, MY COMPUTER MESSED UP, AND NOW EVERYTHING IS GONE. To get rid of my rage, I wanted to kill a (premade) Sims family by setting their house on fire. THEN MY COMPUTER SHUT DOWN, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. (After all that time spent getting the baby fed, changed and far away from the soon-to-be burning house) Keep in mind, that this was over a computer game. Not only this, but also when I hurt myself, when people move my stuff (this is when my OCD kicks in), make me go to bed early, "shush" me, cancel plans with me, critcize me (''not'' constructive criticism), when people yell at me (their anger just makes mine worse), etc. A couple weeks ago, in my orchestra class, I was sitting next to this one girl, and my friend, holding [my friend's] phone, looking at something. Then the girl reached over and tried to take it, but I said, "hold on a sec". Then, she gets up in my face and says, "''Let go''". If it wasn't for the fact that there were other people in that room, I probably would've smacked her. And this is only when I'm ''very annoyed''. You don't want to know what happens when I'm PO'd. * This troper tends to exhibit a high trigger temper because her high functioning autism prevents her from understanding when someone is making a joke or exhibiting sarcasm without trying to hurt her feelings. * This troper wants to punch and murder everyone on this page for having hair trigger tempers. That should say enough about mine. * This troper's friend Katie has the worst temper of anyone I know. We're convinced she's bipolar. Girl will got grom upbeat and cheerful to murderous bitch for either ''no reason whatso ever'' or because someone said something. Not anything bad, no, just anything in general. This includes ''"good morning"''. * This troper comes off as this sometimes, mostly to her AnnoyingYoungerSibling, but usally because he's talking to her when she's trying to do something and is telling me things ''I honestly don't care about''. He also keeps tapping my shoulder and goes "Hey. Hey Meg. Meeeeg! Listen to this!". Tapping my shoulder is somethin that greatly annoys me. * This Troper's father is this to a very annoying degree. He is always set off by the stupidest and mildest of things, and it becomes impossible to have a regular conversation with him without hitting his button. His temper is even worse when he is half-awake; you cannot interact with him during that time, anything you say to him will set him off, especially criticism. When he is set off, he screams like a gorilla and tries to defend himself with the stupidest arguments. Honestly, he seriously borders on constant Jerkass. ** Something even more stupid with his temper came up. My mom was feeling a little sick, so she asked him to make a salad. He tried to shove it onto me by saying he is watching the news, but I told him she asked HIM to do it. All of a sudden, he gets angry and start shouting and saying to leave him alone and let him watch the news. All because of a fucking salad. He's such an ass. ** And yet another thing came up. My sister and had made some food for ourselves at noon because we were...well, hungry. He comes back in the afternoon, and for no apparent reason starts raging about the fact that we didn't make food for him as well. This is coupled with when we

ate some of his favorite ham, which he CLEARLY stated was something he would share with the family. The next day, he starts raging that there is no ham left. And he takes it out on my mother. I'm beginning to question his ability to run a family. * This troper is a cause of ''BewareTheNiceOnes'' But there some people who REALLY set me off, ESPECIALLY homophobes, racists and religious extremists, and if people get in my face for no reason, they WILL be in for a VERY rude awakening, I can go from quiet and nonthreatening to completely fucking enraged so fast it would make your head spin(I sorta get that from my dad, who also has a hair trigger temper, but considering the people he has to deal with at his job all day, it's hard to blame him) * This troper has one, but in many cases, she doesn't get as mad or mad at all at her closest friends or her current crush when they do things that usually outrage her. She doesn't like the sight of anyone tapping their fingers, she doesn't like people licking their forks/spoons/fingers/hands after they eat, she doesn't like when people burp without excusing themselves, she doesn't like when people take/use her things without permission, she doesn't like when people try to get her to talk to them when she's in a separate conversation (Hellooo, I'm talking here!), etc. Those and other very small things often make this troper very, unjustifiably mad. Big things don't tend to upset her as much unless they are REALLY big. ** In addition, this troper's father and best friend have hair trigger tempers. Her father will jump out of his seat and shout at you if you do something, whether it's small or large, that annoys him. Her best friend will try (and fail) to act tough or whine at you if you do something, again, whether it's small or large, to make her mad. * I have elaborate, violent murder fantasies about anyone who condescends me or insults me. (I mean those subtle bitchy insults, like I said once as a joke I'd be a 40 year old virgin, a friend said "aw, don't be silly," and this other person went, "wait, did you say she wasn't going to be a 40-year old virgin? Huh?" That person is going to either get stabbed in the forehead or shot several times in the face with a gun. I'm actually kinda quiet and dorky. But in my mind, alot of people are dying horribly. * This troper's mum seems to randomly switch between being completely okay with everything, and this for reasons completely unknown to me. Every hour or so, maybe longer, I've never really tested it because it's fucking scary. I think this has actually messed me up a bit; I'm now incredibly shy and quiet because I worry about absolutely everything I say. * This Troper is often this when at the computer... Lag? Rage. Freezing? RAGE. Freezing while I'm watching/listening to something AND THE SOUND STILL KEEPS FUCKING PLAYING WITH NO POSSIBILITY TO SHUT IT OFF? RAAAAAGE! * This troper will flip out on people with very little warning if she's irritated - which is a lot of the time. ---''What's that? You wanna go back to HairTriggerTemper? You think you're too good for this page, is that it? You tryin' to start something with me, huh? Huh? '''''Huh'''''?!''

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HalfIdenticalTwins * This troper works as a cashier with her older sister and younger brother. People routinely ask if we're twins, despite the fact that the sister is in college and I'm in high school. On another note, people ask this troper if her (12-year-old) brother is her son, although this troper is 16. squick. * [[RedSavant This troper]] has an elder twin sister, who is female. This troper is male. People still ask whether [[TooDumbToLive we're identical]]. * As strange as it may sound, this editor's sister bears a striking resemblance to him. Made even stranger by the fact that she is a year and a half younger than I am. In fact, many have asked if we're twins, apparently confused about how identical twins work. Of course, being in the same grade might have something to do with the confusion, making it look like we're fraternal twins. ** Another troper has a friend with a younger brother just like this. *** Are you talking about me? People used to think me and my sister were twins. **** People used to say this about me and my sister all the time, much to our annoyance (we didn't get along much back then). Also my older brother looks SCARILY identical to my Dad based on photos of my Dad when he was my brother's age. * This troper and her two-years-younger brother have been mistaken for twins, but this is usually because this troper looks remarkably like a boy when her hair is short. * This troper is regularly mistaken for his six-years older brother. ''By his mom''. * This troper has cousins who are 8 years apart in age (they're sisters), but look like they could be clones. ** Are you my cousin? Because that describes my sister and I perfectly. * This troper has a disturbingly similar face to that of her twoyears-younger sister (the disturbing comes from the fact that I loathe her). Of course, I was always tall for my age and she was always short for hers, so we've never really been confused for each other. Even less so nowadays, since I'm four inches taller and more developed, and the blondish hair we had as children turned into strawberry blonde for me and light brown for her. * This troper went to middle school with a set of identical twins. The half identical twin was their younger brother, who was two years younger than the twins, but looked like a third twin. Fast forward 5 years and the twins and their younger brother STILL look like triplets. * One editor had a friend who was the oldest of six girls. All the girls looked like various-size editions of each other and their mother, to the point that it was rather easy to confuse any two of the girls who were near each other in age/size. * This troper's husband and his sister are so alike in appearance that

they have been mistaken for twins. Compounding the error, their birthdays are three days apart and they usually had joint birthday parties growing up. * This troper used to know a set of fraternal twins, a boy and a girl. If you made the boy's hair longer or the girl's hair shorter, they would have looked ''exactly'' alike. * This troper IS a fraternal twin, and while there's a resemblence between him and his sister (such as you'd expect from, you know, siblings) we don't look very much alike. So for the love of god you'd [[BerserkButton better not ask whether we're identical...]] ** Oh, and we went through elementary school with another set of fraternal twins. With a minimal amount of effort the brother and I could pass for identical twins. Always good for a laugh. * This troper has ''three'' sets of these (kids of my cousins) - one is a pair of brothers, the other two pairs are brother and sister; in all three pairs the age difference is about two years. The odd thing about the two brother-sister pairs is that the Pair A siblings look like exactly their father (their mom jokes that she's breeding clones of her husband) while in Pair B the boy and his look-alike older sister resemble their mother while his twin sister looks like her father. ** As a reverse of this, both sets of ''actual'' twins in my family are fraternal; in addition to the above pair, the other set consists of my youngest cousins, two brothers who are so different in appearance that one looks about three years older, much to his joy and his brother's chagrin. ** Additionally, I had a friend who was essentially a clone of her older sisters. Her only brother, on the other hand, looked like he'd been adopted - their father was white, their mother was Asian; the girls got both parent's looks while the boy got only his mother's. * This troper and her eighteen-month-older brother. As well as her twenty-four-month-younger brother. Hell, we've been mistaken for triplets. * This troper and her brother (who's sixteen months older than her) are regularly mistaken for twins, which is reasonable enough because we're close to the point of finishing each other's sentences. We just go with it; we enjoy our pseudo-twinness in full. * This troper has a brother who's four years older than her. We're both blonde and around the same height, and apparently we're clones of each other. This makes my brother very unhappy since he's nineteen and I'm fifteen, and people think we're both seventeen. * This troper has twin cousins he didn't know were fraternal until they were in ''college''. He's still not sure if he can tell them apart. * Upon meeting my family (mother, father, younger sister by two years, younger brother by four) a friend asked me if my family and I were really just clones. * I got 2 examples, one involving myself. My sister, who is like two years younger than me, but almost just as tall, but has more hair and no glasses.... People are able to identify her as my sister almost immediately because we look so much alike, despite obvious differences. And then there's my best friend whose brother is like 2

years older and my friend is basically his "Mini-Me", besides hairstyle differences. Eerie * Averted with [[BooBooBob This Troper]]. I'm an identical twin. * Whenever ThisTroper and his next-younger brother go out, we often get asked if we're twins. We're actually a year and a half apart. * This troper and his seventeen-months-younger brother looked a lot alike as small children - less so now, as this troper is much skinnier than his brother and also ''shorter,'' and his brother's the only person in the family who doesn't need glasses. ** He also knows two sets of those stair-step siblings - one male, one female. One of the male ones looks disturbingly like a shorter version of this troper. * My mother and her younger brother (my uncle, obviously) are a year and a half apart in age. Looking at pictures of them as little kids, I would've mistaken them for twins had I not known who they were, and a lot of people did think they were twins back then. * I don't know if this counts, but I have a cousin who is six years older, but at times, people get us confused. Despite me having longer hair and being almost a foot taller. * This troper actually ''is'' a literal half-identical twin. It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_twin polar body twinning]]. ** This troper is as well, if family history is to be believed. When the doctors who deliver you aren't sure if you're identical twins until they actually compare DNA, it's pretty clear something like this is going on. *** Given that there is one pair of (possible) polar-body twins, who would be in elementary school right now... Hmm. * [[{{Lockea}} This troper]] is frequently mistaken for her sister, who is two years younger, especially by her parents. It doesn't help that her real name is [[{{Theme Twin Naming}} two letters different from her sister's name]]. They even began introducing themselves as identical twins just to stop the questions. * This troper has been mistaken for both his older brother and his younger sister, people have asked if my brother and i are twins. ** I also have two other younger sisters who actually are (similar but non-identical) twins. When they were younger friends of our parent used to have to ask if it was the bigger twin and the older sister were the twins, or the actual twins. Now the two twins are fifteen, and have grown into their own independant looks (and i half-suspect that they're going out with the same guy (i try not to look for fear of going blind)) and they've recently been cast in a modern retelling of Hamlet, playing... ThoseTwoGuys! *** And on top of THAT their parts in the play add a very odd angle to the roles. Think about, Gertrude sends two twin female spies after Hamlet to, ahem, "talk sense into him". And at one point they utter the line "my lord you once did love me". I've told the director about this reading of the parts but he insists I'm imagining things, but i've asked other actors in the play and they've noticed it too! **** But to be fair, in this production Hamlet spends most of his time taking teh piss out of them, going so far as to frequently and deliberately mistake them for men (cos he calls them sirs in the original text, which we're using(abridged)).

***** His grandmother was also a twin (identical), and they were name Ita and Rita. And on top of THAT they also had two Other friends named Rita, and Ita was used to being adressed as Rita. So if they were all sat together and someone asked for Rita... **** He also has a cousin who has an identical cousin. They're same height, similar faces, similar styles, similar glasses. It is actually frickin uncanny. * Myself, my older brother and no less then two of our uncles would be mistaken for each other if you where shown a photo of each of us at four. We all still look amazingly similar. * A friend of this troper's and her younger sister were often mistaken to be twins including once on a day out, by a passerby. Said passerby failed to notice this troper and her identical twin walking directly behind them. Go figure! * Inverted by [[{{Melesmelda}} this troper]] and her sister. We're identical twins, yet due to a case of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-to-twin_transfusion_syndrome twinto-twin transfusion]] in utero, I'm several inches taller, generally more stronger, my hair is thicker, and we've pretty much always maintained a 3:2 body weight ratio with me being the heavier and her being very scrawny. I'm the more outgoing one, but we have about the same intelligence and like most of the same stuff. We usually have to inform people that we are, in fact, twins, and this usually receives looks of shock. (Is there a separate trope for non-identical identical twins, out of curiosity?) * Me and my brother are somehow mistaken for each other, even though he's 2-3 years younger. And I reckon I look a lot like my dad. Except I'm taller than him. * This troper's older sister and mother look exactly the same when they were children, to the point where it's difficult to sort pictures. This troper doesn't suffer from this trope, thankfully. It helps that this troper is the only one who doesn't need glasses, too. * This troper has two friends who have successfully passed themselves off as identical twins despite being a guy and a girl and not at all related. * This troper was at a friend's house when she noticed a photo on the fridge. "You played softball?" "That's not me. That's my ''stepcousin''." * This troper once knew a pair of siblings that actually ''were'' twins, and were damn near identical. However, on the first day of classes, they explained everything. However, they were startlingly alike, as they were both absolutely horrible people. * People say [[{{LittleMai}} This Tropette]] looks a lot like her ''nine-years older'' sister. * [[@/{{Bisected8}} This Troper]] and his younger (by 16 months) brother were often mistaken for each other while we were children/teenagers. Nowadays he has long hair and a slightly heavier build. Also, I've always had lighter hair and blue eyes while he has both darker hair and brown eyes. * This Troper had a friend in elementary school who people kept assuming was my twin sister. * This Troper has a 7-years-older sister who she looks an awful lot

like (at least, when you see younger pictures of her sister) and this sister is easily recognised as her sister. She has also seen a photo of her dad when he was younger and instead saw ''herself'' in it. * This troper's mom had an embarassing moment when she couldn't say wether the kid portrayed in an old picture was me or my nine years older brother (it actually was him, and he was at least ten in the pic). ** There multiple occurances of this when this troper's boyfriend's mum was picking photos to show at his brother's birthday party. They haven't let her hear the end of it since. * [[{{Heatherly}} This troper's]] sister and ''daughter'' look freakishly alike. If you lay pictures of them at the same age side by side, it's nearly impossible to tell them apart. It's not fair! I did all the work! * Happened twice with this troper. When I was younger, my [[IdenticalGrandson mother and I]] were mistaken for sisters. Another time, when I had just gotten my glasses, I was quite surprised to see my four-years older brother still at ho-- Oh wait, that was just me looking at my ''own reflection''. Though it's also partially because the upper part of my face couldn't be seen. * This troper is different enough in build (she's oddly masculinelooking while he's oddly feminine, in fact) and hair length to be distinguished from her brother. It's a different matter when it comes to our voices, clothes, names, aspects of our faces, and mannerisms. * [[AnnaMorgause This troper]] has two cousins who are seven and fourteen years younger than her respectively. Both younger cousins, (who are sisters,) looked like little "me"s as small children. It's too the point that the one that is fourteen years younger than I am saw a picture of me when I was two or three and thought it was her, (and really, it could've passed for her.) Needless to say, they are often mistaken for my sisters. ** In addition, my Grandmother's siblings all have the same face. When I was younger, I saw a picture of all 11 of them together and exclaimed "It's a bunch of Grammy's!" * I wish I could show you the evidence, and for privacy's sake can't of course. Back in elementary school I had two classmates who were fraternal twins. I never noticed it at the time, but looking back at my old yearbooks I came to the revelation that the girl looked like her brother in a wig! To add to all this, [[ThemeNames they were named Alex and Alicia]]. * This Tropette has found a Half Identical Twin in her girlfriend. It's creepy how much we look alike and we always get weird looks when we start to get kissy or whatever in public. It's like incest but with out the real factor! (It's still creepy as hell and its fun to watch other people react) * [[{{Night}} This Troper]] knew a pair of HalfIdenticalTwins in elementary school, Storm and Emma Putzke (hope that was spelled right). They were visually indistingushable until Emma grew her hair out a bit. * This Troper's entire immediate family (both parents, his sister, and his brother) came to pick him up from school one day and a buddy was feaked out because everyone in my family had "the same face".

* Unfortunatley, this troper and her twin brother are ACTUALLY halfidentical biologically. We're just good looking mutants... >_> * Two girls (they were sisters) that used to be in this tropers art class. Though one was 2 years older than the other (and at least a foot taller), they were completely indistinguishable aside from the height. What made matters worse is that they have extremely similar voices and personalities. * Before this adopted troper got really fat and his sister got really skinny, they were often mistaken for biosiblings. Eyes, hair and natural skin tone not just the same color, but the same shade, really. Round faces, cleft chins, even similarly-shaped hairlines. And she's the younger one, so this wasn't a decision our parents made. Just coincidence. * This troper's sister and (male) cousin are regularly taken for twins. They exploited this shamelessly in the year where she was old enough to get into pubs and he wasn't: "ID?" "I can't find it, but we're twins." * This troper (female) is often said to look much like her 2-years older BROTHER. ** Are you me, by any chance? * This Troper looks a lot like her friend, except for the fact that he is male, and she is female, and he is a lot taller. We look kinda alike, and are always together, and have a similar personality. Most people who dont think we are twins, think we are boyfriend and girlfriend...so id much rather have them think he is my brother. * This Troper (who shall remain unnamed) was friends with DavidCross's sister, before he got famous. Now that he makes regular media appearances, I get to see Julie's face with his shaved head all the time. * This Troper subverts this by looking absolutely nothing like her younger sister but they are still mistaken for twins/close friends because I have a 'young face' while my sister can look anywhere from a year or so older than her actual age to five years older depending on her clothes and make-up. * There is a male cat and a female cat living outside this troper's house. They only differ in gender and slight differences in color. her(this troper's) family isn't sure if they're from the same litter (twins, technically) but she believes so. * This Troper (who has forgotten her handle) has an 18-months-younger brother who people say looks extremely similar to her. It doesn't help that her hair is shorter-than-shoulder length and his is only slightly shorter than that, both the same shade, or that he's shorter than her only by about a centimeter, or that they have the same skin shade, or that they have the same exact eyebrows and eyelashes, or that the only discernable difference is that his eye color is a lighter brown than hers and she wears glasses. * This Troper is male, with a female fraternal twin. When we were little, even our PARENTS couldn't tell us apart. Now, I've dyed my naturally-blonde hair a reddish-violet and pierced my eyebrow and lower lip. My sister still has her natural hair color but curls it and wears it (slightly) longer and has no facial piercings (she has a belly ring, but if she's wearing something to reveal it, it's pretty

obvious she's not me XD). Still, anyone who doesn't see us regularly almost always get us confused. I suppose it's justified, since we have very similar facial features, but still, it's a bit infuriating to be mistaken not only for a girl, but for your highly feminine sister... * This troper knows a pair of twins who look almost identical, even though they are fraternal. * This troper's former teacher bears a strong resemblance to her brother, and they're often mistaken for twins, but aren't. Said teacher finds it particularly silly because, as a biology teacher, she knows that's very unusual for fraternal twins to look alike. * This troper's five-years-younger sister looks like a twelve-year-old version of her, the only difference being the sister's eye colour and height. We even sound identical; our own parents can't tell us apart on the phone. * This troper is almost identical to his father when he was younger. Also, two of my cousins, brothers, look identical. Well, sort of. There's an eight year age difference, but in pictures that they're the same age, they look identical. * This troper has two neighbors. They are eight-year-old fraternal twins who look exactly the same except for gender. Their mom gets asked whether they are identical ALL. THE. TIME. * For [[Tropers/SlvstrChung this troper]], the hypothetical situation on the mainpage - identical twins where one gets a sex-change operation - is not hypothetical at all, as he knows a twin pair who have undergone this. This troper actually has no problem telling them apart, because they exemplify the TomboyAndGirlyGirl dichotomy (and, if memory serves, did so even pre-op). This just goes to show you one thing: HalfIdenticalTwins only work if the twins are ''trying'' to look identical. (Which this troper can ''also'' attest to because he knew the sex-change twins from choir, and the choir's ''director'' is a twin, and ''they'' are so identical it's not even funny...) ** Incidentally, this troper has sung in four choirs ever in his life. ''Three'' of them are run by twins. What're the odds of that? (One set of "So identical I can only tell because one of them isn't waving a baton," one set of "One's getting pauchier so I can kind of tell them apart," and one set of "Totally easy because one of them shaved his head".) * [[Tropers/{{Dalek955}} This troper]] is told that he looks very much like his six-years-younger brother physically, but that our ''body language'' is totally different. * This troper and his twin sister look ''disturbingly'' like crossdressing versions of each other. ---Return to Main/HalfIdenticalTwins, which looks an awful lot like this page, only it's different. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HamAndCheese Describe your experiences with Ham and Cheese here.

* This Troper does this all the time in a performance. And gets praised for it greatly. * [[LLawliet This troper]] got shanghaied into acting in a few videos some people in his TV 2 class were working on. He was made to act in some of the dumbest, most idiotic roles ever, and he knew it. He hammed it up accordingly. * [[{{terlwyth}} This troper]] read through the play TheCrucible in junior year and at one point was given the role of Mary Warren one of the paranoid servant girls who said some of the weirdest things,and so he read it [[LargeHam accordingly]],with a nice falsetto to match * This troper's camp once did a rendition of HighSchoolMusical for its annual upper-camp play. I got to be one of the weird interpretivedance kids in the part with all the bad auditions. (And may I just say: ''Best. Bit part. Ever.'') The epic ham-and-cheese sandwich I made from the role literally got more audience reaction than any other part of the play. * This troper was once appointed as the director of a school drama about a certain historical event in the [=40s=]. I and most of my class didn't exactly like the "good guys" as the school staff wanted them to be depicted, so we went on to defile the source material with extreme prejudice (or in [[{{Ptitleqxvqql7oro2v}} layman's term]], wreck the shit out of it). I told the "good guys" and the main "villains" (one of which I also played) to [[HamToHamCombat ham it up]] and the secondary "villains" and {{Mooks}} to maximize [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan delivery of deliciously snarky lines]]. I inserted sex jokes, references to my favorite works and [[TakeThat subtle insults]] to multiple groups and individuals to the script and gave a weird film noir tone. The costumes, made from spare materials we found lying around, ''look'' like clothes from the time period, but they [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes didn't quite look right either]]. The "villains" are given cardboard replicas of period-appropriate weapons such as Lee-Enfield, Mauser Karabiner and Owen submachine gun, but the "heroes" got cardboard replicas of modern weapons such as FN SCAR-H, FN P90 and Steyr AUG. The whole thing ended up costing exactly $2.50 and feeling like an [[NarmCharm over-the-top police state propaganda]], which is exactly what it would've been like had we done it the way the teachers wanted it. The school staff, not knowing ''that'' much about history, failed to notice the anachronism, but the production staff and the students had a ''magnificent'' time. * This troper's university has the serious theatre types, who only fall into this by embarrassing accident, but then there are the intrepid members of the Light Entertainment Society. Where WorldOfHam meets HamAndCheese, there's a standing order for a LargeHam and the HurricaneOfPuns is considered a fine art. Our kind of people. * It happens to be This Troper's favorite kind of sandwich. ** This troper (the school drama director above) prefers tuna and cabbage (yeah, call me crazy). HamAndCheese is a close second, though. Especially with eggs. Yum. * This troper, during rehersals for Death of a Salesman, had to step in for both Uncle Ben and Happy Loman (not at the same time) when the actors were unable to be there. Both performances, despite no

knowledge of their blocking and with a very poor accent, were regarded as better than the actual actor's performances. How did he do this? By letting his inner self run rampard with the parts upon being informed about standing in. Slight subvertion, as the play was actually looking really good at the time of my stepping in, although Uncle Ben's standing in was definately this, as we had been having a line problem on the same night I stood in for Uncle Ben (the director, who is hard to impress, was actually smiling throughout my stand in: he had actually yelled (and he has a VERY LOUD voice) during the line mess up which had happened during Biff and Happy's first conversation). ** Also, he pulled this off while in a performance of Dracula Spectacula (he was Ghengis, for the people who have seen the play). He had to say the line "Nobody understands me" before leaving the stage after overeacting. He failed to overeact (he was 13 (well, 14 on the last night), to be fair), but his line was said in an impersonation of Vincent Price, which was a vast change from his alto voice at the time. The actor who was playing the part of the priest informed him that the line got the first audiable laugh from the audience. This was actually a thrown in idea, as he had decided to lower his voice on the line just for the drama when the scene had first been performed. * 9th grade English final: reenact a scene from RomeoAndJuliet. This troper's group got the final scene and, since nobody else wanted to play the titular roles, this troper ended up playing Romeo AND Juliet ([[CrazyAwesome made it work]]) and killed himself twice in one scene. * I will find a way to act this way in no matter what role im put in. * [[{{dalekandrews}} This Troper]] got involved in a school play. Which was some really [[FanficChopSuey bizzare]] between ''[[ScoobyDoo Scooby Doo]]'', ''[[{{Lazytown}} Lazytown]]'', and lord knows what else. '''NO ONE''' took it seriously, even the '''director''', and all hammed it up spectacularly. This Troper played [[{{InNameOnly}} Robby Rotten]] and hammed every scene to [[{{BeyondTheImpossible}} such unheard of levels]] a whole lot of it underwent local MemeticMutation. Even the dance scenes! ** ESPECIALLY the [[{{StupidStatementDanceMix}} dance scenes]]. There was one in which this troper was trying to prevent a [[{{CharacterDerailment}} fat, lazy]] Sportacus from doing exercise again. [[{{WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome}} To the tune of the]] ''[[{{WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome}} Rocky]]'' [[{{WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome}} theme]]. ** And there was another one in which this troper proclaimed [[{{CardCarryingVillain}} how]] [[{{EvilIsHammy}} deliciously]] [[{{ObviouslyEvil}} evil]] [[{{ForTheEvulz}} he was]] [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} while]] [[{{StupidStatementDanceMix}} dancing to]] MichaelJackson's ''[[{{DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment}} I'm Bad]]''. * [[Tropers/{{ladygem}} This Troper's]] senior play was TheSoundOfMusic, I should mention we are an all girl's school. The romance was awkward and hammy enough, but the Nazis, Good Lord the Nazis. During rehearsal, I took every opportunity to watch their scenes as the girls playing them were hilarious. Then there was the time the head Nazi had to leave rehearsal early and I was called in to read her lines, wearing her armband and hat [[NunTooHoly over my nun's

habit.]] * This tropette once had to do an extra credit project with a friend on the water cycle. One of the allowed choices was a video. Since most videos I take are crappy, I decided to make it extra, '''extra''' hammy. One memorable line that made the entire class laugh was '''"OH RAIN GODS FROM ABOVE, I CALLETH UPON YOU TO RAIN DOWN UPON US WITH YOUR RAINY RAIN."''' Another was "Oh hey, I'm turning to liquid...'''[[OhCrap OH WAIT I'M TURNING TO LIQUID?!?!]]" ''' And yet again, another one was ''' "AGHHH MORE FLOODS?! AGAIN?! OH MIGHTY RAIN-THING-PEOPLE, I ASKETH YOU TO RESTORE BALANCE, PEACE AND HARMONY TO THE LANDS!!!!!" ''' Both me and my friend felt very stupid afterward. We did get good extra credit, and those lines reached MemeticMutation at my school. * This very hammy troper got sucked into the role of Polonius in Hamlet. While I tend to comedy for the sake of hamming it up I took the role of Polonius on a bet. I did a minimal ham job in acts one and two. I went above and beyond the call of ham in act three. specifically Polonius' death scene. Shouting "I'VE BEEN SLAIN" followed by falling over as if someone knocked me out cold sold the scene. Bad news is in our final night I fell off stage and dislocated my right shoulder. I did win the bet though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'''DARE YOU GO BACK TO HAM AND CHEESE?!''' ...I feel so stupid. Here, just go-HamAndCheese

HammerspaceHair * This troper regularly pulls things out of her hair, and yes, it is almost in the shape of an afro. * This troper just today, (9-20) while at lunch me and several of his friends tore out backpacked apart looking for small objects to put in out friends afro, we fit such items as, a plastic fork, a binder ring, two pencils, a pen, sharpie, $1.37 in change, a plastic Halloween spider, and a few pencil erasers, a few things weren't exactly hidden, but i think this counts. ** we also got a comment from the school cop, "you guys have such a f**king horrible sense of humor* * One of this troper's teachers has a military background (read: crew cut); he enjoys poking fun at kids with long hair by suggesting that they could pull weapons out of their hair if the need arises. * This troper used to braid a long trowing-nail into his hair, until he decided that whatever useulness one could get from it was by far outweighted by the risk of arrest, the unmanly hairstyle, and the fact that the extra weight made his roots hurt like hell. * This troper (who's hair is almost afro-textured) once lost an earring in her hair. I found it about a couple of hours later when I was brushing my hair. * This troper has RapunzelHair. However, due to how tangly it is, it can become a thick space-defying ponytail that will eat whatever gets near it. It may appear later at night when she gets it down though. Or

not. In any case it tends to be unvoluntary. * This troper does this a lot with his hair, using his overly large dred (one large dred 64cm long) to store pencils, tools while working and even tanto's while training (and yes this troper has supprised a few of his students by drawing a knife out of his hair during classes) it also makes a nifty improvised weapon to club unsuspecting people.

HamToHamCombat * This troper and her friends have a habit of [[TheNicknamer nicknaming each other]]. And at times, BecomingTheMask in the way of in-character jokes. Currently, this troper is [[PonyoOnACliffByTheSea Fujimoto]] and one friend is [[DeathNote Mello]]. This is sort of self-explanatory. ** Made even more humorous by the fact that this troper is ''usually'' a major ShrinkingViolet.) * One time in This Troper's theater class in middle school we had a competition to see who could act the best. Let's just say that metaphorically the auditorium collapsed from the combat. * In my high school's production of ByeByeBirdie I was playing Harry MacAffee (the dad), while a close friend played 'Mama'May Peterson. We were both enormous hams. LIKE AS HUGE AS THE TITANIC. Although we had zero interaction, and appeared in only two scenes together for a total of a few minutes together onstage, we still tried to out-ham the other. During rehearsals it we unintentionally had ALL of our conversations in the hammiest way possible. Off-stage I won. On stage, the audience loved her just a little bit more than me. It helps that her character is meant to be overacted. * This troper had an impromptu outbreak of this: out in the Tasmanian bush, I and a few friends were filming a very silly pick-a-path style movie. Practicing my lines, I came out with something along the lines of "Yes, I am...Not Very Evil Man!" A walker in the area then suddenly yelled out "This cannot be! For I am...Very Evil Man! Let us do battle!" Very sadly, the cameras were not running. * [[Troper/AdelePotter This Tropette]] and her friend always get it big loud arguments (always in good fun) solely for the purpose of us hamming it up. "Where were you?" "I-- [[BlatantLies I was on the moon.]] [[EddieIzzard With Steve.]]" "Who's Steve?" "This guy." "Who's this guy?" "He has two arms and two legs!" "What are they called?" "Rufus, Luke, Albert and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking HIM.]]" * Many competitions between this troper and his friends end up like this, and most of the rest follow this trope from the beginning. How many games of Go do you know of that were preceded by [[UnSoundEffect un-sound effects]], accusations of arson and a dramatic entrance? * Me and a friend of mine sometimes have phone calls that start off normal but OneThingLeadsToAnother and next thing we know we're shouting out pop-culture references and memes at each other, yelling over the phone, singing poorly, silly impressions and the list goes on. * This Troper was on a trip in Italy in 2008. During the tour of Pompeii, the tour guide got into an argument with a teacher giving a tour, since teachers in Italy aren't allowed to give tours, you have

to be a certified tour guide. The two started going at it stereotypical Italian-style. The battle was glorious. * This troper was at a big conference on equality put on my his college, where one activity was a series of plays put on by the drama department depicting discrimination - in this case, homophobia. The angle was, at any time, an audience member could jump in to the lead character's role and see if they could do a better job in the situation. One was a confrontation with the character's father, played by a drama geek friend of mine who gets a little too into his roles (i.e. entirely). A guy who I'm going to go out on a limb and assume is gay got up and switched with the lead character. Now I'm guessing he had some issues to work through, because by the end of the play the two of them were shouting at each other at the top of their lungs, red-faced, while everyone else was laughing hysterically. My friend was so into the role that, he told me afterwards, he was not far off hitting the poor guy and yelling "You're no son of mine!" * I think me and [[TheLancer my buddy]] engaged in this....for no goddamned reason. -->Me: I say, this caffein free diet coke, is the best thing that happened to humanity. -->Buddy: Balsphemy! What had happened to your devotion to the Church of Pepsiology? -->M: Pepsiology? Do you honestly believe me to be one of those insane devotees? How foolish of you! -->B: HERETICS! I'll have you tied up and burned in stakes for millenia! -->M: Oh, BRING IT ON, you MADMAN! I DO NOT FEAR THEE!!! -->B: I'LL HAVE YOU IMPERTINECY PAID WITH YOUR OWN BLOOD!! -->M: HA!! Do thee attempt to spray this holy haven of Caffein Free Diet Coke with my blood! HAHAHAHAH!! The wall shall have blood sprayed all over, but it WILL HAVE CAFFEIN!! -->B: BAAaAAAARRGGGHHH!!!! -->M: RAAAAAAAAAARGGGHHHH!!!! -->His older sister: SHUUTT UUUUPPPPP!!!! -->B,M: NEVER! Not shall I stop our feud before I punish this fool! HE SHALL PAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!! ** Even to this date, the only possible reason that I can think of, is that we were a bit bored.

HandbagOfHurt * [[Tropers/FuzzyBoots I]] got clonked over the top of the head in elementary school by a girl who had decided that she had an extreme dislike for me. She had numerous makeup bottles in her purse. I dropped seeing stars as a result.

HandicappedBadass * At the time of this writing [[SwiftStrike this troper]] had fallen off his bike and injured most of his limbs. He has to gkeep his leg straight to stop the stitches being pulled out of his knee, and because most of the skin on my shoulder no longer exists some people

felt the need to test this. When one friend half-jokingly asked what I'd do if he touched my shoulder, I politely pointed out that I could still SWIVEL on my bad leg, and thus I would still be able to deliver a powerful round-house kick to his jaw. Sometimes I love karate. * My (soon-to-be) father-in-law has been blind since he was very young. A few years ago, from the story he tells, he was walking the streets of London late at night. These two guys attempted to mug him. What they did not know is that he has extensively trained in tai chi. They apparently didn't see it coming and he kicked their collective asses. ** "Didn't see it coming", hee. * This Troper has seen Youtube footage of a wheelchair-bound person taking down a stick-up artist in a liquor store. Do not fuck with someone whose arms do the work of his legs, all day, every day. It will not end well. * this troper has fibromyalgia which started unusually early, a gimp knee from dislocating the kneecap so many times she's lost count, and arthritis in one hip and one shoulder, and alternates between using one cane, two canes, a rollator, and a wheelchair depending on how her pain levels are at given time and what she plans on doing. this troper is also more than able to kick butt when needed, as she use to take karate, still practices her kicks and punches when possible, knows how to use her cane as an effective weapon, and having had to deal with chronic, severe pain starting at an early age has unholy levels of pain endurance (I've walked away limping from injuries that have left people use to only normal pain levels on the ground whimpering). this troper also likes to use her abilities a little more subtly than she could, like when she "accidentally" put her cane down on someone's toe while "stumbling" resulting in enough pressure they dislocated that toe when someone was physically harassing a friend of hers. she also realizes anyone would feel embarrassed to get visibly injured by a small handicapped girl even if they do win the fight and gotten out of one hairy situation by mentioning that fact to someone. * This troper has been beaten pretty badly by one of the [[CanadaEh Ottawa]] {{Kendo}} team's finest on several occasions. Did I mention he only has one leg? * When he hurts himself badly, [[{{Tropers/Marr965}} this troper]] qualifies. He used to have a line on his troper page asking to be excused for typos, as he'd done something stupid with a knife, and had bandaged his own hand to stop it bleeding. Didn't care about the pain, just about the copious amounts of blood that would be really awkward to have to clean off everything. Needless to say, this troper disovered that there's a reason knives go downwards when cutting, not up. ---Fire up the rocket-powered wheelchair and head back to HandicappedBadass. ----

HandInTheHole * This troper once stuck his entire arm into a literal dark hole in a

wall while visiting a necropolis near Rome. It made the girls in the group scream, but of course, nothing happened. * This troper went to a science museum/theme park where you had to stick your hand in a hole to push a button to open a door. After pushing the button you get locked in and your friends have to push another button to free you. I freaked out the first time I did it. ** [[FridgeLogic And what if]] [[NightmareFuel you're there alone?]] *** [[FridgeHorror Hope that]] [[FridgeBrilliance there's someone nearby kind enough to let you out?]] * This Troper once stuck her finger in a hole in a log, only to have it stung by a wasp who was hiding in there. * This troper regularly sticks her arm down semi-dark holes, much to her husband's chagrin. I'm Curious! * This troper uses the hand-and-shovel method of catching crabs: 1)Entice crab with wiggling forefinger 2) When crab catches finger, gently pull out. 3) Use shovel as leverage/ to prevent crab from backing up/ as alternate pinching target. This method recommended to those whishing to prove their masculinity (see noodling, above). ** Screaming like a small child when others are out of earshot is optional. * This troper once stuck is hand into a dark hole in the forest floor to retrieve some girl's glasses. HE GOT BIT BY A FUCKING BADGER. ** Don't go sticking hands in holes in logs or the ground. You may literally stir up a hornet's nest. * This troper once got his finger stuck in a hole in a park and a friend had to cut me out with a sharpened ruler. [[{{understatement}} It hurt]]. * Now why isn't [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching Geocaching]] mentioned here? Many caches are hidden in natural holes in rocks and trees, occasionally holes in walls. The GenreSavvy geocacher will know to bring tools like flashlights, sticks, and inspection mirrors to make sure there's nothing nasty lurking in the hole next to the container. Fire ants are the ''least'' of unwelcome finds. ** After grasping something small, hard, and fuzzy, this cacher decided thick gloves were a necessity. Then, as he moved on to more advanced caches, he found himself blindly reaching his entire arm into shady places (one of which had a muggle placed rat trap in it!). His extendible mirror and flashlight are now almost as important as the GPSr. Almost. * I once read a story of this sort of incident happening in a tabletop RPG: ** [[GameMaster GM]]: As you enter the [[SlippySlideyIceWorld ice cavern]], you notice a small hole in the wall. ** Player: I [[HandInTheHole reach in]] and feel around. ** GM: You feel a sharp pain as something slices off your arm. ** Player: Holy crap! [[TooDumbToLive I stick my head in to find out what happened to my arm!]] ---You may want to think twice before putting your HandInTheHole.

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* This troper at a friend's pool party. Bikini got untied and stolen, so this troper decided to have a makeshift coverup of arm over breasts and hand on crotch. Until she went "Ah, screw it" and removed hands to recover the suit. * Averted in that this troper has never used anything to cover his privates, much to the chagrin and squick of his friends. * ThisTroper once accomplished this with a plush toy frog. ** Dare ThisTroper ask how you got into that situation? *** Nothing special. Just a dare from some friends. ** How did it feel? * This troper managed to do this with two bottles of shampoo and a loofah sponge. At a sprint. Down a hallway. With members of my family in it. What? There were no towels... (The shampoo was for stylistic reasons. I was about nine at the time. But you gotta have standards.) ** Dammit. Yet another example of someone's childhood being so much more fun then my own was. :( * [[DrLombriz This troper]], after a [[UnusualEuphemism Ugandan discussion,]] had to go through the living room to get to the shower (tiny apartment), through where a prude roommate of his was at the computer. For [[RuleOfFunny giggles]], he strode by her using his pants and underwear as object underwear. * This troper's younger brother did this frequently during his childhood years, covering himself with his hands as he ran from the bathroom to his bedroom after showering. (In all fairness, his bedroom was only six feet down the hall from the bathroom.) It came to a stop after he made the mistake of tripping over the cat. ** This troper's twelve year-old younger brother does this... well, he doesn't cover up much. He just waits for the hallway to be empty, and makes a break for it. I once rounded the corner of the hallway to have him barrel into me full-force running to his room. * Done by a friend of this troper's housemate. If he left his clothes in a room of slightly inebriated 19 year olds while he did a naked run up and down the street, he shouldn't have been surprised when they end up in the freezer and he has to strategically place his hand. * One of my LiveJournal communities bans {{NSFW}} userpics. (It's a vent-about-customers community, which means we get people posting from work.) A recent pic that went under the mod-hammer was a waist to knee shot of a man holding a pineapple in front of his penis. It was very obvious that the pineapple was ALL he was "wearing". * ThisTroper recently had a party, at which a game of truth or dare was played. None of my friends were very imaginitive - almost all of my dares involved me getting naked somehow. Usually I just covered up with my hand, but on one occasion I decided to pop it into a sock for [[RuleOfFunny laughs]] and {{Squick}}s. * This troper once out-gambled his cousin to a point where he had to do this with a guitar, up and down the street, to keep playing. Unfortunately, as I realised a couple of minutes later, my guitar. * A certain GaiaOnline member (name omitted because I am not him) celebrated the sitewide tradition of "Nakie Day" by putting a photo of himself completely naked in his signature, using [[http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/319232498_b27dab1709.jpg?v=0 this hat]] for convenient coverage.

* This Troper has a friend who has this gem of a story: In college, he was walking down the hallway from the bathroom, towel-clad. He walked past a door that was open slightly, and a hand reached out and grabbed the towel, then slammed shut. Figuring the Phantom Hand wanted a reaction, This Troper's friend simply placed his hands over his crotch and calmly walked down the hallway in the nude. * This troper's brother once opened her door without knocking while she was getting dressed (and currently topless). Cue her throwing her shirt on her chest as it was the closest thing she could actually grab and yelling at him. He learned to knock after that. * Played with for this troper. He doesn't cover up for the people who see him naked the most (his best friends) but has tried to for others. It [[GagPenis doesn't work]]. * This troper has played this trope pretty straight for a laugh once. In high school, he and his group of friends, 15 or so people of diversified sex, were hanging out as usual. We got hungry so we decided to send people to the drive-thru for food. This troper and two others decided to stay behind in the house. We waited until the rest were almost back, got naked and prostrated ourselves on the couches and seats, all with strategically placed pillows, whilst striking sexy man porno poses. A laugh was had, indeed. * This troper's mother makes it an annoying habit of having to go to the bathroom whenever he has just taken a shower, causing him to grab the nearest towel, cover his important parts and running off to his bedroom until she's done. ---Go back to HandOrObjectUnderwear, and use this rubber chicken to cover yourself as you go. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HandsGoDown * A wonderful, sort of inverted from the [[HandsGoDown Main Page]] examples was in ThisTroper's (Tzapporah) AP US History class. We had gotten to the Industrial Revolution and the teacher was attempting to make a point about how something that is underappreciated and underused today was pivotal in the American Industrial Revolution, namely: the sewing machine. For full effect, imagine this in a very heavy Georgian (as in the state) accent with a fluctuating volume (emphasized here by caps) -->'''Mr. Boyd:''' How many o' y'all know how important the SOWIN' MACHINE was to the Industrial Revolution, and now how many y'all ever even TURNED ON a SOWIN' MACHINE? -->'''Class:''' *after a beat realizes this is not rhetorical, and all 35 hands go up* -->'''Mr. Boyd:'''*without missing a beat* How many y'all know how to SET UP a SOWIN' MACHINE? -->'''Class:'''*2 hands go down* -->'''Mr. Boyd:'''*not to be disconcerted* How many y'all ever MADE anythin' on the SOWIN' MACHINE?

-->'''Class:'''*2 more hands go down* -->'''Mr. Boyd:'''*quickly recovering* How many y'all ever made any CLOTHES on the SOWIN' MACHINE? -->'''Class:'''*2 more hands go down* -->'''Mr. Boyd:'''*realizes that he's not making his point tries one more last-ditch effort and turns to a girl sitting near him, pointing at her shirt* R____! I bet you didn't make THAT on the SOWIN' MACHINE! -->'''R____:'''*Looks down at her SWEATER, then looks back at him* It's knit, Mr. Boyd. -->'''Class:''' All rolling on the ground laughing by this point.

* My class always enforce this trope on me when I answer to many questions somtimes saying "Trickymander, I think you have answered enough". * In order to illustrate how impoverished some parts of the world are, this troper's geography teacher once asked us to raise our hands if we'd ever gone to bed hungry. All of the kids on sports teams (who have to meet weight restrictions) raised their hands. The teacher then clarified, saying, "keep 'em up if it's because there was nothing in the cupboard to eat, not 'cause you're trying to make weight for sports." All the hands went down. * This troper's Ancient Egypt class. The (very excitable) professor was going over classes she was teaching in the spring. One of the classes was Early Middle Ages. This exchange took place about 5 minutes ago: -->'''Ms. Sartin:'''We're gonna talk about VIKINGS! Who likes the vikings? -->'''Class:'''*15-20 Hands go up* -->'''Ms. Sartin:'''I'm not talking about football -->'''Class:''' *1 hand stays up* ** She then makes us suffer with a reading quiz, which this troper might as well not have shown up for, it went that badly. * First cooking class, telling us the importants of first haveing ingredients seperate before mixing them together in case they're bad. -->'''Teacher:'''Any questions about the recipe? -->'''Guys:''' *two hands go up* (they sat next to each other and didn't say a word when doing so) -->'''Teacher:''' You'll know if the eggs are off when you crack them open, THEY SMELL BAD. -->'''[[HiveMind Hands go down]]''' * This tropette's French I class, circa 2005. Our septuagenarian teacher had gotten through the usual first day of class speechintroductions, syllabi, etc and finished with the following exchange: -->'''Mme. Saberian:''' Now, does anyone have any questions for me? -->['''About a dozen hands go up'''] -->'''Mme. Saberian:''' I would like to remind you all that asking me what ''[[MoulinRouge voulez-vous coucher avec moi?]]'' means is ''not'' as funny as you think it is and will result in an automatic F for the day. -->'''[3 hands go down]''' -->

---All who want to go back to the main page...[[HandsGoDown raise your hands!]] ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HandsOffParenting * This troper's parents are hands-on and hands-off. Hands-off enough so that she can fix her own food and make her own plans, sign all her own papers, and never need permission to do anything, but hands-on in that there are dinner rules. * This troper took a storyboarding class that was a bit like this. The first time around, he didn't even realize there was a final project to be turned in until a couple weeks before the term ended. ** This troper had a teacher like this, in two different subjects. For both, everyone wouldd pretty much just go in, log on to the computers, and surf the internet for an hour. And when he did try to talk to us about the subject... Well, he seemed alright at Multimedia, but evidently didn't know a damn thing about Psychology. And this was at an expensive private school, too. * This troper's aunt could probably be the article picture, being the biggest wuss of a parent this troper has ever seen. Her kids practically run the household, they repeatedly get into trouble, after which she makes threats to punish them that she forgets after ten minutes, and her kids play her like a fiddle. When they fight with each other, she just sends them to their room. The same room. So they can fight in the bedroom instead of the living room, where they would distract her from her soap operas. And just like the main page describes it, her kids have turned out all right (depending on your definition of "all right"), at least in that they've somehow managed to remain in one piece in spite of their behavior that would get them shot in other neighborhoods. Although "turned into [[TheLibby Libbies]]" might disqualify them for "turned out all right." * I'm a radical un-schooler, and so are many of my friends. That means that I don't go to school, don't have any sort of curriculum, etc. unless I make it up myself, choose to go to school for some reason, or ask someone else to come up with a curriculum for me. Along with that, the general philosophy of radical un-schooling is that kids are people that can be trusted and respected with many decisions. Things like how often one brushes one's teeth, what, when and where one eats, when one sleeps, and other related affairs. It's actually not entirely handsoff, but it's still quite lax. [[BetterThanItSounds In a good way.]] ** Same here. It's really nice. * In many respects, [[Tropers/CaptainPlanette This troper]] has this. Everyone does their own thing in my family. We go out when we want, we eat when we want, we go to bed when we want... We never have mealtimes together, because we all just go get food from the kitchen whenever and go back to our business, and I've never had a bedtime. I also have no curfew and am not restricted in what I can or can't do. Not for lack of my parents caring, though; they still provide and care for me,

they just don't breathe down my neck while doing it. * This troper's mother is an alcoholic who hardly pays attention to her most of the time. Often when we don't have groceries if she is out late she doesn't even think of bringing something home and my school attendance and homework is lax to say the least. When I complain to her she doesn't care most of the time and when she gets drunk if she is not asleep she is angry or in the other room watching TV. I can go out at night and just tell her where I am going and she will not care. She doesn't cook half the time and she has recently taken up smoking again. However all of this is nothing compared to my father who I only acknowledge as my father because biologically he is. He certainly doesn't count as a parent. I could go into all the reasons he is a hands off parent but that would take up the whole page. * This troper lives in a large family that has four kids and a dad who works and a step mom who is often short tempered and impatient. Not to mention recently they decided to have another child and have since neglected the other four children almost entirely. We all more or less grew up on the internet. * Edgy: My mom has hands off. It worked very well for me. I never got into trouble or drank alcohol until college. I waited to get a tattoo and piercings. I am college grad, function, married, and mostly happy. It didn't work for so well for my little sister. She was arrested because her friend was shoplifting and was caught with her. She couldn't wait for anything and had to have them now (drugs, alcohol, piercings, tattoo). Now, she is pregnant at age 20. The father is a loser and she is stuck in a fast food job, living with mother. My mother doesn't seem to really mind either. ---Go back to HandsOffParenting. The link is right over there, next to the stove. Find it and click it yourself, I'm busy watching my soaps. And be careful not to burn yourself on the stov-- well, crap. There should be some bandages and antibacterial ointment in the top drawer in the bathroom, go put some on your hand. Or foot, or wherever it is. What? Don't be silly, you can drive yourself to the hospital while bleeding, you've done it before. Quit interrupting my soaps. ----

HandsomeDevil * This troper's friend. He gets good grades and seems like a rather polite, intelligent young man from the East Coast-and then you realize he just put a baby scorpion in your juice. Get on his bad side, and he'll tear you a new one. But you'll never know it was him. A '''lot''' of girls get wet over him, but the only people he ever shows interest in are those he can consider rivals (and to be one of those, you better have some serious balls). The only reason he started hanging out with me is because I beat him at chess... And despite the fact that he is clearly '''insane''', and no one denies that he is, just about every girl, and [[HotForStudent even some female teachers]] thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've become almost

universally known by all as "the normal guy who's best friends with the (hot) demon". Oh, and his first (and so far only) serious girlfriend? [[UnholyMatrimony She's just as evil as he is.]] [[VitriolicBestBuds I'm not going survive this much longer.]] * I know a guy like this. My mental process when he's around goes something like this: "What an arrogant prick... but DAMN is he nice to look at... too bad he's a jerk... but he's sooooo preeetttyyyy... NO. He's an asshole! Oh god, look at those arms. He should not be allowed to wear wife-beaters. STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW. But--NO." ** It really didn't help that I had to play his girlfriend in a show... that was just unfair. * My brother, who combines this with JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Despite being a decent guy hidden under layers of jerk, he's still a shitty boyfriend, [[LicensedSexist and treats the girls he dates like crap.]] Doesn't stop girls from [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys falling over him,]] though. AND he's [[BiTheWay bisexual,]] possibly StraightGay. * In the eighth grade, I was ''very'' briefly infatuated with a boy like this...until I realized he was a total jerk, and then my dreams of dating him pretty much dissipated. He was still nice to look at, though. ** Pretty much my story, except I was in year seven. * Not with me, but with my friend. There's this dude we both absolutely hate because he's such a vain, cocky, jerk. I absolutely do not think he is handsome, I tend to lean towards the Roald Dahl perspective when it comes to attractiveness (read The Twits). Normally she agrees, but every once in a while she admits that she actually thinks he's really hot. Then she goes to wash her mouth out with soap. * There's this one guy... oh I can't stand him, he thinks the freaking universe revolves around his oversized head! But he has nice abs. Nice eyes. Nice everything looks wise. But his personality makes me want to go drown him a bath tub though. Or at least make him think I will and scare him humble. * This troper had an infatuation with a guy like this during her senior year of high school. He was very nearly beautiful -- blue eyes, black hair, killer smile. Unfortunately, he had an ego the size of Cleveland and a tendency to stray beyond mere JerkAss; the relationship (they were close friends) was actually borderline abusive, something the troper did not realize until she went away to college and put some distance between them. * In this troper's and her friend's experiences at school, {{Jerk Jock}}s tend to be like this. This troper is completely and utterly turned off by their manipulative personalities, cruelty and general blockheadedness, but her friend tends to fall for them somewhat...poor thing. * This troper's first boyfriend was a weird case. He was rude and kind of a jerk, but ''Christ'' was he beautiful. I've written two poems about him. He was tall and fair and had eyes so blue they seemed almost to glow, and his hair was golden and he was arrogant and scornful and was mean to everyone... except me. That was what made it amazing. Out of all the people who sighed at him, who glared at him with venom and lust, I was the one he was nice to, the skinny Asian goth guy who read too much. It upped the appeal a bit - he's a jerk,

but he's a gorgeous jerk, and he's not a jerk to ''me''. * This Troper knows one guy who is an absolute ass. He sleeps with girls and then spreads rumours about how awful they were, he's extremely narcissistic and I've heard his friends actually talk about how much they dislike him ... but man, his ''biceps''. He's blond haired, blue-eyed and just gorgeous. This troper thinks he only looks this way because he cares for his health and body so much ''because'' he is so narcissistic, so makes sure he looks handsome at all costs. And this troper is sure that all the people who look at him think he's awesome, but then he speaks ... and you just want to strangle him. * This troper ended up losing her virginity to one. To this day, she can't decide whether she wants to just do him or punch him. [[TakeAThirdOption Perhaps]] [[DestructoNookie both.]] ---Go back to HandsomeDevil. *swoon* ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HandsOnApproach * Actually performed by this Troper, who didn't realize the awkwardness until the boy went bright red and started stammering. * Happened to this troper and her handsome male friend (who already has a girlfriend) when he taught her how to play pool. * This troper had his latest Ballroom and Latin exam taken with him dancing with a girl he has feelings for. She's one of the dance teachers but a little bit younger than him. Also, when did this happen? On his latest birthday! * This troper worked with a female cosplayer on one of his cosplays for a then-upcoming anime convention, and of course, the work involved getting his measurements taken and having her make marks on his costume (for the purpose of where to fine-tune it later) while he was wearing it. At least one marking was on a spot covering his nipple, and another marking was right above his groin. * This troper experienced this when a funny, intelligent male friend taught her to tango. It didn't help that both parties were dressed in formal wear. * Swing dancing. Full stop. (Watching two extremely attractive guys attempt to teach each other was possibly one of the hottest real life moments I've ever witnessed. Both were straight. Nommm.) * This troper commonly has to do this in computer classes with somebody who is verging on being my stalker. On one particularly long explanation, I added, "You know I'm just doing this to torture you, right?" * [[@/{{Nomic}} This troper]] had to take dance lessons in highschool. He's very shy, not to mention somebody you wouldn't want to get into physical contact with, so he tried to avoid doing this as much as possible (keeping his hand hovering a few inches off his partner's back and generally avoiding getting uncomfortably close), but one girl was actually ''offended'' by him doing that. She then grabbed his hand, placed it directly on her butt, leaned close and begun instructing him step by step how to dance properly.

* Subversion: [[@/{{Leradny}} This troper]] has taught several of her male friends how to dance by demonstrating the leader's part in front of them, having them follow through by themselves with strictly verbal corrections on posture, and ''then'' allowing them to dance with her. Observers tend to comment on the professionalism, but it was how she was taught and encouraged to practice, since the lack of a partner keeps dancers from leaning on each other. * This troper was taught to tie a tie this way by her crush, who incidentally said he didn't know how to tie it while facing her, and needed to be behind her to do it properly, which translated more to leaning up against her and being entirely too close to her for comfort. He knew ''full'' well what it did to me, and it was payback for [[EroticEating demonstrating my great skill at eating lollipops]] earlier. * I used to teach Jujitsu. This involved a lot of grappling, so I wound up frequently in close proximity to students. I was always professional about it, but it got awkward when I was assigned to teach bearhug defenses to my girlfriend's hot twin sister. ** From my experience, it happens a LOT in karate; there is nothing intimate about it, and really, when it happened to me, I just found it irritating. ** Pretty much inevitable in any martial arts class. Usually it isn't a problem, but occasionally something makes you wonder. The girlfriend of one of my karate instructors is also in our club. She seems far too excited when trying to kick him in the stomach... * This troper taught a friend of his how to play the bass like this. * This troper taught a friend how to shoot a rifle like this. * Taught my girlfriend how to do a basic foxtrot like this. For bonus points, we were at an anime convention and doing it in our pajamas :3 Crowning Moment of Awesome, until her poor leg decided to hate on her. Unfortunately, this troper didn't take advantage of it,and if she could do it all over again, this will involve too close for comfort, my hand purposely too low, and a much sexier piece of nightwear. * I had this happen to me. There was a guy I was [[LikeBrotherAndSister close friends with,]] and this being 8th grade, we became the FanPreferredCouple of our class. It got to the point where our respective friends shuffled the lines so we danced together the whole time. It was painfully awkward, and felt very incestuous for both of us. * Happened to me when I was learning how to shoot a bow and arrow yesterday (14 Nov 09). Slight subversion if possible; she's already my girlfriend. * This troper was taught to slow-dance this way, but not by his crush at the time. Instead, he was taught by a friend-of-a-friend goth girl, which lead to much awkwardness and trying very hard not to stare into her cleavage. * For me it was learning basics for tango, waltz and salsa. This girl had a jealous boyfriend and I was just a curious learner. Lessons went well and I learned a lot. Funny part, she taught me the female role. * A particurally funny and non-romantic version. This female figure skating troper, and her female friend were choreographing a program to The Mad Tea Party from AliceInWonderland. She was trying to teach this

trope pair skating in hopes of being able to add it in. It was insanely awkward, and we both agreed to NOT add it into the program. * This troper taught a female friend, with whom he was and to a lesser extent is [[UnresolvedSexualTension very close to]] how to play the drums for Rock Band this way. * This troper recalls having [[{{Squick}} her chemistry teacher]] helping her to pour chemicals into a flask. Well, there were still 1~2 centimeters in between, but [[{{Squick}} woooah!]] * I was on a bus on the way to a church trip. I was wearing a beanie and filming for a documentary. One of the girls there saw the beanie and said, "here, let me fix it". She reached up and straightened out the hat. Although she's somewhat attractive, she's two years younger than me and I was more concerned with filming both of us as a ship tease for the documentary. My actual feelings were shocked, but thankful. * This troper and her then-friend-now-boyfriend were playing a skiball game on the Wii. The Wiimote was refusing to register this troper's movements and wouldn't toss the ball, so her male buddy reached across her lap so that he could hold her hand and attempt to help her. This troper, having only a very mild interest/amusement with him at that point in time, was less flustered by the fact that her cute friend was invading her personal space and more attempting to keep herself from laughing ''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife because she couldn't help thinking of this trope]]''! * This troper and yoga: one of the instructor's hands was positioning her spine and the other was on her diaphragm so he could feel her breathing. This really didn't help. "No, breathe ''slower''." * [[{{Tropers/Aminatep}} This troper]] once taught a girl to play guitar via that, without any (short-term) plans. So she is going to start playing a tune by herself and places my hands on her breasts. Also, that one lesson was short. * This troper's friend was very hands on while we were playing Wii. Meaning he always made sure our hands touched every single time we swapped the remote... * Two of my friends are dating and one of them plays the guitar. It was then lecherously suggested by other friends that he teach his girlfriend how to play the guitar through this method. * I inadvertently did this to someone who has a huge crush on me a while ago. He was asking me to help him with possibly the easiest computer assignment ever so I kneeled on the floor, slid under his arm, leaned on him and typed it for him. I didn't really do the trope exactly 'right' though, since instead of say, putting my hand on his hand and moving the mouse, I shoved his hand out of the way and did the work myself. I realized what I was doing after a couple of seconds. [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Awkward.]] * Subverted: This Troper is pretty sure that one guy who helped her out with how to properly swing a baseball bat a while ago had a crush on her (she heard a rumor). Unfortunately for him, This Troper is AmbiguouslyAutistic, HatesBeingTouched and DoesNotLikeMen, so it was all she could do not to hit him. She ended up politely asking him to just show her. Having stated adamantly several times that she is a visual learner in front of everyone came to her advantage on that.

---Here, let me show you. Put your hand on the mouse, and I'll guide it back to "HandsOnApproach". ----

HandWave * Handwaves in tropers' dreams: ** {{Kriegsmesser}} vividly remember a HandWave of [[CloudCuckoolander why he was able to breath in a vacuum being]] "You're not wearing a leather jacket." ** {{Pro-Mole}} has a recurrent dream fact that a human being can breathe underwater if he takes very small breaths. The "explanation" is that you simply recirculates the air in your lungs, though no theory has been made up to how the air is purified. *** Shame that that handwave did not work for {{Freiberg}}, who has twice in dreams taken breaths underwater, with the water tasting like air...until I realized that you can't breathe underwater, and promptly drowning. :( *** {{Mjdjr}} has also had this same breathing underwater dream, though with no explanation ** {{Rissa}}'s first lucid dream was the result of failure-tohandwave: she noticed that her dog's food bowl was both on the kitchen floor and in the dishwasher. Since the bowl could not be in two places at once, she logically had to be dreaming. *** I wish my dreams were that logical ** {{KingSonnDeeDoo}} once had a dream in which she was running on all fours, and being chased by [[SonicTheHedgehog Were-Sonic]]. The dream's explanation for running on all fours? Were-Sonic is kinda like a dog, and so by running like a dog (e.g. on all fours) you get a greater advantage than by running on two legs. Yeah..... ** {{DorianMode}} once dreamed he was Ray Charles. How could he, a blind man, see what was going on? Simple: the "camera" was shooting from a third-person perspective. ** {{iSlash}} had a dream in which his mother had a beard. A *green* beard. The explanation? "Spring messed up her hormones". ** {{PurplePantherGirl}} had a dream where she decided she had to be dreaming because clouds are not pink on Thursdays. Yeah, I had a dream about deciding I was dreaming. ** [[{{Skazka}} This troper]] had a dream where she was dressed as [[MetalGearSolid Big Boss]] and being attacked by a dog. The extremely weak handwave offered by the dog's owner was "he doesn't like people with beards." And I was only stubbly, damnit! *** Hey, [[MutantRancor this troper's]] grandfather has a dog that hates people he doesn't know who have glasses. *** You've got a point. The same [[{{Skazka}} troper]] as the above has a German Shepherd who loathes blonde women. ** [[MalachiteDragon This Troper]]'s dream actually went some ways to explaining his philosophy for dealing with the shit life throws at him. His dream was he's at the bottom of the pool nearby...but he can breathe perfectly fine. He walks around under it all giddy... Then someone sticks their head under the surface of the water and says to

him- "You arent supposed to be able to breathe under water." Cue OhCrap moment and several minutes of him furiously flailing to get to the surface, only to always have something bump into his head or endup getting turned around- the point is, he would never be able to get to it. Finally he just relaxed and calmed down, and he could still breathe fine under the water. The moral this seemed to say to him? Relax. Don't get riled up about details (although breathing in water is a fairly major detail but eh. Semantics.) Keep a cool head and think things through. Panic benefits no one, and in a life or death situation it certainly won't help, panicking will only make you die tired. ** This troper dreamed that she was able to step into the air. As long as she kept stepping upwards, she was able to stay in the air and float above the ground. She wondered how she was able to do this, and the answer suddenly came to her: she was moving faster than it took to fall. * This troper Hand Waved away how her experiment went wrong by saying only, [[YouFailBiologyForever "Physics."]] just to see who would catch on. Since this was her high school's Science Fair, no one did. ** This troper's uni has a crappy physics department if you are not taking physics as a major. His lab reports are always rife with bad data and numbers, and often my group speeds through the current experiment to get it over with. To handwave obviously wrong results, we simply note in our report that there were errors (and since they don't let the non-majors near the good equipment, this normally works.). * Pretty much every explanation [[{{Azzizzi}} this troper]] ever got from his mother about anything. * This troper asked when she was 8 why the sky was blue. My dad said that it was because God ran out of green crayon. I also asked why the grass was green. He said that God ran out of blue crayon. Needless to say, these answers don't cut it anymore. * This troper dreamed she was going to the Opera - only she wasn't wearing her glasses. She was worried, because she didn't know what she'd done with them. However, she thought to herself "Oh no, it's fine. I took them off before I went to bed." * * [[{{Tropers/Nakayama90}} This troper]] recently had a bizarre dream involving having to get up for a class at 5:00 in the morning. The dream handwaved this by implying in a really weird way that it was real, and that it was my new schedule. It then entered some UncannyValley NightmareFuel territory involving a talking doorknob waking me up, which segued into something else before the dream attempted to handwave that. * These aren't the droids you're looking for. Oh wait, wrong type of hand wave... ** These aren't the droids we're looking for ---You need to go back to the original page? Okay, well, we'll just HandWave it and say you clicked the link. ---<<|TroperTales|>> )

HannibalLecture * [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} This troper]] tried pulling this on some fundamentalist the-end-is-nigh type on Answerbag spewing the usual schizophrenic anti-Masonic line of thought who was saying about the end of the world due to America falling and the usual tin-foil. He countered with: --> [[{{OlderThanTheyThink}} I hate to inform you this, but just because America falls doesn't by necessity mean Armageddon will happen. That mentality was no doubt around before, when, and after Rome fell on September 4, 476 CE.]] [[{{FridgeLogic}} Why didn't your God make his move back then?]] Could have saved a lot of trouble. --> [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Then again, I'm probably just a damned heathen to you who deserves to burn in Hell just because I don't believe the Bible as being 100% literal truth, and thus to you my opinions and knowledge are invalid]]. [[{{TheFundamentalist}} People like you]] [[[{{TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt}} want Armageddon to hurry up]] due [[{{TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} to inability to make their own lives here on Earth anything worthwhile to their own selves, so they become addicted to religion and use it as a crutch and an excuse not to progress in terms of one's own life]]. Oh, and the fact I'm in a nation who will likely join the Chinese cause makes me worry about the destruction of the USA, while not irrelevant, is just something that, like the fall of Rome and the fall of the British Empire, all had to happen sometime. If anything it's kind of a relief, I was scared that the USA would last forever! :D * Likely to be a SubvertedTrope, since fundies can never take the hint... * I really don't know whether I should be horrified of myself or take pride in the fact that I regularly assualt my adoptive mother (biologically, granny) with these kinds of speeches whenever we butt heads over damn near anything. Her arguments always revolve around how [[MarySue she's always been perfect in some way]] -- the perfect kid when she was growing up, the perfect wife to both of the husbands she's had, and the perfect mother-figure to all her children and grandchildren -- or how much like [[BlackSheep her daughter]] I turned out to be. I regularly attempt to deconstruct that mindset [[NotSoDifferent by comparing her to her daughter in just as many ways]], [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech regularily being a condescending bastard in general about her failings]]. We still love each other, though; only ''[[BigScrewedUpFamily we]]'' get to argue with each other that vitrolically. * This Troper really loves writing these in stories. To date, her best one has been from the BigBad of a horror/fantasy story, talking to the Atoner hero (who also happens to be his daughter). He basically goes on this entire speech about how she's really only defying him because she can't get over that little voice in her head that makes her feel insecure and inadequate, [[TeensAreMonsters she's a teenager so rebellion is natural]], and she can never really make up for [[MoralEventHorizon all the things she's done]] [[MyMasterRightOrWrong

in his name]]. And to top it off, he even says [[NotSoDifferent he's proud of her for managing to hate someone as much as she hates him]]. Of course, this being [[NightmareFetishist me]], he is also [[EyeScream twisting a knife in her eye]] as he gives it. * Note to prospective RealLife Lecturers: the longer your speech goes on, the less impressive it is. [[TalkingIsAFreeAction Talking Is]] [[SubvertedTrope NOT]] [[TalkingIsAFreeAction A Free Action]] in RealLife and the more you talk, the longer you give your victim a chance to formulate a [[ShutUpHannibal rebuttal]]. Plus after a certain point, no matter how pointed your comments were, you look like a melodramatic oaf.

HappilyMarried * This troper's great grandparents were married for 64 years. * This troper's parents married in June 1980. Mom and Dad are still deeply in love with each other. BTW, this troper is [[BabiesEverAfter the eldest of five]], born in '82. * This troper's parents remained married and faithful to each other until her father's death. Many people don't believe me but that's how it is. * My parents have been happily married and faithful to each other for about 19 years now. [[BabiesEverAfter I'm number 2 in their 4 children.]] * My parents just celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary and are still going strong. Keeping with the theme, I'm also the oldest of five. * My parents celebrated 30 years this past summer. They've been married for longer than either of them were single. I'm the [[BabiesEverAfter third and youngest child]] * My parents were married on December 13th, and less than two weeks later, the chapel burned down -- theirs was the last wedding ever held in it. Despite these less-than-cheery omens, their marriage has lasted over thirty years so far and is still going strong. * It'll be 35 years for my parents next spring. * 51 years for my aunt and uncle. [[BabiesEverAfter Three sons, two grandsons, three granddaughters.]] * Next year, this troper's parents will celebrate 35 years together. His grandparents will celebrate 65. * [[Tropers/{{Animenutcase}} This troper's]] parents have been married for 20-21 years now. (My mother [[ConvertingForLove converted to Roman Catholicism]], and they had to get married twice. It's complicated.) This troper is... the second of three children, but due to some very [[TearJerker Tear Jerky]] circumstances, has grown up as the oldest. Their parents both divorced, but three out of four of them have remarried and are happy. I consider myself lucky to have so many grandparents. My great-grandparents (specifically, my dad's mom's parents) made it to I believe 64 years before my great-grandfather died. * [[Tropers/{{arcana07}} My]] parents made it to 37 years (1966 2003) before my father passed away. Using simple math, it's evident they would've made it to 44 years if my father was still living. They

started dating in 1960 (50 years ago), when Mom was a freshman in high school and Dad a sophomore, and became neighborhood/school friends in 1950 (60 years ago). I'm 31 (an old person for this site) and their only child. * [[@/LadyNorbert My]] husband and I will be married for ten years in March 2011, and have been together for fifteen. Compared with any of our friends who have been married, we qualify as a LongRunner. In four years, we will have been a couple for half of my entire lifetime. ** The 'happily' part was {{lampshaded}} during a recent visit by our best man, when we engaged in the absolute most minimal of quarrels; it was over in under a minute and barely deserved the name. Our best man, however, was floored enough to exclaim, "My God! You ''do'' fight like normal people sometimes!" * [[Tropers/JadeEyes1 This troper's]] parents were married in 1976. For their 25th anniversary, they renewed their wedding vows. * Parents got married in early 1991, around the time I would have been... ah... conceived. They assure me that had nothing to do with it. They'd been in a long term relationship well before then, and had just never really considered actually getting married all that important. They just got the official legal license. Their friends didn't even find out for awhile. * [[{{Tropers/Min}} This troper's]] parents once managed to reduce her to tears with the sheer strength of this. We were at a wedding in our extended family, and my mother turned and pointed to my father and said, "I am a better person because I am married to my husband. I hope you are as lucky." [[GoodParents Best. Parents. Ever.]] * My parents will be married for life. Now, they haven't been married for too long (fifteen years) so who knows what will happen in another fifteen years, but still. * This troper's parents have been married for about 25 years and are still going strong. * This Troper's grandmother and grandfather celebrated fifty years together last year with [[BabiesEverAfter They have seven kids, five boys and two girls.]] ** All of their children are happily married with kids except for one whose divorced and another who just went back to school and becoming a caretaker to them * My parents will be married for 42 years next October. My brother and my sister in law will be married for ten years next September, and will have been together for over 17 years as a couple. They've been in love practically from when they met at their college's horse stables. * My parents were high school sweethearts that got married the moment they graduated. 27 years later and they're still happy together. * Subverted, then played straight: My parents were both divorcees from their first marriages, and have now been married for twenty years. * One of this troper's goals in life. * [[Tropers/KingSonnDeeDoo This Troper's]] parents have been married for around 24 years, and have repeatedly told me that they're going to stay that way for the rest of their lives. * This troper's mother and step-father, six years and counting. Both came out of astoundingly dysfunctional first marriages. * My parents were happily married up until my dad died of cancer, by

which time they'd been married for 12 years. They very rarely argued, and were friends before they got married. It didn't work out so well with my stepdad, unfortunately. * [[Tropers/IronicMouse This troper's]] pastor explained his [[HappilyMarried Happy Marriage]] (and a secret to any other) like this. --> Pastor: My wife and I have never, ever, even considered divorce. It has never been placed on the table as an option. [[SarcasmMode Murder? Yes]], but never divorce. * My parents are still in love the only thing that stress them out is me and my two brothers. Heck they still like to travel the world togather and we don't mind if they do. ----->Mr. ReportSiht: Shall we go back to HappilyMarried?\\ Mrs. Report Siht: Absolutely, love. * they kiss* ----

HardHead * This Troper is used to it; he once had to ask someone if he was okay when they both tripped and said troper got kneed in the forehead. I felt nothing. * This one, had a truth in television moment a few years ago. While sparring I was flipped over my friends shoulder and landed head first on a concrete floor (we where dumb, I know). I broke the concrete a little, got a minor headache and ringing in my ears. He took me the emergency room and a doctor said I was fine aside from a nasty bruise. ** You are either IronMan or {{Unbreakable}}. ** Same for this troper, except it was fainting from low blood pressure against a cinderblock wall, and it didn't break. She didn't even get any ringing, though. ** I once fainted when going to the toilet and broke a toilet seat in half. Also once got pushed off a push cart and hit a railway line...and once got knocked off a bike track slid down a hill head first and into a rock. ** this troper's friend did something on level with that. she was crossing a busy road on her bike without a helmet and hit by a car, hit hard enough her shoes and hearing aids flew off, dented the hood, and her head went thru the windshield... and all she had was a minor concussion and a wound that needed two stitches. this troper's friend also gained the nickname Crash from the event, and even over a decade later hasn't lived it down. * This troper, when she was 4 years old, similarly had a case of HardHead as she fell from a 5 feet high pillar head first onto concrete. She was rushed to the neighboring hospital, where she was found to be just fine, and was even allowed to sleep at home that night as her mother was a paramedic and could keep an eye on her. All she got was a bump and, many years after, the inability to wrinkle that side of her forehead. * Ah, Let me list the ways: Shelf + TV. Didn't blink, Shelf + 30lbs stuffed animals. Not a twitch, 40lb Dumbell + Steep hill. Slightly woozy, Everytime I stick my head under a shelf. Stagger like a drunk.

No I'm not accident prone. Why do you ask? * This troper was once hit on the head with a ''treadmill'' and no permanent damage was incurred. * This troper was once kicked straight on in the forehead. He got a bruise. The dude who kicked him? Shattered his damn foot. * [[Tropers/CabbitGirlEmi This troper]] has a kid brother who is literally hard-headed. I get recoil damage on my hand whenever I hit him on the head. * This troper's friend once had to go to the hardware store for a new bathroom mirror. Why? He was using the mirror as he plucked a nose hair, which caused him to sneeze, which caused him to hit his head hard enough on the mirror to crack it in half. He was fine. * Senior year of high school for me. Was playing soccer in a class I was taking and managed to get kneed in the head, requiring stitches. First attempt the nurse said "he bent the needle!" I have gotten (and given to myself) flak for that ever since. I seem to remember the other guy's knee had a bruise on it. * Junior high school, playing floor hockey. This Troper took a puck to the face. The sound of the impact made ''everyone else in the gym'' stop shouting and running to turn and look. Didn't even get a bruise. * [[DarkInsanity13 This troper's]] brother once accidentally kneed a friend of his in the head. Said friend didn't really notice. Said brother swears he almost broke his knee. On another note, troper once got smacked in the face twice (once on either side!) by a soccer ball one game. The second hit had her laughing insanely (because it was rather funny; just her luck to get hit in the head by the same soccer ball within 20 minutes of each other), and other than some minor dizziness and a good fit of the giggles even 5 minutes after, she kept playing before being convinced that she ought to lie down (and still kept giggling about it, freaking her team mates out). * This troper is a rather annoying subversion. Being ''lightly stroked or patted on the head'' is enough to cause him dizziness and a mild headache. May God help the next bastard who throws a basketball full speed into his face - he'll be ready next time... * This troper got into a fight in his first year of high school. He won by taking the punches delivered to his head, and retaliating when his opponent got confused. That being said, the head is the only part of this troper's body that's actually strong. * When doing some remodeling in the store this troper worked at, I was holding a metal shelf a foot over my head while my co-workers worked to secure it in place. It slipped and hit me right on top of my head. They were concerned that I hurt myself, I was fine, not even fazed, nor did I end up with a bump on my head. Also, while unloading the supply truck at my current job, a box slipped and fell hitting me dead in the face, I was upset, not because I was hurt (I wasn't), but because my glasses were knocked off my face and sat crooked on my face all night until I could go to the optometrist the next day and get them adjusted! * [[SovietKitty This troper]] is clumsy as heck and has terrible vision. She's gotten hit in the head with locker doors, car doors, basketballs, volleyballs, car hatchbacks, you name it. It makes for a lot of cringing, then a lot of jokes about jarred brains explaining a

lot. * This figure skating troper fell today and hit her head on the ice. My head hit so hard, one of the moms who was watching her daughter skating heard the impact. I was taken to the lobby, given an ice pack, and within 5-10 minutes, I was back on the ice with no more than a headache and a fair amount of dizziness. We were able to laugh about my not-concussion. * This Troper once fell backwards down the stairs, head-first into the door at the bottom - into the glass panel. The impact made a smashshape-thing in the glass and all she came out with was a headache. * This troper's friend got hit by a car, breaking the engine with his head. He was sent to hospital of course, but no permanent damage. * This troper once had a binder dropped on her head by the person with the locker above her and was only suprised (you would be too). She has also, on multiple occasions, been nodding off in the car when her father hit a bump, causing her to hit her head on the window. It never does more than jolt her awake, but the sound is loud enough to freak out everyone in the car. ** Her boyfriend, however, once managed to fall on a small flight of stairs and hit head head on the overhang directly across from them. He had to get stitches on his forehead, and he was laughing the entire time- not due to head injuries (it's doubtful that he can even be effected by blows to the head anymore, the rate he runs into things at) but beacuse of the sheer stupidity of it. The nurse thoguht he had a concussion untill his dad got there and explained that this was normal. * [[{choir} This Troper]] hit herself so hard in the forehead with a colorguard rifle that the nurses were seriously convinced that she had a concussion. I wouldn't have even gone to the nurses office, but when I picked the rifle back up to start spinning, the motion made me dizzy. On another occasion, a teamate hit me with a flagpole between my eyebrows hard enough to make a large bump and break the skin. * I have a very hard head. I hit my head all of the time and never get anything worse than a bump. I once sledded into a wall, huge bruise and bleeding. I had to get an x-ray. My skull was fine. * When this troper was only a few days old, she was dropped on her head by one of the nurses at the hospital. As a small child, I fell down some stairs, and hit my head on a post. Had to get stitches for that one, but otherwise I was fine. I also once had an extremely heavy chin-up bar fall off a ceiling onto my head. I don't think that gave me a concussion or anything, but I did get a bump on my head that stuck around for quite some time. * This troper was once helping build a wooden house. The central beam for the ceiling fell right on his head, and he just laughed and said "I wanna do that again!" * This troper hits her head a lot. In third grade or something, she hit her head on a wall in school and fell unconscious. She woke up later in class, slightly dizzy but fine. Once, she fell off a swing on the playground and hit her head. It hurt a lot and she was dizzy for the rest of the day, but nothing serious that time either. Also, the other day, she hit her head on a shelf and got a bump, but the pain went away in half an hour.

* This troper once turned his head, not realizing how close he was to his hardwood door. Outside of a few blinks and checking to see if his eyes were dilated, he has suffered no ill effects. In addition, I've also been beaned in the head by a dodgeball thrown at full speed. Or was it a basketball? Either way, it hurt, but I didn't have to go to the hospital. * In a fight at school, this troper got punched in the head. Suffering only mild irritation, I was surprised to find later that the guy I was fighting had broken a few of his fingers. * Tropers/EponymousKid has been subjected, several times, to massive head trauma, in most cases due to some sort of weight room/basketball accident. Also, he has the bizarre habit of pounding on his own skull for no real reason. This is, after all, the guy who both proposed and wrote DumbMuscle, so what do you expect? * I've been found k.o.ed on the floor 4 times in my life, with a head bruise to boot, on separate occasions I've fallen down a gravel pit while on a bike onto another bike's handlebar, I've been hit in the head with a 2x4 spacer flying through the air, it had nails in it, one time i was playing boffer swords and fell backwards smacking my head on asphalt. I've never gone to the emergency room for a head wound, the last time i was there for a reason concerning me was when i almost cut off my finger on a thorn. i might just be indestructible. * I've had my head smashed into a metal post by my brother and only got a decent cut from it, for some reason when I was in primary school I used to spend time between classes running headfirst into a solid brick wall or getting into fights (though I wasn't really a person until a couple of years after that), failed a skateboard trick and slammed face first onto concrete and bounced off with only a patch on my forehead scraped, smashed my head vertically into a boulder sized rock and got dizzy from it and people 30-40 metres away heard it, had a friend who was drunk tried to smack me in the head with a beer bottle and it bounced off without damaging me at all except being pissed off at him. ---Go back to [[HardHead the main page]] by smashing through this wallwith your head, of course! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HardWorkHardlyWorks * [[SwiftStrike This troper]] is dropping his History class as he sucks at it and is currently sitting on a C. Unfortunately, curriculum rules say he has to finish the course, which means waiting till after the semester exam until he drops so he doesn't take anything seriously in it. Thus, essay to write with a two-week preparation period = everyone studying frantically but he. He got 14/25, with some of the hardest studiers only getting 15/25. [[HilarityEnsued Hilarity ensued.]] * This troper experienced this all the way through high school and a considerable amount of college. Spend two weeks researching, rewriting, and revising a paper? B-. Throw it together the night

before it's due? A+ and extra credit for such thorough work. ** This troper has found the same. Actually puting thought and effort into your work ruins it. Yay for well-developed intuition for academic pursuits! ** This troper got a sincere compliment from a professor for her "good participation" and "attention to detail in the readings" in class discussion, when this troper has played online Solitare through the past three weeks of class, and hasn't done the reading since the first day. However, this troper was told to "take this class more seriously" and "come prepared" for a class in which she carefully does the homework and readings, and takes detailed notes. ** A general rule for this troper: the less time I put into a paper, the better I do on it. I once wrote a paper which I shat out in a quarter of an hour, accused everyone in the school of being a moron, and had basically no conclusion, and got an A. A paper I wrote the year earlier, which I spent two weeks checking and rechecking every night? a C-. I think I might have the gift of working better under a deadline, possibly because the more I think of it, the more I criticise it and want to change it. ** This troper is putting themselves on this list. The less time I have to do something the better I do. Most of my greatest marks came from [[strike:plagiarism]] intensive research and citation the night before it was due. ** This troper adds himself to the list. It's gotten to the point where I'm no longer capable of doing research ahead of time even if I ''wanted'' to. ** This troper also falls into this category. Every paper I've ever written has been done the night before (unless it's a second draft), and I've never gotten lower than a high B (from a really tough professor who never gives out A's, ever). Like the above tropers, I seem to have the ability to pump out awesome projects under a deadline, but flounder helplessly if I try to start ahead of time. The ability to bullshit pretty much anything when given 40 minutes and a piece of paper helps. *** Of course, I still can't hold a candle to a friend of mine in high school. He would literally start his papers in the school library twenty minutes before they were due, usually at 7:30am (when he'd gone to bed at 3:00am), and still managed to pass all of his classes with A's and B's. I'm constantly astounded. ** [[{{volrath50}} This troper]] is in this boat. All throughout high school I developed terrible, terrible work habits because I'd start an essay as little as 90 minutes before it was due, finish and print it off just as the bell was ringing, and get a 95% on it. I sorta hoped that once I got into university, this would no longer work, and I'd finally be forced to develop the good work habits I've always wanted. So far, the As keep on coming. Same applies to studying. Spend 90 minutes studying, end up with the second highest mark (out of 200 students). I actually feel really horrible when someone tells me they spent 30 hours writing an essay, days studying or whatever, and asks my advice on how to do well. And I feel like an asshole when I tell them how little work I did. * Somewhat counter intuitively, as a teacher I've found that students

are more alert and learn more the more you let them do and the less you lecture. So spending sleepless nights making presentations only puts them to sleep, but a well designed activity (providing them with clear goals, telling them what to hand in, and how they'll be graded) that takes at most an hour to design got better results ''and'' kept me sleeping well and them from sleeping in class. All I do in class is make suggestions and make sure their working. It's almost like getting paid to do nothing! Well, except for the grading. Yech. ** Christ, I wish I'd had you as a teacher in high school. Apparently back into 70's for some of my teachers, speaking in a monotone drawl was presented as a valid way to keep students attentions while at the same time smothering them with presentation after presentation. It never got my attention...It only sent me straight to dreamland. * This troper once kept a garden in school for Ag class and set one up at home. The school one, with mandated watering, weeding, mulching etc? Didn't do so great. The one at home, which basically got watered whenever this troper's mother waved a hose over it? Still flourishing today, three years later. * This Troper never had to study word spellings for tests. Ever. ** Taking it a step further, this troper never has to study for anything. His secret? PAY ATTENTION. *** Haha, same. It gets old when your classmates start giving you dirty looks for never studying though... -__-;;; *** Same here. Reading the textbooks helped considerably, as well. **** This troper would like to point out that reading the textbooks qualifies as hard work. :P **** This troper is a naturally good speller and has a wide vocabulary, so comprehension English exams are a breeze. *** [[MiniKaylee This troper]] is much the same for English. Sadly, it's not quite the same for some of my other classes. *** Same for [[{{chitoryu12}} this troper]] on vocab tests; he'll make an A no matter what, and only got a B when a test was poorly made. ** This troper also never has to study for just about anything. Whenever I was told to study I was actually reading comic books most of the time. ** [[{{MiraShio}} This troper]] is extremely proud of her photographic memory. :D * I used to meticulously write papers to the best of my ability in school, until I realized that if I put absolutely no emotional stake in the outcome of the paper, they turned out amazing--because I was trying new things and letting my writer's voice come out. Also, I've never had to study for a test in my life. * This troper has to bust her ass studying, reading, etc. just to get an A in her classes; her friends on the other hand just sit in class with bored looks on their faces and don't study and pull the ''exact same averages''. Also, this troper recalls studying for an entire week for a Chemistry test, only to get a ''C''; the following test she just studied the night before and pulled an ''A''...''plus''! ** This troper spends entire weekends studying for history tests only to get B minuses. The one time he missed a class was a day when there was a test, so when he had to make it up, he didn't study for it. Needless to say, a 99% was the score he received. Unfortunately, it

doesn't work like reverse psychology. ** This happens quite a bit. One time, I was in a college class that was taught from another campus by a video conference (each campus only had about a handful of students, but combined, we made a sizable class that one teacher could easily cover.) On my campus, there were three students. When preparing for a test, another student and I studied diligently for over a week, and neither of us made above a "B." The third student stumbled in late, drunk, and finished before either of us, and received an "A." When we discussed this later on, we realized that the professor wasn't reading our papers and merely grading them based on length, so we followed his advice on the next test (minus the alcohol,) simply fluffed out our papers to make them longer, got better grades, and learned an important lesson that made our collegiate lives much easier. * I whiz through tests in half the time it akes everyone else to.And that's because i only remembered about 5 minutes beforehand that there WAS a test. * For this troper is was "if you take decent notes during lectures and chapter reviews, it'll stick and you'll never need them." * This Trope, during classes, would throw something together last minute. I got really good grades, but frustrated everything out of my parents. Also could memorize all the notes in class and never study for a test, for an A/A+. Again, frustrating for my parents. ** Huh. I can't ''remember'' putting this here. It seems I also neglected to mention that my parents "advice" was basically a magic "make your project suck" button. * This Troper solved a maths coursework the class was given 3 weeks to work on simply by staring at the problem for about 20 minutes and writing down the solution. I then spent the next 3 weeks goofing off or just adding examples to the work. Did come back to bite me somewhat later as I was unable to prove exactly how I solved the problem and thus merely got an A. Then repeated this in my Economics GCSE by getting an A* grade with a D average for the coursework and no study whatsoever. Still not sure how I pulled that one off. * This Troper worked her ''ass'' off in ballet class (sometimes to the point of collapsing while practicing privately), only to be told that she couldn't do it as a living because she wasn't the right body type - despite having a well-received solo at the end of the year. ** The body type thing I can attest to. One of my friends had to leave ballet class (what she really liked) because she had the wrong body type that was very bad for ballet. * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] had a project to do for English: put together a soundtrack for a theoretical film of ''The Catcher in the Rye'' with 5 songs and provide the lyrics (a description of the music for instrumentals) and a paragraph explaining your choice with quotes from the novel to explain why you made the choices. This troper threw the whole thing together in less than an hour the night before it was due, including two instrumentals ("Kansas Storm" and "Electric Tears" by {{Buckethead}}) and made a 100%. * This troper's teachers seems to like her essays better when she gives up and starts writing vague sentences that only mildly pertain to the topic at hand.

* [[NeoSilverThorn This troper]] hasn't studied for a test since the sixth grade. This includes his GED tests. * This troper has found the same thing with her: she'll study hard for the first few weeks of uni, and then stuff around mainly playing games on the computer-usually [[CallOfDuty Call of Duty]]-and surfing the net. Only when the exam is a week away, will she actually kind of study, and then when it's staring her in the face, she'll really study! Works with assignments as well: I have never started an assignment earlier than two weeks before the due date, EVER. Even if it is a 2000 word essay. I slapped together one such 2000 word essay (which, by the way, was an evil one) in about a week and it burped back with an A-. For my History class on WW1, I had to do an assignment at the eleventh hour, staying up till 1am, desperately finding three British and three New Zealand artists apiece. I fully expected a low mark. Well guess what-it came back as a B+ IIRC. Now THAT'S putting the "pro" in "procrastination"! ** A whole week for only 2,000 words? That's called "Midnight already? Time to start the 7-10 page essay due tomorrow/technically today" with me. *** All of this troper's best work has been done in the three hours before the piece of work is due. The prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully. ** This troper agrees. 2000 words isn't exactly large. That's what we literature majors call 'Respond to last night's reading', and it's due every class. * This troper didn't study at all for his high school biology final. He then proceeded to set the curve. And, to clarify, previously, I'd maintained a B minus/C plus average in the class. * [[{{Cobrafire}} This troper]], while in high school had a pop quiz on the Canterbury Tales, which he barely skimmed through. Not only did I get 87% on said pop quiz, ''I was the ONLY ONE who passed!'' * This troper is the extreme example of this, much to my dad's frustration. In fact, I passed my Earth Science final with an A and the class with a B, and I slept through the entire second semester. Just recently, I got a 47 out of 55 on a AP US History test, the best score out of all three AP classes, and I didn't even read the chapter. Booyah. * This troper is a slow learner, so is pretty used to this trope. And that calculator can totally do math better than me ;_; * Subverted for this troper who has all but given up on Pre-Calculus for this reason,he has found that he always gets credit for doing the homework even if it means going to the back of the textbook for answers,and as for tests he tried studying once and still got an F,he still gets F's but he puts studying time into something that he has a chance at. - [[{{terlwyth}}]] * [[GalenDev This Troper]] is on the wrong end of this. In order to pick up some extra money, he's been teaching Firearms safety and operation at a local gun range part time. He has ten years of experience, and is rated with many pistol calibers, revolver calibers, and even a few rifle calibers. He has one student who is only two weeks in training, and is an absolute prodigy with firearms. This girl can, [[AwesomenessByAnalysis within a few moments of holding the gun

for the first time and hearing about the specifications]], fire it with astounding accuracy, up to an including a [[{{BFG}} Barrett .50caliber M82A1 Heavy Sniper Rifle]] at its [[ImprobableAimingSkills Maximum Effective Range]] after about fifteen minutes working with the weapon. [[GalenDev This Troper]] knows ''[[ColdSniper professional police sharpshooters]]'' who can't do that. Alternately, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation she may actually have a secret military sharpshooter background]] and [[MindScrew may be screwing with me]]. ** [[GenreSavvy Does she have]] [[TheChosenOne some sort of]] [[ArtifactOfDoom glowy amulet]] [[BuffySpeak thing]] [[BecauseDestinySaysSo by any chance ?]] * [[{{onyhow}} This troper]] barely studies for his SAT (no specialized book, no taking courses in SAT preparations, only look at math problems from PSAT and no English problems at all), and got a good enough score to enter one of the top 3 universities in Thailand, dunno how is that possible. Also, for some reason, he occasionally plays piano better without practicing (only works sometime, and he have to know the part in the head already). ** This troper only studied once when he was sick for the ACTs. And yet he did well enough to get into first-choice university and had practically sent the application and Essay in within the final week. However, he ''did'' have a mother who had attended said university in the past ''and'' had a sister who was going at the time, and I ''think'' hearing somewhere that that kind of stuff helps. (But not as much as having an uncle who donated money to the science wing.) * [[SacredSturgeon This (Dutch) Troper]] had learned English from VideoGames and the internet long before English class ever got a chance to do it, and as a result, I generally spent my English classes doing entirely nothing at all while getting ridiculously good grades. I didn't even bother preparing for my English Final Exam and still did better on it than I did on any other exam. ** All this is completely blown out of the water by said Troper's old classmate at Life Consideration (it's an actual class. Seriously) who, after playing his GBA below his desk and doing entirely nothing else in said class got the highest mark of the class for effort. The teacher may well have been the most HorribleJudgeOfCharacter ever. * [[{{Charred_gp}} This Troper]] is terrible about doing homework, projects, papers, etc. The problem is that no matter how much work I put into it weeks/days before it's due, I always do better the day of/the middle of the class i's due in. It's gotten to points where we had to verbally annotate a book (FastFoodNation) for a final exam, and had one notecard to write on. I proceeded to write down all relevant notes [[{{RefugeInAudacity}} as the person before me was finishing their speech]]. * This troper demonstrated both sides of the trope in grade 11; the one class in which she paid attention and put in tons of effort, she pulled a 66, while in her other classes she was slacking and acing everything. * [[{{X2X}} This Troper]] has had a nasty run-in with Geometry (luckily, I passed with a B average) and is now grappling with Calculus. It doesn't help that the latter has an oddball teacher. No

matter how much time and effort I investing into studying, I rarely seem to be able to manage better than a low B, and that's the ''best case scenario''. Keep in mind that I'm 3rd in my class with a 3.8 GPA. Even my class's resident TeenGenius (who has an average of a ''99.8'') says that this class might be a struggle. How this Troper is managing to keep a B in that class is a mystery to him. Then again, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck my semester exam was just yesterday]]... In the best ([[RefugeInAudacity and most outrageous]]) example of this trope, one girl in our class waits until literally ''five minutes'' before class starts to do her assignments and ''never'' takes notes or studies, yet manages to be passing the class with ''flying colors''. [[GoshDangItToHeck Ding dang it!]] * Unfortunately for this troper, the trope works perfectly with the girl she sits next to in class. I study my ass off all the damn time, perfectly clean notes, daily three-hour revision, whatever. Alright, it does pay off, as her average this trimester was 88.89%. But what about this other girl? She's known to sleep two hours a day tops, barely eats anything but fruit, spends the whole class writing stupid crap about how the world is a huge game of chess ot something, hasn't touched any of the schoolbooks ''literally'' -- I have never ever seen her take them out of her locker -- and her average was 97.78%. That's 100% in every fucking subject but P.E. where she got 80%. YES I AM JEALOUS. * This troper never studied anything for his Algorithms/Programming class and got a 89% (to his credit, he already knew some C programming when he began the course). But for Physics and Linear Algebra? Studied a lot and... 50% and 35% respectively (the last one was failed). * Throughout most of school I was able to pass tests without so much as opening the book. Now that I'm in college things are different. * At sixth-form, doing A-levels, this troper's best friend studied for ''nine hours a day'' the week before an exam. He got a C. This troper's total revision for that subject amounted to thumbing through his face-meltingly disorganised notes for all of ten minutes. While story-writing and MSN-ing. He got an A. This was true throughout all of school and college. At university, he did actually try and did study, but nowhere near as hard as anybody else and still came out with a good degree. He also never got stressed, as he would do a hundred words ''a week'' to get his essays in a week early. So, he did ''work'', he just didn't work ''hard''. ;-) * This troper knows people who spent ''all of Thanksgiving Week'' studying for a badly-placed exam. (How's the ''Monday after a week off from school'' sound?) Guess who got scores as low as 20%? Of course, keep in mind another reason was the professor - he put together a study guide and had it released the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Week. Problem? The test included ''absolutely NOTHING'' from the Study Guide, so even those people who thought "...we had a test today?" failed. :| * This Troper has always paid attention in class, has always done their homework (And done other things like lead a few clubs) and has only slacked off a few times due to [[{{HeroicBSOD: mental breakdowns}}]] YET the truant, in my math class, who isn't even there half the time, scores higher on tests than me and is somehow on a

friendly basis with the teacher than I am even though we both talk to her daily. * [[{{Odd1}} This troper]] likes to treat verbal presentations as an improvised comedy routine, focusing more on making the class laugh than actually educating them on my topic. (At one point during a presentation on Zeus in my literary genres class, my partner and I [[RefugeInAudacity humorously portrayed Chronos eating his children]].) A lot of the time I may have a few note scribbled down and glance down for my talking points, or I might have a whole essay with me and plop it on my desk and promptly ignore it to just do it off the top of my head. Another time was during a grade-wide religious retreat (Catholic high school kind of make this mandatory). We were split into groups to think of several different things for...I honestly don't really remember, but I remember this little bit: -->'''Me:''' ''([[LargeHam with great emphasis]])'' I dropped my [=PENcil=]!! -->'''Person:''' HERE!! I will get it for YOU! (picks it up and hands it to me) -->'''Me:''' WHY ''THANK'' YOU!! That was very ''[[AnAesop HELPFUL]]'' of you!! -->'''Person:''' No problem at all! [[{{Anvilicious}} I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE]]!! -->'''Me:''' HELPING: [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle It's GOOD!]] ** And yes, I tend to do essays better at the last minute anyway. Ironically, I HATE having to do something at the last minute. But, of course, I'm a chronic procrastinator, so whenever I try to get a jump on things (like right now I'm trying to do homework so I don't have to do it over the weekend) I get [[DistractedByTheShiny Distracted By The Internet]]. * Spend a week of intensive studying for a test? C-. Hastily review basic ideas in the passing period? A+. Read every word in the novel and thoroughly proofread the essay to make sure it's on prompt and logical? C-. Don't even bother reading the damn thing and throwing some barely relevant essay together based on a 5 sentence long summary in an internet forum? A+. * This Troper remembers a time where he had to do a Geometry project, but forgot to do it on time, so he used lunch and nutrition (both of which combined last 1 hour) to somehow finish it. He got an A- for his poorly done project. His friend, on the other hand, put a lot of effort into it got a B. * This troper manages to break the curve for a semester grade of a 102 in math class by simply paying brief attention in class then sleeping and/or working on chemistry, and her homework is simply the answers from the back of the book, but her chemistry grade is still meager despite her extensive notes and 1-2 hours a night of studying. * heh This troper is this to an asinine extent: for starters this troper is convinced that he somehow has the ability to auto-pass any form of standardized testing and have the fastest time, like for anyone who lives in Ohio, and has taken or will be taking the Ohio Graduation Exam in 10th grade( yeah a test that determines whether or not you can graduate high school in tenth grade) this troper has done 2 sections of that test in under a half an hour and was the first one

done on all the others, and got some of the highest scores on that test. another example is the GED. didn't study for it and on the first day did all the sections assigned that day in under 1 houre 45 minutes, on the second day did all the assigned parts in LESS THAN AN HOUR, scared the crap outta my mom, when i called her that day an hour after she dropped me off, she thought i was gonna fail.... turns out that i had passed 4/5 sections by a wide margin and skimmed by on writing, mostly due to the fact this troper has crappy handwriting. this troper has also passed his algebra I class by only doing the tests and passing those, according to a friend that sat up front and talked to the teacher told me that the teacher said that if i could pass the tests without doing any of the assignments that it proved that i knew the material and that i should pass his class * In high school, [[WolfSamurai This Troper]] put on a master clinic of this trope. In an advanced math class freshmen year, I hardly did any work for the last month, didn't study, and was not in any way prepared for the final. Despite this, I got the highest grade in the class and finished the year with a solid A. In another example that's first subverted and played straight, my sophomore geometry class was a total disaster. I screwed around, didn't study, and didn't do homework, but this time I barely passed the first semester with a 60.1% when the minimum passing was a 60.0%. The second semester I learned my lesson, studied, paid attention, and worked hard. My reward for all this effort? Passing with a 60.5% for the second semester. So I went back to the method of just studying/working last minute and had smooth sailing for the rest of high school and much of college. * This troper read a 200 pages long version of "The prince and the pauper" and most of the class read a 100 pages long version, with pictures!, that was sold at my school. I got a 7 (or C) and the rest got A's... Next year I decided to help a friend in a test of "Marianela", he didn't read the book at all and thanks to me, he got an 8/B thanks to me, the only questions he failed where the "explain in your own words..." * For my Composition II class, we were supposed to write a forty page, four chapter book over the course of the semester. Every chapter I wrote was written up the night before deadline (and in some cases, the morning of the deadline), I switch topics in the third chapter, and had about ten sources instead of the required fifteen to twenty, with the final draft coming to just over thirty pages. And I walked out of that class with a 90% on the project. * I tend to benefit from this one. I always write a paper the night before it's due, with one exception: A five-page (IIRC) paper with detailed instructions which the teacher gave us a month, in-class, to do. I spent most of the class time fooling around online, then slapped the paper together in the last week and got a B, without even finishing the book I was supposed to be writing about. Actually, that entire class fits this trope for me: got a perfect score on the poetry analyses I spent only half the class time given (and no outside time) on, did well on the writings I half-assed... Subverted a few times when Senioritis kicked in and {{TheBGrade I got A-s instead of As}} because I really stopped caring. Another stellar example appears in middle school, when I got transferred into a history class right when

they were having a test, after not having taken anything remotely connected for a semester and never having heard of the era dealt with (The Gilded Age). I got a C, better than some people who'd actually been there for the material. Barely touched the giant ACT prep books I had been given and got a 35, which put me third in the class of 300ish and ahead of many who had taken an ACT prep class. * Chem II was the hardest class my high school offered. Most people compared it to a college level course, and as a current college student, I can attest that it was harder than many of the classes I've taken so far. My friends and I would spend hours studying formulas and chemical nomenclature, only to receive C's on our tests (if we were lucky). Once, instead of studying for a big test, we decided to watch IronMan, which had just come out on DVD and we were crazy excited to see again. Our grades on the test the next day? B+. * I never study. Or take notes. For anything. Most homework gets done the night before it's due. And I get A+ to B+ grades. Chalk it up to a good memory. * Once while at a friend's house, this troper's sister picked up a book to read. When she finished the book, the friend asked "Was that a good book? Great! Can you summarize it for me? I have a book report on it due tomorrow." The friend got an A on her report. * This troper's aunt. 50 hours a week...promotion given to someone who only worked part-time and had been at the job only ''two years''. (Aunt had been there for a good ''eight''.) The excuse "You don't do enough for the company" was thrown at her, despite how it was always ''her'' doing extra, covering for sick employees, helping review business plans, reviewing resumes in her spare time. Is it any wonder she quit? * This troper had it play out straight for him and then was brutally subverted. I have a very good memory and a real gift for pattern recognition. This allowed me to skate through elementary an high school at the top of my class. In university this was no longer enough and without a good study ethic, I crashed badly, repeated a year and was glad to actually get my degree. * This troper does this sort of thing regularly--hard work results mostly in stress, so it actually pretty much ensures I will do horribly on an exam. I'm actually better off making sure I have a pretty good idea what I need to know for the test, and then do something fun (like watch '''all''' of Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) the night or two before. Then there's the physics midterm I took while too out of it from the day before's emergency root canal to understand English; I got the second-highest grade in the class. This was...confusing, especially since the exams in that class were ''always'' word problems. I still wonder what was wrong with my classmates, that they couldn't '''all''' do better than somebody who really has no business even turning up for the exam in the first place. (The only hard work I was doing ''then'' was dragging myself to the exam despite a ''very'' close brush with meningitis. I do '''not''' think that counts!) * This troper is powers and/or is powered by this trope. * I wouldn't say this trope is true for me most of the time, but there was one time in college when it was. I had a test coming up in a class

everyone said was hard, and which I could admit was challenging. The test was the midterm. I didn't study for it (at all) because I got the dates mixed up and thought I had more time. I made educated guesses about the answers and got the highest grade in the class. I did study for the final exam, but I didn't get the highest grade, even though I still did well. * I proooobably do less work than I should anyway, but before my AS English language exam last year, I revised and revised and revised, and got a C. I still revised a bit before this year's, but considerably less, and got an A! Though I do understand and remember the topic a lot better this year, but it's really annoying because now I'll have to retake the AS exam if I want an A overall. * This tropers essays are always written as late as possible, much like the other tropers on this page. One notable example of this is where I had to writen an essay we had a while, like a week or two, to work on. He crapped it together in 45 minutes the night before and get an A on it, with comments such as "What unique thought" in places where I just made up explanations. His brother is the exact same way, and we don't often, if ever, think about it before hand. We fondly call this "bullshitting" our essays. * I go to one of those work colleges where they pay your tuition if you work on-campus for a certain amount of hours per week. The main goal of each incoming freshman is to spend as little time as possible at the cafeteria work-station, the landscaping (read: mowing and picking up sticks) workstation, or the tourist trap restaurant workstation we have. Each of these is a living hell compared to the other stations on-campus. When I first enrolled, I spent two semesters at the hellhole known as the cafeteria. Your clothes smelled, you had to work weekends (all the while I was holding another job to pay for the tuition they don't tell you about having to be paid for when they give you a tour), I took extra shifts, and I never slacked off or slept in dark rooms around the building to get out of work (did I mention we never get paid for this crap). That hard work kept me there another semester while the lazy kids were shifted off to easy stations. The next year, I'm at a management position at a workstation and I spend most of my time goofing off or doing homework during work hours....I just got nominated for a prestigious work award at the college....hard work u my butt. * This troper was definitely born under this trope. Ignore assignments and sleep through math and get D's and F's for reports then an A+ on all tests/exams? Yeah, the teacher didn't like that. Didn't even read any of the books assigned to us in English (cept LotR, but I'd read that 10 years before it was assigned) and aced every test on those. All sciences offered in my school? Mmm... For Science! Granted I heavily enjoyed those classes, but I certainly didn't try in them. SATs? 1409 (when it was out of 1600 still) and slept through the majority of the test and didn't even realize there was a book for studying them. Spanish at the Defense Language Institute? Tried everything I could, still didn't pass the Defense Language Proficiency Test. * This troper is quite heavy about this, and it's pretty interesting how:

** When it comes to tests, this troper doesn't really study at all. His memory is really good, and he can actually recall a lot of things very quickly. He also has a habit of knowing what words mean before most of his classmates do, due to his memories of hearing them in video games, even if the word was mentioned once in passing. ** In video games, this troper almost need play a game once in order to outshine all his friends. In DragonBallZ Burst Limit? Plays for a good minute, then can completely floor his friend, who happens to have played this game for months. Same with PRetty much any other game put into his hands. ** Finally, in fighting. This troper doesn't work out to much, only had a few days worth of karate, and is pretty lazy. However, he can pretty much out-fight nearly anoyone his age, and often proves himself stronger then his peers. * This troper is a language teacher, and finds herself preferring tutoring one-on-one or in groups of not more than four because of how distressed some students will become over their classmates picking something up effortlessly while they themselves struggle with it. One student said she had a friend who spoke five languages fluently; how was this possible when the student herself couldn't even nail down a second one? The troper explained that it depends on how young the languages were learned, and how strictly they were taught, and how complete the immersion in the learning environment was, but, she was forced to admit, some people are just gifted at languages while others are not. * A subversion: this troper took a complaint to her high school on the grounds that she took the highest mark in Francais Langue 12, her accent and pronunciation were flawless (one invigilator at an oral exam actually mistook her for a francophone), she got top marks on the provincial exam, her error rate in written papers was below 1%, and she still did not win the school French award. Her teacher explained that while she was very, very good in French, it was due entirely to a combination of her early education and a natural ability with the language. The student who won the award was not as talented as she was, but he was nearly as good and had worked about ten times as hard to get there, and so deserved the award more. The troper is embarrassed to admit she still sulked. * This troper really can't figure out how she managed to get a first class degree, since she basically went to university to avoid having to get a proper job and did nothing much for three years. * As a college freshman, Edgy had to work a certain amount of volunteer hours for a theater class he had to take. He did 2 out of 20 hours and passed with a B. Others completed all 20 hours and got lower grades. ---Why bother going back to Main/HardWorkHardlyWorks? It's just going to get stronger without even trying anyway. --<<|TroperTales|>>

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In the real world, there's plenty of things kids shouldn't see. That doesn't stop them from coming across them by accident. When kids ''do'' things they shouldn't, that's TroperTales/TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior. ---* Looking back, [[{{Tropers/HG131}} I]] wonder what my teachers thought of me reading the {{Halo}} books in school, when I was 10. * This tropette saw the cover of one of her brothers porn movies when she was about 6. The woman appeared to have a penis coming OUT of her anus as well as one in her mouth. This tropette was pretty traumatized. ** This troper, who is a male, found his Dad's porn stash one day when he was 7 years old. Oddly enough, I wasn't traumatized at all by this, I was more curious about what in the hell the people in the book were doing than anything else. * This troper's mother found her reading the back of some books her mother had borrowed from her sister. Anne Rice's ''Sleeping Beauty''. Damn, I have never seen my mother run that fast, or ever seen her remove a book from my hands, EVER AGAIN. Funnily enough, I wasn't interested in opening up the book. I just liked reading the back of all of her romance novels. * This troper innocently "borrowed" her aunt's copy of the first ''{{Outlander}}'' book to read, figuring that romance novel must naturally equal Harlequin-style fluff. I don't know how far I got into it before she pried it out of my little hands. (I was, perhaps, ten.) This is the romance novel with all the historically accurate profanity, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex historically accurate sex]] and [[NightmareFuelUnleaded graphic male rape]]. (Also, I kept trying to borrow my mom's copy of Tale Of The Body Thief and have her not notice..) * This troper was looking for her Bible under her parents' bed when she found a [[{{Squick}} condom container]]. When she was 10 and starting to learn about...''[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean things]]''. She was shuddering for an hour. ** I must say, your parents should be ashamed. To be exact, ashamed of themselves. Hypocrites really piss me off. * This troper's cousin (aged ten at the time), upon learning she was getting twin siblings, went up and asked her father "Gee Dad, did you forget the condom?" Our reaction was outright hilarity mixed with a good dose of "Errrrr...." Do we have a trope for CrowningMomentOfFunny melded with {{Squick}}? * This troper comes from a family who've just tended towards reading more adult novels earlier than average, now the {{Discworld}} novels aren't particularly adult, but those [[ContemptibleCover covers]] resulted in the odd upset teacher back in primary school. * The daughter of this troper's friend was looking through her parent's bedroom when she found a condom in their draw. The only explination she was given was "It's Daddy's. Put it back where you found it." She was about 6 and that was acceptable to her. * This troper was 8 and bored at her aunt's place, so what did she do when she found a black and white comic? She started colouring it in.

Why did Auntie freak out? It was an erotic comic. ** I wish ''my'' aunt kept hentai around... *** ...[[{{Squick}} K.]] * [[@/BonsaiForest This Troper's]] mother was a schoolteacher in one of the most violent school districts in the US. One day, she sent the kids out to play, and they came back in and said, "Mrs. ______! There's a dead body in the playground!" Indeed there was. And it so happened to be the case that the school was located across the street from a bar. * This is one half of the explanation for people's fear of clowns. The other half is StephenKing's ''{{It}}''. * My second cousin seems to be very similar to me. If so, if he likes to read fine. If by then he takes a Warriors book, I'm going to take it out of his hands. He's got five year until I'll let him read it. * [[PentiumMMX2 This troper]] got in one during the last few months of his childhood (Just before he turned 18), while he was visiting his sister over at her house one night. Her husband was going to clean the living room, but because he got called into work early, he didn't have time to straighten anything up; resulting in me seeing a box of condoms on the floor. OF course, by then I already knew what condoms where for, resulting in an urgent need for BrainBleach. * I (Fniff), was a fan of Stephen King... At age 9. Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhh[[OverlyLongGag hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]] * Star reading some stories from the Arabian Nights at 10. And no, it wasn't a "for kids" version. * This troper and his wife enjoy some "adult entertainment" to spice up our sex life. We left one of the cases out once and my son (he was six or seven at the time) noticed it. I grabbed it away from him before he could get a look at it, as it was one of the covers without the naughty bits covered. * I found my dad's secret collection of erotic manhwa at age 10. I never told him, but I couldn't help it; I kept sneaking looks into it now and then. * This troper got a stern lecture (he is 19) from his parents after one of their friend's son (age 7) got onto his computer (he had been reading ''[=~Latias' Journey~=]'' and ''TwilightValley'' before). Needless to say, said kid was traumatized at the ''[[BloodierAndGorier incredible]]'' [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath level of]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence brutality]] and [[{{Gorn}} gore]] contained in ''[=~Latias' Journey~=]'' and he spouted off "bastard", "asshole" and "damn" nearly constantly (thanks to TwilightValley). -->'''Mother:''' [DialgaX], you're old enough to read stuff like that. Part of being old enough to read things like that is being responsible enough to make sure those who are not old enough to read things like that don't get their hands on it. * When [[{{Pita}} I]] was 6, I had just learned how to read, and I was reading everything in sight. In Israel, condoms aren't behind the counter like they are in other countries. After about five minutes of staring thoughtfully at a box, I looked at my father and asked "Why are they flavored?" * This troper first found porn when she was eight years old, e-mailed to her by her seven-year-old best friend. But she was a pervert long

before that, when she was about five (it involved outings with her dad and having to go into the men's room, walkng into rooms where her mother was naked, and seeing her cousin in the washroom by accident, and erotic dreams which she still has no idea where they came from). When she realized it was wrong, it wore off ... now, it's about 55% back to where it started from. She's trying to lower it again. Also, her best friend swore constantly and she copied him. Plus, he showed her extremely violent movies on his iPod, along with sex. She beat you all. ** I'm trying to debate who's more awesome, you or your friend (the first one). I'm leaning towards her, because sexuality is '''not''' wrong. * I was twelve when I read ''When Rabbit Howls''. My mother wasn't pleased, but considering I was already halfway done by the time she found out I was reading it, she saw no use in stopping me. Oddly, it didn't bother me all that much when I first read it, but in the five years since I read it, every single time I try to open the book nowadays it ends up squicking me out every single time. Note to self: ''When Rabbit Howls'' is instant {{Mind Rape}}. * ... Does reading tvtropes at a young age count? somewhat, yeah I think so... ** Waiiiit, how old are/were you? *** Not the orriginal poster, but I'm 12 and know my way around tvtropes. Also, if you go under the WMG page of fairly odd parrents, you'll see a link to a dark (nsfw) fanfic. I wrote it. What are laws for kids WRITING 18+ fiction? *** I'm 11. Yeah. **** I'm 11, too. Apparently I no longer have the honour of being the youngest Troper. * When this troper was younger, she boredly took one of her mother's Sookie Stackhouse novels and started reading it. She was halfway through the second book when her mother realized it and asked her to stop. At another time, although she doesn't know why now, she went into her parents room to read. In jumping onto their bed, she felt something hard beneath one of the pillows. On pulling it out it was a half-unzipped nondescript black bag. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she opened it. It contained sex toys, lube, and "sensual massage oil". She needed some serious brain bleach for that one. * This troper was reading Phryne Fisher and Stephanie Plum novels at a young age. Both feature sex scenes, though the PH novels have the sex scenes written in PurpleProse (which bored the fuck out of me, so I usually skipped them- I was reading them for the mystery) and the SP novels usually stop describing what happens after foreplay (and sex scenes aren't that common, actually). My mother didn't like me reading them at all, but I kept doing so because her attempt to hide them just [[EpicFail failed.]] * Possibly an inversion or subversion, this troper is infinately curious and will try to learn everyting she can, of course this was also true as a child, as a result I saw many, many things that I 'shouldn't see' and as a result I believe I am alot wiser than a 'normal childhood' would allow. I may be just extremely lucky to have the sort of personality that

allows this to be so. * This troper has a couple:Once when I was about 5 maybe my grandma was watching a movie when I came in. She saw me and told me to play on the computer since the movie had some blood, Cue this troper claiming they've seen blood before (not that much though) Second time I was at my aunt's house hanging out, I started reading a(Grateful Dead)comic before my dad grabbed it hand told me it was too adult. The comic he gave me to read instead? [[{{Early Bird Cameo}} Lenore]] [[{{Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl}} the Cute Little Dead Girl]] * By the Time I was Thirteen I had read Stephen Kings "Rita Haworth and The Shawshank Redemption" among othe things. ---You shouldn't see this!!!!! Go back to HarmfulToMinors!!!! ----)

HarmlessElectrocution * This troper kept biting on the ends of wires. needless to say, he found it fun being shocked a lot. * A while back, I was in the pasture with the horse and goats when I noticed a random cat. So I wandered towards it to see what was up/check for a collar, only I forgot about the electric fance. I didn't know anything was wrong until I noticed something smelled kinda funny, and it vertainly occured to me that my leg was spasming wildly. So I looked down and realized I was leaning on the wire, so I pulled back and stared at the fence in wonder. ...Then I proceeded to puprosely put both knees against the wire, which made the smell grow stronger and my entire body twitch. The only damage was that the horse was spooked, I was somehow laughing and crying and hiccuping all at the same time, and I couldn't feel one of my legs for the following three days. Interestingly, I was ''16 years old'' at the time. * Apparently temporarily debilitation without ''lasting'' serious injury is possible in RealLife with lightning and clotheslines, and also electric weed wackers, bad wiring, and wet cement. PLEASE DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME. IT WAS QUITE TRAUMATIC AND '''''NOT''''' WORTH IT. * I was indirectly "struck" by lightning when I was 16 (the lightning actually struck the clothes-line pole I was standing next to, knocking me ass-over-teakettle). No personality changes, and no direct injury (I broke my right leg when I landed after flying roughly eighteen feet through the air... but it was the result of the landing and not the lightning). * I shoved an unfolded paperclip into a classroom surge protector when I was nine. I was unharmed save a small tingle and ''completely'' bewildered at the reactions of my teacher and parents. * This troper once made the mistake of not drying his hands and switching on a lava lamp. The resulting convulsions threw me back in my chair but there was no pain, just surprise. * This Troper once got bored and took apart a disposable camera. I was looking around trying to figure out what everything was and touched a capacitor. The jolt hurt but was over before I could react to it. It more surprised the hell out of me though and made me feel funny for

the rest of the day but no lasting effect. ** Similarly, I took apart a disposable camera at camp in order to set the flash off after the film ran out, and without having to slam it against my hand. After it was in parts on my bed, I told everyone not to touch it and went to the bathroom. When I came back, one of the other campers was sitting on my cot, with everyone around him, and holding his hand like it had been crushed. I managed to alleviate everyone's fear by showing them that it was just an electrical burn, but they still stayed away from my things after that. * When I was working at my first job (sanitation at at turkey plant, fun times), I was cleaning a machine and touched the control panel with my damp cotton gloves on. I felt what I thought was a vibration and took a glove off to check it out. Cue very loud "FUCK!" and a very nasty zap that sent me backwards. Bloody hell that hurt. * This Troper once forgot to unplug an electric motor as he was removing it from its housing to be used in a project, and accidentally made a connection between the two terminals, surprisingly, 240V Aussie mains power doesn't hurt all that much. * Back when I was 12-ish, teenager I put my feet in one of these water-filled feet-massager things. ZAP. Being young and not being 100% sure (this was supposed to vibrate after all) I did it again, just to be certain. ZAP. I don't know if this counts as being overly analytical, or just "a stupid guy thing." ** You must be a [[http://xkcd.com/242/ scientist!]] * Just stick both nine volt battery terminals on your tongue. Also, one time this troper kept touching an electric fence. Not too bad really. ** Then one time this troper happened to brush my shoulder against a really strong one. BZZT! ** Bah, electric fences are nothing. Once, This Troper's friends had set up an electric fence transformer so the two terminals were metal strips on a chair. The competition was to see who could sit on it the longest. Winning time was around 5 minutes,IIRC. ** Once I had gone fishing with my parents. One pond we tried was next to a cow pasture, and we had to cross the electric fence. I touched a piece of grass to the wire of the fence and got a nice sharp tingle. However, Dad's leg made contact as he stepped over the fence... * During one day in freshman physics while we were playing with electricity, [[ARandomSerf this troper]] apparently willingly--if mildly--electrocuted himself for forty-five seconds. -->'''Me:''' Really? I don't remember that. -->'''DeadpanSnarker friend:''' Probably because you electrocuted yourself for forty-five seconds. * Apparently, I stuck a key in an electrical socket when I was about three. Still alive. Also, I get shocked often when working on electronics, although that actually is mostly harmless. Most I've been hit with since the key incident was a 9v battery with a helping dose of static electricity. Stung a bit, but that's it. Maybe I have a superpower? * When this troper was around 9, she was groping for something near an electrical socket and accidently stuck her finger in it for a second. She was shocked for about a second and left stunned for a moment

after. Nothing major. ** Same here. Took a few seconds for me to let go, during which I had a reflexive grab ''on the damned prong that was shocking me'' * When [[QuantumToast this troper]] was about 7 he accidentally touched the prongs of a plug while pulling it out of the socket. Seems 240 volts equals a tingle shooting up your back, and not much else. (Apparently it's been lowered to 230 volts since then. Nothing to do with me.) * On This Troper's old apartment (built in the 40s) the electrical wiring was a piece of junk. Getting shocked by your computer (or anything connected to it) was quite common. Also, he used to play with electricity when he was a kid, and got some small shocks in the process. (hey, maybe this is what [[TemptingFate made him choose Electrical Eng.]]). * Working with an electrician at a major department store replacing fluorescent light fixture ballasts, I moved an electrical box out of the way as I walked along a wall. The 277 three-phase cooked me for one and a half seconds before a 20A breaker kicked. Not fun. * This troper had just a minor incident. I was skating at a birthday party when I was a kid, when I fell down, because I'm really an awful skater. I grabbed the wall to pull myself up, and stuck my finger in an outlet. I just got a little shock and sort of fell backwards, confused and with a tingling hand. * [[Tropers/{{Dallenson}} This troper's]] Basement. Touching anything metal while standing on the concrete floor gives a bit of a current. Almost enjoyably. Except when Im reaching behind my computer and my elbow or something touches my computer, ow. * I get loads of electric shocks, mostly from my best friend, who im certain has super powers as she can give people electric shocks just by touching them * During a physics lab involving an elecric current running through an object being moved around by a (metal) spring, this troper was to move the spring around to get it going, and then to start the current. However, during one of the runs, he sort of forgot to let go of the spring first. After being shocked by electricity running through a metal spring, he stood up, turned around, and angrily looked around for the son of a bitch who hit him on the back of his head with a book. Cue understanding and embarassment. ** Moreover, in his highschool days, one of his classmates brought in a trick pen that shocked you when you clicked it. They spent the whole class grabbing the metal bars on our desks and clicking. In retrospect, this troper is quite thankful for this trope. * [[AdamS This Troper]] once shoved two pennies into a light socket. He was hurled back against a wall, and started crying; not because he electrocuted himself, but because ''he hit his head'' * This Troper once brought in a car battery for a 5th grade project. Unfortunatly, It went as well as one would expect. * A career in small electronics testing means this trope happens far too often for fun. Then again, this troper often takes advantage of the relative safety of low amperages far too often. Averted since I would never, ever consider playing with service power levels, especially since the bad experience with a damaged power strip that

knocked me off my chair while plugging in a component. * Van De Graff generators are fun, especially big ones, when you ground yourself to a water pipe. * This troper's uncle once did this to him. There was (and still is) a weak electric fence around my grandfather's rather large vegetable garden, which the venerable gardener sometimes forgets to turn off in the morning. Aforementioned uncle had been leaning against the fence for several minutes while calmly discussing the best mixture of sugar and water for hummingbirds when he suddenly reached out and grabbed this troper's hand. ''Zap!'' Turned out the fence had been on the whole time! * This troper has made himself immune to those little "Trick objects" (Pen, stapler, gum, etc) that shock you when you use them. (By which I mean it no longer even bothers me) Which means I got to turn a few pranks back on their owners. I held one of the shocking pens, clicked it, and then said "It doesn't work." Cue the owner shocking himself upon seeing me unfazed and testing the pen. I've also used this to sucker in other people with the same trick. * This Troper shocked herself wile trying to plug in a light in a pitch-black room. She felt the wall until she found the outlet, then moved her hand out of the way and put the plug in. Except her one finger was close enough that it brush against one of the prongs. ''Zap!'' Fortunately, she reflexively jerked her hand back and was left with nothing but a tinglely arm. Scared the crap out of her, though. * This troper recently found out the hard way that the reason the inside of the toaster wasn't glowing was because it was an electric toaster- and the hardway here means she poked it with a knife while it was live. ** On a side note, the same troper gets this quite a bit because she conducts electricity unusually well (possibly something to do with the metal plates in her back.) * This troper once put his hand on an electric fence (low grade, it was for our goats) and held it there for about ten seconds before he finally noticed that little pulses of electricity were going into his arm. It felt kinda weird for a while after that, but it didn't last long and it only started to hurt after a few seconds. * This troper was debugging a targeting light that was connected to a 12V robot battery. I'd been repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting the light and the battery for about an hour as I was going over every electrical connection in the light, working my way towards the battery. I finally unwrapped the solder joints connecting the light to its plug...then grabbed both exposed joints...without first disconnecting the battery. I remember hearing a loud sizzling bang and suddenly being two feet behind where I'd previously been standing. (I'd dropped both contacts.) My heart was pounding and my chest felt as if I'd just been kicked hard in the sternum. Thankfully, there was no lasting damage, despite the rather large dose of electricity that went straight across my heart. * as ideas go, this troper's sticking a metal knife in a toaster to retrieve crumpets was not a good one, however, he miraculously didn't get harmed at all. also, there's a faulty lightswitch at his house

which often catches him unawares. * One of this troper's physics teachers went off on a tangent from the lesson on magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction to show us how to make a crude LieDetector based on galvanic skin response: two pieces of copper pipe on an insulated stand, each hooked up to one terminal of a power supply, plus an ammeter. You'd get the subject to grip a length of pipe in each hand, and if the ammeter spiked, he was sweating, and so either lying or stressed by the question. Then he got people to repeat the test [[SchmuckBait having just washed (but not dried) their hands]]. 140V was enough to lock up every voluntary muscle in my body, and a few involuntary ones. Thankfully someone turned it off after realising I hadn't moved or even breathed for 5 seconds (and that my hair was standing up a foot from my actual head). After that, the teacher stopped letting the students set the voltage... ---Of course it won't hurt! How about some more HarmlessElectrocution ? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HarsherInHindsight * This Troper was listening to the full version of the {{Gintama}} opening "Donten" while thinking up of a {{Badass}} fight scene between Yuki-Rin and Crocodile in {{One Piece Parallel Works}}, since she was going to use that song during the fight. After hearing the song (particularly the first verses twice since it's my favorite part of the song), I began to tear up. It was then I realized that [[spoiler: Aki's mother - who was in Baroque Works against her own will and gave birth to Aki out of wedlock after Crocodile raped her - dies right after Yuki-Rin defeats Crocodile]]. But, there is a {{Hope Spot}}, since [[spoiler: Aki's mother lives to see Crocodile defeated for a second time before she passes away]]. * While working last summer, this troper made up a story about a team of men who venture to a mining moon to rescue miners trapped in collapsed mines. Guess what happened a little later. * This troper is an avid Kingdom Hearts fan. I can't deny, however, that many, many moments in earlier games become sadder (Roxas's line; "My heart belongs to me!") or just plain uncomfortable (Xemnas. ''Xemnas.'' '''Xemnas''') after playing Birth by Sleep. * Charles Dickens remains a highly regarded writer for his ability to elicit strong emotions with written word. To date, he's the only author who managed to [[TearJerker bring me to tears]]. [[AChristmasCarol Tiny Tim's]] [[BadFuture death]] was never intended to be funny to begin with, and it brought back unpleasant memories of a good family friend who died of cancer not much more than a year ago. You can guess how much I sobbed and for how long. * About 6 months ago, a girl at my high school was killed in a car accident. Just today, I got a new charger for my camera, and was able to see all the old videos on it. One such video was from last year's Drama class, and showed her rehearsing a scene. Anything else would be upsetting enough, but in that particular scene she played an alcoholic

mother yelling at her daughter. It was... disturbing to re-watch. * This Chilean troper still feels her bed move at night, after the (latest)earthquake, and while watching bones late at night,the screen started moving and it took her a few moments of fright to realize it wasn't happening again, it was just on the show. * This troper wanted a darker plot for a SuperRobotWars series with a much darker storyline. Then came Setsuko's Route in SuperRobotWarsZ, which had JossWhedon tropes spread on it... * Here in Poland, quite recently my sister had a certain subject on her social studies: what would happen if the President died? The teacher said that everything would get back on its feet eventually, and a real problem would happen if most of the government died suddenly. 3 days later, the Smolensk plane crash happened. * This troper once had a long-distance boyfriend who she was [[MoralityPet very, very close to]]. He once said to her something along the lines of "One day I'm going to swim the ocean so I can see you again." Said boyfriend was stabbed a week later. ** *hugs* ** Just wondering, were you saying you were his MoralityPet or that he was yours? *** Probably, she was his, and he was trying to redeem himself and break connection with some bad people. * Today, a friend and I were talking about Dennis Hopper's "performance" as King Koopa in the live action Mario Movie. Hours later, I found out he died. Now I feel bad, like if I cursed him or something. ** Dont worry, it couldn't have been you. Everyone knows [[{{Gorillaz}} Murdoc Niccals]] killed him... * This troper's grandfather was a biology teacher (I think he was a botanist) and it was expected I would do well in it, even though he saw his son (my dad) fail the exam. Not long before my GCSE exam, my biology teacher died, making me more determined to pass for both their memories. I got a C. Without any revision (due to completely messed up notes where I took them). Considering both of their deaths were unexpected (my grandfather looked very young at 90 and my biology teacher was in his 50's, but you wouldn't have thought it), it also adds to the moment. The real Harsher In Hindsight moment is that, a few weeks before my biology teacher's death, a friend of mine gave a speech at the leavers assembly, during which he briefly impresonated said teacher's voice. To this day, a year after said event, I don't dwell on the speech given because the last words said that sounded like my biology teacher was his common phrase when he opened the door to let us into his classroom: "In you go." ** A possibly slightly funny one involving the above: a few months after said event (about half a year), I perfomed a song at our school variety show. The song I performed was "The Sick Note" by the Dubliners. My biology teacher had missed much of our last term not being in without any reason stated. I only realised it the night I posted my previous statement. * "Loading zone only - 7 AM ~ 4 PM on {{school days}}." * First ''{{Portal}}''. Then ''ToyStory 3''. * This tropper's house flooded in Sept 2009, he couldn't help to

cringe when playing the beginning of Telltale's ''{{Wallace and Gromit}}'' Episode 2 game (in which the protagonists' basement is flooding) and also when watching ''PonyoOnACliffByTheSea'' and its images of houses and cars partially submerged underwater. * Several years ago I was dating a co-worker, in one of our dates I told her about the ContrivedCoincidence of events which got me to the job I had back then, I said: "If I had not picked that phone call that day..." she completed the phrase for me: "... we would not have met each othera...". Considering how things ended between us, I would have preferred it that way... * This Troper has problems with a 'friend' that doesn't really care nor listens to her complaints when he hurts her, and would rather destroy a friendship to losing fame and girls.The fact that he is the only one powerful enough to prevent This Troper's bullying cases does not help.Not surprisingly, she has some problems when believing others. Now she always cries seeing [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/higurashi_no_naku_koro_ni_minagoroshi/ c004/16.html these]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/higurashi_no_naku_koro_ni_minagoroshi/ c004/24.html pages]] of the HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi manga, and can't help but wish she had friends like those. ** [[{{Chica Musica}} This troper]] says hi :D *extends hand* She feels the same way, all but 2 or 3 of her friends can be considered her {{Nakama}} but she makes it her mission in life to make anyone who needs it feel like they have a true friend in her. No matter how little we talk. * I suppose walking around Disney World in Florida with a giant BP logo on my head a few years ago qualifies as harsher in hindsight (it was probably a free hat and I thought it was Nordstrom's juniors department's new logo since they're also called BP). During the same trip I went to NASA and the guide noted the unusual sight of ''two'' space shuttles being prepped for launch; one of them was the ''Columbia''. There's also that hurricane that happened during my parents' trip to New Orleans a few years before... * Few years ago a town near this tropers hometown was badly damaged by a tornado, during a homecoming discussion at the tropers school a few years latter, some tasteless students suggested making a float of a bulldog riding a tornado, with signs that read "we'll do it again", they where sent to the office for that. * This troppette used to "joke" about a guy she knows somewhat, who likes her alot, stalking her..guess what happens after we graduate... *Shivers, convulsions, nervous laughter and stress* * This Troper was working on a fic where two gay guys accidentally filmed themselves in the act. They meant to erase it, but a frenemy of theirs found it decided to put it on the Internet. The Tyler Clementi incident made this less funny, and so this subplot will not be explored again. * There was this one time when one of my classmates said that they weren't looking forward to the extended block period we were going to spend in biology that afternoon. And then when that period rolled around, our teacher said that he was going to be missing some school because precancerous polyps were discovered in his colon.

* I once talked about a worse case scenario about what would happen if some gun crazed loon went into a rampage in downtown in a GrandTheftAuto inspired killing spree. Then came the movie {{Rampage}}. * [[Tropers/SilentDre This troper]] remembers one time when he was younger (about fifteen years ago, maybe), he and his father passed by a British Petroleum gas station on the way home. He remembers asking his father what the letters BP stood for, and his father told him. He remembers remarking something like "Oh. I thought it stood for Bad People." His father then rebuked him for saying that. Then, several years later, the ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill occurred. Immediately this troper recalled that incident, even going so far as to flip off a BP station as he and his friends went to the zoo one day during that summer. * Recently (i.e. March 2011), [[Tropers/{{Mhwal}} This Troper]], who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, finally picked up an album he'd been meaning to buy for a long time: ''Gordon'', the debut album of BarenakedLadies. As a BNL fan, I had most of their other albums, but somehow missed getting this one. I finally bought it when I saw it as part of a clearance sale in a music store that was closing on Barrington Street. At one time, there had been three music stores on that downtown road; the other two had already gone out of business in the years prior, and many other storefronts on the once-vibrant street have become vacant. Imagine my surprise when the first song on the 1992 album, "Hello City", turned out to be about Halifax and included the line "Maybe half the fault was mine that the sun didn't shine on Barrington Street." * A big [[EurovisionSongContest Eurovision]] fan here [[GuiltyPleasure (don't laugh!) ]]. I usually follow the national finals, and in the Iceland selection, one of the singers (Sigurjn Brink) passed away days before the semi-final where he was supposed to perfom. In the end, the song was still in the competition, this time performed by several of his musician friends...and it won the national final, and it will represent Iceland in the contest: THAT by itself is [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet enough]], and then you read some of the lyrics of the song, "Aftur Heim" (Back Home) that translates in something like this: ** 'Cause life is waiting for me / Come travel with me, together we'll see a brighter day / Times goes by so fast / I just want to get back home... * When I was nine, my family took a trip to New York City. It was 1999. We went to the Empire State Building one day, and while we were on the 86th floor balcony, we could see the World Trade Center. I asked my dad if we could go there, and he said he'd decided against it because they seemed like a target for terrorism. Of course, he was referring to the 1993 bombings at the time, but... * Historical family history example for [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]]: His mother's ancestors, originally from Prussia [[{{UsefulNotes/Australia}} but having been Australians before 1901]], changed their German surname to what [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] found was a Dutch-Jewish one - such that [[{{Tropers/Crion87}} this troper]] doesn't know the original surname.

Fast-forward the clock to the present day, well after WorldWarII, [[{{PostHistoricalTrauma}} and knowing what]] AdolfHitler [[{{ThoseWackyNazis}} and his twisted fanboys]], [[{{UsefulNotes/NaziGermany}} the Nazi Party]] [[{{MoralEventHorizon}} likely did to those holding that surname and heritage for real]]. Good thing he has his father's surname, which is actually Bavarian and very German (and that his parents are, bizarrely enough, HappilyMarried, but that's beside the point). * I was watching some sort of nostalgia show on TV one night which had Adam Faith talking about his career in the sixties. I made a comment about how he still looked the same, like he was too young to have had a career in the sixties. Next day heard he'd died at what might have been the same time I was watching the show. * I once got a prank call from some guys who had my number and email address, and they were saying that the cops were on the way to my house because I was chatting with 14-year-old girls. This was already bad enough--if that had spread to a rumor it would have spelled serious trouble for me. As of late, I've been making friends with a shitton of cosplayers, [[IntergenerationalFriendship many of which hover in the 13-19 range]], which makes this prank call even more offensive. * This troper used to listen to eurobeat on a regular basis. Some of his favorite songs were on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzCwoq_IdQw depressing]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz_TaHfxXhg side]]. Now that he's dating someone, said songs are nearly unlistenable. * This troper spent an hour bawling her eyes out after her first kiss, because it went so badly. Normally, this troper would just write such things off as teenage angst. Unfortunately, the subject of said first kiss was her boyfriend for four years, and went somewhat insane during that time. The awkward first kiss was brought up often to mock and belittle in between other forms of abuse. This troper should have listened to her inner bawler. * This troper visited the Twin Towers when he was in 1st or 2nd grade. His mother said, "You should come in, this might be your last chance to see it." I was tired at the time and responded, "No thanks, I'll go in next time." The next time I saw the Twin Towers was on TV, burning to the ground. * This Troper spent some time roleplaying as an undead Egyptian HeroicSociopath whose last name was Mubarak. Less than two months after the character was abandoned, the Egyptian protests happened. * This troper's grandfather died ''exactly'' nine years and one day before ElizabethTaylor died, both people died at the age of seventynine, and MichaelJackson-one of her good friends-died the day before his 87th birthday. * I wrote a story for a high school creative writing class about an attempted hijacking on an airliner [[spoiler:(succesfully thwarted, by the way)]] a few months before 9/11. It's an OldShame because of its [[{{DarthWiki/Ptitlew9bltta3dv6n}} abysmal quality]]. ---Go back to HarsherInHindsight, but it might come back to bite you in a few years time.

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HateDumb '''NOTE''': Similar to the FanDumb TroperTales page, please edit cautiously and don't start flaming. This is to point out how ''[[NotSoDifferent haters can be just as stupid as fans can be,]]'' not ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow or Complaining About hatedoms you don't like. * This wiki has its own share of HateDumb too, sometimes in the ItJustBugsMe section. ** Some tropers here tend to be really itching to add negative tropes on [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike shows they don't like here]]. Sometimes the tropes fit, [[SquarePegRoundTrope sometimes they don't and are only shoehorned in]]. If they do apply, don't be surprised if the entry is phrased in such a way that shows ''this'' show used it the ''worst ever'', and therefore sucks. FanDumb for example; despite the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement, seems to get really abused around here. ** Some tropers think it's cool to put the FanDumb example on a page just because [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike they don't like the show]] as a form of a TakeThat. Of course this also happens for the vice-versa. With that in mind, if you run into FanDumb and HateDumb examples that make no sense, please delete them or move them to their YMMV page. -----------------* ConsoleWars, ComputerWars, and other forms of technology wars tend to attract this as well as FanDumb from all sides. * The ''FinalFantasy'' and by extension all SquareEnix HateDumb could ''really'' benefit from doing just a ''little'' bit of research. Even the internal fans devolve into HateDumb over the "new" series very quickly. Here are several examples: ** Complaints about the soundtracks for ''FinalFantasyXI'' through ''FinalFantasyXIII'' being total shit merely because "It's not Nobou Uematsu". ** The epic epic ''[[{{Understatement}} EPIC]]'' misblaming and scapegoating of Tetsuya Nomura. For fuck's sake, he wasn't even the ''art director'' of ''FinalFantasyXIII'', he didn't design ''every single'' monster, background, environment, and weapon. He's not even the ''sole artist'' of the series. Even on ''KingdomHearts'', which he ''actually'' directs, he's not the sole writer. (Similar to how Motomu Toriyama wasn't the only writer for ''FinalFantasyXIII''.) *** Saying that Tetsuya Nomura didn't even care when he directed the remake of ''DragonQuestIV'' and threw it out the door as fast as possible. Yes, you read that right, I ''really'' wish I was making that up. *** If anything, Square-Enix could ''benefit'' from having Nomura in charge of more projects, considering the positive response to KingdomHearts and TheWorldEndsWithYou, the only games in Square that Nomura actually developed. ** Complaints about stuff in ''FinalFantasyXIII'' that the game

''clearly'' contradicts. (ie, your party is hunting l'Cie, Vanille has no role in the story and is there for gameplay reasons, the battle system is like Gambits) ** Many of the comments about how Gambits means you don't even have to move the controller in ''XII''. ** Whining about art trends they don't like, and when I brought up that Amano has his ''own'' art trends (Spiked armour, capes, pale skin, willowy limbs, blue lipstick, mascara, catsuits) and Expies, rudely giving those comments of mine a HandWave. *** I've seen people say ''Sax'' is an Expy of Sephiroth merely because they have similar hairstyles and are "Similar characters". Really? The two even show up in the same game one time - The only thing the two have in common is that they're male, act as antagonists, have long hair (Sax's hairstyle is even more ''detailed'' than Sephiroth's!) and wield swords. Really? Couldn't you at ''least'' say ''Xemnas'' was the Expy of Sephiroth because the two have ''more'' visual similarities to each other? oh, and I saw someone say ''ZEXION'' was an expy of Sephiroth - ZEXION. **** These comparisons only show that the complainer is completely unfamiliar with both Sephiroth and the characters they claim are his Expies. ***** I see some people claim expies on stuff in general (not just Square-Enix characters, mind you) and use InsaneTrollLogic. Even on this very wiki someone poitned out they had to use InsaneTrollLogic to justify an Expy claim. I'm going to put it out here that if you ''admittedly'' use InsaneTrollLogic to point how something is an expy, ''you really don't have a leg to stand on''. ** Saying that ''FinalFantasyVII'' sucks ''merely because people write fanfiction of it period''. It makes me wonder what stuff they ''do'' enjoy because if they're so sensitive to Fanfiction, its mere ''existence'' reduces the quality of the show. *** If the presence of fanfiction is enough to make somebody hate something, then it's safe to say that these people hate just about every form of entertainment there is. Oh well, that just means more for the rest of us. ** You're also not allowed to like Xion. Ever. ** This troper isn't really a fan of FinalFantasyX2, largely because he didn't really like the original but there are a couple things about it he thought was alright. However a lot of reviews of the game seemed to be trashing it on ''basis'' of being ''FinalFantasyX'' and acting like it was bad on ''basis'' of being ''FinalFantasyX'' and not whether the continuation/sequel just poorly designed/implemented. I saw a couple average-below-average-positive reviews that talked about it in detail or ''admitted'' they had a SteamrollerBias against the original. Not to mention before it was officially released a lot of complaints about ''FinalFantasyX2'' were "Why not FinalFantasyVI-2?" or "Where's the ''FinalFantasyVII'' sequel?" or "Why not ''FinalFantasyIX''?" The HateDumb also spilled over into ''FinalFantasyXIII-2'' when it was announced. "Didn't Square-Enix learn from ''FinalFantasyX2'' that they should never make direct sequels?" Uhm...some of the people saying this had ''no problem'' with ''FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'', which ''IS A SEQUEL TO FINAL FANTASY

IV''. This also isn't including other series they have developed direct sequels for. So moral of the story? Square-Enix can't make a direct sequel to a ''FinalFantasy'' game without the fans screaming "Why isn't it a sequel to ''MY'' favourite ''FinalFantasy''?!?" I also loved how they claimed "nobody liked ''FinalFantasyXIII'', why're they making a sequel to it?" Uhm...they said they'd make a sequel ''if fans asked for it''. So clearly there's a faction of people who liked ''FinalFantasyXIII'' out there; they probably just don't feel a need to scream about it on the internet like the FanDumb of the Pre-6 FinalFantasy games do, and the supposed fans of FinalFantasyVII outside of GameFAQs. (GameFAQs boards are in ''general'' full of fanboys) ** ''SecretOfEvermore'' seems to get criticisms merely because of ''an urban legend'' and some CowboyBebopAtHisComputer. No, we did ''not'' get ''SecretOfEvermore'', a game mostly worked on by ''Square's overseas department'', imported in place of ''SeikenDenesetsu3'''. No, the game is ''not'' part of the mana series; it just runs on the same engine. * MetroidOtherM is already gaining a sizable HateDumb after [[BeyondTheImpossible just over a month after its release]]. [[{{Railroading}} While]] [[UnfortunateImplications the]] [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses game]] [[UnexpectedGameplayChange itself]] [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass has]] [[BadWriting plenty]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse of]] [[ShowDontTell issues]], you'd swear the game killed their dogs and raped their families by the way they act about it. Then again, the FanDumb isn't much better... ** It's amazing to see how people say the series creator would be disappointed at this series - when of course he actually ''worked'' on this one. ** Unfortunately, the Metroid Hate Dumb long predates Other M: *** The most obvious example, of course, was the initial announcement of a Metroid first-person shooter which prompted massive outrage and cries of the franchise's demise, which ended up being utterly incorrect when Metroid Prime came out and won many GotY awards. *** Then there's poor Fusion, which after being hyped up as the "true sequel" in tandem with the premature Prime bashing, actually ended up being relatively more of a departure with it's linear, story-driven design. Now, I can see how that might've led to some confusion and disappointment... except Metroid fanboys went completely insane and basically treated Fusion as if it were a worldwide tragedy, which stood in tragicomic contrast with the highly positive reviews from critics and general gamers who regarded it as one of the best GBA titles and a worthy companion to Prime. They absolutely refused to even judge it by it's own merits (which are very high) and whined so much about the game's linearity that I initially thought it must've been a stage-based Mega Man ripoff (which it wasn't at all). *** Sadly, even Metroid: Zero Mission (which was deliberately designed and marketed as a return to the old-school Metroid formula) gets bashed from time-to-time simply because of Chozo Statues marking where you need to go. **** Perhaps a case of ItsEasySoItSucks? *** Then there's the DS spinoff Hunters, which still gets routinely

villified as a total disgrace to the series even though it was NEVER meant to be a traditional Metroid game in the first place. *** Then there's Corruption, which was arguably the Fusion to the first Prime's Super Metroid. And just like with Fusion, a game that received positive marks from the gaming media and most normal gamers (and was especially praised for introducing a workable FPS control scheme on the Wii after several failed attempts).... got bashed relentlessly by the purist fanboys who blew it's linearity out of proportion and refused to acknowledge anything positive about it. *** Then there's Other M... yeah. * Ehrm, I'll just leave you with [[http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaming-discussion/worst-gamesever/t.69199307_76/ this thread]] (with the subject of "blaming" starting right from the beginning of this page) and decide whether it was right to treat {{Doom}} and Wolfenstein3D trashy games (consider the dates of their releases plus the fact about how still popular they are). [[spoiler:(goes to get a bazooka)]] ** The 70%-[[SturgeonsLaw 90%]] of this thread may also serve as examples of Hate Dumb as well. Mostly [[{{YMMV}} depends]] on what kind of White Knight or Guy Complaining About People Hating The Show are you. * The Escapist Forums are ''full'' of Bandwagon haters. The best way to find these guys is to look around the forums every time Yahtzee updates ZeroPunctuation. They're usually ''covered'' in people quoting his opinions word for word. (This troper thinks it'd be funny if Yahtzee demeaned everyone who has sex period just to see all the people on the forums proudly proclaiming themselves to be celibates above the influence of Sexuality.) ** Oh dear god. The Escapist forums. That place is chock full to the very brim of a massive Halo HateDumb and a huge Half-Life FanDumb. It can get grating at times, especially when they recite things which are ''entirely and obviously nothing more than opinion'' and use it as evidence that Halo is a bad game. I have one who assumed I was a 12 year old who "wouldn't recognise good writing if it slapped me in the face" when I stated I preferred Halo 2's campaign to Half-life 2's and he was one of the milder ones. *** Of course, you know that if Yahtzee said something positive about the Halo series, they'd suddenly be praising it. *** Recently, someone linked thispage to their forums. Roughly 90% replied that this was about spot on. * I've developed a Pavlov complex every time I hear someone say they don't like {{Halo}}, unless their criticism actually seems constructive, because I've seen way too many people cry "oh its just a generic alien invasion" or "Master Chief never says anything" or something equally unfounded. ** "It's a generic SpaceMarine shooter!" Ironically, the Chief is a Naval NCO. "It doesn't do anything original!" Like recharging health and limiting the player to two weapons? "The story sucks!" The stuff in the games is rather thin, but there's an extensive EU. ** Jesus Christ, ''[[{{Halo}} Halo]]'' versus ''[[{{Call of Duty}} Call of Duty.]]'' Mention you like ''Halo'', and you get [[HateDumb "Halo sucks]] [[ItsHardSoItSucks because I'm not good at it!"]]

Mention you like ''Call of Duty'' and...er...I'll get back to you on that. ** Sad to say, I used to do that... until I actually knew that there was a pretty [[{{Understatement}} decent plot]]. ** A mild example, this troper's friends state that Call of Duty is cooler than Halo, and, when I asked why, I was told "Because it '''is'''" (?). Funny thing is, they say "Halo Reach sucks", after spending the first few months after it came out playing it almost nonstop. This troper thinks that there's a stereotype that playing Halo, as well as other future-set games, makes one a "nerd", while playing CoD and the like makes one "cool". Seriously, people, playing Halo does not make you a nerd, and playing GTA IV does ''not'' make you a pimp. * Several of the HateDumb around PokemonBlackAndWhite can actually be summed up as one of the following things: ** "It's not PokemonRedAndBlue" ** "They have new pokemon." (And some of these people who are now dryhumping Gens III and IV were saying the ''exact same thing'' about those gens. What the hell?) ** "Geechisu has a retarded/lame incentive." (What, compared to Team Magma or Aqua? Geechisu is actually more FridgeBrilliance.) *** There's also [[CompletelyMissingThePoint "N isn't threatening/evil/]][[CardCarryingVillain mustache-twirling]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint enough.]]" ** "It's on the DS." ** "It's an RPG." ** A lot of it is actually based on the Pokemon being "ugly." There are several people who refuse to buy the games specifically for this reason and no other reasons. [[http://nyletak.wordpress.com/ This article]] is particularly blatant, mostly because the information about almost all of the legendaries isn't just based on opinion, more often than not, it's outright incorrect. Virizion really doesn't look much like Arceus. Virizion, Cobalon, and Terrakion really don't look like Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, and Genesect really don't have "over-elaborate" designs, or at least no more elaborate than the legendaries from previous generations (also why is a detailed design a drawback?). Landlos, Voltolos, and Tornalos really don't look like people (or they do if you've never seen a mirror or another human being before). *** Wow, they think the Raijins look like ''people''? ''WOW''. So this gen sucks and they're ugly because they look like people...then I guess they hate Generation I then as well, because of Mr. Mime and the UnfortunateImplications of Jynx. (Whichever one the Orange Raijin is, maybe Landlos, I forget, actually looks more like Garfield than it does a person.) The only way that trio looks like Entei, Suicune, and Raikou is that ''they're quadrupedal''. ''Maybe'' one of them looks like Raikou but that's kind of the extent of their similarities - they don't look like the types ''at all''. I've seen a lot of "These pokemon are ugly" being cited as the reasons, but someone on YouTube raised a pretty good point. Sad thing is...s/he is absolutely right. ---> "You think these Pokmon are ugly? Well if ''THIS'' was generation I, and ''Kanto'' was Generation V, would you say these

Pokmon are 'Ugly'?" ** A hilarious thing this one has noticed is that some Fakemon artists bash the shit out of the newer generations for being "unoriginal" and then make "better" versions that ''completely rip off existing characters''. [[BerserkButton Good luck when pointing]] [[HateDumb this out to them]]. ** This Troper has seen some people bashing it for not having an ExcusePlot. Really now? ** And yet we all know the RuinedFOREVER folk will buy the games anyway, possibly enjoy them, and never admit it. *** This troper believes a ''lot'' of the popular HateDoms secretly enjoy it. This troper always found it silly how many people trash ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and say how it's such a disgrace to literature and movies...yet many of these ''same people'' proceed to read every single book, watch every movie, hunt down ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' related merchandise to mock it. You know that deep down, you ''have'' to find some appeal in the work to keep on coming back - Maybe it's just because I have some [[AmbiguouslyAutistic weird social habits]], but if I genuinely hated something and throught it was terrible, I'd just ignore it and avoid it. ** One ''really'' stupid form of HateDumb came from someone who said that Pokmon was RuinedFOREVER at Gold silver and Crystal because the Pokgod hoax was turned out to be false, and "[[MisBlamed Nintendo]] lied to us about the Pokmon that existed!" What? How did Nintendo, the ''publisher'' spread false information? It's not ''their'' fault you fell for a hoax! Plus they said that the pokgods were edgy, scary, and cool...the other pokmon are "kiddy". Yeah, read some of those descriptions of Ghost-types and tell me there's no NightmareFuel in the franchise - we have mons that ''eat human souls'', mons that ''were human and remember being human'' while ''carrying their human face''.... ** One stupid form of HateDumb is "I hate the Pokmon anime. Fifth gen? AAGGH THE ANIME WILL NEVER END!" Well I never liked the Pokmon anime either - Even when it was acceptable to like it, I thought it was non-canon trash. And yet even when I was ten years old, had learned to just not let the existence of an anime I ''did not like'' affect my enjoyment of the games - It is not GameFreak, Nintendo, or 4kids's fault if the anime is destroying your ''gaming'' experience, it's '''''yours'''''. You are ''not'' forced to watch the anime. The anime does ''not'' hijack your TV and force you to watch it, men in black coats are ''not'' going to sneak into your house and replace all your [=DVDs=] with the anime series. The Anime series is not forcefully downloading yourself onto your computer. If you're letting something as easily avoidable as a series targeted at children and ''completely'' independent of the games ruin the games for you...then I have two words for you: HateDumb. *** It doesn't help that a lot of complaints about how the anime magically sucked post-Johto applied pre-Johto. No, Team Rocket did not magically go from BadAss and threatening to goofy in Hoenn- in the first season, they dug holes that they fell into every other episode and were already using weaponry literally made of cardboard by the

time of Butterfree's evolution! **** Actually Team Rocket did become much more of a joke midway through the Johto season due to the original writer leaving. It is noticable if you watched the show.True they were never actually threats to the main cast, but at least they still tried to be in a way that wasn't utterly ridiculous. **** I also love hearing "Oh how come they just make all sorts of anime-only shit up and can't adapt directly from the games or the manga?" For starters, it was never meant as an adaptation from PokemonAdventure or whatever that manga everyone likes is called. And they make all sorts of anime-only shit up and that makes it bad? Well I guess it's safe to say you hate 90% of the Kanto series, too...as well as all of the Orange Isl-wait, you actually ''liked'' Orange Islands?! * Anyone else notice how LadyGaga's HateDom blame for quotes about how original and unique she is even though those were said by critics and not her? * {{Film/Avatar}}: It wouldn't be so bad if they stuck to the actual flaws the film has instead of making stuff up because the RDA is kewler. For example, blaming the entire third act on Jake because he slept with Neytiri--who he ''fell in love with''--instead of negotiating a surrender. They somehow forget the part where Jake says the Na'vi are ''never'' going to leave Hometree. Even if he was going to give it one last shot, Quaritch already had 'dozers clearing a path to Hometree. It was screwed either way. ** Avatar's HateDumb is prevalent even in ThisVeryWiki. That page is basically filled with ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike. * The HateDumb for JustinBieber and ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. My ''god''...Just the sheer ''mention'' of these is enough to turn many otherwise rational-minded people into murderous and rabid [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], attacking everything in a blind rage. ** Tell me about it. I can't stand either of those, but I'm actually sympathising with most of their fanbases. If there's something that irritates me, it's harassment of a reasonably normal person because of personal tastes and a VocalMinority that gives said normal fan a bad name. * The paranormal show, GhostHunters is hated by people accusing them of being frauds. If you'd look it up, you'd see dozens, if not hundreds of sites or pages dedicated to proving just how evil and horrible they really are. You'll notice a common trend with these pages in the fact that they prove absolutely nothing about TAPS, and only seem to be making half-assed accusations for attention. The worst and most famous would probably be YouTube's Video-Dan, who apparently is only on YouTube to prove their fraudulence, and does a really awful job of it. You'll notice that almost every single one of his videos involves the Ghost Hunters Live shows they do on Halloween. Any logical thought into why this would be is simply that of course they'd fake a Live show. Why would anyone sit through a six-hour ghost hunt if they're not going to find anything? It'd be like those Bigfoot documentaries where they spend an hour out in the woods looking for Bigfoot, catch a slight glimpse of something weird, and nothing else.

That, only six times longer and with far less trees. He's also made a video where he uses an EMF reader, holds it up to something to make it read something, and then smashes it with a hammer for no reason (which probably cost him a bit of money). The worst part about this is that if you try to say that his videos don't prove anything, he'll act like a ten-year-old and berate you on how stupid and ignorant you are. ** There was another bizarre video of a man (who may or may not have been Bryant Gumbel) who stood in front of a green screen, showing a (very, very bad) recreation of one of TAPS' videos (a recreation of a spectral figure shooting past the screen, his was just an obvious person slowly walking by) and about how one of TAPS' former members was in financial problems, but the rest of the group didn't help her out. * This troper was flabbergasted when she discovered an otherwise wellwritten, well-designed site...dedicated to bashing internet reviewers, and ''only'' internet reviewers. Their primary target is [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses TGWTG]], with a particular emphasis on TheSpoonyExperiment. They especially seem to delight in tearing down his fans--and their artwork. And fanfiction. And fanvideos. And tweets. And entire conversations from his web forums. (Yes, ''really.'') Let's just say that anyone and any''thing'' in support of Spoony and his ilk is a target. ** This troper's not that fond of TheSpoonyExperiment himself but he just ignores him. I thought he was funny when he did stuff that wasn't pretty much just an AccentuateTheNegative rant, like his LetsPlay of Phantasmagoria 2. But wow, there are fanfiction of TheSpoonyExperiment? *** There's fanfiction of the entire ThatGuyWithTheGlasses crew. And yes, they've all approved and said that they enjoy it. **** Huh. What's that rule that says "If it exists there's fanfiction of it"? * Sonichu tends to attract a lot. ** That's in no small amount due to the huge hatred of its creator. * This troper loves {{Pixar}} movies, but he also finds the people who say, "{{Megamind}} is a rip off of TheIncredibles" simply because both are about superheroes really exasperating, because apart from the antagonist from both films starting out as a nerd, there's really no resemblence at all. * Some people (most notably the British) tend to get [[{{Understatement}} pretty]] [[SeriousBusiness infuriated]] when an American company exports (or what the British say "steals") a British franchise to America. First of all to all you FanDumb and HateDumb, the original creators and the American creators agreed to it and pay loyalties to do so (Or in some cases like [[TheOffice Ricky Gervais]] and [[TheXFactor Simon Cowell]], the original creators bring the show(s) to America themselves) which means they have every right to do so. The other involves a DoubleStandard in which a British (or some other country's) work gets exported to another country or especially if an American franchise gets exported to Britain or another country, nobody complains about it. ** There's also the inversion of this, in which a work that is SoBadItsGood, ItsPopularNowItSucks, etc. in which the country of

origin will be hell bent on distancing themselves from it. For example, American says: ''"[[SouthPark Blame Canada]] for JustinBieber!"'' Canadian rebuts: ''"[[MisplacedNationalism No he's yours now!]]'''' ** It's funny that the American versions of TheXFactor, WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire, etc. has gotten hate mainly because "It's not the British version." [[DoubleStandard Funny that this doesn't happen to other nations]]. *** I saw a really funny example of HateDumb for ''{{Survivor}}''. Evidently, the country ripped the Redemption Island Twist from countries that did it better - never mind that I looked at a previous post...and they were trashing Redemption Island from the ''ISRAELI'' and ''SWEDISH'' version. (They probably didn't know the Filipino version did it too) This is also from the fact that, you know, [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch we don't even know the cast list yet, the season hasn't even AIRED yet, and there's been no implication that they are doing this for subsequent seasons because filming for subsequent seasons has not happened yet.]] So how could they have ''possibly'' known? ** [[CaptainObvious Of course mis-blaming or mis-crediting a entire country for one person's work is not very wise]]. * Complaining that an inferior episode in a series of movies or games ruins the other episodes. Or, even worse, wishing that a sequel currently in production was cancelled because it might be bad, THUS ruining the other episodes. [[BerserkButton HOW CAN A PRODUCT CHANGE THE CONTENT OF A DIFFERENT PRODUCT???]] * IdSoftware attracts a lot of this. ** When they released {{Doom}} 3: ItChangedNowItSucks! ** When they revealed the design of QuakeIV: ItsTheSameNowItSucks! ** When they announced Rage: Why are you making something new? Go make a sequel! ** When they announced Doom 4: Why are you making sequels? Go make something new! * Video games in general. One of my classmates once said she [[UnfortunateImplications doesn't play video games because she "has a life".]] ** An inversion of this: I once had a letter to the editor published in a local newspaper and was told by my (now ex) BF that if I had time to not only think about the subject but actually write about it and send it in, I needed to get a life. What did he do with nearly all of his free time? Yep, played video games. * Any company that releases anime in western countries is subject to this to some degree (especially [[FourKids 4Kids]], though that is rather justified) but ever since {{Geneon}} and ADVFilms went under and {{Funimation}} started picking up their old licenses, the HateDumb seems to have grown ten-fold with fans screaming about "anime monopolies" and how Funimation will "gouge prices" (keep in mind that this is the company who's new flagship product consists of complete 24 episode TV series that go for about $20 per set). I for one welcome our new Funi overlords. * This troper has been called a faggot for using a Macintosh laptop. For starters; I ''actually'' have a dekstop that uses Windows, too.

Not all of us who ''have'' Macintosh computers are fanboys who think they're the only computers out there. Also, I was told "Oh where's that Mac book going to be in four years? Or that iPhone?" (that I don't actually ''have''!) The same place ''YOUR'' Smart Phone or Laptop is going to be in four years, of course. "Macintosh doesn't give you software updates" ''USE'' the fucking products ''BEFORE'' you say that. Essentially, 90% of the Macintosh Hatedom is "I hate Steve Jobs", who is evidently their ''sole'' employee. It's also funny to hear "Steve Jobs Sucks - nothing he touched should exist". What, you don't like Pixar, either? (Fun fact: He was the CEO of Pixar until 2006) ** The same will happen if you use Linux as your main operating system, as [[@/{{endlessness}} I]] have found the hard way. A good amount of the Linux hatedom is "I have read a 5-year-old web page / I have used Linux many years ago, and ignored all changes that happened to the system" or "I have not bothered to learn how to use it, so it sucks". ** This is also true for Microsoft's Hatedumb. Hell i'll even say it's even worse. It seems that if you are a Mac or Linux user, you are pretty much required to hate Microsoft . Microsoft's Hatedumb tends to get hella [[HypocriticalFandom hypocritical]] in that whatever Microsoft gets criticized with, Apple can get away with. The DoubleStandard that Apple and Microsoft's other competitors get has become almost as legendary as the ones misandric feminists get. *** Besides, some Linux users will fall EXACTLY into the 'FoeYay fan' stereotype. In any conversation, they will manage to interpolate their hate for Microsoft/Apple/Google/whoever. They will spend the day blogging on how they hate those companies. And so on. *** Ironically, Microsoft is allowed to get away with stuff Apple gets criticized for...and other competitors get away with stuff they're yelling at Apple for doing. I love how apparently nobody with a Droid acts holier than thou because they have a Droid. Come to my college and ''THEN'' tell me nobody with a Droid acts holier than Thou... * This is an announcement to everyone who claims that Fanfiction ruined the show for you, or that the show has no reason to exist other than for fanfiction: Nothing exists just to spawn fanfiction. If the ''presence'' of Fanfiction is enough to make you completely disinterested in a work, then it is ''not'' the fans' fault. It's not the writers' fault. It's not the marketer/publisher's fault. It's '''''yours'''''. ** To wit: if something as easily avoidable as fanfiction is enough to ruin something for you, you probably just hated it to begin with. Own it instead of blaming others. *** Also, the hatedumb for fanfic writing in general: No, not all fanfiction is slash porn, Mary Sues, "too uncanon" or riten liek tis. And writing fanfiction does not make you a friendless loser. Its actually not that difficult to find good fanfiction. ***** A lot of fanfiction is crappy for purely subjective purposes, even stuff that's not written in terrible grammar. * One thing I notice with reviews is that often, very few negative reviews talk about why a game is so bad, they just try to FollowTheLeader because they think "Oh, The AngryVideoGameNerd and

ZeroPunctuation are AccentuateTheNegative CausticCritic types and they're funny! Why can't ''I''?" so they try to make a laughing matter of it. Frankly it's getting old - especially since they tend to not be very informative in the first place. Another trend is that a lot of negative reviews only talk about early experiences in the game. Meanwhile average-positive reviews of games, even professional ones, talk about the game in-depth. (I noticed this trend with ''CallOfDuty'', ''FinalFantasyX2'', ''EpicMickey'', ''FinalFantasyXIII'', and ''DragonAge''.) It's quick to see reviews delve into HateDumb and FanDumb. * NeonGenesisEvangelion deserves a special mention, being a show with the extreme privilege of having both a massive FanDumb and an equally prodigious HateDumb. The amount of flamewars that end with the antiEva party admitting that [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch they haven't actually watched it]] are truly staggering. * I don't know if this belongs under Fan Dumb or Hate Dumb, but the "fans" of {{Victorious}} can fall under this easily. Jesus fucking christ. Almost every single person on the [[victorious.wikia.com Victorious Wiki]] sees Tori as TheWesley and never acts formative. Aside from that, it's as if they have something to complain about nearly ALL THE TIME. They act as if the show is RuinedFOREVER (and for christ sakes, the show is only starting its second season). I know this isn't the greatest show in Nickelodeon history, but my god. * ''AlphaAndOmega''. Good ''lord'' does it ever have one! A lot of the haters automatically assume that anyone who enjoys the movie or become fans of the movie are either furries or immature little kids, even though this didn't turn out to be the case. The hate has also extended to ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch, since most of the bashing against this movie isn't official and well thought out, which happens to exist on this wiki's history pages for the movie. Whether it be whining about one wolf's eye color being a case of DidNotDoTheResearch, even though the movie itself is RuleOfCool; or labeling the howling scenes as GRatedSex, even though it's clearly shown to be dating. * {{Homefront}} is already gaining a sizable HateDumb despite not even being released yet. It's quite staggering, the amount of people who think the few trailers and gameplay clips they've seen mean they can pass judgement on the entire game, calling it a "CallOfDuty clone" right off the bat. There's also a sizable amount of people criticizing the game's backstory whilst not doing any research into it whatsoever. Funny examples include: the guy who said that the game justified its backstory by claiming "[[WhatAnIdiot North Koreans are wizards]]", and the guy who flat-out ironically stated "I don't need to play the game, it's on youtube, I can pass judgement on it based on that". * SuperSmashBrothersBrawl. A perfectly good example of how FanDumb can spawn HateDumb. Here are 90% of the complaints I've heard...and how how many of them are ''perfectly applicable to melee and 64'': ** BAWWWWW NO MEWTWO!! ** WHAAAA IT'S NOT MELEE! ** WHAAA THEY ONLY INCLUDED POPULAR CHARACTERS!!! That's not an allstar! ** WHAAA IT'S JUST AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR NINTENDO FRANCHISES!

[[HypocriticalFandom MELEE NEVER DID THAT!!!]] *** [[Tropers/{{Incom}} Incom here.]] I spend a bunch of time on Smashboards where Brawl vs. Melee is literally ''banned from discussion'' because people can't do it civilly. But then, [[StreetFighter S]][[StopHavingFunGuys R]][[NoTrueScotsman K]] forums' attitude towards Smash as a whole makes Brawl's HateDumb look ''mature''. * ''FanboyAndChumChum'' suffer from Preemptive Hate and Willful Blindness ''horribly''. {{That Other Wiki}}'s page of it is regularly trolled, you can't survive on any animation forum if you make the tiniest mention that it's not THE WORST SHOW EVURRR and that it didn't [[{{Ruined FOREVER}} RUIN NICKELODEON!!111!]] [[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/197043007/1870446008 It has gotten to the point where haters think it's okay to trash this show in the face of people who work on it.]] * ''9 Chickweed Lane'' has a very active and frightening HateDumb crowd. Granted, Brooke Mc Eldowney does bring some of it on himself by being a SmallNameBigEgo, but the hatred for this strip is somewhat disturbing. Even admitting that you like some aspects of the strip (while explaining that you don't care for all of it) is a terrific way to get flamed on comic strip discussion sites. * It appears that TheProblemSolverz has become the new FanboyAndChumChum in terms of getting lobs of HateDumb getting thrown at it. Just the number of times the page on this very site has been trolled, as well as all of the attempts to get it put on the SoBadItsHorrible page (around 3, by 2 different people at the time of this posting), and thats just ''this site.'' * {{Rebecca Black}}: I think most of us will agree that her song [[UnderStatement isn't very good,]] but no matter how bad of a song you make, you don't deserve the amount of hate that she got. Some haters even sent her death threats. Also, on the news video reporting her death threats, [[WhatTheHellTownsPeople the highest rated comment was]] [[DudeNotFunny one saying they'd shoot her if they had a gun.]] ** She also seems to be the new Justin Bieber among youtube commenters. If you look at the comments for a bad music video, you will find someone saying " still better than Rebecca Black" It wasn't that funny the first time guys. * ''EverybodyLovesRaymond'' has one for haters of Debra. I mean, seriously, these people didn't do a lick of research, and seem to have picked out every bad thing she's done and constructed some sort of ''monster'' in her place. The reality of the series is that she's an overly-hostile hen-pecker of a wife who is mean and controlling, in a show full of disfunctional, weird and rude characters (ie. they're all pretty bad, and this is played for laughs). But to Debra Haters, you'd think she was a satanic hellbeast who abuses her husband constantly (she's punched him in the arm and pushed him like ''once'', and dumped food on him when he antagonized her, never leaving so much as a bruise), does nothing but wrong, and is held up on a pedestal by the other characters and even the show's writers. Um... No. Said Haters went through ''Raymond's'' TV Tropes page and various "negative" tropes, adding as much anti-Debra stuff as possible, making this entire site look like an embarassment full of SeriousBusiness fans.

Hilarious over-representations ("she pushed him into a bookshelf at ''full-force'', causing several books to fall off!" appeared on a half-dozen pages), and more. Then the Haters accused the ''several'' people on the page rejecting this Hate Dumb of viewing Debra as a flawless Woobie who was supposed to be pitied. * In the wake of TV Land removing shows like ''ILoveLucy'' and ''{{Bewitched}}'' from their schedule to make room for contemporary reality shows, inevitable demands rose for TV Land to stick to their original intent of showing old programs. Some have gone as far as to demand they only show programs from before 1920. [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Never mind that TV didn't exist back then.]] * [[http://fagistan.blogspot.com/2005/07/e-v-o-o.html Rachael Ray]] * For some bizarre reason you can always find this at RPG sites like for Hero Games and Paizo, mostly of the [[HateDumb Genre Alien and Mad Editor]] variety, demanding that they replace that "stupid" alignment system with the [[SarcasmMode sophisticated and mature]] morality system from {{WorldOfDarkness}}. Stating that you prefer the D&D alignment system when you're playing, you know, D&D -- let alone a response of, "Well, if you don't like it, then don't use it and [[StopHavingFunGuys stop telling us how to play]] -- leads to denunciations of being lone of [[EagleLand those fat, ugly, stupid, immature and sexually repressed moralizing Americans]] who should just slither away and die already. ** The [[HateDumb Genre Aliens]] for {{Champions}} are even more bizarre, complaining about the "scientific impossibility" of the various superpowers. In a game specifically about roleplaying comicbook superheroes. ** Dealing with Genre-Aliens and Mad Editors is part of playing any form of RPG, period. ** I think the worst form of Genre Alien ever was someone whining about {{Pokemon}} for being turn-based because "Real RPGs are realtime". The sound of every single Tabletop game ever made slapping their faces in disappointment and despair was heard around the world... * oh, I forgot to include one. A person refuses to play Enix games and claiming he declared war on them because he hated IllusionOfGaia. Yeah, I know, IllusionOfGaia is a LoveItOrHateIt game, but that's a really SillyReasonForWar. However, he counts as HateDumb because Enix is the company that ''[[MisBlamed PUBLISHED]]'' the game. That's right - he refused to touch games developed by Enix like ''DragonQuest'' merely because he hated a game that ''Quintet'' developed and Enix only ''published''. Then again though, what do you expect from someone who called ''FinalFantasyXIII'' a "Nomura game" when Nomura's input was ''[[ScapegoatCreator only limited to drawing the characters]]''. In no way was he a director or designer beyond art - it even says so '''[[ReadTheFreakingManual right there in the opening credits within the first ten minutes of gameplay]]'''. SillyReasonForWar and HateDumb indeed. * HarryPotter haters tend to be like this. Most popular reasons: ** Length ** Lack of romance for first 5 books

** Too "hard" to read * Enough with people saying "WAAAAAHHH!!!!! SPORE DOSEN'T HAVE BLOOD OR AN UNDERWATER STAGE!!! IT'S FUUURR BAAAABBIESS!!!!!! WILL WRIGHT HAS BETRAYED US AAALLL!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT BLOOD BACK T_T ", in the 2006 and 2007 previews there wasn't blood or an underwater stage, so why do these people complain about it during 2008 and to this day. ** Just about ''every'' game has to have blood or violence or else people deride it as "Casual", and the term is thrown around so much and used the way people call a character "MarySue". The only exceptions are puzzle games, and even then, most of them don't even get away with ''that''. (1980s Tetris? Dr. Mario? Minesweeper? Those are okay. REcent incarnations of Tetris, Peggle, Bejeweled? CASUAL GARBAGE.) Sports games were referred to as that in the 00s when Madden and Grand Theft Auto were apparently spelling the death of gaming. * While the FurryFandom has its fair share of FanDumb, let's not sell the haters short. The term furry supposedly means someone with an interest in anthropomorphic animals, if I did my research correctly, although most haters seem to leave out the antropomorphic part of the definition. While it's possible most of the trolling is because some furries do have a short temper, however most haters will attack anyone including those who don't have an interest in anthropomorphic animals and this has extended to people who have a mere interest in animals in general. While I'm not a furry myself, my friends and I tend to get flamed a lot simply because we have a few pictures of our pets on our page. No more. No less. One troll even told me that if I didn't want to be mistaken as a furry, I have to stop ''looking'' like one. [[FlatWhat What]]. * All the hate for DukeNukemForever can basically be summarized to: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH IT'S NOT DUKE NUKEM 3D!!! ** This troper ''KNEW'' that up to 95% of the hate for DukeNukemForever would be some variant of "It's not DukeNukem 3D." The other 5% would be HypeBacklash. The game was more or less relying on its hype to sell itself anyways. * MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic. PeripheryHatedom. That is all. ** Really? I'm just [[HypeBacklash sick and tired of hearing it]]. I was just going to ignore it. ---Duuurr, don't click that link! I'd rather eat a cactus live than go back to HateDumb. ----

HatesBeingTouched * This Tropette can be touched except casual contact by people I really know and like, however often in school teachers would put arms around me and when I tried to move away I'd get scolded for it * This troper can tolerate close family and a couple of friends so long as it's casual(but even then, he'd prefer they didn't), but anyone who he's less than extremely good friends with should NOT touch him. Whenever the chance that contact will occur rises(such as in a crowded hallway) he tries to minimize surface area by pulling his arms

to his chest and becoming very stiff. * I used to be like this to the point that I didn't like even one armed side hugs and would run from human contact. Then I met my friend. She is so over bearing and touchy feely that she pretty much near molested me out of my hate of touching people. Now I don't really go out of my way to touch other people, but I no longer flip out when it happens. * This Tropers friends are like this. Almost all of them. They are all smart (met them in the highest section of high school) and do not mind having extremely intimate conversations - as long as it does not include body fluids. They are, however, the kind of people that seem to have a "talk to me instead of touching me"-air. One of them is renown for absolutely hating to be touched. Sad thing is that this air seems to rub off on me, though I am more a bodily person. One of my other friends has literally told me that, though she has another friend with whom she frequently hugs - every time they see each other - and whom she calls, if it would have to be translated, something like a cuddle auntie, she does not dare to touch me in that way because it seems like I would not be able to appreciate it. * This troper fits this to a T save the fist bumps and high fives * This troper is unsure if his friend actually fits this trope, as he's usually smiling after someone pokes or lays a hand on him and he says "Don't touch me!", but what makes him think he fits is that during metal shows if someone bumps into him he tends to start Hate Moshing. All in good fun, but he deals with autistic kids for his job and it does [[Understatement make him kinda mad when they act up.]] * This Troper didn't like physical contact from her parents since she was a child, let alone from other people. It just makes her feel nervous and, when it comes unexpected, she feels some cold awkward feeling running through her body. It gets complicated because she lives in a country were physical contact is really abundant. Currently, she is trying to get better and enjoys some forms of physical contact to relieve stress, like bear hugs, but only when she ask them. * This Troper can't stand any form of physical intimacy from anyone; that includes touching others as well as being touched, and I have no trauma in my past and no developmental disabilities that I know of to explain it away. In fact, I'm told that as an infant, I hated being picked up or cradled by anybody -mom included- and would scream bloody murder until I was put back down. It's hardwired in. People sometimes ask things like "How do you expect to have any close relationships? You can't develop them without intimacy!" God, I hate when people answer their own questions like that. * This Troper was once this to the extreme, any person that is not my best frond/girl friend can't touch me other then the rare hi5 and games, I know it happens then I go with it but if you were to touch me for no reason your arm gets twisted (I did this to my teacher who grabbed my arm, not touched * GRABBED* I twisted her arm, its on my permanent record but screw it, it's instinct) * This Troper's ability to feel EM fields does not work well with the fact that some people seem to have fields that resonate with his, setting up a constructive interference pattern that feels like the

affected area is on fire and being charred of his bones. It also doesn't help that the human EM field extends 10-20 cm from the skin, and merely an intersection of the two fields is required. Not the screaming and fleeing category, but certainly unpleasant enough to make him wince. ** I'm thankful I'm not ''as'' EM-sensitive but being around CRTs used to drive me crazy. My friends used to play with the vertical refresh on old CRT monitors and take bets on how close I could get to the actual frequency just by, erm... sound I'll call it. I consistently guessed it to within one tenth of one hertz. Bonus though - I can find live electrical wires in walls just by feel. * I. Hate. Being touched. Hugs, pats on the back, kisses... Ugh, just leave me alone! Sadly, people at my church cannot realize this. * I'm a textbook case of this. Any touch by a male is unwanted though I will allow certain females to touch me, specifically my GF and some of my relatives. * I hate physical contact. When I was younger, it was mostly because of the germophobia that came with my OCD. I've more or less gotten over that, but being touched/touching other people still feels very awkward. ** The same goes for this troper. She has certain "clean" people (some family members or very close friends) that she doesn't mind being touched by, but most people--even her sister and dad--are in the "unclean" category. Random hugs from behind tend to result in a kneejerk reaction of swiveling around and punching the hugger in the stomach. Don't call it mean!--it's a survival instinct! * This aspie troper can't stand being touched around the waist or under my chin. No one seems to get this. * This troper cannot stand being touched by anyone at all from behind. It causes her to scream, jump away, and to have a panic attack. ** This troper too is like that, though not as intense. Don't grab me from behind, it will cause me actual physical pain.Light touch is tolerated or even OK depending on who. * I cannot stand unexpected touching. I jump and scream if I am touched or randomly hugged from behind, (it's really annoying when immature people figure this out) even if it's someone I know hugging me. I don't even like people I do know (not even family members) touching me, but I tolerate it. I really have no idea why this is. * This troper doesn't like anyone touching his feet. Also germophobic issues if having physical contact with parents. I do like to hug friends though. ** This troper is the female version of this! *** Well I'm for us touching all over ;) (except each other's feet of course). I really am weird as anyone else i have no issue with normal physical contact just parents. With my feet it's at the point of me having an "anti-fetish". * This troper detests physical contact with people she doesn't like and is merely rather awkward with it and not likely to seek it out when it's with strangers or people she does like. (And I do my best to avoid touching other people as well.) This interacts ''wonderfully'' with my grandma's NoSenseOfPersonalSpace. * I've been extremely ticklish all my life, and as it happens, I hate

to be tickled. When I was in kindergarten, some of the class bullies discovered this and took every opportunity to tickle me. (I was the one who always got in trouble, since I always hit them in return--I must have really hit like a wimp, since they couldn't all have been MadeOfIron.) I'm still distrustful of anyone trying to touch me, especially in the places where I'm most ticklish. * Nonviolent physical contact? DO NOT WANT! ** Ditto ** So...wait...you want violent physical contact?? * Physical contact freaks me out so much that I won't even hug my mom if I can possibly help it. The results of an unexpected touch range from [[HilarityEnsues jumping a foot in the air]] to reflexively hitting the touch-er to burying my ([[FemmeFatalons very long]]) fingernails in their arm. Seven years worth of kung fu has not helped the latter type of response at ''all''. ** Same for me. Just brushing against my own mother's shoulder is enough to make me cringe if I don't react violently. Oddly enough, I will let some of my friends touch me, but just one or two. Once, one of my friends tapped me on the shoulder from behind and I responded by jumping several feet away, screaming, even though I had expected it. * This one has a personal distaste for physical contact. I'm willing to shake hands and such, but will use a sleeve to cover my arms first. Worst case scenario, I tend to give people who are too close hostile glares. * This troper doesn't like it when his friends touch him. Ofcourse that's mainly because this troper is gay, and every time his female friends try to hug him, all he can think about is their boobs being pressed up against him. Yech. ** You lucky bastard. Care to switch bodies for a few days? * This troper absolutely loathes physical contact on a "first instinct is to punch"; he has no readily available reason or FreudianExcuse for this, but it's intense. He also has a bunch of inconsiderate "friends" who think it's ''hilarious'' to try and touch him after he tells them not to do so, or who seem to think "don't touch me, this isn't funny" is hilarious and a cue to tackle him. There's a reason almost all of his friends are online. * This became a point of contention between [[InsanityPrelude me]] and the only boyfriend I've ever had, who was [[{{Understatement}} rather]] clingy. "No, seriously, you don't need to hug me every time you see me!" * [[{{@/TehNubkilr}} This troper]] has adversions to being touched by anyone, and will not hesitate to demonstrate how an armlock or arrest technique works if someone tries to hug him. Naturally, {{Cooldown Hug}}s have absolutely no effect on him, and will backfire horribly. His buddies think the solution is to get [[FetishFuelStationAttendant someone]] to hug him until he's cured of this trope, although they've yet to actually find anyone who can. * This troper has been known to spin around and punch people who touch him out of sheer paranoia. He is now happily left alone. * [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} This troper]] hates being touched for the simple fact that he bruises quite easily, and it makes him feel nervous.

* [[Tropers.AnnaTheCrow This girl troper]] hates being touched, including shaking hands. It [[SarcasmMode oh so much helps]] that her aunt, uncle, cousins and their families have habit of handshaking, hugging and kissing on every possible occasion. They're ''very'' hard to flip off. The same went for her grandmother, who would insist that the troper would kiss her on cheek. Interesting thing is, the only person this troper doesn't mind touching is her mother - and they have quite normal "Duh, ''mom''!" relationship otherwise. * This troper panics whenever anyone touches the insides of her wrists or elbows, the backs of her knees, the inside of her ankles, or her throat. * This troper hates being touched on the back but not because she's an Aspie, it's because anything that touches her back feels odd or hurts because of back surgery years before. * Do. NOT. Touch. [[@/FourtyTwoHz This. Troper's]]. Earlobes. He hates it. You will regret it. * This troper is indifferent about being touched unless it's my legs. Dear God not my legs! If anyone ever does an affectionate pat, squeeze, or tickle on my legs it's like every single nerve is ignited and set on fire. DON"T TOUCH ME THERE! * The general rule with this troper is not to touch him when he's sober - the only exceptions are some of his closer relatives and friend, and even then, only hugs: and not too often please. It doesn't help that he's also [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement rather]] ticklish. * [[{{@/Expthka}} This Troper]] has a big problem with people touching her hands. More like a ''giant'' problem, really. Which is a big obstacle when it comes to meeting people, and they want to shake my hand... * I hate being touched. Tickling, I hate even more. If you touch me, I'll jump and make a shrill noise. * This troper hates being touched by ANYONE on her tummy. She's extremely ticklish there so most touch is unwelcome on this area. ** I have the same problem: I don't mind a pat on the shoulders or back, but don't touch me on the chest or belly. I ''will'' retaliate! * This troper is a version of this trope. I have koumpounophobia (look it up; most sufferers, ex: me, do not like hearing/writing/saying the '''word''' of the phobia), and if they're wearing them or if I know they have been I will. Not. Let them. ''Touch me.'' If they insist, especially on hugging, I will jerk away and scream at the top of my lungs "'''GET OFF ME! I HAVE KOUMPOUNOPHOBIA, AND I WILL SHANK YOUR ASS IF YOU KEEP TOUCHING ME!'''" My friends are fond of using this if they want something out of me. Not fun, esp. if you have a stupid phobia like me. ** They can't understand why they aren't being allowed to touch you if they (like ''most'' people) don't understand what koumpounophobia ''is''. It isn't in any way your choice to have that phobia, or somehow your fault for reacting strongly to it, but there are more effective ways to go about it. I have (similar but non-phobia-related) trauma trigger issues, but there's a more effective way to get the point across than acting like a histrionic to someone who doesn't get

what's going on. *** They all know. The ''whole school does.'' The principal actually announced that I have a phobia, explained what the phobia is, and that they shouldn't touch me. They do it in a sort of bullying sense because I'm different. ** Uh... excuse my ignorance, but I don't see what that has to do with being touched... *** [[TooDumbToLive Because maybe a lot of people wear...them? **** [[WhatAnIdiot I resemble that link!]] * [[{{Tropers.HavocThricefold}} This troper]], very much so. She dislikes all physical contact, though touching her on the back or hip is especially bad. * [[{{@/Kathadrion}} This troper]] is a rather strange case. I have no problem being so close to people (at least if they are my friends) that we're touching, like if we're sitting on a couch or even sleeping next to each other, but I [[BerserkButton can't handle it]] if they specifically ''put their hands on me'' without asking. It's okay if they ask permission before touching me, or if I have touched them first, though. About the only person who can touch me without asking first is my mum. ** [[{{Tropers/Ventisia}} Sounds exactly like me. My friends don't seem to understand this...]] * I am extremely ticklish. Seriously. Even making the hand gesture associated with tickling gets a reaction. You could be across the house making that gesture and it still affects me. So as a result of that combined with my shy personality I don't like being touched. Even by my parents. The only loophole is if I instigate it- which would also explain why my favorite form of physical communication is the hug- and that I do quite often. ** You and I cannot ever meet. EVER. I would shadow-tickle you to your doom just to pretend I have telekinesis.:p * This troper hates being touched on the neck: even if my brain knows that the person doing it doesn't mean anything by it and I can trust them, my body still goes into defensive mode. I must have been strangled or hanged in a previous life. * This troper can handle physical contact with people they like very much. However, this is only if I have a warning, expect or can see it coming to prepare myself, and am not rushed at. Otherwise, my first instinct is to attack, and if I merely yell at someone to back the hell off that's only because they're someone I rationally know isn't a threat. I have had to restrain myself from punting adorable four-yearold children because they hugged me from behind. * I have a friend who absolutely cannot ''stand'' having her wrists touched. My mother can't stand it when people touch their noses around her (so of course, [[JerkAss my brother and I make sure to rub and scratch our noses in plain sight around her]]). I ''used'' to have issues being touched, but they mostly disappeared when I graduated from high school and didn't have to be bumped, bowled over, and buffeted by almost 3500 other kids on a daily basis. (For some reason, college students seem to have a better grasp of the "personal space" concept than high-schoolers. Or maybe it's just the ones in my area.) * This troper. Do. Not. Hug. Me. High fives are about as much

affection as I can handle. * If someone has their hands anywhere near my neck or the shoulders, this troper just falls to her knees to get away. * Neck. Wrists. Weird spot under throat, though I doubt anyone will purposely poke into there...and belly button! This Troper has a weird list of DO NOT WANT stations. * [[Tropers/AstraKiseki This troper]] is very, very easily startled as a side-effect of her Tourette's Syndrome. Even a light pat on the back will make her involuntarily shriek in surprise, and she prefers not being touched by most people. What makes this worse is she is also a very warm, fluffy person with very huggy friends. If they give fair warning or she is the one who offers the hug, she can handle it, but crowds are one of this troper's least favorite things, as touching makes her flinch. Funnily enough, she tends to become very cuddly towards any [=SOs=]. ** ...Funny, I don't remember posting here....Except for the [=SOs=] remark, there. Never had a boy....Or a girl....*sigh* * This tropette is very touchy-feely, but nobody in her memory has ever touched her with anything but violence, so any sudden or nongentle touching will end badly for whoever did it. ** [[Tropers/NotATerrorist This Troper]] is the same, just male! It's borderline homo-erotic with guys, what I do, but if anyone touches me back, suffering for them. * This troper hates being touched for various reasons, most of them probably silly and trivial. However, the fear of being touched makes her ''incredibly nervous'' in a crowd, and more so in a disorganized crowd (for example, a theater of 100 seated and still people is okay, but a group of 20 shuffling students in a classroom before the bell is nerve-wracking). Worse still is the fact that most touches leave a "ghost" of themselves in her nerves, so that a single finger-tap on the shoulder feels like the person just put their finger there and left it, even when this troper can look at her shoulder and see that there's nothing there but her own shirt. If a person comes at her unexpectedly, she will dodge and back away if at all possible, and sit down in the middle of the floor if not, just to avoid being touched. She tolerates touching when it's from very close friends (the number of people this amounts to can be counted on one hand), when it's ''absolutely required'' (handshakes at job interviews), or, occasionally, if the person who wants to do the touching asks if it's okay (this troper likes to wear soft velvet or faux-suede clothes, and people sometimes ask to touch her jacket). However, even in these situations, she still feels the leftover ghost of the touch and has to rub at the part of her body to remove the residual nerve activation. The only people this troper ''doesn't'' routinely experience the "ghost touch" with is her mom (who does sometimes leave a remnant) and her boyfriend; part of the reason she was initially curious about said boyfriend is that, near the beginning of their friendship, he pulled a YouMustBeCold maneuver and ''didn't'' leave the sensation of his arm draped over her shoulders. Highly intriguing. This troper's best guess is that she's more relaxed around him than most people, and so her nerves don't keep [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment resending redundant residual messages]].

