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** One is 'Do unto otters as you would have them do to you', which Lu Tze suspects he may not have transcribed entirely correctly, though apparently he does make a point of treating otters respectfully.

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** One is 'Do unto otters as you would have them do to you', which Lu Tze suspects he may not have transcribed entirely correctly, though apparently apparently, he does make a point of treating otters respectfully.



--> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.

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--> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult difficult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.


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* Igor's credentials.
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* Lu Tze attempts to teach Rule One (always act cautiously around wrinkly old men) to an angry mammoth. The mammoth is unreceptive due to one brain cell thinking about food, and the other 'as much sex as possible.'

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* Lu Tze attempts to teach Rule One (always act cautiously around wrinkly old men) to an angry mammoth. The mammoth is unreceptive due to one brain cell thinking about food, it should trample him, one brain cell thinking it should gouge him, and the other last having wandered off and thinking about 'as much sex as possible.'
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* Lu Tze attempts to teach Rule One (always act cautiously around wrinkly old men) to an angry mammoth. The mammoth is unreceptive due to one brain cell thinking about food, and the other 'as much sex as possible.'

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* Using chocolates as weapons. Heck, the entire running battle against the Auditors, including using signboards against the very literal-minded Auditors.

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* Using chocolates as weapons. Heck, the entire running battle against the Auditors, including using signboards against the very literal-minded Auditors.Auditors, including a left-pointing arrow marked 'Go right.'


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** One is 'Do unto otters as you would have them do to you', which Lu Tze suspects he may not have transcribed entirely correctly, though apparently he does make a point of treating otters respectfully.
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* One in the blurb: it mentions the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse "and Ronnie, [[ThePeteBest the fifth Horseman, who quit before they were famous]]".
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--> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.

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--> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.tree.
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* The Abbot, who as a serial reincarnator has an adult mind in a toddler's body. He [[SophisticatedAsHell alternates from a sophisticated vocabulary to saying things like]] ''"Wanna bikkit wanna bikkit WANNA BIKKIT"''. He's also seen hitting people with his toys.

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* The Abbot, who as a serial reincarnator has an adult mind in a toddler's body. He [[SophisticatedAsHell alternates from a sophisticated vocabulary to saying things like]] ''"Wanna bikkit wanna bikkit WANNA BIKKIT"''. He's also seen hitting people with It's implied that he deliberately selected his toys.most annoying acolyte to attend his physical needs, as well as acting as the target for awkwardly-swung toys and suddenly ballistic baby food.
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---> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.

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---> --> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.
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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours."

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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours.""
* In the denouement, one little girl in Susan's class is writing about their latest class trip - to learn about witches. They also learn about Greebo.
---> The wich sang us [[BrickJoke a song about a hedghog]] it had lots of dificult words. She has a cat it chased [[EnfantTerrible Jason]] up a tree.
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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Susan can't believe it, until she meets Nanny at the door and she gives Susan a look that says "Yep, that's my gnome, and be thankful he's only ''widdling'' in the pond."

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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and she looks at over her garden an and all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Susan can't believe it, until she meets Nanny at the door and she gives Susan a look that says "Yep, that's my gnome, and be thankful he's only ''widdling'' in the pond."
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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, that's definitely a lawn ornament belonging to Nanny Ogg.

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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, Susan can't believe it, until she meets Nanny at the door and she gives Susan a look that says "Yep, that's definitely a lawn ornament belonging to Nanny Ogg.my gnome, and be thankful he's only ''widdling'' in the pond."
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** The same Angel using HIS OWN HALO as a saw to cut away some old corrosion in his book, and its accompanying sound effects descriptions?

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** The same Angel using HIS OWN HALO as a saw to cut away some old corrosion in his book, and its accompanying sound effects descriptions?descriptions.
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** Seriously? No one's mentioned that same Angel using HIS OWN HALO as a saw to cut away some old corrosion in his book, and its accompanying sound effects descriptions? That one gets this troper every time.

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** Seriously? No one's mentioned that The same Angel using HIS OWN HALO as a saw to cut away some old corrosion in his book, and its accompanying sound effects descriptions? That one gets this troper every time.descriptions?
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Halo Saw! For when the pages of your Holy Book have rusted together.

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** Seriously? No one's mentioned that same Angel using HIS OWN HALO as a saw to cut away some old corrosion in his book, and its accompanying sound effects descriptions? That one gets this troper every time.

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Clearing up natter.