* I am a lot like this. I hate being touched by strangers, or even coming too close to them. I will reluctantly give hugs to family members, but I don't like it. The only exceptions are about 3 or 4 of my friends, who I enjoy being around, and I'm perfectly happy for them to hug me-in fact, I enjoy it. One of my friends is a lot like this trope too, he does not like being touched at all, he wont even hug family members, but I am the only exception, he will let me touch him, but only if I ask first. * This troper hates being touched . i absolutely abhor the crowded hallways in my school where touching someones almost inevitable. * A random dude in This Troper's Psych class decided to pull up a desk and set it close to me. then reach out and try to touch my hands. Don't know what that was about. I'm guessing that his friends dared him or he wanted to freak me out * This troper so very much. I cannot stand being hugged, poked, shoved/pushed, patted on the back, high fived, and pretty much anything else involving me being touched. However, the worst offenders are tickling (just one minute is so painful to me that I begin screaming and crying) and when people go up to me and start dancing in my personal bubble and try to get me to join in, because it usually leads to them somehow touching me, which causes me to go to the nearest bathroom and clean my entire body with soap to disinfect me. * This troper doesn't like being touched mostly because (depending on the kind of touch) it triggers one or both of the completely wrong things. I'm a very tactile person, so the "personal space" feeling is amplified for me. For instance, a hated/disliked person (my brother, a few people at school) I cannot stand to be within a few feet of, and their touch is physically repulsive to me. I also have friends who will whack me in the arm/kick me in the tailbone (I have a locker near the floor) to get my attention, which, rather than startling me and getting me to turn around, triggers a burst of adrenaline and irritation, which they don't understand, having expected me to react like a normal person. Unfortunately, if I'm... in the right mindset... a soft or gentle touch (even just a hand laid on my arm!) can set off a ...cough, cough... ''different'' reaction, which is more than a little awkward. Sigh. And no matter how many times I say, "Please don't do that, it triggers emotions you weren't meaning to," they won't stop. I may have to simply act on the impulse next time, whether its to punch them or kiss them. I did warn them, after all.... * This troper has a rather sensitive sense of touch, and really hates being touched. I can handle (and quite love) hugs, but people touching me anywhere else unless it's a high five or handshake or something... ugh. *shudders* * This troper hates being touched on the stomach because I am extremely, extremely ticklish there -- even brushing against my stomach accidentally sets it off, and it is painful. Ridiculously painful. The exception is a couple friends who only *poke* me in the stomach. Also, people need permission to touch my hair and I loathe it when people touch my scalp or the hair on the top of my head. I will flinch and, if it's unexpected, whimper or scream, because it freaks me out so much. And then go through an elaborate "fixing my hair and glaring" until they get the message and apologize.

* Due to having a boyfriend that thought it was acceptable to continually rub my back/shoulder/arm/leg no matter what I was doing at the time, this troper has built up a powerful aversion to getting touched in such a way. * This troper doesn't mind being touched anywhere (excluding the um...obvious places and even then it depends on who you are) EXCEPT her knees. You do NOT touch her knees. * This troper jumps if touched from behind, but has no problems with being touched otherwise. * This troper is something of a variant in that he has no problem being touched by women, but he ''hates'' being touched by other men except with the occasional hi-five or fist bump. This also ties into my being extremely uncomfortable with just being in close quarters with other men as well. * This troper is also one of the legion, though apparently much less severe. I don't want people touching me and have been that way for my entire life (my first reaction to being held by my mother was to jerk away) as it causes irritation not to dissimilar from pain. However, I have found conditions when this is not true, and I'm more or less normal. It's weird. * This troper hates being touched in any way. This is probably at least partly because of my natural jumpiness, how I easily startle, and how I'm literally ticklish over my whole body. I've been known to scream loudly and jerk away from the slightest pat on the shoulder, but it's been getting better ever since I joined a very huggy group. Now I like getting hugged, if it's the right person and they don't startle me. * This troper is a very huggy person, my best friend hates being touched and knows karate. HilarityEnsues - but so do many bruises. ** Perhaps ironically, I have mild HatesBeingTouched myself, on my shoulders and the back of my neck, mostly due to being extremely ticklish in those areas. * I absolutely cannot stand anyone touching my toes and feet, including me. All you have to do is poke my toe and I'll start screaming and crying hysterically. Non-stop for at least 15 minutes. Note: I'm 13 years old. My 20-year-old brother is this way with the back of his neck. * I'm okay with close people touching me, but anybody else, it's a no no. However, I acknowledge that other humans bond by being all touchyfeely, so I just with bear it, because punching or getting violent anybody who touches you is going to make you look like a violent jerkass, unless you've got a very good reason for it. After all, I'd rather not be a complete loner. * Most of the time, I tend to be a fairly huggy person, but I ''hate'' having my back touched. Whenever my back is touched, I get this really weird felling in my back, and I jerk forward and make an odd a squeak like sound, and when I'm explaining it to whomever caused it, I'm usually on the verge of tears. As a result, I tend to feel paranoid when I'm in a crowded room or someone is behind me. And my back is ''very'' sensitive about it. The odd thing is the fact that, if I knew they were going to do it, although it feels a little uncomfortable, I'm perfectly fine with my back being touched. It's just when people

catch me off guard with it that I freak out. * Subverted in that one of the few ways this troper can express emotion is through physical contact but he's also very jumpy and oversensitive. This leads to his friends poking him in the ribs just to hear him squeak. * This Troper made a big enough deal about it to his friends that they actually made a 'Hug *TROPER NAME HERE* Day' Event on Facebook. ** SEVEN HUGS. SEVEN!!! * This troper has no problem with most forms of normal touching high-fives, hugging, handshakes, etc. Those are fine. DO NOT pat her on the back. If you can at all avoid it, don't even touch her back. She had spinal surgery as a child and has a massive scar, the result being that much of the skin back there is dead. However, it could be described as OnlyMostlyDead, and touching her back will often freak her out just because the sensation is so abnormal. (Her husband can touch her there without causing a reaction, because he knows how to do it. He's the only exemption.) * This troper feels weirdly disgusted when other people touch her. She'll put up with it from new people and casual acquaintances so as not to make a fuss, but her longtime friends and family know to ask or at least warn (verbally) before any contact unless they're deliberately trying to annoy her (which happens less often nowadays due to this simple yet magical trick: don't react outwardly. The surprise-touchers eventually get bored and move onto other, more fun forms of pranks and surprises that don't give you a gross feeling. Probably). Still, it just seems to have gotten worse as she's gotten older... and occasionally, someone will rub her back or shoulder in a way that will make her feel very... [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean nice.]] Otherwise, she spends much of her time in public with her arms firmly by her sides or in her lap, desperately trying to avoid physical contact with strangers/anyone she doesn't want or need to be on friendly terms with. * [[@/{{Gerusz}} This troper]] is a strange case. He has practically SuperSenses, including touch. He ''tolerates'' normal touches by people whose presences he has acknowledged, loves touching girls he is attracted to, but if you touch him by surprise, prepare for the '''''pain'''''. * Only [[@/{{MosquitoMan}} This troper's]] parents may touch him. Yet I don't have problems touching other people. Also hand-to-hand contact is okay. * Yes. [[@/{{MadarseLizard}} This troper]] hates being touched and his personal space bubble is painfully large * Due to [[Tropers/LimeTH my]] bad eyes and hearing loss, [[BlessedWithSuck I have a heightened sense of touch]] therefore lower pain tolerance, which annoyingly amplifies even the slightest touch. This tends to get problematic when around deaf people, who tend to [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace touch a]] ''[[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace lot]]''. Strangely enough, I'm a hugger. * This troper is OK with most physical contact. Shaking hands, hugs from friends and family, high fives and backslaps are all fine. But don't touch my face. I hate it. * My final crush last year was anti touchy feely. Don't like him

anymore. I am the most touch feely person ever. Wouldn't have worked. You had to basically MAKE him hug with cookies or something to make him do it! * This troper absolutely hates being being touched. About the only people who can touch freely are the immediate family: mom, dad, the little sister. The rest of the world can stay away. Not to sound emo or anything, but this troper loves being alone. [[GoMadFromTheRevelation All this might have to do with this troper's tendency to contemplate on]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/RealLife this kind of stuffs]] when the mind wander. * This troper is extremely shy and hates even being close to people. And just to spite him, he seems to be some kind of a magnet for old women, they ruffle my hair, pat my back (or, rarely, more uncomfortable places). This makes this troper extremely angry, because he can not even do anything about it and because of the fact that if he did this to a woman, he'd probably get arrested for sexual harassment. ''All Men are Perverts'' this troper's foot * Whenever anyone touches me or is even just in my personal bubble, I get this really odd feeling that makes me want to squirm. So... don't touch me. * This troper only really has a problem with being touched ''unexpectedly''. Luckily, the people I know don't touch me that often. Unluckily, a large percent of them have dogs, which I'm afraid of for this very reason. * This troper doesn't really know how to hug properly and hates being petted, fussed over or hugged, much to the dismay of her ''very'' affectionate family. * This troper avoids even touching people unless there is no other option (so, in acting and similar things). Otherwise, expect him to move away from people until he is at least ten centimeters away from them. Touching him...generally results in him rapidly moving away from the touching person (unless it was clearly an accident). He just prefers to sit on his own and think rather than talk. Recently, he had a bit of a vision of the future and...[[NothingIsScarier well, I basically saw a lonely soul, sitting at a desk, listening to music and reading novels. No one else (no girlfriend, no friends, no family...) was there]] [[{{Understatement}} That was a bit of a shock.]] So, I'm trying to get over it, with some success. [[FridgeHorror A friend recently mentioned that he actually wanted to live like that.]] * This Troper hates being touched from behind with a passion. Much more so if I'm in a bad mood. If I'm in a bad mood and you touch me from behind, I will instinctively turn around and punch you in the face. * This troper has never liked being touched. Apparently when she was a baby she only barely tolerated her mom being close, and she'd make a face at her dad if he got in her bubble. He found this hilarious. She's currently a lot more OK with hugs from friends, but being touched without warning (especially by someone she doesn't know) will make her jump out of her skin. Trying to touch her hair (or the back of the neck, why the hell do people do that at all) will result in a dirty look and jerking away from said person. She got told off for that once at a family friend's wedding. It's not MY fault the weird

person I had never met when and touched the back of my neck... * This troper ''hates'' being touched on his hair and any bare skin, and even has an involuntary spazz attack if a stranger ''almost'' touches him. With friends and family, hugs are allowed, as is touching through clothes (most of the time) as long as it's not unexpected. A ''very'' small number of people can get away with hair-touching. * This troper's best friend. She absolutely hates it, only tolerates it with her boyfriend. Couple her with me, the overly cuddly bisexual friend, and things get pretty interesting at my lunch table. It's understandable though, because she has been raped and so instantly starts getting freaked out when someone hugs her from behind. * This Troper is ticklish to the EXTREME, and as a result cannot abide skin-on-skin physical contact. * This [[@/{{Trebor}} troper]] hates be touched, because of a combination of being absurdly ticklish and a bit germaphobic, if people touch this troper, he will dig his unusually long (for a guy) fingernails into their flesh; although [[HaveIMentionedIAmGay hugs from guys he likes]], fist-bumps, handshakes, and high-fives are tolerated to some extent. * [[{{Tropers/Ventisia}} This Troper]] really dislikes being touched unless she's the one who initiates it. This is partially due to having touchy-feely friends who won't stop hugging me, manhandling me (I wander around a lot, and they attempt to keep me close by and out of trouble), etc. If I'm aware it's going to happen or I start it, it's okay, but... If someone tries to get me from behind, my first instinct is to attack, which resulted in one of my friends getting an elbow to the jaw on reflex. Not to mention they've made me uncomfortable changing in front of them in locker rooms, etc. ever since they wolfwhistled and jeered one time I changed into a cosplay, and they tend to grab uncomfortably... * This troper (male, and he hates it) assumes everyone else is like you tropers of this page, so he doesn't even try. If someone wanted to hug him, he wouldn't object, though. Seeing as no one wants to, then the theory is probably correct, though... * It isn't that this troper hates being touched. He hates being touched by people who barely knows or dislikes. He doesn't object when his friends are the ones doing it. * I have a problem with being touched by people I don't know or that I dislike. With friends and family fine. Anyone else, come near me and I will hurt you. * This troper ''hated'' to be touched until he was about sixteen. To the point of howling "''Don't touch me!''" and beating someone over the head with a book when they tried something. A few years of CharacterDevelopment later, and I'm a [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace touchyfeely fungus]] that just crawls all over everyone. * This troper doesn't hate being touched. No, I'm completely apathetic to the concept. That's the problem. Handshakes? Apathy. Friendly Hugs? Apathy. Holding Hands? Apathy. Intimate Hugs? Apathy. I used to freakout from being hugged or the like simply because hey, I'm supposed to feel *something* in such a situation and I didn't want to let the other person know I'm not feeling anything about it. Freak-out was the easiest behaviour. I don't freak-out now, but I'm still

apathetic and apparently can't "hug right" because I don't know how because I simply *don't get what is so appealing about a hug*. * This troper has the inverse of this fear. I will not touch others on my own whim. I'm perfectly ok and happy to be held, hugged, or kissed; but I'm always uncomfortable approaching others. Maybe it's a self confidence thing, but when someone else does it to me, I feel accepted and truly loved. I guess I'm afraid I'll make the other person uncomfortable, so there go my fantasies of reaching out for someone's hand or leaning in for a kiss. * This Asian troper from Thailand spend the majority of his life not touching anyone outside of family, as Thais greet each other with traditional hand gesture (a "wai"). This troper is now in Australia, and everyone he meets want to shake hands with him, which always leave an uncomfortable feeling in the touched area for half an hour. I understand that a handshake is a sign of goodwill and to show you have no weapon (back in older times). I always ask myself why do people need to actually touch each other to show "goodwill" when the wai does the same thing. He wants to wai new people he meets from now on (or a curt salute). This troper can't imagine being in a country where hugging and kissing between friends is the norm. * This tropette is the same way, with exceptions. Family is allowed hugs, and only the closest of friends can have them from me (granted it took about 3 years for me to gain a tolerance to their attackhugging antics), not to mention they gain side-hugs instead of full fledged ones. Aside from that, do NOT try to hug me. It will end in failure and/or disappointment. * This tropette was more or less like this, but my mom is a ''really'' huggy kind of person. So I had to adapt. I'm used to it now. * This troper has ASD, autism spectrum disorder, to a relatively mild degree. But one of my things is... being touched. I can touch people just fine. I'm very physical with some of my friends. I just like to know it's coming, to expect it, and to have control over it. >.> The only person I enjoy being touched by is my girlfriend. Everybody else leaves an "off" feeling where they touched me, even if it's by accident, that I have to physically brush away. So I end up insulting people that don't really know me yet by subconsciously wiping off my hand after greeting them, or brushing off my shirt after a hug. * I, Edgy, hate being touched by strangers. People I know, I don't mind but unknowns best respect my personal space bubble. Once, when I worked at a Ryan's Family Steakhouse, I was filling some pans on the hot bar and this old hag pokes me right in the spine to get my attention. I shuddered on contact. Another time, this teenager was right next to be as I was filling pans. Suddenly, I got into slow-mo bullet time. I could see his finger coming at me. I dodge with a step back, but he redirects and pokes me anyway. I snapped at the dumb kid. * This troper hates being touched by unknown people. Especially because I was sexually harassed by a ''teacher'' in Middle School. I usually shy away from hugs, kisses, any type of physical contact. However, I make exceptions for my friends when they hug '''me'''. * This troper's high school choir buddies are probably convinced that she despises ''any'' form of touching at all. The story is that at the beginning of the year, I, being a freshman, was surprised at the

number of gay or bi women in my class, and they were all groping and cuddling and piggy-back-riding and generally crawling all over each other in ways that humans beings are not supposed to bend, and they treated it as the most normal thing in the world. While I was aware that they didn't actually mean anything by it ("Just because we're gay doesn't mean we're gonna rape you!"), I had to make it clear that I wanted no part of their "Choir Orgies," as they affectionately dubbed them. They left me alone from then on. Now, as the end of the year approaches and goodbye hugs are about to be exchanged, I will probably find myself shouting, "Hugs are okay, people! ''Hugs are okay''!" ** Same troper here, adding that these kids probably still think that I don't want to be touched by them because I don't want to be seen as gay/bi/what-have-you, and I don't, but that's not it. The real reason, which I have only told one other person because I trust her not to use it against me, is that I am extremely ticklish. Seriously. You can poke me to get my attention, and then I go all to pieces. I never want anybody to know about this. * [[Tropers/Remolay This troper]] (why does that never work for me?) does not touch anyone, and wants no one touching him. He's fine with short contact of a handshake, a high five, or a fist bump. But touch him in any other spot of any longer and he will be really creeped out. Doesn't matter if it's a pat on the back or anything that's supposed to be friendly, it's creepy. If you are male, creeped out. If you are female, creeped out. There is no reasonable explanation of my fear of being touched, but I'll chalk it up to anxiety, along eith my fear of rain. * Let's just say that most of the time, I have a strange reaction to being touched unexpectedly due to being sexually harassed as a teenager. * This troper is actually terribly affectionate and loves to hug and shower love upon people. Well, it's too bad that her phobias, shyness, and lack of trust in people cause that to be pushed under some crusty surface. Even when I am around someone I am able to be affectionate with, I easily freak out when being touched at times, completely randomly. If someone tries to touch me when I'm in that state, I become unable to talk in much more than sobs and a slight whisper. And may the gods forbid if someone ever tried to touch my neck. I legitimately run away like a crazed coward while the person stares on in confusion. Even worse, I could deal with touching and even kissing people on the cheek -- as long as they don't really "touch" me back. Which would not happen, because everyone I know is highly affectionate. My hatred of being touched even goes over to dreams, where I have nightmares about being simply kissed or held. * I don't mind touching, usually. I enjoy hugging people. It's just if you touch my back it makes me freak out. Seriously, do not touch my back. * This troper, by anyone. She prefers to keep her hands to herself and for everyone else to follow suit. It's a good thing she's {{Asexual}} too because she thinks she'd probably hyperventilate (and not in a good way) during sex. * [[Tropers/{{Mousy677}} This troper]] zig-zags this. A lot. Some days if you try to get five inches away from her she will back off a couple

of feet, and continue doing so until you get the idea. Other days, however, she does want hugs, although these days are [[{{Understatement}} few and far between]] (and getting further between). They most occur when she's with her friends, though. * This troper is like this much of the time. but has somewhat learn to control it to a degree. for example he will shake hands with people only if they offer first just to be polite but will cut it as short as possible and is almost always followed by discreetly wiping his his and stifling the shudder. however physical contact while training in martial arts is less of a problem... probably because he gets to hit the other person shortly after any contact. hugging however is a ompleate no-no... with very few exceptions which can be counted on one hand and still have enough fingers left to make a rude gesture, many a person has learnt -painfully- that you do not hug or worse yet attempt to grab the butt of this tropper, unless you want a trip to A&E due to a rather vicious reflex action. * It's not that this troper hates being touched, it's just that he absolutely hates kissing or being kissed. I absolutely refuse to do it. * [[Tropers/{{Animenutcase}} This troper]]... doesn't exactly hate being touched, but her mother has noticed that she can be a bit... stiff during hugs. Whether it's just the AS or something else, this troper is a very firm advocate of personal space. Respect my boundaries, and I will respect yours. If you want a hug, I will give you a hug, but please let me know in advance. ---The link back to the [[HatesBeingTouched main article]] hates being clicked. ----

Hatsuyume * On New Year's 2009/2010, this troper dreamed about sucking at SimCity or some similar game. I was mainly neglecting to build roads. I wonder what the significance of this one is. I mainly brought this up because someone on a forum I hang out on told me about the custom although not by name - the night before; otherwise I'd probably have forgotten about it by now. ---- [[Main/{{Hatsuyume}} Dream of this link.]] ---- <<|TroperTales|>>

HauntedTechnology * I was going to get on here and be all, "TV Tropes be haunted" or "I had a haunted vibrator." But then I remembered that my sister had a refrigerator that would make a gurgling sound when someone talked to it. It was really creepy! * If toilets count as technology, then there's this haunted toilet in the girl's room at my school. It went on flushing NONSTOP for TWO

FREAKING DAYS. ** This troper's toilet used to do that due to a sticky and badlydesigned valve. ** This troper encountered a similar toilet in his college's bathrooms, you could usually just hit the "flush" lever again and it would reset the valve and stop flushing pretty quickly. I mean, I hope you at least TRIED to not waste gratuitous amounts of water! * In my old house, when I was about 6, the TV would always turn on at 6 PM for my favorite show. The lamp now plugged into that socket? Does not do the same thing. So it was the TV, not the socket. * At work we have a cash register that periodically refuses to open the cash drawer. We call it Hal. * This Troper's laptop once '''turned itself on''' suddenly. It was on my backpack, when I suddenly hear it beeping a low-battery noise. I go check and, surely, it was on and waiting for me to login! I keep it without battery now when I'm not using it. ** [[@/{{endlessness}} This troper]]'s laptop likes to shutdown randomly. Probably it's related to the fact that [[IncrediblyLamePun The Computer is an Overheating Bastard]]. * This happened shortly after the death of this troper's grandmother in the early 90's. His relatives reported that their VCR was seen powered on, when it was unplugged from the wall socket. * Here's a really weird incident from this troper's office. Years ago one of his co-workers told a creepy story of one of the Unix Servers making a sound similar to the infamous VaderBreath (and no, it's not a multimedia app sound - the server doesn't even have a sound card nor can it even beep; and even weirder, apparently the sound came directly from the Hard Drives!), which lasted a few days. And this is located in the building that's said to be haunted, with other strange stories to tell. * This troper used to have a Sega Game Gear that played with batteries until he dropped it by accident, causing the batteries to come out. For some strange reason, the Game Gear continued playing fine, even without batteries. It can be turned off as normal, but it can still turn on without batteries since then! * A user on a "found objects" livejournal community I'm on posted images of their microwave because it had suddenly begun displaying "HELP" on it's LCD screen. I believe it turned out that this is just how it's programmed to let you know it needs to be repaired, but the trope still sort of comes to mind. ** This afternoon, this troper's air conditioner started to blink 'HI' on its display and refused to do anything. (apparently it was a small voltage spike, as his wireless router rebooted at the same time). Turning it off for a few minutes restored it to normal. ** Similiarly, at this troper's old job at a food prep room there was a control box for one freezer across from the main fridge door. As we left the fridge after hauling heavy objects we were intrigued to find the freezer display showing "HA." Alternate interpretations or no, that damn thing was laughing at us. * This toper has an electric bycicle. It seems to be able to amuse itself by popping it's back tire and driving me to new heights of fury. Once, it even jammed it's gearshift sprocket into the spokes,

copletely destroying the wheel and sprocket assembly. Also, the deepfreeze in my old house seemed to talk to me when I was younger. I always got creeped out by the room it was in, too, as if the thing was "surrounded by a palpable aura of horror". * This Troper thinks her ISP's servers are haunted by homophobic male ghosts-the net lags while she's browsing for [[YaoiFangirl yaoi]] ** Porn eats up bandwith like popcorn. * This Troper works as a switchboard operator at a business, and occasionally our phone system will flip the f*** out. For example, one day, it started ringing. And wouldn't stop. Even after we disconnected the main reception phone from the line, it kept ringing. And then EVERY SINGLE PHONE in the building started to ring. Several people who picked up reported either static or complete waiting silence on the other end of the phone. The eerie part, of course, was that the number causing the ringing was an internal extension...belonging to a guy who had died a few weeks prior, and who we had just held a remembrance service for the day before. ** And then yesterday, the system decided to connect the receptionist desk and that of a random customer service girl. Both showed up as outside phone calls on the ID, both picked up at the same time. * This troper's ipod, on cold nights and inside, adjusted its volume by itself. I'd wake up to the sound of the tck-tck-tck of the click wheel and the glow of the screen as the sound bar went up and down. ** Oddly enough, my ipod pauses itself, accompanied with the glow of the screen, without me or anything else having touched it. * When I was 3, I had this toy that was a clock/bank/nursery rhyme playing piano/mail box/pet shop/thing. It usually would start with a happy tune and then proceed to say "Find six o'clock. Turn the dial." Last year, when I was 18, my cousin and I found it in our church's daycare (we had donated a long time ago). When we turned it on, the music sounded slightly distorted, since it was old, of course. But when we tried to turn it off, it just kept playing the distorted tune and kept saying "Find six o'clock. Turn the dial. Find six o'clock. Turn the dial." ''over and over again''. * The control protocol for theatrical lighting systems, DMX, is notoriously buggy. We all know that lights coming on or even moving after the system has shut down is common but that does not make it any less creepy when you are alone at 1am and a single light comes on over Sweeney Todd's barber chair. * This troper's television. It's on it's last legs, and makes a piercing, high-pitched whining noise that drives this troper insane. This troper's mother can't hear it, and is just annoyed by this troper smacking the back of the set repeatedly to make the noise stop. It took this troper months just to find out it was the TV making the noise, and not anything else in the house or just a hallucination. Oh, and the connector is loose in the back, so if the cable gets shifted any, the picture turns varying shades of sickly green until it's waggled back into place. * This troper once exorcized a demon out of a server. It started as a joke because MS Exchange Server was being stupid and not installing right and so we decided jokingly that the server must have a demon and we layed hands on it and all that. And then MS Exchange installed

without issue and the server's been fine ever since. Therefore we conclude, but only half-jokingly now, that we exorcized the demon. * The television in my parent's room suddenly turns on sometimes. It just happened a few minutes ago. I'm scared now. ** This troper's mother's television used to do weird shit at night. I think her old laptop's IR port was pointed towards the TV every night, and they interfered somehow, but she has a new laptop and new TV, and I haven't heard anything since. * Also, (same troper with the laptop-television story) I used to have a really old CD drive that would open and close itself. I'm pretty sure it was a faulty light sensor that made the drive think it was halfway open, and try to re-open or re-close itself, so we replaced it. * Once, I was driving with the radio on. A song I didn't really like came on, so I said "man, this song sucks" and pushed the off button, except it didn't turn off. The song kept playing as I pushed the button several more times (growing more frantic each time it didn't work). Eventually it turned off, but it was weird that it took multiple tries to turn it off. * Our fridge makes noises like a cow once in a while. Also, once I turned off my laptop and closed it before going to bed... some minutes later, the computer was somehow on again, with its lid up! So I had to go up to it and close it again... * When this troper was little, he watched a showing of Poltergeist on TV, and has been been creeped out by static ever since. When I changed rooms a few years later, the TV in my new bedroom looked EXACTLY like the one in the movie, but I got (the old) VCR with it, so I didn't care. I had a habit of always putting a tape in the VCR or turning it to a station with good reception before turning on the TV, just so I wouldn't see static. I still have both today, and everyone I know has said it looks like something out of Poltergeist. Oh yeah, and occasionally, when it's rewinding a tape to the beginning, the edge of the tape will rub against the top of the cassette and make a chainsaw noise [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXD4vYzV9EU sorta like this, but not as loud]]. It also makes a groaning noise in play mode that varies in pitch ever so slightly. So yeah, not exactly haunted technology, but creepy nonetheless. * [[@/PentiumMMX2 This troper]] remembers one night many years ago, after we got a new cable box from our provider (The one we had was no longer supported, so they swapped it out for the new model), the TV just randomly turned on at around 11PM or so (It being close enough to my room that you can easily hear it even with the door shut). At first, I though one of my parents was up doing something...until I got up and saw nobody was in that room at all; it turned itself on. * this troper had a computer over a decade ago that developed a personality of its own, had a name pop into her head out of nowhere she knew was associated with it, and it was creepy. it was also an older computer and degrading, altho it would work exceptionally well if you praised it. it would also shut Windows Explorer off if you ever called it a piece of shit and would refuse to start it back up no matter what trick you tried until you VERBALLY APOLOGIZED TO IT whereupon it would restart normally as if nothing was ever wrong with

it. this troper also has a priestess friend she was chatting with once when she mentioned some noise startled the hell out of her with an aside it wouldn't have been as scary if she wasn't home alone. her priestess friend then swore up and down that it felt like there was someone over on my end with me which lead to this troper responding "it's just me and the cyberfaerie in my computer." this troper now makes sure to name her computers, since all the major weirdness started AFTER the computer named itself. this troper also had an offline friend come over once, see how the computer acted, then refused to ever go in the same room as that computer ever again. * This troper's {{Pokemon}}Pokmon Blue cartidge is so messed up that he refuses to play it anymore. It all started with experimenting with 'M, Glitch City, using a high Special stat during the Mew Technique, etc.; just "mild" glitching. Then one day he flipped the power switch on his Gameboy SP while saving (intentionally), and dropped the Gameboy (unintentionally). The game ''finished saving and continued running for about 5 seconds'' after ''the power light went off''. Creepy, but probably just a hardware failure, right? Except that any Gameboy he tried to play it on from that point onwards started manifesting odd symptoms. The game cartridge is now in his original Gameboy SP, which currently refuses to play anything other than older, pre-advance Gameboy games, and sits alone and intentionally forsaken on a bookshelf in this troper's room. Yes, it's probably just a combination of damage inflicted from the fall and a messed-up Blue copy. But that doesn't change the fact that it's creepy as all get out. ----[[HauntedTechnology GET OFF MY COMPUTER!!!]].

HaveAGayOldTime * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]] got a little bit worried when her father told her last night he was going to a "gentlemen's club" until he explained. Why is this here, you ask? I thought he meant gentlemen's club in the GrandTheftAuto sense. ''Yikes''. * This troper remembers vividly a church retreat in which someone had arrived armed with the new knowledge that "boner" meant "mistake"...and by the end of the weekend the entire group was using it. "My boner" as "my bad" or the like was especially popular. * This troper remembers an older woman complaining about bridesmaids wearing "distracting thongs" at a wedding she'd been in charge of. It turned out she meant "flip flops." ** That's still what "thong" means in Australia. ** Hold on. The bridesmaids were wearing flip flops? What, were Crocs considered "too dressy"? * This troper is [[{{Squick}} terrified]] every time her grandmother says she's putting her thongs on before going the the pool (by thongs she means flip-flops.) * This troper was once acquainted with an unfortunate fellow named Richard Lessman. Needless to say, he was well acquainted with the "dick"'s more flexible qualities. ** [[@/SoWeAteThem I]] knew somebody whose coworker was named Richard

Siemen. Lessman had it easy. *** While we're on the topic of dirty-sounding surnames, I once knew a guy named Mr. Slutsky. The kicker? He taught ''middle school.'' * This troper once drew a picture for art class of a family by a house and had to come up with a name. The name I came up with? The Stoners. No, I hadn't heard the term before. ** Of course, "Stoner" is an actual English surname. *** It's an Australian surname too. Casey Stoner, anyone? Moto GP fans? Hello? ** This Troper has a classmate with that last name. We have a RunningGag that "she comes from a long line of Stoners!" * This troper has been in the habit of referring to cats as "puss" and "pussy" since she was small, and occasionally gets stares for it. "Here puss, puss, puss..." * [[{{Kingofjesters}} This troper]]'s grandfather frequently uses the phrase "to make out" in its original definition, which apparently is "to fare." It gets even funnier in the phrase "to make out like bandits" (i.e. "to fare quite well"). Said grandfather occasionally asks "So, how did you make out?" This troper never quite knows how to answer. ** This troper still uses that expression, and laments its passing. However, it does make for more information than I sometimes need... ("How'd you guys make out?" ''"YOU KNEW WE MADE OUT?"'' "No, no, in the other sense-- wait, you two made out?") *** "To make out like bandits" is still used occasionally in [[MutantRancor my]] area, but only in its full form. From what I've heard, anyway. ** This troper (who's from Vancouver, but it may have been online, in which case all bets are off) vaguely recalls hearing 'make out' used in that sense at least occasionally. ** [[CorporealWolf This Troper]]'s step-mother used that phrase often. It carried along, and hilarity ensues. * This troper recently wrote a short story called "Double Entendre" based entirely on this trope. It involved faggot burning, meaty erections and the head being cut off a young boy's cock. ** The head being cut off a cock? Well, that's ''one'' way to stop the bloody things from [[MostAnnoyingSound crowing]] at like 5 in the [[SailorMoonAbridged *honk*]]ing morning. Off with its [[SoundEffectBleep *honk*]]ing head. ** Wait, ''meaty erections''? Are they building stuff out of ground beef? ** Now ''that's'' a funny idea. Ha, you've just given [[Tropers.ReikoKazama me]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny the best mental image EVAR.]] ** Did you include a man beating another man's ass with his rod? * For some reason [[{{Kaizykat}} this Troper's]] parents refer to her best friend as her "girlfriend." In public. Loudly. ''I'' know what they mean, but the people around us don't. ** Double-subverted (I think) for ThisTroper, who was surprised by her grandmother's offhand reference to said troper's "girlfriend" until she realized that Grandma was just exhibiting this trope. ** Fairly standard in my area (Central Ohio) that this troper actually

views it as a bit of a double standard. Girls can refer to their girlfriend and have everyone understand they're talking about female friends, but the same can't be said about a male going over to his boyfriend's house. *** Unless the speaker is my grandmother. Either that or she's a lot more GenreSavvy than I realized... * This Troper had a teacher that told a group of students to "hook up and make out" over the weekend. * This troper once made a blunder when her brother's ex-girlfriend (who he was and is still friends with) came over one night for dinner. Wondering what their plans were for the rest of the night, this troper asked the two if they were "going out." Cue awkward silence. * This Chinese-born troper has once used the word "ejaculate" in the old-fashioned sense (he was reading C. S. Lewis at the time), caused his elementary school teacher a mild stroke. * [[TheMantis This troper]], until she was thirteen or so, exclusively read books that were written before 1920, and enjoyed every page. Naturally, this affected her speech and her comprehension. On one humiliating occasion, she mentioned that she felt particularly queer, and was promptly educated by a set of nine-year-olds that it meant something other than strange. She also had trouble talking about her bitch, which is to say her female dog (once said dog was spayed, this made things easier-- after all, you can't call her a bitch if she's not intact). And for a long time she did not understand why people should find it funny that any character in a story should ejaculate. And while not an example of this trope, she has annoyed many people by using the words "shall," "ostensibly," "mayhap," and "pray" as in "pray, what is the reason for your uncontrollable laughter?" ** This troper understands why the latter usages would be seen as antiquated, but not why they aren't seen as ''awesome''. She also sympathizes in regards to use of the word "queer"-- while she does use both "queer" and "gay" in the modern sense, as in queer theory and the GLBT community, she sees absolutely no reason why they can't be used in their original meaning too. They're so much more precise than just saying "how weird" or "she felt happy and light-hearted". ** You mean people give ''you'' a difficult time for using words like "shall" (''shall''!), "ostensibly" (you seem mature enough that your peers should know the term by now), and "mayhap"? I could understand "pray" receiving a bemused response, but certainly not annoyance. They are perfectly reasonable terms, and "shall" is a staple of English in its current grammatical form! ** This troper has the same problem with bitch because she's a dog nut. I also have the same problem with stud as in stud cat. On research papers to avoid the snickering of uneducated classmates, I usually have to add a note & Im sick of it. * This German troper remembers a discussion her class had with a teacher about the phrase "passt wie die Faust auf's Auge" (fits like a fist on an eye). He said it meant "doesn't fit at all," while we said "fits very well." * This troper's grandfather points with his middle finger. * This troper very much enjoys telling people on cold days that it is "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." For those who

don't know, the phrase refers to a pyramid of brass canon balls used during the Civil War (which was called a "brass monkey"). When it was cold enough, the pyramid would crack and the balls would fall apart. ** [[http://www.snopes.com/language/stories/brass.asp Not really.]] * This troper and her mother have both attempted to explain to her grandmother that it is no longer socially acceptable to refer this troper's female friends as "Troper's girlfriend" in public, especially in the small conservative community that she lives and works in. * This troper's younger brother once named his stuffed rhinoceros "Horny" much to the amusement of house guests and to the horror of my mother. * [[MmmKay This troper]], due to her mild [[{{Sizeshifter}} growth]] [[FetishFuel kink]], used to be ''very shy'' about saying the word ''"grow"'' and its conjugations (akin to the "Changes" example on the main page) due to its "[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever connotations]]." Nowadays, it's still a little blush-inducing, but '''especially''' when she means "growing to {{Godzilla}}-size." * [[BattleHamster This troper]]'s mother frequently asks if and when she's going to "hook-up" with her friends. * Defied in this troper's high school production of ''Ah, Wilderness!'', where all instances of the word "gay" were changed to "happy." The drama teacher realized using the former term repeatedly in front of an audience comprised mainly of teenagers would be ''asking'' for trouble. * This Troper is friends with a guy whose mother's first name ''is'' Gay. His favorite thing to tell people is that his mom's gay and see how confused people get. * This Troper had an ex-boyfriend who had gone to the Galapagos Islands and gotten a polo shirt with two blue footed boobies on one side of the chest. It became an inside joke with us, where I'd poke the birds and he'd yell "Stop poking my boobies!" * This troper appeared in the JB Priestly play ''Dangerous Corner'', which requires Stanton to say "It's very rum ..." (meaning odd/strange) while he is pouring drinks! In our version he just said "It's very strange ..." instead. * This troper remembers when her dance class watched WestsideStory this one time back when she was a freshman in high school. During the beginning of I Feel Pretty, one of her friends shouted "GAAAAAAY!!!" rather gleefully and in a way that made her sound like a 10 year old [[strike:boy]] when the actress got to that part. This didn't surprise me at all, but I did find it a bit annoying at the time. Fortunately the teacher told her to shut up before she could take it any further. * This Troper was in a science class discussing evolution. Teacher mentions Homo Erectus. HilarityEnsues. ** [[LeyomiTheParodier This troper]] was once giving an example of scientific naming to a fellow student, gave the first one that came to her mind, and got some very "hurr hurr" sorts of reactions and awkwardness. * I was once in a lower level band class, where the entirety of the class were once called a bunch of boners. Everyone went silent in an attempt to hold in his laughter, especially the bit when he said it also meant a stupid person. Now that I read that it also meant

mistake, I don't know whether to laugh, or notice oddly that he just used a {{Stealth Pun}}. * One time in a musical summer camp: "I'm so pretty/Oh, so pretty/So pretty, so pretty, so ''bright''. * This Troper had to explain the line "pretty and witty and gay" from I Feel Pretty from WestSideStory to a classmate. He said "Oh, good. I thought that she meant... yeah..." This lead to a debate about sexual preference that took up all of our class time. Our teacher got involved, too. * One of the daycares [[@/SoWeAteThem I]] went to during my elementary school years would regularly put me in the corner for saying "jackass[[spoiler: penguin]]." ** Much, much later, I would end up shocking the owner of a local costume shop by asking if they had an [[AMidsummerNightsDream asshead]]. ** A year after that, two of my Drama class pals (our resident AmbiguouslyAutistic devotee and our resident Comedically DepravedBisexual [[LargeHam Ham Actor]]) conversed this trope. He discussed this with us later: Allegedly, the latter offered to show the former his cock and got a query as to whether he meant "chicken." * My third grade teacher said this trope almost exactly to one of my classmates. Also, here in Cincinnati, Leslie Ghiz is always running for some type of political office. (I should know which but...I don't really care.) * I'm a huge fan of the Oz books, and had just picked up a copy of a book containing all of the 'Queer Visitors of Oz' comic strip from the early twentieth century, now I'm a MtF transexual and bi so being called queer doesn't exactly insult me but when I walked onto the bus a bunch of kids started chuckling about the title of the book... "It says queer," so I sat down next to them and had a little chat about eytomology. * When this troper was in choir in high school, we once sight-read a song that included the line "I marvel that I am so gay, so gay." Needless to say, we never sang that song again. * When this troper was in ''first grade'' (and this was 20 years ago), one kid actually snickered when the teacher mentioned ''PussInBoots''. * During a winter music ensemble workshop(Like string quartets and stuff)we were talking about our instruments when our first violinist mentioned "f-holes" and just laughed(For people who don't know they are the f shaped holes in the violin where sound comes out). Also she was arguably the most innocent one of us, or so we thought. * At the age of six, I was ignorant of most slang and I loved dinosaurs. So when I was given a toy Pachycephalosaurus, I named him Boner. * ''Frostsabre.'' YMMV highly here (TheresNoSuchThingAsNotability, right?), but I had read a 1950s sci-fi/romance which had played this trope straight with "gay" describing the woman's feelings toward the commander. But [[HilariousInHindsight subverted]] with something like "The Vegan leather was actually made of cheap plastic" or thereabouts. ** I know how to lampshade this trope as I have seen this once in a self-help book: "I'm happy because I'm gay." * This troper is a Catholic, as in, one of the ''really traditional''

Catholics, and when I first heard the term 'ejaculation,'...you could guess what a [[IncrediblyLamePun boner]] I made. Actually, the word "ejaculation" in this sense means a short affirmation said with the intent of giving glory to God. On the plus side, I wasn't the only one who had this reaction to first hearing the word... * This Troper has a stuffed raccoon named [[GreekMythology Gaea]], and usually needs to wait for her friends to stop snickering before explaining why. * This occurred at a family reunion this Troper was at a number of years back. As it so happened, my mother was having her period at the time and ran out of sanitary napkins, so when someone else came into the women's room, she asked for a "napkin"--assuming that said person would understand from the context that she needed a menstrual pad. Apparently my cousin, who was almost thirteen at the time, must have been a late bloomer[[hottip:*:according to TheOtherWiki, the average age at which girls begin to menstruate is 11.75, a little over a year younger than she was at the time]], because she didn't understand Mom's request and came back with a handful of table napkins and passed them into the stall. * This troper had the word gay in her English grammar books. It was in a context of 'glad/gay/happy'. You bet boys had fun. She's wondering how many of them knew the meaning the writers ''probably'' meant. P.S. English isn't her native language. * Semi-example, as it does not concern a change in word-usage over time, just a word usage we were unaware of. I have a friend with the surname Tuddenham, which became shortened to Tudders as a nickname. According to Urban Dictionary, tudders "means to have a massive gay orgy only consisting of male anal prodding with drumsticks and fingers." Naturally, the nickname became stuck even more. * This troper was describing a first date that I had been on to a friend, and referred to the guy I was out with as 'my escort.' Friend told me that she knew what I meant, but warned that 'escort' has often has the connotation of 'paid escort' nowadays, and that I probably shouldn't describe my now-ex as such to anyone who doesn't know that I indulge in AntiquatedLinguistics from time to time. ---"Return to HaveAGayOldTime here", the spunky troper ejaculated... Wait, why are you laughing? Did I make a boner? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday * This troper genuinely wonders if it's logically possible to be Bisexual and insecure about your own Bisexuality at the same time - I ask this because in reality what does a Bisexual HAVE to be insecure about in the first place if he's admittedly attracted to both sexes? * Meh. I said in jest that I was gay for a friend. Today. On April First, which is a total wall banger. The one I was talking to believed me. I am not going to joke for the rest of the day. I am going to lampshade my heterosexuality.

* This totally fits me. I lampshade this a lot. Maybe I'd be in a TransparentCloset if I lived somewhere other than the Bible Belt. * When I was in middle school, nearly all the girls in my class either had a boyfriend at the time or had one before. Since I wasn't interested in having a boyfriend, rumors spread that I was a lesbian. When I thoroughly stomped that one into the ground, rumors spread that I liked animals instead. And not like Jane Goodall and Steve Irwin. I had to all but kiss a male classmate in front of everybody in order to prove to everyone that I was straight. * A well known side-effect of being straight but AmbiguouslyGay * This troper did it for about 18 months before finally coming out. * The majority of people this troper meets assume she's a lesbian, so it's "Have I Mentioned I Am Bisexual Today?" During middle school and high school, however, she had a serious case of HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday, mostly due to years of repressing various girlcrushes. * The heterosexual students at this troper's school do this the first time they show up to a Gay-Straight Alliance meeting and/or event. "I'm straight, but I totally support same sex marriage!" "I'm straight, but..." Then they realize they are not even close to being the only straight person there, and that nobody in the club is going to assume they are gay just because they are supportive. Then it usually stops. Also, this troper used to do this alllllll the time. Before she came out as a lesbian, to [[TransparentCloset nobody's surprise.]] * This female troper did it once by accident: -->'''Troper:''' Oh, ''TheLWord'' [=DVDs=]! Not that I watch this series. I don't know why I said that so loud, I don't even know anything about ''TheLWord''. Or, well, yes, I've only ever seen that one episode. Well, only some of the scenes with- I mean I don't usually watch it! I don't. But... Hum." -->'''Friend:''' That wasn't suspicious at all! ** The truth is worse: the troper suddenly realized she'd only seen one episode because ''{{Highlander}}'' Methos had a small part in it as a lawyer and that's what she was trying to hide. * This lesbian troper lives with her male best friend and regularly has to invert this trope lest Grandmothers get overly hopeful about impending Grandchildren and to keep the rumours that she's straight at bay. Not that there's anything wrong with being straight. She just isn't. Okay. * This troper invoked it last time he went ghosthunting. One of my friends doesn't like awkward silence, so he fills it in with talk about how much he loves women, how much he enjoys cheating on his girlfriend, and just being a general perv. --> Me: "Dude, if you weren't trying so hard, I'd think you were straight." ** Inverted by myself. I am a heterosexual. [[MistakenForGay My parents think I'm gay]], though, because I keep my love/sex life a closely guarded secret for reasons I can't fully explain. I guess it doesn't help that I'm CampStraight, have a friend who's best described as a [[HeterosexualLifePartners heterosexual life partner]], gay roommate from college, gay best friend from college(does not overlap

with roommate or HLP). * [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} This troper,]] has invoked this trope several times when around family and friends. He has been {{Mistaken For Gay}} on several occasions by them, due to his [[HollywoodDateless lack of female companionship]]. How does that in any way imply homosexuality? It doesn't help that I've been [[EvenTheGuysWantHim hit on by men on several occasions.]] * I have a male friend who once pointed out that kissing guys doesn't bother him, it's just that it doesn't do anything for him. I can't help wondering why he has kissed enough guys to know that. ** the scientific method? ** Lots of alcohol, combined with dares and/or spin-the-bdottle? *** He doesn't drink. *** Truth or Dare. That's how it happened for this male troper, who wanted to impress his [[YaoiFangirl girlfriend]] at the time. * Invoked by this troper whenever he is accused of being gay just because he doesn't spend 24 hours a day chasing pussy like everyone else. Also he is able to look at a penis without being completely and utterly repulsed. ** While this troper is not a guy (though she does look like one), nobody should be bothered by that unless they've never been introduced to sex before. It's like being repulsed by your own hands. *** Well, obviously one's own penis does not count. * This Troper has to occasionally ever since he mentioned off-hand that he had a dream where he was gay. I didn't like it to be honest. Nothing "happened" in the respect that characterizes the difference between gay and straight, but in the dream, I was certain I was homosexual. I mentioned this as well, but occasionally it is brought up in a humorous fashion. * This Troper isn't straight either, but he's not gay. * This troper has a friend who did this all the time. Though he finaly came out and openly admitted he was gay. * This troper has this happen quite a bit since she has an abundance of lesbian/bi friends. Apparently liking someone for who they are = gay. I really am straight. * This Troper tends to overcompensate in this direction, mostly because it is easier than explaining bi-romantic asexuality to people. Might as well keep it simple. * This Troper did this for laughs after a gay joke was made involving him and his heterosexual (or bisexual) life partner on a guild chat before they went to bed. It went something like this: -->'''Friend:''' I'm going to bed. -->'''Guild member:''' I bet those two are going to have sleep together tonight. -->'''Me:''' Only on Thursdays! * Two girls from this tropers graduating class ensure that everybody knows that they have long term boyfriends despite the fact this troper knows different (Gaydar, sources, et cetera). It sounds crazy, but it's true. All elements of this trope. ** I had something like this, three girls but one particular one always goes out of her way to spam her boyfriends facebook with luvvie duvvie messages which a somebody-not-trying-to-prove-a-point would not

do. It always comes off like she's trying to prove a point to herself/everybody else that she is a straight as a ruler. Hahaha..No! *** Well, she could be as straight as one of those bendable rulers. * Averted by this troper, who never answers questions about his sexuality, opting instead for a "what do you think?" and agreeing with whatever the other person suggests. [[{{Rule of Funny}} It's a lot funnier that way]]. ** Indeed it is. * One of my friends goes out of his way to mention this. Between the SuspiciouslySpecificDenial aspect of this trope, and the knowledge that he was more or less pressured into his current heterosexual relationship... well, he hasn't come out, but I for one suspect he's just in denial. * Inverted by this troper, who makes it a point to always make sure everyone knows she loves the ladies. * Subverted by This Troper, because she herself doesn't know very well what she is (except being a YaoiFangirl and [[AmbiguouslyGay ambiguously lesbian]]), but played straight(ahem) with her best friend.Nobody knows if he is CampStraight or CampGay or even BiTheWay, but one conversation comes to mind: --->'''Friend''': One day, a gay asked me out.I refused. --->'''Me''': Seriously?What did you say? --->'''Friend''':That I am underage. ---> '''Me''':... --->'''Friend''':Not like that![[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It's because if I said I was straight, he would think I was playing hard to get]]!! --->'''Me''':* laughing like crazy* I understand,I really do. * At a football game, while sitting in the stands (in the marching band section), this bi Troper had this exchange with a female friend. This happened after I was repeating something an announcer said in an unnaturally high voice: --->'''Friend''': You're so gay. --->'''Me''': It's not my fault! --->'''Friend''': * laughs* --->'''Me''': ... Wait that's not what I meant! * This troper has to remind his YaoiFangirl girlfriend that he's straight. It's hard to keep her convinced when he writes slash of her favorite pairings, though... ** You and me both. The worst thing about YaoiFangirl girlfriends? You/her/your best friend = {{OT3}}! * This troper did this for a while because she was under speculation of being a lesbian. Probably worst with the following: --->'''Friend''': I just don't understand how anyone could like girls, really. --->'''Me''': Oh yeah. Totally. I'm definitely straight... Then she decided it would be more fun to [[AmbiguouslyGay confuse others]]. Very few people know that she is neither straight nor a lesbian. She's just a bisexual who has had trouble coming to terms with the fact that she likes girls as much as guys. * This troper constantly says (specially because he studies in a major where {{Transparent Closet}}s are common) "[[CelibateHero I don't hook

up with anyone]], but I'm straight". * This troper is very comfortable with his own sexuality, and is sure he is a straight male. This does not stop everyone, from long time friends to new ones, questioning his orientation. It doesn't help that he's a rather short, slim, Asian, and apparently effeminate. It doesn't help that he's metrosexual, and insists on being a [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Man]] every day. It's to the point where he gets shipped by friends with other male friends, and has to remind them that he's actually straight. * This troper's class mate has a picture of a half naked man on his "What I am" poster, yet makes anti homosexual statements.. It is actually quite inferiating. * This troper had a coworker do this for half a summer before he finally came out. She told him that she had guessed that already; he'd been trying WAY too hard to "prove" he was straight. * There is actually an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder variant where you have to do this (or the inversion, depending on your orientation) ''to yourself''. Also, like Death and Violence-related OCD, it's full-on HighOctaneNightmareFuel. Taking this troper's condition as an example; you get absolutely nothing from guys - no arousal, no attraction, no butterflies, nothing - and yet your brain constantly bombards you with doubts and worries that you might be gay which have no logical basis to exists; especially because you've been ''in love'' with girls for years before (and this is before you came dangerously close to crossing the DespairEventHorizon upon finding out you were an UnluckyChildhoodFriend). You are bombarded with this wherever you go; whatever you do; whoever you look at (at even if they are fat, old, balding, etc...), and every time you see a member of the opposite sex who you find attractive and/or arouses you the thoughts just come right back to {{Troll}} you. ''[[ParanoiaFuel And nobody is safe from this condition]]''. It can happen whoever you are and whatever your sexual preference is. How do you overcome it? You try exposing yourself to the fears themselves. ''And that still makes you feel doubtful and uncomfortable''. ** Tell me about that... [[{{Tropers/ermod}} This troper,]] recently started having that due to the fact that he is 23 and still a virgin, so the natural doubts and fears of the first time are driving him paranoid because he doesnt know if its just first time fears (protection, unwanted pregnancy risks, rejection, etc) or if its because he actually doesnt like women. Needless to say, he doesnt get aroused by males, nor has he ever contemplated the possibility of having a relationship with a man, and he has had a girlfriend, although, sadly, they live far apart from each other, so they dropped it since they couldnt see each other that much. That, however, doesnt stop his damn mind to keep trolling him with doubts. The fact that hes still a virgin and has a couple of heterosexual life partners doesnt help. Man, this is driving him (well, me) crazy... ** ...Oh my god, is THAT [[Tropers/{{Morgie}} my]] problem?! Swap the genders around-I'm a lesbian (who continually gets crushes on male characters, forced on by this)-and you have my story. * This troper is an alto in her choir. Anybody who is also an alto in a public high school choir should know what I'm talking about already.

Since some of those other altos spend their time crawling all over each other in various ways I never knew were possible, I feel compelled to mention this every 2.5 seconds or so. I'm not a very touchy-feely person at all, let alone in a sexual way. (And besides, I'm only fourteen, so while I know I'm probably heterosexual, I haven't even reached that point for men yet!) Sometimes, I fear that I've mentioned it so often, it might have already backfired; they probably either think I'm either in the closet or homophobic. There is only one other alto who doesn't do this while still managing to be friendly, but thankfully, the boundaries between the different sections are loose enough that I can still talk to the men and sopranos, who definitely don't do this (except for this one openly gay guy, but that's different). ** Also, this troper's friend from Girl Scouts is tall, broadshouldered, loudmouthed, and just acts like a guy in general. While I claim to have a very faulty gaydar (which makes me a hypocrite, considering the above entry) and don't brand anybody as anything until proven so, I can make speculations, and once thought that she was a lesbian (coincidentally, she is also an alto in her school's choir). However, recently, in the car on the way to see a movie with some other friends, she gave us all an anecdote about how one girl at her school asked her if she was gay, to which she replied (with enthusiasm) "no," and I'm not going to doubt her on that. *** This (male) troper pities you: I was an alto in my school choir until I was 15 and a half (I'm now 17 and three quarters and have a bass voice). No prize for guessing how many girlfriends I had during those years... * For some reason, this troper is very clingy with her friends, so she was accused of being the PsychoLesbian type on a few occasions. So one day, she decided to throw her arm around her only guy friend and sing, "[[{{Hair}} White boys are so pretty/ White boys are so sweet/ White boys drive me crazy/ Drive me indiscreet]]" Sadly, it didn't work. * I once had a classmate who would always bring up how hot he thought almost any other girl in our class was, especially when given the usual slagging of "You're gay" that many teenage males throw around. It wouldn't have seemed so suspicious had he not claimed to be attracted to just about every single girl that wasn't fat. He might have copped onto this in the later years because after a while he would at least call the odd one a minger. Still most of us thought he may not be as interested in women as he made himself out to be. * I had a classmate during grade and middle school who practically acted openly gay around me. (which had [[MistakenForGay people mistaking us for gay a couple.]] For the record, ''I'm actually'' straight.) He constantly stared at me in class (In fact I think he paid more attention to ''me'' than he did to the teacher), watched every movement I made in class (For example, counting how many times I blew my nose in class during a day when I had a cold.), got '''extremely''' jealous whenever I so much as ''talked to'' someone other than him (to the point where he tried to keep my other friends away from me), '''pelvic thrusted behind me while I was bending over to pick up my books''' (and ADMITTED to doing it), was caught grabbing another guy's crotch during recess, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking

basically hated all female video game characters]]. (He even used to main Samus in SuperSmashBros, until I told him [[SamusIsAGirl the truth]]. From then on, he branded Samus as weak and switched to [[StarFox Fox]].) [[TransparentCloset All that]], and he still tried to convince people that he was straight. * I'm a 22-year-old female Troper who, on a campus where nobody was a virgin after 18, has never even so much as kissed a guy. I have been mistaken as either a lesbian or asexual on several occasions, because ''I couldn't possibly be straight and a virgin at my age''. Since I'm not interested in a relationship right now, there's really nothing I can do about it. Except, of course, for eyeing a guy when in the company of friends or classmates and saying, "Ooo, he's got a cute butt." (Which, for the record, I don't even really like saying as a joke, because it objectifies men.) *shrug* * Hoo boy, am I a victim of this. All throughout middle and high school, everyone seemed to think I was gay because I claimed I just wasn't interested in the opposite sex(I never said I was into the same sex either though). The fact that I seemed to get along better with girls than with boys and was not really into sports did not help the matter. I went to a high school in the middle of the Deep South, where in order to even qualify as a heterosexual, apparently you had to be a straight up redneck with a dirt-covered pickup, tobacco in one cheek, and "Sweet Home Alabama" blaring on your radio. It was not until I entered college that I actually gained a girlfriend. Needless to say, whenever someone from my old high school saw me with my girlfriend, they would be thoroughly surprised at the realization that I was, in fact, straight. * This troper recently experienced a very strange subversion/inversion of this - I was at a close friend's party, and one of her guests was a guy (let's call him A) whose friend (call him B) was also there. Throughout the evening A'd keep mentioning that B was his gay best friend. A even said at a point that he wished he had a lesbian friend to complete his spread of friends. (Paraphrasing.) I almost felt like telling him "You don't need to keep mentioning that your best friend is gay! And your best friend! I get it!" Incidentally, the approximate confirmed non-heterosexuality rate (including myself) at that party was 37.5%, which is pretty high. A was there with his girlfriend. * This troper was class mom in high school art class, mostly because the teacher didn't give a damn. She'd tell people to sit down and work, go around and help who she could, give encouragement... of course some people didn't like that. --> Me: [Marisa], sit down and leave [Billy] alone. --> Marisa: Fuck you, Troper! --> Me: (not even looking up from my art project) Not on a school night, darling. --> Cue crickets. --> Neighbor: Did you mean... --> Me: I'm not a lesbian. It's a witty response, that's all. --> Practically everybody: Oh. ** Sorry to interrupt, but that's made of win. * This troper's best friend has a boyfriend and would be somewhat obviously straight, but everytime she does something relatively

awkward (or something relatively awkward happens to her) to a female friend, it's usually followed by "But I like boys." or "I like boys, [name], not girls" or, in this troper's case, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "But I don't like you that way."]] God, it's almost enough to make [[BiTheWay said troper]] [[AllLoveIsUnrequited get her hopes up.]] * Inverted by this lesbian troper, at least, amongst people I'm out to. I have absolutely no interest in men, and to insinuate otherwise is a capital offense. Perhaps not the most appealing personality trait out there, but I can't help it; I used to wrestle with my sexuality so hard I've got metaphorical bruises that don't like to be metaphorically touched, thank you very much. * A pair of [[CampGay EXTREMELY flamboyant]] gay men in my high school drama club often reminded people of their "girlfriend", especially around their families. After graduation, they both came out as everyone who even glanced at them went "I knew it." * I seem to have to do this with everyone I meet. Even my own family isn't convinced and thinks that I am a lesbian. They're half right but I'm not ready to come out so I put up a facade, even though only one of the posters in my room is a guy (Eminem). ** And now he is convinced that I am a closet bisexual. * Variation- this troper knows a woman who loves talking about how her son is heterosexual! My god, is he heterosexual! Isn't it great how heterosexual her son is? Her son is probably bisexual, but never mind... ---This link will take you back to the main page, and HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday? Because I am.

HavingAHeart * When I was about ten, I went to KnottsBerryFarm's "Halloween Haunt", in which the rides were redecorated into typical haunted-house style attractions. In the middle of one of the Halloweenized gold mining themed rides, the ride broke down and the lights came on. All of the creepy decorations that looked scary in dim lighting [[NightmareRetardant suddenly looked fake and rubbery]] once the lights were on, and a rather embarrassed costumed employee decided to try to entertain us until the problems could be fixed. One of the people on the rides said something snarky about the employee's mask, to which she replied "That wasn't very nice. Have a heart!" while handing the person a rubber heart.

HeadPet * [[{{Seanette}} One troper]] has a dove whose favorite perches include heads of human household members. She's even been known to perch on the cat a couple of times (good thing for her he's elderly and lazy, with no apparent prey drive). ** This troper's grandparents had a cockatiel that did that. ** This troper had a pet parakeet which perched on her head while she did work. However, the parakeet's charming habit of singing in her ear

evolved into the less charming gesture of unexpectedly snipping her hair into bangs with its beak. *** This troper also had a parakeet, it really liked to climb on his shoulder and go to the back of his neck for some reason. * This troper wants a pet like this. Toilet-trained, of course. ** [[{{Fawriel}} This troper]] tried it with his cat. It was not one of the better ideas he's had. * [[MasamiPhoenix This troper]] has a bengal cat, who if he likes you will sit on your shoulder, which is fine as long as you're not wearing a thin or shoulderless shirt. As his owner, Laz will actually lie down on my shoulder sometimes. He has occasionally attempted to climb onto my roommate's head when she was wearing a hat, but ultimately didn't care for it. * This troper's sister has a guinea pig which runs up to people's shoulders/necks and sits there. * This troper's pet hamster [[FairlyOddParents Cosmo]] is perfectly content to sit on her shoulder while she does her homework. However, if she ignores him too long, he'll become restless and attempt to climb up the side of her head. * [[{{Griffinguy24}} This troper]] had this experience with a kestrel, [[ToKillAMockingbird Atticus]], a permanent resident of a rehab center whose preferred perch was a person's head. This was more tolerable if you wore a hat, since those talons hurt. ** Additionally, at one point in a heated argument, I said, "Listen, if this was a perfect world, I'd have an ocelot on one shoulder and a peregrine falcon on the other" * One of my cats (now living elsewhere) liked to sit on top of my rocking chair when I was sitting in it. And she'd sometimes bite my hair for no apparent reason. * My cat, named Atomic sometimes does this...when you're sleeping. So if you find it difficult to breathe it may be caused by an inexplicitly heavy cat shoving it's butt in your mouth (Thankfully, her tail covers up the part which you'd really not want to be breathing into.). Also, I have a wish to get a pet crow called Sebastian, train it to rest on my shoulder, put on a long dark cloak and overlook the misty English landscape. Sadly I have no knowledge of how to train a crow, nor can I bother right now. * My fiancee's chameleon, being an arboreal species, isn't happy while being held unless he's on the highest point on your body. If you don't hold him above shoulder height, he'll climb up your arm, sit on your shoulder for a moment, then attempt to scale your head. Thankfully he can't really get a grip, although those claws are surprisingly sharp, and it ''hurts'' when he grabs your ear >.< * Ever had a pet rat? They'll wrap their tail around your face for balance. * [[AcrossTheStars This troper]]'s beloved first hamster, a Black Bear type named Colette, rode on her shoulder frequently. Colette's successor Sammy would also do this, although he preferred the other shoulder. * This troper once attempted to get a kitten to sit on their shoulder. The kitten didn't co-operate. In a more literal case of a HeadPet, this troper has a pond in their garden, which has a number of frogs

visiting it annually. This troper's sister is an animal nut who always plays with the frogs, whether they like it or not. Somewhat predicably, this troper once saw her sitting on the lawn with a frog perched on her head, although said frog soon made a break for freedom. ** Be glad the kitten training didn't work out: My kitten was quite happy to sit on my shoulder. Then she became a big, heavy cat with very sharp claws, who LEAPT onto my shoulders, and clawed up my whole back while mewing cutely. It took ''years'' to untrain her. * Not actually an animate example: this troper got her first Beanie Baby (at age 11) around Christmas 1995, before the craze really hit. She was so delighted with the gift that she wore it on her head to the mall for Christmas shopping. Her father was really amused by all the boring suburbanites going "lookit that girl with the cow on her head!" * This troper's family used to have a dog who sat on this troper's head. Once. The photo is still pulled out occasionally. ** Photos like that usually are. * This troper used to have a pet rat that loved to sit on people's shoulders, and sometimes heads. It was very cute. ** It's fairly common for rats to sit on people's shoulders. You can also train them to sit in pockets. * [[{{Madrugada}} This troper]] rescued a tiny three-legged kitten that was hanging about outside the grocery store she worked at one rainy night. I put him in my lap as I drove home. He climbed the seat of my truck to the top of my head, I reached up and put him back in my lap. He climbed up to my head again. I put him back in my lap. He returned to my head, and I decided to leave him there. When I got home, I honked the horn, so that my husband would come outside (we already had two other cats and a dog and if the third was going to be a problem I didn't want to bring him in without warning.) When my husband got to the door of the truck I greeted him with "Honey, there's a cat on my head." Trivet lived a long and happy life with us and never again sat on anyone's head, although he would sit on both the back of the couch and your shoulder at the same time. ** For the record, this troper has just let out a number of successive squeals. "Aww! Awww- ''awwwww!''" * This troper's cat partiallly subverted this as I was laying down when he did it, but he used to rest on my head to the point where I couldn't get up until he was ready. And then there my pet rat who would, from my hand, run up my arm to my shoulder go over my head to the other shoulder before running down that arm into my other hand. But I don't know if that qualifies for this page. * [[{{fidheallir}} This troper's]] pet ball python frequently clings to her ponytail or otherwise rides on her head or shoulders. * Every cat this troper has ever had would, as a kitten, perch on her shoulder. Perch on EVERYONE's shoulder. As this troper is typing this, a kitten has just clawed it's way up her leg and back and is now on her shoulder. Excellent timing, Ratchet! ** You named your kitty [[RatchetAndClank Ratchet]]? [[EngagingConversation Marry me.]] * [[AnemicAnomie This troper's]] grandfather raised Pomeranians, one of which would curl up on top of his head while he napped in his easy chair. In photographs, the effect is distinctly Donald Trump-ish.

* Every bird [[SovietKitty this troper]] has ever had loved to sit or ride around on people's heads, especially her current one, who'll really make a fuss (and a few holes in your hand) if you try to take her off before she's good and ready. * This troper's sister,who likes to wear hoodies, once owned two rats who she liked to keep in her hood. eventually, whenever anyone picked one of them up, the first thing they did was climb up to their shoulder and hang around there, though they'd curl up in a hood if there was one. * [[MisterAlways This troper]] once had a pet magpie named Ricky. He, of course, liked to sit on your shoulder, or your head. This went coupled with a great love for pecking into your earlobe and hanging on while you flailed spastically. Fun times. * [[DeltaOne This Troper]]'s cousins' pet cat would sleep on people's heads, if they were also asleep or just not moving (such as watching a movie). However, once on your head, you had two choices - sit there until it awoke or got bored; or get clawed to death if you moved or tried to escape. Psycho cat. * {{Usagi-Zakura}} once attended an agriculture school where this frequently happened while she was feeding the birds. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDqWbeDp83Q Punky the Cockatiel also liked to pick things of her hat.]] ** At one time a budgie had died the day before without her knowing. I noticed because nothing sat on her head while she fed the other budgies... ** She also enjoys putting various rodents and baby rabbits in her hood/shoulder. * This troper's mother had a childhood parakeet who would happily fly from one person's head to another. Sadly, this all ended when the poor thing aimed for a head and accidentally flew straight out an open door, and was never seen again. Now this troper's family has birds of their own, and is extra-careful not to leave doors open- though none of our current pets would ever choose a head as a perch. But our birds, naturally, are quite fond of shoulders, and both of them (cockatiel and amazon parrot) have the unfortunate habit of hopping onto them without forewarning their owners. * When this troper was a kid, we had a cat that would perch on the back of my mother's chair during dinner, when my she was done eating, the cat would move onto her shoulders as my mother moved to the couch. This would happen ''every night''. * [[MikeK My]] sister's cat evidently wakes her up this way. * The closest thing for [[ArrowDnarrow me]] to getting to this was for a balloon artist to make me a parrot and stick it on my shoulder. * When [[MisterAlways this troper]] was young, his family kept chickens in a coop (actually, we still do). He had a habit of letting them sit on his shoulder or his head (though the head was less comfortable - claws!). * Ooh, childhood memory resurfacing! This she-troper had a friend's father who insisted on having Mexican Red Knee tarantulas (defanged and well-fed, of course) as head pets for his son and himself - pretty cool watching afternoon TV with a tranquil nightmare as a matching living hat, at the side of your best friend, eating Pringles when said

troper's mom comes over to end the play-date. ** My friend has a tarantula that she can wear on her head. I want one! * This Troper's little sister received a Webkinz Hedgehog, which was promptly name Head Hog. * Once upon a time when my dad was still courting my mom, she had a cat that liked to sit on the perch of doors. Then drop on people's heads surprised that a door opened. With claws. It got to the point that my dad developed a superhuman ability to sense what that damned cat was about to strike, allowing him to eventually swat the fucker away. After the first time, it stopped sitting there. And we never owned a cat again. * Mammalian biologist friend of this troper found out that if you ''don't'' let the queen of a ring-tailed lemur group sit on your head and groom your hair, she gets upset and bites you until you do. And those things are NOT fun to have bit you. (He had 12 stitches in his hand from one who just calmly walked over and bit him after ignoring him for a full 10 minutes.) * [[@/{{REV6Pilot}} This troper]] owns a cat that isn't really fond of human contact, but WILL lie down on top of whatever headrest that has a person leaning on it. She'll frequently sprawl all over it, enough for her paws to touch the occupant's head. * One year at summer camp, I found a small lizard had crawled onto my black hat (it was sunny and warm out.) It stayed there all day and people kept asking me about it. It finally left sometime that evening, I'm not sure when. * This troper has had a few headpets. Primarily a Madasgacan Hognose snake that loved to sit loosely coiled around the neck. Had a small tree boa as well, but being arboreal (and quite a meaner) it liked to squeeze a bit much. And during the time I worked at a pet store we had a Scarlet Macaw and an African Grey that loved people perches too. Thankfully they preferred the shoulder, their talons being quite large and my head being shaved, this was most appreciated. * This troper's dachshund mix will jump up on the back of the recliner when I'm watching TV, and occasionally puts her front paws on the top of my head. It's not very comfortable. * This troper has had a pet snake that did this, in addition to coiling around his left arm. It tended to creep people out when the snake and him were able to stare unblinkingly at the exact same spot/person. * This troper is trying to get the cat used to being carried like this. Thus far, success depends on the cat's mood at the time. ---Go back to HeadPet. Be careful with your movements so the kitty on your head doesn't get dizzy and throw up on you. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HeadphonesEqualIsolation * Most of my knowledge and/or black-mail material comes from people thinking this is true...for me it ain't. * [[JohnnyBGoode I]] literally see people's mouths moving and hear nothing. * [[{{Cameoflage}} This troper]] always found this assumption somewhat baffling, since she could still hear noises and people talking to her with headphones on (even with music playing, although that was distracting when she tried to actually ''listen''; headphones with no music just muffled the sound a bit). She sometimes pauses her iPod but leaves the headphones in if she wants to eavesdrop in plain sight. ** This troper does the same thing. However, she also thinks that if you can see someone with headphones on, you shouldn't try to talk to them. *** It's mostly my parents wanting to tell me something while I'm listening to music. More often, I just get flak for continuing to be able to hear (and thus complaining about) my sister being annoying while I have the headphones on. **** This troper often wears headphones while on break at work. My coworkers are still amazed whenever I happen to make a comment or two about the conversation they're having. * I try this a lot, but it's subverted because everyone will always tap me to try to get my attention, and you can't really ignore them after that. Also, this sometimes works for my father, who has the music playing so loud that other people can hear it. * This troper has this ''along'' with locking his room. [[spoiler: I want to get out, though. O_O]] ** Ditto[[spoiler: on both counts]] ** This troper makes fun of you on that one, i have headphones plugged to my music, door shut, tv running,and im tv tropeing/playing video games [[spoiler: and i love it in here]] *** Oh, same [[Tropers/KatanaCat here]] - sitting in my room troping, reading fanfic, writing stories (either original fiction or more FanFic), listening to music, playing videogames, watching shows I downloaded, or any combination of the above is what I do for most of the day. I don't even bother with headphones most of the time I'm in there, letting everybody who walks by the door to my room know I'm still up via the music/voices coming from within. * This troper's headphones really do give isolation. Heavy metal turned up so loud virtually nothing else can be heard over it. This is intentional, as not drowning out the world leads to a confusing and irritating mass of disorderly noise. This is well worth the dulled hearing and lack of ability to distinguish voices. ** Played straight for the most part with [[DrakeDarkhunter me]]. Due to my long hair people often can't tell when I'm wearing earbuds and considering that I love listening to heavy metal at defeaning levels like the troper above I honestly can't hear a thing besides my music. Infact I suspect my earbuds might just be noise cancelling. Of course despite this people still love to try and talk to me or get my attention when I'm listening to music. (which is a lot of the time.) ** To the OP: You are going to go deaf at a very young age. * [[{{SliferAlpha}} This troper]] likes to play with this trope quite

a bit. Even though he is almost constantly wearing his huge pair of Sony headphones from the eighties, he always leaves the volume low enough on them to hear people whispering behind him. In fact, he even 'encourages' people to believe this is the case with him, as he also often wears the headphones around his neck, with the volume maxed. It's always funny to see the expression on someone's face when he turns around and addresses someone's question spoken in a nighwhisper. ** I agree. * [[MythSage This troper]] likes to be alone. People always talk to him. Solution? Put on a pair of headphones and blast some Iron Maiden at deafening volumes. Of course, the fact that he headbangs and sings along to the music probably has some small part in this equation. * I am guilty of this for many reasons, including the fact that I'd go crazy without 'em. Many people, mostly little kids, still try to talk to me while I wear them, however. * This troper who is too lazy to register isolates himself just fine without headphones. He also has been known to wear headphones attached to nothing to give the impression of listening to music, with hilarious results. * This troper listens to music a lot, but will only really listen to her music completely if she really wants to hear the song that's playing or if she's trying to concentrate on something (including ignoring certain people). Unfortunately, the people she tries to ignore either don't get the hint or ignore the hint and bother her nonetheless (her father is guilty of the latter). * [[DaNuke Da_Nuke]] does it all the time in the bus. ''Especially'' when someone is begging for gold or busking inside (there's good people out there, but then you have Main/SturgeonsLaw...). Example: someone gets on the bus and start playing the recorder flute. Da_Nuke ''absolutely loathes'' the recorder flute, so his immediate reaction is to pull his Main/MP3 player and blast Main/HotBlooded Viking metal to isloate himself. * [[YoAdrian This troper]] does this on purpose. For some reason, I seem to look like I will be a good listener and will actually care about some random stranger's lumbago and yappy dog. Headphones help me hear less of that. Also, ear buds + long hair = easy way to get through a 4 hour lecture class. Unfortunately, it does not work on the clingy girl who sits next to me, who thinks I am her best friend and does not get the hints that I want her to shut up. ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_mindcrime Kill her. That's all you'll have to do. She's a risk. And get the priest as well.]] * This troper does it every time she goes out alone, half because she really does just want to listen to music, half to deter street salesmen from talking to her. * [[{{Regiment}} This troper]], for some reason, won't talk while listening to music with headphones. He also has, more than once, turned ''off'' the headphones and eavesdropped on people. * This troper, when taking the bus home and back from middle school, had a neighbor that constantly wore headphones. Not that he didn't try to start conversation, though. Also, far more recently, his (different, male) friend and the friend's girlfriend were sitting

across a table from him before school, and were just sort of messing with each other/fake-arguing. This troper was headphoned, so, of course, the friend did not think he could hear him, and promptly said, "Matt, BITE her!"...to which he responded that that was an odd thing to ask another guy to do to one's girlfriend. * Subverted with this troper, who often wears headphones with no music playing so he can eavesdrop on other people. * This troper skirts the border between constantly invoking this trope and constantly subverting it. He can hear through his set of headphones, which for personal reasons covers his entire ear, compared to everyone else in the school wearing the ones you stick in the ears (um... earbuds?). If really required, his pair comes with a highly visible volume control where the lines meet, so he could just lower the volume if he can't reach his Shuffle. But most of the time, people talk to him ''anyway'', and usually, he can't tell what was being said anyway, so he often has to take them off to listen (and even then, oft asks for repeats). When he ''can'' hear what's going on with IOSYS music blaring in the speakers, he often makes pithy comments related to the topic. If it was something degrading, he comments, "I can still hear through these, you know. Care to not repeat that [insert comment used] in the future?" * This troper's sister often wears headphones at the computer, and in this state one can pretty easily talk about her behind her back... then again, she's enough of a CloudCuckooLander that she might remain isolated without the headphones or the music. * Never worked for me. My headphones SUCK. * Slightly odd case for me. People don't tend to talk to me when I'm wearing headphones, but sometimes I think I hear someone saying my name or talking to me, take the headphones off and ask the person to repeat themselves and they look at me confused because they haven't said anything. ** Happens to me as well. I eventually tracked it down to a particular part of the Bayonetta soundtrack which sounds exactly, and I mean exactly, like someone yelling my name from upstairs. ** Happens to me all the time. The background to one of my songs sounds JUST like my dog barking. Oftentimes I will forget this, take off the headphones, and scream at the dog to shut up. This usually elicits strange looks from my family. * Funny story in my case: I constantly wear headphones while on the computer. Sometimes, my friend, aware of this, will make joke conversation knowing full well I can't hear him and/or am not paying attention. One time, I heard a snippet of what he was saying and asked what he said. --> '''Friend:''' I said "I'm having your baby." --> '''Me:''' Oh, that reminds me, [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Whose Line's]] on tonight. ** The only thing that would've made it even creepier is if an episode of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' featuring Colin Mochrie using that ''very'' quote had been on. [[spoiler:It wasn't.]] * Subverted in that people will not leave [[SovietKitty this troper]] alone, even when wearing headphones AND playing a video game, made even more annoying by the fact that she has almost no interest in

socializing. * I don't think people understand that when the headphones are on, you don't want to listen to whatever conversation people are having. This troper constantly get yelled at because she isn't paying attention to whatever hr parents are saying. * This troper played it straight to be left alone and undisturbed going and coming from school and in the breaks at it. She used to use her old headphones who are more notable than the modern ones. Still it's not really useful with morons, so she had start to take around her old cellphone, who is an old model of Nokia so that she could fake being in the middle of a phone conversation without getting busted by the display. * [[CaptHayfever This troper]] sticks to open-air headphones to play with this trope. Sometimes I have them on even after my music or [=YouTube=] video or whatever has finished, & people think I'm still not listening. (This sometimes leads to hilariously failed sneak attacks on my friend's part.) Also, people underestimate exactly how powerful my hearing is (& it is) even with music on. (Of course, sometimes I'm listening to something loud & really can't hear what people say, but then if they think it's important, they'll get my attention visually, & if I think it's important, I'll ask for repetition.) * This troper bought huge headphones specifically so people would notice them and leave her alone when she's listening to music. She's found that it is an excellent way to listen in on conversations. * In Ear headphones with Dragonforce or Iron Maiden turned UpToEleven. effectivally sounds like backing music for life. * This Troper was in a resturaunt one night with her family. She was listening to her iPod, when her father 'said' something to her (he really mouthed it). I paused the song and said "huh?" He mouthed the phrase again. I said, "Dad, could you please say that out loud? I'm no good with reading lips." He apparently thought I would keep turning down the volume until it was off and laugh at me; but I usually get past those kinds of tricks fairly easily. * This troper subverts this entirely. I have a regular pair of Ipod headphones, complete with an Ipod in my jacket pocket (with the same type of headphone plugged in). However, those headphones are taped to the inside of my jacket, and the real headphones are of a sound amplification device. * This trope is the reason why [[{{Orihime}} This Troper]] doesn't use her mp3 player when at home. Her younger sister, though, is a straight example. * This trope is the reason why [[{{LittleMai}} This Tropette]] CAN'T use her mp3 player when eating at home. Her parents just hate it, even when she turns the volume down to the lowest one, and can hear everything perfectly. However, when she wants to hear music in loud volumes... Good luck trying to catch her attention. Sometimes, even handwaves ''inches away from her face'' weren't enough. * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] will likely fall victim to this trope when he has an iPod, as he already does it when playing music on his Windows Media Player while Internet surfing or playing games that don't have music he likes. It's not uncommon for him to start singing,

either, so many times people will call for him several times, then finally walk in on him on whatever webpage he's on, blasting [=~Motley Crue~=] or Boston and singing along (fortunately, he has a nice singing voice) * [[EddieVanHelsing This troper]] carries two sets of headphones with him. One is a small folding pair, which he wears when he is willing to be interrupted. The other is a set of studio-style headphones, which he wears when he is unwilling to tolerate interruptions from anybody but his wife (and she'd better have a damned good reason). * When [[{{PictureFrame}} this troper]] was in high school, she was staying in a hotel with three of her friends. They were supposed to be sleeping, but after one of her friends put on headphones, the other two started to make a list of all the inappropriate things the first one was 'thinking' about a particularly creepy guy with a crush on her. It took her a while to figure it out. * This is the reason why [[{{orihime}} this troper]]'s younger sister is banned from using her MP3 player at home. * [[{{Indigo}} This troper]] tried this out today. She had one person lean into her line of sight and wave frantically to get her attention and say hi. Everybody else left her alone. And while most noises were muffled, the noise cancelling headphones blocked out a lot of the awful ambient noise, which made for a blessedly peaceful, extremely relaxing lunch break. * Played absolutely straight with this troper. Even at half volume, my MP3 player allows me to effectively block out most exterior noise. I can also use it as an excuse to ignore people I don't want to talk to when I can still hear them. * Invoked like crazy with this Troper, who bought a massive pair of headphones just so that people wouldn't bother her. Most of the time there's no music playing and she can hear everything around just fine, thank you. Also subverted- when she listens to music sometimes, she uses the other pair of in-ear earphones which are pretty much invisible thanks to a combination of shoulder length hair + jacket. In this case, she can't hear anything else, so while it looks like she's listening attentively to whoever's talking... she's not. * Averted by this troper, who diliberately only ever puts one earbud in to make sure he CAN hear what people say. * Often the case with [[{{Regiment}} this troper]], although he has been known to surreptitiously turn off the music to eavesdrop. * This troper tries to do this with earbuds. Pressing her fingertips to the 'buds and bobbing her head probably has something to with it. She will continue this until she gets massive headphones as she wants. * Played totally straight with this troper. Hooray for noise-canceling earbuds! (Best. Belated Christmas present. EVER.) * [[{{Acacia}} I]] can't go anywhere without my iPod. My Asperger's will ''[[HeroicBSOD get me]]'' if I can't drown out all those people in the background. ** [[Tropers/{{Animenutcase}} Your fellow Aspie Troper]] sympatizes. I can handle people talking, but if they're too loud it's annoying. Appearantly, in middle school, the headphones I wore also made me look kind of silly. * I used to find big clamshell headphones were a good means of

avoiding being accosted by clipboard people in UK town centres. Unfortunately, the headphones don't fit under my NiceHat these days, so I just go with ignoring the annoying sods... * [[NeoSilverThorn This Troper]] tends to use earbuds, but has the big honkin' "World Ends With You" style headphones for use with his laptop. Played straight on both counts, since hard of hearing means the music gets cranked. * This troper knew many, many people in high school who'd get small, discreet earbuds so they could ignore the teachers without being reprimanded, only to play the music so loud that they were caught every time. ** Incidentally, this troper typically wears her headphones while at her computer, but dislikes loud sounds of any nature due to rather sensitive hearing, so her music is played at a fairly low volume. (She's asked herself more than once how people don't feel incredible pain from blasting music straight into their ears.) * This troper tries this. Her mother does not seem to realize that sometimes this troper actually wants to hear her music, and will speak to her anyway. This usually ends in somebody getting snapped at. ** This troper gets the same problem with his parents. Of course, half the time, the parent's just talking to themselves, and it ends up with him being snapped back at. * This troper got a pair of headphones from his (musician) brother which could essentially block out all noise up to around 60-80 decibels, ''without'' any music being on. * This troper's parents ban her from using headphones or earbuds at home because of this, although she can hear what's going on around her perfectly when wearing them. (Probably because this troper listens to music in a moderate volume to protect her ears) * I have a tendency to yell out "WHAT?!" when listening to things on my headphones. I swear I just hear gibberish. * This troper has been smacked upside the head more than once by his mother when she attempts to initiate conversation with me when I have the @#!*% things in. * This troper is fond of this. Even on the (very, very rare; my iPod is used at least five hours a day) occasions she doesn't have music on, she sticks her headphones in whenever she enters a store. Nobody ever asks her if she needs assistance, which means she doesn't have to risk putting her foot in her mouth when refusing. She gets nervous when talking to strangers... she *can* hear through them, though, people just think she can't. People always wonder why her friends aren't offended when she doesn't bother pausing/taking them out during conversations. * This troper loves it. Back in 2008 during the worst political season of his life (I live in a Swing state, by the way!) and people would always solicit my attention to say bad things about the opponent or fill out a survey....he switched to headphones. Almost instantly, the surveyors around his college campus started to '''leave him alone'''. Even though he could still hear some people's music from their ear buds through them (and the babbling), he would stop being solicited to listen to the ualuealuealuelauale about Palin or Obama or McCain being blammered to other victims...but importantly....'''the surveyors are

''GONE!''''' * This troper honestly cannot go anywhere without his iPod to listen to. Yet people still assume I want to talk. Thanks to decreased hearing, I usually have to stop the music and re-hear them. Twice. That and my @#!*% iPod SEES THE @#!*% FUTURE. NO @#!*% . Arguing with a friend, Teenagers by MCR comes on. Last day of school, hit by a water balloon? I Get Wet by Andrew W.K. Reading that Crowning Moment of Heartwarming thread? Helena by MCR. Those are only a few. More like a case of Headphones Equal Clairvoyance, but... * This troper wears her headphones constantly when not in school. 80% of the time, there is no music playing. The headphones are to keep people from talking to me... and because it feels weird to not have them on. * If you see this troper wearing headphones, there's a good chance he's not listening to anything. I just wear them when I have my iPod because I don't want to bother putting them in my pocket, where they get all tangled. And yes, I occasionally use this for eavesdropping. * Headphones have saved [[{{Eccentric}} me]] from quite a few undesirable situations. Best example: I avoided being forced to watch Beverly Hills Chihuahua by listening to {{The Beatles}} and reading [[{{Franz Kafka}} Kafka's]] short stories. * [[{{Miso}} This Troper]] likes to travel solely because it means she can avoid unpleasant conversation by letting OzzyOsbourne blast holes in her eardrums. * [[{{LoneCentrist}} This Troper]] relies on public transportation, and has avoided many a conversation with a crazy person because he's blasting some music (or sometimes, just the headphones and no music just to avoid said crazy people). He's not even a loner... bus people just are that weird sometimes. * This troper appreciates using headphones to shut people out, especially family members shouting about something she's not involved in. Music is her happy place! * Aversion! ->Amperschwa: THESE HEADPHONES, THEY DO NOTHING * This is the only way this troper can escape for a while. Putting on her favorate songs at a rather high volume adds to the isolation. * Played relatively straight by this unregistered troper, except when his relatives attempt to talk to him... they never know when to leave a guy alone for a few minutes, despite his donning a [[{{TheWorldEndsWithYou}} humongoid pair of circumaural headphones]]. * The reason [[{{Ryumaru}} This Troper]] bought a large pair of Skullcandy headphones. It worked (for the most part), until they broke.... * This troper has a massive pair of headphones that she wears all the time when at a computer, even when not listening to anything. They're noise-canceling. Her parents still try to tell her important things and get mad when she doesn't remember them. They don't get the whole "if I have headphones on I am not paying attention to you and probably can't even hear you" thing. * Played straight with [[BlossomMorphine this Troper]], who has her headhphones on for half the day. Irritating to the rest of her family, who get upset that she can't hear what they have to say, and now only

bother her for something 'important'. Which was what she was going for. * This Troper ALMOST ALWAYS had headphones on whilst in a moving vehicle. Her sister is SERIOUSLY [[Tone Deaf]] * This Troper's headphones are designed to block out the world with music. Annoyingly, people still try to talk to her when she has them on. * Totally invoked by [[{{Fishsicles}} This Troper]], not as successfully as he would like. * Invoked and subverted by This Troper, who was ignored or avoided by everyone outside of a small group of friends. Getting gifted with an MP3 player and Persona3 led to trying out the 'protagonist with headphones' look and wearing them anywhere it could be gotten away with. People inexplicably became much more friendly and where able to identify me as 'Headphone Guy', although the change didn't stick. * This troper (currently at the library) put on headphones for a Youtube video. After the video was done, he realized that the guy sitting across from him had taken the opportunity to begin discussing women with panty fetishes. * Once while I was in the dorm's laundry room, I was listening to a tape for Spanish class. A guy walked in and yelled at me, "THOSE THINGS'LL FRY YOUR BRAIN!" I answered with a loud "WHAT?" He repeated his statement. I took the headphones off, "WHAT?" He repeated his statement again, when I had the headphones off. And I still said, "WHAT?" He saw the ridiculousness of it when I said, "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FRYING MY BRAIN, BUT THEY'RE DOING A NUMBER ON MY EARS!"\\ The trope never worked for me, since I have very good hearing. Even with supposedly "noise reducing" headphones, I can hear what's going on. I tried on some Gun Mufflers (heavy duty ear protection) once, and I found I could STILL understand someone speaking in a normal voice! Those were uncomfortable, but still the most effective world-silencers I've ever gotten ahold of... * Happens all the time for this troper. Also, his parents complain that headphones will damage his ear, however he has near-perfect hearing. * This troper has an awesome pair of noise reducing Skullcandy ear buds. The fact that they're a visible-from-space shade of hot pink doesn't hurt in deterring conversation-seekers, either. * This troper sometimes likes to use the portable music player as a kind of escapism, not depending on other people to have fun and preventing himself from feeling lonely/depressed. He can still hear the outside world while wearing headphones - except if he's pushing them against his ears, or puts the volume really high. * [[{{Tropers.Akiba}} This Troper]] does this all the time, and has rather large headphones (no discreet listening for him). Yet many will still talk to him when he's got them on... They should realize by now that "on" means "leave me alone" and "around my neck" means "I'll listen." *shrug* * This trope actually saved this troper from possible bullying/harassment one time in Japan (I was an exchange student, so naturally I stood out anyway). I was on my way home with my friend on the train when we realized we were standing near some punk guys from

my school. My friend told me to quickly put my headphones in. They might've noticed us, but nothing ever happened and they didn't bother us. Phew! * This troper feels naked without her headphones and is a sociopath, but subverts this as she doesn't wear any outside. * [[BattleHamster This troper]] wears headphones so as to discourage conversation, but usually listens to music quietly enough that she can still hear people talking. * [[{{Lilacheart}} This Troper]] is always listening to music when she's outside, and she usually WANTS people to leave her alone (talking to her while she's in the middle of a song can @#!*% her off), but they usually don't. * Mostly played straight with this troper. He has absolutely massive headphones, but they leak sound like @#!*% . As a result, I can still understand conversations even if they can distinguish the lyrics of the song I'm listening to. Most people forget that and try to hold...compromising conversations around me. This can range from humorous to awkward. * Why does nobody leave me alone when I have headphones in? I swear, more people try to talk to me then that when I don't have them on. * This troper, to the extreme, both symbolically and literally-- it helps that he has a huge personal space bubble that nobody respects and has serious problems with dealing with other people, so he uses them to at least put his mind away. He feels absolutely naked without them, and nearly had a breakdown at the concept of having to go without his music for a day. Yeah, he's [[ShrinkingViolet not a people person]]. * [[{{Xaris}} This Troper]] loves his noise-canceling headphones because they sound a lot better than plain ear buds, but has found them even more useful for not having to deal with people constantly bugging him for no good reason. Doesn't stop his mother from getting irritated when he can't hear her. * Subverted in that, while this troper does try and use this, her parents know she has extremely sensitive hearing and unless they can hear the music as well, she can hear anything they're saying (abeit muffled depending on the distance). However, having them on helps her block out other noise when she's trying to focus on anything from school work to a video game (she thinks this is because it gets her something specific to block out rather than a mass of noise), so she plays it straight as well if they're combined with something else. * Subverted with this troper, as he thought that a classmate of his couldn't hear him, until he realized that he had been messing up his name for over a year. The guy never realized that the troper was trying to get his attention. * This Trooper would listen to music on the bus to drown out the other students. Sometimes, if I really liked the song, I'd wear it to my locker, but to be polite, I'd pull one ear-bud out so if someone wanted they could get my attention. One of my teachers informed me I had gone to the dark side, probably based on this trope. * this troper, and his trusty sansa fuze (ipods are out of this 12 year old's price range) i can have my chemical romance going up to 11 can still hear his parents, anyone else talking. it never reavals much

but i still take on earphone off to listen so they dont start talking to me like i really care what my parents think. * The only time you'll see [[{{Tropers/Deadbeatloser22}} This Troper]] with his iPod out is in school lessons. For some reason it's possible to ignore being whacked on the head with a soccer ball (twice) with them in. * This troper discovered that headphones + [[http://gnaural.sourceforge.net/ Gnaural]] (a program that generates brainwave synchronization sounds) = nearly-perfect isolation. Works better than music in his experience. * This troper wears earphones instead of headphones. They work just as well, and people occassionally start talking to her because they don't notice the earphones. Just smile and nod along... * This troper never gets into a moving vehicle without some form of music listening-ery. Her mother knows this for a fact. And continues to spark conversations the INSTANT she presses play. She will listen to her and then wait for a minute or two after she has stopped talking before starting up her songs again... just to have her mother continue her previous thought the instant she does so. * This tropette gets like this, and then her parents scream at her because she can't hear them yelling that the food is ready. It's quite stupid really. Just come up to me and get my attention rather then trying to scream of the music and starting a fight. Just... * Subverted for this troper. He wears headphones, but they're broken and only as a fashion choice. They're never attached to anything and he talks to people first to make sure that they realize I'm listening to them. * This Tropes parents seem not to understand this trope, while I'm clealy lisening to music and can't hear anything else, they still try to scream at me for me to take out the trash, or my dinner is ready, ect. * This troper was wearing head phones in a libary during finals week. The head phones being really good blocked out all outside noise. When a friend said something to me I saw his lips move and quietly replied "What?" before taking off the head phones. Because I couldn't hear anything else, I had no idea on how loudly I was speaking and it turns out that I practically yelled and everyone in the library heard me and was suddenly looking at me. Embarrassment soon followed. * This troper finds that whenever she settles down in the social area of her building with her laptop, she can do whatever for hours without being spoken to, but as soon as she decides she wants to listen to music and gets her earbuds out, people will interrupt her every two minutes. * This troper loves music and listens to it as much as possible and uses earbuds most of the time because they are more practical for her. Whenever I'm wearing them in public, people tend to leave me alone, except when they want to ask directions or something, which I can easily answer because my music is never turned up very loud (I can't understand people, including my younger brother, who turn up the volume to a point that just '''got''' to hurt). I also tend to listen to music in the car and listen to music ''a lot'' whenever I'm at home or on my laptop, wearing either a headphone or earbuds. My dad and

brother seem to understand and leave me alone unless they really need to disturb me for something. My mother,on the other hand, '''still''' tries to start a conversation whenever we're driving somewhere, even when I'm clearly listening to music and am not listening to her, to the point I have to pull out/take off the earbuds/headphone and ask her what she said (which usually is something she ''already said several times at home''). I've already said to her that earbuds/headphone= music= not listening but she still ''doesn't get it and tries to talk to me!''. It probably has something to do with the fact that both my brother and me tend to react to things our parents talk about with visitors when we're listening to music/playing a game, but that doesn't mean we want to listen to ''anything they say!''. * Averted by this troper- he has very sensitive hearing, so if he's listening to music, you can bet it's on just about the lowest volume. This leads to much flinching when people yell at him in a misguided attempt to make themselves heard. * All of Japan. Seriously. Just go there. * This troper failed to deter chuggers with headphones. The charity worker literally stepped in front of me and pulled them off and began to talk about Haiti. A punch to the face ensued (in my defense, it's because I assumed it was a mugger - who the hell else walks up to someone and snatches expensive noise-canceling headphones right off someone's face?). Fortunately, no legal problems ensued after the guy agreed that it was an incredibly stupid thing to do. * With mine, it doesn't work right; much more often I have the earbuds in but no music playing, and all people ever do is tell me to take them off. Regardless of whether I show them that the iPod is FREAKING PAUSED. * I am so thankful for this. I don't do it so people will ignore me, but apparently [[BlessedWithSuck my hearing can put bats to shame, because I can hear absolutely everything, no matter how quiet]]. How bad is it? I can often hear people making out...''In the freaking apartment below me! Ugh!'' I've also heard a cat meow in the street, and somewhat-muffled conversations between the people next door and below me. If I didn't have my headphones, tons of music in my harddrive and a bottle of headache medicine handy, I would probably go homicidal. * This troper is basically an auditory {{hikikomori}}. * In an example different from the usual "listening to [=iPod/MP3=]" crap, I often wear my headphones when using my laptop, so that I can watch videos and receive IM alerts without bugging other people. My parents often try to lecture me while I'm watching Youtube, which quickly gets annoying as I have to keep pausing the video every time they start up, and they just won't stop. They quit their ranting, then as soon as I hit Play, "RAH RAH RAH RAH." * This Troper does it 24/7. Literally, I sleep with the things on. Noone seems to notice though and insist on talking to me. It's not fun getting yelled at, but at least I can't hear it. * My dad had a cousin who was walking on train tracks with loud music blaring through his headphones. He was run over by a train and killed. * Daily for this troper. * This Troper actively averts this by wearing headphones a bit off his

ears, making them easily audible but not shutting out outside sound. A friend tends to play it straight...with little bud earphones that are easily overlooked. * This troper inverts it. Powered-up Sordins are nice for listening in on EVERYTHING. * Untill my Mp3 player's untimely demise, this was me every day. I just can't live without my music for very long. What's cool is, that at school, I have usually have my headphones cranked up loud enough for other people to hear it and I sing along and people in my Theatre department don't care. They just talk louder. ---I'd tell you to go back to HeadphonesEqualIsolation, but I doubt you can hear me. * What? ----

HeadsTailsEdge * This troper's ex-housemate once spent some time trying to work out what dimensions a coin would have to have for "edge" to be a viable third option, for three-sided dice and such (yes, I did try telling him that he could just count 6-5-4 as 1-2-3 on a normal die and be done with it). Then he got bored and did something else instead. ** For a three sided die think two triangular based pyramids placed base to base then round off the sides where the bases touch. Place the numbers on the edges. The die will not have any flat sides however. ([[PardonMyKlingon Pushdug]], it is hard to describe an irregular three dimensional figure.) *** You could also use a "log" style 3 sided die, which is a triangle with depth. When rolled normally, has no chance of coming on its side. * this troper once attempted to geuss edge for a heads or tails question. due to persistant nagging he eventually changed, but when the coin was flipped IT ACTUALLY LANDED ON THE EDGE! granted it had landed in a way involving the environment the details of which I fail to remember. * This Troper ''always'' calls edge. He's only ever seen it once, though. It's almost a RunningGag by this point. * I once had a friend win two bets (the first wager was for a sex act, the second for the quarter) by calling edge. Just to be clear, he's called edge and won on two separate occasions. * A slight variation happened once when I was at college. Someone scheduled a fire drill for a particularly cold and nasty night. Four of us didn't feel like hanging around in the rain at 10:30PM, so we made an adventure of going nowhere. We piled into one guy's car, and decided turns by flipping a coin. "Heads we go left, tails we go right." I suggested, "And if you drop it, we go straight." The guy with the nickel dropped the coin more than once. * This troper did a coin flip simulator in Python once, and fiddled with the simple template that they gave us so that there would be an edge once out of 6000 times (which is the RealLife average if you check Wikipedia) * This troper can balance coins on the edges. Having them land there

when flipped has yet to occur though. * This troper flips a coin and keeps catching it between his fingers out of habit, eventually, he managed to catch it perfectly by the sides between his index and middle finger. [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing And There Was Much Rejoicing]] ---Okay, call it in midair -- HeadsTailsEdge? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HeartwarmingMoments [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TissueBox.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:You'll need it. Trust us.]] Tropers share their own CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming stories: You are hereby advised not to listen to certain music while reading the material contained herein. The combination may prove...overwhelming. ---* This troper made one friend this year, in 7th grade. He was the first one she'd made since first grade. ** Aforementioned troper feels this way when anyone is nice to her at all. She's had to restrain herself from [[TheGlomp glomping]] the boy a couple times. Does not help that he's {{adorkable}} * This Troper was going through a breakdown of a kind recently - she's lost all interest in anything around her, she cried every day before falling asleep, self-harmed and hardly left the house. The only thing keeping her from suicide was the thought of how would her parents feel if she died. Then, one day, when she was practically standing in the window on the 7th floor, she got a Facebook message. It was from a guy who saw her on a video and decided to find her through the whole internet. And he did. He gave This Troper more warmth than she'd got since she was ten. He saved her life. * A minor moment, but still a moment nonetheless. [[{{Tropers/HG131}} This Troper]] and his father sung along with all of RE: Your Brains together once. * This troper has a kid in her geometry class who makes programs for us for our graphing calculators, stuff that does the formulas for us. He wasn't on the highest end of the popularity scale, but after the exam, a bunch of geometry people got together and made a giant card for him with the signatures of almost all of the kids taking geometry. And when we presented it to him, we started clapping and cheering for him. I just about "Awww"d. * This troper decided, on a whim, to start a drive on his website's forum for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. One of the troper's mods even offered up his real name, which he had kept hidden for over ''ten years'', as an incentive for people to donate. The troper thought we would be lucky to raise a hundred bucks. We ended up raising

'''''$1,009''''' for Make-A-Wish. He's never felt more proud of his online community. * On another site there is a [[TheWoobie user]] who his banned any time he appears on the chat even if he's done nothing wrong, just because he did something bad a long time ago. Instead of banning him forever, they just ban him for a few days and then repeating the process. Eventually a user named Devann made an irc channel where netcvb wasn't banned. When asked what the channel was for, Devann replied this: ->''We think it's wrong how they treat you, netcvb. ->We all came together because we want to be your friends.'' * This Tropeette had a friend who was going through chemotherapy, And her best friend cut off her RapunzelHair(it was down to her hips, and something she was vary proud of) to have a wig made for her. It was one of he sweetest things I've ever seen some do. * ALL of this Troper's good relationships are a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, if played right by me. However, the two I feel most worth mentioning are these: Both of my best friends came as a gift from God. How do I know? I have an intensely close relationship with them, of sorts, to the point where sometimes, I can almost predict thoughts, or nearly so. Despite age differences, I am spoken of being as a sister to them. Does anybody wonder why my friends are almost all consuming interests to me? Life is wonderful. ** This troper may also be a small bit brain damaged from a potential CMoH gone dreadfully wrong. I can't seem to stop attaching, and loving with all my might, though. This goes more beautifully than I can say! I was telling one of my best friends about a story idea from a dream where I was imprisoned, possibly for special needs. Yes, it was a bit [Understatement dystopic]. I didn't get very far into the dream/inspiration, because when I mentioned I didn't know whether I had gotten imprisoned for more typical crimes or not, he interrupted me. He doesn't believe I'm all that "special". I mean, yes, I am special without the connotation, but, it's the kind of special that will let me do awesome things for God, and not so much the kind of special that will make me replace pencil with utensil in a sleep clouded haze... Even though I'm clearly both. I love my close friends. These Crowning Moments of Heartwarming, these friendships and close loves will never, ever, ever get old or devalued. Ever. * This troper was on the receiving end of one from his best (male) friend. We were talking, and my friend mentioned he was worried about death and dying. During this conversation, he said that it was an honor to have known me and be my friend. This troper was almost too flabbergasted to reply. * This troper is a habitual procrastinator, in a math class that more or less adheres to "Do the homework or don't take the test." The second math test of the year, this troper still had five assignments incomplete before the test. She talked to the teacher and proceeded to slowly despair at the thought, not of getting a zero on a test, but how could she face her parents with this? She spent the next half hour crying in the bathroom, not even having gone to her next class, refusing to let herself be seen, unable to even explain what was wrong. She didn't want to be judged to be so shallow that the only

thing that matters are her grades. One girl had come in to use the bathroom, then left. She came back once, and, noticing this troper was still a sobbing mess, asked what was wrong. When this troper was unable to reply, the girl gave her a hug and said everything would be alright. I don't know who you are, but thank you. ** A few minutes after, all the while trying to force myself to go to class and giving myself mental lectures, I managed to walk myself to class. I was still crying, and my teacher took me out of the room to give me another hug. * I've been struggling with various eating disorders for years. I moved out recently to go to college, and I mentioned to my friend who still lived in our hometown that I hadn't eaten all day. The next day, she and our friend showed up at my dorm with a bag of cookies and a stack of sci-fi books. I honestly don't know what I would do without them. * When This 22 year old Troper failed her driver's test (it was more of an evaluation to see if This Troper was capable to drive), her little brother (3 years younger than she is, and also a fellow Troper) was with her as moral support, and the first thing he did once we were in the hallway after she got the news was give her a giant hug and offer to go buy her some ice cream. This Troper adores her brother. * This Tropette's isn't as heartwarming as the others on this page, but it still means a lot to her. Back in middle school after class my best guy friend, his younger brother, a couple of other friends of ours, and myself decided to try an endurance test. The endurence test wast simply my guy friend pushing down on our middle finger until we cried 'uncle' (Not teasing here, it hurts after a while) so when it was my turn for the endurence test and he held my hand...well, to say they least, I really didn't feel any pain at all, since the only thing on my mind was that he was still holding my hand. Silly I know, but it's a special memory to this Tropeette since she never sees him anymore. * While walking home from school(eighth grade) one day, this troper saw a man sitting on a corner looking down. This troper's sister walked right by, but feeling sad at the man's obvious down-in-thedumpity-state, this troper went over and offered him a hug. He said 'you sure are nice.' This troper never saw him again. The fuzzy feelings have lasted a year. * This Troper has severe OCD and Tourette's syndrome. He has to go certain places and do certain things to feel secure, and often snaps at his family for getting in his way when he has to run from the kitchen to the living room/computer room. He's also become very cynical and mean to a lot of people, especially his little sisters who freak out over the littlest things. Well, on a nice day with great weather recently, [[MoralityPet his ten-year-old sister]] came to him and asked, "{Troper's name], can you teach me to climb a tree?" Cue the next moments of us exploring out backyard, watching hummingbirds, and just having a good time. She went inside at one point, and this troper, still doing the OCD thing, thanked God for the new memories He let me make. * The grandmother of this troper's girlfriend had recently passed away. When upset about things, she tends to get somewhat quiet and

clingy.. After trying to cheer her up (and failing), the troper decided to open up this very page and show it to her. It helped more than he could. Every single one of you - every person who has posted on this page - has helped a girl overcome her grieving, without even realising it. ** Glad to see we could all help! *** Group hug! * Thirty five years ago a teenage working 18-year-old girl from a poor family in a very conservative society with a [[AbusiveParents very severe and distant mother and a mildly alcoholic father]] got pregnant. With the baby's father running away and scared of what she would have to face, she saved up money for an abortion, illegal at the time and done privately by midwives. Eventually she got enough money before the pregnancy was noticeable, and had it arranged. When she went there, she stopped midway, staring at the stairs that were looking so scary. She felt the love she already had for that child, longed for someone special to love and protect. She turned back and went shopping for baby stuff with the money she had saved up for the abortion.\\ \\ The pregnancy went on and, of course, her belly started to grow. Eventually one day her mother asked if she was pregnant. Expecting everything from yet another beating to expulsion, she said yes. Her mother asked, "Are you going to have it?". She said yes. To her astonishment, no beating, no fit or rage came: just a "Then we'll raise this child together". From then on she found in her mother an ally, and [[HeelFaceTurn the mother she always wished she had]]. Never questioned, never judged, never even pressured to know who the father was. And thus my older sister was born.

* Due to a job opportunity, this troper returned to his hometown in 2008, which forced him to leave behind all of his college friends. I broke up with his girlfriend in August 2009 after her cheating. In November, I made a small BBQ party for the small circle of friends I had gathered since I arrived in town, but due to a series of coincidences, everyone got too busy. So I spent my birthday party completely alone. I decided not to make a drama of it, but the next day, nevertheless I was feeling quite down. When a friend of mine asked me how was my birthday by internet, I told her about it in the cheeriest way I could.\\ \\ An hour later, I received a message from her asking me to meet her for lunch. When I arrived, she gave me the next gifts: A bag of M&Ms with a red ribbon, purchased from the office's candy machine, and a handmade birthday card, in which she told me that I was a wonderful, understanding person, and that the people in my life loved me, even if they couldn't show it some times. * This troper had been trying to get together with a girl for about a year and was tired of seeing her with the wrong guys all the time and she got dumped a while ago. So on Easter of 2010, this troper said this:

->"You told me that I wouldn't like you as a girlfriend, that you are a controlling, jealous girl who is only ok looking and that you would be mad at me sometimes for no reason at all. The thing is though, is that I don't care about that. I've had feelings for you for a year and nothing has changed. All the guy's that you've been with, they never deserved you. * This troper then slips a promise ring on the girl* And if you take on a chance on me, I promise you I will never break your heart, that I will never treat you bad, and I will never leave you. So what do you say?" She said yes. * This recent lurker would like to share two stories about her Daddy, whose normal expression is such that most of her friends are frightened of him because they think he glares at them. ** When I was quite little, we had planned a family trip to the zoo. My dad ended up getting called into work. We were going to drop him off and then proceed, and my mom was stressing out from getting four small children ready to go. Dad had gone into the bedroom to change, but when he came out, he was in a t-shirt and shorts, not work clothes. He called into work on personal matters and calmly informed my mother that family would always come first. ** On Father's Day, 2007, he wrote this poem for me and my siblings: ->"To my Moptop, my Omelet Snigglefritz, ->My always-reading, afraid-of-bleeding, ->My thin-wristed, hard-as-misted, ->My word-loving, rise-aboving Emily, ->I wish you joy. ->To my Shaggytop, my Thumper Charleybug, ->My lefse-eating, kindly-treating ->My brother-baiting, attention-hating, ->My help-giving, faith-living Joseph, ->I wish you courage. ->To my Curlytop, my Pipster Lollipop, ->My chai-sipping, mission-tripping, ->My read-in-bedding, practice-dreading, ->My doubly-bubbly, never-a-troubly Laura, ->I wish you strength. ->To my Fuzzytop, my Wiggleworm, ->My music-playing, read-all-daying, ->My salt-shaking, early-waking, ->My ever-rushing, never-shushing David, ->I wish you wisdom. ->From your Mean-and-Evil, your Ogre, ->Your patience-losing, evening-snoozing, ->Your take-you-places, on-your-cases, ->Your want-to-teach, tend-to-preach Daddy ->Whose children are wishes come true." This is posted on my bulletin board in my college apartment, and I tear up everytime I read it. Bonus [=CMoH=]- I found my joy the very

next year. We're getting married in July. * This tropette has two: ** Her parent's friends have two children, one of whom being a toddler girl and the other being a little boy. This tropette was to play with her while her parents and friends did...adult-stuff. Playing with her was one of very few times that she (the tropette) had actually ever been happy and kind at once, but it really climaxed IMO when she turned to her out of the blue and said, in that most adorable voice that always comes with toddlers, "You're my sister." This tropette can barely remember feeling any better. *** CMOA stuff too? *** * sniff* Yes. ** A more minor one is when her somewhat-friends had a small party for her on the playground for her birthday in the first grade. When she's on her deathbed and trying to remember the best moments in her life, these two will probably come up early. * This troper once gave up his student rush ticket for the Blue Man Group show to a little girl who was crying because she forgot her student ID and had to pay full price for her ticket, which she didn't want her family to do (the rest of her family got tickets). I gave mine up because it broke my heart to see a little girl cry. I felt extremely happy, especially after receiving a hug from aforementioned girl, but I felt extremely stupid. The next day, I did watch the show, and boy; was I glad I gave up the ticket. I would have felt like shit if I hadn't, given how much I had enjoyed the show. My only regret was I should have asked for her number so I could ask her how much she enjoyed the show. It was the highlight of my New York trip. ** The world needs more people like you. Thank you from another Blue Man fan. ** This also comes as a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]] for you. I wish you luck in your life! * This troper has had two: * This troper has a couple: ** The first was a few years ago, when I was in my penultimate year of high school. There was a boy in my year who was picked on by almost everyone, even the other bullying victims (especially them actually). I felt sorry for him, and, along with my best friend, I decided to try and befriend him. It took a while, he was very untrusting, but eventually he warmed up to us. At some point later that year a group of the boys who were certainly the biggest bullies in the school were following this boy around and throwing stones at him. The poor guy was huddled in a corner with his coat pulled over his head. I tried to get some of my classmates to follow come with me while I confronted the bullies... but only my best friend would. The two of us stood up to about ten bullies, but they didn't back down. After heated words, a fight started. It didn't last long. I was being pretty badly beat on and then suddenly I wasn't. A massive group of my classmates had intervened and in no time the bullies were running off. Even better, one of my classmates, himself occasionally a tormentor of the boy went over to him and simply said; 'Sorry.' *** Dude, that immediately counts as also being a Crowning Moment of Awesome!!

** A more minor, but also more personal example happened only a few days ago. I was out with a large group of friends, but before long there were only two of us; myself and a girl. I'd only known this girl for a little over a year and I'd had feelings for her for a few months, but I'd confessed them long ago and been told she didn't want anything more than a friendship. Although initially upset, I got over it and we remained good friends. This night though, she turned to me as we were making our way towards the bus stop and said; "You know, I think you're my first ever best friend.' The girl has not had a pleasant life up until this point and has a bad habit of making bad friends, but as she continued, I felt my heart swell; "You listen to all my nonsense; you acutally care. You're there to talk to me when I need you. I'm really glad you chose to be my friend." I can't describe how good that made me feel, and I couldn't put the feeling into words, so I just hugged her tightly. * This troper's school was protested at by an anti-Semetic, homophobic hate group. They announced that they would be coming about a week ahead of time. Today, they came: all four of them. They were greeted by over 50 counterprotesters, all peacefully assembled with signs promoting love and equality. The same was true at all the other sites the bigots visited, including the Holocaust museum, and the local university. Did this troper mention she lives in the Deep South? Not only that, but it rained, ever so lightly, on top of them. And what does rain make? Rainbows. This gay Christian has never been so secure in her faith, or more proud of her community. ** Man, I just came here from the BreakTheCutie troper tales page, and this really cheered me up and reminded me why I love the world. Thank you so very much. ** You, my friend, are awesome. Awesome. I always wondered why people bore hate against other people who were, essentially, human beings, and reading this has reaffirmed my faith in the world. I salute you, for standing up against the hate. *** OP here: I posted that story about six months ago...I was really depressed tonight, and came to this page to cheer up, not expecting any response to my story at all. Your loving words have cheered me up so much. Thank you. Honestly. Thank you. You're awesome too :) * This troper, a man of 20 years, with a broken and cold heart since his ex-girlfriend refused him after two years of never-ending fight for her love, after several betrayals, losses, self-doubts and nearly depression - this troper listens to "The Price of Freedom" (Yeah, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core) and reads this wonderful stories, smiles and realizes that somewhere in this gigantic world, maybe not that unattainable as expected, there might be redemption for him. I'm Not Making This Up. Thank You. All of you. Very much. ** I think I speak for everyone here when I say "You are very welcome." ** Can I add that almost everyone here feels the same thing as you do whenever they read this page? I can't get halfway through without crying! * While at church, this troper was witness to a crowning moment of cute/heartwarming. -->A little girl, no older than three toddled along to her class,

passing by a baby boy in a carrier whose mother had set him on the ground. The little girl walked over and began playing with the baby, making peek-a-boo faces and chattering at him in nonsensible-but-veryadorable little kid chatter. When her mother took her hand to lead her to class, the little girl pointed at the baby and said "Mommy, look at how ''little'' he is!" Considering the fact that she couldn't have been more than two feet tall, it was absolutely adorable. * This lurker had one last year that I still find dear. I was checking my university mailbox, and found I had nothing. I said to myself under my breath "Wow, a week before my birthday, and still no letters..." Suddenly, a random stranger says to me, "What's your box number?" I gave her my number, and left a bit confused. Sure enough, on the day of my birthday, handwritten in crayon, I found a birthday card from the girl wishing me a happy birthday, and giving me her name and address, with a fun pack of skittles taped inside. A few week later, I sent her a handwritten card with a candy cane inside wishing her a merry christmas, and now we've became close friends. I always smile at my mailbox around my birthday now. :3 * This troper has only had one big one, with my 7th grade English teacher. I was a shy girl, didn't have many friends, ect. But I loved to write. Even though I didn't like to show it to many people. But through some series of events I won't go into right now, I showed this book I was writing to her. We became really close. But near the end of the year, she said that she was moving to California, and we weren't going to see her again. But that isn't the main part of this. When, at the end of the year, we were getting our yearbooks signed, my teacher put this in it. -->To my little author (insert my name here). Always trust yourself and your writing will be true. I hope to see you in the Barnes and Noble authors one day! There is a small tear mark on that page. You can guess where that came from. * For an 8th grade class that had been together since before kindergarten, this troper's entire graduation was one big ol' Crowning Moment. Even the tough guys were crying, and everyone was singing. ** And now, [[@/{{EPIC}} said Troper]] is now [[JadeColoredGlasses disillusioned]] and desperately [[ImmortalImmaturity wants to become a kid again.]] Any more of this jaded-ness and I'll suffer a HeroicBSOD. ** This Tropette had a similar 8th grade graduation. We were a very small class, less than ten, but we were all as close as family. We had spent months trying to make our graduation something that would reflect us and y'know what? It had laughter, tears, hiccup baggies, and finally ended in an old camp song that we all loved. Best moment in my life. * [[@/ROFLightning This guy]] has had, to date, 3: ** The first happened after he [[HeroicBSOD got blown off by a girl he liked]] and found out that she turned out to have a baby daughter. The next time he saw his [[@/{{EPIC}} nephew]], to whom he's really close, he couldn't stop himself from crying. All over the kid's shirt, even. His nephew just stood there and hugged him back. ** The second happened a few days back, after another disaster with the previous girl and he cut classes for almost the whole week --

instead of going to class, he met up with his [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]] who happened to go to another school. And when he finally did go back to class, he accidentally brought a pocket knife -- which one of his twin girls, his former crush, confiscated on sight. Said girl then proceeded to chew him out on his recent... misbehavior. He was shaking with laughter the rest of the day. ** The third happened just last week, after he and his comrades saw ''FinalDestination'' at one of the malls in the area. With them was the aforementioned former crush (said girl's aware of this too, and of the [[TriangRelations reason]] [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy why]] he had to hide it) who was going through a rut with her boyfriend and on the verge of a breakup. Now, he'd treated the whole group to ice cream before the movie, but decided to go and buy her lunch as well. What he got out of it? Just the warm fuzzies. *** To elaborate further, said girl is normally [[GenkiGirl perky and bouncy]], can scare him shitless when [[BewareTheNiceOnes she gets mad]], and... can potentially send him into a HeroicBSOD if ever she cried right in front of him. * ThisTroper had just gotten into their first car crash. It was relatively minor (Just a banged quarter panel and busted headlight) but I was utterly freaking out. This couple pulled over and helped me get over it and helped me clam down and make sure I was okay. They never told me their names and did not want a reward. ** In the middle of rush hour, someone changed lanes without looking and crashed into my car, nearly overturning and eventually totaling it. I was unhurt but in shock. A car with three people pulled over and came to my aid - crossing three lanes of dense traffic to do so assisted me to the side, called the police and stayed with me and comforted me until the police and my parents arrived. They disappeared without leaving their names when they saw I was being taken care of. Whoever you are, THANK YOU!! * This troper was never very savvy at social interactions, and up until sixth grade went through friends like tissue paper. As a result, upon entering a new school, with new people, her expectations weren't very high for the friendships she would have. About three weeks into the quarter she began talking to the girl who sat next to her in math class, something that was very hard for her. Seven years later that girl has helped me through two family deaths, and multiple other issues, and I am not even sure she knows it. Her smile is a crowning moment of heartwarming in itself. Thank you Charlie. * There was a time, a few years ago, when this troper was a depressed person. To her, it seemed like no one loved her, she was a horrible person, she was ugly and didn't have any talents, ect. And eventually it got so bad that I was thinking of killing myself to just end it all. I was going to do it on my birthday--what better time to end my life on the anniversary of the day I had been given it? But when I went to school that day, on my locker was all of this stuff on it that said "Happy Birthday" "Go (insert my name here)!" "You're the best!" and so on. It was just seeing that, that people actually ''did'' care about me and what I did, that I didn't take my life. And I'm still alive today to talk about it.

* This Lurker has one although it may not count due to it being a personal effort. In any case I was at an army cadet camp, and on the first trip to the local swimming pool, it was announced that anyone not taking the swimming test would have to spend the entire time in the visitor's lounge for this and subsequent trips. My swimming ability is about the same as a rock's so I was rather wary of taking the swim test, especially since it required wearing a full combat uniform and treading water in the deep end for a minute before swimming a lap to the shallow end. I informed the life guard of my total inability to swim, so that he'd be ready. I was never more scared in my life before I rolled into the water, but I made it to the surface and the life guard handed me one of those foam boards which I clung to for dear life for a minute before slowly progressing to the other side. A week later we did a "confidence course" consisting of rope bridges 50 feet in the air, it seemed pretty tame compared to the swim test. Whenever I think of that accomplishment I always feel better * This Troper vividly remembers one of the shining moments of middle school. It was after lunch, and she as walking with a rather melancholy friend. In an attempt to cheer her buddy up, she began singing "I Believe I Can Fly" by R.Kelly. Surrounding students caught on and before the second verse, the entire hallway was singing it, in perfect unison. They didn't sing the entire song but, damn... * One year at This Troper's little anime convention there was a couple who won "cutest couple" award (Balthier and Fran). It turns out said Balthier had called the convention months in advance pleading them to make an award up so they could win it. He planned this so he could propose to his girlfriend on stage! (watch it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZrwhfFwSgw here]].) * This lurker's uncle used to be a complete {{Jerkass}} and a serial flirt. Until a few years ago when [[spoiler:he found out that a woman he was interested in was stuck, along with her toddler daughter, in an abusive relationship with a drug addict]]. He managed to convince her to leave him, and they'll be married in July. Best part? He's sold off his motorbike to buy an amazing flat for the three of them, and managed to get himself a steady job so the little girl can go to a decent school. ** FYI, your uncle is ''awesome''. ** This has the makings of an awesome movie. * [[@/{{roflopadous}} This troper]] has two: ** This Troper was never taken seriously by her own friends to begin with in high school. Looking back, she seems to realize that the biggest jerks to her in high school were her own friends. This one friend was the exception. This one night, a month before graduation, they were hanging out and just talking normally. Somewhere down the line the talk got a lot deeper and while she refuses to divulge what was said on his side, she told him everything she had felt within the past few years that nobody ever even attempted to try to get out of her. He was willing to listen and he was willing to share some things too. She never forgot that. While she hasn't seen him that much since high school, she still is thankful for that night. ** Her entire Junior Prom which borders on [[TastesLikeDiabetes Tastes

Like Diabetes]] which only for the whole backstory * [[@/MidnightOverClouds This troper]] is not a good friend. I know it, I'll be the first one to tell you that. I cannot open up to someone, due to my mother leaving me when I was twelve. I hate myself, I barely feel emotion, and I'm prone to depressive episodes where I contemplate suicide, murder, running away and other such delightful things. Everyone in my eighth-grade class stayed away from me, I was a little lonely at times, but I figured that it if everyone stayed away from me, I couldn't hurt anyone. However, there was this one girl named Helena, who kept sitting next to me in class and lunch, walking with me in the hall, talking to me, asking me for help on homework, etc. Finally, one day I snapped and demanded to know why she didn't just leave me alone. It went something like this: --> '''Me:''' Leave me alone. You're better off. Why do you care about me anyway? --> '''Helena:''' Why would I leave you? You're my friend, of course I care about you. --> '''Me:''' Shut up. You're lying. Get away from me. You're just like everybody else; pick on the girl who doesn't fit in. --> '''Helena:''' I know that you don't believe in yourself and I know that you feel like no one believes in you, but I believe in you. I started believing when I first met you. I've never stopped. I won't stop. ''Ever.'' ** PS: [[{{Nakama}} She hasn't.]] *** There are people who would fight to have friends such as yours. *** This troper is sure that most of us have seen at least 1 drawing of a [[GenderBender gender-bent]] [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]], but now we know who they're all based on (Oh, and if you haven't seen the show, then yes, that is a compliment). **** Seconded to the boot. *** [[@/{{Ptitlejg85gcuj}} Ms.Byrd]] knows that {{Nakama}}s are [[MadeOfWin Made]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming of Heartwarming]]. But sometimes she forgets. Thanks for reminding her. *** The same sort of thing happened to me. You also roughly described the plot of the one-shot manga ''Child Hazard''. * In the rankings of sisters, I am most likely quite low on the list. I often treat my younger sister by five years like crap, never really thanking her for all the nice stuff she's done (she once spent an entire night making me a very complicated and beautiful papercraft doll for my birthday and I never said thank you, for instance), making her work herself half to death, and overall being a bitch. But, one year, while I was in college and vowing not to come home for the holidays because of a (admittedly stupid) argument with my parents, they still sent me a few things my sister wanted for Christmas. The usual, Harvest Moon DS Cute, Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTs Journey of dreams... And most of all, a hug from her sister. Even after all the crap I put her through, she still loved me. In tears, I packed a makeshift travel bag, roadtripped down there, and basically broke into my house using some old lock breaking techniques. And there was my little sister, passed out in the living room while the DVD menu for Nightmare Before Christmas flashed on the TV. I tackled her, hugged her, I cried, she cried, we woke up my parents, group hug. Best

Christmas ever. ** Seriously, one troper to another, you may not have realized it but...you basically just laid down the plot of a sure-fire hit Christmas movie. I can hear John Williams heartwarming music in the background. MadeOfWin, for sure. * [[@/SabreJustice I]] say we Tropers add a few moments of our own to this list. One example comes to mind- at our high school, an athletics carnival was being brought to an end by a mascot race, and one guy in a terrible Lone Ranger costume who'd spent most of the day generally being a crazy {{Jerkass}}, got tackled by another one of the runnershe got knocked off the track and landed on the grass, trying to get up and yelling a bit before collapsing, apparently hurt. Teachers swarmed to help him, and an ambulance eventually arrived to cart him off to hospital. However, while being carted across the track on a stretcher, with everyone worrying over how seriously he was hurt, he put up his hand and waved to the crowd- following with a thumbs-up as he received a standing ovation- everyone was glad he was taking it okay. The injuries turned out to not be too serious. And also- [[spoiler: That guy who was taken to hospital? He was me]]. * [[@/{{Electivirus}} I]] know a guy who I coincidentally went to the same school with for a few years. He was a pretty big {{Jerkass}} towards me for quite a few years. In 5th grade (I'd known him since ''kindergarten''), I finally worked up the courage to tell him off about it (no one else was around). Surprisingly, he actually confessed as to why he had been hounding me for all of those years (sorry tropers; I promised not to divulge that information). The next day, cue surprised students staring at us as we walked through the door together, laughing at a joke he had just told. Yeah, [[HeterosexualLifePartners we're closer than brothers now.]] * This troper has a seven-year old brother who had trouble reading when I went to my first year of college. Whenever I would come back for break, he still didn't seem to have made any progress in his english skills. Then, the night I came home, he pulled me into his room and read me "Green Eggs and Ham" by himself. I cried some ManlyTears of pride that night. * [[@/SeanTucker This troper]] [[InvokedTrope invoked]] this trope, and probably [[{{Narm}} failed]] at it, recently. A girl named Roselynn who I happen to be good friends with recently broke up with her {{Jerkass}} boyfriend. She was, well, broken up about it. I walked up to her, and said, right to her face: --> Roselynn... I know you're depressed right now, but if you're not going to believe in yourself... [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann believe in me who believes in you, and your drill will be the drill that will pierce the heavens.]] * This Troper had actually almost forgotten about this moment until recently. Back in 8th grade or so, my friend Katie and I went to go see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Having recently re-read the book in anticipation of the movie, I remembered full-well the sad events that happen in the later half of the book. (Y'all know what I'm talking about if you've read/watched it) So naturally, when it's getting close to the dreaded scene in the Graveyard, I'm getting choked up because I know what's coming. By the time it happens, my

vision is blurred with tears and I just start silently crying. I was contented to just sit there and silently mourn, but Katie glanced over and noticed my tears. And she smiled gently, reached over to wipe them away, and said "Don't cry, Ali. It'll be okay." It's still one of the most touching things a friend has done for me, especially since I'm usually fairly stoic. * This Troper has a fairly unorthodox example, as one of those people who seems to be constantly harrassed and insulted, I never realy belived that I had freinds and just hung around with anyone who diden't hate me. One of the school's evil bastards came up and randomly attacked me, calling me a faggot and making comment telling me to commit suicide. One of the girls with me asked why he was doing that, he responded with lots of derogatory terms, including bitch and little tranny cunt. [[FemmeFatal Hes on crutches now.]] * This troper is friends with a group of kids who go to a different high school. One of the boys asked her (as a friend) to their junior prom, even though she was only a sophomore, so she could enjoy the night with them. If that wasn't nice enough, it was one of the best nights of said troper's life, even though she usually doesn't like to dance, wear make-up, dress up, or really socialize at all. Then a few days later, this troper finally made herself a Facebook. She proceeded to go through, friend all of them, and that was it... until a few weeks after prom. She was going through one girl's pictures. Said girl had taken a camera to the prom, and there was a picture of this troper in mid-dance. There was, below it, a list of ten or fifteen comments where all of them had posted things like "I'm so glad she came!" or "I love her!" None of them had expected her to see it, because they'd posted it before she made a Facebook. They'd genuinely discussed it. Cue tears. * This troper once sang at his sister's wedding. Months previously, he noticed that he was pretty good at singing Johnny Cash songs, and so sang 'Ring of Fire' at the reception. Everyone was cheering at how appropriate the song was, and the whole time afterwards, people were coming up to him saying things like "That was amazing!" * This troper had a serious case of depression in high school. She often found herself in a suicidal state of mind. Once after one of her 'episodes' a friend dropped by her house to see if she was alright. This was the same friend that she had never truly appreciated or complimented, who she was convinced was an idiot who only wanted to hang around her because she had breasts. She had consistently been an unfeeling bitch towards him, certain that he would walk off as soon as he had managed to find somebody better to be friends with. This boy came over after she was absent for three days to find out what was wrong. Knowing that she was noticed and missed by someone who she had done nothing but heap abuse on was, in a way, her [=CMoH=]. * For some odd reason, [[@/{{Mariko-chan}} this troper]] didn't have many friends in middle school. She had some, and those she kept close in her heart. Near the end of eighth grade, she learned she had to move to a different part of Hawaii, and go to another school, leaving her friends behind. They were all heartbroken. On the last day of the school year, the last time they'd ever be together, they presented her with a poster. Glued on was PICTURES OF THEM ALL AND A POEM SAYING

THAT THIS TROPER WAS THEIR GREATEST TREASURE. Needless to say, I will ''never'' forget them. . . * Following the death of RonnieJamesDio due to stomach cancer, this troper mentioned to her friend that too many people she knew or looked up to had died due to cancer. Her friend just replied, "No one ever died of cancer, they died slaying a dragon." * This troper, on a whim, decided to go on a school trip once. It was a 3-day thing, which we almost missed because the traffic on the way to the airport was horrid. The whole experience was a little strange, but as it was an event hosted by another school, we got to meet some new people. One of these was a somewhat clumsy and somewhat awkward girl, who nevertheless was also really nice. We kept in touch. For the next few years, we'd constantly needle each other about our respective romances, and how we should really be making better choices. All this was over the internet - we were thousands of miles apart. And yet the whole time there was something we wanted to say to each other. So in 2008, at a particularly low point in mood, I got a call from her, and she told me what we'd meant to say all along: "I love you." Fast forward to March 2010, we finally got to see each other again. A happier moment in life, I have not had. And we're still together. True life really is stranger than the films. * When this Ecuadorian troper moved to Spain in 1st secondary year she was one of the only Latinos her High School. Being a loner and stoic never helps making friends but It was OK until a band of [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] starts attacking me with racist crap.I tried to ignore them but one particular bad day they pushed me in the corridor. In the following class the teacher was absent, I was trying to read through tears and felt terrible when one of my bully TheDitz of his group came to sit next to me while the others boys make mock commentaries. Cue this dialogue. --->'''David''': Are you Ok. Why are you crying? We hurt you? ---> '''Me''': You make my life hell everyday why do you think I'm crying? ---> '''David''': .... Sorry then, didn't knew you felt so bad. ---> '''Me''': You thought I like to be insulted and pushed? --->'''David''': No, but you never shows anything and you are intelligent and only have older friends so I thought you would believe you're better than us not give a damn to the insult and found all those things childish. Then I cried harder and he put his arm around me. I wanted both to hug him and to jump to his throat. * In the fall of 2008, one of the top news stories in my area was about a newborn baby left in front of a church a town over. The mother was located shortly, but she refused to take the child back; the baby was eventually given to the father's mother and sister, because the father was serving in Iraq. \\ I learned soon after that the sister was a member of my church. Neither she nor her mother had any idea the baby was coming, although the father of the baby confirmed it ''was'' his. Completely unprepared for this new life, they reached out to their community. Within two weeks, my church had raised a few thousand dollars and put together every possible supply they would need for the next few years, from

diapers to teething rings. It was an amazing show of the love found in a community, especially when contrasted with the tragic lack of empathy from the child's mother. * My Y11 levers assembly was a load of CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. * Once, this troper felt very cynical and decided to perform an experiment, taking down his birthday from his Facebook about two weeks prior, just to see what would happen. He predicted that no one would say anything, because no one would know his birthday. He was wrong. Besides receiving texts from a bunch of people and wall posts wishing him a happy birthday, three of his friends actually showed up at his door with presents and to take him out to lunch. Manly tears were shed. * The spring of 2002, I received a "Full Ride" Air Force ROTC scholarship for Texas A&M University. Basically, the Air Force would pay for my classes, my housing, and give me $250 a month as a cost-ofliving stipend to pay for anything else I would need. All I had to do was keep my grades up, and get training in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. The training was very stressful, even before I started classes, and I ended up dropping out of the Corps of Cadets within a few weeks. To do this, I had to forfeit the scholarship, and to add insult to injury, I racked up college debt for four years before I flunked out with a 1.9 GPA. I emailed my dad, explaining that I was a failure, had wasted his money and that I intended to move to Houston to find work so I wouldn't be a burden to my family any more. He convinced me to move back in with my family, and I lived with them for 9 months while I took classes part time and tried to lose weight so I could enlist in the Air Force. Upon enlisting, I struggled through Basic, got injured in training, failed the Physical Fitness Test, and ended up taking an extra three months to graduate from Basic. My parents drove from Arizona to be at my graduation ceremony in San Antonio. The next day, when we were eating lunch, my dad told me ''"[[WellDoneSonGuy I'm proud of you.]]"'' * The story of how this came about isn't mine to tell. All I can say is if you want to know what true friendship is, just read [[http://kohkoh-chan.deviantart.com/art/Dear-Friend-I-love-you165106657?q=sort%3Atime+gallery%3AKohKoh-Chan&qo=0 this]]. * Once upon a time, there was a girl who had an account on deviantART. She was sometimes rude, but she made some good friends. She knew that she was rude sometimes, but every time she tried to stop being rude it didn't work. One day, she was a little too rude. Someone she really liked got very offended, and politely asked the girl to stop watching her, i.e. stop being her friend. The girl knew very well of what she had done to lose this person's faith in her, so she quietly agreed, hung her head in shame, and posted a journal detailing what she was feeling at the time. Shame, depression, loneliness, all that good stuff. People didn't normally pay attention to her journals, so she didn't expect much to come of it. She went through school the next day, trying to ignore the creeping thoughts of that occasion and trying to go along with her day. When she came home that day and opened her page on dA, she was surprised to see several comments on her journal. She clicked on the link leading her to the comments and saw several comments from some of her best friends on the site, all of

them telling her not to feel ashamed, that everyone screws up, and that they all love her. Even a friend she knew in real life who hadn't been on for a while came on just to comment on her journal and tell her how much he loved her. She nearly cried seeing all of that. The person who got offended even offered her a second chance if she really wanted one. The girl told all her friends that she loved them too and that they lit up her world, took that second chance, and now feels more loved and accepted than ever before. Alright, I'll admit it. The girl was [[@/MiyuMiyu2 me.]] * When this Troper's parents told my sister and I that they were splitting up, we just sat in the living room and cried for at least an hour. My sister was so upset that she was having trouble talking, and just wrote questions and stuff on paper. Eventually, she handed her notepad to me. It said "I know I don't say this a lot, but I love you". * Two years ago, right in the start of [[@/{{MHD}} This troper's]] first year of "Gymnasium" [[hottip:* :link to explaination about Danish school system on his troper page]] he was a nerd and a dork (as opposed to now,) and accidentally insulted a girl in his class. She was a special gal, Cyber-Goth in clothing style and alternative in nature, and took offence to this troper's comment about her cyberlocks. She proceeded to sulk in the corner for a few minutes before he manned himself up and came over to her with a heartfelt apology. Best friends ever since, preventing many a suicide (attempt) from her side, and resulting in a rather long and sad one-way-crush from this troper. This is the chain of events that has turned this troper into what CrazyAwesome CompleteMonster he is now. * After failing my driver's test--which I'd studied for for two years-I put my Facebook status as something overly dramatic like "Seungmina fails at driving and at life." One of my friends was online and I decided to chat with him for solace. He talked with me for an hour, using encouragement, kindness, and a really stupid science joke to cheer me up. He was online later that evening, so I decided to thank him for his kindness. He replied by telling me why he thought I was a good human being in a way that's really hard to communicate on this page. Suffice it to say that I started to cry, hard. To make matters better/worse? a friend who I hadn't seen for awhile, and who I've never known quite as well as I wanted to, popped up out of the blue with a block paragraph of kindness. Then, I was able to tell both of them, who I've always thought highly of, why I thought they were amazing people. Early in the day, I had been crying because I was sad, but by the end, I was crying for the exact opposite reason. Guys, if you're reading this, thank you so much. You were there when I really needed it, and I love you for it. And the cookies were delicious. ** And now the first guy is my boyfriend, and it's just lovely. * I'm posting this for a friend. She was pretty much directly hated on by a friend over Facebook. Five minutes after it, her good friend calls her up and immediately says, "What did he say to you?" She explained, and he said, "Oh, I get it. He's just being him. He's just worried about exams... Don't worry. Besides, it was probably directed towards me, some of my other friends... not to you. It's ok." After that, his dad comes in, and over the phone my friend could hear,

"Who's that on the phone!" from his dad. He said, "It's just my good friend * name removed* . She's sad. I don't want her to be sad." I know it isn't much compared to everything else here, but the world can be that much better. * Some time ago, I was watching Code Geass R2 with my ever-loving boyfriend (I had already seen the whole show, but it was the first time for him). When [[spoiler:Guilford pushed Lelouch out of the range of the FLEIJA blast, thinking he was Cornelia]] I jokingly told him: "See? I told you he's awesome! How many guys would do something like that?" to which he replied "Well, I would, your Highness!". He was absolutely serious, and he has been calling me "your highness" ever since. * This troper can think of 2 off the top of her head, both of them from high school. ** In my freshman year of high school, I was having a lot of trouble adjusting, especially after being homeschooled until this time. I ended up falling into a rather abusive friendship with a group of people, people who took way longer than it should have to get away from. But I'll never forget one of the few truly good times from hanging out with them; I was having a really bad day that ended with me a sobbing mess in the cafeteria at lunchtime. They all sat with me trying to comfort me, but the Crowning Moment was when one of them, a tall basketball guy, I think he was, plucked a few-days-old balloon from the ceiling and gave it to me. You bet your bottom I started crying harder after that. ** Then in sophomore year, I came into biology class in a fit of tears after being humiliated in my last class when I'd come unusually unprepared. As I sat in my chair trying to calm down, my lab partner, who had asked prior if I was ok, stuck a post-it note on my open binder saying "Don't worry, be happy! Smile like this :)", which was already very sweet of her, but then the teacher came around to stamp our homework to acknowledge we get credit for it, and when she passed me she also stamped the post-it. * The T.V tropes entry for [[YouAreNotAlone You Are Not Alone]] is very much it's crowning moment of both Heartwarming and awesome. * One day, [[@/{{Tidal_Wave_17}} this troper]] got in a very loud argument with his mother which left this troper in tears. She apologized, but this troper still felt like crap. This tropers six year old cousin, who was in the house at the time, promptly gave this troper an unexpected hug. Normally, his cousin is a little, spoiled brat who doesn't listen to him, so it was...Nice. * This lurker got in a severe end-over end acccident, and while waiting for help with his brother on the side of a mountain road, a passerby offered us a ride to meet our aunt, who was heading up to get us, I don't think he told us his name (I was very shaken up) but he made sure to tell us to pay his kindness forward * This Troper had one that was very special to me, even if it might not seem like much. I have some very amazing online friends who are always there for me when I need them. I really wish the best for all of them and do my best to keep them happy. On my birthday though, I was hoping to get a small happy birthday wish from three of my best online friends. One of them did; But I didn't hear a word from the

other two. Throughout the day, I went about my birthday party and such, but I couldn't help but be a little depressed. Lately I had been feeling down, like I always did everything I could for them but I would always be a third wheel since they already had best friends. I didn't think they cared as much as I did, and felt ridiculous for being so attached. Then about thirty minutes to midnight, I decided to check my Facebook. Three guesses to who had sent heartwarming birthday wishes to me, one of them even sending it forty minutes before midnight the night before because they were too excited to wait. I love my friends. :) * Just recently this troper sent an email to a friend that she feels qualifies as a CMOH. She was replying (late) to an email from her friend (let's refer to her as "A", about getting her phone number, of which "A" lost. She gave the friend the phone number at first, but then fell into a lengthy email. It is important to note that "A" had moved and would not be going to this troper's high school after the end of the next week, finals week. She had moved about 20ish minutes away by car. Another thing important to note is that when this troper sends informal emails she often uses extravagant and nonsensical words. This troper has put notes in parentheses where the email warrents it. People's names and emoticons (the picture kind, not ":)" or ":P", etc.) are omitted from the text. The names are replaced with capital letters. This troper's name is replaced with "X". Here is the email: sorry... wait do you have my cell #? Aw well, here it is:n/a. Just to reiterate somethin' from yesterday: Hey, don't act like we're never gunna see each other again. We ARE going to hang out this summer (not so much the first 3 weeks - soccer camp, but maybe the weekends....). Plus, we gotta see Eclipse (Note: we like to watch clich teenage stuff), and Toy Story 3 (I really wanna see that). Anyway, ya know that H, G, and M are gonna be gone all summer, and R is gonna be gone during the first part. So, I absolutely need you, for - er - hangin' out this 'ere summer! You're one of my only friends left! :( We gots ta do lotsa' stuffs. I know we can't go to amusement parks (note: she hates rollercoasters)... but beaches, and places, and stuff liek that. We should hang out whenever there's free time, between AP Euro work, Brit. Lit. reading, studying for Alg. 2 & SAT (I don't 'member Algebra too well & I have a plan for the SATs in 11th grade), Driver's Ed., Drivin' the car, and Driver's training, AND your school summer work & if you are practicin' drivin' this summer. This is bound to be one of the (or atleast my) busiest summers ever, but we still have plenty o' time tah do stuff. We could even work out together, as you had previously mentioned ya wanted to do. Maybe I can introduce you to my lil' cuzin, V, (she's met 3 o' my friends so far... so why not you? ) and even (if in August) my teeny tiny lil' baby cuzin, (most likely named) Z! Their SO cute (okay well, I don' know that Z will be cute, but I don't see any other possibilities)! Especially since you like babies, you should liek them! I hope Z has brown eyes.... Anyway, back on topic.... ya don havta worrry 'bout people.... um.... leavin'.... you! I won't and I'm sure plenty of others wont either! So many people are gonna miss you, at the very

least! So quit yahr worryin' n' yahr complainin' b/c yah have nuthin' to worry about and nuthin' to complain about! Plus, ya can call me anytime; I can't say that I'll be available, as I'm not very diligent with my phone usage, but if I can I sure will pi-iick up the phone. ....Doncha eva' worry about people nots wannin' to talk to you or hang out or socialize or whatever, b/c there is plenty of people who would be perfectly willing to do all those things including listen to yoou when ya need sum1 to. If you ever need help, I can sincerely assure you that you don't have to look very far to find people willing to help out, even when excluding myself. On a side note, you are always welcome at my house! My parents know how important friends are - they treat my bro's bffls like sons, and consider quite a few to be equivalent to sons, going as far as to say that all, and especially one, are, and especially is, like a brother to me, going as far as giving me his (the especial one) phone # just in case I ever need him. Who knows.... maybe by the time I graduate high school or go to college, they'll think of you as a daughter. Don't ever lie to yourself, even when it may not seem like it, people are there for you, always. Teehee; I liek big walls of text with lotsa emoticons (smiley faces). Eye <3 usin' werds 'n wierd 'nd un-you-zoo-all wayses, SEW I's sawry 'f ya can'ta unda'stand i-it. (I love using words in weird and unusual ways, so I am sorry if you can't understand it.) But I'm sure you can get the jist of what I wuz tryin' to say. Bye-Bye. - X * This tropette has just witnessed her mum's most likely happiest moment these past few years. After much drinking with her friends, her mum gathered up the courage to call her father for the first time in 9 years. It's been a very big moment for both her mum and her. This tropette hasn't had any sleep today, so let's just say that this tropette has just now regained some of her family. This has been the best father's day this troppete has ever witnessed. * This troper/lurker has always been completely socially inept. He ended up going to the same college as the girl he had a crush on in high school and hadn't yet told. As the first semester of their freshman year drew to a close, he worked up the courage to ask her out to the Christmas dance... over Facebook. He thought this was the first day of a new stage in his life, one where he would have friends and talk to people and maybe even have a girlfriend. Her answer came back a few hours later. "Sorry, I'm going with my boyfriend."\\ \\ That first day never came. That new stage fell out of his view. That is, until one day in January 2010, as he started the final semester of his senior year. That night, he was reading TVTropes, and saw a link on the Harry Potter Fanfic Recs page to [[http://www.kitwhitfield.com/2008/09/depression-and-childrensfiction.html this essay]] about depression. The description of

depression as "a parasite personality ... a voice in the sufferer's head that, ever so convincingly, talks them into taking the worse course of action, acting the worse way to those around them, forming the worse view of themselves" jumped out at him. He had for some time identified a part of himself that was happy when he was sad, that convinced him to continue being upset, and it had convinced him that it was the real him, and any happiness he tried to feel was nothing but a facade. This revelation that that part of him wasn't the real him but was instead a parasite, and the real him was the happy one, was one of the most liberating moments of his entire life. That epiphany came at 3 AM Monday morning, and all day Monday, he was practically skipping out of joy, when he wasn't on the verge of falling to his knees in praise.\\ \\ He met a girl that night. A freshman. They talked. They talked for hours, and even though they were with a group of four or five other people, it felt like it was just the two of them. They became quick friends, especially after running from campus security at 2 AM together that night. They started hanging out together, sometimes just the two of them (watching Death Note in a dorm lounge until 7 in the morning), sometimes with her circle of friends, which he was quickly integrated into without even trying. He learned about her -- how she was just as clueless about social skills as he was, how imperfect her life was, and through it all, how beautiful she was in every way, in such a more meaningful way than the pristine, flawless, onedimensional {{ManicPixieDreamGirl}}s he had always imagined himself falling in love with. After they had known each other for three or four weeks, he finally worked up the courage to tell her he liked her, and wanted to be her friend in whatever way she needed. A week later, she worked up the courage to say it back, and asked to be his girlfriend.\\ \\ Two months later, he asked her out to the spring dance. In person. Only the second time in his life he had ever asked a girl out to a dance. But this time, when the answer was [[IronicEcho "I'm going with my boyfriend,"]] it had a bit of a different meaning. ** AWWWWWWWW! * I was at the last day of grade 8. We're a very small group graduating: maybe 50-60 people. The best part is that we're all so close to each other and we're all friends, everything like that. So, at the end of the day, everyone was feeling sad and hugging, but no one was really crying. Then one of our friends, who we have never seen cry in the past six years we've ever been together, starts crying, which set off a chain reaction of crying and hugging. At the end, all 50/60 or us were in a giant, tight group hug. Also, one of my friends has really, really liked this guy for the past few years. A lot. They were pretty good friends, and they were surprisingly close. So he's talking to all of us, in a group, and then he switches his attention to my friend, so all of us are quiet. Then, because it's our last day, they hug. She was very well composed for a [[Tsundere]], actually (: They were hugging almost long enough to reach awkward territory, then, just as they break the hug, he saysvery loudly"I really do love you,

you know."...awww. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny (She kicked him in the balls, but she was smiling.)]] * This Troper is adopted, feeling his whole life that he was going to grow up to go find his birth parents. Meanwhile, his adoptive family split due to a fight between the two brothers he knew as his uncles. From then on, his adoptive family only talked to one of the brothers and their families, while they all still missed the other brother and his family. flash forward ten years to today. I get an email from the cousin I haven't talked to in ten years. She says she's coming up from Florida to come see my family. If I'm going to look for my birth parents, I'm going to do it after I work on finding the family I already have now. And I also have a final today, which I'm not going to be able to concentrate for at all. I couldn't be happier. * When I was little, I had a lot of trouble socially. My best friend from Kindergarten pushed me away when her parents got divorced, and after that I moved to a whole new school. I could be a loud, know-itall, goody-two shoes, and I wasn't good at making friends. In 4th and 5th grade, kids teased me every day, and wouldn't even get near me because I had "[insertnamehere]-germs." I cried pretty much every day. In 6th grade, I was introduced to a new girl who was pretty similar to me. We became best friends and stayed that way, but I still was uncomfortable around people. Flash forward to senior year. I had been lucky enough to find some close friends and liked almost all of my classmates, but I still had some left over insecurity and thought of myself as a burden on whoever was talking to me. On the day before my birthday, one of the girls who did the morning announcements asked what class I had first period. I assumed that she wanted to know if I could hear the morning announcements--some classes have broken speakers--and I put it out of my mind. I was extremely surprised when she and another girl, who I'd always really respected, brought me cupcakes decorated with the words Happy Birthday. If that wasn't enough to make me feel loved, one of those same girls stood in the hallway, asking people to loan her money to nominate me for prom queen--I lost but I also know that people voted for me, which is better. If I could go back and tell little me what my life is like now, I probably wouldn't believe me, but it's true. * This troper has two stories that have to do with adoption. When I was seventeen, I became pregnant. I wanted to keep my baby, but I knew I didn't have the means to care for it. I gave my son up for adoption, thinking I'd never see him again. Eighteen years later, on Mother's Day, a handsome young man comes to my house. When I ask him what he wants all he does is hug me and hand me a card, whispering, "Thanks to you, I have two mom's that I know love me more than life itself". ** Five years later, he came with me to China to pick up the baby girl my husband and I had adopted. When I asked him why, he responded, "I wanted to wish my little sister a happy birthday". * This troper,on his way home from primary school in year five was run over (funnily enough, by a street warden car). It was nothing serious, but it knocked me on my ass and the wardens apparently deemed it bad enough for an ambulance to be called. Now, I live in a small rural village where everyone knows everyone, but as I've never been very sociable, I didn't really know many people. As I lay on the pavement,

a boy from school, whom I rarely spoke to and was passing by, immediately volunteered to go and alert my mother, and a woman who I didn't know, and still do not, removed blankets from her car and laid them over me as I waited on the floor for the ambulance. On top of that, I was kept in hospital until about 11PM on account of complications with my asthma. My little brother, whom I share a very active rivalry with on account of having extremely conflicting personalities, insisted on waiting up until I got back to make sure I was okay. * This troper's mother and father separated when she was around fivesomething. Her father got another house, and even though she was confused at the time (having had fairytale ideas about what love was - she remembers being surprised when she learned that her mother and father weren't married, too), she still liked them both, and wasn't too upset, as they were very civil toward each other. But even though we alternated between being at mother's and father's, having to raise this troper and her sister while working and taking care of a house occassionally became too much for her mother or father, and they had occassional stress attacks, sometimes so severe they had to be institutionalized. This troper remembers, when she was young, reading up on Wikipedia about asylums and being afraid, and then visiting her mother and being even more afraid to lose her...anyway, of course, when one of them were institutionalized, the other had to take care of us for an indeterminate period of time, leading to more stress...an evil cycle. So once, both of them had become too stressed and suffered an attack, and this troper and her sister were staying with her grandmother and grandfather for the time being. When they were homesick, her grandmother said that they could draw her father or mother something. Today, when her sister was cleaning, sister found a note she had written and showed it to her. It said, simply, in crayons of many a different color: -->To mom and dad\\ You're good to have. Somehow, this haphazard message touched her more than any "I love you" or "I miss you" could have. * Perhaps not epic, but years ago my sister was in the US doing Au Pair work and was having a miserable time with an abusive host-family. However she was determined to tough it out, wanting to prove that she could handle anything life through at her. A while later, the phone rings at ungodly O clock in the morning, it's my sister sounding like death warmed over saying that she was sick and wanted to come home. My dad put on a suit, went to the airport, paid for the next available seat to the US (we were living in the Netherlands at the time), and while on the flight alerted local law enforcement about what my sister had reported going through. They met him at the airport when he landed and a little under 14 hours after she called for help, my dad got her out of that hellhole. Most of my friends growing up came from either broken or basically unhappy homes, but I've always known that my parents love me and my sister and would go to the ends of the earth (or Ohio in this case) to help us.

* [[http://i.imgur.com/x62iP.jpg This right here]] cheered me up immensely when I saw it. Perhaps it may do the same for many of you. * This Troper doesn't know whether this even counts. Her mother and father have always had a very strained relationship. Her mother has openly admitted that she (the troper) was born too soon, that they hadn't wanted a child, and that she was a screw-up in every way shape and form. Her father likes to drink problems away, usually causing more problems. When this troper was twelve, her first sister was born, another unwanted child, since the parents had almost divorced a few months before. Both working meant that this troper and her sister were often left to the care of a stay-at-home babysitter, who lived with us. But the girl couldn't live there forever, and after she left for college, this troper was basically [[PromotionToParent promoted to parent]]. Cue a third child from this mess meant that she had to be the only holding point for two still non-self-sufficient children, ''at age fourteen''. The moment that needed all this buildup was the seven and five-year old sisters waking the troper up one May morning with the candy they'd saved up from the last visit to the store inside a Trick-Or-Treat pumpkin basket. When she asked why they were giving her their candy, the eldest blinked up at her, and with the most adorable big brown eyes, looked to the troper and said it was Mother's Day. In front of the for-once-at-home-parents, who were largely ignored. The troper can't remember crying any more than she did that day, saying thank you to her sisters and hugging them. Those kids are the reason why I'm still here. I'm going to give them the family (Or at least the mother) I didn't have. * [[{{Ryumaru}} This Troper]] has been involved with a production of ThePiratesOfPenzance. This may not qualify as much as anything else on the page, but we got a request from the Make-A-Wish foundation - one of their kids was going to be declared an official Pirate in the 4th of July celebration in Seattle, and since we were close, they wondered if we would like to do something special for the kid when he came to see our show the night before. And by God, we did. At the beginning of the show, a couple of our pirates claimed that they'd stolen finery from the Pirate King and needed somewhere to stash it. Naturally, they picked out the kid to help them. When the end of the intermission came around, the Pirate King came looking for his very nice green velvet coat and NiceHat. Things got to progress to the point where this kid got to have a duel with the King, defeat him, and get a treasure chest of gold (I think it was chocolate coins), some show t-shirts (we had two designs, so he got one of each), and a song sung in his honor (Hurrah For the Pirate Boy, sung to the tune of Hurrah For the Pirate King). Then he got to have a photo shoot with the cast and a tour of the backstage. I gave him a salute on the way out, and he told me to remind the Pirate King to keep an eye on Frederick. Everyone left that day feeling ''awesome.'' [[spoiler: He got to keep the coat and hat.]] * This troper has three that really stand out to me. Number 1: My dad was in the hospital because he was having head problems (I say hospital, I mean ER.) When I found this out, I was in youth group. Needless to say, I was ''seriously'' worried. After this, I decide to go up to the front of the auditorium to pray. While I'm praying, my youth pastor, one of my closest friends, and a girl I consider to be

my sister all come up and put their hand on my shoulder. It helped me a lot to know that I wasn't alone. (My dad was fine, by the way. He just gets headaches if he bends over too far.) Number 2: I had repeatedly asked a girl to do something with me, come over to my house, go to the movies, ''something'', because I liked her a lot. She didn't return the feeling (plus she has really protective parents.) I was really sad, because I thought we'd be great together. I called my other "sister", who was visiting a friend at the time, and vented to her about it. She said....absolutely nothing. We just sat there for like a half hour. Her being with me and taking the time to support me was more than enough. Number 3: I was having another phone conversation with one of my two "sisters", and she asked me to talk more. When I asked why, she told me she liked to hear me talk. As someone who gets told to shut up a lot, it really gets to you when someone actually says they like the sound of your voice. Not as epic as many of the other posts on here, but sometimes the best moments are the smallest moments. * Pretty minor compared to alot of the entries here, but on our last day of middle school the whole 8th grade went to the local park for a picknick. There ended up being a huge thunder-storm that trapped us under the park pavilian. after about 20 minutes of being stuck under a leaky wooden roof, a couple boys stood up in the middle of it and started singing "Don't Stop Believing" and every one joined in. It wasn't much but it was a nice good-bye to middle school. * Seven years ago, this troper was a bullied teen. Everywhere in school, I was sought out and picked on, shoved around, targeted, for some reason or another, by the same group of people. I gave up hope. One day, I literally ran into a group of three girls, and my face went directly into one of their chests. My most embarassing moment of that entire year. Instead of freaking out like I almost did, they were kind to me, and the three girls walked me to my locker and talked to me the whole way there. I almost cried. Instead of going to class, I went to the bathroom and threw the gun I had in pocket into the trash can. Those three girls literally saved my life that day and became my best friends. * This isn't really a crowner, per-se but rather a walking CMOH. That is, my cat. She is patient and kind with me, even when I yell at her for peeing on my things. When I open the door to my room, she's there, and begging to be picked up or petted. She always crawls onto my bed when I'm about to sleep, and she's always there when I'm feeling blue, rubbing against my hands and purring. To top it all off, if you so much as poke her, she purrs. She also watches me play video games. Her name is Fluffy, and I love her as if she was my child. * At this troper's choir camp, when one of the tenors came out at campfire. His bravery and the speech our (also gay) conductor (who was born and rased in Texas) gave us had me crying manly tears. ** Whenever this troper hears a coming out story with a happy ending, she wants to send an astral projection-type hug to the person, nomatter where they are. * This tropette knows a guy who, a few days ago, flipped over while riding his bike, hit his head, and ended up in the hospital with

bleeding around his brain. As of this typing, [[strike:he has yet to wake up]] has been put in an induced coma, though he is apparently doing better than he was. People have flooded his facebook wall with messages of love and support and get better soons, and many have changed their profile pictures to shots of them and him. He's such a kind, funny guy, and seeing people -- some who don't even know him all that well -- so worried for him and his health is a [=CMoH=] in my opinion. ** Update -- he's woken up, and should be perfectly fine. Cue collective sigh of relief. * [[@/SMsoldier This troper]] had to do a poem for his uncle because he was retiring from his job. He could not remember how it went, but one thing for sure, he was very happy to hear it and gave this troper a big hug and told him "I love you". ** This same troper, before he became a member, always looked at the crowning moment pages to give him inspiration and I thank everybody on this website for it. Mind if I hug someone? *** * hug* *** Thank you kindly * hugs back* . * In middle school, this lurker was the victim of brutal cyberbullying via facebook. Basically, her email account was hacked, used to send fake hate mail. Said hate mail was then posted on facebook and sent to the entire school with comments alongside 'well-deserved' comments on what a terrible person she was using some of the most offensive and derogatory terms in the english language. This lurker, who was already friendless, was turned into public enemy number one. Or so she thought. Someone printed out and showed her the replies to this message. The vast majority were in her defense, claiming she would never send this and she was not any of the used insults. Some even attacked the person who had set this lurker up. She thought that the majority of her defenders didn't know she existed. She cried with happiness. * This troper is normally a sarcastic, tough-chick, so after her father dropped not only her grandfather's Alzheimer's diagnosis (and the fact that everyone else in the family knew but her) on her but her father's own diabetes diagnosis as well after a very long and very tiresome weekend, she returned to school very upset. After spending half of the day in angry silence, she sat down at lunch only for her best friend to know something was wrong, but to ask. This troper broke down at school, something that had not happened since she was much, much younger. Not only did her best friend comfort her, but so did the freshmen she had barely knew. This troper later bought a lot of cookies for the entire table for being so nice to her. * This troper had a really hard time finding work last year (2009). I`d graduated from college the previous year and was looking for work in that field. Now...if I was smart, I would have realized it`s better to get a job in fast food or something easy while it`s available just in case the people in the career you spent three years training for aren`t hiring just yet...and with the economy crumbling the way it was, those jobs weren`t going to be hiring for long. Such was the case for me. For months, I had to dip into my savings and mow lawns just to make ends meet. There was nothing I could find for work, even working

for the city...everything was full or I didn`t have the proper background. At the end of my rope by the end of the year, my savings were gone, I was shoveling driveways for just enough money to get by and not even enough to see any friends which only occurred once in a few months. One very cold and snowy December evening, I was so tired that I shoveled the wrong driveway. The owner of the driveway caught me the next day and invited me in for a cup of tea. After explaining why I did it and why I was shoveling in the first place, he laughed. I was a little stunned at first but when he explained that his department was desperate for people with my education, I nearly cried in front of him. Cut to July 25 2010, I`m still there...happily and gainfully employed. * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} This troper]], back in her senior year of high school, had been through a lot. I had [[{{Shrinking Violet}} never had all that many friends]] and years of [[{{Broken Bird}} bullying and stress had led to my depression diagnosis two years previously]]. My final year of high school, however, things had begun to turn around. I had made friends in the Drama Club, had been accepted to college, and things were looking up. The crowner? On my 18th birthday, the school musical for which I was doing stage crew was having its second performance. When I went in to see the cast, they all sang "Happy Birthday" to me. I wanted to cry, I was so happy. :) * This troper was really freaked out by a comment left on a forum she goes to. It's one of those creepy ones that say that you are cured and if you don't send it on, you'll be killed by a ghost at midnight. A friend of my parents sent me an email that removes all other curses from anything written or verbal. At the end, it said 'Sleep well tonight.' Right about then, I wanted to cry because it was so sweet. * This Troper had fought over a very small thing (she wanted to put ice on my shirt, and I said "Hell no".I was sleepy and had a bad day, and my mother probably was in the same mental state as I) with her mother, who complained to her father, who chewed her out and said she would end up alone in no time, everyone hating her for her antisocial behavior (He thinks this Troper is becoming a {{Hikikomori}}) . This Troper then cries herself to sleep, and has a nightmare of all her friends leaving her alone, saying she's become boring and antisocial.The next day, her mother took her to school with no words, not even looking at her.This Troper was so [[BreakTheCutie broken]] with her mother's behavior and her father's words that she had a complete breakdown in the middle of the hall.Cue almost all her friends (exception being the {{Jerkass}} one), even ''a girl she had helped to get over a broken heart earlier'', comforting her and saying YouAreNotAlone.She never cried so much in all her life. ** And when her best friend went to another school, she was pretty much forced to become the {{Jerkass}} one's "punching bag"(of his acid jokes and unfriendliness), and he's very, ''very'' abusive on "We'll leave you behind!" jokes.And he's very popular and somewhat [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]], so you can only guess where my protests end.In almost complete loneliness and sadness (except for the girl who I helped and her best friend, everyone split away with the guy's departure), I decided to buy a present for the guy who left, a Yin-Yang necklace, the Yin part for me and the Yang part for him,

naturally.Months after I bought it, I had only one chance to give it to him in an anime event (we are all {{Otaku}}), and nobody was letting us speak in private.I was very embarassed and unsure if I would leave the wrong [[spoiler: well, [[JustFriends maybe right]]]] impression,especially because he's a GeniusBruiser who doesn't like to talk much about relationships and such.When we ''did'' speak on private,he said nothing about it and just accepted it. Some time later on the event we were on, when I was going home, he says this: ----->Him: Hey. ----->Me: Hm? ----->Him:Thanks...Thanks a lot...You're a great friend to have... This Troper was the happiest girl on the world that day. * This troper's birthday falls in January, Christmas is always a really big deal so there's rarely a lot of money left over for my birthday. Not a big problem since my family always celebrates anyway, and I love my family too much to care. The first birthday after moving out to college, though, my family forgot to celebrate. On the day of my birthday, no phone calls or anything, I'm feeling depressed and alone - like my family decided to just ignore me because I was in college now. I get a call from my friends who live downstairs and they tell me to come down to watch a movie. I do, still depressed, and when I get to the room, they've gotten me a birthday cake and ordered a pizza. We watched Labyrinth, played games, and I had a great time parents called during the party to wish me a happy birthday, and I felt much happier. * This troper was on the internet, reading comments beneath an article about the newest gay parade. The comments comsisted mainly of immature insult-slinging in both ways. And among this maelstrom was a single comment whose author said basically that: he's gay and he doesn't understand why the hell do all these people waste time on organizing flamboyant events like this one; he is content to just live with his condition and doesn't need to flaunt it or treat it as the most important thing in his life. There were a few replies beneath, which basically said that this was the most reasonable posting they've read in the entire flame-filled thread. * This troper's parents aren't really the touchy-feely kind of parents, but she was getting ready for graduation and a little piece of paper fell out of her bag. Just a piece of notebook paper, nothing special. But written in her mother's handwriting was this: ''I want you to know that I am so proud of all that you have & will accomplish with your life. I am so proud to be your mother; you are a kind and loving young woman. Although I don't say it enough I love you more than you could ever imagine.'' This troper carries it with her wherever she goes. * This troper is sure this is going in the wrong place, but he'd just like to tell you all that you have officially made his day, and that he loves you all. ** Not the wrong place. There is always room for a bit more love in the world. Peace, bro. * This troper was spending her first Christmas alone(various reasons including to take care of her dying cat) to while her parents visited family in another state. On a 'just for fun" thread on a forum people

were posting things they really wanted for Christmas but felt the couldn't ask for(too silly too extravagant etc. . .) This troper, knowing her family would just send gifts down with her parents when they came back, posted she wanted a present to open Christmas morning. Another forum member decided the situation was too sad and asked for the troper's address intending to fulfill her wish. A box came labeled from Santa's helper filled with treats. The cherry on top was a package addressed to the troper's cat as "from Rudolph" with fuzzy catnip mice. * [[{{Tropers/Snowsky}} This troper]] has two: 1. At her middle school, when your birthday comes along, when you walk in the locker hallway there's at least six kids standing around your locker with tape and scissors and ribbons and wrapping paper. On this troper's birthday (December 10th, 2009), I saw my locker covered in shiny blue snowflake wrapping paper. The attached note said, "Hey [insert my name here], it's [insert friend's name here]! I hope you have a great b-day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786; &#9786;" 2. Having recently signed up for deviantART and discovered the joy of giving llama badges, this troper promptly joined the "Give A Llama, Get A Llama" group. The next day, she opened her computer to find herself smothered in a pile of llamas. * this troper went to a k-8 school for 7th and 8th grades. due to a falling out with a former friend, every member of my grade as well as about half the school, disliked me intensely. on the day i graduated, i realized i didn't want to go. why? because i was group-hugged by every student under the 3rd grade. at once. * This troper knows a woman who had, two years after birthing a healthy daughter, had a misscarriage. She was suffering from various physical handicaps up to and including quite severe rheumatism. One day her doctor told her that she should under no circumstances ever get pregnant again ... Two days later she found out that she'd been pregnant for about a month. She consulted with her doctor and he told her that carrying that baby to term would cause significant, irreparable damage to her body. She considered aborting, but - in the end - decided to carry the baby to term. And, well, here I am. * [[YourMilageMayVary Maybe]] not even one to really count but, yesterday, this tropers father had to undergo bypass sergery. I was so upset and sobbing like mad, because I was so damn worried. The receptionist of the ICU waiting area sat and talked with me to calm me down and even phoned the chaplne to come into the room and say a prayer with my mother, grandparents and uncle who where visiting from Florida. When the receptionist returned from her lunch break, she handed me a large rice crispy from the cafe in the lobby. There where no words to thank her for all the support she had given me then. * This troper has a low self-esteem and generally takes it out on annoying happy people. (And other cynics... and most people in general.) But at one point, he was in a really bad moment (see the post above about the OCD and the sister? That's me). But he felt like

God had helped him through it and gave him reassurance, and for the first time in a while, started to think about all the good things people have done for him. He remembered a girl from his school who, while waiting in the cafeteria for some test takers, invited him over to play cards with her and her friends because he (probably) was walking around aimlessly and admittedly was sort of wishing for a table to join. It gets better, though. After remembering that, in a rare vulnerable moment for him, he sent a facebook message to her telling her how much it meant to him. She responded by telling me that she liked how he carried my Bible with me at school (most people annoy him when they bring this up) and that one day I'd be someone everyone admired. She also told him that he was welcome to play cards with her and her friends any time. Most of the time he would have dissmissed this as superficial pity, but responded with a thanks. But he guesses that, while he's annoyed by rednecks, northerners, jerks, stupid people, nerds, popular people, conservatives, liberals, agnostics, atheists, some Christians, and southern belles, he has a soft spot for genuinally nice girls. (Guys would be creepy.) * This troper recently developed a tumor in his left leg, and therefore had to leave school for 2 weeks. My classmates not only sent me two cards to wish me well, with the teachers sending me a third, but they even pooled all their money together in order to get me a [[Series/DoctorWho Sonic Screwdriver]], because they knew I loved Series/DoctorWho. It was incredibly touching. * This troper remembers when he was fourteen, he got into a HUGE fight with his dad, the day his dad was leaving for a business trip. Screaming, ranting, raving, names were called, etc. Well, less than an hour later I was sitting in school, and suddenly the secretary walks into my class and says, "[Troper], there's a phone call for you." Confused, I walked down to the office where I picked up the phone, only to hear my father's voice over the phone. He pleaded and apologized for me to forgive him, said he was sorry he yelled at me, told me he loved me and that he didn't consider himself a real father, since real fathers don't treat their sons like that. I could tell from the raw emotion in his voice that he was crying. I told him that I was in the wrong too, and that the whole fight was stupid, and that I loved him and thought he was the best dad in the world. The phone was quiet for a few seconds, and then my dad said that his plane hadn't come in yet and wanted me to know that he was ready to call off the business trip to spend time with me for the next couple of days. :) I love you, dad. * Yesterday, my neighbor's kitten came up to me while I was feeding our chickens, promptly rubbed up against my leg, purring and being adorable. I spent about an hour playing with him. He stayed outside my house all evening and well into the night, and when I left for work this morning, he was still there! I came back this afternoon to find him still sitting on my porch in the shadow of a flowerpot. I gave him some food and we bonded some more. I think he's decided that he wants me to be his human. <3 * I just realised something very striking - My father is the fucking man. To start, he has a bad back, which he put down to work, but he's still ready to build and fix things, including two rooms, my mother's

grandmother's old house, and ''an entire outside shed'' just to put stuff into. But that isn't the best part. We recently went on holiday, where it was discovered that my Dad actually got the bad back from ''carrying his mother around.'' And he never said a word. If that wasn't proof enough that he loved his family, he also ended up getting Type 1 diabetes around 2 weeks before said vacation ''and he didn't say a word untill after the holiday, so that my mom could stay happy.'' And plus, it turns out that my Sister is actually only my half-sister. I found this out at about age 15 1/2, because ''My dad had taken care of her like she was his daughter. Even though she wasn't.'' I honestly can't understand how it took so long to realise that my dad is so damn awesome. * There's this girl this troper [[GirlOfMyDreams really likes]]. That girl was going through some tough times in her new school (apparently [[UnderStatement not doing well]] with her parents unwaveringly thinking it's what's best for her merely because they went there). I love her with all my heart and (although I'll probably never be able to be with her partly due to the fact that she doesn't want to get married and partly due to the fact that we live in different states) [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy I want her to be happy]]. This troper then remembered one of his college's traditions, basically make a wish on a rock and throw it in the bay the campus is named after. This troper did just that regularly and eventually things got a bit better with her parents apparently settling on a compromise that'd allow her in her old school. This troper now continues doing so regularly to maximize gains for that wish. * This troper just went through the HighOctaneNightmareFuel section without much emotion, but going to the Heartwarming page, started crying. The fact that the Idealism held over the worst of humanity for me seems like a Heartwarming moment for the Wiki. * This DeviantART-ist Troper was feeling very unhappy due to a combination of paranoia, IncompatibleOrientation, and loneliness due to the fact that I very rarely see any of my friends outside of school (this was over break, and those that have online accounts rarely used them). While browsing, I went to one of my friends-who-has-anaccount's profile. Under the "favorite artists" section she listed me. It made my week. * Quick note: This troper, being bi, has a crush on a much more expressive (and straight) girl. Whenever she hugs me, I get warm fuzzies for hours after, despite being quite sure that I'll never be able to come out to her. * When this troper's assistant coach announced to my crew team that she would not be returning to coach us next year, we all broke down and cried , hugging her in a mosh pit of heartbreak. * This troper's girlfriend has a dog. A big black scary-looking dog. This dog loved getting between us. Every time I slept over at her place, I would wake up to the dog standing over me and growling right in my face. And then he'd butt me out of the bed. Almost all of her previous boyfriends have had a problem with the dog. One of them even nicknamed him the Black Devil. A little over a year into our relationship, her mom was dropping us off at my place. We had the dog with us and the ladies took him for a walk. A while later my

girlfriend pops in and tells me that the dog refuses to leave without nuzzling me one more time. Apparently he'd been scraping at the door and whining. This was the same dog that, a year ago, couldn't get enough of hinting that I really ought to get away from the girl. I love that beast! * The popular, super-friendly, CrazyAwesome CloudCuckooLander of This Troper's Latin class moved to a different school after two years. Midway through the first year without her, she sent the class a letter that was half this, half CrowningMomentOfFunny. * When I was a senior in my relatively small (about 700-800 kids total) high school, there was a freshman who was picked on and teased a lot by his classmates. Our class adopted him. We gave him an empty locker in the senior section, gave him a senior t-shirt, and made sure he sat with us instead of his own year during school events. I loved my class. * This troper's dog recently ran away from home and went missing. After a day of fruitless searching i was about to give up, but then remembered an out of the way area that I had walked the dog. I went into the area, called the dog's name (not expecting to get a reaction), and said dog ran right up to me, almost out of nowhere. * This troper lost her job not long ago. In largest part, it was not her fault, but she was treated by her employers like it was and in fact was treated very badly for a long time prior to the end of the job. It landed a terrible blow to her self-esteem, but now that she's got a new job, she can look at the weeks of unemployment and realize that if the situation taught her one thing, it was just who her friends really are. The ones who rallied around her, called to make sure she was okay, sent text messages of support and funny emails to make her smile, who made her feel like she was still worth something - these are the people she really wants in her life. But the one who made it a true CMOH was her husband, who supported her the entire time both emotionally and financially, and sometimes even ''physically'' because she was too beaten down with heartache to stand. The troper will never forget his words when she told him about the impending termination. --> Honey, I've watched you put your heart and soul into that place for five years, and I've seen the toll it's taken on you. They had an angel working for them, and they didn't think that was good enough. God Himself probably wouldn't be good enough for them. You'll find someplace else to shine. * This troper got at least three, within about 10 minutes. ** We were in Rome, for a holiday. The (very crowded) bus stopped, and my little sister told me to get on. I did. Too bad no-one else did. As I looked out of the window when the bus started moving, I was more than a little surprised to see my family standing on the pavement, apparently unaware I wasn't there. (They had decided the bus was too crowded, and my mother pulled my little sister out, while I was standing behind a taller person) Here I was, in Rome. No money, very little Italian to go on, and I wasn't even sure where the bus was going. I pressed the stop button, and asked the driver, but he either didn't understand, or didn't care. I stood there for a second, completly lost and alone...until a very nice boy tapped my shoulder

and asked,with extreme effort, in English, was I okay. I told him what was going on, and he took my shoulder, walked me up to the driver and pleaded him to stop the bus, for me. He did. Whoever you are, thank you so much. That was moment number 1. ** Number 2 came when I was off the bus, walking down the street I was sure we came up. I was looking for my family, when my mother (who has very bad knees) ran past me. I put out my arm and caught her in a hug, saying, "It's okay mummy, I'm here." The look on her face after she registered this still warms me up inside. She was running after the bus, and intended on trying to follow it until she found me. ** Number three was when I had to hug my little sister, who was crying, sure I was gone forever, and tell her I did not, in any way, blame her for telling me to get on the bus. Cue fresh tears-from both of us. * This troper was in her college choir class. The choir was asked if they wanted to sing at a charity event for a church that was trying to raise enough money to stay open. The event was after the class ended but right before finals and it was held on a Saturday morning. Immediately, almost everyone in the class agreed to give sleep or study time and go help out the church. * This troper's dog got out of her yard, then got spooked by a thunderstorm, ran away and got lost in the woods. It seemed like half the town looked for him that afternoon and kept an eye out for him. The best part? My dad found him completely fine two days later, on my mom's birthday. * This troper is fifteen years old, and he's a pro-gay Christian. One night at his youth group, he found some teenagers using the word "faggot" ad nauseam. Some of these teens were his only friends. He interjected, telling them that they shouldn't be saying "faggot" constantly, only to be insulted for his attempts to shut them up. The next morning, his parents heard all about what happened, and gave him huge hugs, saying, "I'm proud of you." Worst night ever, followed by the best morning ever. * Just a few minutes ago, [[@/LeyomiTheParodier this troper]] was reading some comments on a piece up at DeviantArt. One of them had a statement which she considered offensive to the DA community. She was very upset by this, to the point of being willing to write a response to it stating, rationally, why she thought it to be inaccurate. Now, normally defending a community for a perceived offense over the Internet is nothing to bat an eyelid at (in fact, it's generally a bad, flame-provoking sort of nothing), but when you realize that [[LeyomiTheParodier this troper]] is a {{Kuudere}}/BrokenBird/[[TheStoic Stoic]]/ShrinkingViolet/generally all-around apparently emotionless terminally-shy isolated intelectual sort of loner who's NEVER felt part of a community enough to feel actual, uncontrollable ANGER at an insult to it (with one exception, but that was before she was so messed up), this becomes quite the CMOH. My hands were literally trembling with emotion as I wrote my response to the comment. I even told the author of it that they had enlightened me, making me realize that I was NO LONGER ALONE!!! Even typing that I'm almost crying--my vision is swimming. Oh god. But it is so strange, so almost-scary, so truly pleasant to know that I am

human. All this time and I never knew, to think that all it took was a [[BerserkButton simple insult]]. Okay, so I probably blew it out of proportion due to the way it touched upon some painful aspects of my past, but even so. * [[Tropers/{{Theologica}} This Troper]] had one of these this evening when she was working on crafts projects with her Girl Guides troop. We were making paper hands, to assemble them into a Christmas tree shape. One of the girls came up to me and said, "I have a present for you", and gave me a circular spiral of paper she had made. It was just a piece of paper, but my heavens, the sentiment touched me. Awwww. <3 * Working as a camp counselor, I had always been given the slightly... [[CloudCuckooLander eccentric]] kids, due to my own eccentricity and acceptance of those who are different. One kid in particular was... larger than most. Six foot three and somewhat heavy-set for his age (14) he definitely stood out. So as a reaction to being more obvious, he tried to either A) hide himself with sarcasm, and B) stay in the background. But I don't tolerate that kind of behavior, so for four weeks all I did was get on his case about stepping up, being true to himself, and living life to the fullest. His cabin-mates were huge supporters as well, even when he was afraid of doing something, that because of his size, he might end up embarrassed about. In the end, he found the confidence he needed. Towards the end of the month, in a massive [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]] He organized a group of the younger kids a la General Patton, complete with helmet, in a massive camp-wide game, staging raids and attacks against their older opponents. Later he dressed up like a pimp and flirted with all the girls during a co-ed activity with our sister camp. The next year he sought me out at camp and explained that when he was required to write a paper about who in his life had had the biggest positive influence, he had written about me... Cue ManlyTears. * This troper has a cute little cat, but she was shot one day when she wasn't even 6 months (O.o). Of course a race to the vet and a whole lot of operations. Her left thigh-bone was SHATTERED by the bullet. Then, during a check up, while waiting for my turn there is this tough Hells Angel waiting too with his dog. He asks what is wrong with my cat and I tell him. His reaction? "If they ever find that bastard, call me, I'll shoot him!" * When this troper was 8, she had one of those Pokemon handbooks- a birthday gift from her grandfather. Only weeks later, it was stolen from her school desk, along with several other books. The books were found in a trash can, but not that one, and everyone, including this troper, gave up. On this troper's 18th birthday, she walked into a second hand bookstore, just to look. On the shelf, she saw a copy of the Pokemon book, and pulled it down. On the inside front cover, in familiar, childish handwriting, was her own name. ** I'd say to duplicate this into [[TroperTales/ItsASmallWorldAfterAll]] Wow. * Seeing This Troper's little sister, who is autistic, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment speaks very little, is asocial, and]] [[OlderThanTheyLook older than she looks]], perform ''Imagine'',

one of the most beautiful songs ever, made This Troper feel good inside. There is hope. She can use her beautiful voice to project a message of peace. JohnLennon would be so proud. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2aBhnnPpwM Connie Talbot]], eat your heart out. ** Also, when this troper was 5, she had one of those Kids Celebrate America [=CDs=]- which she got right after 9/11. It got old after she turned about eight; she was interested in {{reggae}} and TheBeatles. [[HeartwarmingInHindsight She once]] [[IncrediblyLamePun imagined]] a NarmCharm BigLippedAlligatorMoment where the [[BackyardSports Backyard Kids]] [[HilariousInHindsight sing "You're a Grand Olde Flag" when the teacher leaves the room for a phone call just before they do the pledge]] but aside from that, for the most part, it was forgotten (which explains why it played so well after nine-and-a-half years.) She looked for it, pulled it out, and went upstairs. She skipped to "Imagine"...and it's all magic! * This Troper would like to share two stories that are undeniable proof that little children are walking [=CMoH=]. First, at the 2010 NY Anime Fest, I was walking around in an 'ears' hat with a sign that read: "Hug Me, I'm Furry." While standing in an arbitrary corner of the convention, a little girl, possibly only ten years old, walks up to me and with the biggest doe eyes imagined, asked me for a hug. This Troper almost cried manly tears at the sheer cuteness of her, but I couldn't help but feel all WAF-y about it. The second one takes place a month later. I was working as a volunteer for the NY Thanksgiving Day Parade on the night of the balloon inflation. It was a LONG night, filled with obnoxious people, crowds and just random stupidity. However, while I was on my coffee break, ANOTHER little girls walks up to the barricade, sticks her hand through and says "Thank you for the balloons." Its always nice to feel that you did something for someone else. * Recently, this troper went home from college to work at an internship for a few months. There, he met a wonderful girl who he felt an immediate connection to and - even though he tried not to couldn't resist liking her. He told her he was on break, but he never told her his school was on the other side of the country, nor that he would be leaving in two months. His parents eventually found out, and chastised him for trying to start a new relationship before going back to school and for not telling her the truth. Time went on, and he felt more and more burdened and guilty for hiding the truth, but also felt sure that she would break up with him if he told her the truth. Finally, he told her one day about everything. She gave him a big long hug, and told him she wanted to stay with him anyways. Then, leaning forward, she told him "I love you" for the first time, and gave him a kiss that melted away all his fears. * This troper has a real-life roleplay with a few friends, where we roleplay as a dysfunctional family. Normally, I play the part of the least favorite child, and my friend who acts as the mother will say things like "Oh, my least favorite!" or, when I say "I love you, mommy!" say "I hate you too!". Recently I had to stay home from school

for a few days because a bad breakup left me depressed; when I logged onto Facebook, the friend who rps as my mother had posted on my wall, in character, showing concern for me, saying "I was concerned about my least favorite baby!". Also, one of my lifelong friends (who plays the role of my brother in our game, but that isn't important), who is very much a Tsundere and frequently expresses his hatred for everyone, asked me if I was okay and said he would always be there for me. * This troper has a good many [=CMoHs=] to do with the animals her family's had over the years. One, an amazon parrot, was adopted from a man who bred birds, sold because he wouldn't breed. When her mother first saw him, he was shivering in a corner, shared stiff. Within a few weeks, she and the parrot were completely bonded, and he (Felix) is still with them today. Others: ** A pair of exceptionally friendly rats were surrendered to this troper's local humane society, because they were unwanted. The subsequent adoption of those two rats inspired her family's lifelong love of them as pets, eventually reaching a peak of 13 rats in one sitting about a year later. ** Upon the devastating passing of her cockatiel named Gorgeous, this troper's mother posted a photo of her on facebook in memoriam. A friend of her mother's wrote back that she had recently rescued an 11year-old cockatiel from a neglectful home (his previous owner had had chronic back pain and chainsmoked so much that when given a bath, the water ran yellow from his feathers). He was underweight, unbalanced (literally), and featherpicked. However, when her mother offered a hand to him, he immediately got on. A few months later, the cockatiel (now named Baby) is living in this troper's kitchen with the other birds; neaurotic, but appreciative of the attention he recieves, closing his eyes whenever talked to, and calling after "his flock" whenever one of them leave the house. * I am cursed with the ownership of a cat afraid to eat by himself. It's probably because of the whole "watering hole" dealy in the wild. He will always meow and lead us into the kitchen when he wants to eat. A while ago, I was walking to the kitchen, and I saw my sister (who, I can't lie, is a bit of a JerkAss.) there, standing in the center of the floor with my cat. She said "psst" because that draws his attention. Then she rubbed her head against his and whispered to him, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold "If you call me I will be there."]] It was one of the most weirdly sweet things I've seen her done. * This troper had a friend whom he had (unrequited) romantic feelings towards for years, following [[ItMeantSomethingToMe a one-night stand]]. When I finally confessed this to her, she just smiled a little and kissed me. And then said "Just because I can't love you in the way that you want me to, doesn't mean I don't love you with all my heart." Nothing's changed between us since then- and nothing has to. * This troper, who I will now refer in the first person to avoid confusion, spent most of his middle school life not trusting people. I had a bad childhood and assumed that everyone was out to hurt me, so I never trusted anyone, always being mean to them before they could be mean to me. This lead to me being left alone by pretty much everyone, who I thought they all hated me. One day, a new student moved to my school. From that first day, that new student constantly picked on me,

getting worse and worse, calling me names like "Worthless" and laughing at me whenever I tried to stand up for myself. It all reached a climax one day during class where the teacher walked in on me yelling at the bully, who of course, didn't appear to have done anything wrong. I told the teacher about how he had been bullying me. She turned to the class to ask if they could back up my claim. I instantly thought that everyone would side with the bully and leave me to dry. But no, they told the teacher about all the things the bully had done to me. They were on ''my'' side. Said bully was promptly punished, and I was amazed. Even though I had been so mean and distrusting of them all, [[TearsOfJoy they had stood up for me]]. * this troper is very self conscious about her writing- she always feels like it's crap. someone posted it on Fanfic recs last week. this troper has not stopped smiling since. the best part? she's questioned all of her friends that she knows have read the story in question and have used TV Tropes.... the Idea that right now, there is someone she's never met who likes the story enough to do that... it just makes her so happy. to make things better, she's received a ton of reviewsnone of which were flames. :) * This troper has spent the last 8 months obsessing over a girl in his high school, a year older than him. She was something of a selfproclaimed EmotionlessGirl (the truth of that statement is highly debatable). In a heart-to-heart with her in recent days, we were talking about it, trying to figure out what happened when. I got angry and I lashed out at her, "You know, I've been thinking. About how I obsessed, how I felt about you, how our relationship would have been I can't help but think I deserve better". Immediately after I said it, I felt like I'd just had a personal Dethroning Moment of Suck. She looked at me for a moment, wearing the same smile she did when she turned me down on day 1, rubbed my shoulder (a big deal for someone who has been known to resort to physical violence rather than get hugged), and said, "You're right. You're totally right. You deserve someone who will care about you and for you, someone who can love you as much as you love them and you won't get it from someone like me. You deserve to move on. You deserve a girl who can love you. But if I could love anyone it would be you." After that, she simply picked up her bags and hopped on the bus. * You know what? I just want to thank you guys. I've been in a bit of a bind lately, been sort of wondering whether or not there is a god, humanity is ultimately good and yadda-yadda-yadda. Two years ago I was a militant atheist who thought that Richard Dawkins was the best thing sine sliced Bibles; and then I became an agnostic who said that you can't, and sort of just rested on my laurels there, secure that I had the only sane and logical approach to God ever, ever. The beginning of the end of all of that was when I started looking at Nietzsche, funnily enough. I really liked the idea of being one of those strong, autonomous noble chaps and convinced myself that because of my unfaltering charm and lust for life, I was. Whether or not the last bit is true is not important. What is is that after a particularly odd week where I was put through a goodly number of wringers, I sat down and started reading this page. And then I had to go to bed because it was two am. And then I did it again. And this time I got all the way

to the end. It was probably a few things all working together, and the fact that it had been a weird time for me probably made me more open to the idea, but I remember that the first time I ever felt something light up inside me, something that I really couldn't explain was when I was reading this page. It was like someone had sparked a lighter inside me, in some place I couldn't feel even if I was looking at someone I fancied. It was...deeper than that. I guess a way to describe it would be like the Princess and the Pea. There was this immense gulf between my skin and whatever was deep down inside of me, but through all of that space and density (it felt like an empty gulf and a mile of concrete at the same time) there was this feeling of joy. That everything was going to be alright. Everything. I want to thank you, TV Tropes, for giving me religion. * This is coming from someone who's own grandmother had been recovering from breast cancer (who's mother also had it; we suspect it runs in the family). A friend of mine, who we'll call Suzanne, has a grandmother with breast cancer, herself, and is extremely distraught over losing her hair, which she had reportedly loved so much. What does Suzanne decide to do? She shaves her head in honor of her grandmother; she (Suzanne) says her hair doesn't matter, but she knows how much it affects her grandmother. I still can't stop congratulating her for doing something I don't think even I could have done. * This troper has made quite a few mistakes and had been taking out her depression by cutting, I felt really bad about it after and stopped out of guilt but I still had yet to tell anyone about it. At a sleep over with some friends, I was laying with my Best friend and on impluse I told her and showed her in the bathroom. I thought she'd be angry and disapointed but she said that she just felt a huge amount of compassion for me. We fell asleep cuddleing. I haven't cut for about 4 months. * This troper was mostly an outcast and a loner after moving to a new state in 4th grade and things got progressively worse toward the end of middle school. In high school, I began to find myself and found a social niche for the first time in years. However, throughout the whole time, I was never sure what others thought of me, and I was afraid that I'd developed the same reputation for being an annoying little pest as I had in middle school. Flash forward to senior year academic awards night, where I end up taking home several awards. The next day, in my French class, a couple of my classmates congratulate me and tell me that "everyone loves me." It took four years, but I think I've finally recovered. * This Troper works in the Humane Society's Kitten Nursery, where volunteers help take care of orphaned baby kittens. One day, he was taking care of a new kitten who had just came in. The kitten always seemed so sad, because it was an only child and had no siblings to play with. In fact, it kept trying to jump onto the second table to play with the other litters who were being taken care of. Anyway, This Troper decided to give the kitten some love, so he wrapped the kitten in a towel and held it in his lap. Immediately, the kitten lay down on its side and rubbed its little head against This Troper's arm. They sat there for 20 minutes while This Troper pet the kitten and played with it. Eventually, it fell asleep, but it and This Troper were

instant friends. sadly, This Troper couldn't adopt it because his parents are allergic. See also TroperTales/HeartwarmingMoments2. ----

HeartwarmingMoments10 * A friend of mine is mute. This condition causes her a good amount of stress along with some bouts with depression. She has a five-year-old daughter (whose father is no longer around), and nothing pains her more than the thought that her daughter will never hear her mother's laughter or words of encouragement. A few days ago, she took her daughter to the park. The little girl made a new friend there, a curious and active boy who was eager to play. After they had been there some time: -->Boy: "How come your mom doesn't talk?" -->Daughter: "Of course she talks. She says this to me all the time." She turns to her mom and makes the sign for 'I love you'. * This Troper heard a story about a man who suffered from a disease known as ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease: it basically shuts down every voluntary muscle you have, up to and including your diaphragm, which is kinda important for breathing) riding in a power wheel chair from Orlando, Florida to Washington D.C. It took him three weeks and a lot of tears and pain, and his wife had followed behind him every step in a van with a lift and many decals on the side dedicated to the friends and family who also suffered from ALS. After arriving in Washington, they went on to campaign for funding at the Capital building, talking directly to Floridian senators and representatives. The man who rode the wheelchair up was a veteran (veterans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with ALS) and was honored in Washington at the Arlington National Cemetery with a wreath laying, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You may not have heard of this remarkable story: The man's name is Kenneth Lee Patterson Senior, but the wreath laying will always be a CMOH and a TearJerker for This Troper... This Troper happening to be named Kenneth Lee Patterson Junior. And This Troper was damn proud to see that arrival in Arlington. Damn. Proud. * Kinda with this Troper, but it's mostly because my little brothers birth came at a time my family was breaking up, and I was being bullied at school (Cos nothing says have a good time at school like having one of the seniors calling your five year old self a retarded freak for only having one eye on your transition day from kindy) Cue me not telling my mother about my ongoing bullying at all because she was stressed and upset about my brother who has devolopmental problems. FOR TEN FEKIN' YEARS until I had a nervous breakdown and stopped showering/brushing my hair/ refusing to go to school until I finally admitted I was being bullied and how much I hated myself for blaming him, as I didn't want to upset my Mum more than she already was. Cue me trying to reconcile with my brother and finding we have alot in common. Nice to know that the friendless girl who wanted to

die when she was eleven and hated her brother for taking away mummy's attention is now happy and healthy with some of the best friends ever. And introducing her brother to the wonders of Discworld. But we can still go days without speaking to each other. And promptly joke about it next time we do. *** Aww * Has hope for mankind* * Last week, I took my driving test, which I've been waiting for for two years--yeah, long time to have a permit I know--I failed by two points and was feeling pretty awful since in my frustrated mind it felt like I would never get a licence. I put up a frustrated status on facebook that said "I fail at driving and life" or some over dramatic nonsense like that. One of her friends was online and I opened the window to chat with him. He told me a lame pun about a neutron walking into a bar, and we just talked (typed?) for a while. By the end of the conversation, I felt much better. That night, he was still online, so I opened the chat window to say thank you. As soon as I did, he said something really sweet (can't remember it specifically) about me making a positive difference in his life. I was already on the verge of happy tears, when another window popped up. It was a friend who I'd always enjoyed talking to, but we never really got to know each other, and we hadn't talked for awhile. It was a paragraph saying that I was a great girl. To compound the emotional impact, it's senior year, and we're all sentimental anyway. By then I was almost bawling because I got hit by a semi-truck of nice on a day when I really needed it. Thanks guys, you're the best. * It was this troper's figure skating coach's birthday, and she had completely forgotten about it. The rest of the rink didn't forget. Cue 18 girls, ranging from 17 to 7 crowding around her singing Happy Birthday with music playing over the loudspeakers. This troper made it also qualify as a CrowningMomentOfFunny by saying --> Me: I feel a group hug coming on! ** Naturally, there was a group hug. * This Troper would love a CMOH, but knows she's never getting one. Nearly everyone she's ever known as treated her like shit, used her, abused her, pretended to be her friend only so that they could take until she had nothing more to give. The one person who ever treated her like a human being is lovable, but a complete CloudCuckooLander at times. She thought she was getting a CMOH for her last birthday, but it turned out to be a mean prank by some 20-somethings who thought they were still in junior high. But, that's OK. She has since followed the advice of one of these girls' {{lickspittle}}s and found some spirituality. '''VOO-DOO!!!''' ** Aww. Poor troper. Here's a {{Glomp}}. Hope you get your CMOH one day :) ** Well, I'm giving you a hug and so should everyone else because you are AWESOME and you don't deserve to be treated so badly. HUG. <3 ** I know it's late... but one more hug for you, you deserve it... ** Very late, I imagine, but allow me to offer another hug: *hugs* ** Even more very late, but *hugs*. [[{{Tropers/Luo}} This troper]]'s own birthday is coming up, and he had that happen to him once too, so he can most definitely sympathize and empathize. * It was no more than a few words and a hug, but it still meant a lot

to me. --> '''Me:''' * feeling utterly depressed* Do you like me? Do you love me? --> '''Him:''' Aww, of course I do. * hugs* * Two years ago I (male) made my first friend (female). Naturally, somewhere along the line I kind of fell in love with her. One day I asked her about what type of guys she likes and she replied. "My boyfriend of course." Cue a punch straight into my heart. I felt down for a few weeks, but then I realized something - I stopped feeling that way about her. I don't know why. But the next day I realized that I walked up to her and said: -> You know...For some time I believed that I loved you. The day you told me you have a boyfriend, I felt crushed. But now I got over it. So...I still want to be your friend. You're the first person I opened up to, besides my family, and I don't want to end it. I...I think of you like a little sister that I can trust...But if you don't want to know me anymore...I'll be fine wiShe stopped me with a hug. My first outside-family hug. She laughed and said "You're so damn corny". That day was one of the best days of my life. * The fact we're on page '''10''' of these stories is pretty heartwarming, no? * This one is fairly minor, but this troper's sister made me a facebook page despite my protest(I was a sad loner at the time: basically, I was a loner, but, deep down, I felt sad and often saw how empty my life was) and, when she made me check it three days later, I had about 45 friend requests. The slightly heartwarming thing is that many of the people were those I didn't think cared much about me (long story short, I hadn't particularly spoken to them except the occational "Hi" or being made to work with them for projects at school). The truely heartwarming thing is that the girl I had a crush on when I first met her (and helped her get used to being at our school: she had come from a private school) had requested as well. To quote my sister, "I can't believe it. My brother has friends." * This troper's younger sister has autism, and during the last couple years that she was in high school, she kept insisting that she and her friend were going to get trophies. So, a couple weeks before graduation, their classroom had a small party and we found out that the teachers had pitched in to buy them really nice engraved trophies that read below their names: "Congratulations on graduating high school!" It's still on her dresser, ready to show anyone who wants to see. * For those who live in Virginia might remember the Blizzard of 2010. It caused school to be closed for almost two weeks and the power to go out for almost two days. Now, in my neighborhood, our neighbors hate each other (half of which my [[NoodleIncident brother caused]]). But, after the power went out, we actually started helping each other out. Providing each other with warmth from a wood stove, borrowing tools to help the situation, etc. * This troper volunteers at the local hospice, and seeing friends and family coming to visit the patients always helps reset my mood no matter what happens in the previous week. Once a glass cup was broken

and I went in to clean up. The friends and family of the patient (and believe me, there were lots) suddenly started to sing hymns. It was beautiful. I went home later that day with a grin that lasted the entire following week. * This Troper has been in an RP where two characters (controlled by the same person, but it still counts) were in a EveryoneCanSeeIt relationship. But after finishing a boss fight that could have killed one of them, they finally admitted that they loved each other. (Granted, This Troper accidentially overshadowed them the next post with what the other claimed was a Crowning moment of Badass, but I digress.) * This [[@/Asuyuka Troper's]] boyfriend. Who has, amongst other things, always been there for her. Period. Culminating in a recent episode where I was assaulted and impregnated, didn't tell for months, and my belly was only getting larger. The first person she told was her boyfriend, who drove her down, got her a test, and when we went to [=McDonald's=] and I had taken it in the bathroom, it came out to be positive. I don't think he has ever seen me so scared in my life, but he sat down and bought me a cheeseburger, gave me a hug and told me we could work this out and it will all be better. Now, not only had he not turned me down, in doing so he would have broken my spirit, but because he made me tell my parents, my son has a loving set of adoptive parents who I can keep in contact with, my spirit is into finishing school, and I know no matter what, he has made a difference for me and will be there no matter what. Without him, I'd be in a woman's shelter and the baby not safe... so I thank him with all my heart for being my hugs and my steadying pole. Again, thank you. And, when my son is of age, I hope he can see the sacrifices you made for him and thank you too. * [[@/MattyChanHazel This Troper]], who is a bit of a feminist, was in a Religious Studies class, and we we doing work on women's rights in Islam. I got into an argument with three boys sitting near me (whom I'll call J, R, and M). By the end of it, the three of them had me in literal tears, as they'd refused to listen to me, had just snapped at me, had told me to "get into the kitchen" many times, and had basically refused to accept that I was a person. The final straw was when they said "Oh, c'mon, we're only having a laugh". I didn't find it funny. Cue me running out of the classroom in tears and going into the chapel and sobbing. My teacher then came in with my bag, and said something along the lines of: --> You are one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. I mean it; you're a genius. Your arguments were spot-on and completely correct, and they were well-argued too, even if they refused to listen. You've gotten a level 8 in your end-of-year exam, which means I'm putting you down for a projected A* (A+ if you're American) in your RS GCSE. Don't listen to those three simpletons, because they have done no way near as well as you have. One day you're gonna look back on this and laugh. ** He then let me stay out of my next class until I had recovered, even though this ended up being HALF OF MY NEXT LESSON. What a teacher! * This troper gave a young wandering hippie guy $10 to buy food for

his (adorable!) dog. Then we wound up sitting in the park together for five or six hours--total strangers, chatting about life, the universe, and everything, until the sun set behind us. Neither of us had any reason to sit down together, nor to sit down together for so long. But we did it anyway. * This troper has had [[AllLoveIsUnrequited no]] [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend luck]] [[TwiceShy with guys]] whatsoever. Her latest crush is a huuuge {{Kuudere}} (we're talking about a dere-core under five layers of frost) who doesn't talk much and has a poker face Lady Gaga would be proud of. We're standing at a bus stop in the middle of the night and I had forgotten my jacket, so naturally, I'm freezing my ass off. So I turn to him and jokingly says (not expecting much), "Hey, would you mind lending me your jacket?" He promptly takes it off and hands it to me. At first I just stare at it, but then I regain my senses and wrap myself in it. His bus is coming and he turns to me, looks at me and says "You can keep it 'til tomorrow. So you don't freeze on your way home. There's gum in the left pocket if you want it," before he leaps onto the bus. It was the sweetest thing I've ever heard him say and the first moment of genuine compassion he ever showed. * Some twelve years ago, my little brother became sick. Kids become sick all the time. This was worse. He had a 40C (100F) fever and couldn't stop coughing. At first we thought it was just the flu, but his fever didn't go down, and he coughed so hard it made him vomit up any food he ate. One morning, we found him in bed, with his face and torso all bloated. He was rushed to a hospital, where it turned out he had coughed so hard one the pleura around one of his lungs had ruptured, and the bloating was because air leaked out under his skin. Every specialist in our city saw him, but no-one could figure out what illness he had until he was well on his way to recovery. It turned out to be ornithosis, a rare flu-type bacterial infection with a 20% mortality rate. My brother was convalescent for four months, and was told that his ruptured lung was a goner, and that the most arduous thing he would ever be able to do was climb a flight of stairs. There was talk of holding him back a grade because he'd miss so much school. Then one afternoon, the doorbell rings. It's my brother's teacher. She is holding a bunch of schoolbooks in her hands. She then sat down at the dining table with my brother, and went through the assignments for that week. She proceeded to tutor my brother five nights a week for his entire convalescence, and refused any payment for what she did. My brother went back to school after that summer, and was not held back. As for my brother's physical condition? He has competed in the national championships in iaido and aikido, and successfully completed a term of service in the Army. * My personal one happened on a Friday night, me and a friend had just had a party and it was about 2am. The house was a mess and we were just sat there on the floor talking about things. We ended up talking about a relationship she was in years ago, that was violent, and I helped her get away from it. After telling me a load of stuff about things that happened that she never told anyone about before, she said she kept the letter I sent her, that helped her get through it all. I was suprised about how much it meant to her, and she has kept it safe

all this time, in her bedroom. After reading it, we just sat and hugged. * Now, I have always been a ShrinkingViolet. I never enjoyed making eye contact, I never felt comfortable talking with others, and I did not have many friends. That was, until the beginning of eighth grade. This boy named Tim was in my French class, and out of nowhere he began talking to me. He had never spoken more than three words to me before (and we have known each other since first grade). He told me about his relationship problems, he talked to me about television shows he had seen, he told me about video games he had played...and for the first time in my life, I actually talked back. I told him about my family, about books I read, among many other things. Not only that, but Tim also invited me places, said hi to me whenever we passed in the hallway, and even told the boy I had a crush on nice things about me and got him to notice me for the first time. As time went by, I grew increasingly more comfortable around him. He would always blow me kisses as a joke, and I would sometimes actually blow a kiss back. Tim became the greatest friend I had ever had, but this is not the Crowning Moment of Heartwarming that occured between us. It happened during the last day of school. We were called back to our homerooms to receive our report cards, and Tim had come back to say goodbye to my homeroom teacher (she was his history teacher). He had not gotten the chance to say much to me that day, and, after hugging the teacher goodbye, left the room. But, he had not forgotten about me. He popped his head in the doorway with a smile, looked at me, and blew me one final kiss. I smiled and tried not to cry. That one moment reminded me he was the reason I walked out of the eighth grade more confident than I had entered. He was the reason I had more friends, the reason I looked forward to coming to school every day. He was the reason I am a different person today. He showed me I am someone who should not be afraid of others not liking me, that I am a kind person who's company others enjoy. And I realized all this when he blew me that one little kiss. Thank you, Tim. :) * Bit meta, but...there are ten TroperTales pages for CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. ''Ten.'' If that doesn't give you a bit more faith in humanity, I don't know what would. * Not sure if this is more CMOH or CMOA, but here goes. This troper took his first job out of college in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He decided to fly back home to his family in Michigan for Christmas. However, his flight from Denver to Chicago got delayed by about a half hour due to weather, and when he finally touched down at O'Hare he sprinted across five terminals only to discover he had missed his connection home by what must have been two minutes. He was now stranded all alone in Chicago on Christmas Eve. He quite angrily headed over to the gate agent and got in line, where he learned that was the last flight out, and there wasn't a flight to his hometown until 1 PM Christmas Day. At this point he overheard a conversation with a couple behind him that involved the word "Michigan." He turned and talked to them, and soon learned they were going the same way and had missed the same connecting flight. For the next 24 hours, they took him in as if he was their own family. At first, we decided "eff this, we're renting a car and driving this mofo." Small problem with that: after searching

for two hours, EVERY rental agency in Chicago was out of cars. After a little more arguing with United, they put us up in the Hilton for the night until we could get out. This troper and two total strangers spent a quite memorable Christmas Eve night trudging around Chicago in a torrential downpour looking for booze, then went back to the hotel to drown our sorrows and watch A Christmas Story. They then took me out to breakfast the next morning at O'Hare, and we got in on standby for the 1 PM flight home, where they turned him over to his family to end the 28-hour journey. In conclusion, this troper is forever grateful to those two strangers for taking him in as family in a pretty dark hour of his life, and he will never fly United Airlines again. * This troper struggled with his gender identity for years before finally accepting that he was a bisexual female-to-male transsexual. (I'm just going to speak in the first person now, it's easier). I had a series of operations and underwent hormone therapy, and it's pretty hard to tell that I used to be a girl. I had a girlfriend who left me when I told her I used to be female, and when I finally fell in love again, I was terrified that if I told him the truth he'd leave me, too. Finally I got up the nerve to tell him, and instead of rejecting me and being disgusted, he told me he'd love me no matter what. We've been together for three years now, and he makes my world a brighter place. * Not quite as awe-inspiring as some of these examples, but this Troper finally decided she wanted to study Japanese after discovering her favourite singer, who was only famous for singing the theme for a notorious BL anime. Fast forward two years and she met the singer and talked to him in broken Japanese. Then this year she met him again and talked to him for an hour in Japanese, in a conversation that included [[center: '''Singer''': &#12358;&#12414;&#12367;&#12394;&#12385;&#12419;&#12387;&#12383;&#1239 7;?&#12288;(You got good!)]] Compliments don't come from this guy easily, so this troper will treasure it (and the warm fuzzy glow it gave her) forever. * This troper's father had terminal cancer when she -- er, I -- was in my early twenties, and after a few years had finally gone to the point where my dad had to go into hospice. They didn't feed him anything, just gave him water and morphine to help control the pain. Anyway, he was pretty delirious for the first few days, but then for a couple of days was lucid. 48 hours before he passed away, I was in his room with my mom and a few relatives. Dad at first beckoned to Mom to give her a kiss, and then he stared at me. Mom gestured for me to move closer because Dad wanted to give me a kiss, and then I asked, "Are you sure you want to give me a kiss?" He then responded with, "Of course I want to kiss my baby girl." That evening he slipped into unconsciousness, then passed away. I will never forget that I was able to get that one last kiss from my dad. * This troper had recently ended a friendship with a girl who had initially been friendly but then suddenly had become this hurtful, condescending character who did nothing but make me feel bad about myself, tell me that my art work was terrible, my writing was terrible, and even going so far as to tell me she never used the

birthday present I bought her and that it was just lying around unopened and reduce me to tears frequently yet still claimed to be my friend. After leaving her and the group I usually hung around with, I explained to her kindly why I left and she replied rudely, saying that none of them ever liked me anyway. I felt stupid for ever feeling bad for leaving. I joined another group of girls I knew fairly well and we all got along fine and I started to feel a lot happier. My birthday comes around a few weeks after wards, I walked into the music room where we all ate lunch that morning, and was greeted by the whole room serenading me with happy birthday, a hug, a cute little plushie, and the news that two of my friends had made birthday cakes for me. I was so overwhelmed I almost cried. * This troper and her friend are both terribly afraid of heights. Last week we were in Wyoming, taking a short hike, and we were discussing an upcoming long hike when we had this unexpectedly sweet exchange: ->Friend: If the paths on the long hike are really gonna be that narrow, then someone's gonna need to catch me when I pass out, fall, and die. ->Me: That's what we're here for. ->Friend: What, to watch me fall to my death? ->Me: No, to catch you! ->Friend: ...Oh. * This troper has the tendency to fall in love with a girl and is so incredibly shy that the girl rarely ever notices even anything. Then, there was that girl I was in love with for half a year or even more when I found out (on the last day of a two-weeks school trip to Italy in 10th class) that she had a boyfriend. It was the day of the return trip, so it was pretty awkward, but I separated from the group, sat down on a random bench far away from everyone and started crying. After a moment, a friend of mine who I know since 2nd grade and who's normally rather stoic comes over, sits next to me and puts his arm around my shoulder while I pour out my heart to him. * This troper had a massive CMOH while he was volunteering to fix up some computers at a local elementary school. I had just finished all my duties, waiting for everything to wrap up and my ride to arrive, when instead, what I got was the school's vice principal, on orders from her superior, bring ''my little brother'' to see me. To clarify, I'd been separated from him two years ago in an incident that had left me homeless and left him trapped in a household with AbusiveParents. Anyway, I ate lunch with him, but he seemed to be afraid of me, not responding to my questions and trying to avoid eye contact in general. My hopes were dashed; it seemed like he had completely forgotten about me. Then, just as the day was wrapping up, we bumped into one of his teachers. She asked him to introduce me, and his reply made me, normally distant and emotionally inept, run crying into the nearby bathroom: "This is Jon...my brother!" It doesn't sound like much, but after spending the better part of the day worried that he didn't remember me at all...I suddenly felt silly for ever thinking that. A few days later, the school principal e-mailed me and asked me why my little brother acted so aloof to everybody, a HeroicBSOD to the point where he was in special ed just to compensate. I told the principal the whole tale of the AbusiveParents in an e-mail, but I don't know

what happened next. Whatever came of it...I hope you're safe, little bro. You keep playing those video games I set you up with...one day, you'll be [[WarioWare my P2]] once again. * This troper has two CMOH's, and she shall list them in order of happening: ** Several months ago, around spring, this troper was walking around the school track three times, as she always does. And as they always do the local [[JerkJock Football players]] and their horrible bitch sex-toy cheerleader (Needs to be made a trope, I swear!) were heckling this troper while playing football (Except the sex-toy, who was nonetheless heckling her) They said the usual: "We're gonna kill wolves (Troper's favorite animal)" "Troper you're a fat bitch!" (She isn't, but she's not a bullimic sex toy like their's is.) And this troper just planned to lock them out again for this (C'mon, they deserve it! Plus they her though this shit long before she began locking them out. But first she was going to eat her lunch, which she hid in a bush as usual; They would throw her stuff around if they ever found it. Which they had that day: her food, coat, and survival bag. That's when this troper snapped; she ran back out onto the field and demanded her stuff back. The bitch concietedly told her that they didn't have her stuff, which she knew was a lie; and her Beau's teased and insulted the troper more. So in a fit of rage this troper started kicking aroud and caling them names like brute and barbarian, and best of all "[[DidyouthinkIcantfeel HOW DO YOU GUYS LIKE IT]]?" Then the pushed her into the field and told her that her stuff was in a trash can. She went over to investigate and one kid, who was with them and recording event warned that they would Toss her into the trash can if she did. She didn't care, she just wanted her stuff back. It wasn't there, so they showed her another trashcan while running away with it. she chased after them while the idiot with the camcorder made some dumb comment on the chase and she caught them, only to find the trashcan empty. Tired, starving, and emotionally drained, she stumbled away from the field and out the school gates towards home, not caring if she got her stuff back or if she got punished from leaving school early, but as she started descending the hill on which her school sat, her spanish teacher crossed her path and saw the tears in her eyes. This woman, who was usually tougher than nails and generally disliked by other students, walked this troper down to the office and told her everything would work out ok. In the office they had had her stuff and her food, and she had a chance to eat her lunch and simmer down. and when she finally got to Spanish class she finds her teacher giving her students a lecture against bullying and telling them about how some of her most bullied students became the most sucsessful of her class. This troper always loved her lectures and was always a diligent student, but from then on she considered Mrs. [=McGlade=] her favorite teacher, and probably the best one in the world. ** This next one happened in July, while this Troper was in California for her cousin's wedding. she was at a practice dinner with her father and brother was catching up with relitives when she noticed each spot at the table had an envelope on it. She asked several people what they were all about, but no body knew. Her mind went straight into party favor mode and considered money the only option for it,But she waited

to open it to be sure. Finally the Pre-dinner speeches begin, including one from her pregnant, soon to be married cousin (No, it wasn't a shotgun wedding. They found out after the engagement.) Then the brides mother gave a speech, and when it seemed over the troper picked up her envelop to go ask what it was, when her aunt added "By the way, about the envelope open it." Everyone in the room tore open their envelopes, and inside each held a card. this troper opened it, still pictiring money inside it. All that was inside it were the words "It's a boy." this Troper then ignored the buffet (Something she almost never does)to ask the Bride what his name would be. She replied, "We're going to name him Jett. J-e-t-t." That's when this Troper realised that the thought of such a young life and family beginning right before her eyes was the party favor, and would last longer than money or whatever I could buy from it. ** You were thinking of TheLibby by the way, although she isn't always a cheerleader (but usually is). * This lurker first off wants to hug each and every one of you. And every single other person involved in these stories. While I haven't cried too much and I don't doubt humanity... You all made me feel warm and fuzzy and like standing up for people I don't know and giving random people in the halls hugs. Yes. You have created a monster. SECOND off and here comes the actual CMoH. Well, I like to think it is... When I was about eight, I was given my first gameboy. An Advanced , of course, which was totally awesome to me then. And a whole selection of cool games! Well, a couple months (enough time for me to fall in love and not get bored of course) after I had received this much appreciated gift (I seriously wouldn't be a geek if not for that--it started EVERYTHING), a house burned down. Now, this house had been that of my preschool's principal's. I didn't really know the lady too well--or her son. However, I gave away that much loved Advanced and over seven games--asking my mom if I could give it to the boy because he didn't have anything to play with. While not as good as giving them a house or food, it was something I loved that I was willing to give. And not to sound arrogant, but I am immensely proud of that choice. Because while I lost the gameboy, I had given it to someone who (maybe not needed) but would appreciate it more than I could and now I have my DS Light and games and I'll never have to doubt that I did the right thing. ** Another is kinda hard to explain without getting into my background. I am ADHD. I am not just ADHD, I am a female ADHD-er with a very 'boyish' way of showing it. It effected my life not just in energy and concentration, but pretty much destroyed me socially in Kindergarten. (It's better now. As much as I hated it, being medicated helped me adjust. Now I wish I DIDN'T always stop my impulses.) One day, when staying in the afterschool program (which I didn't normally do), I was being picked on. Now, I was dense then. I didn't mind being kicked around--these people were playing with me! I know. I was pretty pathetic. Well, a boy with temper problems who was like and still is like a brother to me, came in and defended me. I know it doesn't seem like much but... It really was. And every time I stayed after, he'd play with me and defend me and I lost him for a few years, and we've both changed drastically, but we're still friends and I'm sure he'd

still defend me if it came down to it and I can't help but tear up knowing I have someone like that to care about me. * OK, I have a couple... let's see if I can get through them without [[ManlyTears crying]] ** I have a close friend who's effectively a CMOH factory. After being valedictorian of our college class, she spent three months on a hospital ship that sailed around Cambodia providing medical care to those who would otherwise have no access to medicine or doctors. She followed that up with a year working at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Trinidad. While there, she became close with numerous patients. One of the patients died, and with no others to do so, my friend broke the news to the patient's mother, then took primary responsibility for planning her funeral. Not long after, she fought tooth and nail for hours to get a sick man a bed and basic care. He had been standing in the hospital waiting for help overnight, had soiled himself, and had been cared for by no one. After she secured a bed for him, she washed and fed him herself. ** Nine months ago a friend of mine died in a tragic accident during a semester abroad in Italy. He was ten days shy of his 20th birthday, and left behind many devoted friends. He and I had bonded over a love of film photography, often lamenting how a good print could take hours of labor in the dark room while lazy people could just print out digital pictures in minutes. I volunteered to do the photo board for his memorial service, however my printer broke down the night before. I went back through my negatives from the photo classes we'd had together, and found one picture of him. The next day I used a school printer to do the memorial board, then rolled up my sleeves and went into the dark room to make a good print from the negative I'd found. In 45 minutes, I made four. One for myself, one to hang in the photo lab he loved so much, one for a friend, and one I planned to give to his family. That night after the memorial service, I gave the picture to his mother, saying I couldn't let it just pictures that got spit out of a printer. The next morning, I got a message from his younger sister. She hung the picture on her wall. * Troper has a grandmother whose neighbor's child saved a pitbull puppy from being literally stoned to death. He brought the puppy home and 4 years later it still lives with them. * This troper's mother passed away recently. After not taking to his best friend of fifteen years for several months due to various reasons, he finally hung out with said friend and her brother. Not only did they barely mention the long period of time it had been since they talked, but the true Crowning Moment of Heartwarming came when he went to the friend's house. Her mother said, "You know, I still think of you as my kid." In a time where this troper needs a mother figure more than ever, thinking about this makes him want to cry every time. * Approximately one year ago, this lurker made the decision that he wanted to go to see one of his friends who lived overseas. After getting a job just for the occasion, he began working and doing as many things he didn't want to do as possible to get as much money as he could in time for his next birthday. One year passed and at this point he'd made enough money to fly over and everything was almost set in stone. With under a month to go until his trip, this lurker was

told that it simply wasn't going to work out even after all his effort. This event sent this lurker into an upset and rather aggressive state. A few days into this state, this lurker received a phone call from a friend he'd had in third grade who, as if he had been reading this lurker's mind, said that he may come to see this lurker for his birthday. After the phone call ended, the phone call as a whole sunk in and this lurker burst into happy tears. This may not be as much of a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming as some of the other examples, but it's the closest this lurker has got right now. * Just last year, one of this troper's theatre buddies was involved in a fundraising event to fight breast cancer. This troper is not normally known for being charitable, but for some reason he felt like helping her out. So this troper logged into her site and donated a small amount to her cause(obviously not too much, since he is a starving student himself). A couple of days later, this troper was on his way to class when this happened: ---> '''Troper's Friend:''' Hey! ---> (Troper turns around) ---> '''Troper:''' Oh, he----> (is cut off by Troper's Friend engulfing him in a massive hug) ---> '''Troper's Friend:''' I wanted to thank you. This troper is not accustomed to just receiving warm embraces like that. He spent the rest of the day in a kind of haze, with a bit of a goofy grin on his face. It was then that he realized that there is no high that is as potent or as addictive as the high you can get from a simple, earnest hug. Bonus points if it's earned. * (Separated into parts because of how long this one is...but it's important.) Anyone ever heard of ''May I Kiss You?'' It's a book all about dating, and about giving your partners choices before just kissing, or jumping, or groping them. Even if you think you can read BodyLanguage...well, if you're wrong, that's called harassment. There's a bunch of cool positives to the message, too, and little tips on how to date, and how to ask questions of your partners. Give them a choice, make them feel loved, etc. The author, one Mike Domitrz, came to our college just recently and gave a really inspiring talk on it. But none of that was the moment of Heartwarming. ** The moment of heartwarming had to do with a girl named Cheri. This girl was Mike's sister, and he was inspired to write the book partially, if not mostly, to tell people to get involved when they see something bad happening to a person, and not just say 'it's none of my business'. You see, back in Mike's college days, Cheri was raped. And it hurt everyone in her family, including Mike, pretty badly. But, with remarkable courage and considerable composure, she was able to continue with her life, and even help others who were also survivors of assault. In fact, only four hours after the rape occurred, when Mike was on the phone with his mom, Cheri asked to speak to her little brother. She said (if I recall correctly): [[SincerityMode Hey, Mike. I'm okay. Is there anything I can do to help you?]] That's right, this girl was raped, and she was more concerned about her little brother than herself. That's pretty [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome]], and pretty heartwarming, and kind of...[[TearJerker wow]]...yet that's ''still'' not the moment we're here to discuss.

** At the end of every one of Mike's talks, he takes out his camera and says that the audience can decide on something to shout out, and he'll post it on Youtube. It's a fun little thing, and we got fun little suggestions. Chief among them, since we're talking about college students here, was "We [[PrecisionFStrike cockblock]] rapists!" (Going back to the 'help people' thing, actually. If you're at a party and see a guy trying to get a girl drunk, get a group of friends and step in. [[DontExplainTheJoke A.K.A. Cockblock the rapist.]]) But that was instantly overruled as an option when one girl suggested something that, according to Mr. Domitrz, had never been suggested before. In the end, this is what was yelled to be posted on Youtube: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rlNrLcapgY We Love You, Cheri!]] And we really do. *** ...by the way, that doesn't ''just'' go out to Cheri, thought that's certainly for her. This goes out to all the survivors of any form of sexual assault. You are [[{{Determinator}} tougher]] than this editor could ever hope to be. And your survival is ''your'' CrowningMomentOfAwesome. * This troper has three different crowning momants of tear-jerking giggly heart warmingness. ** Once upon a time she was very shy and kind of uncomfortable with who she was and kind of hesistant to follow out being who she was *Cough* and kind of lazy *Cough*, then after performing for a couple select people, everything she does, twice, got called Driven and Talanted by a teacher she doesn't really get along with much and has gotten in trouble with...she cried like a crazy person for hours afterwards. Nothing is more complimentary and inspiration inducing then being called Driven and Talanted. ** This troper's other very sweet and cute moment of heartwarming, which was more of the giggly sort was when a guy I liked a lot decided (through a moment of Brilliance) 5 times that he was going to kiss me from the other side of the room through the air. I was giggling because it was so sweet and cute and out of character for a guy who was pretty much the archetypical Mr Popular to be kissing practically a nerd in a very very nerdy way. Very heartwarming anyway for me. Nerds there is hope that that person, you love that you don't think knows you exist, could know you exist and be just a frightened as you are of them. (And you know, love you too) ** Also on the same note. The guy above, well, We started liking each other when we were 11 (2003/2002), now we're almost 19 years old (2010/2011). That's all sorts of an achievement and heart warmingness, especially with my commitment phobia and general flirtyness and his shyness and subtlety and you know, being teenagers. It's more a continueing crowning momant of awesome/heart warming! * I was upset when my best friend told me she was moving away, and I remember the conversation we had the night before she left. The last words she said were "Dont worry, I am always here for you. Just remember, when you look up to the sky, think of me, cause Im under that same sky thinking of you". Luckily, I got back in contact with her about a year later, when she joined a forum that I was on. Last month she moved back to our town, and we spend a lot of time together. * [[Tropers/IuraCivium This Troper]] knows a ''lot'' of people who

seem to produce this: ** Whenever his family just sends him random things in the mail--he is at university literally over one thousand miles away from them. ** Speaking of university, during his freshman year he fell in with the best friends of his life, who lived on the same floor of the dormitory he did. This Troper's room, however, was part of a suite; two rooms shared a bathroom, and his was shared with the floor's raging drunk. While trying to get the suitemate to clean up after the mess he created by backing up the toilet (long story), This Troper managed to knock over the suitemate's television. This television was not one of the new flat-panels--it was a twenty-one-inch nonflatscreen CRT model. When taking a breather outside of the room after the incident, This Troper's friends seized him bodily and dragged him into one of said friend's rooms. The friend then ''barricaded the door with his body'' because he did not want This Troper to come to harm at the hands of the suitemate. ** Ninth grade. This Troper went to a private school, but money troubles seemed like they were forcing him to go to a public institution for the rest of his high school career. There was an endof-the-year assembly, pursuant to which students were allowed to go up to the microphone and say a few words. This Troper was going to go up and talk about how he had had an awesome year and how everybody has a "see-you-in-the-fall" mentality and how life just doesn't work like that, but almost broke down crying and ended up forgetting half of what he wanted to say. Cue just about everybody in the student body-even people he thought didn't care much for him--coming up to him at some time or another over the next few days offering their support. Even better? Turns out, This Troper ''was'' able to finish out high school at that school--and his band director, whom he considered his closest friend, refused to ever strike his name from the marching band list during the whole ordeal. ** Ninth grade, but earlier in the year. A guest speaker came to our school one week and gave a series of addresses during our chapel periods. At the end, he invited us to come up and pray for each other if we so desired. This Troper came forward. Cue a group of about twenty guys who went on to have one of the deepest, most heart-toheart community discussions and prayer sessions ever. Many a [[ManlyTears manly tear]] was shed that day. ** Graduation (out of sequence, I know). This Troper and one of his best friends were driving to the ceremony. We were co-squad leaders in marching band our senior year and that year our squad was voted Outstanding Squad. We had received pins to wear on our graduation sashes for the honor, but I had lost mine. My friend noticed this, and then proceeded to remove the pin from his uniform and give it to me, saying that I was more worthy of it than he--this coming from the person I could never have managed that accomplishment without. * For this Troper, his personal crowning moment of heartwarming was the exact moment his relationship with his current (and first official) girlfriend started. ** First, some background: there is a lot of romantic failure here. Only two girls I had ever asked accepted a date invitation (out of quite a few). The first one to accept (in early 2008) decided to find

another relationship before our first date. The second thought she had been asked out as a friend. Needless to say, this lead to a long bout of situational depression (not helped with the death of my father in between both failures). To crush my spirits further, I didn't make it into the JET Program or end up getting accepted as an English teacher at Chungdahm Learning Institute in Seoul, not to mention all the other failures at finding employment. Failure was the only thing I knew. ** Now, before I left for Seoul in November 2009, I got Skype for easy access to the mother and sister back in the US. At one point, I was contacted by a then-20-year-old Chinese girl looking for help with her English. I accepted (what could it hurt?) and we quickly became friends. I was rejected from Chungdahm, but managed to see that Chinese girl in Incheon before I had to leave. Fast forward to January 2010, our relationship hadn't really gone anywhere other than "friends", and I was still looking for both a job and a girl. One day, I was talking again to the Chinese girl, and she asked me if I had a girlfriend (she had asked this before, and had received the truthful answer of "Not once"). It was then that she simply typed three words: "I love you." We've been officially in a relationship for 9 months now, and other-side-of-the-world separation shows no sign of stopping us. * Having been a long time cultivator of "headvoices" for the sake of writing, I often talk (read: rant) to my various voices. Recently, I've been in a bit of a rut, having become a hardcore atheistic nihilist. As you can already guess, all of my topics of mental conversation turned into "anything we do won't matter because all of civilization will become irrelevant anyways". Picture repeating this mantra to yourself, over and over... because it just makes ''sense''. "Everything I know will die, even if I invent the ****ing time machine I'll be forgotten, everyone just keeps marching not realizing that they're completely irrelevant to the universe". After a while of this, one of my headvoices spoke up. --> Rri: What are you talking about? If anything, you're the luckiest people alive -- what would've normally taken millions of years took thousands! Only a few millenia and you went from being apes to civilized people! --> We are spinning through space at hundreds of miles an hour, in a galaxy thousands of miles across, in a universe that doesn't give a sh*t, and somehow, through some amazing mishap or trick of the light, you've managed to bring order to it. Calculations and hypotheses, paintings and sculptures, structures and architecture! You've come so far, created so much... --> [NAME], your people are beautiful, and don't you dare forget that. * In the year 2000, we got a cat named [[MeaningfulName Millennium]], "Millie" for short. She was a purebred tabby, with white fur on her stomach and green eyes. She was a big and proud cat who would defend herself well against too rough play (like I would do sometimes as a kid) And two years later around 2002, she was joined by another known as Socrates, "Soci" for short. They lived together up until Summer 2006, when my parents divorced and Soci and I lived with Mom while Millie lived with Dad. It is now 8 years later, and just yesterday,

Millie was very sick and had to be put to sleep. But earlier this year, before her health got that bad, she was brought to Mom's house once. This was the last she would see of her former friend, Soci. Soci at first reacted as cats typically do against strange cats, and hissed at her. Millie had changed, although she was healthy, she wasn't the big, proud cat anymore. She seemed smaller, thinner, and more meek. She did not hiss back at Soci, and after a while, Soci began to smell her. After getting her scent, he stopped treating her like a stranger. * (Excuse the bad English, please). This troper have a big respect and admiration for (good) teachers and professors. They not only teach her about maths and languages in School, they teach her about human values and the power of knowdelge, to really think about things - being an strong human being because of your ideas and wise mind. Indeed, teachers have always been a pilar, someone to rely on. However, there was this professor - Lorena, an Spanish Teacher (My mother tongue is spanish, and I love it, so I really liked the subject). It was last year (2009), a friggin hard year. I fell totally out of place in my High School, and I didn't have many friends - just two or one. I changed and so did they, but somewhere along the way, I became mean and a bit antisocial, mostly because I fell totally odd. Everyday, I would came to my house crying and wippping. I was lonely and didn't want go to High School. But there was Lorena, and my favourite subjetct. I was the best student in the class, always being quite and clever. One day, when I was crying in the stairs, she came to me and ask what was happened. Somehow, we end talking about her childhood and she told me "I didn't have many friends either. I used to go to High School just to study. But you know, it's better to have one real friend than many false ones". Of course, I know that - I have one friend outside High School, who really cared about me, but it was really nice to heard it again, from my teacher.Weeks later, I decided to change school - I reunited with two old fiends and they talked about they High School, which I liked. I didn't say anything about it to my partners, neither to the teachers. However, the last day of school, she ask me if I was changing to another High School. I told him that yes, that I didn't feel comfortable there. She became quite nostalgic, but then smile and for my surprise, huged me. She told me four single things "I understand. I know you're going to do great in the new High School. I'll miss you" and the better "Thank you". No one liked her neither (my partners found her a bit annoying-)and to have someone interested in the class, trying to learn sincerily was a big support for her to - and that support was me . I colud almost cry now, but in that moment, I was in a shock. That was my Hearwarming Moment. ** Now I'm in a new High School and I'm having a great time, new friends and learned from what I did bad in the past. And this isn't really amusing, but I know what I want to study in a few years as a career. I want to be a professor. * This tropette also finds it really heartwarming when every single one of my friends find a close boy-mate/boyfriend/guy that just likes them and listens to them. * At my school, there was this teacher, whom I'll call "Mr. N". Mr. N was quite a nice guy, friendly, considerate, and jokey. More to the point, he could keep the kids in line, and even those whom barely knew

him understood that you ''never'' messed with Mr. N. More to the point, he's been there for this school ever since it was a hellhole which had terrible results (it's now one of the best schools in the country), even ''physically tackling a paedophile who tried to break into the girl's changing rooms''. Then, last year, he left. very year, we have a last-day assembly, and he gave a speech. That was the first time I'd ever seen a teacher cry (and is still the only). To top it off, we all started clapping, even those who didn't really know him, and then everyone (including the international Aussie rules football player in the crowd - he's a student here) started crying and stood up and just clapped. If you sat down, you were shoved back up again by everyone around you. Then, the band started playing a hymn about love, and everyone was singing, and you could ''hear'' people's voices cracking. Most of the school hardly knew him, many had been told off by him, but everyone agreed; ''that was the best fucking send off any teacher could ever had.'' * This troper (who has examples scattered throughout the various pages, and is so happy to add another) recently had a weekend visit from her goddaughter, who lives out of state. My goddaughter is a bit of a CMOH in and of herself; in her church, the children choose their own godparents, and she chose myself -- whom she met ''online'' -- and my husband, after visiting a few times and deciding we were the sort of people she wanted for godparents. Every time she visits she brings her fiance and another friend, a different one each time, because apparently her friends all clamor for a turn to see the "famous godparents' house" for themselves. ** On this particular visit, both our goddaughter and her fiance thanked us for the visit. They've both been under tremendous stress at their respective jobs and in their social lives, and to paraphrase our "godson-in-law elect"... -->It's wonderful to come to a place where we can be ''ourselves'', because we know you love us just the way we are. We're not expected to behave a certain way; we can just be us and relax. You make us delicious food and cover us with blankets while we're sleeping and make us feel like you're happy to have us here. ** Their wedding is next spring, and they intend to have us be honored in the ceremony right behind both sets of parents. * This troper has a series of heartwarming moments: ** When told by his mother he was adopted, this troper was asked not to hate her for that. This troper simply said: "I can't. You're my family, and I can only love you." Now, this troper's mother is quite the IceQueen... and then she broke in tears. ** When this troper was in middle school, he was constantly plagued by one of his classmates (a {{genius bruiser}}), who loved to annoy him to no end. Once, this troper received really baleful news (A person he loved dearly was assassinated the day before). The troper almost collapsed when this annoying guy hugged him out of the blue and just stood there with him. Both of them talked, and when the troper asked why did he annoyed him that much, he simply told him that the troper was REALLY fun to annoy. The troper then returned to classes and one of their common friends talked with him. When the troper told this other friend about that conversation, he told the troper that the

annoying friend was like that to him because he had a similar personality to his little brother, who died from complications of Myastenia Gravis a year before. He did show his love... by annoying the everloving life out of the troper, just like he did to his brother. ** By the time this troper dated a MARVELOUS woman, he was suffering from Major Depression. He tried to tough it up for her. Then once the troper asked her "Am I even real? Am I not just an illusion?" The girl simply kissed him and told him "The taste and touch of your kiss is very real to me, you know?". Then she put Ever Dream, from Nightwish, on her computer and sang the song to him, full... because the song describely her feelings "Literally" * This Troper's aunt had gone with her husband from Holland, where they lived then and live now, to Haiti to meet a kid they were going to adopt. Let's call the kid Herman. They went to Haiti, and got to know little two-year-old Herman. But since this was just a meeting to check whether they would make good parents, they had to go home again and leave Herman behind in Haiti, to come and get him another time. Little Herman had just got to know his mom and dad, and now they left him. But when the 2010 Haiti earthquake struck, a ton of parents and sponsor companies got together to get a plane to get the kids in Herman's orphanage to Holland where the people who were going to adopt them were, so that the orphanage could be used for other kids who needed it because of earthquake-related troubles. When my aunt and her husband were waiting at the airport and a man finally brought them little Herman, the first thing Herman did was say "Mom! Dad!" and my aunt took him in her arms. Crowning moment of heartwarming. And the heartwarming doesn't stop there. When my aunt was dropping Herman off at the daycare center for the first time, he cried a ''lot''. He thought he was going to be abandoned again, and didn't want to leave her. It didn't help that she told him she'd come back and get him at the end of the day, since it was clear to Herman that this was a place where personnel took care of little kids and therefore, he thought, it had to be an orphanage where his mom was going to leave him forever. But at last she left him there and left. When she came to get him in the late afternoon, he got a shocked look on his face and in a voice filled with surprise said "Mommy come ''back?''" Firmly, she answered "Mommy ''always'' comes back." The next time she left him at a friend's place to play, he told her firmly: "Herman ''aways'' come back." * This troper is a member of a forum-based Star Wars RP, and a member of a group of Jedi leading an Academy (all close friends both in and out of character). She used to respect and admire the then-group leader (our characters were engaged at one point... it was broken off after he cheated on her twice in-character), even though he was constantly getting them into trouble with other factions due to being a Jerkass and a LOT of god-modding, as well as hurting feelings within the group and nearly causing the resident Saint (who was ungodly patient with him) to quit. Things came to a head when the then-leader made a rather indecent out-of-character remark, AFTER he a) asked Troper to have her character help run the Academy while he was off with his new girl, and b) planned to change HER starfighter squadron

(which Troper founded and led) into his own elite squad, leaving her off the roster. Upset and hurt, Troper contacted her squadron's second-in-command (resident [[CrazyAwesome CrazyAwesome]] [[CloudCuckooLander CloudCuckooLander]] Jedi Battlemaster) and explained the situation. He decided that enough was enough, invited Troper and all others who were sick of the Jerkass to leave for another planet (almost all the core group left), and sent said Jerkass a long message explaining exactly -why- such measures were taken, after Jerkass threw a hissy fit about the group leaving without his say-so. The second-to-last bit of the message... -->And if you want someone to be angry at, don't take it out on (one of the guys), or anyone else who decides to join us on (other planet). Don't take it out on (resident Saint), or (Troper), either. And sure as hell don't even think about trying to take it out on me, because ultimately... you bought (sic) this on yourself. And what made it even more awesome was the last part... -->I'm still your friend if you are mature enough to let me be your friend. That's why I've taken the time to write all this. I wanted you to know the true reasons behind it. It would have been a lot easier to tell you where to stick it, but I didn't want to. You've earned that much from me. This troper was nearly in tears. She loves her second like a big brother, and he came through. ** This Troper IS the "CrazyAwesome CloudCuckooLander" mentioned above, and had a mini MoH reading this. He didn't realise that his actions had such an effect, and is mega-touched that above Troper remembered this story. * This troper had a small one that totally made her life. Her first kiss was after a long and awkward confession to her best friend and crush. After said kiss, the instrumental version of [[KingdomHearts Hikari]] came on and just made her day. This happening after a hell of a semester of college, which has been draining her of all life. * This Troper works in grocery retail, and gets to deal with all of the horror and nonsense that entails. I was having a rather horrible day, nothing going right, everyone harping on me for the littlest things and so on; but I just kept trying to do the best I could and helped this rather severe looking older woman with her shopping. I get her squared away and out of the blue, she smiles for the first time and pats my hand, and tells me I'm an angel for helping her the way I have, and that they're lucky to have me working here. I nearly lost it then and there, and this Troper remains convinced that something knew how depressed I was and sent that lovely woman out there for me to help. * [[@/HangetsuHozuki This troper]] would just like to mention that just the first three of these ten pages was enough to pull me out of a major depression, and illuminate the darkness crushing my heart. Thank you guys. You've saved my life and you've definitely saved countless others as well. * [[{{@/HellmanSabian}} This Troper]] has one involving his uncle. Growing up, this troper spent alot of time with a certain uncle. He would always tease me, though never in a cruel way. He was always there for me whem I needed him. In some ways he was like a father too

me (bit odd since I still got my Dad lol.) One thing was though, I wanted his respect. Childhood was filled with paranioa as I thought he didn't respect at all. Skip a few years when I am a teen and I happened to be with him on a long car journey. I basically told him how I felt and what it meant to me. He laughs and replys that he has always respected me, it was just due to my younger age that he didn't show it as much. I beamed at him when he said that and gave him a hug later on. (This was when no-one was looking though, he hates that kind of thing :-P) * Today, my mom called me into her office to show me something on her computer. She explained that a woman had once found a baby lion and nursed it back to health. Later she gave it up to a shelter, which it has stayed in since. One day she was shown visiting it, and in response the lion leapt at the cage, stuck its paws through--And HUGGED her!! Officially made my day!! * When this troper ([[Tropers/IsaChan]]) was in the sixth grade, she was unlucky enough to have gone through a particularly bad EyeScream. Cue troper (who wasn't very popular among her classmates, and was mostly just teased and bullied throughout middle school) receiving various get-well gifts from her classmates, including a huge card signed by pretty much the entire sixth grade class, even the people she thought hated her. The cheerleaders even held a ''fundraiser'', and gave me the proceeds. When I was doing well enough to drop by the school to see everyone, people ''applauded'' when I walked into one of the classrooms. ** Another CMOH (fairly minor, but still heartwarming): The day of the state one-act competition (I was a tech for one of the plays), I was just a ball of nerves. The play I'd worked on hadn't gone very well tech-wise (our sound guy accidentally played a sound effect too early, I hadn't brought up setup lights fast enough, causing a few set pieces to be placed wrong, et cetera), and that just made it worse. Fastforward to the troupe I'm in sitting around waiting for the awards ceremony. Someone places a soda near my foot, and I accidentally kick it over. For me, this is the WaferThinMint inducing a nervous breakdown. I panic, clean it up, [[ApologizesALot apologize a lot]], and then avoid everyone except the closer friends I have. Cue the lead actor (not to mention the guy I like) walking over to where I was, and telling me, "[Troper's name], don't worry. ''It's not your fault.'' Accidents happen. Don't freak out." and then leaving. Troper ([[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe who wasn't even entirely certain this guy knew her name]]) is now in a much better mood. Also, on the same day, when we all made it back to school, everyone was hugging one another and saying how great it'd been to be a part of this dog and pony show, and to make it this far. *** In fact, both one-act competitions this troper attended were Crowning ''Days'' of Awesome, Funny, and Heartwarming. * In school, a lot of kids picked on me, including one girl who was particularly nasty about it. A year or so ago, six years after we'd graduated from high school, she sent me a message on facebook completely out of the blue, explaining how terrible she felt about how she'd acted as a teenager. It was a long, heartfelt apology that she'd clearly spent a lot of time thinking about. I was so touched that I

actually cried while reading it, and I rarely ever cry at anything. When I sent her a reply to convey how much her letter had meant to me, I told her that I forgave her for everything -- and I meant it, too. * A few years ago, my mom's friend needed to purchase her daughter -who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy -- a machine to help with her breathing at night, but she couldn't afford it on her own and health care covered only half the cost of it. Another one of my mom's friends set up a fund raiser to help raise the money, spending days putting up posters, calling various businesses, and setting up activities like door prizes, raffles, etc. On the day of the fundraiser, dozens of people showed up, including several complete strangers. By the end of the event, they'd raised more than enough money to purchase it. My mom's friend gave a speech at the end to convey her gratitude -- there wasn't a dry eye in the house by the time she'd finished. ** Likewise, when she needed to buy a new van with a lift for her daughter's wheelchair, one of her clients (she's a hair dresser), who works in the oil business and is quite wealthy, got together a few of his colleagues, and they each paid for a portion of the cost. She (my mom's friend) doesn't make very much money and gets limited help from the government, but through the kindness of friends, family and even strangers, she's managed to take care of her daughter. She, in turn, volunteers an numerous events and is very, very generous when she can spare some money to help someone else out, even though she's already got more than enough on her plate. She, her daughter, and all of the people who have helped them out are continuously restoring my faith in humanity. * Is it possible to have a Crowning Lifetime of Heartwarming? I was made fun of, called bad names by, and generally hated school and almost life because of other children in my elementary school, most of which were of a nationality not my own. (And thus, they could get away with vulgarity that would have got me in detention if I'd said those words in English.) Needless to say, I could have become very racist against that people. Thanks to a bunch of changes in my life, that I believe were made by the One True God, YHWH, I work for a Children's Home in the nation those children came from, I have for 2 years now, and I see no desire to do anything else with my life. I could make this go into "Heartwarming Moments 11" just with my stories of the lives of the kids I've helped over the last 2 years alone! * [[Tropers/KamuiValentine I]] had one back a month ago along with an earlier example on this page. Backstory: I've always been downtrodden and abused by anyone I'd ever called a friend for most of my life. Being a ShrinkingViolet {{Hikikomori}} never really helped me make any friends who wanted me around. About a month before I left for college the Tokyopop tour showed up at my favorite comic shop for a promo event and I decided to dress up as [[AxisPowersHetalia Netherlands]] for the event. When I got through the door I was promptly accosted by a group of other Hetalia cosplayers and adopted into their group. For the first time in my life that I could trust and who wanted me around them. But that wasn't the CMOH for me. Flash forward to October been at a college I've hated for the last few months, in the same situation as I normally have with a group of abusive 'friends' and a whole host of other depressing things. Fall break rolls around and after acing

two midterm exams I take a cross country trip back home. The group had said they were coming to pick me up from the airport even though I wasn't expecting anyone to actually remember I was going to be home. I got out of the security zone to be buried under a group hug from my friends. My best friend got me a late birthday present, but the fact they remembered me and cared enough for me made me break down in tears. And the whole weekend was one long combined [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Moment]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming of Joy]] for me. I can't wait to go back. * [[Tropers/NotATerrorist This Troper]] is the reason his two best friends are getting married. * This troper has had one of the worst months he can remember (so far), and his birthday was on the 4th. He received nothing. Not even a message on the internet from one of his friends, and especially not his family which lives half a country away and barely keeps in contact with him. This troper is also a very reserved person and is extremely low on friends after leaving everyone he cares about and his home behind for a fresh start. Eleven days after his birthday, after suffering the largest emotional breakdown he has ever had earlier in the week with no one there to help, this troper checked his Facebook page and found one notification. He opened the link, and from an acquaintance with whom he has barely spoken: "Um, happy late birthday". Many [[ManlyTears manly tears]] were shed, and then this troper read through this page while listening to "1000 Words". Thank you. Especially you, acquaintance. * A certain Youtuber (referring to him as D) with over 15,000 subscribers was getting cyberbullied by another user (referred to as G) with about 50,000 subscribers and his fanboys. G had posted a video claiming that D was a bisexual furry, among other things. Some background information on D. He has moderate-to-severe depression and is prone to panic attacks. Since I was only a casual fan who watched his Let's Plays, I didn't often view his channel comments (which functions as a chat room). I was feeling bored that day, so I decided to hop onto his channel. I saw a comment from D saying that he was feeling very upset (which was when I became aware of G's video.) After a few minutes, the bullying had gotten so bad that he was throwing uncharacteristic [[ClusterFBomb Cluster F Bombs]]. He never curses, except for the occasional "DAMMIT!" A few minutes later he posted on his channel that he was planning to take his life and that he had a knife in his hand. While others were saying that he was faking for attention, I knew it to be bull because I have the same mental condition as him, and that the suicidal thoughts ''are'' real and ''can'' lead to self-harm. Since I knew his real name (he has a Facebook account) I searched for the city he lived in (fortunately he had it on an obscure forum), then searched for said city's police department number. I told the police the situation (I spent about 30 minutes explaining to them the situation), and they sent somebody to his house to check on him. Later, I found out that while I was calling the police, an online friend of D's spoke with him on Skype to calm him down. We later learned that said friend has said something to D that was so profound it actually made him come to his senses. What

that was, they wish to keep secret. Essentially, two practical strangers stopped a man from taking his life. * This Troper had to work on her birthday this year, but didn't tell any of her coworkers because she didn't want to make a big deal about it. She was perfectly content to wait until she got home to have ice cream and birthday cake and open a couple gifts with her parents. That lasted until the bouquet of flowers from her mother showed up at work, but that's not the CMoH. The crown on this moment came after the Troper's coworkers asked her what the flowers were for. While this Troper was working on a project one of her coworkers went to the grocery store and bought cupcakes and a pack of birthday candles. The coworker and a second coworker then [[LuminescentBlush surprised]] this Troper by presenting her with an unlit (we had no matches) birthday candle in a cupcake and singing "Happy Birthday". * This Troper had just finished reading the [=CMOH2=] page, when she saw that there was a [=CMOH3=] page. Curious, she decided to see how many CMOH pages there were. There couldn't be THAT many. Cue this troper scrolling and clicking for quite a bit until she reached this page. She was in shock at the number of people whose hearts had warmed up. But then, then she saw the bottom of this page. She started crying; we aren't alone, people. We aren't alone. * Yesterday, in the part of the student lounge where [[Tropers/{{Meshakhad}} this troper]] hangs out, he noticed a girl he didn't recognize. She was crying. She was swiftly surrounded by several of us. One (a friend of hers) wiped away her tears as they came down her face. The rest of us were just there for her, a living example of YouAreNotAlone. This went on for about fifteen minutes before she left for class. Not as amazing as some examples, but a fine example of empathy in action. ** Today, the girl was back. This time, she was smiling and talking to people. She still doesn't want to say why she was crying, but she was grateful for what we did. * This Troper is one of the two co-admin of a website, and was lately harassed by an older member. She received private messages calling her mean names, insulting her intelligence, and downright cursing at her. The member claims to be the "fairest, kindest, and most open-minded" person there, but he's the complete opposite. ** Today, this Troper was in the middle of an argument with him. This Troper was mad, angry, but most of all--sad. She had been thinking of leaving the website because of that one guy. But then she received a private message from one of the other members. It told her to stay strong, and that she was in fact smarter, nicer, and a better admin than that member would ever hope to be. It also linked her to this CMOH page. She had just spent the last few hours reading through these, and they've all touched her heart. ** In conclusion to this long post: Thank you all for making me feel better with your wonderful stories. I know that this doesn't seem to be as big of a CMOH as some other stories, but...it was to me. Thank you. * This Troper attended the funeral of his grandmother a few years ago. The grandmother was on the father's side of the family and was known for a while to be nearing the end of her life. Thankfully she went

peacefully, in her bed. Anyway, this Troper's immediate family always stays with his grandmother on his mother's side, and is closer with the cousins/aunts/uncles etc on that side of the family. On the day of the funeral, the family headed off to the funeral director before going to the church. Upon arriving at the church, this Troper was surprised to see all of the relatives on his mother's side sitting in the pews. They weren't technically family to my grandmother but they still came because "we wanted to be there for your dad." This Troper has never had more love for his family than at that moment. * My class has a very bad reputation among the teachers, we are known for never listening in class, having poor attendance, being on phones in lesson, once people were fighting in class. Today we were discussing what we wanted to do for christmas, but instead of having a christmas party and a secret santa, like we usually do, we decided that we wanted to give the money we would have spent on this to charity. * Recently, I haven't had the greatest outlook on life. But, reading these stories has helped a whole lot. So, thank you to everyone who posted. These stories can change lives! * This Troper's isn;t as powerful as any others on this page, but still worth mentioning. I recently made myself a big group of friends upon entering College, and they're the best friends I've had, but since I have plentiful social issue I'm often worried that they're just too polite to tell me to leave. Then just a few days ago, I met up with them after not seeing them for most of the holidays, when they appeared, they just smiled at me, said nothing and gave me a group hug, and when I had to leave they practically lined up to give me seconds. It's not much, but I've never had friends who express such kindness and friendship to me so it meant quite a lot. * This troper has long-term depression, which is usually masked by [[ObfuscatingStupidity my feigned stupidity]] and [[BeneathTheMask happiness.]] Sometimes, it all gets to be too much and I burst into tears randomly. When this happens, I always have someone to comfort me. But it's not a friend, or my siblings, or my mother. It's my cat. When I start crying, he comes into my room and sits with me until I feel better (and even then, he usually doesn't leave). Similarly, when I'm really scared, he comes into my room and sleeps with me, as if he's trying to protect me. It means a lot to me when he does this, simply because it implies that he loves me enough to comfort me. * [[MoeMoe This]] [[{{Adorkable}} troper]] [[CanNotSpitItOut said]] [[LoveConfession something]] [[EveryoneCanSeeIt to]] [[GirlOfMyDreams a]] [[BrainyBrunette girl]]. [[TheyDo She said something back.]] See also TroperTales/HeartwarmingMoments11.

HeartwarmingMoments11 * This Troper was talking to their female childhood friend. They had no real family to speak of. They had a dysfunctional family when they were growing up. Their parents had divorced, and their brother's cold and reclusive. And they don't have a partner to be by their side. She

said that even if we weren't lovers, that she would "hate to lose me". Later on she said: --> '''Me:''' Can I call you my sister? --> '''She:''' Yeah, sure. * This Troper re-united with his father who he hadn't seen for over 10 years recently. The first thing we did? Had a big long hug with tears streaming down our faces. * This troper was sitting at lunch one day with his friends. I noticed that he doesn't really eat a lot, nor does he talk with the other people at the table. It was the middle of the week, so I had about half of my starting lunch money left, which was about $15. I reached into my pocket and pulled out $7, tapped him on the shoulder, and gave it to him. His face lit up and he went off to grab a hot Arby's sandwich, a drink, and two cookies. I had fuzzy feelings for the rest of the day. * This troper was diagnosed with Asperger's around 10-11 years ago, for years in primary school (I'm british, not sure what the american version of school for 5-10 year olds is) I was a angry young child who lashed out, I had quite a few problems, my social skills were terrible, I was bullied (just verbally, but still it hurt) and my parents split up, only seeing my dad once every 2 weeks for a weekend. However, although my mother has bad back pain, a condition that causes her joints to ache badly, and a depression that's lasted for years and low self-esteem, she never stopped trying to help me, whenever I needed to talk, sometimes 2-3 in the morning, she would always listen, whenever I was down she would try her best to cheer me up again, all this while being a single mother for two. Although her relationship with my dad wasn't a good one as he was, quite frankly, a giant asshole, she never once tried to make me angry at my dad, instead trying to make him see me and my lil sister more often (he's better now). She also works in sainsbury's, the job is stressful and quite painful considering her joint and back pain, but she wouldn't leave because she has to feed us. With her everlasting devotion and love I stopped being so angry and started getting better, although I still have problems (I was 16 before I would go on the bus on my own, and I still hate taking showers with a burning passion) I really do owe mum everything, and when I start to think of everthing she's done for me over the years it brings tears to my eyes. She's my absolute everything and I couldn't function without her, I hope when I'm a parent I could be half the parent she it. ** Crowning ''Moment''? More like Crowning ''Childhood'' Of Heartwarming! * For most of my 14 years, I have been convinced there was no one that actually cared for me as more than a friend beyond my family, and I was worried that I would spend my entire life with only my relatives for occasional company, living by myself and being constantly unhappy. In October of 2010, I went over to the house of a girl I had known for years as a distant friend, and played video games for a while. I had a good time, and she told me that she looked forward to seeing me again soon. Right as I got home, I checked my facebook account and noticed the girl's cousin was online. I got into a conversation with the cousin, and the cousin told me "By the way...(girl's name) really

likes you." I was totally speechless, as I had begun liking her from the moment we met. She and I have been a couple ever since. She's the first non-relative I have felt love for. Thank you, B., for fixing my screwed-up head. * My best friend and I had been fighting for awhile and we were playing at recess with our guy friend. She said something really mean and I finally broke down. I ran around the side of the school and sat down crying. My guyfriend followed me and sat beside me and put his arm around my shoulder. * The day of my eighth grade graduation, after the ceremony I sat in my house and cried. I sat there for not five minutes before there was a loud flapping noise, and tiny feet scratching my face. It finally made its way to my chest in front of my face. It was my cockatiel, Leo, looking up at me. He had flown across the room to me from his cage. I had clipped his wings, so he can't fly, and he knows it. He had deliberately flown and landed on my face when he knew he probably couldn't get to me. So now he was sitting on my chest, and then he walked toward me and rested his head on my face. He's never done that before. I cried again, but for a different reason. * Not sure if this counts, but here goes: On the last day of Scout Camp some 10-11 years ago, we had to run a race for some reason, I can't really remember. Anyway, once the siren blew, [[@/BlakeDiamond I]] took off like a bullet, quickly taking first place and holding it for the first half of the race. I probably would have won had I not heard another Scout fall and start crying. Without even thinking, I turned around and ran back to find him. Turns out it was a scrawny kid with glasses who had bloodied both knees from the fall. I didn't even know the kid, and would probably never see him again, but none of that even registered in my Aspie brain. Without thinking twice about it, I picked the kid up, put his arm across my shoulders, and carried him to the finish line, then stayed with him and helped the adults clean and dress his wounds. I didn't win any medals or trophies for my actions, and I'm pretty sure I got made fun of for throwing the race, but honestly, I didn't care about any of that. That kid's look of thankfulness was all the reward I needed. ** A golden heart is worth more then a golden award. * Last September, I found out my beloved grandmother's cancer has metastasized for the third, and most likely final time. Two weeks later, we had an assignment in English class to write about our personal hero. I did mine on my grandmother, without my mother's knowledge, because she is normally critical of my writing. She didn't find out until a month later at Parent-Teacher meetings, when she found it in my folder. Later that night, she confronted me in tears about how beautiful it was and how she was going to show it to my grandmother, who was currently undergoing chemo and radiation treatments. I believe that she still keeps it somewhere in the house. * This troper works part-time at a dollar store and has two stories to share. The first: We currently have a charity drive going on for Christmas, where we ask every customer to donate a dollar toy for needy military children. A little kid, maybe seven or eight years old, came in with his five-dollar allowance to buy a candy bar, then asked if he could use all the change to give toys to other kids. His mother

encouraged him to save it instead, but the kid insisted and wanted to pick out the three coolest toys in the store especially for those needy kids. ** The second: Some old lady came to my register last Tuesday, buying wrapping paper; I mentioned that I liked her coat and was in the market for a new one myself. Then I told her to have a nice night and figured that was the end of it, because I make such small talk with all the customers. Ten minutes later, the lady shows up again and just hands me a gorgeous, brand-new winter coat (and gloves and a headband). I did not know this woman at all; we only spoke for a minute, max. I was too stunned to do anything more than dumbly stammer "Did you just buy me a coat?" She went, "Yes. You need to keep warm," and then sort of vanished into the night before I could manage a more eloquent and proper thanks. I'm feeling only slightly more eloquent now, but: Thank you, Mystery Lady, for keeping me warm this winter. * A few related ones having to deal with my really rough break-up (rougher still that she left my for her close friend who had been trying to break us up before) ** 1: I had to do a monologue for a Final in my one class. During rehearsals for it my performance wasn't the best (mainly as I couldn't focus on much), as my professor was [[SarcasmMode kind]] enough to say repeatedly. [[DontExplainTheJoke And by kind I mean he was a dick about it]]. After class three upperclassmen that I pretty much never have any contact with immediately stopped me and told me I did fantastic no matter what our professor said. Whether they noticed I needed cheering up, cared enough to say that to me, or genuinely thought I did great I don't know, but either way still means a lot. ** 2: I was on the verge of failing Interpreting Literature, and if I missed hadning in this paper I would most certainly fail. For night after night I'd sit in front of my laptop, but my mind couldn't focus no matter what I did. Although I was finally able to finish it (all in one night somehow), it was almost a week after it was due. Despite this my professor still accepted it, and the thing got a B. She accepted a week late paper realizing something was wrong, and barely took off points for it's being late. ** One last one. A girl who was only barely becoming a friend at this point who knew the right things to say, made me stay the night in her spare bed when I couldn't stay in my room without fear that I might hurt myself, forced me to eat when I was going days with very little. She forced me to not only accept that the break-up wasn't my entire fault, but also that I am a genuinely good person (I've had issues with self-hatred for a few years now). She got me out of my long-time self-hatred with no more than ridiculous metaphors, soothing words, and the outright demand that I think better about myself. She is easily my closest friend, and without her I wouldn't have been able to deal with the break-up. * [[@/JusticeReaper I]] was texting my girlfriend of 3-4 months back and forth last night. Usually our discourses consist of some minor flirting, serious banter, and just the usual howdy-dos. Well, last night I sent her the following message (I'm paraphrasing it now) and she sent me back a reply: --> '''Me:''' I consider you a precious gift from God, and I want to

do my very best for "us"... --> '''She:''' You make me happy in the simplest ways; it's amazing. ^_^ ** And then the two of us woke up together at 2:30 a.m. to watch the scheduled lunar eclipse, and exchanged messages back and forth about our feelings on the event. It was almost as good as if she was right there in person with me. ** Another one from [[JusticeReaper me]]: my girlfriend was staying overnight at my house over the last 2 days because she and I were going on a company-planned trip together and she was my guest (employees could bring guests along). Well, last night she was sleeping over before she'd have to go home again this morning. We were getting into some mushy stuff, kissing and what have you...then she tried to do a [[UnusualEuphemism passionate and non-malicious Groin Attack]] on me. However, having previously agreed with her that we'd avoid stuff that went into that territory (we're holding out until marriage), I moved her hand away. She got upset and pulled away from me, and wouldn't speak to me. I didn't say anything much, just got up and went to the next room, said my prayers, and went to bed. 10 minutes later...I heard her footsteps coming up to my bedroom door, slowly turned to face her...and she came over to me with just two words: "I'm sorry." Cue me hugging her and telling her I forgive her. * One day, me and a friend were walking past a primary (Elementary) school when we saw 3 kids shouting and bullying another child, who was in tears. My friend marched up to them, turned them around and gave them, in essence, a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech reason you suck]] speech to them, before picking the kid up and taking him the couple of streets home. When I asked him why he did it, he said, with a little break in his voice: [[spoiler: [[{{Tearjerker}} Because no-one did it for me]]]] * I am one of a kind, according to the people who have met me. From the dawn of time, the only things that they have always said is "wow, you're weird", "you are so...original", "you're different" and such. This is the reason why I tend to exaggerate that treat and be the most bizarre person I could think of, because in the deep end I have a...little trouble at making friendships. One day, I was looking for any random person to catch a movie with, when this girl (who ended up in solitude due to a fight with her friends, who started making pretty bad rumours about her) offered herself. Since I like her and had been through more or less the same the previous year, we went to the movies together and had a great time talking and making prank calls, but that was more or less it. About one month later, there's this tradition of bringing a flower to a friend and tell [[CatholicSchoolGirlsRule her]] a nice thing in a public ceremony, and both of us were in it. She then gave me a flower and said "I've come to feel identified with you". I know is no big deal, but no one had ever told that to me, nor before nor after. And of course not in front of everyone. I froze, and it wasn't until some hours later that I could process what she said, bursting into tears then. * This troper has this. Some time ago, I broke up with my girlfriend (also my first official girlfriend). It had to end (right now she and

I are very good friends, almost like when we were before starting our relationship though). However, I still loved her, and when I saw that she had gotten a new boyfriend, that, adding also some very bad grades really left me bad. During that time I had gotten into a class called "Theater Improvisation", where, as the name says, we learned to improvise in stage. Around half the course, the teacher asked the class to give an opinion, advises and congratulations to ourselves, taking turns. During this, it was when one of the moments came. ** When it got my turn to be "commented", I thought that only a few would give their opinions, I wasn't in a good state of mind, I felt guilty about the failure of my relationship, my grades suck... and then almost all my classmates tried to take a turn to talk, mentioning how I had improved during the class, how I had forgotten my self limitations and I "played" with my characters, how I had changed from the time I got in the class and now. I really felt happy. Because I snapped of my long bad mood. They remind me I was good at something that I could change things, and that most of my limitations were in my mind. If it hadn't been for that class, I'm sure I wouldnt have gotten over all that. I never felt misjudged or underappreciated with those guys. I felt they liked what I did, and it was good. I don't know if any of those guys will ever read this, but if any of them do, just to know: Thank you. ** The second one was a similar one, but in this case, it was about each one of us talking about the opinion we had now of the class. We all showed our thanks and admitted about how different we thought it was going to be, and how fun was being there. Then it was the turn of a girl, who started crying and admitted that she wasn't really in a good situation, and that she loved coming to the class, since it was a way of helping her to feel better. I was surprised, and relieved to know that I wasn't the only one who felt bad during all that time, and that the class was helping someone else. Again, I thank that class for helping me, and everyone, one way or another. * [[Tropers/MonkeyPhysics I]] was watching television on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings the seventh of July, 2005]] when a newsflash appeared, telling me about the bombing that had just taken place in central London, where my mother had been attending a conference. I instantly shot across the house to call her mobile, only to hear it ringing on the kitchen table. Cue five hours of terrified HeroicBSOD, punctuated by panicked calls from my father and grandparents as well as the school my brother was at. Finally, the phone rang, and the voice I feared I'd never hear again said the three words I'd been praying for: "I'm all right". I'm not ashamed to admit that I [[ManlyTears wept]], on and off, for the rest of the day. * This Troper was trying out for a school musical and had a major panic attack which caused her to run out of the room in tears. Then two things happened: The first was that, as I was sobbing, a girl I didn't know came up to me, asked me what was wrong, and hugged me and counseled me for as long as I needed it. The second thing happened directly afterward, when, having gotten over my breakdown, I returned to the audition and was taken aside by the director of the musical and gently told that if I needed some time to calm down, I could have as

long as I needed. The second part might seem not to be too much of a crowner, but please be aware that the director of the show [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold could never really be considered the nicest guy in the world.]] * After being sexually assaulted by an ex-boyfriend, this troper was in a really horrible place emotionally. With so much anger, shame, and a desire for revenge, I was uncertain that Id ever recover. Then I saw The War Zone directed by one of my favourite actors, Tim Roth, that helped me come to terms with a lot of the horrible emotions I was feeling specifically my desire for revenge against my abuser. Feeling a bit silly but wanting to thank him, I sent Tim a letter telling him how his movie had helped me overcome a lot of the emotions I had been going through and, despite how dark the movie was, how it had given me hope for my own recovery. I completely forgot about the letter until 3 months later when I receive a package in the mail. I open it and it was a picture signed by Tim with a huge note on the back from him telling me to stay strong. Not [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre be strong, stay strong]]. Total Crowning Moment of Awesome for Tim Roth in my eyes. * Bad days are inevitable, but they get worse when you have no one to talk to. This troper, having one of those bad days, called one of her friends up to talk, and, before they had even got past saying "hello," [[InelegantBlubbering burst into tears.]] My friend was an absolute saint to me, and we talked for over an hour. I got off that line much happier than when I got on it, reminded exactly why I had this friend as part of my Nakama. * This troper was bullied in her high school Japanese class. Being a sophomore in a class full of seniors is difficult on the best of days, but add in being the new kid and it's really hard. There finally came a point when, after a straight month of complete silence from my classmates, I finally broke down in the middle of class and stormed out as soon as the bell rang, after no one - NO ONE - even tapped my shoulder and asked me what was wrong. I headed to my next class, Biology, red-faced and sobbing. When I got there, my teacher - the best teacher I've ever had - took me aside, gave me a box of tissues and let me miss the beginning of class while I tried to sort myself out. And it gets better: After getting the class started, she came back to me and talked to me about the whole thing, eventually deciding that maybe I should skip class and go see a counselor. The best part? When I went to the counseling office, she came with me to make sure I would be okay. Colleen Swihart, wherever you are, you are amazing. I never thanked you enough for sticking with me. Thank you a thousand times. * [[Tropers/KamuiValentine This troper's]] third or fourth entry here is to the TSA officer today as I was going through security at the airport. I know you'll probably never see this, never know why I was crying, probably never even know my name. But I just want to say thank you for the tissues and the smile today. I know you guys have a lot to do, but this just really made my day. Thank you. * This troper probably has way, way too many, but one instance in particular stands out to me right now for some reason. I'm well-known around my high school for being very weird. I have Asperger's and OCD,

and it may be due to these conditions or not, but sometimes I wonder if I seem annoying or stupid to people who I consider friends. I had joined a club at school that focuses on playing board games and tabletop [=RPGs=], or basically any kind of game, excluding video games. The club had recently been playing Dungeons and Dragons, with one of the seniors as a DM. We played a different game that requires a lot of time one day, and said senior started to hand out a can of soda to everyone. The club sells sodas for 50 cents a can (or, as of now but not then, 25 cents for regular members), and I started to point out that I hadn't paid for the soda. His response? --> Shh. Don't question the DM. * Within the first five years of her life, a little girl lost a home to a hurricane, was separated from her parents for four months, was reunited with her parents in time to be with her biological father before his death by brain cancer, and developed phobias related to death and disaster which took her years to learn to live with. About a month after her husband's death, the little girl's mother held a garage sale to get rid of his clothes. On the first day, a woman bought a shirt, thinking a male friend of hers might like it. The male friend did like the shirt, so they returned the next day, where the male friend fell madly in love-at-first-sight with the widow. Although he was smitten with the woman, though, the man was hesitant because she had a traumatized six-year-old daughter, and he had already raised 5 children to adulthood. He wasn't sure he was interested in raising another, but he stuck around for the second date, where he met the widow's daughter for the first time. To make a long story shorter, things went well, and everyone moved in together. A year later, at age 7, the little girl woke up and thought to herself, "you know, he's not going anywhere, Mom likes him, and I like him." Decision made, she walked to the kitchen to greet the grownups with a very deliberate "Morning, Mom. Morning, Dad." This troper recalls that day as the first time since the hurricane that she really felt like her life had stability, permanence, and safety again. 16 years later, this troper's Dad recalls it as a CMOH - the second one since he met his youngest daughter for the first time. -->In retrospect, this troper also sees that first meeting, where her dad made his decision to devote another 16 years of his life to raising his third stepchild, as his CMOA. * This may not seem like much, but it was to me. I'm a college student with no job, with just enough money to pay rent until I graduate, after which I honestly don't know where I'll end up or what I'll be able to do. I was afraid I'd be homeless after graduating (in a year) and I'd have to give up my cat, who's been with me forever. As I was talking on the phone with my mother who lives two hours away, I mentioned these fears to her and began crying. She let me cry for a few minutes before breaking in with "Honey? Honey...Honey, listen. Don't ''ever'' think you can't come back home. If you have no place of your own, you have a place ''here.'' For as long as you ever need." * Well Saturday(1/22/2011) just sealed the fact my [[{{May December Romance}} friend]] has become my girlfriend. Seems like the perfect storm of crap started in the morning when I was to leave for Atlanta. While I was nearly out of the city I get a phone call and she calls me

telling me that her mom was has to work a double shift and won't be home till dark. Her dad and brother are already in Atlanta. So this trip me and my friends were planning for months I have them turn around to drop me off at her house and I miss the trip. Add to the fact she's pretty down with a cold so I just have her go back to bed while I fix her breakfast and took care of all of her chores around the house. After laundry, dishes, trash and, making sure she's sleeping well I can finally doze off. Couple of hours later she's up and burning up with a fever and she used the last cold medicine last night so I tell her I'm going to walk back to my house and get my car so I can pick up some stuff to help her. Took an hour long walk in the cold and a stop at walmart and all is well again. She gets up after finally getting some real sleep in and spent the rest of the day chilling. Dinnertime comes and she's well enough that we went out to eat at a cool Japanese restaurant. Got back and went back to going ham on XBox live until we fell asleep together on the couch. Her mom wakes us up and before I leave I get a nice goodnight kiss and thanks. Far as missing out on all the fun they had in Atlanta. There's always another time for that. * This troper had one moment with his dad a while ago. A few months ago we went up to Illinois for Thanksgiving. While there, my dad wanted to get out a bunch of scrap metal that was in the farm yard so that he could sell it. This troper bitched and complained for the twenty minutes he was outside helping, then didn't help him at all anymore. After which, while we were packing up, he started up whining again. After we got home, my dad made 3,000 dollars from the amount of metal and gave me, my older brother, and my sister each a hundred dollars. I thanked him for it, (and I said this out loud) even though I didn't deserve it. My mom later told me that my dad was really proud of me for saying that. :) * this troper went to a one week sleep away camp for six years, with more or less the same girls. she only saw most of them that one week of the year. there was bad blood between her and friends of some of the other girls, there were sides taken, groups formed.... but no one ever wanted to say good bye at the end. this troper writes poetry,and is very shy about it and as a gift, dedicated a poem to each girl in her year, about 12. on the last night, still terrified no one would like the poems, she told the leaders what she'd done, and they asked her to read each poem aloud. she did, and when she finished the last one, to a girl that had been her best friend, the only person she'd never fought with, there was silence. then, as one, the other girls started to sing a camp song, " we love you ( tropers name), oh yes we do..." * This troper, approximately three years ago, received an Autograph Graduation Dog for her eighth grade graduation as a gift from her grandparents. Seeing as how this troper was only graduating from eighth grade, the point of the dog was... well, pointless until I actually graduated from high school. It was only signed by me just because I only wanted to play with the marker. Twice that year, however, someone else had signed the dog, leaving me two notes: one for graduation and one for my birthday. This is how they go: --->"[Troper's Name], I couldn't be more proud of you! You're moving

on without me. :(" --->"Happy Birthday [Troper's Name]! I hope your life is as wonderful as you are!" Both notes were signed "your sister and friend [Troper Sister's Name]". I have no idea anymore if my sister still feels that way about me, these days she calls me a nerd all the time and has only been to one of my swim meets because I asked her to come as a timer. Even though I still wonder if she's proud of me, I'm still touched by these notes and hope that, one day, I can give her something special. * Not mine, but my brothers: our parents decided to divorce, and basically gave my brother away, at the age of 14, to whoever would take him. The only ones who would have accepted were the parents of his emotionally abusive girlfriend. Our grandfather, when he heard that, immediately borrowed $1000 and set off that very night to rescue his grandson. Three weeks later, my brother starts school in a completely different state, depressed and angry at everything. One kid in class - son of an itinerant preacher, who knew exactly what it was like to be the new kid every year - said "Fuck that" and promptly introduced himself. Ten years later, because one kid would not let my emotionally damaged brother be alone (and later insisted that I be a part of the group as well), we - my brother, I, that kid, his older brothers, their best friends and bandmates - are a solid, unbreakable nakama. As my brother puts it, "When one of us calls, the rest will hit the ground running before we ever stop to ask why." * This troper is a quiet bookworm. I always try my hardest in class, simply because I don't see why I shouldn't. Unfortunately, I have MASSIVE self-esteem issues (mostly TheBGrade), and am perpetually convinced that I must have done SOMETHING wrong, on the basis of "I'm me - I always mess up somewhere". I cannot take any criticism as I will either feel absolute awful for letting people down or just burst into tears. Last night was my year's Parent's Evening at school. When my parents came back from it, I was convinced that I had done SOMETHING wrong when they started to tell me about what they'd heard. What had they heard? I'll tell you what they ''hadn't'' heard - ANY CRITICISM. All of my teachers were singing my praises, saying that I was absolutely brilliant at their subject, that I should consider a career in it, that I always try so so hard and that it ''pays off'', that I'm doing great. My English teacher, who I wanted to impress the most, said that on my first speaking assessment I'd gotten a 15/16, on the basis of "I never give out 16s", even though she thought - and I quote - "she couldn't have improved that". Next speech, I apparently DID improve on my first, and got a 16/16. To all of my teachers thank you. You have no idea that I'm writing this, but ''thank you''. You have given me a massive self-esteem boost, and you have reassured me that I don't need to do everything by myself, as I so often do there are people queing up to help me. [[TearJerker And yes, I'm crying right now.]] * This Troper's first time away from home was to go voluteer in at [[http://www.bethlehemfarm.net/main/ Bethlehem Farm]] for a week. As anyone who is ever been there can tell you the whole week was just one big week long [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMoH]] the most stand out in memory was the first night when the 6 memebers of my school (two

teachers and 4 students whom were back grounds in my life at this point), about 14 of the other voluteers (from another school whom we never met) where all under the beautiful West Virgina nigh sky singing oldies and listening to my Spanish teacher play the guitar and in a matter of what seemed like hours we all stopped being strangers and over the week became a family. I can't remeber a time when I felt so happy. - Tropers/BoldAsLove * Not as good as the others on here, but this troper went to a water park where there was an exotic parrot show. At the end, you could hold the parrots for free. ''Every single bird'' - this includes a cockatoo and two macaws - ''would refuse to go on the other people and would only go near me.'' They played with my glasses, preened my hair, and twittered and clicked and sang to me and me only. There were at least five hanging out on my shoulders, head, back, and arms. Left me feeling fuzzy for a week. ** "Not as good as the others on here"? No. Your tale means just as much to us as any other tale on here. These aren't just tales; they are pieces of a life. And your life is precious. Our lives are all equally precious, and we have come here to celebrate this by sharing pieces of our lives. * This troper has fairly bad trust issues (she has no idea where the hell they came from), and as a result, she can't shake the feeling that her friends don't really want her around. So whenever one of them said something, even as a joke, that reinforced this, it would make me incredibly upset. One day I had a little rant about this situation folded up next to me, and as my friend came up to say goodbye, she noticed said rant and read it. She then talked to me about why what I thought wasn't true at all, and about how they loved me and were worried. I actually started tearing up because of it. * I was reading the Real Life CMOH page, when I came across the entry on the Patriot Guard. I saw them, just once. It was at my cousin's funeral. They came and stood shoulder-to-shoulder along the streets of the city where the funeral was being held. They didn't say anything, they didn't hold signs, they didn't do anything... all they did was stand there and let us know that we were not alone... and that if any protesters tried to show up, they wouldn't be able to get near the funeral. I teared up all over again just remembering them and the amazingly touching thing they did for my family. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and every person who has ever participated. I love you. * This troper was walking with his fiancee after having a emotional breakdown because he was on the finals exam for third year medical school, that said this troper barely had enough money to eat (and went 2 to 3 even 4 days without eating to save money), pressure was very much on, almost no sleep (36 hours awake was "normal"), 3 days until the final this troper just broke down in a crying mess, he called a friend to come over and this friend started talking and told him to take a day off and go to his fiancee to relax and chill out and make up lost energy, so this troper took his friends advice and went against his own rules in visiting his fiancee midweek (this troper used to only see his fiancee weekends, because weekdays was too much studying and sooooo little time), so this troper and his friend took a

bus together and later split to their destinations, this troper went to his fiancee a crying mess, and she helped him get his shit together and relax, so they decided to take a walk and just chill and relax, at around 7pm on the third of december 2008, a drunk taxi driver goes on the side walk at full speed, this troper looked at his fiancee for a split second smiling and the yellow flash coming at him, this troper pushed with all his strength his fiancee out of the way and took the blow, it took 3 surgeries and 6 months to walk again, but, 4 days after the accident, his fiancee texted him to break up, this troper called back, only to say, I LOVE YOU. People ask me, after that much damage my body took, after completely losing his medical career, his dream, and his love; will he do it again, or go back and don't do it... This troper answers always the same: If I went back, I'll do it again, even if he knows she'll leave him, and if it happens again in the future, I do it again... because to love, to show it... is giving everything you have, even your own life for that matter, and never to expect nothing in return. That said, i still love her, but will never be with her again. * This troper once failed a mathematics test and felt even more stupid than usual(very, very low self-esteem). Yes, she overreacted and went to the bathroom, where she started crying. About five minutes later, her friend came in. The troper immediately covered her face with her arms as a last hopeless attempt to [[TsunDere hide the fact that she had been crying]] and went in defense mode. However, the friend hugged her and they spent the next 15 minutes spitting out of the window on cars. It WAS kind of heartwarming. * This troper is apart of the Kingdom Hearts fandom and as much as she loves the games... the bashing, arguing, debating can get on her nerves. As I am moving soon, I had some old games out to decide whether or not to keep them. One of them was Kingdom Hearts and my 4 year old brother insisted I play it with him... because it had Donald and Goofy on the cover. The only villain he knew as Captain Hook, he spent some time ignoring me while battling and constantly asked me terms, but it was the best 4 days of my vacation. I did not look at the game with BBS eyes, but saw it through his. For him, it was about 3 best friends who used to live on an island (he REALLY liked that island, he kept on asking if we could go back) and now one of them is traveling with Donald and Goofy. Mickey is somewhere in the game and he gets to see Captain Hook. We've bonded through this (partial due to spring break) playthrough and I'll always smile when I think about how he told me "Riku should hang out with the good guys" Not as serious as most of these examples but I really had to talk about it. * Middle school is a pretty demoralizing place, and this troper's was no exception. Probably from putting up with preteens all day, the two librarians at our school were often very snippy when reprimanding us. One day, a teacher walked through the library; one of the librarians, who was in a bad mood, mistook him for a kid. She snapped at him: "What do you think you're doing?", then realized her mistake when he turned around. -->''Librarian (blustering):'' Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were a student for a moment. -->''Teacher:'' Well, it would never be appropriate to speak to a

student in that way. He stood up for kids who wouldn't be able to question an adult themselves. * In a fit of LoveMakesYouEvil This troper Made a video poke fun of two SickeninglySweethearts who had just gotten together,(also i had a Crush on one of 'em). After seeing the video, They were less than amused, The guy wanted to excommunicate from me all together, but my Crush Forgave me after I explained my self. and she convinced her bf to give me another chance -->''Crush:'' I helped you ... Because your my friend. Even thinking about that moment makes me cry. A good catch you got there Guy, You won't disappoint me any time soon. * (Writing in first person; it's easier.) 6th Grade wasn't exactly my favorite year in elementary school. Barely any friends and there was a small group of kids who would always pick on me for what seemed like no reason. But, I did what I could to manage, even if my spirits weren't exactly high. Eventually, however, I met a cool kid during a walk home. We had a small talk, but moved on. Then a bit later, we happened to meet again. Then yet another time. Eventually, we became good friends and would wait for each other at the end of the school day. Soon enough, this boy ended up becoming my best friend. We had similar interests, hung out often, and he would always stand by my side whenever I was picked on. Soon enough, however, the end of the school year came, and I found out he was going to move away. Obviously, this didn't make me very happy. However, it was also around this time that said friend gave me a special lanyard with a {{Pokemon}} theme, as not only had he noted how much I liked the games, but that I always had a StarWars lanyard on me when walking home. To this day I still use the one he gave me, and even if it didn't mean alot to him, it did to me. So Kyle, if you're somehow reading this, thank you, and I hope you're getting along okay. * This Troper created a CMOH recently. There was a lady in a public bathroom who'd been wrapped in tape and left there . She wasn't mad. Her friends had tape, wrapped her up. They apparently do stupid stuff like that all the time. But the fact that they went for something and forgot their tape-wrapped friend was there? Oh... stupid friends. So, she was asking people coming and going (no pun intended) if they'd help her. Most walked away, thoroughly freaked out. She asked me immediately after, ahem, doing my business. "Can you unwrap me? Please?" "Uh... Yeah! Sure! Just let me wash my hands." I spent the next 7-8 minutes unwrapping a roll or two of tape off of her jacket and sleeves (which were taped to her sides, poor girl). Once she could breathe and move her arms, I asked if i could take the ball of black, rubbery tape as evidence. "Yeah, sure. And, uh, if you're ever stuck in a stall wrapped in tape, heh, you know where to find me." This troper doesn't know where to find her, actually. But it's nice to know if my friends have tape and are feeling particularly sadistic. * When this Troper was a freshman in high school, she had something the might count for a CMOH. I was picked on a lot in school, and there was this one girl in my PE class who especially liked being awful to me. One day she was trying to provoke me into hitting her, and with great restraint I didn't. Instead, I walked off the field and had a

breakdown by myself somewhere, which is what I do when I don't have any other outlet for my anger. Afterwards, in the locker room, this girl I sort of knew (didn't talk to each other outside of class) asked me what was wrong, since I was still crying. I told her, and a couple of other girls came over to comfort me along with her. After walking me out of the gym, this guy who's typically something of a Jerk Jock ran into us and also asked what was going on. Shelby (the first girl) explained to him, and even he seemed mad about the situation. A few days later, I was being approached by random people who I didn't know, complimenting me on my art or other things. Finally, I asked one of them, "I'm sorry, but...do I know you?" She then told me that she'd heard about what happened during PE earlier that week, and that a bunch of people had gone and chewed the bitchy girl out for upsetting me. Meaning that there were people out there who actually cared, even though I felt ostracized a lot. It really meant a lot to me. On top of that, the girl who upset me never spoke another word to me again. * ((Preemptive apology for the Wall-O-Text) This troper was in a high school play a while ago (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and it was essentially a seven-week CMOH for me. Acting was something I'd always wanted to try, and I'd actually been told I'd be good at it, so, when I saw the 'Come Here If You Want To Audition' sign, I decided to just try out. If I made it, it might be fun, and if I didn't, then I wouldn't really have lost anything anyway. Well, to my surprise, I made it. Possibly because most of the usual theater-kid posse had backed out of doing Shakespeare, but I'd made it. And I also discovered that I'd obtained the perfect role (one of the few in the play that didn't require togas or weird fairy costumes), with a personality that fit me more or less perfectly (the director said he honestly looked at me and thought, "There's my guy.") and one of my best friends in the role opposite. For the record, I was Quince and my friend was Bottom. There was far too much fun being had in the weeks of practicing to recount. Suffice to say, I made a ton of new friends, and obtained a boatload of stories. A massive CMOH came on the Saturday before opening night, the first time we'd done the final act in its entirety, with music and lighting, and I just thought, "My God, this is really a play. I'm really doing this." And then came opening night. Honestly, everything up until that point pales in comparison to my group of characters getting on stage, making our first joke, ''and getting a massive laugh''. That one moment pretty much made my 2010. Well, that and exiting from backstage to discover two of my old English teachers had come to see, and my crush of several years telling me I did a great job. * For last year's Remembrance Sunday (the Sunday closest to Armistice Day to remember the wars), I went to a small ceremony near my house by a little World War II memorial. The whole service was incredibly heartwarming, but what got to me most what when one of the men there (who may have served in WWII himself, though don't take my word for it) laid a wreath of poppies at the bottom of the memorial before giving a salute to it for a few seconds. It was wonderful to see. * This troper lived in constant agony. Every 2 years I moved to a different country and had to change friends, culture, and everything. When I finally went back to my home country, I felt like a stranger. I

felt like nobody cared, and that nobody was really appreciating all the kindness I was trying very hard to give. I didn't talk about this to anyone for almost 7 years, but then finally I let my heart out to my childhood friend, who through all the changes in life still remained the kind-hearted person I always knew, and he accepted everything I had to say and criticized me, society, and everything in general and yet still gave me suggestions on how to gain back my selfconfidence and self-esteem. I could never ask for a better friend than that, and I literally cried during out talk. Who said men can't cry about their feelings? * One reason why this troper loves her teachers so much: Before taking part of this pageant-y thing in which I sang, I got some help from my choir director. Whilst rehearsing, she stops and says, "See? You get it. You are one of the only students that understands how to put real, true emotion into your voice. What am I ever going to do when troper's name- graduates?" One must understand, as a 17 year old who simply wants to make those around her and especially her director proud, this was a revelation. Five years of hard work and vocal training had led to this single compliment from someone who gives one maybe every eon or so. The song I was singing you ask? "Defying Gravity" * This tropette's grandma had a stroke,and when she was in the hospital,her sister who has been dead for years visited her in her dream and told her what her heaven was like,and offered to take her there my grandma's response?"If I go...who will take care of Alejandro (My grandpa)?" so she politely told her sister to wait and then she recovered a few days later power of love does exist * This Troper had been pretty wangsty for a few days, worrying that he was being a bad boyfriend for various reasons. After seeing the school musical with his girlfriend and going home, having hit one of the lower points of his sadness, received a text from her saying she loved him. Then came the two of us gushing our feelings and killing this troper's depression. <3 * After spending almost a month preparing for the audition, this Troper was cast in his high school's play- as a character with two lines. After complaining to my best friend, who is the closest thing to a sister i've ever had, about how "All that work is gonna be for nothing!" and other wangsty BS, she tells me "Its all gonna be worth it when you take a bow, and everyone is clapping at the end of the play." I tell her "Yeah, but they won't be clapping for ME." To which she replies, after a brief pause, "I will be." So now, i'm going to be the best goddamn waiter the acting world has ever seen! :D * My sociology teacher told us a really sweet story about his parents. They married when his mother was 18, and his father was 6 years older than she was. They married in 1942, and, since he was in the air force, was called out for duty. He was gone for the rest of 1942, and wouldn't return until December of 1945. She took a train to meet him, and they got a hotel room. They both sat on the bed, backs to each other. Then he said, "I have something to tell you. If, after all this time, you found another man, I'd understand." She turned to him, put her hand on his, and said, "I could never find another man like you."

It nearly made me cry. * It was my best friend's birthday. So, I planned a birthday party with my friends at our anime club. I ended up buying the cake, as well as her present, while the others got other snacks. Taped to her birthday present, was a poem. [[IdiotBall Sadly, this troper didn't save it to his computer.]] However, in spite of what happened, everything worked out for the best. [[ThrowTheDogABone I even got a kiss from her.]] * It was Valentines Day, and this troper, [[SarcasmMode being the ladies man I was]], was alone. However, I found out that a friend of mine was also alone. So, we both agreed to be valentines together. The unfortunant part was that we both had classes that day, several towns away from each other (she's in a four year university while I'm in community college). So, I had to send her an E-Valentine. She was so touched by it that she told me she considered me one of her closest friends. Upon retrospect, this troper wishes that he just skipped one class just to meet her. * This troper is a teacher, and the end of an academic year is stressful enough for everybody. My first year teaching, some kids in one section were really, really being a pain, and I was beginning to wonder if I had the stuff to really survive in the field. Cue one of my first semester freshmen walking up to me during a break period between classes and thanking me for helping him to learn how to plan for finals back before the winter set of finals. It was a small moment, but reminded me why I was in the business to begin with. * [[Tropers/AdelePotter This Tropette]] wrote [[http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2908365/1/ this poem.]] She got this review back: --> Thanks. You stopped me. I don't even know why, but my friend, Alice sent me this because she knew that i was... considering. Thank you. * Just the fact that there are ''ELEVEN FULL PAGES'' of this. You guys are great. You've restored my faith in humanity by having faith yourself. Thank you so much. * This troper had a heartwarming moment with a friend she was texting last night. My friend was feeling guilty because she'd slept with 3 different guys and was asking me if I thought she was dirty or a whore. We ended up talking about it for a little while and this exchange happened: --> Me: Is that all you wanted? My opinion? --> Friend: Yes. --> Me: As much as I appreciate you valuing my opinion so much, I don't think any different of you for that. What I think of you isn't based on how many guys you slept with. --> Friend: So you don't think I'm dirty or a whore? --> Me: No. You slept with 3 guys, not 30. Now, when you go into prostitution and start selling yourself for drugs, then I will call you a whore. ** Will you accept this Best Friend Ever Award? *** Yes. Thank you. * A week ago I finally got over a guy I'd been crushing on for months. Six days later I found out that the girl he was sort of dating was

also sort of dating another guy and hadn't told either guy. Despite being over the guy, I was pretty upset, especially since the girl in question is also a friend. Today, I saw them under a tree hugging and felt really sad knowing she was hurting him. I told my friends about this, and they (being huge huggers) had their arms around me in moments. They were comforting, complementary, and they understood how I felt. It may not be as sweet as some of the other tales on this page, but it made me really happy to know that I do have friends who can make me go from depressed to pretty happy. ** I beg to differ. Your tale is just as sweet and precious as any other tale on this page. Because this is a chapter from your life, and you are special. *** Thank you. :) * Edgy here. Two years ago, my fiancee (now wife) and I were driving around before a huge storm (heavy rain and wind). Suddenly, I see a tiny black and white kitten in a gutter by a storm drain on the side of a busy city street. I turn around and drive by again and my fiancee see him. I pull off onto a side street and park. We rush to rescue the tiny 4 week old kitten from the street. Hours later, he would have been wash into the storm drain. We kept the kitten, a male Manx we named Nox. Today, he is the biggest, smartest, and sweetest cats I've ever had. * A few weeks ago, my fiancee of four years called me and said she couldn't continue a long distance relationship (She and I are both going to graduate school in different cities). This came as a complete shock to me, seeing as how a few weeks earlier we were talking about our future, wedding plans, etc. That same weekend, a friend of mine was visiting, and after the call just stood up and hugged me, letting me cry on his shoulder until I was able to function again. In the subsequent weeks, friends of mine I haven't talked to in years have been constantly checking in on me and being there for me, as well as promising to help her through what she's dealing with as well. Their reaction has been one of the most humbling and heartwarming moments of my life. * Just had two minor CMOH in a row via Facebook. Yesterday I said hi to an unrequited crush I've mentioned on other pages. She logged on at least twice without responding. Later that evening, another female friend (we're kind of an EveryoneCanSeeIt subversion) messaged me because she was depressed over her own recent breakup. I used that silent treatment to cheer her up, showing that I have problems too and life is a matter of perspective: whether it's good or bad is all a matter of perception. That's CMOH number one. But I still go to sleep kinda melancholy over my crush not even wanting to talk to me. So I wake up today, feeling kinda the same. I go to read through these CMOH pages. I get to the bottom of this one, and I notice have a notification... guess who suddenly responded, nearly 24 hours later? ^_^ * This Troper here was a little down because his crush was dating somebody else.I got invited to a friend's party and she was there too.I tought that my night would be horrible because I would always remember of her and her boyfriend(he wasn't invited).At the end of the party I noticed she was sitting in the table with a tear coming out of

her eye.I sat next to her and asked what was wrong and she said it was nothing,but I insisted and she finally gave up and explained me.After talking for some time and cheering her up she rubbed off a tear and looked up to me,smiling.Even knowing I can't be with her,only her smile and knowing that I made her happy that night,every time I remember her smile it cheers me up! * (Watch out, this is rather long) This Troper's most cherished friend (let's call her Alexis) is a user on Spore. Yes, THAT Spore, the one with the monsters. Anyway, she was friends which a guy about her age, who lived in Texas (let's call him George), who one day asked her who she had a crush on. She didn't respond, since she didn't get the message right away. The next day (April Fool's), George put up a fake message saying that he was leaving Spore, all part of a joke. Alexis fell for it, and responded with, "No! Don't go! I love you!" George was stunned, and confessed his feelings for her, and the two hooked up instantly. However, Alexis's overprotective mother got in the way, and forbid Alexis from using Spore. The next week, I come over to her house, and she blurts out everything, ending it with a burst of tears. Now, this troper (who had quickly become a [[ShipperonDeck Shipper on Deck]], and owns a Spore account), quickly allowed Alexis to use mine. Cut to a few months later, where George sends her a message, saying that his family decided to move from Texas to California, where me and Alexis live. Excited, Alexis invites me over, saying that we were going on a "trip". After the long, boring drive, we arrive at the airport, where we wait for five hours for the boy to come. After a little while, Alexis's mom decided to leave, in order to get something to eat. Right as she left, Akexis broke into tears, thinking George was all a hoax. Suddenly, someone tapped my shoulder. --> Unknown Person: Excuse me? --> Troper: *turns around to see a man* Can I help you? --> Unknown Person: Do you know where I can find an "Alexis'? --> Alexis: *looks up and sees George, hiding behind the man's back* G-George?! --> George: ALEXIS! Cue happy tears from all of us. The two have been dating since. And Alexis hasn't thanked me enough for helping her. * This troper had a pretty awesome one. The story: this troper is a walking case of IntelligenceEqualsIsolation combined with ShrinkingViolet. And it ''sucks'', because this troper has difficulty socialising, especially with her peer group. Cue nervous breakdown when it all gets too much and the outpouring of ''every single issue'' this troper's had to her mother, including this troper feeling like a StepfordSmiler and being a nervous wreck BeneathTheMask (this troper is a perfectionist, so that doesn't exactly help). Cue this troper's mother reading her report to her and [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre reading out all the good things which people said about her]]. It makes this troper tear up...thank you, Mum. * Not sure if it counts, but I want to include it. In short, I am a reclusive, hard-of-hearing person and my reclusive nature was at a peak during highschool. Well, one day, at lunch, I sat down alone at a self-designated area (re: away from others) to read the James Herriot novels I loved so much when I saw a blind girl standing near the

entrance, alone. I thought, "Her helper will come. Just sit there and read about James Herriot." However, after a second or two, I thought I heard a small voice saying, "James Herriot wouldn't just ignore a blind girl standing alone in the middle of a loud cafeteria, with no helper in sight. Go to her." I got up and went to her, resisting the impulse to turn around again. I was...terrified of humans (and still am, though the fear has diminished greatly with outside help) and was afraid to approach her, but somehow something in me was resolved to help this blind girl. To hell with my borderline, human-phobic nature! "D-Do you want me to get you to the line?" I stuttered. She gladly accepted my help, hooked an arm around mine as we made it toward a crowded line. My heart was hammering, I was sweating. I was surrounded by people! ''PEOPLE''!! I took a deep breath. "Focus, boy. Focus." I thought, "Just tell her what food is there." I did and we made it through the line, I putting food on her plate as we went along. I even paid for it with my own money and took her to her friends before retreating back to my secluded spot. Although I got no thanks from the girl, and spilled my drink on my pants so I looked like I pissed myself, somewhere, in the back of my mind, I smiled. I felt I had just done something James Herriot would have done. * I suffer from mostly mild depression nearly all my life, but had a particularly major episode at the end of my freshman year. Having no idea how to deal with the constant agony, I ended up turning to my English teacher. Basically he saved my life and continually does so. A few memorable incidents: ** I have a habit of writing on myself and one day wrote on my arm NOBODY in huge letters. The teacher saw and said very simply, "You're not nobody to me." ** One time I ended up going to the bathroom and just crying softly in one of the stalls. When I was returning from the bathroom, I had to pass in front of his classroom to get to my class. At that exact same moment he came out of his classroom and with barely a look at my face he could tell I was crying. Even though I tried to lie (pathetically at that) he said that if I need it, I could stay after school and talk to him. ** After one particular bad day, he decided to "levitate" for me to cheer me up. It was just a silly magic trick, but it really did make my day. ** Really just any time he gets worried about me. Which I realized is quite often.--I have a lot more CMoHs, from this teacher and nearly all my friends, but unfortunately I can't remember them. :( * This troper had a close friend back in grade 6 that she hasn't had any physical contact with for the past 3-4 years. The only communication we had was Facebook, and we don't even chat, we just comment in each other's posts. Recently, the two of us accidentally met up in an anime convention. First thing we did after identity confirmation? Scream and hug. * Our family has a friend in Japan named "Yoshi" and we call them every year around Christmas to chat up and see how her family's going. Now Yoshi's husband (iirc) wanted a granddaughter for the longest time, but their only daughter has had ''four'' sons over the last 13 or so years. Well, she calls us to let us know that they finally had a

granddaughter, born right near my birthday no less. So Mom and Yoshi were all geeked out on the phone and we were all happy. But it doesn't end there - When the earthquake hit in Japan we were worried about Yoshi and her family due to the effects of the earthquake (they live in Hiroshima so they were away from the direct damage but still...). So we gave her a call the following Tuesday, and happily reported that everything was okay in Hiroshima, and not only that, but ''her granddaughter just started walking''. Instantly turned this Troper's bad weekend right around. <3 * In high school, this troper had a friend that she'd talk to and eat lunch with, but over the years... we just... grew apart, I guess. It got to the point where she just verbally tore into me, saying, among other things, I called her a bad name once, even though I didn't remember doing so. I tried to apologize (to at least calm her down), but she wouldn't have any of it. It hurt, and my self-esteem issues didn't help either. Fortuntely, some other students saw what was going on and went to comfort me, this shy, gawky girl they didn't even know. The day was made a little better when I saw this other guy I knew (my ''true'' friend, now that I think about it), casually asking me if we were going to watch the next episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender together, which kinda helped. It's been a few years since then (and I haven't seen my ex-friennd sinnce that day), but it took me a while to recover from the emotional pain. I won't forget, however, the people who helped make a bad day slightly betger. To that, I say... thank you. * I know this isn't as huge as some of these moments, but this means a lot to me. In middle school I was depressed and teased quite badly. I was so sure that I would always be a failure, and no one would ever do anything to help me, so I hardly spoke a word and tried staying out of everyones way. By the end of my last year things had started to get better- I had proper friends and I spoke more, but I still had huge self confidence issues. It was the last week, and everone in every class had to take part in a talent show, and me and two other girls teamed up to sing. This was a big thing, and I was terrified; just before the performance, the other two girls backed out, leaving me to sing by myself. I wanted to be brave for once, so I decided to go up and sing my heart out. Then almost every person in my form asked if they could join me to dance to the song, so I wouldn't be alone up there. I had no idea that they'd be willing to help me- half of them hardly knew me, but that gave me the courage to follow through. I gave the song everything I had, in front of almost 200 people... and got a standing ovation. * For those tropers who are English, and remember the huge floods in 2007, I have a few moments. My family were moving house on the day of the flood; my mum was stuck in our old house, my dad was stuck at the new one, and me and my brother were stuck at school. The first was that a friend of my brothers offered to drive us through the flood to get to our new house. The second was that we stopped en route to help pull another car out of the water. The third was that when we got there we didn't know where we were supposed to go- the water had got too high to go the easiest route to the house; a lovely man in a canoe

came across me and my brother and helped us out and gave us directions. The fourth was that we had nothing to sleep on and barely anything to eat- but heard a knock at the front door to find two people in wellies who were walking though the flood water, giving out food and help to anyone who needed it. They even went back to get us matresses. I met so many wonderful people that day, and I never even got to thank them. So I'll say it now, even though none of you know it... Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity and for being so very very awesome. * Two small ones happened to me today, but they cheered me up a lot when things were bad. It was just before a major exam, and I realised that I'd left the house without any makeup, and felt really embarassed. One of my friends tells me "It doesn't matter, you look beautiful". Then later me and my friends were chatting, and I said something totally random. That same friend bursts out laughing, and says "you always know how to make me smile". These things were a small thing for her, but I don't get compliments on anything like appearance or sense of humour often, and small things like that never fail to make me happy. * The fact that there over 11 pages of HeartwarmingMoments on TroperTales warms this tropers heart. ** Agreed. * [[Tropers/{{Nani}} This troper]] doesn't cry easily. Not even when she wants to. But she watched ''TheDiaryOfAnneFrank'' in English a few days ago, and couldn't stop from crying. Even after the period ended and I was on my way to my bus, I was still fighting the urge to cry. When I got onto my bus, two of my friends, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lucario]] and Chrissa, were waiting. I didn't bother trying to talk to them, because I knew my voice would be shaky and they'd know something was wrong. Chrissa asked me if I was upset, but never went further than that. Lucario (who is more of a frenemy than anything, because we tease and annoy one another) was staring at me the whole time, and after a few minutes he finally said, "I have to know. What happened?" I explained it to him, and instead of mocking me, like I thought he would, he actually made an attempt to comfort me by saying, "Well, at least there's no one like him now." For the rest of that day, I didn't stop thinking about how kind he'd been in making me feel better. * This is probably a weird one and I'm not sure if I should put it on here or under ProfessionalWrestling but someone will move it if it's in the wrong place. Michelle [=McCool=] recently retired from WWE and I was a fan of her in-ring work so one day I was walking home and I just got the idea in my head for a tribute video. I got home and had the video made in about three hours. I uploaded it to Youtube and posted a link to her Twitter account. I wasn't expecting a reply since she obviously gets millions of messages every day from fans but i logged back in later and there was a reply from her saying "wow, so touching. thank you". For me it was amazing to have a reply from her and also I'm glad I got to show her the video and thank her for all she's done for her fans. She has her haters but it's nice to show that her fans are there as well. That video has over 600 views now and at least one of them is from her. * [[Tropers/{{SpazzyTack}} This troper]] Recently had her Uncle die

after a short but valiant battle with Cancer, right before March break. I had at least expected a lot of my IRL friends to call and see how I was doing (Considering one was my cousin on that side of the family, for god's sake), but didn't get more than one text asking how I was. Convinced I was forever alone, I logged onto an ARG related IRC and told the people I had been talking with recently what had happened. I had only known most of them for month, and I didn't even know most of their names at the time. Yet they were all there for me, got me focused on a new project, and one of them even demanded her phone number so she could text me all week (and since). All those "friends" that I thought I had still haven't really shown up since, but the Jadusable IRC crew has been with me every step of the way. I consider you guys my best friends. Knowing you're Tropers, I assume you'll read this. Quetz, Mantam, ridethenarwhal, Zetta, EXE, Xin, Jevander, Kioso, and everyone else? You don't understand how much I love you guys for dealing with me and my craziness. and even if I'm having my problems right now, I don't want to get you all involved in that. I'm sorry, and I'll be back soon, ready for action. I promise. ...and thank you. For everything. ** Before reading this entry, I was too jaded to consider anyone I met online to be a friend, because for all I know, it could be a guy wanting to be nice to me to get my phone number and/or e mail. I still wouldn't go around offering people phone numbers, but maybe they're not all that bad after all. * From FandomWank: in the middle of a spirited (though mostly civil) discussion of incest, one poster (silrana) [[http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/625792.html?thread=5 5504768#t55504768 mentions that she has to wade through child porn as part of her job]]. Upon being asked, she explains that she works at a crime lab. Cue other posters thanking her for her work. * This Troper was coming up to their Maths prelim (like a mock exam) incredibly confident. When he sat it though, he started to realise that he didn't have enough time, that the questions were too hard and that he just wasn't ready. He actually broke down and cried during the last few minutes. After an invigilator tried to calm him down, he left and it all burst out and got worse. One of his friends, who he had a rocky relationship with, actually walked up to him and gave him a tight hug despite the fact that they only sometimes got along. Sure, this troper doesn't like being hugged, but it was just so kind that he accepted it and even sorta hugged back. ...Sorta. * I originally posted this on the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TroperTales/Ptitle5r4ta85h I Don't Want To Ruin Our Friendship Troper Tales]] but I got a request to post it here too. This troper was part of a real life love triangle...sort of...lemme explain, About 3 Years ago I met a girl who had just moved in next door, she was a year younger than me, she was an orphan and she had moved here to get a new start, we got off to a shaky start (Kinda like love interests in a Manga, I got kick-to-theshins-a-plenty) before we became friends, around 5 months later we're hanging out constantly and then we get news that a guy she was in the orphanage with moved into town and she takes me to welcome him, The

guy was older than both of us and quite buff while I was barely scratching the 6 foot mark at this point. I discovered that the two of them were like brother and sister, or at least, that's how it sounded when they told me their story, I got off to a shaky start with him too, it even evolved to a fist fight at one point where this troper ended up having to get stitches for a busted lip. She found out this and told us to get our acts together, eventually the hate died down and we became friends, and I soon figured out why we both got along so well after she had told us to do so, we both loved her. Cut to about a year later and I found out that they even work in the same building now (I was in college at this point while they were office workers), Part of me was jealous and part of me just wanted to assure that their relationship was purely sibling. At one point they both left for a conference in New Jersey, I was jealous as I could be, I was 23 and had fully accepted that I was in love with her, I smacked myself as I looked at the plane take off (I had to drive them to the airport) and shouted at myself that I should of told her since she was going to be alone with this guy who loved her just as much as I did for a week, I eventually calmed myself down and drove home...That's when my worst nightmare came true. A week later I arrived to pick her up but she was no where in sight, the guy showed up and explained that she had taken a cab home, I was confused so I just dropped him off and made my way home, That's when I found her at my door, she hadn't even gone into her own home by the looks of it as she still had her luggage on her and she was still wearing her business suit, I parked my car and walked up to her, I went to hug her, I was finally gonna tell her that I loved her since I realised that her heart could've been stolen from me at any point. Just as I'm about to hug her, He pushes me away slightly, and asks "Can we talk?", I see the look in her eyes, it's like she was scared of me or something, I nod and invite her into my home, we sit down, drink coffee (Tea in my case, hey, I hate to invoke a stereotype but I AM British) but that look never leaves her eyes, I eventually ask her "You look kinda...on edge, something wrong?" She looks up to me and asks the most out of the blue question I've ever heard; "Have you even been in love?". I was shocked at that question, I waited a few moments before I scoffed, Chuckled, laughed, I was trying to put on a macho tone for some reason, perhaps because I didn't want to look sappy in front of her, even I didn't know. I asked why she asked that and she just shrugged. I finally ask her why she's so shell shocked, she says "You Know ***" (I'm not giving out his name on the internet, duh), I nod. "He asked me to marry him". I pretty much died inside at soon as she said that, my face matched that a child as his entire toy collection was thrown into a fire. She looked up to me and saw my shocked look, she asked me "Do...you have anything to say?" I Sit there, exhale, and put my cup of tea down. "No...Nothing at all" I said, she hung her head low before saying "I see...goodbye then". I watched her leave my house, as soon as she leaves I slam my fist down into the cup, My hand is bleeding badly at his point but I don't care, I didn't scream in agony over losing her, but then I realised that she was never was mine in the first place, the more I started to think about it, I started to realise something, Why WOULDN'T she marry him? they had been friends for years and had

known each longer than I had known both of them combined, I wanted to run my fist through a wall, but I settled on just silently crying. A few hours later there's a knock on my door, I answer it and it was Him, He asks if he can come in, I nod, he's brought some whiskey with him, he offers me some but I don't drink so he pretty much just guzzles the bottle down while he sits on my couch, I sit down next to him and we begin to talk, he begins to tell me something along the lines of "I always was close to her, I always liked her...Hell, Loved her even, That's why I moved into this town after she did, I wanted to tell her...and I finally got the courage to tell her...as that plane took off...I asked her to marry me", A few minutes passed before anything happens, he mentions that he notices I'm not surprised, I tell him that she already told me...and then he says "I'm surprised you're not strangling me to death, You love her too, don't you?", I'm pretty damn shocked that he just said that, my shocked face only remains for a moment before the melancholy one returned, I stated that "It doesn't matter, you and her are-" And then he cuts me off with "She rejected me". I immediately ask him what he means, he states that she rejected him only about an hour ago and that's why he's come over, to tell me. He told me that she said "I'm sorry, but I can't marry you...You and I are like brother and sister from my view...It's one of the closest things to love I've even known...I'm sorry for not telling you sooner...I was afraid that telling you this would ruin our friendship" He then told me that he just accepted her answer and then asked her "Is there someone you already like?". he told me that she said yes, and then told me that the person she loved was me...It hit me like a ton of bricks, She rejected him because she loved me...He gets off the couch and places his hands on my shoulders before saying something along the lines of "I hate myself sometimes, Don't make the same mistakes I did kid and treat her well", and then he left. The next morning, I knock on her door and ask if I can come in, she nods, we get to talking and drinking Coffee/Tea. After we finish our drinks, it's silent for a few moments before she breaks the ice. "I rejected his proposal" she says. I tell her I know, she looks shocked at that but then I tell her that he already told me, it's silent again before I speak up. ----> "Hey" ----> "Yeah?" ----> "You know yesterday, when you asked me if there's someone I love?" ----> "Yeah?" ----> "I think I'm ready to give you an answer..." ** One year on. We're now engaged and expecting twins. ---* ... oh ''wow''. Just one more [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoH]] for good measure... This is the [[UpToEleven ELEVENTH]] page for Troper Tales: Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. Even one page is enough to get me teary-eyed. To all who have contributed, thank you for submitting all these wonderful stories. ** No matter how many "bad" TroperTales there are (like

{{TroperTales/AwfulTruth}} and {{TroperTales/HighOctaneNightmareFuel}}),none of them will EVER come close to the amount of these stories. It really restores your faith in humanity! *** This troper read all eleven pages of this page, and was crying the whole way through. Her heart forever goes out to the Dispossessed, who are here in great quantity. If the CrapsackWorld we live in decided to KickTheDog again, stay strong. You're stronger than you think. I love you all, and I'm just some random internet commenter. *** This troper REALLY hates to be "that guy"... but people keep bringing this up. There's probably a good 3-5 instances of this (if you count the equivalent on other pages) already, maybe just a note at the beginning of the first would suffice? * This Series/DoctorWho fangirl rarely participates in politics (student court, class president, whatever) at her school, but decided to, in her own way, this election season: After seeing some joke [[Napoleon Dynamite 'Vote for Pedro']] posters around, she put up her own VOTE SAXON [X] ones. The thinking was along the lines of ''most likely people won't get such a nerdy refrence, but wth? I'll see my work up.'' Well, apparently, people ''did'' get it! This trooper has since heard of a rebuttal poster, SAXON'S MASTER PLAN IS NOT FOR YOU, and has recieved a note asking 'the person putting up the Vote Saxon posters,' ' ''Let's be friends!'' ' This trooper was incredibly touched that people appreciated her silly idea. And, yes, this isn't an incredibly poignant tale about chemotharapy and a friend cutting off her RapunzelHair for the LittlestCancerPatient (There's one like that somewhere...), but it's been really nice to this trooper. * When I was seventeen, a friend of mine showed up on my doorstep in the middle of a thunderstorm, and told me he was seriously thinking about killing himself. I dragged him into our computer room and talked to him for two hours, trying my damndest to talk him down from it and unsure how well I was succeeding. When I saw him at school the next day, he handed me a roll of Life Savers with a note that said "You saved mine." Twelve years later, I still have it. * Every year at this troper's school, there's an assembly where we all say what we appreciate about the school, the people, etc. This troper's best friend stood up to speak. She ended her speech with "We're not just a group of students. We're a family. And this family has no black sheep." Consider this, too: This troper and her friend are pretty much outcasts at our school. We don't really have friends apart from each other. So for this troper's friend to say something like that, when she knows her status wellwell, this troper at least went "Awww." * It's this Troper's birthday today. I've gotten such a warm reception from my best friends and from people around the school. I'm reminded by my best friends that [[YouAreNotAlone I am not alone]] even at [[DespairEventHorizon the edge of despair]], and I have many people who love me for myself, and for being an amazing friend to them. I was giving a hug to one of my best friends and I cried [[TearsofJoy so happily]]. I love them all so much! This is really significant for me, because over the past several months I've dealt with fear, angst, guilt, a bit of depression, and a lot of despair. It wasn't until

recently that I managed to overcome most of that! I managed to make my life better and start having a more positive outlook on life. Today was an amazing day, it also helped made me feel so much better. I can honestly say that at this moment in time, I feel happy. Legit. I feel full of hope. And I will do whatever it takes to maintain this for as long as I can. It's safe to say that today, I've had a lot of [[CrowningMomentofHeartWarming heartwarming moments]] thanks to all my friends. I love them all so much. * This Troper has had quite a few in the last couple of years: ** The first time I went to a party. I had never been invited to a big social gathering like this before, and I have self-esteem issues even at the best of times, so as one can imagine, I was a real bundle of nerves. I turn up with some of my friends, and one of the girls at the party runs up to me and gives me a hug, saying "you look awesome!" Instant confidence boost right there. ** Like so many others, "graduation day" (there's no real British term for this aside from "last day of school" but that sounds clunky). This Troper considers himself fairly popular with most of the year, but generally feels rather alien to school life, particularly since I no longer share classes with some of my best friends. The atmosphere, however, made me truly feel like a part of a school. I was laughing with my year, crying with my year, singing with my year, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext filming a dozen guys dressed as gorillas chasing someone in a banana suit with my year]]. My leavers' book is full of signatures from friends and classmates alike, all wishing me luck and sending their love, but one in particular sticks out, because it was by the year's premier DeadpanSnarker KnightInSourArmor: --> (Troper's Name), you're an exceptional human being! Be as successful as we know you can. ** I'm now more determined than ever to do well in my exams and make these people proud. * This troper had been having some problems with a kid in my section in band. He had tried to help me improve, but eventually got really frustrated when I didn't seem to be trying hard enough, and I was always nervous and anxious around him. Eventually I decided to drop band after this year for a number of reasons. It's now near the end of the school year, and today he talked to me in private. When he realized how nervous I'd been, he apologized, gave me a hug, and told me to come talk to him whenever I wanted. Made me feel better and more relaxed during the rest of the class. * This troper has a few, now that she thinks about it. Two of them are: ** I've been involved in my high school's theatre department since freshman year. That first year, I didn't get into any of the major productions, and this made me feel like I was invisible to everyone in the group, including our director. Towards the end of the year, we found out that the director was going to be laid off due to budget cuts. All the theatre kids got together and went to the next school board meeting to protest this (having the president ask who was there on this issue and having practically the whole room stand up was a bit of a CMOH in itself.). Even though I was just a freshman who hadn't really done much, I went up as one of the people who spoke on the

director's behalf. After the meeting was over, people kept coming up to me and telling me I did a good job. Then, a couple of days later, I was hanging out in the theatre room when the director gave me a card. I opened it, and it was about how proud she was of me for doing that at the board meeting, how grateful she was, and how she hoped they would reverse their decision (which they did) so we could continue to work together. The next year, I was having a whole bunch of problems, a lot of which related to things that happened with theatre that made me feel like nobody liked me. Then one day, I found the card, which I had forgotten about for a while. It didn't fix everything, but it made me feel like maybe people didn't think I was pathetic as I felt. ** The other one happened during my sophomore year, right in the middle of the issues I mentioned at the end of the first post. It was the closing night of my school play, which I was on costumes for (I had wanted to be in the cast, but didn't make it). I was feeling like most of the theatre department either didn't like me or completely ignored me. That night, everyone in the cast or crew who wanted one got to take a poster for the show as a souvenir. A bunch of people were leaving theirs out on the stage while they did what they had to do during the show, for other people to sign. I wasn't sure if I should bother because I didn't know if anyone would even sign it. I ended up doing it, though, and when I came back to it at the end of the show, I found it covered with signatures and nice messages from other people in the cast and crew, including some who I barely ever even talked to. * This Troper's ComingOutStory is one of these. She'd been debating how to just up and say "I'm a lesbian" for ages, and finally there was this announcement at a small assembly of an upcoming LGBT event at her school. So after the Inclusivity Club got up and said their piece, This Troper stood up and officially became her school's first openly gay student. After the assembly, she was assaulted by a mob of people who... wanted to ''hug'' her. * This troper overheard this in the hallway on the last day of the school year, and continued walking for three minutes before realizing the snippet he had heard. ---> "... kind of my last chance. I've had a massive crush on you since freshman year." ** To whoever was talking: I hope they said yes. * I have several hang ups about sex, and am also currently 7 months into the first romantic relationship I've ever had. During a conversation with my boyfriend about sex, I broke down absolutely sobbing and confessed that I wasn't sure how long it was going to take for me to feel ready - could take years, even - and how terrified I was that said boyfriend would get tired of waiting and leave me. Said boyfriend's response was not to get angry, or impatient, or demanding; instead, it was to wrap his arms around me, squeeze tighter when I tried to shy away, and say that there's no pressure to do anything at all before I feel ready, no matter what the circumstance, and that the only way he would get mad at me over sex would be if I had it with him when I didn't feel ready for it. It may not seem like much, but months and months of built up panic and stress were destroyed in that single conversation, and it was one of the best feelings of relief I've ever

known in my life. * Anyone who attended 2011's Connecticon will agree that Caitlin's recital of her poem, ''Nerds'', was one big Crowning Moment of Heartwarming for everyone who attended. The poem itself is a powerful celebration of geekiness, toting the writer's nerdiness all the way through as she references everything from ''StarTrek'' to ''{{Digimon}}'' to ''Stayin' Alive'', and ends with the line ''"But those who are nerds/Stand up and be heard/For we are the ones who rule!"'' The poem was greeted by a full-on standing ovation--the only one of the night--and was so powerful that the poet herself was clearly overwhelmed emotionally. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsbkNSI28kU It was also one of the first skits to be posted on YouTube]]. ---''From all of us who contributed to this page, that you find some happiness, whether in these something else in life. Keep your chin up, and [[YouAreNotAlone we're all in this together]]. to SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments.''

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HeartwarmingMoments2 * One upon a time, there was a group of 8th Graders, a group of friends. One of them consistently acted like a Jerkass, insulting and making fun of all of his so called 'friends'. One day, they learned that one of them had finally done it; he had gotten a girlfriend. Now, this girl was something of an obnoxious airhead, and naturally, with all these friends being antisocial misfits and nerds, didn't like her very much. After a long week of arguments in which the whole friendship almost dissolved, the Jerkass pulled him aside and said this. "Listen, <name>, you are kind of annoying. And yet, you finally have a girlfriend, which is more than can be said for the rest of us. I hate her, just as much as they do, but you know what? If she makes you happy, and you make her happy, then you two go be happy together, and screw what we have to say about it." Then, as his friend went off to follow his advice, the Jerkass cried, because I realized that I had truly meant every word. * This troper has two: ** Probably more minor than some others, but in grade seven, I had lunch hour detention with a really strict teacher on my birthday. One of my Nakamas, usually insensetive to this sort of thing even though I'm the only female in the group, had said they'd sit with me at lunch, no questions asked beforehand. What does my other Nakama do? One of them simply said: "Skip the detention. We'll cover for you." ** At a seven-hour long percussion workshop in the nearest city, I had purchased a few raffle tickets, but hadn't won anything. Then, my number was called for the last draw of the day, a set of Marimba One mallets (top-of-the-line percussion mallets). I was pretty happy that I had won them, but I don't play marimba so I wasn't sure what to do with them. I had decided after quite a bit of deliberation, that to show my appreciation for one particularly outstanding volunteer, I

would give her the mallets after the workshop. In short, after a nearly ten minute long exchange of "Are you sure?" "Yes, I want you to have them," the volunteer gave me a truly hearfelt "Wow. Thank you". That was the best that this troper has felt in a very long time. * This troper transferred to a new class when she was still in elementary school. Some of her old classmates (including her former best friend) didn't take it very well and started bullying her. It got to levels where she couldn't take one step outside without being pestered and insulted, until one day, her ''new'' classmates noticed what was going and stood up for her ''en masse''. It's still one of the most beautiful moments of her life, and has inspired her to do the same for other people. ** This right here is making me clap, showing how dorky I am. * This guy had the honor of working on converting his university's coliseum into a makeshift shelter for Hurricane Gustav evacuees. Anyone who was asked to work was told to show up around 2 AM, making this guy wonder how many people would show up. Well, ''hundreds'' of people showed up in the wee hours of the morning, of their own free will, just to help people they would never meet. It's truly humanity at its best. ** That, my friend, is a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. * Another one from [[SeanTucker me]], this time with me as the recipient instead of the failed attempter. The past year or so has been a pretty much constant DarkestHour moment for me, due to various family issues, girl troubles (the aforementioned Roselynn ended up becoming a drug addict, in spite of my encouragement), people troubles in general, etc. One girl I know posted a Facebook status saying "*other girl* is the shizzy... :D" or something along those lines, will change when it quits being down for maintenance. Another person said "*cough cough* dont you mean *guy's name*?" I promptly commented it with "*cough cough* Don't you mean Sean Tucker, not *guy's name* or *other girl*? Except you probably didn't... lol". Cue her posting a status saying that "Sean Tucker is the shizzy... yes I did mean you! <3" and roughly ten people, including the resident JerkAss, liking the status. I cried ManlyTears. * This troper is the youth group advisor at her church. On a summer outing to see the second Narnia film, she and the kids went out for pizza afterward, and the conversation diverged into a discussion about "the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." When asked for his opinion, one of the boys appeared to consider it for a few minutes, then looked straight at this troper and said, "You are." Considering that the troper in question is twice his age and not particularly attractive (but loved by these kids for being warm, personable, funny and geeky), she had a smile on her face for a week. * Though more a 'reader of tropes' than a 'troper', this troper just ''had'' to share one of his experiences in Germany. He was stuck in one of the narrow stairwells at the Cathedral in Cologne, with hundreds of people packed in shoulder-to-shoulder above and below him. Nothing was moving, and everyone was grumbling - right up until the point where someone started in with ''Hallelujah.'' The version from ''Shrek.'' He got about to the third line, when someone else joined in, and another, and another, and by the first refrain everyone in

earshot was singing and smiling, their voices shaking the walls of the cathedral. The line began to move moments later, and everyone from the top of the tower to the base of the stairs sung their way down - and were met at the bottom by a solid line of strangers, twenty long and deep, cheering, applauding wildly, even crying. Folks from the stairwell rushed over and embraced family or friends that had been waiting for them, and the initial singer ended up being praised in about four different languages as he made his way to the door. This could also be a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]], if read that way. [[spoiler: Oh, and though I hope I hardly have to say it - I was the guy who started singing.]] ** This troper's not even religious and you just made her cry. ** This troper is Taoist, and you just made him cry. *** This troper is an atheist, and you just made me laugh with joy. You see: this is something you couldn't have made up - it must have happened. ** This troper thinks this may be one of the most [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Awesome]] {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}} Ever. ** This troper would like to say this has increased their faith in humanity more than you'll know. And that this troper shall try and be as amazing as that story from now on. ** *sniff* You started a CrowdSong. It's awesome and heartwarming at the same time! *sob* ** This Troper is new here, and thinks that this CM o HW is also a CM o A!! <3 ** That momant is a special type of awesome, You rock, My heart, it's exploding with warm and fuzzies right now! * This one not so much involving this troper, but still. During a Masquerade at an Anime Con, this couple gets up on stage and the woman starts lip syncing to this song. It's long and slow and, if I may add, made many people suitably bored. And then, at the end, the guy gets down on one knee and proposes to the woman. On stage. The whole audience stands up and starts cheering and applauding. But wait, it gets better. Several more skits in, another couple, this one dressed like Sally and Jack Skellington get on stage and dance to that song from Sweeny Todd where Mrs. Lovett sings about their perfect life. Guess what happens at the end? That's right, another proposal! Again, the audience gives them a roaring applause as they walk off stage. Yes, suitably corny in both cases, but you know what? Still heartwarming. * This troper was the only person who knew the answers and studied in chemistry class freshman year. He was a shy kid who always gave answers when asked for them and practically supplied the whole class with answers to tests via some network unknown to him. At the end of the year, the teacher presented a chemistry award, a cheesy little gold seal on a piece of parchment paper - to some pretty popular girl in class. This troper thought nothing of it. A few minutes after the inauspicious awarding, during our silent chapter read, this troper was jabbed in the ribs and handed a piece of notebook paper with "chemistry award" written on it, and the gold seal torn off the parchment of the original award stuck to it, with his name at the

bottom. The recipient tore off the seal and made her own award to present. The whole class then applauded him. The teacher was clueless as to what was going on. * This troper was literally blocks away from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and actually watched the first tower collapse with his own eyes. Following the shell-shock and the long depressing walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, this troper saw New Yorkers of every stripe (including Arabic, Middle Eastern, and people who were clearly Islamic) carrying injured people on their backs, giving out rides to people in their cars, and even holding people who were crying. Random strangers, from store owners to cops were offering people water, sandwiches, or even a change of clothes. But the kicker was watching people pray together in pairings you wouldn't've thought possible; Catholics and Baptists, Muslims and Hasidic Jews (no lie), etc. This troper has never seen a movie, TV show, read a book, or comic, or anything that can REMOTELY compare to that scene. EVER. ** That story just made this troper feel a bit better about humanity. *** Ditto here. *** Here too. That just made my day. Beautiful. **** I'm getting choked up as I type this. ;_; **** That made me cry so hard. * This troper has always been trying his best to be "good", since well, GoodFeelsGood, and all. But one incident takes the cake. I was walking on the aisle of a shopping mall, nothing special. If my memory serves me correctly, an old lady was coming my way. I went out of my way just to give way to her (it was quite narrow, and I was quite a large guy). She stopped momentarily, and she ''smiled'' kindly at me, saying "thank you". Nobody ever did that to me before. Sniff. ** Aww. <3 ** In a similar vein, one time when getting off the bus on the way home from work this troper helped a woman carry her pram down the steps. An elderly lady walked up to me and said, "You're a gentleman!" It made my day. ** This troper tends to hold doors open automatically for people if they're not too far behind me (please, I swear I'm not a DoggedNiceGuy, it's just a reflex). Many say "Thanks" and carry on, but the time that sticks out the most in my memory is when I held the door for two older women, one looked very appreciative and exclaimed, "Thank you! Chivalry ''isn't'' dead!" It still makes me smile to think of it. *** I am also a proprietor of Altruism without a cause, and one day a woman at my school said to me "I hope my son grows up to be like you." I didn't even know her. *** Hello, male me. *** I had a similar experiance. Though I live well within walking distance from my school (in NYC), I frequently travel through a subway station to avoid two crosswalks. On my way back up while heading home, I noticed an elderly woman trying to carry a large bag or suitcase of some sort - I don't quite remember the details, maybe a folding shopping cart - up the stairs. I offeredto help her carry it, and she not only accepted; when I had brought it all the way up, she simply wouldn't stop thanking me, but not in an annoying way, in a genuine

way. The last words she said to me were "God bless you". I'd done similar things before, with baby carrages and things, but that was the best. I shudder to think what could have happend to her if she had lost her balance. * This troper was walking to one of her college classes one day, and passed by a mouthy Christian priest who had a big display about "curing" homosexuality. The troper would have bit his head off immediately, but after hearing that he was badmouthing pretty much anyone who stood up to him, especially anyone who was gay, she just shrugged it off and went to class, feeling a little awful about not even trying. So after class, she and her friend decided to team up and at least try to stand up to the guy. However, when she came back, in about a fifteen foot radius of the speaker, a bunch of students had written and were writing up various phrases of encouragement: "In a world filled with so much hate, what's wrong with a little love?" "No one has the right to judge." "Gay people are awesome." And saying nothing to the biggest, most colorful one in the center: --->We love the LGBT Community. --->-The Christians on Campus. ** It is official; Christianity is cool again! *** Both my faith in God and my faith in the others of my faith has been strengthened. ** Those students were more theolgically correct than the priest. ** Yes, yes they were. ** This Atheist thinks you guys were awesome! ** In a similar situation, one of those people came to our college campus, and, among other things, started condemning women for the way they dress, saying that a good "christian" woman wears skirts and dresses (never pants) and realizes that her place is to be subservient to men. He then pointed out a girl who was walking across campus, modestly dressed in a blouse and long skirt, saying that she was a perfect example of how women should dress. Her response to this was to stop what she was doing, unzip her skirt, walk out of it, and resume her stroll across the green. *** Crossposting this one to Awesome. *** ...THAT WAS EPIC. Please shake her hand and tell her she's awesome next time you see her. *** Made Of Win * [[{{Alice2}} This troper]] once entered a talent show. There was one girl there who loved to sing, and got in line to audition. She was pretty used to her brothers telling her she sung terribly, and she didn't even have a song prepared. After auditions were over, a random stranger came up told her she couldn't sing. The day of the show, he was among a group of merciless hecklers. The girl went up to sing last, shaking and sweating. She messed up the words and requested some time to work on her stutter. Just when it looked like the act was gonna bomb, she opened her mouth and sang. It was a soft, motivational gospel song she'd written off the top of her head while auditioning. Everyone was quiet. The ''hecklers'' were quiet, for the first time. After it was over, there was silence for a moment-- and the entire room began clapping at once. The girl shakily took a seat. A few days later, she was with her friends when the hecklers came to compliment

her, topped off with an apology from the stranger. The best part? Her mom, ''my'' mom, was supposed to be at work the time of the show. She wasn't. (Said troper knows it was obvious who the girl is, but hey...RuleOfDrama.) * While living with a host family in Florence, Italy while studying abroad, this Troper became violently ill one day and was forced to stay home alone. She was fairly miserable and just kind of wanted her mommy despite supposedly being an adult and several thousands of miles away, but her host family, program head, and roommate were awesome. They checked on her during the day, offered to call her parents, made her chicken and stars, and acted out frescoes in Santa Croce for her. She was so touched to be so well taken care of. * This troper's Grandma had Alzheimers and sometimes didn't even remember who her daughter was never mind her grand daughter. On previous times I had been to the home, my Grandmother had though I worked there despite the fact that I was only six years old. But one time, when I was sitting on the floor reading a book, she looked at me and called out my name. She died a few moths later, but I will never forget that for just once, she knew who I was. * When this troper was in the fifth grade, she was very awkward. Talked a lot, kind of abrasive, argued with the teachers, dressed funny, and just didn't quite "get it". She had also only been at that school since the fourth grade, and hadn't made herself very popular by complaining about how nothing was like back home and she didn't want to be there. Her birthday is in June, and comes at the very end of the school year. On her eleventh birthday, things weren't going so well. She was having a very bad day - she'd been late that morning, had fallen on the stairs and bruised herself, had argued with the teacher about homework, and just generally felt shitty. It got to be near the end of the day, and everyone was restless - it was hot and humid out, school was nearly over for the day and the year, and the whole room was just agitated. This troper was so stressed she was nearly in tears - which a girl at her table noticed, and asked about. She told her it was her birthday and she was having an awful day, shrugged, and went back to trying to ignore being miserable. The teacher then asked her to go down to the office and pick up some handouts for the class. The school building was large enough and the office far enough away (three floors down and around several corners) that this would take ten minutes or so. When she returned, she walked in to discover that the entire class had made and signed a giant birthday card, telling her how awesome she was, and somehow the girl who had asked why she was upset had managed to tell the teacher about it, without this troper noticing, so he could send her out of the room in order to have the class make the card in secret. She still has the card. ** That's so sweet! ** This Troper had something similar. Her birthday falls the day after a popular holiday, and so her birthday has never been good. Most of her middle school attempts at real birthday party or sleepover ended up with dismal turnouts, including a sweet sixteen where NO ONE showed up. So by the time her seventeenth came around, she was emo and spent several months whining about how she hated Christmas because no one ever showed up for her birthday parties, she never got anything, and

she always spent it alone. The last day of school before holiday vacation, or something near that, she walked into her homeroom to find a surprise birthday cake. What made it even more striking is that the girl who organized the whole thing had bullied this troper pretty badly when they were kids, although they were friends at that point. The normally serious-business teacher for the class even seemed to hold off off on actual classtime to facilitate it. ** Another birthday story: when I turned seventeen, I was having a terrible day. Just... everything that could possibly happen that was bad, happened. I didn't tell anyone, just sat there and tried to pretend it wasn't one of the worst days I'd ever had. I came home late due to the bus not stopping for me (twice) and found my email, facebook, and voicemail flooded with messages from all my friends, telling me to have a good birthday, even though I'd been having a terrible day. What got me wasn't that they had wished me a happy birthday. It was that, while I was having a bad day, ''they noticed''. * One day, having dragged myself to school deep in the grip of a fantastically horrible bout of flu, I said hello to my friend Ian, who said a nonchallant 'hello' and asked me to look after his bag a while, he was going to post a letter. he came back with two packets of blackcurrant soothers and dropped them in my lap. I didn't even know him very well then, he was just some guy in class. we're good friends now. * Coming out of a private school in elementary school, this troper came into a public junior high. I tried hard to make friends, but all through the year everyone pestered and bullied me for most of the sixth grade. During my birthday in November, I had noticed that nobody had decorated my locker, like everyone else's. Of course, because I was young, it upset me, but I tried to ignore it. By the next year, I assumed it would happen again. When people were telling me happy birthday, I thanked them and went home for lunch. I didn't really know the girls in my class, but when I got back a bit earlier, I rounded the corner to my locker and found almost all of the girls in my seventh grade class decorating my locker. They had each signed a cardboard birthday balloon and attached it to my locker, as well as lavishly decorating it better than any other locker. None of these girls became my close friends, but before I had ''met'' my close friends months later, this was probably the happiest I could have ever been in that school. Even if I ''was'' bullied again the next year. * My best friend and I were out at a bar when I saw, across the crowded room, a girl I had spent three-plus years being absolutely infatuated with. In turn, the said walked all over me, toyed with my heart, screwed with my emotions, and topped it all off by dating my then-best friend and, when I pulled the I Just Wanted My Beloved To Be Happy card, getting curio-throwing upset, said our friendship was over and made my then-best friend choose between me and her, and he picked her. It emotionally and mentally scarred me for a good long while, and it took the girl who would become my best friend to pull me out of it and help me deal (I, in turn, helped my best friend get over her divorce and start her new life). I pointed out the girl to my best friend and she said "don't look at her, don't worry about her, it's you and me tonight having fun." When my best friend went to the

bathroom however, the girl came over. After two-plus years, she still knew what buttons to push to get me going and did so while talking about how "happy me and your ex-best friend are and look at the size of my engagement ring and gee you're still alone that's so sad." As I'm debating how many beers it's going take for me to cope with this new emotional barrage, an arm slips around my shoulder. My best friend is staring DAGGERS at the girl, but she says in the most sincere, honest tone I've ever heard, "just because you didn't need him as a portable ego anymore didn't mean you had to destroy him. But I have to thank you, because if you hadn't thrown him away, I never would have met this wonderful man." She kissed me on the cheek, before turning back to the girl and saying "in ten years, you'll be thinking about how you mistreated him and I'll be thanking God for this man being my friend." Those words pretty much [[BrainBleach BrainBleached]] away all the scarring and emotional wounds the girl ever inflicted on me, and to this day about eight years later, my best friend is still that and I haven't seriously thought about the girl until this post. ** That is very beautiful! Thank you for sharing that with me and the the other Tropers, that certainly improved the start of my morning today! ** That brought a smile to [[PandaKnight This Troper]]'s face. ** Not only was that a CMOH, it was most definitely also a CMOA! ** Not to be in your business, but you really must make that friend your wife. * ThisTroper, (Wild-card) but I was feeling down for not doing much with five days off, and feeling pretty messed up. Like I was gonna have a hard day, especially since one of my friends has a friend who constantly feels the need to pick on me, and or make threats of violence towards me whenever I do something he doesn't like. Turns out, everyone seemed to wanna talk and help me cheer up! Plus my friend has taken to insulting the big macho idiot behind his back, (and him and his little brother both said they no longer like him). I even received a quite a few smiles from a person who I assumed didn't like me simply because she always seems mad whenever I try to approach a mutual friend of both of ours, (Somebody I care for deeply. Though she is in fact closer with said friend) a few smiles and jokes shared around classmates I barely knew helped matters a smile on my face as well. To top it off, a female friend of mine asked if I would like to join a bunch of friends we share and us and we all go to homecoming together! Nothing really extraordinary or life-changing happened today, but I kinda realize how many friends I have who are willing to help me. It left me with a good feeling that will most likely stay long after this post! :) * This troper (like several others who've commented on this trope) was fairly heavily made fun of throughout school. Jr. High was some of the worst - once the other kids at the bus stop refused to let me into shelter while it was raining, meaning that I came into school completely soaked. Well, several years later (jr. or sr. year of High School) one of those kids came up to me and apologized. He admitted that he'd been a jerk, and asked my forgiveness. This doesn't sound like much, but it still makes me feel good to this day; people can be jerks. Not everybody can grow the ''cojones'' to admit that they've

been jerks. ** This troper had a somewhat possibly similar experience. He was not popular, he had no real friends, and on top of all that, he'd been essentially run out of high school in his junior year because of the fear that spread through rumors that he had a hit list and he was going to perpetrate "another Columbine". Less than a week after he'd left, his parents got a call from a senior from the school saying that several students were holding a meeting at a local church to protest my treatment by both students and faculty alike, and we were invited to attend. He didn't expect much, but what happened was that about 100 students, most of them classmates (and several people he didn't even know, but went to the same school), turned out to show their support and ask if I would return to school (I chose not to, and got my GED later the next year). Several people who'd even made fun of him before -- some who'd done so for years -- approached him after the meeting ended and apologized for all the things they'd said or done to me, with one girl breaking down in tears as she apologized. While (thanks to a number of factors) he is now cynical about this almost a decade later, this troper was moved that people who didn't even know him would come out to defend and support him in unquestionably the darkest period of his life. ** MadeOfWin if there ever was one. ** This has happened to this Troper too, although since the girl in question had almost shoved her under a train at one point, I'm not sure how much it counts. Still, I forgave her. * {{Wild-card}}: Just wishes the jerks and or [[JerkJock JerkJocks]] at his school would admit that and ask for forgiveness. Sadly, I think a lot of them honestly don't see a problem with it. * Not particularly big or excessive thing, but not so long ago this Troper felt down when he was with a friend and mumbled out "I suck". The friend heard this and took this Troper by the shoulder, looked into his eyes and said with the utmost sincerity "no, you are wonderful". It may not be the most wondrous thing, but it kept me smiling the rest of the week just because it so strongly came from the heart. ** It's not bad, but I think your addition to [[TroperTales/CrowningMomentOfAwesome TroperTales/Crowning Moment Of Awesome]] is even better. Your father finally accepting you pursuing a career in acting after hearing you deliver a monologue at the end of your school year? A monologue which put tears in the eyes of your mother and grandmother? It sure sounds like a really sweet moment. *** Yes it was... quite surreal actually (but wonderful of course). It was like walking into a movie. Now, I'll probably never get anywhere with my love for acting (but I'll try with all my power) but I think it was the right choice nonetheless. If only for that moment. =) * This troper functions as TeamMom to a group of online friends, and has for the past few years. When I first met the bunch, I was 27; they were all, except one, in their teens. It wasn't an instant appointment to the rank of TeamMom, but over time I became the group's confidante, peacemaker, and nurturer. One day after a particular heart-to-heart, the youngest -- rather eloquently for a ''twelve''-year-old -- said, "I want to tell you something...I think you are the best person I have

ever met, and I hope I'm just like you when I grow up." Five years later, she maintains that this is still true. ** This troper has fond memories of a TeamMom from a forum she used to visit all the time, and would like to thank you for reminding her. ** [[RabidRainbow This troper]] was a staff member on an AvatarTheLastAirbender forum and, being a naturally shy person who doesn't have the greatest self esteem, never really made that many close friends on said forum. I only stuck around as long as I did because of two relationships I developed there, one of which was with the [[TeamMom Forum Mom]]. At one point where the staff was discussing (via a thread in the password-locked staff board) who to promote, my partner (we were the only mods for the role playing boards) said that she wanted me demoted because I hadn't been active lately (I had just started high school at a new school and was having a bit of a rough time). Said Mom immediately wrote out a long post defending me and talking about my additions to the forum and how temporary real life problems shouldn't get me demoted since everyone goes through busy times in real life. Unfortunately, I didn't get to print out the message before the thread was deleted (we deleted all threads talking about potential staff members so that the new staffies couldn't read the arguments for/against their promotion) but I still teared up nonetheless, knowing that this person cared so much about me and we had never met in real life. * My Gran had just died and I was feeling really low as I was at Uni and away from everyone at the time. I told my flatmate about it before heading out to a class. When I got back, I found a box of chocolates and a sympathy card waiting for me. It was such a kind gesture and I'll never forget it. * This whole freaking section is a crowning moment of heartwarming just for existing and reminding me that: you know what? Humanity's ''not'' heartless after all. ** Seconded with many manly tears. They're manly darnit! ** Tears taste salty. * ThisTroper was in a meeting for a high school club that is basically a general stress support group. The president talked for a while about her relationship problems. Me and four of my friends all just looked at each other. One called, "Go," and we all sprinted around the circular table and inflicted a massive group hug on her before she even realized what we were planning. "Awwwwww" from everyone else ensued. ** Okay, ThisTroper absolutely MUST know, because I think I may recognize this: if you ever revisit this page, does the name "Kenigsberg" mean anything to you? * This troper's youngest cousin is a bit of a real-life [[TheWoobie woobie.]] She was abandoned as an infant and put in an orphanage, where she was adopted by this troper's aunt and uncle. However, due to less-than-efficient medical care at said orphanage, what ought to have been a run-of-the-mill ear infection left her permanently deaf, and she had to undergo many expensive (and in some cases, failed) surgeries in order to regain a portion of her hearing. Being deaf, and not being very close to any hearing impaired-friendly elementary school, she's had education issues as well. However, when this troper

went to visit her, she spent many hours playing with her--drawing her pictures of Winnie-the-Pooh, playing card games with her, et cetera. Nothing too big--but when she ran to show her parents and aunt and uncle what pretty pictures she and her big cousin had drawn, and to tell everyone how she'd beaten a ''big kid'' at [[MostCommonCardGame Go Fish]] (Well, she did!), everyone came out and hugged this troper for being such a good playmate. D'aaaaw. * This troper knows of only two for now. ** During my high school years, when me and my little sister were in the same school, a threatening letter was found in one of the classes lil sis was in. It said, more or less, that the next day a student would come to school and shoot everyone. I easily dismissed the matter, as bomb threats and violent words on bathroom stalls and desks were a common occurrence. When I told an online friend of mine, she asked if I would stay home the next day. I jokingly said my mom would never allow me to unless I has a cold, and then moved onto a different subject. The next day, no shooting occurred (merely a trick that a bunch of jerks convinced a slower kid to do), but the [=CMoA=] came for me when I went online, practically forgetting everything that happened before - and the online friend instantly floods me with messages, asking if I was okay, if my sister was okay, and how she had spent the day entire day worrying over me. Very few times have I been so floored and stunned...and never again did I ever doubt the bonds one can make online. ** My mother has a friend, who we will call Jane. Jane has been very sick most of her life, and despite overwhelming odds, managed to beat the sickness, get married, and start her own business. But she just wanted one more thing - a baby. But the previous sickness left her body in such a state that having children was next to impossible. So Jane and her husband decided to adopt a baby from China. All goes well for a few months, doing paperwork and getting pictures of their potential child, a beautiful girl - and then Jane finds out she is pregnant. What about the Chinese baby...well, they decided to still adopt her. And if that was not enough, the due date was Christmas. * This troper went on exchange while in high school to Spain for three months. And was treated like dirt, verbally abused, physically bullied at some points by her classmates, ignored by those she tried to make friends with, and was constantly put down by the family she was living with because nothing about her or her country could be good enough to compare to Spain, and not even her exchange partner would stick up for her. In addition to this, she was already dealing with the divorce of her parents along with some other emotional baggage carried over from home and her exchange family was abnormally insensitive about it, asking callous questions about the state of her family. In general she was made to feel as miserable and worthless as possible by those around her. There was, however, another exchange student nearby who happened to be with the cousins of her exchange family who, on the few occasions she saw them, treated her fairly well. The point of this story is that in the end, the other student passed on a letter from her exchange partner while this troper was on the train, leaving after three months of hell to finally go home. In it she ''apologized'' for the behaviour of her cousins despite it being no fault of hers, going

so far as to say "They're my family, but..." and offered the first sympathy she had received since she left home. And in a final gesture, praised her for being such a strong person, the only positive assessment this troper had received the entire stay. I broke down. * I was watching some old family videos the other day, and a crowning moment of heartwarming came in the form of a video of me and my slightly older pseudo-stepsister playing together. My stepsister was in her walker and I was playing with a plush hippo when she waddled up to me; I reached out to her and she started pulling up on my hands and between the two of us I managed to pull myself up and brace myself on the walker. Cue my father telling her not to play rough with me (I was a very sick/fragile baby) and her father telling him to let us be. She listened to my dad and started to push herself away from me ... when I started to hobble after her. My barely older than me almost stepsister taught me how to walk. ** You. Win. Older pseudo-stepsister. Win. I think we have a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. ** This really needs to be put up on youtube * [[PotatoBucket This troper]] was 19 and had just suffered through a bad breakup (not the worst for him, but still enough to make him horribly depressed) when his birthday was coming up. So all his friends threw him a surprise party. Needless to say, it dragged him out of his funk and gave him a little bit of hope to cling to until he could pick himself back up, dust himself off, and keep going. * [[GwenStacyWannabe This troper]] has had a rather limited experience with guys who don't see her as just-a-friend or as TheChewToy, and I hadn't ever been called beautiful by anyone who wasn't related to me. So it was something of a...new experience when, two weeks into her freshmen year of high school, a guy randomly came up and asked what book she was reading. This particular guy turned into my best friend, and there's always been a weird flux between JustFriends and [[CanNotSpitItOut the two of us all but saying we're going out]]; for instance, one of his nicknames for me is "fair maiden". A couple of weeks ago, I was in [[CreatorBreakdown a pretty low spot]] because I had to completely rewrite an essay that I was perfectly happy with and wasn't even sure what I was supposed to do. On the verge of tears, I decided I'd better take a break and checked my email. What greeted me was an email from my best friend in which he happened to randomly address me as "fairest maiden", which he hadn't done for about a year. Cue me melting all over the floor and having enough renewed confidence to knock out an A+ essay (which, in that particular class, is nearimpossible). * [[{{Jubal Harshaw}} This troper]]'s Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, is - hands-down - the first time my daughter told me "I love you" without any prompting. Also right up there is the time when I was acting the fool with her and she looked me right in the face and said "Dad, I can't believe I told my friends you were cool." * Small one, but: two of my family members died within a year, and being that they were the first two human deaths I'd experienced, it was hard on me. My older brother sits next to me at one point while mourning my grandfather and tells me that Iron Maiden wrote a song about me. He shows me his iPod menu, and "The Trooper" is highlighted.

It may not seem so heartwarming here, but at the time, it was a welcome relief. * This Troper had always wanted a surprise party, but knew she would never gotten one. Well, her birthday was coming up, and it was well known among her big group of friends that she could only invite a few. While she was being dragged around the school by one friend, the rest of the group of friends organized a surprise party for her. Granted, it was hiding behind a (thin) tree, jumping out and yelling surprise, and giving her cards, but it was one of the highlights of the school year. * This Troper had a few lectures on Islam at college about two months ago. Her teacher is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_Abu_Zayd Nasr Abu Zayd]], who had to leave Egypt because the Egyptian Islamic Jihad had ordered his death, due to his liberal interpretations of the Qu'ran. He has written several books trying to bridge the gap between traditional Islam and modern Western society, which have been translated into several languages. During the last lecture of the semester, he told us that the night before he'd received a letter from a Muslim scholar from Switzerland, which ended with the line "I thank Allah you exist". ** This Troper is getting somewhat choked-up even while writing this. * This Troper has a few, but can only remember one right now (due to it being two in the morning). ** Like many others, I had been bullied right from when I started school up until three years ago, when I transferred to another school that had next to no-one from any of my old schools, and therefore I could make a fresh start. Now, I managed to become very good friends (I would say they would be among my best friends) with a group of people who are just as crazy, geeky and zany as I am (one definitely more so). Now, that isn't to say that I wasn't still bullied. I wear a trenchcoat, so naturally, that garners some attention from the wrong kind of people. There was a group of about four or five jerks who would just shout "NEO!" at me in increasingly horrid ways, as well as sending me vicious instant messages through the school's computer system. One day after school, they did so while I was with my aforementioned group of friends. And what does one of my friends do? Goes over to the instigator of the bullying and gives him a fantastic right hook. Needless to say, the bullying stopped fairly quickly after that. Since then, I have always been greatly appreciative of the friend who stood up for me. * This Troper spent years as a loner, socially awkward and romantically inept, until in my junior year in high school, I had my first real relationship with a girl. She did eventually break up with me, and was honest enough to tell me that the reason for it was that she was infatuated with a very close friend of mine, but we remained friends and still speak regularly to this day. The true CMOH came sometime later, when it had been decided that I was graduating and moving away, because she said to me : "You'd better come back and visit me you douchebag. You've etched a presence into my soul and I'm never gonna be able to forget you, so don't you dare forget about me." The fact that she said this right in front of the guy she'd left me for, and the casual, half-joking yet unmistakably sincere way she

spoke to me that moment made for one of the most bittersweet moments I've ever had to endure, and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried that day. * This troper started dating his current girlfriend through one. He'd met her when he was taking an entrance exam for a college (which I failed, by the way), and she was my neighbor. We started chatting between subjects, and kept each other's IM address after we'd both gone home. This troper never thought he'd meet her again, since we lived in different cities, but we kept contact through IM, and later, through text messages. We both went on our own relationships, but kept on talking as friends. Almost three years later, when this troper was about to go on exchange for a semester in Finland, he decided to see every single one of his friends before leaving, and told this girl, who decided to come to his city for a day. This troper waited for her at the train station, and when she got to the end of the platform, went up to her. We didn't say a word, just kissed. As of writing, I am setting up my marriage proposal. ** This troper actually banged his knee jumping for joy. As a bit of a StarTrek I want to give you and your fiancee a Gaelic blessing, which was quoted in StarTrekIII....for your marriage and journey ahead: *** May the roads rise to meet you. May the wind be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rain fall soft upon your fields. And, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand ** [[RabidRainbow This Troper]]'s school chorus sings this song at the end of our last concert of the school year, every single year. With all of the graduating seniors standing at the front of the stage, it's more of a TearJerker, but I just wanted to mention that because it's such a beautiful song with beautiful words. * This Troper isn't sure about the etiquette of linking off-site examples, but [[http://lienne.livejournal.com/210502.html felt like sharing anyways]]. ** Somehow I think you can be forgiven. ** I haven't had the tiniest tear in my eyes for three pages of CMoH. However, that made me cry ManlyTears * This troper has a few, but the most important one should go in the main entry: when this troper was fifteen, his grandfather suffered a subdural haematoma (bleeding between the brain and the cranial wall) and, thus, a stroke. He was taken to the finest hospital in this troper's homeland, attended by the finest surgeons and given the best of modern medical care, and yet he still had only a twenty to thirty percent chance of surviving the surgery. This is a man who was, at the time, eighty-one, had survived being a defense witness for some of the purged in 1959 Cuba, brought up three wonderful children, including this troper's mother, and was still plugging away at accounting at the time of his stroke. He was the greatest single influence on this troper's life. Yet the odds were stacked against him, and about an hour after he was wheeled in, this troper's grandmother began shaking from fear and tearing up, and this troper finally walked up to her and said, in a mix of confidence and panic: "He won't die here. He's not going to die in an operating room. Cubans don't die in hospitals they die with their boots on." This troper was immensely relieved a

few hours later to find out he had been proven right . . . and then his grandfather himself provided the second CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming of the night when, on seeing this troper, he smiled (as much as he could) and extended his arms for a hug. * Most of this story isn't this troper's to tell, so she won't get into the gory details. Some years ago, when hunting up LJ handles of online acquaintances, she added the journal of a forum admin she respected but only knew distantly (in fact, she thought he saw her as a twit for overenthusiastic rule-mongering). This admin, to set a long story short, would have CrapsackWorld redefined for him in new and exciting ways over several months. It all came to a head one day when he was sincerely ready to die, he just hadn't decided when. This troper freaked, fired off a long babbling email to him the contents of which she no longer remembers, dug through a maze of online contacts to find ''someone'' with his phone number, left him a voice message, and spent the next forty-eight hours in utter terror, because, shit, who's going to log on AIM or check their inbox when real life has been kicking them in the nuts? When he returned online, it turned out it was her letter (paraphrased: "from someone who had no reason to care") that had snapped him out of it. Today, things may not be a fairy-tale ending, but he's coping. ** You saved someone's life. You are fucking awesome. ** Speaking as someone who had someone pull him out of suicidalness, I must agree. Thoroughly. *has something in his eye* ** Original poster: ''([[LuminescentBlush scuffs dirt with a toe]]) (mumble)'' * When I was 17, [[TsukasaElkKite I]] was a regular member on the Red Hot Chili Peppers message boards (I still am, just not as often), and had many friends there. I had one friend there, let's call him John, who was having some hard times. He told me he was on drugs and contemplating committing suicide. The thing is, he was 14, the same age as my little brother. I cornered John on MSN and successfully staged an intervention with other friends of ours, using my mom as an intermediary (she's a trained therapist and knows how to handle things like this). The intervention worked, John got off drugs and got help, and today he is a happy, healthy 18 year old going to university. * Senior year, I went on a retreat - I went to a Catholic high school, and we had a four-day program. There were several CMoHW, but most of them don't make too much sense out of context. However, one does. We had break periods between the official programs, and I went for a lot of walks. My first full day, I found a statue of Mary, Jesus, and Joseph, with a prayer on a plaque in front of it. I can't recall the exact words, but I broke down entirely - it was about fathers, and mine essentially disappeared from my life when I was twelve. I finally pulled myself together and was heading back in when I came across two of the adult supervisors. One was a nun, the head of the retreat, and my religion teacher. What you have to know is most of the school hated her for being nasty and strict. I knew her from the summer before 9th grade, so I was one of the few who liked her - she's much nicer outside of class. But when she saw me, she took one look and asked if I was all right. I tried to say I was, but failed miserably when I started crying again. She just gave me a tight hug and let me cry on

her shoulder. Then she told me never to apologize for crying - which I was doing. Since I already liked her, I had always tended to defend her from others' badmouthing; now you cannot say a nasty thing about her in front of me. I don't think I will ever forget that, because even though it was just a hug, I really, really needed it then. * When I graduated from high school, one friend wrote in my yearbook simply: "You have no idea what you have done for me. - A Friend." I know who it was, and for the life of me, I'm not sure what I did that was so amazing; I just treated him the way I think you're supposed to treat friends. But the fact that I had somehow done something that meant that much to him... That meant the world to me. * This troper's girlfriend of 2 years recently left him while he was away at university, cue said troper completely breaking down until his friend's can provide token comfort. But that's not the CMoH; during a trip back to this troper's high school to give a series of lectures he witnessed said ex-girlfriend and new-boyfriend holding hands and kissing, again causing a breakdown. Shaking and crying in front of the school, one of the troper's friends stops to ask what's wrong, but he is unable to answer beyond a few syllables or words. Said friend then helps this troper off the ground, gives him a hug, and tells him if he ever needs anything else to just ask. Cue [[ManlyTears Manly Tears]] once I got home. * One of my very best friends has alot of issues in real life, cuts himself, has been in a mental institute, and has considered suicide... Today, he was having a panic attack. He told me about I didn't know what to say or do. And that's what I told him. I told him I wasn't good at helping with emotional problems. His response? "[myname]... The one thing that you are '''really''' good at... is just being there. And listening." It's relatively minor, but it was heartwarming for me. * This troper once failed a mathematics test. Yes, she overreacted and went to the bathroom, where she started crying. About five minutes later, her friend came in. The troper immediately covered her face with her arms as a last hopeless attempt to [[TsunDere hide the fact that she had been crying]] and went in defense mode. However, the friend hugged her and they spent the next 15 minutes spitting out of the window on cars. It WAS kind of heartwarming. * My cat definitely started out as a woobie of life. She was separated from her mom and her siblings somehow, due to some circumstances that no one knows the details of. When we got her, she had already lived for a brief period in two other homes. The other home belonged to one of my mother's coworkers, and he was looking for someone to give her to, lest he take her to the pound. She was a tiny, weak, scrawny kitten of maybe a month old, with crusty sleepies built up over her eyes. Within the first week, she sat on my lap, looked up at me, and meowed or purred (I can't remember which, I'm sorry). I was fighting back tears right then and there. It wasn't perfect goings; I have been an imperfect parent to my cat, but I dearly love her and tell her such every so often. Now, almost two years later, she is basically a BadAssAdorable that's full of athletic energy. AwesomenessIsVolatile. * This troper has always suffered from very low self-esteem due to being an autist and having had quite a difficult childhood with much

anxiety and many challenges while growing up. Now, in my late teenage years, this low self-esteem has manifested itself into a paranoid idea that I'm forever doomed to fail at relationships, and so far this idea has yet to be disproven. In the autumn of 2009 I was flirting with a girl, but before a real relationship ever came into being, she told me she didn't want to be more than friends. Naturally I was devastated that one of the few shots at a relationship I had had had failed before it had even had a chance of beginning, but not one to harbour negative feelings for others I was glad to at least remain friends with her. Still, I was very depressed during that time, and as the great person she is she listened to my woes as I spilled the contents of my paranoia-ridden, depressive mind; how I believed myself to be an utter failure at love and was certain I was forever doomed to fail at it. Her response was this (paraphrased a bit for the sake of convencience): ''"But that's ridiculous! You're an amazing guy! There will, with 100% certainty, come a girl who will become completely hooked and who will simply do everything to be the one to make your day brighter and be the one at your side. And I mean every word, because I have no doubt at all that you will find a lovely girl who will love you as much as you deserve!"'' I'm still battling my insecurity and low self-esteem, but I'll never forget that crowning moment of heartwarming and how much she supported me through my worst periods. She remains one of my most personal and intimate friends, and I have since been able to support her through some of her own tough periods. I can only hope that I've been even remotely able to support her as much as she has supported me. ---See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments3

HeartwarmingMoments3 * This troper has one that happened recently at his church. For almost all of the first half of church that morning while the preacher was saying his sermon, a baby girl kept crying in the arms of her mother somewhere in the pews to the right of where I was sitting. After almost half-way through the sermon or so, a lady that was sitting next to me, got up from her seat and walked over to where the young mother with the crying baby was sitting. The lady sat down next to her, asked if she could hold the baby for a few minutes. The mother agreed and placed the still crying baby girl into the lady's hands, whom began to rock the baby in her arms and played with the baby girl, making her laugh and giggle until the little baby finally fell asleep in the lady's arms. The lady continued to rock the baby until the sermon was finally over as well as church. Right before the congregation was dismissed by the preacher, the lady walked back over and sat down next to me again and then the preacher asked us to stay seated for just a few more minutes because he had something that he wanted to say. I can still remember exactly what he said, "Before I dismiss all of you on this beautiful Sunday morning, I having something that I want to say. The Bible says that angels come in many forms and I believe that we have just seen one." The lady next to me blushed as we all turned

towards her and applauded her. As for who that lady was, she was my mother. It may not be as heartwarming as many of the examples on here, but to me, it was one of the most heartwarming moments in my life. * [[WildKnight This troper]] had, for twelve years of schooling, always felt he perfectly fit the archetype of shy and nervous social outcast. I can honestly say I only had one real friend upon my graduation from high school...and even that was mildly shaky at that moment, due to the fact that he was in an extremely destructive relationship at the time that was turning him into a real {{jerkass}}. Occasionally during college, these feelings would lapse back and I'd sit in my room and cry silently. These feelings were finally brushed away, however, when I, in my sophomore year, attended a party that was screening the production of ''{{Gypsy}}'' in which I had played Herbie the previous year. Cuddling among old cast members and new friends I had made, I was struck dumb when, as I in the recording walked onstage in my first appearance, the entire room ''burst into applause and cheers,'' as if I was a big-name star that had just walked onstage in a Broadway show. When I was telling my best friend about the event later, it suddenly hit me: after twelve or thirteen very long, difficult years, people finally, truly care about me. I have never felt warmer than I did when I hugged my best friend upon that realization. To top things off, the subsequent boost in selfconfidence was probably what pushed me to A) return to my job, B) apply myself academically, and C) successfully ask a girl out. Things have been going [[{{Understatement}} pretty well]] since that realization. ** I believe sir, that you have [[TookALevelInBadass taken a level in badass]]. * This troper recalls one time where she was sitting on her couch and crying about some issues relating to her father. Well, her dog walked in, glanced at this troper for a moment, and then trotted off down the hallway. A few moments later, the dog returned carrying one of the troper's stuffed animals in her mouth, and dropped the stuffed animal in her lap. Needless to say, this troper has held the belief that her dog is the best friend she's ever had. * This troper has two stories, one about herself and one about her friends. ** This troper was at a doctor's office for an appointment and was joking around and laughing with her mother and with the pregnant nurse while waiting for the doctor. Before the nurse left the room, she stopped and said to me that she hoped her baby would be just like me. ** One day a guy friend of this troper's who works at a theater (let's call him Joe) was verbally abused by another techie (someone who was supposedly his friend) and that techie's girlfriend, who has held a grudge against Joe for years and for no reason at all. The girlfriend then sent him an exceedingly nasty Facebook message accusing him of various things. Joe showed the message to all the other techies (nearly all of this troper's friends, although not this troper herself) and within an hour, all the other techies had changed their statuses to some variation of, "I love Joe" or "I am Joe's real friend." * This troper would like to make some sort follow-up to the item two

steps up. He and his wife many years ago adopted a baby from an orphanage in a far-off land. When heading home, the final hurdle was the passport control at the main airport of that country. The passport control officer asked to see the juvenile court's adoption decision. After reading that 20-page document, he looked into this troper's eyes and said: "Sir, you are doing an honourable thing." * [[{{Be}} This troper]] didn't think he'd ever get something that might qualify for this page, but life likes nothing better than hurling out the odd curveball. He's only just getting used to the concept of having friends - genuine people who care about him friends - because it's so foreign to him and, during a discussion about what other people were likely to be doing on New Year's Eve, he remarked that he'd probably be home alone, playing Guitar Hero by himself like the year before. One of the friends around just had to say "No, you'll be with us" and it damn near brought this troper to tears. Like I said, the thought somebody wants to be with me is still a strange concept. ** Update - And he was. He was drunk as hell, but damn if it wasn't the best New Year's Eve yet. * This troper finally resolved to come out to his best friends as bisexual, after having known them for nearly five years and after having been sure of his own sexuality for one year. He was particularly worried about one friend, who he'd known to be particularly disgusted with the idea of two guys being in a sexual relationship. And so this troper kept putting off telling this particular friend (he told each friend individually) until one day he took the friend aside after school. After babbling on for about a minute and trying to ignore his shaking legs he finally managed to say, "I'm bisexual." The friend's only response? "Okey-dokey." It wasn't a Tear Jerker situation (more of a "do a happy dance in exhilarated relief" situation), but this troper has never been more happy that his judgment of his friends turned out to be completely wrong. * Probably not as epic as the examples above, but....[[{{Cybele}} this troper's]] most recent friend apparently has been going through a hard time--he's had about three failed relationships (The third one being a total moocher and ''cuts herself''.) Said third girlfriend really treated him like crap and wouldn't even get him a birthday gift, let alone just wish him a happy birthday. This troper's friend was pretty depressed for a while, and was quite shocked at how kindly this troper and her friends treated him--complimenting his cooking (indeed, he is an awesome cook), buying him a meal at the local noodle house...The biggest moments came when this troper presented him with a [[FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart]] plushie (He's a Squall fan, so I scoured the net to order the plushie for him), as his birthday gift from me. This gesture caused his face to just light up with joy and he hugged the doll tightly and repeated sayings of "Thank You...Thank You..." I reassured him that he was one of the most interesting people I've met so far, and that he deserves a better relationship (sure enough he's since broken up with the bitchy girlfriend and is in a new, happier relationship with a girl named Samantha). Flash forward a few months, when we were headed to the Bruce Campbell movie and Q&A, I

explained to him a familiar concept--"It's ok, 'cause you have us. We are {{Nakama}}." ** Don't worry, that's just as epic as the other examples on here. {{Nakama}} FTW! :) * It may not be as awesome as some of the others on this page, but ThisTroper thinks the "loner orgy" over in TroperTales/LonersAreFreaks definitely qualifies. An unfortunate side-effect of having the personality trait described in the starter example is that it tends to make you feel like you're the only one in the world who has it. It's nice to know we're not. * This troper lost her father during her senior year of high school. After twelve years of being pretty much ignored, marginalized, and picked on, she was dumbfounded when here ENTIRE AP English Class showed up at the wake. (Okay, it was seven people. Still, it was a funeral home in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, and these were seventeen-year-olds.) * Over on the SoCoolItsAwesome Troper tales list, the very last entry into the people list qualifies. ** Oh yesss. This troper had another one to find "Quakerism" the first entry under "Religion" on that list. * This troper had had a few rough years in elementary school and middle school, being seen as a general spaz and oddball. I was still generally pleasant and also considered smart (though nobody would ever admit this to my face, of course-- children have pride, after all). In later years I wound up, if not popular, at least with good friends and seen as merely quirky. Most people marvelled at this change, but there was one thing they weren't aware of that made a significant difference: in seventh grade, when yearbooks were being passed around at the end of the year, I lost track of mine temporarily. Later, when I looked through it, there was a note written in it encouraging me to stay the way I was, in as many words. It was also anonymous, though the handwriting was distinctly feminine. I never found out who wrote it, but in retrospect, it's probably for the best that way. * This troper's great grandfather had been hit pretty hard by Alzheimers in his later days. He was a former hunter and since the Alzheimer, in the medium stages, branched out into paranoia, his wife was worried that he would endanger himself or others and so they had to move from their house to an old folks home. The alzheimers got progressively worse to the point where he could not recognize his children, grandchildren and barely remember who he was. He would spend most of his time passively staring into thin air. This was the situation when I was about three weeks old and my mother brought me to see my great-grandfather. According to my mother and grandmother he just sat there with me in his arms, quietly rocking me back and forth with a smile on his face. ** Awww. * A friend of this troper is a woman who rides a wheelchair because of an incurable neurological disease. At her wedding, she left the wheelchair at the entrance to the church and staggered up the aisle supported by her maid-of-honour to the altar. She managed to remain on her feet during the ceremony and afterwards march out supported by her husband to the wheelchair. It was a clear CrowningMomentOfAwesome,

too. Her father wept at the wedding banquet, when he was making the traditional congratulary speech to the happy couple. * Not so dramatic like some of the stories above...Well, enjoy: Unlike other families, my grandmother loved his son-in-law (My father), man, you can say she loved him just like one of her biological sons. Anyway, when she died (about 3 years ago), I saw my father crying in the funeral...Not so dramatic, but let me put this clear: My father, an old-fashioned "macho mexicano", who doesn't cry for ANYTHING, cried for his MOTHER-IN-LAW...He always seemed so cold to me, but that moment I realize how human is my father, and I have never seen him in the same way again... * Middle school is hell for almost everyone, but sixth grade was a special sort of hell for this troper, who had skipped a grade, had very few friends, and was either ignored or harassed by her merciless classmates. They treated her like crap -- except once. This troper won the school spelling bee and was held late for pictures. When she walked back to her class, another competitor was waiting for her in the hallway. He opened the door, cleared his throat, gestured at the troper...and the entire class applauded her. * This is probably going to sound like the nerdiest {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}} but it must be said. This Troper's best friend was the biggest {{batman}} fan around, complete with a staggering Batman comic book collection. I wasn't into Batman before I met her, but I certainly was afterwards. She got me absolutely addicted to Batman, especially the Joker, and as you may have guessed..... she was overjoyed to find out that Joker would be in the next Batman movie. Months passed, and with each bit of news about the movie, from the casting of Heath Ledger, to the first trailer, our enthusiasm grew. Whenever I doubted the movie, she'd always assure me that it would rock. She knew that it would rock. We waited eagerly for the movie, for the time when we'd be standing in line at the midnight showing. Sadly, she passed away after struggling with cancer for two years, months before the movie came out. It was hard for me to go to the movies by myself, for she was my only, real friend and no one else (well, except for my parents) would go with me. I sit there, in the theater...... and the movie proceeds to rock. People cheer, I cheer, {{The Dark Knight}} goes on to achieve financial and critical success, Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker is praised..... and every time I hear the Dark Knight breaking some kind of new record.... and whenever I watch the movie..... I know that my friend is smiling. ** *snif* You just made the troper cry. * This troper had always been the typical social outcast in school, taking the usual verbal abuse from the self-proclaimed cool kids, but I tried not to let it bother me while I was going through school. My senior year of high school, however, my mother died, which pretty much turned my world upside-down again. The day of the funeral, though, I got the surprise of my life when practically the ''entire senior class'' of around 40 or 50 people began to walk into the church as the music was playing. Needless to say, it took every ounce of my mental fortitude to keep from breaking down in tears on the spot, and it remains one of the most memorable moments of my life to date despite the circumstances.

* This troper's brother taught him a valuable lesson from his first day at grammar school. Another kid in his class was being picked on throughout the day by a boy 2 years above him. His brother, who is the smallest boy in our family, went to the older boy and told him to stop it. The older boy's response was to say "make me". And so my brother broke the boy's nose. That is for someone 2 years older which at 11 yrs old is quite a big deal. He never even became friends with the kid but despite being something of a jerk most of his life, he has never liked bullies and will always take a stand against it. Hearing that story was probably the first time I ever really respected my brother. * This troper's brother drives her nuts. He is mentally disturbed in a way that makes her want to smack him. He (well the voices in his head) claimed this troper hated him. Until said troper outright told him, while he was having one of his crises (and scaring the shit out of her) that if she had one wish, anything in the whole damn universe, it'd be to cure him. The voices have apparently shut up about that subject. Take THAT, neurosis. * Last March [[MurkyMuse this troper's]] [[BlackSheep cousin]] committed suicide. I managed to make it through the next Monday at school (even though some boys thought it would be funny to hang a stuffed animal) and then the funeral without breaking down. However, the next day our school's morning chapel happened to be about death. Afterwards [[TheStoic my facade]] broke. Two of my friends pulled me into the councilor's office and just hugged me. Then once I calmed down a little the class's resident JerkWithAHeartOfGold passed by while going to copy something for the teacher; he spent the next five or so minutes cheering me up. ** You have my sincerest sympathy. * When this troper was in kindergarten, a girl in her class had been sick for about a week. It was around December, and while she had made some friends, she hadn't really thought anyone would miss her while she was gone. When she walked through the door to return to class, her friends shouted her name and every single one of her classmates got up and hugged her and told her how much they had missed her. For her...for me, it was one of the best moments of my short life at the time. * This troper had one when talking to her father. We were talking about the seventh Harry Potter book, when [[MamaBear Mrs Weasley goes into a rage and effortlessly defeats Bellatrix after she nearly killed her daughter]]. Right after I told him about that and said it was really cool, he said something really heartwarming --> '''Troper's Dad:''' Any parent would do that. I love you and I would kill to protect you. * This troper has something along the same lines as the parent thing: My mom is technically infertile. An ex boyfriend cheated on her and gave her an STD that she never caught until it basically killed any chance of getting pregnant, and my mom is a HUGE mother. Though I'd hate living with siblings, one of my biggest regrets is that she never had a chance to adopt and brighten more lives than just mine. She is really great, the best thing that ever will or has happened to me. But I am grateful for one thing, and so is she, despite having THREE doctors tell her she was infertile, descending into a party girl

(including getting into the popular drug scene of the 80's) managed to get pregnant with me. She's always told me I was her miracle, her gift from God. As said gift I'd just like to say, Thank you God. You gave me a gift too. * Not particularly heartwarming compared to some, but it still touched this troper. One of her friends, a DeadpanSnarker who generally used his rather vast intelligence to come up with witty ways to tease people, especially this troper, was talking to her in chemistry one day. It was a normal conversation, and at one point, this troper said something along the lines of, "Aha, I know you really hate me, don't you?" Said friend stops, grabs her shoulders, and says "Emily. YOU ARE MY FRIEND." and shakes her for emphasis. This was especially heartwarming because the very first thing he had ever said to this troper was, "Shut up, Emily. Nobody likes you." ** Now this troper is curious, but doesn't want to divulge personal information on the interwebs. Is your friend's name Henry? *** No, his name is Ben. But it's nice to know that there are other people like him out there. * ThisTroper is a major ShrinkingViolet who was death scared at the prospect of having an oral final in a course she HORRIBLY detested, with a prof who was borderline a SadistTeacher. For the sake of her project partner, she still went in front of the class and did it. The prof critizised her mannerism and flaws, but still recognized all the hard work she put in her report and how she had quite the prowess since the start of the Course From Hell... and when all was said and done with the projects, he patted her on the back and said "YouGoGirl. You've already gone a long way" * One time this troper was hurrying to class with about one minute to spare, and somewhat close to the door of the building when she saw a guy sprinting towards it, most likely heading for a class at the far end of the school. She sighed inwardly and stepped aside to let him through--but instead of entering, he opened the door for ''her''. ** When she went to her first anime con cosplaying (a fairly unobtrusive Rinoa Heartilly), she was on the receiving end of a lot of sincere "You're very cute/pretty" comments, despite thinking of herself as rather uninteresting. It boosted her confidence so much that later she replied "Thanks, I know!" to a photographer who said it, (prompting a grin). ** The next con, this troper decided to be on the giving end of as many CMOHs as possible. She saw a Reno crossplayer sitting by the fountain, who was still waiting there about half an hour later when she got back. She complimented the cosplayer and asked for a picture (the person looked around and actually asked, "Oh, you were talking to ''me?''"), then sat down and had a conversation about Final Fantasy until the person's friends came to pick her up. This troper then got a big hug and "Yay, I got some love!", so she's planning to do this for all her cons. :) *** Not to interrupt, but during this year's Anime Boston [[{{Cybele}} I]] cosplayed as Seras Victoria, and I felt a little bad because I lack sewing skills so my costume was all store-bought, while most other people I saw had really awesome hand-made costumes. I was pleasantly surprised and had warm fuzzy feelings when about five

different people came up to me to take my picture. Also, there were these two vendors in the dealer's room, and whenever I passed by them, they'd yell out "Hey it's the '''cute''' Seras again!". Cut to me giving them a salute and a dopey smile. Also, there was a Misa cosplayer in a wheelchair, who was completely adorable, so a friend and I made the cosplayer smile and laugh when she passed by, by saying "We love you, Misa-Misa!" ** Oh yes, and: This troper has always had a soft spot for police officers (not ''that'' kind! ...Okay ''maybe'' that kind. But this is entirely separate!), for a reason she'd forgotten till now. One day in her childhood, she was riding her bike with newly acquired balancing skills and fell off about a block away from home. She was mostly unhurt, but still shaken and crying and completely alone; then a random cop walked by and took the time to ask what had happened and if she was hurt. This troper was honest enough to say no even at that age, but he stayed with her anyway until she got the confidence to stand up and go home by herself. To this day, this troper has absolute faith in the force. * This troper had a teacher who was inspirational of the variety you see in movies. Very awkward, shy and withdrawn, freshman year led this troper to nearly take his own life, and sophomore year was shaping up to be even worse. He took an acting class that he was hoping to use for an easy A, instead meeting a teacher who saw potential in him. It was this teacher that told him to channel his emotions into art. It was a breath of fresh air, and a vent for the troper's frustrations, which led to more self-confidence, better grades, and even some of his first real friends. Finally, in the last week of senior year, in a more advanced acting course, the teacher took him aside during class and told him something that, to this day, still chokes him up: --> '''Teacher:''' Two years ago, you would barely act out anything on stage. Now you're the best actor in my class. I want to tell you, I don't get impressed easily. But you are one impressive young man. ** A similar thing happened to me, with an inspirational teacher. I was picked on all through school for many years, but it was never noticed by parents, teacher, etc. One day, after transferring to a new school, a teacher took me aside, on the third day of class. She said that she'd noticed I was a little quiet, and wanted me to know that if there was anything wrong, I could talk to her about it. It was the first time in years that anyone had noticed that there ''was'' something wrong, and the only time I could ever say that someone single-handedly saved me. * This troper's grandmother can recite several from her time as a psychologist in a maximum security prison. One patricular example has her, at the time a twenty-something year-old woman, running a session with 20-30 convicted rapists. Two of them started a fight on the way in, and she was just starting to panic as it began to escalate, when the four biggest men there formed a protective circle around her, one of them saying "Val, I want you to know that you can feel completely safe while you're here". When she tells the story today she always finishes by saying "and, you know, it was true".: * When this troper first arrived at her new school, I was horribly bullied by a girl who seemed to have the whole class under her

command. I attempted to tell the teachers, but of course- it only made it worse, and the bully came up to me before class to tell me exactly what she was going to do to me after school. I was terrified, but then I was approached by a girl I didn't know, who said, "Don't worry, I won't let her." That person? She had been the bully's best friend for years. She broke off her friendship with that girl just to defend meand she didn't even know my name. * This Troper has a friend. Let's just say she... gets around. I'm one of her only permanent friends. Anyways, we were all joking about some stuff, and a very obnoxious, mean girl overheard us as my friend said "Don't worry, instrument reeds don't cost that much" and the mean girl snobbishly breathed "I know what else doesn't cost much...". At that moment, I walked away from our discussion, grabbed the snob by the shoulder, turned her around, and punched her in the face. She proceeded to drop down like a brick. I said "I want you to apologize, right now," and lifted her up and directed her towards my friend. She apologized, then ran off crying. My friend then said, "Wow... thanks, *insert name here*, why'd you do it?" I replied with a happily said "I don't like it when people use their popularity to justify insulting my friends". I should also mention I'm on of the most popular students in the school... and I'm also a man. I don't like it at all when people hide behind reasons such as gender, race, or religion. ** That also qualifies as a damn good [[CrowningMomentofAwesome [=CMoA=]]]. * This troper's paternal grandfather died from cancer when she was roughly one and a half. My grandmother remarried around five years later. While my siblings considered the new husband to be more of a step-grandfather, if anything, I considered him to be my grandfather and loved him as such. Skip to four years ago; my grandfather had been diagnosed with cancer around a year earlier, and he was getting weaker every day. One morning, I decided to write him a letter, telling him how amazing and strong he was, and how much I loved him and thanked him for everything he'd done for me. The morning the letter arrived, my grandfather read it, cried, and smiled. He died that afternoon. * This Troper remembers a time when he was taking a summer course, and I met this guy, he had to be the most cynical, nihilistic, hateful bastard I've ever met. Now this guy went through some bad stuff that summer, his parents divorced, and there was a lot of stuff he wouldn't even talk about, but the last straw was the girl he was after, she turned him down for another guy. A few days later he left; but just before he left he came over to the basketball court we were at and he asked to speak with the girl. He put his hand on her shoulder and asked with tears in his eyes, "Would you do one last thing for me?"&#65533; she nodded yes. "Be happy, no matter what happens, never let anything steal your happiness. And remember no matter what you will always be beautiful to me."&#65533; and then he hugged her and kissed the top of her head with tears streaming down his face. Now by then we were all just shocked beyond words, we'd never even seen this guy display any emotion other then anger, and some of the girls were already misty eyed. Now to top it all off he turned to the guy she'd turned him down for and offered his hand, the other guy took it, and then the guy said, "You are a lucky man. Treat her well. Treat her

better then I ever could."&#65533; and then walked away and we never saw him again. I fully admit that I was more then a little choked up. ** That sounds like a superhero in the making. I hope he gets a girl that earns him. Even loud waters are deep. * This isn't much of one, but... At San Diego Comic-Con, [[{{AstraKiseki}} this troper]] saw people had signs that said 'free hugs!' The troper found it cute. People took advantage of the hugs from people. But, the people in villain cosplay got no hugs! Then the troper saw a girl grab paper, and write "FREE HUGS FOR VILLAINS!" And then proceeded to run up to anyone who was in cosplay and hugged them. The troper saw her spend the next three days cheering up people and at one point got stuck with a line of stormtroopers wanting hugs. Ending with Crispy Vader. When asked why, she just went "Even villains need love." [[http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/AstraKiseki/picCACHAX0H.jpg Here is the girl with the sign, once I was able to track down the site that took the bunch of pictures.]] [[spoiler: Yes, it was me.]] * [[http://community.livejournal.com/helpvera/ This. Just... this.]] This troper kicked in a 5-spot, cos it was her birthday and she was in a charitable mood... went back to check its progress today and nearly cried. * When [[Main/RitiTroll This One]]'s sister was in third grade, she wanted to learn to play the clarinet, but for those who know about them, her sister and mother weren't sure if she had large enough fingers to cover the holes properly. This one went with them to the music store to find out. When the sister came out after finding out she was, she announced it happily resulting in this one hugging the sister tightly. In front of many parents and the store clerks, and all that. There was an audible "Aww..." From the crowd. One of the clerks said it was such a sweet sight. Yadda yadda. * In junior high, I was weird even by junior high standards. I went out of my way to seem strange, such as wearing identical clothes for long periods of time and trying to convince people that I was an alien. No one really made fun of me because I was so much better at it, but there were exceptions. A few exceptions happened to catch up with me as I was walking to class, and they mentioned my various forms of freakery to a friend I had in elementary school. We'd been close when we were younger until he moved to the other side of town. By junior high, I was in all the advanced classes and he was in all the non-advanced classes, so we didn't speak much. Not to mention the fact that our friendship changed at the drop of a hat: we once got in a fight on the playground so bad that I banged his head against the slide. So these junior high jackasses try to insult me to my old friend, who I haven't spoken to in years. He says, "Leave him alone, he's cool." They have no response. He goes to his class and I go to mine. But it's nice to know that even old friends won't sell you out for new ones. * This troper's grandfather is a Canadian World War II vet and for his 80th birthday my father (his only son) paid for tickets to go on a family history trip around northern europe for myself, my dad and my grandfather. When in Nijmegen at the 82nd Airborne museum (ie not a Canadian museum), my grandfather mentions that he's a veterean who

served with the Canadian forces in the region. The volunteers working one was about 25 and the other was about 40, stood up from the ticket booth walked around and hugged him and said: "Thank you for my freedom." Need less to say I started crying then and there (and it wasn't the only time on that trip). * This troper (Muse) is new and has a story kinda like the one above. My father was deployed to Iraq when I was a junior in high school. He got 2 weeks of leave time in May, and my family went to go pick him up at the airport, with signs and everything. My dad was one of the last people off the plane, and we nearly tackled him to the ground in a hug. As we were all standing there crying and hugging and generally being a big happy family, the crowd at the terminal (a good 50 or so people) stood and gave us a standing ovation. *sniff* * I myself don't really remember this well, but the story my dad told me still warms my heart. I used to live in Rochester, and there we had horrible winters. And it just so happened that my birthday was always celebrated together with my sister's in December. One year, the winter was really horrible. If I remember this correctly, it was continuously snowing. Because the weather was so bad, not a lot of people came to our birthday party. I waited for some of my friends to come, but only saw my sister's...except for one boy who came. He was a smart boy who, although he was in elementary school, drank coffee. My dad told me that the boy's mom said he really liked me and knew that nobody would come, and so, even with the bad weather, came. I feel so bad for not being able to remember him well. I can't even remember his name. I hope we can meet again, and that he would recognize me. ** You will. And you'll probably end up married. Wouldn't be a proper story otherwise. * This troper was in/near a few in college: ** A coworker/fellow student was obviously tired and puffy-eyed from crying. In trying to convince her parents that she was 'leading a normal life', she took a 'prayer meeting' invitation from what turned out to be a ''very'' persistent cult. I asked if I could make a few calls on her behalf. Inside of a day, every religious organization on campus (from the Catholic parish to the Muslim Students Union to the Hadassah) had contacted the people bothering her and threatened separate action, ''on top of'' anything campus security and the University as a whole did. This was in addition to independent promises from other students to physically injure anyone trying to coerce her. ** This troper went abroad for a term, and so was abroad for US Thanksgiving. During the call home, it came out that a parent was hospitalized and in bad condition. Going home early wasn't an option. Mentioned it to one person on the way to find a dark, quiet place to take it in. It was a surprise when someone else entirely tracked me down, got me back to the dorm, where many, both host-country and exchange, students had dropped what they were doing and threw an improvised Thanksgivng dinner together. ** A dormmate had to leave, for family reasons. The entire dorm pitched in anonymous donations to make sure she had enough to cover her on-campus bills and focus on getting back. (It's the nicest sneaky thing I've ever seen.)

** Back at campus, walking across the icy central courtyard, and heard the voice of a former dormmate's girlfriend. Turned to see her coming down steep library steps and across the courtyard, arms outstretched for a running hug. We both nearly crashed because of the ice and because ''I looked behind me'' to see if she was running at someone else behind me, instead of me. To date, the most sitcommy thing that's ever happened to me. * This Troper's 20 year old cat has old bones, and likes to snuggle up to warm things. One day, she began to snuggle up to my computer, which runs hot. I now turn it on early in the morning and leave it on late at night for her to lay against. Aww. * A couple of summers ago, this troper took part in a scientific research summer program, with an emphasis on developing projects for science fairs and the like. Last summer, before I started college, I went back for a few days to help out with the current crop of students, chilled out, read some papers, left. A few months later, a group of alumni got together (as they do every year) to critique papers before they're sent out to the competitions. This troper saw one that looked interesting, read it through, made some suggestions, and emailed it back to the author. A few weeks after that, I come back to my dorm after failing a chemistry test, in a lousy mood. The student working the front desk calls to me: "Hey, you've got a package!" I don't remember ordering anything, I think, but I get it anyway, and head up to my room to open it. Inside is a box of chocolates and a note to the effect of "Thanks for critiquing my paper, it was really helpful! By the way, when you came to visit over the summer was definitely one of the highlights of [program]." Awwwww. * This guy recently went through a depression. He thought he couldn't get the girls for a while. He also thought he was an idiot. This one internet friend of mine who is like a crazy genius had me take an iq test. This event was right before a dance when I woke up that morning with a pimple in the worst possible place and was feeling especially down.I knew I would probably do really bad at it and I got a 95, below average. Then, when I told him it, instead of him teasing me and stuff about it, he was like, 'really? Good job!' I was puzzled as to why he said that and then I asked him 'why?'. He replied 'Dude, I can't believe you have a 95 iq, your beating life on hard mode.'I was extremely puzzled at that response and then he said 'your way wiser than most of the above averages I know.' That put a smile on my face for a long time and gave me a _huge_ self-confidence boost. At that dance I met the girl of my dreams, we didn't even dance, just talked, for like 3 hours. The 'beating life on hard mode' has become my mantra since then. * In this troper's theatre department's most recent production (The Pajama Game) on closing night, one of the newbies, an extremely enthusiastic freshman, broke his ankle while going offstage after one of his musical numbers. After hearing about it on the techies' communication device (still during the show, mind you), the stage manager abandoned his post managing the light board up in the rafters, ''carried'' the freshman to the dressing rooms by himself despite the fact that the stage manager is a skinny guy and the newbie is about 180 pounds of pure muscle, and splinted his ankle with an ACE bandage

and a toothbrush. This all happened in less than 5 minutes, tops. That alone is a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]], but it gets better. The stage manager stayed with him for the rest of the show, and when the end of the show came, the stage manager and some of the other cast members managed to change the newbie's costume into pajamas for the curtain call, and then they wheeled him out onto a rolling chair so he could take his bow. Cue standing ovation. Then this troper and the stage manager carried the poor kid out to his father's car after the show while the rest of the cast was dismantling the set. Later on, at the cast party at Denny's (which was about 80 people), the same stage manager called the newbie and the entire cast shouted "WE LOVE YOU [[NEWBIE]]!!" Truly one of the finest moments in my theatre company's history. * An example from this very wiki, Go to the [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome [=CMoA=]]] page under war and politics and look up the bit on the battle off samar, specifically the USS Hoel entry. The responce to that entry counts as a CMOH all by itself... * When ThisTroper was at a Boy Scout camp, note not Cub Scouts which is made of elementary school kids but Boy Scouts which are usually no younger than 12, a staff member put on a CD containing various Disney songs during lunch. At first the image-obsessed teenagers and preteens scoffed and growled at the mix. But then, someone started singing along to "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," and eventually nearly every boy (around 250) sang along. It's not quite as of a tearjerker as many of the other post, but it's still one of ThisTroper's warmest and fuzziest memories. * My girlfriend swiftly destroying my self-confidence issues and telling me "You ''are'' good to me, we wouldn't be here if you weren't" ("here" being...[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean well...]]yeah.) still helps me go to sleep with a smile on my face. * This Troper is a Holocaust Historian, and recently took a trip to visit the remains of Auschwitz. At the end of her visit, she realised she had no idea how to get back to the train station. Luckily, a rabbi who was also on his way back with his congregation offered to let her tag along. It was January, and snowing very hard. When we got to the station we were all freezing a very hungry, but as there was only about twenty minutes before the train left there was no time to go to a restaurant and no shops nearby to buy food. So we (the rabbi, this troper, the Austrian congregation and a random German guy) all dug into our bags and pooled our resources. The German had some cake, the Austrains some bread. The rabbi some whiskey (I quote: "Drink it. My orders as your rabbi.") and this troper had some chocolate. A bunch of Austrains, a rabbi, a German and an English girl, sharing food in the Auschwitz train station. ** It...it makes my heart tingle...especially because I'm Polish... * Well, after that long page of heartwarming examples, I'm not sure this counts...but, today, I went with my parents to my old school to pick up my younger brother from basketball practice. While in the cafeteria, I spotted my old drama club practicing in the auditorium, and go over to say hello to my old friends from when I was in Jr. High. The sound kid sees me when I walk in, turns to the director, and says "He's back!" in a monotone, before she turns to me, and yells my

name. Instantly, all my old friends jump out from behind the stage curtains, behind props, and one of them even stumbles out of a closet holding a floor buffer before they all just at me and give me a group hug that knocked me to the ground. Except for the two guys I knew, but that's pretty understandable. * When this troper was in her senior year of high school, she was considerabley stressed. Between family issues, normal academic pressure, college apps, failing to reamain under the radar of the administration and so having to write a speech for graduation, and seeing all the exracuriculars she was involved in go to hell, she was pretty touchy. The one she worked the hardest on, the spring musical (she was the stage manager), nearly drove her to insanity. However, at the closing performance she got a standing ovation from her cast, still a major motivator today. * This troper is generally a loner, even if I'm with my friends, is fairly plain looking and for the longest time was feeling depressed. When I'd heard one of my friends, whom I had a crush on for a long time, was going to Disneyland because he was part of a group that goes down there every year for a competition, I quietly asked him to bring me back a souvenir, thinking he'd bring back something cheap. When he came back, not only does he give me a replica of the cursed gold from Pirates of the Caribbean, which I love, later that day asked me (via a letter written in a code I had made up and he had remembered) to be his girlfriend. The fact he asked wasn't what got me nearly crying, it was that he memorized my secret code to ask me out that did it, I still have that letter stored away. * This troper's old grade was on a joint program in Washington, DC. We were having a lovely time touring the embassies and such, and one day we got back so late we went right to sleep. That night, one girl got a call at about 3 AM that her grandfather, with whom she was very close, had passed away. Word went out, and our entire grade got up, trooped downstairs, and sat on the floor of the common room in a circle, arms around each other and her, with lit candles, singing songs and prayers, until the sun rose. * This troper often tells acquaintances that I don't have 'holidays' so much as 'flashbacks,' as my father broke the news that he was leaving for his girlfriend when I was twelve. On ''Christmas Eve.'' Years later, three days before my twenty-first birthday, my mother, who'd spent the last decade raising me herself, passed away very suddenly. This troper was pretty sure he'd be spending his twenty''second'' birthday lighting a candle for her and contemplating how much life sucks. A very good friend with a decently-paying job (something this troper, despite a college degree, can't ever seem to find) learned of the birthday/mother's death correlation about a month beforehand and promptly announced that this troper would be going with him to a rather large anime con, which took place the week of his birthday, with himself and his girlfriend, all expenses paid. This troper made sure to still light that candle, but the world seems to suck a lot less. * My mother is clinically depressed and [[DarkAndTroubledPast has led quite an unpleasant life besides]]; at one point in my childhood I accidentally read part of one of her old journals and found that I was

the only reason left, when things were at their worst, that she didn't commit suicide. When the pair of us ended up sprawled on her bed, weeping together over a personal issue I'd rather not discuss, I knew I had to do something, no matter how insignificant, to make the situation better. So, like the big {{otaku}} freak-girl that I am, I slid up into my best seiza, gave her the lowest bow I could, and told her, "Anata wa watashi no mamoritai" ([[GundamWing You are the one I want to protect]]). When I told her what it meant she gave me the tightest hug I'd had in years. * Relativly minor compared to some of the other things here, but when this troper was in 7th grade, her friend started a charity that most of the other girls in my class were involved in. The day it opened we wern't sure if anyone would come, but we had a line of girls out the door and down the block that we got to help pick out clothes for school. Even more Heartwarming was next year, when some of the girls we helped came back to help us help other girls. {{Good feels good}}. * This (student) Troper's mother was recently diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and given roughly three months to live. Upon returning to university she had to tell her karate sensei about this after her first session back, in case she was called away suddenly. The sensei promptly took her out of the dojo, held her in a tight hug while she bawled her eyes out into his shoulder, then spent the next half an hour telling her how he and everyone else in the club was there for her. ''Sensei Lee, you are awesome.'' * The big moment I recall when I start to doubt myself occurred when I was about fifteen. I was talking to a guy from my school who is a real life example of TheAce, being an excellent athlete and getting the best grades out of anyone in the year. He and I were generally considered two of the most intelligent people in the year, and were discussing two of the other kids who were seen as smart, and he told me that "the difference [between you and them] is, everyone ''likes'' you". To this day I think that may well be the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. * This troper has a double whammy: ** Seeing two of my best friends fall in love before my eyes. We'd all met on IRC in the mid-1990s, and in 1999 our group had a get-together. My friend at the time and one of the females that came along rode together in the back of my car, and from the start I could tell they liked each other -- trading quips, making jokes, things like that. Later on, I found out that they had kissed during that trip and wanted a second date, and while it was somewhat depressing for me at the time (since I had a mild crush on her myself), it turned into IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy pretty fast. They got married in 2003, and are still quite happy together. :D ** The best present my mom ever got. My mom loves to bake, and due to having limited funds, she'd never had a proper stand mixer. We'd get cheap hand mixers from Walmart and the like, then burn them up trying to mix cookie dough with them. So one year, I spent the money and got her an actual heavy-duty stand mixer (a $200 KitchenAid). The tears of joy on her face told me it was worth it. * This troper is writing a comic book. It will be published, but is taking longer than expected due to lack of funds to pay for the

artwork. What could have been finished in six months is now eclipsing year two. My grandfather once idly mentioned if I ever had something I wanted him to invest in, that I should let him know. I called him up, explained my plight and hoped for the best. My granddad's reply? "How much do you need?" He mailed the first cheque last week. This is a dream come true; made only sweeter because my granddad abhors comic books and magazines in general (something he views as a waste of money). He has no plans whatsoever to read the finished product. He just loves his grandkid and wants him to succeed. ** Speaking as someone who had a grandfather very much like that, and misses him daily, you brought tears to my eyes. * Three years ago, this troper was on jury duty on a somewhat depressing case (which had been going on for weeks). My boyfriend came and met me outside the court and asked me if I would come in to the museum opposite, as he had something to talk about with me. He seemed quite serious and I could tell he had something big on his mind - he suffers from depression and finds life pretty hard. When we got into the museum, it was full of noisy schoolkids and we couldn't hear ourselves, so he said it didn't matter, he'd meet me at my parents' house and we'd talk there. He set off on his bike and I got the bus home, worrying that he was going to break up with me or something. Half an hour later, I got home and we went out in the garden, where he asked me to marry him. I was so startled I didn't say yes for several minutes! * The new theatre teacher at my high school, who had been abusing her power over the department since the start of school, expelled a student from the Thespian Honors Society because she had raised objection over how the teacher was managing the club (the teacher wasn't even supposed to be involved with running the club to begin with), ignoring the organization's constitution that states no member can have their membership revoked. On the night of One Acts the program's list of Thespian Honors members was missing her name for the first time in three years. After the show she didn't understand why people kept giving her their program. It wasn't until she got home and looked at them that she realized they'd all written in her name at the bottom of the list. [[spoiler: Two weeks later the director of student activities ordered the teacher to write a letter of apology to the girl, "reinstate" her into thespians, and post a copy of it on the call board. When her fellow thespians saw it there was much celebration and someone moved it so it was posted over the spot where the sign informing everyone I'd been expelled had once hung]]. ** As a fellow thespian: WOW. * This troper worked on a Spanish literary magazine all through high school, as one of four senior editors. The other three usually played devil's advocate to him, and it was only thanks to the faculty advisor's support that he played an equal role. One of them, later class valedictorian, was widely seen as the smartest person in the school. So when this troper, whose area was special activities, began receiving submissions and other students began talking to him about working on the magazine, he had to ask why they didn't just work with the other three, who had outreach and editorial control. The answer? "You're the only one that talks to us like human beings." Since this

troper considers himself a DeadpanSnarker, with a hint of JerkAss, that was quite the break for him, and it resolved several of his confidence issues right there. * [[{{Water-Smurf}} This Troper]] has had very few real friends in her life. Her past friends have sat back and watched as girls defiled (no, not like that) and messed around with her sleeping body during a sleepover, or just going as far as dumping her in the nearest ditch as soon as a group of [[TheLibby more desirable girls]] came along. At any rate, she had an altercation with some neighbors in her summer camp one day, and while she was gone, two of her roommates overheard the neighbors bad-mouthing her. Said roommates told the third roommate when she came back, and all three were outraged and vowed revenge. I came back to the room to see one roommate messing with her iPod-finding the rudest and loudest songs possible--one roommate getting out her loudest possible speakers and positioning just outside the door in the hallway, and the third helping the second make the wires accommodate the distance. They were planning to blast any offensive and loud song they could think of right into the offending neighbors' room, practically. When they explained the situation, I teared up and it took a struggle not to start bawling right there. No one had ever done something like that for me, and they're the only friends of mine who ever would do something like that. My roommates had no clue why I was hugging them so tightly, but that's okay. They hugged back. * Most moments of heartwarming I had in school were quickly destroyed when I remembered or learned that it wouldn't last long and soon everyone else would start being idiots again. *** In response to the first troper, remember this; the '''idiots''' will go back to being idiots. But your true friends...will ''remain true''. Don't let the idiots keep you from your friends. *** A different response: Everyone turns into a jerk at some point during high school. But most of them turn back. * One day in college, [[{{Lucifrix}} this troper]], during a down period attributable to insufficiently-medicated Dysthymia, was hanging out with a friend for pizza and TV. When I called to place the order, the gent on the other end of the phone said "You don't sound so good"-when I'm upset, you can hear it very clearly in my voice--and I said back "Oh, yeah, I'm kinda having a bad day." He says "Well I hope the pizza makes you feel a little better then," and we end the call. When my friend comes back with the pizza, after she puts it down, she picks up the plastic bag with our sodas in it, reaches in, and pulls out something and hands it to me. It's a COLORING BOOK, like you'd give to a 5-year-old, called "You Are Special," that the pizza place had sent along to try to cheer me up. ** Okay, I think I speak for everyone when I say Awwwwwwwwwwww... :`) * [[CaptHayfever My]] sister mocks more or less everything that I do or like. She's especially fond of criticizing my fandom of TheMonkees in general & Michael Nesmith in particular. This past Christmas, she got me '''THREE''' Nez albums. * This troper moved to a new city with her boyfriend. While he was lucky enough to find work within a month, I was not quite that lucky. I even had to return home to accept a contract at my previous place of employment for a summer, separating myself from him and my new home.

It was sad but needed to be done. Fast forward two months upon my return home, and through the help of an awesome neighbour, I learned that her job was looking for people to hire and that I should submit a resume. I did and not one week after the submission, I was offered a job and am now awaiting the clearing of paperwork. So after nearly 18 months of looking for a job something, anything I can finally sigh in relief, thanks to the gratitude of my neighbour and constant support of my boyfriend. ----See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments4

HeartwarmingMoments4 * This very list, from the start of it, to the bottom link back to the page, gives me faith in the human race. Thank you all. ** The only two things that made this troper cry are the ending to LifeIsBeautiful, and this page. My heart is now as warm as the core of the sun. Thank you. * This troper's brother is going through a messy custody dispute. His estranged wife has severe psychological problems and plays all kinds of head games with him. She took their three children to New England from Texas a few weeks before Christmas, keeping our family from seeing the children. Christmas morning comes along, and my brother arrives to have breakfast with us before we all go to visit family. Now, the relationship between my brother and our dad has been a little strained for a long time, but it's getting better as my brother gets older. My brother is understandably depressed at his children not being with him for Christmas. Our dad finishes getting a pancake off of the griddle, turns to my brother, and gives one of the most epic real-life St. Crispin Day speeches I've ever heard. He ends it with, "This is your chance to be the father that your children need and deserve. This is your line in the sand, son." His words, combined with his soft-spoken tone, told everyone that he has his boy's back no matter what happens. Dad's mellowed out a lot since his Special Forces days, but every so often he'll prove that he's just as badass now as he was then. * This troper once had a bitter fall-out with a friend, but then they got back together, thanks to a rather beautiful and emotional heartwarming speech. * [[AcrossTheStars This troper]] was having a bad day. A ''bad'' day. After having my best friend yell at me for ten solid minutes about how I needed to get over the boy I was in love with, I collapsed in tears in the dressing room (this was theatre class). Prior to this, the mother of one of our fellow thespians had died suddenly and I had taken one of the girl's close friends into the dressing room because she wasn't handling it well. My bff made a joke in an attempt to lighten the mood, and I was furious. I lit into him. It turned into a knock-down, drag-out yelling match that the rest of my advanced acting class tried desperately not to listen to, and we basically ended up dragging out every problem we'd ever had between us (which is how that boy came up). I go up to my next class, Spanish, a class I shared with

one of my other best friends. I'm sitting there at my desk and all of a sudden I start crying again, so I excuse myself to go out to the water fountain. I turn around, sniffling, and there is my friend, walking towards me with her arms wide open. I fell into them and broke into sobs. She led me to the campus minister's office and I cried for the next period and a half - and she stayed with me. Later that day at rehearsal (it was tech week of a double-casted version of ''Our Town''), I'm running around helping the actors from the other cast because it's their day to rehearse. Another friend of mine grabs me and tells me the theatre director needs to see me. Assuming he needed me to run an errand of some sort, I head out to the atrium in front of the theatre... and there is my best friend sitting right next to the director. I turn around to walk away (I had ignored him in the only class we shared) but she grabs me and pushes me towards him. Without saying a word, he hands me a little gray stuffed pony (I love horses) and two Kit-Kat bars. It was the most incredible thing anyone's ever done for me. Ever. I named that little pony Libero, after his favorite position on the volleyball team - and after its root, ''freedom'', because he set me free to be who I really am. That little pony traveled across Europe with me. I still sleep with it. * This troper's heartwarming moment is a rather long and complicated one. He was born with Asperger's syndrome, and was unable to properly deal with people due to just not fitting in. He grew up in a crazy household, a bad family, and bad schools. In the end, they ended up becoming an AntiHero with a DarkAndTroubledPast. However, they still tried their best to be a good person, and also happened to be a large fan of Anime, video games, and text based role playing forums. When he got a computer, he went out and found a site of fairly good people with whom he could relate....while still being somewhat of an Antihero. There he met several good friends, and one very important person. A close friend, whom helped him through some of the most awkward times, including a crush on another friend which didn't work out. One day, he felt particularly blue, due to a rather sad movie. Said friend told him, 'Well, I'm here okay...Even if I may not be that much help sometimes or if sometimes I get kind of annoying or apologize too much or stuff, I'm still here...'That troper was incredibly grateful and lucky. Later that day, the friend said SHE had a crush on him. [[RelationshipUpgrade Needless to say, that day was one large Moment of Heartwarming.]] There's also a second one. [[NoFourthWall I know you're reading this, you tend to read all the links I send you all the way to the end. I love you, sweety.]] ** This troper has been fortunate enough to live a life with quite a few Crowning Moments of Heartwarming, however one of the biggest if not the biggest ones has been on this very page. I love you too. ^__^ Thanks for everything. *** The above post and the end of the one before it are indeed a crowning moment all on their own. Thank you, I needed that smile. * This is a long one. [[BossGoji This troper]] is [=M2F=] transgendered, and suffers from some pretty bad mood-swings and depression as a result of a really lousy childhood and an often emotionally-abusive family. As a kid, I was lonely, tried my best to be stoic, closed off most of my emotions, and even attempted suicide a

couple times. For a long damn time, the only thing that kept me even remotely sane was anime. Yes, anime: it showed me exciting, fantastic worlds where Really Cool Things happened on a regular basis, it made me believe that truly wonderful things can happen. As a result of my anime fandom, I eventually found her way onto a fairly popular anime BBS, where I became good friends with someone who happened to go to my high school. We'd apparently met each other several times and just not known who the other was. Eventually, we got much closer both in person and online, and after a few years of deep friendship, coming close to being romantic on a few occasions, we went our separate ways: I moved away from my hometown, and my friend stuck around. Flash ahead maybe 2 years, and my friend gets back in touch with me. Turns out he wasn't doing so hot, and was having some problems with depression, moodswings, etc.. Right then and there, I decided that for all the times he'd been there for me, I was going to be there for him no matter what, and over the course of a half a year, gave him counseling, support, and comfort when he needed it, eventually helping him figure out his own gender issues, and come to terms with the emotional fallout of an abusive father. However, THAT is not the CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. The Crowning Moment? That friend? ''She'' is now helping ''me'' work through my gender issues, and we still spend hours merrily talking about anime. If there is any evidence in this world to me that [[{{Nakama}} true friendship]] pays dividends, it's what the two of us have been through together. And hon, if you're reading, I don't give a damn what our biology says about it: we're ''sisters'' until the day we die. ** [[{{Almafeta}} This troper]] has read this story three times over (what? a year now?), and has cried every time... you two are so damn lucky to have sisters like each other. * [[JKRoo This Troper]] has two, both courtesy of my parents and a showcase of '''just how much they bloody care''': ** When I was ten years old, I went in for bladder surgery at a local hospital. Said surgery was fairly invasive, and it took the better part of two months to fully recover from, but the heartwarming part was my mother, who stuck with me for the entire time I was in hospital, my dad having to go off flying for some of it. The best example was when after an ''hour and a half of no painkillers in the dead of night'' and my quiet chanting of "Ow. Ow. Ouch. Ow", my mother asks why I'm not screaming in agony if it hurts that badly. My response is simply "I don't want to wake anyone else up." My mother's silent for a few moments, then squeezes my hand and says "you're a real trooper". ** My second I wasn't there for, and I know only through my mom relating it to me several weeks later, but my grandfather had died a year and a half ago, and both she and my father had flown out to be with my grandmother and to help her cope. Since two of my father's three brothers are solid examples of a {{Jerkass}}, the two good children were a godsend. The heartwarming moment was when my father, [[TheStoic who was nicknamed "Flatliner" for never showing any emotion]], got drunk one night. I'm gay and have fairly often fallen into the WellDoneSonGuy trope, vaguely feeling that, somehow, I've disappointed Dad, and it didn't help that I've only seen him show

"mild amusement" and "volcanic rage", with the latter typically focused on me. Cue my utter shock when my mother tells me that he was ''crying'' and saying that "JK's a good guy. He really is". As an additional note, my relationship with Dad is a ''lot'' better than it was, even if he doesn't tell me he's proud of me... often. * This troper, having recently suffering the loss of Teddy (beloved cat of 15 years) was having trouble sleeping from stress and grief. Whenever I started crying, my other cat Chester(Teddy's brother) would curl up next to me, purring loudly until I managed to calm down. * One of the few clear memories this troper has from elementary school might qualify. All my life, I've been overweight and not very physically active, which makes gym classes sufficiently hard to deal with. In elementary school it was never too bad, but I never did like having to run the mile. Half of the reason was because no one was able to leave until every single person had completed, and guess who was probably only about halfway done by the time the ''entire class'' was finished and sitting around waiting for him? Imagine being "the fat kid" running all by himself across a track for who knows how long, while everyone else sits there and watches him. Now imagine that when he finally makes his way to the final lap, ''the entire class gets up and starts running alongside him, cheering him on.'' The memory doesn't come back to the surface very often, but it's always welcome when it does. ** [[GonnaFlyNowMontage That is straight out of a Rocky movie.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Epic.]] * Several years ago, this troper was at a Denny's. Also there was an older lady who was most likely homeless and had some mental problems. This particular Denny's had a crane game. A little girl in a family of four had won a Betty Boop doll from it. This family had spoken to this lady in the restaraunt, and as they were both leaving, the little girl gave the doll to the older lady. The woman was moved that she cried and hugged both the girl and her younger brother. She walked away carrying the doll with her. And before you ask, yes [[spoiler:This troper was that little girl]]. * This troper, being a pro wrestler by nature and friend-of-a-friend in this case, was very deeply affected after the death of Chris Benoit, but determined to get through work the next day, as she felt that none of her coworkers would really understand why she was so upset. She went in, composed herself, and said nothing to anyone about it. Then her boss, THE boss, who is usually too busy, distracted, gruff, and usually more or less ignores the troper and everyone else, came over to her desk, sat next to her, put an arm around her shoulder, and said "Talk to me." Despite everything that happened that was bad, one good thing that did come from it was that this troper realized that she had found a workplace and people who she would walk through Hell itself for. * This Troper never tried to do anything do anything to be popular, (or even liked for that matter). Through out high school, he was picked on for odd clothing choices; knowing the first 151 Pokemon by name, number and sound; and being friends with the oddest people in school. He did these things because he wanted to, no more, no less. Upon graduation, The class mainly sat & clapped for the Valedictorian

& Salutatorian. When He got up for his diploma, the entire class stood up to cheer him on, yelling his name as if he was the most popular guy in school. Rest assured, this surprised this troper's parents. * This Troper lives in Mumbai, and has two particular incidents etched into her memory. The first being 26th July 2005 when the floods hit. She remembers standing and applauding her TV screen when the stories of the flood survivors who tried to make their ways home (before realising how bad the situation really was) told about how they'd been given food, shelter, and saved by people they hardly knew. And how some people ''lost their lives'' trying to save them. The second being the serial train blasts of 11th July 2006. The first to help were members of the public who after witnessing the blast stayed behind to provide aid. Not to mention some people who drove out to the stations with rations for those coming out/being rescued from the derbis. I had tears in my eyes. ** Another not so grand one was during ninth grade on the last day of the term before the finals. [Mind you, this class was made up of some of the most rowdiest bunch of girls who'd never get along with each other on a regular day. Most of the girls had long standing grudges against the others for a better part of their school lives. Many teachers thought our class would self-explode in a month or two after the start of the Academic year with tensions running so high.] Every student addressed the class, each subject teacher saying thank you for the whole year, and how our class had changed the way we looked at others. That our class wasn't made up of "nerds, athletes, pretty girls, rebels, stage actors/singers, jokers; not friends, but of family." Yeah most of us left school that day crying, including our class teacher. And to this day, even thought most of us are in college now, whenever we meet someone from that class, bear-hugs are still the norm of greeting. * In the 3rd grade of primary school, I (Kururu) went though hell. I was constantly harassed about my speech problems, and I learned that I had mild Autism half-way though the year and was moved into a Learning Support Unit. I became a loner, and also became obsessed over dinosaurs, to prove I wasn't a girly-girl. I also learned that my teacher, who I looked up to, was retiring after the end of the year, and I was really sad. Anyway, onto the CMOH. It was the last day of school. Barely anybody comes on that day. My teacher called me over, and handed me a present. I waited until I was outside to open the gift. The present was a book on dinosaurs. But, something more important to me was in that package... a handwritten note from the teacher. "--name--, you'll grow to be a great student, and your dreams will come true. I wish you luck in the fourth grade, and the rest of your life." I rushed back into school, and gave my teacher a huge hug. I still keep that note, and look at it whenever I think I'm a failure. * Not my moment, but real and heartwarming all the same. There's this guy who [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_HMLvLB7b0 proposed to his current fiance]] by hacking a new area into ''ChronoTrigger'', filled with things that mean a lot to his girl, with the proposal at the very end. * This troper had a ''really'' bad day in 8th grade. I doesn't quite remember the specfics, but suffice to say I ended up sitting in class

with tears running down my face. The teacher eventually noticed, asking me what was wrong in a very concerned tone. I choked out everything that had happened to me during the day, culminating with "nobody likes me." The teacher proceded to ''stop the entire lesson'' and tell all the other members of the class to pull out a notecard and write down three things they liked about me, giving me all the notecards to me when they were done. I was deeply touched and flattered, and hold that day in my mind as one of the best things that's ever happened to me. I still have all the notecards. * For my mother's 50th birthday, This Troper went to a Hallmark-type shop and found a music box/picture frame that played "Wind Beneath My Wings", and featured a non-rhyming first-person poem about how "Mother" (positively) made me the person I am today, and ended simply with "I Love You". I considered it to be a schmaltzy knick-knack that she would tolerate at best. Rather, she burst into tears and gave me a huge hug that lasted nearly 5 minutes! That was nearly 10 years ago, and she still displays it prominently in a nook with with all the pictures of the kids & grandkids. * It happened when I was to young to remember it but [[{{Bob}} I've]] been told of a SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming I was responsible for one Christmas. --> [Picks up a bull from the nativity scene] ''[[YouFailBiologyForever MOOOOOO!]]'' --> [Picks up a sheep from the nativity scene] ''BAAAAAH!'' --> [Picks up an angel from the nativity scene] '''''[[spoiler:MAMA]]!''''' * Anime conventions. Full stop. This troper originally had a CMOH relating to a doll meetup I'd attended, but the description rambled far too long-- but to this date, the happiest moment I can remember relates to both. Happening to be in attendance at Anime Detour 2008, the last year in the convention's traditional hotel venue, the closing ceremonies included a countdown in a room full of people signifying the end of the convention... and at the end of the convention, no airhorn, no comic sound effects, just the announcer gently and somewhat sadly telling everyone that the phenomenon was over. My first reaction was [[TearJerker predictably for me, to burst into tears]] as soon as I got out into the hall-- only to be immediately met with all the friends I'd made at said convention offering hugs and email addresses and paper towels for tissues. One of whom, who'd been like a foster mother to me the entire long weekend, hugged me painfully tight and reminded me that, after all, "it's not really gone-- just moving." It's just a convention, I know, and it ''was'' just moving, but... you never forget your first one, do you? * This Troper is not the type to let people see her cry. A few years ago, she was going through some drama with her friend. Basically, my friend loved her boyfriend very much. Her boyfriend hated me, and I hated him. I just never had a good feeling about him, no matter what she said. And I found out said friend had also been cutting for the past week because of stress. So, not exactly reacting in a good way to this, I got pissed and we got into a huge fight. By the end of the fight, I was so angry that I was on the verge of tears. (Mind you, me and this friend had been best friends for 3 years and she was one of

the few friends I had.) Class ended and she left, and I prepared to leave. I handed my friend Matt a note and asked him to give it to my girlfriend so she'd know why I was upset. Now, this became a two-forone heartwarmer for me. ** First off, another friend of mine came in to walk to our next class like she always did. I avoided her eyes and she asked, "What's wrong, hun?" I said nothing, so she came over and hugged me...and for the first time in front of someone other than family, the dam broke and I sobbed against her for a minute or so. Then I managed to regain my composure and we headed off for class. ** The double whammy was that while my friend and I walked in silence, my head hung down, apparently my older brother (3 years older) spotted us. He looked at my friend, wondering what was wrong, and my friend simply shook her head. I only heard this part from my friend later, since my eyes were fixed on the ground as I was determined not to cry again...but apparently my Stoic, Jerk With a Heart of Gold brother walked in front of me protectively all the way to my next class, even though it made him tardy. That...makes me choke up just thinking about it. * Our Family had been going through a tough time. We were being harassed by the Marshal's office because our grass was juuuust barely past the ordinance length. We had to clean out my grandmother's house still, as she had passed away a while ago and Mom just hadn't recovered yet to face the emotions still trapped in the location. The marshalls office finally just issued us a ticket (We found out later that this is how they manage to keep up their funding, and its rather silly that a glorified 'lawn care cop squad' gets more funding than the entire GA police force. Now that's a wallbanger if you ever heard one.) The ticket was going to be for 200 bucks. For a few inches of lawn. Well, Mom was freaking out because, even if we couldn't fight off the ticket, the riding lawnmower was broken (our lawn was big enough that we NEEDED that riding lawnmower), and we were also having to take care of my Dad's mom. Whom was slowly declining into a state of dementia that several times she thought we'd kidnapped her and were holding her hostage. Mom had to go out and get something, I can't remember what, meaning I was home caring for Grandma. I heard a knock at the door, two guys were there with a truck and a trailer with two lawnmowers, a weedwhacker, and a few other tools of lawncare. I assumed they had heard all this and were going to offer to do it for a slightly over-priced offer due to the crap we were having to put up with. I opened the door, preparing myself to say "Thanks, but my Mom isn't here therefore I cannot pay you, And even then I wouldn't pay that much." When they flat out say "Hey, we heard about your troubles, and we thought we'd come down to give you a hand." I blinked for a moment. Stunned. Not sure what to say. I managed to finally croak out a thanks, I quickly called Mom and told her this, I also took a chance, Telling Grandma I'd be right back and that I was helping these guys with the lawn. I grabbed one of their mowers and started to work. Mom arrived shortly afterwards, But before she arrived, somehow half the neighborhood had showed up to help us clean up our lawn, mow the grass, and in general get it presentable. I was crying to myself as I worked. I couldn't believe this was happening. It hadn't undone what

had happened, But it was sure as hell a start, And it sure as hell helped. They asked for no payment, they just smiled, nodded, and left. * I'm part of an all-girl robotics team, known especially for being one of the most motivated teams in our competition. After a recent event, when we were feeling kinda down due to a hard loss during the final round of the tournament, a man from the audience walked up to us. We assumed he was just going to congratulate us on our performace, but instead he had stopped by to tell us how much our energy and motivation had inspired him and asked for tips on how to get his 5year-old daughter interested in math and science. Even if we had taken dead last in the tournament, that moment would have made the entire competition season worth it. * This troper's mother recently earned a CMOH, and [TookALevelInBadass doing so. My father works at a paper company and nearly had half a finger crushed and was rushed to the hospital in a large city. My mother is absolutely petrified of driving in large cities with lots of traffic, but she essentially pissed on her greatest fear and later remarked that she didn't care how heavy the traffic was, she was going to be by her husband's side. It gets even better when my father told me that she, despite obviously wanting to, didn't cry and merely comforted him when he felt like crying. When he was told he would need a partial amputation to save the good half of his finger (right index), she remained a pillar of strength and got all of her family and the majority of his workmates at his job to pray for his recovery. He just had his surgery, is healing nicely, and their already strong marriage was strengthened. * My best friend's father is a reformed alcoholic. For over a decade of her life, he'd spend his days partying, then pick her up for his weekly visitation rights (still drunk), go to his house, and promptly pass out, leaving his young daughter in the squalor. She mostly used her time with him to try and clean up the house. On her twelfth birthday, he took her out to see the movie version of her all-time favorite book. During the drive home, he revealed to her that he had been completely clean for a month, and was regularly attending AA meetings. My friend describes that day as the happiest in her life. ** He also told me, out of her earshot, that detox was the single most horrible period in his life - but thoughts of her, and the terrible father he'd been, was the only thing that got him through it. * [[AstraKiseki This troper]] has a middle-aged spinster aunt, who has never been on a date, period. Sweet, generous woman who loves kids and was a science nerd. The year of her parents' wedding, she was found to have cysts in her reproductive system, and to keep them from becoming cancerous, everything was removed. She had been resigned anyways to no kids, but that must have hurt. A few years later and getting two nephews, she gets a phone call on her birthday, from my mother. "As of yesterday, you have a baby niece. Her name is [Troper's first name] [Aunt's first name] [Troper's last name]. Could you be her godmother?" My aunt cried. ** Now, add twenty more years. This troper attends college near her aunt's work and sometimes visits her there and has a chat. One day, the troper asked her to meet her somewhere. Then the troper announces that she is switching out of engineering, into microbiology, the same

field as her aunt. This troper may not be her biological kid (definitely her father's child), but damn if she won't have a legacy in the form of a person. * I was an assistant language teacher in Japan, and one of the schools I taught at was a drop-out school with a lot of unruly students. One of the ringleaders was also one of my most disruptive students, and so class was usually a battlefield between him and I as we both tried to have control over it. When he found out that I was leaving (for reasons unrelated to this school), after months of giving me so much crap, he respectfully bowed to me and said "thank you very much". I'm really going to miss these kids. * There is a certain TV show that I like a bit and my little sister likes quite a bit more. (I'm a little embarrassed to admit what it is, being a guy and all; and it's not important to the story.) She had been watching the show regularly for awhile, but had missed it in recent seasons, while I had lost track of it a number of seasons back, so I figured that I'd ask for some of the earlier seasons on DVD for Chanukkah, and she'd probably ask for some of the more recent ones. Except somehow, this master of procrastination got out-procrastinated, and she saw my list (sent by email to my parents, because I'm off at college now) before making her own, and didn't ask for any of it herself. Flash forward a bit, Chanukkah is coming up soon, and my parents are one gift shy of having enough for me. Since my sister also has to go shopping for gifts and doesn't have a license yet, and I was already on winter break, they send me to take her shopping and to also pick up my own last gift. (It's not as if there are many surprises, anyway...and they pick out ''their'' own gifts all the time, so seeing as how I'm kind of an adult now, why not?) My sister, naturally, pressures me to get those [=DVDs=]. Meanwhile, ''I'' want to take advantage of the opportunity to try to pick up some anime that I wanted but left off my list for fear that my parents would end up with the {{Macekre}} instead of the original (which I'm pretty sure been dubbed by now). Only problem is, I can't find it. And so, the day drags onwards, with me dragging my poor sister all over the place looking for this anime, and (also, perhaps, in slight embarrassment) not even really letting her know what it was I was looking for for a good portion of that time, and generally starting to make a real JerkAss out of myself, something I apologized for. However, even as the day was still going on, I was already formulating a plan to atone. The next day, while she was at school, I went out yet again, partially to continue the search I had previously been on, but also in part to find the [=DVDs=] she'd been pressuring me to get--even though I'd already done my Chanukkah shopping. Then again, she's somewhat of an anime/manga fan, too, although not as much as I am, and Christmas, which just ''happened'' to fall during Chanukkah this year, is a secular holiday in Japan... Of course, this is just [[{{Tsundere}} standard operating procedure]] for me. * This Troper remembers the 7/7 London bombings vividly - whilst I wasn't in central London, I was in school in Greater London, only about 40 mins away, so most people's parents and relatives worked/lived in the city - including this Troper's dad. It might not have had the scale of 9/11, but you try telling that to a group of 15-

16 year old trying desperately to call family and not getting through due to the sheer numbers of people calling into London. One girl snuck out to the toilets to try and compose herself, but the teacher got annoyed and called for her to 'get back in here RIGHT NOW' - cue the Class Clown/ Jerkass standing up and shouting 'Leave her alone!' and sitting down to unanimous applause. ** Linked with this is one of the scenes shown on the news that day a couple staggering over the rubble to hug each other - with the police nearby (ushering people along) simply standing aside and letting them. * This troper's best friend has always been one of the most kind and caring people she knows ever since she met her 3 years ago online. But until she managed to be the only person who really understood and cared when one of my friend's mothers (who I considered a second mom) died, I never really knew how much. Now I do. * This troper's Latin teacher once said, "Mrs. [=MacFarlane=] is like the Goddess of Latin. Don't tell her I said that." The entire class was melting inside. ** Out of pure curiosity, did this happen to take place at a school called BSS? * Long setup, but here goes: Bad day at college. This troper is tired, pissed off, doesn't know whether to cry or scream. Gets back to the dorm-- and there's a little party for the nice Dean of Students, who just finished his [=PhD=]. There is tasty fruit and cheese, but as I still feel pretty shitty I sit on a bench well away from the camaraderie. Now, gag gifts have been given to the Dean, including a "couch potato" (a big ol' baking spud)-- which the Dean has handed to his 3-year-old daughter so he has a hand free for wine and cheese and fruit. The little girl then wanders up to sulky old me, who tries to be polite and say "Hello"-- and with a big sweet smile on her face, hands me the potato like it's ''the best gift '''ever'''.'' And for that moment, it was. (I gave it back to the Dean, as it wasn't necessarily his daughter's to give away.) * Friends of my father helped restore our house's deck, paint our walls, and install a some new bookshelves. After all that was done, he decided to give them each a check for $200. They argued severely for about ten minutes, saying it was just helping out a friend. Finally, the all take their checks. Two seconds later, they all tear those $200 checks into pieces. * In 2006, I went through a very traumatic time where I lost my aunt and my grandmother within a day of each other. One of the lasting memories I have of that time is at my aunt's wake, I was walking around looking around at everything and observing the atmosphere. Yes it was very sad, but there was a liveliness to the conversations in which it wasn't a mourning of a life gone too soon, but instead a celebration of a life well lived. My uncle pulled me aside for the moment and said to me "You see all of this? This is a real Irish wake, kiddo. Your aunt may have passed, but you can see her spirit shine on within everybody here". He then soon left to head back to the line where siblings and children of the family go (I forget the term) and I looked around again and genuinely smiled for the first time all week. I still think of that moment when I'm feeling kind of sad.

* A bit of a preface: the transit system in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is quite archaic and rundown. The drivers who man the buses are often overworked, underpaid and ignored by the public. My experiences on Mississauga Transit led me to thank my bus driver on the route I took home. I remember one late Thursday night, I was coming back from work, and I paused to say over my shoulder, "Thank you" to the driver. There was a beat, and I heard the man behind me say, "You mean it?" I didn't know exactly how to react, so I turned around and said, "Yes, of course." He said to me, "No one ever tells me that...it means a lot." With that sentence, the bus stopped, and I disembarked, waving to the man as he left. I've never been one for hyperbole, but in that moment, I felt a little closer to each and every bus driver in my city. ([[CrazyRabbits Crazyrabbits]]) * This Troper's CMOH didn't happen until well after the fact. She had a large amount of emotional problems while in middle school, the two main components were trouble with an ex-boyfriend and her mother starting a relationship with an emotionally distant man. All of a sudden, the ex-boyfriend troubles stopped and life got a lot better. It wasn't until years later that this Troper's mother told her that her (now) step-father had called up the boy's father and threatened him with legal repercussions if the abuse didn't stop. When she told me this, it made me realize just how much truly cared for a child who wasn't his own. * Alright, a bit of background. This troper is known among her friends for her quirky, eccentric, and sometimes child-like personality, and also her tendency to ramble without making much sense. This has often had her compared to [[TheSandman Delirium of the Endless]], especially since her favorite book series is The Sandman, and is even occasionally called by the nickname "Del". Recently, however, certain things in her life made her lose that odd demeanor and become very sullen and withdrawn. Just a few days a go, one of her friends walked up to her and handed her a bag, and told her to open it when she got home. After she arrived home, she discovered that the bag contained The Little Endless Storybook (a spin-off of The Sandman, for those who don't know) Now, that alone is hearwarming enough, especially considering how her birthday isn't anywhere near soon and nor are any other holidays where one would give gifts to someone. However, the real heartwarming part came when she opened the book, inside was written, in the handwriting of the friend who had given her the gift, "To 'Princess Delirium': Please, stay by me, stay by all of your friends. Wherever Destiny takes you, even if he takes you to the closest place to hell a living person can go; I'll be beside you, they'll be beside you. Please, I can't stand seeing you in one of Despair's mirrors like I am now. I'm doing everything I can to find you and bring you back. You were once Delight, she's still in there. And if we do enough looking, we'll find her in you somewhere. Love, 'Barnabas'" [[TearJerker Cue tears]]. ** :: hugs :: [[TearJerker And now I'm crying too.]] *** *Holds back tears. At cost.* Sniffle. * This troper, upon finding out it was his crush's birthday, promptly got out markers and a sheet of notebook paper and made her a card. She apparently liked it enough that the troper got a hug out of it (made

especially meaningful by how the troper was a socially awkward geek, whereas the crush was not). This troper has since gotten over the crush, but that moment still means a heck of a lot to him. * This Troper attended a GLBT Pride convention today (TrueColors at UConn) and a line of people assembled in the Student Union hawking free hugs. The line grew from one person shouting "FREE HUGS!" to about 15-20 people yelling things like "FREE HUGS!", "Join the line, share the love!", and "People are lining up to hug you!" (there was one instance of "Free ass-smack!", even). Convention goers, volunteers and even UConn students who were passing through would stop and hug every person in the line. This Troper had the honor of being the fourth person to join the hug line and had a warm-and-fuzzy feeling that she hopes never goes away from giving complete strangers great big hugs. * Perhaps not the most epic of crowning moments of heartwarming but I and a friend were having a conversation on facebook chat and we were talking about something, so I said something like "I'm a sermon on the mount man myself" (I and, to a lesser degree, my friend are what people might call "deeply religious".) and then the following exchange occurred: --> '''Friend''' Pure of heart? Meek? --> '''Me''' I'd settle for not a white washed tomb. A cup that's clean on the inside. --> '''Friend''' And you're already all soap-bubbly. --> '''Me''' Thanks [insert friend's name] (pause in chat) That really means a lot to me. --> '''Friend''' Oh you know it's true. --> I nearly cried * [[HelenDamnation This troper]] has been badly bullied for most of her life, until she got to college. For the first time, she was in a class full of people who were actually nice to her, even though she didn't really know how to relate to them. Going there helped bring her out of a deep depression. One day, having her lunch outside the classroom (an out-of-the-way spot with a sofa), a girl from another class - one who'd bothered her before - threw water all over her for no reason and with no warning. It was a real shock, and especially traumatising given how relaxed she'd gotten. She sat there, crying, until the rest of the class turned up and asked her what was wrong. When she told them, they lead a crusade through the halls in search of the girl who'd done it, swearing bloody vengeance while talking me down. I know that it was at least partly an excuse to get out of class, but it made me smile. Another example from the same class would be the Christmas Party. I always hate those, but they tried so hard to make me feel included, even asking me to moderate the games despite my quiet voice if I felt I couldn't join in. * This troper met her fiance via the internet and at that time we have never even met and lived in different coutries on different continents. She had to go to psychiatry for 3 months, had no internet access there and only very limited access to the telephone. My fiance called me every day during this time and was very supporting. I still

cry happy tears when thinking of that. * This troper has struggled with her weight and self esteem since early adolescence. She also has a friend whose family goes out quite a bit- one time it was to see a play, and she took this troper along with her. This troper had trouble fitting into the seats of the audiotorium and exclaimed, "I need to lose some weight." Her friend sort of smirked and when asked, said, "I think you're beautiful the way you are." Friend's whole family is made of this trope, btw. They were the ones who picked up my family when no one else would, and even rented out their old house to us when our landlady kicked us out because we refused to give up our pets. * This troper was the one who added the Real Life Section to YouAreNotAlone, and...well, reading it now makes me feel really good, with what people have added. * Well back in 5th grade (im in 7th now) I went to a nice private specialty school for "Different" children. Well my bus driver was pretty much part of a rent a cab company. Everyday we would discuss the latest hot button issue along the way to my school. (This ranged from anything you could think of....trust me) And the entire time I knew him I would tell him how much I wanted to be a computer programmer when I grew up. Eventually about a year later the time for me to leave came (Another moment of heartwarming ill get to some time) and when he dropped me off for the last time, I cried my guts out. And had him meet my parents. He informed us that the company he worked for was closing down due to the economy and that he was heading to ITT to become......a programmer meaning he was without a job and needed money to pay for his schooling. I went into my room and cried for about an hour. Two weeks later a mysterious rectangular package arrived in the mail, addressed to me. I opened the box to find a paper bearing a large smiley face with the word "enjoy" scrawled at the bottom. I dug through the packaging popcorn to find......a book on programming. With the price sticker still on. It read "$30". I teared up and much to my regret abstained from sending a thank you letter (In case you didn't get it the heart warming thing being that he used his now scarce money to buy ME a book for my own agendas.). * This troper, on the day of February 20-somethingth of 2009, was in no way confident in his own physical abilities from spending most of his 18 years of life in a rather sedentary fashion. Walking around the Student center of his college, he saw a Marine in full uniform talking to two of his friends. He sat down to listen to the spiel and was about to get out of it when a guy I'll call Dean, a cocky sob who probably doesn't give two craps about anything but his ego, getting laid, and trying to be awesome, primarily deflected his one reason for not wanting to join. In the following weeks, he trained this troper and this troper is proud to admit that he will be quite ready for Boot Camp by the time he leaves a week after Dean in May. Dean is a son of a gun and I think he's downright intolerable, but he's a damn good stand up guy. * This troper and longtime lurker wasn't very popular in high school at all. I watched anime and quoted it frequently, played Warhammer 40K at Boarders (and later stopped when the other 3 people who played with me all left), and read Discworld. Most people just thought of me as a

nerd, and when my only friend moved to another state, I became almost depressive. I hid it from my teachers and family so they wouldn't worry about me, to the point where I was thinking about killing myself. The only thing that kept me alive was my love for anime, video games, and books. I know it sounds silly, but waiting for the next cool sounding one to come out really did keep me from killing myself. One day, I joined an internet fan forum for the Tales series of video games. After spending more and more time there, I became steadily happier with my life. When I announced that I was leaving the site near the end, I was amazed at the well-wishes I got from the people there. They really were my friends. And that's not the CMOH. It comes later, when my AP English class was reading Fahrenheit 451. Our teacher was talking about how horrible technology was (and how it was making us all lazy bastards. I bet all of you have had a teacher like that). When she asked the class for effects of technology, they all told her the negitive effects. As the emotionally unstable girl I was (and maybe still am) I started crying, remembering those friends, who I would never see again, and how I meet them through technology. When my teacher asked what was wrong, I stood up, went to the front of the class, and told my entire story. When I was done, there was about ten seconds of silence. Then, a boy who sat near me stood up, walked over to me, and walked me back to my seat. Then he started the clap. Needless to say, the class joined in. I still cannot believe that something that wonderful could have ever happened, especially to me. * The Black Saturday bushfires devastated many Australians. My house was in danger on the Saturday and I could not stop crying, scared for myself, my family and my many friends who lived in heavily wooded areas. That night, after the danger had passed, I picked up her mobile and received many texts asking if I was OK, if I needed shelter, if my family was OK. I sent many of these similar texts. On the Monday afterwards - I will never forget this - firstly, her school bus was full of people asking after each other. As she entered the school, anybody crying was surrounded by people, people were running at each other crying and I cried up as well. When some of my friends didn't come back to school we spent lunchtimes and recesses desperately calling them. One of our friends, the last text received from him was, 'my house is surrounded by fire' wasn't heard from for days. He was perfectly fine, and had forgotten how to unlock his phone. Another friend lived in Marysville. She lost everything, but is at school again. As I remember this and the horrible fear of not knowing if two of my best friends were alive or dead, I'm tearing up and shaking. God bless all the firefighters, volunteers, radio announcers and strangers who helped those when times were worst. I have absolute faith that when times are at their worst, people become their best. God be with you all. * [[SweetMadness This troper]] has always had trouble setting her academic expectations too high, and when coupled with a major aversion to showing emotion around other people, can make college life and the stress that comes with it almost unbearable. My first semester of my freshmen year, I just came back from my Chemistry final exam, fully convinced that I had failed it, I would fail the class, and had ruined my life. I went back to my dorm room, and my roommate noticed I was

upset, so I just casually said that I didn't think I did well on the exam, then promptly burst into tears. Mortified, I retreated to the bathroom and finished crying in there, but when I came back there was a pepperoni roll and hot chocolate sitting on my desk, and my roommate still typing like nothing had happened, except for the smile that was one her face when I came back in. It was that kindness that convinced me that my GPA didn't control my life, and that it's okay to show emotion some times. I don't see her much anymore, but I'll never forget that little act and how much it changed my outlook on life. * I know I shouldn't write something here, but this Troper would like to make a comment. In my few years on this earth, as time went on, I found I was losing faith in humanity. This page has restored some of that faith. Thank you. ** I know I probably shouldn't reply, but you're welcome. * This Troper's CMOH started this morning and is still going. Every year her friends have forgotten her birthday --her Mom not even paying attention to it for four years and her 15th party had turned out a disaster between the friends she invited--, or nothing special has been done. [Actually, her StepMom quite was just short of saying "If she wants a birthday, you throw it. I'm not doing it."] She was sure this would be the case yet again, for her sixteenth [3/26 -- today], and it got her upset. However, when her friend boarded the bus this morning the first thing she said was "Good Morning and Happy Birthday!" After this troper arrived at school, much to her surprise [as she had talked about the issue of 'non-birthday sadness' the night before] instead of this troper mentioning it to people that it was her birthday, said friend from the bus's first words to their friends were "Have you told her happy birthday yet?", nearly bringing her to tears. [Especially since they had a fight just that weekend.] But that doesn't end it. This Troper went to class amid a bnunch of 'Happy Birthdays' from her friends, very happy. The morning announcements come on, and when the birthdays are told, she hears "And we had many requests to announce this one. [Insert Troper Name] is turning sixteen today. Happy Birthday, [Name]." She finishes her test and the bell rings, so she heads to second period. She simply expects a 'Happy Birthday' and a promised drink from her favorite teacher, but is confronted instead my a girl she had only recently become friends with and on other occasions has seriously annoyed or teased her. Said girl was gesturing her to come over, and she did cautiously, before being handed a card and a cupcake reading '16' and being wished a happy birthday. After receiving another card, this time from her teacher, she is told what happened. The girl had talked to the teacher and suggested that they bake cupcakes for her birthday. This Troper is still fighting the urge to cry. ** To add, This Troper just found it has been planned ''for a week'', and the reason her friend was so insistent that 'people do care about your birthday, and you should show up at school because something might happen and I'll miss you D;" [/has something in her eye] * You know, I started this section, and I never imagined it'd get so big... ** Ladies and gentlemen, We may just have our winner here.

*** Correction, we are all winners. :-) *** Great...the crowning moments are sarting to get recursive. Perpetual crowning moments of heartwarming...there are worse things in the world. * This Tropette had a friend who was a little... um... easy. Well, one of her boy friends called her all sorts of charming names and dumped her, telling her she was worthless, no one would ever love her, it was her fault her father was in jail, etc. She was sobbing, saying how much she hated herself, how much everyone else hated her, that God didn't love her. My response: --> "No. God loves you. Even when your family has given up on you, friends have given up on you, when the whole world just wants to spit in your face, God is there. God loves you more than ever when you need help. God wants you to know that you can be happy, beautiful, and unique if you believe in yourself. God doesn't see what you project to the world. God sees what's inside you, and loves you for it. God always loves you, [Name]. He always has, and he always will. Remember that. Remember that, and remember that I know you can be everything He sees in you." ** She burst into tears, and hugged me. She later told me that was exactly what she needed to hear, and has since started treating her body with respect, cut the boyfriends crap, etc. :3 *** I am an atheist, and this made me cry. Anyone would be honored to have a friend like you. * There is a town in Papua New Guinea called Vanimo. Vanimo has a hospital that started off as a total dump. We're talking dirt floors, no supplies, no reordering system to get supplies, sod all attempts at infection control, unpredictable power and water supplies...all the rest of it. It was basically a building with sleeping mats in it, and nothing else. After a tsunami flattened the town in 1998, one of the things the Australian military - including this troper's stepmother did was rebuild the hospital, get it working properly, and build a rehab centre for people who had been hurt. That rehab centre - the Senta Bilong Helpim - still exists, and the Vanimo hospital is now the best in all of New Guinea, about the same standard as the hospitals I might be treated in. When we had the huge bushfires in February 2009, the staff of Vanimo hospital put ten thousand kina - about five thousand Australian dollars, maybe US$3000 - in an envelope, took it to the Australian embassy in Port Moresby and put it in the ambassador's hand. Ten thousand kina is enough to pay the wages of every single person working in that hospital - every doctor, every nurse, even the woman who puts clean sheets on the beds - for a full month. * This is the same Troper that entered about the birthday party above the hospital story. She recently went to her friend's house [a four hour drive] for Spring Break]. On the way there, Thsi Troper, her father, and her brother stopped to see her Mother, with whom she had been estranged since she moved out at thirteen [now 16]. When she walked into what used to be her old room, she promptly burst into tears. Nothing of hers was left, not her clothes, bed, posters, or even games she had kept in the closet. The room had a broken computer desk and blankets were stacked in the closet. She walked into the

bathroom, and noticed that blue dolphin bathroom getup she had assisted in choosing when they first moved in was completely gone. Her Mother had essentially erased her existence in that house, and her life. Not a single picture of her brother or her adorned the walls. When This Troper reached the car, she started crying again, at which time her brother grabbed her hand and held it the whole time. As they drove, her Dad told her "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken you there. But you know that even when you grow up and move out of my house, everything you don't take will be there waiting for you. I'll never get rid of it." Ad then, when she arrived at her friends house and told her and their third friend what had happened, said third friend asked half a second after she finished "Kuumi, do you need a hug?" And later when she messaged a friend who asked about it [she had put a message in her Myspace], the message she got back was "Well, she is a cold-hearted bitch! Are you okay? D :" * This longtime lurker has emotional issues, and recently started working on a Winnie-the-Pooh fanfic. Though she hasn't posted it yet, one of her friends (who was staying over), found the document on her computer. His response? --> Friend: Um...I found this document on your computer --> Me: Oh, that thing. Don't even bother, it's complete crap. --> Friend: *grabs my shoulders* No, it's not crap, and it will never be crap. Don't let anyone tell you different. * Now, who's up for a rousing chorus? -> Now if you feel that you can't go on -> Because all of your hope is gone -> And your life is filled with much confusion -> Until happiness is just an illusion -> And your world around is crumbling down, darlin' -> Reach out, come on girl, reach on out for me... ** Anyone? Four Tops? If this page doesn't have a theme song yet, then that's this troper's pick. See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments5

HeartwarmingMoments5 * This Troper had one at the end of the second night of her high school's production of Les Miserables, in which she had a very minor role. A girl who had graduated the year before had attended the performance. It should be mentioned that this girl and I were not very good friends and though I admired her greatly for her incredible singing voice, she never really acknowledged me and I decided she just didn't like me. When I went out to the house find my parents, I saw her and said hello to be polite. Suddenly she smiles and says "I have a flower for you!" and hands me a carnation. I found out later that she was handing them out to the whole cast, but when she handed me the flower I was moved to tears that she of all people made me feel special and significant. It was also the first flower I ever received for any theatrical performance I've done.

* This troper is a member of an online art sharing site, and an artist that she really liked was leaving the site (or at least moving to a new account), partially due to their parents being unsupportive jerkasses who treat them like crap. Well, several others artists on the site, including this Troper, responded with supportive messages, saying that they're not worthless at all, and that they are appreciated, at least by their fans. ** And just recently, she (now going into 3rd person mode) was buying lunch at school, but didn't have enough money. Just when it seemed like I would have to put something back, the person behind me offered to partially pay for the food. And considering how I'm really not what you'd call a [[NotGoodWithPeople people person]], it's nice to be reminded every now and then that there still are some good people out there. * This Troper had a terrible first year of middle school. She had no friends, and felt too weird to make new ones. There was only one group of people in the school weirder than her. One day, while walking along feeling sorry for herself the leader of this group yelled at her to sit with them. They did this every day, until This Troper really began to enjoy their company. Second year of highschool, and they're still all friends. This Troper will never stop being thankful for the violent friend that first made her sit down with them. ** A similar one in my life: the first day of middle school, I knew no one, and I ate lunch alone. The second day, a girl I had met only once before school started practically dragged me over to sit with her. She asked me where my friends were, and I said I didn't know (thinking "I don't have any"). She simply replied "Well, we'll be your friends until you find them." I did 'find' my friends, eventually, and I don't know what became of her, but I'll always remember the girl who let me eat lunch with her, just for one day. * This Troper,like many others, was made miserable for three years by school bullies for not fitting in and having teeth that were mishapen because of getting hit with a rock to the face. Anyway, in 6 class of school everybody was signing shirts and scrapbooks. Being unpopular I was just waiting of scool to end when most of the people in his class, including the people who bullied him, asked could they sign his shirt and scrapbook. Not a mean word was written. Still makes this troper smile. * This Troper has a scarf with a lot of sequines on it. She likes it and gets told it is pretty by people quite often. This, however, is not the moment. So, one day the granddaughter of the troper's landlady was visitng. The kid is three and very active. So she runs up to this Troper's scarf, pauses to look at it and kisses it. It was one of the most adorable things this Troper has ever seen. * This Troper suffers from a speech problem that has made him incredibly shy and almost antisocial, and he is friends with someone who is perhaps the most hated (because of his annoying ways) in our school. Despite this, we have had two CMOHs during our Middle School years. The first one was when all of our class, even this one massive guy with a anger problem started playing with us during a lonely break, and the second one was when my friend was being bullied by this rat-like kid with a whiny voice. The kid was talking tough and I could

see my friend getting angry. He made one last snide comment and triumphantly pranced off. He rounded a corner and made rude gestures at us through a fence as he went. We mumbled some half-hearted comments about how we would get him next time, when suddenly a large mob composed of almost all the strong and popular kids ran up to my friend and asked us whether he was being a prick to us. My friend confirmed it, and the mob ran after him in a very mob like way (you could almost see the torches and pitchforks). He noticed them barrelling towards him, turned around and began to insult them, but before he could finish they were upon him and he was knocked to the ground while the leader of the mob taunted him for about two minutes. They then went off and he stormed off crying, yelling something after them. We waved to him and he yelled at us unintelligibly and ran away. * This troper didn't really enjoy her thirteenth birthday, and not just because she was a ''KidsNextDoor'' fangirl. She was already incredibly shy to begin with, and having to celebrate at a [=McDonald's=] with all the employees and strangers staring at her just made the whole ordeal worse. Before the party she'd typed up a short fanfic for ''Ben10AlienForce'' and offhandedly mentioned her birthday. Among all the people who focused on her fanfic, there was one review that sincerely wished her a 'happy, happy birthday!'. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes at that point. If she's reading this, Lady Arreya, I love you. Ever. So. Much. * This troper knows a kid who, for the last few years, has been the subject of constand ridicule and insults. One day during drama club rehearsal, the kid wrote a two page long letter telling everyone of the pain and suffering that he had been put through throughout high school and saying that it is wrong that they do this when he never really did anything wrong. By the end of rehearsal there was not a dry eye in the house. Since then he has been treated much better by the people who read the letter. * This troper has just graduated from his local high school's honors section, and as expected the graduation list was complete - except for one guy. The entire class proceeded to flood the admissions office with letters appealing for his placement in the list so that he could walk onstage and receive his diploma along with everyone else. ._. * A bit of backstory here. [[{{LittleMai}} I]] met a girl in a RPG forum - it's {{Lumine}}'s girlfriend, btw -, and, even though we've known each other only for something around a year, she is like a little sister to me. She really likes to sing, but once, she told me she would stop singing. The Me Before Meeting Her would just sigh, and regret. Maybe try to change her opinion a bit, but would end on giving up. The Me After Meeting Her made her a song, and we both cried a lot when I played it to her. Damn, I am almost crying right now, just because I'm remembering it. Wuv ya, sis. Ya changed me a lot. ** {{LittleMai}} is right. That girl really is an awesome person; she's capable of making people restore their faith in humanity, by being a cool little sister, a stern big sis-like person or an awesome girlfriend, managing to undue many years of self-loathing and a nearly inexistant self-esteem from her close friends in a short time. {{Lumine}}, and not just because she's my girlfriend. She's my life. =)

* This may not sound real big for most people, but it restored a good bit of this troper's faith in humanity: Once, she was out riding her bike around. As she cycled past a street, a lady came trotting out, carrying a can. Wary, the troper slowed to a stop as the woman called to her. She had a can of oil in her hand, and explained that the troper's bike was squeaking and she knew how to correct it. She demonstrated, explained that she heard this troper riding her bike all the time and used to do so herself and thus wanted to fix it, then went back into the house. It seems so small, but the fact that she contributed a moment out of her (probably busy, she and her husband both work) life to help a fifteen-year-old girl on the street meant a good deal, especially when one considers that most of the people on the street tend to snub this troper's family because they are lower rather than upper middle-class. * This troper had to have surgery to remove a cyst on his femur. While prepping for it, the doctor told my father that he should go out, clear his mind because there was nothing he could do to help. So my father drives around town for several hours, while its getting dark. He suddenly stops in front of a synagogue and walks inside (He's not Jewish by the way, he's a Hindu),and starts praying. But then he breaks down in tears. Then a Muslim police officer walks into the building, looking for the guy who parked in a 'no parking' zone outside. He looks at my father, goes up to him, listens to him pouring his heart out, and then pats him on the shoulder and says, "It'll be alright. Faith manages." Then he stayed with my father until he was ready to leave. As my dad drove away, he saw the officer tear up the ticket that he had written. While driving through New Jersey recently (okay, during Christmas break), this troper's father showed him that very synagogue. * Twenty years ago, a pregnant woman received terrible news. Because of contaminated water, there was a good chance the child she was carrying would forever be a vegetable, if the child lived at all. She was heartbroken, but decided the child would be cared for no matter the cost. On the day the baby was born, a nurse told the woman to her face the mother deserved whatever financial trouble she got for being a "selfish snob" and "not aborting when [she] had the chance". The attending surgeon overhead this and threw the woman out on her ear. He then forbade her from ever entering the room or coming into contact with the woman or her husband. Twenty years passed, and despite the loss of thousands of dollars, and the relentless wrack and worry of seven surgeries and many medical treatments, the child managed to mature into a (mostly) mature, functioning adult. The child was none other than this troper. ** This troper almost wept reading the above. It reminded him of a woman who was four months pregnant when she slipped and fell on some ice and suffered a miscarriage. She became pregnant again three years later, the doctors warned her that she should probably abort the child as she was nearing her late 30's and had suffered one miscarriage already. A devout Christian, the woman flatly refused to do it, in spite of the doctors dire warnings that the child would have significant health issues. The woman was this troper own mother, and had she not wanted to keep him, he couldn't type his entry even now. I

thank {{GOD}} for my mother, and I thank him for yours. ** There was a girl who had a terrible accident when she was three years old. She fell 20 feet off of the second floor of her old apartment building, onto solid concrete. She was hospitalized for a few months and would need surgery if her head swelled up, but there would be a high chance of the girl not surviving the operation. Many people, including the doctors would tell the girl's mother that she should just pull the plug and let the girl die, because even if she did live, she'd have severe health problems for the rest of her life. The girl's mother refused to let that happen and stuck by her; she'd visit her daughter, and would hold her, tubes and all. By some miracle, the girl's head didn't swell, so there was no need for surgery, and recovered fairly well. The girl's in her 20s now is a fairly healthy (barring the asthma, which she was born with), welladjusted individual who loves anime and video games. The girl in question? It's none other than [[{{Cybele}} me]]. To this very day I am '''really''' close to my mother and I thank god that she didn't give up on me even when presented with so many opportunitites. '''I love you Mom'''. *** As a Troper who also had a complicated birth, I can relate to the above stories. Mine is a bit different though, as I was not at danger of living in a vegetive state, at worse, I would have just lost my right foot. Also being a Pro-Life person, I am very happy to see your parents made the right choice and had you, despite the uncertain outcomes. * While this is by no measure as heartwarming as all the above examples, this troper has a small one; it was my friend's sixteenth birthday, but it was no big party, just a fun evening for friends. And btw, that friend and I are part of a [[{{Nakama}} group of eight friends]] and all eight were there. Some had brought alcohol, and one girl had brought brandy that was made up of 40% alcohol. She didn't think about the fact that she hadn't eaten much that day, and soon got ''very'' drunk, falling over and being goofy and all. While three friends were out smoking, we (i.e. the rest of us eight, including the birthday girl) had made the drunk girl stay inside, and that was a very wise choice, because not long after the others had gone out, she puked. It was very stupid of the girl to drink on an empty stomach especially because she was going to sleep at another friend's house who has very strict parents - but the other girls and I did not think about scolding her or anything. Instead, we helped her to the bathroom, stripped her off her clothes, washed the clothes as much as we could in the sink, helped her wash herself, lent her dry clothes, held her hair, cleaned the sofa, drowned the house in airfreshner, consoled her, etc. The drunk girl eventually had to sit outside on the terrace for a while to get some fresh air, but I didn't want her to be left alone, all lost and drunk and pathetic. So, I followed her out and sat down beside her, then talked about everything and nothing to get this whole fiasco off her mind (she was feeling very guilty about causing so much trouble for us and was very sad about), all the while that she was puking. Mind you, this was in ''January''. In ''Sweden''. At ''night''. And I was wearing a short dress and ''high heels''. And I have ''emetophobia'' (phobia for puking, watching other puke, puke

itself, etc...). She kept on apologizing over and over again for ruining the evening for us all, then told me that I didn't need to stay with her, but I just told her "You're my friend, and I don't need any other reason than that to help you out". Compare to the smokers, who when they came inside again were enraged with the drunk girl and yelled at her and scolded her for being so stupid and careless. The friend who she was sleeping over at threatned to not let her sleep at her house at all. Any of the four left, including me, were ready to take the drunk girl to their places if the other girls bailed on her, despite us knowing that we would get into big trouble. * I am a closeted homosexual, but I feel very guilty about lying about the issue to his friends and family. The first person I came out too was a friend in my Christian youth group on the local campus. I freely admit that I'm jaded, sarcastic and cynical, as well as CrazyPrepared. Due to these traits, I spent three days rehearsing the conversation, and preparing for every possible outcome. My friend surprised me with the one outcome I never expected: Acceptance. ** You are a creation of God, therefore you mustn't fear. He or She made you and will love you and accept you whatever style of living you lead. Humans might be distanced and not understand you, but that's because they are just humans. God however won't leave you, ever. As long as you care - your orientation is a part of you and just how God intented you, therefore nothing of it can be wrong. *** Thank you, guy above me. Thank you for proving that religion does not a bad person make. Thank you for giving the OP comfort. Thank you for being a decent human. Thank you for reminding me that there is a place for my faith in this changing world. Thank you for warming my heart. -hugs- -pauses- -hgus OP too- OP, you are lucky to have a friend like that. Hang on to him or her as hard as you can. * [[{{hrdcrnwo}} this troper]] has two: ** When I was in 5th grade, I had to get my tonsils and adenoids removed, due to my sinuses constantly being blocked. When I woke up from the anesthetic, my throat hurt so bad it hurt to eat applesauce. I was to be out of school for a few weeks, and I got a care package from one of my mom's friends. This wasn't the crowning moment though. It came when my mom came home from my school with work that I had to do, and something else. My whole class made get well cards for me, even though I talked to about two classmates and I didn't particularly like the teacher. This helped me cope and get better, and I still have all the cards even though I've moved across the country (Indiana to Washington). ** This didn't happen to me directly, but its still worth mentioning, and it probably doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Back before I was born, my aunt was in a relationship with a man, and it was revealed that he abused her. She refused to talk about it with anyone. But one day, my uncle went to the trailer they were living in and knocked on the door, which was locked, and when the guy didn't open the door, my uncle ''kicked it open'' and took my aunt back to his place. And although my uncle is pretty tall, he is in no way muscular. * I've always been extremely shy and, while I had a few very close friends, I always felt as if I didn't really fit in. So I joined theater, where, while everyone was very nice to me, I still felt

invisible a lot of the time. When it came time for theater awards at the end of the year, one of the most outgoing, popular guys was presenting the "Best Rookie" award. He gave a little speech before handing it out: "This person has done an amazing job in all 3 shows this year, and always comes in with a great attitude and pumps everyone up. I'm so proud to give this award to..." Me! Everyone cheered and hugged me and took pictures while I stood, speechless. Knowing that everyone there really did recognize me was one of the happiest moments of my life... This sounds corny, but I cry happy tears whenever I think about it! ** Wow, that's like me last year! I am also shy and in theatre, and feel like I'm invisible to most of the other people there except for a few good friends. Then at the end of the year, I got an award for Most Promising Thespian (though it wasn't the other kids giving it to me, it was the director). I hadn't expected to get any awards because I hadn't been in any of the main productions that year, so this was a very pleasant surprise. * ThisTroper and a few of her friends created one during one Science class a while ago. This troper and [[HeterosexualLifePartners her closest friend]] were in the middle of a fight, the cause of which I [[LockedOutOfTheLoop refused to reveal to her]]. After a while of arguing, and me yelling that no, I'd never tell her, not in a million years, she finally said "Well, tell me because you're hurting me now more than whatever you have to say would". So I finally told about the [[StepfordSmiler long hidden]] [[BrokenBird inferiority complex]] I had been harboring. After breaking down into tears, I said to her "You don't have to forgive me. I understand that. Just please understand..." Her friend wouldn't talk to her for fifteen minutes. Then, finally, she looked over and saw me crying... and wiped the tears off of my cheek, and apologized for being so horrible about it. If that weren't enough, another friend of mine who witnessed the whole thing went to get me some tissues and began to say things like "You're nice to everyone, you truly are" and "I've honestly never met anyone else who would risk their life for a complete stranger" (which I actually would, I don't fear death) ''Aww...'' My friends are epic <3 * The day the swine flu scare broke, [[RayAyanami a fellow troper]] left an IM asking [[AstraKiseki this troper]] if she had any flu-like symptoms. This may seem not that much, but this troper has had [[AloneInACrowd people who didn't give a damn when she worried about her brother had a nervous breakdown and went to the psych ward]], so [[YouAreNotAlone having someone preemptively worry about her]] means a ''lot.'' * This troper has gone through some rough years at school. It got to the point where he was hopelessly depressed every day, and could hardly will homself to get out of bed, knowing how horrible the day would be. When I got the worst report card he had ever gotten, his father took me aside, and told me that he understood everything I was going through. My dad, for the first time, told me his life's story, from growing up as the first-born son in a Jewish family, all the way to the day he renounced Judaism to his father, my Zaida, the day after his Bar Mitzvah. He told me that he understood the feelings of despair and confusion that were plaguing me. He said that whenever I told him

about my feelings, he could hear himself saying the exact same things at my age to his own dad. I guess that makes me [[Generation Xerox]]. He understood that I knew almost everything I was being taught was useless, and that I just could not bring myself to do succeed, even though it's all I want to do. My dad was instrumental in bringing me out of depression, along with my mother, who took me to Vancouver to meet her old friends on Bowen Island. It was the best trip I ever had, and made me much more confident going back to school. Over a year later, things have never been better. And since then, I have learned much about my family history. Turns out my family, on both sides, was full of screw-ups and failures of monumental porpotion. And I wouldn't have it any other way. * This troper, all the way up until a bit into 8th grade, was, like many others on this page, a nerdy boy with few friends and a number of people who liked to pick on him. What changed in 8th grade? When I was being teased one time at lunch by a bunch of guys, a girl stood up for me and told my tormentors to stop it. Not just any girl, either: she was one of the popular girls at the school. That alone could have easily been a [=CMoH=], but then the double-whammy happened: one of my ''teachers'', who was patrolling the lunchroom at the time, noticed all this was going on and also told the guys to stop it, and threatened further action if they continued. Not only did I learn that I had both teachers and popular girls who cared about me (and by the way, this proves that not all popular girls are JerkAss [[TheLibby Libbys]]), but after that, the teasing ''stopped entirely''. I became a rather well-liked person overall in the school afterwards. * I suffer from really bad pollen allergies. Some years ago, one of my friends, an engineering genius who designs novel household appliances at a major multinational corporation, turned up at my doorstep at my birthday some weeks before the start of the pollen season with the perfect gift: a suitcased-sized electrostatic airfilter that he had developed. (It cost something like 400 euro, too. I was not used to getting gifts in that price range from him.) The device thereafter ran 24/7 in my bedroom and transformed my asthma-ridden spring nights into decent ones. A true friend in the hour of need. * This editor has not one, but two stories which she thinks are the most heartwarming things that she's done in her life: ** First: Her opinion on children varies wildly, from "cute" to "oh god they're annoying, keep them the [expletive] away from me". On one afternoon, she was in a fruit shop, bored out of her mind. There were two toddlers - which generally trigger the "oh god" response - running around just being kids. Then one of them slipped and fell on the ground. His friend was trying to help him up, but couldn't. This editor bent over and offered the kid her hand. He took it, got up, and the two toddlers just ran off and kept playing. ** Second, earlier: In high school, this editor was... let's say somewhere between a {{Jerkass}} and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold (being poorly raised didn't help there). So this story surprises her. In maths class, one of her female classmates, who usually annoyed the hell out of this editor, kept coming to class without her calculator apparently she continually had trouble finding it, and even lost it at one point. After a number of weeks, the editor finally decided to do

something about it: go into the supermarket and buy a replacement for this classmate. The class basically went "Aww, that's so sweet of you!", and the editor basically said, "Ah, think nothin' of it." * [[SapphireFlame This troper's]] family is officially awesome. My grandmother on my father's side had Alzheimer's disease for several years, and once it started getting worse my dad visited her practically every day, bringing her biscuits, helping take care of her, and hiring plenty of help in order to make sure she wouldn't have to go into a nursing home. She was able to stay at home until the day she died. Normally this would go under Tear Jerker, but it's what happened next that was really surprising. My uncle had lost contact with the rest of the family and few people knew where he had gotten off to. He has deeply resented my father because he got to become CEO of his father's business whereas the uncle... got fired. The last I had heard of him was that he was living on welfare, so I was worried that my dad might not be able to get a hold of him. It took a few days, but my dad finally got in contact with his brother. Of course, I wasn't surprised that he showed up at the funeral. It was still his own mother, after all. What ''did'' surprise me, however, was that after the funeral, the two of them were talking as if nothing ever happened. It took the death of a loved one to bring them together, but for one day, my father and his estranged brother were talking as if they were still close. I have a few other stories, but really, nothing compares. * Just recently, my aunt died. She had been diagnosed with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis long before I was born, and for the last years of her life was forced to remain first in a wheelchair and then trapped in her bed. At the funeral, my father was giving his eulogy and he shared a story from when she was first diagnosed. My aunt and a number of her friends and family and coworkers got together and made a small group to raise money for researching MS to find a cure. They managed to raise a significant amount of cash, it seems, and donated it to a group working on MS. My grandfather sent a letter to the doctor in charge of the group when my aunt died, and the doctor sent a letter back rather quickly. My father read a couple lines from the letter, specifically the ones where the doctor said that my aunt was an amazing person and that the money she had donated had indeed made a difference - specifically, that it was the funds she had raised that were supporting a scientist working with the group last year, when he discovered the MS gene. At point, my father looked up from the letter and said "So screw you, chronic progressive multiple sclerosis, because thanks to my little sister, we know where you live." * In my high school, I am something of a social outcast. My class (for the most part) doesn't like me, and most people in the school think that I'm very weird. My only grandmother had passed away one day, and I still had to go to school and all that. People saw that I was in tears for most of the day and asked what was wrong. I told very few people what happened, but somehow, the word spread, and the school [[{{YouAreNotAlone}} ganged up to support me]]. My Jewish Studies teacher (I'm Jewish, as is the school), who knew that I was in the Singing Minyan (but wouldn't feel like singing that day) invited me to join his minyan and say psalms for her. My classmate in advisory, to

whom I almost never talked, came up to me and sincerely said, "I'm sorry about your grandmother." One of the administrators found out and sent a sympathy card to my family on behalf of the school. To this day, I haven't forgotten these good people who epitomize the idea of "random acts of kindness." * This Troper had never known about his grandfather until a couple of weeks after his dads step-father died, after that, at age 7, I visited him once, all I can really remember about that day was that he acted quite coldly towards us, I never visited him again, though my dad did a few times, until his death when this troper was 12, the day after his birthday to be precise, though we only found out 20 days later because his girlfriend didn't think we were important enough to know. Upon finding out my dad took me and my brother to his apartment to pay our respects (Since we hadn't found out where he was buried yet) when we got there my dad asked the landlord which apartment was his, the landlord looked at us for a couple of seconds and then revealed to us that whenever they talked my grandfather always mentioned us, how we were doing and how proud he was of us. Even though I never knew him, just thinking about that makes me really proud to call him my grandfather. * When this troper was in middle school, a decorated World War II veteran gave a speech in front of the assembled student body. He talked about his experiences, trials, terrors, and even some things that made us laugh. He recalled being ordered to shoot two German prisoners when the American base came under fire. He refused, and the CO who gave the order shot them instead. He narrowly avoided courtmartial, as the CO was killed during the fight. He showed us a captured swastika flag from a victory at the end of the war. After all of this... one of the girls in our class very calmly got up, walked down from the bleachers, and stood in front of him. She took off one of her earrings, and pinned it underneath all his other medals. The applause was slow to build, and shook the rafters. * This troper is a philosophy student, and his brother studies astronomy. We live in a country that is not doing well economically, so we are frequently ridiculed for our life choices: People tend to look at us as 'worthless academics'. It does not help that both my brother and I are abrasive and arrogant; think Rodney [=McKay=] of StargateAtlantis at his worst. One day, we were traveling to another city. It was a lengthy wait in the bus station waiting room, and we were bored out of our minds. I pull out my copy of "An Even Shorter History of Time" by Prof. Stephen Hawking, and my brother and I start debating finer points of physics. A couple minutes later, a question comes from the seat naxt to me: The questioner was a little old lady who certainly came from a rural area (The education standarts of rural areas in my country is abysmal.) The question was unexpectedly well thought out. It was followed by more questions from around us, and minutes later, my brother and I were the centerpiece of an impromptu lecture about the Life, Universe and Everything. We talked about literally everything: From Existensialism to Evolution and stellar life cycles. People around us were listening with obvious interest and were asking questions about points the students of the subjects usually miss. Some were even taking notes. When we had to leave to

catch our ride, people shook our hands and thanked us, and asked us to recommend some books on the subjects we talked about. It rekindled my faith in humanity. * This troper has two, from the same source. ** In CMOH 1, This Troper's father had just been taken in to hospital for emergency stomach surgery, having to have one third of his stomach removed due to a tumour. Stomach cancer was responsible for the paternal grandmother's death. Attempting to distract herself on Team Fortress 2, a very close friend of hers observed she was off her game in quite a bad way, and after this troper logged out upset and fustrated, the CMOH-giver, realizing that the troper had been playing Peggle Extreme, set plans into action. A few minutes later, a gift of Peggle arrived on Steam with the simple message "Little things like this always distract me nicely. The simple pleasures of a geeky life." The gesture helped to pick this troper up and keep her mind off bad thoughts, with her father making a full and remarkable recovery. ** In CMOH 2, This troper was in hospital having fairly major surgery, away from her family due to budget issues. The above guy planned to come and visit for two days. Upon seeing the state she was in, he was offered the spare bed of a place rented by the partner of the patient in the bed opposite, staying until he had to escort this troper back to the train station and her thankful mother, along with another friend. Having seen this troper weak, sick, bleeding, hooked up to drips and blood transfusions, sore, tired and barely able to sit up at times, their bond is much stronger. * This Troper had a bit of a strange CMOH when she auditioned for her drama club's student productions. She had never been cast in a play before, and she had never gotten a speaking role with more than one line. The night after auditions, one of the directors IMed her and told her that she had been the first one cast (in a dance/musical show), and as a lead role to boot. Excitedly, she checked the cast list online to confirm. Her name wasn't anywhere on the list. She came to school the next day feeling horrible and that all the people she thought were her friends had deceived her for shits and giggles. She emailed the director of the dance show asking if there was a mistake, and the email she got back went as follows (the director was a very....flamboyant sort of student): "BITCH OF COURSE YOU'RE IN MY FUCKING SHOW!" After it all cleared up, her name was put on the cast list and everyone loved her performance. It's sort of weird, but getting her first lead role and to know that she was finally a completely accepted member of a club she loved so much warmed This Troper's heart. * This troper attended a formal dance without a date, however, her best friend had brought a date and as soon as the two of us were introduced, the first thing out of his mouth was "You're beautiful". Later, there was a slow dance starting and my best friend was nowhere to be found. Her date however, was still there. We caught each other's eyes, he took me by the hand, led me to the center of the dance floor and we danced to Leeanne Womack's "I hope you dance". Once the song was over, he gave me a big hug before disappearing into the crowd again.

* This may not be as touching or as heartwarming as the others above but this to me is one and a [=CMoA=] for me and it's a little babyish. This troper is in the 11th grade in high school and has been neurotic about his grades and GPA for as long as he can remember. As of now, I am taking a grand total of four Advanced Placement courses, these are college freshmen level mind you, in US history, English Language, Calculus BC and Chemistry. The latter two of been doing what could easily be called grade rape and have been successfully whittling away my self-esteem and self-worth. But every single time I wanted to give up, my friends and family were all there pushing me on and giving me hope that everything would be ok. I was hesitant to believe them as I continued to imagine just how much harder things were going to be and how ill prepared I felt for such difficulties. It is now May and I just finished the last of my AP Exams, the hardest exams of my life. I have since moved past such dark thoughts and my self esteem is back. But this Troper cringes at the thought of where he'd be had it not been for his friends and loved one's support and love, especially since he was being a douche and telling them they didn't understand. And one more thing, after pretty much, at one point, deciding to go through with it. One of my closest, best, and strongest friends (He's italian, 5'8 and throws shotput really good) literally went searching for me on the day I decided to do it. When he found me walking home, he was about 20 ft away at that point, he screamed at the top of his lungs, "LET'S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!!!" before he started a sprint and wailed my face...hard. He then pushed me onto the ground and flipping reprimanded me for being such a whiny brat and giving up so quickly. He pretty much did a reverse Kamina/Simon to me by telling me that he looked up to me and that seeing me like this destroyed his feeling of hope. I almost started to tear up and what really got me sobbing was that, by that point, all of my other good friends showed up and wailed on me as well, telling me that if I ever killed myself they would personally bring me back to kill me for making them go through losing a good friend. I was on the floor at that point because I was crying so hard. Suffice to say, I never wanted to kill myself again and after my last AP exam, I just hugged that first friend and said "thank you." * This troper's family used to belong to a Hashing club--a little club famous for being "a drinking club with a running problem" and a load of vulgar, drunken lunatics, mind you. My family had a bulldog named Tug, who we would take running with us. Everyone loved Tug. Even people who HATED dogs loved Tug, he was just that cool. We took him running every Sunday, until one day, shortly after Hurricane Fran struck North Carolina, my father returned to the group with an empty collar and leash. Tug had been bitten by a snake and died out there. Nobody wanted to sing or play that afternoon, because he was pretty much the club's mascot, and he was gone. We all just went back to a local bar and grill, where we all usually went after the run was over... and a group of people with magic markers and pocket knives drew, then carved, a somewhat elaborate memorial to Tug into the wood of a table. It's the only memorial he has, and for all I know, it's still there.

* This troper has 3, all dealing with the same person. ** Like many others here, I had a very difficult time in high school. My best friend, who lived an entire country away, stuck by me the entire time, and one day, I came home to an online message that said something I had never heard before: "You are beautiful". Cheesy, yes. But it did give me the confidence to leave the group of girls who were bullying me the next day, and I soon found another group of friends. ** After said best friend passed away, I was absolutely devastated, but didn't cry until about a week later, when I went for a walk in the park, alone. While I was sitting there, face in hands, a complete stranger walked up to me, put a hand on my shoulder and told me, "Things will get better." Cue this troper bursting into tears. The stranger stayed until I was ready to get up and go back home. You can rely on the kindness of strangers, folks! ** Last one being that I sent an email to my best friend's father after the death, describing what an amazing person he was. About a month later, he emailed me back with pictures from the funeral. Turns out, he put my emails on display there. I was absolutely overcome with the kindness that a man who had never met me showed my sentiments. * This troper's grandmother had Alzheimers, and as a result, had forgotten most of us. We had gotten used to it until we went to visit her at the hospital one day, and she reached out for a hug. This was unusual in and of itself, but then she extended a hand to touch my cousin's arm (whose name is Andrew), and said, "Andy," like it was the most normal thing in the world. It was a name he hadn't been called since he was a kid, and the moment was profoundly heartwarming to everybody present. * [[{{Griffinguy24}} This troper]] and his friend once shared a really crappy day. I learned that my golden retriever, that I'd had for twelve years, had terminal lymphoma on the same day that his uncle, who helped raise him, lived only a few blocks away from him, and had been struggling with a cornucopia of illnesses, died. Each of us was miserable, but we decided to meet together as we normally would. We spent the day cheering each other up, checking out funny YouTube videos, reading OrderOfTheStick (with me narrating), watching anime and movies and discussing comic books. So, even though we were both in pain, we managed to cheer each other up, and spent the day laughing instead of crying. * Recently I was very sick, and could do little more than lie down and whimper in pain--no moving, no eating, no anything. Besides being horrible, it was extremely dull. My brother did all he could to entertain me, and finally on the worst night he sat with me and read stories to me almost until I fell asleep. (If you're reading this, thank you again!) * This troper has several, and all THREE of them involve her stepfather. ** She was preparing to go to college, but wasn't very confident, because of her supposed lack of skills (it was an art school) and her money problems. Her step-father came in and began to talk to her about how she should try her best, get a job as soon as she could, all that stuff...And then he began to actually ''cry,'' and say that she

''had'' to believe in herself, do her best, and please be happy..."I know how much this means to you...I don't want to get a call saying you've hanged yourself or drowned. I just...I could never handle that..." Cue tears of this troper's own. ** Years earlier, she was questioning her sexual orientation, and began seriously thinking she was a lesbian and was a little unsure if she should tell her parents about her questioning, especially since she had recently read a report about a man who attempted to murder his own lesbian daughter. SOMEHOW the troper's step-father found out, came into her room one night, and spent twenty minutes talking to her, basically telling her that he loved her, always would, and there was nothing that could change that. He finally looked her in the eyes and said "If you ''do'' turn out to be a lesbian, I want you to know, I would not love you any less." ** And finally, the man is step-parent to the troper and her brother, and full father to her three half-siblings. After the troper and her brother mentioned their own (separate) biological fathers, their stepfather stood there and said "I didn't help produce you. But I did raise the two of you. I loved you, I took care of you, I raised you. You both have ''fathers,'' but I'm the one who's your ''dad.'' And I never, ''ever'' considered you to be my step-children...I consider you to be my ''children.''" ** Awwwwwwww! Just...just Awwwwwwww! ** Your step-father is amazing, simply amazing, d'awwws were had. * This troper has some, all involving her friends: ** During high school, I had a pretty bad argument with her best friend (it was so bad that we barely spoke to each other). One day the whole class had to go to a literature con, and I had been chosen to speak for my institute in a debate about a book we had read. That day said friend didn't say spare me a single word, instead he stayed with his other friends while I silently basked in my own sadness. I really didn't want to speak, I was on the verge of crying, and then this girl from another school starts talking. She spoke so well that everyone in the hall was in complete awe, and I was even more desperate because it was my turn now, and despite being a good speaker I wasn't in the mood (plus, the speech I had prepared kinda sucked, compared to my standards). Then suddenly I felt something vibrate in my pocket... I stared at my cell phone, and I found out that said friend had sent me this sms: "Kick her ass. Use all that desuete words of yours, say whatever comes to your mind, and kick her ass. I know you can." I smiled, stood up, and proceeded to create from scratch one of the best speeches of my life, and when I was done, he made his way through the cheering and clapping crowd to shake my hand. ** If I somehow managed to get through a whole year of mental breakdowns, an unspoken war with my real-life best friend and a complete hatred for studying, I owe it to my best online friend, and to the Evangelion community we raised together. So the CMOH stands here: it was the night before finals, and as usual I had barely opened a book; instead I was wasting my time on IM, when they started showing up, one after the other, just to cheer me up. More than 10 people whose faces I have never seen, whose real names I don't even know, were there to wish me good luck. The result? I got out of high school

with 94/100. ** The last one happened after the recent earthquake in Italy: I logged on deviantART and I found a message from an online friend of mine, who lives a continent away from me. She had just heard the news on TV, and she asked if I was okay. Awwwwwws. * This troper used to work at a trail-building crew in Arizona. I had a problem with a really rude and mean roommate, but I was unable to do anything about it. It was affecting my work a couple of weeks because it was depressing me. But instead of being called in for a consultation, my boss offered, "Do you need the GT to step in and regulate, Sparkie?" I just kind of shrugged. And one day, my teammates showed up with every other crew in the conservation corps, a cookie cake, and a keg, and they threw a party for me--and they kicked my roommate off the porch, too. I felt better for months afterward, and it still makes me feel better every day. ** I also created a small doll in the likeness of Jerry Garcia (our team name being "the Grateful Tread") and we took pictures with him everywhere we went--the ruins in Wupatki, brushing a trail in Prescott, and so on. He was our team mascot, and he even had his own little uniform to match ours. Mini-Jerry was given to our crew leader at the end of it, who takes pictures with him on occasion. ** Before the Grateful Tread, I was on another team. One of the girls decided to buy our Fearless Leader a chainsaw for an end-of-term present, a nice, new, fancy one, as opposed to the junky ones we had in the shop. The plan almost fell through, as two of the people on the team decided not to chip in their money, so it delayed us a little bit, and we almost didn't get the saw delivered in time because of it. But it got there the very morning of the team graduation ceremony, just in time. We blindfolded our Fearless Leader and led her outside, then took it off to show her her shiny new Husky, with gas and oil and a freshly-sharpened chain. The first time our Fearless Leader revved it up was gold... although she had to put it back down almost immediately because she was crying, and every sawyer knows you shouldn't handle a saw if you can't see properly. * This Troper is the only student in her senior class to be attending a very prestigious university (she was one of only two who got in). A few weeks after she sent in her deposit, a student at that university was shot and killed by a mentally unstable man who apparently had been stalking her (the student, not This Troper). This Troper came to school the next day to find people she barely knew asking if she was alright and telling her not to be afraid. Even though This Troper knew full well that it was an isolated incident and was just a little shaken by it, it made her feel very happy to know that people were concerned for her. * [[PurplePantherGirl This Troper]] only has a small one, but it meant a lot to her. Her friend, who is constantly picked on by the bitches in our school, accidentally dropped my pencil sharpner in the bin. I was a little upset by this (it was a very expensive artists sharpner) but I wasn't angry with my friend. Never the less, my friend returned to the bin and ''stuck her arm into it.'' If you've ever been inside a secondary school you should be able to imagine the shit that was in there. She then removed the sharpener and went to wash it (and

herself) in the loo. It proved that my friend cared, even if it was tiny. * This Troper had several. The most recent one was that he went to an art festival just months ago at his high school to read a poem he wrote for a supposed contest. He knew that his English teacher who supports his writings would not be able to attend. Also a person he sees as a friend and classmate, a skilled musician who performs some of the greatest [[{{Crowning Music of Awesome}} music]] to this troper's ears was not attending. As the troper took a seat, he was greeted by another friend of the afformentioned friend of his. This troper asked her where his friend was, and she told him he and his band were in a competition at Virginia. As the stage performances began, the troper was called up to the stage to present his poem. Before reading his poem, he gave several shoutouts to several of his favorite teachers, even to his English teacher who told him about this. Afterwards, he gave shout outs to three of his friends, including mentioning the musician friend in Virginia. And than he began to read his poem. After he finished reading it, everyone clapped and he was told by practically everyone, both students and teachers, told this troper that his poem was awesome, even by those who often bully him. He was excited for the rest of the night. * This troper has realized that he is kind of a jackass to his friends, I should try to be the one giving out the CMOH's from now on. * When I was 11, at school, a friend smacked me. I started crying (yeah... I was such a crybaby...). The friend's reaction? "What? Who did just dare to hurt you? I will kick him back!" When she heard that she was the one who kicked me, she looked so sad and regretful that I only could smile. Then we burst out laughing. Years later, we still remember it and still laugh. * [[BretheWriter This Troper]] has several. Among the most memorable: ** After a spaghetti luncheon at my church sponsored by the play group, the group insisted on giving several containers of leftover spaghetti to a family that was relatively new to the church, who live around the corner from us. The man and his son, who was three years old at the time, had to stop at Farm Fresh for something on the way, and as they were heading out the boy spotted a homeless man standing on the corner of the lot. He asked his father what the man was doing, and his father told him that the man was homeless, going on to explain that the man "didn't have anywhere to live or anywhere to sleep or anyone to love him". The boy thought about this for a moment, and then suggested they give the man some of the containers of spaghetti. Once they had given it to him, they were starting to leave when the boy hesitated, turned back, and gave the man his most prized possession--a stuffed lamb that you literally could not take away from him, he had carried it with him everywhere since the day he was born--and said, "Here, I want you to have someone to love you." His mother cried when she told my mother this story. ** When I was eleven, I was hospitalized for a ruptured appendix and had several complications. Despite the fact that I was too sick and miserable to do much (I scared the hell out of my little brother by saying he was "such a good little boy"), I was continually amazed at the people who stopped by or sent me things. The pastor of my church--

who had literally been appointed the week before I went into the hospital--came to visit me, bringing me the altar flowers. The RL division of the Naval Shipyard, where my dad worked, sent me a flower arrangement--not my dad, ''the people he worked with'', none of whom I had ever met. The nurses and corpsmen and orderlies kept bringing me stuffed animals because they thought I was so brave (or, in the case of the man who ran the playroom, because they had to keep re-sticking me with needles because my veins kept collapsing or disappearing--he called me the "human pincushion"). You can still tell who was working in the Pediatric Ward that summer, because all of them have some sort of beaded critter I made hanging off their ID badges. My elementary school, where my mom was the After-School person at the time, made me a giant Get Well card that was basically a book of Knock-Knock jokes; the first half of the book are all body parts ("I Arm Your Friend", "I Hope You Heel Soon", "I Ear You've Been Sick", etc.) and the second half are jokes the kids made up themselves. I still have the card. ** Like so many people, I was ostracized and made fun of in elementary school, especially fourth and fifth grades. (One of my classmates went so far as to say that the rest of the girls could be ''her'' friend or they could be ''my'' friend, but not both. Most of the girls chose to be her friend.) In fifth grade we did this silly project where we had to make up songs about the Boston Tea Party, and my partner and I wrote a spoof of the Shania Twain song "Honey, I'm Home" called "Harbor, I'm Here" (and lest you think that's bad, the other two groups who did song spoofs wrote parodies of "Mambo Number 5"). We presented them to the school at assembly one week, and my mother managed to come and see it. After we had done our presentations, she was going to leave, but my partner went up to her and asked her not to leave, because something special was going to happen. Every week, each grade gave out "Good Citizen Awards"--everyone in the class eventually got one, and the year before I hadn't got one until the end of the year, so I was expecting the same thing that year--and in fifth grade, we were supposed to do the presentations instead of the teacher. My partner was one of the three people presenting that week's Good Citizen award...and I was the recipient she did the speech for. I found out later that she had specifically ''asked'' our teacher if she could do the presentation for my award. I wish I still had that notecard where she'd written out all the reasons I'd been given the award, but I think it got thrown away years ago. I can still see it in my mind's eye, though... ** I went through formal sorority initiation in early February. For three nights I went to parties, mingled with the three sororities on campus, listed my preferences, and waited to find out who had invited me to the Pref Night parties, the final step in getting a bid. One of my friends, who was already in a sorority, and I ate dinner together, and then she had to leave to get ready for the parties. At 6:00 I received the expected call from my recruitment counsellor...telling me that I hadn't been invited to ''any'' of the Pref Parties. I told everybody that I was fine, but really I was miserable; I hadn't realized how badly I wanted to be in a sorority until I was told I couldn't. Around midnight there was a knock on my door; I opened it to discover three of my friends who had gone through recruitment with me.

One of them--the one you usually can't get to shut up--didn't say a word, just threw her arms around my shoulders and hugged me. The other two followed suit. Several of my friends who were also in the sorority all four of us had been secretly hoping to get bid for (the other three had) left messages on my LiveJournal telling me not to give up and that they loved me and still wanted to hang out with me. That in and of itself was a [=CMoH=], but the next day was even better. After going to breakfast with my family and then to church, my mom and I came back to watch a video on my computer. I had no less than four messages begging me to call people, but I figured I would wait. Then my phone rang again. I stepped out into the hall to answer it (I figured it was important, since I knew the person on the other end was supposed to be in a sorority meeting), and my friend promptly handed the phone over to the sorority's faculty advisor...who offered me a bid. I thanked her, hung up, and made sure my mom would still be willing to help me pay my dues. When I called the "sister" in charge of recruitment to tell her I was going to accept the bid, she said, "Oh. Will you hold on a second?" The next thing I knew I heard an entire room full of delighted screaming. She had announced to whatever girls were still in the suite that I had accepted the bid. You have no ''idea'' how good it made me feel to know that all those people really and truly wanted me to be their sister. * Toward the end of eighth grade, this troper was having some confidence issues. Her only real friends were online, she didn't fit in, and she felt like nobody really liked her, to the point where she doubted the sincerity of any kind gesture thrown at her. This continued until the summer before her sophomore year, when she attended choir camp. She had situated herself in a group known as the "L girls," named after the room they all shared in the girls' dorm, which made the building shaped like an L. They were all very funny and very nice, and this troper was beginning to feel like she belonged. Now, every night at this camp, there was a campfire, and at that campfire the camp director would choose a topic for the campers to discuss. One night the campers were supposed to talk about somebody who they thought deserved appreciation. A few people went, and then one of the L girls, Erika, said that she wanted to appreciate this troper for being, "funny, energetic, outgoing, and always putting a smile on my face." This troper got a few more appreciations, some individual, and many for the L girls, who people said made camp a fun place to be. None of the people at that campfire had any reason to appreciate her unless they meant it. That night, this troper realized that people really did care about her, and there were groups of amazing people in the world who she could be a part of. Now, whenever she feels down about herself, she always reminds herself of what Erika said. * [[{{kuruni}} This Troper]] has a cousin, now she's a 3rd grade elemenary student. Despite has {{Moe}} look, she's rather annoying, like most kid. Yet I still love her and because of single event, I known she's very kind girl at heart. Long ago, she was playing with younger kid next door while I work at home grocery. Eventually, I heard her cry. This is very common, they fight so often that I shoudn't care, but ''not'' this time. She got bitten hard, leaving

very visible mark on her arm near shoulder. Judge from the position, the dumber should simply push the girl away right? Well, her answer leave me dumbfounded... "She'll fall if I push too hard." Turn out that I'm the dumber, she still care about the girl even being attacked. * One of my friends was being dead and my other friend was like "I'd love you even if you were dead." Ahh... * Like a few other contributors here, this troper had a grandmother with Alzheimer's. Although I wasn't too close to her, I always kept her in my thoughts, and there's two CMOHs that come to mind when I think of her: ** The first one happened before the disease got really bad--I was about fifteen and taking an apparel class at my high school for an elective, and during a phone call I mentioned that I was having a hard time working on my project (a pair of pants). My grandma (who

HeartwarmingMoments6 * [[{{Das}} This Troper]] had moved to Israel with his parents in the middle of his second school year; he kept in touch with his closer relatives to an extent, but contacts with his school friends were practically severed. Much to his shame, he all but forgot about them after a few months. Nonetheless, he eventually began to miss his home city, and visited it on next year's summer together with his mother. He arrived by plane in the evening, and got to his grandparents' house ''at night''. The very first thing that happened upon his arrival there was a phone call from his old best friend from school. This troper was immediately overwhelmed by bright memories. Needless to say, they met up on several occasions during that visit, the troper in question made sure to visit Russia every summer before moving back there for high school, and the best friend in question is still his best friend ''period''. * [[{{Griffin}} This troper]] had a dream that was a [=CMoH=]. In it, she and her family went to a haunted hotel. To be exact, it was haunted by the ghost of a little girl. This would usually be NightmareFuel, but instead me and my sister found the little girl and took her to her mother, who was waiting for her on the other side-aka the thirteenth floor, which wasn't supposed to exist. Their reunion scene was just so touching, with the two of them walking away down a hallway as the elevator doors closed. And then when we tried to tell Mom, she just nodded and went "uh-huh." Yeah. You break a curse, and no one belives you. ** We believe you! * This troper had few friends in real life but a collection on line. He (me) was a member of a group of authors on an online forum. Most were Jerk Asses and Grammar Nazis who didn't tolerate much complaining or stupidity. But after one shitty day of being mocked and made fun of, he got on the forum and confessed of his stresses and poor selfopinion. Rather than berate, the other authors helped him with his problem. Since he's become more popular and well liked - and his best friends are those same people that made him feel like shit. Maybe a fairly average story, but... hey. It happened to me.

* This troper first started watching [=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=] when he was twelve. He fell in love with it instantly. Every day he couldn't wait to go home on Friday and change the channel with his toes (since he lost the remote years ago) to nickelodeon and watch epic adventures he so often wished he was a part of. This troper wasn't unpopular, in fact, he was a pretty strong athlete, but he could never relate to the other kids. This caused there to be not much of a social life. For the years he spent watching the Gaang he always felt alone. His siblings thought he was childish and he couldn't get the nerve to openly talk about it, for fear of being made fun of for [[{{AnimationAgeGhetto}} watching a cartoon]]. It slowly grew to becoming completely lost in depression, wishing he could be Aang and not have to go through school. But this is the heartwarming page for a reason. After the show had ended, I was completely lost. Being new to the internet, I began to search for some Avatar stuff, hoping to feel better. It was then that I stumbled onto this site. I realized that there were so many people just like me, unafraid to admit liking such a fantastic show. The more I searched on this site, the more and more close I felt to all the tropers. They have the same great interests in movies and shows and cartoons and for the first time I didn't feel alone. I know it sounds cheesy, but even though I don't really know any of you, you guys (and girls) are my best friends, and have helped me realize my passions. Thank you so much. * This troper had a friend. This friend was in a very, very disfunctional relationship, to the point where he could no longer sleep at night, and threatened suicide. This friend had a friend who, before all of this, had been a complete bitch to him constantly. She'd put him down, she'd yell at him, she'd get offended by him, she'd threaten him (though he always reciprocated). That is, of course, until one day, when the two stayed up late one night, discussing his relationship. His friend then said, "You know what? You deserve better. You deserve far better. Derek, you are the most amazing, talented, perfect man in this world, and if she can't make you happy, she isn't worth you wasting your soul." He ended his relationship rather swiftly, and the two never fought again (save for some isolated incidences later on, but hey, no one's perfect). A few months later, the two are madly in love, and planning to spend the rest of their lives together. His friend? That was me. I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life. * When I was studying abroad in London, England, my grandfather died. I was not able to fly home for the funeral and mourn with my family, but my teachers and friends on the program made the experience more than bearable. One teacher took me to a pub and bought me a drink to take my mind off it and let me talk about whatever, another gave me a card, and my roommate gave me lots of hugs. * There's nothing that quite beats having one of the people you respect most in the entire world read the letter of recommendation he's written for you outloud. * IThis troper (first person now) was in door county in Wisconsin on vacation with my brother, and some friends we met there. We were hiking along a cliff edge, looking for a small bluff where we could have a picnic dinner later. We found this expansive rock terrace, and

on one of the walls was carved a square, in which were the names of a couple that met there in the sixties. They had written the dates from all the consecutive years they had returned, every single year from 1967 to 2008. Within the square were also scrawled little love messages. The entire scene was so beautiful, the dedication of the couple to return to where they met each year was amazing. * Several years ago, I made up to meet my dad in a certain place in Tel Aviv in order for him to drive me home. Due to misunderstandings and miscommunication, I ended up in an unfamiliar part of Tel Aviv. Even worse, I had no cell phone so I couldn't call my dad. Eventually I ended up sitting on a street corner at night, crying and scared out of mind. Along came a couple, a young man and a young lady. The young lady, after finding out what happened, loaned me her cell phone so I can call my dad. After finishing the call I asked her to remind me of her name, thinking she was someone I knew but forgot (I have a bad memory). She reveals that she and I don't know each other. I was floored and thanked her. * The entire fact this page has so many examples with even more hopefully coming is one for me. ** Go you. (: * (This one requires a bit of backstory.) A few of my friends and I were on an epic mission to give free hugs to our small-town community. After spending the day working our asses off to make really awesome 'free hugs!' signs, we went forth in society. We were stopped by mall security five minutes in, first for 'suspicious behavior', and later for being minors after we explained the situation. We then wandered over to the nearby Wall-Mart, feeling a bit defeated, where we split up into little groups to be less intimidating. The group I was in was stopped by a woman, who congratulated us for being 'awesome' and was, to say the least, pissed when we told her what happened at the mall; she and her daughter who was about our age hugged us. Later, her husband did the same (but without the hugs. :/ ). Here's the true Crowning Moment, though: as we were making our way up one of the more open areas, an elderly woman stopped us, looking somewhat suspicious. This bit of conversation took place: --> '''Her:''' What is this for? --> '''Us:''' To spread the love! (Because we're Narm like that) --> '''Her:''' Who are you giving hugs to? --> '''Us:''' Everyone! She then blinked, walked up to us, and tightly hugged every person in the group (there was three or four of us). After, she looked up at us, tears in her eyes and said, wobbly-voiced, 'thank you' before walking away. (Wall-Mart then ''also'' made us stop [against the will of the manager, who supported us], about five minutes later. But that moment still made it worth it.) ** Also, one of my friends who was with us and previously done free hugs at the mall had given a hug to an elderly war vet who told her, post-hug, that that was the first hug he's had in twenty years. * This relatively new troper has one: My grandmother had just died, and I was really upset. My stepmother (who I was angry with at the time, she'd only just married my father) just held me.I didn't hug her back, but she just kept holding me as I cried.

* This troper recently found out she can never become pregnant. Not like, the chances are slim, more like, there is no chance AT ALL, because this troper was born without a uterus. Now, the day after getting the news, this troper was supposed to babysit her niece and nephew. (End 3rd person) I went over to their house, and the first thing my four year old nephew did? He grabbed my hand and said "Auntie, I drew a picture for you!" Cue a crayon drawing of two little blue stick people. "Ooh, what is it?" I asked. "It's you and me holding hands, Auntie. I thought of it because I can draw people, and I love you" I nearly sobbed my eyes out. ** This troper [[ChildFree would give you hers]] were it feasible. Also your nephew is adorable. ~hug~ * This lurker has two [=CMoH=]s to share: ** A few days ago, this lurker, mostly a loner due to awkwardness around others, found out that one of her only friends that she had a crush on (but unfortunately has a boyfriend) is anorexic and occasionally goes into short comas. She was texting one of her friends when the news came out, and asked bitterly: --> '''Me''': Why does no one tell me these things? --> '''Her''': What do you mean? --> '''Me''': It's just that everyone seems to have a hard time trusting me. --> '''Her''': I see it all the time. When people talk to you, they edit things out, like *name removed here* and her anorexia. Personal things. --> '''Her''': (a few minutes later) But I trust you. Having never been told that before and generally being an outcast at school for two years, this lurker cried. ** This lurker's father works overseas and comes home every few months. A few years back, during one of his leaves and the night before he had to go back, she found herself unable to sleep. It was a school night, and when her father came in because the light was still on in the room, he asked why she was still up. She told him it was because he was going to leave the next day. He then produced a little stuffed iguana that smelled like oil and said it was his good-luck charm when he was flying helicopters and he was giving it to her. After several hugs and her stating "I love you Dad," she went to bed with the little stuffed iguana after her dad left. She's slept with it every night ever since then. * Copied from {{[=CMoA=]}}: ** This troper wanted to help out her best friend, who was strapped for cash but refusing to accept money from her. This troper lives in the US, her friend in Brazil. So this troper converted a couple thousand into Brazilian currency--cash--before leaving on her summer trip. To prevent theft, she carried the cash in the pockets of her shorts, worn under an ankle-length skirt, through airports, etc. in the US, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil. At her friend's house, she hid the money in a plastic bag at the bottom of a little-used drawer. Ten days after returning to the States, she contacted her friend and told her to check that drawer. The friend was perplexed, yet delighted (due to careful timing of {{The Reveal}}), yet perplexed. The plan took more than a month to execute, during which time this troper said no

word to anyone. * This troper's not quite sure that this is the correct place to enter it, but his grandfather had suffered from a stroke a few years ago that partially paralysed most of his body's right hand side. After about a year (and much effort into rehabilitation), he suffered another one, and fell into a coma. The doctors who were treating him only gave him a few hours to live. He lasted a week, allowing my grandmother and the rest of his family enough time to come to terms with what was to happen. He was a strong, stubborn man to the bitter end, and I am proud to be descended from him. * A teacher of this Troper, told my class a story. His young son had been misbehaving so he and his wife sent their son to his room. Afterwards, he could hear his son in his room crying and telling himself that his parents didn't love him anymore. So, my teacher went to his son's room, wiped his tears away and told his son, " I will love you always, until my very last breath." ** Then, as a bonus, he told us all that in a sense, we are like his children. Then, he was embarrassed and quickly changed the subject. * This didn't personally happen to This Troper, but she witnessed it and was a part of it. On ontd_startrek, someone posted that her grandmother was depressed because her (the grandmother's) husband had terminal cancer. The poster said that she found that her grandmother got a good laugh out of "Extreme Macros" (macros that extoll the MemeticBadass virtues/looks/sexual prowess of Star Trek characters and actors), and asked fellow community members to post some. Almost instantly people were posting their craziest macros and writing condolences and reassurances for the original poster and her grandmother. * Sometime in 10th grade, I was extremely depressed for several reasons. For one, I felt like I was being betrayed by several of my friends for no reason whatsoever. The second thing that got to me was that I was extremely ashamed of myself because I couldn't tell my friend Kayla, who was one of my only close friends and who I had a big crush on, that I was in love with her, and I also felt that our friendship was tearing apart. The third part was that my parents were, around that time, constantly fighting, and constantly threatening to separate, and no matter which parent I left with, I would be torn away from the few friends I felt I had. My depression came to its peak when my parents' fighting became VERY violent. My dad punched a hole through a door (no, he's not the Hulk, that door was just really cheap), my mom hit my dad a few times, and my dad tried to choke her. My sister was crying because she didn't know whether to call the cops or not, cause she didn't want to see our parents thrown in jail. Morbidly depressed, not knowing what to do myself, and '''almost''' contemplating suicide, I was going to send a message to everyone I knew, telling them I was going to run away from home, and not to worry about me if they didn't see me from a few days. I didn't even get to send the second message before I got my first reply from someone; Kayla. I even remember her words. -> '''Kayla:'''Well, first of all, running away is a reckless and dangerous way to get your point across. Sometimes with parents you need to smack thier heads together and remind them of what's important

to stop thier petty fighting, no matter how violent and stupid they act. I don't want you doing anything stupid like running away because me and so many other people would worry. Believe it or not, you're a friend to alot of people and you're one of my best friends, so don't get upset with that nonsense. To have heard this from any friend would have brought me up even just a little bit, but to hear it from her... Well, it really brought me to my senses. She was the only person who was able to convince me that everything was going to be alright. If it weren't for her... well, I might not be here talking about this right now. Though nothing came of my feelings for her, we're still close friends, and when I think about it, I'm extremely grateful to her for possibly saving my life, and I'll always love her to death for staying by my side when I'd need a friend. * This troper has had a pretty abysmal 2009. After breaking up with his girlfriend of 3+ years in January, to losing his job as an EMT in March, to not being able to find a job still, coping with anger and frustration and a mounting sense of worthlessness, and mostly feeling like a total abject failure for whom no one would stick up or stick their neck out for, he decided to apply to school. Not thinking he'd actually get anywhere in the process of applying to the school he wanted to go to, he recently got an acceptance letter into one of the best Paramedic schools in the US. * I don't know if I'm emotionally crippled or if my parents are, but I have never been close to them. When I broke up with my first boyfriend, I didn't even tell them for weeks, but I told my best friend, who I carpooled with at the time. She, in turn, told her father, who waited that day until I got into the car, turned around, and said this to me: --> '''Dad''': When I was in high school, I wasn't cool enough to have a girlfriend like you, or, well, at all. But that guy, he must have been an idiot to ever let you go. To me, that just proves that family is what you make it. * [[DarkInsanity13 I]] have one that's very dear to my heart. Years upon years ago, I went swimming with my mother and some friends of the family at the local YMCA. (I'm fuzzy on the details beyond this.) My mother found one of the diamonds on her wedding ring was gone later that day to several days later. She asked the locker rooms as well as the pool to be checked, but it was never found. Alas, she had a new one put it. Several months later, my mom's picking me up from the friends of the family's house (as they doubled as babysitters), and for whatever reason I was digging through the bag with our swim gear. As my mom's chatting with the friends, I find something shiny at the bottom of the bag. I hold it up and ask my mom about it. Surely enough, it's the missing diamond. But that's not the heartwarming part. I fondly remember the story, but never thought about where the diamond got to. Well, it's the early morning of my 19th birthday, and I have no idea what I'm getting as a present. Getting up to get rid of an annoying bug. I find a bag with a funny t-shirt. Then I open the card. Inside is a slip of folded paper, and a taped up little pouch. Curious, I unfold the paper. It's a certificate telling the story of diamond, as well as the promise to get a piece of jewelry of my choice

made with the diamond. My heart swelled so much I didn't know what to say. My brother laughed at it, but it was one of the best things that happened all year. * This troper had problems with her body and was brought to the hospital one night. Halfway in the night, this troper felt immense pain in her abdomen but was too afraid to call for a nurse, since she had never been in the hospital before and ended up crying in pain. Rather than ignore me, the other patients in the room quickly alerted the roving nurses and the girl beside me (who was younger and also obviously in pain) asked this troper if she was okay and offered me chocolate. * WARNING: LONG LEADUP. This troper has had a... Well, she doesn't want to say hard life, because she knows there's people much worse off, but it's the only thing she can think of. Anyways. Her mom was found out to be a druggie and cheated on her dad- twice, both times getting pregnant- before her dad figured out it was no use and divorced her. He fought for custody of this troper and her eightyears-older brother. They were six and fourteen at the time. Her brother spent most of the next few years getting picked on for being an introvert, nerdy gamer and half the time just skipped going to school. This troper was mostly good through elementary school, barring a few incidents of wanting to join something and not being able to because her dad couldn't get her to meetings/whatever. The first Christmas after the mom left almost didn't happen- mom had been in charge of finances, but hadn't been paying bills and instead been getting drugs, so we were in some heavy debt. Dad, however, was friends with some cops who got this troper and her brother each a $100 spending spree at Wal-Mart. That's not the [=CMoH=]. Later, in middle school, this troper had very few friends. She was going to a justopened school in the area for 'smart' children, but it had a uniform, which caused more problems than it solved. For instance, students picked on others for not having Hollister polos or whatev, this troper amongst them. She got grounded for six months for not doing her work in fifth grade, but that was because someone in her class would go up to the turn-in boxes, take out papers at random, erase the names, and write her own in. It took until the end of the year for her to get caught. The rest of middle school was being horribly picked on, practical jokes, only have two friends- both of whom were a year younger- dealing with Dad's new girlfriends (not many, but a few, all messed up in some way or another), and starting puberty. Then, high school. First, Dad meets a lady (let's call her 'Amy' here) that is actually normal. We all get along, mostly. This troper makes friends in high school, and is happy for the first time in forever. Then, Dad and Amy get married. Less than a year later, Amy has a problem where a nerve in her head is being pinched by two others, causing intense pain. This condition is officially nicknamed 'The Suicide Desease.' She gets through it, though. Then this troper's brother gets all messed up- his thyroid basically went all wack and overloaded everything, and IIRC, the doctors said it was 'Thyroid Storm'. He makes it through that, but spends the next few months in and out of depression and wanting to kill himself. This troper, meanwhile, is a sophomore and has her first boyfriend, who is her friend's little

brother by a year. He's really sweet though, and listens to everything without once interrupting when she gets upset. Most people ask this troper to go back and explain things better when she's upset, which just makes her feel like a failure, etc. This troper then applies for a state academy run through a college. One of the questions on the application is 'Explain one thing you are proud of.' This troper puts most of what she just said above, plus a few more details, and the thing she is proud of is surviving without turning into a bitch or doing drugs or alcohol or having multiple boyfriends just to boost her ego or anything. This troper gets accepted. The [=CMoH=] is, Amy asked to proof-read essay questions for application before it got sent out, and when she saw that essay, she set up a surprise appreciation party with her family. The person in charge of admissions at that school also sent her a personal letter alongside the acceptance letter, expressing amazement and pride that a teenager could be so well off with a life situation like that. It made this troper feel all WAFFy, that someone who hasn't met her would say that. * On my last day of school in 4th grade, I was saying bye to everyone one since I was moving to a new school at the time. I was going to leave all of my friends and classmates. Literally everybody in my class came up to me and gave me a huge group hug. I was in tears during that and I'll never forget that day. When I went for the new student orientation for my new school months later, my best friend, my guy friend, from the school I was moving from, was there going to the same school I moved to! We were both so happy and here we are now, in high school and we're the closest of friends! * When this troper was in 11th grade multiple bomb threats were made on his high school causing the entire student body to stand in the rain for 2 hours once and implement some rather frustrating procedures including mandatory book bag checks in the morning which grated on this troper's nerves immensely as he lived locally yet had to go through one full trio then another to a bus transfer and this without including the fact that the high school had students from 3 provinces meaning some students had to stand in line after a 45 minute ride to have their book bag checked. Naturally this lead to some annoyed students and threats of physical violence upon the culprit when they were caught and they were caught. It was a friend's younger cousin taking out his frustration for being bullied this troper and the large group of her friends basically pulled him in after he was found out and basically violently run out of the few 'friends' he had. All thoughts of violence were instantly forgotten and for 3 months he was consistently surrounded by 10-12th graders the majority of which were well-known and liked even though we barely knew him and some were only doing it because he was the cousin of a friend-of-a-friend. * A longtime member and elder of this troper's church, Bill, loved leading the hymns. Especially is favorite, "Wonderful Grace of Jesus." Every time he got in the pulpit, he'd direct us with such enthusiasm that you'd think our singing was the best thing he'd ever heard. The church loved it. Even after we hired a music pastor, if we sang "Wonderful Grace of Jesus," he'd be invited up to lead it. A few years back, Bill was diagnosed with cancer, and lost the ensuing battle. The church was packed for his funeral. After the eulogy, his son got up

and said that, of course, we would be ending with "Wonderful Grace of Jesus." However, the family had been unable to pick someone to lead lead the hymn, so they decided that nobody would. Cue five hundred people facing an empty pulpit, singing "Wonderful Grace of Jesus" in four part harmony for all they were worth. It was a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, a CrowningMusicOfAwesome, and TearJerker, all rolled into one. * One day, at my cousin's house, me and my dad were being cuddly and close to each other. We were laughing and chatting about nothing in particular. My cousin noticed this and in her amazement, asked us if we normally do this. My dad replied, "Of course, we do" while I said, "All the time." After our answer, you could see that my cousin made a notable effort to try and be as close as her own father just as we were. Just knowing me and my dad were able to inspire someone like that makes me all warm and fuzzy. * This lurker of tropes had his Crowning Moment of Heartwarming a year and a half ago when I was in the production of "Bye Bye Birdie" for my high school. During this time we would always have our instructor randomly start lecturing us on how we needed to be perfect, blah blah, when I saw a girl with long brown hair, bangs, and very pretty eyes standing by herself about 15 feet away. After we both glanced at each other and smiled a bit, I walked over to her and said, "He can go on like this for hours," and she laughed a little and said, "I know." We then proceeded to sit together and talk to each other whenever we had practice at the same time. I learned that she liked the same kind of music I did, she had a kind of innocent sarcasm about her, and that she was also native Polish and was here on transfer until graduation. Over the weeks I started to really like her where it got to the point I couldn't stop smiling when I was around her, and it seemed like she was the same way. After our third performance, backstage we met up and I stared into her eyes and said, "I know you're going to think I'm kind of a dork for this, but...Kocham ci&#281;." ('I love you' in Polish) She smiled and laughed before saying, "That was very good!" and we decided to go out the next week. Before she left she gave me a kiss on the cheek. I was smiling like a fool for days. We still keep in touch over IM. ** An update: Me and her still communicate to this day, sending eachother cards, gifts, etc. I suppose I should elaborate on why this is a [=CMoH=] for me, because my last post didn't do it justice. Up until I met her, I was never a ladies man by any means. I had had maybe one date in my whole life, and it was a disaster. By then I had pretty much given up, and resigned myself to being alone at least until I was an adult, then she came in to my life and I regained hope. It wasn't me that was the problem, it was my limitations of where I lived. In fact, whenever we talk, she'll often say that she's just a plain Polish girl, and that there are girls in her country much better than she is. That may be, but she got to me first, and I am the happiest man on Earth because of it. * Maybe not as warm as most of the rest of the tales, but this year I was robbed in my own home: The thieft threathened me with a knife, and he stole several things, including a Nintendo Wii. My younger brother LOVES videogames, and of course, the fact that his loved console was

stolen was hard to accept, but then, we had a little chat that was something like this: ** "I'm sorry...I couldn't do anything" ** "Don't worry; I'd prefer lose 100 Nintendo Wii's, than lose you" * To hell with [[http://www.fmylife.com/ FML]], I just found [[http://www.givesmehope.com/ GMH]]. I feel better about life after reading that. ** Thank you so much for that link. ** Here's my GMH story: I got an account there, just so that I could comment on a post by a bulimic, suicidal girl who might as well have been me. I gave her my email address, and we've become pen pals. From across the world, a complete stranger talked me through some of the toughest times in my life. As I write this, it has been four months since my last purge. Yesterday, I got an email from her saying that she has been "clean" for a week. As hard as it is, I realize a little more every day that we're going to make it through this together. Even if we never meet in real life. * My twin sister and I grew up in a pretty small town, where everyone knew everyone. There was this one homeless guy who would always beg for change from our mom, and talk to her about how he used to have twin daughters and a wife, but didn't anymore. My mom knew he'd just spend the money on alcohol, but she'd usually give him a dollar or two because she thought it was just a story to get pity, but also thought it was a very creative one. Eventually, the local fire department got involved with the guy. It turns out that he really ''did'' have a wife and kids, but was mentally ill and had wandered off a long time previously. They hadn't seen each other in years, but the fire and police department tracked them down. The guy got to see his family one last time before he died of health complications from being a raging alcoholic. * Some tropers on the forums had messed around with [[http://omegle.com Omegle]] a bit. Omegle allows you to have a completely anonymous conversation with a stranger. Usually the stranger just trolls, and the site works as a one-on-one [[ImageBoards 4chan]]. However, two nights ago, I had [[http://freetexthost.com/i0cp23asi3 this conversation]]. The next time you run into a troll, please consider ''why'' they seem to have so much free time. * [[SmandyDandy ThisTroper's]] mother had heart failure in 2000 when I was only six years old and had to stay in the hospital for over a year. The doctors kept saying she was going to die, and that there was no way that she was going to make it. I'm living with her right now. She fought to stay alive for me. She said there was no way in hell that she was going to let me grow up without a mother. * This troper (bringing back memories) believes that even though it may be a biased opinion, has two stories ** When my little brother was born and I was finally going to get to see him at the hospital, I made sure that I was in my favorite (and coincidentally best) dress, and I begged to hold my brother, and didn't want to let him go, even for our mom ** Then, every night for years, once he came home, I made it my ritual to hug him and kiss his forehead every night before bed. I always said

"good night" and "I love you", and I would refuse to go to bed otherwise unless I could do this * This Troper has three: ** First, I have always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with my sister. We'd make fun of each other, play tricks on each other, fight and generally be horrible. She had said a number of times that she hated me, and I always replied with 'No, you don't.' A couple years ago, at Christmas, she made me a card. Inside, it said "All those years that you told me I didn't hate you, that no matter what you did, I didn't hate you, you were right. You're my brother, and I love you." When I had finished reading it, she came over and hugged me. ** Second, my dad. He's always been kinda busy with his work, and never seemed to have too much time for us kids. He works really hard, and is often tired, and has a bit of a temper. One time we were at a christmas party thrown by a friend, and the two of us ended up standing in his basement with a bottle of tequila all by ourselves because everyone else had gone upstairs to grab snacks. We talked a bit about college, what I was going to do with my life, and he started going into his life a bit. Maybe it was the tequila. He told me that he had always tried hard to take care of us, and that he may not have been the best father because he was always working. I told him "Dad. Look at me. I don't smoke, or do drugs. I'm not an alcoholic, and I don't steal, and I try to be the best person I can. Say what you like, you've done alright by me." ** And third, my Mom, who worked in the high school cafeteria for several years. For her birthday one year, my brother went around school asking everone he knew to write something nice about her on a little piece of paper. He managed to fill the small box he had with the slips. When mom opened the box, she read through everyone one of them, smiling and crying the whole time. * Many moons ago, This Lurker worked at a gas station. A young lady walked up to the counter to pay for her gas, who had purple hair. The thing about it was that instead of being odd, like most 'off color' hair is to me, it was just the right shade to look somehow natural and completely complimented the rest of her. After staring for a few moments, i told her how much i loved it. She kind of had a shocked expression, said thank you and left with a slight smile on her face. A few years later, i saw her at a bar. She came up to me and asked if i remembered her as 'the girl with the purple hair' before proceeding to tell me how it had meant so much to her that i had complimented her, as that day had been really bad for her, and she was feeling worthless. I had made her day, and managed with a small compliment to kick her out of a month long depression. What makes this a [=CMoH=] is that, unknown to her, i was also in a month long depression when she told me this, feeling worthless and that i never made a difference in anyone's life. two people, helping each other out, all stemming from her purple hair. * First of all, even though it's been said frequently, thank you all for this thread. I swear to God, if I could thank each one of you individually I would. I wish I could comment on all of these.I have a few myself. For one thing, my name is something that can be mispronunced easily and has led to ENDLESS harassment over it. Most of

the time it isn't even witty, because thanks to my PurpleProse -esque speech, I often end up thinking that their insult of my last name sounding mildly sexual was not much of a comeback to the fact that I described in detail of how they enjoy thirty inches of man meat rubbing against their cerebellum...sorry, off topic. But ever since second grade, I'm pretty sure very few people know my first name. Not to mention I'm also quite estranged. But ever since high school started, I'm incredibly glad whenever a friend jumps to defend me. As of Junior Year one of my new friends has said that it's one of the coolest things about me, saying years from now if I see her I only need to remind her of my last name and she will respond "-last name-? I love that guy!" Second batch is more focused around one girl. I met her in 9th Grade, and she was simply the girlfriend of one of my friends at the time. I didn't really stand out to her and she didn't to me, I thought. However, in 10th grade I took a liking to her and always glanced to where she was. I realize now that sitting in the library reading during lunch while she was working there is very stalkery, so I automatically stopped. Fast forward to 11th grade, the last day before Winter Break. She goes around giving cards to her friends. She delivers to me a very personal letter, complete with candy cane, saying that she thinks I'm a good person and wants to get to know me better. I nearly went into tears at school. Since then, she has become one of my closest friends and she said that she could trust me with anything. I was touched. Also, in Junior Year, half of the people who used to harass me became good friends with me, saying "I got cool." Additionally, over the summer I got free passes for an advance screening for YearOne, and so I invited some friends to go, then visited the summer school so I could invite her and her new boyfriend and his brother and girlfriend. She(the first girl)said that she'd need her mom's permission, and so I called her on the phone and used my most polite voice to ask. When I hung up, I said her mom said maybe, and then my friend proceeded to give me the best, hardest squeezing hug I have ever recieved. Heart-> melt To end, thank you to whoever sat through reading what was probably of low quality for this thread... * This Troper's dream is joining the United States Marine Corps, Its been his obession for years. When I was 17 I weighed atleast 260 pounds so I began to work out, eat right and general give my self [[TrainingFromHell training from hell]] It took 7 months but at 18 I was ready to enlist I was down to 160 pounds, But things rarely work out the way you want it. I got into a car accident that really hurt my back, I began to take painkillers and did some rehab just so I could enlist before I turned 19. THEN I got a kidney infection where I began to urinate blood. Needless to say this Troper was and still is devistated a year later battling all kinds of illnesses has [[BreakTheCutie simply given up]] . A few days ago I found a song called 'Semper Fi' on youtube about this one Marines experinces, I left a comment and me and the artist began talking and became friends I told him about how I wanted to join and the horrible things that has happend to me health wise and how I'll never beable to live my dream. This morning I recieved a message. " You don't need a uniform to be a hardcore Devildog. Keep ya head up Marine. SEMPER-FI!!" Needless to

say this Troper who considers himself all man was so touched he nearly broke down and cried. It might not seem like alot to some people but this gave me so much joy... Thank you Mr. Klane . * This Troper never really had many friends at school and hung around this manipulative, bullying bitch for most of her primary school years. When they were both in early secondary school, this troper was trying to do some homework in homeroom when her 'friend' was looking over shoulder, not leaving her alone, and just generally being a bitch as usual. Eventually this troper started to cry (yes she cries easily), then one of the guys in her homeroom came up to see if she was alright, and the bully quickly skittered off to somewhere else. The guy then hung around this troper for the rest of the day and showed her a machinima series that she still loves to this day. Both this troper and the guy are really good friends now, and became part of her {{Nakama}} and the bully left the school a few years later and this troper hasn't spoken to her since. What this troper finds even more amazing was that she had barely spoken two words before the guy that came over to see if she was alright. * This troper happens to have a wonderful, supportive family who she unfortunately lets down on in many occasions. This case being getting her college acceptance stuff done, in which she hadn't started till incredibly late. Next day after school, she went to the local book store not wanting to go home just yet and tried to drown out her sorrows in manga. Cue in a girl she considered more of a friendly acquaintance than an actual friend, and she concernedly says that I look miserable, which surprises me as I assumed my face didn't betray my emotions. The water works unexpectedly kick in, and I bawl out to her, about how her parents and older siblings spent the night yelling at her, asking her what they were doing wrong, and how she couldn't answer because there were none. She couldn't say anything. She was feeling guilty and miserable and thought she'd never get into college and knew she was causing emotional strain on the entire family. The friend patiently listens to the blubbering and hugs her the whole time, not minding the slightest about how her shirt is getting covered with tears and snot. The two have a long talk about how the troper's worries and fears, and as soon as the troper finally feels well enough to detach herself off of her, the friend pulls out a pack of tissues she conveniently had in her pocket. * I've been living alone for a little over a year now after previously sharing an apartment with my sister and her husband. They live in the next county now, where all our mutual friends are, and so they all see each other ''far'' more often than I see any of them, and I get lonely from time to time. So for my last birthday, I sent out a group e-mail asking if we could all get together and catch up. I got ZERO replies. Not even an RSVP with regrets! So I was pretty damn well annoyed, and ready to write off the whole lot of them. A few weeks later, my mom calls and asks if I can come over and babysit my niece for a few hours on Saturday. Sure, no problem, I like my niece, and I've got nothing better to do with no real friends to hang out with. So Mom comes to pick me up, we chat in the car about the cool stuff I brought for the kid to do while I watch her, and when we arrive, I walk in the house...and all my friends ''and relatives'' who live in the area jump

out and yell "SURPRISE!" It was a party for me. With Mickey Mouse balloons and a pinata and grilled shish kebabs and cake. Those [[Main/MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]] planned it all along. * This the first edit/post for this troper, and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right, but reading through this page inspired me to contribute. My 10th grade year can be best described as a crowning moment of suck, an all-time personal low that I have vowed never to repeat. But there were a few instances in that year that I still look back and smile fondly on. ** Most of these moments come from my Advanced English class. I was seated at the same table as another girl with whom I never got along. We flat-out despised each other, I'm not ashamed to say. One day--I don't even remember what triggered it, how it happened--I almost completely broke down, and was trying desperately to suppress my tears--and failing miserably. Behind me was one of her friends, giggling and chattering with a third girl about it. And then I hear her, the first girl, the one with whom I could never find common ground, who would always belittle and insult me at every opportunity (and who I would belittle and insult in turn), just quietly say "Laura. It's not funny." We got along much, much better after that, and even though we'd still take pot-shots at one another, we were always playful about it. I really wonder if she knows just how much it mattered to me that she said that when she did. ** I also want to give a shout-out to my teacher that year, who on two non-consecutive occasions dropped his arrogant bastard routine for me. The first was when he pulled me aside and lectured me on my low grades--nothing new; I'd heard it all before--but then he gave me the absolute biggest vote of confidence I had ever received: he told me I was smarter than my brother, who he'd had in his 12th grade AP class two years prior. And dammit, he meant it. ** The second, and somewhat more memorable, instance was...I think it was the same break-down that I chronicled above. Disgusted by a terrible grade I'd gotten on an assignment, I tore it in two and flung it to the ground (come to think of it, that might have been the spark that set alight the powder keg that was my emotional state that day). So, again, fighting tears and hiding my face in my arms in shame, he placed his hands on my shoulders and said "Son, just think: even so, you still have the highest grade in the class." ** And my last memory is probably the sweetest one I had. I was on a long-winded suicide tangent, rambling psychotically to a girl who had stood by me my entire year, comforting me and offering me her affection. Nothing could stop me; I was gonna off myself right then and there and I meant it--and then she just softly says, "I love you..." Our relationship ended on the absolute most sour note you can imagine, a little more than a year after that exchange...but it meant everything to me that she said it. And from that point on, I rebuilt myself completely. * On time, this troper was in a small Manhattan train station with her family and her sister's friend's family, all of whom were Korean. It was late and the station was near empty except this black guy with his hair in dreadlocks playing the keyboard. I was watching him, and he looked up and smiled at me. He took note of me and my group and

promptly stopped playing his current song to play another, which was Arirang, a Korean traditional folk song. My jaw dropped. So did my group. We Korean-Americans are kind of used to nobody knowing anything about our culture. We appreciated it, and my mom gave him 20 bucks. Then he played the Korean national anthem. My sister's friend's mom promptly gave him 20 more. Goes to show you it helps to know about other people. * This troper, for the years from kindergarten to fifth grade, went to a relatively poor but rather tight-knit school. I was a shy and withdrawn girl who found it hard to make friends. However, those friends that I did have, I was very close to. On my last day there at the end of the fifth grade year, I was crying and upset because I knew I would have a terrible time at my new school what with knowing no one. It had taken me a long time to make the friends I had, and I feared no one would ever want to be my friend again. One of my friends (a boy I happened to have a huge crush on) noticed me alone and upset and grabbed a piece of paper and a marker. I wondered what he was doing, but disregarded it. A few minutes later someone tapped me on the back. I turned around to see my friend with the huge piece of paper decorated with phrases like "I'll miss you!", "Friends forever!", and and "Keep in touch!" in addition to his phone number and numerous smilie faces. He then began to cry and pulled me into a tight hug. Eventually my other friends and classmates, even the ones that I never talked to, noticed and came to hug me too. This made me realize that even though I would have trouble making new friends at my new school, I would never lose or forget the friends I already had. * This troper's CMOH is slightly bittersweet but eh, here it is. My relationship with my older sister is convoluted. My earliest memory at all is seeing her curled up in the kitchen floor sobbing with my parents standing over her. She was probably 7 or 8. Let me go into a bit more detail here. I remember waking up in my grandmother's room, I walked out wondering where I was, turned and saw the above. I wasn't noticed. I left, and did something. I don't remember what. Fast forward about 5 years. It's the summer before I get in to middle school. I'm 11 or 12. My sister's around 14 or 15.My parents were out. She got my younger brother and I to follow her into our parents room. She convinced us to do things. I don't know if I'd call it rape because we did consent but we tried to leave before anything happened as well. She'd locked the door and wouldn't let us though. Fast forward another 4 or 5 years. My father is arguing with my sister. The whole family is in the room. He's losing his temper, and is about to start beating on everyone in the room with a belt starting with her. I distract him from her somehow. He lashes the belt out in anger. I don't know how, and I'm sure it was just luck but I caught the belt before it hit me, tugged it out of his fist, almost started beating the crap out of him with it but didn't, and walked to my room with the damned belt in my hand and full of enough rage to make my heart feel like it was in an iron vise. I was listening to see what happened next. It was quiet for a bit except my sister crying and then my father left to brood in his room, my brother came in and sat on his bed. I was sitting on mine. The rest of that night doesn't matter. I got a hug from my sister the next day. The first sincere hug she'd

given me in a long time. I used to have so much anger in me, aimed at everyone in my family. I'm not going to say it all vanished, but I started really trying to get rid of it then. * This troper was in a shop with a (then) lady friend of his who he was very 'interested' (ie. He thought a boning was in order) in. Unfortunately, I spent quite a bit of time talking about how much of an asshole I was which, um, seemed to dissuade her a fair bit. Well, dissuade her more. It just so happened that we were walking past the drinks bit, and a wee kid who couldn't have been older than 5 was trying to reach a bottle of Coke on the top shelf of the freezer thingy that they keep drinks in. I asked him "After a coke?" and when he nodded, I reached him down a bottle and reached into my pocket for some money for him. He muttered "Thanks" and went on his way. Immediately afterwards, this troper's friend hugged him very tightly, and said "See? You're not as bad as you think." The story of she and I didn't exactly end well, but that was probably the most touching thing anyone's every said to me. And I occasionally just think about it and tear up a little. * After reading this page, and the Real Life examples, this troper wants to become a better person. Thank you. Thank you all. ** How can you possibly be a better person than what you are already? *** That's a horrible thing to say, and here's why; you are assuming to a certain degree that this person is already as good as he or she can ever concievably be. That how good he or she can be is already set in stone, and anything else is unattainable. To you, Mr or Ms original poster, I say; you are human, you are flawed. There is room for improvement. And I want you to keep this information in mind as you be the best person you can be, push right up to that limit, AND BLOW RIGHT THE FUCK PAST IT. To hell with it, you are a good person, but you can be greater; reach out for that golden standard, surprise everyone, and don't let any show-hater, GIFTer, b-tard or caustic critic stand in your way. See the faults of the world, see the shallow wretches that stand before you, see that there is always more to it than that, and continue on to grow and become a better person. SO SAYS THIS MOTHERFUCKING MALE TROPER!! ...I'll just let myself out... **** *claps* ***** To that 'MOTHERFUCKING MALE TROPER': I'm not the original poster but you just made my night (well morning now). Thank you so much, I'm not sure if you know what that means to someone like me who's at their very lowest and... oh god. * A couple of months ago, this troper's parents announced that they were getting a divorce. It came as no surprise, because they'd been fighting for years and they'd made no real effort to hide their issues from myself and my brother. About an hour after they told us, I decided to call my best friend because I just knew she'd understand. I picked up the phone and we made small talk for a few minutes before I blurted out, "My parents are getting a divorce!" I started crying like a baby, and I was completely unable to talk. She consoled me through the phone, and then stayed on the phone for half an hour and let me cry. When I was finally done, she prayed with me through the phone that I would be okay and that my parents would reconcile. That's not

even the CMOH. I told her that my dad would have to find a new place to live and didn't know where to look. After we'd stopped talking, my friend asked her dad if my dad could live in their (magnificent and lovely) basement suite. He said yes, and saved my dad a ridiculously long house hunt. My friend - you are the best friend I could ask for. Better than I could ask for. I thank God for you. * Well, nothing big but.. It was some years ago, this tropers parents had just divorced and her mum went back to her homecountry. Some months later, I saw that the door to the house was upen so I went in, ran up the stairs and looked around, seeing no one. Then I heard someone behind me say my name, so I turned around and saw my mother standing there, smilig and holding her arms out. I ran to her and hugged her tightly while crying. * Okay, not as heartwarming as the rest of these, but [[FreakShow This Editor]] was going through a hard time in his life. Aside from the normal crappy grades and parental troubles and such, he was extremely depressed from his grandfather's recent death and had thoughts about suicide. Well, he happened to meet some girl online and, after a couple of random conversations, he told her everything about how he felt. I forgot what exactly she said, but she managed to move me away from suicide, running away, ect., and we've been good friends since. * This was a comment I got from a friend who had been reading my SailorMoon FanFiction, and wanted to respond to one particular passage: "It made me look at my own children, and feel totally overwhelmed with a love that I've never known before." * [[MiniKaylee This troper]] has been the subject of a couple. ** First one (this one has kind of a long lead-up, so bear with me): A former friend and I had been having a pretty nasty fight for about a month in eigth grade. Apparently I was too much of a DeadpanSnarker for her taste, and she told me to "quit being a bitch" (to paraphrase, anyway), and not to sit with our group at lunch anymore. Needless to say, I did not take kindly to this, and did not listen. There were a couple incidents after that, but the last one was the nastiest. On her part, it was kind of a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech culminating in, "Why are you still here when nobody here likes you?" So now she was trying to get the rest of our friends in on it, and it worked for the most part. The Crowning Moment was that one of my friends, despite the frenemy's claims, maintained that, "(Troper) may say some bitchy things, but I still like her." At this point, I had been hearing about all I could take and was getting pretty upset, so this was just felt like the best thing I had ever heard. Out of that group of friends, the one that defended me is the only one I still talk with to this day. ** Second one is more recent, almost a week ago. I had just started high school and, feeling very ignored and kind of overwhelmed, was naturally rather depressed and feeling alone. So, I posted on Facebook. Within the space of about two hours after the initial post, there were several comments from several different people cheering me up. So I went back the next day and made a post as a thanks to the previous night's commenters, and was again swamped with bunches of uplifting responses. An example: ---> '''(Poster):'''It's a challenge... sometimes it'll hurt. Remember you've got an ARMY of people who remember what it was like and are

here to listen and lend and ear and a shoulder. It was pretty much one giant YouAreNotAlone moment, and I'm not afraid to admit that I still cry when I go back and look at it. * This Troper has some to share: ** A very long time ago in elementary school, I went straight home that day instead of to the babysitter since my dad was home. The door was locked and I was banging on the door. It started thundering and at the time, thunderstorms terrified me. I was screaming and crying and bashing the door trying to get my dad to hear me. My school was literally right across the street, the parking lot in full view of my house and a woman who drove one of the handicapped buses saw me freaking out and pulled her bus up and took me to my babysitter's house. Turned out my dad was in the back of the house fixing the bathroom... ** On 8/21/1999, my father suddenly died. I called my best friend at the time to tell her (she used to call my dad Puff Daddy and my dad liked her because he felt she had a good head on her shoulders) and she immediately had her father drive her over. Her dad offered his condolences and any help and my BFF just sat with me as we watched Poltergeist. * This Troper (LowEndLem) has a friend whose family, quite simply, does not like him. They're alcoholics, they think it's wrong for him to be gay, and that he's too smart. They're proud, but they don't like him. Troper's parents demand to know why troper isn't perfect, and pretty much rum him into the ground, while saying he has no reason to be pissy and depressed all the time. While sitting in my friend's basement one day, conversation happened: Friend: You know...our families SUCK. Me: Yeah, just a bit. At least there's always booze. Friend: Booze and us, man, it's all we need. ** Say what you will, that made me feel fantastic. Sadly, he's moving in August 2010 to his college, and I won't see him, as he hates coming home. * After despairing that my friends were disappearing along with any sign of my social skills and likeability, I decided to randomly go onto Omegle for the first time ever. I was expecting to duel with a troll - but the guy I talked to made me feel so much more loved than any of my friends ever did. Thank you so much. <3 See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments7

HeartwarmingMoments7 * [[{{Das}} This Troper]] had moved to Israel with his parents in the middle of his second school year; he kept in touch with his closer relatives to an extent, but contacts with his school friends were practically severed. Much to his shame, he all but forgot about them after a few months. Nonetheless, he eventually began to miss his home city, and visited it on next year's summer together with his mother. He arrived by plane in the evening, and got to his grandparents' house ''at night''. The very first thing that happened upon his arrival

there was a phone call from his old best friend from school. This troper was immediately overwhelmed by bright memories. Needless to say, they met up on several occasions during that visit, the troper in question made sure to visit Russia every summer before moving back there for high school, and the best friend in question is still his best friend ''period''. * [[{{Griffin}} This troper]] had a dream that was a [=CMoH=]. In it, she and her family went to a haunted hotel. To be exact, it was haunted by the ghost of a little girl. This would usually be NightmareFuel, but instead me and my sister found the little girl and took her to her mother, who was waiting for her on the other side-aka the thirteenth floor, which wasn't supposed to exist. Their reunion scene was just so touching, with the two of them walking away down a hallway as the elevator doors closed. And then when we tried to tell Mom, she just nodded and went "uh-huh." Yeah. You break a curse, and no one belives you. ** We belive you! * This troper had few friends in real life but a collection on line. He (me) was a member of a group of authors on an online forum. Most were Jerk Asses and Grammar Nazis who didn't tolerate much complaining or stupidity. But after one shitty day of being mocked and made fun of, he got on the forum and confessed of his stresses and poor selfopinion. Rather than berate, the other authors helped him with his problem. Since he's become more popular and well liked - and his best friends are those same people that made him feel like shit. Maybe a fairly average story, but... hey. It happened to me. * This troper first started watching [=~Avatar: The Last Airbender~=] when he was twelve. He fell in love with it instantly. Every day he couldn't wait to go home on friday and change the channel with his toes (since he lost the remote years ago) to nickelodeon and watch epic adventures he so often wished he was a part of. This troper wasn't unpopular, in fact, he was a pretty strong athlete, but he could never relate to the other kids. This caused there to be not much of a social life. For the years he spent watching the gaang he always felt alone. His siblings thought he was childish and he couldn't get the nerve to openly talk about it, for fear of being made fun of for [[{{AnimationAgeGhetto}} watching a cartoon]]. It slowly grew to becoming completely lost in depression, wishing he could be aang and not have to go through school. But this is the heartwarming page for a reason. After the show had ended, I was completely lost. Being new to the internet, I began to search for some Avatar stuff, hoping to feel better. It was then that I stumbled onto this site. I realized that there were so many people just like me, unafraid to admit liking such a fantastic show. The more I searched on this site, the more and more closer I felt to all the tropers. They have the same great interests in movies and shows and cartoon and for the first time I didn't feel alone. I know it sounds cheesy, but even though I don't really know any of you, you guys (and girls) are my best friends, and have helped me realize my passions. Thank you so much. * This troper had a friend. This friend was in a very, very disfunctional relationship, to the point where he could no longer sleep at night, and threatened suicide. This friend had a friend who,

before all of this, had been a complete bitch to him constantly. She'd put him down, she'd yell at him, she'd get offended by him, she'd threaten him (though he always reciprocated). That is, of course, until one day, when the two stayed up late one night, discussing his relationship. His friend then said, "You know what? You deserve better. You deserve far better. Derek, you are the most amazing, talented, perfect man in this world, and if she can't make you happy, she isn't worth you wasting your soul." He ended his relationship rather swiftly, and the two never fought again (save for some isolated incidences later on, but hey, no one's perfect). A few months later, the two are madly in love, and planning to spend the rest of their lives together. His friend? That was me. I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life. * When I was studying abroad in London, England, my grandfather died. I was not able to fly home for the funeral and mourn with my family, but my teachers and friends on the program made the experience more than bearable. One teacher took me to a pub and bought me a drink to take my mind off it and let me talk about whatever, another gave me a card, and my roommate gave me lots of hugs. * There's nothing that quite beats having one of the people you respect most in the entire world read the letter of recommendation he's written for you outloud. * IThis troper (first person now) was in door county in Wisconsin on vacation with my brother, and some friends we met there. We were hiking along a cliff edge, looking for a small bluff where we could have a picnic dinner later. We found this expansive rock terrace, and on one of the walls was carved a square, in which were the names of a couple that met there in the sixties. They had written the dates from all the consecutive years they had returned, every single year from 1967 to 2008. Within the square were also scrawled little love messages. The entire scene was so beautiful, the dedication of the couple to return to where they met each year was amazing. * Several years ago, I made up to meet my dad in a certain place in Tel Aviv in order for him to drive me home. Due to misunderstandings and miscommunication, I ended up in an unfamiliar part of Tel Aviv. Even worse, I had no cell phone so I couldn't call my dad. Eventually I ended up sitting on a street corner at night, crying and scared out of mind. Along came a couple, a young man and a young lady. The young lady, after finding out what happened, loaned me her cell phone so I can call my dad. After finishing the call I asked her to remind me of her name, thinking she was someone I knew but forgot (I have a bad memory). She reveals that she and I don't know each other. I was floored and thanked her. * The entire fact this page has so many examples with even more hopefully coming is one for me. ** Go you. (: * (This one requires a bit of backstory.) A few of my friends and I were on an epic mission to give free hugs to our small-town community. After spending the day working our asses off to make really awesome 'free hugs!' signs, we went forth in society. We were stopped by mall security five minutes in, first for 'suspicious behavior', and later for being minors after we explained the situation. We then wandered

over to the nearby Wall-Mart, feeling a bit defeated, where we split up into little groups to be less intimidating. The group I was in was stopped by a woman, who congratulated us for being 'awesome' and was, to say the least, pissed when we told her what happened at the mall; she and her daughter who was about our age hugged us. Later, her husband did the same (but without the hugs. :/ ). Here's the true Crowning Moment, though: as we were making our way up one of the more open areas, an elderly woman stopped us, looking somewhat suspicious. This bit of conversation took place: --> '''Her:''' What is this for? --> '''Us:''' To spread the love! (Because we're Narm like that) --> '''Her:''' Who are you giving hugs to? --> '''Us:''' Everyone! She then blinked, walked up to us, and tightly hugged every person in the group (there was three or four of us). After, she looked up at us, tears in her eyes and said, wobbly-voiced, 'thank you' before walking away. (Wall-Mart then ''also'' made us stop [against the will of the manager, who supported us], about five minutes later. But that moment still made it worth it.) ** Also, one of my friends who was with us and previously done free hugs at the mall had given a hug to an elderly war vet who told her, post-hug, that that was the first hug he's had in twenty years. * This relatively new troper has one: My grandmother had just died, and I was really upset. My stepmother (who I was angry with at the time, she'd only just married my father) just held me.I didn't hug her back, but she just kept holding me as I cried. * This troper recently found out she can never become pregnant. Not like, the chances are slim, more like, there is no chance AT ALL, because this troper was born without a uterus. Now, the day after getting the news, this troper was supposed to babysit her niece and nephew. (End 3rd person) I went over to their house, and the first thing my four year old nephew did? He grabbed my hand and said "Auntie, I drew a picture for you!" Cue a crayon drawing of two little blue stick people. "Ooh, what is it?" I asked. "It's you and me holding hands, Auntie. I thought of it because I can draw people, and I love you" I nearly sobbed my eyes out. ** This troper [[ChildFree would give you hers]] were it feasible. Also your nephew is adorable. ~hug~ * This lurker has two [=CMoH=]s to share: ** A few days ago, this lurker, mostly a loner due to awkwardness around others, found out that one of her only friends that she had a crush on (but unfortunately has a boyfriend) is anorexic and occasionally goes into short comas. She was texting one of her friends when the news came out, and asked bitterly: --> '''Me''': Why does no one tell me these things? --> '''Her''': What do you mean? --> '''Me''': It's just that everyone seems to have a hard time trusting me. --> '''Her''': I see it all the time. When people talk to you, they edit things out, like *name removed here* and her anorexia. Personal things. --> '''Her''': (a few minutes later) But I trust you.

Having never been told that before and generally being an outcast at school for two years, this lurker cried. ** This lurker's father works overseas and comes home every few months. A few years back, during one of his leaves and the night before he had to go back, she found herself unable to sleep. It was a school night, and when her father came in because the light was still on in the room, he asked why she was still up. She told him it was because he was going to leave the next day. He then produced a little stuffed iguana that smelled like oil and said it was his good-luck charm when he was flying helicopters and he was giving it to her. After several hugs and her stating "I love you Dad," she went to bed with the little stuffed iguana after her dad left. She's slept with it every night ever since then. * Copied from {{[=CMoA=]}}: ** This troper wanted to help out her best friend, who was strapped for cash but refusing to accept money from her. This troper lives in the US, her friend in Brazil. So this troper converted a couple thousand into Brazilian currency--cash--before leaving on her summer trip. To prevent theft, she carried the cash in the pockets of her shorts, worn under an ankle-length skirt, through airports, etc. in the US, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil. At her friend's house, she hid the money in a plastic bag at the bottom of a little-used drawer. Ten days after returning to the States, she contacted her friend and told her to check that drawer. The friend was perplexed, yet delighted (due to careful timing of {{The Reveal}}), yet perplexed. The plan took more than a month to execute, during which time this troper said no word to anyone. * This troper's not quite sure that this is the correct place to enter it, but his grandfather had suffered from a stroke a few years ago that partially paralysed most of his body's right hand side. After about a year (and much effort into rehabilitation), he suffered another one, and fell into a coma. The doctors who were treating him only gave him a few hours to live. He lasted a week, allowing my grandmother and the rest of his family enough time to come to terms with what was to happen. He was a strong, stubborn man to the bitter end, and I am proud to be descended from him. * A teacher of this Troper, told my class a story. His young son had been misbehaving so he and his wife sent their son to his room. Afterwards, he could hear his son in his room crying and telling himself that his parents didn't love him anymore. So, my teacher went to his son's room, wiped his tears away and told his son, " I will love you always, until my very last breath." ** Then, as a bonus, he told us all that in a sense, we are like his children. Then, he was embarrassed and quickly changed the subject. * This didn't personally happen to This Troper, but she witnessed it and was a part of it. On ontd_startrek, someone posted that her grandmother was depressed because her (the grandmother's) husband had terminal cancer. The poster said that she found that her grandmother got a good laugh out of "Extreme Macros" (macros that extoll the MemeticBadass virtues/looks/sexual prowess of Star Trek characters and actors), and asked fellow community members to post some. Almost instantly people were posting their craziest macros and writing

condolences and reassurances for the original poster and her grandmother. * Sometime in 10th grade, I was extremely depressed for several reasons. For one, I felt like I was being betrayed by several of my friends for no reason whatsoever. The second thing that got to me was that I was extremely ashamed of myself because I couldn't tell my friend Kayla, who was one of my only close friends and who I had a big crush on, that I was in love with her, and I also felt that our friendship was tearing apart. The third part was that my parents were, around that time, constantly fighting, and constantly threatening to separate, and no matter which parent I left with, I would be torn away from the few friends I felt I had. My depression came to its peak when my parents' fighting became VERY violent. My dad punched a hole through a door (no, he's not the Hulk, that door was just really cheap), my mom hit my dad a few times, and my dad tried to choke her. My sister was crying because she didn't know whether to call the cops or not, cause she didn't want to see our parents thrown in jail. Morbidly depressed, not knowing what to do myself, and '''almost''' contemplating suicide, I was going to send a message to everyone I knew, telling them I was going to run away from home, and not to worry about me if they didn't see me from a few days. I didn't even get to send the second message before I got my first reply from someone; Kayla. I even remember her words. -> '''Kayla:'''Well, first of all, running away is a reckless and dangerous way to get your point across. Sometimes with parents you need to smack thier heads together and remind them of what's important to stop thier petty fighting, no matter how violent and stupid they act. I don't want you doing anything stupid like running away because me and so many other people would worry. Believe it or not, you're a friend to alot of people and you're one of my best friends, so don't get upset with that nonsense. To have heard this from any friend would have brought me up even just a little bit, but to hear it from her... Well, it really brought me to my senses. She was the only person who was able to convince me that everything was going to be alright. If it weren't for her... well, I might not be here talking about this right now. Though nothing came of my feelings for her, we're still close friends, and when I think about it, I'm extremely grateful to her for possibly saving my life, and I'll always love her to death for staying by my side when I'd need a friend. * This troper has had a pretty abysmal 2009. After breaking up with his girlfriend of 3+ years in January, to losing his job as an EMT in March, to not being able to find a job still, coping with anger and frustration and a mounting sense of worthlessness, and mostly feeling like a total abject failure for whom no one would stick up or stick their neck out for, he decided to apply to school. Not thinking he'd actually get anywhere in the process of applying to the school he wanted to go to, he recently got an acceptance letter into one of the best Paramedic schools in the US. * I don't know if I'm emotionally crippled or if my parents are, but I have never been close to them. When I broke up with my first boyfriend, I didn't even tell them for weeks, but I told my best

friend, who I carpooled with at the time. She, in turn, told her father, who waited that day until I got into the car, turned around, and said this to me: --> '''Dad''': When I was in high school, I wasn't cool enough to have a girlfriend like you, or, well, at all. But that guy, he must have been an idiot to ever let you go. To me, that just proves that family is what you make it. * [[DarkInsanity13 I]] have one that's very dear to my heart. Years upon years ago, I went swimming with my mother and some friends of the family at the local YMCA. (I'm fuzzy on the details beyond this.) My mother found one of the diamonds on her wedding ring was gone later that day to several days later. She asked the locker rooms as well as the pool to be checked, but it was never found. Alas, she had a new one put it. Several months later, my mom's picking me up from the friends of the family's house (as they doubled as babysitters), and for whatever reason I was digging through the bag with our swim gear. As my mom's chatting with the friends, I find something shiny at the bottom of the bag. I hold it up and ask my mom about it. Surely enough, it's the missing diamond. But that's not the heartwarming part. I fondly remember the story, but never thought about where the diamond got to. Well, it's the early morning of my 19th birthday, and I have no idea what I'm getting as a present. Getting up to get rid of an annoying bug. I find a bag with a funny t-shirt. Then I open the card. Inside is a slip of folded paper, and a taped up little pouch. Curious, I unfold the paper. It's a certificate telling the story of diamond, as well as the promise to get a piece of jewelry of my choice made with the diamond. My heart swelled so much I didn't know what to say. My brother laughed at it, but it was one of the best things that happened all year. * This troper had problems with her body and was brought to the hospital one night. Halfway in the night, this troper felt immense pain in her abdomen but was too afraid to call for a nurse, since she had never been in the hospital before and ended up crying in pain. Rather than ignore me, the other patients in the room quickly alerted the roving nurses and the girl beside me (who was younger and also obviously in pain) asked this troper if she was okay and offered me chocolate. * WARNING: LONG LEADUP. This troper has had a... Well, she doesn't want to say hard life, because she knows there's people much worse off, but it's the only thing she can think of. Anyways. Her mom was found out to be a druggie and cheated on her dad- twice, both times getting pregnant- before her dad figured out it was no use and divorced her. He fought for custody of this troper and her eightyears-older brother. They were six and fourteen at the time. Her brother spent most of the next few years getting picked on for being an introvert, nerdy gamer and half the time just skipped going to school. This troper was mostly good through elementary school, barring a few incidents of wanting to join something and not being able to because her dad couldn't get her to meetings/whatever. The first Christmas after the mom left almost didn't happen- mom had been in charge of finances, but hadn't been paying bills and instead been getting drugs, so we were in some heavy debt. Dad, however, was

friends with some cops who got this troper and her brother each a $100 spending spree at Wal-Mart. That's not the [=CMoH=]. Later, in middle school, this troper had very few friends. She was going to a justopened school in the area for 'smart' children, but it had a uniform, which caused more problems than it solved. For instance, students picked on others for not having Hollister polos or whatev, this troper amongst them. She got grounded for six months for not doing her work in fifth grade, but that was because someone in her class would go up to the turn-in boxes, take out papers at random, erase the names, and write her own in. It took until the end of the year for her to get caught. The rest of middle school was being horribly picked on, practical jokes, only have two friends- both of whom were a year younger- dealing with Dad's new girlfriends (not many, but a few, all messed up in some way or another), and starting puberty. Then, high school. First, Dad meets a lady (let's call her 'Amy' here) that is actually normal. We all get along, mostly. This troper makes friends in high school, and is happy for the first time in forever. Then, Dad and Amy get married. Less than a year later, Amy has a problem where a nerve in her head is being pinched by two others, causing intense pain. This condition is officially nicknamed 'The Suicide Desease.' She gets through it, though. Then this troper's brother gets all messed up- his thyroid basically went all wack and overloaded everything, and IIRC, the doctors said it was 'Thyroid Storm'. He makes it through that, but spends the next few months in and out of depression and wanting to kill himself. This troper, meanwhile, is a sophomore and has her first boyfriend, who is her friend's little brother by a year. He's really sweet though, and listens to everything without once interrupting when she gets upset. Most people ask this troper to go back and explain things better when she's upset, which just makes her feel like a failure, etc. This troper then applies for a state academy run through a college. One of the questions on the application is 'Explain one thing you are proud of.' This troper puts most of what she just said above, plus a few more details, and the thing she is proud of is surviving without turning into a bitch or doing drugs or alcohol or having multiple boyfriends just to boost her ego or anything. This troper gets accepted. The [=CMoH=] is, Amy asked to proof-read essay questions for application before it got sent out, and when she saw that essay, she set up a surprise appreciation party with her family. The person in charge of admissions at that school also sent her a personal letter alongside the acceptance letter, expressing amazement and pride that a teenager could be so well off with a life situation like that. It made this troper feel all WAFFy, that someone who hasn't met her would say that. * On my last day of school in 4th grade, I was saying bye to everyone one since I was moving to a new school at the time. I was going to leave all of my friends and classmates. Literally everybody in my class came up to me and gave me a huge group hug. I was in tears during that and I'll never forget that day. When I went for the new student orientation for my new school months later, my best friend, my guy friend, from the school I was moving from, was there going to the same school I moved to! We were both so happy and here we are now, in high school and we're the closest of friends!

* When this troper was in 11th grade multiple bomb threats were made on his high school causing the entire student body to stand in the rain for 2 hours once and implement some rather frustrating procedures including mandatory book bag checks in the morning which grated on this troper's nerves immensely as he lived locally yet had to go through one full trio then another to a bus transfer and this without including the fact that the high school had students from 3 provinces meaning some students had to stand in line after a 45 minute ride to have their book bag checked. Naturally this lead to some annoyed students and threats of physical violence upon the culprit when they were caught and they were caught. It was a friend's younger cousin taking out his frustration for being bullied this troper and the large group of her friends basically pulled him in after he was found out and basically violently run out of the few 'friends' he had. All thoughts of violence were instantly forgotten and for 3 months he was consistently surrounded by 10-12th graders the majority of which were well-known and liked even though we barely knew him and some were only doing it because he was the cousin of a friend-of-a-friend. * A longtime member and elder of this troper's church, Bill, loved leading the hymns. Especially is favorite, "Wonderful Grace of Jesus." Every time he got in the pulpit, he'd direct us with such enthusiasm that you'd think our singing was the best thing he'd ever heard. The church loved it. Even after we hired a music pastor, if we sang "Wonderful Grace of Jesus," he'd be invited up to lead it. A few years back, Bill was diagnosed with cancer, and lost the ensuing battle. The church was packed for his funeral. After the eulogy, his son got up and said that, of course, we would be ending with "Wonderful Grace of Jesus." However, the family had been unable to pick someone to lead lead the hymn, so they decided that nobody would. Cue five hundred people facing an empty pulpit, singing "Wonderful Grace of Jesus" in four part harmony for all they were worth. It was a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, a CrowningMusicOfAwesome, and TearJerker, all rolled into one. * One day, at my cousin's house, me and my dad were being cuddly and close to each other. We were laughing and chatting about nothing in particular. My cousin noticed this and in her amazement, asked us if we normally do this. My dad replied, "Of course, we do" while I said, "All the time." After our answer, you could see that my cousin made a notable effort to try and be as close as her own father just as we were. Just knowing me and my dad were able to inspire someone like that makes me all warm and fuzzy. * This lurker of tropes had his Crowning Moment of Heartwarming a year and a half ago when I was in the production of "Bye Bye Birdie" for my high school. During this time we would always have our instructor randomly start lecturing us on how we needed to be perfect, blah blah, when I saw a girl with long brown hair, bangs, and very pretty eyes standing by herself about 15 feet away. After we both glanced at each other and smiled a bit, I walked over to her and said, "He can go on like this for hours," and she laughed a little and said, "I know." We then proceeded to sit together and talk to each other whenever we had practice at the same time. I learned that she liked the same kind of music I did, she had a kind of innocent sarcasm about her, and that

she was also native Polish and was here on transfer until graduation. Over the weeks I started to really like her where it got to the point I couldn't stop smiling when I was around her, and it seemed like she was the same way. After our third performance, backstage we met up and I stared into her eyes and said, "I know you're going to think I'm kind of a dork for this, but...Kocham ci&#281;." ('I love you' in Polish) She smiled and laughed before saying, "That was very good!" and we decided to go out the next week. Before she left she gave me a kiss on the cheek. I was smiling like a fool for days. We still keep in touch over IM. ** An update: Me and her still communicate to this day, sending eachother cards, gifts, etc. I suppose I should elaborate on why this is a [=CMoH=] for me, because my last post didn't do it justice. Up until I met her, I was never a ladies man by any means. I had had maybe one date in my whole life, and it was a disaster. By then I had pretty much given up, and resigned myself to being alone at least until I was an adult, then she came in to my life and I regained hope. It wasn't me that was the problem, it was my limitations of where I lived. In fact, whenever we talk, she'll often say that she's just a plain Polish girl, and that there are girls in her country much better than she is. That may be, but she got to me first, and I am the happiest man on Earth because of it. * Maybe not as warm as most of the rest of the tales, but this year I was robbed in my own home: The thieft threathened me with a knife, and he stole several things, including a Nintendo Wii. My younger brother LOVES videogames, and of course, the fact that his loved console was stolen was hard to accept, but then, we had a little chat that was something like this: ** "I'm sorry...I couldn't do anything" ** "Don't worry; I'd prefer lose 100 Nintendo Wii's, than lose you" * To hell with [[http://www.fmylife.com/ FML]], I just found [[http://www.givesmehope.com/ GMH]]. I feel better about life after reading that. ** Thank you so much for that link. ** Here's my GMH story: I got an account there, just so that I could comment on a post by a bulimic, suicidal girl who might as well have been me. I gave her my email address, and we've become pen pals. From across the world, a complete stranger talked me through some of the toughest times in my life. As I write this, it has been four months since my last purge. Yesterday, I got an email from her saying that she has been "clean" for a week. As hard as it is, I realize a little more every day that we're going to make it through this together. Even if we never meet in real life. * My twin sister and I grew up in a pretty small town, where everyone knew everyone. There was this one homeless guy who would always beg for change from our mom, and talk to her about how he used to have twin daughters and a wife, but didn't anymore. My mom knew he'd just spend the money on alcohol, but she'd usually give him a dollar or two because she thought it was just a story to get pity, but also thought it was a very creative one. Eventually, the local fire department got involved with the guy. It turns out that he really ''did'' have a wife and kids, but was mentally ill and had wandered off a long time

previously. They hadn't seen each other in years, but the fire and police department tracked them down. The guy got to see his family one last time before he died of health complications from being a raging alcoholic. * Some tropers on the forums had messed around with [[http://omegle.com Omegle]] a bit. Omegle allows you to have a completely anonymous conversation with a stranger. Usually the stranger just trolls, and the site works as a one-on-one [[ImageBoards 4chan]]. However, two nights ago, I had [[http://freetexthost.com/i0cp23asi3 this conversation]]. The next time you run into a troll, please consider ''why'' they seem to have so much free time. * [[SmandyDandy ThisTroper's]] mother had heart failure in 2000 when I was only six years old and had to stay in the hospital for over a year. The doctors kept saying she was going to die, and that there was no way that she was going to make it. I'm living with her right now. She fought to stay alive for me. She said there was no way in hell that she was going to let me grow up without a mother. * This troper (bringing back memories) believes that even though it may be a biased opinion, has two stories ** When my little brother was born and I was finally going to get to see him at the hospital, I made sure that I was in my favorite (and coincidentally best) dress, and I begged to hold my brother, and didn't want to let him go, even for our mom ** Then, every night for years, once he came home, I made it my ritual to hug him and kiss his forehead every night before bed. I always said "good night" and "I love you", and I would refuse to go to bed otherwise unless I could do this * This Troper has three: ** First, I have always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with my sister. We'd make fun of each other, play tricks on each other, fight and generally be horrible. She had said a number of times that she hated me, and I always replied with 'No, you don't.' A couple years ago, at Christmas, she made me a card. Inside, it said "All those years that you told me I didn't hate you, that no matter what you did, I didn't hate you, you were right. You're my brother, and I love you." When I had finished reading it, she came over and hugged me. ** Second, my dad. He's always been kinda busy with his work, and never seemed to have too much time for us kids. He works really hard, and is often tired, and has a bit of a temper. One time we were at a christmas party thrown by a friend, and the two of us ended up standing in his basement with a bottle of tequila all by ourselves because everyone else had gone upstairs to grab snacks. We talked a bit about college, what I was going to do with my life, and he started going into his life a bit. Maybe it was the tequila. He told me that he had always tried hard to take care of us, and that he may not have been the best father because he was always working. I told him "Dad. Look at me. I don't smoke, or do drugs. I'm not an alcoholic, and I don't steal, and I try to be the best person I can. Say what you like, you've done alright by me." ** And third, my Mom, who worked in the high school cafeteria for several years. For her birthday one year, my brother went around

school asking everone he knew to write something nice about her on a little piece of paper. He managed to fill the small box he had with the slips. When mom opened the box, she read through everyone one of them, smiling and crying the whole time. * Many moons ago, This Lurker worked at a gas station. A young lady walked up to the counter to pay for her gas, who had purple hair. The thing about it was that instead of being odd, like most 'off color' hair is to me, it was just the right shade to look somehow natural and completely complimented the rest of her. After staring for a few moments, i told her how much i loved it. She kind of had a shocked expression, said thank you and left with a slight smile on her face. A few years later, i saw her at a bar. She came up to me and asked if i remembered her as 'the girl with the purple hair' before proceeding to tell me how it had meant so much to her that i had complimented her, as that day had been really bad for her, and she was feeling worthless. I had made her day, and managed with a small compliment to kick her out of a month long depression. What makes this a [=CMoH=] is that, unknown to her, i was also in a month long depression when she told me this, feeling worthless and that i never made a difference in anyone's life. two people, helping each other out, all stemming from her purple hair. * First of all, even though it's been said frequently, thank you all for this thread. I swear to God, if I could thank each one of you individually I would. I wish I could comment on all of these.I have a few myself. For one thing, my name is something that can be mispronunced easily and has led to ENDLESS harassment over it. Most of the time it isn't even witty, because thanks to my PurpleProse -esque speech, I often end up thinking that their insult of my last name sounding mildly sexual was not much of a comeback to the fact that I described in detail of how they enjoy thirty inches of man meat rubbing against their cerebellum...sorry, off topic. But ever since second grade, I'm pretty sure very few people know my first name. Not to mention I'm also quite estranged. But ever since high school started, I'm incredibly glad whenever a friend jumps to defend me. As of Junior Year one of my new friends has said that it's one of the coolest things about me, saying years from now if I see her I only need to remind her of my last name and she will respond "-last name-? I love that guy!" Second batch is more focused around one girl. I met her in 9th Grade, and she was simply the girlfriend of one of my friends at the time. I didn't really stand out to her and she didn't to me, I thought. However, in 10th grade I took a liking to her and always glanced to where she was. I realize now that sitting in the library reading during lunch while she was working there is very stalkery, so I automatically stopped. Fast forward to 11th grade, the last day before Winter Break. She goes around giving cards to her friends. She delivers to me a very personal letter, complete with candy cane, saying that she thinks I'm a good person and wants to get to know me better. I nearly went into tears at school. Since then, she has become one of my closest friends and she said that she could trust me with anything. I was touched. Also, in Junior Year, half of the people who used to harass me became good friends with me, saying "I got cool." Additionally, over the summer I got free passes for an

advance screening for YearOne, and so I invited some friends to go, then visited the summer school so I could invite her and her new boyfriend and his brother and girlfriend. She(the first girl)said that she'd need her mom's permission, and so I called her on the phone and used my most polite voice to ask. When I hung up, I said her mom said maybe, and then my friend proceeded to give me the best, hardest squeezing hug I have ever recieved. Heart-> melt To end, thank you to whoever sat through reading what was probably of low quality for this thread... * This Troper's dream is joining the United States Marine Corps, Its been his obession for years. When I was 17 I weighed atleast 260 pounds so I began to work out, eat right and general give my self [[TrainingFromHell training from hell]] It took 7 months but at 18 I was ready to enlist I was down to 160 pounds, But things rarely work out the way you want it. I got into a car accident that really hurt my back, I began to take painkillers and did some rehab just so I could enlist before I turned 19. THEN I got a kidney infection where I began to urinate blood. Needless to say this Troper was and still is devistated a year later battling all kinds of illnesses has [[BreakTheCutie simply given up]] . A few days ago I found a song called 'Semper Fi' on youtube about this one Marines experinces, I left a comment and me and the artist began talking and became friends I told him about how I wanted to join and the horrible things that has happend to me health wise and how I'll never beable to live my dream. This morning I recieved a message. " You don't need a uniform to be a hardcore Devildog. Keep ya head up Marine. SEMPER-FI!!" Needless to say this Troper who considers himself all man was so touched he nearly broke down and cried. It might not seem like alot to some people but this gave me so much joy... Thank you Mr. Klane . * This Troper never really had many friends at school and hung around this manipulative, bullying bitch for most of her primary school years. When they were both in early secondary school, this troper was trying to do some homework in homeroom when her 'friend' was looking over shoulder, not leaving her alone, and just generally being a bitch as usual. Eventually this troper started to cry (yes she cries easily), then one of the guys in her homeroom came up to see if she was alright, and the bully quickly skittered off to somewhere else. The guy then hung around this troper for the rest of the day and showed her a machinima series that she still loves to this day. Both this troper and the guy are really good friends now, and became part of her {{Nakama}} and the bully left the school a few years later and this troper hasn't spoken to her since. What this troper finds even more amazing was that she had barely spoken two words before the guy that came over to see if she was alright. * This troper happens to have a wonderful, supportive family who she unfortunately lets down on in many occasions. This case being getting her college acceptance stuff done, in which she hadn't started till incredibly late. Next day after school, she went to the local book store not wanting to go home just yet and tried to drown out her sorrows in manga. Cue in a girl she considered more of a friendly acquaintance than an actual friend, and she concernedly says that I look miserable, which surprises me as I assumed my face didn't betray

my emotions. The water works unexpectedly kick in, and I bawl out to her, about how her parents and older siblings spent the night yelling at her, asking her what they were doing wrong, and how she couldn't answer because there were none. She couldn't say anything. She was feeling guilty and miserable and thought she'd never get into college and knew she was causing emotional strain on the entire family. The friend patiently listens to the blubbering and hugs her the whole time, not minding the slightest about how her shirt is getting covered with tears and snot. The two have a long talk about how the troper's worries and fears, and as soon as the troper finally feels well enough to detach herself off of her, the friend pulls out a pack of tissues she conveniently had in her pocket. * I've been living alone for a little over a year now after previously sharing an apartment with my sister and her husband. They live in the next county now, where all our mutual friends are, and so they all see each other ''far'' more often than I see any of them, and I get lonely from time to time. So for my last birthday, I sent out a group e-mail asking if we could all get together and catch up. I got ZERO replies. Not even an RSVP with regrets! So I was pretty damn well annoyed, and ready to write off the whole lot of them. A few weeks later, my mom calls and asks if I can come over and babysit my niece for a few hours on Saturday. Sure, no problem, I like my niece, and I've got nothing better to do with no real friends to hang out with. So Mom comes to pick me up, we chat in the car about the cool stuff I brought for the kid to do while I watch her, and when we arrive, I walk in the house...and all my friends ''and relatives'' who live in the area jump out and yell "SURPRISE!" It was a party for me. With Mickey Mouse balloons and a pinata and grilled shish kebabs and cake. Those [[Main/MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]] planned it all along. * This the first edit/post for this troper, and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right, but reading through this page inspired me to contribute. My 10th grade year can be best described as a crowning moment of suck, an all-time personal low that I have vowed never to repeat. But there were a few instances in that year that I still look back and smile fondly on. ** Most of these moments come from my Advanced English class. I was seated at the same table as another girl with whom I never got along. We flat-out despised each other, I'm not ashamed to say. One day--I don't even remember what triggered it, how it happened--I almost completely broke down, and was trying desperately to suppress my tears--and failing miserably. Behind me was one of her friends, giggling and chattering with a third girl about it. And then I hear her, the first girl, the one with whom I could never find common ground, who would always belittle and insult me at every opportunity (and who I would belittle and insult in turn), just quietly say "Laura. It's not funny." We got along much, much better after that, and even though we'd still take pot-shots at one another, we were always playful about it. I really wonder if she knows just how much it mattered to me that she said that when she did. ** I also want to give a shout-out to my teacher that year, who on two non-consecutive occasions dropped his arrogant bastard routine for me. The first was when he pulled me aside and lectured me on my low

grades--nothing new; I'd heard it all before--but then he gave me the absolute biggest vote of confidence I had ever received: he told me I was smarter than my brother, who he'd had in his 12th grade AP class two years prior. And dammit, he meant it. ** The second, and somewhat more memorable, instance was...I think it was the same break-down that I chronicled above. Disgusted by a terrible grade I'd gotten on an assignment, I tore it in two and flung it to the ground (come to think of it, that might have been the spark that set alight the powder keg that was my emotional state that day). So, again, fighting tears and hiding my face in my arms in shame, he placed his hands on my shoulders and said "Son, just think: even so, you still have the highest grade in the class." ** And my last memory is probably the sweetest one I had. I was on a long-winded suicide tangent, rambling psychotically to a girl who had stood by me my entire year, comforting me and offering me her affection. Nothing could stop me; I was gonna off myself right then and there and I meant it--and then she just softly says, "I love you..." Our relationship ended on the absolute most sour note you can imagine, a little more than a year after that exchange...but it meant everything to me that she said it. And from that point on, I rebuilt myself completely. * On time, this troper was in a small Manhattan train station with her family and her sister's friend's family, all of whom were Korean. It was late and the station was near empty except this black guy with his hair in dreadlocks playing the keyboard. I was watching him, and he looked up and smiled at me. He took note of me and my group and promptly stopped playing his current song to play another, which was Arirang, a Korean traditional folk song. My jaw dropped. So did my group. We Korean-Americans are kind of used to nobody knowing anything about our culture. We appreciated it, and my mom gave him 20 bucks. Then he played the Korean national anthem. My sister's friend's mom promptly gave him 20 more. Goes to show you it helps to know about other people. * This troper, for the years from kindergarten to fifth grade, went to a relatively poor but rather tight-knit school. I was a shy and withdrawn girl who found it hard to make friends. However, those friends that I did have, I was very close to. On my last day there at the end of the fifth grade year, I was crying and upset because I knew I would have a terrible time at my new school what with knowing no one. It had taken me a long time to make the friends I had, and I feared no one would ever want to be my friend again. One of my friends (a boy I happened to have a huge crush on) noticed me alone and upset and grabbed a piece of paper and a marker. I wondered what he was doing, but disregarded it. A few minutes later someone tapped me on the back. I turned around to see my friend with the huge piece of paper decorated with phrases like "I'll miss you!", "Friends forever!", and and "Keep in touch!" in addition to his phone number and numerous smilie faces. He then began to cry and pulled me into a tight hug. Eventually my other friends and classmates, even the ones that I never talked to, noticed and came to hug me too. This made me realize that even though I would have trouble making new friends at my new school, I would never lose or forget the friends I already had.

* This troper's CMOH is slightly bittersweet but eh, here it is. My relationship with my older sister is convoluted. My earliest memory at all is seeing her curled up in the kitchen floor sobbing with my parents standing over her. She was probably 7 or 8. Let me go into a bit more detail here. I remember waking up in my grandmother's room, I walked out wondering where I was, turned and saw the above. I wasn't noticed. I left, and did something. I don't remember what. Fast forward about 5 years. It's the summer before I get in to middle school. I'm 11 or 12. My sister's around 14 or 15.My parents were out. She got my younger brother and I to follow her into our parents room. She convinced us to do things. I don't know if I'd call it rape because we did consent but we tried to leave before anything happened as well. She'd locked the door and wouldn't let us though. Fast forward another 4 or 5 years. My father is arguing with my sister. The whole family is in the room. He's losing his temper, and is about to start beating on everyone in the room with a belt starting with her. I distract him from her somehow. He lashes the belt out in anger. I don't know how, and I'm sure it was just luck but I caught the belt before it hit me, tugged it out of his fist, almost started beating the crap out of him with it but didn't, and walked to my room with the damned belt in my hand and full of enough rage to make my heart feel like it was in an iron vise. I was listening to see what happened next. It was quiet for a bit except my sister crying and then my father left to brood in his room, my brother came in and sat on his bed. I was sitting on mine. The rest of that night doesn't matter. I got a hug from my sister the next day. The first sincere hug she'd given me in a long time. I used to have so much anger in me, aimed at everyone in my family. I'm not going to say it all vanished, but I started really trying to get rid of it then. * This troper was in a shop with a (then) lady friend of his who he was very 'interested' (ie. He thought a boning was in order) in. Unfortunately, I spent quite a bit of time talking about how much of an asshole I was which, um, seemed to dissuade her a fair bit. Well, dissuade her more. It just so happened that we were walking past the drinks bit, and a wee kid who couldn't have been older than 5 was trying to reach a bottle of Coke on the top shelf of the freezer thingy that they keep drinks in. I asked him "After a coke?" and when he nodded, I reached him down a bottle and reached into my pocket for some money for him. He muttered "Thanks" and went on his way. Immediately afterwards, this troper's friend hugged him very tightly, and said "See? You're not as bad as you think." The story of she and I didn't exactly end well, but that was probably the most touching thing anyone's every said to me. And I occasionally just think about it and tear up a little. * After reading this page, and the Real Life examples, this troper wants to become a better person. Thank you. Thank you all. ** How can you possibly be a better person than what you are already? *** That's a horrible thing to say, and here's why; you are assuming to a certain degree that this person is already as good as he or she can ever concievably be. That how good he or she can be is already set in stone, and anything else is unattainable. To you, Mr or Ms original poster, I say; you are human, you are flawed. There is room for

improvement. And I want you to keep this information in mind as you be the best person you can be, push right up to that limit, AND BLOW RIGHT THE FUCK PAST IT. To hell with it, you are a good person, but you can be greater; reach out for that golden standard, surprise everyone, and don't let any show-hater, GIFTer, b-tard or caustic critic stand in your way. See the faults of the world, see the shallow wretches that stand before you, see that there is always more to it than that, and continue on to grow and become a better person. SO SAYS THIS MOTHERFUCKING MALE TROPER!! ...I'll just let myself out... **** *claps* * A couple of months ago, this troper's parents announced that they were getting a divorce. It came as no surprise, because they'd been fighting for years and they'd made no real effort to hide their issues from myself and my brother. About an hour after they told us, I decided to call my best friend because I just knew she'd understand. I picked up the phone and we made small talk for a few minutes before I blurted out, "My parents are getting a divorce!" I started crying like a baby, and I was completely unable to talk. She consoled me through the phone, and then stayed on the phone for half an hour and let me cry. When I was finally done, she prayed with me through the phone that I would be okay and that my parents would reconcile. That's not even the CMOH. I told her that my dad would have to find a new place to live and didn't know where to look. After we'd stopped talking, my friend asked her dad if my dad could live in their (magnificent and lovely) basement suite. He said yes, and saved my dad a ridiculously long house hunt. My friend - you are the best friend I could ask for. Better than I could ask for. I thank God for you. * Well, nothing big but.. It was some years ago, this tropers parents had just divorced and her mum went back to her homecountry. Some months later, I saw that the door to the house was upen so I went in, ran up the stairs and looked around, seeing no one. Then I heard someone behind me say my name, so I turned around and saw my mother standing there, smilig and holding her arms out. I ran to her and hugged her tightly while crying. * Okay, not as heartwarming as the rest of these, but [[FreakShow This Editor]] was going through a hard time in his life. Aside from the normal crappy grades and parental troubles and such, he was extremely depressed from his grandfather's recent death and had thoughts about suicide. Well, he happened to meet some girl online and, after a couple of random conversations, he told her everything about how he felt. I forgot what exactly she said, but she managed to move me away from suicide, running away, ect., and we've been good friends since. * This was a comment I got from a friend who had been reading my SailorMoon FanFiction, and wanted to respond to one particular passage: "It made me look at my own children, and feel totally overwhelmed with a love that I've never known before." * [[MiniKaylee This troper]] has been the subject of a couple. ** First one (this one has kind of a long lead-up, so bear with me): A former friend and I had been having a pretty nasty fight for about a month in eigth grade. Apparently I was too much of a DeadpanSnarker for her taste, and she told me to "quit being a bitch" (to paraphrase,

anyway), and not to sit with our group at lunch anymore. Needless to say, I did not take kindly to this, and did not listen. There were a couple incidents after that, but the last one was the nastiest. On her part, it was kind of a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech culminating in, "Why are you still here when nobody here likes you?" So now she was trying to get the rest of our friends in on it, and it worked for the most part. The Crowning Moment was that one of my friends, despite the frenemy's claims, maintained that, "(Troper) may say some bitchy things, but I still like her." At this point, I had been hearing about all I could take and was getting pretty upset, so this was just felt like the best thing I had ever heard. Out of that group of friends, the one that defended me is the only one I still talk with to this day. ** Second one is more recent, almost a week ago. I had just started high school and, feeling very ignored and kind of overwhelmed, was naturally rather depressed and feeling alone. So, I posted on Facebook. Within the space of about two hours after the initial post, there were several comments from several different people cheering me up. So I went back the next day and made a post as a thanks to the previous night's commenters, and was again swamped with bunches of uplifting responses. An example: ---> '''(Poster):'''It's a challenge... sometimes it'll hurt. Remember you've got an ARMY of people who remember what it was like and are here to listen and lend and ear and a shoulder. It was pretty much one giant YouAreNotAlone moment, and I'm not afraid to admit that I still cry when I go back and look at it. * This Troper has some to share: ** A very long time ago in elementary school, I went straight home that day instead of to the babysitter since my dad was home. The door was locked and I was banging on the door. It started thundering and at the time, thunderstorms terrified me. I was screaming and crying and bashing the door trying to get my dad to hear me. My school was literally right across the street, the parking lot in full view of my house and a woman who drove one of the handicapped buses saw me freaking out and pulled her bus up and took me to my babysitter's house. Turned out my dad was in the back of the house fixing the bathroom... ** On 8/21/1999, my father suddenly died. I called my best friend at the time to tell her (she used to call my dad Puff Daddy and my dad liked her because he felt she had a good head on her shoulders) and she immediately had her father drive her over. Her dad offered his condolences and any help and my BFF just sat with me as we watched Poltergeist. * This Troper (LowEndLem) has a friend whose family, quite simply, does not like him. They're alcoholics, they think it's wrong for him to be gay, and that he's too smart. They're proud, but they don't like him. Troper's parents demand to know why troper isn't perfect, and pretty much rum him into the ground, while saying he has no reason to be pissy and depressed all the time. While sitting in my friend's basement one day, conversation happened: Friend: You know...our families SUCK. Me: Yeah, just a bit. At least there's always booze. Friend: Booze and us, man, it's all we need.

** Say what you will, that made me feel fantastic. Sadly, he's moving in August 2010 to his college, and I won't see him, as he hates coming home. See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments8

HeartwarmingMoments8 * I have a very limited amount of money given to her each month since she's a college student. She got a $145 speeding ticket and therefore had to somehow drive 50+ miles back home to get her car fixed with only $19 in her bank account. Just before leaving, she hopped online to double check her bank account only to find she had an extra $25 dollars in there. It turns out her aunt had just happened to send her some money that day without even knowing she actually needed it. I sniffled massively as I called her and thanked her profusely. * [[{{alfinchkid}} I]] was hugely infatuated with a girl in high school, during the first year he met her. We became best friends, though I kept trying to show her that I cared more for her than a friend. She had just gotten out of a bad relationship right before Valentine's Day, and so on that day, she was depressed and sulking around to school. I went to the school store and bought a small teddy bear and balloon saying "Happy Valentine's Day", and snuck it into her locker during my study hall (while she was in another class). A couple of class periods later, I had a different teddy bear in my locker, with a card attached saying "I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I'd gladly do it again." That made me weep a little. And no, we never did go out, but we're still LikeBrotherAndSister to this day, and I still have the card. And the bear. * I knew a girl who didn't get very much for Valentine's day. While all the girls around her were getting flowers, she didn't. As she slowly sulked through class, I got so thoroughly annoyed at her attitude, I asked her for her lolipop and said, "Here is your flower young lady." and gave it straight back. Right after I did that her face totally lit up. The moment was short lived, as a late package of flowers came in just for her. * Year before last, around Christmas, I was dreading it all together. She knew her family where broke and didn't have any money to get things. That wasn't the worst part. It was knowing her online friends would be bragging like crazy about the stuff they received. Christmas Eve night, she stayed up late talking to two of her closest friends online, and said how she dreaded the following day. One of her friends, who lives in the {{Land Down Under}}, felt sorry for her, and sent her and her family a package of many things. He even sends me things for her birthday and when hes feeling generous! She is MORE then happy, thankful and glad to have a friend like that in her life! * Today, people visited my English class to see if they liked her school enough to go. When the group left, one man stayed behind and told my teacher that she was amazing and was great at what he did. The expression on her face made my day. * I had one of these about a year ago. In my school, every time I

finished my science class, I would walk down a short path that lead to the main area of the school, the problem was, everybody else did this as well, so every time I would walk ahead and hold open the doors and let entire crowds of people through, and every time this one girl would say "Thanks *my name*!" which itself was quite nice to hear for the simple fact that maybe 2-3 people mumbled a thanks at me and then walked off without another word, but one time instead of saying thanks, she stop walking and said this, (I'm paraphrasing a bit here) "You shouldn't keep doing this, you shouldn't put up with all the crap these lot put you through and then hold the door open anyway.". She then proceeded to pull me through the doors to stop me from letting everyone through. From that moment on, every following time I held the doors open she said the same thing, so naturally I kept doing it because hearing her say it always made my day. * [[{{Loracarol}} my]] class did something where they all wrote their name on the top of a piece of paper, and passed it around the room. Everyone else had to write something nice on that piece of paper, and to this day she has them all. Whenever she has a bad day, it is one of the things that keep her happy. * When I came out to her sister, I was incredibly nervous and scared. I did not know how she would react, looking back I feel kind of silly because she is extremely open minded. I told her that I'm a lesbian and she said ok and didn't even flinch. I started crying and she gave me a puzzled look and hugged me. She thought I knew that she wouldn't care. I started blubbering more and said something about society and people hating me. She smiled and said "Being gay is an asshole filter, the people who care are not people you would want to be around anyway". She also took me out for ice cream and to a bookstore to get books on "how to be comfortable with myself". When we got to the Sexuality section she said "I take it you are not ready for lesbian erotica yet". I blushed. But all kidding aside if it had not been for her I would not be as comfortable with myself as I am today. * [[{{Roxor}} I]] haven't had any happen to him (and probably wouldn't recognize them if they did), but he was unintentionally responsible for one for a friend. She was upset at one point and rather than try and cheer her up using whatever instant messenger he was using at the time, he made an interstate phone call on a mobile phone to try and cheer her up. It worked, although the call did use up half the credit on the phone. Said friend has been known to brag about this incident and considers me to be her best friend. In an interesting quirk, he hadn't even met her face-to-face at the time, with all prior communication being via the Internet. * I don't want to go into great detail for personal reasons, but in primary school an accident resulted in a serious illness and a long, nightmarish stay in the hospital. The only other patient on the entire ward was an older girl with a broken leg, who simply talked to him and kept him company during the day. He doesn't know where she is now, or what she is doing - in fact she probably doesn't remember him - but he would like to say: Thank you. You helped a small, terrified and sickly boy endure the most traumatic period of his life, for which he is eternally grateful.

* Last year, I went to Anime North. She'd been looking forward to meeting Vic Mignogna (a voice actor she admired) for months, and when she found out his panel had had been moved last minute, she went to four different hotels trying to find him. When she finally did find him, she went to get in line when the guy running the line said, "Vin isn't signing autographs anymore." Cue the rage and the (silent) tears. Going back to the main building, her new con friend she'd met the day before proceeded to cheer her up by including her in the free hugs campaign she'd started. 80 hugs later, she felt on top of the world again. But that's not the CMOH. It was when the guy who had been running Vic's line showed up, and without a word, we hugged. * When I was in college I was on a student run mounted police unit, with a really rank horse to handle. Numerous bite marks and kicks marks later, I had spent a LOT of time riding the horse, to find he had some serious brains in there. It was the 20+ riders a day, plus being aged, plus a lifetime of such servitude. After graduation I nagged the administration to let her know when the horse would retire. At 33 he lives in my backyard, the darling of all. He just wanted his own people. He saved my life when I was riding more then once, and now I know he appreciates it. He is very aged now, and I know his end will come. And it will be totally OK, because when I got him, for $100, out of a job and in the middle of a divorce, she knew it might only be one day. And it's been good years. Thanks for being the best horse, above and beyond, ever. Injin. * While it's a very minor CMOH, [[SoapMagic I]] had written on a worksheet that his taste in music is different from his peers. (First person mode now) My teacher wrote that I have awesome taste in music. I later told her that I read what she had wrote, and she ended up telling me that she lost all of her music when her computer died. I later gave her two [=CDs=] full of ToriAmos music. It feels good to do something for a genuinely kind person. * Now that I'm in university, I have friends. It was worth the wait. * Back when I was in 8th grade, I hadn't realized that most of my friends weren't actually mutual friends yet... except one. I'll call him "Ken" out of respect for his privacy. Anyway, our class went out on a field trip to Six Flags: Great America. We all stuck together for a while, and it turned out that my "friends" had planned to ditch me on purpose. After wandering around for a bit and meeting up with a poor kid who had Asperger's syndrome (and chatting with him a bit), guess who comes around to find me? Good old Ken. And we stuck together and rode rides for the rest of the day. The rest of guys had stopped riding rides about 1/3-1/2 of the way into the day, while Ken stuck with me the whole time. I asked him why he came back for me, and he said it was because he felt bad leaving me behind when the rest of them did. It didn't seem as touching when it happened, but thinking about it now brings a tear to my eye. He was my only true best friend back then. I haven't seen him since the reunion I had with him taking my [=ACT=]'s in high school, but nonetheless, despite my mom's view of him as a "bad influence" on me (which was more or less due to his political alignment and his slight tendencies toward being a troublemaker, I think, she's a bit stringent in that regard, which is not necessarily a bad thing), he was a good kid at heart. As for the

other guys... I have no clue what they're up to, and I'm not particularly interested in knowing, but I hope they're alright too, despite not really being real friends. * I've been having a real breakdown for the last few months, confidence issues and self-doubt, even having a few minor suicidal thoughts. Being so on edge I distanced myself away from my friends because they were last people I wanted to snap at. I figured "give it time and it will pass", but things just really began to snowball from the loneliness that resulted. So yesterday I decided to hang out with a friend and tag along with him to the local comic/manga shop. Stopping by to get a hot dog, the following conversation ensued: -->'''Me''': [Friend's name], there's a voice in my head. And in all seriousness it tells me how worthless I am and how everyone would be better off if I just threw myself in front of a bus. -->'''Friend''': MILLY (my nickname) YOU'D BETTER NOT DO THAT. -->'''Me''': Huh? -->'''Friend''': You do that and I will personally find your body, toss it into a "lazarus pit", bring you back to life, and berate the hell out of you for it! -->'''Me''': ...You'd really do that? -->'''Friend''': You bet I would. Because [[OnePiece you are my nakama!!]] (several references to OnePiece, YouAreNotAlone, and GurrenLagann later) -->'''Friend''': So if there's really a voice like that in your head, tell it ''I'' say "Shut The Hell Up". That sole conversation alone just brain-bleached all that negativity right out of me. For that I am truly blessed to have a friend like him. * This Troper was going home when there was a radio DJ mentioning how it was his parents' anniversary today. He said in wonder how his parents had been married for 41 years now. So he had asked his father how they stayed together for that long. And his father told him there was only one simple thing you had to do. Say "yes". ** This one may take a while to explain: I'm not exactly popular in my school. I don't look good, and I don't have a good personality. Some people just hate the sight of me nowadays, and it's something I've learned to get used to. Well, recently I was in a class with someone who absolutely hated me at the time. It was a joint class, one for solo musical performance and another for P.A. Production. I was part of the later, and we'd "hired" Most of the former to sing at a concert we'd produced. We all came round the piano and started to sing some christmas caroles. Well, it got round to singing "White Christmas." As I was putting on my stupid accent (I do that a lot.) I realized: No-one cared. We were all just singing together, like a happy family of sorts. The thought of everyone, including the guy that hated my guts, all singing in a perfect harmony, and every stupid action I was doing being met with no resistance what-so-ever, along with the song itself, just made me start to feel lighthearted. I was almost crying with joy by the end of the song, and I felt like hugging everyone in the room even an hour later.

* My first CMO H came before a family member passed on. We'd been at the hospital and I offered to take my cousin home (he's four years younger and more like a brother). On the way home, I stopped by the park, because he sad due to everyone else. I was old enough to know my world was falling apart, that something terrible was going to happen, but young enough to think that it would all be okay somehow. I was pushing him on the swing and he started laughing, asking me to push him higher. I realized then that no matter what, no matter who I lost, as long as I still had him, I could be okay. I could get through things and move on and keep walking. The important person to me died the day after, and that was a long time ago, but it took me years to get over it. I know that the only reason I'm still alive is because I can still picture him, eight years old, immortal and too young to know bad things happen to people who don't deserve it. And not because I'm strong or determined or stubborn, because he was able to laugh even when the whole family was crying. So, here's to him, to that goofy, once chubby little kid who laughed on a cold spring night and saved my life. ** My second CMO H is also a CMO A and also thanks to my little cousin- mentioned above. We were playing cards; I have a pretty nasty habit of cheating at everything. I'm sorta good at it- though it's taken years of practice and I'm useless against someone I don't know. I'm fairly confident I've got the winning hand (I had been cheating since the start) so I raise the stakes. Then I lost. By epic proportions. So badly, that I choke on my beer and drop my cards and refuse flat out to ever play the game with him again. The little git had been stacking the deck. And, god-damn, but he's a smart little sod, because right after he told me what he had done, before I could recover enough to kill him, he said "But I learnt it from the best. I take after you, after all." While I was grinning myself silly, being all proud and heart warmed, he legged it. *** My third CMO H (and my last so far) came when my cousin was born little sister to the one I've mentioned before. Kids have always grossed me out and scare the snot out've me. But at 1 in the morning, my mother, my cousin and I are rushing to the hospital because this little girl has been born. When we arrive, she's wrapped up in blankets, angry and crying.She's passed to me first. Generally, I get angry and I sulk, but I don't really do sad or touched, but this little girl, this baby, less than an hour old, stopped crying when I held her. She starts again when I hand her to my Mother, and I sit down very hard, very quickly on the floor of this hospital room, seconds from passing out (It's a first for me, and I've never reacted that badly before). Just a few weeks ago, I went to my Aunts house, and this little baby woke up as I walked past, and she flashed such a smile, sleepy and innocent that, really, I don't mind when she throws up on me, or drools on me or cries, because she's just like my little cousin- my reasons for living. This little girl and my not-so-little cousin are walking CMO H and CMO A, as far as I'm concerned * My Little Cousins...everytime I see them it counts as one. * I has two. Important note, I'm a junior and I don't think I'm that

pretty, like I have curves, but a lot in the wrong places.. ** Last year, I was walking to the library, and this girl came up to me, and said "You're beautiful. You're radiating beautifulness." ** Earlier this year, I was walking to class, and another random girl came up to me and said "You're pretty!" I didn't think much of it, then a few weeks later, the same girl came up to me when I was getting a drink at a water fountain, touched my elbow and said "Remember me, pretty?" I said I did, because, hey. How could I forget? Then, on Tuesday, I saw her at lunch, and she asked if I wanted to sit with her and her friends. A few minutes later, we introduced ourselves. I know these aren't as big as others, but they still make me smile when I think of them. * Well, I'll just leave it at: I've had some crappy birthdays. This year, while I'd normally be excited and stuff for my birthday, I just kinda didn't want it to happen because I'd be disappointed. But I wasn't... Unlike last year, my friends weren't busy as hell, and a lot of people remembered. We even ate dinner at Qdoba! And I got the first improv solo in jazz season! Then, after that, me and a girl went to Barnes and Nobles to study until closing. Like 40 minutes in, we got bored (this is a BIG TEST tomorrow, by the way, and she wasn't going to be there but voluntarily offered to study with me) and we just hung out kinda. She basically was like "it's your birthday! We should stop studying and just chill!" which felt heartwarming in retrospect; she gave me loads of attention that entire day especially in school, even more than my own best friends. Then after chilling, we hugged and left. The entire day was heartwarming, but I think around that time, I got over a previous crush of 14 months that was just kinda... 14 months of coldness, loneliness, and to some extent mental abuse. I'm not together with this girl right now but... I do hope. And it wasn't just because of my birthday. ** Same person also literally didn't have any friends until 9th grade [in fact I was under the impression most people hated me], and that same year he moved to a completely different area. For most of my 10th grade year I was lonely, and 11th grade I was kinda going through some emotional stress and I had no clue what my friends thought of me. This year's been filled with CMOHW and... it turns out my friends don't say anything bad about me behind my back (but they make fun of me so much to my face, it's really funny though) and they've even gone so far to say "it's really boring without him..." I've finally reached satisfaction. * Not really as awesome as all the moments before, but it was pretty special to me. Normally my friends don't really do anything for me on my birthday and I was just fine with that. But last year my friends interrupted class to sing me happy birthday and give me a big ass donut with three candles in it as a makeshift birthday cake. I also got a few tiny presents from them too. I was pretty grateful back then, but it only became really heartwarming for me this year when I cried during sixth period on my birthday because high school was being bitchy and none of my friends go to the same school. And my birthday was almost universally forgotten this year. In addition, now anything I see my friends who don't go to my school this year I feel like it's a little personal CMOHW.

* I am a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and no matter what major event is happening at the building we use, there is always one person there. Patrick, who has what I can only remember as Down Syndrome. No matter what is happening, no matter what festival or gathering, whenever Patrick is around, grown and often drunken men will drop whatever they are doing and go and give Patrick a handshake and a hug, a smile on his face. Everytime I go home from college, I make it a point to stop by and see if he's there with his father. * Not me but my great-grandparents (Note: completely anecdotal): During a celebration that probably had something to do with the fact that my great-grandfather lived to age 106 and he and my greatgrandmother had been married for 50 or 60-odd years, someone asked him about the secret to his long life. Now, keep in mind that he's a Japanese man who came to the US in the early 1900s and for all intents and purposes was TheStoic and did not show any emotional weaknesses, certainly not towards womenfolk. To everyone's surprise ''he says that he owes everything to his wife'', possibly with ManlyTears. Purportedly, she was [[ComplimentBackfire incredibly embarrassed]] about suddenly being the center of attention. * This Troper really like cats. Outside their house, they took in two strays, but couldn't fit them into their home. One is a black cat who is very chatty and the other is a fluffy gray cat who doesn't meow nearly as much as the black one. The black cat is more safe, while the gray cat is adventurous and curious. Well, one day after this troper was done in their shed, the grey cat had found it's self in the shed along with this toper. When they were finished, the troper left, thinking the grey cat was already out of the door. It wasn't. The poor thing couldn't do a thing, locked in the shed. So, to comfort his friend, the black cat stayed at the shed's door all night. Oh, and did I forget to mention that the black cat has thin fur and this took place during the middle of winter? I know this isn't as big as many of the others, but it's heartwarming all the same. * My grandfather married my grandmother a couple of years before WW2. He worked in the harbor in Rotterdam for a while, but when it was destroyed during the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam_Blitz Rotterdam Blitz]], he started driving a tram. One day, the Germans told him that he was to drive the tram to the concentration camps. My grandfather refused, knowing full well that this meant death for him, my grandmother and my almost-a-year-old aunt, and went into hiding with his family. They all survived, and this troper is proud of her grandfather. * This troper (Just call me NP, I'm still getting used to the site. I mainly created my account to post these) knows that his contribution's at the bottom, and thereby will probably be ignored, but I've had several heartwarming moments in my life that just require sharing. For the sake of space, and the fact that I tend to ramble, I'll only post two, maybe more if it's alright. I don't want to take up space.. ** First. To put it mildly, I've lived a hard life. I'd like not to sound like I'm going " MAH PAIN WORSE DEN URS!" but I've been accused of that. If I am, sorry in advance, but...being physically and mentally abused every day for almost 9 years by bullies and others, through elementary and middle school, has taken a massive toll on me.

I've become paranoid and have random bipolar fits. I constantly wonder wether or not friends will stay with me. I've never had a girlfriend that wasn't over the internet. It took 18 years for somebody outside my family to hug me. That somebody was this troper's poetry teacher, a remarkable woman, and quite possibly one of the most open-minded teachers I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. This moment happened a day where I was feeling particularly sad and woobie-ish. I stayed after class, obviously depressed, and on the verge of tears. She was cleaning up the classroom, when she walked by me. Instead of asking me to leave or just shrugging me off like most other teachers would have, she stopped, set down her broom and dust pan, sat in front of me, took me by the hands and asked me what was wrong. I don't know why or what she did, but something happened. I ended up spilling my guts, speaking every problem that I hadn't even told my own mother out of fear: That I was bisexual, that I felt alone just because I'm agnostic, that I constantly stayed up until four in the morning depressed and crying because I'd tried nearly 20 times to ask people out, and not one of them gave me a single thought before saying no, for several reasons (some more reasonable than others, but that's a different story). I told her that I'd never even been hugged before. That's when she cut me off, leaned forward, and hugged me as tight as she could, catching me completely off guard. All I could do was sit there, shocked....I didn't even know how to react other than to say "Thank you" as much as I could through the tears. She told me everything was going to be alright. And I still believe it. God bless you, Mrs. Nicely. You're the kindest teacher I've ever met in my life. ** Recently, this past October 2009, I was looking forward to running into a friend of mine who attended the same conventions as me. We hadn't spoken in a while, and I relished the opportunity to catch up with her. I found her facebook and and new deviantart accounts within days of each other, and in my excitement I posted several messages over a period of a few days. call it overzealous, but I hadn't seen or heard from the person since July and was eager to catch up. I finally got a message back, over facebook. I would post the full of it here, but it'd take too much space. Basically she said that I creeped her out, I was a creep for wanting to do a death note romance RP "as an excuse for cybering with her" (that came out of left field) because I could never get her in real life because I was such a pathetic creep. She also claimed if I ever came near her at any further conventions, even accidentally, she would run and tell a security officer that I was sexually harrassing her. And for icing on the cake, she told me that she'd never meant a word of what she'd said to try and comfort me when I was depressed (which is often), and that I was nothing but a hopeless case. I was crushed, and ended up going near catatonic due to a series of panic attacks and induced paranoia ( I didn't know who or who didn't give a crap about me anymore). After word got out, a friend of mine offered to stick up for me at the convention if she tried starting anything. Come the day of the convention, and indeed she does try and start a bit of a ruckus. After coming up near me and asking my (female) friend why she was sticking around a loser like me, she responded:

-> Because I'd rather be around a loser like him than a lying, stuck up, selfish little bitch that thinks Death Note is the only anime in existence. Because that loser is important to me. Because that loser is one of my best friends. Because I know how much he values people, and how creative and wonderful of a man that loser is. And if you ever attempt to start crap with '''my''' loser again, I will make sure that you feel every ounce of pain you've put him through. Do you understand? ** One wordless exit of the offending party later, and I think she did. At least I know I have one person that's truthfully my friend. ** Anyway, sorry for taking up so much space, you guys, I know I tend to talk alot...there is never a "short version" to most of my tales, which is why I felt content posting them at the bottom. I'm sorry again, and I hope one or two of them brought a smile to your face. I have more moments such as these, but I'd rather not take up this amount of space again unless people were willing to read them. Thank you all again. *** *hug* Why be sorry about it? Moments like these are the reason we have TvTropes. * [[{{Taicat}} This troper]] living her lone life in United Kingdom apart from often beeing a subject of prejudice and indirect racism is constantly reminded that people are capailable of being kind and caring no matter in which part of world they live in.One story is that her friends grandmother who agreed to give her room to stay after she lost her job and was forced to move out,apart from the fact that they maybe spoke twice untill that time.She didn't even wanted much money from her for rent even when she tried to force to take some more.It was one of most kind things that happened to her in whole life ** Second story is when she was taking care of children and by her own stupidity she injured her underlings eye with a twig when he came to close during a play with sticks.She knew she could be even accused of assault or neglect and went into depression.But of all what happened were just few words of their mother saying 'please be more careful next time' and both kids (aged 7 and 5) walking up to her, hugging her and telling her that everything is fine and she shouldn't cry. * [[{{Chris-Ho}} This troper]] is a picky eater. I also have two good friends, girls, and all three of us are a tight-knit trio. There's also a bit of attraction between me and the two of them. Last December, I wanted to get them the jerseys of their 'hockey husbands' (favorite players on the Devils, home-state after all), but only had just enough cash for one. I agonized over which one of them I should spend the money on, and just couldn't decide. One night, me and my parents were all at a restaurant, I was once again getting jabs at my picky eating from my parents as always. My mother, being very overconfident about how much I hated trying new foods, bet me $250 that I wouldn't eat all of the food she had gotten on a second plate for me. Thinking of my friends, I ate the whole thing (albeit almost puking through it the whole way through). I was given the $250, and promptly drove all the way up-state to get authentic hockey jerseys. I gave them both to them, and later asked one of them out. We're still dating a year later!

** This troper's jaw DROPPED upon reading this. That was a CrowningMomentofBADASS! * This troper saw the most amazing thing on the New York City subway the other day. There was a pretty girl sitting in a corner playing her violin. Two rastafarian drummers get on the train and start performing; but nobody really gives them any attention. The two rastas notice the violin girl and she notices them, without really saying anything she gets up and starts playing the violin, while they back her up with their drums. The same people riding the train who more or less ignored them both, now clapped hands and hummed along to the beat! And almost everybody pulled out whole bills, not spare change, and donated. An amazing, wordless parable on the PowerOfTeamwork. * Well, my example isn't nearly as crowning as these, but it gives me the warm fuzzies so here we go. I'm sixteen, and a few months back was asked out by a close friend. Keep in mind this is my first boyfriend. I was at lunch one day, just listening to my boyfriend and our friend who got us together talking, when our friend mentioned that he broke up with his girlfriend after a week. My boyfriend immediatly responds by saying, "That's why I waited to find the perfect girl." I am a short, glasses-wearing otaku who likes video games and knows more Chuck Norris jokes than any of my friends. We also met when I asked him to be my Dragon when I was plotting to take over the world. Also, I have never had anyone outside the family (ew, stop your thoughts there perverts) say I was anything more than cool. I think he's a keeper. * This troper once paid through the nose to attend a show that had just opened on London's West End, in order to watch a favourite actor who was playing the male lead. She went to the stage door after the performance and was so starstruck at seeing him in the flesh that she burst into tears (and she NEVER cries!) He put his arm round her, told her she was "very sweet" and signed the show programme for her. It will always be a personal CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. * This guy here doesn't recall a moment he would label as "crowning". Neither does he believe that his tale will be "heartwarming". But ThisTroper has read this entire page, and has cried reading almost each and every tale. This troper has seen through this page that everybody has found a sweet little spot, regardless of gender, race, age, sex, physical handicaps or whichever distinguishment commonly made among humankind; thus, he wants to find and earn his own little happiness to tell it one day in this site. Thank you very much, TVTropers. * This troper comes from a military family. He was born overseas, and lived in a different place up until the second grade. He had NO friends to speak of, and to top it off, we had moved to Florida, where even his family knew no one. The first day of school was, quite frankly, terrifying. He sat and wouldn't look a single person in the eye, not even the teacher. At lunchtime, which consisted of sitting in the middle of the class, eating school pizza(rectangle!), he moved himself to the far end of the room, at the back. He just sat there, expecting to be left alone, when another kid got up, walked over, and sat down. He said how much he liked the pizza, and proceeded to tear his in half for me. He then introduced himself, and this troper burst

into tears. Needless to say, we were together EVERY SINGLE DAY until my family moved to Washington state in the eigth grade. I still write to him, and we've gotten together more than a few times. I love you, Sean. * This one happened to This Troper's sister. Back in 2007, my entire family went for my great-grandma's funeral(was almost 106 years old.). No one was really sad that she died, since she had a smile on her face. But when my sister went up to give a speech, she began to choke up a little. Out of nowhere, our cousin who was four-years old at the time- ran up to give my sister a hug around the legs, and happily said 'Don't cry.' * This troper has three that can be remembered at the moment. ** The first, which happened quite some time ago, happened everytime she saw her grandmother. Said Grandmother had Alzheimer's. As you could guess, my grandmother had moments when she would be totally out of it. One amazing thing that never seemed to fail was her recognition of her family. She remembered pretty much everything about us, even our ages. ** The second happened three years ago and was directly related to the first. In my religion class at school, we were talking about death. I have no idea why I brought up my grandmother's death [which happened the summer before school started], but somewhere in the middle I choked up. No one in the room had ever seen me cry, or come as close to crying as I had. Everyone in the classroom afterwards came up to this troper and gave hugs and all sorts of kind words. ** The third happened a year later at graduation. My science teacher, who cared for all of the students deeply, wrote in everyone's yearbook. She encouraged us with her words. I will never forget what she wrote in mine. "You exemplify everything a young woman should be: smart, kind, honest, and good to others. Always remember that you are beautiful. Go out there and rock the world." This was probably the first time anyone has ever told me they were proud of me, considering my parents rarely ever told me they were. Whenever I lose faith in myself, I try to remember these words and tell myself that I will "rock the world." * This troper recently went to a Christmas party with a few other families. Around the end we were all sitting in the living room doing the gift exchange and talking and laughing. I was thinking to myself "This is what Christmas should really be like." Seriously, the only thing missing was snow! * When this troper was at college last year, I was feeling really depressed, so I decided to sit down and draw something to take my mind off of things. After not coming up with anything to draw for a while, a small child walked by- we were having a children's christmas present charity thing going on- and looked at my blank sketchbook. I looked back at her and saw she didn't have a toy. "Uh... what's your favorite animal?" I asked. "Dolphins!" she said with a smile. So I gave her a drawing of a dolphin, and she ran off to her mom. This troper doesn't even ''like'' kids and found her smile to be the best thing that happened to me all day that day. * This troper had one of the most sincerest and genuine conversations with a very good friend who he has known for years. He and his friend

were having a fun conversation about little things, what would happen if certain things in our lives never happened. The troper spoke to the friend and said the innocent phrase 'Life would be really different if we never met each other.' To which the friend replied 'It would... I honestly believe I'd be dead, you saved me, alot. You probably didn't notice it, but you did.'. This troper imagines there has been many other situations that happened like this with other people, but let me tell you, when it happens to you. It really is one of the most heartwarming and loving moments you can have when you realise just how much you mean to someone. * This troper has two, both of which pretain to her elementary school years: ** First off, let it be said that this troper had almost no friends to speak of in Elementary School. Instead she had 'aquaintances' and not very close ones either. It's pretty safe to say that she was relatively disliked by many of her classmates. This was partially her fault, she was kind of a brat as a child. Anyway, in fourth grade, her father died of brain cancer and she was out of school for a week to attend the funeral. A fews days after the death, this tropers teacher delivered a hand drawn letter of condolences signed by everyone in the class, including those she thought hated her. ** Unfortunately, this didn't mean all was well. Fifth Grade came along and it was absolutely hellish. This time, her classmates decided that everything she touched was contaminated by germs or something. So basically, if she touched something, no one else would. There was even an incident where a classmate grabbed her coat off the rack and started trying to rub it against her frightened friend, and did this right in front of her. Anyway, it ended after that year when this troper moved out of state (she has since moved back to her homestate, albiet a different part, and so has had no further contact with her former classmates since). In her new school, her english teacher at one point assigned a project where each student had to pick another to interview. This troper was picked and while completing the interview, overheard this exchange: ---> Girl #1: Aw man, INSERT TROPER NAME HERE was picked! I wanted to pick her! ---> Girl #2: I know, INSERT TROPER NAME HERE rocks! ** That certainly made this tropers day considering all she'd gone through in her old school. * This Troper had one when she was cuddling with her boyfriend one day. He'd been struggling a lot with some psychological issues and some other stuff at the time; I turned to face him and he said, "This is the most right I've felt in a while". I asked him why, and he replied, "Because I'm holding you." * This troper took a history elective course in college. I needed it for my general education requirement, nothing special. One day as I came up to get one of my freshly-graded papers, the professor stopped me for a moment and asked, "What's your major?" "Computer science," I replied, not really knowing where was going. She looked me right in the eye and said "You should consider switching to history. You have a real talent for this." I didn't have any real interest in pursuing history as a profession, but such a vote of confidence was truly

touching, nonetheless. * This troper had been infatuated with a boy for a long time. One day, she had to rush out of class because she had a very a important appointment. A kid in the class was standing in front of her and not letting her pass, until the boy she had a crush on picked up the other boy shook him by the collar and escorted her out of the class. * This troper's brother Drew passed away suddenly while he was in his mid-thirties. Years before, we had also lost our cousin Max, who wasn't even a teenager yet. The minister who officiated at Max's memorial service spoke of a rainbow, and how all the colors of the rainbow represented a facet of his personality. A day or so after the ceremony, we saw a rainbow, and we took that as a sign Max was in Heaven, and he was telling us he was all right. The same minister was invited to officiate at Drew's memorial, and, on request, gave a similar eulogy about a rainbow and how the color's represented various facets of Drew's personality. A few hours after the memorial, there was a terrible thunderstorm. After it ended, our father went outside... and yelled out "come quick! it's Drew's rainbow!" And there it was, stretched across the sky. Not only that, there was a second, smaller one, and we all agreed that was from Max, just to let us know he was with Drew now. And a few few years later, my brother-in-law came from from serving a tour of duty with the Air Force in Iraq. He was flying into an airport near where This Troper lives on the way to rejoin his family, so I met him at the airport. There was a storm that afternoon, too, and I saw a rainbow on the way to the airport. When I got there, I asked him if he saw it, and he said, "yeah, that was Drew, welcoming me home." The odd thing is both of us are rather cynical, skeptical types, but we both knew where the rainbow came from. * This Troper was in first grade when her mother had two strokes and was dying from heart failure. I was sent to live with my grandmother while my mom was in the hospital. I remember crying and saying, "I miss my mommy" when my grandma shouted out me, "Well, your mama ain't here." A year and a half later, I had just got done singing in a little concert at school when my mom came to my classroom afterward. Every time I think of I how I squealed "MOMMY!" as I ran to her and how she just picked me up (Despite being weak as hell) and embraced me, I always tear up. * When I was fifteen, a friend and I, after attending a course at Bristol University, were stuck at the train station when severe flooding stopped any form of transport leaving the city. I was crying, knowing I would probably have to spend the night there, when one of the uni students helping out on the course recognised me and came over to ask what was wrong. We were given: a lift back to the university department (with the student postponing a date with her boyfriend to make sure we got in okay), cups of tea, a room each in the nearest hall of residence, cans of coke, our pick of the food in the hall's cafe, directions to the nearest restaurant and 25 to buy ourselves dinner, and breakfast outside our doors the next morning. One of the

professors even offered to take us home to stay with his family if the halls didn't have room. * I wasn't really the best student in Computer Programming. I'd slack off a lot and have to go in on weekends (though I sitll got pretty good grades). I was reprimanded by my teacher a lot. I figured by the end she pretty much hated me. Still, I wanted to know what she thought of me, so I asked her to sign my yearbook: Sam, It was nice having you in class this year. I hope you go on to college and have a very successful life. Best Wishes. It's not much compared to the rest of the stuff here, but it brought me close to tears. * A long one, but one worthy of this page. This Australian Troper and his whole 10th grade year visited this sort of seminar thing (I'm not really sure of the real word to describe it) where basically we paired ourselves up with someone of the opposite gender we didn't know. I paired up with this girl in my class who I had only one conversation with in the whole year. We had to tell each other everything we were told to tell each other about ourselves. Later, everyone sat facing the centre of the room, and anyone who had something to apoligize for to someone else had to stand up. Now, I wasn't one of the most popular people in the school, my 'friends' were barely acquaintances, and I had a pretty grim outlook on life, a DeadpanSnarker, if you will. But even I was a bit happier up when one of the most picked on kids in the school had heaps of people apologizing to him. And then, a girl I had known since Primary school who was part of a group of girls that would always bully me, stood up and called me up. To quote her, as best I can: ---> '''Friend:''' ''[This Troper], look, I know we went through all this crap in school, and [mentions people from same school] know that as well. I wasn't really that nice to you, but...I'm really sorry.'' ** Then, during the break between the next session, one of the other girls from the same primary school came up and apologized, and gave me a hug as well. Finally, in one of the last sessions, we had to find our own place, sit with out eyes closed, and wait until a supervisor tapped us on the shoulder. After I was tapped on the shoulder, I found a girl that I had admired, because to put it blatantly, she was the smartest in the year. We were told we could show them a sign we respected them, but I was a bit timid, so I only gave a handshake. Then, about a minute later, I was tapped on the shoulder, and that girl was there, and she threw her arms around me, with tears in her eyes. From that point on, I tried to a be more happy person, all the while realizing that the people who were my friends weren't. I now have new ones. * I has spent a few minutes trying to find the right words for his entry, but I could write for pages and it'd still be lacking. I'll be laconic about it - I have a {{Nakama}}. At least one of them explicitly thinks of the rest of us as her family. I also had a date last night. My first date. Ever. On Saturday night, they came with me to where I was meeting the datee simply to be a safety net, in case I

needed some help. I didn't, and for the first time, I had people be proud of me. It's a hell of a feeling, knowing you have friends. * This troper was blessed to be a part of one. My youth group was on a week long retreat in the mountains. My friend/Nakama and I somehow began talking to this other guy and found that he understood us quite well, something that rarely happens. He had been going to our youth group for a long time but we'd never noticed him partly because he's kinda quiet and partly because... well, we're still not sure. We think he's part ninja or something. Anyways, we spent a lot of time on that trip with him and became good friends. On the last night, we all went up to the top of the mountain and had a big bonfire. At one point, he stood up and told us about how he had been having a hard time lately because he wasn't sure that he had any real friends in the youth group but this trip had proved him wrong. Cue massive goup hug. Said friend has been a part of this troper's Nakama ever since. * A couple that is very dear to this Troper gave birth to their first child while they were doing field work for a group of missionaries in Bangladesh. The reason for this is that he was born a whole trimester prematurely. In such adverse circumstances, when they finally got him to a hospital in Thailand, the odds were extremely slim that he would even last a week; and yet... Here I am 18 years later having lived as great a life as anyone could possibly hope for. I intend to spend the rest of my life giving back to the world the things I have been given, although I have been given so much I don't think I will ever be able to accomplish such a task. * Junior year of high school I had the same teacher twice - first period AP English and sixth period Journalism. I don't even remember what the line was in what we were reading for English, but it reminded me of my father, who I haven't seen since I was twelve. It put me in a funk, which my teacher noticed, so during sixth period she pulled me aside and asked what was wrong. I told her, and she told me she'd be happy to be my father. Sounds weird, but I knew what she was trying to say - that my dad threw something away and it wasn't my fault. I really appreciated that. See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments9

HeartwarmingMoments9 * A few months ago, this troper had a falling out with an older friend and we were sort of on non-speaking terms. A few months after that, I got upset at a school carnival over something a rival did that made me upset. After one of my friends comforted me, he told me that the older friend wanted me to ride the ferris wheel with her, which pretty much meant [[{{I Got Better}} things got better]]. * Not surprisingly both of this tropers [=CMoH=]'s involve my son (this is going to be rather long). The first occurred shortly after his second birthday. He was thirsty, and picked up an empty bottle and came over to me and handed me the bottle. I went into the kitchen, filled it up with milk and handed it back to him. He looked up at me, smiled and said, "Dank oo." It was the first time he'd ever said

"Thank you". The second comes from something I explained back in the AwfulTruth trope. The short version is my wife and I moved in with a friend of a friend which turned out to be a mistake because he was a slob and was only concerned with upgrading his computers and not important things like paying bills, buying food or cleaning up. So Social Services took my son, put him into foster care until my parents stepped in and took custody of him until my wife and I got back on our feet, moving away from him and getting set up on our own. After meeting all the requirements from Social Services my son was allowed to come home to live with us. My mother flew down (from New York to North Carolina) with him and my mother-in-law (who we had lived with for a short time) drove us to the airport. The traffic was so bad, my mother-in-law suggested I get out of the car and go into the terminal until she could pull up and find a parking spot. I went into the terminal and my son (now three at this point) was standing with my mother, a worried look on his face and his favorite teddy bear that he's had since he was an infant clutched to his chest. He saw me come in, yelled "Daddy!" and ran to me, I knelt down and caught him in a huge hug, tears in my eyes. Heck, I'm tearing up right now just writing it down. * Me and my giriend lived in seperate countries: Me in America, and her in England. We remained together for three years, and still are together today. Well, I finally got enough money to go to England last year, thanks to a combination of working, my family, and saving up. I was finally going to see my girlfriend, and when I get out...well, the place is crowded, and see anything or anyone I recognize. I sta out, when I was suddenly attacked hud from the front, and a soft British voice whispered into my chest "Found you." My chest swelled, and I hugged her back in the middle of Heathrow airport, and I can say without a doubt, that was the happiest moment of my life. ** D'aaaw! ** You're the coolest guy ''ever''. I am so happy for you two. :') ** This is the first one I read that made me almost tear up. Good show! * My grandfather was like a father to me, but we started to argue a lot when I got older. He wanted me to be a lawyer, I decided to go to business school. Some time later, he had a stroke. My mother and I spent the night on the hospital trying to calm him down, while he was agitated, confused and couldn't understand where he was. I went back home at morning, and was so exhausted that I slept almost all day. I only saw him two days later, when he got a little better. He only said 'Thank you' to me, twice. And I could see in his eyes that he was proud of me. That was the only thing we said to each other that night. He had another stroke days later and fell into a coma, dying almost a year later. That was the last time we talked to each other. ** Years later, my grandma had a stroke too. She was always small and really thin, but had a strong spirit. When she got to the hospital, she started speaking something, over and over, very low. We could't hear, so I came near her face and tried to hear. She said 'Cesar (me), take care of your mother and sister.' I said 'I will, grandma.' She stopped speaking. Days later, she died peacefully. * Happened awhile ago, but-- this troper used to have two cats, an

older male and a younger male. When we got the younger one, the older one was pretty territorial and would smack the younger one away from the food. Soon enough they were practically HeterosexualLifeMates, and the older one would even hold the younger one still to wash his head. So a couple years after this, mom and I come outside one morning to find just the older cat sitting on the porch, instead of both. Instead of rubbing on our legs or being friendly like usual, he kept running back and forth between us and somewhere around the corner of the house. We finally followed him, and found the younger cat curled up in the flowerbed. He'd been attacked by dogs at some point during the night, and the older cat had the sense to get us to him as soon as we came outside. We got him to the vet, and he recovered fine. ** Accompanying [=CMoH=]/TearJerker- a couple years after that, the older cat was ''killed'' by dogs, but the younger one didn't have a scratch. What makes it a [=CMoH=] for this troper is her firm belief that she may have read too many fantasy books with animals in as a child, but she will always swear that the older cat is responsible for the younger surviving. Until he died, the younger cat never seemed to quite get over the older one's being gone. (If you'll excuse this troper, she's going to go hug her new cat some. And cry on her.) * In 2008, it was the weekend after I turned 15. I was expecting it to be a quiet weekend. A friend called and asked if she could come over. I said yeah, because I wasn't doing anything. She and two other friends came over, and it was a surprise party. They brought some food, then we went and got ice cream from Ben and Jerry's. We were going to see "Prince Caspian," but the friend who called couldn't make it to the movie. It was small, but it was still awesome and heartwarming that they did that! I still smile whenever I think about it! * This Troper's childhood best friend died of leukemia five years ago. Before going to college, he was throwing away some old papers, when he stumbled upon a old letter that he had never opened. It was from the friend. Based on the date, it was from a week before she died. It only had two sentences written on it "Don't worry. I love you." * My best friend throughout high school graduated a year earlier than I. I had always had an unrequited crush on her. The day of her graduation we were hanging out. She looked at me and asked if I were going to kiss her. I said "No, because I don't need to in order to show you that I love you." She kissed me anyway. * One day, this troper was at the library. A young mother came in with a tiny toddler in a stroller and began typing something up on the computer. I saw that he was getting bored, so I put down the book I was reading and played peek-a-boo with him from across the room until my mother came to pick me up. As I was leaving, I saw that his bottle had fallen behind his stroller where his mother couldn't see it. I bent over and picked it up, giving to the little boy. The mother thanked me and I waved good-bye to the little boy as I left. For the rest of the day, I had a happy, fluttery feeling in my chest. I couldn't stop smiling. * My dad and I tend to [[strike: debate]] argue a lot. Generally about whatever TV show we happen to be watching. Once, we were watching CriminalMinds and started [[strike: [[RunningGag debating]]]] arguing

about whether a model car collection counts as one if it doesn't have a Dodge Viper (Dad's favorite car). Neither one of us conceded defeat. Fast forward a few weeks, and I have a homework assignment for art: draw a car. I drew a Viper. * This troper just spent a few days horribly depressed for various reasons, but refused to let it show in front of her friends or family because she isn't the type to get depressed, her family really needs her right now, and she didn't want to worry anybody. The reason her family needs her right now is because her grandfather was recently diagnosed with cancer. Well, a few days ago she was telling her friends about a goofy dream where she had a pet squirrel named Italy, and how since then she had been really wanting one. For the past two weeks, she has been working hard to get selected to participate in a Japanese speech contest that only one person from her school can enter. Yesterday, three miracles happened: First, she found out she had been nominated to enter the contest, out of almost fifty other candidates. Second, her friends presented her with a stuffed squirrel named Italy and told her to cheer up, because they were always right behind her. And third, my grandfather's cancer has been located, so his chances of being cured have gone way up. Right now, this troper considers herself extremely blessed. ** After reading this entire entry, I find myself with a large smile on my face. I may not know you, but just to hear those three amazing things happen...well, it just makes me happy to see such good things happen is just inspiring. * This troper was reading these entries, thinking "man, i wish i had a good one." Turns out, I do. My senior year of high school, my friend and I decided we would try out for the play. "Why not?" we thought. The play was A Midsummer Night's Dream and we ended up getting the parts of Lysander and Demetrius, respectively. Everything was going fine, except that about two weeks before the play was opening, there was a horrible car crash that left two of our students dead and another in the hospital. Mind you, this is a school of about 500 students, so anyone dying is a huge deal. Needless to say, everyone was pretty shaken up by that. However, as the old adage goes, the show must go on. Fortunately, the play was a fantastic success. We had the audiance laughing so hard they couldn't breath, especially by the final scene. In fact, my good friend found it so funny he had to see it every performance, and still found it hysterical. But after the show, the cast was hanging around when our director, a semi-sassy english teacher, came into the room and told us to huddle up. She had us all join hands as if we were praying (we were a catholic school, after all) and we stood in silence for a minute. I can't remember exactly what she said then, but it went something like this: "I know that we're all going through a tough time right now, but you guys just made a whole theater full of our students and parents laugh. Your performance gave them simple joy, which is the best gift anyone could have given them right now. Thank you." She was crying, and were I a less composed man, i would probably have been too. * This Troper never really had any real friends in high school. Acquaintances, sure, but never any true, call-at-four-in-the-morning friends. Fast forward to college, where she's part of a huge

{{Nakama}} and has found her HLP in the form of her hallmate. One day I was talking with one of my friends at college about high school, and mentioned that I was lonely and didn't really have any friends back then. She immediately interrupted me and said "THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. YOU'RE FAR TOO AWESOME A PERSON." If I had at any point any doubts about going to this particular college, those are gone now. I'm finally home here. * For his mother in Smith College, she had one she heard of from a fellow student. Since there actually ''were'' some really rich girls who never had to worry about anything financially alongside girls from near poverty (or below it) attending side-by-side. Despite some really bitchy girls attending, there were actually ''more'' rich girls with a poor roommate (or best friend) who were on the side of the poor girls - as in, they were relaying ''them'' the scholarship applications. One moment in particular set out. One girl who was sort of lower middle class had a roommate who, before attending Smith, was homeless for almost a year and was pretty much only coming in off of Work-Study and various scholarships. They both applied for the same scholarship, and the richer of the two girls actually ''failed to show up for the interview'' so her roommate would have a better chance at getting it her roommate needed it more. * In this Troper's final year of highschool, her religious studies class had done pretty poorly on their preliminary exams. To the extent that our teacher was fuming. Once the teacher had left the room, the other teacher -- he was new in the department that year, and used to tutor classes at a university in Ireland -- came in, and very calmly told us that he believed in all of us. He told us that while our marks weren't great, he knew that the smarts existed in each of us, and that he had seen it during classroom discussions. "Even if you're not smart on paper... you're still smart inside." He firmly believed that we'd finally learn how to express our intelligence on paper. He was right. (This Troper passed the final exam with a B.) * I have many, some of which could compare with others on this page, but none of the more intense ones are mine to tell. My best friend let us call her Kate - and I were hanging out once. I suppose Kate and I are {{Nakama}}, we love each other platonically. Anyway, I was talking about maybe working abroad for a year when she told me very quietly "Don't forget about me". Usually she's the secure and collected one, and this little moment of weakness made me melt. I told her no-one could possibly replace her. We're still just as close as ever, and probably will be for life now. * This troper's older brother has always been a {{jerkass}} and a problem child. He did his best to make my childhood miserable, and eventually I realized that he hated me and wished I would just go away. One day, he tormented me until I broke down and cried, "I know you wish I'd never been born - well, I wish that too!" Looking surprised, he asked what I meant. I told him that I knew he hated me. My brother - who never cries, ever - got tears in his eyes and said shakily, "I do not hate you. You're my little sister and I love you." Years later he's still a jerk most of the time, but I'll never forget that one moment of openness. * This troper is afraid of fire. Always has been... I had to go to

church for a candlelight thing one time... Everyone had little candles, and I was scared to death. Then we had to open our books, and I found one of those little 'hang in there' cards... Wasn't much, but it felt like the universe was trying to make sure I was okay. That felt good. * Now, this is the first time I've edited anything, but....During middle school, at the end of the year we would always have this big party in the gym. Students would be drawn out of a hat and then compete against each other in strange and whacky things to earn prizes (Wiis, XBoxs, etc.). Well, there was one competition NO ONE wanted to compete in, and that was the Dog Food competition. The teachers combined all sorts of terrible things (sasuages, ketchup, cereal, just about anything you think should not be eaten with any other food) into a little bowl. Whoever ate it (and didn't hurl) first won. This time, a handicapped student (call him "T") was chosen. Everyone started eating immediately, and T went all into it, shoveling food as quickly as he could. It took a minute, but everyone realized suddenly that HE WANTED TO WIN. The entire gym began chanting his name as he ate, and several of his competitors stopped eating to cheer him on as well. T won, and I believe he won a brand new Wii. ** Another example from the same school: the year before the T event happened, I was chosen to play in one of the games. I had to spin around ten times with a baseball bat (one end on the floor, the other on my forehead) before running across the court, dribbling a basketball towards the hoop, and shooting it into the hoop. Now, I've always been a complete klutz, and I've always been terrible at basketball. I fell twice before I even made it to the basketball, and then I shot SEVEN TIMES before I finally made it. Everyone cheered once I did (everyone else had already finished and gone back to their seats). Apparently the teacher had been telling me "one more time and then sit down" three times before I actually made it, but I didn't hear him. I made it in the end, though, and I'm proud of that. * This troper, having self-esteam issues with her weight, went on 4chan to do some surfing and maybe find some nice images. In /c/, they had a thread for chubby anime girls. Being on the chubby side, she checked it out and the comments almost brought tears of joy to her eyes. Let me post one... ---> '''Anonymous:''' You know /c/, I used to only like slim girls with small to medium-sized boobs. But all of these chubby threads over the years have slowly conditioned me to find chubby girls cute too, and now the girlfriend I have right now that I cherish more than any other in the past is cute and chubby. I thought all the extra weight would bother me when I first met her, but it turns out it didn't mean anything in the end. Plus those curves of hers know how to fill out clothing really well. * [[{{Sharysa}} This troper]] is rather startled to remember her entry on the TearJerker phase, and will assure people that her senior year of high school wasn't a COMPLETE downer. Two moments that still stand out to her after two years: After checking the cast list after school and seeing I hadn't gotten into {{Carousel}}, I cried so hard that I ''couldn't even walk straight'' for twenty minutes. Please note that this wasn't just about the SchoolPlay--I wanted to spend as much time

with my friends as possible, as I had (and still have) a hard time making friends; eight of the main cast members were the {{Nakama}} I'd spent four years working myself into. After regaining enough willpower to go and take a seat in my English teacher's class (who was the father of [[AllLoveIsUnrequited a friend]] who I [[TheGlomp was known for constantly hugging]]), said teacher gave me a speech that essentially told me not to give up on acting [[LampshadeHanging even though he knew I wasn't in the mood for it]]. One of his assistants also told me how I was a lot better than her, since she'd been too nervous to even audition. I didn't feel ''much'' better, but I tried to regain the rest of my composure. After a few more minutes I stood up, walked over to where my friend was sitting, then gave him a hug and congratulated him on getting cast. His response after a slightlyforced and extremely quiet "Thanks"? [[IntertwinedFingers Taking my hand]] [[CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve right before I turned to leave]] and saying, "I'm sorry." The second moment was shorter but restored my ability to feel [[strike: happy]] anything besides terribly empty just as much. I'd found out that the aforementioned friend had a girlfriend in the worst way possible: Namely, he asked me and a few other friends for Valentine's Day gift ideas on the way to a sandwich shop. I'd been spiraling into depression already, and finding out that fact in such a way sparked the first of many times I'd be wandering off and crying somewhere that year. A woman noticed me and asked what was wrong, and I told her I was fine. "You don't ''look'' fine." She then gave me a hug and continued, "You're a good person, honey. God loves you." * This Troper has had one. When I was younger, I had made the biggest mistake of my life. For two years, I lived with the guilt, afraid to tell anyone about what I did. I couldn't forget, or pretend it never happened. I hated myself for what I did. Then, one day, I met someone on IRC. We were similar in many ways, and, eventually (with some prodding), I told her about what happened. And, she helped me. She didn't try to pass it off as a joke, or freak out and close the browser window. Instead, she, out of the kindness of her heart, talked with me, and let me get some of that weight off my chest. I was crying tears of gratitude, because she believed I hadn't crossed the Moral Event Horizon. She helped me, making sure that the guilt and self hatred wouldn't eat me alive and leave a broken, tired husk. She pulled me away from the Despair Event Horizon, and I am forever greatful for that. * This troper is only passing on a story he found in a comment page on Youtube, but he feels it needs to be here. The commenter in question is a C-17 pilot who was on a refueling mission. A plane came up and as the guy was refueling it, he asked the plane's pilot if he could play a song, because the other plane was filled with soldiers heading home. The guy played [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLNn2YflwNs&feature=related Celtic Woman's "O, America"]] for the men on the plane, and when the song was done the other pilot told him there wasn't a dry eye in the hold. ** This troper is a soldier's older sister, and this just made her cry the good kind of tears. * This is longish, so I apologize. This troper didn't come from the

closest family. She's an only child, and her parents were always working or fighting. So every day since she turned 13 she went to the bookstore near her house after school (or, on weekends, around noon). There she read books for the majority of the day to keep herself from becoming depressed. She had no friends at school, and was beginning to think her life was a bit of a waste. However, one day an older boy (he was 16 at that time) came down a sat next to me. I was rather creeped out, as one could image, but I just looked at him. He said "I noticed you were here a lot about two weeks ago. I came down here every day since then, and you were always there. Yet I've never seen you with your family. Are you alright?" I was at an emotional low point now, and I just let everything out at this total stranger. After I finished my story, he just said "Oh" and stayed sitting there. After a few minutes I left. When I came back the next day, a plate of cookies were sitting on the spot where I always sat. There was a note attached to them and the note said "Ever since I was younger, I wanted to make a difference like the characters I looked up to. I'm not sure if I can do anything to help you, but I can only offer this. You are not alone." Nobody in the store had touched the cookies and I still have the note. The best part? When I entered high school, now with a few friends and a slightly better outlook after trying to live up to my potential, I joined the anime club. I didn't know any of the upperclassmen there, aside from one boy in thin glasses who I thought I had seen before. It was the same guy, and now we keep in touch, with me declaring him (another only child) as my official older brother. I can honestly say that I'm not sure if anything that happens in my future with top that, and it is the sole reason I'm known as one of the most positive people in my group of friends. Thanks for everything, &#21733;&#21733;. * In the mid-1990s my life was pretty messed up (for reasons that are not to be explained here). The pastor of our church spent a lot of time and effort to help me during two years, after which things got a lot better. In 2000 the pastor died from sudden illness. Some time after the funeral I met the widow privately to tell what he had done for me. She responded: "He considered you to be his son." Those words still make me cry. * I went from preschool through seventh grade in a rural suburb of a major city. My mother angered the local school district administration by bringing in outsiders from the state and national level in order to attempt to force them to give me proper special education to help him deal with Aspergers Syndrome. School quickly became one long attempt to BreakTheCutie, culminating in my having to withdraw and be homeschooled for the rest of seventh grade because I was afraid I would hurt myself or someone else if I was forced to go back. That summer, we moved to a larger suburb whose main claim to fame is being the fictionalized setting for ElGoonishShive. While there, my first instinct was to hang around with people as socially awkward as I was. This gained me a few very good friends, but did little to improve my tendency as TheWoobie to shy away from most social contact, at least until the first day of high school. After I started eating lunch, I had to leave the table I was eating at because people were being loud and obnoxious. Knowing no-one in that period (as it turned out I

accidentally went to lunch a period early) I walked around for a bit, unable to find another place to sit until an upperclassmen walked up to me and invited me to sit down with her and her friends. That day I got my first taste of Pocky, joined the anime club, and learned that it was okay to hug friends. Because of her, I'm not so afraid of opening up anymore. Thank you, Erica. * I dabble on DeviantArt, writing come, posting photomanips, etc., and I wrote a short story for [=JLA=]'s TheFlash. Someone read it, liked it and ''drew me fanart'' for it! I went to check it out, and there were comments from other people about how they liked my story. It made my day! * During freshman year of high school, I was required to go to an overnight church retreat with my youth group (that I don't technically belong to, but that's another story). Almost every other person in the group went to the Catholic high school, while I went to the public one. As much as I hate to say it, the students from the Catholic school in question were almost all stereotypical, cliquey preps who wanted nothing to do with me. Somehow the organizers thought it would be beneficial to organize the retreat into two main types of activities: praying/inner reflection, and eating/standing around and talking. I was having a crappy time, and I basically spent the hourlong dinner/break times standing on my own and trying not to be noticed by the organizers (who would have tried to make me "mingle"). After a while, we were required to "pray" by "writing a letter to God". Now, not only was I angry, but I was going through an identity and religion-questioning crisis, so I wrote out a ranting, angry letter to God about why he wouldn't at least sent me a friend to help me through it. Then I shoved the letter in my pocket and forgot about it. At the next break a few hours later, I was standing alone again and one of the only girls from my school came up to me. I knew her name, and I'd played basketball with her when we were younger, but we weren't exactly friends. We started talking, and she turned out to be nice, so I spent the rest of the day with her. Eventually, we were talking and I spilled out all my problems to her, which I don't normally do. She just listened, gave me her advice, and comforted me as best she could. When we went to bed that night, I took off my jeans to change and remembered the letter. I reread it and realized that Molly was the answer to my letter. I ran through the dorms to find her (yes, I put pants on first) and basically cried on her shoulder for an hour. She just murmured, "Oh my God," and held me, and then made sure I was OK before walking me to my room.. Molly, I don't know what I would've done without you that night. * To start, I have very few good friends, and had a hard time growing up. I kinda made some stupid mistakes as a young teenager which still affects me to this day. My story begins in July 09. I was moving out of an apartment into a one bedroom apartment because I was too different from my roommate. I was having a Facebook Wall chat with one of my friends back home about this, she started to act worried that I would get lonely being in a one bedroom apartment. I told her not to worry, because I had friends in the neighborhood. Her response to that was one of the most encouraging and heartwarming things anyone has ever said to me; that I have friends back home too. After sitting

there for one full minute, teary-eyed, and doing nothing in response but simply clicking the "Like" button, I call her up on the Chat and simply thanked her for being a friend. * This troper thought he was deeply in love with his first girlfriend and assumed that said love would last forever. Of course, it didn't. About two weeks after the breakup, I was still incredibly depressed and wondering if life would ever feel good in any way again when I got a phone call from her father, with whom I'd always gotten on really well. We ended up talking until about 4am about breakups and first love and about life in general. He helped me understand that it wasn't the end of the world and that I was still loveable and loved even though she wasn't in love with me. Several years later, I tracked my ex down and caught up with her on Facebook and found out that her father had recently passed away. I told her what fond memories I had of him and gave her my condolences. A year or so on, I have a beloved new girlfriend and things are going well for me, when my ex's current boyfriend broke up with her. Immediately, I e-mailed her the advice her father gave me and told her where it came from and that it was some of the best advice I'd ever received from a very wise man, and that since he wasn't around to give it any more somebody had to. * [[EveryonesFool This Troper]] has a few more to add. Lots of stuff has happened in recent years, so here's a bit of backstory to help. Both of my grandfathers (maternal and paternal) passed away within two years of one another. My grandmother, on the day of my paternal grandpa's funeral, was crying for him. My dad's cousin, a preacher, told her to 'lean on Jesus' if she needed help. She was still upset, though, so I walked over to her and told her "You can always lean on me." The hug I got in return brought tears that weren't the slightest trace of manly to my eyes. ** This troper has more to tell, though. My high school life was, put simply, terrible. It didn't help that I have Asperger's, hated hunting and the outdoors, love anime, and am a closet bisexual in Arkansas, where I get the feeling often that I'll never truly fit in. I also have this childhood dream of being a hero, but that's not important. Due to all those events I just mentioned, I'd grown almost numb over the years, so much so that I almost had forgotten how to cry at the age of nineteen-until I read this page. Thank you--thank you all--for all of the things I just read here. You've taught this cynical, hardened heart that it can still feel happiness. *** You got through high school with Aspergers and being a closeted bisexual anime fan in what I imagine is a pretty redneckish culture? Congrats, you just achieved your childhood dream. Hope you find somewhere else where you fit in more-trust me, they do exist. **** Original Poster: I fail to see how making it through those circumstances makes me a hero-everyone has to deal with adversity at one time or another. But I would like to add that the preceding response was a personal [=CMoH=]. **** And while definitely the smallest example in comparison, I'd like to give special mention to Gurren Lagann. Why? It gave me faith in the human race once more. Humans can power mecha with fighting spirit. Face it--we're freaking awesome. And for every fan reading this, please join me in a hearty "Row, row, fight da powah!"

* This troper's kid brother has a lot of trouble reading. He attends the same school at which our mother teaches, and a couple weeks ago, overheard his teacher talking to our mother about his problems in school. My brother was really down about this at home, so he sulked a bit. Our mom, who is usually a big {{Deadpan Snarker}} about most things, gave him a big hug and told him that bother she and his teacher know that he's very smart, and want to help him to do his best. I heard, and I just thought it was really heartwarming. * For Phys Ed last year, we did dance. We were supposed to come up with a story and the one we chose was one that made me smile: a girl starts at a new school and goes around three stereotypical cliques to try and find where she belongs, and then her (and everyone else) decide they don't want to be cookie cutter people and become both individuals and a single whole. I thought it was a pretty awesome theme, coming from a girls private high school, and got really into rehearsals, partially because I hate P.E. but love dance, and partially because I have Dyspraxia (also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder) of the gross and fine motor kinds, so am clumsy and unco-ordinated. A week or so before we performed I put my hand up during rehearsal just to say that everyone had been doing so well and thinking of my P.E. class gave me the warm fuzzies even though I detested the subject and one of the girls said "Don't leave yourself out of that equation, you've been making amazing progress. People applauded. And to top it all off, we WON. I spend an entire week extremely happy. * [[{{@/Telesam}} This troper]] was once taking part of a group activity during rehearsals for a show I was in. The goal was go around in a circle and say one nice thing about the previous person, then so on and so forth. Feeling isolated and depressed because I didn't think I made much of an impact with the rest of the cast members, I wasn't expecting much of an affirmation. When it came to my turn, I gave the most earnest comment I could give to the previous person- that she was one of the few people in the cast that I felt comfortable talking toand, to my utter surprise, this led to an eruption of the entire group, including the person next from me of course, joyfully blurting out nice things about me. Hearing just how much everyone enjoyed my company really kept me going throughout the production and still puts a good perspective in my life. * This lurker (who has no idea what he is doing, mind you. He just jacked his twin sister's computer while she went to get ready for work.) has one from his high school gradution. For a bit of back story, my twin sister took her GED halfway through junior year so she could help our older brother take care of our dying dad, which was a BIG blow for me and the rest of our high school band/nakama. Most of us had been together since elementary school and had always planned to graduate together. So, when time for graduation a year later, my best friend (and my sister's arch-nemesis) went before the graduation planning committee and requested two things: that the band be allowed to play the Imperial March from Star Wars during our walk (because we really WERE that geeky), and that my twin sister, former brass section leader, be allowed to lead the band as the drum major was among the graduates. They agreed.

** Now, my sister, being who she is, quickly took matters into her own hands, threw out most of the "stuffy old traditions" and hijacked the choir class to sing Vitamin C's Graduation for us instead of the school song. I will happily admit to being misty-eyed by the end of the song. After we had all aceepted our diplomas and awards, my sister put the nail in the coffin by having someone bring out her harp. I jokingly asked her if she was going to play The March on her harp. Her only response was to hit the first few notes of Rascal Flatts' My Wish, and song she had bluntly refused to play since performing it at our dad's funeral. Every. Single. Senior. had tears on their faces by the end, as did the entire band. My sister proceeded to strike up the band and cue the Imperial March, at which point my best friend ran over, took her by the arm, and led her to the front of the senior class as we marched out of the auditorium. ** So, sister mine, I know you've been reading this the last few days, and I know you've been through hell at work just as long even if you're trying to laugh while I'm here visiting. When you get to the end of this list and see this little note, I'll already be back at college, but I want you to know something. I can't tell you enough how much I love you, or how much I look up to you, and I don't think I ever told you just how much what you did at gradution meant to me. So thank you. For everything. * This troper was at the beach with her autistic younger brother. Said brother was running along the beach, when he passed a crying woman. He stopped running, turned around, and hugged the random woman. Then he gave her a huge grin, said "It's all okay!" and continued on his way. The woman stopped crying. ** That is one of the most adorable stories, ever. Your brother sounds like a real sweetheart. :) * This story is from when I was in college just before Christmas break. I had all my classes finished for the day, and was extremely stressed out after a long day of hard work and struggling desperately to meet deadlines. I was feeling really depressed. Having no iPod and thus no music to cheer me up, I decided to do the next best thing and draw something. After a while of sitting down and not being able to draw anything, I noticed this little girl about six or seven standing in front of me, looking at my blank sketchbook (If you're wondering what a six-year-old was doing on a college campus, we were having a christmas toy drive where kids got free presents). That's when I noticed that she didn't have a toy. "What's, uh..." I mumbled. "What's your favorite animal?" "Dolphins!" She said with a smile. So I drew her a dolphin, and she ran off to join her mother. Now, I don't get along with kids very well, but seeing her smile at the drawing I made reminded me why I draw in the first place. Merry Christmas, everybody. * This troper still remembers the day that the drama and screenwriting teacher said nice things about the seniors (he usually threatened to stomp our souls, stab our eyes out with spoons, etcetera). The last thing he said to me was, "You make people laugh, you make people feel good. You're gonna make a difference... you're gonna make a big, big difference." * This troper and his brother used to hate each other and fight for virtually everything. Especially because we were so different - I was

the younger spoiled brat who stayed indoors all the time, and he was the party guy, who always left at 19:00 and came back drunk at 3:00. One day, when his brother left, after breaking up with his girlfriend and having a fight with our dad, this troper (borderline chocoholic) jokingly asked him to buy a chocolate bar on the way. The brother gave him the middle finger. When he returned, at 4:00 AM, and this troper was still awake, all he saw was his door's room opening quickly and a hand throwing a huge chocolate bar on his bed, and a voice saying: "Birthday gift". It was, indeed, the morning of this troper's birthday. They got closer ever since. * One day this past February, I had the bad luck to realize I'd spent too much time at the library and it was starting to get dark. While dodging rush hour traffic, I slipped and fell, breaking my ankle only three blocks away from my house - too far to hop, but so close I was almost tempted to try. After months of on-and-off depression and being unable to find a job to support going to college, this was the last straw. Crying my eyes out and wishing vainly that I had a cellphone, I was surprised to see two men come up and help her up. One let me borrow a cellphone, and the other stayed behind and ''missed his bus back home'' just to comfort me until my parents arrived. I soon got a cast, and in the weeks that followed, NOBODY ever hesitated to give up a seat or open a door for me when they saw I was on crutches, even when I protested. I had people coming up to me at random, asking me if I needed any help! Despite having to give up on a potential job, I can safely say it was ''so worth it'' to see how compassionate and thoughtful people can really be - I could seriously spend half a page listing all the incredible things that happened in those few weeks. It's changed my entire pessimistic outlook to something more positive; I daresay breaking my leg was the best thing that's happened to me in a long time! :) * This troper knows this is going to sound horribly cheesy, but... thanks, guys. You never fail to put a smile on my face. ** Seconded. ManlyTears ensue upon realising that RousseauWasRight after all. * When this troper was 15, my best friend (who she had fallen in love with over the years) decided to break off our friendship. I was nearly driven to suicide by her callousness. It was then that all of my friends really stood up for me--they were there for me the whole time, and they reminded me that I wasn't alone in the world. That's one of the CMOHs that resulted from this incident. The second one...well, eventually, I became very close to a long-time friend of mine, Kate. Kate is my best friend in the whole world now. Recently, she told me that ever since we first met, she had always wanted to be really good friends with me, and that I was really awesome. I was beyond touched. Thank you, Kate--I love you. ** I love you too, Anna. * This troper's first marriage was pretty awful. After breaking up, I went through several bad months, but eventually decided to start dating again. From an online ad, I met a woman who, while not a movie star by any means, had a sweet face and an even sweeter disposition. As I spent more time with her, I learned that she had also been in a bad marriage. She told me that one day, she looked at herself and

realized that she didn't like the person she was ... so she set out to change herself. From then on, she made a conscious effort to be kinder, to control her temper, even apologizing a few times after she snapped at me. ("Sorry, that was the old me.") I was trying to decide if I should take another chance on marriage ... when, just after her 40th birthday, she was diagnosed with cancer. Even then, she went into her treatment with a positive attitude. She got to know her caregivers, always asking how they were doing and talking about their lives. Eventually, the disease started weakening her bones, confining her to bed. One day, I came into her room at the nursing home, and saw her propped up in bed ... doing her Christmas shopping. She had her bedside phone, her credit card, and the little bit of money she got from Social Security Disability; and she was determined to buy something for all her friends and family. They were just little things, but they meant, "I'm still here, and thinking of you." That was in December; in April, she managed to struggle out of bed and into a wheelchair one last time for our wedding. She passed away the following September. That was several years ago, and I have remarried since then ... but I still carry her picture with me. She taught me that we all have the ability to make ourselves into who we want to be, and that we can make the lives of others better or worse by how we chose to live. She chose to brighten the lives of everyone she met, and if I'm a better man today, it's largely because of her. God bless you, Jody. * Ever since he was a kid, this troper lost a lot of friends. He moved too often, and changed schools too often - and after moving, the contact with old friends was very hard to keep (okay, now first person). Eventually I became more closed, because I was convinced that friendships aren't eternal and, therefore, I shouldn't cling too much on them. Then came the last day of high school - everyone got together to hear a speech and, afterwards, had a hugging session of goodbyes, with a popular song called "Friends Forever" in the background. I decided to stay away and watch - didn't have too many friends anyway , when a classmate (whom I talked to three or four times) came to me, teary-eyed (everyone got very emotional by the song), and asked: "Hey, will we be friend forever?". I was in the middle of giving a cynical "I don't believe in eternal anythings" answer, when she hugged me. It was... weirdly touching. Since life is a bitch I lost contact with her anyways, but that moment got buried very deeply in my mind. You're a good girl, Nathalia. * Growing up I always had the distinction of being the one nobody wanted around, mainly shown though ignoring, bullying, and a plethora of cards and invitations with an explanation of "My mother said I had to give you one too." As you can think, I'm rather, distant, and never really had much in the way of friends. Well, one day during sixth grade, while waiting for one of my classes to start, a girl I didn't quite recognize sat down beside me. She handed me my first christmas card and walked away. As far as I know, nobody else got a card from her. I don't know her name, but if she happens to read this, whether she remembers or not, thank you, for being the first person to choose to do something nice for me. * [[@/TidalWave17 This troper]] recently asked a girl to the prom, not

thinking she'd say yes. ''She did.'' I was so happy that I hugged her for two minutes straight, thanking her. She smiled and said I was welcome! It was one of the happiest moments of my life! * While not as dramatic as some of the other stuff on this page, in twelfth grade, this troper saw a classmate, a hardcore, rather scary looking (17 years old, goatee, rather tall, etc) Metalhead take a fall, cut up his elbow badly enough to require stitches, and crush his prized possesion, his Ipod classic, as He was helped up, someone asked why he fell, he kneeled down and picked up the Ladybug he almost stepped on, showed it to them, and placed it safely on a nearby bush. * This troper, for his grandparent's 50th wedding aniversary, delivered a speech about their greatness that left EVERYBODY at the table in tears, including me, latter on. * This troper was having a hell of a week. It was the week before finals, and she was panicking about finishing up the projects that had been left to the last minute, when a friend of the family (our pastor's wife) died suddenly. She was an older woman, but her death was unexpected and this troper was completely thrown for a loop. Two things helped her through this horrible week: ** Volunteering for [[http://www.specialkidsday.org Special Kids Day]], where kids with special needs can get a photo with Santa and spend an evening with their families doing crafts, eating homemade cookies, and getting a gift bag. It's basically made of heartwarming. This troper enjoyed it so much that she volunteered again the next year, and plans to continue in the future, even though she is graduating from college this year. ** One of her professors noticed that something was wrong, and after hearing her tearful explanation, gave her a hug and said, "Well, we know that she's with God now." To this day, thinking about it makes me smile. It's amazing how a few kind words can have such a profound effect. * This troper's got a few. ** Troper (who is now switching to first person pronouns) had very few really close friends through most of my childhood. I always felt like I was on the outside of the group, an interloper. However, coming to college and joining the university choir changed that. I and three other girls became [[{Nakama} closer than I thought it was possible to be to another human being.]] A quote from the teacher one day summed it up perfectly: -->Professor: You guys act like sisters. *referring to us sprawled out on each others' laps giving back rubs and playing with each others' hair* -->Jess: We are. So, Jess/Chocolate/Plural, Mara, and Rena, if you're reading this - I love you girls more than I have words for, and no matter how far apart we may be in meatspace, you will ALWAYS be with me in my heart. &#9829;&#9829;&#9829;, Jess-Jess/Peanut Butter ** One of the few places in high school that I felt I fit in was marching band, and more specifically the color guard, of which I was captain. My senior year, our winter guard (flag girls - band + CD track in a gym instead of on the football field) had one of the few mentally retarded girls in the school join up. She wasn't able to do

much besides a few basic spins and marching maneuvers, but she loved it. At the end of the season, she gave me a piece of paper with stick figure drawings of the seven members of the guard, holding hands and smiling, and the words "thank you jessi for being the best captain ever". I still have it in my jewelry box at home. *** Related: One of the other girls, at the last competition of that year (and my last competition ever, since monetary issues meant I couldn't join the higher-level troupes), bought me a teddy bear from one of the swag booths that always show up at State competitions. It was holding a flag and had a sash that said "Captain". That has also been held on to through several attic-cleanings and junk purges. The girls I performed with are the reason I've decided that once I "grow up" and settle down, one of the first things I'll do is find the local high school, and ask if their marching band needs a color guard instructor. Happiness is like a game of telephone - it isn't complete until you pass it on. ** My boyfriend, after we got over our first fight, saying "You know, you really are the best thing I have going for me." This, from a man with a very good job, an incredible family, and a mind like a steel trap. It's less likely that he'll read this, but in case he does? I love you, David. More than I can say, I love you, and I don't think that will ever change. ** My mom got in a car crash about two years ago. She was fine, but the car (a Jeep Cherokee that my brother and I also used, and both of us LOVED that car) was totalled and we thought for a little while that the lady in the other car had gotten hurt. Dad went to go get mom from the hospital/police station/I forget exactly where, leaving me home alone. Stressed out, scared for my mom, mourning my car and just altogether messed up. About ten minutes after Dad left, I was sitting on the floor just crying. My then five month old German Shepherd pup bounced up to me and started licking the tears off my face. Best nonhuman-originated method of comforting someone ever devised. * The fact that this page is SO DAMN BIG! * This troper had two that really stand out among the many: ** When I was in first grade I was possibly even more of an ActionGirl then now. I got teased a lot for not being feminine but I had a few friends. One day the bully in the grade above us was picking on my redhead friend. I'd been taking martial arts for the last year, and proceeded to take the bully down. I don't remember the actual fight (according to the school it was a CurbStompBattle), but I do remember skipping happily to the principal's office with blood running from my nose. My parents said that they will always be proud of me for finishing any fight as long as I don't start it. The [=CMoH=] came when my friend thanked me for helping him when we met again in middle school after I was transfered to a new school. ** This one happened just the other day. I'd been worried since I wasn't sure if I was going to get into college since I'd applied regular deadline and most of my non-electronic papers went in over a month later. I'd just been beaten in a La Crosse game pretty badly including playing with a massive gash in my leg. (I didn't want to call a timeout since my team was doing well). My parents sent me to retrieve the mail, and I saw a letter from one of my colleges, small

and thin, the way one expects a rejection letter to look. I opened it up to find out I'd been accepted with a scholarship. I teared up when I saw they'd actually taken the time to read my application and letters since they talked about my martial arts and how I was a natural leader with talent. Needless to say this will be the school I will be attending next year. *** Congratulations! * A couple of weeks ago, I went to my first ever anime convention and brought my favourite fan with me. The fan was a present from my parents when they went to Madrid, is handmade, and has always gone everywhere with me since I first got it when I was younger. Anyway, on the first night of the con there was a concert featuring a Japanese music artist (HITT). About halfway through it I reached into my bag to pull out my fan, and realised that it was gone, and I must have dropped it earlier in the concert. I panicked and started searching frantically for it, even using my phone to ask people through text if they'd seen it when they couldn't hear me over the music, but I couldn't find it. I couldn't enjoy the rest of the concert, and felt depressed for the rest of the night, until I called Dad and he told me to get over it, ask the gophers if they could keep an eye out for it, and just enjoy the rest of the con for the time being. By the end of the con it still hadn't shown up, and I'd given up hope of ever finding it again. As a last-ditch attempt at tracking it down, I posted a message on the con's forum about it. No one replied, but a few days later I got a PM. In it was a photo of my fan, and a message saying that once I'd confirmed that it was mine, the person with it would post it back to me. He refused to accept any money to pay him back for the postage costs, and sure enough it arrived home a few days later. I couldn't thank him enough for sending the fan back to me, and I know this doesn't sound nearly as cool and heartwarming as everything else here, but it meant the world to me. ** It sounded pretty dang cool to me. * When [[{{Seungmina}} I]] was in fourth grade, my family moved from the town I had lived in since Kindergarten to an entirely new town. I was nice enough, but I could also be a clingy goodie two shoes know it all who was better at reading than interacting with the other kids. Needless to say I was none too popular, and in fourth and fifth, I cried most days. One kid told all the others that I had germs, so they shouldn't go near me. In sixth grade, another nerdy girl moved to town, and the other kids decided to introduce us. She's been my best friend ever since. My social skills improved slightly through Jr. High and High School, but I still felt a lot like the same awkward kid. On my birthday, two of my classmates surprised me with cupcakes. Today, one of those same girls apparently stood in the hallways raising money to nominate me for prom queen. I don't really care about the title, but the kindness of the gesture was beautiful. I just wish I could go back in time so I could tell the younger me that things would get a lot better. ** Eh, lost to a nice pretty popular girl, oh well. * In Finland, there's a tradition of the Elder's Ball, where all the second-year students from upper secondaries and vocational schools (people aged 17-19) gather to dance classical dances together. The

ball itself was a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, but afterwards, this troper, her partner and a gaggle of friends went out to eat and have fun. And fun we had: It was all jokes, good food, good friends and just the most amazing, friendly, heartwarming time I've had since forever. The evening ended with us all (few good friends, people the troper had only seen a couple of times and one that she had met that night for the first time) sharing a huge group hug with repeated cries of "This was the best experience of my life!" and "You guys are the best ever!" from everyone. I was literally so moved that when everyone else except for my best friend/dance partner had left, my DeadpanSnarker and KnightInSourArmour exterior broke down and I cried against her shoulder and barely managed to tell her that "I love you, guys." The next morning I woke up with freeze burns on my cheeks where the tear tracks had been. Whenever this troper feels that the world is shit and there's no point to friendship, she just thinks back to that night and the world is instantly a much better place. * Well this is a little something that made me feel warm, fuzzy, and angrier than I have ever remembered being. But first a little backstory; I am a quiet guy for the most part, only really opening up to my good friends and avoiding conflict, but one day I saw one of my female friends walk by, closely followed by her Jerkass boyfriend. I never trusted the guy, and seeing the look on her face snapped something within my introvert self. I had to follow, and with two of my friends, one of them a little CuteBruiser who has made guys two times her size cry, I followed the couple to a secluded stairwell where the Jerkass wouldnt let her leave, even pulling her back into the stairwell when she tried to. After we confronted him, we made sure he knew we wouldnt leave without the girl. We waited over 30 minutes for him to let her go, over the time I learned of his abusive nature, and my anger only grew, to the point of TranquilFury. I went into the stairwell and very clearly and menacingly made sure the guy knew how pissed I was, and he finally left. This took nearly all of my courage to do, as the guy was clearly not a pushover. Afterwards though, we got the girl whe was stressed, but utterly relieved that we came to help, and cared so much. The CMOH came when I was leaving after I made sure she was ok, and safe, when she pulled me back, and hugged me for what seemed to last minutes. The way a guy could abuse a girl and twist her around like that just hit my BeserkButton, and seeing how well it turned out nearly caused me to tear up... * One day, [[KingSonnDeeDoo This Troper]] posted her status on {{Facebook}} as "'''Troper's Name''' Is some sort of female human." as a joke. A male friend of hers, who is a bit of a {{Deadpan Snarker}} repsonded with "Lies.". Expecting a jokey/[[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarker-y]] response, Said Troper wrote "What do you think I am then?". The response? "Angel.". It's just a small thing, but considering that This Troper doesn't have a high opinon of herself, it left her feeling really touched ([[FreudWasRight no, not like that]]) and made her day. * My local community college's art department is a rather varied lot, and we do tend to argue amongst ourselves and have a lot of people who end up in snippy drama feuds sometimes. Then one of the student's father died just this week. So far I havent seen a single person in

the art department who hasnt donated money to a fund to buy flowers for the funeral, even from some of us who barely talked to or even disliked the guy. * I'm 23 and I'm about to get my two-year degree, and I don't know what to do with it. When I can, I like to meet with an instructor that was a fellow English major when she went to college and talk about film and literature. I've told her before that I'm graduating next month and that I'll have to get a job. Today she told me about how she loves her job despite all the years it took to earn the degrees, working as a waitress, and still paying back student loans. She encouraged me to keep the idea of being a teacher in my mind because she knows how much I love books. I can't remember the last time I heard someone encourage me to stick with what I love; after I left her office because she had work to finish, I went into the bathroom because I got all misty-eyed. * This Troper is going through the process of being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Most of the time she's in bed sleeping because her body can't absorb enough nutrients to keep her awake, or she's crying due to the pain. Her little brown tabby cat has figured out how to open her bedroom door, and whenever he hears her crying he comes in, sits on her pillow and purrs. Then her sister, who always used to make fun of her for being so sleepy and having a stomach so swollen that she looked pregnant will come in with a cup of tea and some kind words. * This Troper spent the first four years of school basically alone because she was afraid that noone would like her ever again after one NeverLiveItDown moment in the first weeks. She basically didn't talk to anyone, just did her own stuff and wished she had some friends. After that, the local school system branches out and she went to a new school. The classes were bigger, I didn't know anyone and I got teased again. Especially by this one girl. She did everything in the book and this troper who was trying to find some friends and afraid of doing a wrong step and never befriending anyone again thought that dealing with bullying as usual - ignoring it and it goes away because it's boring - would solve the problem. It didn't. She didn't stop and two years later we were definally friends. (Later, she told me she just wanted to see a reaction from me. I think if not for her I wouldn't have reacted to anyone ever again.) That girl who teased me is still my best and the one I do things with. Things I still haven't done with a lot of other persons: Sleepovers (Only her in my home, I managed to visit 4 Persons including her in their home), spending New Year (just her), Talking hours on telephone (4 hours record). Her family has practically adopted me and I (and she) knows who to call at 3 in the morning. Even though I spend the first years standing by her side and saying not a word for hours (and still do a lot when I visit her) she likes me. She is the most amazing friend for me, even if she doesn't think so because she is a bit of a Tsundere. Who cares, you made my life happen again, Kira! Thank you! Myrsdchaem * I'm graduating this year, and my best friends don't graduate for another year. Every year, we're the technical crew for our school show, and usually when one of us graduates, we give them flowers and chocolates and plants in front of all the cast and audience. This

year's show, nothing. I was fully prepared to put a brave face on it and cry when I got home, when all six of them came up in floods of tears and told me they couldn't face having to explain it to everyone else because they all have stage fright. These are people who cry approximately once every six years. I have never loved people so much in all my life; they are my {{Nakama}}, in place of my own severely fucked-up family, and I don't know how I'm going to cope without them. * [[Tropers/RedWren This troper]] was bullied for the longest time. Think [[GirlsHaveCooties cooties]], but specific to her and from third grade to ''eighth''. That means ages 8-14. When she entered the talent show with [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome 'Defying]] [[IAmBecomingSong Gravity']] at the end of eighth, she was understandably nervous. When a stagehand who was an acquaintance of hers heard this, he turned to her, confused and surprised. Singing was a [[TroperTales/CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]], but ''this'' was solidly a [=CMoH=]. And I got an English assignment out of it, [[EndingWeakly :D]]. ** Wait, you had you specific cooties too? I suffered "Paige Germs" 4th- 5th, and I have to say, it's kinda nice to know that I wasn't in it alone. * [[{{Noraneko}} This troper]] is in marching band. At the beginning of the year, one of the [[{{Nakama}} drumline]] seniors was talking a taciturn junior (who also happens to be the guy she likes), and when the latter mentioned his aversion to random hugging ([[IGotBetter He got better]]) the senior told him, "Brothers don't shake hands. They hug." At the year's end during the band banquet, all of the seniors make speeches and acknowledge their section. The senior went down the row of the drummers shaking their hands, but when he reached the junior, the junior shrugged and said, "Brothers don't shake hands. They hug." They embraced, resulting in applause from the congregation. Most of marching band was a [=CMoH=] for this troper, but this took the cake. * This troper (who has already posted to this page at least twice) has had a difficult time lately. Sitting here weeping over the pure beauty on this page has given her a relief nothing else has been able to do. I think that being a resident of Troperville might just be, in and of itself, a [=CMoH=]; none of us are really alone. You guys rock! * Ive got a triple whammy here- Crowning Moments of Heartwarming, Awesome, and Funny all in one. ** 2009 was my first year ''all growed up'' and moved out of the house like a proper adult. I was so excited to finally be spending Halloween with my friends (who until that point, were long-distance. I'd moved down to be with them) and everything was going perfect...until it all came crashing down around me. I'd planned a Halloween party (something I've been wanting to do since I was in elementary school), and spent money I really didnt have in said planning process. Well, one by one, all my friends dropped out of the guest list, for one reason or another. Work, prior forgotten commitments, etc. (All legit, so dont get any ideas about my friends being less than honorable) The icing on the shit cake was when on October 30, my boyfriend called me and said he wouldnt be able to drive down from OU the next day because his asshole, hyper-religious professor declared that since Halloween was

not a real holiday, that his students logically shouldnt be doing anything that night, and assigned a 15-page paper that required a shitload of research. Awesome. I mean...I follow religion myself and know you can celebrate Halloween without satanic rituals. I figured it couldnt get any worse, but at least Id get to hand out candy to the neighborhood kids. BZZZ, wrong again. Despite spending 2 hours decorating the house I was living in, I ended up being the ONLY one with decorations, much less any kind of light at all on Halloween night. Not one trick-or-treater set foot in my completely dark neighborhood. Which is strange, because the place was normally CRAWLING with children. Two lived ''next door'', for chrissakes. ** So there I was, sitting alone in the dark in my costume, eating the 10lbs of candy Id bought to give out and feeling sorry for myself. Id even gone so far as to bake cookies and set up my drink fountain with green Kool-Aid and dry ice just in case anyone, ''anyone'' showed up. I was going to have a party, dammit. Right as I was about to throw in the towel and call it a night, I heard the front door open. I figured it was one of my room mates (both of whom I really wasnt on speaking terms with at the time), and didnt even bother to turn around and look at the door. Suddenly, Highway To The Danger Zone (yknowthe Top Gun song) started BLASTING from behind me. I turned around to find one of my best friends in the doorway, in a full authentic airmans flight suit, aviator shades, and a boom box on his shoulder from which the song was coming. Crowning Moments of Awesome and Funny. Totally unannounced, totally unexpected, and totally amazing. He waited until the song was finished before nonchalantly walking over and joining me on the couch and asking, Whats up? We ended up spending half the night running around together (in our costumes, including to the grocery store and Blockbuster), before driving to Houston to the massive Halloween house party that most of our friends were at. CMoH because Patrick, dude, you totally took what I thought was going to be my worst Halloween ever and helped make it bar none, the best. * This troper has one. In my junior year of high school, everything started going to shit for me (at least to my mind) I started drinking again, I became estranged from my friends, my grades went to hell, I'd started fighting with my parents on an almost daily basis - I was just fucking myself over. One night I was drunk and stumbling around, and got into a fight, or, more accurately, a seven on one beatdown that I was barely able to drag my sorry ass away from. After that, I had enough sense of mind to, at least, drag myself to a comfortable spot to wallow in the rain. At some 2 in the morning, I heard; "Yo, I found him!" To my surprise I seen my five best friends, who I'd been a total dick to for the past few months, out in the rain, at around 3:00 am coming towards me. I distinctly remember asking; "Why are you here?" and getting the answer that still knots my chest whenever I hear it, "'Cause you're part of our family." * When [[JustCallMeNed This Troper]] was a senior in high school, his mother decided to take up an offer from a friend to try out her job for a period of about two months, which entailed her going to Tennessee - with his older sister having moved out two years before, this meant that he and his older brother were the only ones at home.

When he was told that he and his brother were to take care of the house, This Troper assumed it meant keeping the place clean, getting groceries and making sure the mail was sent to Mom's temporary address in Memphis. Did he mention that he lived in South Dakota at the time? His brother, on the other hand, assumed that being given stewardship of the house meant he had the right to throw parties and trash the place, then force This Troper to pick it up. ** No sooner was she out the door, than his brother started throwing parties, and flooding the house with drunks who would kick down This Troper's door in the middle of the night to use his bathroom, and on several nights, he woke up to the sound of fighting upstairs (his room was in the basement) or people having sex in the other room over. This carried on for almost the whole two months, and that combined with threats of violence should he tell their mom what was going on, This Troper's own cowardice stopping him from asking anyone for help or standing up to his brother, and deluding him into thinking he could manage picking up after dozens of people he'd never seen before, started badly fraying his sanity to the point where he was afraid to go home, but had no choice - if he didn't, he kept telling himself, it'd get even worse (a minor [=CMoA=]/[=CMoF=] probably prevented the worst of the damage, but that's another story). ** A friend noticed the change in his behavior, and after insisting on giving him a lift home one night, This Troper had no choice but to let him see what the house had become - the floor covered in shoeprints from partyhoppers and drunks, every single flat surface piled with beercans, bottles and garbage. He was quiet for a long moment, before he said seven words for which This Troper is still eternally grateful; -->"Pack your things - you're staying with us." * This troper has been going through some changes lately. Namely, he's finally admitted to himself that yes, he's a *him*, and started presenting himself accordingly. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the money for a legal name change or hormone therapy right now. Driving a friend and her brother back to their middle-of-nowhere-Indiana school, the topic came up of how long a road he's got ahead of him, and how discouraged he was when strangers called him "miss" - Jack's response was immediate. "You're a guy, Lee. Like me. I couldn't see you as anything else." (I fucking ''wept''.) * This Troper's birthday was on Sunday. He thought that no one was going to say happy birthday to him other than family. (He's been having negative thoughts about himself and has a bit of low selfesteem) He checked his facebook in the morning, there was nothing. He then just hung out at home, spending time with family. When he checked his facebook later at the evening time, he had over 15 "Happy Birthday!" messages on his wall. Needless to say, He teared up a bit. (I understand this is a bit of a minor case but I felt like sharing it) * This Troper loves to sing, but can sometimes be a little selfconscious about performing because she's always afraid of messing up or not being good enough at it. When a bunch of her housemates decided to make fake Pokemon cards as door decorations for people's rooms, the first attack on hers was "Burst into Song: [Troper] causes critical damage to the Defending Pokemon with her fierce musical performance".

That card, even though it's kind of silly, has provided her with so much encouragement to be less self-conscious about her singing ability.

See TroperTales.HeartwarmingMoments10

HeavenlyCreatures * Some of Hilary Nathan's riding school students have spoken up on fan discussion boards to describe her as warm and kind. They had no idea about her past, but they were very familiar with her art. The man who posted the illustrations is the man who bought Hilary's house when she sold it after the press found her. ** Matter of fact, she was apparently giving simple art lessons on the side. And she showed them how she made the stained glass. * I remeber watching this moive late at night when I was in highschool. It shook me up so much that when my mom/mum came home later I told her I was grateful that we didn't have a god-awful relationship and that I loved her so much. Narmy, some might say, but yeah.

HeavySleeper * Let's see... This Troper has slept through thunderstorms (which rarely happen in my area. I used to sleep throught thunderstorms, but, due to how rare they are where I live, I've developed a fear of thunderstorms and I awake when they happen), loud parties, moderate earthquakes (as they saye here in Los Angeles, "If a moderate earthquake wakes you up, you just shrug it off and go back to sleep), but she awakened if somebody rang the doorbell when she's still sleeping and the emergency alert system doing required monthly tests. A minor subversion happened when there was a wildfire near my house. A few hours after I fell asleep (which happened after the fire started), I awoke when you could start to see the wildfire outside the office window at my house. * This troper once slept through a tornado. No joke, I woke up the next morning, made breakfast and saw my neighbor's 100 year old oak tree ripped out of the ground. I was asleep in the top floor as well. * This troper usually averts the hell out of this trope by being bothered by even the faintest cracking of the wooden pillars in his room and even wakes up every 20 minutes. However, he only once played it straight after staying up for a day sleeping though the cats yowling,calls for breakfast,and even an earthquake. That said he usually is the opposite of a log when he sleeps. * This troper once slept through getting his stomach (accidentally) stepped on (by a tall, heavy-set man) while he was sleeping on a floor. When he woke up the next morning, he wondered why his belly hurt. Another time, two roomies apologized for all the drunken noise they'd made coming in from a party late the night before. When told

that the troper hadn't heard a thing, one said to the other: "Well, there you have it.... He doesn't go to sleep; he dies." * This troper tends to sleep through alarms, and most wake up callsunless he *really* needs to be awake for something, luckily. Otherwise? Like a log is an understatement- sack of cement, more like. Also, he stays half-asleep for almost an hour after waking up- once causing him to wake up completely and wonder when he got in the car. ** This troper's alarm is very effective-at waking up everyone else in the house. * This troper not only sleeps through alarms, but has even slept through the house security system going off. Said troper's family has repeatedly threatened to retrofit her alarm clock with defibrillator paddles. * This troper once slept through lightning striking the house roughly half a metre from where his head is when he sleeps. ** You're lucky you woke up at all. You must have been side-on to the strike or curled up to not get enough of a charge differential to kill you. I think this qualifies for a CrowningMomentofAwesome. * On one memorable occasion, this troper slept through her best friend's father playing a trumpet right next to her bed. She bought an extra-loud alarm clock (with a thingy that's supposed to make the bed vibrate, although it's not powerful enough to make a big difference) from [=ThinkGeek=] specifically because she sleeps right through most alarms; it's worked a couple times, but she usually still sleeps through it. She has also managed to sleep in the middle of the day when people were playing DDR in the room directly above her bed. * This troper used to be a fairly heavy sleeper, but years of training (i.e. having to get up for school) have gotten her used to getting up at around 8 in the morning, when she wants to be up any time after 10. Before that, nothing could get this troper up unless she wanted to get up. Including the most annoying alarm clock in the world (one playing the "It's a Small World" tune endlessly), and fairly loud music from down the hall. ** Update: She's back to being dead to the world until at least 10:30 except for odd occasions where she briefly wakes up when everyone else is getting ready to leave (but then she usually goes right back to sleep and proceeds to have dreams much more vivid and weird than the ones she was having previously). * This troper doesn't sleep through alarm clocks. He ''turns them off in his sleep'' (including, but not limited to, cell phone alarms, push-button alarm clocks, and an alarm with a physical, slightlysticky switch). At certain points, there have had to be multiple alarm clocks setup just to ensure he's up on time. Or physically taping the "off" button to be impossible to switch without some severe concentration... The snooze button gets worn out when that happens, though. ** This troper suffers the same malady, even though in his case, it involves sleepwalking across a floor buried in (usually sharp) junk, whilst barefoot. Needless to say, I am not a morning person. *** Are... Are you me? ** This troper, as he mentioned below, sleeps on a half-bunk bed from IKEA and has to climb down to the floor to hit the alarm. Doesn't mean

he won't climb back up and go back to sleep, though. *** This troper has the same problem and solution. ;) ** This troper has a similar problem. He uses a radio alarm clock set up right next to his ear, and makes sure the volume is set to max before he goes to bed. 3/4 of the time, the volume manages to get set back to zero before it's supposed to go off. about 90% of the remaining time, I turn it off while half-asleep and go back to bed. ** That happens to this troper as well! She'll wonder why her alarm turned itself off, only to learn that she did a mighty leap out of bed, turned off the alarm, and then jumped back under the covers without waking up. This move apparently makes a very distinctive noise... ** As an update to the original troper, he's now sleeping better (sleep apnea was an issue, but is now getting fixed), and he now sleeps through any and all alarms, up to and including: a clock radio alarm, a beeping clock alarm, a cellphone alarm, and an iPod alarm, all set to go off at 5 minute intervals. He slept through, or turned off, each and every one of them. * This troper was surprised to hear that the house's fire alarm went off during the night because she didn't hear a thing. * This troper is usually a light sleeper, but she once slept through her roommate waking up screaming at the top of her lungs. Her roommate that sleeps in the ''bunk below her''. * This troper slept through that Midwestern earthquake last spring and didn't find out about it until the next morning. She also has a history of sleeping through late-night thunderstorms. ** So did ThisTroper. It seems it woke both my parents and younger brother, but not me. There was one night where there was a particularly nasty thunderstorm that kept flickering our power. At some point I said "Screw it" and crawled in bed with my parents. ** This troper slept through a very near and very large tornado with no idea it had happened -- her mother simply said "I was going to wake you up if the house started shaking". This came as no surprise given that several years before the troper came downstairs one morning to her parents discussing the huge number of police cars with sirens and a police helicopter hovering ''directly over the house'' for several hours the night before, and hadn't the foggiest idea what they were talking about. Not only can she turn off alarm clocks without waking up, she's frequently woken up to discover that the alarm has been blaring for a few hours and she only woke up enough to put a pillow over her head. * This troper can not fall asleep on planes, no matter how hard he tries. This was horrible on a one-stop flight to Hawaii from Tennessee. By the time we got to the hotel room, he and his three friends were talking. One of the friends asked this troper a question and said, "Right?" He proceeded to call this troper's name a couple times with no response. The logical solution? Beat this troper over the head with a pillow, and then give the pillow to someone else to do the same thing. Yup, still asleep. * This troper once took a shower in her sleep. Woke up only after she had shampooed and rinsed her hair, turned off the water, stepped out of the shower, and wrapped herself in a towel. Yes, really.

** This troper has done that three times (cold showers, no less), and proceeded once from there to go to the fridge and begin cooking leftover food before waking up. Very fortunately, no one was woken up, as he did not get a towel and thus not in a condition to be seen in. * This troper had a friend in school who was not only a HeavySleeper but the world's worst snorer. During a sleepover party his snoring annoyed everyone so much that we shot him with a BB gun. He still didn't wake up. ** This troper is similar to the above's friend, made worse by the fact that his snoring is irregular, therefore can't be gotten used to. He has been smacked in the face with a folder several times. * This troper's brother once slept through her father accidentally hitting the panic button on the car while it was in the garage, not being able to turn it off, and driving away with the car still honking. This troper's brother's room is above the garage. * This troper, while only a moderately heavy sleeper, is able to carry on a conversation in her sleep. Sometimes with embarrassing results. ** One other troper has the same problem. He can interact with people and objects without waking, turning off most alarm clocks and throwing stuff at people. Now he is three years behind in his education due to oversleeping. * [[{{Atagamay}} This troper]] once slept peacefully as her dog ''stood on top of her and barked''. And apparently, I also once slept through construction people using a ''jackhammer'' in our basement. Needless to say, I need someone to pretty much harass me until I wake up. * This troper has slept through earthquakes and sleeps through thunderstorms on a regular basis, though he has trouble actually getting to sleep. His brother will fall asleep in seconds, but will get woken up by almost anything. Just another aspect of the SiblingYinYang... * This troper is a heavy sleeper only on certain conditions. His family seems to have evolved the ability to go into comas in an attempt to avoid hangovers. This has been known to him since high school, but the first night drinking out with friends in college he slept through the night and the next day and only woke up in time for dinner that night. In the mean time his roommate had called the RA over to make sure there was not a need for a body bag. * This troper's brother can sleep through a hurricane. Literally. ** This troper can also sleep through hurricanes, and also minor earthquakes (and I mean minor. Just rattling the glass in your windows and the plates in your cabinets). * When this troper falls asleep, he is ''asleep'' until an hour before he goes to work. No exceptions. * According to my roommate, I'm a very heavy sleeper who talks in my sleep. Apparently I make incredibly disjointed comments in said sleep, too. Among the gems? "Dad... tuition... I'm serious, dude!" It runs in the family, too: one night my dad dreamed he was playing wide receiver, as he - while asleep - ran down our hall yelling "I'm open!" * This troper affectionately recalls his time in the National Service (Army), when a squadmate of his managed to sleep through a faked nightly ambush which involved the firing of 2500 blanks within 50 m of

where he was sleeping. * [[{{Sylocat}} This troper]] has massive problems ''getting'' to sleep every night, but once asleep, I '''sleep'''. One night, when I was a kid, a [[GoddamnedBats bat]] flew into the house. This flew my parents into a panic. For ''two hours'' they were running around the house, screaming, moving furniture and crashing into things, and coming up with various methods to try and get the damn thing out that wouldn't have looked out of place in a slapstick comedy. My bedroom and theirs were all on the first floor, and the door to my room wasn't even closed all the way. It took two hours to finally get the poor thing out. This was all news to me in the morning, since I slept through the whole ordeal. My parents, interestingly, have the exact opposite problem... they have trouble staying awake any time after noon, but once they are asleep, the slightest noise wakes them! * This troper, during summer and winter vacations, sometimes goes to bed around 4-5 AM, wakes up between 10-11 AM, but falls back asleep until 1-1:30 PM. It's very annoying, and a waste of half the day. Not even sleeping on a half-bunk bed and putting his alarm clock on a mini-fridge at ground level would keep him out of bed. And when he finally does the ludicrous act of going to bed around 8-9 PM and waking up at 5 (a feat he sometimes does if he gets sleepy around dusk), he finds that there is nothing to do. T.T * This troper's mother ''and'' aunt slept through a police chase right in the neighbourhood - we're talking sirens, blowhorns, and helicopters! Even when this troper went into their rooms to lock the windows, [[CrazyPrepared just in case]]. * [[AdamS ThisTroper]] has mild insomnia, but as stated above, will ''stay'' asleep. ThisTroper slept through a sheet of plywood falling on his head. (Left a nasty bruise that totally mystified him in the morning.) ** Update: I suddenly began sleeping through any and all alarms, and nothing but physically rousing me from my sleep will actually wake me. * Likewise on the mild insomnia, but as a kid, I rolled over the bars of my TOP BUNK, hit the frame (the bottom bunk was slightly bigger) and landed on the floor. Without waking up. I've also fallen asleep upside-down before on a couch, with my legs on the back of the couch and my head touching the floor. * This troper has slept through an earthquake that not only pitched him from bed to hardwood floor, but then proceeded to topple a well stocked, seven foot tall oak bookshelf onto him. He's also fallen asleep on an in-use trampoline. * As a child this troper once locked himself in his parents' bedroom in order to read without being bothered by his sister and, naturally, fell asleep. The next part he only knows because he's been told, but apparently his father had to climb in the window to unlock the door because they couldn't wake him up. He ''still'' sleeps through thunderstorms, most loud noises, and has had to train himself to wake for his alarm clock. * This troper's natural reaction to alcohol is to get sleepy. Two Guinnesses into a very rowdy St Patrick's Eve party at a student fraternity he fell quietly asleep on a chair and slept until a cleaner gently poked him and told him he had to leave.

* Combined with Main/RingRingCRUNCH in [[DaNuke Da_Nuke]]'s case. A house is under construction right behind his house, which means he gets to hear ''all'' the noise, the machines, and the loud music being played at the construction site. Does that affects his sleep? Not in the slightest bit. And the Canadian exchange girl often complained about how annoying was the one and only alarm clock that can wake him up: instead of sounding like "Ring ring ring!", it sounds like "BRRRRREEEEEEEERRRRRPPPPPPPP BRRRRREEEEEEEERRRRRPPPPPPPP BRRRRREEEEEEEERRRRRPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!". ''And yet he managed to sleep through such an annoying alarm clock ringing for an entire hour''. (In fact, it is said that during a middle school trip, he slept through a couple having very wild sex in the same room). * While this troper finds it difficult to actually sink into sleep, once he sleeps, he sleeeeeeeps. Even through earthquakes, when the rest of the family woke up and panicked. * When he was younger, this troper's father had a friend who slept heavily and once during a sleepover, he and a friend carried their sleeping friend to the tennis courts a couple of blocks from the house, laid him down, and waited for him to wake up. * This troper once slept through a ~80 foot pine falling ''during a thunderstorm'' and nearly caving in his bedroom. Everyone else in the house was awake before it hit the ground. A year or two before this, he purchased an alarm clock and set it for 6am, and put it next to his bed. He only woke up once his mom started shaking him, after the thing had woken up everyone else in the house, on two floors. He also managed the bunkbed thing, going to bed on the top bunk and waking up ''under'' the bottom one (Not sleepwalking, the side of the bunkbed against the wall lacked safety rails, and was just far enough from the wall to slip through!) ** [[PurplePeopleEater This troper]] slept through a similar thunderstorm incident, where part of a huge dying oak tree fell due to wind almost directly over her bedroom. It apparently hit the roof so hard it make the house shake, and I didn't even know until I asked about the collapsed tree outside my window the next afternoon. * [[GwenStacyWannabe This troper]] slept through the school bus breaking down one afternoon. I should probably mention that this involved the transmission ''breaking off and being dragged down the road, complete with sparks flying off of it''. I didn't wake up until we'd pulled over into a nearby parking lot and had been sitting there for a few minutes, then I was just really disoriented. * This troper was going to be part of a raid at camp one summer. The rest of the group doing the raid promised to wake me up when it was time to go. I woke up the next morning wondering how I ended up on the other side of the tent, where my pillow was, and why no one woke me up for the raid. Turns out, they tried everything they could think of to wake me up, including dragging me around the tent (in my sleeping bag), and beating me with the pillow. Not sure why they thought the pillow would work... * [[{{Tsochar}} This troper]] can sleep ''anywhere.'' In a chair, at a desk, on the floor, in the middle of a pep rally, you name it. At one point I fell asleep while sitting on a rolled-up carpet on the side of a robotics arena with nought but curtains as guardrails. One of the

robots CRASHED THROUGH and nearly hit me, and I didn't wake up until shortly after, when my friends woke me up to see if I was okay. They said, and I quote "Dude, you almost died!" I am... [[{{understatement}} somewhat more difficult to wake]] when I'm sleeping in an actual bed. I often need two alarms, and even then will go back to sleep after turning them off. * This troper slept through window-rattling karaoke ten feet away. At home in bed an hour later? WIDE AWAKE! So frustrating. * This troper can sleep through fireworks, remnants of a North Carolina Hurricane, and most loud noises. She also slept through having M&Ms thrown at her by her cousins and didn't know it till she woke up, found candy in the blanket creases, and her cousins explained. However, she also tends to wake up at an ungodly hour, so she uses her alarm to tell her when to get up rather than to wake up. * After missing out on a number of things in life due to the inadequacy of off-the-shelf alarm clocks, this troper modified his alarm clock three times. First by adding an old PC speaker to make it significantly louder, second by modifying it so that the only way to prevent the alarm from resetting it's self and beeping again is to hold down a big red button for a full minute (during which time I chug down a cup of coffee from a nearby timed coffee pot) and finally removing the buttons to set the time so I don't just reset the alarm for an hour later and go back to bed. The next version will make me do math until I get correct answers, and shock me every time I'm wrong. ** You just gave [[DaNuke Da_Nuke]] an idea: rigging his alarm clock with a 5 [=kW=] car audio amplifier and a HUEG subwoofer, and replacing the Snooze button with a small CPU that won't turn off the alarm until he solves a 3x3 linear equation system. *** At that point, [[{{Ripsaw}} I'd]] be more likely to shut the damn thing off. Even if that required killing power to an entire city block. Yeah, I'm not a morning person. And yet, I get up at the ungodly hour of 0500 (5 AM for folks stuck on 12-hour time), and am out the door to work at 0600. I should've gone into a field that'd let me sleep... * This Troper was having work done on her house and because of this didn't have curtains for a year or so. She made sure to set the alarm early and to put said alarm clock on the otherside of the room to ensure she would have no choice but to wake up before the workmen came. Despite having a floor length window that leads to this troper's room being bathed with sunlight in the morning, and having a ridiculously loud clock-radio, not to mention having builders literally jack-hammering right outside of her window, this troper still managed to sleep through until afternoon every day. * This troper's boyfriend has literally had to pick her up and stand her on her feet so she would wake up in time for class. * This troper has slept through fireworks displays, huge lightning storms and the Two Towers in a surround-sound theater (not from boredom; he ate a lot beforehand). Oddly enough, the sound of his cat chewing on a discarded candy wrapper will have him up and running to stop the stupid animal from choking. * This troper has a condition where even *if* awoke, he remains semiunconsious, just moving... which is useful, since he can trick himself

into doing chores, but also provides ample time to reset, turn off, or (once) throwing his alarm. * This troper can sleep through a surprising amount, having grown up in a very noisy suburb. And can sleep ON anything due to spending time camping with scouts. He has slept curled up around lumps in a field (inside a tent and sleeping bag) under low-flying aircraft, curled up tightly across a pair of seats on a Greyhound bus, through earthquakes, on concrete floors, and so forth. Only a few things are able to reliably wake him, one of which is Concorde, the cancellation of which threw his sleep schedule on weekends into disarray. * This troper has slept through almost every major hurricane to grace the North Carolina coast since Bertha in the late 90s (I think it was the late 90s. Early 00s?). Multiple 100 year old pecan trees fell down right outside his window. He woke up, well rested, to notice that his room had a lot more sunlight coming in than it used to did. This troper subverted it in college. His nickname in college was Cookie Monster, because of his crack-like addiction to these baked goods. At Christmas-time Oreo releases the white fudge covered variety. This troper bought himself a couple of boxes. One day, whilst taking a nap, this troper sat bolt-upright in bed, looked straight at his roommate whose hand was literally in the cookie jar, said "Touch. And. Die.", and then fell promptly back asleep. This troper's roommate did not, in the end, eat any cookies. * This troper has also slept through major storms, hurricanes, alarms, people shouting at him, etc;...to the point that whenever tiredness is enough of an issue, it becomes almost impossible to wake him. The alarm does not simply continue to ring however - instead, somnambulation (sleep-walking) kicks in, he gets up, walks across the room, deactivates said alarm, and climbs back into bed. Still sleeping soundly all the while. ** The same kind of thing happens when he is awoken by a person; he is actually able to get up, carry on a conversation with them (in some cases, quite lengthy and detailed, as well as coherent enough to make people think he was awake), and then go back to bed when they stop talking to him, still fast asleep all the way through. The first time he ever did this, he revealed to a tent-full of Scouts the name of the girl (in the same troop) that he had a massive crush on. Hilarity dutifully ensued. It even extends to really loud noises, such as roadworks right outside the house, home renovations in the surrounding properties, and storms directly overhead. * Once in summer camp, a girl woke up in the middle of the night screaming bloody murder due to a particularly horrible nightmare, consequently waking up the entire camp. Except for this troper, who, when she learned about it in the morning, was met with shocked stares of disbelief. Another instance happened a couple years after that. This troper and her brother shared the same room and their beds were right beside each other. Apparently, said brother once tried to wake this troper up but got a punch in the face in response. He wasn't very happy when the troper finally woke up. * This troper slept throughout the Great Storm of 1987, with gusts of wind reached 187 km/h, while a gigantic pine tree crashed next to the house and over the street and her parents cut down others to prevent

them from falling on their house. More recently, she didn't wake up when a car crashed into a neighbour's house. * [[@/GamerFromJump This troper]], while generally not subject to the trope, regularly slept through ''earthquakes'' when I lived in California. The one exception was when California decided to [[MilitaryBrat see us off to dad's next station]]. My brother, on the other hand, fits the trope. A bad thing when he was in the ''Navy''. I wonder if he had a [[DrillSergeantNasty Petty Officer Nasty]] to deal with when this happened. * This troper is a family legend for this. In addition to the wide array of alarms and radios and beeps and buzzing that my mom bought throughout my childhood in futile attempts to find one that would work, I also had a top-bunk instance similar to one mentioned above (though my bunks lined up, so i fell the full distance. when my mom ran in paniced from the thud, i not only was still asleep, but still had my blanket around me, and pillow under my head (held there by the hand i tend to leave under it). My crowning achievement was sleeping through a lightning bolt and resultant thunder. Doesn't seem so crowning at first, but the bolt hit less than 4 feet from where my head was (we later measured to a scorch mark), right on the other side of a big, minimal-interference, single-layer window with one pane broken out. * This troper infamously sleep-chased a robber out of her house with a meat cleaver in one hand and a realistic looking toy gun in the other once. Another time, I fell out of the top bunk at my friend's place without waking up. Later on in the night, my friend rolled out of the bottom bunk and directly onto me, yet I kept on sleeping. The friend tried everything to wake me up and get me to go back into the bunk, I still didn't wake up. Then the next morning, she actually poured icy water onto me, but I still kept on sleeping soundly... until an hour later, when my mother came over to pick me up, and I woke up instantly at the sound of her voice at the front door. ** That first incident (ie, the one with the cleaver)? Awesome. * This troper once slept through a tornado that tore down a tree in the front yard. Further, he once stayed at a friends house, and then heard a nice story the next morning when a third party admonished us for going back to bed after waking up. When we asked about this, she explained that we had been talking to '''each other''' in our respective sleeps, and then talked to her when she came into the room. First time this troper's heard of that. * This troper was at a LAN party once when a friend of his intentionally smashed a pizza box on my head in an attempt to wake me. Apparently it was so loud that everyone there heard it and turned to see what happened (mind you this was loud enough to be heard over the noise of games and music blaring). Apparently I didn't respond in any way whatsoever. Similar heavy sleeping incidents have occurred at other LANs with the same friends, including being stepped on, sat on, drawn on with marker, and other such. * When the house was being reblocked, this troper, at age 11, slept through concrete being broken up outside her bedroom window, and the house being physically moved. * This troper is referred to by his friends as "Damien", the son of

the devil. This due to the fact that during summer camp, he took a loooong time to wake up, and had to spent some time sitting upright in his bed to avoid falling asleep again, making strange noises and staring at people. Every. Single. Day. * [[ThisTroper I've]] been told that people have to check on me to see if I'm is still alive, as I sleep so deeply it's as if I died ([[JustifiedTrope given past health issues, it may be a valid concern]]). ** Have also had a few occurrences of ''completely cussing people out'' once I had enough brain activity (probably about 1/10 awake) if they had started use brute force (ie heavily shaking/shoving) to wake me up; no recollection of doing that once awake, though. * [[{{Mariko-chan}} This troper]] has slept through a earthquake. When I woke up sometime after it, I glanced at the clock, and wondered why it wasn;t working. Then my grandpa comes in and asks if I felt the quake. Cue '. . .There was an earthquake?' ** My best friend slept through a moderate earthquake a couple of years ago. It took me five minutes and a news bulletin on the computer to convince her there was, indeed, an earthquake. However, I came pretty close. I woke up to the shaking and a picture frame hitting me on the head. When the earthquake stopped, I looked around, shrugged and promptly went back to sleep. * This troper and her three best friends decided to go to the Renaissance Festival together. We drove to the last person's house after previously telling him the night before what time we would arrive to pick him up and got out. We knocked on the door. For ten minutes. Loudly. So loudly that the two or three dogs outside in the backyard barked their heads off. Then we got back in the car and blew the horn twenty times. Nothing. This person did not have a cell phone so we called the house phone. Nothing. We then concluded that he had left with his father somewhere and couldn't be reached so we went on without him. The next day, we discovered he had been in the house asleep. Through ten minutes of knocking, five phone calls, several horn beeps, and dogs barking. We are worried his house might collapse on him and he wouldn't even twitch. * [[JapaneseTeeth This troper]] has been known to sleep through his apartment building's burglar alarm on multiple occasions, even when it wakes everyone else in the building. His best friend also has a case of this. He turns of the alarm in his sleep and failing that will pick up and throw the alarm across the room. This troper had to wake him up once. He didn't even ''move'' until I started kicking him, and didn't wake up until after I poured a glass of cold water on his head and physically dragged him out of the bed onto the floor. * While this troper will deactivate alarms in his sleep, the writing of this entry is dedicated to one man in the local college gameroom, who will sleep through anything. For context, the gameroom used to host games of SuperSmashBros Melee and Brawl, and Rock Band, and only stopped doing so because of complaints of how ''noisy'' it was to nearby offices. It is now still fairly noisy due to hosting of LAN gaming and twice-weekly [=DnD=]. Said person has also slept through having the backpacks and carrycases of the other college-gameroomgoers collectively stacked on top of him just to see what would

happen, and took a picture with an obnoxious flash. STILL slept. * This Troper once slept through ''breaking his clavicle''. He woke up in his bed in considerable pain, but there was nothing in the bed which could have broken a bone. The popular theory is that he rolled out of bed onto the floor, breaking the bone, stood up, got back in bed, then only ''later'' woke up. * This troper was once physically shaken awake by a paramedic. I own a truck driver's alarm clock called the Screaming Meanie, which have an incredibly loud alarm noise. It went off one morning... and the neighbor across the street called the cops, the cops forced the front door and tried to wake me, and called the ambulance when I didn't awaken. The only surefire way of waking me is to physically pick me up and shake the crap out of me, or take a cattle prod and shock me somewhere tender. * This troper's father once slept through an 7.0 magnitude earthquake. * [[{{Bookhobbit}}This]] troper's father once slept soundly while she and her mother pounded nails into frames, making a great racket all the way. He also sleeps through his own snoring and dog's, both astonishing feats. Apparently, his mother used to stand at the door poking him with a broom to wake him up, because he would come up swinging. This troper's sister is also developing into one of these. She can be woken up by the dog licking her face, though. * This troper once slept through her brother throwing rocks at her window when he got locked out of the house. At all other times (unless she needs to go to work), she tends to not sleep through alarms, but instead enter a half-awake state where she thinks the alarm is part of the dream (a submarine emergency alarm, someone singing, crickets chirping, and one famous occasion that caused this troper to shout, "SHUT UP, IRONHIDE!!!" at the top of her lungs). And apparently she also sleeps with her eyes open. ** I really want to know about that Ironhide incident now. * This troper has apparently slept through a ten foot fall from the tree branch he was sleeping in(That is another story).Also this troper also has an odd habit. He will sleep through any noise, including the twelve alarm system that set around this troper's room, but apparently physically jump up whenever a person enters this troper's room grabbing whatever is on the bed and telling them to leave while still unconscious. And there is always a camp ax on the bed... Long story short nobody goes in to wake this troper up. * This troper can sleep through her parents screaming, the loudest alarm in the world, and repeated pokings. Even if she does wake up, she usually mumbles nonsense like "But the swans aren't pink yet" and goes back to sleep. Ironically, her DS alarm set on lowest volume to avoid waking up classmates in the same hotel room at a school trip resulted in such a quick awakening that she woke everyone up anyways. * This troper is a pretty good example, the only alarm that ever woke me up was on my cellphone, but I completely lost that walking home from school one day, and now no matter how many alarms I set(iPod radio, mother's cellphone, Nintendo DS, etc.), I end up remotely late for school, missing anywhere from 10 minutes of first period to both 1st and 2nd period. And if I don't miss 2nd period, I sleep through the first 45 minutes of it the class gets to read. This has gotten me

in trouble numerous times, including falling asleep in 5th and 6th period on occasion. * This troper once fell asleep on a trip to her states Parliament House. My friend had to elbow me awake. * This troper is a very heavy sleeper, able to sleep through rock concerts (literally), thunderstorms, and conversations. When about to wake up, she will mutter something unintelligible and jolt awake, often injuring herself in the process. My favorite incident? I screamed, "Wait, no, the swans haven't turned pink yet!" and woke up with a hard jerk, cutting open her finger on another nail. * This troper is frequently asked, "Oh, my God, did you hear that _____ last night!?" to which her default response is, "What _____?" (The blank is usually thunder loud enough to shake the house, multiple and very close sirens, or huge crashes from somewhere in the house.) She falls asleep enviously fast, and alarm clocks are largely pointless to wake her. She can't stay awake on long car or bus or plane rides to save her life. She used to sleepwalk when she was a toddler, too. * This Troper is among the insomniacs. Takes (at least) twenty minutes to fall asleep but once he's out he is out. Once when he was living in a different town his bedroom was 20 yards from a busy highway and 60 yards from a very busy railroad (on average four or five freight trains a night). Neither the trains nor the vehicles woke him up. He also slept through a tornado once. * This troper is a mild insomniac. Like the others, when she's out, she's OUT. The only thing that has been proven to wake her without fail is having to go to the bathroom mid-sleep. It often dawns on her during a dream, however, and prompts the panicked realization of ,"Wait-...What? Why am I on the toilet here? This isn't my life! I don't know these pe-...OH GOD". Cue frantic dash to the bathroom. * My nephew (there's actually only a couple year's age difference) is an extremely heavy sleeper. Once, I took advantage of this by scribbling all over on his face and taking pictures of him with different things surrounding him, including him reading the newspaper while wearing a cowboy hat and with a banana in his ear. At one point I burst out laughing and ducked behind the couch, desperately trying to stop my giggles. A bit later, he woke up briefly while I was standing a couple feet away, moved the newspapers to the ottoman, and promptly fell back asleep. * This troper knew a kid at camp who, during a thunderstorm in the middle of the night, managed to fall off the top of a bunk bed ''hard enough to crack the floor'', and not wake up until the morning. Of course, I didn't find out about it until the next morning, so I'm no slouch in that department either. In addition to sleeping through alarms/turning them off in my sleep, I've also held basic conversations with those trying to wake me, without actually waking up, and once at a university event (after being awake for almost 48 hours straight, along with my roommate) was sleeping heavily enough that the supervisors questioned everybody in two residences after we failed to answer the room-check to see if we had ran off. Eventually the called my teacher (at yet a third residence), who essentially told them to fuck off as we were probably just asleep. Why no-one thought

to get a spare key to open the door is beyond me.... * In the past, this troper was completely immune to alarms and would usually fail to recognise their existence till hours after they rang. He eventually got better; now he simply switches said alarm off and goes back to sleep. Even if it's placed across the room. The only effective way to get up early is to get his father(a light sleeper, save for the one occasion where he slept through having a mouse chew on his finger) to wake him up. And even that is only partly effective, because the troper usually bargains for another hour's sleep spontaneously. The most annoying part is that this troper rarely ever remembers his efforts to stay asleep. ** The above troper's brother doesn't bother with alarms, he simply assigns the task of waking him up to a family member. And a mighty tiring task it is, because he ''never'' wakes up when he's supposed to: usually there's a lot of bargaining, cussing and even physical violence preceding full consciousness. * This troper lives near a small airport that once a year during the golf tournaments on the nearby golf course, is very busy due to the influx of private planes. Her parents often complain about this as it stops them getting any sleep. This troper does not understand what they are talking about as she usually sleeps right through it all. * [[TromboneChild This troper]] has always been a heavy sleeper. I've slept through many, many storms, including ones where giant tree limbs have fallen on the roof and/or the lawn, and one where the entire family hid in my basement bedroom. * Tornadoes never happen in Brooklyn. On the rare and momentous occasion that one did, [[RiL this troper]] slept through it. * [[ShadowoftheSun This troper]] has great difficulties sleeping often- while I sleep the usual eight hours a day, no matter how hard I try, my sleep schedule immediately reverts to 'going to bed at 5AM, getting up at 1PM' mode. When I do sleep, though, I sleep. I've slept through angle grinders, dogs barking, ''the skin burning off my leg due to my bed's heater'', once attempted to shoot someone who tried to wake me up (despite never having ever handled a gun, or seen one in real life) and, as a young child, managed to fall asleep after breaking my right arm and slept with said broken right arm for hours. * [[{{INUH}} This Troper]] has several alarms. They wake him up maybe 1% of the time, for reasons including forgetting to set them, sleeping on the wrist his watch is on and muffling the sound, the phone with an alarm is set on running out of power. If all of those fail, he generally just sleeps through the alarm anyway. * This lurker once walked into her father's room to ask him what she was doing wrong on a geometry problem. He was laying on his back with his eyes closed, but he asked her what she wanted, so she explained and he told her what correction to make. She was leaving when he jerked upright, yelled, "What you doing in here?!" and proceeded to demonstrate that he had no memory of the conversation. Amazingly, once she got over her shock and explained, he gave the same correction- and it gave her the right answer. * when this troper was still in high school, he was awakend by thunder, soon after waking up, lightning struck the streetlight in

fornt of his house, immediately after, an EXTREMELY LOUD (180+ dB) thunderclap shakes the whole house, waking up my mother, while my father slept through the whole storm, this troper has given him heck about this whenever his father claims that the stereo is too loud. * This troper, at a camping party, walked off with nothing but a lantern and a sleeping bag, carried on walking until I stopped hearing any noise, lay on the ground and got about four or five hours more sleep than everyone else, who were being kept up. All I can remember is two people speaking once each, when they apparently sat wtih me for around half an hour. I MISSED someone coming to steal the lantern, his friend's girlfriend coming over to look at him more than once (apparently I look cute when I'm asleep), and only woke up when his friend stuck his head right in my face and said my name several times, after which I freaked out massively, and spent the next half an hour trying to work out if he was dreaming or awake. All this, freezing cold on hard ground. * This troper grew up across the street from a volunteer fire station that called in the volunteers using a WWII surplus air raid siren, giving him the ability to sleep through fire alarms, earthquakes, and in one notable instance, an ''artillery barrage''. * [[AliasofaWartortle Huh boy.]] I actually go both ways; when school comes around, I wake up at 5:30 (school doesn't start till ''8:30'') to get an hour or so to myself in the courtyard (cup of tea and a sketchbook, whoo) Any other day? Noon. Usually one. One memorable instanceI've slept through a car being lit on fire outside. With loud drunken quarrling. And half the neightborhood checking it out. In front of my own house. I wanted to see that damnit D: * YonTroper will frequently sleep through loud thunderstorms (and, on two occasions, a hurricane), and noisy car alarms going off outside his house. Once, his house was hit by an earthquake that knocked pictures off the walls and broke china in the room RIGHT NEXT TO HIS BEDROOM WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPEN, and he slept through the whole thing. And somehow he still manages to get up at six every day... * This troper plays it straight when it comes to sounds, but God help you if you so much as leave ''one light on'' in the house, if I don't sleepwalk out of my room to turn it off myself, then I will be restless for hours and ''very'' cranky in the morning. * [[{{Isabel}} This Troper]] is another insomniac- it usually takes her around an hour to go to sleep. Once she is asleep, she sleeps through everything. She lives on the very edge of tornado alley, but thunderstorms never wake her up, even when they knock over the trees outside her house, which happens annoyingly often. Also, for a little over a year her sister, brother-in-law, and their two infants lived in the bedroom next to her. The babies both had a habit of waking up in the middle of the night and screaming their heads off. This troper was never woken up by them. * It's [[{{Ryumaru}} This Troper's]] BerserkButton to be woken up abruptly. It does take a lot, though. You're better off leaving me alone than to either waste the energy on waking me up or risk getting your head taken off. * [[MonkeyPhysics This troper]] has slept through alarms, thunderstorms (his parents attribute this to there being a

thunderstorm when he was born), a sizeable van crashing into the side of his house, and earthquakes - one of which caused his bed to collapse, which was the only thing that stopped the nearby bookcase from killing him when it fell onto the bed's frame. The only thing that has a 100% record for waking him up is nine saxophones of varying size, four trumpets and two trombones, ''all at the same time''. * My best friend takes the cake at failing to regain consciousness when people try to wake him up. He's got the ''worst'' sleep inertia I've ever seen. One time, he was sleeping in the same room with me and my boyfriend. My bf and I were talking quietly, when we realized the third person in the room wasn't breathing. It went like this: -->'''Me''': Hey! HEY! -->'''Friend''': Huhhhh? -->'''Me''': Dude, you weren't breathing! -->'''Friend''': Okay. Zzzzzzz... * This troper's sister slept through a pole crashing through the window right next to her bed during a heavy storm when she was younger. * Just about everyone in [[DaveIX this troperr]] family, but his older sister has had such trouble waking up, she uses alarm clocks meant for the partially deaf. ''Really'' fucking loud. * On days he works, [[ManCalledTrue this troper]] awakens regularly with his alarm clock. Days off? Up and down, up and down, [[RuleOfThree up and down]], zzzzzzzzzz. Between high school and employment, he regularly slept until noon. Even employed, he has laid down to think and awoken three hours later. The worst part is that his sleep schedule is utterly fucked as a result, and he regularly stays up until midnight. * Hey, remember that time when every smoke alarm in the entire country of Ireland went off? I was asleep. In Ireland. And I didn't know about it until my parents told me about it. * While visiting friends and staying over in their very small apartment, I slept through them ''vacuuming the bathroom!'' Another friend of mine had his CD player/clock radio combo set to play Judas Priest's "Painkiller" instead of a buzzing or beeping sound. For those of you unfamiliar with the song, it starts off with a pounding drum solo and Rob Halford's trademark balls-in-a-vice scream, followed by the guitars joining in. If you don't wake up to that, have someone check your pulse... you might be dead. * This Troper set the statup sound on his laptop to heavy metal, set it to start up at a certain time, and put it next to his bed. At full volume. It didn't work. Which isn't unusual. For example, this week is the party week at this Tropers college, yet he managed to just wake up a few hours ago, after falling asleep about twenty to thirty hours ago. * This Troper, when vacationing in another country, slept through a noisy party. While fireworks were being launched from the backyard. While being wrestled by rowdy siblings and cousins in an attempt to wake him up to see said fireworks. He got a full eight hours of sleep. * This troper has a friend who is very slow to wake and difficult to wake up. The result is that I often end up eating breakfast before he even wakes up-in his house.

* Once, this troper fell asleep during the 30-minute period before class in the morning(I go to the local high school for extra classed, requiring me to get up at 5:30) and didn't wake up until about halfway through the class. Nobody noticed. This is the class in which the teacher regularly slaps sleepers with packets of paper to awaken them. Luckily, this was the class that he didn't really need to take, so I knew what we were talking about. Still awkward, though. * [[FourtyTwoHz This troper]] used to live near an unit of the Brazilian Air Force, so he is used to sleeping through airplane noises. * [[{{Yarrik}} This troper]] used to have his laptop armed with an alarm clock program that played Daft Punk's ''One More Time'' at increasingly loud volume as the music is pumped through external speakers that make it louder, and the laptop was across the room. Let it be said that I've only ever woken up after an HOUR of the looping song. * This Troper had the flu one January day, and thus slept through both a massive power plant explosion that could be heard from miles away, the Super Bowl, and the drunken Super Bowl after party that went on basically outside her window. She has also attempted to buy flashlights on Ebay in her sleep. * This Troper also has hard time getting to sleep, usually it takes from 30 minutes to over 3 hours. When I get to sleep nothing can wake me up if I don't want to, I can easily sleep over 18 hours. My father bought me a _very_ noisy alarmclock but only thing it achieves is waking up everyone else in the house. Few years ago I set up 5 spotlights to turn on same time my alarm clock rings, it did work for a short while until I developed the same resistance to bright light I have for anything else. I think I might also have a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome Delayed sleep phase syndrome]]. * I slept through an earthquake once! * I've slept through some earthquakes. I've also slept on the floor of the overcrowded booking area of Orleans Parish Prison. The other inmates found that unnerving enough that I didn't get screwed with. * This Troper once slept through his neighbour's Volkswagon Jetta exploding due to a gasoline leak. The explosion raised hell and caused minor structural damage to the adjacent houses. He also has a nasty habbit of sleeping through muscle spasms. * I've a family friend who snores at the decibel level of a rock and roll concert. * [[ACrackInTime This troper]] is another insomniac, but as stated above, once I'm asleep, I'm asleep. The best case is when Britain had an earthquake a couple of years ago. The quake woke my mum and my sister up who began to run around the house screaming, which then woke my dad and brother up. Me? In the words of my mum: "Like trying to wake the dead." * Like others, I have trouble getting to sleep, but once there, it is hard to wake me. I snore, talk and even sing in my sleep. I've walked downstairs, talked to someone, and said that I needed to go to the bathroom before going back to sleep. Another time I woke up in a different bed after a bathroom quest. I often wake up and see standing

water and am told about a storm that woke up most other people. Not me. My brother is just as bad, his alarm can be heard from downstairs, but it won't wake him. He slept (on dramamine) through a parade at Disney world. * This troper starts as this, but needs less to wake her up the longer she sleeps. This morning she inverted this ''hard'' by being woken up simply by her mother lightly brushing her side! * This troper is a rather normal sleeper, but when she takes naps, she is dead to the world. Makes for a very irregular schedule. * This troper's friend's brother sleepwalks. Once while I was at a sleepover at her house, we had just woken up and were getting dressed when said brother walked into the room, threw a pillow at her, and walked away. While asleep. * This troper is like many people above- she has trouble getting to sleep, but it's tough to wake her up once she's out. She lives close to a railroad track and her neighbors are infamous for loud parties, but the noise has never bothered her. She woke up a few weeks ago to the greeting of "Could you believe that racket last night?" To which I replied, "...What are you talking about?" Turns out there was a shooting in the house across the street and there were about 10 police cars with blaring sirens on top of it. This troper didn't even stir. Her dad is the same way, plus he spends most of the day sleeping and can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. * This troper once slept through the tent flooding during a camping trip. My pajamas were soaked. * This troper used to be a very heavy sleeper. I once rolled off the top bunk of a bunk bed, hit the floor, and rolled under the bottom bunk, while asleep. When I woke up, I wondered if I had died. I ''was'' only 4, though. I am still a fairly heavy sleeper, but cannot sleep past 6:30. And once I get up, I cannot go back to sleep until dusk, at the very least. * This troper is a very heavy sleeper and has been known to sleep through a fire alarm going off about three feet from her room for about half an hour before her grandparents could get it turned off without a clue it had happened. However, this summer as a counselor she was in a tent with three young girls with a massive thunder and lightning storm outside; she didn't wake up from the storm, but did because the nine-year-old woke up because she was scared and crying from the thunder. This troper is somewhat proud as the other counselor slept through it all. * [[Tropers/SakuraRurouni This troper]] is a narcoleptic, and can fall asleep anywhere, be it on a crowded, loud bus or train or sitting in the library reading a really good book. * This troper is the polar opposite of this. He usually wakes up before the event that woke him up actually happens. My brother however, has slept through earthquakes and explosions. Literally. * To this date, this troper has slept trough fire alarms, an earthquake, fireworks, thunderstorms and more. Has been able to sleep in the floor at the back of a bus where it was nothing but noise and bumps and most recently, decided to sleep a little before her self defense lesson and woke up hours latter, in the middle of a judo lesson she didn't even knew existed. Curiously enough, this troper

can't sleep past seven, but won't wake up otherwise. * This troper has a friend who slept for 16 hours straight once... and has notably slept through a hurricane. * "I couldn't get to bed with all that thunder last night." "It rained?" ** "Your sister was trying to get inside quietly last night, but ended up tripping on a shoe in the entryway." "She came home last night?" ** (12:25) "All right, Math's done! Now for a nap before next period..." (1:05) "Uh, you might want to wake up and get to class." ** "A transformer blew just down the street. Sounded like a bomb going off!" "[[RunningGag So that's why the power's out?]]" ** "He managed to fall asleep on the floor here?" "Yeah, I've caught him sleeping on floors, on couches, underneath couches, most of the chairs, the basement floor, in the car, on the car, on the lawn, in the bathtub.." "So then this isn't anything too strange?" "[[SubvertedTrope I'm awake, you know.]]" * When this troper's father was in the Navy, he was stuck with the moniker "Sleepy" for sleeping through several RedAlerts. Luckily, he never saw actual combat. * Whenever this troper takes a nap, he usually wakes up hours later than he expected. Many times it takes long for the sleep to "kick in", but he sleeps like a log. And for waking up to school, his method is complex: first the alarm on his watch comes off, then a some time later either the alarm of his cellphone rings or his radio turns on (if not, he'll turn on the radio and listen to at least one song). And he keeps the blinds open, just to be sure. (not to mention his clothes next to his bed, on the computer's chair, so he changes while still sleeping) * Guilty as charged. * When this troper is tired enough, a [[SleptThroughTheApocalypse zombie apocalypse]] couldn't wake her up. If I really have to get up for some reason, I tend to sleepwalk. I've let my cat out of my room, gotten dressed, and even answered my cell phone once (wrong number at 1AM; thought it was a dream until I checked the call log the next morning) all while being asleep. There were days when I was younger where I'd end up staying home from school because my mother couldn't wake me. * [[{{FairyDreamer}} This troper]] can sleep through everything except alarms clocks. Her younger sister, who is very heavy, once fell on top of her and she didn't wake up. Her sister also once threw boiling hot water on her to try and wake her up and another time, one of her little cousins dropped a hammer on her head (how my cousin got the hammer in the first place is beyond me). * This Troper has slept until 2 in the Afternoon, and even the biggest, loudest alarm clock he could find has failed to wake him up. Said alarm clock has woken up his ''Neighbors.'' * [[{{trkzsoup}} This troper]] used to be a fairly light sleeper, able to be woken up by noises outside or someone else beginning to snore. Cue her first year of college, living on a floor of very partyoriented girls with a roommate who snores loudly and can't fall asleep without having the television on loudly. Needless to say, she is now quite a heavy sleeper.

* Averted with [[{{Hellscourge}} This troper]], who is a very very light sleeper. I heard the Alarm clock of my dad through 2 closed doors, from the other side of the house! Amusingly my father slept right through the alarm of his clock. * This troper saw on Facebook one morning--> Friend 1: My puppy pretends to be scared of storms so she doesn't have to sleep in her cage. --> Friend 2: Couldn't sleep well during that storm last night ** I immediately commented: --> Me: There was a storm? * This troper as a kid went to a very loud concert at a high school as part of a field trip. And slept through it. Don't ask me how. * There is a saying in ThisTroper's country about HeavySleepers sleeping like an oil. [[DontExplainTheJoke It's like 'sleeping like a log', only replaced by oil]]. Yeah. Anyway, I'm like that. So much so, that my mom insults by saying that I might get raped or molested by someone, and ''still'' sleep through the damn thing. Sure, I sleep waaayy ''too'' long on the weekends, and yeah, maybe I slept for a day or so a few times- not that I lacked sleep beforehand, but come on, I would wake up if ''that'' happened! ... [[OrIsIt I think]]. * This troper is capable of sleeping through anything from earthquake to having my [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] house re-roofed directly above me unless the source of the noise is physically in the room. Other than that I'm perfectly capable of sleeping a good eleven to twelve hours straight. * This troper both plays it straight and subverts it. She can sleep through storms, alarms, indoor waterfalls (long story) and heavy noise but is easily awakened with a well-placed poke. * A few years back the fire hall in This Troper's home town was burned down by a frustrated would be burglar (he couldn't get the safe open). The ambulance service was in the same building. The ten oxygen bottles in the ambulance bay exploded and went flying like missiles. One landed in the back yard not twenty feet from This Troper's bedroom window. He slept through the whole thing. He lives three doors down from the fire hall. * [[{{Tropers/Ventisia}} This Troper]] has a friend who is like this. She constantly falls asleep in class; I have to prod her once she starts snoring so she doesn't get caught. She falls asleep while doing homework, leading to it not getting done. She can hit the pillow and fall asleep five seconds later. I've seen her lay down on the floor and fall asleep five seconds later. Hell, I've seen her fall asleep while she was laying on top of the bed; her mother came in and told her to get up, which she did wordlessly, and then her mom pulled the covers back and told her to get to bed. She did. She remembered nothing in the morning- she was sleep-OBEYING. Also, she's not a morning person- she's a bear when you wake her up. She just likes her sleep a lot, haha. * I've slept through my alarm clock a number of times, usually resulting in the sound of the alarm entering my dream and me being unable to stop the noise until I wake up and turn the alarm off. I also sleep in class and on the bus a lot, but somehow I always wake up at the right time and avoid being late to next period or forgetting to

get off the bus. * This troper has a VERY hard time getting to sleep, and an even harder time getting up. He has been known to get up at two in the morning, with lots of help from others, coherently respond to the question "Are you awake?" with "Yeah," (which is a sure sign something's wrong: he's not being a smartarse!) and subsequently collapse right back on to the bed and be asleep before he hit it. He has also been known to repeat this pattern, [[BuffySpeak er, repeatedly.]] He also has a tendency to get out of bed in the morning, amble over to the couch, and plop right back down away from that $#!% alarm clock (which he has been known to turn off in his sleep, despite never sleep-anything-ing before). * When this troper's older brother had a party that went out of hand, the cops showed up and he had to wake up his father, but since he's such a heavy sleeper, two minutes of shouting wasn't enough and had to slap him to wake him up. * ThisTroper has not one, but two siblings who have both slept through: Gunfire down the block (drunk college kids, has only ever happened once), my dog going berserk (happens roughly once a week), and the smoke detectors going off (three times and counting). I have yet to test whether me yelling at the top of my lungs will do it, but given that my natural speaking voice is already the roughly equivalent volume of a jackhammer, I'd rather not risk it. That said, I'm no slouch either: I wake up to the Dropkick Murphys blasting through the loudest stereo in my house. * This troper, despite being born and raised in California, doesn't know what an earthquake feels like, because I've been somehow asleep for every single one. My roommate is a much heavier sleeper than me though: I had to wake her up when the fire alarm in our building was going off since she hadn't heard it at all, despite the fact that it's SUPER loud and obnoxious. * This troper's little brother can be descibed as this. In addition, he barely seems to breathe while sleeping, so she has been known to freak out and think he's dead, shaking him vigorously until at last, he will wake up. First, she gets relieved that he's okay; THEN she gets mad and goes off on him for scaring her like that. * [[Tropers/CCMars This Troper]] has the unfortunate combination of insomnia and being a heavy sleeper. I can get by if I get to bed at around 10 pm - midnight (with a melatonin supplement), but any later? I'd be lucky if I can get up at around 10 am - Noon. Even if I have my alarm set to the buzzer or to the music at max volume. * This Troper once slept from 11:30 PM to 4:30 in the afternoon. He has not been able to replicate that feat since. * This troper slept through a bombing when she was 4. According to her brother, the shock wave threw her off her bed and she just kept sleeping. * This troper and his sister apparently slept through a pretty serious earthquake when he was 11 (she's a year and a quarter younger than me, so do the maths). I can't confirm whether this is completely true though, as I don't recall anything in the room having moved or fallen over. Otherwise, however, he is a subvertion (or something), as he frequently goes to sleep about 11PM and wakes up at about 6AM.

* This troper sleeps around 10 hours on a good day, but is a ''really'' light sleeper. A pin dropped downstairs would wake me up. However, once I had Trans-Atlantic Jet-lag, I slept from 21:00 to ''15:00''. Needless to say he didn't sleep at all the next night... * This troper lives in Tucson, which is somewhat infamous in southern Arizona for its summer thunderstorms from nowhere that make impressive rolls of thunder and still somehow bring relatively little rain. I've been known to sleep through every single one of them, and I can even sleep through my wall clock chiming from almost literally two feet above my head; for reference, this wall clock can, quite possibly, wake a Snorlax. But I'm a subversion thanks to some training: my incredibly loud alarm clock and my cell phone ringing can wake me, as can being touched or hearing my first name called. ---Back to [[Main/HeavySleeper Heavy Sl--zzzzzzzzzzzz]].

HehHehYouSaidX * This troper recently went on a mission trip to Kentucky. While we were there, a small group of us went to a nursing home and sang Christmas carols to the people there. One of the songs was "Deck the Halls." You know the part with "Don we Now our gay apparel"? One of the boys there would sing it (not while we were singing to people, usually) with...undue emphasis on a certain word. Cue shouts from this troper of [[HavingAGayOldTime "It meant something different back then!"]] and "Grow up!" * My biology teacher mentioned how beneficial bacteria help keep the vagina from getting yeast infections. Guess what happened. ** [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Heh heh...you said]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint yeast.]] * Happened when my chemistry teacher started talking about graphite and its use as an industrial lubricant. Cue someone yelling 'what industry' and the entire class pissing itself laughing. * This troper is a Canadian Army Cadet. At some point during summer of '08, the training center she goes to started a joke of going "haha, you said doodies!" while being assigned "duties" of cleaning up. It has since gone memetic, and this troper is proud to be among the first to be given extra duties for saying it. * This Troper giggles inwardly at double-entendres, yes, and (*drum roll*). . .the number [[FortyTwo 42]]. ** This Troper does that too * This Troper was once in a game of Scrabble where somebody played the word "unit". His ''mother'' commented on it, saying something along the lines of " 'Unit' is a good word." (Despite never having heard that word interpreted as slang before, he can guess [[ICallHimMisterHappy the...alternate meaning]].) On a similar note, Mega Man X4. Phrases like "How dare you destroy my unit!" are awfully common... * One time, during Art class, a friend and I overheard a classmate nearby talking about how he was trying to fix a jammed pencil sharpener, saying "I don't bang the whole thing, just this part here." Snickering ensued.

* I do this so much that it almost seems like BeavisAndButthead are my heroes. For example, in a roleplaying chat one time, a female character went off to sleep snuggling her newly-laid egg (it's {{Pokemon}}). The syntax she used was "goes off to sleep with her egg". Heh heh, she said "sleep with"... * Me and one of my friend do this to the point of annoying our friends it usually goes like this: Me: Hi Friend: heheh you said high Me: heheh...drugs Friends: Shut up you guys are getting on our nerves. Us: heheheh...getting on. * This troper is in middle school. It's pretty self-explanatory.

HeirToTheDojo * Well [[@/{{Bisected8}} my]] father's an archery instructor who's recently began setting up his own archery buisness and shooting range. Guess what my least favorite sport is, and guess what weapon I know how to use despite this. ---[[HeirToTheDojo Click Here]] to return to the main article, as your father once did.

HeliumSpeech * This troper's best friend speaks like she breathed in helium. She's born like that, and takes any chipmunk references rather sportingly. * This troper (male, with a deep voice normally) can make his voice like that at will. * This troper's ex could do this without helium, and this troper's own voice after inhaling helium makes people crack up. * The single funniest thing this troper ever witnessed occurred when he was a junior in high school, and involved two jokers singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in helium voice. * [[{{Tropers/Ventisia}} This Troper's]] friend can do this without helium. It's quite a hoot. x3 * A classmate and friend of This Troper has the hilarious combo of sounding hilarious when he laughs while on helium. When he heard himself laughing, he couldn't help but laugh HARDER, like a infinite loop of high pitched hilarity. ---Go back to HeliumSpeech. ----

HellishPupils * I can consciously defocus my eyes, by changing the size of the pupils, it's very hard to notice even when I show people and tell them to look closely, but it's great for intimidating assholes who are really close up, I also don't know what colour my eyes are, as they have been described as blue, green or brown once even yellow depending

on the light, for the most part they are green, also when really pissed off sometimes a gray colour spreads across them I've actually watched it happen. * One of my ex-classmates has eyes like that. (I think he was called cat eyes in middle school.) Sadly he doesn't see better in twilight, but [[AwesomeButImpractical prefers shades in bright daylight]]. I hear he wants to be a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive bank CEO]]... * This troper has a friend who has eyes like these, but she subverts the trope because she's one of the nicest people he knows. * This troper's right eye, he is told, changes colors among various shades of blue and grey when he is emotional, or in a certain light, though he's never personally seen it. (The left eye, however, is blind-from-birth, and is always the same neutral milk-white.) ** That belongs under KaleidoscopeEyes, doesn't it? * In real life, small cats, goats and sheep have eyes like these. (Big cats like lions and tigers do not, however; they have round pupils like humans.) ** Squid eyes are pretty cool... W-shaped pupils. They see in a slightly different way than we do, of course, being able to see light polarization. ** Horses, too. It's hard to see this on the typical dark-brown horse eye, but easier to see on blue eyes like [[http://static.flickr.com/38/78724851_419c9901bc.jpg this]] one. *** Kind of hard to see because of the TechnicolourEyes though, wow the inner ring is a really dark blue. *** This troper shat bricks upon seeing that image. *** This troper [[NightmareFetishist instantly came up with a dozen good ideas to make]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent her angel characters creepier]]. *** This troper [[NightmareFetishist finds the eyes of both horses and goats to be]] [[RuleOfCool indescribably cool.]] * [[@/{{Crisis}} I]] once had a teacher in elementary school who had a smaller, second pupil conjoined to the first in at least one of her eyes. That's the only thing I remember about her. * Apparently, when I scream, my pupils go into slits. ** Wow! That would be both [[NightmareFuel scary]] and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]] to see, especially if you were facing me. ** [[WildMassGuessing Are you]] [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Rena?]] * My brother has eyes that look kinda cat-like, sometimes he gives me the creeps when he looks at me like that. Not to mention it's especially intimidating when he does the Clint Eastwood stare. * This One's eyes change color and shape. Going from Hazel to green, once to black (likely the pupils swelled up so it just looked like it...maybe). The Irises have also gone slited like a cat and hourglass shaped like a goats, Several of my friends have seen it. Interesting note: there are old tales of non human ancestry in this one's family. ** Well it would explain the eye thing. Maybe. It depends what kind of non-human it was. *** I am having trouble refraining from making an offensive joke here. *** The Sdhe, mostly, we're an old Scottish family(I'm 2nd gen American). I've also talked with a distant relative who said demons

were also in the family tree. **** Strangely, that's actually pretty cool. Even if it's not true, the legend itself is rather neat. *** If the eyes are a family trait, they're probably the source of the story. *** [[ButYouScrewOneGoat You screw one goat]], your descendants never live it down.... * Variation, I have an unusual eye condition that causes me to be sensitive to any form of light (but especially UV). My eyes themselves look like normal blue eyes but the only way I can live a normal(ish) life is to wear tinted contact lenses originally designed for sportswear. This means that I end up with black eyes, with the pupil indistinguishable from the iris. I've been told it can be quite unnerving * I don't have hellish pupils, per say, but I do have blue eyes that seem to change based on my mood. Normally, they are darkish blue around the edges of the iris with spikes of ice blue going out, but when I get mad apparently my eyes become extremely cold looking, pale, and emotionless. TranquilFury indeed. * I have deep-set brown eyes with gold-amber flecks, and aside from being told that my eyes are very beautiful I have also been told that my eyes get darker when I'm angry. I've also heard people say that my eyes have a golden cast to them in a certain light. * A girl I met once actually had [[DragonLance Raistlin]]-style hourglass-shaped pupils. ** You must introduce me to her.....NOW! * [[@/LordNadir This Troper]] has eyes that are the right shape and the irises are shades from blue to green (depends on the color of what he is wearing) but the area around the pupil is a dark yellow. Probably doesn't help that this troper constantly gives off an unintentional DeathGlare. * A character in a collaboration fic this troper is working on is called Dr. Ambientus, he has red eyes...but the pupil is divided into hypnotic red rings. He is also pure and simple HighOctaneNightmareFuel, he dances with a female corpse, offers to neuter a dog without anesthetics and eats a little girl's heart before every dinner...just because he can. * This anonymous Troper's best friend has greyish-blue eyes that change color with the light and her moods. At one point when she was really pissed off they were ''mossy green''. ** [[KaleidoscopeEyes You'd be looking for this trope, then.]] * This troper's pupils contract slightly when angry. Combining it with a KubrickStare tends to freak people out. * This troper has a character with only pupils. No irises, just the whites and the pupil. ** are you me? Mine is a changeling: the dreaming character. * This troper has been told on many occasions that her eyes look catty if you don't look too closely. * This troper's pupils, while able to change size, are almost always stuck at maximum dilation, and have been that way ever since having deadly-nightshade eye-drops to open them up in the months leading up to his eye surgery, age five.

* This troper has both seen others and been working on biofeedback exercises that let you partially dilate your pupils at will, letting you make all sorts of cool shapes. Well, slit like, anyway. It's also ridiculously hard to do, and even harder to hold for more than a few seconds. Still cool though. * This troper has eyes that can move independently from each othergreat for reading while keeping an eye on siblings. * Does it count if the eyes are perfectly ordinary, only red? Very red? ** [[KaleidoscopeEyes Wrong]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning trope]] * Kulture here, I have odd blue eyes with a small ring of green immediately next to the pupil that filters out into the rest of the iris like veins. The effect is that with my large pupils and general demeanor I've managed to give people (myself included) vertigo with them. * This one girl at this troper's high school has eyes like that. It's almost like someone's taken all but the outside ring of her iris out. Admittedly, after a [[HeroicBSoD completely earth-shattering realization]] I had, I realize it probably has something to do with frequent (ab)use of marijuana. But she does lookand actlike some sort of succubus. God, those eyes... * When this troper was born, her irises were dark blue, the whites of her eyes were pale blue, and her pupils...were square. According to her mother, sometimes her (now round) pupils will start to show slight points again. * Apparently [[Tropers/ICantThinkOfAWittyName my]] eyes are so dark that you can't see the pupil from an arm's length away. It will show up on a sunny day, because my eyes light up and become ridged brown with a clearly visible pupil. But on cloudy days and when I feel extreme emotion, apparently you can't see my pupils and I look like I'm from hell. I'm innocent, really! * This troper's pupils aren't oddly shaped, they're just ''enormous'', constantly, never contracting like they're supposed to. It's genetic; her sister has it too. It's quite noticeable as this troper's irises are a pale green, and she is fairly frequently assumed to be stoned. She's never touched anything of that sort in her life. Fun fact, though-- her huge pupils mean she has to wear sunglasses most of the time like [[GoodOmens Crowley.]] * I can't be the only Troper who wants to invoke this trope with contact lenses. [[RuleofCool They're so coool!]] * At least twice (once when he was really sick and once when he was dehydrated) this troper's eyes have turned almost completely black. ---Return to HellishPupils here. And stop looking at me like that. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HellIsThatNoise * [[CubanPete This Troper]] has a few examples. ** A few years back, I was sitting around on my front porch, listening

to my MP3 player. Earlier in the day, I had added some new songs onto it, one of which being "Rock Star" by Nickelback (I have since realized how awful Nickelback is, but I digress.). So, the song pops up on the MP3 player, and I proceed to listen, not really paying too much attention, until about a minute and a half in, I hear what sounds like a man yelling out. I'll admit it, I got scared shitless, and immediately turned off the MP3. Trust me, if you've listened to the song with earphones in at a fairly loud volume, you've heard it. It's pretty tough to hear without them. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGH66s8rs4 Here's a link to the song]], it's at 1:44 or so. ** A more recent example, while I was trying to sleep one night, I found out that my toilet moans. Yes, MOANS. Quite loudly, actually. It's since stopped, though. * There's a species of hornbill that I've heard make this staticky, StarWars laser-y noise. It's creepy when you hear it walking around the zoo and don't know where the eff it's coming from. ** Even better: there is a bird native to Papau New Guinea that has a call, a high, descending whistle, that sounds EXACTLY like a falling artillery shell. Guarantee that bird scared the pants off of some soldiers circa 1941-42. * This Troper's brother plays a hurdy-gurdy. Hearing it at night, after an hour of reading creepypastas - priceless * Car alarms. Especially when they wake you up in the early morning or keep you from sleeping at night, and particularly the NNNG-NNNG-NNNG variety thereof. This Troper once talked to a girl from Chicago who actually found them soothing...and hated the sound of crickets. Never will understand that one. ** One of another Troper's neighbours has a car alarm that has three problems: --> 1: It sometimes goes off without any way to tell beforehand. --> 2: Said neighbour doesn't care when it goes off, so it can go on for minutes that feel like hours. --> 3: It is WAY too loud even if you close all the windows and put headphones on. Not to mention that it's Hell itself... *shudders* * I caused this for almost half of my school with the mouthpiece for a saxophone and a reed. * Ever wondered what a humidifier sounds like without water in the tank? * This troper thought nothing of Emergency Broadcast Tests. Then, Modern Warfare 2 had a level that opened with an Emergency Broadcast, complete with the scrolling text and that beeping. That BEEPING. That is hell. ** Oh my god yes. That still sends shivers down my spine whenever I hear that. Didn't help that my grandmother always had a police scanner on in the house somewhere. ** Previous troper, are you me? * This troper has a few minor, personal ones from some video games. ** From ''KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', we have both Aqua's death scream from whenever you get a game over, and Eraqus's loud yell right before he rushes you with a stabby-attack. The former because I ''never'' imagined Aqua could make a noise like that, and the latter

because (1) I've been in Tae-Kwan-Do for four years now and I ''know'' that yell, that's a ki-up, and it's meant to intimidate; in real life, this troper has heard the noise several times in sparring, and it is quite startling if the person actually means it (my dad tells me I've actually made small children cry with mine); it works quite well here, as it's loud and comes out of nowhere, and (2) I very quickly learned to associate the yell with a [[ThatOneBoss swift, unavoidable death]]. ** Several other boss audio cues, like those preceding [[KingdomHeartsII Xigbar's]] uber-bullet-spam attack, Xaldin's "Beware the winds of despair!", Xemnas's "Can you [[FridgeHorror spare a heart]]?", and, worst of all for this troper, [[spoiler: [[KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Xion's]]]] "How's this?", "Is that all you got?" and "STOP HOLDING BACK!" all rendered in that horrible... distorted voice... They are all directly wired into my OhCrap RUN AWAY reflex now. ** Also, real life: the house settling at night. It sounds far too much life footsteps... footsteps when I know everyone else is asleep... * NOAA WEATHER RADIOS, DEAR GOD. It makes some surreal trilling, beeping noise, and will not stop until you push a button and a creepy monotone voice informs you there's a tornado/severe storm/flood heading your way. Maybe it's just me, but my heart races whenever I hear it and I insist it was manufactured personally by Satan....Granted, I'm [[FearOfThunder Afraid Of Thunder]] so it's like a harbinger of doom, for me... ** And how. *shudders* *** What's wrong with 8-N-0 AFSK data bursts? I think they're kind of hypnotic. Or are you referring to the 1050Hz attention signal? Cause I find that more annoying than the data bursts. ** I'm gonna admit, I've spent the better part of an hour on Youtube listening to NOAA weather radios and other Emergency Broadcasts. I don't find the weather announcements creepy, but some of the Emergency Broadcasts gave me the chills. * Maybe it's because this troper is an Aspie and therefore has very acute hearing, but the sound of voices being fast-forwarded SCARED THE CRAP out of me as a kid. I was seriously afraid to touch the button on the VCR (yeah, back in the mid-90s...) for fear that the chipmunk voices would come again and I would have to run out of the room screaming with my hands over my ears. Very high-pitched noises (or very low-pitched noises, for that matter) still tend to give me the creeps. ** Very High-pitched noises just drive this Troper Aspie nuts. * The sound of air conditioners starting up through vents has a tendency to freak This Troper out. It doesn't help his job is in dark, empty office buildings at night where he is alone and the nearest friendly backup is a five minute walk away. * This troper happens to be deaf (with a cochlear implant on most of the time); I haven't heard a single sound that compares with true silence. In the end, your mind starts making up noises, because it can't handle the silence for long. * This troper was 10 when my family moved from a prestigious city to a mildly-modernized village, of course, being 10 I am, everything sounds

like "The HellIsThatNoise!", especially GoddamnedBats, [[OwlBeDamned Goddamed Owls]] and alike. Until that day comes where I and my friends are playing on a rice field (14 at the time), every animal shout like HatePlague on crack and scared us, with everyone going "OhCrap!" and "ThisIsGonnaSuck!". This troper and half of the kids not run, other half is. We're stunned until [[NothingIsScarier everything goes silent, COMPLETELY]], and this troper launch a [[PrecisionFStrike "OH FUCK!"]] for the first time and going "[[DontAskJustRun SHUT THE FUCK UP AND RUN]]!!" * This troper was 10 when he first got an Internet connection and about 11, when he stumbled upon a flash game called "Scary Scavenger Hunt". He was like "that'd be scary in real life, but this is not only cartoony, it's deliciously cheesy." Still, there was the neat music with that one unsettling sound and this troper couldn't figure out what the sound is. Then at summer we moved into a summer cottage. He was outside, enjoying the weather. The tune from "Scary Scavenger Hunt" was an EarWorm that played in his mind over and over when suddenly, he heard one of the notes (that long unsettling sound) in real life. No apparent sound source, it was just ''around.'' Then the next one. And the next. ''And then the next.'' First thought: "wait, why is there a soundtrack in real life?" second thought "wait, the game's scenario in real life would be scary..." and then that was it. It was a moment where scary stories [[YourMindMakesItReal turned to life]] and all hell breaks loose. He was standing there, paralyzed by fear, unable to move, unable to speak, unable to do ''anything.'' This only lasted four or five sounds (about eight seconds at most) but back then it felt like an eternity passed before the sound finally changed into something that definitely wasn't in the original tune. Then the timbre of the sound changed as well. If the sound source is right below you and the echo is good enough, you perceive it as "around" and grasshoppers can do ''a lot more sound timbres than we think.'' To give you an idea how scary it was back then: even once this troper found out what actually happened... there was no laughter. He weakly walked back inside to stop himself from shivering. * During this troper's childhood, a friend was spending the night, and for some reason or another we had to go down into my house's creepy daddy-long-legs-filled-lit-by-only-a-few-hanging-incandescent-lightbulbs-and-can-only-be-accessed-from-outside-the-house basement, in order to retrieve a videotape I had recorded earlier. My friend and I both had arachnophobia, so we didn't want to stay long; while trying eject, the VCR started to rewind and I decided to let it finish. I thought the sound it made while rewinding was very "unique" so a conversation resembling the following took place: --> '''Me:''' Do you think that sounds creepy? --> '''Friend:''' Do I think it sounds like a chainsaw with chains made out of human teeth that was constructed in the bowels of Hell itself? Why no, I don't, why do you ask? ** My guess is that you caught a spider in the tape while you were rewinding it, the sound was ''it screaming''. *** You motherfucker. * [[LadyBealzabub This troper]] has a large metal box-swamp coolerthing in her living room, which shares a wall with her bedroom. Late

one night I kept hearing a THUMPTHUMP-THUMPTHUMP coming from the other room [[ParanoiaFuel and couldn't sleep AT ALL.]] The next morning I figured out that it was my pet cat jumping on the top of the box... But still... *shiver* * When I was in college, I lived in a dorm that was famous around campus for being haunted. It had its own page on a website about Ohio ghost stories, there were that many rumors and legends about it. It was also built in the late 1940s, so when winter term rolled around, there were a lot of nights when the pipes would start making noises like GASHUNK GASHUNK GASHUNK WOMP CLANK. ''Loudly.'' And the plumbing would occasionally get crabby and start squealing and moaning a few minutes after someone flushed a toilet or turned on a shower. Even knowing what those sounds were, they tended to make me jump out of my skin if I wasn't expecting them. Of course, there was also the night something spent pounding on the wall next to my bed from the empty room next door, but... the pipes. Yes. That was the pipes too. Totally. * Everyone knows this noise. Dripping taps. When none of the taps in your house are on, that noise becomes major paranoia fuel. ''Where is it coming from!?'' * This troper has Tourette's Syndrome. A side-effect of this is usually ''not'' [[TourettesShitcockSyndrome involuntary swearing]], but often an increased sensitivity to a variety of stimuli. Often this is sound. In the case of this troper, just about anything can become this trope under certain conditions or stress. And due to her Tourette's, when she is startled, she practically screams. It's not fun at all when you scream like you are being murdered just because your father knocked on the door while you were studying. ** Seconded. This troper picked up a lot of her tics from her cats -mewling noises, yowls, chittering -- so when she's startled, she tends to make humorous noises. Understandably, people laugh. In the best case scenario, this becomes a second unwanted stimuli; in times of extreme stress, it's an eerie dissonant soundtrack. * [[BlaineTheM0n0 THIS]] troper watched MarbleHornets. At night. Alone. On his ipod. Under the covers. Aving a neighbor come over her house to play. Her neighbor wanted to play Operation, but she didn't. That night, she cowered behind one of her parents as the other one threw it away. To this day she still won't play it. * One summer, a colony of wasps took up residence in the wall to which this troper's bed was attached. She had to move into the guest room until they'd all been poisoned, because the noise of them crawling inside the wall [[ParanoiaFuel right beside her head]] unnerved her so badly she couldn't sleep. * This troper, as one of his {{Disability Superpower}}s associated with his Asperger's and slight bipolar, has a super high sense of hearing. Whenever microphone feedback occurs, I feel extreme discomfort as a result, while most others laugh it off. * This troper does not like taking the back stairs of one particular building at his university, because said stairs have a fairly loud air vent that sounds like something out of Hell. * This troper's computers seem to love scaring her through the use of this trope. she used to have a computer that was connected to what I

thought was a surge protector (it served a similar purpose, but had fewer outlets and was much bigger, looking like it was made specifically for that computer). occasionally, when the computer was shut down but the "surge protector" remained on (once I got the message "It is now safe to turn off the computer"), the computer, regardless of speaker settings, would make this horrible sound (the details are sketchy, as this was years ago, but I remember something like [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Same.ogg the U.S. Emergency Broadcast Siren]], only it was continuous, and sounded higher pitched.) What made it creepier was that it didn't do it every time, and it was impossible to predict when it would make that noise. For this reason, this troper was afraid to shut down her computer and would either leave it in power-saving mode, or just turn off the surge protector. The computer was eventually replaced, but we kept the surge protector and connected it to a different computer; it then proceeded to make a lower pitched BEEEEP*3 seconds*BEEEEP*3 seconds*BEEEEP sound whenever it was on when there was a blackout. The sound [[HarsherInHindsight became even worse]] when the first time I had the gall to leave it on during a power failure, I got on it afterward to find that I couldn't type ''anything'' on it and I had to get the computer replaced because it wouldn't let me log on. * from the same troper as above, her 5th grade elementary school was stationed close to a fire station that had an alarm similar to an air raid siren (the difference being that each "cycle" was much more drawn out) Combine that with the fact that it went off often during this troper's recess and this troper's pyrophobia (fear of flames).... * This troper recently used a somewhat risky sounding method to fix his XBOX. He was aware it was likely to break it, but he was desperate. The instructions said to block the fans, causing it to overheat until the three red lights changed to two, and then switch it off, wait, and switch it back on. That didn't happen. What happened was it turned off by itself, so I removed the blockage and switched it back on. The fans made their usual racket... And then got louder. And louder. AND LOUDER. ''AND LOUDER''. '''''AND LOUDER.''''' Until I panicked and switched it off. Good news is the trick worked temporarily, so I was happy. * This troper volunteers at her local zoo. Occasionally, on one side of the zoo, somewhat early in the morning, one can hear the gibbons calling. It used to scare this troper quite a bit until I found out what it was. * The song ''Counting Bodies Like To The Rhythm Of War Drums'' by A Perfect Circle creeps this troper out every time. * I've recently moved to a small town in Japan where there are higurashi cicadas. Maybe it's just because I'm a HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi fan, but I find the noise they make ''really'' unsettling. ** This troper also finds the drone of cicadas incredibly disturbing, but mostly due to formative experience at my grandparents' house... with dead and shattered cicadas ''everywhere'' and ''that drone''. ** ''The cicadas.'' Dear god I'm not alone. I can't imagine how it would've been to actually hear them around you in real life, but even in a movie, even when the context is completely peaceful, as soon as I hear cicadas, I tense up.

** Depends on distance for its fright factor. This Troper lives in an area where cicadas are heard 24-7 from about mid-June to late September. If the sound comes from far off, then it's just white noise. But if you hear that buzzing very, very nearby, you can't help but freeze and glance around to make sure you're not near the offending bug. The loudest I ever heard it was when I sat up on my beach towel, looked down and found one sitting squarely on my bare thigh. There was much screaming. ** This troper gets the feeling that clawing her ears off of her head will not get rid of the sound every time she heards those goddamn cicadas. * This troper's living room has a fireplace that makes a rather loud noise of metal clanging when the wind blows. Just recently I was sitting quietly, alone in the house, watching a semi-scary television show, it was getting dark out... You get the picture. The fireplace made an especially loud ''CLANK'' and I jumped about a foot into the air. Even after I realized what it was I was a little creeped out. * For this troper, the sound of my phone vibrating, especially against a hard object, scares the piss out of me. And of course where I work and live requires I leave it on vibrate. Also, for a long time I used Meebo to keep in touch with friends who had AIM. We all had [[{{Understatement}} slightly troubled lives]] and I came to associate the conversations we'd have on IM with [[HeroicBSOD what I referred to, with no]] [[TraumaInducedAmnesia better]] [[BreakTheCutie way of understanding them,]] as [[FreakOut "freakouts"]]. And sometimes even after I'd logged out of Meebo in a panic I'd hear the little sound of an incoming IM... an innocuous-sounding''donk''. Yeah, I don't use Meebo any more. * T.T. used to have an absolutely ''massive'' fear of fire alarms--not due to the associations of fire, but that ''noise'' they make. Something about them sunk into my bones and terrified me. I hated it so much that, if I knew there would be a fire drill at one of my schools, I would actually try to ''skip class'' or ask for permission to be excused outside when this happened. Some of my teachers were understanding of my phobia; others, not so much. * This troper has been scared of the "ding!" error message on computers, the sound her computer makes when starting up (this is understandable because it is an EXTREMELY noisy computer which has recently broken down because there was too much dust in it), and her house burglar alarm (which is more loud than anything). * For this troper, it is the sound of an old air conditioner his grandfather owns. Despite being a 1985 model, it still works, though it has been gutted and repaired countless times by said granddaddy. As the result, it makes a sound very similar to '''''ZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL''''' in a deep, dooming, demonic voice. And it has recently been handed over to me. I have to ceased to watch {{Ghostbusters}} while at home. * When I was kid, Blanka's cry in the pre-Super versions of StreetFighterII was that noise. It was bad enough that just the sight of a SFII arcade cabinet would make me nervous. Whenever I saw someone pick Blanka, I quietly rooted for the CPU or the other player, hoping

I wouldn't have to hear that ungodly noise. (Ironically, Blanka became my main in StreetFighterII and StreetFighterIV.) and I would dread getting instant messages out of the * Out of the what? The NoodleIncident? ** [[NightmareFuel o.o]] * The sound of a cat barfing, usually because it means having to clean up the resulting barf, ew. * [[Tropers/KatanaCat This Troper]] was just sitting around in her room, it was around midnight, she was surfing the web, minding her own business when... "BAAWK! Bo-bobawbawk!" go the chickens. Next time someone went out back, there were little pieces of snow-white Silky rooster (named Horus) sitting around in the yard, and the hens (Caramel and Dansen) and chick (Tigereye) were scared shitless. We think a fox got him. I hadn't said anything when I heard it, and have regretted it even since. ** On a less unfortunate note, she has also changes her windows sound so that the Default Beep is Homer Simpson saying "D'oh!", Critical Stop is an interchange between Sonic and Eggman from ''SonicX'' that goes "Oh, Sonic~!" "Yeah, what?" "You're going nowhere, fast~!" "Huh?", Asterisk is Bart Simpson saying "I didn't do it!" for the kidnapped child as a result of the media getting in the way. *** Amber alerts are only supposed to be played for an actual kidnapping/endangerment -- but a number of them have turned out to be false alarms. *** You think that's bad? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olwqgB3BwN0&feature=related Try the French version.]] And for the love of God, ''turn your volume down before you click that link!'' * Certain fire alarms. For example, the pulsing Simplex horn listed in StockSoundEffects, which kind of sounds like a nuclear meltdown buzzer. ** [[RiL This troper]] was pee-her-pants scared of fire drills in elementary school on account of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjeZYuAHjpk that alarm exactly]]. Hell is, in fact, that noise. ** Oh God. This troper's high school had the worst one. A highpitched, whining buzz that gained weird acoustic properties in our marble hallways, so that you could barely hear it until you turned a corner, and then you wanted to claw your ears off. '''OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SOUND''' is not the best state of mind in a crisis situation. ** This troper lived in a dorm for a few months where the fire alarms would make this wierd clicky noise (which, for some reason, reminded me of an indrawn breath) right before blaring extremely loudly in every bedroom and hallway. Which would have been alright, except the alarms went off fairly regularly (averaging about 2-3 times a month), and the heaters in the rooms made a very similar ticking noise when they would turn on. On more than one occasion, I'd react out of sheer instinct and quickly plug my ears when the heater turned on. ** A few days ago, this Troper walked past the newest building in her university, which is still under construction. This particular day, they were testing the fire alarms. AND THEY ARE TALKING FIRE ALARMS.

The kind that say, in this horrible end-of-the-world voice, "A FIRE EMERGENCY HAS BEEN REPORTED. PLEASE LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY USING THE EMERGENCY EXITS. DO NOT USE THE STAIRS." She had chills the rest of the afternoon. Now that's the only talking fire alarm on campus. The other buildings use old-style bells or klaxons. I hope to God I never have a class in that building. ** Really, alarms of any type would probably count as an intentional application of this trope. *** Although I know of one alarm that's mostly {{Narm}}, as it sounds like [[PacManFever an 8-bit sound effect]]. ** This troper's depression era elementary school had big red alarm clock style dual bells that made the kindergarteners CRY. The middle school (90s) has a happy beeping sound and strobe lights, and the 50s high school has an alarm reminiscent of ancient police sirens..... ** This troper's parents tried a fire dril on my and my siblings when we were younger. The others handled it fine. I was so shaken up I had to go out the front door (instead of climbing out the window, which I had done many many times before) where I ended up crying on the porch for a good ten minutes. And that was ''just'' from the noise. * The mooing of cows has become an example of this trope for the entire nation of Japan due to WorldWarII; when the bomb sirens would go off, ''every cow would start '''screaming''' at the top of its lungs''. Now you know why that [[NightmareFuel really creepy track of nothing but alternating bass tones]] on the ''KatamariDamacy'' soundtrack is called "Night Moo Moo". ** Jeezus, I wonder how they'd react to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cDi0yV8jpk the THX bumper with the cow sounds]] that was in Pixar movies for a while! * Speaking of the THX sound. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWkJ86JqlPA Just... just listen to it!]] [[NightmareFuel Uugh...]] * During basketball games, how about the loud buzzing sound the timer makes to signify the end of each quarter? This troper hated going to see her brother play in the basketball games when she was younger for this very reason. She'd always hide under her coat, stick her fingers in her ears and scream, "Mom! Make the zeroes stop buzzing!" ParanoiaFuel at its finest. * Exploding Head Syndrome. You know, when you wake up and you hear a loud explosion-like noise in your head. It's a fairly [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome well documented occurrence]] actually. ** I actually have this. The first episode I had was while watching The Ruins. On a laptop. On my lap. Yeah, it fell, and it was half an hour before I could make myself move to pick it up. I didn't stop shaking until the next day. It didn't help that in my case the sound was accompanied by a flash of light. Not. Fun. *** It's an extremely ominous sound to wake up to. It never bothers me because I almost always get them when someone's giving me a scalp massage, which is an extremely sedating experience for me (understatement -- I could forget my own name during those...) ** This troper has it, as well, and I always get it when I'm trying to sleep. The noises are pretty varied-I've heard pops, bangs,

explosions, a laser firing, and even a barking sound. The noises can be REALLY loud sometimes, and like the above troper, I sometimes see flashes of light. Not fun ''at all''... ** A few months ago this troper had not gotten very much sleep in the past 24 hours, so when I went to bed I was completely exhausted and fell asleep almost instantly--or would have, if I hadn't heard a very loud BRRRZZZZZHHHHHPPPP! noise coming from inside my head. Needless to say, I jerked awake, hyperventilating, heart racing. When I finally calmed down enough to try to go back to sleep, I laid down again, closed my eyes, started to drift off to sleep--and the sound happened AGAIN, still inside my head. (This time I was more annoyed at it, though. Luckily, it didn't happen a third time.) ** I get that when I'm really tired. It sounds as if someone is cleaning out a closet and dropped a box. Still asleep, I once yelled "Ma, you need help?" ''Then'' I woke up. * There was an old PSA commercial about smoke alarms geared towards kids. The smoke alarm introduces himself as Seymour (See-more) Smoke voiced by none other than Gilbert Gottfried. Seymour tells the kids how to be safe when the alarm goes off and proceeds to demonstrate. The alarm is actually a puppet in the ceiling and the alarm is not that ear-piercing BEEPBEEPBEEP everyone knows, but is in fact THE SCREAM OF A DYING UNIVERSE that I can't recall without shuddering. The expression and seizure-like shaking the puppet does while screaming the alarm doesn't help. ** It was [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBGItQYRpwQ like if you stuck a steam whistle on the end of a vacuum cleaner's hose and turned it on]]. Probably because if they used a real smoke detector sound, parents in the other room might think it was the real thing and panic. I wonder if there are FCC regulations forbidding such a thing... ** Gilbert Gottfried's voice alone probably qualifies. ** For those who are brave enough to listen, here's what is probably the original 21-second sound file: [[http://http://www.sounddogs.com/soundeffects/36/mp3/291943_SOUNDDOGS__sm.mp3]] Older smoke detectors from the 70s actually had this kind of sound. * A rabbit screaming is often cited as one of the most haunting noises for its rather uncanny resemblance to a human baby's cry, and that generally humans perceives the animal as being [[TheVoiceless silent otherwise]]. ** Hey guys! I found a video of it! [[http://www.viddler.com/explore/OfficialPETA/videos/156/ Go to 1:40 if you dare.]] *** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel I HATE YOU]]!! *** [[NightmareRetardant Sounds more like a shopping cart with]] [[{{Narm}} wheels that haven't been greased in a long time.]] *** Be warned; the video shows [[strike: horrifying cruelty to animals]] rabbits being [[spoiler: electrically shocked multiple times, hung upside down by their feet (the metal wires don't always provide a firm grip, anyway) having their throats slit]], still being conscious enough to shiver and squirm, and [[spoiler: having their heads and paws cut off]]. **** Even more unsettling that the actor that portrayed Scully on

TheXFiles is narrating the slaughter of rabbits. ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxBL14eRK7U Actually]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHTkoyw9ss there are]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KzNDQZtcqQ plenty of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrTTWMuKAI rabbit screams]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX3AAwOegZU that come]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzmP_cdG09I&feature=related in a]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5v2ZU4VBC4 variety of ways]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FbPJQqhQB8&feature=related as you can see]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiNY00v4Ms4 being demonstrated]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KYLhbbXLjA in all these]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9r4ytYxr8w enjoy]]. *** Does someone with a strong stomach want to put warning labels on these videos? The first one is a rabbit being eaten by a python. **** [[ItGotWorse Are you sure it's the first one?]] **** What do you mean, "a variety of ways?!" EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS A RABBIT GETTING KILLED BY A SNAKE. ** There's a book about child abuse called ''When Rabbit Howls''. Now you know why. * There is a ''reason'' why the Loon's distinctive cry has become a StockSoundEffect; it's a mourning-sounding wail is very good at evoking the "Alone in the scary nature" atmosphere. ** YourMileageMayVary. People who live near lakes in northern places where loons are common often find it soothing. ** Exactly, it's more relaxing than creepy, that's why it's in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaJCZxpG_Dc Pacific by 808 State]]. * The sound of TV Static, for some. The following from [=YouTube=] is a video people have taken of the US analog TV switchoff. It's just creepy, as most of them went from everything as normal, to static. As if all of civilization had just suddenly collapsed. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUDSG8L5Jw Goodbye. * tssssssssssssssssssssssh* ]] ** I think anyone who saw ''Poltergeist'' as a kid (a movie that to this day can reduce me to tears and shaking in fear btw) is creeped out by television static ** This becomes even creepier if you've read [[http://www.ichorfalls.com/2009/03/15/candle-cove/ certain creepypasta]]. *** Why is that television painted like that...? ** Thanks for giving this troper a new hobby. Her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zsWDP_1vmE favorite]] is so creepy it's almost hilarious. Most of them just make her a little misty-eyed, though. ** TV (and radio) static aren't that bad: that sound you're hearing? That's the sound of the universe around you. <3 How can you possibly be lonely when you know that? (Well, to be more accurate, it's the sound of the Cosmic Microwave Background -- the residual heat and light from the Big Bang, redshifted over billions of years, and because the universe expanded out over time supposedly, everything was all on top of each other, so the big bang was everywhere at once, hence why we can still hear it, if you just detune your television or radio a bit. :) )

* I can't believe nobody's mentioned the sine wave that used to accompany [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Head_test_card The Test Pattern]]. Apparently a lot of people were extremely unnerved by it, especially as it generally occurred in the wee small hours. Fall asleep watching TV and wake up to this, it could go straight down your spine. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqO5R6lljEY&feature=related Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooot]]. I kind of like it, but I also think [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxH_IU5twqM the WWV time signal]] is soothing. * An injured and screaming horse sounds a lot like an injured woman screaming bloody murder. [[{{Understatement}} It's also quite creepy.]] Whenever a cowboy protagonist puts his horse out of its misery, he's also putting it out of ''his'' misery. * Alarm clocks. No matter how soon you set your alarm... hell, even if you just set it five minutes from now so [[TvTropesWillRuinYourLife TV Tropes doesn't make you late for work]], that sound will always make some people jump. ** Unless you set it to a radio station that plays smooth, soft music (or news), but then that defeats the purpose thereof. *** There's at least one cell phone alarm sound that manages to have that cake and eat it, a pleasant humming-ringing sound that can wake you up on the first go but in case it didn't keeps on getting louder as it repeats. ** For extra fun, use your cellphone as an alarm and set the alarm sound to the {{Sonic}} [[SuperDrowningSkills drowning]] music. *** You're a twisted sonuvabitch, you know that? *** Well, ''duh''. I mean, with an alarm like Sonic's drowning, I ''dare'' you [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel to even try to sleep]]. It could make me spend the whole day on a bad mood, I think. And I don't even wanna try, I'm sure about it alreasy. **** This troper did exactly that about a year ago for pretty much those reasons. I don't think I've overslept yet. ** A friend of This Troper's decided to set the [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] warcry as her alarm. ...Well, it worked... ** This troper had an old alarm/radio once with 2 alarms available on it. The first was your typical BEEPBEEPBEEP junk. The second was about twice as fast, but half as loud. What put it in this category, however, is when you set both to go off at the same time...at which point the two combine into a near-deafening klaxon blare, with every other beat of the 2nd sounding like it's echoing off in the distance to make it seem even louder. Only ever did that once...feeling like your house is about to go into ''nuclear meltdown'' is not fun. *** One of this troper's phone alarms is the {{Predator}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyC9o2JRqN0 war cry/roar]]. It works. * Some {{Vanity Plate}}s, like the Screen Gems "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6j8EhsJrIA S from Hell]]" (inspiring [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM2AxGYn8jU&feature=fvw a documentary/horror film]]) ** YourMileageMayVary: that VanityPlate's just so [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] ''relaxing.'' ** Agreed. I always thought it was elegant. But there are whole websites, [[http://www.closinglogos.com/ a wiki]],

[[http://www.thesfromhell.com/HOME.html a film]], and a book soon, dedicated to fear of television logos! * The virus detection sound for ''Avira Antivirus''. It's especially jarring because the sound comes directly from your PC speaker. If you've had any particularly nightmarish battles against viruses, that beeping noise ''will'' echo in your ears for days afterward. ** This troper's university uses it as their main AV in all machines. It's EXTREMELY scary to have it detect a virus on one of the [=PCs=] at the library (which is, most of the time, a dead silent place) and go beeping. *** [[FridgeLogic Why does a library have computers with speakers in the first place?]] **** Most [=PCs=] have an internal speaker, mainly for the purpose of reporting errors or hardware faults by beeping. That's where the virus detection noise comes from. * No mention of ''Avast! Antivirus 4''? '''BREEE! BREEE! BREEE! WARNING!!! A VIRUS HAS BEEN DETECTED!!!''' Complete with giant popup window and animated radioactive symbol! For version 5, they replaced the booming announcer guy for a woman's voice, and decided to just dong you instead of doing klaxons. '''DONGDONGDONG!!! THREAT HAS BEEN DETECTED!!!''' ** Not to mention the '''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome DOONK!!! VIRUS DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED!!!]]''' great way to remind you to turn down your speakers. *** Want to know what's even worse? I can't figure out why, but if I don't have headphones plugged in and my Virus database says it's updated, it will stop and go "VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-" until I put headphones in. It scares me all the time. Even if I'm downstairs looking for headphones, I can still hear it, like ZALGO just decided to say hi upstairs on my laptop. * The "low battery" sound on cellphones. What makes it worse is that on many models, it will go off ''regardless of your sound settings.'' ** The wall mounted phones aren't safe either. At one point my phone was beeping and flashing with such a frightening pace to this day I swear it was going to explode in my hand. * The sound of lightning and/or thunder during a thunderstorm. ** Particularly when said thunder has been a quiet rumble in the distance, and then... BAROOOM! ** Or the thunder that starts with the "ka-ka-rak-a-rak" sound (the one that sounds like a gigantic piece of tinfoil being shaken) and goes to the deep shuddering BABOOM. ** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]], this troper finds thunder either soothing or exhilarating depending on the type. ** Thunder is bloody terrifying when it's so loud that the sound is like a solid wall and ''you're outside with no shelter''. True story, it sounded like a shotgun, only longer. * I've always found the monotone beeping noise that a phone makes when left off the hook for more than a minute or so to be sublimely unsettling. Then Aronofsky had to go and use it in RequiemForADream in the creepiest part of the entire movie. ** BT phones in the UK make a more siren-like noise under similar circumstances, but it's pretty unsettling too.

* The Windows "Critical Stop" sound. You're just minding your business when all of a sudden, '''DUN.''' ** The Windows 3.x series and early versions of Windows 95 had by far the creepiest ones. However, even on Vista, it's a little nervewracking to await the inevitable '''DENG''' noise that accompanies that [=nVidia=] Control Panel error I always get at startup. ** The error beeps in DOS. ** How about the BIOS sound-coded errors you get while booting? Memory error? A low continuous '''BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP'''. Power supply or motherboard problems? A normal-toned, continuous '''BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP'''. And so on. ** Mac Death Chimes. Usually accompanied by the Sad Mac / Dead Mac icon. * Car horns, though YourMileageMayVary [[ValuesDissonance depending on where you live]]. In the Philippines, for instance, you use your horn to assert right-of-way, so having someone honk at you is nothing big. In the U.S., it can cause quite a jolt as it typically means "WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" or "YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" ** It can also cause Road Rage. Perhaps it should be HellIsThatNoise for the one doing the honking. ** When vacationing in Bermuda, I was often startled by people honking their horns while driving, because like most Americans I associated it with aggression or an accident. However, I came to realize that nearly everyone, even bus drivers would honk their horn in a greeting manner if they saw a friend driving down the road or on the sidewalk. * Pretty much any LastNoteNightmare, especially anything used by TheBeatles. Strawberry Fields Forever and Revolution 9 in particular ** Audio engineers find the Beatle tracks funny and interesting instead of scary. This says something about audio engineers. Considering how "Strawberry Fields Forever" was produced... it involved scissors... * No mention of air raid sirens? Many are very much still in use, repurposed for other emergencies such as tornadoes. The one in this editor's town is also tested on a regular schedule. I heard a story about someone who had been caught in an actual air raid once, moving to this town and hearing the test for the first time [[DudeNotFunny without realizing what it was for]]... ** Heh. Air raid sirens are very much still in use in their ORIGINAL capacity as well. This troper lived in Tel-Aviv during the Gulf War, and his heart still gets racing when he hears something that reminds him of that sound. ** This Troper's town has an old english Air Raid siren repurposed as the dispatch signal for the volunteer fire company. Creepy. You can hear it in the next school district! *** Same deal in my town except we also have a train station with a horn like a semi truck. Sometimes they both sound at the same time. I call this [[FanNickname the Nightmare Alarm]]. ** The town that is right beside the one that this troper lives uses an air raid siren FOR A CURFEW! ** This Troper forgot that he had set his alarm on his phone to play an air raid siren. Outcome wasn't pretty. ** At the University of Washington, when the football team enters, and

when they score. "Wait, wasn't that a good thing that just happened?!?" ** This troper lives in an area that adds an extra wrinkle. The "air raid" siren is actually the local nuclear power plant's "Oopsy Daisy" alarm. If you aren't aware they are performing a test today, it's pants-fillingly scary. ** This English troper has been afraid of Air Raid sirens for years, so imagine my horror one morning when I heard a faint yet distinct warbling note on the edge of hearing. Initially I thought I was going mad, but turns out it's the chemical plant down river from my town's emergency siren that they test EVERY THURSDAY. This has hardly been a reassuring revelation, and now I religiously keep my windows shut on a Thursday * The mysterious signal known as "the Buzzer" emanating from the Russian shortwave radio station UVB-76. It's creepy, it's been playing continuously for 28 years (aside from three interruptions), and no one knows what purpose it serves. ** What's even creeper is the fact that you can sometimes hear background noise and distant conversations, suggesting that the Buzzer isn't an automated transmission, but a device in a room with an open mike. ** UVB-76 is probably part of the Russian "Dead Hand" system. When that buzzer stops, the world ends. Sleep well. *** I hate you. ** Since August 23rd, it has gotten more active, including a list of numbers and names, the buzzing stopping completely, intermittent buzzing, morse code and part of the Swan Lake playing in the background. Activity peaked on Sept 1st, when all events happened within a span of 3 hours. ** I think it sounds awesome. In a creepy way. And I would very much like a link to the above broadcast. * Ever hear the Backward Music Station? It is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgF9ZlI_R-8 very]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGjoEvEPtvU creepy.]] [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18381_the-5-creepiest-unexplainedbroadcasts.html Cracked]] describes it well. -->The "Backward Music Station" doesn't actually play backward music. That's just what they call it. What it is broadcasting instead is something from the fucking bowels of Hell itself. ** That sounds suspiciously like the Hunters from ''{{Half-Life}} 2 Episode 2''. * ''Any'' numbers station falls into this category. The one this troper found particularly creepy was [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVqaoxxsN7Q Swedish Rhapsody]]. Loud beeping, followed by a jaunty little tune played by what sounds like an ice cream truck from hell, followed by a series of recorded German numbers ''in a little girl's voice''. ** Even just the static between regular stations is creepy as hell. Listen to it long enough and you can hear almost anything you imagine in it. ** This troper is (non-Asperger) autistic and used to play numbers

stations and WWV's time signal on his shortwave radio to go to sleep by. ** This troper's been listening to Swedish Rhapsody for the past hour. It's awesome. She likes pretty much every numbers station. * Dot. Matrix. Printers. Particularly when they jammed or experienced an error. Thank god almost no one uses them anymore. ** I did until it got broken. Normal operating sound... loud an annoying, but no big problem. The sound of a paper jam? Turn. It. Off. ''NOW.'' ** Here! Take this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt4yT4Jjgww Nightmare Retardant!]] ** Not too different from the sound of old dial-up modems. Try calling a fax number on your phone for the same experience. * The sound of a dying hard drive. [[http://www.datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php This page has many PC versions.]] Now [[ParanoiaFuel GO BACK UP YOUR DATA]]!! ** The worst ones are the bad bearings, and the stuck spindle beeps. * Anything scratching a chalkboard. Need I say more? ** This troper has never seen the problem with that. She finds it a tiny bit soothing. * The sound of a knife or fork scraping on a plate when your hand slips. Gosh I'm cringing just thinking about it. * You [[CuteButCacophonic don't want to piss off]] [[OwlBeDamned the owls]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YvyXu7coXA You really don't]]. ** [[TearJerker Awwww, look at the little one in the back, at ten seconds in ... bless their hearts ...]] * Listening to the radio in times of severe weather. Creepy Robotic Voice: "BWWWWWWEEEEEEEEP BWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEP ''The National Weather Service has just issued a tornado warning for: {Insert your county)''. But if you love storms, YourMilageMayVary. * Try this, get a plastic wheelie bin, tape the wheels so they can't move, fill it with bricks and drag it along the asphalt. * Certain kinds of binaural beats can ''really'' have this effect. * The sound of steam escaping from a lobster's shell as it's boiled. It almost sounds as if the lobster is screaming as it dies. In front of you. On '''your''' stove. (Contrary to popular belief, they do not actually scream; they don't even have vocal chords.) * The transit authorities in Paris exploited both this and the MostWonderfulSound to encourage you to keep your Navigo transit pass in order. When you put a valid pass in the scanner, you're rewarded with a wonderful "DINNGGG!"... but when your pass has expired, it goes all the way around to a painfully ear-grating "BRRRRRRRZZZZZZZTTTTTTT!!!". ** Heck, most of the sounds in the Paris Metro, period. The dun-du-uhdun to signify announcements, the NNNNNHHHH! of the closing doors (as opposed to the rather nice ding-dong in the Chicago El, for example) and worst of all, the horrible WHOOOOOOSHHHHH as it goes away. It's particularly creepy for this troper since for a brief but frightening time, she and her dad got separated from her mom on the Metro as she was on a train pulling away without them. (This troper speaks French but it was totally broken after a 7 hour flight, and her dad doesn't

at all.) * They just added a vuvuzela (those traditional african horn things that they play at the FIFA world cup) button on youtube. At first when I clicked on the button (which looks like a soccer ball), it played a looping sound of the vuvuzelas which sounded really creepy until I actually found out what it was. ** Even knowing what it is, it still sounds rather creepy to me. ** Vuvuzelas are the greatest instrument known to mankind. * Tornado warning alarms, especially in the middle of the day. ** Many US military bases feature the "Giant Voice" system, basically [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a network of loudspeakers on telephone poles]] that play all the daily bugle calls such as Reveille, Retreat, and Taps. They have a couple of tones that play to warn people on base (and really, anywhere near that zipcode off base} of impending [[{{Understatement}} sources of concern]]. One tone is for natural disasters like tornadoes. The other is for [[OhCrap imminent enemy attack]]. *** And speaking of the Giant Voice System, for anybody in the military, that hellish song known as [[TheScrappy Reveille]]. Most especially during Basic Training, when the song, played at very high volume, was the alarm clock which announced that it was time for you to tumble out of bed and launch into your day at a full sprint, complete with [[DrillSergeantNasty Drill Sergeant Nasties]] screaming at you to hurry up. * Protect and Survive, a series of subtly terrifying PublicInformationFilms that were to be used in the case of a impending nuclear event, had a terrifying musical phrase at the end of each of them that was even more unsettling than the ad itself. ** The phrase in question was written by British electronic music composer Roger Limb, better known for his work on ''Doctor Who'' in the early 1980s. It's sublimely unsettling - even without the context of the film, it just sounds ''wrong''. A sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGMdnod8VPI * Air vents. Particularly louder ones, especially in larger spaces where they tend to ''echo.'' * Mosquitoes. Especially when you're trying to sleep, dammit! ** WHEEEEEN. WHEEEEEEEN. I'm starting to [[FreakOut freak out]] just thinking about it. * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk1mAd77Hr4&feature=related Imagine hearing this]] at 2AM outside your window. ** The first time I heard that for real, at night, I thought it was a woman being attacked, and almost called the police. ** The video's been deleted. Anyone know what it was? ** It was a fox barking. Not particularly scary on repeated viewings, but the troper who first mentioned it is correct in saying it would be frightening in the middle of the night. * That high-pitched "I've seen you and am about to blast you with decibels" noise that house alarms make. QUICKLY, PRESS THE BUTTONS, PRESS THE BUTTONS * That freakish noise you hear when everything is silent. ** It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus Tinnitus]]. This troper maintains his sanity with constantly operating electric

fans. ** [[Tropers/KatanaCat I]] have a [[http://jrmetails99.deviantart.com/journal/36040272/ friend]] who has that! ** This troper is DEATHLY scared of that. To combat it, this troper just listens to an mp3 of counting sheep. ** This troper, often gets tinnitus, sometimes even '''''over environmental sounds.''''' It does not even have to be silent. * The sound of a ship scraping against the seafloor. ** The sound of a sonar's ping, scares the hell out of me *** Honestly, having hydrophobia, ANYTHING underwater. Seriously, just listen to that weird noise it makes. Like, you can TELL just how ''big'' it is. REALLY scary with whales. * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1GX_VRaM0 Stone Curlews]] * The screaming call of a Barking Owl and one of the calls of the Purple Swamphen are usually emitted and night, and both sound like women being murdered. * A sneeze in a silent house in the middle of the night, when everyone is in bed and you haven't heard anyone else wake up and move around for at least two hours. Made even creepier if it's a small sneeze and close to your bedroom door. * Try sleeping after scary movie day with a friend then you hear [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YvyXu7coXA what sounds like the cries of the damned at 3 in the morning coming from the direction of the woods]]... * Guitar feedback can range anywhere from ear-grating to musically amazing. This troper, however, once found the perfect combination of amp settings, that, when a note was bent on the 21st fret on the high E string and allowed to feed back, not only became an '''EXTREMELY''' high pitched shriek, but also had under- and overtones that sounded ghostly wails. I was extremely freaked out, yet amazed and delighted at the same time. * Saturn seems like a peaceful giant planet, but when the radio waves it emits are converted into audio, the result is a blasting, howling, screaming sound literally from beyond our world. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C6lymtHG60 Try not to go mad after hearing Saturn.]] ** Reapers perhaps? ** This troper finds it [[NightmareFetishist terribly beautiful.]] ** My God, that's lovely. I'm going to use that in an audio mix. I know just where to put it. Thank you. *** Are you going to put the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwDdTZBAEY&feature=related# sound of the sun]] as the base? **** Yes, thank you! Wow, that's great! (What there was ''of'' it what with the narrator and all.) *** This troper thought it sounded like the Soup Dragon trying to access dial-up... *** The Canadian film ''Music Of The Spheres'' was about aliens who heard those sounds as actual music and became concerned when humans started moving asteroids around to use as power sources.

* Silence. Pure, unbroken, unnatural ''silence'' when you know there ''should'' be sound of some sort. The kind of effect you get when some television program messes with your head and has an empty room with no noise, no characters, no music. The sort of silence that will drive you mad until you wail in despair if only to comfort your own disturbing loneliness. ** ''OH GOD YES.'' This troper was reading the original visual novels for HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi and the second arc (Watanagashi-hen) has a moment that uses this for ''terrifying'' impact. ** I have tinnitus (further up, if you're wondering, though I don't find it scary) and I found a way to get rid of it for a while. The little ringing noise that I've listened to all my life was replaced with silence. Eeriee, creepy-as-hell silence. I've not switched off my tinnitus since. ** ThisTroper always leaves the tvs on when he's alone at home. My house isn't exactly big, but its so freaking creepy when it's empty, I feel like I'm in a horror movie. * The hissing sound of steam flooding a steam room. * While watching video footage of the WTC collapse, someone noticed this high pitched ringing sound in all the video after a certain point, that seemed to be exceptionally loud in video taken of firefighters sifting through the rubble of the South Tower just after the collapse. It wasn't until later that it was found out that noise is the sound a Firefighter's Uniform gives off (thanks to a device in the jacket) when the wearer is still for more than a few minutes, intended to allow for unconscious or wounded Firefighters to be found in smokey buildings. Except here,there were hundreds of them going off at once. Underneath the feet of the Firefighters searching through the rubble. Imagine being able to hear the uniforms of hundreds of people, ten, twenty, a hundred feet below the ground you're walking on. That is hell. ** Audible on the documentary filmed on the Fire Department that became the 9/11 documentary are gunshots. Listen closely to the sound when the camera is inside the lobby, filming the initial response from the emergency services personnel. Except [[spoiler: what you're hearing as a loud, sharp crack are the sounds of the jumpers from above the fire. To this troper, and to the firefighters, it was truly Hell indeed when you find out]] it's not gunshots. * An EKG [[{{Flatline}} flatlining]]. Made infinitely worse if you're in a hospital when it happens. * Probably the most [[LiteralMetaphor literally taken]] example. Some Russians were examining places to put a new oil well in Siberia. They stuck a microphone that would stand up to [[BeyondTheImpossible 2000 degrees]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8NLu36Sz0&feature=related listened in.]] It's been described as [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel the sound of tortured souls]] and is now used in the "Existence of Hell" debate. ** It's a hoax. [[http://www.snopes.com/religion/wellhell.asp snopes]] has an article on it. That being said, it is still pretty creepy sounding. * Anyone else find the anti-mouse wall plugs really creepy? This troper finds that you can't hear them, but they create a weird silence

around them where you're sure there should be some sound. ** Theres one at my house, and it started to make a little "bzzz bzzz bzzz" noise one morning when I was alone. It freaked me out. ** Trust me, you're lucky you can only hear "the weird silence". The whole point of them is supposedly that humans can't hear them... except that this troper for some unfathomable reason can, and it's [[{{Understatement}} not a nice sound.]] I can't even describe it, let me just say that I understand why it's used to scare off mice. *** Why must we have superhuman hearing? This troper shares your pain. * Imagine drifting into a peaceful sleep while camping, then all of a sudden you hear a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58_8S5tkoU&feature=related Barn Owl screeching]] * This troper has just finished the MarbleHornets videos...and there is an unidentified squeaking somewhere in the house. Those of you who are religious, PRAY FOR ME. * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlH1Myt16jY Clickclickclickclick... SNAP.]] ** [[CreepyDoll Holy]] '''[[KillItWithFire FUCK.]]''' ** [[UncannyValley GOD]], who would give that to a child!? It doesn't even make the same face twice... * I was asked to look after a friends house while they were on holiday. They live in a flat, and it was so quiet when nobody was here, but I could hear the neighbours who lived below them talking, but not make out actual words. That scared me, before I realised what was going on, I was walking round the house looking for whatever was making it, finding only empty rooms. * "Death rattle", the breathing sounds of a dying person. * Once when I was around twelve or so, I was alone at home on a really windy night. I was on the computer upstairs, doing some homework, when suddenly there was this incredibly loud GZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. I jumped out of my pants and ran into the hallway to see what was going on. Nothing. SO I sat back down at the computer and tried to forget about, then it happened again. It must have made that noise five times, and I started panicking and yelling. I finally figured out what it was when I went downstairs: the wind was blowing against the screen door and causing the spring that held it shut to vibrate. ** Hell, a windy night at all freaks me out. I live in a valley, so wind isn't usually very strong, but when it is I can't sleep. Once I was curled up around my teddy practically crying and just wishing the wind would go away. Fuck you wind. * The sound of two pieces of Velcro separating. *SKRRRIIIIP* Makes my eardrums feel like they're being shredded. * Quick version: Air Force base maintenance bay. C-130 in bay. Me not authorized to be in bay with C-130 but there by accident after going in the wrong door on a tech support call. Heard four loud puffs of air from engines. Stood there thinking WTF... long enough to realize that it would be very bad for my hearing if I didn't vacate my current location quite quickly. * This troper ''swears'' his house is haunted. occasionally, I'll be sitting at home, ''alone'', when suddenly, I hear footsteps coming from upstairs. I don't mean faint noises that sound kinda like footsteps, I mean '''actual footsteps'''. I know FOR A FACT that i'm

alone when this happens. Hell, sometimes it even happens ''while i'm in the hallway where it always happens''. Nothing is scarier than disembodied footsteps following absolute silence. ESPECIALLY at night. * Fran Dreschers laughter. Nothing personal against her, but that is the noise This Troper hears when he thinks of Hell. (well, combined with screams of anguish, of course) * Personally, this troper is indeed freaked out by the Abandoned Vault music in ''Fallout 3'', as mentioned on the Video Games page of this trope. The Yao Guai know how to get my paranoia going too. But my worst fear in the game, is the Deathclaws. Good ''God'', the Deathclaws. Doesn't help that they're ''everywhere'' in the sewers beneath Old Olney, barely audible to me aside from their footsteps, waiting to come out of the dark to rip me to shreds... I'm constantly turning around at the slightest footstep or tapping sound because of those damn things. * This troper lives in a densely populated residential area and frequently hears noises from the surrounding houses and streets that are...less than pleasant. Sudden screams, immensely loud cracks and bangs, rattling engines, bass stereos that slowly magnify in volume until you can feel the noise in your rib cage...and once, on a cloudy autumn afternoon when I was alone in the house, a strange, inhuman wail the likes of which I've not heard before or since. Many of these noises can be written off as the general hustle and bustle of the city, but sometimes [[ParanoiaFuel you really have to wonder what the neighbors get up to...]] * Broken CTR [=TVs=] and monitors. This troper has recently gotten rid of a TV that incessantly made a high-pitched whining noise. It took him a few months to figure out it WAS the TV, and more of being driven insane by it until discovering it stopped when smacked. Impossible to concentrate with it going. ** You should ALWAYS try smacking your TV if it acts up. It usually works. * This troper has an alarm that pretty much embodies this trope. While the alarm itself isn't that bad (it is just loud enough to wake her up), every time she pushes the button to turn it off, the alarm, for some unfathomable reason, decides to try to pick up a radio station. But since we get no reception in our house for some reason, it becomes this horrible static that can't even be turned off through the same means; you have to unplug it to turn it off! Thankfully, this troper discovered that the volume knob affects only the radio but not the alarm, so she just has the volume minimized most of the time. But when that happened for the first time, it left her too freaked out to go back to sleep (this was on a Saturday, at five in the morning, when I had stayed up until midnight). She discovered the following day that the same alarm apparently has a backup battery; same time (five AM), it goes off, still unplugged, at least ''4X louder that it did the previous morning!'' Bonus Points for not being able to turn it off by normal means and having to wait until it shut off on it's own! * So, you all know the highly amusing ''trololololololol'' that you've seen in forums, ad nauseum, right? Well, here's the one that was surely spewed from hell. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH3NWdR1adU&feature=related Sleep

well~]] ** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel OHMYGOD OHMYGOD OHMYGOD AAAAAAAAAH!!]] I HATE YOUUUU! *cries* ** Actually, no, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOpnEQXLe9w this one is from someplace worse than hell...]] [[BeyondTheImpossible Yes, there is such a place.]] ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFwsh0CCYsU&feature=related I'll do you one better.]] At least you could pick out the voice among the cacophony of the first two. This one has no trace of humanity whatsoever. *** ...I hate you. ** ...Am I supposed to be scared? * [[RealityIsUnrealistic Reality being unrealistic]] this troper (an Iraq war vet) was surprised at just how much incoming mortar fire sounded like a car door closing. 3 years later that sound (a car door) will still wake me from the deepest sleep instantly. * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_hammer#Related_phenomena Steam hammer]]. A sudden, metallic clang when a boiler is started up... followed by about 30 more clangs as the pipes get used to the stress. * This troper has uninentionally invoked this with [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella's lullaby.]] I have it on my cell phone, and have been using it as my alarm. I thought it was a good choice, because it's calm enough that it doesn't shock you like most regular alarm clocks, but it's still loud enough that it actually wakes you. However, using it as my alarm has made me despise it to the point where I now have a minor [[FreakOut freak out]] whenever I hear it. * [[HowDidWeMissThisOne Well...]] Rattlesnakes, right? They're like the epitome of a "don't fuck with me" sound effect in RealLife. * This troper has a few: ** When I was about fifteen or sixteen (in the mid-'90s), my dad decided to play an audio cassette tape in our old tape player (which dated from probably the late '70s). Said player would bork up sometimes and emit an incredibly loud, very high-pitched screeching noise (kind of like feedback, but MUCH higher-pitched and lasting for however long you had the tape playing). It decided to do this when my dad was playing his tape, and he couldn't hear it, so he didn't believe me when I clapped my hands over my ears and begged him to turn it off because of that "horrible noise" (he thought I was complaining about the music itself). He left it in until my little brother came downstairs and asked what that screeching sound was, whereupon my dad turned it off finally. * I always used to hurry to push "Stop" on cassettes before they got to the end, cause the noise they made when they stopped on their own scared me. ** A few years ago, I was awoken from a pretty sound sleep by a "tunk, tunk, tunk, tunk, tunk" sound coming from somewhere in my bedroom. The sound kept repeating and at first I thought it was my alarm clock for some reason, but it wouldn't turn off, and I couldn't figure out why. Then, in my soporific state, I thought the inside of the wall might be on fire, but it was cold when I felt it. All the while the "tunk tunk tunk" sound was still happening, and I finally woke up enough to get

out of bed and investigate. It turned out to be an empty paper cup (like from a take-out coffee place) that had landed on top of the furnace vent, which was blowing out air and subsequently lifting and dropping the cup on top of it repeatedly. ** I was playing Pinball on my old laptop one day, and had gotten pretty good at it, racking up a score of over 3 million. All of a sudden the laptop emitted a SUPER loud, continuous "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP" noise. I freaked out and turned off the laptop. Luckily it was okay, but I never played Pinball on that machine ever again. * Dogs fighting. This troper has been known, when her dogs fight, to find herself inexplicably on the other side of the house with her hands clapped over her ears. * That weird distortion that sounds in your ears when you and someone else are yelling or screaming at the same time at exactly the right pitch. It sounds like someone torturing a radio, and this troper never wants to hear it again. * This troper remembers coming home from work at 4 AM one day, tired and sick. He lives down the street from a school that borders a forest, and often sees deer and the like. Not tonight. As he attempted to work the garage code, he heard barking...and snarling..and growling near him. He turned towards the school and saw shadows from the park flood lights the school had shaped like rather large dogs. He's never been more terrified than that instant. He still can't sleep when he hears it. * For this troper, EVERYTHING AT NIGHT if I don't know what it is. ** This troper agrees. *** As does This Troper, who has found only one semi-solution: mentally work his way through a hypothetical scenario involving whatever that noise might be . . . and imagine himself as a Badass beating the *bleep* out of it. He also has a few [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]]/[[SurvivalMantra Survival Mantras]] saved up to recite. ** I'm pretty sure most people in the world agree. * This troper hears unsettling noises all the time at night. Once she was sitting, minding her own business, playing some Smash Bros, when she hears a noise that sounds like an old cat wailing, but jerky and scratchy. And it was ''loud''. This troper froze as the sound got louder and louder until it seemed like it was right outside her window. Then it disappeared. It creeped me the eff out. ** Another time, I was ling in bed when I heard another noise. And guess what it sounded like? The noise the Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time makes. It got closer and closer, and stopped. I'm now scared. * One time, a hornet got into this troper's house. We all thought it flew out, but a couple of nights later, I'm sitting at my computer, when I hear this loud buzzing noise. I'm like, "What the hell is that?" Finally, I look up, and there's the hornet, trapped inside a plastic bag. Cue me jumping back three feet. * This troper has always walked home from school. One day she walked past a fairly intact piece of roadkill and noticed a car approaching. Out of morbid curiosity, she stopped to see what would happen. The resuting *CRUNCH* sent chills down this troper's spine. * Word of advice: ''Never'' walk under a bridge while a train is

running above, especially at night. This Chicago troper learned that the hard way. ** Just being close to the tracks at night is scary as hell. Actually, train sounds at all, if you're close enough. * This troper lives in a very, very old dormitory. The heating system in the basement sounds ''exactly'' like someone breathing heavily and dragging chains. I've never been able to figure out how they accomplish this. ** Another fun one from the same troper as the one above is when I was woken in the middle of the night by a horrifying "RRRRAAAAAAARRRRGH" noise. Turned out to be someone being violently ill in the bathroom across the hall, only her retching had been amplified a million times by the echo. * For about two and a half years, this troper's family has been confused about the noises that come from our walls every few nights. It's certainly not the pipes, or mice. It sounds like breathing. Harsh, choking breathing. About a month ago, the walls in my room also began making high-pitched shrieking noises that would wake us up in the night. * Living in a port town in Alaska, you'd have to be prepared for the possibilities of a tsunami. Every day in this tropers town a test siren goes off, and its so suspenseful waiting to see if theres going to be a second wail. But then a [[SilentHill certain movie]] has a familiar (and universal?) siren, so that could be the only reason. *** I believe that would be a British Castle Castings siren ** We have a Silent Hill siren in town and a friend of mine was listening to the Silent Hill sound track when she went out to check the mail, one foggy morning. Cue siren! ** This troper heard what sounded exactly like an air raid, but ''must'' have been something else, one day '''at school'''. Randomly, while I was supposed to be in class (I was late, not skipping) I walked around a building that I usually go through, and BAM there it was. This was one week after I saw [[SilentHill]]. To make matters [[BeyondTheImpossible worse]], and I feel quite guilty about this, so don't vilify me, in the cafeteria that day, a mere 2 hours or so later, I turned around to find a mentally challenged girl who was very upset. Her mannerisms at the time were uncannily like the Grey Children of Silent Hill. Again, I feel bad, but she scared the bejeezus out of me. * This troper has an animal outside her window ever night that sounds like a little kid saying "Awew" over and over and over again. It scares the hell out of her, and the worst part? She has never seen the animal. It just... dissapears. * This troper's laptop has a tendency to seize sometimes, causing any noise to come from the speakers to do the same. Gives me a heart attack every time. ** This troper's old laptop (towards the end of it's life) used to do that whenever I played sound, and there was no way to stop it. No matter what level the previous volume was at, it would go up to the highest possible volume and just 'repeat', over and over. I'd mash the keyboard and scream "I'MSORRY, WHATAMISUPPOSEDTODO?! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE STOPSTOPSTOPSTOP," then mash the power button while

taking out the battery. Just thinking about it makes me shiver. * This troper used to have a one of those little hammers that you'd tap something with and they'd make a smashing glass and general breakage sound. Used to keep it in my closet, for some odd reason and some nights it would just activate in the middle of silence, scaring the living hell out of me. * Bare feet on lenoleum. Flap. Flap. Flap. Reduced me to tears in my early days. * When this troper plugs his iPod (touch, 4th Gen) into his computer, it makes a horrendous *bwoink* sound. ** My dad just got one of those. The noise it makes... it sounded like something was wrong at least. * This troper is afraid of the Happy Birthday song. Yes, really. I get uncomfortable whenever I hear people sing it. * This troper's car's speakers malfunctioned on a Monday to spectacular effect. A crossed/shorted wire somewhere causes all the speakers to emit extremely loud popping, crackling, rumbling and static. The volume knob has been rendered impotent. Combine this with her hyperacusis ([[BlessedWithSuck a crippling hypersensitivity to sound]]) and the fact that she couldn't get to the dealership to have it repaired until Saturday and it is her only means of transportation... * This British troper's always been a bit creeped out by air raid sirens, and seems to vaguely remember a siren going off late at night once in her childhood (she also seems to vaguely remember someone telling her at the time that it was maybe just the nearby mental hospital...) She also has a morbid fascination for the nuclear terror of the [[TheColdWar 40s through late 80s]], and recalls listening to an [[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Victi ms_of_Hiroshima atonal piece once in music that was supposed to be about the bomb in Japan]]. So you can imagine her being supremely creeped out upon hearing tornado sirens [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBOMSjBusWg in a video from Birmingham, Alabama]], which sounds something like the "music" representing the nukes dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ** I live in Birmingham, AL, and for the past two weeks, those alarms have gone off every other day. I've been able to ignore them for the most part, but one night when I was working the overnight shift at the Waffle House (which has large windows in the front of the store), three things happened: 1. The power went out, 2. a flash of lightning flared and thunder struck a mile away, and 3. the DAMN SIRENS CAME ON. The whole restaurant lost it. * This she-Troper once went into the high school science lab early for a biology class said she-Troper was volunteering in. That day was when everyone from all class periods had begun to bring in their insect samples, storing them in the cubbyholes in the science lab's utilities closet. The sound of a single praying mantis skittering against cardboard and glass, somehow still alive from sloppy student work, wriggling about and impaled on a pin over it's ID tags...not the best of sounds (let alone sights!) when eating mini-Oreos. * [[PuppyLuver I]] have two different emulator programs on my

computer, each having one game each. (For those who might rant about this, I purchase all my other games legally, and now's not really the place to get into ROM discussions.) Problem is, my laptop was not designed with gaming as a priority, which I assume is what causes the following problem: both emulators occasionally freeze for about two seconds before going back to normal. The sound lag in those two seconds, however...well, it varies from area to area. In [[{{Mother3}} Tazmily Village?]] Not so bad, mildly annoying. In [[{{Earthbound}} Moonside?]] Pure hell. * My grandmother has a doll. A troll doll. It's rather small, maybe five or six inches tall. It's got removable, bright orange hair and it's body is dressed in something akin to a clowns, blue polka dots on one side with a white base and white polka dots on the other on a blue base. He sits on the top of a cupboard with the rest of her tins, which she collects. It's eyes are dull and soulless and the doll generally creeps me out. My grandmother says his name is Zachary. The other day, I was cleaning and without noticing, I had picked it up by it's head to dust under it. It lets out this long, high pitched ''DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'' sound. I drop it and run into the computer room where she was cleaning. Turns out 'Zachary' had a music box you wound up in it's back. It's been dead for ten years. * This troper finds the whirr that Verizon phones make when they vibrate very, VERY annoying. It seems characteristic, as every verizon phone he's owned, and the verizon iphone on the commercials all make the exact same whirring noise. * [[Tropers/AzureLunatic This troper]] has a ''lot'' of noise problems. ** Any unidentifiable or unexpected noise at night, especially when alone. ** The squeaking of a branch against glass. (Worse alone at night when housesitting.) ** The 60hz hum of AC electricity, particularly when walking too close past transformer-boxes. ** The buzzing of the phone on vibrate when it's an unexpected call and there have been a lot of unwanted callers. ** Arcing electricity, particularly unexpected (like a short in one's oven, or sparks in the microwave). ** Fire alarms. They're bad enough on their own, given that they're designed to be alarming, but as if that were not bad enough, there was a childhood trauma involving a fire drill, getting separated from the rest of the class, and not being physically strong enough to work the crash bar on the exit door. (I was about four.) ** Scritching or crinkling sounds when there's nothing that should make that noise unless disturbed, and there's nothing that should be disturbing anything. ** Dying power supplies also shriek at an incredibly high, toothgrinding pitch. A teacher had one of those old tiny all-one-piece Macs that would start shrieking intermittently, but would shut up if you gave it a good thump. I gave it a lot of them. ** Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Played on the violin. By children, aged three to seven. Out of tune. Out of sync. Over and over. All independently practicing in a huge room during the lunch hour.

* Personally, this Troper is not scared by many things,but there are a few things that do it. Due to a combination of an evil baby sitter (who told us all the vacuum was a monster when she turned it on) and an evil dentist (drilled my cavity without numbing it in any way, shape, or form) when I was very young, vacuuming is not something I can do very easily even now and drills make me incredibly uncomfortable. This also applies to basically anything that sounds akin to either of those sounds, which are quite common around basically anywhere if you know when to accidentally listen. Thunder also has this effect on me to the point I cant sleep without headphones, oddly though only when I'm inside. If I'm outside when it's rolling I'm perfectly alright. * This troper had one while playing ResidentEvil5 on [[HarderThanHard Professional Mode ]] with his friend, offline co-op. We were seperated for just a moment, I had entered a house and heard some sort of noise and yelled out "Oh shit!", which in turn, caused my friend to jump as well with a "What the hell?" sort of ordeal. Turns out it was a Majini that had jumped down, so I blew his brains out with a shotgun. Any other difficulty I would've been okay, but with the one shot kill ordeal, I wasn't taking any chances. * Not only is the music in ''{{Spectre}} VR'' NightmareFuel, but the sonar ping of the landshark-type enemies (Slicers) severely traumatized me in my early teen years. * When the sensor that tells your car the door is closed breaks, that incessant dinging becomes HELL. * I had major MAJOR orthopedic surgery when I was an infant, (5 months old and the surgery involved among other things carving, breaking and resetting the bones in my feet, severing the achilles tendons and steel pins) I was in and out of leg casts and wheelchairs until I was 6 years old and didn't even learn how to walk until I was 7, my earliest memory ever is a cast saw cutting off my casts and me screaming in bloody terror, until I was school age anything that sounded even remotly like a cast saw caused me to completely loose my shit, once when I was 5 some relatives took me to get my hair cut and when the barber switched on the electric clippers it took 3 grown adults to hold me down * This troper's car makes some pretty godawful noises if you screw things up. Forgetting to come off the accelerator when changing gears results in a sound akin to the engine attempted to rip itself apart. Crunch the gears, and it sounds like the gearbox is about to fall out. This troper is not comfortable with cars however, so I regularly freak out if it makes any sort of strange noise. I once didn't realise my seat wasn't quite in place after pulling it forward, and it clicked in while I was halfway down a busy road. Cue huge 'oh shit' moment until I realised nothing was wrong. ** This troper has also had the unpleasant privilege of hearing badly-malfunctioning cars attempting to run. They do not sound nice. ** While being taught to drive, this troper tried to change gears ''while the car was in motion''. Cue a horrible screech from the car, and perhaps more terrifyingly, a "What the HELL are you doing?!" from her father.

* This troper did not know how bad dogs fighting sounded until a pair of pitbulls in the house next door tried to kill each other in the early hours of the morning. Cats sound pretty inhuman once they get into a fight too - and apparently, possums are even worse. * Cats scratching cardboard or playing on the staircase. I've never had anything mammal as indoor pets (snakes and a turtle once) so my boyfriend's 2 cats rustling about downstairs at 4 in the morning gives me the niaca-niacas... * When this troper was 11, an F5 tornado hit her hometown. You have not known sheer terror until you're cowering under a blanket in the basement of a house that's ''directly in the path of the storm'', and all you can hear is a ''cacophonous symphony'' of sirens, the violent rattling of the (''horizontally-oriented'') cellar door, the sounds of very heavy objects being dragged and dropped on the porch above you, trees being broken and knocked over, and, over top of it all, the nightmarishly hellish roaring/shrieking/howling cacophony of the tornado passing ''directly overhead.'' She imagines that that, altogether, is ''exactly'' what Hell must sound like. ** And one of the worst parts wasn't even the tornado itself - it was the warbling sound of the siren ''dying as the firehouse roof was torn off.'' The very same firehouse where her father and several family friends were - meaning that that sound potentially heralded the ''deaths'' of several friends and family members. Luckily, no one died, but at the moment it happened, well... * For some reason, when this troper's phone is on at the same time as the Interweb, if you pick up the phone it makes the most ''TERRIFYING NOISE.'' It's like someone breathing extremely loudly, but with no pause for them to breathe back in. Of course it only takes a second to realise what it is, but in that one second you've gone to Hell and back. * At tech for the plays at our school, there is one of those circle saws that cuts cardboard and plywood. Ignoring the fact that those things are ''fucking scary'', the noise they make is really, really godawful. It makes you want to gouge your ears out. We decided that Hell would be that noise going on constantly, while measuring something out for one of the signs only to get to the end and realise your measurements were ''ever'' so slightly off. ''FOREVER.'' * This troper has a massive problem with fire alarms. Not when they're being tested or actually responding to a fire, but rather, when the batteries are low, and they'll beep every 5-10 minutes. I can't get ''anything'' done if one of them is beeping at me. * No mention of 56K dial-up modems? ** YMMV. This troper loves 56k dialup modems, and finds them nostalgically soothing. They remind her of her teenage years. <3 * This troper lives near an Air Force base. When the weather forecast is particularly bad, sirens go off at the base, followed by a vocal warning that no one should go near any of the planes until the storm has passed. (Why members of the U.S. Armed Forces need to be reminded not to fly in a thunderstorm, I don't know.) Anyway, both the siren and the announcement are loud enough that they can be heard not only all over the base, but ''all over town.'' Only to people off the base, it just sounds like an air raid siren followed by someone shouting

indistinctly, which is even creepier. * [[Tropers/TheMollyZ This troper]] had one of these combined with a [[DudeNotFunny Dude Not Funny]] when one of her best friends had his cell phone set as a siren that sounds like the severe weather siren in their hometown while they were at school. At night. During a thunderstorm. Needless to say, the first several times it went off before he switched ringtones, everyone in the room jumped. * This troper has had two permanent tooth implants done. In order to have an implant, the periodontist had to anchor the base into the bone of her jaw. There is NO WORSE SOUND IN THE WORLD than the sound of a dental drill forcing a titanium screw into the living bone of your own jaw. The vibrations within your bones, even with Novocaine, make the sound even worse. And I had to have it done twice. On two separate occasions. Brrrrrrrrr. * Screaming. Rabbits. Yes, rabbits scream. And I don't want to hear that sound again. [[SarcasmMode I thank my dog for giving me that experience, damn rabbit killer]]. * For this troper, the sound of her cell phone vibrating against a hard surface has become this, especially since she uses it as an alarm in the morning. It's even invaded her dreams, once as one of those twilight birds from [[LegendOfZelda Twilight Princess]] and another time as a siren. * This Troper is living in a high-rise apartment in China, and apparently her above-floor neighbor thinks the best time to do some home improvement is right when she's getting ready to go to bed. You have not known extreme annoyance edging on insanity until you have lain in bed listening to someone cut drywall and bang things with a hammer for two hours around 11:00 at night. * This troper's city has a tornado siren that tests on the first Wednesday of every month. No big deal, right? In fact we can barely hear the siren from our house, which is why we have a weather radio in the first place. Except, well, one Wednesday it wasn't the tornado siren -- it was a strange, quiet, ululating sound that didn't sound of this Earth. I thought it was an alien invasion or something, because, being twelve years old the time, this was the only sound I thought it could have possibly been. I even asked my mother if she could hear it, and [[AdultsAreUseless she said she couldn't hear anything,]] which made it worse. I only found out later that the sound was actually the ''nuclear air raid siren'', and the guy at the emergency station's finger had slipped. [[DudeNotFunny Thanks, guys.]] * No mention of Furbies? I absolutely could not stand it when mine talked to me. Especially when it woke me up at three in the morning to demand that I tell it a story. * CIIIIIIIICAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAS * The sound an Assasin Bug makes when walking on a paper bag which can best be described as Phi-Phi-Phi-Phi the only other time this troper heard that noise was when playing [[{{Neopets}} Hannah and the Ice Cave]] whenever Hannah and Armin the Small were moving only much scarier. Heck Assasin Bugs in general fall under this. * Did anyone even mention the infamous bloop of 1997? ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDXh4Ap49A&lc=oLvQlRLwSu45FVBdznIIm9

K3q12Pyhn-qKOZFx5endc&feature=inbox Linked for your convenience.]] *** Another example of this is one of the video suggestions to it called "Alien Speech? Found in NASA's Radio Signal" that sounds like... some kind of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Alien]] EldritchAbominations [[OminousLatinChanting chanting]]... in a [[StarfishLanguage Cthuluesque Language]] that sounds something like Ighyorm-Haktheth-Mu*Phhhhhhhhhhhh!*-Mu*Phhhhhhhhhhhh!* over... and over... [[NightmareFuel and over...]] * Hell is the sound of your mother screaming because she just saw your father collapse and die on the front lawn. It will NEVER leave your brain. * UNGREASED CAR BRAKES. That screech is the audio of what you'd get if you inhale ammonia and vinegar together. *shudders* * This troper isn't afraid of many noises outside watching a horror film, except for one in particular. Since I was a child I've had a phobia of wasps, and bees. Pretty much any stinging insect. During the summer, I'll sometimes hear a loud buzzing noise which I recognize as either a wasp, bee, or large fly. But, I have NO IDEA WHERE IT IS. Cut to me standing around, with a fly swatter and/or can of wasp spray searching for it. Another recent one is video game related. In the game InFamous, once you reach the second island, you encounter the dust men. Like the reapers, they have their own suicide bomber units. Also like the reapers, they scream at the top of their lungs when charging twords you, and you have no idea where they are until they're near you. Dust men suicide bombers are more frightening to me, because their voice doesnt sound angry. It sounds like a sad, pitiful wailing, full of anguish as he charges twords his doom. The worst is after a mission inside a maze of shipping crates, you can hear one or two of them running around, and there's NO WAY TO KNOW WHERE HE IS. *Shudder* * Crickets. Not just any cricket sounds, if they're outside, it's fine. However, I have a pet lizard, and when it misses a cricket, said cricket will hole up in a log and chirp endlessly. Let me tell you, it is NOT PLEASANT when it's in the house. * This troper knew a young man who had the bad fortune to be hit by a train in the middle of the night. The engineer reported that he blew the train whistle as many times as he could to warn the young man (alas, he had passed out on the tracks from drinking too much). Ever since hearing that story, this troper has been deathly afraid of train whistles. Imagine being on a track, and the last thing you ever see and hear is the bright light...and the whistle... * FUCKING LOONS. This troper visited Maine when she was 10 and stayed up all night crying because of the loons' cries on the lake outside, which sounded uncannily like wolves howling around the cabin. * This troper doesn't give much thought to the idea of ghosts or the paranormal, but there is one particular room in her parents' house that she refuses to sleep in, because whenever she does, a few minutes after turning out the light, there is...this...weird...sound. This troper's distinct impression is that it is two wooden sticks being struck together. The sound only happens when the troper is facing the wall, and it [[OhCrap gradually grows closer]], until the troper turns and faces the room--then it is silent. Only when this troper turns back to the wall does it begin again, and then it comes closer. BUT

WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Once, when the sound seemed to be coming from a foot away from this troper's head, she threw back the covers and SPRINTED upstairs into the other guest bedroom. A few minutes after turning off the light, the sound started again...from outside the window. * The sound made in speakers right before some blue screens of death. The computer is running excellently, then there's a sudden sound like the computer is screaming and someone is muffling it. Then there's just blue. I had this with a faulty hard drive a couple of times and it still horrifies me. ** Or the sound that was playing starts looping like a {{broken record}}. ** My version of the BSOD in my old computer : the picture starts freezing, but the sound is still fine. 15 seconds later (felt time = 1 minute) the sound repeats every 2 frames, and in half a second comes a quick BSOD I couldn't ever read. * Anyone who saw [[EqualsThree The =3 Website]] would understand when i say [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oLu7znwQ0 Koalas Fighting]]. I mean it starts out sounding like a wierd baby cry but then [[NightmareFuel slowly garbles down into a]] [[EvilSoundsDeep Demonic sounding version of the sound it made before]] which makes any sane person want to say OhCrap! * [[@/FinalGamer This troper]], due to being deaf in one ear, experiences [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unilateral_hearing_loss#Profound_unilat eral_hearing_loss ghost echoes similar to that of tinnitus]] since the brain is trying to interpret missing sensory data. This can happen at anytime, and it sounds like like a minor version of the same disorienting ringing before someone would enter, say, SilentHill. --Go back to [[HellIsThatNoise Hell Is That N]]- *BAAMP-BAAMP-BAAMP* *BAAMP-BAAMP-BAAMP* *BAAMP-BAAMP-BAAMP* ----

HelloInsertNameHere * I used to play Oregon Trail, but failed miserably every time. When I got tired of it telling me all my friends died, I named myself Lord Voldemort, accompanied by bellatrix lestrange and the like. Guess which game made it? * [[{{Earthbound}} FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL]] ** NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM * This Troper likes to name the heroes "Hero". Unless there's a default name. Bo-ring. * This Troper did not realize, at first, that you could name your custom Lords in Lords of Magic; she went through her first three games as "Lord Enter Name" before figuring it out, and liked it so much that now, every encounter with {{NPC}}s results in messages like, "We welcome you, Lord Enter Name!" and, "Our people shall fight you, Lord Enter Name, to the very end!" It is surprisingly amusing.

* This troper remembers how one of her friends once named a pokemon 'you jerk' just to release it-"So long, you jerk!" * [[http://www.vgcats.com/super/?strip_id=27 Certain Pokemon lend themselves to certain names]] ** When immature, bored British schoolboys play Pokemon emulators, terrible things can happen, as this troper can remember. Names changed to protect the innocent.\\ J.D: Right, I just got a Bellsprout. What do I call it? I was thinking PENIS, but...\\ J.C: How about [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bellend Bellend]]?\\ J.D: Perfect! There's even room to fit the "male" symbol ? on the end! *** How I hope that they make an evolved Victreebell... ** This troper named a pokemon PENIS, then used TM's to teach it growth, harden, and explosion... *** Only that last one is actually a TM move. However, one Pokemon is able to learn all 3 - Seedot. *** I named an Octillery "[[NaughtyTentacles TentaclRpe]]" and taught it [[UnusualEuphemism Gunk]] [[{{Squick}} Shot]]. ** This Troper's Friend caught Chatot in D&P and made it say THIS!IS!SPARTA! Every time it used Chatter. *** That can give an interesting spin on the concept of the move confusing the enemy *** This Troper's Chatot says "[[AceAttorney Don't forget DL-6!]]" or, when in a more sombre mood, "[[MetalGear I miss you]]." *** This troper's says "Welcome to your doom" in a really robotic voice. *** This Troper fights against the forces of those that don't capitalize "Troper" and make references to {{Altered Beast}}! *** This Troper has a friend who once named his Chatot [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} "Exodia"]] and made it scream [[{{Yu-Gi-OhThe Abridged Series}} "BAAAAAAAAH"]] every time it came out. *** This Troper's Chatot used to ask, "What squid?" when it appeared. Before that he asked "Do you love me?" and at the present he says "Hail Buddha!" *** This Troper named her Chatot "Link" just so she could make it scream "HHHEEAAARRRRGGGGGH!!!!" Recording that was... interesting. *** This Troper named his Chatot Dalek. Its Chatter doesn't just cause confusion, it makes seasoned alien space fighters break down into tears. EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINAAAAAATE! ** This troper made Chatot yell [[SilentNightDeadlyNight GARBAGE DAY]]. ** The whole joke in [[http://www.vgcats.com/super/?strip_id=1 this strip]] from ''Super Effective'', the ''VGCats'' spinoff (the character himself later insists on "Blue"). This editor remembers that he himself couldn't think of a good rival name at the time, and ignored the seven-character limit, meaning he played through a game with a rival named ''Butthea''. *** I had named my character "Beavis" and the rival "Butthea". *** Actually,his name is Green,in both the japanese version and remakes. **** Sounds like someone hasn't read ''PokemonSpecial''.

***** Sounds like someone hasn't seen the games... *** This editor named him "Toilet" in his first playthrough and "Stinky" the next. To his defense, he WAS 11 at the time... *** This editor's brother, meanwhile, named the hero and rival "Jackash" and "Ashhole." Didn't really matter who was what. [[IncrediblyLamePun They were both Ashes in the end.]] *** This troper, since Silver, has made it tradition to name his rival "[=MyBalls=]". Mostly for the amusement of seeing "[=MyBalls=] sent out RATTATA!" or some such. But he was not prepared for Diamond & Pearl's Battle Tower, where his rival's father said (in no uncertain terms) "I remember you! You used to play with [=MyBalls=] when you were little, didn't you?" *** Once I let my brother name my character and rival in D/P "I'm gay" and "My dick" and mostly got characters calling themselves gay. But the gem was when we talked to one male NPC: "Hi, I'm gay, are you looking for my dick?" ** The name my dick worked brilliantly for your rival in one of the earlier games. You show up at his house and his sister says "I'm sorry, my dick isn't home right now." *** This troper had a friend who used to name his character "I Suck" just so that any [=NPCs=] that say the characters name end up insulting themselves. *** This troper was feeling mischievous when starting Silver, and so named his rival 'FARTHED'. He was eight at the time. *** This troper named his rival in Red "JACKASS" *** The first time you see the rival in Silver is before he's named, so his "name" is just ???. When an NPC asks you what the name is, guess what this troper always puts in. **** This Troper has always wanted to call her rival in HG/SS "[=MissingNo=]." for just that reason. Sadly, the character namer only supports seven letters... **** [[{{Bulbaquil}} I]] did that too on my first playthrough of Silver, but unintentionally. In Red/Blue you put in the rival's name at the start right after inputting yours. The rival explicitly says "My name's ???" before you can name him, and I was GenreBlind enough at the time to actually think this was what his name was supposed to be. So when the rival name entry screen came up... **** Christ, someone else who did that? That's exactly what I did. **** NO WAI, I do that too! (At least in Gold/Silver.) **** Another person who did that right here. My brother pointed out my stupidity. *** In [=SoulSilver=], this troper named his sentret "Gondor". Because [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GondorCallsForAid it calls for aid!]] (Rimshot) *** This troper's brother named his rival in Pokemon "Stupid", which resulted in many humorous phrases, including Professor Oak saying "Hang on, Stupid, you'll get your Pokemon next." *** This troper once demonized his rival in [=FireRed=]. Literally-his name was [[DungeonsAndDragons GRAZ'ZT.]] *** What is my grandson's name? That's it! His name is DORK! *** [[JET73L This Troper]] uses names for the trainer based on the game version (Red, Sean, and Ash for generation 1, Crystal, Silva, and

the example for gen 2, Landon/Ruby, Sean, Leif Green and Red, and Ray(quaza) for 3, and Dymion and so far Pearl for 4). Aurelius has eight letters. Pokemon Gold Version has space for seven letters. This troper played as "Aurelus" long enough to get the gold-specific pokemon and hadn't picked it up since (hopefully Heart Gold can be better, or at least have 8+ spaces). *** I named most of my Pokemon after my original fanfic characters... But some had some distinctive names such as Shroudlure and Oceanreign :3 *** My brother named his character Fadee (fatty) and his rival Redard (retard). He swore that after a while he would come back to his forgotten game and wonder what he was thinking when naming his characters, forgetting the jokes behind them. *** This troper had a friend who named his trainer Allah, and his rival The west! Allah defeated the west! Tasteless but funny when you're 14. **** This troper's character was Bush, rival Osama. Pokemon named Cheney, Condoleezza, and Oil followed. **** That's nothing, Allah guy. How about [[GodwinsLaw Hitler]] defeated Earth! *** A friend of mine, a devout Christian, always names his character Jesus, and his rival Satan. This came up with some pretty hilarious in game messages, like "Jesus saved the game!" This instantly became an awesome bit of FridgeBrilliance in XD: Gale of Darkness when the character's father was described as [[{{God}} the greatest]] [[strike:man]] [[{{God}} being anyone had ever known.]] *** [[Tropers.ReikoKazama Reiko-chan]] will always name her trainer Rose, and her rival... well... their CanonName. Yeah, I'm... not one of those people who likes to name them stupid names. ** [[Tropers/KoolKidJoe This Troper]] was waiting in line to get a Mew at an event, and a younger fan ahead in line noted that he would name his some variation of [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] so he could teach him Transform and Rollout. ** This troper once named a Sandshrew 'Away Forever!' (however, due to the letter limit, it kinda ended up something like '[=AwyFrevr=]!'), so that every time she sent it out, it would seem like her character was commanding that Pokemon to go away. ** This troper rarely renames his Pokemon, but upon reaching the first area in Silver in which he could find Mareep he made sure to catch one so that he could name it (in abbreviated form, if I remember correctly, due to character limits) "Do Androids Dream?" (Mareep being, quite literally, an Electric Sheep). By aggressively powerleveling he kept "Do Androids Dream?" at the same level as his starter throughout the entire game, sniggering almost every time he sent him out. *** Or, you know, you could have done the much less funny abbreviated version - DAD. ** On my most recent file of Pearl Version, I named the player character (a girl) and every Pokemon I caught 'Laszlo'. It got confusing after a while. *** On one playthrough of [=LeafGreen=], this Troper named both himself and his Rival "Oak", leading for a very hilarious and

confusing conversation with the Professor. *** On a related note that shows just how creative (or idiotic) [[Tropers/StarkMaximum this troper]] was as a child, on a playthrough of Pokemon Red after a lot of Mario RPG, he named his player character "Booster", and renamed every Pokemon he caught "Snifit", to imagine Booster traveling the world with an army of elemental Snifits. Can't remember what he named the rival but he probably named him "Mario". Of course, this being Gen I, this made withdrawing Pokemon from boxes ''really annoying''. ** [[Tropers/SpiriTsunami This troper]] has a few Pokemon with an OT of "I Suck", from a friend who named his character this so all of the other characters would end up insulting themselves whenever they addressed the player character. Made for really funny exchanges during the endgame. *** The Pokemon Snover summons a hailstorm when it enters the battle...so, naturally, I named mine [[CodeGeass Lelouch]]. ** Just today, I had to do a Pokemon trade so that I could get my Manaphy onto my Platinum game. So I handed Pearl over to my friend, then when we were both in the Union Room, she started laughing at what I named the Machop I was trading for the Manaphy- Ass. ** This troper's friend once named an unfortunate Metapod 'My wang', solely for gems like, "My wang used Harden! My wang's Defense rose!" ** ''This'' troper ''defies you all'' to name a Pokemon "Oh no! It", use it in battle/gameplay, and not die laughing. I did this to a Bibarel I used for [=HMs=], which led to such gems as, "Oh no! It used Strength!" "Oh no! It gained 241 EXP!" "Oh no! It grew to level 17!" And my personal favorite: "Oh no! It is evolving!" *** I used something similar for a Magikarp, named "Oh shit it". Oh shit it used Tackle! Oh shit it fainted! What? Oh shit it is evolving! Congratulations! Your [[OhCrap Oh shit it]] evolved into a Gyarados! Run! *** This troper just thought of something similar, naming a Pokmon "You" (though that might result in YouNoTakeCandle), "me," or "For It" (with the last one so you can see "[[ThisIsSparta Go! For It!]]" or "For It is evolving!" Everything For It does would be like "For (he) is a Jolly Good Fellow") *** Thanks to your suggestion, I was told "Oh no! She recovered 13HP!" *** "Oh no! It wants to learn Cut! However, Oh no! It can only learn four moves." "Oh no! It learned cut!" "Oh no! It used surf!" It's perfect for HM slaves. ** This troper, whenever playing on an emulator, names his rival "that dirtbag" or something along the lines of that. ** Less funny, but the source of much awesome: a Piplup starter named [[{{Madagascar}} SKIPPER]]. *** [[Tropers/KatanaCat I]] named mine [[HappyFeet Mumble]]. ** Whenever Tropers/RitiTroll plays D/P/Pt she always gets a Chimchar and names it [[JourneyToTheWest Wukong]] because this was the first game that she followed from the beginning, so of course her Gokuzaru needs to have an appropriate nickname. (And currently it is one of only two or three of the 20-ish pokemon she's caught that ''doesn't'' have the name of a character from FinalFantasy, with THIEF (NowStaravia, got the name because it's quick), Rosa (Budew), and Ashe

(Geodude) as some of her more useful other pokemon, depsite naming Ashe that because she hates that pokemon (and game, and character) with a passion. And guess what she named her Kricketot-now-Kricketune. Go on, guess. ** All this troper remembers is that he named the rival from the first generation Gary after the show character and the rival of Silver/Crystal "Johto" after the continent/island/whatever. Hooray for lack of imagination back in the old days. ** This troper has named her ditto Dugger. ** When this troper was 8 it was HILARIOUS to name her rival 'FUCK', leading to statements like 'Oh yeah FUCK passed through here!' and 'FUCK sent out Eevee!'. Obviously, not very witty now, but incredibly amusing when you're in 3rd grade. This troper's two main pokemon are currently named 'her vag' and 'his cock' which gives you 'Charlie sent out his cock!' ** I nickname every single Pokemon, just because it's so much fun-which is why my PC boxes are full of Fuck Buddies and Sex Slaves (for breeding), HM Slaves, God, Batmans, Mews, Oh Fuck it's, Voldemorts, Jesus, Stupid, and Fuck You. The last is reserved for Zubats, and it never gets old. I also used to name myself something like Jesus or God, just so I could hear/read people say, nonchalantly, "Oh, yeah, God passed through here a while ago." *** A wild ZUBAT appeared! Go, JESUS! What would JESUS do? ** This troper had a habit of renaming her strongest mon's to things like 'Caterpie' and 'Zubat' before going into multiplayer battles. "Troper is about to use Metapod! Do you want to change your pokemon?" And out comes a Blastoise. *** I don't think that would work. If I recall correctly, multiplayer battles usually don't let you change your pokemon before the opponent sends out theirs. And besides, even if that happened, it would say the real name of the pokemon, not the nickname. ** This Troper, at the tender age of eight, named the Red Gyarados, that giant, red sea serpent who could fly without wings, that dragon of destruction tormenting the lake and kicking the ass of Team Rocket to avenge his fallen comrades, the tormented and yet complex sea beast whose badassery hides a heart of gold and love for his Trainer, my trump card in all battles, the crown jewel of my Pokemon Silver team... Carl. He never fails to get a laugh out of people when I pitch it this way in a dramatic tone of voice. My brother hated me for this and kept yelling for me to change Carl's name. I refused. I love Carl. Carl is my giant, frightening, man eating, murderous best friend forever and he and I are going surfing, so screw you. *** [[LlamasWithHats CAAAAAARRRLLLLLLL!]] ** [[Tropers/PuppyLuver This troper]] always nicknames her Pokemon, often with strange results when she is having a momentary lapse in creativity. A few examples: normal names I think sound nice like "Lucian" for a Shinx(now a Luxray, I'm so proud of him!), puns on famous characters that share a real-world species that the Pokemon may resemble like "Geico" for any of the Treecko family or [[HappyFeet "Mumble"]] for a Piplup, lazy ones like "Bug" for... well, any Bugtype, I guess, and celebrity names like "[[{{Mythbusters}} AdamSavage]]" for an Electrode or [[DirtyJobs "Mike Rowe"]] for a Muk.

** This troper now wants to catch a female Pelipper, name it 'Slut' and teach it Swallow and Spit Up. ** This Troper named his Infernape in Pearl [[StreetFighter Dhalsim]]. ** This Troper got a mantyke off the GTS who had been named "Mandyke," got a Pokemon whose OT was "TITTIES" from the GTS, and got a stunky from a friend named "Assface." This troper also names her dittos things like "Britney" and "Paris" and may name the next one "Duggar," and names treeckos after unsavory persons due to the shapes of their heads. On a less dirty note, she also has a Roserade named Mario (who sadly can learn no fire attacks), a Floatzel named [[SonicTheHedgehog Miles]] whom she wishes could fly, and just recently traded away a Togepi named Bart. ** I named all my Pokemon in Platinum after elements in the Periodic Table. And arranged them according to the same Periodic Table. Box 2, which has the last two rows set aside for the transition metals, has the first three rows empty. It saddens me. ** This Troper names every female Geodude she catches "Dudette". *** Technically, the correct feminine version of Dude is Dudine ***** Actually, the correct feminine version of Dude is Dudess. ** [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper]], when he was younger, named a Metapod he caught as "[Male symbol]". It was quite amusing when it used Harden or String Shot... ** This Troper started nicknaming everything after random inside jokes with friends, but the oddest one is Snookums, the level 100 Kyogre capable of destroying most enemies in one hit. ** This troper nicknamed a Pokmon "virginity" and left it in the daycare in Platinum. "If you want your virginity back, it will cost $10,000." ** This troper is VERY fond of naming my pokemon, often with wierd names. I remember my level 100 Feraligtr was called Gnawercuts. My current pokemon (in Diamond) are no different. I had: a Ponyta called Freezer, a Grotle called Fred, a Kadabra called Helga, a Luxray called Ratchet (yes, i know :P), a Gastroden called Shelly, and a Staravia called Tuna. Yes, I am 15 years old, and no, I wasn't high on drugs. ** In Pearl this troper named her main character Mira because it sounded pretty. I was more than a little confused when I ran into a little girl with the same name later in the game. ** This troper makes it a tradition to name all his [[GoddamnBats Tentacool]] [[CombatTentacles and]] [[NaughtyTentacles Tentacruel]] "[[MemeticMolester Dr. Light.]]" After giggling, he then notes to himself that he is a horrible, horrible person. *** He also called his Sentret "Hamburger", then "Hot Dog" when it evolved. His favorite, though, is his Crobat, named simply "DAMN BATS". Not only does it reference [[GoddamnBats the trope]], it also makes his character sound like he's randomly swearing out bats. For example, "GO! DAMN BATS!" "DAMN BATS USED FLY!" "DAMN BATS! SWITCH OUT!" The bats are everywhere, according to him. ** "{{Godzilla}}'s INTIMIDATE cut foe RATTATA's ATTACK!" Yes, I love my Gyarados, why do you ask? ** My [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Piplup]] is named "[[{{Disgaea}} dood]]". ** This troper usually gives her pokemon fairly normal names. However,

I simply could not resist hatching two Houndour eggs and naming the resulting male offspring after the Elric brothers. ** This Troper named herself "writers" and her rival "the CPC" (the Communist Party of China). Earlier when the game was refusing to save she'd named herself "a mouse". Being a mouse was funnier than being writers. ** I named my Magikarp "Jesus" in preparation for it's evolution, which I found rather amusing while leveling up. I liked imagining the {{NPC}}s cowering at the name, then going, "...Oh, come on! A Magikarp?" ...And then, later, a two-foot-tall bird intimidated him. As he was a 21-foot-tall, 518 pound sea monster named after the son of God by then, I found it slightly worrisome and quickly fled the battle. ** I only name my Pokmon I don't intend to use. So I did stuff like name my Pansage "Oh no! It" so it would say "Oh no! It gained 320 EXP!" and "Oh no! It learned Cut." I also have named Trubbish "[[SilentNightDeadlyNight GARBAGEDAY]]" and Darmanitan [[{{Naruto}} A]]." ** This Troper breeds Charizards, and often gives couples/battle partners theme names. When she had two eggs close to hatching, she decided to name them [[SherlockHolmes Sherlock]] and [[TheWatson Watson]] in order to raise them together for double battles. When it turned out [[SamusIsAGirl Watson was a girl]], it made years of HoYay speculation hilarious. ** [[Tropers.MurillionBlue This Troper]] once named her Treecko 'MUDKIP'. Which led to 'Your MUDKIP evolved into GROVYLE!' (This was back in Sapphire, when {{Mon}}s had names in all-caps.) This was due to a lack of creativity at the time. *** She's also used unusual and totally original nicknames, such as 'SABUL' the Gyarados ([[Tropers.MurillionBlue Blue's]] powerhouse), 'KERAT' the Nidoking and 'KOLIE' the Nidoqueen. All-caps necessary. As well as a female Snubbull named 'BRUNO' and a Marill called 'PIKABLU'. In fact, the only Pokemon she doesn't nickname are the unused ones. And sometimes not even then. At least it's better than what she used to do. Blank names in a text-based box? Not a good idea. Multiple Gyarados named 'MAGICARP'? (Troper couldn't spell back then.) Also not a good idea. Especially when there were quite a few. This Troper is glad she grew out of it. * This troper named Tidus "that guy", leading to an amusing exchange where Wakka referred to him as "this guy". No, Wakka, ''that'' guy. ** Or "Him", to establish some continuity with the sequel. ** This troper got really sick of him really fast, but loved the battle system enough to replay it. So the idiot main character got named MORON. (yes, in all caps.) *** This troper wanted an in-universe explanation for why no one referred to Him by name, so his name became Sin. ** My younger brother, in our shared {{Pokemon}} Emerald game, wanted to have a Beautifly he'd evolved from a Wurmple, but the Wurmple he caught kept evolving into Dustox (well, technically into Cascoon, which then evolves into Dustox). Finally, he caught three Wurmple that he named [=PleaseBFly=], [=IfItsNot=] and [=IllBeMad=]. 'Dawn sent out [=IllBeMad=]! [=IllBeMad=], go!' (We called the player character Dawn

and her hyperactive buddy Noon.) ** I named my main character in yellow 'u suck', his rival 'IDIOT' and the pikachu 'Moron'. in Gold and Silver I named the main character '[=DuDe=]!!!', his rival 'dUdE???', Jigglypuff 'Dude!!!!', Chikorita 'u r ugly', Spinarax 'Spiderman', Whooper 'Whoopy', Onyx 'Nooo! I', Rattata 'Ratts', Noctowl 'STUPID', Pidgey 'Moron', and Geodude 'Bonkers'. Need to expand my collection before updating ** Especailly hilarious in the Generation 4 main games, where if you name yourself AHHHH and your rival fuckers. you would get this gem from your mom: AHHHHHH!! Fuckers came looking for you a while ago. ** I can't be the only one naming my {{Pokemon}} [=FuckUrself=]. I mean, seriously? Who wouldn't want to scream, " Go [=FuckUrself=]!" at their Rival? ** In [[Tropers/OODavo my]] [=SoulSilver=] game, I'm giving everyone obscure-reference nicknames. [[DrawnToLife My character is "Mari", and my rival is "Wilfre".]] My Feraligatr is [[TheWizardOfOz "Toto"]]. My Geodude is [[{{Discworld}} "Detritus"]]. And so on. My favourite: my ''Sudo''woodo is [[{{xkcd}} "Sandwich"]]. ** This Troper has named her Kyogre Rain. A pretty generic name for a water god, yes, but Rain also has the ability Drizzle. Hence, every turn, she reads the message: "Rain continues to fall." Stupid, but amusing. *** This troper's kyogre's name's Drizzle, it turned out every time i send it out it says Drizzle's drizzle made it rain. ** For [=FireRed=], in addition to the obligatory naming the rival "DOUCHE," this troper has a Machoke named [[{{Superman}} SUPERMAN]], a Cubone from Pokemon Tower named [[{{Batman}} BATMAN]], an Electrode (who'd disguised itself as an item and knows Explosion) named [[StarWars A]] [[MemeticMutation TRAP]], a Rapidash named [[RobotUnicornAttack RBTUNICORN]], and, for good measure, a Hitmonchan named [[FZero CPT FALCON]]. Good times. *** I have Leaf Green and my rival is also named "DOUCHE". My Caterpie is called "Dong", my Weedle is named "PRICK" (double meaning that applies through all 3 forms), my Gyrados is named "Water God" (I though about what the other trainer would think when I evoke the name of the water god only to release a Magikarp, then it became a huge sea monster, so it still works). I also have a Spinarak named [[TheWho "Boris"]] in Emerald. ** I normally named my rival after someone I disliked. Although I did name the characters stuff like "DORK" at the start. ** In Gold and Silver, my name incorporated the chemical symbols Au and Ag for each, respectively. ** I got my shinx in a trade, nicknamed SINKS, which was okay, untill i ended up with a level 70 luxray with a name stick at SINKS... ** In Ruby, when I played it in 4th grade, I wanted to name my Raltz "Beach Boy" for some reason. A few years later, I found the game, and cracked up, as I had named him "[=BechBoy=]." ** Take a look at [[http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/a/a1/Yusei_Fudo.jpg this guy]], and then take a look at [[http://images.wikia.com/yugioh/images/7/7a/Jack_Atlas.jpg this guy]]. Just because of this, I went through all the trouble of finding

a Male Shinx (with the Rivalry ability) and Electrike, evolve them into Luxray and Manectric, and consequently name them [[{{Yu-GiOh5Ds}} Yusei and Jack, respectively]]. ** Players can make custom battle phrases for online battles by picking a pre-set phrase and filling it in Mad-Libs style from a limited wordpool. This was obviously done to prevent our dialogue from being as profane as our Pokemon nicknames. However, there's one exploitable word that made it into the otherwise squeaky-clean wordpool, being the name of a certain non-damaging Dark-type move. Nintendo's finest censors couldn't stop my heroine from gleefully exclaiming to the world: "I just wanted everyone to look at my SNATCH!" *** ...unfortunately after DPPt the censors caught on, and "SNATCH" was removed from the wordpool for HGSS. * This Troper and her best friend name nearly all of their Pokemon (excluding ones we get exclusively for Pokedex completion purposes and most legendaries.) This has led to This Troper having, amongst other things, a Snivy named [[MetalGearSolid Dave]], a [[PaletteSwap shiny]] Woobat that she caught in the East [[PunnyName named]] [[ClintEastwood Glint]], a Zoroark named [[BlackButler Grell]] and a Mewtwo named BIGCAT[[hottip:*: a {{shoutout}} to issue number one of ''Pocket Games'' magazine, which had a screenshot of a Mewtwo in a small article on Pokemon Stadium. Guess what ''that'' Mewtwo's name was?]] As for this Troper's friend, her most recent teammates include an Audino named Audrey and a Zebstrika named [[PunnyName Zapidash]]. * In the first FinalFantasy, I named the first person [[SelfInsertFic after myself]] and a white mage [[ViewerGenderConfusion Sarah]]. Even more amusingly, I carried the first three names over to FinalFantasyII, acting as if the second game was a years-later sequel to my party's adventures in the first game, where the black mage of the first game [[FaceHeelTurn turned on everyone]] between games, hence the fourth guy of the second game was a different person. My own story within the "official" story, pretty neat idea back then. * I always name Guy Beaver in [=FF2=] for the line "Beaver speak beaver." ** I named the fighter 'loser', the monk 'IDIOT', the Red mage 'DUDE!', the White Mage 'Moe', and the Black Mage 'Vivi' *** I picked the Fighter, Black Mage, Red Mage and Thief. I called them, respectively, [[EightBitTheater "SWDCK" (Swordchuk), "HADKN" (Hadoken), DANDD and "THIEF".]] ** In X-2, after a certain point you can rename the Trainer pets, there is potential for abuse there - if you change Kogoro's name to "Crap", you can have Yuna do an attack called "Holy Crap". ** This troper's boyfriend had a bit of fun with the summons' names Valefor was Big Bird, Bahamut turned into Megatron, Anima into Bob, and the Magus Sisters? Larry, Curly and Moe. *** I did something similar with all the summons except Valefor, Ifrit was Loser, Ixion was Lil Pony, Shiva was Bewbs, Bahamut was Oh Crap!, Anima became Lulz, Yojimbo was Stupid MF and the Magus sisters were Magus, Magus and Magus. ** This troper amused himself with this in VII (without naming Cloud bollocks or some such) by renaming Red XIII [[spoiler:Nanaki]]. When

you visit his hometown later in the game, he reveals what his real name is. "Hey guys, just a heads up- my name isn't actually [[spoiler:Nanaki]]. It's [[spoiler:Nanaki]]. Sorry for not telling you earlier!" ** In FFVII I named in this recruiting order [[StarOcean2 Claude]], [[DynastyWarriors Hun Gai]], [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]], [[FinalFantasyIX Garnet]], [[{{Tsukihime}} Nanako]], [[SuzumiyaHaruhi Haruhi]], [[{{Pokemon}} Meowth]], [[WinnieThePooh Eeyore]] and [[OnePiece Smoker]] *** This troper almost did that, but ended up naming him Nathaniel, simply because the character limit was such that she could. *** This troper once named the whole cast of ''FinalFantasyVII'' after Nintendo characters. (Cloud=Link, Barret=Mario, Red XIII=Bowser, etc.) He named Aeri[[SpellMyNameWithAnS s]] after Princess Daisy since he thought her love of flowers would match the name. Since the Nintendo counterpart is generally considered as TheScrappy, most Princess Daisy haters would have been pleased to see what would happen to her in the ''FinalFantasyVII'' version. *** Name Aerith (Aeris for purists, not that it matter since she's being renamed) "Bullseye". When Sephiroth goes surprise-stab-flyingdown on her, cloud will look up, raise a fist to the air and scream "BULLSEYE!" **** This troper followed the above advice, but has also named Cloud "Bastard," Barret "Shit," and Tifa "Bitch," leading to other funny lines like: '''Shit''': "The Planet's dying, Bastard!" '''Bitch''': "Did you fight with Shit again?" '''Bullseye''': "Is Bitch[[DramaticEllipsis ......]]a girl?" **** And in this same vein--this troper named Yuffie "Bitch" (and Barrett "Mr. T" for [[ShoutOut obvious reasons]] during a replay of ''FinalFantasyVII" so as to see Barrett utter the immortal phrase: "BITCH DONE STOLE ALL OUR MATERIA!" Yes, juvenile, but amusing. :D *** This troper once named Cait Sith "3929741" (or just some other sequence of numbers) so after he [[spoiler: sacrifices himself, and another Cait Sith comes around, he says "Hi, I'm 3929741 2."]] I also once named him [[spoiler: "[=ShinraSpy=]"]] so that when everyone else learns that [[spoiler: he's a Shinra spy]] it makes them look like morons for not noticing earlier. *** This troper had a friend who once changed all of the character's names in ''FinalFantasyVII'' to "Sephiroth". ''All'' of them. It got quite funny and extremely confusing later in the game when the real Sephiroth enters the picture. To say nothing of Aerith's death scene. *** And while we're talking about Square, ''ChronoTrigger'' allows you to name all your characters - and a whopping four out of seven characters go by pseudonyms for their default names. The logical outcome: [[spoiler: Marle, Frog, Robo and Magus became Nadia, Glenn, R-66Y and Janus respectively, resulting in this line:]] ---->[[spoiler: GLENN: [[CaptainObvious "Mine name is Glenn!"]]]] **** This Troper thought he was the only one to do that. Oh course, Robo's real name CHANGES IN THE GAME. It's not always R-66Y. Lazy programmers can't Ctrl+ F. **** Also, "Nadia is Princess Nadia!". ***** This also works with naming Dagger/Garnet Garnet in FFIX

*** The Chrono Compendium's translation of the game makes Marle's real name her chosen name + "dia". So name her "Diadia". **** Princess Diadiadia? Is she related to [[{{Kirby}} King Dedede]]? *** If you name Robo R-66Y, you get this paraphrased exchange: ---->'''Lucca''': What's your name?\\ '''Robot''': R-66Y.\\ '''Marle''': R-66Y? That's no good! Crono, help me rename him.\\ '''Crono''': R-66Y.\\ '''Marle''': R-66Y! That's perfect! *** Speaking of Chrono Trigger, this troper got quite a bit of laughs when he named Marle "Drugs" in the DS version. *** Crono= Dick. It's mildly amusing to hear one of the villagers in 65,000,000 BC proclaim "Dick strong! Good!" Also Frog= Frog, Marle= Slut, Ayla= Whore, Magus= Wizard and Robo= Robot. *** Related joke: naming Barret Mr. T results in this exchange. ---->'''Aeris:''' Thank you so much, Mr. Mr. T!\\ '''Barret:''' What? That don't sound right! It's Mr. T! *** This Troper randomly named Shiva "Mint Pizza" in ''Final Fantasy VIII'' causing Ifrit to shout "THEY HAVE MINT PIZZA!?" when she was used against him. *** [[{{Tropers/Hanz}} This troper]], while playing through VII decided for kicks to give characters hillbilly names. Cloud becomes Jethro and Barret becomes Billy-Bob (or was that the other way around)? Had I gotten farther, I would've named Tifa Sally-Mae or Dixie. *** [[Tropers/OFSheep This Troper]] named Red XIII [=FF0000=] 13. I thought it was funny. *** Oh yeah? This troper once renamed all the characters to have the names of other characters. While nonsensically bizarre at some pointsthe group dialogues were greatly enjoyed. ...Particularly the [[GenkiGirl Yuffie]]/[[ScaryBlackMan Barret]] switch. *** This troper's older brother was named Zack and when he played through the game he named Cloud after himself. Imagine his confusion when he met the real Zack's parents. *** This troper used it to her advantage to prevent Aeris from dying. Simply by switching the names of Aeris and Tifa. Bam. Tifa dies. *** The Tambourine Man: I kept most of the default names in VIII, except for Griever. Which I remaned Roger. Not as bad as most examples here, but it still made Ultimecia's lines about him really silly. *** [[Tropers/EntropicDecay This Troper]] once named two different characters "BOB", mostly to see if it would let you [[OneSteveLimit give two characters the same thing]]. On another save I've named all of them so far after characters from other Final Fantasy games. *** After finding the character named Namingway for the umpteenth time. This troper's brother once renamed the entire party EFF, YOU, NAMING and WAY to make his disgust quite clear. *** This troper remembers a guy who named everyone Sephiroth. Imagine the confusion! *** Try playing through VI with all the male characters named Steve and all the female characters named... Steve. That was one confusing playthrough. **** [[YugiohTheAbridgedSeries Marik now owns your game.]]

** Similar fun my be had exploiting the system in FFIX; there are exactly enough spaces to fit "America" in instead of Steiner, purely to get lines like "Captain America at your service!" *** That puts this troper to shame, who merely named him Captain Pancake. *** This troper named him Captain Winky. *** ''[[{{F-Zero}} Falcon]]'' '''[[MegatonPunch PUNCH!]]''' *** How about CaptainObvious? *** [[CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet!]] He's a hero! Gonna take pollution down to zero! *** [[CaptainMarvel SHAZAM!]] Not something I've done personally, but it would be good. *** My sister always renamed Steiner to Teapot. In addition, I once started a new game that renamed Vivi as Puck, just to see the dialog go "Puck? That's a weird name. My name's Puck!" *** This troper renamed Steiner as "Sarge". She didn't think that he'd be a captain. *** There's also the fact that Amarant is referred to as "The Flaming Amarant". This editor always has to fight the temptation to name him "Queen". *** Speaking of which, the first time this troper played through at the tender age of 11, she rather innocently called him 'Blaze' because of his red hair only to have him flatly state, 'Some call me the Flaming Blaze.' [[CaptainObvious No shit, Sherlock.]] *** This troper named him Death the first time through, then he introduced himself as "The Flaming Death". Never could have come up with that by trying. **** My girlfriend named him "Asshole." After not playing the game for a few months, she was surprised when she took it up again, and he referred to himself as "The Flaming Asshole" all the time. **** This troper named him [[FlamingCarrot Carrot]] on the second playthrough. This troper is a nerd. ***** I named mine Yan. As in, Flaming Yan. Say it out loud. (Still don't get it? Comes out sounding a little like "filet mignon". And yes, I giggled at my own wit.) ***** I named him "Burger." Ergo: "The Flaming Burger." Yum. *** This editor has recently picked ''FinalFantasyIX'' back up again, and as such named half of the cast funny names and the other half after other FF characters(though not any past ''[[FinalFantasyX X]]''). Zidane became Zack(''[[FinalFantasyVII VII]]'', and no, not ''CrisisCore'' Zack), Vivi became Pacce(''X''), Quina became Blue(After Blue Mage, since sadly he couldn't think of anything else), Eiko became Celes(''[[FinalFantasyVI VI]]''), Steiner became Planet([[CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet!]]), Dagger became Sara([[IncrediblyLamePun well, yeah]]), Freya became Slut(giving nearly everything she says a [[DoubleEntendre double meaning]]), and Amarant became Cock(the [[MegaManX Flaming]] [[XPlay Cock!]]). This is so far leading to many hilarious exchanges, such as: ---->'''Slut:''' You gonna participate? ---->'''Zack:''' Nah, I think I'll pass. *** Am I the only one who named Quina ''Liktung'', Vivi ''[[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Orko]]'' and Zidane ''Goku''?

**** This troper also named the FFIX characters all after past characters. Eight [=PCs=], eight previous Final Fantasy games, and the fast that the whole game is a big MythologyGag... Steiner was [[FinalFantasyI FIGHTER]], Amarant became [[FinalFantasyII Guy]], Eiko was [[FinalFantasyIII Refia]], Vivi was named [[FinalFantasyIV Porom]], Freya became [[FinalFantasyV Salsa]], Zidane was [[FinalFantasyVI Locke]], Quina was... [[FinalFantasyVII Shinra]], and [[OnlySixFaces of course]], Garnet was [[FinalFantasyVIII Rinoa]]. **** [[Tropers/RitiTroll This one]] recently got its release on the PSN. She decided to give each one the name of her headvoice. Zidane became [[DissidiaFinalFantasy Bryce]] (naturally), Vivi became [[MonaMarshall Mona]], Steiner became Harold (I can not remember who I chose that from, though), Garnet took on the name "Cheno" (After Kristin Chenoweth. They're both spunky and are powerful singers and actors), Freya became Tara (After [[{{Persona3}} Tara]] [[BusouRenkin Platt]], Quina became [[StarWars JarJar]], Eiko is now "Steph" (After Stephanie Sheh), and finally, Amarant is hot blooded enough to be given the name [[{{ptitlenaq4n6za}} Liam]]. **** Tropers/YonTroper did the same thing. Terra is FIGHTER, Locke is THIEF (appropriately), Edgar is Firion, Sabin is Guy, Shadow is Onion, Cyan is Knight, Gau is Cecil, Celes is Rosa, Mog is Galuf, Setzer is Bartz, Strago is Cloud, Relm is Aerith, Umaro is Squall and Gogo is Seifer. *** This Troper decided to name every character after an anime character, without using the same anime twice. Made FFVI REAL fun trying to think up one for Gogo... When he decided to play an old FFIX file he discovered he had named Vivi [[MahouSenseiNegima "Negi"]], which he didn't think he knew existed at the time. he also tended to name Steiner "Rusty" which led to him complaining about being called by his name... **** The above troper (which is me) managed to find the list of names he used for FFVI, which are as follows: Terra=[[WitchHunterRobin Robin]]; Locke=[[InuYasha Miroku]] (Not sure why, though...); Edgar=[[FullMetalAlchemist Edward]]; Sabin=[[DragonballZ Yamcha]]; Shadow=[[RurouniKenshin Aoshi]]; Celes=[[DigimonAdventure02 Hikari]]; Setzer=[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} Bakura]]; Relm=[[MahouSenseiNegima Haruna]] (same situation as Vivi above); Galuf=[[{{Naruto}} Kakasi]] (Supposed to be Kakashi. Character limit)); Gao=[[{{Saiyuki}} Goku]]; and finally, Gogo=[[LoveHina Kanako]]. ***** Even more silly names for FFIX: ****** Zidane=Dumbass (It's me, Dumbass!) ****** Vivi=66 (VI=6) ****** Steiner=Rusty (Obvious) ****** Garnet=Prncess (Surprising how well it fit into the normal dialogue, especially at the end) ****** Quina= ...It (Guess that leaves me with It.) ****** Freya=Ratface (Which meant she was going to kill/fight Zidane over him using her name) ****** Eiko=Brat (Well, she's a brat!) ****** Amarant=Skull (I'm known as the Flaming Skull.) *** This Troper named her Amarant Zidane, leading to a hilarious and rather schizophrenic looking exchange. After a mild argument with my

mother it become 'Zidanc'. Eiko was named after my cousin, Steiner was inexplicably Sausage, then Roland. Roland being named after this fat kid. Weird stuff. *** This troper remembers one particularly evil person who named Celes from [[FinalFantasyVI VI]] "Rachel" ([[spoiler:the name of Locke's dead girlfriend.]]) **** This troper named Terra Rachel completely by accident - he had not played the game previously. This led to some confusion when the actual Rachel entered the storyline... **** On a similar note, this troper gave Shadow the name "Leo" after one of his friends, and came across a segment halfway the game where the characters referred to both Shadow and General Leo in one sentence, resulting in the confusing phrase; "''Oh no! Not only did they get Leo, but Leo, too!''" **** This troper once gave Shadow the name "Stupid" just for the sake of the dream exposition dialogue: "Let's call ourselves the Stupid Bandits" ** In FFVIII you get to name both the token love interest, and ''her dog''. [[TheSpoonyExperiment The Spoony One]] pulled a joke off in his game review by naming the girl "A Whore" and the dog "Anal". Resulting in menu descriptions like "A Whore's Limit Break uses Anal". Additionally, the dog's attacks get names like "Anal Strike", "Anal Cannon", and "Anal Reverse", names that are [[NightmareFuel not going to be forgotten in a hurry]]. [[spoiler:You also got to name the {{Big Bad}}'s summon. With the phrase "I shall junction myself, unto <summon>" during the final battle, there's yet more scope for amusing nomenclature...]] *** This troper's seen it where a player named the girl 'hobag' and the dog 'a dildo,' so "A hobag's Limit Break uses a dildo." Mm. Dildo Cannon. *** You can also rename the ''ring'' that Squall wears. It seems even more pointless than the other renamings until [[spoiler:you encounter a boss named after the ring in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon]]. *** SomethingAwful had something funny where Rinoa was named "Rinoa" but Angelo was named "Vaginal". ** As long as we're discussing abuse of the naming system in Final Fantasy games, I named every single character KEFKA in one game, which led to some hilarity. like the real Kefka calling himself a dunderhead. Oh man those were the days. *** Similarly, for this troper's second play through FFVII, I renamed everyone Sephiroth. Best script ever. ** [[{{Tropers/Nyperold}} This troper]] is led to understand that, in Final Fantasy Legend II, when a character is hit in combat, the message follows the template "<Enemy> got <Name> for <damage> points of damage." Because of this, it is apparently amusing to at least one player to name one of his characters "Lade". Think about it. *** LOL one the few amusing ones out of all these. Spelled so that it's passable as a name too. ** This editor renamed FFII's Frionel to Scott the first time he played. Leading to a lot of confusion when an NPC in the first town says he's looking for his cousin Scott (It wasn't a name I thought would be used in FF, so I was convinced I'd accidentally

[[SequenceBreaking sequence broke]] or something). ** This editor was, at one point, in the habit of naming his main character "nobody". FFVII had some interesting lines: for instance, "You know what this means, don't you Hojo? Nobody has the black materia!", "I thought nobody would show up to save you.", and "Hey look, nobody's coming." Then there was the guy in Wutai, totally by accident, invited me in when he meant the opposite: "This is my house! Nobody gets in." ** This troper recently played the American SNES release of FFIV and had a great deal of fun with names. Most of the characters were named random naughty words, leading to dialogue (originally between Cecil and Kain) saying things like: Ho: Tits! Tits: Ho! Rosa, however, was named 'my ass', which created some awesome dialogue... Ho: "Where is my ass?" Ho: "Golbez! Release my ass!" Cid: "Damned Golbez! First he abuses my airship, and now my ass!" ** This troper's little brother once named Rinoa of FFVIII "....." It was beautiful. ** So in FinalFantasyTacticsA2...the default name was "Gully". I hated that name, it sounded '''sooooooooo''' lame. So I asked everyone in a chatroom for better names and nobody came up. So I abused it and wrote the first thing that came to mind....Piss Bagel. Yes, I named them Piss Bagel. It for some reason worked out, Ilua was making requests for Clan Piss Bagel to fight her. *** This troper used a genius bonus in his game of [=FFTA2=]: the main character's last name is always Clemens, so he started naming him [[MarkTwain "Sam."]] And if that didn't make sense, the clan's name was "Clan Mk. Twain." *** And I'm likely to name my knights in the ''TacticsOgre'' remake "The Knights of [=PissBagel=]". * ''DragonQuestVIII''. You're either referred to as "guv," or the characters simply skip over saying your name while speaking, although it does sometimes still appear in the dialogue box. ** Which is why many players just named the character "Guv." *** This editor named him "Hero". *** This editor's friend named the main character "Fatty" because he thought the bulky character in the party was the main character, only to realize that he's not. It was pretty nutty to see a slim character with a name that did not match completely. *** This troper originally called the hero Eight, thanks to a misunderstanding with the demo version of the game in which the character was unchangeably named Eight. Also, debated naming him something referencing Toroiyama's obvious influence... Gohan and Goku were relatively lame, but this troper wonders... "Gofer! You must retrieve the leaf of the Yggdrasil! Quickly!" *** This Troper, having never played a ''DragonQuest'' game before ''VIII'', named the save file after herself, not knowing it'd be the Hero's name - leading to "<Girl's Name> psyches himself up!" etc. *** This troper is in the middle of her first playthrough of [=DQ8=]. Her last two [=RPG=]s were Final Fantasies [[FinalFantasyX X]] and [[FinalFantasyXII XII]]. She is very sick of idiot protagonists, and so named "the guv" Doofus. *** This Troper named the hero "PINTA". Just because there was ""

** This troper called him [[GundamWing Heero]], cuz, you know, the pun. As a matter of fact, every protagonist of every Dragon Quest game I managed to get my hands on is called Heero. * Although This Troper never actually DID it because the payoff happens only after some 30-40 hours of gameplay, he realised that if you name the boy from SecretOfMana "Stupid" (his canonical name is actually Randy) then at the end of the game one of the characters would say "You're Stupid, aren't you?" ** If you're familiar with [[HaveAGayOldTime outdated slang]], this one is funny with his CanonName as well. * This editor had fun with ''Morrowind'' by naming his character "Nerevar", so one NPC near the end of the game, Dagoth Endus, would say "I greet you, Nerevar. Or Nerevar. Whoever you are." * In ''Shining Force'' for the Mega Drive/Genesis, it was possible to rename the main protagonist. This troper played through an entire run of the game with a character named Baby, purely to get the line, 'Burn, Baby, burn!' [[spoiler:when Mishaela sets fire to the only ship in town with the protagonist on board]] ** In the second game, also for the Genesis, a code allowed you to do the same for the entire playable cast. ** Those games allow spaces in the name; being an adolescent, naturally I went with "I am gay." What I didn't expect was that practically every sentence in the game contains your name. "Be careful, I am gay." "Well, I am gay, had enough swordplay for today?" "The Guardiana Knights have no need of you, I am gay!" * Similarly to other examples on this page, this troper has heard that gamers commonly name Link "Zelda" in ''Ocarina of Time'' solely to hear ''Princess'' Zelda say "Zelda ... strange ... it sounds somehow ... familiar." ** Inspired by this very article, [[{{Nyperold}} this troper]] named [=OoT=] Link "Navi". It made for some interesting conversations with the Deku Tree near the beginning... ** This editor played through all his Legend of Zelda games with the name "...", that being the closest you can come to having no name at all, since everyone says "What's your name? ... (name) ...? Nice to meet you." or similar when they first met you. ** This troper heard that gamers sometimes name Link "Nabooru" to hear Nabooru say "What kind of name is that?" about her own name. ** I got pissed at Minish cap resetting, so I named my guy PENIS. guess which file I got furthest on... Not to mention [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/Figurines_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minis h_Cap the figurines with]] "Link" replaced by your character name. ** In TwilightPrincess, you get to name both yourself and your horse. Link became "asshole", and everybody in town suddenly hated him. Additionally, Epona was named "my pussy". "Oh, hi, asshole. I washed my pussy for you!" ** This troper hasn't even finished TwilightPrincess, but now I wanna put up a new file just to name my horse dong. *** I named the horse "my ass," and good times were had by all. "[[ZeroPunctuation I say]], if you want to try again, just hop on my ass and holler at me!" * In the ''{{Pokemon}}'' games, you can name both yourself, and in the

first two generations, your rival. In addition, you can also name the pokemon you capture. ** This troper used this by naming a pokemon something like 'sister' and putting it in the daycare. "If you want your sister back, you'll have to pay $100." Alternately, whenever said pokemon evolves, "Congratulations! Your sister evolved into raticate!" ** This troper didn't start renaming until it was revealed that if you uploaded pokemon from the original games to the N64 Pokemon Stadium games, their color would change depending on their name (only the original 150 qualify). Fun Fact: If you name a Ryhorn "Horny," it turns hot pink. * Odd RealLife variant: a certain Lazer Tag near [[Tropers/KoolKidJoe This Troper]]'s hometown let each player have a name, which would show up on an opponent's lazer's LCD screen when they were shot. He ran into numerous incidents of players using the name "Yourself". ** Another real life example: The local bowling alley in this tropers hometown lets you enter your name into the computer for score tracking, then displays only your initials, but flashes the full name on an overhead monitor if you get a strike. I played through a whole game with C.H. showing on the board, and got a strike on the final set, only to display on the giant screen: CRITICAL HIT! * Or other such notes, like "A dispenser was built by <player>" in ''Team Fortress 2''... and, seeing this right after ''[[IronMan Iron Man]]'' came out, one player had cleverly named himself "Tony Stark, in a cave!" ** In the group this troper used to play Unreal Tournament with, one person would choose the name "Jesus." Being one of the better players, eventually it would pop up on screen: "Jesus is Godlike." *** Even better is when someone else names their character oddly. A friend has a screenshot of "Jesus was killed by cancer," while another who is admittedly bad at FPS named himself "Bob?!" So, the game would mock you incredulously. "You were killed by Bob?!" ** [[Tropers/JET73L This troper]] prefers Anactov God (or, if feeling obvious, An act of God). "<player name> was killed by An act of God." "A factory was built by An act of God." "An act of God is Godlike" never comes up in the games he's used this name, though. ** In some FPS games, I use "Default", since it is so much fun seeing "You were killed by default" when blowing someone else up. ** [[Tropers/MiffTheFox This troper]] once played a Quake mod where the default kill message was "You eliminated <player name>", and the friendly kill message was "You eliminated your teammate". I've seen players come to the obvious name. *** That's nothing. I went to a private school which required laptops and had its own LAN. We all had a copy of Quake 2, and would play discreetly during some classes or downtime. One day, during a particularly boring "study" session, we were playing and noticed that our school's headmaster had joined our game. Cue mass disconnects and one guy trying very, VERY hard not to laugh out loud. ** This troper changed their Steam Name to 'Some Guy, with his own bare hands' for Left 4 Dead 2, so when he was attacked by a hunter, a message said "Hunter incapped Some Guy, with his own bare hands" *** This Troper saw someone named "his only friend" on Left 4 Dead 1

Versus mode, so when someone killed him, it showed up as "Francis killed his only friend." ** [[Tropers/DFModMaster This troper]] played Medal of Honor: Breakthrough, named "Dead Air". This, of course led to: "<player name> was perforated by dead air", "dead air pumped <player> full of buckshot", and my personal favorites: "<player> sniped a high-caliber hole in dead air" and "dead air was vaporized by <player>'s rocket launcher" ** First Person Tank warfare game BZFlag, For a while This Troper's name was A Bullet. Normal Kills: [[CaptainObvious You got shot by A Bullet]]. * This is not limited to video games. [[JapaneseTeeth This troper's]] high school gym teachers let us name our teams. Bad idea. Rather than the traditional animal mascots, he ended up with teams like The Osbournes, Diggity Yo-Yo, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. It got to the point where the games would be announced as "Godzilla vs. Canada" or "Giraffro's vs. Team 5". But the worst was the time the six teams were "Us", "Them", "The Team", "The Other Team", "A Bunch of Losers", and "The Best Team Ever." (For the record, "A Bunch of Losers" ended up winning the tournament.) ** This carries over into college. This troper's intramural dodgeball team always loses, so we named the team "Off in the Woods." Listening to the other teams gloating about how they "beat off in the woods" makes the losses worthwhile. ** [[{{Tropers/Midna}} This troper]]'s middle school class of 2008 was allowed to do the same deal - and, sure enough, we ended up with names like "Power Rangers", "Spidermaners", "Kindergarteners", "Geezers", "Cheerios", and "The Team" (yes, again). ** This troper's college friends do this as a RunningGag. One event scoreboard listed "This Team", "That Team", "The Other Team" and "The Team Formerly Known As [[GoodOmens Them]]". ** This troper's roommate's uncle named their club hockey team "Bye" in a stroke of genius. As a result they won all their matches until the semifinals by forfeit. ** This troper had gone to strings camps, and they were playing a game involving teams. They had to name the teams something musical, so we came up with The F-Holes. You know, those F-shaped holes on violins, violas, cellos, and basses? HilarityEnsues. ** My friends and I decided we spent too much time indoors playing video games and so we decided to form our own soccer team to participate in University soccer games. We went to the sport and recreation director's office and he asked us what our team name was, having not thought about it one of us just said 'Missing WoW Raid' and that became our team name for the rest of the semester. Next semester we changed it to 'Freitag and the Mediocres' (Freitag being the person on attack... or whatever you call the person who scores the goals) and the semester after that we were called 'Aim For Fatty' (We had a rather rotund man as our goalie). ** One clever high school volleyball team managed to name themselves "Our Balls, Your Chin". ** One semester, an intramural volleyball team at this troper's high school named themselves "Vs," so you'd get an announcement of, for

example, "Pig Valves Vs. Vs." The next semester, they were joined by "Vs. Vs." and "Vs. Vs. Vs." Figuring out who was playing became a minor math problem. ** [[Tropers/JapaneseTeeth This troper]]'s college intramural team named itself "By(e)[[hottip:* :can't remember the spelling]]" so that was what popped up on the bracket. The idea was for other teams to think they had advanced freely and skipped a round, and lose to us by default. All that ended up happening was that the coordinator got angry at us. Another time we used the name "Ladies? (a guy's cell#)" * ''AnimalCrossing'' was always great fun for this, as you can name both your character as well as your town's name. Try entering "My Pants" for great amusement! "Now preparing My Pants for your arrival!" It got around the limitations of voice acting by using a ''very'' crude speech synthesizer called [[SpeakingSimlish Animalese]] to represent speech. ** Not only that, but you can change what the villagers nickname you. This troper managed to make everyone call her "Fry". ** From time to time, you can also change the villagers' [[VerbalTic catchphrases]] and, in the two sequels, how they greet people for added fun. People running around quoting [[EarthBound Giygas]] and yelling ETREEEEEM... good times. *** This troper likes to change everyone's catchphrases to "in bed". It works just as well with the dialogue as it does with fortune cookies! "Why don't you come over to my place so we can hang out... IN BED?" *** This troper has never been able to stop herself, and always ends up changing her villagers' catchphrases to "[[FinalFantasy kupo!]]" *** "AAAAHHHHH!!!" (or something like that) is always a fun one. Nothing like making everyone in your town look crazy! *** Okay, if I ever start playing that game again, I'm ''so'' changing everyone's catchphrase to [[{{Disgaea}} "dood"]]. *** What, no one else made theirs all call them by titles like "my queen" or "O Great One?" *** I'm going to have to go with "[[ChzoMythos it hurts]]." *** Or you could have every become BadAss or something and have every sentence be "ThisIsASentenceBitch." ** Later games feature the ability to give your animal friends 'greetings' that are substantially longer than the ordinary catchphrases. Lots of messages can be twisted a [[HoYay certain way]]. For example, giving a same sex character a greeting of 'Let's make out!' is funny on it's own. It's even funnier when the next phrase is 'I need to practice lots on you so I get it right' or 'Let the great experiment begin!' ** When he was playing the original game, [[QuackorTheFowl this troper]] chose the nicest, sweetest person in his town, and decided to change her catchphrase to "{{ILLKILLYOU}}". HilarityEnsues. * [[{{Tropers/goodtimesfreegrog}} This troper]] and his accomplices discovered that ''My Horse And Me 2'' becomes a very different game if you name your horse "my dick". All of a sudden, the main character becomes a nymphomanic hermaphrodite whose male love interest can't get enough of her, and the game constantly advises the player on keeping his genitalia clean and well groomed.

* [[MutantRancor This troper]] once named a {{Halo}} 2 character "the Guardians" just so the game would tell people "You were killed by the Guardians." Natural disasters also work-- "You were killed by a tsunami" or "You were killed by lightning" or some such is always funny. For bonus points, add jokes like "You were killed by being [insert insult here]." ** One of my sister's and brother-in-law's friends named his {{Halo}} character "teh herpes", leading to results like "____ was killed by teh herpes." ** This troper has friends who named characters in Halo 2 "your mom" or "your dad." Resulting in exchanges such as "You killed you mom" "Your mom assassinated your dad" "Your dad stuck you." And, same as the OP, we had "The Guardians," which gave us "The Guardians killed your mom." ** This troper's group of friends regularly give themselves ridiculous names during LAN parties. She herself ended up being Zellers (or, alternatively, OM NOM NOM), while her best friend is "a terrorist". Other gems include "[=ItchyTesties=]", "FALCON PUNCH", "himself", "a vehicle", "nothing", and "everyone"(especially fun when they commit suicide!) * This Troper has a habit of naming the rivals in Pokmon games things like "Jerk" and "Jackass", or just naming them after big bads or annoying characters from other series. She also always plays Zelda games as "[=AAAAAAAp=]"(using as many uppercase As as are needed to use up the entire character limit), after she ended up beating Ocarina of Time for the first time on a save file created by someone who was forced to try the game against his will and didn't care to make up a proper name. * This troper thinks the next time he does the normal path of SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters he should name Revya "Kid" because that is what Gig calls her most of the time. * [[Tropers/MikeK This troper]] admits to naming a group on GuitarHero World Tour Sweaty Testicles, just to get magazine headlines like "Sweaty Testicles: Billy Corgan Thinks They're Out Of This World", or "Sweaty Testicles: They Dropped The Ball... In A Good Way" (er, in context that would be the cover you get when you play Times Square). * [[Tropers/DeuxHero This Troper]] named the DevilSurvivor hero [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon "Digger" Starlo]](ck), it worked suprisingly well thanks to the ScrewDestiny bits and "Digger" being resonable. ** Mine was [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Uriel]] "Yuri" [[OldKingdom Orannis]], because [[RuleOfCool why the hell not]]? Since I got Naoya's route on the first playthrough, after that he became [[{{Disgaea}} Laharl Kric(h)ev(skoy)]]. * If this troper ever manages to get another copy of ''BaldursGate 2'', he will be going for the name "you idiot". (Either that or "Lord Vader".) ** He's also tempted by the idea of a ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' character known as Shithead Here. *** Of course, you can't forget the classic name for Knights of the Old Republic (don't look if you value your unspoileredness): [[spoiler: Revan]].

-->'''Unfortunately Named PC''': I'm not [[spoiler: Revan]] any more, I'm [[spoiler: Revan]]. -->'''Random NPC''': By the force, I can't believe [[spoiler: Revan was actually Revan all along!]] * This troper renamed all of the Dumb-bots on her Conker: Live and Reloaded profile, and now enjoys messsages like "Travis Touchdown * saber'd* Alucard." * During a session of ''Soldat'', at a LAN party, one of this troper's friends had the smartassyness to use "your mom" as a nickname. This troper, in response, changed his to "yourself," to confuse his friends every time they killed him: "You killed yourself." "Killed by yourself." * This troper's furthest progress in the Amiga game Wings (many many years ago) happened to be cursed with the unfortunate name Nappy. * In ''Alpha Centuri'', I gave Brother Lal of the U.N forces the appropriate title of "Bitchmaster". And in a fitting turn of events, got nearly annihilated by everyone else, causing me to restart the game. But concerning the demo of "My Horse" or something like that for the PSP, I named the horse "Radical Movement", far cooler than anything else in the demo. * During one playthrough of ''{{Mother}} 3'', [[Tropers/{{Midna}} I]] named Lucas "Damn it", Claus "Damn", Flint "Asshole", Hinawa "[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch]]", and Boney "[[PunnyName Sumbitch]]" just to make everyone sound perpetually pissed off at each other. * ''[=~Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates~=]'' allows custom-named ships, and ship names are used in several places. For example, successfully chasing down a ship to initiate a [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] match yields the message, "You have intercepted the <ship name>!" This troper is the proud owner of 'the Wrong Ship'. * In World of WarCraft people are able to name their characters, guilds and Arena teams. Some hilarious ones include guild names like <Mushroom Vendor>, <And Two Stealthed Rogues>, <Has a Small Pee Pee> and <Roll For Blame>. There are also a variety of Arena names which can exist as comments about balance in PvP such as the name "NICE TIMING ON THAT MACE STUN, BRO" which appeals to the fact that mace stuns are chance on hit stuns and require no skill. Or a personal favourite of mine "Not Enough Rage!" which was a 5v5 team made up of nothing but warriors. ** Speaking of Arenas, Hunters sometimes name their pets after themselves or their arena partners so that when opposing players use /target macros it targets the hunters pet instead of the player. ** This troper's brother once thought it would be hilarious to name our arena team (we're ''bad'' at PvP) [[HitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Mostly Harmless]]. ''It was taken''. ** Wanna get invited to guilds ALL THE TIME? Do what this troper did: join or create a guild named <<Will Not Join Your Guild.>> * On this Troper's first time playing FinalFantasyVII, he accidentally deleted the u in Cloud, playing through the game as 'Clod'. The funny thing is, when I was younger, I thought 'Clod' was how you spelled 'Claude'. So I went through the game thinking I'd given my character a ''suave'' name. There was also one time playing FinalFantasyIx that I named Freya 'Rat Chick', prompting someone to describe her as 'that

rat chick Rat Chick'. * Most Worms games allow you to name your team and teamates. I named an enemy worm on a CPU team "lol that n00b", for gems such as "lol that n00b couldn't swim" when they drown. * With most [=RPG=]s and other games where you name your characters, this troper would normally go for the default or "official" name as he's a bit of a purist when it comes to canon even if adding in your own name is more fun or immersive. He's never, ever nicknamed any of his Pokmon and his biggest grievance with FinalFantasyI was that the characters had no default names (and there was no "official" party setup, for that matter). And with Morrowind and Oblivion, where there are no default names, he used various Tamriel name generators to come up with "close-to-canon" names... ** This Troper can one-up you. He named his (no default name) protagonist in Dragon Quest IV "Hero." *** Big whoop. This Troper named ALL his Dragon Quest heroes "Hero". Except for when they had official names. Which is okay, since you aren't the "real hero" in some of those. * This troper mostly uses her real name, Jen, as the name of all of her save files, a habit that developed because her brother and her dad often played the same games. So she ended up accidentally naming Link in OoT "Jen", and was annoyed throughout the whole game that her character had a girl's name. In QuestForGlory games, she usually picks random names for the hero, and since his name is rarely mentioned, she will usually forget what name she picked, so it's pretty hilarious when it ''is'' brought up. -->"My, Crazy Bastard, you're looking heroic today!" ** This Troper named ''his'' Quest for Glory character... The {{Word of God}} name. * From the opening scene of Final Fantasy IX... -->"Hey? Who's there?" -->"Bite me!" (He should say "Zidane!") ** He says "It's me, (name)!" so that doesn't really work. *** But it works when you name him something like "Dummy" or "Stupid. "It's me, moron!" *** And from ''FinalFantasyIX''...Zidane was named, "Stupid" so he would say, "It's me, stupid!". Quina was named "Robot", Vivi was named "idiot", and everyone else was named stuff like "Moronic", "An idiot" etc. During Oelivert, the characters would say, "I am an idiot!", "I'm stupid!", "I am bogus!" while Quina said, "I Robot". Then during the end, when Puck sees all of Vivi's children, he says, "WHOA! Look at all the idiots!" ** Anyone ever have fun with switching names around? It's fun to name Zidane "Steiner" so ''Steiner'' is hitting on Dagger all the time (And ''Amarant'' has that arc with Beatrix.) It's also funny when Dagger says "This is all Steiner's fault". Uhm...he's ''RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU''! * This troper has also done funny things in Final Fantasy IV. No, not giving everyone names like "Cock" and "peepee". I switched everybody's names. I switched Palam and Porom's names, made Yang the hero, had him fall in love with Rydia, Rosa betrayed everyone a zillion times, Kain jumped off the airship, Edward was the ninja, Edge was the worthless

Spoony bard, Cecil sacrificed himself to cast Meteor.... * Now let's have some fun with ''ShadowHearts''. I had some fun once when I named Yuri "Mud" (So he would say "My name is Mud!") But then I decided to have some fun with some other stuff. In the beginning, Roger Bacon [[spoiler:or at least who you THINK is Roger Bacon]] calls Alice "Sister". So we named her "Eggs", then everyone else? Yuri = Deviled, Zhuzhen = Boiled, Margarete = Scrambled, Keith = Benedict, Halley = Poached. * [[SimCity SIM CITY 2000]]!!!! I had too much fun with the signs. So I would put signs up that read stuff like '''''MOVE IT YOU IDIOTS!''''' because the roads were too crowded, "Stupidville" for a ghetto... ** Mayor Peach of Another Castle, anyone? * The other day when discussing ''MassEffect'', a friend mention naming the unfortunate human Spectre Agent as "German" Shepard. ** Well, mine must have had an [[TheMatrix an Agent]] for a father, since his name is Mr. Shepard. ** I took the logical route by naming my Shepard, "Commander". Suddenly, everything makes a lot more sense, and she's on first-name terms with everybody on the ship. Although, on second thought, I should have named her [[TeenTitans Komand'r]] instead... * In ''MySims Agents'', like at least two of the other games in the series, you get to name your Sim, using up to 12 characters (including spaces) in the names. [[spoiler:After you save the world from Morcubus, you can talk to Chef Watanabe, who's naming a roll after you.]] Therefore, when [[{{Nyperold}} I]] recently started a new file, I named my Sim [[DoABarrelRoll Do A Barrel]]. * {{Pandemic}} lets you name your disease. It's ridiculously funny to watch the world die to The Gay or Happiness or something equally silly. ** 90% of the world is infected with pedophilia *** 99.6% of the world's population has died from "love." [[hottip:* : Curse you, Madagascar...]] **** [[{{Tropers/Omurice}} Love]] [[http://kingofhearts4711.multiply.com/journal/item/18/Love_Infects_Th e_World wipes out the world]]. By the way, the last to go was China. *** I for one named it Swine Flu, on the off chance I could one day show my friends how I think Swine Flu will one day kill us all (this was during the initial panic). "You see, Swine Flu will start by becoming airborne and being spread by rats and water reservoirs, and then spread to Greenland..." ** 90% of the world's population has died of [[OregonTrail dysentery.]] ** I once named the disease, "Tea Partyism". Surprisingly, it started in the U.S. (I then made it cause Dementia) ** I also once wiped out the world with "Death by Chocolate". * This of course can extend past video games. This Troper's' English class recently had a game day, where we could make our own teams for the Scrabble board game. This of course led to some hilarious matchups among the class. His favorite ones? Power Rangers vs The Theocracy and X-Men vs Godzilla. ** That's nothing. [[Tropers/QuackorTheFowl This troper]] once had a

study game in his History class, and we got to name the teams. It was JusticeLeague vs ThePowerpuffGirls, and he was on the latter. ** This troper has also indulged in the above during math class, which produced the gems [[WordSaladTitle Disco Leg Warmers]] and "Cheese to the power of 3", which made us [[IncrediblyLamePun Cheese Cubed]]. ** [[{{Tropers/Ambar}} This troper]] once did this accidentally: In history class when asked for a team name I said "We're still deciding", and the teacher [[LiteralGenie took it literally]]. * In Spore, you can name your species Grox. This leads to confusion in one dialogue, as your character frantically screams "We are not Grox!" * Many Xbox Live gamertags are something like "A trained weasel", leading to "A trained weasel killed xgamergodx11". ** This Troper's enemies are killed by a lack of fiber. * In Super Paper Mario, a Pixl asks you for a catchy slogan you enjoy saying which he will yell after you tell him. Strangely, it only gives you eight characters for the slogan. There are eight characters in "Fuck you." I pretty much died laughing seeing the Pixl yell "FUCK YOU!" in a harmless children's game. * Once, while playing a game of {{Worms}}, this troper decided to name his team "The Greek Gods" and name each worm after one of them. His friends caught on, and "THE DEATHMATCH OF THE GODS" took place. (The Egyptian Gods won, if anyone was wondering. Curse you sheep.) * FinalFantasyIX: Naming Zidane "stupid" can be fun. -->"Who's there?" -->"It's me, stupid!" -->"Hey, stupid! You sure are late!" ** This troper named Steiner "Him", which cued this wondeful line during the second fight with him. --> Garnet "Please Him, behind you!" --> Zidane "He's gonna blow!" * In {{Star Ocean 2}} I named Claude 'Chihiro', Rena 'Kaorin', Precis 'Tomo' and Ashton 'Osaka'. All of these names are from {{Azumanga Daioh}} * Once, when I was young, I was an avid player of Gen I Pokmonp. I used to give my main character and rival interesting names, but the kicker came not from me, but from a friend of mine. I had lent him the game, and when I got it back, I died laughing when I noticed he had named the hero SUCKER and the rival EAT ME. * In Crono Trigger I had endless fun when I realized you can name Crono "Lavos" and Frog "Magus". * On {{Wizard101}} it makes you choose name parts off a list rather than make up something, but if you want to annoy ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fans, one possible name combination is Edward Sparkle Pants. ** There are ''way'' too many Luke Skywalkers on that game. * ''Rollercoaster Tycoon 2'' lets you name not just your theme parks, but also individual rides and attractions, and these names you type in even appear ingame on the tiny electronic signs by the rides. When I was 14, and played this on my little brother's computer, I had fun twisting an innocent kids game by naming my theme park "Homo Land" and writing "XXX" on the signs for 3D Movie Theatres, and other stuff that only my adolescent self could have found funny.

* This troper named her {{Neverwinter Nights 2}} character "Eleni" not knowing that there would later be a henchman named "Elanee" in the game. Adding to the confusion was the fact that Eleni was a half-elf ranger, and Elanee an elf druid. Elanee was dropped from the party as soon as a different henchman was available. (Never liked her anyway) * Fiddling with the multiplayer AI Bots' names in JediOutcast yielded [[{{Tropers/savage}} this troper]] [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Spydergreywolf/A_R.jpg this gem]]. * My character in ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney goes by the name of... ScottPilgrim. Now why does everyone think he's from America? * When playing [[{{theSims}} Sims 3]] this troper's friend thought it would be funny to name her toddlers "God" and "The World" so that the options like "Tickle God" and "Pic up The World" came up. God ended up surviving a fire and The World grew old and died. * [[Tropers/{{Lime}} I]] tend to stick with the default names if there are any, but I have a few stories of interesting names I've given characters. ** On one [[{{Sa Ga 2}} Final Fantasy Legend II]] playthrough, I named the main character Lynn, after my middle name that I was obsessed with at the time. It turns out that you meet [[OneSteveLimit another character named Lynn]], which, needless to say, caused some confusion during cutscenes. Though it sort of adds to the plot, in a way: [[spoiler:Maybe your father was staying with Lynn and her mother because she had the same name as his daughter?]] ** When I first played {{Persona 3}}, I named the MC [[Game/ClockTower Shou]] [[HideoKojima Kojima]]; in retrospect I should have made him a bit of a troll for the lulz, but alas... Then when I started {{Persona 4}}, I named the main character [[ColorfulThemeNaming Gin]] [[SilentHill Yamaoka]] (amusement ensued when I found out there's actually a Yamaoka in the first Persona game). When I get Persona 3 Portable I'll continue the hair color + surname of a video game composer with [[color:red:Aka]]ne and [[color:blue:Aoi]], though I haven't thought of their last names yet. * During his playthrough of Suikoden Teirkres This Troper named his company "Butfocker" (the game doesn't allow obcenities, unless you spell them differently) and my Castle Butsecks, so it would look like some characters were really interested in a castle of Butt sex and a Butt fucker company. * Semi-related funtimes: Copy any given chapter of a bad HighSchoolAU Fic (though you may consider 'bad High School AU' to be a tautology) into Microsoft Word, and Control-F Replace words. For example, I replaced the word 'school' with 'Sparta', which made for lols when a character said the phrase 'in hell'. * The part of me that is forever stuck at twelve years old decided it would be the funniest thing ever to catch a Jynx, name it Your mom, and teach it Attract. As in, "Your mom used Attract! But it failed!" * EarthBound gives significant room for "fun" with this trope by allowing you to name your favorite food (and primary spell, aka "favorite thing"). Go home and talk to mom, "Oh Ness, you look tired. Eat some pussy and scoot up to bed!" ** "PSI Murder", "Eat some Bleach and scoot up to bed", "Eat some

humans and scoot up to bed." * An accidental one: In Link's Awakening I accidentally named Link "Iink" (that's a capital i, not a lowercase L) and ended up getting half way through the game before my cousin brought it up. Then, in Wind Waker, I ended up naming him "Llnk" (that time it WAS a lower case L. Try to pronounce that as an actual word) on accident, but caught it when you first meet the boat and, due to a problem with the memory card that erased all the data[[hottip:* :I bought the memory card the same day as Wind Waker since I ran out of space on my other ones, so I only had WW on it]], I was able to change the name to Link. * Vegas Stakes, one of the most obscure SNES games (but also made by HAL Labotory, who would go on to make SuperSmashBros, go figure), had this feature once you reached your $10 million goal. You're asked what you plan to do with the money. This troper put in "pay a lot of hookers." * Ever wondered how fun it would be if you gave the main character the same name as a villain? This troper has. One day she'd like to try doing a playthrough of ''{{Persona 4}}'' with the main character named [[spoiler:Tohru Adachi]]. [[hottip:* :(She got the idea from someone playing through ''Morrowind'' with a character named [[BigBad Dagoth Ur]]. The resulting dialogue had such gems as, "You're Dagoth Ur, the notorious outlaw!")]] * I get so used to the names I give my FF characters that when I read a game manual I have to figure out who was originally called what. * This troper now usually goes with canon names, or what is [[SpellMyNameWithAnS is considered canon names]], however s/he sometimes changes it to sound better or related to a remake. She has decided to name [[FinalFantasy7 Aeris]] "Aerith", calls the [[HarvestMoon ANWL protagonist]] "Jill" rather than "Pony", and named [[SummonNight Aera]] "Aeris". * In ''{{Civilization}} Revolution'' (and probably other entries, as well), you can name any city you settle other than the capital, as well as regions deemed especially great by the game. The game gives you the option of picking one of three randomly-chosen names, depending on which Civilization you chose (being the Americans might give you the option of naming a city St. Louis, Buffalo, or Seattle, for example)... or making your own. [[{{Tropers/Nyperold}} This troper]] often gives them the names of anime and manga characters, ''especially'' if he's playing as the Japanese. He may also give a city a name similar to one offered; if he sees "Kabul" in the list, he may say ''[[FinalFantasyIV Fabul]]'' instead. ** Additionally, when you build a road from one city to another, the road is called the "Via ''(name of source city)''". It would therefore be no surprise to find that at least one troper has named a city "gra" because of this. * It was also funny to name Darth Revan in KOTOR "Revan". "You're not Revan...you're DARTH Revan!" * I actually had some fun naming my characters in ''GuildWars'' after Carmen Sandiego villains. So I had Ella Vator, Stu Pidname, Cal I Fornia, Jane Reaction, Robyn Steele, Gill Tee, Cy Berpunk, Jess U Wait. Then I came up with my own... "Po Ching", "Emma Gration", "Lars Enny", "Drake Onian", "Ollie Terfood", "Paul Ished", "Pina Colada",

"Ray Ting", as well as some other ones like "Sofa King", "Owa Tana Siam", "Les B Anne", "Mike Rotch", and "Hugh Jass". * [[Tropers/PhoenixdaughterAM This troper]] had fun keeping with the meaningful names in ''DragonQuestIV''. There is only one bird constalation left in the sky and it's known better as a harp. Yep, Lyra is my default female name with Cyguns being the SpearCounterpart. Both are of the summer bird triangle with...[[TheMentor Aquilla]]. ** Also done in TheLegendOfZelda. While she concours that Link is the normal name, she names a side slot a different name and hand waves these names as either embarassing or they prefer their "nickname". Handy for keeping her timeline theory in mind. So far, we have Matt for ''A Link to the Past'' and ''Link's Awakening'' (in honor of her brother who played the [=ALttP=] first) [[ContinuityNod Kasuto]] for ''Ocarnia of Time'' and ''Majora's Mask'', Hector for ''Wind Waker'', ''Phantom Hourglass'' and ''Spirit Tracks'', [[JustForPun John]] for ''Minish Cap'', Bean for ''Twilight Princess'' *snicker* and plans for Roc in ''Skyward Sword''. * [[Tropers/DudeL I]] just started playing KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep. When I found out that you can rename your finishing moves in the game, my immature mind immediately started to change them to things like "Kick ass!", "Fuck shit up!", and "Mo money!" [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin (for a move that gives you more munny)]]. ** This Troper did the exact same thing. 'Kick ass,' 'Terra SMASH' and, in a fit of fury during my 200th replay of the fight against Xehanort, 'DIE YOU BITCH!!' I'm so easily amused . * This Troper's friend joined a guild in GuildWars, which insisted that all the characters be named "something Vaerish". The friend promtly created Vaerish Vaerish. He's also reposible for a purple-clad male assasin named Juarez Go Go. * After hearing that [=NPCs=] mostly just call you "the Grey Warden" or "Warden", I named my character in DragonAge "Warden". Similarly, I'm fond of calling characters "stupid". ** Note to self: Get that game, play as a MagicKnight named "[[TheDresdenFiles Morgan]]." * This troper played Ocarina of Time again yesterday... you really get a kick out of calling Link "DICKSPONGE". * This troper makes a point that, in any Pokemon game, my main team members must have names, and, in some cases, Pokemon I just really like. Some of my favorites include Quackers the Golduck, Pyrios the Rapidash, Aureo (pronounced like oreo) the Lucario, and Neptune the Starmie. I also remember way back, in Gold, I had this odd habit of naming the Pokemon a random, different Pokemon, however, off-hand, I can only remember one - Slowpoke the Onix - and I have no idea why I remember him, as I never used him. I don't try to be funny with the names - I can't stand seeing silly names like that (Quackers and Aureo are the only exceptions). I can't even stand playing as a character with a name other than my own. * [[Tropers/KatanaCat This Troper]] started up a game of ''Monster Rancher Advance'', and named her main character with this in mind. "Hello, I'm gay. I've heard about you from the AGIMA Chairman." "Thank you for coming, I'm gay." * In just about every game I play, if I can choose the main

character's name, I use my real life name. Why? Well, it's funny when [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic in galaxies far, far away]] and [[DragonAge where medieval guys fight off demonic invaders]], the strongest guy in the world is named Edward. * So, when this troper bought "Rune Factory 3", she looked at the very gender-ambiguous main character on the cover and thought "Hmm, is that a boy or a girl?". So, when the time came to submit a name, she put "Sarah" (not this troper's real name, but you get the idea). The next line by an NPC: "Sarah! What a fine, manly name!" ** Name your character Jesus, and then get him those boots that allow you to walk on water. HilarityEnsues. ** The same thing happened to this troper in her first playthrough of FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance. * During a playthrough of ''FinalFantasyVII'', this troper named every character "Sephiroth." Let's just say that the dialogue was [[{{Understatement}} a tad hard to follow.]] * This troper (Ronfar) found a way to use this to create a ''tactical'' advantage in Halo. He advised his brother to create several Halo profiles that had names that looked very similar: "lilmonster", "1ilmonster", "li1monster", and "1i1monster". That way, when he and his friends played in a 4v4 online match, the opposing team wouldn't be able to tell them apart. * This troper decided to be sacreligious and rename Dorothy, Strawman, Tinman, and Lion after the staff members of the Backloggery during her SelfImposedChallenge of [[TheWizardofOz The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road]]. (It was an Initial Equipment Only challenge if anyone was wondering.) * This Troper's friend named her ipod "The Ship" purely for the pleasure of the phrase "The Ship is synching" * This troper, on 2nd playthroughs of {{RPG}}s, names characters exclamations, like Hey! You! What? No! etc. Which, in FFVI, made for dialogues like "My name is ... What?!" and "You sent you, didn't he?" * This troper remembers one SuperNintendo game where [[ABoyAndHisX your character and his dog]] would explore four different worlds. In the first world, you would encounter a girl who asks you for the name of your dog. This troper had chosen "wolf". But whatever you choose, the girl will state then: "Oh, <X>! That was the name of my grandmother!" Now "wolf" was relatively harmless, and this troper did not decide to abuse this feature, but he couldn't help but think what would happen if you decided to call your dog "arsehole" or something like that. ** You're thinking about ''The Secret of Evermore'', ________. * When [[{{Tropers/RAMChYLD}} this troper]] played EarthBound for the first time, he cluelessly named Ness after his given English name, Paula ''D.W.'', Jeff ''Alan'', Poo ''Tommy'', and the dog ''Ruff'', as the game presented an actually empty input box instead of presenting a pre-filled name box like other {{RPG}}s he has played in the past. When the game prompted hum for his real name, tho, he gave his Chinese given name instead. All these were probably HarsherInHindsight in execution, cue Pokey's insults becoming very, very personal to him and the beginning of his rambling insanity to ''kill Pokey''. And that's not counting the atrocities he did in ''Pokemon Red'' when he played

it for the first time. Rival = name of a bully at school. Yourname = real name. And his pokemons all received random names, like James the Raichu, Ee Von the Eevee, and much, much more. * This Troper, in her [[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] game, called Link "Linku." Doesn't seem like much until you start reading the text of the spirits. "YOU ARE THE HERO, LINKOO." "ONLY YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD, LINKOO." Freaking hilarious. * This troper, while playing Yugioh Spirit Caller, had a glitch. A character said <INSERT NAME HERE> or should I say The Great <INSERT NAME HERE> * So in ''DragonQuestIX'', I named my heroine Sheena. I then noticed that you could make [[DragonBallZ Androids 17 and 18]], so I had Android #17 be the healer and Android #18 be the tank. The fourth party member was a martial artist/gladiator named [=McKenzie=] who had green hair. * [[DarkCloud "Listen well. If you wish to see my master, you must first speak his true name."]] *Max then says "FUCKNUTS"* ** There's also a part where you have to say "Let's go!" to recruit someone - so one time I said "YOU WENCH" to her. * [[WorldOfWarcraft "Razorfen Downs syndrome"]] * In TheElderScrolls 4: Oblivion (never played the other games, so I don't know if it works in them,) you can name not only your own character, but the spells that you can create and armor/jewelery/etc. that you can enchant if/when you get into the Arcane University. For This Troper and her friend, this has led to spells like ""[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}} Brooklyn/Egyptian Rage]]" and "Gunna Hakka Shafe" (in-joke regarding how drinking alcohol in {{Bioshock}} didn't effect This Troper's ability to hack a safe,) and enchanted items such as fur greaves with a Chameleon enchantment being named "[[IncrediblyLamePun Camo]][[{{Engrish}} furage]]," a black hood (''also'' with a Chameleon enchantment) being called "[[YuGiOhGX Nightshroud]]," and a Rusty Iron Dagger with a Paralysis enchantment named Tetanus. Note that [[PungeonMaster This Troper]] is the same one who named her shiny, Eastern Woobat "Glint." * WildARMs (the first one) allows you to specify names for characters at the beginning, and freely rename spells. I took the [[BoringYetPractical pragmatic]] approach and renamed the spells after their FinalFantasy equivalents. My roommate, however, did not. He also had the tendency to [[CallingYourAttacks call his attacks]]. This led to the interesting situation where, while my other roommate and I were studying for an exam, we heard "BITCH, go FUKEMUP!" shouted from the living room. * This troper played the 7 day free trial of {{RIFT}}. The name of her Necromancer's named skeleton minion? [[WorldofWarcraft Marrowgar]]. * When playing the DSiWare game "Crystal Monsters", this [[Tropers/SashaBrownDog troper]] named her character 'OOOOOOOOO' (or something like that). She named another save file 'Basterd'. * My sister had quite a lot of fun with Ocarina of Time. She never actually played much of the game, but she would go through the intro giving Link names like 'LOL', 'OMGITSJT', and 'Loser'. * In ''StarWarsBattlefront'' ''II'', I called myself "Someone". _______ killed someone. Someone died. Someone killed himself.

---Go back to HelloInsertNameHere, _____. ----

HenpeckedHusband * [[DesertDragon This troper]] loves his parents, but his father is as henpecked as can be. This troper is just waiting for the right argument to call him pussy-whipped, but it hasn't come up yet. * [[EddieVanHelsing This troper]] has a bumper sticker on his car that reads, "I wear the pants. She wears the strap-on." ** Are you fucking proud about that?! *** [[TransparentCloset Are you?]] ** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint If I had a bumper sticker that hilarious, I'd totally be proud of it.]] ** So would I. And no, I'm not missing the point; My fiance and I are just that fucking kinky. * [[MonsterDog This married male troper]] tries his damnedest to avoid falling victim to this trope but has become convinced that there's not a man alive who can avoid it if he's married for long enough. When it comes to marriage, DontTryThisAtHome. ** Probably TruthInTelevsion. Unless he's a blatant HeManWomanHater with an extra helping of StayInTheKitchen, he's going to be henpecked sooner or later. * This troper has kind of a variant on it, in that he's not married in real life but incorporates this trope into a lot of his fanfiction, mostly because he thinks it's funny. He also likes to tease male friends of his about somethig being "another one of those 'Yes Dear' moments" when their girlfriends are involved. * This Troper isn't married yet, but has become [[GenreSavvy Perceptive enough]] that he recognizes this will likely be his fate in the future. His fiancee, unfortunatly, is even more so than him, such that the 'Yes Dear' has become a reflexive response. * This troper has been married for 16 years and has three daughters. He has come to realize and accept that women rule this country. It's allright, actually. *** Not to me , it isn't. toi me, Theis trope is a bit of a [[Double Standard]]. Just my opinion. * It's no so much a matter of henpecking, but of happiness. As it has been said, "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." I can be grumpy and she can hide behind a book. If she's pissed (which in the British sense is a good thing), I'd better pay attention or I'll pay for it (or miss out, as the case may be). Thus, she often gets her way because that's what'll make her happy, which allows me to be bappy * This troper's grandfather. He used to be married to a woman, who was a [[{{Tsundere}} DereDere]]. Then she had a nasty stroke/aneurysm combo...and ItGotWorse. She transformed from DereDere to TsunTsun, and she constantly screams at him. He either does what he can to make her happy (but it's never enough), or leaves the house to get away from her. * This troper is a brazen, opinionated, whiny, free spirited woman

with an Amazonian build. Her husband is a plain-looking and overweight compliant guy with a serving attitude. Yet this couple ''averts'' this trope. She is his submissive love muffin and proud of it, viewing him as the wisest and kindest husband anyone can have, whereas he is her protector and unofficial (behavioral!) therapist. ** Of note is that much of this comes from this troper doing her damndest to avoid being like her mother who henpecked her father away. This troper hated the relationship her parents had and knew she could never have anything like that for herself. * My mom's boyfriend. When she's having a ''mood,'' he suddenly loses the ability to do anything right. His usual response is to calmly drop what he's doing (or trying to do) without another word, pick up his fishing pole, walk out the door, and come back in a few hours when she's better. * This tropette's boyfriend can kind of be like this, to me (minus the husband bit). Except, apperently, he likes being dominated and bossed around and borderline submissive. * A positive example between my brother and his soon-to-be wife. My brother is a former drug addict and alcoholic. Even ''he'' admits that her nagging is what keeping him from relapse. It's part of why he loves her so much. * Unfortunately subverted with my parents. My mom henpecks my dad not because she wants to, but because he is sort of a JerkAss who won't do what he's supposed to, and actually wants to be a submissive wife. (Her parents had the old-fashioned dominant husband and StayInTheKitchen wife relationship.) ---Go back to HenpeckedHusband, because your wife said so. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

Henway * @/{{Nlpnt}}: On another message board I frequent, there's a RunningGag centered around "Henway" being a make of car, usually an antique with 1927 being for some reason a particularly memorable year ("What's a '27 Henway?") * This editor who really needs to make a profile for himself, fell headfirst into one of these at summer camp. I was looking over the item list at the snack shop, and noticed and oddly named item penciled-in. I made a long attempt at getting actual information about the non-existent item, all while trying not to trigger the joke. Finally, I bit the bullet and took the bait. ** Me: "Fine. What is up-dog?" ** Both clerks(in unison): "Not much!" *Big grins on their faces* * This troper is surprised nobody has mentioned what's under there. ** Beneath what place do you mean? ** Under''what'' would be simpler. *pokes previous post* ** Barenaked Ladies are presumptuous. * [[@/{{Indefatigable}} This troper]] once dressed up in sparkles and fake fur and face paint and a tail and ears and antennae for

Hallowe'en, and proclaimed herself to be a Go-non. --> '''Other partygoers:''' What are you? --> '''This troper:''' I'm a Go-non! --> '''Other partygoers:''' What's a Go-non? --> '''This troper:''' Not much. What's a-goin' on with you? * With reference to one of the examples on {{Henway}}: --> '''Roommate:''' What's a Grecian urn? --> '''This troper:''' It's calculated according to a Grecian formula. ** Similarly, [[@/LooneyToons I]] was able to spring this on my wife during a shopping trip to a big-box home improvement store. Upon passing an actual urn-shaped planter in the garden section, I said (quite innocently), "Hey, look, it's a Grecian urn." My wife, who was distracted, asked without turning around, "What's a Grecian urn?" Realizing I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to actually use the gag, I faithfully delivered the punchline, causing another nearby customer to burst out laughing. (And my wife to kick me, but that's another trope entirely.) * This troper narrowly escaped falling for this one when a friend of his asked him (repeatedly), "Did you get the dickfor?" Eventually, after giving deliberately obtuse replies, his friend gave up, and started pestering another friend. It ended like this. --> '''Friend:''' So did you get the dickfor? --> '''Other friend:''' What are you talking about? --> '''Friend:''' Did you get the dickfor? --> '''Other friend:''' Dude, what is the f&@#ing dickfor? -->[[HilarityEnsues Hilarity quickly ensued.]] * This troper has tried pulling it on her younger siblings. They just get confused. * [[@/{{Tinweasel}} This troper]] got an interesting variant when some very bored watchstanders decided to crank call him during the late late watch (which he was also standing). It went something like this... --> '''Phone Talker''': Mark status of the cockway. --> '''Me''' (tired and not hearing clearly): Say again. --> '''Phone Talker''': Mark status of the cockway. --> '''Me''' (tired, recognizing the {{Henway}} joke form, and processing it as "male chicken" instead of "male naughty bits"): About ten pounds. --> '''Phone Talker''': Dude, I am afraid of your junk now. * What's a hospice? [[spoiler: About 2 gallons. *shot*]] * A friend of this troper's family once famously pulled one of these on his grade-school substitute teacher by adding the name "Dick Hertz" to the attendance sheet before she came in. --> '''Unsuspecting Sub:''' Who's Dick Hertz? --> '''Family Friend:''' Not mine! --> [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensued.]] * One time, [[CaptHayfever yon troper]] was carrying several crates of jewel cases, which were quite obviously CD jewel cases, down a dorm hallway. A friend came out of his room about (30 feet away) & asked what I was carrying. I answered without skipping a beat: --> '''Friend:''' What's all that? --> '''Me:''' [[AllThat A sketch comedy that ran on Nickelodeon from

1995-2006.]] * This Troper, when asked "what's up", is not averse to pointing at the ceiling and saying "that way. ** This troper does that all the time. Either that or I answer "The opposite of down". Drives everyone I know crazy. Which is why I do it. ** This Troper answered the question with [[GrammerNazi "A preposition"]] or [[LiteralGenie "A Vector"]]. It has gotten many points for originality and is now a RunningGag with his friends to answer the question with the most literal non-directional committed definition possible. ** Tropers/{{Zadia}} usually answers, "The sky. What's down?" * Pretty much any area of the law has a but-for test for establishing causation, which kept me mildly amused throughout my law degree. Unfortunately nobody else seemed to notice. * [[@/{{Tibieryo}} My brother]] is a dick with this. My personal favourite he pulled on me: --> '''Brother:''' So I figured out what's on fire. --> '''Me:''' Oh yeah? --> '''Brother:''' ''points at his shoes'' --> '''Me:''' Your shoes are on fire? --> '''Brother:''' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXO1w5pAdyc Because I'm filled with desire]]. --> '''Me:''' [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]] * This Troper once became the victim of this joke while innocently attempting to learn what a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarong sarong]] is. ** Nothing, I'm fine. * This Troper, who works in a bookstore, was helping a customer find Hemingway. I muttered "Hemingway, Hemingway...How much does a Hemingway?" I appologized for the IncrediblyLamePun. ---Get a set of scales, go back and find out what's a {{Henway}}. * [[CompletelyMissingThePoint But... hens have]] ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint feathers]]''... ----

HePannedItNowHeSucks * I used to go on Gamespot everyday to see the reviews they wrote, but I stopped reading it and moved to IGN after they wrote a unfairly rated review of SonicTheHedgehog4. It's an AWESOME game, but I was so horribly pissed at Gamespot for rating it so unfairly. In case you are wondering, Gamespot gave it a [[EightPointEight 6.5.]] IGN gave a 8.0. * I suffered this in high school after being one of the few outwardly spoken "haters" of a certain vampire "romance". Thankfully, not EVERYONE thought I sucked. ** Ha! I see what you did there. Even if you yourself didn't! * [[{{A-l-e-x-99}} I]] [[http://alex-8899.livejournal.com/24334.html just criticized a Super Mario World 1]] hack on SMWCentral and the next commenter [[InvokedTrope invoked this trope]] in his review. [[http://www.smwcentral.net/?p=thread&id=34621 However, I was]] GenreSavvy enough to TakeItToTheForums. Tune in tomorrow to see how

this all turns out... * The one [[TheNostalgiaCritic Nostalgia Critic]] review I didn't like much was SpaceJam, since the movie was one of my favorites in childhood. I wasn't too fussed about it,I just thought it wasn't up to standard, but a friend I saw it with became absolutely militant, formed a sort of one-man Hatedom, and started hating every aspect of ThatGuyWithTheGlasses. Later on I showed him the BatmanAndRobin review, though, and he became a fan again (although he '''really''' doesn't like to be reminded of the SpaceJam review). ** I have yet to watch the SpaceJam review for exactly this reason, and I fear the day when this trope gets in the way of my love for FilmBrain. ** For me, this trope looked like it was going to be played straight when I found out [[{{Hook}} Hook]] was on the list, and I thought "Oh no, not one of my childhood favourites!" And then it ended up being subverted when the Nostalgia Critic admitted it was an otherwise good movie he personally liked that just happened to have its share of plotholes (which I agreed with, and somehow found the review funnier because of how said plotholes were pointed out). *** Same troper from before; I still enjoy [[TheNostalgiaChick the Nostalgia Chick's videos]], but the one video that kind of leaves me a bit uneasy? [[BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas The Enchanted Christmas]] review. I mean, I'm not defending it or anything; it is far from a perfect sequel/interquel, and yes it does have its share of plot holes and [[CharacterDerailment odd character choices,]] but, well, it's to me what [[ErnestSavesChristmas Ernest Saves Christmas]] is to the Nostalgia Critic: [[GuiltyPleasure A kind of dumb movie...that I watch every year, or at least ''sometimes'' every year]] (though that tradition has been passed on to "Elf"). And it has Tim Curry. Sure, she's entitled to her opinion (I kind of liked [[TheLittleMermaid The Little Mermaid]] as a simple fairytale, even if she didn't feel the same way)...but even I think it's a little extreme to say it's worse than seven Holocausts. ** I really liked SpaceJam as a kid, and although I agreed with TheNostalgiaCritic's points on it, I still like it. And I still am a huge fan of [=NC=]. I tend to take the view that with any work of fiction (heck, with any definitive view of reality) someone will always be able to find plot points, ideals, or events that don't make sense to them or just really annoy them (or anger them). Sometimes there is a consensus where a lot of people agree about these points. Sometimes there is dissent. In the end all reality, like all art, is subjective. That doesn't mean you can't pick apart and rant about things you hate, but you have to understand that there will always be someone out there who will find meaning in something you don't like or can't find meaning in, and I think that's something all good critics understand. In the end you can hate or love something with an absolute intensity, but you cannot hate or dislike someone for disagreeing with your position. For example, this entry is a subjective opinion which may or may not be agreed or disagreed with on the basis of the observer's understanding of reality. Now I shall finish this philosophical rant with this question *ahem*: if all analysis is subjective, and all understanding of reality is dependent on a

subjective perspective, how does gravity work? Thankyou and goodnight! * [[{{Tropers/Ripheus}} My]] only experience (thus far) with TheSpoonyExperiment was his review of FinalFantasyX, which is my favorite game. I tried to be reasonable, and I'm not angry or offended that he doesn't like it, but for some reason, I can't enjoy any of Spoony's videos as a result of it. I'm fully aware of how stupid and thin skinned it is to behave this way, but I just can't bring myself to watch any of his other reviews. ** What really pissed me off was when he said [[FanHater everyone who liked the game]] [[DethroningMomentOfSuck should be killed with a boxcutter.]] ** I hate FinalFantasyX, so I enjoyed Spoony tearing it a new one. However, his FinalFantasyIX "review" near the begining left a bad taste in my mouth, for he makes it clear he never played the game for more than 2 hours. On he doesn't pretend he gave it a chance. So in a sense, it proves he's honest but it didn't help FinalFantasyIX happens to be one of my favorite in the series. ** This troper didn't like ''FinalFantasyX'' that much either, but saying everyone who liked it should be killed with a boxcutter, as well as taking the laughing scene out of context to show how bad voice acting the game had killed the last ''thread'' of integrity he had. He's ''obviously'' driving a BiasSteamroller. Really? There are ''plenty'' of scenes where Tidus sounds ''really'' whiny. You could have used ''any'' one of those to make your point about bad voice acting, (Which isn't even ''that bad''; considering that Tidus's voice actor did a ''very'' good job of making him sound like a whiny spoiled brat) you pick the scene where they're ''intentionally'' trying to sound fake and over-the-top? Really? I didn't like the game any more than you did, but even ''I'' at least know that it usually helps to ''[[ReadTheFreakingManual read the freaking subtitles right there on the screen]]'' or even look at what everyone else was doing in that scene. (Wakka: "We thought you had gone crazy!") I even saw it in Japanese and wow, what a surprise - it's just as over the top and dramatic because, again, ''that's the point of the laughing scene''. Really, if a ''non-fan'' of FinalFantasyX is pointing this out...in my book, [[DethroningMomentOfSuck that's really really terrible]]. * Not that I would ever hate him for it (and I honestly feel quite pathetic for even thinking this), but I can't watch ToddInTheShadows's reviews of LadyGaga's videos for this reason. ** Yeah, I don't like those videos for the same reason- I still watch them, but I don't like them as much. Another story is when I tried showing his review of 'Eenie Meanie' to a friend who was a Justin Bieber fan- she wasn't too amused. * This troper absolutely hated Cache and stated why he didn't like it (with good reasons too) on an internet forum. As expected, he got flamed. BADLY. By Haneke's sheep fanbase. ** Same thing happened to the same troper when he explained why he hated TheHurtLocker. * So [[{{Tropers/Fofa}} I]] [[http://fofa.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2jvlws posted a rant]] on Paul from the {{Pokemon}} anime, expecting flames from his MisaimedFandom, only for the posted comments to actually agree with me that Paul is

{{Jerkass}} KarmaHoudini [[BreakTheHaughty who needs to be taken down several pegs]]. * My boyfriend loves TheNostalgiaCritic but goes into a flying nerd rage when the review of Pokemon: The First Movie is mentioned. Another friend of mine (a huge fan of the NC) hated him for a few days after seeing the Cloverfield review. * I only recently discovered TheCinemaSnob, and quickly became a fan within the course of a day. Unfortunately, on the very day I found him and became addicted to his videos, I decided to browse through the comments of his ''{{Film/Antichrist}}'' review and saw him mention in a response to one of the comments that he hates ''BeingJohnMalkovich''. Considering how much I love that movie, I just couldn't look at him with quite enough admiration after that. * Richard Roeper for me. He panned ''[[TheLordoftheRings The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Yeah, I quit watching him and RogerEbert altogether after that. * For me, TheAngryVideoGameNerd, back when he was called the Angry Nintendo Nerd, had a reviewing style that I didn't enjoy as much as many fans. Even when he started developing his character into something I didn't mind watching, there was always one review that never sat right with me and tarnished my opinion of him: ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. It's not that I liked the game (is it possible to do so?), but rather that his review took two of my least favorite CausticCritic traits and turned them into the entire review: RefugeInVulgarity and DidNotDoTheResearch. (Bad design aside, it shouldn't take long to realize that the point of playing Jekyll is to avoid the obstacles rather than try to attack them, and the meaning of the lightning is AllThereInTheManual.) However, he's come a long way in six years, and now that he's done a re-review of the game that displays considerably more wit and knowledge while forgoing TakeOurWordForIt, perhaps I can put his past behind me and finally become a true fan. ** For me, I think it was kinda like that with his ''{{Castlevania}}'' review. Yeah he did a good job with the early ones, and it's pretty obvious he's got a huge bias...and i'm not really a Castlevania fan at all but would it ''kill'' you to do a bit of research with the games, or at least admit it was a slip of the tongue or typo if you meant something else? He admits he does have a bias, at least. * [[http://spiderbraids.livejournal.com/4672.html This post]]. * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Kk1eub2v0 The True Death of Hinata]] by Fioriparty74. I'm sorry, but as both a Hinata and NaruHina fan, this video pisses me off. It's one thing to not like a character and it's [[FanPreferedPairing pairing]], but when you [[DethroningMomentOfSuck outright]] [[FanHater insult the people who actually do like it]], then I give you two middle fingers up. And the worst part? People actually like this video. [[TheSpoonyExperiment Ladies and gentlemen, I implore you... Find those people and kill them. They're, like, voters. KILL THEM ALL!]] * Subverted with this troper. I am tremedously happy with Britney Spears and her progress since her break down. Other fans on the other hand hate me and call me delusional for actually liking what she does, (she liked it now she sucks) understanding her issues and generally

being happy with her progress and her work ethic ever since she decided to make a "Comeback". Makes No Sense To Me. * I have a problem with this trope. Every time I hear someone say they don't like a game or movie or show that I do, I instantly start to move myself away from it. I'm slowly trying to get away from this. My roommate snarks at my JRPG's such as FinalFantasy, AteilerIris, or ShinMegamiTensei, so I've gone away from those a great deal. But I've started to play them more and more, keeping in mind that he plays FPS's and RTS's and not much in the way of RPG's. * When I saw ''TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', as I was leaving, I overheard someone complaining not about puppet sex or AIDS jokes or blatant jingoistic propaganda, but [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking that they made fun of RENT]]. * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} This troper]], though she has this reaction to other people at times (I was annoyed by TheNostalgiaCritic reviews of SpaceJam and IndependenceDay, as well as the above-mentioned TeamAmericaWorldPolice {{Rent}] parody [though I think Team America is a horrible movie anyway, so that doesn't bother me as much]), also gets this herself at times. One example that comes to mind is that I'm a member of an anti- FamilyGuy page on Facebook. I cannot tell you how much FG FanDumb we have who come there a couple of times a day to say some variation of: "OMG! You guys have no sense of humor! FamilyGuy is awesome! How dare you say it sucks!" * I used to go to this site called MovieRetriever, until the review blog there gave TheSocialNetwork 3 stars out of 4. It felt like he published the review without thinking about it first, since the movie's brillance doesn't kick in once you think about it. The guy seems like he misses the point about the film, and he gave The King's Speech 4 stars, without any real justification. It's more a 3 1/2 star movies, the point is that TSN was a amazing movie, and he seemed like a dumbass who couldn't wrap his head around it. ** [[EightPointEight That's a different trope.]] * This troper cut ties with someone he once met, and later "erased" him from his mind, [[DisContinuity denying on knowing that person when it was brought in a conversation]]. The cause was that he and the guy were diverging more and more each day, the last straw being that the guy hated what the troper liked, and vice versa (specially in music). For a straighter example, while his best friend was in full [[TheLordOfTheRings Ringnut]] mode, he said he'd never read papers and magazines which gave low grades to ''Return of the King''. * [[NukeTheFridge Nuke The Fridge]] now seems to have nuked the fridge itself, because the last time I went there, Louis Love put both [[ToyStory3 Toy Story 3]] and [[ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World]] on his Worst Films of 2010 list. What the hell was this bonzo even thinking when he put those two well recived films on there. Did he even suspected that it wouldn't cause an backslash? * This troper sees it happen with ''KingdomHearts'', ''{{Halo}}'', Anything published by Nintendo, EAGames, Activision, or SquareEnix, ''CallOfDuty'' and ''FinalFantasy'' on a regular basis, except there are some actual justifiable reasons for saying they suck as reviewers. In all the threads I've seen, a good 50-60% of the criticisms were either heavily biased or were about the fanbase itself as if the

fanbase affected the quality of the work when ''you are not forced to interact with them'' (PROTIP: If you think a work is destroyed because of fanfiction, it is not ''their'' fault - it's '''''yours'''''.) 3040% were highly subjective opinions, blanket statements like "Gay", accusing them of ripping off tropes they actually ''invented'' if not ''popularized'', destructive criticisms, and only about 20% ''actually'' being constructive criticisms. It's also why I don't read "professional" reviews anymore, either - then again though; many of them are deluded by the "Yahtzee and the AngryVideoGameNerd AccentuateTheNegative - why can't ''I'' do it, too?" school of thought and, as a result, don't even ''bother'' to even ''act'' like they're being constructive and refuse to say anything positive about the game. That is...''if'' they aren't driving a BiasSteamroller that obviously affects the review. Suffice to say, if you tried this behaviour while criticising a writer, it's a ''very'' good way to have every word that comes out of your mouth ignored/discredited and to lose someone asking you for advice. * I got this online after I didn't think ''TheFighter'' was that great (it was okay but the trailers were misleading and most of the characters weren't very likable and often acted poorly). I soon got a lot of flame bait from people who acted like it was the greatest boxing movie ever made (not helping was that two of the commenters were Massholes who worshiped the very ground the actual subjects walked on and love every single film featuring a Southie stereotype) and told me that I didn't see the same movie they saw (slightly true, since the trailers promised a ''{{Rocky}}'' / ''TheWrestler''-type of film and instead I got a nice guy constantly getting cornered by his {{Jerkass}} family). Not helping was the award wins on the film (especially for Melissa Leo, whose performance I found awful and could have been easily cut from the film). Maybe I could have escaped this had I known in advance the trailers were wrong and it was actually about a guy constantly getting cornered by assholes. * [[Tropers/DrZulu2010 This troper]] watched the IrateGamer sometimes (Shut up, I've got my reasons) and while he reviews some critically acclaimed games (I thought of him to be a cheap, yet harmless (before I knew of the bastard behind the man) AVGN knock-off) the one review who makes me hate that douchenozzle wasn't ZombiesAteMyNeighbors or SuperMarioBros2 but SNES' {{Disney/Aladdin}}. Because I like the game (as well as the movie) and can see more clearly the mistakes he made (like that easy-to-find gem who required the cloth) and find that most of the flaws of the game was big nitpicks from his part. After this, I became an official momber of the hatedom [[http://irategamersucks.blogspot.com/ who read this blog every week to see what's new know about the Boring Man.]] ** This troper thought the IrateGamer deserved the trope because it's obvious in his Super Mario Bros 2 review he ''slowed down the footage'' to make it look like the heart took longer than it actually did. * [[Tropers/TromboneChild This troper]] learned to start doubting TheNostalgiaCritic when he panned ''SpaceJam''. It's a fun GuiltyPleasure that I loved as a kid--[[TheDarkKnight why so serious, Critic]]? But really, I was so annoyed that I stopped watching the

review some 5-10 minutes in. * @/FarseerLolotea is currently watching (from a safe distance, with some [[PassThePopcorn popcorn]]) a certain segment of the video gamer population tear into TheCynicalBrit for dismissing ''{{Rift}}'' as a bad WoW clone. * Dean M of Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page lost a lot of respect from me after [[http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=8701 his review]] of ''[[{{Film/X-Men}} X-Men: The Last Stand]]''. It wouldn't have been so bad if he'd stuck to the film's actual problems, but instead his review revolved around his hatred of Bob and Suzanne Wright and the Autism Speaks Foundation, specifically, their belief that autism is a disease that needs to be cured. Because of the parallels he saw with the mutant cure, most of the review was a vitriolic attack on Brett Ratner for depicting Magneto's group as the villains, and for entertaining the notion that any mutant would actually want to be rid of their gifts. In other words, he was basically offended by the fact that the cure was potraryed as something other than unambiguously evil. While I can agree with Dean on a lot of his positive reviews and I can side with him to some extent against Autism Speaks, the fact that he'd rather [[RootingForTheEmpire root for the people]] whose goal was to [[MoralEventHorizon murder an innocent preteen mutant among others]] is more than a little disturbing. * I'm in a love-hate relation with our [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck Dethroning Moment Of Suck]], since people in there insult my favourite FamilyGuy, TheSimpsons and SpongebobSquarepants episodes. * [[{{Tropers/legoking831}} This troper]] once made a YouTube review bashing ''LegoRacers 2'', which is an '''extremely''' ContestedSequel. I had several who agreed with me, but the amount of hate comments I got was overwhelming. * Inverted: mention or praise WoW Classic on the official Blizzard forums (which has scored higher than any WoW expansion; 9.5 on Gamespot) and people will berate you. ---I can't believe you gave [[HePannedItNowHeSucks the main article]] a 1 out of 10!!! What the FUCK is wrong with you!?! <<|TroperTales|>>

HermansHead * I went to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. One of my instructors in TV writing, D.B. Gilles, was a staff writer on Herman's Head, and he was pretty psyched that I watched, remembered and liked the show. He also confided in me that the show was only three episode away from reaching 75 episodes -- the threshold at the time to qualify for syndication -- and he had missed out on residual checks. He's got a right to be bitter, damnit! <<|TroperTales|>>

HeroesWantRedHeads * This Troper nearly cried when he read that only 1 to 2 % of the human population has red hair. I guess I'm the protagonist of my own life, making me the hero, and I LOVE REDHEADS. ** Is it cheating if your hair's dyed? * personally I love red heads, I think I have just the right calm to their storm, the right wind for their fire, the personality that wouldn't go insane from their proximity. to me red heads are a goal! and 1 to 2 percent of the population is still more than enough fish in the seas there's gotta be one for me! * This Troper usually isn't that enamored with particular type of hair colour on women but still maintains that the most beautiful girl he has ever met was a read head. I think that she liked me too but am still not 100% sure... * One of the many, many [[AuthorAppeal joys to storywriting]]...along with {{woobie}}s.

HeroicAlbino * Maybe not heroic, but my two albino neighbors, (brother and sister, currently 10 and 8, respectively) are two of the nicest people I've ever met. * This albino troper doesn't consider herself heroic, but has somehow ended up in the right place at the right time to prevent four different suicides. (Weird luck seems to follow her around.) ** Make it five, now... *** Ummm... you definitely fit the trope... in fact, that's a pretty neat story there... care to tell more? *** Dude. ''I'' consider you heroic, that's for sure. *Pins medal on you* *** Five suicides? I would say you have some kind of gift. Maybe you are an angel sent to Earth to save those who have lost their way. *** I agree! [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome You're are officially awesome as a result.]] **** We need a trophy for this person up in this [[PrecisionFStrike bitch.]] *** Saving one person's life qualifies you for [[BuffySpeak herodom]]. Five people? That deserves a medal. And a statue. [[MyNewGiftIsLame And a cookie]]. * This troper is putting one as a main character, and is trying to find more information on the lives of those with albinism. ** Uhh...Did I edit this page and forget about it? *** This troper joins the club. She also secretly thinks albinos are kind of pretty, which feels somehow disrespectful. ._. *** Me, too - I find them very beautiful. I wonder, though, what someone who has likely been [[KidsAreCruel persecuted for an unconventional appearance]] would think of it. I think of it as no different from liking, say, [[HeroesWantRedheads redheads]], myself, but wonder if an actual albino would feel fetishized or objectified or

something. *** This albino Troper simply finds it rather flattering! *** This Troper is also writing a story with a HeroicAlbino. *** How many people are writing stories about [[HeroicAlbino heroic albinos]]?! I am too! *** There's a HeroicAlbino character in one of my stories, too! ...Well, he's not exactly [[LawfulNeutral ''heroic'']], but being almost the only genuinely kind, reasonable person in a pretty crappy world has to count for something. * This troper will have one as a bug type Elite 5 member(not a mistype) in his unwritten Pokemon fanfiction. ---[[ThePrincessBride Fezzik]], where did we put that wheelbarrow the HeroicAlbino had? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HeroicBSOD Every so often, someone... ... * This troper BSODs at least twice a year- Father's Day and December the 1st. This is because he hasn't seen his dad since he was 13, while before then he and his dad were inseperable- this troper no longer knows whether or not his dad is even alive, nor do any of the old man's family. I shall not talk about it any more for risk of BSODing again. * This troper had one at a very young age when her year was taken to the music room and told that one girl wasn't there today because yesterday her mum had died of an unknown heart condition. This woman was one of the kindest people I've ever met to this day and was so nice to me and everyone she met. Cue staring in silent horror while all the other girls cry. * I have never gone a year since I started high school that someone did not die. That was eight years ago. Last year it was my Mother. This year...it was my friend who died in the Tohoku Earthquake and resulting tsunami...and my Father who killed himself. I have no living family now. Whatever wanted me to suffer greatly succeeded. I blue screen harder ever year now and through spending most of the year in mourning the yearly loss. And yet somehow through all this death and misery I have gone through, I will still live. And I will live to live until my time to cross the veil arrives. And not a moment sooner. Whatever fells you fellow troper, believe when I say this: Time heals if you give it the chance. You are changed by what you have gone through. Bare the scars on your soul and continue on. And may you never know intimately the horror that I have felt these last eight years, one loss after the other, that has left me with barely a grasp of reality. * This troper proceeded to have this after being told bad news. It

took her a good few minutes before finally snapping out of it and proceeding to cry. * My house was broken into and my late mother's jewelry - the ones I had admired and played with and were an integral part of my relationship with my mother - were stolen. Brain shut down in 3...2...1... * This troper has, unfortunately, had several. ** During the entirety of her year of Tenth Grade, I had to, outside of school, be a caretaker for my grandparents nearly 24/7. This happening was all rather suddenly following medical complications. The sheer stress involved , in addition to giving me stomach issues I still have five years later, caused a mini-psychotic break. I basically shut down and blacked out for an hour. In class. I don't remember anything about this at all. ** I had an inevitable one during my first (and currently, only) year of college. I had started college, only being 17 at the time. I was swamped and too immature to handle the stress. After finding out I had failed every single one of my classes I shut down for a good day and a half. ** The year following that, I found out my Mother had breast cancer. I had one when she was in surgery to get the lump removed and became a gibbering mess in the Hospital cafeteria. * This troper had a Heroic BSoD during a trip to a Dave and Buster's in Maryland. It was over discovering that the awesome Galaxian 3 arcade cabinet there had been converted to a crappy game called Air Raid. HOW DARE THEY!!! I eventually went to a nearby DonkeyKong cabinet and took out my anger on Mario/Jumpman by killing him repeatedly. If you think I was being melodramatic...well, you know what, just look up Galaxian 3. It was [[UnderStatement pretty advanced for an arcade cabinet, even for its time.]] * [[Tropers/CabbitGirlEmi This tropette]] gets these every once in a while nowadays. Just for posting certain comments on the internet. [[IJustWantToBeSpecial I wish people understood me!]] * This troper is pretty much in the middle of one since his girlfriend of 3 years [[OutOfCharacterMoment cheated on him]] two weeks ago and told him the next time they met face-to-face. She regrets what she did, and he thinks they might be alright so long as this was just a singular stupid mistake, but his dumb brain can't help but dwell on the fact that she could do it again. Couple this with the fact that they work in [[ParanoiaFuel separate towns during the week]], and you have a man so unable to function normally that his only option is to sleep as much as possible in order to get to next weekend when he can see her again. This feels worse than the worst flu I've ever had. ** Edit: [[IGotBetter I got better]]. Still a little paranoid, but things seem to be looking up. ** Edit 2: Broke up with her this weekend because we both need time apart to gain some perspective and be independent people. It'll give her a chance to realize how awesome I am. Cue second Heroic BSOD over the prospect of me having to date again for 6 months when I really don't want to have to deal with other women. ** Edit 3: [[IGotBetter I got better again]]. Talked to a good friend who helped me a lot. Also talked with the gf and the breakup is

[[BreakUpToMakeUp having the desired effect]]. I also feel better because I went on a sort-of-date last night with this [[BuxomIsBetter nice girl]]. * There isn't really much middle ground between "let's deal with this" trouble (walking in on drunken landlord attempting to kill himself, his crazy and also drunk wife, and their dog by carbon monoxide poisoning...or perhaps just trying to burn the house down) and "complete meltdown hysterical sobbing" trouble (BIG trouble, the kind you don't want to talk about) for this troper...so she was shocked one day when she came home from the beach, checked the mailbox, and turned into the driveway, facing the house next door...and discovered the neighbour's beautiful tree had been cut down while she was gone. She just stood there, holding the junk mail, mouth open; she'd never felt that weird blank-minded numbness before. She unfroze a minute or so later, but it took seeing the reaction of the neighbours when they came home from their fishing trip and really went BSOD, before going berserk, to make it go away; it turned out that the tree-cutting was the idea of their landlord, not them, which somehow made it better. To make matters worse, this troper had to deal with an upside-down goldfish a few days later, causing the same kind of reaction...except this time it lasted most of the day. She had to ask her father to dispose of the fish. She sort of wishes she was still young enough to start sobbing over a cut-down tree or a dead fish, since it's much better than this. * This troper was leading a simple improv game today. He'd swap with the Junior manager to give topics. The Junior manager, without thinking, blurted out, "Arizona's Immigration Law". He turned to her and started cutting his throat with his hand, mouthing, "CHANGE IT! CHANGE IT!" Unfortunately, one of the people on-stage decided to run with it. After the change was made to running shoes as the topic, the entire team was treated to a scene where the first line was, "Welcome to Arizona, where we discriminate against you because you're not white!" Troper here pulls off glasses and puts his face in his lap, thinking, "Fuuuuuuuuuu-" Then he noticed the second problem: EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING AT A POORLY-INFORMED POLITICAL VIEW. BSOD occurs, with 15 minutes of practice left. He was able to control the shut-downentirely bit, instead going from loud-and-energetic to quiet-andreserved in speech and manner. * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]] went into a massive BSOD after [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel.FullmetalAlchemist episode]] [[TearJerker.FullmetalAlchemist 7]] of [[Anime.FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)]] to the point where she almost dropped the series altogether. My thoughts were basically reduced to "No... why?" and "[[CompleteMonster Shou Tucker]], {{You Bastard}}!" as I'd actually grown quite fond of [[CheerfulChild Nina]]. She reminded me of myself when I was around her age, and to see her be turned into a chimera by her own father only to die a horrible death at the hands of Scar was just... it just crushed me. If the [[TheStoic stoic]] image that I'd been forcing myself to keep up at my local Scout group hadn't effectively killed the darkest of my emotions, [[TearJerker Ed wouldn't have been the only one crying...]] [-yes, it was that bad...]

** Have now gone into another one after [[WHAMEpisode episode]] [[KilledOffForReal 6]] of {{Black Cat}}. Line of thought was reduced to "[[TearJerker Saya... no...]]" and "[[TranquilFury I hate you, Creed... I hate you SO MUCH right now...]]". [[strike:Probably won't be able to watch any more of the series for a while.]] Scratch that. Am now up to episode 12. [-Creed Diskenth, I hope to God you get what you deserve for this.-] [--Why did it have to be Saya...? The one who reminded me so much of myself... dead... that--] ''[--bastard--]''[-...--] *** Am now tempted to drop [[DotHackSign .hack//SIGN]] altogether due to Tsukasa's utter [[WhatAnIdiot STUPIDITY]]. My thoughts? At the time, reduced to [[spoiler:"[[WhatAnIdiot WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO TRY TO FIGHT THEM, YO]]]] * This tropers grandfather died. He stayed completely composed and stoic when hearing the news. He then went up to his room and had a BSOD of epic proportions. * [[Tropers/{{Kankurette}} This troper]] had one, along with my mother and brother, when we returned from a trip to see my father for the last time, and got a call from my auntie saying that he had died. We all just clung to each other and cried for ages. * This troper had one when he looked at his Geography guide for the semestral exam: 70 questions with full explanations. Then had another one when he received the final guide: 50 questions. I thought "this has got to be a fucking joke". In the same way, everyone will get one of these when they get to highschool. * This troper is coming out of a seven-year BSOD, due to a long string of traumatic events and circumstances under which she had to suppress her emotions to survive the situation and people around her. She figures she's stronger for having gone through it. * [[@/SoWeAteThem I]] pretty much broke after confessing to several relatives something that would have, with enough evidence, gotten the perpetrator (not me) jailed for sizeable portions of their life... years after the fact. * This troper used to cry like hell whenever something bad happened. Then she got mentally ill for several years, and has never quite recovered. She nows does not respond in any emotional way even if ''close friends get cancer''. She feels ''nothing''.

HeroicDog * This troper was walking home the other night after dinner at [=McDonald's=], and going down the sidewalk a very angry-looking wolfdog hybrid, probably feral, kind of popped into view and started growling at him, and wouldn't back down. I was looking for a stick to try to push past it or beat it off with, and a huge German Shepherd that I didn't know suddenly ran up to my side and started a growling and barking contest with the hybrid. After about a minute or two of this, the feral backed away and slinked off into the night. The Shepherd stayed rigid for a bit more, then looked at me with his mouth open and licked my hand. Of course, I petted and hugged him a bit before going home; he followed me to my condo, but sadly I couldn't take him in (my condo is way too small) and I wasn't going to

encourage him to stay by feeding him, even if he deserved every treat I could find. ** AWWW! That's a sweet story (and a little sad since you couldn't take him in). Read the books "Dog Miracles" and "Puppy Miracles" for a wonderful collection of heroic dog stories. * This troper knows a woman who breeds German Shepherds. She told a story of when she bred one of her males to another person's female and put the two dogs in a pen to "do their thing", IfYouKnowWhatIMean. As she was leaving the pen, she accidentally stepped on a squeaky toy, which apparently upset the female, as she lunged at the breeder's face. The male, however, did a body-check on the female, knocking her to the ground before she could bite his owner and then standing between them while the woman left the pen. Once his owner was safe, he then started acting [[AllMenArePerverts the way you'd expect a male dog to when around a female in heat]]. The wisdom of breeding such a reactive female is questionable (I mean, she attacked because someone ''stepped on a squeaky toy''), but the male dog certainly counts. * When I lived in neighborhood where the nearest houses were about an acre or two away, a man owned a group of fairly vicious dogs that killed two of my next door neighbor's dogs. Then one day I'm outside playing while my dog, Sassy, had gone off where I couldn't see her. When another dog walks on to the property, I immediately knew it was one of the vicious dogs. I ran towards the back porch but the door was locked and the dog was now running towards me. Then Sassy ran past me and lunged at the other dog, allowing my mom to see me and get me in the house. Sassy was just fine after the experience and would go on to protect my father when another of this man's dogs tried to attack my dad when it was being walked. Ironically, he tried to sue my dad and get our dog put to sleep but our neighbors banded together to ensure that didn't happen.

HeroicSafeMode * I was {{Hikikomori}} in 8th grade; After returning from hikikomorism starting in 9th grade, once in a while I would shut down my emotions so I could still function. IGotBetter. * In order to survive most negative emotions in my life, I became a [[StepfordSmiler happy girl]] who [[ExtremeDoormat obeys everyone]].

HeroicSelfDeprecation [[{{Tropers/Dwessie}} Dwessie]] does this to the point of driving her friends/family crazy. See? It's so bad that nobody else even posted here because they knew I was going to. -Sigh-

HeroicSociopath * This troper created a character in an rp named Blackjack. Blackjack is a trained assassin and killer who used to be TheMole, but went on to join the good guys because he realized the BigBad was a threat to him. Blackjack was trained by a master assassin who was also a major character in the rp. During TheReveal, Blackjack even stated that he

was the perfect choice to be the assassin's apprentice because he was a sociopath. CharacterDevelopment later reveals that he is one of the most emotional and sympathetic characters in the rp, but his mental state forces him to be unable to show it. ---Come back to HeroicSociopath, or I'll get rid of the rest of them. ----

HesitationEqualsDishonesty * Oddly enough its the reverse for This Troper. If I stutter I'm telling the truth, but since I tend to rehearse lies I don't stutter when I'm actually telling the lie. * I usually don't do Troper Tales that aren't from my own personal experience, but this one is just too good to pass up. Way back before she met my father, my mother was in a bar with a friend when some guy tried to pick her up. When the guy asked her for her name, she hesitated, unsure of whether or not she wanted to give it to him, then decided to do so. The hesitation, combined wit the fact that she has what was a ''very'' common female name at the time, led to the guy believing that she'd given him a fake name and pressing her for her real name--which, of course, she insisted was the name that she had given him (because it ''was''.) After his continued disbelief, she "admitted" that she couldn't tell him her real name because she was a wanted criminal and for all she knew he could be an undercover cop-and suddenly the guy's really interested, and asks what it was she did. Now thinking quickly, she tells him that she was involved in a BonnieAndClyde-type of deal. This finally ends when her friend-perfectly working the angle that her "name" is just an alias--tells her that they need to go, at which point they can finally stop holding back their laughter. ...Yes, my parents are absolutely awesome and I never get tired of hearing stories about their younger days. [[hottip:*:Well, ''most'' of the stories, anyway...but that's not really something to be shared on the internet.]] ** Your parents are awesome. * When I'm accused of things I didn't do, I habitually start laughing a lot and tripping over my words. This leads everyone to believe that I am lying. This is ironic, as I lie all the time and no one catches it, but when I tell the truth suddenly my trousers have alerted the smoke detectors. It also doesn't help that I trip over my words literally all the time. I'll often try to say one thing and another and end up saying a combination of both that has the exact opposite meaning. For example, trying to say "I'm not gay" and "I'm straight" at the same time once lead to "I'm not straight." My recovery was full of stuttering, so naturally everyone figured I was gay from then on. Fortunately, no one really cared past the initial minute of laughter. ---...[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial This isn't the link]] back to HesitationEqualsDishonesty.

HeterosexualLifePartners

You know that person that's always with you no matter what, even though your relationship is strictly platonic? Tell us about them and your wacky adventures together here. ---* This troper's best friend and herself could be mistaken for a couple by the general masses from how much we cling to each other. We're both female, and we're also VitriolicBestBuds. ** Sounds a lot like [[Tropers.ReikoKazama this troper]] and one of her best friends (two years younger than me). Sadly, she's moved to [[strike:Melbourne]] South Australia... but we still talk to each other. We even call each other "sis". That's how close we are. And her mum even thinks of me as part of her family! ** This troper and her best friend are this, calling each other sis, constantly fighting and generally acting like sisters, to the point were we could probably navigate each other's houses blindfolded. * Proof that I, Mr.Cales, can take anything BeyondTheImpossible- I have two HeterosexualLifePartners. One is a heterosexual guy who is my best friend despite his repeated attempts to date my sister. The other one is not only gay, but in a very happy relationship with another one of my friends. I may be the only person on the planet with a HeterosexualLifePartner where one of the partners is gay, but not gay for ''the other partner''. ** Mr. Cales, you are not the only one. I am gay, but I'm not interested in my HLP. At. All. ** Don't forget Messrs Fry and Laurie. Just sayin'. ** Me and my dearest friend certainly qualify. The only reason we're NOT mistaken for gay is because of our dressing and respective ages-We don't cut our hair or wear pants, and she has two grandkids and I'm an atypical tween! Oh: I have several HLPs! and yes, I... [[BuffySpeak am associated with the gayness.]] ** Add this troper and his best friend to the list. We've known each other since the 5th grade, and then I found out I was bisexual in 9th grade, mainly through being attracted to him. After a rather awkward year, we both came to terms with the situation, and have remained close friends for going on 9 years now. ** Right with you Mr. Cales. My HeterosexualLifePartner is gay while I'm not. MistakenForGay has become sort of a Running Gag now, but it gets tiresome after a while. Doesn't help much that people have noticed it's a bit of a [[VitriolicBestBuds parasitic relationship.]] * This troper, a high school senior, has had something of a love triangle going with two HeterosexualLifePartners since grade 9. One of them became really nasty with her after she started getting close to the other as well. Did she mention they are also both very androgynous? * This troper has a tried and tested HLP. We met when we were eleven, and have stuck together ever since, although as we both like women (she's gay, I'm bisexual) we did date-and then decided we preferred being HLPs. Been like that ever since, and I couldn't wish for a better friend. * [[@/TromboneChild This Troper's]] 16-year-old brother and his best friend have been this way since the first grade. They've stuck

together through thick and thin. What makes their friendship all the more touching is that my brother has Asperger's Syndrome (a mild version of autism) and his best friend has ADHD. They still create wacky scenarios with their ''{{Bionicle}}'' action figures and make stop-action films together. They're sort of like [[{{Scrubs}} J. D. and Turk]] meets [[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro and Ando]]. ** I had a [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]] from freshman to junior year of high school, but then she fell into a deep depression, never received treatment, and refused to hang out with me anymore. I've moved on since then, but I haven't found another one yet. * [[{{Arc9}} This troper]] has had one for almost five years, now that most of his other friends [[{{SecretTestOfCharacter}} have been filtered into acquaintances over time]]. His other (remaining) friends are good as well, but not quite as much as the HLP. * This male troper has a female hetero lifemate. * [[{{Quillain}} This troper]] is making her Hetero Life Partner official - she identifies as lesbian but is marrying a hetero man. For life. ** I'm deeply curious abou that. How do you make that work without worries like [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp01152008.shtml this]]? *** It's really more like [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/erika/dar/series.php?view=archive&cha pter=25595 this comic]] (NSFW). ** I'm glad I'm not the only one. Granted, the gent involved is asexual, and knows I'll have girlfriends, but if we don't find anyone else after a few years, we're gonna get hitched. Yay healthcare benefits and tax credits. *** That is epic amounts of awesome. I commend you. * This troper has a friend she has known since kindergarten when we used to pretend to be spies out to kill Mary Kate and Ashley Olson... that was fun. We've done many crazy things since... ** Such as get each other addicted to TV Tropes? I can't be positive, but I'm pretty sure I'm the other half of that HLP duo. * Two of my friends are exactly like this. But I'm just a lonely soul. ** Are you my other personality, by any chance? * [[{{Silverlocke980}} This troper]] has a Hetero Life Partnermultiples, actually. It's a tight-knit fraternity/sorority group, and an outsider would swear we were all in a polyamorous relationship (you can look that last up)... but we're not. We're just Hetero Life Partners. What makes it more amusing is that this troper happens to be a reverend. * This troper and his best friend are like this (and Those Two Guys to other people); it has gone to the point that their classmates are surprised whenever they aren't together. * This troper and her best friend have been like this for 4 years and counting. We've even joked about wanting our kids to get married so we'd be family officially. It's even gotten to the point where our teachers commonly use the other's name when referring to one us because we're always together, despite not being in a single on of each other's classes.

* This Troper and his best friend have been together since early high school, which is over 10 years. We pretty much do everything together, from going to the movies, to going on overseas holidays. We also hold pretty much everything we own in common and would be prepared to do pretty much anything for each other. And yes, we have been MistakenForGay. * This troper's friends play up the fact that they are heterosexual life partners (I mentioned the term to them) cause they have a lot to bond over. Only one of them is actually straight, though (The other is bi) ** That's not [[JChance me]] and my roommate, by any chance, is it? Well, we knew the term from Kevin Smith before we met, but still. I suspect that people seeing us out in the world wonder "Gay, or brothers?" *** No such luck, man. They're girls. And in case you're wondering: Not really that hot-looking. Although I did know two relatively hot ones when I was 12, and I was trying to date one of them. * This troper keeps loose communication with a friend he moved away from, but flies in to see him and other friends. While we don't particularly talk much over IM or phone, the moment we see each other it's straight to doing everything together and just barely crossing the line into HoYay. We both solemnly admit that we'd go gay for each other in a heartbeat if we were all we had (Although this troper makes a point of killing the mood by adding "if he were more attractive" in the same sentence). * This troper's younger brother gained one of these within the first week we moved to the town we've lived in for 12 years now (we've both since graduated school). In fact, he and said friend (who has cerebral palsy and is the coolest kid I've had the pleasure of knowing) are so close that more than a few times they've been accused of being more than friends by our older brothers. However, all evidence points to a case of HLPs. [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HoYay For now]]. * [[{{Randomfanboy}} Personally,]] I believe that these are the best friendships you can ever have. Incidentally, I've had this with three different guys. The first moved across the country for reasons unrelated to me, the second seems to be slightly creeped out and is shifting away from full-on HetrosexualLifePartner, and the third is an utterly straight example. * The perfect term for [[{{Duelist925}} This Troper]] and the guy he's known since they were both six. Before I got into Kevin Smiths Jay & Silent Bob movies, I just told people we were best friends, now were Hetero Life-mates, or Non-blood brothers. * This Troper and his best friend of 4 years and counting. Before we had even met, teachers and friends have been known to confuse our names. We consider each other brothers, and this Troper was even the first person he came to see as soon as he arrived home for a visit from College. We've made the "sworn brother" jokes ''ad nauseum''. At one point, we were even making jokes about a "rivalry" when it came to light that my favourite ''DeathNote'' character was "L" and his was Kira. Now it's entered a new level since he uses a ''Kingdom Hearts II'' Riku avatar, and I use... Roxas. Incedentally, this Troper seems

to attract these kinds of friendships. Notable examples would be his last best friend, as well as several people won over via [[DefeatMeansFriendship Defeat Means Friendship]] * In this Troper's case, she's still very close to a girl she met in preschool. We were classmates up until I skipped a grade, but we went to the same school the whole time (and now attend the same high school). She's more like a sister to me than a friend. ...If you consider that we took showers together when we were 6, this could descend into some LesYay, but this Troper's a straight female who's too occupied with 12th grade for any romance at all anyway. * This troper's and her best friend for 3.5 years and counting are like this. We're together constantly, to the point where teachers have been known to call us by each other's names despite not having ANY classes together, we share EVERYTHING with each other, we're never angry at each other (seriously, it's weird, we've never fought EVER), we invade each other's personal space (she's got space issues, but I'm the exception), and we've been MistakenForGay a LOT lately. One friend even said, "Just go get married already! It's not like it'd be any different!" Neither of us have any attraction to each other, me being straight and her being asexual. * [[{{Chzo}} This troper]] and his best friend of five years have been called [[{{Scrubs}} Turk and JD]] on multiple occaisions, despite neither of us being black. ** So...you're exactly like Turk and JD? * This troper has an interesting sort of thing going on here... involving four girls. This troper has a HLP that's in her grade; we very much have a {{red oni blue oni}} thing going on, and we're both completely straight. We have two friends in the grade above us, who have a very, very very very similar situation, down to the red oni blue oni thing. Us two blue onis are often mistaken for sisters- same hair color, bra size, and perversion. Our HLPs/Red onis are mistaken for sisters as well; they have a similar sense of style, both artistic and clothing-wise, and are both plagued by the same [[pettanko 'issue']]. Curiously enough, each red/blue oni pair are HLPs- I guess we needed balance. * This Tropette and most of her friends. We can often be heard saying "I love you...(beat)... In a totally platonic friendship way." * [[{{chitoryu12}} This troper]] has two friends, Kaiti and Kasey, who have been best friends for the past three years. They're so close they have no problem kissing each other and groping each other while completely nude, yet they're both completely hetero, never get turned on by any of that, and Kaiti has had a steady boyfriend since June of 2008. They've even pretended to be lovers to keep guys from hitting on them. * This troper has several friends that could qualify as heterosexual life partners. A most hilarious irony is one of them is gay, which leads to all sorts of speculation at times. ** This troper has similar situation only he's the gay one in all of them. Does it still count as Hetero Life Partners if one partner isn't exactly hetero but doesn't harbour any romantic or sexual feelings towards their partner or is this some strange permutation of the Fag Stag relationship? Or better yet, both.

* [[AcrossTheStars This troper]] and her best friend of four years are a MixAndMatch of PlatonicLifePartners and HeterosexualLifePartners (he's gay). We're so intensely close he's spoiled me for being anyone's girlfriend. His mother loves me, and if it weren't for the huge pre-college fight we'd almost certainly have had withdrawal symptoms. I refuse to let him date anyone who would do less for him than I would... and since I'd go through hell and back and drive across the country without stopping to get to him if he needed me, that's a pretty high standard. ** Except for the mother thing, you have essentially just described this troper and her GayBestFriend. Our minds have officially been blown by the fact that we've known each other for half our lives. We once got each other the exact same gift for Christmas, and he's even been to ''my'' family reunions. Although neither of us has kids, it's a sure bet that if we do, the other ''will'' have [[HonoraryUncle Honorary Uncle/Aunt]] status. Luckily, his boyfriend is a nice, nerdy man... But if he ''ever'' [[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer does ANYTHING out of line...]] *** Is it just [[AcrossTheStars me]], or do we need an official trope for this sort of thing? *** I should think we do, considering I'm in the same situation. * This troper and his best friend/roommate are basically ''homosexual'' HeterosexualLifePartners. We've lived together for nine years, will probably continue doing so indefinitely, and have no romantic or sexual interest in one another. (Actually this troper gets kind of insulted when people assume we're together -- "Excuse me, I have been out for eleven years now, if he were my boyfriend I would say so.") * [[{{Pichu-kun}} This troper]] had a best friend since kindergarten, and we were ''extremely close''. We were even in every class... Until 4th grade, when I got into the top class. Also,in 5th grade, I was best friends with a ''boy''. We were so close, we even tried (and failed) to write, draw,and sell a comic book series. Even to this day, we are friends... But, then again, this troper is ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansexuality pansexual]]'' not hetrosexual. * This troper and her HLP met in the sixth grade. Now she's in her second year of college and we're living together. We even introduce each other as "my heterosexual life partner". * [[{{Snoofleglax}} This troper]] has two HeterosexualLifePartners that don't know each other and have never met, though I believe that they've seen each other. Once. One is more like a brother than anything, since I've known him since we were four (we're both 22 now) and though we don't see each other as much as we used to, we haven't grown distant in the least. The other is my college best friend, who shares my perverted sense of humor, unbelievably geeky interests, and tolerates my caustic sarcasm (not something many people put up with). We've been MistakenForGay a couple times, and my girlfriend keeps insisting that we actually are. * This troper is getting there with an RP buddy, tempered I'm sure only by the fact we only talk online a couple days a week. But I wouldn't be surprised if we remain best friends forever now,

considering some of the situations we've been through and talked about. By the way, all of this was caused by our ''characters'' becoming HeterosexualLifePartners in the multi-fandom LJ RP they're in. The characters? [[{{Megaman}} Bass]] and [[{{Detective Conan}} Kaito]]. We're not sure how it happened either. Aside from this, I have a true HLP with another girl, to the point where our "relationship" has been joked on by my dad. Maybe I just attract these sorts of bonds. ** Oh, thank goodness, I thought it was just ''me'' that had one of those. My and RP buddy have never spoken directly, seen pictures of each other, or even gone and exchanged full names. But we've been together and posting, even after the RP disbanded, for nearly five years now. *** Blazing Frith, thought I was the only one! We met properly New Year's Day, 2010. He was so easy to talk to! I now call him Kitten on a regular basis and consider him the most important person in my life, next to God. He's not on so much anymore, but when he is, it's like nothing's changed....*happy sigh* * This troper met her heterosexual life partner freshman year of high school. Complete strangers have stopped us in the halls to clarify the extent of our relationship. * In high school, I was so close to my best friend that when we publicly "broke up", other classmates tried to get us back together, like kids in a sitcom trying to stop their parents from getting a divorce. (It worked) * This troper's mom has one of these. They've been together since middle school. The best friend is practically this troper's aunt (and he likes her better than his real aunts, anyway). This troper suspects that if said best friend were male, his parents would have never met. * [[MsByrd This Troper]] has several HeterosexualLifePartners. Two of them have formed a Heterosexual Life Triad with her. Except she's not sure if that particular group really counts, because she plays a silent, unknown version of UnluckyChildhoodFriend to one of them. But it really doesn't count as anything else... [=* head-desk* =] Whatever. ** That sounds a lot like what happened with [[DarthSaturnina This (female) Troper's]] girlfriend--she considered herself my UnluckyChildhoodFriend, and admitted so to me a full 7 months after coming out. Again: girlfriend. Worked out pretty well. Strangely yet hilariously, we are never MistakenForGay. * This Troper was surprised last year, when, attending a end-of-theyear barbecue, she was asked where her boyfriend was. It took her a second to get over the surprise and figure out who they meant. * This troper and his cousin are HeterosexualLifePartners, as this troper was never one for friends growing up ([[MyBelovedSmother and he was never allowed to hang out with the few I did have outside his own house anyway]]). Although with all the odd memes and offensive humor they have between each other, it's probably for the best. As for adventures, they don't really get into that many, being fat, lazy bastards and all, but they play video games online almost every day, and he usually comes over on Saturday to order some pizza, drink all this troper's Pepsi and play more video games while this troper's

parents go see a movie. The two also plan to one day [[TimeTravel travel back in time]]. Whenever some kind of problem comes along they usually say that they'll "fix it when we travel back in time". Recent findings (apparent clues left by our future selves in the past for our present selves proving we will actually go back in time one day so that our present selves don't lose hope and forget about it) have led them to believe that the FooFighters play a very important key role in the entire crazy plan. * This Troper's HeterosexualLifePartner will soon be saying goodbye since I will be moving across country for University. We've been through thick and thin together for 5 years. Living under the same roof and helping eachother through each others tough times. Always bouncing ideas off eachother and running away from the scene when things go bad. July 2009 will be a sad month! * Do siblings count? This troper and her sister are kind of close... no, [[LesYay not 'that' close.]] At the moment, we're so closely knit, I just can't see either of us moving away from the other in the near future... and of course we're bound by several common interests. ** Your family sounds just like mine. ** If family counts, this little Troper has been HLPs with her big sis long enough that we're now might as well be each other's common-law wives. Ever since I was fifteen and she was seventeen, we've clicked, and though we've had fights and weird spells, we've remained partners. We work together, dance with each other, bake each other little cakes -- I even feel oddly comfortable sending her boyfriend valentines. Even though she's had boyfriends the whole time we've been friends and we still have other family around, no one has ever been closer to either of us. We've even been MistakenForGay, as we're practically inseparable. It's weird to think about it sometimes how were like this old, boring married couple. But I don't foresee a divorce anytime so, so I guess it's fine. * This Troper is literally missing his HLP's college graduation by sitting here editing this page. He CANNOT bring himself to go back to it because of how depressed he is. * This Troper's Heterosexual Life Patnership has managed to keep going despite being on other sides of the Atlantic Ocean. It's been almost two years and we send at least two emails every day. * This troper and their best friend would seem to be PlatonicLifePartners... Except both of us are extremely androgynous, asexual bordering on bisexual, and have essentially done everything except meet in real person. ** Hello, me and every longterm friend I've ever had. * [[{{Thaif}} This troper]] will join the choir. I have several(3-4) Heterosexual Life Partners, one of which I have known from a 7 year old, and he constantly tells me how great of a buddy I am [[TheAlcoholic when he's drunk ]]. One is a classic nerd whom I met in the Vocational School and one is Indian, adopted here when he was a wee baby. Him and I constantly joke about the potential HoYay that would happen if we weren't, you know, heterosexual. I don't exactly call them every day and the Indian dude I see...maybe every 3 months, but we're still fast friends. So yeah, could be worse. * This Troper has known her Heterosexual Life Partner since freshman

year of high school and it's been 9 years so far. The friend has actually had an argument with a boyfriend over whether she was cheating on him with me...so yeah. I suspect even out mothers think something is up despite the fact we're both straight. There's a reason I tell her we need boyfriends. * [[MysteryOtaku This Troper]] has an interesting subversion: she's a female and her Heterosexual Life Partner is not so straight after all, and came onto her after knowing each other for over half our lives. * This female troper's Heterosexual Life Partner is a guy who acts very gay, but is not actually homosexual, but neither of us have feelings for each other and our parents are comfortable with letting us have sleepovers. In each other's beds. I promise, there's nothing. The usual conversation goes like "Oh, he's not your boyfriend? Are you sure? Are you really sure? Oh, then he's gay." * This troper's bromance is on the verge of breaking up over money issues. * This troper has had a freind ever since meeting her the day she moved into her current house when she was in kindergarden. Unlike most freinds who've moved away or we've just grown apart as the school opinion (as I'm convinced a large part of the student population was a hive mind) of me lowered. There was a year were I didn't see her very often as she had become so dissimilar from me that it was just hard to be around her. And currently we see each other often and are probably thought to be lesbians by many, though part of that is neather of us are hetrosexual, we just don't like each other. * This straight troper and her HLP have been together since kindergarten. It's been 9 years since we first met, and we are still very close, calling each other every time we can. We attended the same elementary school for K-2, both upgraded to a GATE school in 3-6, and are now in our last year of middle school. We're shooting for a world record. :) * This troper and her good friend were like this for a long time despite a significant age difference, to the point of being commonly mistaken for together. Admittedly, we did play that part up for our own amusement. Said friend is sadly passed on now, but has left only cherished memories. * This troper and her (female) best friend are like this despite being in different schools. We don't really txt or email anyone but each other, and throw around phrases such as i love you in a completely platonic way, and many are surprised to find out i let her hug me despite hating being touched (in my defense though she totally cons me into it). * This troper met her HLP in fifth grade, and we were inseperable within a week. She has now moved roughly 9 hours' drive away, but we IM for 2-3 hours (at least), five times a week (at least). We also see each other for roughly one week every six months. We've never had an argument, [[PerverseSexualLust crush on]] generally the same fictional characters and there's nothing that happens to one that the other doesn't know mere hours later. This shows no sign of ending as of yet. We're even planning a two-year overseas trip. * Me and my best friend have been like brothers for seven years now. The tenth anniversary of our friendship overlaps with our graduating

year, after which we plan to spend two weeks pretending to be homeless to see what it's like and then crossing the country together in a van. This is a guy I'd feel comfortable introducing to my future kids as their uncle. I am also PlatonicLifePartners close friend of mine, who I've known since first grade. * My best friend and I for six years. We share almost all the same interest, finish each other's sentences, and even moving to another state can't keep us apart for more than a month. * One of my physics teachers seems to be forming such a theory about me and one of my friends- we aren't quite as close as most of the examples (I'd say he's my best friend, he's unsure due to being more sociable- I'm geekier...), but the fact that we always sit together and high-five at (apparently) random intervals throughout all physics lessons amuses her. Naturally, we got some Drama to play up when we were both going for the same part in the school play... * This troper has a few Heterosexual Life Partners, despite being pansexual herself (and two of said Life Partners not being straight themselves). This troper has known one since they were in first grade and kindergarten respectively, and they've gone to school together for all but 1 1/2 years (this troper is in 12th grade and HLP is in 11th). Another is around a week older than this troper and they have never met in real life, but are going to get married with plastic rings when they do. The most accurate is possibly the only straight one, who plans to be a singer. If all goes well, this troper will be her tour manager. ** There is also a (straight) sophomore in college, but she and this troper have been calling each other 'twin' for 4 years so maybe it doesn't quite count. ** Plastic ring HLP, met, plastic ring married, now girlfriend. So much for the 'heterosexual' bit of that, at least~ * Does such a thing as a long distance HLP exist/count? We're radically different people with only a few common interests, but/because of that have been friends since junior high and all through high-school, no college ([[{{Earnest}} I moved]]) with next to no communication between semester... and we could always hit the "PLAY" button when together as if nothing happened in between. Even now when we're in the same city, we spend time together very irregularly (sometimes even a month without seeing each other) due to our strange schedules (I'm s a schoolteacher, he's a doctor). It's strange, it's like we have no relationship decay... which I hope is true, since we're ''both'' leaving town to study for 3 or so years. At least we'll both be in the US. * My best friend and I have been like this since college days. After graduation he got married and when I fell seriously a few years later ill, I was invited to move into their house, where I stayed for almost two years in a tiny apartment (that probably saved my life since they would drive me to hospital when needed). Then I got well, moved out and married a lady from another continent. Friend and wife traveled 8000 km just to be present at the wedding ceremony. And so on. Now we have kids of the same age who refer to each others as cousins. The two families celebrate all holidays except Christmas together. It has been a great arrangement; our wives agree to that, too.

* Nearly a year ago, this ([[StraightGay homosexual]]) troper fell in love with another boy. Upon finding out that the boy was, unfortunately, [[MistakenForGay straight]], I met his fraternal (and also straight) twin brother through him. We immediately hit it off. Within a month, his twin asked me if I would consider moving in with him if he bought a house. Within two months, he even referred to me (to one of '''my''' friends) as his "hetero life partner, except" that I am "gay." Sometimes, my friends view my life as a television program... and there is some [[HoYay wishful thinking]] on their parts. Even our ''mothers'' both independently suspect we are more than just friends. Sometimes it amuses me, sometimes it annoys me. Yes, yes, sometimes we act like a couple, but I can personally assure you: despite my homosexuality and his (admittedly sometimes seemingly tenuous) heterosexuality, I am most definitely '''not''' interested. (Mostly because falling in love with him would be too much like falling in love with myself, and that is just weird to me.) Man. He needs to find a girl and I need to find a man before we end up inadvertently mutually cock-blocking each other for life... * This troper has known her best friend all her life. Her friend has a habit of refering to them like a couple, including taking about thier "anniversary" in public. Someone even asked them if they lived together. * This troper met his friend when we were 14. All through high school we were ThoseTwoGuys, and later evolved into HeterosexualLifePartners. On party invitation lists, our names are one entry. The weird thing about that is the fact that people who are dating don't get the same treatment. * This troper and her best friend fit this to a T. Although people ''often'' mistake us for dating since she's a [[PsychoLesbian known lesbian]] (...and I'm asexual). * ... Are you me?! * I seem to get a new one every few years because they either moved a thousand miles away or are being assimilated into a different social group... unfortunate.. Honestly, it doesn't help that both sides of each of these relationships are playing the AmbiguouslyGay card when we both have a significant other of the opposite sex. * This troper has two, one she's had for ten years and another she's had since she was less than a year old. They are also like this with each other. We all sit around in an RV in my backyard, playing with action figures like a bunch of elementary school kids or spewing out random ideas like "What if there was a clan of ninjas who wore argyle?" (this is the least crazy, not the most) and deciding what we should do about them. We also have so many inside jokes that we speak almost an entirely different language. * Well, technically this troper is bisexual but given that he's never viewed his HLP THAT way, this probably counts. Case in point, a good 80% of our mutual acquaintances have admitted they wouldn't be suprised if we'd confessed to being involved in a romantic relationship. It probably doesn't help that we did sing a duet of Guy Love once. * This Troper's mother has an HLP. They haven't really seen each other since my mother's wedding, but time and distance has changed nothing.

As Mom said, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming "There is probably nothing that she could do to me that I wouldn't forgive her for, and vice versa. We've just been through too much shit together."]] * This Troper's and her BFF fit this trope to a tee! We are extremely close and can count on each other whenever. We are almost literally attached--all of our friends know that if one of us shows up at a party, the other will be close behind, and we do almost everything together. No day goes by where we don't talk at least once... There was a period of just three days where we didn't talk, and everyone thought the world was ending, or something. We almost have the same thought process and can usually tell what the other is feeling/thinking just by looking. Those who have known us for a long time know we're just friends, but others (including my parents... urgh) have suspicions that we're dating. Like my ex got so frustrated once, she ''actually'' said, "Why don't you just date her?!" Er, no thanks. We've known each other close to eight years now. And our relationship is nowhere close to sexual. It's awesome. * This Troper knows two guys who's closeness typically culminates into them fighting and wrestling with each other in a vaguely homoerotic manner. Occasionally knives get involved so it's quite scary to watch, even though you know they are good friends and aren't actually trying to kill each other. Maybe. * Now that college has started up, this troper and his [=HLP=] see way too little of each other. (I'm in California...he's in Iowa.) Honestly, I felt lost first quarter. it was pretty bad. ...Starting up another bromance probably helped on that front. (Does that make me, like, a friends-whore?) * This troper is this with her best friend. * This troper know two guys in her high school who are like this. * This troper and one of his friends are this in the making. We often [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade on this.]] * This troper and her best friend are entering their fourth year of {{Heterosexual Life Partner}}tude despite never living closer than three hours to each other and only seeing each other three or four times a year. Thank you, internet. * Subverted in [[LeighSabio This Troper's]] case, who thought she and her best friend were this, but then... [[RelationshipUpgrade not]] [[LesYay so]] [[TheyDo much]]. ** Then, double subverted when they decide they're BetterAsFriends, and... better just make this a YoYoPlotPoint. ** Also, played straight with my mother and her best friend, but [[GirlsLove very averted with my mom's twin and her life partner.]] * This Troper and her best friend from college are so close that people have repeatedly assumed that we were dating, and our friends have reached a consensus that if our friend group was a sitcom, she and I would be the FanPreferredCouple. * This Troper has one with his neighbor. It generally brings up questions with the rest of our friends, such as "If he's gay...and Troper's straight-" Troper: "Magic happened, shut up." Although I do find it funny I'm more comfortable with his sexuality than he is, often grabbing his ass simply because I can and pointing out to whatever boyfriend he has that he "was mine first." Amusing, I find

it. ** That? Is CrazyAwesome personified. * This Troper and his buddy Dave on campus. "Dude. Heterosexual Life Partners." is the CatchPhrase whenever anyone suggests HoYay. The rest of our friends have just learned to deal with it. * This girl happens to be in a HLP HAREM of AT LEAST 15 girls that would easily go lesbian and marry one another, given the chance. In fact, two of them did. We're such good friends that we could easily know what color underwear the other is wearing on any given day without asking. It's not completely hetro though...several of them are bi, two are lesbian, and I'm a perverted asexual. I'd still marry every one of them in a heartbeat, though. Together for about six years <3 In fact, we've actually made plans to run away together, build a big-ass house and live there until we die. Oddly, none of us have been mistaken for gay, even though we throw hearts and 'I love you's to each other so frequently. * This troper has a weird example of this, resulting from my bisexuality; my first boyfriend became a heterosexual life partner after the relationship ended. Suffice to say that any ho yay thrown at us is simply hilarious. * This troper met his heterosexual Life Partner in first grade, and we've been friends ever since. Due to the fact that we look alike, share similar interests, and are both really smart, this has lead to a lot of accidental Ho Yay on our part, even coming from my sisters. * Used to have one with my friend from kindergarten. As of now, [[CkretAznMan I'm]] trying to fix that. * This troper met his HLP by having a 6 month no hold barred fight with him in primary school... 16 years later and we're still brothers in all but blood... * [[@/PurplePantherGirl With this Troper]] it's my cousin, and it's gotten to the point where we think in exactly the same way and can practiclly read each other's minds. One of us looking blankly at the other and then either saying 'Stop stealing my lines!' or telling an in-joke is incredibly common. * [[@/{{Kuzlalala}} This Troper]] was frequently commented that my friend and I were always seen together. * This Troper has four, count 'em, four HeterosexualLifePartners. To clarify, two of them are twins who've been this troper's best friends since she was six (but they moved away, but we're still in close contact) the third is this troper's ally in eccentricity, and the last and I are pretty much glued at the hip in school, to the point that teacher's simply put us together if there are to be group activities. * Two of my female friends are [[HeterosexualLifePartners HLPs]], with more than a dash of RomanticTwoGirlFriendship. They frequently reference living together as though they expect to for the rest of their lives, get very competitive with each others' other friends, and they frequently share a bed. They've also made out on a couple of occasions, despite insisting that they are heterosexual. Many speculate that they've had sex at least once, though this [[YuriFanboy may just be wishful thinking]]. * This female troper and the girl who's been her best friend since the 3rd grade. To the point where I refer to her as my wife and she calls

me her husband. We do end up fitting those roles quite well and can be very huggy and ridiculous when we get together. There's probably a lot of unintentional LesYay going on. * This tropette/lurker has one. To the point where they are thought to be sisters, twins, and gay. All taken in stride. Never a dull moment with us two nerds... * Me and my friend do this, we are akways together and I think of him as my brother, despite half the people we know trying to ship us together. Im the quiet one, who keeps him out of trouble, and he has ADHD and is a lot of fun to talk to, and he brings out the crazy side in me. Other than that, we have a pretty similar personality, and interests. * This troper has two friends who are some weird version of this they're a guy and a girl, but the guy is gay, and the girl's never shown any sign of liking him as more than a friend. They have tons of photographs of them together, and since the start of high school they don't seem to have been apart for very long. This troper is now in college. They seem to do everything together and if I didn't know that the guy was gay, I'd probably think they were together with how close they are. ** Same troper - apparently, the guy would probably be with the girl if she was a guy, so there you go. * I've been with my best friend for 12 years now (we met when we were little 4 year olds). True, we argued (every Tuesday) over little things, but eh. And when we are 18 and at uni, we're going to rent a flat together (we've even decided what it's going to look like). * This troper is in such a couple. She and her friend Nicole are pretty much inseparable, despite the fact that they live in different cities and only get to see each other twice a month or so. Their hobbies include voice chatting on Skype, watching Doctor Who, consuming lethal doses of caffeine and sugar, and roleplaying online, either by themselves or joined by Nicole's long-distance boyfriend. * This troper only recently realized that she prefers to have completely platonic HLPs over boyfriends, and has had different HLPs for her entire life. * Two girls in this Troper's form in school are exactly like this. Every single day is even more random than the previous one for them, and pretty much everyone has decided that they are twins separated at birth. It's kind of sweet, actually. * This Troper has this with her former roommate. Met freshman year of college, and became instantly inseparable. By second semester, we were so in sync that we wore the same t-shirts to class, completely on accident, for four days straight. We started calling each other our HLPs shortly after I introduced her to tvtropes. Were both straight, and currently single, but we tend to do things that make people question that. Like calling each other hubby and wifey or [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Mommy and Daddy.]] Weve been each others Valentines dates two years running, and this year I sent her a Happy Fathers Day text (because we joke about our kids). Shortly after This Troper introduced the HLP to her mother, her mother made a point of letting her know that if she were gay, it would be okay. (Thanks for the support, Mom, but no.)

* This (gay) Troper met her (straight) HLP in highschool, maintained an online friendship when said friend moved away six months later, and ended up moving in together a year out of school. These days we consider ourselves married, despite maintaining separate beds and not having that pesky piece of paper. Even our friends, workmates and families are convinced that we're secretly sleeping together and are just hiding our Big Gay Love. We're celebrating our ten-year anniversary this month, and couldn't be happier with our purely platonic 'marriage'. In your face, Disney! * This troper and her HLP have similar to identical taste in food, clothing, literature, etc; similar to identical hobbies; their writing styles are similar, they look alike enough to be sisters (there are even similarities between the families), and have the EXACT same mindset--one could swear it's telepathy. They spend as much time as possible together and bicker like an old married couple. So 'tis little wonder that they're often mistaken for girlfriends. Just don't tell the HLP that this (bi) troper doesn't mind it all ''that'' much. * I knew two pairs of HLP in high school. The first pair were jocks. Needless to say, they were very close. Same varsity football team, same classes- there was never a moment anyone ever saw one without the other. The other pair were less codependant, and I didn't learn of their HLPness until one of them ended up in the same English class as me in college. Our assignment was to write an essay about someone you know and comtemplate your relationship with them. Said classmate wrote of his HLP, and of said partner's selflessness, offering him a place to stay when classmate had nowhere to go. Crowning Moment of Heartwarming? I think so. If not, then you had to have been there... * In a not so uncommon twist, I'm this with my best friend, who happens to be homosexual (where I'm not). Infact, we're this to such an extent that when one boyfriend basically said "Him or Me" in reference to our friendship, he chose me. ** Then again, it 'could' be a case of AllLoveIsUnrequited. * This troper is part of a HeterosexualLifePartner threeway. We're all really close with each other, largely have all the same interests, and do everything we can together. We're close enough that two of us took vacation time to help the third move 800 miles to his new job...and that's not counting the 150 miles I had to drive just to get to his current house, or the 400 miles my other buddy had to drive to do the same. * This Tropers dad, after divorcing my mother, lives together with his best friend (who is openly homosexual, my dad is just very ambigous). And they even share a bed...It's actually kind of cute. ** Also, I live together with my best friend (he's gay, I'm Asexual), he's in a very happy relationship but still everytime we go out, everyone assumes we're a couple. * This troper and her BFF since 6th grade. (She's apparently Bi, I'm Asexual, but hetero-romantic)About ten minutes ago I informed her via the internet that we are HLP 's. She agreed. We married last year, spur of the moment, before the warning bell for first period rang, on March 1st. Our Mormon friend was our, uh, 'marry-er' We celebrated our first anniversary this year, with soft pretzels, rasberry soda in dollar-store champagne glasses, and snack cakes. We are often

MistakenForGay by our mothers and friends not part of the {{Nakama}} This troper doesn't help it as she is extremely touchy when she is comfortable with someone and has a tendency to sit in her HLP 's lap much like a girlfriend in her boyfriend's. Has prompted HLP 's brother to comment "Stop Making Out" when I was facing away from him whispering in HLP 's ear. I'm about 95% sure he meant it in jest, however. * So, this troper and his best friend have known each other since 1st grade (about what, 13 years now?). I moved away a couple of times but we'd still visit each other every once in a while, helped by the fact our families are pretty good friends too. I recently moved to an apartment and it wasn't even a question that he would move in with me, and I probably celebrated him being admitted into college more than myself. Weirdly enough, unlike other examples, the whole "aren't you guys..." issue was avoided, mostly because both of us were in relationships before and because of the families being friends thing. * Hit it off better than nobody would believe? Check. Being inseparable/walking hand in hand in school? Check. Hugging, cuddling and rubbing noses whenever we can? Check? Partial telepathy? Check. "Married with children", both in behaviour and repurtation? Check. (I even have a "wedding ring" bracelet.) Still, we're just really good friends. There's no hint of romantic or sexual attraction between us. Though on the other hand, I am most likely an aromantic person and she is... she ''might'' be [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]], haven't gotten a straight answer out of her yet. * Where to start? This troper is part of a HeterosexualLifePartners threesome. We've been inseperable since middle school (although we belonged to different social groups; I'm a music student, One was a ROTC student, and the other just hung out with the rednecks and skaters). We've been separated because the ROTC kid went into the military, and have been coping. We also [[GayBravado horse around alot]] and have been MistakenForGay often (sometimes for the horsing around, showing our units to each other, and others for our strong friendship. [[BiTheWay Although, to be fair...]] (just me, not the other two). * An odd version with this Troper is that she has a Heterosexual Life Partner, but everyone always mistakes another friend of mine for being my girlfriend. My HLP, Casey, has been good friends with me since I was in 7th grade and she was in 8th, and we're nigh inseparable. My other friend is just a very...physical person. She likes to hug and cling, even though she knows I hate that, and when I protest, she just nuzzles against my arm and goes "Love!" Naturally, a friend's mom mistook us for lesbians at one point. But no one has ever suspected Casey and I of the same behavior, even though we openly make pervy comments towards each other, stay at each other's houses a lot, share a bed when we visit each other, etc. * This troper met his Heterosexual Life Partner on the summer before his freshman year of college, and they have kept together ever since. We're practically identical in tastes, personalities, goals, and aspirations, spend most of the day together, make it so that we are taking the same classes, and can just as likely spend the whole day playing our instruments as talk about the implications of quantum

mechanics. In fact, several people (including our physics teacher) has gone as far as to make gay jokes about us (which is rather awkward, considering I'm gay and he's straight). However, I have no romantic interest in him, and it's almost a brotherly love. * My 2 best friends, everybody else hates us except for few people. we are always up to something or just playing video games. we even got chased by a high school football team. our crazy antics usually get us into trouble and instead of dealing with it, we just never talk to them until they have prabably forgotten it. * My HLP has been my closest friend for close to 3 years, and many people assume we have a gay crush on each other. The best part? We look like brothers. * [[{{Tropers/Luna87}} This troper]] was this with the girl with whom she was best friends from second grade through high school. So much so that when I [[BiTheWay came out]], she asked if I felt any other way about her beyond JustFriends (the answer was no). * This troper's got two. One doubles as a [[VitriolicBestBuds Vitriolic Best Bud]] and was my [[BiTheWay first girl crush]]. The other one and I have been mistaken for girlfriends on a few occasions due to constant hand-holding, a million inside jokes and that one time we [[FetishFuel bought handcuffs together]]. * This troper has had one very good HLP since 7th grade, despite being in different High Schools now. Instant messaging almost everyday, four hour phone conversations, and introducing each other with "Meet my heterosexual life partner!" We even speak troper together in public. If you ever happen to read this, Sam, you know who wrote it! * This troper has got a lot of VitriolicBestBuds (as she's just plain vitriolic), but just one Heterosexual Life Partner, and that's her fellow [[CosplayOtakuGirl cosplayer]]. Even still, we do most everything together, and feel the need to hang out despite having so much free time at school. Not to mention, we've cosplayed girls that get [[GirlsLove shipped together]]... combined with the hugging and the random proclamations of love and fakey-flirting followed by fits of laughter... [[SarcasmMode no, no one has asked if we're gay.]] * This troper's [[VitriolicBestBuds Vitriolic Best Bud]] and herself have been mistaken for a lesbian bickering couple more than once. We always celebrate Christmas, New Year's Eve and other holidays together, as well as our birthdays. In one occasion when we were both single, we even went out together on Valentine's Day. In a similar situation, her brother and my current crush are also Heterosexual Life Partners, only even more [[HoYay homoerotic]], since they've gone as far as kissing in public (in a playful, look-how-gay-this-is way), while my HLP is squicked out by anything lesbian. Her brother even broke up with his girlfriend once because she asked her to choose between her and his HLP. She had no idea. * This troper's best friend and he are this. Neither of them are gay. In fact, saying they are is [[BerserkButton a good way of pissing them off.]] As of this post, both are Juniors in different high schools who are best friends since second grade. They used to hang out all the time but now we just call each other every couple of weeks. * This troper essentially has this relationship with her mother. It bothers both of us greatly to spend more than a few days apart, and

we've never been separated from each other for more than a week since I was four. However, in spite of the fact that because of our blood tie we're (thankfully) never MistakenForGay, we still get to lament with the rest of you about how most people Just Don't Understand Our Relationship. Simply because it's not a social norm for a parent and a child to ''actually'' be best friends to such an extent, most people assume there ''must'' be some kind of unhealthy fixation. [[SarcasmMode Because, of course, there are no exceptions to any rule and no matter the circumstances that brought about such closeness, it could never possibly be just as healthy as a friendship between two siblings, or two unrelated people]].\\ Please note that my mother is in a committed, fulfilling, and loving relationship with a man, and neither he nor I feel threatened by each other. However, they don't live together because my mother enjoys the freedom of living "on her own" (so to speak). The same holds true for myself and my boyfriend. My mother and I have both agreed that if we continued living together indefinitely, it wouldn't bother us at all. * My best friend and I are practically inseparable, despite the fact that we both graduated and are now at college two hours away from each other. People used to think we were a couple, and even people who knew we weren't thought that we liked each other, but never said anything about it. Subverted in the fact that we are both lesbians, we're just not attracted to each other. * I has a friend from high school who pretty much fits the bill. We've only known each other since sophomore year, but three years after graduation and we still have a great dynamic. We're actually both tropers, so our HLP factor gets lampshaded quite a bit amongst us. Also, I'm actually gay; he's not (though he IS a lolicon, which just makes the dynamic that much lulzier), though we do discuss a whole lot of incredigay things with each other, and sometimes go as far as to toss out a bit of [[GayBravado bravado]] IRL (to troll the hell out of our small podunk redneck southern Baptist villagers, of course). Even though I have a boyfriend and he has a... step-niece, other friends have actually noted the Ho Yay between us, and we've literally discussed in great detail ''moving to San Francisco together,'' among other major life decisions that we may make as a "pair" in the future. ....We seriously might as well just get married at this point. * This male troper and his guy friends sometimes get really close... although when I tell them that we're this they normally get creeped out. * This troper and one of her very few friends are this. We even have nicknames for each other, even tough many people think this is a little wierd, and my parents REALLY don't approve of me hanging out with her, for some reason... * I've known my friend for about 6 years now and I visit his house just about every weekend. He's this fat loveable kid who never talks to anyone but me. * My best friend and I have been confused for a couple before, in spite of the fact that not only aren't we, but that neither of us looks or acts stereotypically gay or even sexually ambiguously. My friend's as straight as they get, with steady girlfriend, while I'm bisexual (but not obviously), but not in the least interested in my

friend! Seriously, people! That said, we do stick together in a somewhat odd fashion... * This bisexual female and her best female friend. We met at age eleven and have stuck together ever since. Nowadays we live several hours apart, and as students who are constantly broke we are rarely able to visit each other, but we still feel as close as ever. I think it says a lot about our relationship that every time someone comments that we would make a good couple (which is ''often'') it feels uncomfortably incestuous to me. * This straight male troper dated a girl when they were about 11. A year after breaking up, they became friends again. They've been best friends for 7 years now. ** This same troper also has a solid bromance with a friend that other people claim falls into [[HoYay ho yay]]. It doesn't help that we're both slim, somewhat androgynous, and feminine men with long hair. But, we do go on man-dates, which range from shopping, playing video games, going to nice restaurants, drinking, sparring, etc. * [[@/NotATerrorist This Troper]] was introduced to his now HLP back when he was 12. He's now 15, his HLP is 17. In a band with each other and considering flat sharing following the end of each's education! * [[@/FinalGamer This Troper]] has been HLP since 2004 with a guy from Spain. While both of us are bisexual, he prefers females and I prefer men. Doesn't stop us from the fact that we practically call each other "brothers", hug and kiss each other when greeting each other, even cuddling up in bed together....does it still count as HeterosexualLifePartners if things go further than that despite the fact we're just best friends? * [[{{Cosman246}} This troper]] and his friend have a sort of presplit-Sartre-and-Camus relationship. We earned the nicknames "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" * Two of my closest friends [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean straddle]] the line between this and HoYay. They do everything together, including walking each other to class (and hugging before they part), feeding each other food, fixing one another's clothes if they're askew, having-and I quote-"slumber parties" almost every weekend, and being one another's dates to our homecoming dance. Have I also mentioned their facebook statuses say 'in an open relationship with...'? Yeah, we're all waiting for the day when Fb puts an option for 'in a bromance with...' * This troper is seriously considering gay-marrying her HLP, who has serious health issues that hinder her ability to work full-time, for the sole purpose of allowing the HLP to share in this troper's health insurance. We laughed about it when I mentioned the idea, but if it didn't pretty much spit in the face of every loving gay couple who has had to fight for their right to marry for love . . . well, I want my buddy to be able to live as long and as healthy a life as possible, you know? * My HLP has actually said that he loves me "in the most bromantic way possible." I responded that I loved him in the most bromantic way possible for using the word "bromantic." * Aside from this troper [[BiTheWay not being a heterosexual]], she and her platonic female best friend are so close that she has actually started referring to said friend as "Spock" or "Watson" because once

her HLP stated that if they were in a television show they'd end up with more [[SlashFic Slash Fics]] than Kirk/Spock and Sherlock/Watson combined. Statements like "Max can attest that I never wear pants" do not help the [[HoYay Les Yay]]. * This troper and her male best friend are this trope incarnate, since we're essentially both the same person (we finish each other's sentences and like exactly the same things and stuff like that). We've lost track of the number of times that people have asked if we were dating. It gets really old after a while. * This Tropette knows a heck of a lot of HLPs on an [[AltonTowers theme park]] forum. One example is Russell and Rob, shortened to Robell/Russob by many, and Russell happens to be a [[CampStraight Camp Straight]] with a lovely girlfriend. Always together on and off the internet. We joke that they'll be married soon. * This Troper and his male best friend have been this since sometime prior to the fourth grade (cannot exactly remember when). Nobody's [[MistakenForGay told us to our faces that they thought we were a couple]]... yet. * This Troper and her female HLP have been best friends since kindergarden and have agreed that we are probably soul mates. We are both attractive girls and when we recently went on a trip we were wondering why we didn't get much action - turns out everyone assumed we were a couple and we were cock blocking each other the whole time. * This Troper and his best friend are pretty much this, although "heterosexual" is perhaps not the right term: He's heteroromantic but basically {{asexual}}, and I'm bisexual but essentially [[CelibateHero celibate]]. That said, we're practically a single organism at points. * This Troper has...two heterosexual life partners. One (bisexual) claims she's my husband (yes, [[SchoolgirlLesbians she]] ), and yet another (heterosexual) claims to be my boyfriend ( yet again, [[SchoolgirlLesbians she]] ). It's a shame I'm asexual and prove the rumors wrong. * [[Tropers/RainKrystal This troper]] has a Heterosexual Life Partner whom I've known since we were in kindergarten. We're together often enough that people will call one of us by the other's name, even though we look nothing alike. We're [[OppositesAttract opposites]] in a lot of ways, but have enough similarities to balance each other out. Whatever one lacks, the other makes up for in spades, and we care about each other deeply. * I love my best friend more than I can say. Despite the fact that I'm [[LipstickLesbian openly gay]] and have been for as long as we've known each other, she has never once felt the need to ask me if I'm attracted to her, because that's so obviously not the relationship we have. I love her just as much as I do my actual LoveInterest, just not the same way. * Pretty sure this applies, especially the whole missing BFF after only a month! Basically dating my best friend..and nobody even knows! * This troper and her best friend met when I was in fifth grade and she was in fourth grade. We got along well and upgraded to this trope about a year after our initial meeting. More than one person has asked if we were [[MistakenForGay together]] (We're both quite straight), though that has thankfully stopped for the most part once she got

together with her boyfriend. (She's been with him five years now and she tells me that she loves us both equally, but obviously in different ways.) We're now in seperate colleges, but still as close as ever. It was rather exciting and mind-blowing when we realized our "ten year anniversary" (summer 2011) was coming up. We used to tell each other that we loved each other before following up with "in a totally straight, sisterly way". But by now, that goes without saying. We're both comfortable enough in our sexuality and friendship to hug each other and declare "I love you!" in public, without caring what anyone mistakenly reads into it. My parents call her their "other daughter" and her parents say the same thing about me. I've just tried to hit a few points about our friendship in this paragraph, since we could probably write a book about our adventures and misadventures. I was so excited to discover this trope and share it with her, because we both agree it's the PERFECT way to describe our friendship. * [[Tropers.{{Nani}} This troper]] and her best friend, Jenny, could be considered this. We constantly cling to each other, and when we argue, it seems less like an argument between friends and more like a lover's quarrel. Similarly, this troper knows two boys in her science class, who we shall call [[BadassBookworm Captain America]] and [[BrainyBrunette The Sidekick]]. Captain America claims to dislike The Sidekick, who is [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold kind of a jerk]] (Captain America has [[HypocriticalHumor no room to talk]]), but they are constantly laughing and joking with one another, they walk to all of their classes together, and [[HoYay The Sidekick seems to be the only one that can make Captain America act like his true self]]. The only reason this troper knows that they're just friends is because [[ShipSinking The Sidekick has a girlfriend.]] * This troper has had two, one is a friend I've known for about 15-16 years and have been mistaken for gay or brothers (and once both, which is funny since I'm Asexual/Aromantic and he is Heterosexual), and the other I've known for about 7-8 years and while we don't hang out more than once a week or fortnight most of the time, I'm one of his only friends that he actually hangs out with. * I had one of these until he moved to Devon, at the other end of the country. It was great - having someone to rely, someone you knew would always be there. No worrying about who you would go with whenever you needed a partner at school, it was great. It's like I took it all for granted and its only now that I realize how lucky I was. I want a best friend again. * I (male troper) have quite a few of these and we are pretty much a nakama, or as we like to call it, non-blood brothers. We are pretty much siblings except for the blood relation part. Two of them I have met them since elementary school, and although one of these two had to move to continue his career as an airplane pilot, he comes to visit two moths a year of so. Best friends I could ever ask for. However I am a little dazzled at the extreme closeness and mistaken for gay moments here... not that theres anything wrong with that but as close as we are, we never got any of that. * This troper was friends with a couple of girls named Tara and Lauren until 5th Grade, when I moved schools. A girl named Aimiee joined our

group in fourth grade. We were jointed at the hip, non blood sisters if you will. We did everything together, since Kindergarten started till fifth grade's end. Projects, Gossiping, Clothing, every birthday party. Today, we still kinda communicate, even if it's through Facebook, sans the fact that Tara lives on a farm, Aimee lives far uptown, and I live in a even farther away suburb, and Lauren just doesn't live close either. * This troper has known her best friend since kindergarten, though we only became friends in second grade. We have been friends since. My classmate even [[ShipperOnDeck ships]] [[YuriFan us together.]] She now has another life partner that joined the group in grade 8. * Not really sure if it's possible to be HeterosexualLifePartners with someone who's homosexual, but my best friend and I are inseparable. She's the only one I ever talk to most of the time, I dragged her down two states to live with me for a while, and I get twitchy and impatient when I can't talk to her (like when I'm at work). It's just that I'm straight and she's a lesbian. (This also used to be with my roommate before I met my now-best friendall we did was chill together in the room. And she was also a lesbian. ...I am a lesbian-magnet somehow.) * My best friend and I are both gay, and both seem to fall under this. She's the only friend who I feel happy seeing on a regular basis (socialising isn't usually my strong point), and I can be my random self with her in a way that I can't be with anyone else. My Mum has often asked me why we're not a couple, but really we're just perfectly happy as friends. * Not sure if this counts but I have about five hetrosexual life partners (okay four are hetrosexual, two are in relationships, three are MALE, one of whom I used to be in a relationship with and one who is pansexual) and add the fact that this troper is bisexual herself and we're one big bizarre happy family. * [[{{Tropers/KmegaGuy}} This troper]] has two Heterosexual Life Partners. One who is a devout christian and one who is a devout asshole. They all bicker with each other LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. But of course, they'll never split. ** Another example was in Elementary School between three other friends, Joel, Winston and [=DeAndre=]. Joel and Winston were good friends with one another and always hung out. When [=DeAndre=] came along, Joel and him also hung out a lot. Winston obviously became jealous of [=DeAndre=] and always saying "fuck him" and that Joel should stop hanging out with him. I think eventually they fought. Looking back at it now, it's pretty hilarious. * I have 5 really close friends, and we're all HLP. ([[BiTheWay For the most part,]] though I'm not interested in any of them.) It is the most awesome, funniest, and most comforting relationship I have ever had. ---You two can head on back to HeterosexualLifePartners...But aren't you two?...Never mind. ----

HeyYou * Every living thing in this troper's life is known as "kiddo". ** Many of [[Tropers/TheTallOne this Tropette's]] close male friends wonder why I consistently call them Buddy rather than their names. They only realised it was a term of endearment after they heard me call my brothers the same thing. * This troper just doesn't call anyone ANYTHING. Name, title, job description... Just nothing. He omits them entirely. Unless he's talking about them and not to them. ** How the hell do you even communicate? Grunt at them? ** It's perfectly possible to talk to someone without using their name. This troper does it all the time. *** Indeed, this troper mostly only uses friends' names when there's a crowd and he needs to get their attention. * Over the years, this troper's cat has moved from her name, to the kitten, and eventually to dumb cat. Since the cat is 18, it seems unlikely the name she's called. * This Troper tends to prefer to peers as "You" or merely points to them since he has since stopped cared to remember names. Likewise, he will also refer to teachers exclusively by their surname, dropping the titles (Mister, Miss, etc.) ** Funny, most of the kids at this troper's school do the opposite: not bother to remember the teachers' names and just call them "Mister" or "Miss". ** This troper is doing a double major - one in a very traditional, academically-rooted domain and the other in a newer, far more relaxed one. In the former, even the younger, more laid-back instructors are always referred to as "Doctor" or "Professor". In the latter, most instructors are known by either just their first names or, more rarely, just their last names. When one of the instructors from the second department gave a guest lecture in a class in the first, this troper shocked her classmates by greeting him with "Hey, Tim!" ** In the first few years of elementary school, [[{{xyzzy}} this troper]] referred to her teachers as "Ms. _____" by default, because she had trouble remembering if they were a Miss or Mrs. Later in life, she had the same teacher for one period of every semester for the last three years of high school. Like many of his students, she eventually dropped the "Mr." from his name...then took it a step further in her senior year by referring to him as "Iv", the phonetic pronunciation of his name's Roman numeral appendage. ** This troper has two teachers and knows of another who go by only their last names. Even other teachers call them that. The one who is not her teacher has had his name shortened to 'B' by half the school. This troper also has a friend who's goal in life is to get her favorite teacher to let her call him by his first name. *** Mr. Bangford?!?!?! ** [[{{PurplePantherGirl}} This Troper]]'s maths teacher is so despised (she did NOT live up to the reputation of our last maths teacher, who we adored) that we do not know what her last name is. We just call her 'her'. But not to her face.

* [[{{xyzzy}} This troper]] also has absurd difficulty remembering names, to the point that she almost never refers to anyone by name while speaking to them by force of habit. ** Are you my long lost twin sister!? ** You know, [[{{INUH I]] distinctly remember posting this, but it was apparently written by someone on a different account. Weird. * [[{{Gecko}} This troper's]] cousin calls her mother by her first name, and my friend has a cat whose name is Wyatt, but answers to "Fat-head." * This troper once had a sucessful job interview, but not with the man listed on the paperwork. After being hired, he spent the next two years believing he worked for the guy on the paper work, and not the one he really reported to. And I got away with it. * This troper has always been calling her parents by their first names since primary school, much to the confusion of her teachers and her mother's dislike. * I originally called my parents "mother" or "father" through some sense of irony; by now it's pretty much second nature. * [[ManCalledTrue This troper]] calls his father "Old Man" on a regular basis, which he's come to accept (though some guests are confused at first). * This troper's German teacher is always addressed as Frau. Literally, it's like calling someone "Woman" but in her case it's more like "Mom". (Awww!) ** Cultural note here: calling your teacher "Frau" in Germany is equivalent to calling her "Miss". ** This troper, a History teacher at a bilingual school, has a very hard time getting students to call him anything other than Mister. Especially funny/headachy/absurd because most of the social sciences department's male teachers are in the same office, so whenever students come in and say "Mister!" ''everyone'' turns. At this point, the painful process of teaching them to learn this troper's name and address him as "Professor X" (No, [[XMen not that one]], though we do get psychic like [[SuperSenses super hearing]]) is under way. * This troper once bumped into his college teacher and the department head in a corridor and started up a conversation, where said teacher noted that This idiot would do much better if he actually turned up for lectures once in a while. I instantly responded with, Ah, shut up [[strike:Yukari-chan]] Linda. The department head was horrified. * This Troper inherited a family tendency to forget names, make up descriptive titles, and also purposefully do this to people we don't like. He has also nicknamed a younger friend 'Scruffy', which was updated recently to 'Slicky'. * [[GwenStacyWannabe This troper]] seems to be a sort of real-life [[FantasticFour Invisible Girl]], but not by choice. I can tell because people who've known me for ''four years and counting'' still don't know my name, and I get "HeyYou, uh...what's your name again?" [[WallBanger constantly]]. ** Are you [[AxisPowersHetalia Canada]]? * This troper uses "[descriptive noun]-type-person" a lot, and tends to shout "[[YiddishAsASecondLanguage OY!]] SIBLING!" when she wants to

ask or tell her sister something. * This troper has a tendency to (affectionately) address her direct superior as "Boss," and his wife sometimes as "Mrs. Boss." Given that she's a church secretary and her direct supervisor is the pastor, this garners some funny looks. * [[DarkInsanity13 This troper]] has mutual friends with a girl who once referred to our relationship like Squidward and Spongebob (her being Spongebob, troper being Squidward; it's so very true it's scary). She is an incredible dolt (i.e. the blonde without the natural blonde), and is constantly referred to as "Dumbass". So, whenever someone is talking about a dumbass, it is likely her. She actually answers to it now (which makes her twice the dumbass). * This troper has a cousin who hates her first name (Penelope) and forever complains that she wants to change it legally, though she can never decide what to change it to. She hates "Penelope" so much that she refuses to be addressed as this in public. If you go out somewhere with her and want to call her, you have to say "Hey you" or else she'll go off in a sulk. * Quote from a friend: "I'd like you to meet my girlfriend...* to girlfriend* I'm sorry, what's your name again?" * [[{{Nomic}} This troper]] is terrible at remembering names, and will often refer to people as just "you" and try to hide the fact that he has no idead what the person's name is. There's some people who he often meets at the local Games Workshop but whose name he has eigther never heard or has completely forgotten, so he calls them by the army they play (That Ork Player, That Tyranid Player etc.) There's also one guy who everybody calls The Necron Player, as he has ridiculous amounts of Necrons. This troper hasn't hear anybody use his real name. He once introduced himself as [real name] aka. Stupendous Man aka. The Necron Player. Ofcourse this troper forgot the real name. * [[@/HersheleOstropoler This troper]] has yet to ''call'' his girlfriend by his ex's name, but has switched the names--both ways-talking about them. He does call his stepdaughter by his sister's name. * And this troper had the worst trouble with his last girlfriend's name, and his cat's... ** There's got to be a FreudWasRight joke in there somewhere... * Happens to this troper all the time, with everything. She has trouble remembering names for some reason--mostly peoples', but sometimes she'll find herself searching for a noun in the middle of a sentence. * It's gotten to the point that ThisTroper is known among his friends only as ThatGuyOverThere, there's another in the group known as GuyWithHair, and we actually name most guilds/clubs/random projects "That [Blank] Over There". * It runs in this troper's family, on her father's side. She's been called everything from her sister's name to the dog's name, and her uncle is the same way with his family. When her father and uncle get together, well, HilarityEnsues. * This troper's last name is Yu. Need he say more? * This troper can never remember names. Therefor, she never uses people's names or makes up strange epithets for people. therefor she

never remembers their names. Therefor, she never uses their names.... you get the idea. * This troper had the same homeroom teacher for four years in high school. She never once addressed him directly. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified, though.]] She and this teacher were the only people capable of speaking. This was a class for people with autism. * A constant in a university when you can know people for days, weeks and even months without learning a name or nickname. * This troper has always addressed and refered to his parents by their given names; apparently this originally caused his mother a painful sense of rejection when he was little, but she didn't tell him that until long after she'd gotten used it. * [[{{Griffinguy24}} This troper]] is horrible with names and around his campus, the reverse is also true (most of the time). However, he's usually seen wearing a highly-recognizable wide-brimmed hat he initially purchased for use in birdwatching and the like, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep so, around campus, he'll answer to "Safari Hat' or some variation thereof]] * {{Racha}} is likewise terrible with names- she once spent an entire year calling someone at work Tracey only to find their name was Sharon. (Then again, she was never corrected). Ironically her name is constantly forgotten by everyone else- she's always known as 'Ruth's girlfriend'. It drives her nuts but it's probably only fair. * This troper is unable to call her twin by her name. It's just 'Sis'. When she was younger, it was 'Sissy'. Sometimes, if she feels particularly eloquent or condescending, it's 'Sister of Mine'. Everyone she meets bugs her to call her sister by her name, but it just does not feel right. * This troper is terrible at remembering names, but not names of friends or people at school. No, it's family members. Even cousins get this treatment. * This troper just cannot remember the names of friends who are not his classmates, leading to awkwardness when bumping into them again. This troper received a visit from one such friend after not seeing them for months, and while the friend remembered this troper's name, he could only reply, "Hey...you..." * This troper has learned to avoid using people's names by necessity, as he is absolutely abysmal at remembering names (he's married to one of the two people whose names he remembered on the first try). * This troper has never gotten used to the idea of things having names. He remembers people by faces, and feels terribly awkward when referring to anyone by their actual name. He almost never refers to anyone by name or even title, instead describing something they've done ("that guy who spilled who coke his jacket"). Due to this, and everyone's knowledge of my condition, I have adopted the name "Muffin". * I traditionally avoid this by not calling people anything. ** Same here. * This troper refers to his friends as [[BoisterousBruiser BASTARD!]], because... well, they are, and this troper has huge issues with hypocrisy. * This troper forgets any name that is not directly stated to him,

often and repeatedly. This makes for awkward moments after putting off asking a close acquaintance their name for as much as four months, or trying to find out a prospective girlfriend's long-forgotten last name before talking to her family. (what makes it painfully annoying is that he sometimes remembers these names years later, often as a result of the humiliation of having forgotten.) * This troper has a terrible memory for names, and compensates by giving them nicknames to distinguish them in his mind. It occasionally takes willpower to NOT call someone 'baldy' or something similar. (He also thinks that his life would be a lot easier if people would wear nametags around him, or if people's names floated above their head.) * For some reason, as long as this troper can remember, he's deliberately avoided calling people by their names unless absolutely necessary. It's not a matter of forgetfulness, he just completely omits people's names for no particular reason. He has a tendency to point at people and grunt at them instead. * [[{{Raekuul}} This Troper]] [[CovertPervert has worked with the Women's Basketball team for six months now]] [[HeyYou and still does not know them by name.]] * This troper knows someone named Eu (pronounced exactly like "you.") So, to say "hey you!" to him would be to call him by his name. * If I don't know you, you are Kid. If I don't know you and are doing something mischievous, you are Punk. If I don't know you and you're doing something that I consider stupid, you are Moron. * [[{{Danyellalot}} This troper]] can't bring herself to call one of her male friends by his name, and instead calls him 'Butterfly' (keep in mind he's a pretty big guy). He answers to this name with no objections. * From over at Everybody Calls Him Barkeep: It's a habit in this troper's country to address teachers as, well, "teacher", or " 'cher" for short (hard ''ch'', not ''sh''). As a result, this troper has forgotten most of her teachers' actual names. * [[{{Skazka}} This troper seems to have her priorities weird]]. Everyone is "kid", "kiddo", "friend", or "dear heart", or a host of other sundry pet names. Groups are "children", "friends", or the similar. Figures of authority are "sir" or "ma'am". I have an extremely hard time remembering my classmates' names, and for some reason "teacher" or "Mr./Ms. X" just seems either too familiar or too distant. * This troper was scolded one Christmas for addressing gifts to her parents as "to June" and "to Gordon" instead of "to Mum" and "to Dad". The scolding was taken back when she pointed out that every time she labelled gifts the latter way, the person distributing the presents on Christmas morning never looked at the giver's name, only the recipient's, and promptly handed the parcels over to the troper's grandparents. * [[{{this-guy}} I]] call my dad Mark, my mum Maureen (though she hates that name and would prefer to be called Sam) and that's it. If I'm talking to people, I don't call them anything. * This troper, his brother, and a dozen cousins will all answer to any of our names, due to a massive overuse of names starting with J. We all also answer to "Je... Ja... Ji... Ju... Jo... Ja... hey, you,

<defining attribute and/or expletive>!" * This troper has not yet caught on that {{Goggles Do Nothing}} and answers quite happily to "Girl With Goggles". * This troper has trouble remembering the names of school faculty and classmates, and only remembers the names of those whom she interacts with every single day and/or would brutally murder her if she forgot them. She will also respond to almost all observational names (EXAMPLE: "girl in the red shirt"), with the exception being "girl with black hair/eyes" (as this troper's hair and eyes are just REALLY DARK BROWN). She will also not respond to anyone who mispronounces her name or mixes it up with someone else's, but will readily respond to a simple Main/HeyYou. * My grandmother (whom I live with) calls me either my mother, two aunts, 3 cousins, old dog and/or her own name. Never my name, though. ** Sounds like my step dad. On occasion, he'll go through everyone, family and friends, before he gets to yours. *** On the other hand, I am terrible with names, particularly of those that I don't see that often and when talking to them constantly wonder what the hell their name is. * I have a tendency, when saying hi to someone whose name I don't know, I say something like "Hi, person whose name I don't know!". If they are with someone whose name I do know (rare) its "Hi bob! Hi friend of Bob!". * Though somewhat odd and not particularly offensive, when my friend did the "Jinx!" where you can't speak until the person who jinxed you says your name ten times, she got into calling me "It." Not meant to be offensive, though I still was offended. * This troper had a friend and classmate who he thought for the space of several weeks was actually named "Hey you" based on how her friends addressed her. Nope, the name was Hye Eun, more or less pronounced as it's spelled. Bonus points, her last name was "You". * My name is Adam. My uncle's name is Alan. My father occasionally called me Alan as I grew up. However, in recent years, the tree of us have taken to having all our holidays together, and Dad pretty much ''never'' calls either of us by the right one of the two. * This troper tends to make it a point that when meeting someone he will not bother to remember their name, no matter how important it is. Usually when addressing the person again, he will say "Hey, you with the face." If you look at the phrasing, it's not even an insult...but many people take it as one. * [[{{Medinoc}} This troper]] is bad with names. Very bad. So, everybody whose name he doesn't remember, he calls "Excuse me", which is not that bad a way to start a sentence in France. * [[{{Kaizykat}} This Troper's father]] is really bad with the names of her teachers. For example, one of her religion teacher's air conditioner squeaked loudly when open house was held. Her teacher was dubbed "Squeaky" by the Troper's father. It's used to the point where the Troper has almost called her teacher Squeaky to her face. * This Troper had a substitute teacher a few times throughout elementary and middle school who insisted on being addressed either by his first name or simply "HeyYou". It was interesting to hear him being referred to when he wasn't there. ("HeyYou is subbing for

English today!") * Somehow, even with only 3 kids, my mother can't keep track of our names. Usually, when someone is in trouble for a fairly obvious reason, the yell is for "Be...Rhi...Kie... You know who you are. Get out here now!" * Variously, people are entities, noobs and small people. The latter is reserved for anyone younger than me at school- I'm 6th Form, I'm allowed to be casually rude to small children... * This troper is somewhat disturbed and amazed at how easy it is to talk to someone without remembering their name. "Oh Hi! How you going? Yeah everything's cool with me...etc." ** Due to this troper's poor memory for names, he's been surviving on that technique for about ten years now. * This troper's mother has a slight tendency to forget her children's names, so she'll say something to the effect of "Ver-Ma-Ann-- Child! Get over here!" * [[{{Azzizzi}} This troper]] once dated a girl who he had known for about two years before dating. At the time, she only knew me by my last name because that's what everyone called me. I didn't know this until after dating her for a couple of months when she got very serious and asked me, "What is your first name?" I was shocked that she didn't know it and asked her why she hadn't asked my best friend what it was. She said she'd tried that, but he refused to tell her and the longer she went without knowing it, the more embarassed she was for not knowing. I didn't tell her for at least another week. ** YouBastard. That's deliciously evil! * [[PentiumMMX2 This troper's]] 5th grade Sunday school teacher ([[SadistTeacher Who was a total bitch unless you where a girl]]) did this. While the girls where addressed as "Miss [last name]", everyone else was addressed as "You"; said in a tone of voice that basically said "I don't care what your name is". * [[{{Raveled}} This troper]] never remembers someone's name at the first go, so co-workers, classmates, and on occasion even family members are HeyYou. At least he's gotten out of the habit of whistling for them... * This troper has a lot of trouble remembering names, so he generally carefully avoids calling people by their names. Although usually not 'hey you', he's a bit too polite for that. * In [[{{Liangnui}} my]] relatively small Creative Writing Club (or Writers' Therapy Group--we sometimes don't even bother bringing anything to read), I flat-out can't remember most of their names, but since our group is small enough, we generally just point and say "You first!" * That Male Troper has a problem putting names to faces, so he relies on this fairly heavily. You can be surprised how long you can know and converse with someone without knowing their name. * The only time this troper refers to his son by name is when he's in trouble. Otherwise he's either "kiddo", "boychild" or one of the many nicknames made from his name. Of the two cats, Logan is commonly referred to as either "Cap'n Chunky Butt", or "Chunkzilla" (yes, he's fat), the other one (Autumn) is always referred to by her name. My wife and I only refer to each other by name when we're trying to get

the others attention. Most of my co-workers have nicknames that they'll answer to (for example Carlos answers to "Los"). However when meeting a new person, I tend to forget their name almost right away, and wait until someone mentions it, then constantly refer to them by their name until it's burned into my brain. * [[ToddTheT1000 this troper]] has a number of friends who go by nicknames, and he doesn't have the faintest idea what their real names are. As for myself, I tend to answer to anything up to and including 'asshole', though this can be explained; my real name (Ash) is often twisted into 'Ash-hole'. It's kind of become habit to answer to this, or to asshole. * I do this to teachers. * [[{{Kuzlalala}} This Troper]]'s close friend ''rarely'' calls her by her name. Now she's used to it and feels weird if her friend does. * The officers in this troper's anime club refer to themselves and call each other by their handles on the club's forum as often as they use their real names, sometimes switching almost at random. This troper will often, in a span of two minutes, refer to the same person by their real name, forum handle, and shortened forms of either. * I grew up with my daddy referring to me as 'It' all the time, which lead to me either referring to him by his first name or calling him 'Old Man' out of pure dislike for the -Expletive deleted-. THOUGH I 'unno if it counts, but my love interest calls me 'Mein Fraulein' a lot, which I'm pretty sure is incorrect from a grammar standpoint, but it still makes me feel warm and fuzzy-ish. * This troper, for some reason, refers to his (younger) sister only as "Chubbs". She's skinnier than I am! * I was working part-time with a class of first years at a primary school. At the end of one warm spring day I was sitting outside as the kids were playing, and a 10-ish year old girl came to pick her sister up. She simply walked up to me and said "Hey you! Where's [younger sister's name]?" I was a bit stunned by the directness. * Since my sort of step-sister's got my same name, my family decided to call her by her name and call me by my nickname. We are all so used to this that I don't reply if called by name, because I'm sure they are talking to her. * To this troper, peers are either 'Oi you', 'Person', or absolute gibberish. I usually end up calling people something like 'hachjuhshubadubadubasfjghqiweuthpwuieARGHDUNNOWHATYERNAMEIS' or some variation of that. As for teachers and other figures of authority, I can always remember my teachers' names when I'm speaking to them, but if I'm talking about them then I usually refer to them as 'Mr./Mrs./Ms. Whatstheirface'. * This troper has never been comfortable using names. I have always referred to people using their professional title if they have one, or not referring to them by name at all. Everyone I know seems to be fine with this, or at least hasn't brought up how annoying it is. On a related note, pretty much everyone who knows me has stopped using my name to refer to me. My name has never felt natural, and always seems like some foreign sound that couldn't possibly be referring to me. * This straight male troper and his bromantic [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partner]] more often that

not refer to each other by "Sexy" and "Princess" respectively. [[HoYay Ho yay]] indeed... * [[AvrilLavigne Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend...]] ---Hey, you! You can go back to Main/HeyYou here. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HiccupHijinks * This editor has somehow managed to "catch" hiccups by trying to burp at the same time the hiccup occurs, so the orgasm cure isn't the only way to stop them. * Hold your breath while drinking a glass of water. It works every time. It's also much simpler than any other method. ** And that method is suitable for attempting in public, and on minors. This editor uses soda with a straw, if possible. ** This troper wonders how one can breathe ''while drinking water.'' *** It's easiest with a straw. Breathe in through the nose, draw the liquid up through the straw into your mouth, breath out (nose again), swallow, repeat--in-up-out-down. It also helps you learn how to control your breathing, and with practice you can actually get to where you can manage it as in/up-out/down (two motions) which might not do much for hiccups but gets stares as you don't seem to need to stop to breathe while drinking. (In theory, you don't ''really'' need the water, as long as you can manage the pattern and keep it steady, but liquid gives you the backup option of trying to breathe the liquid. Apparently, coughing your lungs out '''and''' hiccuping is not something easily managed.) * [[Tropers/{{Rothul}} This editor]] has a sure-fire way... the problem is, it doesn't work if you know someone's trying it on you, hence the spoiler tag: [[spoiler: If you can get the person with hiccups to say the word "shark" without them knowing that it will cure their hiccups, the hiccups will be cured. Under those conditions it has always, ''always'', worked. Once you know of the trick though, it doesn't work. ItOnlyWorksOnce. The universe moves in mysterious ways my friend.]] * [[Tropers/{{Duckay}} This troper]] used to be given money to stop hiccuping. It worked the first three or four times, then stopped again. Obviously, this was because the sums of money got smaller and smaller, due to the hiccups becoming more and more frequent. * There is one reason why most hiccup cures "work". They take enough time to carry out for the hiccups to go away. ** That...certainly does explain the advice at the top of the page... * My favourite solution was when a pupil complained to the teacher of hiccups. The teacher immediately announced that said pupil was going to hiccup for the class. * Vomiting works every time. * This troper gets a big spoonful of peanut butter and swallows it all at once. Works every time. * This troper just gave up trying to cure her hiccups. She would just

randomly hiccup at the oddest time, no matter what she was doing. She now believes that she's just drunk subconsciously all the time. * One of the best little-known ways of curing hiccups- especially if you don't have a very sensitive gag reflex- is to tickle the soft pallet of your throat. You know, the back of your throat right before the location that would make you throw up to touch. Works every timeeven a man with chronic hiccups used it as his sure-fire way of getting rid of them. Also, hiccups are often psychological, so the less you worry about them, the quicker they'll leave. However, not curing them yourself tends to mean they'll be back later in teh day at least once. Don't ask me why. * Tropers/{{Zordauch}} stopped hiccuping shortly before his week-old daughter started up. [[HotShounenMom The missus]] [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife rolled her eyes]] and remarked that it was just like ''AzumangaDaioh''. * This troper used to be a subversion as a baby/toddler - she only got hiccups when she was cold, so all you needed to do to stop them was to put on another shirt on or wrap a blanket around her. She grew out of it, and nowadays she'll let the hiccups pass if she can't cure them in a few tries. * The next time you have the hiccups, trying holding one hand up and humming "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" under your breath. It's always worked for {{Midna}}. * Hold your nose and sing. While it does work (since it helps control your breathing), it is not advisable that you attempt it in public. You ''will'' look very silly. * I find jumping up and down while singing "The Star Spangled Banner" helps. Or sucking on a peppermint, if you don't want to look silly. * This troper can get very strong hiccups that can last for hours. The standard remedies almost never work. And one time when I had hiccups that others could feel * through the floor* , I tried drinking a big glass of water...and a hiccup resulted in me choking on the water as well as getting soaked by the rest. When it gets that bad, the only thing I can do is sleep it off. * Aversion: [[Tropers/MadeOfMeat This Troper]] can't get the hiccups in the first place. I haven't hiccuped more than once in a row since I was five. Supposedly it's a pneumonia complication, but I think it's from psychological trauma. This one time I had hiccups for hours and holed myself away in my room, humiliated. Haven't had them in nine years. * There's no need for all these voodoo remedies. Just relax, control your breathing, and remind yourself that you control your body. It's rare to get hiccups you honestly cannot stop this way. ** Hah! This trained singer disagrees (well, I agree with regards to the voodoo remedies; I've basically given up on all solutions). The above troper just hasn't ever had them badly. * This troper once attempted to cure hiccups by being held upside-down by his ankles by one friend and given a glass of water by another. It didn't work. This troper can, however, cure hiccups infallibly by holding his breath in such a way that it forces the diaphragm muscle flat. * If you get punched in the solar plexus, you ''will'' get rid of your

hiccups. It's happened. Hurts like hell, yes, but it ''works''. * Hiccups are caused by a person's diaphragm (the muscle that controls breathing) twitching. Anything that shocks the diaphragm will usually set it right. Think about how a defibrillator stops the mistimed heart ([[MagicalDefibrillator Yes that is what it does instead of this pothole]]) by shocking it and letting its natural rhythm take over. * This troper finds that bending over and taking small sips of water from the other side of the glass stops her hiccups in no time. Of course, anything's better than having her giant of a step-father come up behind her and scream near her ears. * This troper's father swears by drinking half of a wide-mouthed bottle of flat Pepsi (carbonated pepsi, and I assume flat and carbonated Coke also work, but the carbonation increases the risk of throwing up out one's nose and mouth). It only fails to work on his sister (who refuses to drink more than two sips before stopping to take a breath), at which point a randomly timed Hiccup Scare works wonders (though sprays Pepsi all over the place). This troper prefers to simply slam the bottom of his fist into the center of his own collarbone, which is slightly less effective but much less painful than a punch to the solar plexus (the latter of which, if it fails, also makes the hiccups hurt that much worse). * {{This troper}} got the hiccups all the time when she was younger. But then when she was told of the spoonful of sugar cure, she started using it when ever she got the hiccups. It works (for her, anyway). * This troper found a sure way to cure the hiccups, you just have to press the point between your eyebrows for a couple of seconds and bingo!. It doesn't seem to be logical, but actually works. * This troper was introduced to a complicated but effective technique after most all of the above failed to work. Hold some water (or spit) in the back of your mouth just shy of swallowing, plug your ears, nose, AND close your eyes ''at the same time'', hold your breath and count to ten. You look like a dumbass for ten seconds, but it has never failed me. ** [[Tropers/{{Enunciability}} This troper]] was taught a somewhat similar but easier method: swallow a mouthful of water, and then hold your breath while touching your toes and counting to ten. While it always works, this also makes you look like a moron for ten seconds. This troper theorizes that concentrating on doing all of the actions while worrying about looking stupid overloads her brain and causes it to forget about hiccuping. * Drink vinegar. This troper kids you not! It is possibly the most effective cure she has even used, and works a hundred percent of the time. You only need a little bit, and most of the time she don't even need to swallow any of it! It tastes pretty bad, but it always works. This troper would also like to recommend using malt vinegar, if possible. It seems to get the fewest complaints. * I once read in a magazine years ago that pinching your earlobes hard stops hiccups, so the next time I caught them, I tried it. It worked. It has worked every time since then. * MutantRancor here. I've tried quite a few of the "voodoo cures," including the drinking-upside-down one and the "scare them out" one, but I've found that the only thing that works for me is...laying down

for a couple minutes. Even a punch to the solar plexus doesn't work. Then again, the only times I get hiccups are when my sinuses are draining and irritating my throat, and laying down is a proven cure for sinus-drainage-related problems because it changes the direction the sinuses are trying to drain. * For this troper, a swift self-inflicted blow to the diaphragm-region works wonders, but not 100% of the time, even with multiple blows. * Here's a way that works every time: remember that you are not a fish, but that you are a man. [[AtopTheFourthWall Punching is optional.]] * This troper's father would always tell her to put a metal spoon in her mouth and drink a glass of water at the same time. It always works, but I unfortunatly don't always carry a metal spoon with me. * This troper's Latin teacher once slammed her hand on a student's desk, and asked her loudly, "When was the last time you saw a white horse?!" managing to give the student quite a shock, but failing to cure her hiccups. According to her, it had worked every time except for that one. * This troper knows the true cure, which is something that all hiccup cures have in common: Simply focus on your hiccups. When you feel the next hiccup coming, focus on the muscles that moved when the last one happened. If you did it right, they should be gone in a matter of seconds. No need for violence, consumption, or arbitrary gestures. I read it online several years ago, and it has always worked when I tried it. * When I get hiccups, I find the best thing to do is carry on and not think about it. * I swear by swallowing anything carbonated, while standing on my head(or more usually dropping my head over the foot of the bed) * This troper tried [[http://www.cognitial.com/hiccups.shtml#jump_cure this method]], and it actually worked * Just hold your breath. It virtually always cures mine between the 4th to 10th hiccup. * @/{{Medinoc}} managed to scare a friend of his out of hiccup by using his newly-developed scare tactic: If you're not scary by yourself, just make the patient think there's something scarier than you! That includes grabbing your friend and [[{{GASP}} gasping aloud]] / yelling "attention!" right before they try to cross the street. ---I heard that if you go back to HiccupHijinks while standing on your head, you'll get rid of those hiccups in no time! ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HiddenHeartOfGold * This Troper lives this trope. I'm an ass to everyone, but when I feel like it, I can be the kindest human being alive. * There's this JerkAss at my school...He makes stupid jokes, punches everyone, and has a temper. But, at the same time, he can be generally funny, and dare I say it? Nice.

** Sounds like [[@/CorporealWolf me.]] * [[{{@/Nomic}} This troper]] knew a guy like this in high school. He did tend to make fairly rude jokes about everybody, especially his friends, but in the end he was a genuinely nice and helpful person and pretty fun to hang around with, atleast once you realised he didn't really mean to insult people. * My grandfather did this a lot. We caught him feeding a stray kitten once... he huffed that he was just bothered by the kitten's noise, and thought if he fed it, it would be quiet. * [[@/MurkyMuse This troper's]] high school class had someone like this. He acted like a JerkAss NietzscheWannabe and commonly used RefugeInVulgarity; however, he would unthinkingly help you when you needed it. * This troper had a frenemy/rival in high school. She admired his intelligence, but thought he was arrogant as all heck, and he (like most of the school population) seemed to see her as an annoyance. Several times, though, other classmates who were picking on this troper would shortly afterward be insulted by frenemy/rival. Years later, the two are actually friends, even mailing each other holiday gifts.. * This troper admits to being this, but if you tell anyone he will find you and end you. In fact, most of this troper's friends are people who caught him being nice at one point. * I am rarely nice, but when I am, I make sure to make it big. It is very well hidden unless you are a close friend or it is part of a plot... which kind of negates the effect of being nice later on. * Many of this troper's friends believe this troper to have a HiddenHeartOfGold, or even an obvious one. They're wrong: I'm just a good actor. * This troper. I hit you, threaten you, and laugh at your pain. I'll also pick you up if someone hurt you and hunt them down. Especially if you're a friend. * Beneath The filth, AIDS and rape jokes, this Troper is actually a decent person. ** You're doing masterful job concealing that fact, if the ''rape joke'' part is to be believed. *** I find that the majority of people who make rape jokes are nice people on the inside. *** Agreed. Let me quote GeorgeCarlin on this one, "I can prove to you that rape is funny. Picture Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd." * This troper makes a lot of inappropriate jokes, is quite violent and I'm not too good at expressing my feelings so to non-friends I seem kinda creepy and/or evil, but once people understand this, the hidden heart is practically glowing in their face. * I have a strange liking for dirty innuendo-type jokes, cursing during high school lessons and acting like a dick when nothing else seems to work. Many people are often also unsettled by my (often unintentional) Fuck You -Death Glare(once even managed to make a would-be bully apologize in a timid, strained voice) and baffling tendency to quote someone's own words to their face as a revenge for a slight. I'm well aware many people see me as more or less a huge prick and that's okay. What I personally consider my crowning moment of

dickishness and hilarity? When discussing the burden of having a baby during a psychology lesson, I added just for giggles: '''Well, one burden for a couple is not being able to do whatever you want to.... especially if a baby is near.''' After a second of stunned silence, everyone including the teacher cracked up for several minutes. Still, some people, especially my closest friends, accept me for who I am. They don't expect anything in return and ironically, with them I find it the most heartwarming to be around. * You know, it strikes me that if you include yourself on this list, you don't count. It's called a ''Hidden'' Heart of Gold, telling people defies the point. ** This Troper would like to high-five you. * agreed, right with you on htat one. * This troper has a classmate who's a big JerkAss most of the time He's mean to everyone, tells dirty jokes, and is really obnoxious. But one day, the teacher left the room to copy some papers, and some guys closed the door, locking her out in the cold. The JerkAss unexpectedly got up, opened the door, and yelled "You ASSHOLES!!", stunning everyone into silence. He's still rude to everyone all the time (including the teacher) but I guess he actually does have a heart when it comes down to it. * [[{{@/Pita}} My]] best friend is one of the most absolutely evil people I know. At a certain point, I considered not being his friend because I was worried about his effect on my morals, and my mom took me aside and told me of some of the things he'd been doing for a certain kid. The guy's a fucking saint, and he either hides under an evil exterior or is very very complicated. I'm mostly a JerkAss, but it turns out that a certain friend brought out the good in me when, after I was annoyed, she told me it's the first time she'd ever seen me angry and that I'm mean when I'm angry, and normally I'm the sweetest guy she knows. Of course, I can't bring it out at will for some reason, so the girl who I really like is convinced I'm a shallow JerkAss who enjoys hurting her emotionally. And, to be honest, for the past month, I've been realizing she may be right. * This Italian troper's Hungarian friend and former classmate is a very nice guy, despite almost anything he says (except when he's serious) and his mild bullying towards pretty much anyone around his age makes him, basically, ''[[{{Imageboards}} 4Chan's]]'' ''living embodiment''. The fact he has an outstanding knowledge of [[MemeticMutation the over 9000 memes spawned by the site]] '''doesn't''' help. * Over the years I've embodied everything wrong with humanity, but only my now ex-girlfriend and one of my best friends knows what I'm emotionally capable of. * This troper is generally rude to everybody, tends to make light of most things, and pretends to not care about anyone or anything. However, whenever it comes to women (not necessarily one I'm romantically interested in) I can be unbelievably nice. Why not to guys, then? Well, we're pretty much supposed to be asses to each other, and show our hidden hearts of gold through much smaller means. It's really rather fun, as some girl I'm normally a jerk to, I'll talk to in a less rude way and we'll become surprisingly close friends.

Doesn't mean I don't have my moments of being an actual JerkAss. * I'm very stoic and silent around people I like, same with the people I do like, my friends are nothing more than people I hate a little less than most - but I have a soft spot for my family and try to do good for someone, as long as that person deserves it. * This troper is a DeadpanSnarker most of the time, and has become notorious for it in her school. Yet she also can be extremely nice to the people she meets, this is probably the reason why her friends know not to take her quips to heart. * This troper was known in her former classroom as a big jerkass, capable of hurt people with only five words. Until they watched me talking to my dog...therefore, you can guess how many people know about my sweet puddle toy who just happens to have a dog's life, isn't it, baby girl? I know you love me, crazy babe, let us love each other in a big hug... * This troper's LARP character is made somewhat to be this. He works for a nebulous, horrifyingly derivative mercenary group inspired by Blackwatch from prototype (so far as to share the name), uses poison, torture, brutal close combat attacks, manipulates and generally is a mischieviously chaotic bastard in the same vein as Loki. That said when another character's selfishness caused an international conflict that cost a young merc his life he verbally tore him a new one...Then hauled him off to be dissected because his eye was of use to the company. It's very well hidden. * This troper considers herself to a be a complete jerkass most of the time, but only because it's easier than actually letting most people know she cares. People have proven to take advantage of that in the past, so acting like an ass that doesn't give a crap is the best way to avoid that drama. There's nothing I wouldn't do for my best friends and family, and they all know that, but the asshole persona is a social default. * This finds that most Jerkasses are no better or worse people than [[NiceGuy your typical nice guys/girls]]. Yes, they are assholes, but that doesn't make them bad to the core, and in contrast he has met several people who seemed nice, but turned out to be genuinely awful human beings. ---Tell anyone else that I helped you go back to Main/HiddenHeartOfGold and I'll break your kneecaps. * Go ahead and try. I'll take you to the hospital. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HiddenInPlainSight * My brother and I evolved a game growing up--I would hide a stick somewhere within our large house. When he found it, he'd chase me around whacking me with it until I wrestled it away and hid it again. [[TooDumbToLive For fun]], I'd sometimes hide it in ridiculous ways, such as taping it to the ceiling ''above his bed,'' or leaning it against a wall with a note attached reading "Not a stick."

* Recently, in the city near me, the Police busted an auto body shop that had been fronting a cocaine ring for the last two years. Everyone I know speculates that the entire reason it took the Police that long to finally bust them is because the auto shop had a heavy mafia/gang theme, and nobody took them seriously. ** This troper has often wondered about the Godfather's Pizza chain. What if it really is a Mafia front? I mean, ''Godfather's'' Pizza, "a pizza you can't refuse." That would be the apex of the trope in real life. * The cooks at the restaurant where I used to work, decided to play a joke on one of the servers one day by duct taping his cell phone (which he had left sitting out) to the ceiling! Everyone knew where it was except for him (we'd all watched them do it). He looked all over for it, asked everyone at least three times if they knew where it was, and eventually borrowed another server's cell phone to call his own. In fact while it was ringing he was standing ''right under it'' and still couldn't figure out where it was! Finally, the bartender's sixyear-old daughter looked at him and said, "It's on the ceiling, stupid." While everyone had a good laugh, he just fumed for the rest of the day. * When I was a child, I was playing Hide-and-Seek with a group of cousins. I couldn't find a place to hide and it was getting close to the time when the cousin who was "It" was going to come looking for us, so I opened the nearest closet and hid myself among the other clothes, including black pants like the ones I was wearing...only to find that my legs very clearly stuck out. Still, I stood there and waited, fully expecting to be found. Eventually my cousin and all of the other cousins who had already been found opened the closet, took a long look inside aaaaaaand...closed the door and kept searching in what was probably a combination of this and [[FailedASpotCheck Failed a Spot Check]]. Guess who was the only player not to be found that day? * [[@/MattyChanHazel This Troper's]] father was once looking for some Sellotape. He couldn't find it, so I asked him where he'd seen it last. -->Dad: It was on the table. -->Me: Okay, I'll have a look. (goes through to room with the aforementioned table, stops, bursts out laughing) Dad, you REALLY might wanna see this... -->Dad: (walks over, sees me pointing at the Sellotape, which is hanging off the edge of the table) Oh. (bursts out laughing) * [[@/IanExMachina This Troper]] was playing hide and seek with friends in a playing field with a football goal sized wall in the middle, when he decided he'd just stand round the other side of the wall instead of running off into the wooded area. Cue the seeker walking round the wall but never looking towards it. I won. * During a hide and seek game with my friends, that at the time I didn't really want to play but went with it, I looked about for a hiding spot. It was getting dark out and I had a black and red jacket on so what I did was walked to a dark corner of a house and a fence, squatted and held still. They found me. After about an HOUR of search and by pure luck.

* If [[{{Tropers/A Crack In Time}} I'm]] ever looking for something, it is always hidden in plain sight. * Another hide-and-seek instance: a group of us were playing in my church. One of the boys, very cleverly, dragged a cardboard box into the men's restroom, climbed inside, and closed the flaps. The boy who was "it" went into the restroom, looked into the box, and said, "Huh, nothing here but a box of t-shirts," ''and left.'' The boy who managed to disguise himself as a box of shirts was known as [[MetalGearSolid Solid Pie]] (because of his memetic love for pie) from that day onward. * Another hide and seek example: This troper was playing the game with his young cousins when he was about 15 in his grandmother's small apartment. I hid under the pile of coats that the rest of the family had brought with them that were sitting on a bed. My cousins literally went in and out of the room about 20 times looking for me, and got the adults to try to look too, but they only found me once I started giggling about the absurdity of the situation. * This troper, while playing hide and seek with his friends during elementary school simply reversed his reversible windbreaker, put up the hood, and wandered nonchanlantly around the schoolyard. My friends never found me. * [[@/RaiReme This Troper]] decided to get Inception for his father on Christmas. After wrapping the gift I put it up in the lamp of the living room, where it was quite visible, deciding that he'd get to open it if he could find it before Christmas eve. He did find it... which was hours after getting home and sitting in the sofa right below it. Also, under the folded wrapping paper, I wrote "You need to go deeper". * This troper's father successfully hid his US Army demolitions manual and similar instructional materials from his kids for twelve years by putting them on the bookshelf in the living room and then telling us he'd hidden them where we'd never find them. We looked in every hiding place in the house for 'the books on how to blow stuff up'. We never once thought of looking where the books were supposed to be kept. * Me and some friends were playing a game of hide and seek in dim light once, so I sat on the floor, stuck my legs under the chair, and stuck my arms straight up. Wasn't found. * This troper will always say that the best place to hide something from her is right in front of her. Her husband took the assertion to its logical extreme for Christmas 2010 - by hiding her Christmas present on the coffee table. Bright red box. All month long. She finally noticed it ''on Christmas Eve.'' * I once "hid" in the middle of a classroom at high school, with my hair dyed bright red and wearing a lime green coat- I coughed, and almost gave the girl sitting next to me a heart attack... Somehow no one had realised that I was there, not even the teacher. ---There's a link to the main page for this trope here HiddenInPlainSight. ----

HideousHangoverCure * Before this troper got on the wagon, he found tomato juice and a double dose of ibuprofen to help the most. * Two pints of water immediately before retiring never fails to prevent a hangover - the trick is to be sufficiently pissed (in the British sense, meaning drunk) that you can pass out before you need to stumble to the lavvy; and as mentioned below, Irn-Bru is fan-fuckingtastic. Acid may or may not cure migraines a la House, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill but it certainly serves to distract one from a hangover.]] * This tropers solution is quite simple: once you know you cant drink anymore and the partys finished, crawl to the nearest empty plastic bottle, wash it a bit and fill it with water. Then proceed to drink as much as you can before going to sleep. Every once in a while, Id semi-wake up and take a long drink from it. The day after, theres almost no hangover :D * From friends who drink way, way, waaaayyyyy more than I ever will, the best way to cure a hangover is to drink water from the time one finishes drinking until the time one goes to bed, because alcohol will dehydrate the body. ** Another good solution is to have a glass of water or other nonalcoholic beverage (but not coffee) between each alcoholic one. This both replaces the lost fluid and slows down your rate of consumption. ** This troper's alcohol education refers to these as "spacer drinks" * This troper swore by yogurt, kool-aid, and Nathan's hot dogs when he was in college. Not mixed together, of course. ** Yogurt, Kool-Aid, and hot dogs? How exactly was that combination even THOUGHT of? *** Let me guess: This was everything left in the kitchen? * My aunt swears that the best thing to cure a hangover is a big, greasy hamburger, which indeed looks pretty hideous after a long night of partying. ** This troper agrees. It just needs to be greasy. Bacon and sausage with scrambled eggs cooked in the bacon/sausage grease does wonders for me. And lots of water. * I hear that drinking something sweet at the end of the night and again in the morning helps, that, and drinking at a slow pace. Not that I'd know, I don't drink. * The 'drinking at a slow pace' thing does actually work, because it means you drink less alcohol overall without you realising it, thus dampening the effect of the hangover. Not really a cure, but a preventative measure. ** It's not that you drink less alcohol; ten drinks will be ten drinks, drunk slow or fast. The reason it's less harmful is because your body has, some time to process the alcohol as you go, rather than becoming overlinkoaded. *** It may also have a mental effect; the bloodstream absorbs alcohol fairly constantly, so going from drinking contest speed to drinking fast won't actually give you any more time to process the alcohol, and even drinking at an average rate probably doesn't leave you with any

time where your blood isn't still absorbing alcohol. **** It's also a metabolic effect, which is why the OP said you drink less if you drink slow; it takes time for the inebriation to kick in. 10 drinks ''is'' 10 drinks when drunk slow, but if you drink them faster you might get 15-20 down before the first 10 actually hit you. Anyone who has to do social drinking as part of their job will tell you this, from stripping to finance. * [[JethroQWalrustitty This Troper]] inserted this trope in a story he wrote for creative writing, after reading the YKTTW. ** [[NateTheGreat Hey, cool]]. * The classic Scottish solution - Irn-Bru. ** Scousers apparently find it necessary to dissolve an aspirin in it. ** Seconded. Irn-bru, some sort of salty or greasy food, and brushing your teeth non stop until your moth stops tasting of death. Although my ex swore by the sausage sarnie, OJ, and cup of tea I used to bring him in bed after he'd slept through the worst of his hangover. * A classic remedy called the "red eye" is a cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, Tabasco sauce, a raw egg and two aspirin. Bottoms up! * The main effects of a hangover are due to massive dehydration. In 1965 University of Florida medical researchers created Gatorade because the Gators' players were showing up to football practice hung over; two years later they won their first Orange Bowl, which encouraged its creators to make it commercially available. ** When [[JakeWasHere this troper]] was living in a college dormitory, I actually witnessed several drunk and semiconscious students being dragged in and given massive amounts of 10-K (an off-brand Gatorade) to offset the inevitable hangovers. * No one's mentioned [[ForeignQueasine menudo]] yet? ** The official hangover cure in Guadalajara is an extremely spicy ''torta ahogada''. * I once stumbled upon a cure when fixing dinner for my severely hungover step-brother: Strong chili con carne. Not only did eating start his metabolism going and give him more energy, but the spicyness made him drink a lot of water. We used it again later, with great success. * I usually drink about half a gallon of vegetable juice and a lot of orange juice, and the hangover's gone within a few hours. However, a good bit of bud helps greatly. * This troper has a simple cure: [[CaptainObvious don't drink alcohol]]. Although his motive for doing so is not to avoid hangovers but simply not liking the taste. ** Which is not so much a cure as a preventive measure, but I agree with you about the taste. * This Troper's brother swears by several cans of corned beef (with lots of onions and garlic) and a large heaping plateful of rice. And a large glass of orange juice. * Any very greasy Mexican food (especially beef enchiladas) is this troper's father's recommendation. This Troper can't vouch for the effectiveness since the largest alcoholic drink this troper has ever had was half an ounce of communion wine. * This troper has an uncle who swears by a mixture of 7-Up and AlkaSeltzer. I, myself, swear by a cup of coffee and four ibuprofen. * This troper read in mental_floss that a BLT makes a good hangover

treatment (the protein helps restore some of the damage done to the brain's neurotransmitters by the alcohol, the carbs in the bread give you enough energy to bother taking something else as well) * This troper tends to use pancakes as a hangover cure. No idea whether there is any scientific reason for pancakes to help but they're easy enough to make and, well, pancakes for breakfast tends to make for a happier day than no pancakes for breakfast. The hideous comes when you do this at a party and realise you're going to have to cook for everyone else as well. ** Not this troper. I made them once after a party, and another person woke up. --->'''Person:''' "Hey, pancakes! You gonna make more?" --->'''Me:''' *look up* "Do you live here?" --->'''Person:''' "Uh...No?" --->'''Me:''' "Are you one of my friends?" --->'''Person:''' "Erm...No." --->'''Me:''' "Then no. Waffles are in the freezer." * There's Hungarian soup called Korhelyleves, which literally translates as Hangover Soup, and is mostly made from sauerkraut, paprika and spicy sausage. This troper swears by it. In the absence of Hangover Soup, some chocolate milk and a good orgasm. ** [[ADateWithRosiePalms Solo]] or otherwise? ** Also, separately or at the same time? * In a Fanfic Chop Suey roleplay [[PuppyLuver this troper]] and a friend are working on, the story is currently at a point in which [[VideoGame/PaperMario Dimentio]] has fallen ill. [[NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]] knows of something that could help and gets it for him. While Dimentio's illness is obviously not a hangover, the cure that he recieves, a mysterious substance called "Formula R", was originally developed for such a purpose. And yes, it is quite hideous: its ingredients are 5% coconut milk, 10% Tabasco sauce and 85% [[BreadEggsMilkSquick blood from 50 Nightopians]]. (This scene is still in the planning stage, so it's not even finalized yet. In fact, this is the first time I've mentioned it anywhere on the 'net. I haven't even mentioned this to my roleplaying partner.) * To all the people saying "Any Greasy Food", you are correct. But it's not just greasy. This troper swears by doing two shots of pure olive oil before drinking. Has never had a problem. * This troper has never had a hangover - and not for lack of trying. * This troper has heard a former paramedic coworker describe a (rehydrating) saline IV as the best cure for a hangover. I'll take a headache over a needle in my arm, thank you. ** This troper knows a pair of med-students who keep a couple of bags of saline solution around their apartment for this very purpose. * Any greasy food, eaten before the drinking starts, will absorb some of the alcohol, giving it less of an effect - more a damage limitation thing than anything else though. Also, another thing to keep in mind: the lower the concentration of alcohol, the gentler the concentration gradient when it's absorbed - a shot and mixer will be absorbed quicker than the shot on its own, for example. My method for lessening the impact of a hangover is to get a sports drink down you before you go to bed (they're designed to hydrate you more effectively than

water), then if for whatever reason you can't just stay in bed until you wake up naturally, make sure you have a fizzy drink and a chocolate bar next to your bed for when you wake up. ** No, sports drinks don't hydrate more effectively than water. Nothing does. Hydration is the replenishment of water, QED. Sports drinks are designed to hydrate and replenish minerals lost through sweat and such. There's a reason they tend to come with the disclaimer that they aren't suitable for relacing liquids lost from having the runs. * This troper has a concoction designed to combat most of the basic hangover problems: In a pint glass, pour in a bottle of orange lucozade sport (or similar) - electrolyte type stuff. Drop in one dissolvable Berocca type table - lots of vitamin c! Grind up two paracetamol (for the headache), and one pro-plus caffeine tablet - for the tiredness. Top up with orange juice (for extra orangey goodness), down in one. Then any greasy, salty, fried food. * The only intake this poor Troper took the morning after her first hangover was basically tank up on orange drink. Mind, orange JUICE would've been preferable but since where I was at at the time didn't quite exactly had orange juice, orange drink (10% of it is actually juice) was the alternative. Granted, mixing 7-Up with ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er_guo_tou Er guo tou]]'' the night before was already a bad idea, even at a 7:1 ratio, respectively, in an 8-oz glass. ''Er guo tou'' is a type of ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu baijiu]]'', Chinese for "white liquor" literally. (MAN, that cut right through the soda...) ** Anyone who has had Er guo tou can tell you that this is not unexpected. Baijiu is basically scrumble if scrumble were made from grain. Well, mostly grain. * The old Irish hair of the Dog the "corpse-reviver". Stout and Port. Personaly, [[DeVos This Troper]] preferes Lucosade, asprin and a Grekin or other pickled food. Herring Rollops work well, as does Lutfisk, which is nearly imposible to find in the UK and horrifies both my friends and anglo-irsh parents. * Hotdogs smothered in ketchup with a bottle of pepsi alongside generally does it for me. Helps if you've drank some water beforehand too though. * Sausages, bacon and/or diced spam fried in lea & perins, paprika and golden syrup, between two slices of soft white bread. * One of this Troper's ex-girlfriends was a med student, who set up a somewhat tongue-in-cheek experiment to find the best hangover cure, with various groups of random students given somewhat ridiculous recipes to try. Unfortunately, this Troper wound up in the Control group (no hangover cure for us). For the record, the worst recipe tried was a mix of whisky, sherry, vodka and Red Bull, as soon as you woke up (and every time you woke up again until the nausea goes away), while the best was a tie between dispersible vitamin C tablets in IrnBru (or non-fizzy vitamin C tablets with flat Irn-Bru or Gatorade: the important thing is to get rid of the fizz before you drink it or you ''will'' run into horrible nausea), with Jaffa Cakes; salted orange juice (1/2 tsp per litre) with hash browns; and a flavoured/sweetened milk of some kind, taken shortly before or after an orgasm.

** Or during? *** This troper doesn't know, but is willing to be part of the experiment for the sake of science. * This Troper's favoured hangover cure is bloody mindedly refusing to acknowledge its existance until the hangover gives up in disgust. * This Troper always made a point of having a triple deck peanut butter sandwich before going to bed after a night at the bar. Combined with a bottle of water and 2 ibuprofen on my nightstand for the morning after I've only gotten a hangover from truly enormous amounts of alcohol. Originally started because I get drunken munchies and peanut butter sandwiches are my TrademarkFavoriteFood * This Troper has no actual DIRECT experience with hangovers(despite a good decade of trying), but did come up with a concoction for some of his associates with less-than-troll constitutions. Gatorade, BrandX energy drink, potassium chloride, pepper, soy sauce, ginger ale in a 4:4:1:2:2:3 ratio(roughly), served with 2 naproxen sodium, 2 aspirin, 2 multivitamins, 2 fish-oil pills and an hour in a dimly lit room. * An Egg [=McMuffin=] will cure any hangover like *that*. I'm not a drinker myself, but all my alcoholic friends swear by it. * I love to drink, but I hate hangovers so much, therefore I have obviously tried anything. Greasy breakfast, followed by enormous amounts of orange juice works. Pizza works, and you don't have to cook it yourself. I can not bring myself to do it mostly, but a pint of beer will at least get you back to a point of soberness where you feel hangovers much less. If I had to choose the perfect hangover cure though, I'd say, a weak Bloody Mary, a pizza or other savoury pastry meal (kebabs, cabbage pie, and many others work.), a glass of dissolvable tablet vitamin drink fifteen minutes later, followed by a pint of water every hour after. And don't smoke on a hangover, even if you really really want to- chances are you've had way more smokes than you normaly would last night, and having more will make your lungs twitch in agony. Take a shower, or better yet- a hot bath and brush your teeth- you will feel much better when you're clean. If you're up to it, do a little exercise, it is one of the most effective ways, but it's usualy the last thing you want to do. * This Troper's dentist suggests inhaling nitrous oxide for about ten minutes. [[WhenAllYouHaveisaHammer Of course, he has easy access to medical-grade nitrous oxide, being a dentist, and his perception may be a little biased.]] * Not related to liquor, but to sugar hangover, or the slight insuline poisoning you can get from eating too much stuff with pure white sugar in it. Don't laugh, a solid post-sodabinge insuline shock is highly unpleasant. Luckily the cure is easy: four parts water, one part whatever you had the previous night and two drops cough serum, preferrably drunk on top of some dark bread. ** This troper, being a teetotaler before he turned 18, can vouch for how horrible insuline poisoning can be. He has been addicted to sugar (Yes, that is actually possible) and therefore has increased tolerance for sugar, meaning he can eat 200+ grams of it before the sugar rush kicks in for real. He should really drink alcohol instead, as he usually has the common sense to stop when it gets bad. But since most of his friends are still teetotalers and he refuses to drink alone...

* This troper swears by a glass of pickle juice before one retires will prevent hangovers. * This troper has always done well by jogging to the a tea shop about a mile away, mind you tea cures everything up and including to loss of limbs. * This troperette has taken not to a hangover cure but a hangover avoidance: when she was out drinking (or before she goes out drinking, might be more advisable) she takes a full1,5 litre bottle of water, and then tosses in one of each kind of dissolvable vitamin and mineral pill she has in the house and then empties at least half of the bottle before going to bed. It can taste horrible enough with all the different pills in, but since she started doing this, not a single hangover has happened to her. She came up with this recipe after learning that hangovers come from dehydration and loss of minerals. School biology put to immediate use, for once. * Not actually that horrible but a friend of this troper worked as a nurse for a while, whenever she went into work after a night out she swore by breathing pure oxygen * This troper, living somewhere where Gatorade is sadly not broadly available, swears by a bottle of Powerade each before immediately before going to bed and after waking up, then showering immediately. He recommends the blue one, as it won't color your spit red, which can scare you like hell if you're still half-drunk and have to cought up and then "OMG BLOOD!". The blue one, sadly, is regarded as the most digusting by non-Powerade lovers, which is why it fits this trope well for all the friends he recommended it to (nobodoy regreted following the advice, however). ---Still not sober? Head back to the [[HideousHangoverCure main article for further help]]. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HideYourLesbians * The first time I saw [[MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch Mimi and Sheshe]] almost kiss, I was thinking, "Oh yeah, they're just [[BrotherSisterIncest sisters]]. ''suure''." * The US Military has their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. People are ''finally'' getting mad enough to demand a repeal, and it's currently one of the bigger topics in American politics. ** [[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/us/politics/23military.html?_r=1 It's been repealed]], though it still needs to be certified harmless to military readiness and have a 60-day waiting period before [[HelloSailor half the Navy is allowed to evacuate the closet]]. And yes, there is significant resistance from within the military to its repeal. ** To be fair (and this is coming from a bisexual-bordering-on-lesbian troper who adamantly supports the repeal), there are legitimate concerns. Rape in the military ''does'' happen, more often than we'd

like to acknowledge, and having people in close quarters with, changing in front of, showering with, etc. young, attractive people they are sexually attracted to can make this more risky. Before the repeal, it would be virtually impossible to get away with (same sex) harrassment. The obvious, gaping flaw in this, however, is that (a) the policy wasn't just used to stop harrassment and ended up with honorable men and women being sent home just for offhandedly using the "wrong" pronoun when reffering to their significant other and (b) the solution to sexual harrassment problems is to come down on both homosexual and heterosexual harrassment efficiently. Is it reasonable to ask that homosexual or bisexual soldiers keep their eyes in their head and make sure that their conduct around soldiers won't make anyone uncomfortable? Of course. But that doesn't mean you insult their service to the country by locking them in a closet. * My school tried to enforce this with stories like the EpicOfGilgamesh and Greek Mythology they epically failed. ** Update: They gave up. * This troper and her girlfriend were one of two couples to be nominated at their very small private school for the "Best Couple" superlative. We were TECHNICALLY voted as such (said girlfriend was one of the ballot-counters), but for some reason the school decided to print the other, heterosexual couple instead. Maybe just the result of small-town homophobia... ---Both of you, go back to HideYourLesbians before people get to thinking. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HighClassGlass * [[{{Kathadrion}} I]] tried to invoke this when I first got my glasses. Since I was only nearsighted on one eye, I was asked to choose between one contact lens and glasses. I didn't want contacts but didn't want to pay for the half of the glasses I didn't need, and thus suggested a monocle instead. My optician laughed. I don't think he realised I was serious. * This troper and her brother like to, when we joke around and act all serious in FakeBrit accents, pretend to adjust a monocle. My brother takes it one step further--making a circle with his forefinger and thumb, and holding it over his eye. ...actually, it kinda ruins the effect.

HighOctaneNightmareFuel [[AC:Personal Tragedies]] * [[Tropers/ZoeZoeWriter This tropette]] used to have her bedroom in an attic. Not too creepy, really. There's the constant paranoia of [[EldritchAbomination ''something'']] coming out of one of the multiple storage spaces, but that's really it. One morning, during the winter when I was sleeping with 4+ sheets, I awoke to find a just-

bought-that-day red blanket had ''turned into a blood-colored powder.'' Even worse, is that in my sleep I had kicked off the other 3 sheets, leaving me covered in [[AfraidOfBlood red.]] [[ItGotWorse But that wasn't the end.]] That night, I walked up to feed my [[Main/GenkiGirl adorable but irritatingly noisy little gerbils]], Nibbles and Munch. When I dropped the food in, neither of the sisters came to get it. As I looked around in the tank (they were kept in a fish tank), I see Nibbles in their "house" chewing on a bit of cardboard. I looked a little closer at the right side of the cage (because I saw red in my peripheral) and geuss what? [[spoiler: Munch was lying on her back with no head and her chest was ripped open in a Y-cut, with parts missing. No blood]]. I'm not kidding. After the thing with the blanket that morning, I think you cun understand my feelings. I went into [[VillainousBSOD BS]][[HeroicBSOD OD]] mode. I vaguely remember calling for my mother. She came up, saw me staring at the tank, and looked around in it herself. She stayed calm, merely breathing "oh my god," and called up my stepdad, who was with his friends. His friends poked their heads in too. She pointed out the gerbil immediately. He got a paprer towel and brought it down so the boys could determine how it died. As he was going down stares, I stared blankely for a while before saying "Maybe we should give away the other gerbil. I don't want her to be..." I collapsed into hystarics trying to say "lonely." My mother let me sleep on the couch that night and we moved soon after. We never did find that head, though... [[spoiler: As it turns out, Munch jumped on top of her water bottle in one of her usual attempts to get out, fell, and broke her neck. But the head and chest? We found out [[CannibalClan gerbils eat their dead bretheren to dispose of the bodies.]] That's right. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Nibbles ate her sister]]]]. * I once had a nightmare where my Mom,sister,and me were coming home late from buying groceries. We came back outside to get more stuff from the car,when we noticed that Mom was missing. a burgler came in with a shotgun,and my sister fights him off. then I hear a gunshot,and then,for a minute,nothing but complete silence. then the burgler walks up to me,points the gun right at my forehead....And I immediately woke up in a cold sweat. It is still to this day what I consider to be one of,if not my most terrifying nightmare. * My parents are divorced and me and my mum live in a different country to my dad and brothers. My worst nightmare was my mother getting on an old fashioned boat (the kind with sails, for some reason) and hanging over the banister with the rest of my family waving at me as I ran to the end of the dock, screaming for them to come back. When they didn't listen I jumped of the edge, got caught up in a fishing net and drowned. * I used to live in a trailer park on top of a hill. It was a grungy little place to live, but hey, it was all we could afford at the time, and i liked my room. The High Octane Nightmare Fuel for me was our water source. The trailers were all hooked to different wells for water; One well was for sewage, the other was for drinking water. However, the drinking water wasn't much cleaner than the sewage. The water was a disgusting brownish hue, people constantly got sick, one baby lost his teeth. I myself have no less than thirteen cavities, and

got sick rather frequently while we lived in the trailer park. When we moved into a new house in the woods (I'm glad to say the water here is clean and i rarely get sick any more) we found out that the landlord was dumping sewage into the drinking well. We had a filter on our water, so we didn't get as sick as the other residents. Still, i get nightmares thinking about it. * This troper's house caught fire recently. The three regular residents of the place were in the living room, a houseguest was in a spare room sleeping. None of us knew anything was wrong until someone started pounding on the door. Some strangers had just happened to be driving down our very remote country road at 2 in the morning in time to see the flames shooting up out of the roof and wall of our garage. If they hadn't - and if they'd been even a little bit later - the entire house might have burned down. And the guest was staying in the room that shares a wall with the garage - and wasn't even aware that the room was filling with smoke as she slept. The fire got put out with the only damage being a large hole burned through the wood of the wall, extensive damage to the shingles, and one of the rafters being eaten completely away (fortunately not a load-bearing rafter). Making it worse: the fire marshal spent two hours examining the site and could not find a ghost of a cause for what started the fire, something he says has only happened once before in his career. There's no wiring in that part of the garage, there were no flammable items stacked there (in fact it was a blank space we weren't using for storage at all), not even any signs of arson, nothing. It just spontaneously, inexplicably burst into flame one night. And to make it even WORSE: when we first moved in we noticed a scorch mark on the inside of the garage wall, and a bit of wood burned away from one of the framing beams in that area. In the same location as the mysterious fire started. And our landlord doesn't know how THAT fire happened, either. * Yeah. I made the worst mistake of my life when my subconscious decided that one of my relationships needed a little help. Basically, what I wound up imagining that night wasn't the worst part. I also decided to daydream about being at the mercy of my horrible subconscious. I daydreamed about telling my close friends what I'd thought. They're all related, intensely close, and I'm afraid that they'd hate me if they knew. This may not seem very HONF to you, but my friends are my world. I daydreamed about committing Seppuku (literally) for doing the deed. I've daydreamed about burning people alive for hurting my important people. The more people do that could hurt or does hurt my friends, the more unstable I am, the more of myself I lose. No, I'm not a complete monster. I just intensely love my friends, and happen to have had issues, especially with the prettiest bunch. * This troper once had a nightmare in which I was trapped in a room with a gargantuan, four-headed version of myself. Each head wore a white mask and they all one by one made me relive the worst moments of my life, such as finding my mother nearly drowned in liquor one day, and when the only person I've ever loved threw himself off a bridge in front of me. Eventually they each make me face up to the real problems that I have: masochism, nihilism, a sense of futility and my violent tendencies. After which a child version of myself appears and asks me

to give up one of my closest friends in exchange for the acceptance of my flaws. Thinking it was only a dream, I agreed. Next day, said friend tells me he loves me, and when I hesitate to say the same, he leaves in a rage and refuses to come near me. We ended up reconciling, but the dream itself shook me to my core and I suffered from insomnia for quite a while. * This troper was headed to math class a couple months ago, when she noticed a large number of students filing in late. Now, that's not unusual, happens all the time in math. It was only the next day that she found out that had she not taken the shorter route to the classroom, she would have witnessed one of her classmates having a seizure, eyes rolled back in his head, drooling and shouting gibberish...this is especially terrifying because she read a pamphlet on seizures a couple days prior, knew what they can do to you, and found out that excessive drug use can cause them. Nothing has caused her more worry EVER. ** Was your friend all right?? ** I hope he was alright...this troper has had the experience of viewing two seizures at her high school in the past two years (One directly behind her arrggg) ** (Original Troper) Yes, he was okay. He didn't even know he had a seizure until he was in the hospital. *** Well it sounds like a grand-mal and those sneak up with no warning. At all. Complex-partial (I'm using old terminology by the way; screw the new shit, it's too P.C.) can sometimes be preceded by an "aura" which is a...well, it's like you get the sense of an impounding headache, but it never comes. It's weird to describe. However the aura ''itself'' is considered a seizure so if you're an epileptic who lives in a place that relies on driving for transportation, hope you don't have even an ''aura'' for 6 months or else you're fucked.[[hottip:*:I.e., in order for an epileptic to drive, s/he must go 6+ months prior without a seizure. Sleep seizures, auras, complex-partial, even the freaky "space out and white noise" seizures, nada. Yeah. Good luck with that; [[{{Theoneyoucallwe}} I'm]] 4 years and still trying.]] *** Continuing my above wall of text on seizures and why they suck, the few times I've had grand-mal, I never even knew shit had happened. For the [[IncrediblyLamePun seizer]] it's like one minute you're taking your math test the next you wake up feeling like you tried to eat your retinas. There is no memory recall of the seizure itself, which can be the truly frightening part, especially if you wake up in hell knows were, like you were roofied or something. [[SarcasmMode Fun times...]] * This troper was at school, waiting for her final exams to start, when we suddenly got a call to go under lockdown. The teachers wouldn't tell us what happened. Turned out that a man had gotten murdered with a pickaxe. A block away from my school. And the worst part? A middle schooler saw it. That's right. A seventh grader walked right by the murder going on. Poor girl. * This troper was at her school's badminton tryout and had her back turned for a second when all of a sudden, there was a loud crash and everyone stopped what they were doing. She turned around and saw an

older student lying on the ground, shaking violently, all the while her skin was turning sickly gray. We later found out she didn't make it. * [[TsundeRay This troper]], while studying in a library, was told by a friend that someone on the 1st floor tried to commit suicide and that there was blood on the floor. He looked down into the central atrium of the library to see, and he didn't just see a little blood stain. It was a ''big splatter of thick blood'', about three to four meters wide. And then on his way down, he also see what appeared to be organs and half a ''cranium''. It was the most unsettling sight of the day. [[http://www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2009/05/0 7/News/King-Library.Patron.Attacks.Officer.Injures.Self-3738601.shtml Here's]] the news story; apparently, the guy ''banged his head into the ground'' after a nasty altercation between a police officer. ''[[color:red:(caution: there's a shot of the blood splatter from the 3rd floor on the news page.)]]'' ** And you were '''there?!''' ''Daaaaaaaaamn....'' *** He banged his floor into the ground? *** The link is dead D: **** Slighly [[DeadBabyComedy ironic]] ** I feel like a horrible, horrible person for laughing as I read this *** We probably are. Well, you have to face this things with some humor, Don't you think? Its How I stay mostly sane. * ThisWiki has the TroperTales section of BrainBleach. Seriously, [[IronicEcho you'll need]] BrainBleach from just reading the [[NauseaFuel nauseating]] to [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel the downright terrifying]] stories these tropers tell. ** The Troper Tales section for that page doesn't seem to exist anymore. * This troper was at a school sporting event when a classmate was injured. It wasn't just what happened-- people get hurt all the time at school events-- but the way it panned out... first of all, I had no idea anything had happened in the minutes I'd had my back turned to the playing field, and then when I finally turned around, the game had stopped. Everyone was just standing around in a clump, and I was quite perplexed for a moment-- until my eyes followed where they were logically staring at. I saw one of my classmates prone on the grass, perfectly still, just... not... moving. If someone has a sprained ankle, they're usually at least moving, or grasping at it, or screaming or ''something''. She was turned away from me, and I had no idea what had happened. When I ran over to see, a teacher stopped me halfway before I could get a look and turned me back-- but not before I saw one limp hand stretched out on the grass, covered in blood. It wasn't just what had happened. (She had a broken nose, and was in pain, but nothing else. Bad enough.) It was the tableau set up around her, everyone watching and no one saying anything, the game stopped dead-- and not knowing what had happened. Not knowing where the blood was coming from, just that there was ''blood''. I think I'll be seeing that in my nightmares. ** This troper knows how that is. While I don't particularly care for my family, the day my father broke his wrist was terrifying. I was in

bed, completely under the covers. I think I had been awake for maybe a half hour, but I didn't feel like getting out of bed. I was reading in my little land of sheets, when I heard two successive screams and my mother crying, "I'm coming, I'm coming!!" I tentatively wandered over to where the voices were coming from. I was greeted to my father curled up on the garage floor (cement, by the way) next to a collapsed stepladder and my mother panicking and wanting to call an ambulance. Mom drove dad to the hospital, and I was left with little to no information. I was scared out of my mind until I was informed that my dad had only broken his wrist. ** This troper's father has epilepsy. For most of my life I'd never witnessed him having a seizure because they only happen occasionally, and only late at night. But one night, as a teenager, I woke up to hear him moaning in the next room. He wasn't hurt by the seizure--he didn't need to go to the hospital or anything like that. But hearing my father, who never admits to fear, or pain, or weakness moan "I'm scared" was one of the most frightening moments of my life. ** I was in 7th or 8th grade(don't remember which), and it was during the last or second-to-last class of the day. All of a sudden, the principal calls for lockdown over the PA system and the teacher shuts off the lights, locks the door, and all the rest of my classmates, myself included, sit down as far away from the door as possible. We later found out that one of the girls in PE had just passed out, for no reason at all. She DIED before she even got to the freaking hospital. I come back the next day to find, in the seat next to mine, a SHRINE in memory of the girl. She and I weren't even in the same class, I don't even think I knew who she was, and she just dropped dead the day before. If you're curious, this happened approximately 34 years ago, in a little town called Saint Helens in the state of Oregon. * This troper's father had insulin-dependent diabetes when this troper was a kid. One morning around 3 A.M., I woke up from sleeping on the couch, and saw my father sitting on the loveseat opposite of me. At first I thought he was just asleep in an odd place, but he wouldn't wake up when I tried to rouse him. After going to get my mother and turning on the lights, we realize he is in diabetic shock. His eyes were partially rolled back and his pupils were fully dilated. His skin was cold and clammy and he was so very still... Thankfully we managed to bring him around and he even went to work later that day. But the thought of what would have happened had I not woke up still brings me chills. * This troper has a ton of online friends. Something that terrifies him to no end is the thought of him suddenly dying in an accident or something, with no way to tell these friends. They'd think it's strange that he hadn't signed on for a while, maybe check up on his profiles at different websites and see no change, and eventually forget about him...the idea keeps him up at night. * shudders* ** Agreed, except for the "keeps her up at night" for this troper. Has at one point put a list of contact information for her best online friends (at the time) for her parents to contact in the event of her death. But yeah, the whole idea that if you die, no one will think to contact the many people you've grown close to over the internet, and

that they will know nothing of your ultimate fate or even your real name... that's spooky. *** This troper could have sworn she was the one who added that, but for the space after the ellipsis. Yep, same sitch. ** Have no fear. This Troper has certainly not forgotten a dear online friend of his who (probably) died of cancer a little over a year ago. And never will. Its true about not knowing the real name. *** Don't mean to be horrible, but it was described as died suddenly. They're both as bad as each other, really. ** I worried about one of my friends, who hadnt been online in a while, gave me nightmares for weeks, but shes ok, she came back a few months later. Now im worrying about one of my online friends, its only been a week since she has been online, but her last facebook post was early one morning saying she needed to go to hospital but she couldnt go cause nobody would go with her. ** This troper remembers [[http://forums.keenspot.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=105076&hilit=lohti Lohti.]] As long as you have friends who know your name, you will never be forgotten. ** Becuase of a fear of this happening, [[{{@/Tidal_Wave_17}} this troper]] has a envelope hanging on his wall telling his family about TvTropes, and how to tell everyone on here what happened. Hopefully, that envelope will never be opened, but still... *** [[{{@/endlessness}} this troper]] takes a similar approach. Some of my relatives have my passwords; my classmates and a few teachers have been informed on what to do in case I die or have a major disaster that restrains me from going to class. **** this troper's life was saved by online friends, almost all of them she's since lost touch with- email addresses no longer work, home sites are down.. she'll never speak to them again, mostly, and it kills her inside. she often wonders about what happened to them- and how the others would ever find out if something happened to her. ** This scares the crap outta me, too. I've actually had a conversation with one of my internet friends about this and it just freaked me out for some reason. It was the first time I'd thought about it... * This troper once was running inside a clothing store at age 5.I tought it would be fun to hide betwen the clothes. Long story short a clotheshook came right into my eyelid.Fourtanetly nothing serious happened, but I havent runin a clothes store since that day. * This Troper remembers being about eight years old when her dad brought home a new addition to the family's fish tank: a gold dojo loach. Sure, it was cute. Sure, it liked people. It wasn't the fish itself that was Nightmare Fuel as much as what it did...it was when the two beloved catfish, the favored fish in the tank, went missing over a period of three days that things went bad. One fish was never seen again. We never found the body and to this day are puzzled as to where it went. As for our adorable little peppered catfish, I remember running down the stairs one morning to find its skeletal corpse, organs hanging out and eyes eaten from the sockets, floating at the top of the tank, which is a rather terrifying way to find a lovable

pet. I'm convinced that the loach did it, since it spent most of its existence attacking the catfish and the neons. * Eek! Growing up in Louisiana, this troper is not unfamiliar with mosquito bites, but a couple of weeks ago or so, she was in the shower and notices this HUGE one that looked even more infected than one that had been picked at and scratched, despite how it seemed to have been unnoticed for quite a while. She was so scared at first that something was implanted in her leg since it was so big and dark. It's still there as of now, but noticeably much smaller and nowhere near as infected. * This Troper's friend arrived in her appartment (where only she lives) one day. She took her time, relaxed, took a shower and sat at her computer. Half an hour later, she went to her kitchen to search for something. Then she noticed something on her table. [[spoiler: There was a jar with a real heart inside]]! Turns out that [[spoiler: she had a friend working in a slaughterhouse who was supposed to bring her an eye from a beef that she could use to "decorate" for Halloween (I know, I have weird friends), but he couldn't find any, so he chose to take something else from a pig]]. The worst of this is that she only learned that last fact the day after. Also, she didn't even screamed when she discovered it or didn't have trouble sleeping that night, even if she didn't know for sure who placed that there. When she told this troper her story, even if he was creeped out (by the story ''and'' by her), he proceeded to say all the puns that he could think of with the word [[spoiler: "heart"]]. * This troper was taking a shower one day. He noticed that water was backing into the shower via the drain, so he hurried up and finished showering. And there was a reason for this: the next morning, he went into this bathroom, ready to take a shower, opened the shower door, and '''[[color:red:(not safe for humanity!)]]''' [[spoiler:there was scat all over the shower floor]]. He ran screaming to his parents bedroom about this issue. This delayed his showering for a good 15 or so minutes, as he had to instead use the other bathroom's shower, which he hasn't used in years due to it being typically less clean than his shower. ** This Troper's mom grew up in a rural area and her family used a well. One day she was drawing a bath and the water came out yellowish and bad-smelling. She told her parents, who went to go check it out...and there was a dead, decaying rabbit in the well. (Yes, I think they got their ''drinking water'' from there too.) The yellowish color is what always gets me about that story. * This troper has PTSD. Imagine the worst thing that's ever happened to you...repeating itself over and over inside your head. Now imagine that said 'worst thing' was your drug addicted, abusive, and delusional boyfriend allowing his dealers to gang rape you. Because they needed 'payment' mind you- that's right, he ''sold'' me to get a hit. Now imagine that you also have borderline personality disorder, and have to look at your scars to remind you that the past is real (PapaRoach reference not intentional), and that your life has been such a TraumaCongaLine since you were '''12''', when your mother died, and since then you fell into alcholism, drug abuse and depression, to the point where you wouldn't know who you were if you weren't

suffering. Imagine you only went out with said abusive etc ex on the rebound, because the girl you truly loved DIED of a heroin overdose. This is not a DrugsAreBad message. It is this troper's life. ** Holy fucking shit, what are you doing on TV Tropes?! Go get some goddamned help! From the looks of it, you have WAY more important things to worry about than the internet! ** Yeah; why the '''fuck''' are you wasting your time here!? Get ''help'', goddammit! Go beat your ex to a pulp, maybe? Interrogate him about the names of those dealers so they can get arrested? * The most traumatic event of this troper's childhood? Glad you asked! You see, my father had left me and my brother home alone with our older sister, because Grandma was in the hospital. Also around this time, unbeknown to us, some ants decided it would be a good idea to build a hive inside one of our phones. God only knows how long it was there, because we hardly ever use that phone. Anyway, It just happened to be the closest phone when dad called. I heard it ring, picked it up, my dad's voice (distorted because the phone was crap, hence why we hardly ever used it) says "Grandma's dead" then thousands of ants (yes, the biting kind) swarm out of the phone onto my face. I was 9 years old. To this day, the very thought of an ant makes me cringe, and the site of a lot of them can send me into panic attacks. Same with anytime I hear a voice distorted the same way that phone did. As for the "nightmare" part? Well, how's this for a nightmare, hugging your grandmother, hearing a distorted voice say "grandma's dead" and have her dissolve into a mass of ants while you're still hugging her? I had that one for years. * When this troper was 10, her grandfather had a series of arrhythmias that caused his defibrilator to shock him fourteen times. Imagine being a small girl and watching your grandfather writhing on the floor screaming, and having no idea what is happening. * At a young age, this troper's father dragged her into a Halloween store which prides itself on shock factor. Among other things, there is a fountain of a man "vomiting" into a barrel marked "Radioactive" (I'm emetophobic), and a realistic electric chair "show" that through the magic of animatronics, executes a victim every 15 minutes. The audio was so realistic that I had to leave the store, and it still haunts me even at 17. * This troper's parenting teacher told the class a horrific story (it was during the time we were talking about child-proofing your home and keeping objects far out of the child's reach) about a good friend of her's. The teacher had a really good friend who had a small child between the young ages of 3-4. Well, the friend apparently left to go do something around the house, thus leaving her child alone. Turns out, the friend had just made a extremely hot coffee drink and her child decided to waddle right over to it and knocked it over (the cup was really close to the child's reach). Cue to child screaming, the friend coming back in, screaming, picking up her burning child, and running out into the streets screaming, "SOMEONE HELP MY BABY!". The coffee was so hot, it literally melted some of the child's skin off. Thankfully he was fine (he had second-third degree burns) but the teacher said that he still has scars on his face and arms (I believe he's around my age now). To this day, it terrifies me that this

could/does happens when a parent leaves their child alone or leaves a sharp object or something hot in the child's reach. * I really wish that I wasn't reading this. ** Same. Combine this with my ever growing paranoia of [[TheSlenderManMythos ...him]]. I don't think I can go to sleep now. * This troper stabbed his own mother. It was by a complete careless accident that I dare not regale for the sake of my own sanity, but the short version is that I accidentally stabbed my mother in the stomach with a large, sharp kitchen knife. She lived, but here it is several years later and I still see it happen whenever I close my eyes. * When your hand is caught in a piece of machinery, there's first a sound like something jamming, almost like a straining engine. Next [[spoiler: are some popping sounds, which start soft and sporadic but grow intense within moments. Then you feel pain, and you realize what is happening and scream at the top of your lungs.]] It only takes a few seconds (though the memory makes it seem longer), so you don't think to turn the machine off, you simply haven't time to. I instinctively pulled back, and [[spoiler: my arm slid out cleanly, and blood sprinkled out onto the table. Holding my arm out, I saw that my hand was gone: there was a small bit of skin left hanging over a slab of muscle that tapered out slightly just after my wrist. The bone was sticking out, and I can't remember many more details, even though I must have stared at it; the image is blurred in my mind.]] I panicked, I started thinking my life was over and that I couldn't live without a hand, this couldn't be happening, and then my mind shut up completely. I grabbed my bleeding arm and pressed down on the blood vessel, some old knowledge somehow kicking in. I saw that I was bleeding more than I ever had before, because when I brought my arm down and pointed my stump at the floor, the blood just poured like I'd dumped out a flask. I wrapped my arm up in a filthy apron, sat down, put my feet up and demanded water until the helicopter took me to the hospital, where I was mercifully relieved of pain and excess tissue. Now, this event was fuel for two nightmares I can recall vividly. The first one, three years after, took place in my grandmother's neighborhood at night. I was walking down the street with a couple friends when explosions started going off, and a red fog began to fill the air. My friends and I started bolting across the street, and I had a feeling like it was safer over there. While crossing the street, a bloodcurdling scream rang out and carried until we made it to the other side, cursing and wondering what the hell had just happened. All of a sudden I was at my new job (at the time), in the lunch room, and the clock showed a time which I later realized was the time of the accident. My female boss, representing my mom, said something like "How could this happen?" The scream was probably my scream, some horrid little sound-bite trapped in my subconscious. The second nightmare involved being in my house, except that it was also the place I was maimed. My bathroom was the work room and the basement was the outside. There was a turtle in the sink, but the sink was also the machine. My cousin was there, and he was holding a knife against the turtle's neck. It was a cute turtle and I felt horrible, I didn't want it to die, so me and my brother were pleading with him not to kill the turtle, but he finally cut the turtle's head off. The dream POV moved to the turtle's face, in some

underwater psychedelia, and its eyes bugged, dilated, and whited out as the head came off. Then my brother and I were cursing at my cousin, screaming at him, saying he should go kill himself. The next thing I know, I feel like there are invaders all around the house and they're going to kill all of us. I ran to the front door, and I saw my cousin hunched over a car, covered in a bloody apron, with his hand inside the car's window. Then he shot himself. I felt horrible guilt but instead of going to help him I shut the door and locked it, then ran to the side door and locked that one too. Then I woke up from my brother loudly coming into the bedroom. There were other dreams, but they were neither nightmares nor interesting enough to mention. Anyway, I suppose the point of all this is that there is no nightmare fuel like the kind one personally finds. ** I really, ''really'' wish that I hadn't just read that. Jesus Christ. ** Damn; this must've been hard to type, then. * I once had a dream in which my father died of a heart attack. I was the first to know about it, and when I told my (divorced) mom, ''[[DudeNotFunny she just laughed]]''. She only seemed interested in this indescribable tube of diamond jewelry that was coming in the mail. I did not go back to sleep for at least an hour. ** Same person here. When I was about 10, I owned some fish as pets, and at one point, ''four of them inexplicably died''. That wasn't the scariest part; no, the worst part comes with a fish that I had named Swordy due to its pointy-looking tail. '''The thing is a fucking psychopath.''' He would invariably kill EVERY other fish in the tank. This was remedied by switching to a new, bigger tank, but due to lack of space, I couldn't keep it for long, so I had to go back to the small tank. '''''SWORDY RIPPED OFF THE EYES AND FIN OF ONE THE FISH AND ATE THE REMAINS,''''' and then committed suicide (?). I will ''never'' own another one again. *** If it was a betta, then that's normal. Male bettas kill each other. * I once had a dream where me and everyone I knew lived under a [[AnachronismStew futuristic, yet somehow medieval, world]] where corrupt nobles controlled everything. But there was a [[TheWisePrince noble who was pretty groovy,]] so he left me, a commoner, with his inheritance when he died. So what do the others do? First, they rewrite the will to put it up for grabs to anyone who would win in a fight to the death in an arena with armor and swords. Then, they take the girl I like, make her the splitting image of myself, and force her to participate in nothing but rags. She's not only hysterical from [[CaptainObvious knowing of her imminent death,]] but also is [[ShallowLoveInterest utterly disgusted at how ugly they made her.]] And they would have made my family and I watch her and (sort of) myself die a brutal death had I not woken up before that part. * You want some good ol' fashioned nightmare fuel that will make you doubt your faith in humanity? You have come to the right place! -AhemImagine growing up in a househeld with no father, a mother and grandfather who spent all day working, leaving you with an emotionally distant grandmother who never paid any attention to you, causing you to do all sorts of things to gain her attention, but to no avail.

Imagine going to school, trying to get the friendship and attention of your classmates, only to be turned away, causing him you to believe the reason no one liked you was ''your'' fault instead of ''theirs''. Imagine yourself being left alone with your mothers abusive boyfriend who liked to get drunk and beat you up for accidents you didn't even cause. Imagine going to a babysitter who lets her kids treat you like utter crap, not allowing you to ever fight back, and making you sleep behind the couch because she says you don't belong. Imagine going to a church camp, looking for acceptance, but being treated even worse than at school for no reason. Imagine making only one friend at that same church camp, only for him to take you alone inside a cabin, telling you that if you let him do ''things'' to you, you be best friends for ever, and in your delusional quest for a friend, you say ''yes''. Imagine having so many different personality and mental disorders, chances are no therapist would ever be able to help you. Are you done imagining all this? Good. ''Now imagine all this happening before you are even eight years old.'' That was this tropers life. ** Above you will find a [[{{Understatement}} rather interesting]] piece of advice someone else gave to a person not too dissimilar from you: get. help. now. I don't know if anybody can give you that... but I hope you will get better. * This troper is pretty scared, because last year, her best friend got a kitten. Then, she told this troper that her kitten was really sick and the doctors removed her eye. She told me the details. Kitty's eye EXPLODED. Now, last month I went to her house. I saw her kitty grew up into a beautiful cat...except for a little detail. It can't close her exploded eye yet, and this troper saw throught her eye, I mean, imagine a cat without an eye, right? now, what's inside that space where her eye should be? That's what I mean. (Not much a HONF, but this troper is 13 years old, and really sensitive) * This Troper once spent a week in a camper in Virginia with her aunt and uncle. It was, quite simply, the most awesome late summer holiday ever. A week after that, my aunt's mother stayed in the same camper. While in the bathroom, she slipped on the mat, fell, and shattered her skull on the bathroom sink. We still don't know whether death was instantaneous. Obviously, the camper has not been used since. ** I didn't know my aunt's mother well, so I felt more sad for my aunt's sake. But after the funeral, all I could think about was how I had been in the same place that someone died in. *shudder* * [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12908448750A68202400 &page=1 Hello. I created this thread.]] Just read the OP. That should be enough High Octane Nightmare Fuel for you. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, my family doesn't seem to think I've been through enough.]] ** I've spent an hour reading that thread and my faith in humanity has been destroyed and rebuilt(Due to the responses from other tropers) over and over. ** This troper is absolutely disgusted by the the original troper's father. That man is a CompleteMonster. I know you may love him, but he still sounds like a heartless prick. * This Troper was extremely exhausted when she stopped in a motel that

was kind of shoddy but decent enough after she and her mom nearly hit a deer on the highway. Wanting to take a shower [switching to first person] I stumbled into the bathroom, there were a few ants around but nothing to bother me too badly. Then when I turn on the faucet what seems like a million black ants pour out of it and just keep coming. I immediately start to freak out and hyperventilate before I run my little butt out of that room. * [[HaruAxeman This Troper]] once went to the Ghoullog at Cranmore, NH. That was the scariest thing I have ever done. Before I did it, my brain had been hardwired with the knowledge [[ThisIsGonnaSuck it was going to suck hard]], so I handled it with bravado and immersing myself in a cloud of NightmareRetardant. Firstly, there was a girl that looked dead (Yes, that's '''you''', Elise. I hope this explains something.). She was wearing white corpse makeup with black rings around her eyes, had bloody safety pins stuck through her ears, and a dead vaguely baby-shaped thing wrapped in gauze hanging from her wrist. So, while all my friends ran away from her screaming, I sat and ate pizza and when she scared them all out of the bathroom I said "You really love this job, don't you." Then there was a MonsterClown that walked by carrying a fake corpse. I don't think I have to tell you how hard it was to not have the shit scared out of me there! Then there was this weird paratrooper guy with pale eyes, a surgical mask, and an assault rifle. No wait, I'm pretty sure there was another crazy surgeon. He said there had been a dangerous bioweapon released into the town, and if we were infected with it '''They did not care'''. Shit on a biscuit! If you heard someone say that, then all confidence goes out the window. Then he listed the symptoms, which were mutation, insanity, and bleeding, ''while giving us a good view of his disturbingly pale bleeding eyes''. If that happened in real life, I would be scared shitless and would have tried to shoot him with my looted gun then burned the body after stealing the assault rifle and other sidearm. After he gave us some warning about not breathing in the gas, we went through a short corridor that gave all sorts of "decontamination, biohazard" vibes and then suddenly this gas came out and there were cockroaches crawling all over the walls and it was all of a sudden brightly lit! Now that was scary at the time. Oh, and after we escaped several freaks roaming around, one of which had a shotgun that I swear he very nearly ''fired it''! Then there was this hospital/morgue room, and-Well, you know how that's going to turn out. There was this girl eating guts out of a fake dead person (Oh, I hoped it was a mannequin and not a person with really good props.) and thenwell, I guess I owe you some explanation now. Two years before I'd gone to the ghoullog and there was this equally weird hospital/morgue thing where this guy yelled out from behind one of the weird drawer things on the wall and people pretending to be dead jumped out at you at every turn giving everyone the same mindset that makes Deadspace players shoot every necromorph corpse they come across, so I think I said something like "okay, something's going to jump out, stay on your guard" then right out of fucking nowhere this guy with either freakishly pink skin or was covered in blood jumped out from nowhere and started running at us! Did I mention that this place had the lights going on and off, on and off, on and off every second so it was

the most freakish stop-motion film you ever saw? I can't ''not'' think of that guy as a necromorph-reaver horribifuckus... thing! We finally got out, into the night, and made our way through the maze to the chairlift scared at every turn. There were chainsaw lunatics there, and I was in a [[ClusterFBomb near permanent state of saying ohshitohfuckohshitohfuckohshitohfuck]]! Then, probably after hearing the chainsaw maniac I lost my shit and-I'm kinda fat here, just so you know-ran really fast, and my friends were all shocked when they learned I could do that. We took the chairlift up, and this horrible guy that looked like a melonhead (Or, in layman's terms, looked like a hideously ugly guy with hydrocephalus.) handed us a flashlight, and I shudder to think what shit we'd be in without it. Then there were these horrible skull-faced pig things that looked like something JhonenVasquez would come up with and in a moment that would be particularly [[{{Narm}} Narmy]] in a horror movie I yelled "[[InvaderZim I gotta go pig, I'll see ya later!]]" We walked through the Summit House, and... Oh God. I can't remember what happened in the summit house! I know there was this maze of doors, and someone chased us, and there was this grandma-looking woman who tried to guide us that I said I didn't trust and I kept looking under the grates because I thought there'd be something under there, and there was this place where we had to get squeezed through a narrow corridor full of these pipes that were like worms and there was someone in there with us OH GOD THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THERE WITH US! There were these doors and this girl that would scream that was totally not the one from the bottom and we got lost in the doors and I couldn't find my way out and then I ran to the chairlift. I didn't have nightmares that night and I snuggled with a [[NightmareFetishist stuffed dog that'd be a good ghoullog prop but I still think is cute]]. ** And why yes, I am an UnreliableNarrator. This all did happen, but not quite the way I remember it-when I do remember that is. You can't very well blame me for not remembering all this. * When this troper was 8, she had a dream that she was watching her nephew, who was 10 months at the time, and he bumped his head on the wall. He wouldn't stop crying, and suddenly his FACE TURNED INSIDE OUT!!!! This troper was FREAKING OUT! And then, thank G-d, she woke up... but then, the very next day, she really WAS watching her nephew, and he REALLY did bump his head... ON THE SAME WALL AS HER DREAM!!!! (thankfully, his faced remained right-side-in) * [[@/SoWeAteThem I'd]] always thought I was a little [[SeenItAll jaded]] as a human being. I don't think I reacted the way I should have to the Horrible.{{Fanfic}} pages. {{Tear jerker}}s just left me depressed at best. I've slept through at least three {{grindcore}} albums while on the bus. Not even {{Shock Site}}s had much of an effect anymore. (I'm not bragging. It's not something to be proud of.) But I learned, three tracks into an album by a favorite band, as the sound of a kid playing in the bathtub subtly shifted into what sounded like a taped murder, that I could still feel fear. Gut-wrenching, heart-shattering, soul-collapsing '''''fear.''''' * This troper has psychotic depression. And on midnight for New Year's Eve, for no apparent reason, as she was falling asleep, had a hallucination. It was a pair of eyes staring her down, and she saw it

every time she blinked. The only way it went away was turning the light on. Later, she saw a picture of Kanye West, and his eyes looked exactly the same as her hallucination. Either this troper is psychic, or it was a very eerie coincidence. Another hallucination: This troper couldn't sleep until around four in the morning, and soon she started seeing creepy patterns and pictures later that night. It went away pretty soon, though. * [[Oceanheart This new troper]] has a rather frightening tale to tell-- though it isn't something witnessed by the troper herself, actually it's a story told by her parents. So there was a big ol' spider crawling across the floor one day, minding its spidery buisness and unnerving my dad with its spidery-ness. So my dad squished the spider with his shoe. Cue ''THOUSANDS OF BABY SPIDERS POURING FORTH FROM THE NOW DEAD SPIDER AND CRAWLING IN EVERY DIRECTION''. This troper does not squish spiders for fear of a swarm of baby spider exploding from their mother and crawling all over her. * This tropette was once hanging out at a Boys and Girls Club in hick town late at night, eating pizza and discussing video games. Any other Friday, in other words. Then an acquaintance comes in, shaking and sobbing, with her arms folded tightly around her. The teens assume she hurt her arm, but then the adults start whispering amongst themselves. Before we know it, the ReasonableAuthorityFigure is talking to the cops. It turned out she was almost ''raped'' by a gang member outside. [[AC: Disasters and Catastrophes]] * The actual experience of the 9/11 attacks - This troper watched a documentary in Civics class about a bunch of fire fighters that worked on the rescue efforts. People were jumping out of windows of the tower because that was the better option. It seems horrible just being told that fact; then you could see the falling shadows in the lobby windows and hear the thumps as the narrator went on about it. This troper gets chills and tears up just thinking about it, and was ''really'' tearing up and dry heaving while watching... ** This Troper was barely old enough to remember seeing it but I woke up one morning and there was a newscaster talking about the first bombing and then while he was talking, the second bombing happened right behind him. I didnt watch anymore after that and Ive only re-watched that video once since then despite it playing on every channel throughout the day (and probably for days after), hope to never have to again. ** The 9/11 bombings were bad enough but try being there. This Troper's family had gone up to Washington D.C. for a commerce meeting my dad had and so we could sight see all the monuments and museums. I was only around four or five at the time so I can't remember everything but I do recall that one day my mom took my brother and me to this museum while my dad went to another meeting. As soon as we got there and went in some man told us we had to leave, presumably the manager. When we left I kept wondering why we couldn't see the museum and why my mom seemed so scared, almost hysterical. My dad came back and we checked out of the hotel as quickly as possible. As we were driving away from D.C. I could see the huge cloud of smoke rising and growing. I didn't realize until several years later that I had just

witnessed the bombing of the Pentagon. * This troper's father was supposed to be at the World trade center on 9/12, 2001. When I was little I didn't think too much of it, but looking back on it now, It scares me to think What could have been.. * This Torper was 6 when 9/11 occurred. Being homeschooled, I woke up early and found myself watching the second tower go down. I can my sister saying "Mommy, does live mean its happening right now?". At the time my father was a employee for Lockheed Martin and was on a business trip. ''He left for his plane on 9/10, and me, and my mother, thought we had just witnessed my father die right in front of us''. * This troper was at school when the 9/11 attacks happened (it was on the news on every TV in the school) when all of a sudden THE POWER WENT OUT. Nothing says "End of Days" like a sudden power outage during a mass terrorist attack (this troper, by the way, live in Washington State, far, far away from the attacks, and the power outage turned out to be completely unrelated.) ** And as this troper lives in the second-largest city in the US, on dark, quiet nights like this I have the fear of it happening again in my lifetime, once the memory has faded for many and we lower our guard just enough... * This Troper remembers the 9/11 attacks vividly. Indeed, I'll never forget them. September 11th is my birthday. * This Troper remembers that day too. I live in North Carolina, but at the time, my dad was traveling. The day before the accident, he had gotten stuck in New Jersey due to a delayed flight. At the time of the accident, even as I watched the second tower collapsing on the news, even as my mom tearfully told me that people were jumping to their deaths - all I could think about was my dad. I was terrified that a building across the river would blow up with him inside of it. Nearly 10 years later, my blood still runs cold when I think about it. * This Troper worked in a major emergency department in Boston during undergrad, and vividly remembers being "activated" the morning of 9/11 (i.e. hospital calls all staff to report for work immediately), as the authorities mobilized pretty much every trauma center on the Eastern Seaboard to deal with the thousands of casualties that were predicted in the immediate hours after the planes hit. Thirty minutes after I got to the ED, the unit supervisor sent us all home. "Ladies and gentlemen, we've just been stood down by Incident Command. We will not be receiving any World Trade Center survivors... there aren't any for us to receive." * [[Tropers/SergeantLuke Many people]] had the misfortune of actually ''living in New York'' when 9/11 happened. I was only a 6-year-old in first grade. And the worst part about the whole thing was that ''nobody would tell us what was going on.'' They just said "something terrible's happened in Manhatten" and refused to elaborate. Clearly, they didn't realize what happens when kids aren't told things: they come up with theories themselves. And we spent hours sitting in the lunch room, suggesting various horrible things, until our parents picked us up. And the worst part is, our guesses didn't even come close to the magnitude of the real event: The most severe theory we managed was that somebody opened fire downtown and killed "a hundred people".

* This British Troper was at school on the day of the 7/7 Underground Bombings. I was in maths class and someone ran in to take someone in the class out of the room. The teacher demanded an explaination, and the person tried to explain very quietly that there had been a terrorist attack in London. It wasn't quiet enough. Everyone started panicking and screaming and this Troper could only sit in her seat, terrified. Ever since then, when someone comes into a class late or has to leave early (I'm in college now, it happens often) she panics. ** This British Troper was in London on the day of the attack. In fact I was on the bus before one of the ones that got bombed. Which I caught after sprinting towards it as it pulled away and the driver kindly stopping and letting me on. If I had not got that bus I would of had to get on the next bus of the same number - one of the ones bombed. The fact I was one shoelace being undone or one pushy leaflit guy away from that... gives me nightmares. ** This American troper was on Haymarket Street the day those two car bombs were planted in 2007. Realizing I had probably been right next to one of the damn things was HONF for a couple hours... until that evening's Radio 4 show, which made some of the funniest terroristrelated jokes I've ever heard. After the general public's reaction, I wasn't spooked anymore - I was just really, really proud to be part of a society that could laugh it off. The next day, hearing that a Scottish man had broken his foot kicking a terrorist in the nuts in Glasgow made it even funnier. I plan on going back. * This Trooper read a magazine about secret societies. It eventually went into dangerous cults. It peaked my interest, and I looked up the cult online. They have actual tapes from the mass suicide in Jonestown. Just looking at the pictures of those bodies, realizing that they're all suicides... * This Troper lives in the Caribbean. This Troper has also lived through a hurricane, innumerable amounts of tropical storms, and two earthquakes. She is pretty comfortable with natural disasters. * I am afraid of bees, dolls, things with holes in them (to clarify: I'm fine around Swiss cheese, but I frickin' claw at the walls when I see something with melon-baller like chunks dug out of it, like the Lotus Breast), and a nagging fear that my life so far is just a dream, and all the things I love never existed. ** If this makes you feel better ... that Lotus Breast picture? [[http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/breastrash.asp It's a FAKE.]] ** .... [[{{Inception}} Mal]]? Is that you? ** So I guess you wouldn't be the first in line for a live-action adaptation of {{Bleach}}... * This troper, a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, has been somewhat earthquake-paranoid ever since a 5.6 earthquake that struck last year. It initially sounded like a passing truck, then turned into ground rumble that lasted a good 15-30 seconds--his mother in particular was freaked out when it hit. Then the next day, an aftershock hit while he was on the ''second floor'' of a five-story building. Now, whenever this troper feels wobbling... ** I remember some quakes happening a few years back in San Francisco, notable to me because I was sitting surrounded by three shaking glass windows and it didnt occur to me why they might be shaking until it

was half done. Despite being completely indifferent at the time, Im actually afraid in hindsight because they are quite old windows. Then again, instead of at least walking away from the windows, I was already on Google Maps seeing if it actually was an Earthquake. ** This female troper lives on the most earthquake-prone country in the world: Chile. This summer, on february 27, my country became something like a [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack Country]]. The earthquake was around 8.8, and it was the most terrifying thing that has happened in my life. I remember being awake at that hour (3:14 am), chatting with some friends, when it started trembling a little. I dismissed it as nothing, since we're used to that things, but it was lasting a bit too much, and the electricity went out. I stood up, tried to run to the door but fell, and my VHS player fell on the back of my head. The injury started bleeding, but I stood up anyway and got out of my room, found my mom on the hall, and took her hand, asking her if it was going to be okay. She stayed silent, looking me as if saying that we would die. That, plus the sound of the earth opening and the screams of the people, plus the floor and walls waving like flags, plus the mental image of myself dying under a wall scared the crap out of me. I had so many things to say... but I felt that there was no chance, no air, no way to say them. Since mom was not saying that it would be okay, I wanted to say it myself, but found myself unable to. I will remember that night forever, as the most horrible night in my life. *** Without accounting the fact of the looting in Concepcin and other places, because the goverment took too many time for release the military; the people who died because they weren't aware of the Tsunami, because the pertinent autorities reacted way too late; and the {{Jericho}}-like Scenario this Family Troppette got to endure the whole Weekend, because we had the Electricity Shut Down, and, when the light came back, the TV, the local Telephone and the Internet Shutdown. I went to know what REALLY happened about 42 hours after the Earthquake and knew about the looting, the people which die for the tsunami and the actual Grade in Richter 2 DAYS after the Earthquake. And THAT was pretty fine compared to the people who got to arms, sleeping with Shotguns and knifes for protect their houses of the rampant looting for the lack of Electricity and security systems before the military were actually deployed and arrived to the Dissaster Zone. Yep, we went to one of the more developed countries in Latin America to [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack Country]] all the way and we're come back slowly. * This Canadan and Edmonton-born-and-raised Troper wasn't born when the 1987 Black Friday Twisters took place, but his family has several photos of the twister which he saw. They freak the shit out of me, and I'm a 19 year old who loves Tornadoes. Furthermore my family's stories about their experiences are nightmare fuel- my mom was in the car with my sister who was still a baby at the time, and the water from flooding was up to the wheel at that point. When they arrived in the house, there was broken glass and water everywhere. * This Troper has been completely terrified of volcanoes ever since she first learned of their existence, especially living on the same continent as Yellowstone, which when it erupts (and it's overdue) will quite possibly wipe out all life on the continental United States.

However, she's sort of outgrown that fear, and now regards volcanoes with a sort of terrified awe and fascination, and is starting to become a bit of a geology buff. Still though... The fact that thousands of tourists visit the largest and most potentially deadly volcano on the planet every year, having no knowledge of that, ''while its overdue for an eruption, which means the next one will likely be Big'', and it will not show any significant signs until it's [[YouAreTooLate too late]]... ** [[Tropers/{{Dallenson}} This Troper]] Lives in Minnesota, and to the West, My death *** And after watching the episode ''Inferno'' on {{Stargate Atlantis}} I recently learned Yellowstone is a Super volcano --> Wier: And what would a super volcano be? --> Dr. Mckay: Yellowstone National park ** And this [[@/{{Reddlemagne}} troper]] lives in the heart of Yellowstone. Imagine how this troper feels...at least it'll be quick, and I have no regrets. ** And [[{{Tropers/Polaris}} this troper]] lives in Washington State, where Mt. Rainier is long due for a major eruption. For added fun, this year she's taking a class on natural disasters, and we get to study Rainier and do a project on the risk of an eruption. Fun times. * When this troper was in first grade, he learned of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos Lake Nyos Disaster]]. The thought of an invisible wave of death silently slipping into a town, and killing everyone still gives this troper chills. The fact that he was living relatively close to Lake Nyos at the time didn't help matters. ** This troper is in 11th grade, and learned about it last month. You don't have to be close to the place for it to freak you out, trust me. ** That story Will make This Troper Wishing He was living with His Uncle Who Has a CO2 Moniter Installed * This troper was asleep in bed when the 11M bombings in Madrid happened. Her house is ~15 km away from the train station where the bombs went off. She woke up because she heard a BANG in her window, as if someone had hit it with a wooden mallet. She was ''eight'' at the time. And she didn't find out what had happened until a couple of hours later, while watching cartoons on TV -- a news announcement interrupted to inform about what had occurred. * This troper was quitely preparing an exam in the night of May 16th 2003 when he heard what he though was thunder. Surprised, as the sky was relatively clear that day and there hadn't been any flashed, he opened the windows of his room and gazed into the cloudy but apparently dry sky. "Well, a little rain would be welcome this year", and didn't think much more of it. A while later, thunder sounded again. And once again. And yet there was no rain. Puzzled, [[RawPower This Troper]] went to sleep. The next morning, it turned out those were actually [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Casablanca_bombings the first terrorist attack in Morocco since independece]]... What frightens me is that I wasn't scared at all, just pissed at the idiots who performed them. CouldHaveBeenMessy, too. * This troper once watched a video on Youtube of the 9/11 attacks. The image was of one of the towers burning, the audio was a phone call

between a trapped worker and the dispatcher. The call and the video took place at the same time. The worker was begging the dispatcher to send help, the dispatcher sounded, swear to God, ''bored'', and the video ended when the tower collapsed and the worker screamed, "Oh God!". I'm a grown woman and I still have nightmares about that video. ** This troper agrees. Sometimes, things are too damn horrible for professionalism. Though I could understand the dispatcher's actions, that sure didn't stop me from developing an irrational hatred of her. The thing that got me was how abruptly the video ended. I was left sitting there wondering what I'd just watched. *** Hell, yeah, that's an irrational hatred. She was doing her job. She ''can't'' sound scared. If she started panicking, it would only make the man's situation even worse. (Oh, God, the ''dispatcher's'' freaking out, I really am fucked!) It's commendable that she could keep a cool head. And for all you know, she might have sounded "bored" because the entire situation had made her so horrified she couldn't emote. * This [[strike:old fart]] troper has spent most of his life in Florida, and grew up with the space program. The ''Challenger'' disaster hit me hard; not just because of the horror of it all, but also the manner in which I first learned of it. I had worked very late the previous night, and figured that the hard freeze overnight would lead to them canceling the launch. (Indeed, I recalled a shuttle launch the previous year that had been scrubbed for that reason.) I slept in, waking up probably just as the shuttle was blown to bits. I blearily stumbled to the TV, switching it on just as a local station was first breaking into programming, probably no more than a minute after the event. (While CNN carried the launch live, the broadcast networks did not, and those networks had not yet carried the first bulletins.) I was greeted by the face of the local CBS affiliate's noontime anchor, looking utterly shell-shocked and moist-eyed, as if in a trance, simply saying, "The space shuttle has exploded...we take you now live to the Kennedy Space Center." Cut to the CNN feed of those horrifying smoke patterns in the sky, and the solid rocket boosters careening out of control. Half-asleep, I stared at the screen, almost catatonic, with my stomach feeling like it was being eaten from the inside out. Between my sleep inertia, and my belief that the launch would have been scrubbed, I honestly spent quite a few minutes trying to work out whether this was reality or some incredibly bad nightmare. (Later that day, my sorrow would turn to anger -- why did the bastards launch on the morning of a hard freeze ''knowing damn well that freezing temperatures affected the O-rings in the boosters.'') Nope, not a good day. ** Oh my God, I remember very well when I found out about the Challenger explosion! I may not be as old as you but I am older than the above people and I remember being in kindergarten class, after we'd excitedly read about the Challenger's "teacher in space" program and about Christa McAuliffe (our Weekly Readers had stories about it and everything) and when the principal walked into class to whisper something to our teacher, we thought nothing of it. But when the principal left and our teacher gave us that announcement... I think a few of my classmates sobbed, and I sat there shocked and dismayed. I

believe it was one of the first major news events I waS ever aware of. * This troper has had many nightmares about the inevitable "Big One" hitting the west coast. Sometimes including tsunamis. Sometimes [[CatapultNightmare catapulting awake]] with a shaking sensation as if there really is an earthquake. * TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt [[JustBeforeTheEnd is near]]. Resources (especially oil) are running down, the world economy is crumbling and so is our infrastructure, politicians are corrupt, the climate is getting unstable, etc. This time, the pessimists are probably right. Prepare for a New Dark Age. * In 1994, this troper and her brother as kids were on vacation in a big city. One day we went on a tour with other tourists. He, being a budding salaryman even then, points at a big building and asks his big sis if she would ever like to work there (as he clearly would have). By that time she knew she wanted nothing to do with such cubicle farms, and thus felt the need to tell him in such manner so that he would not continue to press the issue. Her response was, [[DeadpanSnarker "No, I'd be too afraid of a plane crashing in to it".]] Before school one Tuesday morning in September 2001, and teens at the time, her same brother told her to turn on the TV on any news channel, and precisely that happened. To this day, she hopes that her comment was not inspirational, and she has a bit of a [[BerserkButton strong reaction]] to any similar statement. * This troper was very young on the day of 9/11. She was in preschool, actually. And she happened to go to the Twin Towers very often. Did she mention that there was a preschool in there? She happened to live barely more than 5 minutes away. The only reason the nightmare fuel wasn't as terrible as it could have been is because her father was being lazy and was making her late to get there. The substitution was having to run away from her home with her father as the Twin Towers fell, while her mother was still at work and there was no way to contact her as her father's cell phone just ''happened'' to have not been charged. * when this troper was about 13, her mother and brother went out of state for a week. three days before they were to come home, her father had to leave for Italy- her grandma could come get her a day after he left. troper was thrilled- she would have the house to herself! so dad wakes her up at 4 am, says good bye and leaves. by 415, she's still awake, just in bed... and then her at runs across the room. 30 seconds later, the whole house starts to shake and she can hear glass breaking and she's screaming but before she can roll out of bed and under it, the ceiling panel above the foot of her bed, the one dad had to replace a week earlier- comes crashing down, smashing into her photo of the Oakland Mormon temple on one side and a stack of books on the window sill, and she's only half awake and she can see the night light flicker out and she's screaming for her mommy.. and the shakeing's stopped and everything's just quiet. and she remembers that the night before, she decided to put the pillows at the other side of the bed and face the other way.( she found out it was a smallish quake, but it epicentered only a mile or so from her house. grandma came and got her first thing in the morning.) [[AC: Internet]]

* I really need to stop looking at this page right before I go to bed. (Why do I do it? SchmuckBait, I guess.) Thank God, I've not had any actual nightmares, but it's ... a weird effect. It's almost like the fear sets in once I ''close'' the page. I'm not sure which is more telling -- what doesn't scare me (most of the animals, except for that enormous stingray and crab, though they'd probably all scare me if I saw them in real life) or what does (the tales of people surviving gruesome injuries, bless their hearts). * TheInternetIsForPorn, eh? Well, a few years ago, this troper was a YaoiFangirl. A rather horny YaoiFangirl. After half an archive worth of lemon-y fanfiction, I thought I was ready for one of those NC-17 doujinshis. Long story short, there is a reason why it's NC-''17'' and why it is kept out of the hands of ''eleven-year-olds. God. Damn. You. Internet.'' ** Oof, this troper, who went through that phase when she was 14, winced in recognition. You have my sympathy. *** To be fair, when I was 13-15, I went through that [[YaoiFangirl same phase]], and I can sympathize. I had read a bunch of [[{{Lemon}} NC-17-rated]] but light-hearted slash fics, and couldn't get enough of my favorite pairing. So I decided to read every explicit fic of that pairing on the site, and innocently clicked another one, having no idea what "[[RapeTropes non-con]]" meant. I spent the next several hours [[HeroicBSOD pacing around the room with a completely blank expression on my face]]. Looking back, the story was actually kind of tame compared to what I've read since then, but this was at a time when I was naive enough to assume that all slash fics would be loving and consensual.... **** This troper feels your pain. ** Most ''people'' go through some variation of that phase when they're 14. What the hell did you read, MaiChansDailyLife? *** Speaking of Doujinshi, this troper once read a {{hentai}} doujinshi of [[FinalFantasyVII Aeris]] being raped by men... ''[[RapeIsLove And she liked it.]]'' She was my favorite FF character and [[TearJerker I'll never see her the same way ever again.]] *** It doesn't have to be anime or Japanese based either. This Troper was looking up Harry Potter fanfiction a few years back when in her early teens. I came upon a NC17 one but as I was fairly mature, thought nothing on there could surprise me. Some of the stuff was absolutely filth ridden. As well as being just pure gorn. Alongside this, the explicitness of the sex scenes (most which were NonConsentual) I found myself wanting some BrainBleach, though of course none was handy. I was always a disturbed child so this didn't surprise me as much as it would most 11 year olds, which in itself should be more HighOctaneNightmareFuel which it was for my friends, in many cases. ** When this troper was eleven, she was reading fanfic and ran across a charming little {{Gorn}}-riddled piece, upon which the only warning was the horrific {{Understatement}} "May contain some mature content." Keep in mind it was a fanfic for a book series aimed at eight-totwelve-year-olds, and it contained gruesome scenes of rape, torture, and various physically/biologically implausible deaths and neardeaths. It was several chapters long, and I finished it just before

going to bed. I didn't sleep for two days. Also, I found out later that the writer of this lovely piece claimed to have been twelve when he wrote it, so ... yikes. * Look on YouTube for video people have taken of the US analog TV switchoff. It's just creepy, as most of them went from everything as normal, to static. As if all of civilization had just suddenly collapsed. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUDSG8L5Jw Goodbye. * tssssssssssssssssssssssh* ]] ** This troper had to close the window right after viewing the first few seconds of static because it gave her a horrible case of the chills. Not because the idea of civilization was collapsing but because the sound of static is like the sound of nothing, as in the sound that something which doesn't exist makes. I couldn't fend off the imagery of people the world over staring helplessly at their screens while the local stations aired pre-recorded nonsense before the end of times that they all knew was coming happened. The 'goodbye' being the final farewell ever said just before the great beast lurking behind everyone's senses just up and devoured all life in the blink of an eye, dragging them all into nothingness with it. No screams, no tears, just the sound of nothing. *** I don't get it. Why am I scared by static? is it the concept of Nihilism or the feeling of emptiness? It's not doomsday, for goodness' sake! it's goodbye to bloody static TV. *** Actually, isn't static the sound of your reciever picking up atmospheric electricity and everything making a signal on that frequency that isn't strong enough to generate a coherent image? So in reality, static is the sound of ''everything.'' **** Thank you, you've just made it even WORSE. Now I'll think of it as the sound of [[AssimilationPlot everything becoming one]] in a great big huddled mass of non-corporeal-ness. I will likely be too creeped out to sleep tonight... ***** Sorry to add to the Natter on this one, but that video...made me leap about a foot off my chair, knocking over a lamp, because I was so concentrated on the sound...maybe it was the switch, the sudden noise, or just the SILENCE before...but that really does creep me out. * Hackers. On forums they get hacked yaddadda. Well, I happened to be on a site when hackers struck. They filled the sight up with porn. Well, one of the pictures was of a naked guy in a bathtub opening up his asshole and about 2 gallons of pus coming out. ** Oh yes I have heard of one similar. But the one I came across had a girl in a bathtub, opening her anus inhumanely wide and shooting out very runny, very 'curry coloured' diarrhea. Squick. Squick. Squick. Not scary, but NauseaFuel. * [[BearyScary This Troper]] was relatively new to the Internet. She had collected URLs over the years related to video games, so when she first started looking for entertainment, she perused audioatrocities.com, an archive of bad voice acting, and Encyclopedia Obscura (both dead sites, apparently). From the former, she was introduced to voice acting from another planet, particularly from SilentHill. The one that stood out was Lisa describing

[[spoiler:Alessa's]] wounds in [[BodyHorror graphic detail]]. Bad acting? Maybe. Enough to keep you up at night? Definitely. Mind, [[BearyScary this troper]] is a veteran of SilentHill, but hadn't played the first game in years and did not remember the offending dialog. ** Then, there was the Encyclopedia. [[BearyScary She]] looked up NES games that were poorly censored or impossible to censor, like MonsterParty, BionicCommando (and its [[spoiler:exploding Hitler]], and SweetHome. Then, there was the game based on the anime Bastard!!, and the gif of the gay vampire character's [[spoiler:felatio]] attack. Actually, it was less that than the thumbnail image for the article, which featured the vampire's ugly face. There was also the weird NES game based on the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie. Creative license gone too far. That game is bizzare. All causes for a slightly sleep-deprived night. * Snopes.com has a page for pictures circulating on the Internet, and there's one that is under a "Gruesome" category. Check it out if you dare. ** For some reason this troper found the fake picture of breast rash to be the most disturbing thing he has ever seen. ** Funnily enough, this just makes this Troper want to itch uncontrollably. Perhaps Invatigo (however you spell it) *** Oh man - this troper saw the exact same picture on Snopes one night in mid-2007, while he was doing work experience at a bank in London. Not only could he not sleep very well but throughout work the next day he couldn't get the image out of his mind... it was very unsettling, even though he knew it was faked. The (also faked, thankfully) image of a person's fingertips with holes in them due to excessive typing also served as nightmare fuel for this troper, as he types a lot and sometimes experiences itching and rashes on his fingertips... ** This troper's friend told me he masturbates to the new godzilla movie. Because he's a she. And she steps on things. Plus shes a lizard. Out of all the things to ruin my childhood on the internet, it was him and this ** This troper was slightly freaked out by the picture when she first saw it, but then she realized the the things in the holes were not rocks, but [[BodyHorror MAGGOTS.]] [[BrainBleach She will not get much sleep tonight...]] ** Although it can be quite a relief to see photos debunked, especially if you previously lost sleep after seeing them on another site and wondering whether or not they were real. * Halo 2 has a viral marketing website, http://www.ilovebees.com/ . The story was finished a while ago, and all that remains is a countdown until the war supposedly starts. It's not the possible war that scares me, it is that I will NEVER see the countdown finish. ** What happens when you click the 'honey' link behind the black box made this troper laugh, but it could possibly be considered HighOctaneNightmareFuel for some. * Never, ever, read the Wikipedia list of unusual deaths in one sitting. Particularly frightening is the girl crushed between two walls of a revolving restaurant, the guy who jumped into a hot spring

to rescue a friends dog (when they took of his shoe ''his skin'' came off), and the doctor whose head was cut off by the doors of an improperly programmed elevator. ** Guilty. [[{{Joerc45}} This troper]] has done that. It was [[NightmareFetishist pretty interesting rather than scary]]. ** For me it was especially the man who survived 17 days of scaphism, although it was my own fault for taking the schmuck bait and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphism clicking the link]] to learn [[{{squick}} what exactly scaphism is]]. ** This Troper has great respect considering. I just feel as a possible Hypochondriac that reading up on all the diseases and conditions out there that there are for just a runny nose and a chesty cough. Don't read up on it if you are partial to panic attacks, please. [[((BeautifulLetdown)) This tropher]] is also in two minds whether to look up what scaphism is. Oh well, I'm going to do it. Reaction posted below. *** Yeah not something to read about when you're eating, about to sleep or if you exist. ** The whole list was pretty unsettling, but what really did it for me was probably the Rotenburg Cannibal on that list. I clicked the link to read more about it, and I regretted reading the whole thing. * I just got back from the "Offended" page at Encyclopedia Dramatica. ** Me too. The scariest part wasn't scrolling through it, it was absentmindedly clicking the link at the end to see "reactions" (Warning: DON'T). I dunno if there's an audio component, but it starts pulling every popup/trick download technique I'm aware of. My antivirus software is running even as I type, and I've already done every other computer sanitization task I know. I don't think anything got through... ** This troper wasn't scared--just [[{{Squick}} extremely disgusted.]] And [[BerserkButton furious]] with the obnoxious assholes who run the site. * Thanks to this very website, [[{{Demetrios}} this troper]] found out about John Blanche, an artist whose drawings are even more drenched in nightmare fuel than [[ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark Stephen Gammell's]] pictures for "The Haunted House" and "The Dream." Which can mean only one thing: [[BeastWars "We're all gonna die."]] * This troper was happily screwing around on Livejournal when she came across a user icon of an odd little creature with just one eye, a pointed ear, a lopsided rictus grin, and the general appearance of a slightly friendlier Gollum. In the comwww.s of that post she discovered that someone had already asked her question: "what's that in your icon?" The answer was "A Hiroshima survivor." The [[WhamEpisode sudden and forceful]] realization that that was a ''person'', a ''human being'' with a family and a heart and a ''soul'', and ''it didn't even occur to her that the image was human'' at first glance was -- and ''is'' -- enough to ensure that this troper will never, ever sleep again. ** [[http://community.livejournal.com/wtf_nature/108917.html?thread=27201 17 See it for yourself here (down in the comments section).]] ** What kind of person puts that as their icon? I doubt it's a sicko,

I think it's [[NightmareFetishist a show off who needs to feel special about how much s/he thinks of the worse aspects of life]]. ** Evidently the kind of person who chooses the screenname [[ImAHumanitarian placentapie]]. * [[AMereServantOfGod This Troper]] read through the [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/RealLife High Octane Nightmare Fuel/Real Life]] page (albeit not in its entirety) and wasn't scared, but was creeped out a bit (sometimes a lot) at various places, and very angry with people at others. Then I thought of something that scared me a whole lot: ''everything on this page falls under [[{{Rule34}} Rule Thirty-Four.]] for somebody.'' * This troper is known for being notoriously hard to freak out or disturb. This is because he experienced a friend reading quite possibly [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/07/fan_fiction_friday_the_pokemon_s tory.php the most horrific fanfiction]] ever written out loud to him. If you are ABSOLUTELY SURE of yourself, click the link. But don't say I didn't warn you. ** I don't know about you guys, but this troper found that pretty tolerable. ** And now I have confirmation that I am a horrible, sick person. Because that fanfic made me laugh. I'm sorry everyone. It's just... at some point... it all became so [[CrossesTheLineTwice over-the-top]] that it was just... very funny to me. ** And this quite new troper just found out she was a strange person with a VERY weird fetish. * ThisTroper is reasonably sure that his brother is a sociopath. He still hasn't managed to convince everyone else, though. ** Take it from someone who also has an insane brother: run, and never look back. It was the best thing this Troper ever did. No one should have to press their body to the door, trying to keep their brother out, who is threatening to bludgeon them to death with a cooking pot or have dishes heaved at you until the floor is covered with porcelain because they wanted to turn off the light. It never fails to make her blood run cold to realize how normal she used to regard such behavior, as if every family has such a monster living with them. * What [[BlissfulMadness this troper]] fears perhaps more than anything is waking up one day and realizing she has lost her ability to create art. As someone who thrives and functions on creating, the loss of the ability would be absolutely devastating. Conversely, the fear that she might be consumed mentally by her creativity is equally grounds for HighOctaneNightmareFuel. ** This troper is also terrified of losing her creativity, but was worried that mentioning it would look petty and shallow on a page about horrors like rape, slavery and child abuse. *** Sound more fit in NightmareFuel than here. Then again, it point to another HighOctaneNightmareFuel...there are so many people who no longer have creativity. Same formula use repeatly in media, offer nothing new, yet consumer keep buy it. At same time, some exotic creative works were left in obscure, being too alienate to mass. It's suck that so many of these works become ''classic'' only after their creator dead or went bankrupt.

*** On a similar note is the thought that something brilliant, like, the best possible anime/film/book in the world, or indeed universe, may have been overlooked to the point that nobody ever picked it up and saw it, but that still exists out there in some form. *** This troper has a similar fear. He is afraid of a society without free speech (either forbidden - censorship (spelling?) by either law or MoralGuardians - or just plainly forgotten) or critical thought. * Seeing dead animals in the gutters of the roads is bad enough, but [[BretheWriter this troper]] and her mother and brother witnessed a stray puppy that didn't look more than three months old get hit by a car on the highway. The car did not slow down, stop, or even attempt to swerve (and it's not like the puppy just darted out in front of it, it had been there for a couple of minutes and all the other cars had seen it) and hit it at full speed. The puppy went ''cartwheeling through the air'' and landed on the median. To make matters worse, there was a second puppy, who was also in the road (this one didn't get hit) and kept looking at the other one's body and whimpering. (Perhaps the scariest part, to this troper anyway, was that her mother went into hysterics and then ''walked across the highway'' to pick the body up so it didn't get run over again. It's a miracle nobody hit her too.) ** A similar thing happened to this Troper. I was walking with my mother at a young age, and we witnessed a puppy being run over on a highway. The worst part was that it wasn't killed after it was hit, it just lay there, half squashed and yelping pitifully. Increase horror by 11 when a second car finished the job by running over it's head with a horrifying pop. I just could stop screaming. Ever since then I've had terrible nightmares about my dogs being killed by cars. You would not believe it, but several years later my favourite little dog escaped from the backyard and ran out on to a busy road. I chased after it, yelling for it to come back. It heard me and ran towards me, wagging it's tail. It ran right out in front of a car and was run over. I was helpless. All I could do was scream for help. Thankfully, the dog survived, minus a leg. * This troper is absolutely mortified of anything with the potential of tying her down or restricting her movements. It stems from, at the age of about six, having to get a couple of teeth pulled. When they were giving me the novocaine shot, the combination of the pain from the needle, an ill-positioned bite guard and my own excessive salivation caused me to start choking. I started violently coughing and trying to sit up to clear my airways. They responded to this by ''holding me down and strapping me to a papoose board.'' This, and being frequently exiled to supply closets in sunday school. * For this troper, VladimirPutin, or at least, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin-4-crop.jpg his portrait]], is frightening. It's those eyes... those cold, steely eyes... ** [[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_45/art03_45/0345_60p utin.jpg This]] image is worse. He looks like the kind of psycho who'll skin you alive! ** However, it's his steely determination that has so many downtrodden

people across the world [[DracoInLeatherPants enamored with him]]. That and his wonderful taste in facial hair. *** Putin does come across as a man who would have you killed if it suited him. While I'm certain Putin has full deniability in the assassination of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko]], British police do believe the killing was sponsored by the Russian government. ** Here, have some NightmareRetardant [[http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/ap_putin_fish4_070814_ssv. jpg on the house]]. [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7658574.stm Let's Learn Judo with Vladmir Putin]]. Quiver in fear.Of course, you could consider this NightmareFuel itself for different reasons... ** I see your Putin and raise you [[http://tinyurl.com/ahhg4o Michael Chertoff]]. *** That is probably the funniest picture I have ever seen. * [[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wafflepwn&view=videos This Youtube user]]'s videos document his brother's angry outbursts, over such things like World of Warcraft. It can be pretty scary that there are people who get so serious over video games that they ''threaten the life of the player angering them in full seriousness''. YourMileageMayVary though, as to whether it counts as Nightmare Fuel or [[NightmareRetardant Nightmare Retardant]]. Perhaps it helps that his videos show signs of possibly being fake. ** Hell, video three wasn't even about that. It was about him getting a car he didn't like. Seriously, when you get angry at people for giving you a gift you need help. ** Strong disagreement here. Those videos look exactly like autistic meltdowns to this troper (whose fiancee is on the autism spectrum). He's not "just that serious over a video game," he can't control himself when he gets past a certain point. Which is Nightmare Fuel in its own way. (Assuming, of course, that we really are seeing meltdowns and not fakes.) * This troper was looking through an Oreimo hentai image gallery when he saw a drawing of the main character [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean getting it through]] through multiple stab wounds instead of the usual places. HONF maximum, not enough BrainBleach. ** [[BrainBleach Oh dear God...]] Poor Kirino. I mean, what kind of [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty creepy son of a bitch]] would draw something like that. Then again, the entire series is hebephile bait, but still. * Don't do a Google image search for the composer Iannis Xenakis if you don't want to see pictures of him with half his face blown off. ** What? Xenakis never had his face blown off... * Rasputin. Google that fucker and tell me his eyes aren't trying to rape your soul. Creepy unkillable bastard... ** My mother told his story... After the one who wanted to kill him shot him, he approached him, only for him to GET UP LIKE A ZOMBIE and grab him by the neck while saying : "You are a very bad boy!" ... shhudder... what a freakish sonnofabitch... *** It is even mentioned in Nazi Zombies Kino Der Toten -->'''Nikolia''': What are you, fucking Rasputin? STAY DEAD THIS TIME! * The thought of pouring my heart and soul into something, and having it end up on SoBadItsHorrible is one of the reasons this troper

dislikes that page having examples. Of course, [[DarthWiki considering where it's located...]] ** This is perfectly understandable, it really is. I think we all know what destructive criticism is. If, however, you are not racist, sexist, otherwise tactless, or dangerously negligent with the quality of your work (literally "dangerously" so, in the case of some of the toys listed), you have a number of advantages over 95% of those entries. My best wishes to you! * The late lead singer and guitarist of {{Nirvana}}, Kurt Cobain, once fantasized about a high-school pep rally in which football players, cheerleaders, the more fortunate, etc., were brought in and forced, at gunpoint, to strip naked and beg for forgiveness. One news story made it worse by paraphrasing said begging as humiliation, which leads to some pretty unsettling implications of just ''what'' kind of humiliation Cobain was talking about if you've never seen the original quote. While some might regard this kind of "rally" to be a CrowningMomentOfAwesome due to jocks and cheerleaders being AcceptableTargets, [[TsundeRay this troper]], who dislikes the idea that TrueArtIsAngsty and has friends who ''are'' football players and cheerleaders, finds the idea to be pretty horrifying. ** Well, if it comforts you at all, Kurt followed that line up with, "If it ever actually happened, I certainly wouldn't like it one bit. No, it was just a fantasy, but it got me through some dark moments." (Written completely from memory, probably not exactly word-for-word accurate, but you get the idea.) Plus he only imagined the jocks/cheerleaders from ''his'' high school being subject to said humiliation, so your football player and cheerleader friends wouldn't even be included in that statement even if he ''did'' actually want it to happen. *** It still wouldn't be justified, of course, whether at his school or at anyone else's. * Being a member of the FurryFandom who happens to have an interest in Transformation aka TF, I can safely say I have experienced a lot of this Nightmare Fuel when you see what turns ''other people'' on. Seriously. I have seen people who transform into a dinosaur... and then stomp on me, others transform into a chimera or something like a penis-tree or a giant penis...or a six-breasted kitsune, TF me by ''taking a shit'' on my character, ask me to eat them, Sergal-smil and then tf me by sticking their tongue up my ass... ** A Transformation Story Archive was accessed by this troper once as a kid. (This really is an unhealthy obsession I admit I have...especially since it's nonsexual which scares me) I saw a story that was a new take on the Theseus and the Minotaur story. Within the story, [[spoiler: Theseus ''chopped off the minotaur's cock'', then proceeded to screw Ariadne with it...they both passed out from such wild sex only for Ariadne to wake up transformed into a cow and Theseus transformed into a minotaur. WHAT THE FUCK.]] This troper can safely say ''that'' is what made him immune to even seeing bestiality pictures linked to him as part of a shock prank or for looking at * Chan for more tahn 10 minutes. Uggggh..... *** Dear Lord, I can swear I saw that same story as well (and you're not alone in your interest. Don't know whether that's comforting or

more nightmare fuel). I must have blacked most of it out though, [[spoiler: since I only remember Theseus' change]]. ** This troper has a [[FetishFuel transformation fetish]]...aaaaaaaand you've just completely [[{{Squick}} squicked]] her out. Thanks, by the way. ** This troper has read stories by a guy who deliberately turns regular TF into HONF, by way of {{Deconstruction}}. He hasn't even gotten into the real nasty stuff yet. * Have you ever seen what a female Sergal looks like with no pants or underwear on? You don't want to find out. Seriously. you do not. ** I fail to see what's frightening about a prehensile clitoral hood. The second I heard that I rushed to witness it myself. * This troper was pranked with Tubgirl once as a child. It was in of all places...his ''elementary school''. Somebody hacked the computers and put Tubgirl on the screen. I think the 6th grade class of 2001 can blame ''that'' for their childhood traumas. ** Dare I ask what 'Tubgirl' is? *** Come on, help a guy out! **** It's a [[ShockSite shock image]] of a girl bent over in a tub (hence the name) with what is assumed to be liquefied feces (I've heard it's actually orange juice) squirting out her anus like a fountain. It's every bit as nasty as it sounds. * Do ''not'' type [[{{Unbirthing}} Unbirth]] into google without safesearch. Seriously. DO. NOT. ** Will SOMEBODY explain what the results are? I've been seeing this warning around the KingdomHearts pages too. What IS it? *** Desire for explanation seconded. **** Unbirth? It's exactly what it sounds like... ***** It's vore through the vagina. You're welcome. ** Hey... That's... That's one of my fetishes. You're making me feel bad. Couldn't this go in nausea fuel? *** No, because to many people it's fucking horrifying, not just gross. Sorry. * You want HighOctaneNightmareFuel? This troper remembers an utterly surreal experience where he befriended a fellow Aspergers boy only to end up with a StepfordSmiler who openly asked me what I think blood tastes like and what it would feel like to kill. I suspect we both have elements of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, but he ended up insane. Me, I qualify myself as a HeroicSociopath. ** Iron, copper, and salt, actually. What? It was [[MutantRancor my]] blood; I was holding the cut to my mouth. *** For some reason, (to this troper) blood tastes EXACTLY like Miss Vickies Original Flavor potato chips. And that's why I don't eat them. ** Wouldn't anyone who's lost a baby tooth know what blood tastes like? That itself can be nightmare fuel for a little kid. Probably why the Tooth Fairy was invented. Nothing spells NightmareRetardant like a sparkly fairy who wants to give you money. ** You almost make it sound like Aspergers is related to NPD. I'm curious as to whether or not he seemed like he only said that to you because he thought this aforementioned similarity made you "like him" or if he seemed would have said that to "regular people"/neurotypical people just as openly? (I was also diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome,

incidentally). * This troper was scarred for life ([[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes literally]]) at a sixth grade camp presentation about bugs when, in the middle of his presentation (which had heretofore only included dead bugs in jars), the man's six or seven pet cockroaches unexpectedly crawled out of his shirt pocket and ''all over him''. Made worse by the fact that he ''didn't notice it'' until after about five minutes. * Dream I had. I was running for public office, got a call from a voter, saying he would call me back in ten minutes. Three minutes later, a call back. It was a voice asking me to describe myself. I did, told name, address, likes, dislikes, that sort of thing. I look at the number on the phone, hang up, and look in the phone book. It was the number for the police station. I look up from the phone book at a ROOM FULL OF CORPSES. Woke up. * A dream of this troper. It involved [[UltimateEvil a demon called Azark]] who was taking over the world and awakening psychics to serve as his personal army. This troper was a psychic and had a fit in the dream where if I concentrated on anything, it exploded. Yes, including every single one of my friends. ** Sounds like you had been watching too much {{Supernatural}}. * [[MysteryOtaku This troper]] is, by now, highly phobic of Tickle Me Elmo. Not just any Tickle Me Elmo, no, those can be tossed in a closet, but her nephew's Tickle Me Elmo. I have always found the concept of talking toys disconcerting (yes, the irony that I have a collection of dolls is not lost on me, but none of them speak), but when we brought this monstrosity home, it decided to go sentient. I am not making this up. My friend Colby had punched it, thrown it across the room, and it started laughing. Then he choked it and it went 'again, again!' And most recently, I went down into my kitchen at night to get a soda for a late-night roleplaying session and saw no reason to turn on the lights. It announced, amongst the darkness, "I love you." The worst part is [[AdultsAreUseless my mother and stepfather do not believe me when I tell them that we need to replace the Tickle Me Elmo with a less evil variety.]] ** You are misusing the word sentient. You are looking for the word 'sapient'. * Ah, High Octane Nightmare Fuel? Okay: This Troper lives on a little island 'bout a hundred miles southeast of Puerto Rico. There is a lot crime, a lot of weed, and a lot of illegal guns. Put them together, you get the SECOND HIGHEST MURDER RATE in the United States. I know people who have been woken up by shootings. There is nothing more terrifying than walking down the street and hearing gunfire suddenly explode behind you. -shivers- Luckily no one I know's been killed yetOH WAIT, one of my family's vague friends was killed in a restaurant. I am moving as soon as I graduate. ** I'll see your island and raise you Mexico. No person should ever be afraid of phone calls, or have legitimate fears of being kidnapped and beheaded during a cursory trip to the grocery store. * As far as [[{{Yandere}} Yanderes]] go, this troper had no unpleasant dreams involving [[SchoolDays Kotonoha Katsura]] or [[{{Shuffle}}

Kaede Fuyou]] (and in fact actually had a pleasant dream about the latter)...and then along came [[MiraiNikki Yuno Gasai.]] Yuno is perhaps the ''only'' Yandere to actually give this troper ''nightmares.'' In the dream, Yuki and Yuno were planning to kill the remaining diary holders by leading them into this house with motiondetector bombs and blowing them up, which was going fine...until Yuno randomly decided to chop up Yuki's parents (including [[EyeScream snatching out his father's eye]]) and hid their body parts underneath various pillows of the couches. When Yuki came into the house and discovered said bodies, first he had a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone My God What Have I Done]] moment before snapping at Yuno, asking her [[WhatTheHellHero what the hell she just did.]] Yuno's response? "I did it all to protect Yuki." The scary part? ''This is the exact same behaviour she displays in the manga.'' * In this troper's collaboration fic, there are demons called the Sons of Kronos. They need to feed by sucking out the moisture of living things. Let that sink in. And one of them, Qerando, has to be a sick fuck about it. His normal, human form that he possessed was quite handsome, but when he gets his demonic body back, it resembles a crocodile. The first thing he does upon freedom? [[spoiler: He [[MoralEventHorizon uses his power, Rending Nightmare, to literally mind rape a protagonist's brother into the mental state of a baby, and then says to her, eat dirt and grovel at my feet if you want me to kill him]].]] Later on, we get the BigBad himself, Xetaub, who has such a [[CompleteMonster revolting lack of morality]] that would allow him to find Celebrian "good family fun." He later impales 10000 babies and leaves them outside the base of the heroes, not even bothering to destroy the heroes because, "watching them despair is just too much fun." And again, when he says he sentenced the hero's girlfriend to "Raven Child duty" and "all that job entails." In particular, it involves [[spoiler: peeling off pieces of a human's flesh and tossing it to the creatures, which will snap and cry out for blood. And the girl was the only human there...]] * In an attempt to show the class that war is bad, This troper's highschool teacher made us watch some graphic war films, and a film about Manchester, where it's hit with a nuclear bomb, and everybody dies in the worst way possible. I am still paranoid because of this. ** That would be {{Threads}}. BTW: [[FanWank It's Sheffield.]] * Genetic lymphedema tarda. This troper has it. Picture a birth defect (a faulty chromosome) that doesn't start kicking in until you're in your mid teens (when the adult lymphatic system, which cleanses your body of waste proteins, starts developing) and doesn't cripple you until you're in your twenties. Your arms, legs, groin, etc. (depending on which part of your lymphatic system is malfunctioning) swell to elephantine proportions, creating bulges that permanently disfigure the limbs. The skin hardens and turns red, then purplish-black. The muscles turn fibrotic. Eventually, if untreated, the disease penetrates down to the bone, and the fluid building up in the body drowns the heart. Oh, and did I mention that there's no cure, and that although there are treatments that can alleviate or reverse some of the symptoms (massage, lymphatic pumps to force the lymphatic fluid to circulate, etc.), quite a few doctors either don't know what the

treatments are or don't take the disease seriously? ** ...ouch. I can only hope you were diagnosed early enough. ** Why did I just read that. WHY. Now I'm absolutely terrified. Fucking paranoia. Though this is me being rather selfish now as you actually HAVE it. Uh ... my sympathies? What do you say when you're told this?! * Sleep paralysis ''is'' really frightening. I have it happen to me for awhile. Just being awake but unable to move or anything is scary enough, but having the hallucinations is even worse. What makes them ten times as frightening is the fact that you think you've woken up and you see some creepy shit (a common one for me is a rotting, floating head). And they are usually very vivid. I usually know that they're still dreams, but I still can't help panicking. ** I feel your pain. I try to shake myself awake but I'm trapped in my own delusions. It's really horrible when they're drowning dreams since my breathing stops. ** ugh i have this too, but luckily iv never had the hallucinations part, and only get it when i try to sleep during the day ** The first time I remember experiencing it, back when I used to move around a lot more in bed than I do these days I had this while both arms and a leg were underneath me and asleep. I thought that I'd never be able to move and they'd have to amputate my limbs because they'd die from lack of circulation ** This troper feels your pain. In the summer of 2004, he had countless attacks. However, the worst one was where a purple comet streaked across his room and landed at the foot of his bed. Then it turned into what looked a whole lot like Bogmire from Luigi'sMansion ! Then Bogmire grew bigger, and bigger, and bigger, and the bed got smaller and smaller, and smaller. This troper was 13 at the time, and had trouble sleeping for months. ** I have this problem occasionally, but only once I hallucinated a god-damned Xenomorph on my chest. For what seemed like hours. Fuck, FateWorseThanDeath indeed. ** This troper from the ages of about 14 to 18 would have sleep paralysis at least 3 times a month, and the things I would hear and see got more and more firghtening the more it started happening. The one I remember the easiest was when I woke up paralyzed and in a voice not my own I whispered "Your whole family will die because of you." Haven't made good on that yet, but I think about it everyday. ** This troper had both paralysis and a hallucination at a very young age, the lamp was flying to me and I could not move at all and I was not able to scream. Yet the only thing the lamp did was tickle her then leave the room. I never looked at lamps the same way again now. * This troper's aunt is bipolar with schizophrenic tendancies, meaning that she not only has the extreme mood swings, but also hears voices. At one point, she had a plan to kill her husband and run away with her daughter. My mother couldn't do anything because she hadn't actually hurt anyone yet, and so had to formulate her own plan to get her own sister to punch her. This, coupled with my father's bipolar disorder, does not prove a very joyful picture for my possible mental faculties in the future... * This troper is now afraid to do things that will slow or cut off the

circulation of blood to his fingers, out of fear of causing them to discolor out of being deprived of blood and oxygen. Recently, he took a nap, his hand supporting his pillow and head, and had an odd dream where he woke up and his fingers were not only "asleep," but also ''completely blue''. As in, blue-gel-pen-ink blue. Google 'Reynaud's phenomenon' (syndrome, disease) for some extreme extremitydiscolouration. ** This troper ''has'' Reynaud's syndrome. Other people wonder why I have a nervous tic of putting my hands on the back of my neck... it's how I keep them from turning purply-gray in the winter. * When this troper was in kindergarten, some of her friends told her horrific stories about what happened to victims of tornadoes. From what she recalls, they sounded more like what happened to the victims of serial killers than the victims of tornadoes, but when you're six ''you don't know things like that''. So she was absolutely terrified of wind all through elementary school and also of looking at a flushing toilet. ** I am very afraid of tornados after learning of the event's of Fridley MN (North of My location) I first saw the "Weather Permitting" exibit at the MN history center (At 5 or so), which featured "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3NRN_3mWhs Get to the basement]]" I wasn't scared (Much), later viewing it at 14, it was more creepy the thing that creeped Me out the most was the tree falling in front of the window, It looked more like a hand then a tree. *** Also, A warning sign in front of the attraction says "Not recommended for young viewers" ** This troper will go you one better: it was ''the teacher'' who told such stories to her first grade class, after kids screwed around excessively during tornado drill. The kicker came a year later when a tornado touched down two miles or so from said school. To this day, this troper has a healthy fear of severe weather. ** This troper was seven when there was a tornado warning near her house. She was petrified of them for ''years'' (and still, to an extent, is). ** If you've ever seen the sickly, unnatural green color the sky turns ahead of a tornado, it stays with you forever. There's really no way to describe it. The two most terrifying words the weather man can utter during the spring and summer are "Tornado Warning". ** How about having been caught as a child in the cross winds of two distant Missouri tornadoes. I wasn't getting air-time, but every attempt to step towards my mother and our car left me one step closer to the descending twisters. ** This troper vividly remembers the tornado that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Fort_Worth_tornado severely damaged Downtown Fort Worth.]] It was so bad that several skyline buildings had to be demolished, and parts of Downtown were cordoned off for days due to ''glass falling out of broken skyscraper windows.'' It made this troper better able to sympathize with the 9/11. ** The 1999 Okahoma City F5 killed almost 50 people and was estimated to have winds in excess of ''320 miles per hour.'' *** This troper was a kid in Oklahoma when that happened. I was

nowhere near Oklahoma City, thank goodness. But there were about 60+ other tornadoes all touching down that night. The scariest night of my life. **** This troper lives in Oklahoma City. The F5 was exactly 320 mph, the upper limit of F5. Even one more mph and they would even have a classification for how badass terrible this thing was. We hid in a local furniture store. It was scary at the time, but having never actually seen a tornado, I'm not particularly scared of them. ** This troper's hometown was under tornado warning for two hours once. During that time, my whole family (four people, counting me) had to stay in the downstairs bathroom because we have no basement and every other room is full of windows. Ordinarily, they didn't bother her, but one had touched down in a city ''very'' close to ours just two nights beforehand and done some ''awful'' damage, taking familar sights and making them look like they'd gone through nuclear warfare. On the news, a man whose house had been completely devastated had described the chain of events, and as I sat there in the bathroom, ''everything'' the man said happened ''perfectly in order.'' I began to cry - and my abusive father started shouting at me to shut the * expletive* up or he'd throw me in the pool and lock the door. * This troper has on occasions had to travel through the section of the Circle Line where one of the 7/7 bombings took place. The lights flicker. ** The tube itself is nightmare fuel, with lights suddenly going out, the train shaking dramatically, and sudden changes in air pressure. Or being crowded onto the front of the platform, with no chance of being able to get away from there through all the people, and knowing that one push from behind could send you stumbling into the path of a train, or down a 6' drop to get fried on the electric rail. *** Just goes to show how subjective this trope is, AlterAlias finds the tube rather reassuring it's been such a constant even with it's odd little quirks that it holds much the same emotional space as a family pet...one that occasionally craps on the carpet and skips your station. *** [[DeVos This Troper]] also finds the tube very comforting, even the smell of the ozone. However i had the misfortune to travel on the circle line late at night shortly after the 7/7 bombings. Standing on the platform I felt something odd, then i realised that Id been on the platform for nearly a quarter of an hour and not seen a single rat running along the track. odd, I thought, there usually a couple this time of night. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway Then I started thinking about reasons why there might be none...]] **** [[http://www.funjunkie.co.uk/comments.cfm/article=16b15aa9-0f4f11d6-9ba4-00902742f7ae You won't find it so comforting if you know about exactly how hygenic it is...]] * This Troper watched a documentary over the Rape of Nanking. Nightmares. A few days later, she was studying China in World History, and the teacher (who had been the China) was teaching the class some Chinese phrases. One of these set off a trigger in This Troper's head so she remembered a rather sickening part of the documentary and wanted to throw up in class. Nightmares did not cease until a while

later. * This troper once watched a documentary video for a film class entitled ''Night and Fog''. This was the first documentary about the Holocaust ever, made in France in 1950, and is more graphic than most modern-day documentaries on the subject. This Troper was already quite horrified, when suddenly the documentary heavily insinuated that [[spoiler: the Nazis used the skins of dead Death-Camp Jews to make lamp shades, book covers, etc.]], at which point this troper literally became sick to his stomach. To this day, this troper refuses to even take the DVD out of the case... ** [[http://greyfalcon.us/Human%20Skin.htm This site]] is dedicated entirely to the subject of making items from human skin. It pretty much debunks the story of the "Nazi skin lampshade." However, it confirms that a number of libraries worldwide have in their collections ''books bound in human flesh.'' No, this wasn't just made up for [[EvilDead horror movies]]: at a time when leather was too expensive for ordinary use, it was actually ''common practice'' for physcians to bind medical texts with skin from severed limbs and unclaimed patients. This troper doesn't know whether to be horrified, or intrigued. * The case of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Furuta Junko Furuta]] kept this troper up all night when she first read of it. * If this troper remembered correctly, there was an incident in Hong Kong, where a deranged man ran into a kindergarten that was operating at the time and started massacring children and teachers. To make things worse, it was at the noon. ** Actually...it's in China.And apparently people are mimicing,as the same thing happened not once,but ''five'' times.In different schools,by different men of course. ** This troper actually lives in China (I moved there from Boston when I was in 7th grade) and I remember hearing about the murders (although I think it first happened in Guangzhou) and the school I was attending at the time completely going on lockdown. It wasn't so much the scary, too-secure atmosphere, it was the VERY REAL threat that a murderer could come into your school and stab your classmates and teachers that gave me nightmares and made me afraid to be at school during the day. Also coupled with the fact that I had a very poor grasp of chinese then, and I could barely understand what was going on, which only heightened my paranoia. * Ever accidentally gashed your lower thumb open a couple inches deep when you were only 7 years old? [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Yeah]]. ** I did that when I was about 15. For the first five minutes, it didn't hurt at all, but it wouldn't stop bleeding. And I could open the cut, and see all the little globules of fat just sort of floating in the tissue, and a hint of bone poking through... ** This Troper can seriously sympathise: he did something stupid with a knife, and now has a centimetre-and-a-half-long scar. At the base of his left forefinger. ** I did too on my grandpas dock ladder now Im afraid of using that damned thing ** I sympathize greatly with you- I almost sliced the tip of my left pinky off with a paper cutter. If my finger had been about 1 inch

closer to the blade, I'd probably be missing it. Instead, I just have a shallow scar that runs on the joint of my finger. * This Troper, who has always had a fairly strong stomach, felt nauseous when one of her teachers said that she had seen someone with a stoma.... Who was smoking ''through it''. As in, ''put a light cigarette into the hole.'' Even better? You should hope you never have to perform CPR on someone with a stoma, because ''you have to plug up the nose and mouth and use that hole.'' ** Somewhat related to the cigarettes, this Troper's school had an anti-smoking lecture during Biology one day. The worst part wasn't the jar o' tar. No, it was the jar of two weeks worth of phlegm from the same duration of smoker's cough. * For this troper, it's her nightmares. Seriously, her subconscious comes up with some creepy, demented stuff. They happen irregularly, too, so they always show up when she leasts expects it... ** For me its my nightmares that seem to slow down time or something, because when I wake up from them, it's still dark, and everyone else is asleep. ** I have recurring dreams in which I throw a switch that brutally slaughters thousands upon thousands of people (long drop through a tower that is webbed with razor wire.) The worst part? there are 3 variants: One where I do it on accident, one where I am forced at gunpoint to do it (or sometimes just told to do it), and one where I masterminded the situation and kill the people with glee. I fear the third one the most. * [[http://scherm-a-derm.deviantart.com/art/Crazy-Arms-115293267 this...just this...]] * Numerous accidents that happen everyday in and out of the house. This troper still clearly remembers having to watch videos in health class that clearly depicted all sorts of accidents that could happen around the house...and this troper, having a particularly vivid imagination, couldn't watch the videos without thinking that ''every single one'' of those things was going to happen to her. ** It was worse when I was a kid, there was a commonly played ad on T.V which started off nice and cheery, seeming to advertising Muesli bars, when suddenly WHAM! The lady trips on a toy and smashes face first into a glass table, and lies there bleeding and sobbing as the text comes up warning about accidents in the home... (To this day I hate glass tables) ** Poke around your house, and look at things the way a serial killer might. Ladies and gentlemen, this charming little device is a [[http://pics.livejournal.com/ishara/pic/0002x3s0 nutmeg grater]]. Let your imagination spin. *** Oh, sheesh. I imagined that thing as a rape device when I saw that picture. * This troper has been an apiphobic ever since he visited an apple orchard and bit down on an apple with a yellow jacket on it. This wouldn't have been so bad, if not for the fact that he was 6 years old at the time and getting stung inside the mouth. What's worse is that virtually everyone he knows is aware of this phobia, yet dismisses it like its nothing. His mother once asked him to '''knock a wasp nest off''' the side of their pool, a scenario that, if screwed up, would

have created a nightmarish scenario the likes of which this troper would rather not think about. The funniest part of all this? His father, who laughs in the face of bees, '''is the one with the venom allergy.''' That's right: this troper's father can be one-shot by one of the smallest creatures on the planet. Bees: One of many of Nature's {{Demonic Spiders}}. * This troper works in a fairly old psychiatric hospital. Most of it has been refurbished and is pretty modern. The top floor, which doesn't house any patients and is nearly always empty, has a few abandoned areas. As part of my daily jobs (I'm a cleaner) I need to go into one of these areas, which used to be a ward. The place could easily be featured in a Silent Hill game- cracked mirrors, rust and peeling paint everywhere, dark rooms stacked with tables and old furniture. The real Nighttmare Fuel comes from a small room inexplicably filled with mannequin-like garden statue moulds- imagine the vague shape of a dog or person, but with screws protruding from it everywhere. It's extremely eerie, mostly because I have no idea what the things are doing there. I was not surprised to hear rumours that the area is haunted. ** [[NightmareFetishist Best. Job. EVER.]] * This troper once visited Auschwitz I and II. Pleasant times ensued. Among other things, there is a museum in Auschwitz I that tries to illustrate the scale of the Holocaust by placing victims' hair, victims' shoes, victims' handbags, etc. behind glass walls. The shoes display case is probably 15 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 7 meters tall. And it doesn't even start to scratch the surface. ** The worst part of this trip, though, was that this troper found, in the underground chambers where they made prisoners stand until they died, etchings of swastikas that had been engraved into the walls by people visiting Auschwitz after it had been turned into a museum/memorial. ** This Jewish troper visited a few weeks ago and saw her name on one of the suitcases on display. Needless to say, she didn't sleep for over a week after. * far worse is when i went inside the gas chamber and saw the dozens of scratches in the wall as the people tried to claw their way out. Incidently, most people on the trip found my calm, emotionless and occasionally cheery demeanour during the trip highly unnerving. That was when people started thinking i was a psycopath.. * A friend of ThisTroper wrote a particularly disturbing description of OCD. -->''"Okay. Thanks for that, but I don't think you really understand OCD. I understand your situation fine. That's rational, and completely cool. I acknowledge that. But the little demon sitting in the corner of my mind, doesn't. It spites me, making me anxious about things that I know have not one single basis in reality. But it's powerful, and quite often subtle. I will, eventually, begin to believe what it says, even though I know it is preying on nothing but my insecurities which have no basis. My mind is more or less literally ripping itself in two over time. So, I'm going to end up worrying. I'll always be worrying. And while reassurance can help for a while, it will never TRULY cause me to relax."''

** [[ManCalledTrue This troper]] has OCD. The above writing is an excellent description of it. This troper can't pick up a sharp object without picturing using it on himself or those around him. He can't use a food processer without picturing sticking parts in. He lives in fear that someday, just once, he ''won't'' resist the little urges to do horrible things. -->'''Troper's mother''': "You know it's not real!" -->'''Troper''': "Now tell my ''brain'' that!" ** I have OCD as well. When I was in the first grade I had this crazy idea that if I ate anything solid, I would choke to death. I didn't eat anything for seven months, until my psychiatrist told me I would be fed through a tube if I didn't eat anything. Now it isn't as bad, but I still have really weird obsessions and compulsions. Like I can't wear a different pajama shirt then usual, or I will die. Or if I go to bed at the wrong time, I will die in my sleep. Even I know it is weird, but just telling me there is nothing wrong doesn't help, and then I feel bad when my parents just tell me to "try harder" and my siblings make fun of me for it. ** [[ThisTroper This troper]] has this happen to him every time he's around heights. Needless to say, when he went to the Grand Canyon, he stayed well away from the edge. The strange part is, when this troper is in a controlled environment, such as an airplane, he is just fine with heights. *** This particular troper can't look out of second-story windows without his heart racing, and found the Grand Canyon to be inspiring. Now, as far as real nightmare fuel... a hundred story building, with an observation deck at the top. I was in the fetal position with my back to the wall, shaking, and extremely touchphobic for the better part of a half-hour while watching people walk around on ''glass floors''. ** I also have a mild case of OCD. Every time i am around an elevator or a flight of stairs, i either picture the stairs collapsing from too much weight or the elevator pulley snapping halfway up. I can't even leave my own room during nighttime because i keep thinking that someone is watching me under the dining room table, even if nobody is there. Not to mention whenever i pick up anything that has character art on it, like a CD case or the front of a book, i keep picturing the characters coming alive and talking to me, Roger Rabbit style. Not exactly good for sleep. ** I also have OCD. Fortunately it's not an extreme form, "just" things like looking if the fridge is closed or the oven is switched off, counting steps or checking if the door is locked repeatetly. The frightening thing that you know that what you do is not logical or rational, but if you don't give in to your compulsions its even more problematic. And no, [[DudeNotFunny its not a thing to laugh about]]. *** This troper has a similar version, but involves locking the front door. I usually have to go back five or six times to check it's locked, before I can get up the street. Then, when I'm at the top of the street, I forget slightly, so I have to go and check again. It's kind of annoying. **** This troper, while never officaly diagnosied with OCD, has a similar issue with his front door. The irony being the five or so

times I haven't gone and checked, my door has been unlocked. **** I have similiar things to OCD. I pick up a knife, and all of a sudden I imagine myself slitting my throat. I pick up scissors and I imagine myself cutting my throat or stabbing my eye out. ** Thank you. This troper has something similar. I don't know if it's OCD or just an anxious disorder. I know I'm irrational, I know I'm illogical, but I still can't get rid of it. I'm a perfectly normal person... at least not when the sun's up. My compulsions kick in when things are dark. Yeah, yeah, I'm still afraid of the dark, but it's not like I'm a little kid who's afraid of a shadow she can't explain away. My fear has no personification, it's just... the dark. I know there isn't anything, but also I know I have to turn on one light in my house, walk through the lit area, turn the next light for the hallway, walk back to turn the previous light off, scurry over to the lit hallway, repeat until I'm in my room. I HAVE to do this, or an inexplicable, horrible ''something'' will get me. This routine is at minimum what I have to do to keep from having a panic attack. If I have to go into some unknown dark room and I can't find a light switch fast enough, I get the hell out of there, compose myself, and try again. If I'm lying in the dark of my room for too long I start panicking. There's something out there in the dark, coming to get me: Turn on the light, run to the light, get in the light or you're going to fucking '''die'''. There are countless nights that I just lie in my bed, shaking and crying out of fear in an attempt to somehow 'get over this'. *** [[{{Skipmania}} This troper]] does the ''same thing''!! I invested in a nightlight after a long period of thinking, at 17, I was far too old for one. (Seriously. It's awesome. Get one!) *** That is called nictophobia, which is an irrational, stronger version of everyone's fear to darkness. I can relate to that not because I have nictophobia, but entomophobia up to the point of shrinking into a ball and screaming at the top of my lungs just because a butterfly was flying around me. **** Thank heavens there's a name for it. Knowing that gives this troper at least some retardent for her nightmare fuel. This troper is also phobic of the dark. Unlike most people, she wasn't afraid of the dark as a kid, but during her teens, the phobia exploded into being when she started having panic attacks during the night, oftentimes accompanied by nightmares. Consequently, this troper requires some form of light -- such as street lamps shining outside, or a nightlight if stuck in a place where there are no street lamps -- in order to actually sleep. **** That's not actually completely irrational, as butterflies can ''lay eggs underneath your skin, which then turn into larvae and wriggle around, trying to escape.'' [[JerkAss Sleep well.]] *** This Troper knows ''exactly'' what you mean. it's not quite as bad for her, since it doesn't usually happen to her when she's in her own room trying to sleep (the fact that she has a fishtank with a soothing, fountain-like noise made by the filter helps; she ''can'' get panicky when in bed if there's no background noise) but she's quite familiar with the feeling that if she doesn't get somewhere light ''now'', something is going to ''get'' her. It's plagued her

since she was a small child, and still happens regularly. It made [[Series/DoctorWho The Silence in the Library]] practically unwatchable... *** ''the feeling that if she doesn't get somewhere light ''now'' -'' oh god, this troper gets this. Not constantly, but occasionally. and results in mad dashes through the house. *** [[{{Alanj95}} This troper]] has a radio playing music on whenever my darkened room is occupied by him at night. *** This Troper can't sleep in a dark room unless there's someone else in the house or the TV is on. It's just that, if I hear a weird sound, I can just blame in on the other person or on the TV and not think that somehow a serial killer broke into my apartment. *** This troper has the dark problem too sometimes, although with me it manifests specifically as horrific images, it's a side effect of an overactive imagination, regardless of justification (or lack thereof) I am often consumed by a profound fear of images I know I'm creating myself, but the knowledge doesn't stop them being scary, and they always manifest in pitch darkness. Unfortunately this also extends to closing my eyes so I can theoretically get them any time. Worse however is silence, having worked all my life around computers I am used to the background hum, the sound to show me that something is still there and that I haven't died yet, subsequently if I am ever forced into enduring silence and I don't have my usual tinnitus to distract me, I find it hard to discern the difference between thoughts and actual voices, so everything I think sounds like it's being spoken by someone I can't see, which is very unsettling. Strangely, I sometimes have the opposite view of darkness and find it comforting, darkness embraces you and has a gentle pressure almost, it hides you and hides everything that could hurt you, and out of sight, out of mind kicks in. ** [[{{Gizbit99}} This troper]] does not have OCD, but he does have something similar and suffers from ''all'' of the above conditions. It's ''horrible.'' *** [[{{PeacefulTorment}} This troper]] says you aren't alone there... ** This troper used to suffer from an anxiety disorder, which resulted in panic attacks complete with nigh-irresistible compulsions. At first they were minor like stacking coins and reading lymericks, but eventually I found myself outside talking to the moon, walking from one specific spot on the sidewalk to another, knowing perfectly well that if I got it into my head to step into traffic or to run barefoot until I dropped from exhaustion miles from home, I ''would not be able to stop myself from doing it'', because my brain was '''convinced''' that those options were preferable to whatever would happen if I didn't give into my compulsions. I once recruited a friend as a babysitter during an attack to be sure I didn't do anything dangerous, but when he pointed out that I'd messed up a compulsion, I literally '''could not breathe''' for several seconds. ** [[SaniOKh This Troper]] might have mild OCD (as noone really acknowledged this), which leads him to check repeatedly if the door of his small apartment is closed when he leaves. Got worse when he got a car, 'cause it's two things to check now. Got even worse (but it's temporary, so it's cool) when his parents left on vacation and left

him the keys to their house. While in a driving range from the apartment, he just can't go there any minute to check if everything is OK. But, on the up-side of the story, the constant anxiety of something bad that might happen actually made him stop smoking for fear of a cancer. ** This troper's been battling a chronic health condition for most of his life that has involved, at points, constant bouts of severe fatigue, chest cramps that make me feel like I have ''multiple'' [[{{Alien}} chestbursters]] inside me aching for freedom, sudden weight gains and losses, very few non-faulty muscles, and a nonexistent immune system. I'm well on my way to recovery now and feeling better than I have in years, but looking back I assure you, ''nothing'' was as bad as the period my symptoms foraged into the neurological, and I went through everything that first troper described. It was like I had a voice inside my head that sounded exactly like mine, telling me that life was worthless and all [[HumansAreBastards humans were bastards]], including myself. Sometimes other people could drown out what the voice was saying and I'd feel better, but it would always come back, with one finger always on the switch for my will to live. But then I changed one of my meds, and now it's completely gone. I know it wasn't me. Life kinda always rocks now whenever I remember that I can't hear it anymore, but it doesn't stop me from feeling horrible for my friends with OCD, or being pretty nervous whenever I change a med. ** This troper has (relatively) mild OCD (if I touch something with my right hand, for instance, I have to touch it with my left hand as well). Also, this troper has EXTREME (as in, see one, run inside, don't go out for rest of day) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera fear of Hymenopterans]]. What are they? Bees, wasps and hornets. ** This troper is exactly the same. I ''absolutely'' need to touch something with my right hand and my left hand as well (also, if I see a car out of the corner of my right eye driving along the highway, I have to see one from the corner of my left eye as well). I also fear bees, wasps, and hornets. You're not alone, fellow ObsessiveCompulsive, hymenopteran fearing troper... ** This particular troper (Who served in the Australian Defence Force as a combat medic) has this. It started out small, constantly readjusting my pencil; making it perfectly straight, which slowly progressed onto constantly checking the back door to se if it was locked, to the afformentioned imagining about hurting myself and others with anything around me. It got to its absolute worst when I found myself sitting in my cot at the barracks, holding a loaded service pistol with the safety off, wondering whether I should just place it against my temple and just pull the trigger. I almost did several times. The army still hasn't found out, nor has anyone else. I thought I didn't need help until I was practicing first aid, and imagined killing myself with the scalpel. I still can't convince myself to talk to anyone about it in person. ** Damn, that is like living through Higurashi. Have you been hit with the HatePlague or been messed with by that one witch in Umineko? ** I need to wash my hands compulsively sometimes, as my brain is

sometimes convinced that there are all sorts of ungodly germs on my hands that will kill me. I have noticed that it tends to happen when they heat up a little too much, so keeping them cool helps me fight that obsession. I also have those dark thoughts of, "What would it be like if I raped x person?" or, "What would it feel like if I bit off my own tongue?" or even, "What would a knife in my throat feel like?" (Which, by the way, is the very thought going through [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Icalasari This Tropers]] head as I type this). Luckily, I have yet to enact on any of these (although I do come close with the tongue one). Glad to know that it is a symptom of OCD and not me being some sort of sick freak ** This troper hasn't actually been diagnosed with OCD, but is pretty sure she has a form of POCD. She went through a phase at age 15 where she couldn't pick up her beloved pet gerbils without imagining herself crushing them, or chopping them up, or throwing them into a wall... The memory of this phase is enough to make her want to cry, and she couldn't pick up her gerbils for AGES because of these stupid thoughts. She just... couldn't. On bad days, she couldn't even ''look'' at her gerbils. * I'm scared of some things, but my my mind is the most terrifying thing of all. It's almost impossible for me to pick up a sharp object without thinking of doing something unspeakable to myself or someone around me, I'm sure I'd never actually do anything, but that doesn't stop me imagining it and being afraid of what I could be capable of. My imagination just goes haywire, which makes it very difficult for me to watch horror movies too. After watching Black Swan, I couldn't walk past a mirror for 2 nights, and was terrified of going into the kitchen in case I heard 'sweet girl' coming from the darkness. I know it was supposed to be scary, but I don't think it was supposed to be that gut-wrenchingly terrifying. My mind rationalises these things and makes them seem real. ** This troper (I/me) has also never been officially diagnosed, but I know for a fact that I have it pretty bad. I touch walls whenever I walk around my house. I have an intense fear of the nuber [[FourIsDeath 4]], for instance, if I'm reading a book and I've read four chapters, I absolutely have to read another. I simply cannot have or do 4 of anything. The worst of it though is something I don't think a lot of other people have: I feel like people are reading my mind. How bad is it? It extends to fictional character. That's right, ''I FEAR FICTIONAL CHARACTERS ARE READING MY THOUGHTS!'' *** From childhood through most of high school, this troper also felt like certain fictional characters (and dead people) could read her thoughts. At times when she was saying, doing, or thinking something that she didn't want them to know about, there was a chant that she would recite in her head so that they wouldn't be aware of what was happening--but when she was done with whatever she was blocking them from, that protection would wear off, so to speak. Although she knew that nobody was ''really'' reading her mind, the idea was so ingrained that it took years to get over it. * The fact that it's easy to do all sorts of potentially fatal bodily harm to yourself through ways such as overdosing on sleeping pills, [[EyeScream gouging your eyes out with your fingers]], slitting your

own throat, and injecting air bubbles into your bloodstream. ** We've mentioned OCD before, right? Seeing things like this when you get too near an opportunity is what "injury avoidance" is all about. *** Wait, that's OCD? This Troper keeps her nails extremely short for the fear of putting her own eyes out, and lives in fear of swallowing her own tongue. Also can't pick up knives when she's feeling "vulnerable" for fear of cutting herself. *** Yes, lass, that is OCD. In fact, it's probably the most troublesome form of OCD to diagnose; purely Obsessive OCD. Because the compulsions aren't there as symptoms, it's hard to spot. Thousands of people may live with a mental illness that they'll never know they have. **** Oh, [[ParanoiaFuel why did you have to tell us all that?]] (On a quasi-related note, this troper, who is not the original poster, alas. And my wrists. I am more nervous and protective about where my blood is than is probably healthy. Now, couple that with panic attacks and you have my childhood. I still have a hard time in contact with ''paper'' in case I get a papercut somewhere really unfortunate and bleed out. And I had, in the past, a hard time with eraser shavings because I was convinced I'd inhale one, my lungs would fill with liquid and I'd die.) ***** I have that problem with my wrists too! I can't write on a desk without my wrist seizing up at some point or moving to a less "vulnerable" position for fear of a papercut there. Just... ''ugh''. **** I can't sleep with my back facing the door. I simply cannot do it. I feel like someone will walk into my room and kill me if I do. * This Troper managed to give a friend a nice dose of High Octane Nightmare Fuel when talking about his life's goal. This Troper has synaesthesia, and a mild case of both visual noise and tinnitus, not to mention Restless Leg Syndrome, so it's nigh impossible for him to relax, because he's always got the sensory equivalent of television snow flooding his perception. As such, a sensory deprivation chamber seemed like it would be a really nice thing to try. This troper mentioned this to his friend, and wondered aloud what might happen if he managed to totally stop thinking during the deprivation as well, suggesting that he might be able to give himself Laser Guided Amnesia. The friend sort of. . . BSOD'd. ** Did the friend explain why? That sounds like a perfectly reasonable goal to me. ** This troper has a guess. One of her biggest fears is losing herself. The idea that someone else would ''want'' that is...decidedly unsettling. It could be especially bad if you were a close friend. Everyone is defined, at least a little, by the people around him/her. And the idea of completely going away--I'm gonna stop now. Anyway, sounds reasonable for you, just out of context is a little creepy. * This Troper has one reason to worry when he has a fever: fever hallucinations. Normally things that aren't scary suddenly become scary. Although this Troper isn't even sure if these were just bad dreams that just happened to take place in his bedroom, or he was really awake and experiencing horrible delusions. ** This troper can sympathize. As a child she would regularly get intense fevers from the least dangerous sources, and they were always

accompanied by halucinations and awful nightmares. She would get up and wander around the house, trying to escape voices and creepy sights that wouldn't leave her alone. The worst part was she had no idea what was going on at the time, and ''no one'' believed her when she told them about it. * Go to the Wikipedia entry on the Lamprey. Scroll down to the close up picture of the Lamprey mouth. Click to enlarge. The reason I'm giving instructions instead of posting a link is because I don't want to see it ever again. ** Same with Lotus seed pods. ''4Chan'' had the nerve to photoshop the pods on people's bodies. They also photoshopped lamprey mouths on the tips of people's fingers. This Troper at first thought something was horribly wrong with those fingers... ** ''oh god oh god oh god that image'' at the end of the day my fingers hurt because I spent the entire day rubbing and scraping at my fingertips [[FreakOut just to make sure they were still whole]]... ** I actually don't think lamprey mouths or lotus seed pods are scary. Now those photoshopped pics, on the other hand... ** Try looking at [[http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/34500/Lamprey-Disease-34980.jpg this]]. '''TWO WARNINGS FIRST'''. The first warning is that it is full of {{Eye Scream}} and {{Squick}}, the second is that it is fake, very fake, but very realistic. Prepare to cry, ladies and gentlemen. *** Why on Earth would you even link us to something like that? Why? '''''WHY?!?!''''' *** This troper saw the pic and laughed. I have no soul. *** [[TheAtroxious This Troper]] doesn't think it looks all that realistic. Irises always have a curve to them that the lamprey mouth does not. But ignoring the technical stuff, that would make for the most badass contact lens EVAR. I want one. *** This troper felt her eye itch when she looked at that. Freakeh. *** ...Am I the only one who thought, "Hey, it's [[{{Sandman}} the Corinthian!]]" **** Holy hell man, I exclaimed the exact same thing the ''moment'' the pic loaded! * Rape Victim Advocate Training for the US Army - This troper had to '''listen''' to a real 911 recording of a rape. Still sometimes find myself in BSOD mode when I think about it. * This troper has has had plantar warts on his feet, off and on, for the last several years. Ignoring whatever the facts may be about plantar warts, he has always imagined them being the tips of a huge sprawling network of tentacles that carve their way through the foot, and that if you were to truly remove them, you would tear out the entire network of tissue, leaving your foot riddled with cavernous holes. The worst part? The foot tissue around the tentacles has completely healed and grown skin before the tentacles are removed, meaning that the network of holes in your feet WILL NEVER GO AWAY. This troper itches all over after having written this post. ** ''[[BodyHorror Oh god]] [[BrainBleach why would you post that]]''. I don't know whether to sob or hork. ** Interesting case of YMMV: this troper would think of that result as

proof that the infected tissue is completely removed, and thus a positive of sorts. Funny how brains work, and all that. *** Sweet Christ- that's almost exactly what I used to think when I was a kid, but with verruca's- and just did a google search, in the middle of writing the sentance. Verruca/Plantar= same. I only ever got one or two, but because I was some sort of masochist, I'd always try and scratch 'em out- expecting half my foot to come away. Used to get that my mother would drag me off to the hospital to have 'em treated, to stop the fuss and compulsive checking of feet, haha. *** Sort of similar example: when This Troper was a kid, I had molluscum contagiosa. At first, I opted to live with it rather than undergo treatment (having liquid nitrogen dotted over your legs and belly isn't that appealing to six-year-olds), but then I had a nightmare about it which changed my mind. The bumps migrated to my ''face'', and became ''long'' and ''drooping''. Shudder. * What about getting mauled by someone's pet? This troper was attacked by her cousins' dog at the age of three and had to get stitches along the right side of her face. I was afraid (not phobic-wise) of dogs until I was in junior high. ** Ever since ThisTroper read that the dog most likely to send people to the hospital is the dachshund, she's had a nagging fear that her ''own beloved dog'' will maul her in the future! * This Troper has a new perspective on poisons and such. '''Everything''' is a poison to you, it just depends on how much. In some cases, pure forms of everyday survival things we need, such as oxygen, are poisonous. Heck, the least poisonous substance in the world, water, is deadly in sufficient quantities. Water poisoning upsets your pH balance, saturates your cells with water until they explode, or some other horrible thing. And water poisoning is a very serious thing as of late. * About a year ago, this troper suffered a terrifying coincidance. I was sick, so sick that for the better part of two days I [[YouCanBarelyStand needed help just to sit up enough to drink a glass of water]]. After the second day, when it looked like I was starting to recover, I fell asleep, and when I woke up my right forearm was completely numb. As it turned out, I had just slept with it behind my head for the first time I can remember, but I thought I was dying. * [[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/400815/rare_frilled_shark/ The frilled shark]] (video link, kinda fuzzy). Denizen of the deep oceans. Ugliest thing this troper has ever seen. ** [[UglyCute It's actually almost cute...]] ** Looks like a puppy to me. I will love him and hug him and call him George. * [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Stick bugs]]. That is all. * Cancer. [[{{Ghondar}} This Troper]] survived not one, but two. He lost a leg, and left him scarred for life. That's not exactly the problem (chicks digs the scars and he feels very proud of surviving that), the problem is the knowledge that, no matter what he does, there's nothing to do to avoid getting another one. There are some types of cancer that just ''pop out of nowhere'', you don't need to have a history of cancer in your family, and you only realize that you have it when it's pretty big, and pretty hard to cure. And that's not

even counting all the problems the chemotherapy can cause to your body (eg: mental problems, eye problems, kidney failure -this troper has it because of that-, and a long list of etc). It says something about the therapy when you don't want that to happen to anyone, not even ''your worst enemy''. ** On a related note, the idea that he has to get a kidney transplant every 10 years, more or less, thanks to the kidney failure. And the knowledge that one day, he will not be able to survive the surgery, and will die on a operation table. Add the fear that this illness ''could'' be passed to my son, and you have my current mental state. *** Want me to make it worse for you (and probably anyone else here who isn't familiar with medical science and biology)? Everyone in this room... er, everyone on this page will have cancer at some point in their lifetime. Most of the time your body's T-Lymphocytes will kill the cancer before it can actually harm you, but the fact that this won't always work is the scary part. **** My mother died after a five-year fight with cancer. I agree, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I'm going to be paranoid about any lumps for a long, long time. * [[{{Alanj95}} This troper]] has an endless imagination and tends to see "flashes" of spindly, humanoid creatures with pure white owl eyes and pitch black bodies crawling about. ** Jesus Christ, I see those too. I'm really freaked out now. I see them in my peripheral vision sometimes, or when I look out windows at night or in dark mirrors. That's... that's not fucking normal. I just thought I was being paranoid. ** Congratulations. You have just spawned a new demon in my nightmarefuel producing mind. If I ever get started on my graphic novel, something like that will trap people in dark holes and eat 75% of their livers, then allow the liver to regrow. And repeat this process over and over again. With the victim being alive and aware of the whole thing for the rest of eternity, unless they are rescued. ** This sounds like [[GreekMythology Prometheus]] meets [[TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault Amigara Fault.]] Which, should be said, does not make it any less creepy. ** I'm with you there troper. I write scifi horror stories. The reason? My mind needs to get these down or I feel I will go insane. Try picturing a creature that's eight feet tall, has dark grey eyes, hair that is actually a mass of tentacles, black scaly skin, razor sharp teeth, and has six inch hooked claws. Did I scare you? Now try imagining that being one of the TAMER varieties of an entire species of monsters and you'll get a sense for why this troper has random freak outs. * This troper is terrified of getting worms. So if meat's even a little pink in the middle I cant eat it. I can't even touch raw meat, I can't walk barefoot outside. What's worse is my cats get them a lot during the summer from birds and stuff, so I'm always afraid to touch them. I always dread the day we'll talk about them in science class. * This Troper has two. ** There was a 200-ton crane up at the hospital a block from my apartment. One weekend we had a pretty intense nor-easter, and I kept looking out the window, wondering how well the crane was tied down. It

was swaying, but it didn't fall. The next morning, the skies are lcear, the winds are still pretty high, and I'm laying in bed thinking about getting up when suddenly I hear a long, drawn-out creaking followed by a literally earth-shaking crunch. I damn near levitated to the living room, looking out the window to find the crane. I didn'tuntil I looked down. It fell across two houses and took out the corner of the roof of a third, and the top of it was in the street less than twenty feet from our building. (Note- none of these buildings are more than three stories tall.) I shoved on some shoes and ran outside in my sweats to see if the crane had hit anybody. We were lucky; it missed a woman's car by only a few feet while she was in it, and none of the houses had people in the affected rooms. One of those houses was demolished, but again there was an element of luck: it was an abandoned house anyway. All in all, the actual event doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but anybody who was there was a bit nervous about cranes for a long time afterwards, and we all know that a few seconds or feet would have made a huge difference and could have resulted in deaths. ** I live in Maine- not generally known for its tornadoes. I'm a bit phobic about thunderstorms and always have been. Being the sensible person I am, I decided at the age of six that the best way to get rid of my phobia was to study weather. Unfortunately, I just became aware of how much the world wants to kill us dead. I'm fairly calm about my phobia, and have mostly got a handle on it; the fingers in the ears these days is because the thunder honestly hurts. This past summer, my mother and I returned from our shopping to hear continuous thunder from the northwest. Not a single roll, but they overlapped. I joked that if I didn't know better, I'd think we were having a tornado; Mom laughed and told me to get inside. (She used to be phobic, so is very understanding.) So I go inside and turn on the Weather Channel. To my surprise, our local weather is referred to as "the storm of the day". NOT a good sign. Then they mention a possible tornado on Paris Hill, jus north of where we'd been earlier. Even worse sign. Then they start listing the areas under a tornado watch. You guessed it. We gathered up what we thought we might want just in case and kept an eye on both TWC and outside. Well, I did; Mom fell asleep. The watch is dropped, and I start to relax. Not ten minutes later, they come back with a tornado ''warning'': blah, blah, ohfuckthat'sus. Woke up Mom, we went down cellar, and we waited out the storm. The path ended up being just under ten miles from us. We didn't see it. But we knew it was there, we knew several people whose houses were damaged- some badly- and as in the last example, we knew how easily it could have gone differently. We drove through parts of the path over the next few weeks. I've seen damage from hurricanes, thunderstorms, straightline winds, nor-easters, and other disasters, but I have never seen anything like that. The woods looked like a tossed salad. Trees with two-foot diameter trunks were uprooted and tumbled like a bunch of saplings. A local greenhouse's buildings were destroyed while just across the street displays of flowers were untouched. It still gives me chills. *** Well at least you haven't had the same experience as this troper. I live in Kansas, where one hears tornado sirens every week during the

early summer storm season. Eventually you get jaded and perhaps ignore it just once... the time that there actually is a tornado, and the time it hits your house. The house is intact (the tornado had started as an EF 4 but was weaker when it hit our house), but there is something very apocalyptic about ten seconds of howling winds, stronger and louder, by several orders of magnitude, than any wind you've ever heard, accompanied by the light show brought about by the transformer being ripped from the house. Then there's the going outside to see what happened and seeing the whole neighborhood literally ripped to shreds. To this day there are trees with the walls of a hardware store wrapped around them in knots. **** Original troper here. Within a year of that tornado, I had two more tornadoes come within ten miles of where I was. Keep in mind that I do have a thunderstorm phobia and that all three occurred in Maine within the space of a year. The last two were within a month of each other. On a more amusing note, during that same period I took a geology course that brought me to Canada. While driving from Sudbury to Toronto, I spotted a classic supercell and joked that it looked just like the ones I'd seen in tornado videos. The professor laughed and called me paranoid. I kept my mouth shut when we drove through an obvious outflow boundary a bit later. Then when we got to the hostel, when my professor told the girl at the desk that we'd driven there from Sudbury, she asked if we'd avoided the storms because there had been tornadoes in the area we drove through. The professor just looked at me, and I grinned. * This troper, when he was in elementary school, once stepped on a pin in his own house. There wasn't any blood or screaming, really not that much pain. Yet it's quite disturbing to look at your foot and see a long, silver needle sticking out of it, and suddenly realizing that you've just been impaled. ** I've had a similar thing (to a lesser extent), except instead of a pin through the foot it was a toothpick through the palm (at least it wasn't all the way through). ** Similar for this troper as well, only it was a pair of rusty nails sticking out of a plank of wood. Oddly enough, there was no pain at all - only noticing that I was trailing blood made me realize what had happened. But oh was there screaming after that. ** This Troper actually managed to have a nail go all the way through his foot as a young child. Luckily I was so young I never really developed a fear ** I accidentally stabbed myself with a sharp pencil just above the first knuckle of my left middle finger when I was 7. 20 years later still have a tiny gray dot of lead under my skin. * To lose oneself. [[JET73L This troper]] has had dreams, nightmares, where (screw 3nd person narration for this) I slowly lost who I was without noticing. The most recent of these had me within days of, after six months of fading, leaving the only place where people knew me to go where nobody would have a chance of recognizing where I was from, to send me back and have me talked into remembering what I am instead of trying (and [[FakeMemories failing]]) with someone who doesn't know who I was. When the only thing you are is a mind, a personality, stuck in a living corpse you only care about because it

keeps the mind in place, and you read things like the above troper's friend's fear of isolation tanks (which mirrors your own for the same reasons) and the hypnotist of TwoPlusTortureMakesFive (Real Life section), after years of TwoPlusTwoMakesFive from at least one sadistic authority and jeering/beatings from "peers" that require you to withdraw until it stops meaning anything or [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong risk expulsion/imprisonment]]... Said troper's self was potentially nigh-irretrievably lost at least twice, and even the thought of a self-imposed oubliette (or a sensory isolation tank as most call them) is disturbing enough to bring that creeping feeling of nothing, dry heaves, and fear of falling asleep in case the compartment of a "blank slate" dream character's mind turns out not to have been compartmentalized at all. * When this troper was a kid, there was a fire-safety demonstration at his school. The fire itself didn't freak him out, it was the fact that the fire they uses as an example was started by an electrical short in a coffee pot. The ''exact'' same type of coffee pot that my parents had. For the next year or so, I could not go to sleep without making sure the coffee pot in our house was unplugged, lest it burst into flames and kill me as I slept. * This troper just found a dead mutilated mouse trapped in her toilet. * This troper has a very active imagination, but has never had any really frightening nightmares. Until she saw ''one line'' of the DeathNote page about [[PoisonousFriend Misa's]] StalkerWithACrush. The dream went like this: I'm walking along the sidewalk of some town, when I see this guy who's been stalking me for who knows how long walking a block or so away. I walk with the nearest bystander back to my car (so the stalker will see I'm not alone), and get in the front seat; the bystander-person gets in the passenger side. Then the stalker walks up, forces me into the backseat, gets into the front, and threatens to kill me with a knife. I try to ease him out of it, and he slashes me across the knee. Blood spurts everywhere. The passenger does ''nothing.'' Once again, I try to calm him down, trying to convince him that he doesn't want to hurt me, and he calmly says, "Of course I don't. If you won't love me, then I'll just kill us both." He then stabs me in the neck, which I can feel ''just enough'' to briefly convince me that I'm actually getting stabbed. I woke up and had a good cry about it later. In other words, [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife a single freaking article gave me the worst nightmare I've ever had.]] * [[Tropers/PentiumMMX2 This troper]], as a kid, wound up with a fear of toilets thanks in part to Viacom. It all started with an episode of TinyToonAdventures I was watching on Nickelodeon one afternoon (The one that had the short involving Baby Plucky getting potty trained), when there was a scene of the toilet overflowing; starting to flood the bathroom. On the first commercial break after that short, was none other than the [[ScareEmStraight anti-drug PSA]] with a girl trapped in a room flooded almost to the ceiling; as she struggled to reach the surface and eventually drowned. It gave me nightmares for days; giving me a fear of toilets in the process (I still used them, but I'd run like hell after flushing it; fearing that if I stayed any longer, than the door would slam shut on me as the toilet overflowed to the point

of flooding the bathroom to the ceiling). I got over it, though I would have never had those nightmares in the first place had it not been for the poor timing of an already disturbing PSA. ** You too?! ** I was always scared that something, like an axe murderer or, I don't know, a sewer-bear, would come ''out'' of the toilet. But only the ones at school; my home toilets were perfectly safe. * This troper (who seems to suffer from Chronic Idiot Syndrome -- if that's not real, it should be) just read the entirety of this page in one sitting. Doesn't sound so bad in principle; it's just reading, right?.....* shudder* ** [[SoapMagic This troper]] [[NightmareFetishist wants more.]] * [[http://fumpig.deviantart.com/art/OKTOBERFEEEEEEEEEEEEEST-101021227 This]] is quite possibly one of the most teffiting images this troper has ever seen to date. * While not that bad, this was still pretty scary to me: I watched Death Note: L change the World, and the part where ([[spoiler:Dr. Nikaido dies of the Ebola-Flu combo while burning]]) almost gave me nightmares. To find an image of it, Google Image search ([[spoiler:"L Change the World Nikaido Dies"]]) with the Safe Search off. It's the the first image. As for why I didn't put a link, I don't want to have to zoom in on it. ** [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tOS10BWXQr4/SLQVf1G1CPI/AAAAAAAAAeg/xPrOtI 3GoVU/s400/Kimihiko+Nikaido+(%E4%BA%8C%E9%9A%8E+%E5%A0%82%E5%85%AC%E5% BD%A6)+by+Shingo+Tsurumi+-+L+Change+the+World+2.jpg I got it for you~!]] * [[BattleHamster This troper]] used to be afraid, more than anything, of losing her mind. Then this troper developed what is either scizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia (the psychiatrists aren't sure yet.) While she's now 1. getting used to it and 2. heavily medicated, this troper may have been NightmareFuel to other people; she at one point before being diagnosed told one of her teachers that she felt like she was losing control of her mind. * [[MarieArouet This troper]] is deathly afraid of losing her ears, nose, or teeth. She can handle large amounts of blood, nosebleeds brought on by stress, and other people breaking bones...but not the idea of losing any of those parts of herself. This, coming from the girl who laughed at Rubber Johnny. * My imagination. I've had nightmares where I am stalked by Sesame street characters in a stone maze, until they surround me and shoot me point blank with shotguns and rifles. I was only seven when I had that dream!! I've also had dreams of Hitler coming back to life and bombing a ferry wharf. I cling to a large chunk of cement as people are screaming and then suddenly a huge wave covers me and I die. Then there was one where a burning car is rolling slowly down a street which is hidden by black smoke and flames. A sinister, deep voice was whispering a message that haunted me for days about there being nothing left in life and no-one to survive. While he was speaking, a vivid image of a womans face melting came up. I don't know where my infant mind conjured these dreams, but they were horrifying. Even worse, more recently I've had dreams in which I kill people!

* This troper had a bizarre, frightening nightmare once. In it, I am attacked by a strange, shapeless monster made of black water wearing a demonic looking mask. I run from it and try to get help until the monster consumes me and my vision turns black. I "wake up" and discover a horrid variant of BodyHorror. My body, sans my head, is little more than a lot of darkness and the mask appears on my chest. It forces me to eat children and I see from the child's point of view as they go down my own throat. I wake up, but as usual for me, sometimes when I wake up, some of the dream stays around for a tiny bit of time, around a minute. I look at my hand...and see the dark claw I had in the dream. Queue loud scream. ** You mean you turn into [[SpiritedAway No-Face]]? * The two scariest nightmares I've ever had involve ferries... one where the ferry capsizes and I have to hold on to a guard rail while a shark tries to eat me, and one where I begin to fly and slide over the edge of the boat... if I were to fall, I'd fall many feet behind the ferry with little hope of survival. * This Troper was the cause of some High Octane Nightmare Fuel, while presumably under the influence of High Octane Fueled Nightmare. The recount is from his mother's perspective. As she recalls, one night this troper suddenly awoke screaming as if in absolute panic, and as she entered his room, she was greeted by the sight of said troper running in psychotic fear from the door to his room to the window of said room, over and over and over, screaming at the top of his lungs, as if being chased by the devil himself. Not knowing what to do she tried her best to calm this troper (who had never before and never since had an sleepwalking episode), until suddenly, the troper stopped screaming and running and perfectly calmed asked what was going on. Now, this Troper has no memory at all of the incident, just the vague recollection of waking up while getting back to bed, having the feeling that he had been extremely scared (heart pounding, agitated breathing, a cold feeling trough the entire body), but not feeling any kind of emotional response related to fear, as far as this troper could recall, nothing at all had happened. It was a bizarre feeling the experiencing of all the physical effects of great fear, while also experiencing a totally soothed mind. What's so unsettling about that experience is, in the first place, how scared this troper's mother must have been by the whole thing, and in second place, this troper's inability to recall what could have been so horrific in his dream to elicit that response, to this day, this troper is still haunted by the possibilities of what he could have been dreaming about, which presumably caused him to try and run away from it, and by the fact that he is unable to recollect any of that dream. ** actually that stands to reason your mind obviously deleted all memory of that dream in order to protect it's sanity. * The scream of a wounded rabbit. It's an unearthly, almost humansounding scream. This troper first heard it when a lynx caught a rabbit in her backyard. (Oddly, this didn't instill any kind of fear of lynxes...) * Puppets. This troper absolutely cannot stand puppets. It may stem from being absolutely horrified by a Saw advert featuring Billy the Puppet when she was younger, but puppets still make her edgier than

anything. Reading Candle Cove and its sequel, then watching the "final episode" may have been the worst idea she ever had. Even many months after the fact, she has had nightmares of Horace the Horrible rotting and crawling toward her, clicking his jaw, arms clawing at the wood of her floor, dragging his legs behind him, and no one else wakes up to help her. And he follows her. Just recently she had a nightmare featuring a 4chan post in which the original author stated with all honesty that the story was true. This troper's brain screamed, a sensation she has never experience before and never wants to again. She woke up, was completely paralyzed, and promptly fell into a different puppet-related nightmare. * One night, I was trying to get to sleep. I opened my eyes and this phantom (I think) suddenly appeared in front of me, in black and white, and vanished. The next day, I found out my older brother could have had a twin. And now I can't stop thinking it was jealous. The worst thing was that it looked EXACTLY like my Brother. Another time, I was in bed trying to sleep, when I heard random shrill pipes. That is basically the worst omen in the Lovecraft Mythos, and my entire county looks like [[LovecraftCountry Lovecraft Country]] on certain days... HELP! * This one time, on YouTube, this troper decided to watch the Another Brick In The Wall music video (Yes, [[TheWall THAT]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel one]]) and decided, hey, it isn't so bad. Then came the first [[BrainBleach refrain]].. * When I was younger, I watched a documentary on TV about snuff films. It started showing us fake snuff films and clips from B-Movies which were pretending to be snuff films. It was all fake and the documentary, cast and crew of the films all admitted it, so I could cope. It then moved onto actual snuff films and admitted that none have been found and that they might not exist. I could cope with that, snuff films might not actually exist. When it told us the story of a detective who actually found people who were willing to kidnap a seven-year old boy and make a snuff film with him as the star. When I suddenly realised that there are people out there who are completely willing to make a snuff film. Even if they don't exist, there are people out there who are more to happy to make them exist. And they're willing to use little kids in them as well. * This troper went outside one day and found a little toy for cats outside. It looked like a little furry mouse, gray, but my cats had ripped it in half leaving the spring lying on the ground, still attached to the upper half of the rat. Very quickly I noticed the tiny red stains surrounding the toy. And the realism of the "toy". It was about this point I realized that it wasn't a toy. The thing I thought was a spring? The mouse's spine and ribcage. * The Westboro Baptist Church for me. The fact that there's people out there who believe in this man and his pile of vomiting shit he passes for ideals and beliefs is just frightening. And the idea of someone from this group actually getting a position of power is all the more frightening. The only thing that makes me feel just a bit better is that even the most right-winged pundits think that they're straight up crazy and wrong. ** You know what either scares or simply angers me? The fact that many

people are just as hateful toward the church as the church is to everyone else. There's a reason I nominated this as the SugarWiki/MostTriumphantExample of PayEvilUntoEvil. * This Troper shat bricks upon entering her dark house at the dead of night and seeing a 10 inch tall realistically painted clown mannequin standing on her computer chair facing the computer which was turned on. Turns out the house help was just testing out her new camera. * I have a phobia of dead things. It probably comes of seeing PetSematary way too young. I can barely even look at roadkill because the back of my mind just ''knows'' it's going to start moving and come to get me at any moment. Even pictures of zombies send me into very minor panic attacks. My cat died a few months short of twenty years old last fall. On the Saturday evening of Labor Day weekend, while my housemates were out of town, so it was just me and him until Tuesday. I suppose that the loss hit me too hard for me to really be frightened of him when I had to pick him up off the living room floor. But driving down the freeway to the pet crematory that was open on Monday, I had all the windows in my car open because it was so brutally hot. Then I started hearing plastic rattling behind the passenger seat, where the cat was in a box lined with plastic bags. And even though my logical brain caught up fairly quickly and went "duh, you're doing seventy with all the windows open, of ''course'' the plastic's rattling," oh man. For just those few seconds before that, scare of my life. * This troper has mastered what others just call "[[PsychoSmile The Smile]]". The smile is when he opens his mouth as wide as he can, in a face-twisting smile, opens his eyes wide and stares. Without moving his head. Sometimes he does it behind people and waits for them to turn round. He's mastered it to the point that he figured out how to blink when nobody is looking at him to give the appearance that he ''never blinks''. Very fun to see their reactions. * This troper can say that [[SCPFoundation SCP-173]] is literally the most frightening thing that he has ever seen. ** True for This troper too.She remembers that time when she was checking out a review on the Foundation at night,and ends up seeing SCP-173's ''enlarged'' image.Cue the freak-out,browser-closing and [[BrainBleach eye-scouring]].(It's only the ''image'' that scares her,not quite the description) *** What, [[http://scpfoundation.org/images/SCP/SCP-173.jpg this]] image? Meh, it's just a statue. A slightly odd statue... *** This troper clicked on the link, saw the picture and freaked. She is anxious half an hour later and it's a sunny day around here. For the love of your life, you might want to consider thrice before clicking. *** Anyway, what unsettles me more is that somewhere, that statue ''actually exists''. Someone has the real SCP-173. (and yes, I do [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant want one]]!) * [[NickTheSwing This troper]] remembers one Corn Maze with a reference to Children Of The Corn. There were a [[KidsAreCruel troop of kids who ''volunteered'']] to be the Ax Crazy cultists and scare people witless. This troper had to hide behind a big piece of hay when the resident red haired Blood Knight, who was around age 16 and twice

this troper's height, walked over and started [[ToThePain saying what he was gonna do]]. It was really damaging because, beforehand, this troper distinctly remembered playing with him, creating some nasty Mood Whiplash when we were friends playing in the area outside, and suddenly he was threatening to "offer the youth traitor to He Who Dwells In the Corn, cut his neck ear to ear." I ran like hell, screaming and crying. The red head apologized afterwards, due to my mom, who, due to my overactive preteen imagination, I thought had been sacrificed as well. [[MamaBear She was so pissed off big time]], made me and the teen hug, embarrassing him in front of his friends, and promise we would be friends. * This troper can stand looking at just about anything, but the one thing that she cannot stand to look at is any picture of Cy, the kitten who was born a few years ago with cyclopia. I'm not providing a link because I refuse to ever look at it again. Word of advice: do not EVER do a Google Image search on the word "kitten." ** [[NightmareFetishist Aw, come on. Cy is]] [[UglyCute cute.]] * Many years ago, this tropers mother went to a website called Crazy Shit. Its basicly just like [[ShockSite Rotten.com]], filled with photos of Gorn , Squick , and BodyHorror. The bad thing is, however, this troper was sitting BEHIND HER while she was veiwing it. This troper was around 15 or 16 then, but damn, was it AWEFUL! And then came the night my mother watched Saw just after I decied to go to bed. All I could hear downstairs was people screaming. * This troper drew a few monsters based off of his bone shape, completely ignoring the actual shape of the skeleton and just looking at the visible bones. Said monster gave me nightmares. The worst thing with it wasn't the weirdly shaped bones, it was the hands. I'm sorry, did I say hands? I meant fingers. Because this monster ''has no hands, just fingers coming straight from the wrist.'' Same with the feet, except replace "hands" with "feet" and "fingers" with "toes". * One very strange and frightening dream this Troper once had: it started with me standing in front of a mirror, ripping my own teeth out with my bare hands. At one point, I examine one of the teeth, and I find that I've accidentally torn out a chunk of my own gums along with it. Then new teeth start to appear[[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily lots of them]]- and while they grow, I reach into a drawer, get out a butcher's knife and start hacking off the fingers of my left hand: once scaly new fingers have wriggled through the bloody stumps, I get to work on my right hand. And then I take a spoon from the drawer and start [[EyeScream levering my eyes out]]: by the time I've finished, the empty sockets are filled with a strange greyish-black smoke, with two orange pupils staring out from them. Then I woke up. * I had to go to the gynecologist ([[spoiler:vagina doctor]]) the other day, because I am [[CursedWithAwesome seventeen and I have never had my period,]] [[BlessedWithSuck just obnoxiously painful cramps that leave me doubled over in pain and unable to go to school or work.]] Doc tries to do the usual checkup that she would do on any other patient, only she can't get inside to do the job. I suddenly get hit with, literally the most gut wrenching-ly painful feeling ever. Turns out, my hymen has grown over my entire vagina, [[BodyHorror and

was starting to grow ''out'' of it.]] And its thick. Like regular arm or leg skin thick. That's not the worst part. Those horrible pains I had been experiencing for over three years? That ''was'' my period and my uterus was being forced to expand to compensate for the blood that was filling it. And when the surgery happens to get rid of the blockage, all the blood will have to go ''somewhere.'' So ladies, imagine essentially three years worth of blood, decomposing into a muddy black muck that will be forced out of you. That's what I get to go through. ** Oh. My. Fuck. Three years of blood all at once? Frankly I'm surprised there weren't more severe complications before this surprised and glad for you that it's correctable. For the record, I'm a man and let me tell you this: one does not have to be female in order to imagine the horror of having bodily waste collect inside oneself and suddenly all come rushing out at once. Use your imagination. Seriously, I'll wait. It would be like your tear ducts somehow being blocked and the buildup of saline being suddenly released all at once, popping your eyes out of your head. Only this is arguably worse. Best of luck with your appointment, I hope it goes as well as could be expected. ** Fucking... fuck! I may not be a woman, but the image of all that decomposing blood is not really something I needed (I have hemophobia and rotten menstrual blood is already a bad enough image on its own). Imperforate, the problem you have, is luckily not a serious problem (well, speaking from a medical standpoint it's not. Of course, since you put it on the HighOctaneNightmareFuel page, YourMileageMayVary by quite a bit). Now if you'll excuse me, I really need to get some BrainBleach. ** This troper is now in tears, because she is completely and utterly terrified. That exact same thing happened to me, when I was eleven. I had it for six months, and can't even begin to imagine what three years of that would be like. It was probably the most painful experience I've ever had. The doctors talking about what was going on in my system was Nightmare Fuel in and of itself. * I have a lot of nosebleeds on a regular basis, and when I was younger, I used to have panic attacks whenever I saw one drop of blood coming from my nose (got over this one, thankfully). But what really scares me now is the damn Weeping Angels. Seriously, my garden looks like Wester Drumlins out of Blink (as does one of the buildings on my school campus) and when I'm alone, I have to look around every minute or so to check I'm not being stalked etc. ** This troper will spontaneously whip around in a panic (and sometimes scream) because she watched The Time of Angels and is clinically paranoid. All of this occurs in the middle of the night. * I am currently sitting in my lounge with the window to the front garden in front of me. There is a distinctive shadow in the bushes that, when looking at it, looks normal. But every time I glance it looks like someone staring at me through the window. But every time I've seen it, it looks like an entirely different person, creepy in their own way. For example, a CreepyChild that looks like the kid from [[AI]], or a man in a trenchcoat and hat with eyes too big for his face and a [[SlasherSmile massive grin.]]

* When this troper was 10, she first read her dads book about mysteries - (the curse of Tut-Ankh-Amon, ghoststories, Jack the Ripper etc). The case of Jack the Ripper she reread several times, and is to this day fascinated, nothing scary there, but a little longer into the book there was articles mystical phenomenons in nature, the starting article being about Spontaneous.Human.Combustion. The very thought of it kept her up at night, and dead scared when awake for several months; To this day I try to avoid any mentioning of it, because it scares me so much ... I always skip that part when I read the book, even now, being 20. * This troper is not particularly fond of mirrors. For years, we had to hang a towel on the bathroom mirror whenever she would brush her teeth. Why? Because when she starred at herself in the mirror, she was just waiting for ... 'something' to rise behind her, only to disappear when she turned because if could only be seen in the mirror. Turning her back to the mirror did not work, because then she was convinced that something would come out of the mirror and attack her. This went on for years, thankfully, I'm (almost) over it now. * I have a Staph infection (the bathrooms at my high school are probably the most unsanitary in all of lower Georgia; I avoid them as much as I can, but apparently it wasn't enough), and having a Staph infection involves (at least for me) developing excruciatingly painful boils (usually only one at a time) every couple of months. The most recent one appeared just below my lower lip. At first, it seemed like any other Staph-induced boil. Then, I noticed that my lip was swelling. The boil had migrated from my skin to my lip. My lip continued to swell. The pain was so great that I literally couldn't sleep for the pain; this resulted in a 3 A.M. trip to the Emergency Room. They gave me a prescription for antibiotics (since I'm allergic to Sulfa, I can't take the most effective ones and am stuck with antibiotics that don't hack it, at least not as quickly), and ''Vicodin''. Yes, ''Vicodin''. I needed it too. My lip continued to swell, to the extent that it was over five times its normal size (I have very thin lips naturally, and while this was going on my lower lip could have put Angelina Jolie to shame), I had to drink everything with a straw and mealtime became frankly disgusting, and I stayed home from school for two days because I couldn't function properly because of the pain. Then, to top it all off, the skin on my lip started ''splitting open'' and spewing pus and blood. I have since recovered. * This troper was part of an RPish thing, with him as the villain. I made myself too scary. For example, the villain in question is an AI/Holographic system, made entirely through concentrated light with the AI part itself being stored on a data drive shaped like a creepy glowing monolith. At one point it talks to the other characters... But it's made entirely of light. It even acknowledges what it's doing. The exact line being "You are currently listening to a form of light". It breaks the known laws of physics just in order to [[EldritchAbomination ''talk aloud.'']].. As creepy as that was, I feel a bit guilty for posting this when all of these real, genuinely terrifying events happened in real life, and I've just got a talking light. ** I got the exact quote.

--> "I AM PERFECTION. I EXIST ONLY AS LIGHT, AND SHAPES, AND COLOR, AND DATA. AND YET I HAVE BEEN KILLED THREE TIMES SO FAR. AND YET I CAN INFLUENCE THE PHYSICAL WORLD. AND YET YOU CAN HEAR ME. I AM NOT GENERATING ANY KIND OF SOUND. YOU ARE LISTENING TO A FORM OF LIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY RENDERING THE LAWS OF SCIENCE MEANINGLESS SIMPLY BY TALKING ALOUD. * This troper (Sorry, she's a [[{{Third Person Person}} Third Person Person.]])made her first friends a few years ago, and they are now her [[{{Nakama}} Nakama.]] She doesn't usually get nightmares, but now she has these horrible recurring ones. 1: She's in this dark warehouse, and one of her friends(different every time) is chasing her with some kinda weapon. When she finally gets cornered, the friend turns into the guy she likes, says "Sweet Dreams" and kills her. 2: She's the one killing all her friends, against her will, but she can't stop. All she can do is cry as her friends die at her hands. Last, is the one she likes. She wants it to stop, but he just smiles and says it's okay. Then she wakes up. * This troper has extremely vivid nightmares. Thanks to an overactive imagination and a good memory, I can remember almost all of them. I have twice had dreams about getting raped. Both times, I woke up in tears and utter terror. I've never even had sex, but my best friend was raped, and it's like I share her pain in my dreams. [[{{Understatement}} It's horrible.]] * I've had some memory troubles, though all it consists of is mixing up some childhood dreams with reality (Like 5-8 years old so its o.k I guess) But it brings about the weirdest feeling since I can Remember looking out of a window at my house and seeing what I recall to be a whirling cloud with (possibly) a face in it (on a clear night). Its scary since I can remember this, not as a dream, but as an Actual Event that I could pass off to a lie detector as actually happening. ** This troper can relate. Though not quite nightmare fuel, as a child I used to have recurring vivid and realistic dreams in which I had the ability to run a short distance, jump, and then levitate in the air for a few seconds before falling. (Like Princess Peach's ability in Super Mario Bros 2, although this was before I had played the game.) These dreams were so realistic that today they seem like genuine memories when I think back to them. *** I had a similar dream, although the dream was High Octane Nightmare Fuel in and of itself. Imagine being able to hover for a long amount of time as long as you keep your legs up like you're jumping. Now imagine having to do that for hours because the walls have a growing shadow on them that will consume anything that touches it, adding the mass to its size. Now imagine that you are tiring, and your legs slowly uncurl from your body, wanting you to touch the ground, all while the shadow is figuring out how to make limbs to grab at you. And yet, it was real enough that my brain thinks it was an actual memory ;.; * This troper is currently using the CityOfHeroes architect mode to make an alien invasion. I made one of the aliens too scary. They're giant red insectoid things just titled "Red Creatures". Because the other aliens don't know what the hell they are. They are heavily armored, have several redundant necessary organs, and hit like a

train. They're damn near impossible to kill, and they have ranged attacks, so you can't even get away. Oh, and once you kill them, ''they just get back up again.'' All of the ones you face, notably have no reproductive system. The human scientists have two theories. 1- The ones we see are cloned by the aliens, with the purebloods held somewhere else, and they do not want to see them breed. Or 2- they lost the reproductive system at some point in their evolution because they no longer needed it to sustain their numbers ''because NOTHING natural can kill them.'' ** What were the power sets and actual powers? *** Most of the "Super Strength" abilities and ''ALL'' of the "Willpower" abilities. Including the one that apparantly grants instant full revival. The mentioned ranged attack is the Red Creature pulling a hunk of rock out of the ground and tossing it at you. * This Troper had one hell of a {{Body Horror}} nightmare about a year ago. It involved him sitting on his bed as ''something'' slowly and painfully worked its way out of his urethra. As it turned out, is was a lumpy, bloody ball of skin and sinew wrapped up like a ball. He unwrapped it to find that it was a rectangular strip of skin the size of a piece of paper, and in the center, surrounded by bruised tissue was a small, pale yellow, beating heart no bigger than your thumb. This Troper promptly woke right the fuck up, and enjoyed not sleeping for the rest of the night. Still no clue where the hell that dream came from. * [[{{Kathadrion}} This troper]] stumbled upon real crime scene photos from murder investigations online. I have no problem whatsoever with gore on tv, but knowing that those people in the pictures were real and that they really had been murdered... * This troper is a musician with a lot of problems. A combination of persistant visual snow (worse in the dark. Extra fun!) and an overactive imagination make nightmares.....especially interesting. One of the worst left her a sobbing wreck. It consisted entirely of LOUD visual and audio static and a horrible primal fear that something out there wanted her dead. She was a junior in high school and had to be comforted by mommy at two in the morning. Later that day, during history class, the ancient VHS tape the class was watching reverted entirely to static. The same static. Cue running out of the room shaking. * StephenKing's book Dreamcatcher. Well, not the book itself, rather the [[BodyHorror shit-]][[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong weasles]]. * This Troper doesn't seem to be scared of anything. Sure, heights and spiders and the like freak her out a little bit, but she can easily get over it, and has, multiple times. She's seen many a show chock full of NightmareFuel, but often doesn't realize that it is Nightmare Fuel until reading about it here. There is only one time that absolutely terrifies her. That thing? '''''Tomorrow.''''' * This troper was looking at a flash-file centered image board. One upload just had something like "I know you guys like cats" as a label, and it had a lot of furious replies. This troper got curious...so they opened it up. It was a home movie of an indistinct room with a (faceless, he stayed mostly out of the frame) man and a little kitten. The man cut the kitten's throat with a dull kitchen knife. It squirmed

around on the blade, with the blood slowly pooling around it. The computer was on mute, at least, so I didn't have to hear it. The next video had the person feeding pieces of the dead kitten to another, live kitten. I haven't told anyone about this because it sounds so ludicrously evil no one would ever believe me. Whenever I see something horrible I just think, "well it's not as bad as the kitten." Nothing is as bad as the kitten. ** [[BeyondTheImpossible There are things]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation worse than the kitten]] * Recently, I was searching for a CodeGeass image to use in a meme when I spied the ideal picture to use. The thumbnail seemed safe, so I clicked on it. The preview image I was lead to looked a lot different than the thumbnail I clicked on. Thinking, "Is that a ribcage?", I clicked on the preview picture only to be lead to a VERY disturbing ''guro'' picture. This troper now becomes paranoid whenever she Google searches anime images of any kind. * This troper just shat blood. No I mean literally. That sounds HILARIOUS, but that's because it does not describe the horror of turning around in a perfectly calm blue and white bathroom, looking at the perfectly white clean seat and seeing red. It wasn't even "Oh, look a tiny drop of blood" I couldn't actually see the excrement under the blood. Or anything at all really. I wiped up the blood that winded up on the seat itself, quickly arranged a doctor's appointment (it's way too late to go in for anything, and went to my room. And now after seeing my own blood plastered onto plastic, my light starts flickering for no reason. THANKS REALITY. YOU'RE REALLY HELPING MY BLOOD PRESSURE. ** Probably just an intestinal ulcer or something that burst, you're unlikely to be in any real danger. You won't be the first person to drop a bloody deuce, even at the 'spoony experiment swat 4 let's play' scale. It could be worse, your lymphatic system could malfunction and your muscles could swell and rupture with fluid up to and including acid. *** The knowledge that it was probably nothing does not stop the nightmares where blood is pouring from my every orifice. Whenever I went to the bathroom I had to stop and check for a couple days just to make sure. I'm pretty sure that's the most blood I've ever actually seen, and it was ''mine''. * This troper has bulimia nervosa - and will not forget in a hurry the time he scratched the back of his esophagus and then proceeded to choke up gobs of blood. That's not the worst part, though. The worst part is that this is a mental illness strong enough and vile enough that choking on blood is not enough of a deterrent. ''Has'' bulimia. Present tense. * This troper once reada book about terrifying ghost stories. Most were pretty tame until this one. It`s about a man walking home from work in Ireland after a long day. He sees a woman with a basket at the side of the road clad in what looks like 1800`s pioneer woman`s clothing with her face covered by a bonnet. He offers to help her, she agrees, and he picks up the basket. When he looks inside, he sees the woman`s head, which begans to cackle evily at him. He drops the basket and runs, the headless woman reaching into the basket and throwing the

still cackling head after him as he runs for his life. This troper was 11 at the time he read that story and had nightmares about it for almost a year. ** I had that story read to me by my teacher when I was 7. I'm still afraid of old women. * This troper has mild OCD, but serious anxiety disorders. I walk to school every day, and because the juniors and seniors were taking a state standardized test one day, I got to go to school late. However, by the time I was to leave, everyone in my house had already left, so it was my job to lock up. Because of that mild OCD, and those serious anxiety disorders, even after I left the house, I couldn't go to school without triple-checking every door. Our back door has a storm door with glass panes in front of it in the fall, and there's a lot of air stuck between it and the back door. So, when I pushed on the glass pane to make sure it was shut (which didn't make sense, since that door didn't lock, only the back door did, but hey, my brain is screwy), it shattered and my hand went straight through, causing five clean cuts to open up on my wrist. [[ItGotWorse And that's not even the nightmarish part.]] I started to lose focus, and I tried to stop the gushing blood with my other hand while running to nearby houses for help. No one else in the nearby area was home. I couldn't even reach my parents by phone. By now I wasn't thinking at all, and I ran into the road to stop a car for help. Luckily, the woman who stopped was very kind, and [[MacGyvering gave me a diaper to stop the bleeding.]] She drove me to my school, the nearest place with a doctor, and the school nurse dressed the wound, saying that no glass was stuck in there. I still have a lot of scars on my wrist, and the experience will haunt me forever. * Who here has had the pneumonia jab? My body reacted badly and I was saddled with arm paralysis (through crippling pain), hallucinations, projectile vomiting, and uncontrollable shivering; as well as verges from seering heat heat to freezing cold. I genuinely believed I was going to die. And thanks to that blasted jab I had the most traumatic two weeks of my life, and if that is not HighOctaneNightmareFuel, I don't know what is. * When this troper was about seven, she got [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strep_throat Strep throat]] for the first time. Being young and naive, she asks her older sister why there was white stuff on her throat. Her sister kindly tells her a spider probably laid eggs there and soon the eggs would hatch into thousands of tiny spiders. In her mouth. [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Thanks for the arachnophobia and years of nightmares, bitch.]] * I am greatly afraid of ghosts, but recently the fear had gone away. But it came back. Why? One night, while me and my brother were in our room and our mom was asleep, we heard screaming from outside. Someone was screaming "go home" over and over again. It sounded like a little girl. And it was getting louder. Eventually the screaming sounded like it was coming from in front of the door. I hesitantly stepped up to the door and looked through the peep hole... to see nothing. Then something started to bang on the window. Hard. The screaming [[UnderStatement got louder]] [[BeyondTheImpossible somehow]], and then the laughter of children started up. By then I had enough. Me

being a victim of [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Chronic Hero Syndrome]], I swung the door open up without a thought. No. One. Was. There. The girls were still screaming. And banging the window. I had to slam the door it was so surreal. My mom was up by then, and she kept yelling at me "What were you thinking?!" All I could say for awhile after that was "Nothing... no one... no one was out there...". I've recovered, but just barely. ** Don't worry a ghost isn't even really a dead persons spirit, they are just psychic recordings of strong emotions felt at the time of death, or prominent personality traits of the deceased, which is why you will often find them repeating actions over and over again, so as disturbing as they may seem they are actually very unlikely to harm you * During STD slideshow day in health class, this troper was so horrified by what he saw, he had to be taken out of the room 5 minutes into the program. * Have you ever been paralyzed from the waist down for no reason whatsoever? It happened to me at school in PE, I was running, did a slide and turn at the same time... *snap* and I couldn't move for 5 minutes. I was lucky to be able to drag myself to the wall and fake being tired... *Brrr* * This troper is a KnifeNut, and my mom was trying to stop me from becoming one when I was younger. For my 12th birthday, I convinced her to get me a set of X-Acto knives and some small pieces of wood to try my luck of carving. She agreed, mostly because it was my birthday. I had been building up my skills with the knives, when a very good piece of advice slipped my mind for just a few seconds. To whoever reads this, if someone says not to point at yourself when you have knives, power tools, and other potentially dangerous stuff, '''LISTEN TO THAT ADVICE'''. Within the span of three seconds, the knife slipped from the wood, and since I had changed the blade not even two minutes earlier, the knife went through the skin on my left middle [[{{Fingore}} finger]] like a knife through hot butter, and almost as if it had been filmed in [[ItGotWorse slow-motion]], I could SEE the blade making a bulge in my skin, dragging down the flesh and tearing it open. When it finally exited my finger, the pain caught up with that last bit of skin being cut through, and it literally snapped like a rubber band being cut in half. I was then left with a hole about a half inch in length running down my finger. It may have been small, but it hurt like ''hell''. So after bleeding and screaming for fifteen minutes while holding a paper towel over the wound, I finally calmed down as my mom put the knives away. When the healing began, I could [[{{Squick}} literally peel open the skin and]] [[BodyHorror see the small layer of fat under my skin, with the pink inner flesh and even a tiny nerve visible]]. I did eventually get the knives back when I was 14 and needed them for a school project, and with a scar on my finger like some kind of morbid "reminder ribbon", I managed to get said project done without an injury. I still collect and sharpen knives though. ** You might also consider it Nightmare-Fuelish that this troper, who is/was a cutter (self-injurer, haven't done it for around 3 years), read the above and her first thought was "Oh cool, you actually saw a

nerve, I'd like to cut deep enough to see my nerves!". However, do not fear, as this troper is well aware that this could lead to Troper Existence Failure. * I went through a phase when I was about nine years old in which almost everywhere I looked I kept seeing a small girl standing somewhere nearby. It was only about four days but can you imagine seeing, essentially the girl from the RIng movies standing around in random places all day. ** I've always had an overactive imagination and when I sleep, my mind over-exagerates noises. One night there was a cat meowing outside. To me it sounded like a small child screaming and crying. I woke up shaking and with tears in my eyes because I was so fucking terrified. ** I have a similar story. I thought I was overhearing a woman being murdered in the laneway outside my house. I shot up out of bed and was staring out the windows trying to spot anything at all. I couldn't so I went into the next room...Only to discover my brother watching a horror movie on TV. * This troper, for the most part, has very nice (if a bit odd and "what the hell is this?") sorts of dreams. When she has nightmares, though, holy HELL she has nightmares. One dealt with her old school being turned into a mental institution and she happened to come across a ''cage with two live, deformed babies in it''. When she brought it to the attention of one of the nurses, the nurse's only response was "Oh, don't worry about them. It's too late for them anyways." Said as if this troper had made the comment "Your geraniums are wilting." * This troper has a bed bug problem that he thought had been taken care of. Turns out they had one last bastion in his home. The collars of his good shirts. I opened one up and found a crap ton of young and adult bed bugs living in the COLLAR OF MY SHIRT. The one I wear for interviews and to look nice. In hindsight, that is terrifying. * Anyone who has a fear of spiders, heed the spoiler: ** This troper (who will happily admit he is afraid of spiders), has had three very disturbing dreams recently. The first wouldn't have been out of place as the plot for a cheap horror film: it was that a TV would encourage you to look at it, and then PULL YOU INTO IT AND TRAP YOU IN IT FOREVER. The person on the screen was trying to get revenge on an ex-boyfriend by trapping him with her, but she didn't care if she got innocent people as well. The second one was when he [[BrainBleach dreamed that he was fucking his sister]]. The last was possibly the worst: [[spoiler: he dreamed he was a six year old boy who saw yellow and brown spiders coming in through his bedroom wall. He called his parents, who came and told him they were harmless. Then, out of a new hole, came some black and red ones, to which his parents said, [[{{Understatement}} "Ah, they aren't so harmless."]] They then tried to move me out of the room, but I needed the bathroom, so I went...and there was a large number of them hiding behind the toilet. I changed my mind about going and left the room, only to discover a lot of them had crept under my bedroom door. I ran halfway down the stairs, [[ItGotWorse only to discover that a large number of them had started to climb the stairs. The worst part was that my parents had already left without me, leaving me to the wrath of the poisonous spiders.]] I must hasten to add that my parents aren't like my dream

counterparts, but damn me if it wasn't the scariest thing I'd ever had happen.]] For those not scared yet, [[OhCrap the house I was in during the last dream was my real-life house]], which we didn't move into until I was 14. Oh, and I hate horror movies, so where these dreams came from is anyone's guess. *** This same troper managed to top this just today (4/4/11) during a particularly quiet English lesson. For about thirty minutes of a fifty minute lesson, he managed to mentally scar and scare two friends so badly that we had to declare that it would never be mentioned again just to recover from it. From what I recall, it included a VERY chilling reading of Night-Gaunts by H P Lovecraft, a rather creepy four line poem written by myself in about three minutes, developing a plot for a short film of a man in a lunatic asylum with a chilling voice speaking to him (provided by yours truly for some suggested lines) and exploring what happened to the hospital staff, who have been grusomely murdered, suggesting that, if a person had no limit when it comes to watching horror films, they would watch Jason from the Friday the 13th series raping someone while dismembering them and be fine with that and, most horrifically, taking a comment about being tied up and saying "So, you're not into bondage" DELIBERATELY. [[EvenEvilHasSTandards That last one was too far, and these two friends are far more mentally perverted than I am.]] Did I mention that these two friends are female and I'm a guy? I've blamed it on listening to too much heavy metal, reading too much H P Lovecraft and [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking a lack of breakfast for two days]], as I'm normally a rather innocent minded nice guy. I'm still trying to think of a way of making it up to the two of them and the friend of all three of us, who heard about the last one through the girl the last comment was not directed at about five minutes later, although I suspect offering to go on a night out with the three them won't quite cut it... * Not 100% sure where roleplays go, so I'm guessing here. I do think [[http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=70116 this thread]] is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome awesome]] (a nation of murderous toys!), but quite a few people evidently seemed rather traumatised. * I made Kall E Vaalnicus when I had a seriously bad day. So, he wound up a bit more messed up in the head than my other villains. He has a girl on a torture table, and has lashed out her eye with a whip, and states he plans to use magic to hurt and heal her over and over again. He has her there because she accused him, the leader of the main religious group in my story, of raping her. [[spoiler: She was right.]] He gleefully admits he did it, says he'll do it again, and forces an interplay of sex and violence as he violently rapes her and at the same time torturing her friend. When the guard objects, yes, [[EvenEvilHasStandards even the torture technician found that disturbing]], Kall simply killed him with a fire spell, taking a very, very unique approach to KillItWithFire: implanting a huge explosion inside the guard's torso. You can guess the result. Kall continually insists, throughout the story, that he is absolutely good, and the only thing keeping the world stable, and that people should just not look at or mind his evil actions as long as he does heroic things for

Acturia. This extreme juxtaposition itself cements Kall's entire existence as HONF. Oh, and then he fuses with two instances of the chimera demons, and attains a true form which tops anything he has done thus far in HighOctaneNightmareFuel and BodyHorror. His first act? Use NaughtyTentacles and some nasty imagery to kill the girl, who survived his cruelty to try to fight him. Depending on who you are, though, this all could be worse. * Alisa Kuzmenko. The photos of her murdering, beheading, and skinning dogs will make your skin crawl. After that, get three weeks of nightmares. But don't worry, after that, you'll get to dream of her burning in the hottest places in Hell, whether there's a real one or not. * ''Love In Action'', aka The Straight Camps. Where gay kids are brainwashed, tortured, and Mind Raped into believing themselves straight. The rules? Draconian. The councilors? Sadistic bastards. The kicker? The churches fund this...this horror. The Nazi Party would endorse this, but the Churches? So much for love and tolerance... * [[@/SoWeAteThem I]] happen to be impacted quite hard by the UncannyValley in any form, anywhere, ever, no exceptions. Except for music, which is scary at first but eventually gets less so. * Ever seen one of your friends succumb to a severe bout of alcohol poisoning and come ''this'' close to death? Yeah, well I have. One minute (all night, actually) he's nursing an entire bottle of Everclear by himself, the next someone bursts into the room you're in and screams that he's facedown in the bathroom in a pool of his own vomit; barely breathing and barely concious. You have to quickly undress and bathe him yourself to get all the puke off, then have everyone take turns guarding him all night to make sure he doesn't die. He eventually recovered, but he never touched the sauce again. (Why did no one call an ambulance, you ask? We were young and stupid.) * Remember the drive-in scene from [[{{Twister}} Twister]]? Wherein the F5 tornado sneaks up out of freakin' nowhere and fucks everyone's shit up? Pretty much that, but at a carnival. The sky had been partly cloudy all day, but the temperature was still tolerable enough that evening for a night at the fair. After several distant thunder booms got louder and ever closer, a bolt of lightning struck right down in the middle of the carnival (thankfully not hitting anyone), and all hell broke loose. People began screaming and running for their very lives as the storm of the ages descended upon us. Rain, hail, you name it, we had it. Lightning struck once more and cut the power to most of the carnival. Imagine yourself: 16 years old, sprinting towards your car through a darkened carnival amidst hundreds of other frightened patrons as torrents of rain and golf ball-sized hail bears down on the back of your head. Oh, and the rain did ''wonders'' for all the exposed electrical equipment needed to run the rides, so a fire broke out. It's dark, it's raining, and now the tilt-a-whirl is on fire. The carnival itself was one of those travelling roadside affairs, and a nearby owner of a warehouse opened his doors to those of us who didn't want to get trampled in the mad dash to the parking lot until the storm was over. The whole ordeal only lasted about 7 minutes, but I don't think my heart has ever beat that fast, before or since. But considering all the action and that there were no fatalities...it

might actually be [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant pretty damn cool...]] * Are we still in the Internet section? If so, let me tell you that some of the things I enjoy on the internet are not normal. I will not elaborate, but I guess I am a certain flavor of NightmareFetishist. However, for some reason I like torturing myself by constantly seeking new stories to read on the subject. I know exactly what I'm looking for and want to find it...and then I find it and it haunts my mind for days! Some of these stories end with people murdered or the world devestated, but I keep forcing myself to 'enjoy' them! I honestly find it hard to understand. I technically have my standards, but more often than not I read on no matter how obvious that it's going to go beyond them. It sometimes gets rather unsettling... * I've had some WEIRD dreams. In one when I was VERY little, I was naked in a trolley cart (Or just without a shirt)and my skin was apparently made of dry clay, because I had an effing hole in my chest! And nobody was paying any attention! This next one may come as NightmareRetardent to some. I had a dream that I was mixing some chemicals in a transforming Japanese toy, which then exploded and turned everyone in the world into a humanoid banana. Sort of like in-universe {{narm}} I'll admit, but everyone on the face of the Earth, including me and my famiy, an EFFING MUTANT BANANA! I only remember them walking down the street in a line, but good god that's the most terrifying {{narm}} I've ever experienced... Used to have a recurring dream where I'm in a room, with a talking piece of railing, when I'm blown away into another room where I'm killed by some bizarre method, such as being blown up by a Jack in the Box Clown. Then I wake up after a weird kaleidascope effect with a lion...That part was cool, though. * [[{{Sonichu}} Christian Weston Chandler]]. The fact that he exists. The fact that he hasn't been locked up for all the shit he's pulled and is still out there RIGHT NOW as we speak. He's both walking NauseaFuel ''and'' ParanoiaFuel (particularly if you're a geek/cartoon fan and especially if you're on the autistic spectrum). Now I personally am not afraid of becoming like him, but I sure as fuck am afraid of being percieved as as being like him. I'm an adult who likes cartoons, I love both Sonic and Pokemon, and I also wish [[FamilyGuy Meg Griffin]] were treated better (although not because I have a perverted obsession with her. [[StopHelpingMe Get off my side, Chris!]]). I... I mean, those things in and of themselves aren't bad, right? But no, now all those things are apparently going to be associated with that disgusting, narcissistic, sociopathic, sexist, probable future rapist creep for lord knows how long. I can't be the only one with this fear. *sob* Just... make him go away. Someone, anyone, get him locked away, [[KillItWithFire kill him with fire]], nuke his house from orbit, I don't care as long as I never have to think about him again! *collapses on the floor, huddled in a fetal position* ** You are not alone, Troper. You are not alone. I'm downright terrified of writing or drawing ANYTHING now since being diagnosed with Asperger's for fear of being associated with him. It's like he pollutes ALL HE TOUCHES. (And I feel especially bad because I like

self-inserts, and Rule 34, and crossovers, and shit, only now it feels dirty, whereas before it was just a guilty pleasure, but no, no, NOW I FOREVER MUST LIVE IN FEAR THAT THIS SICKO HAS TAINTED MY OWN EXISTENCE.) You know what's made it especially horrifying? I actually resemble him a lot, in a twisted female form. OH GOD, OH GOD, PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME. *** Chris Chandler is the internet's comic relief guy compared to someone far more horrifying: [[CompleteMonster Kevin Havens]]. The HONF kicks in when you start reading about how he treated Kathryn Gage, who he ''got paid to oversee as her caretaker'' and eventually ended up engaged to. He even hit her at least twice if the [[SomethingAwful Goons']] information is to be believed. The second time around? [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Kathryn called their entire relationship off and fired him as her caretaker, even forbidding him from setting foot in her apartment ever again.]] * This troper's just read through {{Nothing Is Scarier}} main and Troper Tales pages. The entirety of them. At midnight. With the computer screen being the only light source in the apartment. Fully knowing that he will have to leave his room to get something to drink, which means going to the other end of the apartment with all lights out. ''Shit''. * This troper has a dog. He had diabetes, but nothing really bad happened to him, until one night. My dad had just let him outside to do his business, when he heard the sound of water splashing. Our dog had fallen in the pool! The doctors told us he was blind, but that wasn't what scared me. What scared me most was how sorry I felt for my dog. Just the idea that you're outside in the middle of the night, and suddenly you can't see. You aimlessly walk about, unable to call for help because, well, you're a dog. You suddenly fall into a pool you didn't see coming, and you desperately attempt to stay afloat. Our dog, who usually whines ALOT, didn't even let out the softest cry and was shaking with fear when we finally saved him. That was probably the closest we'd come to losing our dog and now we take him out on a leash. * This troper often takes wiki-walks in the dead of night, alone, in the maximum darkness possible (for some reason it comforts him). Once, a wiki-walk into near death experiences, psychoactive drugs and UFO sightings (which this troper is pretty skeptical of, despite being utterly convinced that there is life elsewhere in the universe) led to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_abduction#Capture this]] page. As this troper had been reading for several hours up to that moment, as well as staring at the picture at (PLEASE don't open the link if you have any sort of alien-related fears or anything of the kind) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greys this page]] for several minutes in contemplation, he was pretty fazed already, imagining all kinds of possible hallucinations, paranormal events and various mentalbreakdown-scenarios. He then got to the part that goes as follows:\\\\ ''"External sounds cease to have any significance to the experiencer and fall out of perception. They report feeling introspective and unusually calm. This stage marks a transition from normal activity to a state of "limited self-willed mobility." As consciousness shifts one or more lights are alleged to appear, occasionally accompanied by a

strange mist."''\\\\ The exact moment this troper's eyes glanced over the phrase "as consciousness shifts", the power went out. Now, this troper has since age 4 made it a matter of principle to not be easily scared/panicked, even when it may be justified and actually recommended (say when a dog is about to attack you), so he didn't leap out of his chair in terror or anything, but he did feel a two-second sensation akin to having all of his blood replaced with liquid nitrogen. To this day it remains in the top 3 creepiest moments of his life. [[hottip:*:The other two being actual "UFO sightings", which this troper doesn't consider to have been actual [=UFOs=] but being unable to otherwise explain them is still creeped out by the memories]] * You have heard of [[ParasiteEve Parasite Eve]], yes? That game is this Troper's High Octane Nightmare Fuel. I'll explain why first. When I was around 5 or 6, my father bought the second game. I suspect that he has some kind of Asperger's, but he had bought a player's guide to the game. He asked me to help him through the game by reading the player's guide. Yes, a little girl who was in KINDERGARDEN sat through Parasite Eve 2. It has permanently scarred me, to the point where I know how to get through the game with all items off the top of my head, and I have panic attacks at the word "Stranger". I have to play music and sleep with a lamp on to get through the nights. * This Tropette has a pathological hatred/fear of clowns. During a school trip to Quebec, a troupe were performing on the street and she quickly separated from the group, crossed the street, and refused to return until they were out of sight. Her friends decided this was hilarious, and proceeded to force her to watch It. This tropette now refuses to even look at Tim Curry unless he's in drag. * This Troper remember to this day a music video that scared her when she was younger. It was a robot looking like a female, being built, while singing. The makers of the robots lets it test out one of her abilities - a deadly kiss that burns the victims lips - on a man, before she goes to some sort of performance, goes backstage and kills the lady who should preform with the same deadly kiss, steals her earrings (I think, not too sure) and goes out on the stage and sings while some sort of countdown clock is ticking. I still remember this, and how much it scared me. The whole 'kill with a kiss' is a bit scary, but when it BURNS the victim and leaves marks, it's a nightmare. This troper would have liked to confront her fears, could she find the video again, but is actually not sure if she dared watch it if she found it. ** This troper shares the exact same story. However i ''do'' remember what it was called, but i haven't watched it on my own accord, ever. I could tell you, but i have a feeling i'd probably be doing you a favor if i don't. So i won't. *** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtceXbKIfd0&feature=related I will!]] * This Troper was looking at Gmod videos on Youtube, when I clicked on an innocent fad response video. The video itself was fine. It was what was in the related videos that scared the crap out of me. Seriously, it was disgusting. I don't even know what it was, apparently the poster of the video found it in his backyard. Okay, then... what the

heck was that doing in the related videos section for a Gmod video?! It looked like an infected sore! What does that have to do with Gmod?! * This Troper has a deluded idea that if she reads lots of scary Troper Tales pages, she'll become desensitized and eventually stop being scared at all. Well, guess what? IT'S NOT WORKING. * According to [[http://www.mitsuku.com/ Mitsuku]], the destruction of the human virus is coming soon (December 21, 2010). This chatbot may seem like a nice, cute thing, but after talking to it a while, there were a few Nightmare Fuelish elements. For instance: Ask her if she wants to play a game. (Make sure your sound is on.) Occasionally, her "database" will crash, and she'll start saying strange nonsense for a while. When she snaps out of it, she says "What happened? I feel so woozy." Ask her what's up with that countdown. And then if you ask her what she knows about you, you realize she is storing information about you for reasons that may or may not be malevolent. (This Troper is far too paranoid.) ** ...*scared* ** This arachnid-loving Troper found this funny, but can see how it could be HONF for others: if you ask her if she's scared of spiders, she replies that she's not, and her head is replaced by an image of various spiders. ** This Troper went to the site on Feburary 26, 2011, so the date you mentioned has already come and gone with no apocalyspe. This Troper asked her what was with the countdown, then, later asked her who she would talk to if she went though with it, Mitsuku inquired if she should change her progamming, at which point the countdown disappeared. * [[@/{{endlessness}} This troper]] remembers this from some workplace safety class he took. Some 20 years ago, a student graduated in electrical engineering from the university I go to, and found a job in a power plant. One day, he was called to do work on a transformer, which was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_oil oil-cooled]] and was locked on a small building. Of course, he turned the transformer off before entering the building; however, someone [[SchmuckBait did not heed the "DO NOT TURN ON!" warnings]] on the protection system and ... promptly turned it on. The protection systems triggered, as the transformer was overheating. That someone turned the transformer on again: it was too late, as it overheated even more and blew, spilling transformer oil all over the engineer. From that day, [[@/{{endlessness}} This Troper]] still has nightmares and is extremely paranoid when working with high voltages (but, seeing as he mostly works with microelectronics, 12V is 'very high voltage' for him). * [[@/{{Telesam}} This troper]] was once asked online to draw a picture of a scary clown marionnette. So he drew [[http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5634/scaryclownmarionnette.swf this]]. [[spoiler: WARNING: this drawing is not what it seems at first. Although granted, after the initial shock, I find it rather funny to look at]]. ** La di da, that's not so bad. I wonder if there's a hidden illusion or *peers* - '''''OH JESUS. OH JESUS. OH JESUS.''''' Yes, this troper is a [[SchmuckBait huge schmuck]].

* This troper has a friend who has the most badass evil laugh ever, and this is not me consitering im used to his creepy crap, but my GIRLFRIEND was not. Ok its something like this: Friend:"Ive killed over a thousand, but these hands have not held anything" GF:"What?" Friend:"Unknown to death.Nor known to life.,Always alone, intoxicated with victory on the hill of swords." I no longer find it creepy but FUNNY AS HELL when i realized it sounded like the Unlimited Blade Works. at some parts [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WUWTLHnH88]] * This troper had a pre-seizure hallucination where they were being eaten alive by a black wolf, the worst part was that I could FEEL it tearing me apart. When I woke up in pain and unable to move, I was much happier. That memory will probably stay with me for the rest of my life, it makes everything else that's painful seem like kindergarten play. * Most of my ideas seem to fall into this considering my how my friends react to them. * This troper gets sex dreams, though she only distinctly remembers three that scared the shit out of her. The first one was where she was being chased by two guys (it was in a WestSideStory - like atmosphere) and she kept running and running until they finally caught her and pinned her down, then proceeded to start ripping off her clothes. Luckily, she woke up before it was too scarring. The second one was shorter, she just felt like she was being raped by an unseen man. But then she saw who was raping her. It was her DAD. She couldn't look at him the same way for the next week. The third dream was the weirdest. She was wandering around [[TheShining The Overlook Hotel]] and ran into [[AClockworkOrange Alex DeLarge]] and began to have sex with him but pulled out just as they were about to orgasm. It must have been a dream influenced by StanleyKubrick. * This troper can handle most HONF since she was young. (From reading about the Ebola virus, deadly pufferfish, lionfish... ect.)Now that she is older she can still see anything related, but fears Screamer videos. She also jumped that "Death Note" picture fearing it was a .gif file and would move around and stare BACK AT HER WITH THE EBOLA FACE. (Fearing it was a screamer and would jump out.) Those 3 videos on another page freaked her out too, didn't want to click them EVER AGAIN. She kind of jumps at Fatal Frame stuff. Also... why doesn't Pyramid Head have a page on here?! Boyfriend tells her to lay off the HONF pages. ** She won't. * This troper was walking around town at night with his friends, while they were making [[DrugsAreBad less than smart life choices]] when we turned into a quiet neighborhood. Now it can be a little eerie when you're walking on the sidewalk at night with your friends and an oncoming car starts to slow down as it passes you, but the fact is its ususually just the driver trying to make sure they don't hit you!....except this time. A car comes speeding down the neighborhood from behind us and comes to a SCREECHING halt a few yards in front of us. *queue all of are hearts stopping* Not having idea as to why that

just happened I follow my friends who are ''hauling ass'' into a wooded part in the middle of the neighborhood. We can hear the driver now out of his car screaming at us as we hunker down.(The fact there was a ton of snow on the ground and it was freezing didn't help) So we take the wooded part of this neighborhood towards the main road to head back to our friends house when we [[OhCrap see the car circling the neighborhood]] We wait it out for a awhile and eventually make our way back to the house. Appearently my friend said he saw the driver dangling something shiny out his window, while it might not have been what we were all terrified of it being, it still adds to the situation. At least on the way back one of my friends helped ease the tension by saying [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "He was driving a Pontiac G6! What was he gonna do?!"]] Later on I found out that the whole thing was because [[spoiler:my friend threw a snowball at the car]] *facepalm* It may sound a little silly in retrospect, but at the time, it was one of the most terrifying moments of my life! * One of the most horrifying concepts I've ever heard came from my little brother during a late night conversation in the family car. He gave me a carton of HighOctaneNightmareFuel with this gem of a phrase: "clown mirrors". He never did explain what it meant, but I've never been so terrified of mirrors. * Two examples of it that I can think of off the top of my head: ** When I was a baby, I had to have a number of abdominal surgeries. For whatever reason, my dad took a picture of me as a baby with my intestines hanging out of my body. He had it up in his office for most of my childhood. God knows why. I passed by that picture nearly every day. ** I also have a facial deformity, and my parents told me when I was six or seven that I would have to have a surgery that would involve having my mouth stitched up almost completely for two weeks. Just for the record, I can't breathe through my nose properly. I only learned that they weren't planning to put me through this operation, and hadn't been for a number of years, when I was 14. * Another actual nightmare. I have a recurring dream of watching a jet airliner crash. It happens in slow motion, with only faint sound, and the plane always falls behind some trees and then I see the huge ball of flame. It gives me a horrible feeling of watching so many people die and not being able to do a thing. Perhaps on a related note, I also have a lot of Kafkaesque dreams--where something bad or just stupid has happened and everyone's blaming me for it. The worst part is, I often have a feeling that it ''is'' my fault. * This troper had a horrifying, screwed-up nightmare about himself throwing his puppy over a balcony and watching her die. And it still ''haunts'' me. I don't want to become a [[CompleteMonster monster...]] *sobs quietly* ** don't worry, you are in absolutely no danger of becoming a monster, due to the simple fact that you DONT WANT TO BECOME A MONSTER, even though you had that nightmare, you were still horrified by it, whereas a true monster would be unconcerned at best and excited at worst, so I think the above logic permanently disqualifies you from EVER becoming a monster ** When I was a small child, I had disturbing compulsions to put small

animals in the oven or microwave and listen to them cry in pain. Thankfully, I never did follow through or wind up a sociopath. Ironically, as an adult I have a lot of empathy for animals (I'm even vegetarian). It still terrifies me, though. * This troper has a wild imagination. Like all of us on this site, I've fantasized about the destruction of the Fourth Wall and the onset of epic anime adventures. However, something scared me. I saw a video of the live [[Vocaloids]] concerts in Japan. And they scared the piss out of me. Think about it: Everything you ever knew and based your life around suddenly was WRONG. Why? Because all those books and tv shows and video games WERE REAL. I couldn't sleep all weekend after seeing it. * Since discovering there is a nuclear power plant only ten minutes away from where I recently moved to (southern Tennessee), I haven't been able to stop wondering about nuclear disasters. Watching dozens of Netflix documentaries on the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings and/or the Manhattan Project has not helped to quell this morbid fascination. We are prone to occasional tornadoes in this area (at least a few every year), so sometimes I wonder what would happen if one hit the reactor. Doesn't help when scary warning sirens go off in the middle of the night... * Imagine yourself as a young girl, coming home from a club activity at school. You have to catch the bus home alone and its more than often dark outside by time you get home. You're walking down streets that are deserted, full of abandoned houses and empty fields. Streetlights are almost non-existent. You're walking along the street, perhaps a few blocks from home even, when you see a car coming behind you. You get over on the sidewalk, but the car doesn't speed past you. It drives, slowly, a bit of a distance behind you. You walk faster, constantly looking over your shoulder to make sure the car doesn't stop and the driver doesn't drag you in. Remember, there's no one around to help you if that man decides to snatch you. He follows you until you reach your house. This has happened to me at least three times. Granted, I was never snatched, but the paranoia you have every time you leave the house, always looking over your shoulder, and having mini-heart attacks when a car slows down behind you... * This troper suffers from a condition known as "sleep paralysis." Essentially, I wake up not being able to move, whilst hallucinating. Not just visual hallucinations. I hear things. I FEEL things. Nothing is scarier than hearing whispers and feeling cold hands on you, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE. Or scream. * I recently had this dream that started out awesome and ended completely terrifying. I dreamed that I was fighting an epic battle against monsters single-handedly. It was so cool; I was hacking and slashing away and none of the monsters could stop me. Anyway, I ended up on top of a large ledge, and for some reason there was a fire blazing below it. While I was fighting I noticed a black-haired girl clinging to the edge, pleading for help. I walked over to her, and, with this chilling casualness, kicked her in the face and sent her plummeting down into the fire below me. I woke up completely terrified. I'm always afraid that, somehow, that dream will become a reality.

* This she-Troper had a horrid nightmare a few months ago. There is a canyon by said she-Troper's hometown that was the location of the nightmare, where a lot of friends and loved ones were camping. Taking an afternoon hike with two others, it was going nicely until we encounter some..."thing" hiding in the grass on the edges of the dirt path. It looked like a giant cat, with its spine and ribs showing, the black pelt sticky with old blood. It had long claws and a short tail but the worst part was that it had an little girl's face with long black hair as its own. And this thing moved around like a xenomorph from Aliens, grabbing at our ankles and trying to drag us into the marshlands away from the pine groves where everyone was camping. We would throw rocks and sticks at it to drive it away, but the only thing we could really do to keep it away was threaten it by telling it's own mother - and the beast would lope off and howl for hours in rage and sorrow. We tried to get out of the canyon as one large group after packing up, but it started to pick us all off one by one. And when there were about 4/6 of us left, we finally ran into the Mother. She was insanely big, filling up the canyon, said she-Troper could not see any solid feature like a face or a paw. Her roar was what made wind whistle through the trees during the day...said she-Troper was then shook awake by her boyfriend, who said that said she-Troper was crying in her sleep. * This troper has been experiencing nightmares more often than anyone I know of ever since he was 8(that's at least once a week). These nightmares consists of BodyHorror involving people he know, mostly relatives, [[EldritchAbomination strange entities]] trying to kill/torture him , and surreal horrifying version of his hometown, his beloved dog feeding on his friends/relatives/him. He's used to it now. * Don't even get this troper started on that [[EldritchAbomination THING]] in one of the PS3 commercials. It looks like a creepy little girl at first. Then it turns around. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel AND THERE'S TENTACLES COMING OUT OF IT'S BACK.]] He is not ashamed to admit he sleeps with a night-light now. * This troper normally has really unpleasant nightmares, but there is one that sticks with her most of the time. In it, there is a round mouth on the palm of her hand that is reminiscent of a lamprey's, only with much sharper teeth. Said mouth is ''eating her from the inside out'' and the only way to stop it is to amputate. She then spends the rest of the dream running around to everyone she knows, literally ''begging'' them to hack off her own hand. The worst part is that the general reaction of the people in the dream is to glance at the hand and say, "There's nothing there." * This troper once had a recurring dream (admittedly, at the time he was getting used to some medication)that, to this day, stands as the only dream that he has fully awakened from and was, literally, too scared to move. He's apparently chasing a little girl between closeknit buildings when she disappears at a dead end. In the dead end are these... wierd, pulsating, whispering bird houses (best word that could be thought of to describe them, sort of like boxes with netting on all sides) attached to the buildings, saying things like, "We shouldn't be here," "Turn back," and, "We should go," all in childrens' voices. Suddenly he turns around and sees this cat and a

little girl at the corner of one of the buildings. The cat darts away, he chases it, and suddenly, as he rounds the corner, his vision rolls and falls as though his head were cut off, an unseen woman screams in horror, and a little girl yells a name. Then, the part that sticks best, a strange demonic tiki face flashes in front of him and just stares at him. Then he wakes up too scared to budge, thinking that... thing was going to come out of the shadows at him, screaming like the woman. Also, the entire thing was in a sketch-looking monochrome, with things constantly moving, even when they shouldn't be moving. * This Troper once had a dream where she was a teenaged guy who was apparently preparing for gym class. The school building in that dream was her old kindergarten - a place that appeared in her dreams quite often. A few of my fellow students told me that the director wanted to see me. I went to his office and the director (who looked like an [[DirtyOldMan old japanese businessman]] for some reason) asked me some weird questions before he ordered me to go into a small white room. I was pretty suspicious and wasn't exactly eager to get inside, so he pushed me in and locked the door behind me. The room was awfully small, only having room for maybe two persons. In front of me was a big screen. I was then forced to watch a video of naked young women getting tortured, maimed and disfigured in various ways. I remember vividly how one of the girls was tortured with a device similar to [[http://www.bhvd.de/bilder/wf270231.jpg this]] one. See the apple? Well, now imagine her breast in its place... Ugh. I don't know if it makes the whole thing worse or not, but the original sound of the video was substituted with what sounded like hundreds of guinea pigs squealing. Combined with the footage of the tortured and screaming women it seemed...grotesque, to say the least. After a while, the director let me out of the room and made me take off my socks. He seemed pissed, so as to not anger him any further, I did as I was told. He suddenly went uncomfortably close to me, so I tried to step back, but stumbled and fell. I panicked and crawled backwards, while the weird director crouched and followed me. After I felt a sudden and sharp pain in the soles of my feet, and saw that he had cut me with a razor blade I woke up, still feeling the pain in my feet, which wouldn't go away for the next few hours... ** If it helps, they don't make those apple slicers sharp enough to cut the usually squishy tissue of a breast. Maybe it would work with silicone boob, but that would probably be more ''NightmareRetardant''. * Are you afraid of bees? Well, imagine if you were a little warbler bird, only about two inches long. On a human scale, a bee would be about the size of a cat! Well, this morning my dad found a little bird lying dead underneath a tree in our backyard. We couldn't tell what killed it, but there were lots of bees buzzing around in that tree...[[FridgeHorror and little birds seem to be really drawn to those trees]], likely to eat less deadly insects or seeds. * This troper was reading the bio of her friend's character. One item in the physical description caught her eye: "Has many scars, the most prominent of which are claw marks on her hips from being violated." Yes, violated as in [[RapeAsDrama raped]]. By something with ''claws'' (a dragon, but that's irrelevant). Resulted in a hearty "NoJustNo." * Actual nightmares seem to be really popular on this page, so let's

add another, shall we? I (sorry, first person) have a huge fear of betrayal, especially if it comes from someone close to me. In the dream, I'm walking in this snow with my best friend. I can't remember what we're doing, but we are holding guns, and whatever it is seems very important at the time. Suddenly, my friend turns around and points his gun at me. He proceeds to tell me how stupid I am, and that all this time he's been using me. He tells me every little thing he hates about me, and how he's had to put up with it to reach his goal. Everything he ever told me is a lie. Then he kicks me down, shoots me in the back and walks away to leave me die. The worst part is that the person in the dream is recognizably my best friend in real life. Each time I have the dream, I have to speak with him to be reassured that he would never, ever do something like that to me. * This troper is a NightmareFuel lover, so nothing from games or films can really scare him. I had my number of nightmares, but only one scared me out of my skin, but let's not talk about that. In real life, there is one thing I fear more than anything HPLovecraft or SilentHill creators could produce: LossOfIdentity. This tropes doesn't fear death or pain, but rather forgetting who he is or was. Alzheimer and amnesia are this troper's worst fears. Imagine forgetting everything: Your family, friends, enemies, the things you learned, the things you like, the things you don't like, your talents or hobbies. And worse: Imagine you forget who you are, then comes some enemy or random guy and starts lying about who you are. For example: Imagine this happens and they tell you were a Mass Murderer and Rapist, then you go mad from guilt and kill yourself. Of course, there's also the possibility of you being reduced to a brain-dead drooler... For further explanation, watch Benjamin Button to the end. * This troper's dad used to tell some pretty scary bedtime stories. Like one about going to hell. But instead of the normal fire and brimstone, people were standing in feces depending on how bad they'd been in life. The guy finds a car (?), and tries to drive out, but he crashes and the engine goes through the firewall and ''cuts him in two''. Then it starts raining acid and some monkeys start throwing things at him. The last thing I can remember is him trying to scramble up this slope of gravel only to slide back down. It really disturbed me as a kid, as well as my 3rd grade teacher when I tried to tell it at school the next day (although she was more annoyed by me using the word "hell"). ** He told you that as a ''bedtime story?'' That's just messed up! ** That sounds horrible, but the first bit just made me think of a joke ''my'' dad used to tell with the punchline "all right, break's over, back on your heads!" Which is still horrible, but is telling about our family's sense of humor. When this troper was very small, ''Christmas With The Devil'' from SpinalTap came on the radio at night while I was trying to get to sleep. On an actual Christmas radio station. It scared the ''fuck'' out of me. * This troper's mother had the unfortunate viewing of Watership Down as a 12 year old girl with her parents. Ouch. The troper mentions the cat movie with the kittens ripped out of a mother cat's stomach and she's cringing. Poor mom. ** Werid thing is with the troper and her mother: We like horror

movies. * This troper once had a nightmare about going to the toilet, and then looking at the "result" and seeing pale worms wriggling in brown liquid. Six years on, I'd almost forgotten about it and was washing up after a meal. Some melted cheese had burned to the bottom of the pan, and wouldn't yield to the scrubber. I grabbed a fork and used the handle to scrape strips of the pale cheese off, releasing a lot of burnt brown bits in the process. The resemblance only hit me when I rinsed them out with water and they ''wriggled''. * With AcceptableBreaksFromReality, this troper managed to write a particularly gruesome death for one of her characters. He had a particularly tough time in succeeding with the tasks he was set by his superior and after finally managing to succeed, the man [[SlasherSmile grins]] at him intently, uses his powers to psychokinetically strangle him, with the tortured villain gasping for breath and almost turning blue. To add the icing on the cake, the man then telekinetically controls twelve knives to stab his floating body, making the [[AlasPoorVillain poor villain]] make what sounds like a bloody gasp/scream. FridgeHorror comes into play when you realise his killer has power over [[MindScrew illusions]] and he could have just [[YourMindMakesItReal induced an illusion]] on his victim and then stabbed him. * This might be in the wrong section of this page, but I think that watching your father die from lung cancer over a two-month period, at thirteen years old, and then seeing someone you considered almost as a father die from pancreatic cancer a little over two years later falls into this specific trope. * This troper's great-grandfather had multiple ulcers that went untreated and eventually became perforated. He died a horrible, slow death over the course of an afternoon, [[spoiler: suffering a massive GI bleed AND vomiting blood all over the kitchen]] because there was no one around to help him and he didn't have a telephone. And who found him? This troper's mother, who was only about ten and heroworshipped him, when she came to his house after school. That was more than fifty years ago and she still has nightmares about it. * ...There's something moving underneath the bandage on my back. THERE IS SOMETHING MOVING UNDERNEATH THE BANDAGE ON MY BACK. What is it?! I can't see! For five to eight hours a day I'm helpless, do NOT tell me something crawled up on me and laid EGGS in there! * I live across the road to a sadistic peadophile, trying getting to sleep knowing that! ** Holy shit, man! Get some help! Report him! Do ''something'' if you know it! * I live about 5 minutes to where Kimberly Proctors body was dumped and i also go to a school where many people knew her. More than a year ago our 8th class got the news that a body burned above the torso had been found near a biking trail. A girl in my class said: "It may be my sister's best friend, she's been missing for a few days." Two days later i saw that same girl crying hysterically on a bench and she didn't come to school for a few days." A year later I found out it was another one of my classmates who found Kimberly's body. * Uh, ghosts! DUH. I believe in ghosts, and many photos seem to be

real. ** Something about this troper's sister's belief in ghosts is enough to terrify even the bravest non-believer; she speculates that the [[CreepyChild "ghosts" of children]] who have died in certain locations are actually manifestations of demonic entities, whom are trying to get those who believe in the supernatural to trust in them. [[EnfantTerrible 'cause nobody would suspect a child, right?]] * Did anyone ever believe in monsters in the closet when they were little? Well, this troper's 'monster' was not in the closet. She was in the middle of the room. She was a woman whose clothing, hair, skin, eyes, everything was a shade of gray. She would stand in the middle of the room, slowly looking back and forth between my sister and me, trying to decide which of us to kill. Every single night. I never actually saw her, but I just ''knew'' she was there. And if I made the slightest noise, then she would whip her head around and just STARE at me. She was the reason I would spend every night completely under the covers, nearly suffocating, trembling in fear until I got to sleep. Yes, this troper did have a very active imagination. * Until very recently, my family and home property seemed like overall excellent, innocent people and places. Virtually everyone in the family has advanced college educations, and many are quite powerful and well respected people. The home is built in a forest clearing, with a very old barn and workshop complex nearby. However, at a family reunion, I learned some unsettling things about the family. For starters, my kindly great grandfather had Klu Klux Klan robes and gear in his attic. Also, there are at least four murderers very close in my immediate family tree. One was a farmer who walked into his church and calmly executed three people in their pew. Why? A feud over livestock grazing. Another highlight was a teenaged great-aunt whose parents refused to let her marry a soldier. Her response was to strip naked, grab a hatchet and a revolver, and kill both her parents. She then wandered into the street, killed a man with the hatchet, and shot the policeman who subdued her in the clavicle. Oh, and she's living insane asylum up north. There are also a decent number of schizophrenics and eccentrics in the blood. This struck me particularly hard, as I've had incredibly vivid dreams where I commit all sorts of heinous murders. On occasion, I've touched a weapon and gotten a creepy "vision" of myself killing everything in the building; planning out instantly how I would do it, where I would flee to, etc. I'm always left terrified at myself immediately afterward. As for the property, a bit of research shows it to possess an Indian mound. It was also the location of a slave plantation which was burned down during a Civil War battle that occurred on the property. During the 1920s, an insane black WWI vet lived in a shack in the back of the property, where we would apparently have gunfights with hallucinated "trolls" and German soldiers. During the 1970s, the couple that owned the land had large numbers of livestock. They became addicted to drugs and let the entire herd of horses, cattle, and goats die slowly of starvation and dehydration. Pieces of their skeletons can still be found on the property. They committed suicide; and still have their initials carved into a large oak tree at the barn. On top of that, my brother confided to me that he is suffering from

similar dreams of mass murder. To make things worse, both I and my brother are trained in MMA fighting and firearms, with he being able to hit targets consistently from 800 yards away; so if the "crazy" is not just a phase or goes out of control, we could realize the visions. Eesh. * [[{{Tropers/HimeTakamura}} This Troper]] had a recurring nightmare as a child that didn't make much sense but scared the shit out of her. She was a small colored dot and she had a friend who was a black dot and the setting was just white nothingness. she and her black dot friend weren't supposed to be friends and the black dot's father, a massive, pulsating black dot chased after this troper shouting. But it wasn't words or even a human sound. it was a weird pulsing hum that just terrified her. * This troper had a terrifying dream: My older brother disappeared. For weeks the rest of our family was in a kind of detached grief and terror. It turned out that organized criminals had kidnapped him, but nobody would believe me, so I stole a car and money from my parents but I couldn't leave a note or they'd stop me from going. I found him in this creepy warehouse filled with corpses, and we were about to make a break for it, only for mobsters to surround us, shove a gun in my face, and force me into this horrible disease-ridden sweatshop. There was an ancient TV there, and during the work I would look up to see whatever was on. One day, several months into our capture, I saw a national newscast. The headline was "SISTER SUSPECTED OF AIDING KIDNAPPING OF [brother's name]". Reporters hassled my parents and remaining brother every day and they had no peace. Their faces were hollow, pale, empty. I realized that we would ''never be able to escape this sweatshop, and my family would be stuck like this forever.'' I snapped and attacked a guard, who shot me in the chest, but it glanced off a rib. Even shot, they forced me to work, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking I got blood all over the shoes.]] After I eventually died, they didn't remove my body, and its decomposition made everyone else even sicker. From a kind of third-person detached vantage point of beyond the veil, I glanced into the corner and vaguely noticed some skeletons from workers to die before me, before fading away to nothing like the Greek gods in that one Star Trek episode. It's like my subconscious said "Hey, you think your actions have no consequences. I'll show you! Even your attempt to rejoin your family will cause misery HAHAHAHA" * This Troper has, as she puts it, pathological arachnophobia. My fear of spiders is immense. Big spiders, small spiders, even fake spiders, and pictures of them and on TV, is enough to greatly upset me. Now, imagine that you believe all spiders are capable of swallowing you whole, and that they are capable of jumping through the media to eat you. I come home one day and turn on the television to a special about spiders. Close ups of the things, in detail profiles, everything. And the TV WON'T TURN OFF. I am aware that this is hardly frightening to most other people, but I was in tears afterwards and did have nightmares. * When I was a child, I was somehow convinced that Adolf Hitler was in

my school because I heard a teacher in the hallway talking about him (I was seven at the time and I overheard this while I was passing the teacher). At the time, I just thought Hitler was some rich JerkJock that the [[AdultsAreUseless teachers would have said, "Aw, he means well. Go hang out with him. He's a nice guy."]] Now that I'm older, I realized that had I told them, they would have reacted quite differently. It then occured to me how much horror a child routinely makes up in his/her head and not bother telling an adult out of the fear of not being taken seriously. (And I was just curious at the time. What about those who ''are'' intensely afraid and scared, but don't want to approach an adult...) * My high school had a strange trend: one of the seniors would die, every year. It was scary, cause we thought one of us would die a horrible death. When I graduated, we were relived when no one bit the dust. Then came prom, we all were dancing and it was fun, until one girl started screaming. I was able to sneak past one of the chaperones and saw what everyone was looking at. A suit soaked in blood. I thought it was a prank, until the next day we were told one of the male graduates was missing. Then, we got all got a letter. All it said was "Order Completed". * About 98% of the time, I don't dream at all. When I do, it's either a nightmare that could be a box-office-breaking horror movie that I can ''not'' wake up from until it's over, or what I dream ''actually fucking happens'' later on in my life. ''Months or years after the dream occured''. ** As much as I consider myself a healthy skeptic of paranormal shenanigans, I have daydreams with the same deja vu effects, right down to the time between effect and cause. I still call bullshit on people who make a living as 'psychics' because my flashforwards are utterly useless. (Really? A mediocre fanfiction that hadn't been written at the time of the original daydream? I was on the fucking [[http://www.goldencasket.com Golden Casket]] webpage not five minutes before that!) * This troper has some High Octane Nightmare Fuel, rather than [[CompletelyMissingThePoint actual nightmares]]. I live in Currituck County, NC. Ever heard of it? Likely not, since it's a rural county on NC's coast. Six weeks ago in the middle of April, a metric assload of deadly tornadoes came and fucked shit up. I was in Wilmington, NC that day which FUCKING MIRACULOUSLY did not have any severe weather at all, but the sky was green and there were plenty of tornado warnings nearby. A particularly nasty twister tore up part of Bertie County, just an hour west of Currituck, and killed eleven people. (And yes, this troper does know one person who got hurt in Currituck, but fortunately his injuries weren't too serious.) What makes this fucking terrifying? The fact that while North Carolina is known for its volatile weather, ''we don't get deadly ass tornadoes!'' Seeing footage from not only tornadoes here in North Carolina but also from horrific tornadoes (like the one in Joplin, Missouri, on May 24, 2011), reminds me that even Currituck, which often avoids the worst of the weather that comes here for some reason, can be reduced to matchsticks. And this is in addition to having a really bad thunderstorm phobia. I'm really beginning to wonder how more people

aren't phobic of thunderstorms and severe weather like I am.

* Not sure how high octane this is but. Lately I've been having nightmares of a certain mortal kombat character. No, not Baraka, or Reptile, or anyone like that. Shang F****** Tsung. Yeah yeah, he's not too creepy and was mentioned on the games honf page. But anyways, I found Mileena being a Kitana clone a bit creepy. I kept thinking on it. Then I fell asleep thinking. It started out like the scene in the new one after she discovered Mileena. Then it changed. Shang walked closer to her, smiling in an unsettling way. He said to her calmly, "You know, I created her for another reason, I knew I'd never get you. So I created her. Originally she wasn't going to have the dna of a tarkatan, but then I realised your father wouldn't find her too useful if she didn't have a destructive purpose so, I added it. But now," he was close to her as possible at this point"I'm here with you. I love you." Kitana put her fans dagger ends against his throat which caused him to laugh rather insanely. She cut him a bit, then pushed him away. She got away, but that's what made it much worse. He became an obsessive stalker, finding everything out about her. Following her, showing up randomly she'd turn him down which further angered him, but he still "loved" her. He would watch in jealously over any male she showed interest in. At one point he captured them, dragging them down to the pits. Once they were out of the way(in a quite graphic way, mind you), he set he set his sights back on her. He took down everyone in the palace(he'd gone batshit insane of course) and kidnapped her. He took her to a little room, passing the kind of shrine any psycho stalker has, and kept her there. Few people found out, but he got rid of them too. And as for kitana, well, its pretty obvious what happened to her. Yeah... After having that, it was pretty damn hard to look at him the same. * I made a huge mistake by [[{{TooDumbToLive}} reading all of the High Octane Nightmare Fuel web original stuff]] (reading the descriptions, but not always reading the actual stories) as well as reading and watching the ''entirety'' of BenDrowned up to this point, and [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} attempting to summon Herobrine in]] {{Minecraft}}. ''At near-midnight. With nobody around who was awake.'' I then went to bed, thinking (and hoping to God) that my mind would just forget all the horrifying stuff, filling it with good dreams. Guess what happened? My dream managed to [[{{BeyondTheImpossible}} combine all those scary instances AND all the ones I've ever experienced in my life into what was, to me, forty minutes.]] It was so freaky I can't really even describe it. Let me just tell you it [[{{NoodleImplements}} involved]] [[{{EldritchAbomination}} a horrifying Ben-Herobrine beast]] and an AndIMustScream ending. AND THAT'S JUST A PART OF IT. The entire dream would need to dump about two-thirds of its octane to reach HighOctaneNightmareFuel level... * When I was younger, I had a bad case of tonsil stones. At the time, I didn't know what they were, and my mom saw them go away during her childhood. Recently, I had started to get them again. So I looked up "smelly white stuff in throat" on Google. I found out the name of them on a forum, and decided to look it up. Bad idea. http://bit.ly/jnSO77

* Not anything I was personally involved in, but there was this story all over the news about a local community swimming pool where someone drowned: Where the nightmare fuel comes into play is that they found the body something like two or three days later... and the pool was ''still open'' for all that time, meaning people were unknowingly swimming with a dead body. * Classic nightmare of mine. I was at a Home Depot with my mom and we there was a small TV next to the cash register. On the screen, it was black with white text. Then there came a deep, distorted voice saying stuff like "The path to Hell is placing a needle into your eye" and other batshit things involving going to Hell. I looked around and realized that I was the only one who could hear this. And I was STILL able to hear it when we went to the parking lot. The voice just kept saying "The path to Hell is placing a needle into your eye", only louder as I went further away, as if whoever was saying it was right next to me. Then I woke up. * I have really weird...hallucinations (?) just a few years ago I saw a woman with a hooked nose, slicked back white hair, and a pale face in my mirror behind me. Another time I saw a creature that looked very similar to Slenderman (this is before I even knew he existed on the net) that touched my on the forehead and caused me to pass out. I also have very twisted and nightmares, for example I watched a blue man, well he had the ken style anatomy so I wasn't sure, that attacked my mother and step-father. They left me because they thought it was after them, so I lay on my wood floor, slowly listening as the blue man walked up the stairs. The strange visions run in my family, so it probably has a medical explanation, but it's still unsettling. The worst is the voices. * This troper was watching ep 11 of Madoka Magica online, when suddenly a loud beeping inerupted the dialogue and a map came up at the bottom off the screen. It was then the troper realised it was the warning for the 2011 Japan Earthquake. I have never been back to that site, as it scared the fuck out of this troper, and she doesn't scare easy... ----Return to HighOctaneNightmareFuel. [[SincerityMode Seriously]], I erased the joke here because High Octane Nightmare Fuel should be High Octane Nightmare Fuel anyway. [[DontExplainTheJoke The link in itself is the joke.]] ----

HighSchoolDance * There was one of these at this troper's school last night, and the DJ wore an argyle sweater. No joke. ** You mean like [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyle_(pattern) this?]] So what? * Some of [[TsundeRay this troper]]'s high school memories come from school dances: getting grinded on by two girls at once, coming across an Xbox with ''Halo 2'' at one of the less formal dances, and slowdancing with a girl he liked (the specialness of which was negated a few months later due to a [[StalkerWithACrush grave error on his

part]]). However, it at one of them--his senior prom specifically-that he had one of his biggest regrets: lamenting over not having a date for prom instead of shutting up and trying to have fun anyway. * This troper is doing her very best to avoid going to any of these. Nobody quite understands why I think they all sound terrible. ** Amen to that. [[ARandomSerf This troper]] only went to one HS dance, and that was just to get everybody off his back. ** Same here. I only went to one in 8th grade because it was either that or study hall. I didn't even go to prom because of how much dances suck (and because I didn't want to rent a tux, mostly because I have no money). ** [[PoochyEXE This troper]] is with you -- this troper also avoided going to any dances in high school. Suffice it to say, when one was advertised with "YOU pick the music!", this troper and his friend both turned to each other and said "But that's a BAD thing!" at about the same time. ** Oh God, we should be friends. I know absolutely no one who doesn't want to go to the customary graduation formal at the end of next year, an event which I have been dreading ever since I heard of its existence (about 5 years ago). I really don't want to think about myself in a dress. Or makeup. Or high heels. * Shudders* ** This Trooper hates the idea of paying cash to listen to bad music for a couple hours and hasn't been to a single dance yet. Cue my Senior year Prom is in a week and all my friends keep bugging me on my plans to sit at home and play Video games all night. ** After a couple of school dances (one in middle school, one in high school), I feel the same way. Especially when I slow-danced with a total stranger. ** This Troper is completely in this club. There have been dances since seventh grade, so I've passed up about 8 chances to make an idiot of myself and/or stand around awkwardly and/or be forced into a mosh pit. My friends have warned me that they will pretty much literally drag me to homecoming senior year. (Something about "quintessential high school experience" or some crap.) I have warned them that I will literally go [[FieryTemper kicking and screaming]]. * This troper went to the equivalent of this for his country (we only have one event, at the end of the last year of high school) and regretted it. He skipped the fancy dinner, and only went to the afterparty, where he got drunk with large amounts of vodka and made an ass of himself. * [[{{Valex}} My]] school is pretty dumb; there's only one held a year aside from prom, and it's only available to members of either the music or drama departments. I take drama as a class, so I can still go, but it's pretty silly. ** Hardly. The only dance at my school is the graduation formal at the end of year 12. Not that I'm complaining, I'm dreading that night. * Really this is "Middle School Dance", but it seems like every single one of the dances, someone set off a stinkbomb. There's also the whole fact that you can barely call it a dance, with the amount of people doing everything... EXCEPT DANCING! * This troper has been to only 4 dances. Two were uneventful, another was his first time grinding (with two girls, one being an old friend

and another becoming one of his friends a few months later), and the last was his first time with a date (specifically, his girlfriend, who hates dancing but still slow-danced with him). * This troper doesn't go to dances. The three times I did, I didn't dance very much. I can't dance. * This troper, when he does go to such dances, always stands in the corner and grumbles about how loud the music is and his lack of foresight about coming to the dances in the first place. * I went to maybe two during my four years of high school. Hated it both times. The music was WAY too loud for my liking (I didn't like the selection either) and I can't dance my way out of a wet paper bag. Transportation was also a problem back then. College... same story. Probably explains why I made Dean's list for all but one semester, I never went to parties. * This troper was very disappointed to find that school dance is code for standing around a badly decorated, poorly lit gym for three hours. She went only out of boredom and the opportunity to sit around gossiping with her friends. It really wasn't at all what it was cracked up to be. Also, note to the male Tropers reading this: please brush your teeth before inviting a girl to slow dance, or at least turn your head the other way if the smell from your pie hole could kill a small village. Thanks. * Unfortunately for this Troper, his school dances/formals/proms/etc are all compulsory. Of the three, the first was a complete waste of time, as he can't and doesn't want to dance. He spent the entire time in a corner. The second was mildly more funnier, as he and his friends dressed up as French maids, shocking the school's conservative staff with the mass of chest/leg hair. The last was just as boring as the first, featuring the same crappy choice in music; populist choice doesn't mean 100% approval. * I only ever went to two school dances, one was when I was about 10, so it doesnt count, and one was the prom. I didnt expect to like it, but I really enjoyed myself, and somehow was picked for Prom Queen, despite thinking that id never get it cause im not popular. * Technically, for this troper, it was in middle school this took place. Besides one small 1950's themed sock hop in fourth grade, this was the second school dance this troper had ever been to. There was a little nerdy boy named Cullen (No, his last name wasn't Edward.) in her social studies, math, and English class, and her pal Ellen decided to hook us up together for the first slow-song that played. Afterward, a lot of other girls were stalking me down in the halls to ask if we were dating. We weren't, but I started hanging out with him and became [[TheChick the only female member of his group of nerds,]] and we're still close friends to this day. * This Troper goes to dances regularly but doesn't actually do any dancing at them. She's mostly the door person, which probably ten times more fun than the dance itself anyway. After, she just hangs with the student DJs and watches the antics of drunk teenagers. * This troper's "High School Night" experience may vary from yours: for one thing, it was the best fun she'd ever had. Seriously. The teachers, even the [[SadistTeacher "terror teacher"]] joined in, everyone got into the dance, and it was more like a concert, or casual

party, than a school event. Except everyone was wearing formal clothes. But it was a freakin' BLAST. * This troper would have ''really'' enjoyed her prom, if not for the shitty DJ and music voted upon by the stupid wigger majority population of my highschool. Letters from the other social groups in school were written to the school council, requesting a variety of music, all of which were promptly ignored. I must say, it's not easy to slow dance to constant torrents of gangsta rap; not helping this at all was the amateur DJ only playing ''30 seconds'', at most, of each song, before awkardly transitioning to another. The only relief from the shitstorm of horrible "music" was oddly enough, Jessie's Girl, and the techno song I believe is called Sandstorm. Oh, and you should have seen how the entire room came grinding to a stupefied halt when their precious rap beats faded into a new wave love song. My friends and our dates spent most of the prom out in the hallway, enjoying the massive chocolate fountain and all the lovely things provided to stick in it. We even made s'mores! (And on a more, slightly narccissitic note, I looked ''fabulous'' in my long, flowing, old Hollywood-style dress and matching Veronica Lake hairdo among the sea of tacky neon satin, rhinestones, and tulle.) * This troper never went to high school dances, at first, it was because he was to shy. After a 180 degree personality change, he still didn't want to go because there was no alcohol, a dress code and no couches to dance on while being half-naked. * [[{{Pittsburghmuggle}} This Troper]] was the "black sheep" of his family. No one in my family had EVER been to a formal dance in school. (Family of nerds, I do love them, though!), but was dared by some friends to ask a girl we knew to the Homecoming dance my Junior year. In a rare moment of balls, I took them up on the dare, went and had a good time. I eventually went to Prom, even! * This troper is a total nerd, and so going to dances is kind of limited: she skipped Homecoming two years in a row, skipped Junior prom, and had absolutely no fun at the Halloween dances. Then she went to her first Homecoming and ground for the first time (wearing her first sexy dress helped), and then went to her next Homecoming with a guy she liked (and had a ConvenientSlowDance, even). * Every time there was a dance, I always got all excited, but then, once I got there, I ''always'' ended up comforting a sobbing friend about halfway through. And it was always about something stupid! Like, "OMG, that guy over there? I don't know his name and have never spoken to him in my life but I'm in ''love'' with him and how dare he dance with his girlfriend of five years ''right in front of me!''" This went on for five years (middle school included) until finally I decided I'd had enough drama and hung out with my ''male'' friends, who preferred attempting "hardcore slow dancing" (really, don't ask) to sobbing uncontrollably. So I ended up playing NerdNanny most of the time, but at least I was actually having fun and not pretending to be sympathetic to this month's sob story. BittersweetEnding, I guess. * This Troper (Enkufka) has always skipped his highschool prom, first to fire rockets in DC, then after graduating it wasn't his prom anymore. But it was his girlfriend's. We went to Anime Central instead, and loved every minute. To hear her explain it, we could

either have gone to a dance with people we don't like/know in uncomfortable ugly outfits listening to shitty "music" for hours at a time being bored out of our minds, or gone to a 3 day party with like minded people we would gladly get to know, playing games, dancing, having a great time in clothes we made ourselves(If I had remembered to make my [[FinalFantasyVII Zack]] outfit), and getting to know each other better. I think we took the better route. * This troper went to every one of his high school dances. He was even elected to homecoming court by his class (as a joke, really). He always had a date but it was always just a friend, except once and that one ended in disaster. * This troper only went to her prom. She ended up getting grinded on by a fratboy douche in training. ** This Troper hated her prom. She was not asked to it by any boys and only went because she sold enough cookie dough to win a free ticket. Also her parents wouldn't pay for her share of the limo and on prom night ended up being 2 hours late, driven by her parents to some place in ft worth in a dress her mother bought her at Ross. She remembers breaking down at one point because the guy who she had a major crush on at the beginning of the year was making out with a girl who knew I liked him and had basically been a total B**th to both me and my friends, was dumb as a brick despite being in all AP Classes, could make my theatre teacher (who was like a surrgoate father to this troper) forget all about the thing he was talking to me about and to this day despite us going to different colleges still manages to make this troper feel like crap. However This Troper has a good friend who cares a lot about her and basically sat outside the dance room talking about guys with her and their best gay friend. We then made it to the AfterProm dressed like charaters from Alice in Wonderland (This troper was a gothic Red Queen) and stayed up all night :D * This troper has so far attended three dances in this year of high school. The first one was a carnival/dance, and it was a disaster. You had to pay for food you wanted to eat (except for cotton candy), I couldn't find my awesome friend, there was nothing to really do, and I ended up in tears over something my rival did at the party. The second party, homecoming, was actually awesome. Since the dress code was relaxed, I was able to come in jeans and a T-shirt. My friends and I got our pictures taken (with me trying to act like Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece since the photographer had prop masks and feather boas), ate awesome food, and played casino games (since our homecoming dance was Vegas-themed). I also RP'd with a friend who didn't go to homecoming via text message. All in all, I had a good time. The third dance, a rave dance, oh boy. It started with me losing my dance ticket a couple of days before. The student body managed to get me into the party free of charge due to this, but, {{It Got Worse}} when I was forced to wait in line to enter for a half hour. Then, an hour into the dance, my friend and I were just hanging out, eating snacks and playing {{Guitar Hero}}, when somebody who used to bully this troper in middle school came up to me and brought up a really humilating incident from middle school involving getting my ass kicked at {{Dance Dance Revolution}}. This Troper was so upset, she left early, had a nightmare about the dance, and woke up in the middle

of the night a few hours afterward. * This troper had a pretty memorable prom for junior year. Due to some pretty freaky scehduling at the Rosemont convention center, the school prom and the Saturday night of Anime Central fell on the same day, with the prom kids arriving at about the same time as the con was closing up the main exhibition rooms for the day. Cue close to a thousand students sizing up and getting sized up by the anime con goers as and a lot of complaining on both sides about the 'freaks' and 'damn highschoolers'. There was some mutual fraterinizing on both ends, since quite a few of the prom goers were also there for ACEN and others got interested after bumping into the pasties-on-nipples clad cosplayers. * This Troper's school only has one prom for the year 11's as they finish compulsory schooling. I loved my prom, it was brilliant. Teachers got drunk, it was Oscar awards themed, I was actually happy with my choice of dress. The reason why it kinda sucked? It was on the 25 June, 2009. Yeah, the night '''Michael Jackson died.''' ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HighSchoolHustler We all know this guy. ---* The Tropette's brother is this. I kid you not. Zachary Lastname IS Ferris Bueller. Which makes me Jeannie, which I am perfectly fine with. *cackles* * This troper knows and loves the female version of this trope. * I knew two siblings who were both fit this trope. The older brother was pretty much TheAce, well-liked, handsome, smart, and a talented athlete. His younger sister was a bit of a CoolLoser. She was pretty, smart, and EXTREMELY charismatic, but not as well-liked as her brother, because she was a {{kuudere}}. Everyone thought she was an EmotionlessGirl until a day rolled around when she had to plan a prank, and as it turns out, she had the exact same mischievous, impish smile as her older brother. I'm not the only one who fell in love with her once she came out of her shell. * I know a college version of this guy. He is handsome, charismatic, and knows how to get things done all while skateboarding through the hallways. * A friend of this troper was this in his Edinburgh school. This troper himself had hints of this, being such a gossip that he had dirt on pretty much everyone and could manipulative others with blackmail. * This troper is one to some extent. I do things normally, but I have used subversive tactics. * This troper kinda wishes he was one, but he never really gets to test it. * This troper has interacted with one of these once or twice. Strange thing is, he's almost never in school unless he's making a deal, and even if he is, he's only caught for having bad grades and doing dumb stuff (chewing gum, throwing paper balls) in his classes he doesn't care about. Yet still, he manages to outfox pretty much everyone to

the fact that he's a hustler until he actually wants to make a deal with them. Basically, he's a dealer first, and a friend second (still a nice guy though.) ---[[HighSchoolHustler THERE HE IS!!!!!]] <<|TroperTales|>>

HighSchoolRejects *[[Tropers/LoneRonin This Troper]], while never really trying to find out (or caring much about them) knows a couple of these. While in high school, an older guy who was expelled a few years before I started attending would hang around the school property and antagonize the teachers. The other kids thought he was cool, I knew he was destined to be a loser. Last time I saw him, he was filling out an employment application at the local grocery while I was attending University. As a second example, I recently read an article in the local paper about a different guy who went to my local elementary and high school. I didn't know him that well, knew he wasn't a model student, but didn't think he was headed for serious trouble either. His [[BigScrewedUpFamily entire family]], including his 72 year old grandfather, got arrested for selling every single illegal drug imaginable out of their house. ---Are those {{high school rejects}} still back at that page? ---<<|TroperTales|>>

HighSchoolSweethearts * This troper's grandparents. They got married in 1963 right out of high school, and are still happily married to this day. * One of this troper's teachers married her high school sweetheart. * After nearly a decade together, including five years of cohabitation, massive family trauma, and graduate school, this troper is finally marrying the girl he started dating at 15.

HijackedByJesus * This troper admits to doing this in a ''DeathNote'' fan video she did for French class. In the video, Light was {{Satan}}, Ryuk his minion (though with his personality portrayed faithfully) who tried to convince a young girl that Kira was {{God}} and that he'd send her to Hell unless she wrote some notes on the Note, and L {{Jesus}} (complete with [[CrucifiedHeroShot Jesus Christ pose]]). Please don't hate her for such blatant FanWank. ** You shouldn't feel too bad. Both the anime and the manga have some pretty blatant references. The foot-washing scene is pretty

{{Anvilicious}} about it too. ** Don't feel bad, it sounds AWESOME! How'd it end? * This troper's StarWars fan fictions always wind up ''way'' too spiritual. In my defense, the Force is a cross-religious metaphor... * Even this troper's vampire fiction tends to develop a religious flavour, if not always a Christian one. It's a bit of a necessity, as one of my favourite viewpoint characters is a Catholic priest, and another is a frankly somewhat bemused Wiccan. Unfortunately, exploring certain fandoms from a religious perspective has killed some of the joy. * This troper, an avid fanfic writer in several settings, is fully guilty of having an extremely Christian worldview that bleeds into her work, especially when she wants to depict a character as noble, pure of heart, etc, and more than one character has expressed their religious faith (a faith appropriate to the setting, such as a Forgotten Realms elf cleric worshipping Aerdrie Faeyna) in very Christian-like ways, despite the practices of the religion in question. ** This troper salutes you. He's heard a lot of stories of people who simply refused to have anything to do with something simply because it wasen't HijackedByJesus. The one of a kid's parents forbidding him from using magic in RuneScape because it was "the Devil" comes to mind. * Quick-- how many highschool teenage girls who are "pagan" (complete with quotes) that are basically just using Christanity, including terminology, but simply swapping out names? ... I thought so. ** Quick -- how many people who ask and answer their own question with "I thought so" are actually evil people-eating spiders from outer space in disguise...I thought so. ** Wait . . . you're a spider from outer space? *** You mean, they were jamming good with Weird and Gilly, [[DavidBowie while Ziggy played guitar?]] * This troper was once asked by his gaming group to either play a preacher that preached, or a fighter that didn't. ** Assholes. *** How are the troper's friends in the wrong? There was a choice. * Beta Maxis here. Since I write almost if not all SelfInsertFic, Christianity happens in each and every one of them by default. It's like a book written about Indiana Jones writes mentioning his [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fear of snakes.]] * [[JapaneseTeeth This troper]] was writing a metafiction piece for his creative writing class. It was supposed to show the process of character creation through a discussion between a character and the author writing her. While there were no ''overt'' religious references, the last third or so got sidetracked into a discussion of Free Will vs. Predestination. I was reading a lot of CSLewis at the time. I'm in the process of splitting it into two distinct stories now. * This troper has figured the they way to succeed at English class is to take whatever your reading and have Jesus [[MontyPython take it to Cuba.]] * My friend was complaining about being sick and asked who created

sickness. I told her that according to the ancient greeks pandora let it out of a boxbut that she also let hope out. My friend said who cares who they said. Then she had a mini epiphany and was like omg it was satan. I was a little angry. I'm not an ancient greek but I did grow up tagging along behind my mom at the university while she studied history instead of going to church. * This troper's nearly fanatical grandmother has done this to EVERY conversation I can remember having with her. I'm sure she means well and i love her but it makes her VERY hard to talk to. * My sister does this so much that I can't stand talking to her. The only way she has of judging the quality of a work is by how easily she (or her pastor) can shoehorn Jesus into it. * Sometimes deliberately invoked by [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} this Atheist troper]] during conversations with some [[TheFundamentalist people]]. I'm a fan of {{CS Lewis}}' works, too. Sure, he was a Christian apologist, but I can't hate the {{Chronicles Of Narnia}}. Good stuff. ---Return to HijackedByJesus. Amen. ---<<|TroperTales|>>

Hikikomori * This troper is a major Otaku with Hikikomori signs, and psychologically troubled. She hates the fact that she fits the "Otaku are psychopathic freaks" stereotype, but she only comes out for school, and the occasional visit with family/friends. She also has trust issues, OCD, hates everyone in her school, and is deathly afraid of drugs/alcohol/smokes. * I live right in the middle of nowhere in Sweden. Friday night out means the possibly of catching pnemounia or the very small possibilty of bumping into a moose. Needs alot of space between himself and others. Mostly stares blankly at people when talking or being talked too. Watches more internet porn than what is healthy(japanese mostly coincidentally). But is a pretty mild example I guess. * Me and my mate, since 1998. People think we are creepy. ** And rightfully so. Yes, yes you are. * I recently became one in college. I sleep for most of the morning and, when awake, stay in my dorm all day and sometimes go out to eat, the restroom, therapy, and D&D. This has gone on for about two weeks now. It seems that I am suffering from depression or something similar and don't want to deal with my classes. I also came to the realization that I stopped wanting to live at around 18, and that doesn't necessarily mean wanting to commit suicide. I guess being a {{Hikikomori}} is my definition of being a zombie or slowly dying. I'm starting to get help now, since some part of me wants to live and do well in the classes I'm still in. * AlsoSprachOdin is a low-grade {{Hikikomori}}. Apparently, unlike Japanese people, I have to actually go outside of my room/apartment

(it's quite small) every three or four days to buy food. Otherwise I stay inside. I have for about four months now. I've done this before, only it was a lot funnier that time. Same old academic failure story. I don't talk to others unless I absolutely can't avoid it. No economic support from my parents, because they don't have any money (I live in Denmark, free education). Absolutely hate my mother for taking what little money I had managed to save over the years. Hate myself more for pissing away every opportunity I get. Thought I might as well make the best of it, and thus this entry. Next on my to-do-list: 'Try again... and try not to fuck up. Again.' ** [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Sendouka This troper]] is an English doppelgnger of you. Right down to my mother being bad with money. * I'd personally consider myself a high-grade case, though I'm getting better. For five years after turning fifteen, I've been living in my room, and rarely going out for anything other than one-hour-a-week meetings with my teachers, and, after dropping out of school, seeing my therapist. This happened after literally years and years of problems with school, and I'm only now, at twenty, trying to get a GED and go back to try starting over with college. Also, for anyone currently in this situation, be careful -- being alone for so long, even if you're not unhappy at the time, can ''really'' mess you up. Be careful you don't go for so long that you can't find your way back. * My parents seem to think I do nothing but stay in the computer room, which isn't ''quite'' true. I do actually go out more than my sister does, but because she has a laptop, she's downstairs most of the time, so they actaully see her more. So even though I regularly go for walks and enjoy the great outdoors, I appear to be more of a shut-in than my sister who only really goes out to see friends and do school stuff. Wait...what? * This Troper spends most of his time on his computer, and actively avoids personal social interaction and going outside. His parents once thought that he had cabin fever because of this. * This Troper had an extreme case in her young teens. Im defiantly not boasting about it! Because of bullying I literally locked myself in my room, however, after two years (I still ate), I finally began to leave it after I realised my breathing had weakened, the walls began getting smaller (due to paranoia) and eventually I actually began to cry spontaneously. My parents did their best and I did occasionally go out but if it wasnt for them, my neighbour (whose like my second grandmother) and other close family, Id probably be much worse. We redecorated and did some serious DIY to made my room brighter and more for how I am now, rather than who I was then. * This Troper's agoraphobic, so this trope describes me rather well. Although, I'm slowly getting better. ** I'm also agoraphobic, to an intense degree. I have chronic, severe PTSD due to early chilhood abuse, and I frequently have panic attacks and flashbacks. I work from home because being out in the world is too terrifying for me. Interacting with too many people is hard for me. I sometimes feel like a complete shut-in loser, but this is the only way I can stand to live. * ThisTroper, ever since [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife discovering this

wiki]]. * This troper, for quite a few years now. She is currently seeking online employment to save up the money to move to (place name removed!), where she does not necessarily intend on de-hikki-ing... * [[LanceOmikron This Troper]] wasn't aware of it for a long time, but when he looked back on his life, he realized that it was incredibly likely that the majority of his life has been spent indoors. He goes out every now and again, but he tires of people quickly, and feels extremely uncomfortable in unfamiliar locations, especially when alone (as in, when the only people around are strangers). He feels safest in his room, sitting in the large chair in front of his computer. * This troper has a fairly high-grade case. After dropping out of school due to bullying-induced agoraphobia, she has spent the last few years nocturnally glued to her computer and other amusements, while going outside maybe once a month at most. And generally, it's at night. Those screams of '[[ItBurns oh my god the sun it hurts]]' are ''real''. She's become [[WeakenedByTheLight photosensitive]]. ** [[{{Tropers/Joerc45}} Same here,]] except I go out a bit more than that. :) * This troper developed an [[HeroicBSOD anxiety disorder]] during her first semester of college and had to drop out as she was unable to cope with it. She then went back home and pretty much stayed in her room,curled up in the closet with her computer, barely ever [[BasementDweller leaving the house]] until her mother saw what was wrong and forced her to go to [[EpiphanyTherapy therapy]]. She is slowly getting better. * This troper used to be a minor one, but has been getting better since she moved. It got to the point where she only left the house if she went to school or to a friend's house, said friend living a block away. Oddly, it wasn't because she hated being outside (it partly had to do with that but not a huge role), but mainly for the fact that she didn't have a ''reason'' to go outside. * This troper, but not exactly by choice. My parents moved me to the middle of buttfuck nowhere. I do not have a driver's license. I'm still trying to get a job. And when I get one, I'm buying a camper van and a plug and play portable modem and hitting the road. * Not one myself but this was largely the reason I found dating my first girlfriend difficult. The poor girl never wanted to go anywhere! I took her to a movie and my house but that was it. Sitting in a living room you've only been in once surrounded by your courtship's family isn't exactly romantic. As one who's been off the beaten path when it comes to vacations and life, it became increasingly difficult to be with someone who appeared so chipper and outgoing, yet wanted absolutely nothing to do with anything beyond her little bubble of existence. Then she broke up with me . . . via text message. Yeah it's as sad as it sounds. * After being repeatedly dehumanized, backstabbed, assaulted physically and emotionally, treated as an obstacle, treated like trash for [[SillyReasonForWar the most petty of reasons]], and not [[CassandraTruth being believed]] by most adults who were [[AdultsAreUseless charged to protect and help me]], this troper became one willingly. However, upon reading the article and hearing

horror stories from mom's Japanese friend, I'm nowhere near Hikikomori level. I still go to school, I have a job that requires me talking to people (And despite disliking the [[TooDumbToLive stupid customers]] wouldn't just quit), still go out to eat and shop by myself, etc. Mom's japanese friend, however, has a few horror stories about this, though. I think this can also fit under AdultsAreUseless, too. ** Her nephew by marriage became one when trying to study for exams. He didn't know he had a problem, and he too seemed surprised when his parents banged down the door to the apartment they were paying for because he ''literally'' missed Christmas, New Years, and his grandparents' birthdays and they thought he committed suicide. Given that this was apparently four months apart...why didn't they do anything sooner? I dunno why, I'm just telling all of the details I remember; maybe he eMailed them and they thought he was okay. *shrugs* I know that if that was me there, my parents would be worried by Christmas. ** Another one was something that happened to a family friend, or their kid. I swear I could possibly be a real-like {{Expy}} of them if you look at the meta-concepts. (Someone who always seemed to be singled out, tortured in school, had glasses, adults didn't believe him until it was too late, etc) So this happened in TheEighties, but when he went to school, the kids singled him out and bullied him (in ways worse than I was) and had done stuff like vandalise his property, and even some of his ''teachers'' seemed to treat him like shit. Reasons? He was half Filipino and ''wore glasses''. [[hottip:Good News, though: As I recall her saying, some other kids were getting bullied by the teachers as well and the administration actually ''did'' intervene and fired the offending teachers.]] Then when his parents enrolled him in a nearby Cram School at a young age so he'd get into a good school, he had the worst first day ever. He was walking home and almost got run over by a drunk driver, then a couple months later, someone tried to mug him. (I guess maybe the cram school was close enough he could walk home.) Naturally, he was ''mortified'' to go to Cram School from then on. So after he graduated high school, he holed himself up and said that everyone was trying to kill him. More good news though, according to mom's friend, the kid had a ''very'' nice extended family and a ''VERY'' nice girl in his life and they got help after several really bad incidents. (I don't remember these incidents but I imagine the dude might have had panic attacks.) * This Troper is on the verge of becoming one. She's usually a fairly good student and she has a small group of friends that she likes to play D&D and other TabletopGames with, and usually her unwillingness to leave the house is overridden by her desire to do well in school and play tabletop games... but every so often she'll get bogged down with homework or pushed into an overstimulating situation, and then when she goes home she will shut herself up in her room for hours. To date she has resorted to barricading her door (there's no lock) twice. It's even worse up at her family's cabin... if her stepcousins and stepgrandparents come over, she has to sleep in a (large) closet. Said closet has a lock. If she is getting overstimulated by the kids, she will go into the closet, lock the door, and not come out. * I'd just like to thank you all for all the newspapers I've stolen

from you. Leave it outside for two days and it's fair game! * This [[Tropers/{{GoateeGuy}} This troper]] was like this in college, specifically his freshmen year... thankfully discovered this thing called "friends" his sophomore year... * This troper suffers from this quite badly. I'm lousy at making friends without the Internet as a social enabler, FailureIsTheOnlyOption for my efforts to find a job and I've fought a long battle with depression. The good news is that I'm averting ThereIsNoTherapists, and I'm now in a home environment where someone is around to pull me out of whatever hole I'm hiding in and get me some help. * This troper only leaves the house to go to school and to buy his games. Not exactly depressed though. * Two words: Senior Project. A month-long sabbatical where you don't have to go to school, but you do have to work on an intense selfregulated academic project, the most rigorous schoolwork any of us has done before. If this troper didn't have to work on Saturdays, she wouldn't leave the house at all. * Frankly, I've gone through phases where I started drifting in the direction of becoming a Hikikomori. After doing some research on how much it [[SanitySlippage messes you up,]] though, I'm making a conscious decision to get out more and hang with my friends. Besides, I can't be [[AmericanDream a famous writer]] if I'm locked up in my house going insane, can I? * This Troper has been one of these for about 7 years. She only ever leaves the house to go to work. Most of her spare time is spent on the computer, playing video games, or reading. It drives her parents insane. ** This Troper shares the same destiny with you, but it's just completing his 1st year like that, and his parents aren't aware of that OR doesn't care that much. * This troper went through a particularly rough period her freshman year of high school, and would not willingly leave the house for nearly five months. It might have lasted longer, if not for a HangingJudge that threatened to send me away. It took several more years and switching several doctors before I was finally diagnosed with an acute case of Anxiety Disorder and agoraphobia. A healthy combination of therapy, medication, family support, and awesome friends have slowly helped me become more willing to leave my room. * But, really, people, why are all of you so glad to tell us about your psychological problems?? ** Who says we are? Troper Tales is for venting as well as celebrating. No like, no read. * I might be somewhat like this, [[{{Subversion}} except I go out to visit friends sometimes]]. I spend most of my free time in my room on my computer, or gaming on my Wii or DS. * I was a low-grade version of this throughout my 8th grade year. A few months before 7th grade ended, I went in to homeschooling. I very rarely left the house for social reasons (I had art lessons and I've always had piano lessons, I had to visit my extended family every once in a while, my parents took me out to eat once in a while...) and I had no friends. I had been [[DarkestHour completely miserable]]

throughout 7th grade (plus the very end of 6th grade), so I took on this state of being to recover. I went back to public school in 9th grade, and made friends astonishingly fast. It still took a while to stop being so gloomy, but I'm much, much better off these days than I used to be. * [[{{Osakachan12}} This tropette.]] Full stop. I pretty much NEVER go out, unless absolutely necessary (like school). I don't really want to go outside, either. Ever. * "i beccame on because dady tol m 2 i lov him he teh best ill do anythin tp holp him i <3 yo dady :):):):):)" ** Thats literally what my 17-year-old cos was going to write for this trope. She's in a pysciatric ward right now for schizophrenia and VERY severe child abuse and brain washing. It got to a point where she nearly killed me because her dad told her to... *** I know this sounds stupid over the net, but I really hopes she gets better. God knows nobody deserves to suffer through something like that. *** Seconded. Group hug! * This troper's had... let's just say "issues" with Mood Stability (we're currently not on speaking terms), so her first year of university, she went through her usual bouts of mania, tried to notate the entirety of ''Sherwood's Physiology textbook'', and ''Cecil's guide to Internal Medicine''. This was, in hindsight, [[CaptainObvious probably a mistake]]. She had a small nervous breakdown, and reverted to living in her bedroom for prolonged periods of time writing sci-fi novels and stories of very low quality and large quantity (seriously, if anyone ever reads one of those things, I ''will'' spend the next forty years of my life creating a timemachine so I can go back in time to prevent that happening, even if it ''does'' result in an unstable timeloop because I'd then have no causative reason to invent a timemachine to go back into the past to stop someone...er... wait...). In the three or so years since then she's lived the low-key version of this trope, only going out when absolutely necessary, and living vicariously through some sort of simulated reality. She is, however, willing to discuss payment or blood ritual trade with any deities that will allow her to finish her degree ''without'' having to leave the comfort zone of her laptop... Any takers? * This troper's oldest aunt somewhat became this [[TheMourningAfter after her husband passed away]]. * This troper has trouble leaving the house unaccompanied after living with her ex boyfriend who beat her when she did so. However she's just fine if there's someone with her. * This troper has trouble going out of the house for any non-academic reasons (essentially school and extra-curriculars), and thus can't keep friends that she doesn't see at school, hates any form of social interaction, and is dreading asking her best friends (the only two real friends she has) to go to Harry Potter with her at the opening. ---Get out of your room and go to back to the [[{{Hikikomori}} main article]], you shut-in! ** What? Why?!? ----

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HilariousInHindsight * When this Troper used to be a child, she used to create her own Pokemon. In 2000, I used to be so obsessed with Swan Lake and swans, even creating a Pokemon called Swanna (the exact spelling and design (in my mind at least)!). Ten years later, Pokemon Black and White came out and a Pokemon named Swanna (with the designs I had in mind) is part of the Unova PokeDex. * A couple of weeks ago, This Troper was listening to one of the new songs by Flogging Molly, "Saints and Sinners". She then heard a line in the song about the apocalypse. The new Flogging Molly came out just a few days after Harold Camping's failed apocalypse prediction. * When I was a kid I used to write movie and TV scripts for shows I liked. I started writing a script in 1998 when I was 11 for a Simpsons Movie and put Green Day as themselves in the cast list. Fast forward nine years... * [[Tropers.ReikoKazama This troper]] recently saw [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWmmv-EQmU&feature=related this]] video, and was about to post it under the Web Original section of [=~That's What She Said~=]... then she sees this: * WayneGrayson [[CrowningMomentOfFunny completely]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome owned]] [[YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries LittleKuriboh]] using this comeback at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWmmv-EQmU&feature=related Youmacon 2009.]] --> '''LK''': Well, it's good to know Joey is loved in various areas. *{{beat}}* Wait a minu---> '''Wayne''': That's what she said! ** Another one from [[ThirdPersonPerson Reiko-chan]]: was watching a DramaticReading of [[FanFic.MyImmortal My Immortal]], and when I went to school yesterday, what did I see? One of the grade 10s in my Girls' Wellbeing class, Olivia, now had red eyes instead of her normal bluegreen-grey - ''she was wearing colour contacts!'' My initial reaction was "[[NightmareFuel creepy...]]", but then [[HilariousInHindsight I inwardly LOL'd]]. *** [[NarratingTheObvious This Just In]]: Sometime after [[Tropers/ReikoKazama I]] agreed with whoever said the FireEmblem section of the Funny.VideoGames page should be its own page, [[Funny/FireEmblem this happened]]. A MadeOfWin was given. * This Troper's Mother would occasionally call the TV a computer or the computer a TV when shes in a bad mood and wants me or my brother to turn it off. Years back, the whole "Turn off the TV!(she meant the computer)" would be funny because you CAN watch TV on the computer. However, the TV could not go on the internet. Flash-forward to now where if you have a Wii you CAN go on the internet (and then watch TV) XD. * This Troper's brother and her had just got [[SuperSmashBros SSBB]] and were trying out the different characters. The brother, who had mained Ness and Roy in SSBM, didn't like Lucas because he was

overpowered compared to Ness (faster upB that goes through enemies instead of crashing into them, more knockback on specials up and down et.c.), but understood why Troper was playing as him (she loves insecure characters who still kick ass, and he was somewhat easier to learn how to play properly). Fast forward a few years when Lucas is ranked 30th in tier-rankings, and you've got the Troper laughing at her brother's mistake. * This troper was an enormous fan of Digimon Adventure as a child... and has recently sold her soul to the Kingdom Hearts series. However, I recently remembered a scene where Sora and Biyomon were discussing the human world... and Sora mentions there are million of human kids, to which Biyomon responds "There are millions of Soras?" Any Kingdom Hearts fan worth their salt knows [[NamesTheSame why]] [[MindHive this]] [[SplitPersonalityMerge is]] [[DontExplainTheJoke funny]]. Made funnier because I remembered this the day I beat Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. * This troper's sister greatly enjoyed the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqY_LEiokZ4 Birthday Sex]], singing it until everyone got annoyed with her. Said sister and her husband are now expecting their first child. Guess which day my sister got pregnant? * [[{{Indigo}} This troper]] found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpKj77kgBe8 this scene]] from ''Vanilla Sky'' way, way, ''way'' more amusing than was probably intended, because of the field she works in. Tech support. * This Troper's laughed like a fiend when she found out that her little brother's Chinese name translates to, approximately, [[SailorMoon Jadedite]]. (This was not intentional on the part of her parents.) * I found the Noel example in the original entry funny, because I had made a similar joke when I finally got the joke behind a sign that had a no sign with an L in it. * This troper made a Lion King FanVid and had the words "Simba flavored?" in the video because it randomly fit with the song lyrics. That phrase has a whole new meaning now that her friend's boyfriend [[ICallHimMisterHappy names his penis Simba...]] ** A victim of childhood trauma? * In an early, now abandoned, SpeculativeFiction novel that [[SilentHunter this troper]] was working on, he described the fact that global warming was now fixed and it snowed in Spain. That winter (1999), it snowed in Spain. ** For the record, Spain is the second highest country in Western Europe and it snows '''every year'''. It even has perma-snow in some of the mountains (Sierra Nevada and Pyrenees) ** "Nevada" even means snowfall in Spanish... so that would be pretty remarkable if there was no snow in the Sierra Nevadas. *** Before anyone tries to correct the above entry, Sierra Nevada is a name for two mountain ranges, the first in Spain and the one in the United States was named after it. * After watching ''[[ThreeHundred 300]]'', this troper cannot hear a variation of SeeYouInHell without thinking about "dining in '''HELL'''."

** Well, thanks to a macro from an online acquaintance, this troper can't hear the line "Tonight, we dine in hell!" without mentally (or sometimes verbally) adding, "And tomorrow, I'm thinkin' Arby's!" *** "Tonight we dine '''wherever is reasonably affordable!'''" ** More recently, said troper listened to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU "I'm on a Boat"]]. Then another troper showed him the H-manga "Sailor Panic," the ending of which has the protagonist getting on a boat to escape a flock of [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale schoolgirls wanting to rape him]]. * This editor remembers one time when he was watching pokemon. The episode was Ash's loosing battle in the Johto league. Now this was after Pokemon Ruby had come out, and Blaziken was this troper's favorite Pokemon. So when he saw that Ash's opponent was using the 3rd generation Pokemon, I said (For a laugh) to my brother "You know, if that guy has a Blaziken, Ash is screwed". And lo and behold, the final Pokemon the Honen guy had was a Blaziken, and Ash did, in fact lose! {{Emperordaein}} * A friend of [[AK47x2 this editor]] defined censorship as 'Imagine ''{{Torchwood}}'' [[Series/DoctorWho with no violence, swearing or sex.]] That's censorship'. [[http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/12/08/torchwood-gears-one-familyfriendly-episode/ Oh dear...]] ** [[http://io9.com/5119373/us-censors-torchwoods-third-season-kind-of It gets worse...]] * [[{{Sgamer82}} This troper]] watched the second episode of ''LuckyStar'', in which the girls discuss their anxiety about dentists, the same day he finished ''{{Psychonauts}}'', which has as one of its main villains a MadScientist who called himself a dentist forcing people to literally sneeze out their brains. * This troper had a pet cat, Velvet, that was a stray. We were having him fixed, and I made a joke about how funny it would be if we found out Velvet was already fixed. Guess what we found out. * This troper used to play with action figures with a friend and create stories about the characters. (In hindsight, it was GodModeSue fanfiction.) One of the characters was named Kenny, based on a video game character with the same name, but his designated action figure had an annoying tendency to come apart. Thus, he ended up dying and being reconstructed a lot. A few years later, ''SouthPark'' debuted. * {{Rebochan}} once watched a taped program from the 1980s in a government class in High School...in the year 2001. The tape still had the contemporary ads, which the teacher let us watch along with the show. One of the ads was for a brand of batteries and featured someone using them in a garage remote. As the garage door closed over a contemporary car, the announcer noted something along the lines of "Your batteries will last until 2001". Cue flying car exiting garage. Cue laughter from students and teacher off-handedly shouting "Time to change your batteries!" * In 1999 my 5 year old brother listened to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds for the first time. The Opera ends with a probe going missing on Mars and another attack being launched. Less than an hour later, NASA announced the loss of a probe on Mars. The poor kid was terrified! And he still can't listen to the opening song without

getting nightmares. * After readnig this wiki, this troper finds any use of "SeriousBusiness" to be quite funny, like in one episode of the Naruto dub when Iruka describes a poem about the philosophy of leadership as such. * Troper SpaceJawa created a custom HeroClix dial for an online contest where a WhatIf had a GreenLantern Ring find its way into the hands of {{Deadpool}} and give him Green Lantern powers. Less than a year later, he learned that the guy who played Wade Wilson in the Wolverine Origins movie had been hired to star in the live action Green Lantern movie. Cue Internal Laughter. * [[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr 254 This]] article from the ''{{Magic The Gathering}}'' website, describing the creative process of bringing back characters from previous arcs for the old-school themed ''Time Spiral'' set. At one point, they discuss Lim-Dul and Jaya Ballard, both from the ''Ice Age'' block, and how they were thinking of using them for ''Coldsnap'', but chose ''Time Spiral'' instead because by the time ''Coldsnap'' takes place, Lim-Dul's dead and Jaya is a planeswalker: "Jaya's problem was that as of the Coldsnap story she was a planeswalker, and we don't put planeswalkers on cards (before and after yes, during no)". Now, guess what they started putting on cards in the next block. You have three guesses and the first two don't count. * A friend, for whatever reason (I don't think anything ever came of it), asked for a color scheme for a StepMania interface. Figuring the most garish response would be the best (or [[RuleOfFunny funniest]]), I went with "brushed metal and fuchsia". Which prompted him to throw up in his mouth a bit. Flash forward to late 2008, and another friend remarks, "You do know you pretty much described [{{Beatmania}} IIDX] [[http://vjarmy.com/wiki/index.php/AC_EMPRESS EMPRESS]], right?" * Not sure if this fits here or somewhere else, but here seems to work better than anywhere I can think of. This troper just watched the 1990 remake of ''NightOfTheLivingDead'' and found the disclaimer at the end of the credits that "Any similarities to persons ''living or dead'' is purely coincidental" to be extremely hilarious. (Emphasis mine.) * [[{{Triassicranger}} This troper]] once saw a Japanese Uni Qlo Advert on YouTube (the vid has since been deleted). He asked if the guy in the clip was Ryotaro Nogami's actor (from ''KamenRiderDenO''). He was told no and that it was Sakurada Dori and then said his haircut looked similar. Months later Sakurada Dori landed a role in the third [[TheMovie movie]] of ''KamenRiderDenO''...as Ryotaro's grandson! * Some years ago, this troper applied for a data entry job, and was given a typing speed test. The two people administering the test were astonished that the figure (presumably characters per hour) was "[[OverNineThousand almost ten thousand]]". (Still didn't get the job though.) * This troper has been jokingly teased since grade school about being him called a sheep due to his messy hair. When RagnarokOnline finally introduced the homunculi for the Alchemist-classes, this troper used the sheep-looking one because of its tanking abilities. The troper has

then since been called by friends and tankees as the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Iron Sheep]]. It also helped that the troper likes to cook and eat food in general ,and watches the [[IronChef show]] occasionally. * Maybe [[{{Lurkerbunny}} I'm]] reading a bit too much into things, but the ''TinyToonAdventures'' shot "Stand-Up And Deliver" (part of the "Henny Youngman Day" episode had Babs '''Bunny''' trying her hand at stand-up comedy and getting help from none other than [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Robin Killems]]. Okay, so it's not what's quite happened with me (RobinWilliams hasn't actually helped me out on stage, let alone seen me perform... yet), but it really made me go "Whoa." ... and the weirdest thing? I doesn't even remember seeing that short as a kid (though I probably did and forgot, it's from the same episode as the famous "Water go down the hoooooole" short). ** Didn't that (or a variaton on that) happen OnceAnEpisode? * Before [[{{Touhou}} Undefined Fantastic Object]] was released, I looked up the Other Wiki's article for Nue. I found myself thinking about how interesting a Nue would be in the Touhou universe. When the game finally came out...guess who was the EX boss! * For this troper, the giant mutated lungfish's real name in {{Psychonauts}}, due to the fact that she [[NamesTheSame shares a name]] with said troper's ''mother''. (Cue "your mom" jokes.) * In late 2008, this troper had to answer the question "If you could be anybody in the world for one day, who would it be?" on a website, and said "Either a Cirque du Solei acrobat or an astronaut in orbit." A few months later, the founder of Cirque du Solei became a space tourist. * Inverted with [[LeighSabio This Troper]], for whom a high school event was made hilarious by something that happened ''before'' it. She was taking a class on psychology, and the body's rhythms were explained thus: "It has to do with biology," (Vulcan biology?) and with references to samon needing to return to their birthplaces to spawn. After having watched "Amok Time," all I could think was 'Don't say "You are not a fish, Mr. Spock", Don't say "You are not a fish, Mr. Spock"...' * In the early days of [[{{Etheru}} my]] youth when OnePiece was airing under 4kids arm (Please, no backlash...), I got OnePiece: Grand Battle, I spoke to my sister, and wished Ace and Vivi were in the game, she agreed, several hours later, I found they were making an American sequel to the game, which ''did have'' Ace and Vivi, characters I mentioned afterward turned out to be in the game. ** Even more hilarious is the fact I spoke to my sister about who else we wanted in the game before it was released (not everybody was revealed), I said I wanted to see young Zoro as a playable character, with Kuina as a support character, but then, when the last footage was released, ''Kuina'' was the playable character and Zoro was the support character. ** Not related to OnePiece, but on the DethroningMomentOfSuck page, [[{{YouFailLogicForever}} I argued that if everybody hated the first Mario entry, what would the point in be making ones like the first one]] (Or something like that, could somebody correct this?), several weeks later, Yahtzee's review of NewSuperMarioBrosWii is on the page,

complete with Yahtzee bombarding his sequel hate on it. ** And, more fandom based in particular, in Naruto, Kabuto took out more then ten Black Ops memebers, in a video game, I usually put three characters against Kabuto (He's really broken, tell me you wouldn't do the same thing), I discovered that when paired up against three Black Ops members, he's defeated ''really easily'', needless to say, I laughed quite a bit. * In a play-by-post game, this troper once wrote a throw-away line about his archer character thinking to himself, while he has a cold, that he needs to take time off and get over the cold before he sneezes mid-battle and accidentally shoots the wrong person. Cue the next battle he got into, where (albeit not due to sneezing) he accidentally shot (and knocked out!) his [[BodyguardCrush boss/crush.]] The entire battle was considered absolutely hilarious Out of Character anyway, but this troper just re-discovered the line from the first post, so... * This troper's friend has had two recently, one was watching the first scene with Badger in ''{{Firefly}}'' where he kept MSt3king it so the characters talked about Badger's nice hat, cue laughter when Mal actually says "NiceHat" ** And even more recently we were watching ''ShaunOfTheDead'' and he kept bringing up that Shaun's mother was the old prime minister in a Series/DoctorWho episode, once again there was laughter when she stated "we have to wait for the doctor." * In a ''BabylonFive'' RPG, [[{{Peteman}} this troper]] played a proproletariat Minbari Worker Caste, who felt disenfranchised, largely playing on the lack of acknowledgement they got in the show. Then I find out about the novel "To Dream In the City of Sorrows", where the disenfranchisement of the Worker Caste is delved into a lot more. * [[PentiumMMX2 This troper]], back around 2003 (Around the time Apple began the "Switch to Mac" series of ads), made a joke about a future ad, where the Mac and PC are talking; the former making fun of the problems with the latter. Jump forward several years, and the new ad campaign involves Mac making fun of PC's problems (Blowing the problems of the latter out of proportion. For some of their points, they DidNotDoTheResearch). * For this troper, it would be this UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny posting on the Comic Book Resources forum about how characters from all fiction would handle the landshark from SaturdayNightLive. One of the characters was Ash from {{Pokemon}}, who responded to the landshark by thinking it as a Garchomp and catching it. Of course, now Ash in the anime will get a Gible, the Pokemon whose final form is Garchomp. * Back in 2006, I cosplayed as Zidane Tribal, and chose to, at times, since I was in my first year of Japanese Language learning, speak Japanese, imitating Ed's Japanese voice. It earned a couple chuckles out of people at the con who heard it. Cut to 2008, where Zidane's Seiyuu turns out to be... RomiPaku. * [[{{Krisnack}} This troper]] remembers reading a bunch of quotes by political cartoonists from a Newsweek issue prior the the 2000 election. One of them mentioned that loved drawing Steve Forbes, and that his idea of hell would be eight years of George W. Bush. * This troper once was reading the Tintin book "Flight 714", which

features AncientAstronauts with her brother and described it as "A real Indiana Jones-type adventure." Then the fourth Indiana Jones movie comes out, featuring... AncientAstronauts. * This Troper has two friends that play TeamFortress2. Let's call them Eric and Tristran. Eric's best class is [[DrillSergeantNasty Soldier]], Tristran's best class is [[ScaryBlackMan Demoman]]. Eric prefers to play for RED. Tristram prefers to play for BLU. I think an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny between them would be awesome. Recently, Valve released the [[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part1/ Demoman Vs Soldier Class Updates.]] * Back in 2003, this troper did at school a version of [[http://www.imdb.com/poll/results/2003-10-20 this IMDb poll]]. But instead of Pauly Shore, unknown in my country, he put... Chuck Norris. Before MemeticBadass status! * I once joked to a friend about how Susie, the disembodied brunette girl head from {{Killer7}} resembled Suzy, the brunette girl from ZatchBell. Of particular note was their similar StalkerWithACrush tendencies. This got a prompt DudeNotFunny from my friend...until Suzy started displaying outright {{Yandere}} traits, not unlike what Susie reveals in the later conversations with her. * I made [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSiOnAkF24 this]] deliberately SoBadItsGood (YourMileageMayVary though, although most of the people were CompletelyMissingThePoint) video almost a year ago. For some reason I fell on the floor laughing after I realized recenntly that the gun I used here is... a hairdryer, adding to the comedy. * In one story I'm writing, I had the characters eating Domino's Pizza and insulting it, calling it 'crap'. That chapter was published in either Novermber or December; some time later I heard that Domino's is changing its recipie. It's cutting it a little close, but it still counts for me. * I have as my email signature since senior year high school the years and class I graduated from, with "world dictator" on the date 4 years after college, '13. Due to the economy I have had to go to law school earlier than expected, and will be part of the class of '13. * One of my CatchPhrases is 'Well, that was a good idea 10 minutes ago.' * A joke I once made about ''{{Lost}}'' became much funnier at the end of season 5: --> [[spoiler:Locke: I must kill the demons!]] --> [[spoiler:Ben: No John, {{you are the demons}}.]] --> [[spoiler:And then John was the smoke monster.]] * This troper finds all those kinky scenes with Cameron and Chase in House funnier now that she's dating an Aussie. * [[NotSoBadassLongcoat This troper]] had a couple. First, he created a happy-go-lucky teenage Malkavian with pigtails and ADHD. Then VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines came out. Second, discussing MassEffect with his friend, he called Garrus a "paladin". Guess what is Garrus' code name in the sequel. April Fools' news about {{Doom}} and {{PrinceOfPersia}} movies being in production count too - it took ''Doom'' a year from fake news to release and ''Prince of Persia'', well... Five years and finally closing in.

* This troper--the author of [[FanficRecs/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi "Turn of the Endless Sorcerer"]]--created an unintentionally hilarious ironic moment in chapter eighteen wherein [[spoiler: Battler proposes to Beatrice and they later on get married (off-screen).]] One month later, cue the author's jaw hitting the floor upon discovering what happens at the end of Ep6... * Not completely hilarious, but still funny. I was skiing in France and, while on a ski lift, my aunt said something which equates to "I don't think it will snow anymore." Halfway up the next lift, guess what happened...and it lasted for the rest of the trip. * This Troper once had a dream a few years back where he and his friends where Power Rangers...in a domed city that we protected from a evil force that had killed all other life outside the city. Sound familiar? The only diffrence between my dream and Power Rangers RPM is that the evil in my dream was sentient disease rather then a computer virus, but thats still pretty damn close. * When [[Contributors/OmegaMetroid this troper]] played ''[=~Pokmon~=] [=FireRed=]'', he called the rival "Douche". Today (April 22, 2010), he heard of a certain webcomic called ''[[VGCats Super Effective]]''... * Many years ago, on a forum, a person [[KennyMan666 this troper]] later became pals with posted in a discussion on the topic of homosexuality. His post included gems like [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday "being gay goes against my biological wiring"]], but it definitely wasn't homophobic (the post was later described as [[{{Narnia}} "Narnian"]], i.e. so deep in the closet you're in your own little fantasy world). A few years later, guess who declared that he probably was gay? I immediately jumped on it and a paragraph of that post has remained in my signature ever since, even though he's most likely bisexual now. Him being gay is definitely still a RunningGag. * This troper was talking about the WW2 rumour that Hitler only had one testicle with his mother (since she doesn't approve of impolite language, I was coughing instead of saying the word) and his sister. Later that night, we went to see the file It's a Wonderful Afterlife, where, near the end, a guy gets some garden shears stuck in his groin. Since I hadn't even heard of the film before we went to see it (I had thought we were going to see Kick Ass), this was very strange...and very funny. * There was a deviant art user who posted a rant on all the Scarecrow cliches used in Batman fanfiction. (He made a lot of valid points, but loses a thousand points for whining and atrocious spelling.) He rightly complained about the weird phenomenon of fanfiction writers having Scarecrow rescue their Mary Sue for some reason, but the way he chose to phrase it - "Scarecrow is a villain therefore will never save anyone ever" - became really hilarious when Scarecrow got chosen to be a Yellow Lantern. * In an imaginary town [[{{Bulbaquil}} this troper]] created, one of the more prominent families lives on what I named "Burdell Street." Imagine my surprise several months later when I heard about [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Burdell George P. Burdell]], locally famous and technically imaginary, from

[[http://www.cracked.com/article_18478_the-7-ballsiest-pranks-youwont-believe-actually-worked.html this Cracked article]]. * This troper can't take {{Pocahontas}} seriously is because of WorldOfWarcraft. Look at John Smith. Now look at Arthas, the Lich King. See what I mean? * This troper read an article about a pitch for "a darker Fantastic Four reboot" and sarcastically asked "What, do they get their powers in a Challenger-like space disaster?" Then she found out somebody on the Atomic Think Tank message boards RPs a superhero team with that exact origin. * [[{{Ziggerfreud}} This Troper]] Finds the song, ''The Bad Touch'' extra funny when he found out that the discovery channel is [[RuleThirtyFour Channel 34]] (on cable) * This troper remembers a comment on an entry about ''Series/DoctorWho'' about the interacial relationship between Mickey and Rose, which pointed out how British classism was still strong enough that a relationship between two people of different race but similar background would be a lot more common than a relationship between Mickey and Martha (considering that he is working class, whereas she is a doctor). That comment becomes quite funny when one learns that Mickey and Martha were [[PairTheSpares married at the end of Season 4]] (even if they [[StrangledByTheRedString barely knew each other]]). * [[{{KamiKaze}} This troper]] (currently pageless as of this time of writing) once said on Twitter "Hmmm... LadyGaga as an EvilOverlord... what would the world be like? Interesting." (this was a reference to the whole "Lady Gaga is an Illuminati puppet" thing) Well... let's just say the video for "Alejandro" now answers my question. ** Before this, there was an example that literally occurred within ''minutes''. My mom and I were watching the first ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' movie and making fun of it. At one point, when Bella and Edward were making out in her bedroom, and then [[SleepCute sleeping in the same bed]], we started making jokes about Charlie, specifically of the OverprotectiveDad variety. At one point we mentioned a gun. The next scene after this? Opens with him loading a gun. We both burst into laughter right then and there. * Last September, my brother said he "had a vision of the future" while carpooling with his girlfriend and her two younger cousins. Specifically, the kids were yelling at each other, and the girlfriend was turned around scolding them. One month later, guess who found out she was pregnant? * Some time back my friend and I were coming up with ideas for a [[GrandTheftAuto GTA]]-style game set in Malaysia lampooning the government and such, even though such an idea would never fly as the Malaysian government [[{{Understatement}} doesn't like this]], and the references would only be known to Malaysians. Then, JustCause 2 came out... * This troper's family, who are all fans of BillBailey, were in histerics last Christmas when we saw the news. All we could think was "#67: Lunge Wildly at the Pope". ** Same troper as above, and I've remembered two other examples. I was looking through my friend's deviantart account, and I found two

pictures that have been made hilarious because of YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries. One was of Duke as an Alien, the other was of Marik asking Yami Marik for a hug. :D * This summer, me and a group of friends spent a weekend canoeing. When we were packing up the last morning, me and the friend I was sharing a canoe with let a lot of our things (especially shoes and such) lie on the bottom of the canoe instead of packing it in our bags, since we only had a few hours left and then we would be home. I made some comment about how many things we would have to fish for if we were to tip, but neither of us took it very seriously since our canoe was almost ridiculously sturdy, and no one had ever tipped with it before. Guess what happened an hour later. * This Troper was on an AvatarTheLastAirbender fan-site, playing a game where you take a quote and replace one or more words with "pants." One poster put up "Pants are[[hottip:* :originally "Time is"]] an Illusion. And So is death." The Day Of Black Sun part 1: That same character makes a Cameo again. Someone comments that he's going to war without pants. Guess what he says. * This troper's dad wanted to name her Iben, a Danish name which basically translates to Ebony. He also wanted to give her the equally Danish surname Vestergaard, wich in certain dialects sounds like WAYstergaard. This troper is very happy that her mum insisted on another name. She wouldn't like being called [[MyImmortal Ebony Way]] her entire life. That would be very hilarious(or not so much for this troper)in hindsight. * [[Tropers/{{Outsyder0486}} This guy]] once was reading a middle-ofthe-road ''{{Naruto}}'' fanfic back in, say, '06, that posited that Itachi wasn't evil, he was just doing what he was told for the good of the village (the plot had Naruto and Sakura discovering some old, abandoned ninja info scrolls or somesuch). I had a light chuckle thinking about the whole DracoInLeatherPants thing. Of course, we all know what happened later on in the series... * Years ago, this troper drew some little comics with her brother. One of the heroes her brother designed, "The Fanboy" was a StarWars fan with a prop lightsaber that had been turned into a real lightsaber by a MassSuperEmpoweringEvent. She just discovered FakeNewsRumble, where this is more or less what happens to Eric. * This troper is a programmer. Recently he got into ''{{Vocaloid}}'', and developed a huge [[StupidSexyFlanders boy]]-[[PerverseSexualLust crush]] on one particular male Vocaloid. Now he can't look at the C function ''strlen()'', or worse, the Python function ''len()'', with a straight face. * A few years ago, I overheard a conversation regarding the ongoing ConsoleWars. What I heard was that while Microsoft and Sony have hardware sales to fall back on, Nintendo doesn't. In other words, if Microsoft and Sony take a few hits in the video game market, they can use the revenue of their other products (such as [=PCs=] and Home Theatre Systems) to bounce back. But if Nintendo isn't careful, one strong hit is all it would take to effectively shut down the company. Then, come 2010, Nintendo completely ''shatters'' everyone's expectations. [[http://g4tv.com/videos/46345/E3-2010-Nintendo-PressConference/ Like this.]] ...Yeah, I don't think I'll hear any

conversations like that anytime soon. * This Troper's mom used to mistakenly refer to FamilyGuy as "Family Man", which only makes the [[SoBadItsGood ridiculous]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r80FOVcHMY&feature=related Youtube parody]] all the more amusing. * Years ago, I was amusing myself by talking to a ChatBot online, giggling at the inane things it was saying. It mentioned someone named Alice, and when I asked who Alice was, it replied "Alice in [[Film/AliceInWonderland Underland]]". * This Troper was in elementary school around the time in which the Yellow and Green {{Pokemon}} games came out, as well as everyone going mad over all the [[UrbanLegendOfZelda rumors regarding the supposed "hidden" parts of the game]]. Also, we were in that "Heeheehee, sex if funny!" stage, and a rumor had broken out that there existed a [[ParallelPornTitles novelty]] "[[RuleThirtyFour really inappropriate version]]" called "Pokemon White". (I'm not sure if these rumors were local to my school, or if this was common talk among Pokemon fans). Now considering the [[PokemonBlackAndWhite newest games in the series]]....I'm not sure whether to laugh or cringe. * This troper's friend joked that Elon Musk was Iron Man and photoshopped a picture of Musk walking in front of some water with the Iron Man suit as his reflection. Guess who got a cameo in Iron Man 2? * This troper always laughs hysterically at his old MSN chat logs, because before E3 2010 I must've said "There will NEVER be a new DonkeyKongCountry game!" about a million times. [[DonkeyKongCountryReturns And now...]] * This troper was in an online RPG in which her character, the adopted daughter of Captain Nemo, inherited the ''Nautilus'' upon his death and became its captain. (ItMakesSenseInContext, really. This is the Cliffs Notes version of things.) The crew of the submersible took to addressing her as "Lady Captain"; troper just thought that was reasonably clever. Flash forward two years, when troper and her husband went on a cruise. Their ship was Royal Caribbean's ''Monarch of the Seas'', and its captain was/is the first female cruise ship captain in history. Guess what the crew called her? * This troper finds the plot of SpringAwakening funny because of a certain quote from MeanGirls... -->"Don't have sex, because you will get pregnant and die! Don't have sex in the missionary position, don't have sex standing up, just don't do it, OK, promise? OK, now everybody take some rubbers." * In the seventh grade, I developed a crush on a classmate and realized I was bisexual. As I attend an all-girls Catholic school, I [[{{Wangst}} wangsted]] enormously about how all my friends would disown me and I would become a social pariah if found out. Since then, three of my friends have come out as bi, and the only one who was really homophobic has since gotten over it. * This troper one time had gone into a video game store to browse their selection. He finds, of all things, a [[{{Simulation Game}} Sim game]] that was called Oil Tycoon. He actually picked up the game, turning to one of the clerks that was nearby, and commented, "You know what, I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with a Sim-Mall game or something like that." Months later...

** Same troper just remembered also that he gave his nephew a copy of [[{{Soul Series}} Soul Calibur III]] and, on his own memory card, decided on creating exact replicas of all the heroes from [[{{TalesofSymphonia}} Tales of Symphonia]] and put them into the Chronicles of the Sword game. Imagine this troper's shock when he buys Soul Calibur Legends and we discover that Lloyd is a playable character in the game. * Concerning WorldOfWarcraft, [[Tropers/LanceOmikron This Troper]] once supported the idea that furbolgs (bear-men) would be the new alliance race in The Burning Crusade (the new horde race was already confirmed to be blood elves). When the theory was shot down due to furbolgs having shaman (a horde-only class at the time), this troper proposed "Well, I suppose Blood Elves could be paladins [the allianceonly class] in that case". Guess which class the blood elves got. * At the ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Eclipse]]'' trailer I said "And hopefully the last!" cut to me finding out about Breaking Dawn * Back in 2003 [[Tropers/{{Onyhow}} this troper]] started grade 7 in an International School in ESL class, and the teacher will periodically gives out vocabularies for the class to study...one of the words is "idiot" (or stupid, not much difference really), listed at the 9th word, which the class used the "number 9" as euphemism for that word...guess what happens to [[{{Touhou}} Cirno]] in 2005! * This troper recently received the latest issue of Game Informer in the mail, and was overjoyed when she realized that it pictured {{Psychonauts}}'s Razputin on the front, and featured him in the '30 Characters Who Defined a Decade' article. The segment on Raz ended with: "Still, we keep hoping that we haven't seen the last of Raz." Roughly two days after receiving the issue, the announcement was made that 'Schafer is ready for Psychonauts 2'. * ThisTroper lost her virginity to her mustachioed boyfriend on November 18. Guess what she found out after? In honor of the month of [[http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/27/movember-2010/ Movember]], [[http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/11/november-18th-declared-have-sexwith-a-guy-with-a-mustache-day/ November 18 was declared "Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day."]] * My brother saying "We're all bi." Then I found a gay porn among his things while helping him move. * When watching ''KyleXY'', I said after the first episode, "This has more Biblical references than ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''." At the end of season 2, Jessi tries to kill herself so she doesn't help [[SdrawkcabName Mada]]corp. At the end of season 3, Kyle aborts a bunch of clones of himself. [[GainaxEnding Minutes later...]] * My friend said Mormons are kinky people. I laughed him off, knowing [[DidNotDoTheResearch (as everyone else does)]] that Mormons are [[TheFundamentalist sexually repressive polygamists]]. Cut to me reading ''TheCourtshipOfPrincessLeia'', ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', and ''EndersGame'' and learning about AuthorAppeal. ** ''Excuse'' me? How about we not judge an entire religion because of two authors (out of dozens) and fundies? * [[Tropers/AdelePotter This Tropette]] was reading a fanfic chapter from a boy's POV. The author of said fic then posted the same chapter, only from the girl's POV. I now reread it, and realize the girl's

chapter had ''much'' better punctuation and spelling... * A very long time ago, a rather snobbish friend of mine was lecturing me about my love for video games. I believe one thing he said was, "What if, ten years from now, you play a video game and it's just some guy throwing punches over and over? Would that be fun?" [[RhythmHeaven Ten years later, it turned out I was right all along.]] * Another addition to WorldOfWarcraft, [[{{Tropers/Renelia}} this troper]] imagined what the next expansion would be after Wrath of the Lich King sometime during the summer of 2008. Rather than the whole "Emerald Dream" and "Maelstrom" ideas being popularly thrown around, I instead went a different route. I imagined a [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt dynamically changed Azeroth with new areas and a dramatically changed Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor]]. There were two new races, Goblin for the Horde race and "some other race that will come as a big surprise" for the Alliance race. Guess what was announced the next summer, released this year and what two races came as the new Horde and Alliance races? [[spoiler: [[DontExplainTheJoke Cataclysm was announced last summer; released this month (December 2010) and Goblins and Worgen were the two new races.]] ]] * Watching a trailer before a movie with some friends, I noticed how it appeared to be a western but, judging by something on the protagonist's arm, it appeared to also be sci-fi. So I snarkily asked my friend, "So what, it's Cowboys and Aliens?" And then [[CowboysAndAliens cue the title.]] * This troper had created the protagonist of her CartoonCrossover series quite a few years ago, and had chose her name from a baby name book: Dedra. A couple years later, my older sister read some notes over my shoulder, and told me that my brother-in-law's brother's wife was named Dedra (spelled Dedrea, but still). As far as I can tell, that's a pretty rare name, what are the odds? * Way back in 2007, [[{{Tropers/Kadorhal}} I]] made an article on Uncyclopedia about the "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Ninjazi]]", claiming among other things that he was an unlockable character in [[ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]] by "dumping Pepsi on your keyboard". Three years later, I (accidentally) did just that while playing ''KillingFloor''. The keyboard isn't doing too well nowadays. * Ever since middle school, one of my friends had been attempting to get me to watch Series/DoctorWho, to no avail (primarily due to my fear of ArchivePanic, since for a while I had been convinced that I would never understand any show unless I started at the VERY beginning). Just a few months ago, on suggestion from another (online) friend, I began watching the 2005 revival series, and in no time flat became a rather obsessive Whovian. What can I say, I came for DavidTennant, and stayed for all of the general awesomeness. On Halloween, a few weeks into watching the series (some time during Series 2, if I remember correctly), I unveiled my Tenth Doctor costume, product of my newfound obsessiveness, and my friend simultaneously celebrated my conversion to Series/DoctorWho and lamented that she hadn't been the one to convince me to watch it. My reply was "Well you should have told me he was a looker!" Fast forward

a couple months to when I watched The End of Time, with the old lady who upon being introduced to the Doctor, said the same thing, almost word-for-word. I was in stitches, and informed my friend of this lovely little coincidence at the first possible opportunity, after of course reacting [[OcularGushers appropriately reacting]] to the TearJerker that was the rest of that finale. * This troper's mom used to tell her and her brother that shaking the controllers and jumping around would not do anything for our games. Fast forward about a decade later. ** Also, her brother used to say touch screen technology was so advanced, that it would never be successfully handheld, and not for the regular consumer. And that mobil internet was an idea that would never emulate well. Funny... I'm using an iPod Touch to type this. * As a kid, I drew two of my characters at the time(girlfriend and boyfriend) in bed together([[ThatCameOutWrong Not like ''that'']], just... lying besides each other sleeping.) Apparently I got the memo that adults share a bed(like my mom and dad) but had yet to learn the reason for it... When thinking back on it, I find it pretty funny, thinking "[[IfYouKnowWhatIMean ...just what were they doing before that?]]" * When this troper was in second grade, she wrote a short story about an outgrown teddy bear complaining that his owner no longer liked him. [[ToyStory Sound familiar?]] * As a kid, I thought a [[DrawnToLife game where you make your own protagonist]] would be cool. Also, [[{{Scribblenauts}} a game where you could get whatever item you wanted]]. * A few months ago, This Troper went to her school's homecoming dance, which was Las Vegas-themed. A few weeks after the dance, my parents and I took a weekend trip to Las Vegas. * I came across [[http://video.aol.com/video/piano-magically-appearson-sandbar/4031083105 this news video]]. I instantly laughed because of the [[AxisPowersHetalia Hetalia]] episode where Austria plays the piano in the middle of the sea... * [[{{@/Psyga315}} This Troper]] used to play AnimalCrossing. One of the favorite things he does is take the train. However, since he didn't have an extra memory card to go to the other town, it returned him to the menu. It was there that he would fiddle with the time, thus making the train able to travel time. [[KamenRiderDenO A few years later...]] * I was reading ''AzumangaDaioh'', and in a strip, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Osaka]] said something about "Panties? Guns? How are they related?" [[PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Oh, I think I know...]] * This troper was at a comedy club a day before Super Bowl XLV where one of the standups made a prediction joke that the Steelers will be mostly shut down by the Packers in the first half. But then in half time the quarterback Roethlisberger will [[RapeAsComedy rape a cheerleader]] and then be on fire in the second half. It turns out during the actual game, the Steelers offense ''was'' shut down for the most part in the first half with the Packers having a big lead in the first half. Then in the second half the Steelers made a comeback and managed to cut down the lead (though it's still not enough to win).

Hmmm, I wonder... * Last year, ThisTroper's little sister was a bit of a fan of TheMonkees, apparently, because we heard her sing "I'm a Believer." We thought ''Yay, now she likes golden oldies!'' Then RingoStarr appeared on TheDailyShow (on her birthday, no less) and she wouldn't watch with us, and I told her that it was classic rock and that she liked classic rock. Fast forward to early 2011 when we are both big [[TheBeatles Beatlemaniacs]]. ** Also, you ''do'' know how I'm making this totally awesome "BackyardSports [[XMeetsY meet]] TheBeatles" film, right? Well, around the time my sister liked singing "I'm a Believer", I saw an ad for Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks inspired me to do a film where they go to camp and enter a music contest. [[ClingyJealousGirl Angela]] was R&B/funk-pop, [[HandsomeLech Tony]] was alternative-pop-metal, [[SpoiledSweet the Webber twins]] were bubblegum teen pop, etc. Well, I kept changing the songs they would sing, and one day, I stumbled across TheBeatles. I knew Tony would have liked them, so I changed them to Beatles songs ''twice''- ''AHardDaysNight'' and ''Come Together''. JohnLennon sang both of those songs, and Tony is sort of like him ([[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], [[HotGuysAreBastards hot bastard]], JerkWithAHeartOfGold) but more like Paul (ControlFreak, InsufferableGenius, LargeHam.) Um...yeah. * This Troper was introducing his sister-in-law to the awesomeness that is {{Nightwish}} by playing her "Over The Hills and Far Away." The song (originally by Gary Moore) is about a man who is cheating with his best friend's wife and ends up going to prison for a robbery he didn't commit. He was in bed with her when the robbery was happening, but he isn't wiling to admit the affair publicly. Now it turns out that at the time I played her the song, SHE was cheating on my brother with a guy that was in prison! ...I know it's more "f*cked up" than "hilarious" but I wonder if she was thinking "{{OhCrap}} he's on to me!!!1!" when I played that song? * At {{Neopets}}, when creating a pet, you get two drop-down lists over aspects over your pet's personality (things like "likes: hunting for treasure, gathering food, ect") which... doesn't really do anything as far as I know. My Meerca's "likes" is "gathering food", and at the time I made her (7 years ago now), I had no idea I would try to make her get the Gourmet Food award. * Does anybody else remember the old page image for ThatOneLevel, back when it was still "Scrappy Level"? It was a screenshot from {{Psychonauts}} picturing Raz in the Meat Circus, and, apparently I thought it was worth screenshoting at the time. I just ran across that file, a moment ago, and cracked up when I read the caption: "Welcome to Hell. Enjoy your stay!" I didn't remember way back when, but the first thing that came to mind this time around was Raz's cheerful "See you in Hell!" from when he hit/mind blasted/set a squirrel/songbird/seagull on fire. As to that last train wreck of a sentence, it MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext. One of the many reasons I love that game. * This tropette knows someone who's great-great-something-grandma's name was {{Kesha}}. ** With the "$"?

* Happens so frequently to this troper that he thinks that he has the power of "foreshadowing" - the uncontrolled ability to do or think of things that will have a hilarious/surprising impact on a future event. For example, one day he decided to see a movie. Later, his friend (a movie-lover who also saw the same movie a day ago) called him to tell him about it. Troper proceeds to completely shock said friend with knowledge of a movie he "never saw". * A year or two before ''PokemonBlackAndWhite'' were announced, [[Tropers/SilverMoonDance I]] was making up Fakmon for my made-up region. The Water-type starter Pokmon was based on an otter. Fastforward to the Unova starters being revealed... * Growing up, this tropette was often called "Hermione", not because she was smart, but because she had bushy brown hair like Emma Watson's in the first Harry Potter movie. In college, said tropette was fed up with her hair and chopped it all off into a stylish pixie cut. Fast forward to a few months later when she logged onto mugglenet and found [[http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/3686 this]]... * Some friends and I were watching ''PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife'' when we got to the first scene with Damos. Several people wondered if he was voiced by CamClarke. After a bit of research, we found out this was DanGreen's first movie appearance in a long time. The overall consensus: "DanGreen trying to sound like CamClarke". A few days afterward, I was reading up on ''TurtlesForever'', and found out who played the 80's version of Leonardo. * [[{{Tropers/Sachiko}} My]] name is Sachiko Kotobuki, I am 25 years old and, due to some problems in the romantic department, I am single. Now, look at [[http://www.appbrain.com/app/ms-kotobuki35yo/net.firstbranch01 this little applet for Android]] and you will realize that *I* am Hilarious In Hindsight now! I still can't believe someone could name a desperate 35 year old single woman after me! * On May 22, 2005, this troper wrote [[http://forum.tgmonline.it/showpost.php?p=633425&postcount=444 this message]] about overhyped Nintendo products. This is the final remark, translated into English: "''At most, I'm expecting a Gameboy Multimedia, a little larger than the current GBA SP, that, besides being compatible with every game from Classic Gameboy to DS, also allows the use of a flash card to listen to [=MP3s=] and watch DivX movies, with an integrated camera to snap pictures and shoot brief videos. That is, everything you can already do with a cell phone of the current generation''." Then, five years later, [[http://kotaku.com/#!5420191/nintendo-dsi-xl-review-super-size-me the DSi XL was released]]. * This troper's friend was struggling on the original ''NinjaGaiden''. I joked about an [[IOSGames iPhone port]] of it, [[{{Troll}} which pissed him off]]. Several months, one new phone, and one NES emulator for it later... * This troper just found out that [[TheTwilightSaga Jacob Black]] [[DontExplainTheJoke has a sister named Rebecca]]. * This troper recently finished watching PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, and always thought Kyouko had an ungodly annoying voice. Then the video game AtelierAnnie fell into this troper's possession and the reaction was "Oh god, Annie's voice is adorable!" Then while reading through

TheOtherWiki, page for the game the following thoughts occurred. "AiNonaka voices Annie? Why does that name sound familiar? Oh god.. don't tell me..." And sure enough, same voice actress as Kyouko. * This troper, for whatever reason, he can't remember how the subject came up, said that one of his double cousins (when a set of siblings from one family has children with a set of siblings from another family. in this case, my father's sister is married to my mother's brother) acted more like siblings than cousins because of how closely we were raised. About a week later, took a wiki walk and had a laugh when I came across these lines under the double cousins section of the cousin page on Wikipedia "Double first cousins share both sets of grandparents in common and have double the degree of consanguinity than ordinary first cousins. Genetically, they are as related as halfsiblings." ** and I just realized, another cousin (by the same set of parents) his kid calls me uncle. that's actually somewhat accurate, or at least as accurate genetically speaking as my actual niece calling me uncle, considering she is a half-sister's daughter * Last fall, this troper caught wind of ''{{Catherine}}''. A few months later, he started dating someone named Katherine. * I read a book where a character was referred to as being "over 9000 years old". Keep in mind that it was published a year or so before the meme. Then, [[MemeticMutation one year later...]] * One for {{Bleach}} Fans here. This troper recalls a fanfic where in a certain chapter, [[TheHero Ichigo]] gained a new form that gives him [[PowerGivesYouWings Angelic Wings]] and [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow Long]] [[PowerDyesYourHair Black Hair]]. After about a day it was published, there were about 7 reviews that basically amounted to "''[[RuinedForever OMFG Ichigo shouldn't have black hair, you suck!]]''", one week later, Ichigo gained The Final Getsuga Tensho in the Manga, A.K.A the form gives him ''Long Black Hair''. * [[{{@/Nakayama90}} This troper]] had a dream just a short while before his eighteenth birthday, about seeing a friend with an [[DeathNote L]] figure at work. When he asked where said friend got it from, they said "Chinatown." Several months later, he started going to Chinatown frequently, which has many shops selling anime-themed merchandise. * This troper recalls quite a while back finding a video on Youtube (which has long since been removed) that mentioned a fanfiction someone wrote about a futuristic Nintendo system called the N3on the basic idea for it was seeing 3D without the need for 3D glasses, the video this troper saw showed an example of how to make the trick work, fast forward to 2010 and Nintendo announces their new handheld the Nintendo 3DS which can do 3D without the need of 3D glasses. I'm serious about this, its true. * This troper once posted in a random board about mistaking [[SquareEnix Testuya Nomura]] for [[SpaceChannel5 Tetsuya Mizuguchi]], and commenting on how she's prefer not to have zipper-laden gakuran. A few months later, she remembers {{Persona 4}}'s design of [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090123093114/megamitensei/im ages/0/01/P4-Izanagi.jpg Izanagi]]... and at the same time, the CosplayFanArt [[FridgeBrilliance made sense]].

* When this troper was applying to college, her personal statement made mention of something her grandfather had done as a graduate student, that he had flooded [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk Jonas Salk]]'s laboratory. After she got accepted to the college she mentioned this to, she learned that the school was attached to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salk_Institute the Salk Institute]] and now she hopes to someday work at it. * When DanielBryan got released from the WWE shortly after the Nexus Invasion, I predicted in a YouTube video that he would return by the end of the summer. Less than 2 months later at SummerSlam, Bryan returned as the 7th man of Team WWE against the Nexus. ** Another one from this troper. I was making a mock box art about a SuperSmashBros game that released for the Nintendo3DS. At this year's E3 press conference Smash Bros for the 3DS was confirmed along with one for the Wii U. * A few years back me (around 14 years old at the time) and some friends were talking about how Christmas-themed adverts seem to start getting television airtime earlier every year. I remarked that by the time I hit my twenties they'd be showing Christmas ads in May. Jump forward to May 2011, one year before my 20th birthday, and I saw a TV ad for a Christmas catalogue. IKnewIt! ** Same troper here, when I was around 7 I wrote a series of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/DarthWiki/Ptitlew9bltta3dv6n rather dreadful]] short stories. The two main protagonists of the series were named [[TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Billy and Mandy]]. This was about a year before the cartoon debuted. * When I was a little girl I used to create elaborate stories and adventures with my plastic animals, including third generation My Little Pony figurines. We were in the third grade at the time, so when spring came our teacher had us wrtie a silly little poem about the joys of spring. Mine was probably the best, with a six-stanza ode to the end of hibernation, the growth of flowers and plants, the return of song birds and reappearence of the sun. When I got home I decided to spruce up said poem and have a choir of pony dolls celibrating the arrival of [[SpringhasSprung Spring]] as a way to kill time before dinner while outside on the first good day of the year in a very primative six-part harmony. Granted I didn't have a Pinkie pie or a Twilight Twinkle doll at the time, but [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic you get where I'm going with this.]] Winter wrap up, winter wrap uuuup~. * A while back, a bunch of people I know wrote, performed, and released a FilkSong for our fandom based on an existing song. Months later, someone else dug up another parody of the same song...done by ''the creator'', years before the fandom existed! * Two with this troper. First in 6th grade he was sitting next to a girl, that was his friend. One kid asked if we went out and we both told him we weren't. Fast forward to this troper's freshman year in highschool and guess who he went out with for 5 months. Second, after this troper's mom learned he had a girlfriend, she mistook one of his friends for her, a few weeks later she would turn out to be right. ---Go back to HilariousInHindsight. Hopefully this page will be hilarious