** And then gets ever-more-flustered as the actual battle commences in a manner he didn't anticipate, until he's reduced to asking Mrs. War for a pencil so he can pry open some stuck-together pages of his iron book.
*** Pry them open? He needed a pencil to ''revise the book's contents'' so it'd fit what was actually happening!

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** And then gets ever-more-flustered as the actual battle commences in a manner he didn't anticipate, until he's reduced to asking Mrs. War for a pencil so he can pry open some stuck-together pages of his iron book.
*** Pry them open? He needed a pencil to ''revise
revise the book's contents'' so it'd fit what was actually happening!contents.
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* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, War, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''

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* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, War, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''out.''

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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours."
* The poor Omnian angel who turns up for the Apocalypse as was foretold in their scriptures, only to be informed that he's been declared non-canon by the faith. And then sees events unfold ''very'' differently than what's written in his Iron Book.
-->'''Angel''': {desperately flustered} Do you have a pencil?

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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours."
* The poor Omnian angel who turns up for the Apocalypse as was foretold in their scriptures, only to be informed that he's been declared non-canon by the faith. And then sees events unfold ''very'' differently than what's written in his Iron Book.
-->'''Angel''': {desperately flustered} Do you have a pencil?
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*** Pry them open? He needed a pencil to ''revise the book's contents'' so it'd fit what was actually happening!
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* The poor Omnian angel who turns up for the Apocalypse, only to be told that he's been declared non-canon by the faith. Plus, events unfold ''very'' differently than what's written in his Iron Book.
-->'''Angel'': {desperately flustered} Do you have a pencil?

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* The poor Omnian angel who turns up for the Apocalypse, Apocalypse as was foretold in their scriptures, only to be told informed that he's been declared non-canon by the faith. Plus, And then sees events unfold ''very'' differently than what's written in his Iron Book.
-->'''Angel'': -->'''Angel''': {desperately flustered} Do you have a pencil?
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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours."

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* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours.""
* The poor Omnian angel who turns up for the Apocalypse, only to be told that he's been declared non-canon by the faith. Plus, events unfold ''very'' differently than what's written in his Iron Book.
-->'''Angel'': {desperately flustered} Do you have a pencil?

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** And then gets ever-more-flustered as the actual battle commences in a manner he didn't anticipate, until he's reduced to asking Mrs. War for a pencil (presumably so he can revise his iron book's passages).

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** And then gets ever-more-flustered as the actual battle commences in a manner he didn't anticipate, until he's reduced to asking Mrs. War for a pencil (presumably so he can revise pry open some stuck-together pages of his iron book's passages).book.
* The [[IceCreamKoan "koans"]] of the Way of Mrs. Cosmopolite, including such gems as "It never rains, but it pours."

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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, that's Nanny lawn ornament all right.
* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, war, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''

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** Then there's DUCK, to which Susan's reaction is "Ah, now we're getting metaphysical."
* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, that's Nanny definitely a lawn ornament all right.
belonging to Nanny Ogg.
* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, war, War, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''



* Death and the Auditors, toward the end, are arguing about whether it's the Apocalypse and how the Auditors broke the rules. In pops the prophesied angel with the iron book...only for Death to have to awkwardly inform him that he is no longer official--revisions in the holy text wrote off that bit as apocrypha. The angel is considerably annoyed at having wasted his time.

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* Death and the Auditors, toward the end, are arguing about whether it's the Apocalypse and how the Auditors broke the rules. In pops the prophesied angel with the iron book...only for Death to have to awkwardly inform him that he is no longer official--revisions official -- revisions in the holy text wrote off that bit as apocrypha. The angel is considerably annoyed at having wasted his time.
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* Death and the Auditors, toward the end, are arguing about whether it's the Apocalypse and how the Auditors broke the rules. In pops the prophesied angel with the iron book...only for Death to have to awkwardly inform him that he is no longer official--revisions in the holy text wrote off that bit as apocrypha. The angel is considerably annoyed at having wasted his time.

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* Death and the Auditors, toward the end, are arguing about whether it's the Apocalypse and how the Auditors broke the rules. In pops the prophesied angel with the iron book...only for Death to have to awkwardly inform him that he is no longer official--revisions in the holy text wrote off that bit as apocrypha. The angel is considerably annoyed at having wasted his time.time.
** And then gets ever-more-flustered as the actual battle commences in a manner he didn't anticipate, until he's reduced to asking Mrs. War for a pencil (presumably so he can revise his iron book's passages).
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* In the opening, Death is performing an experiment with some buttered toast to see if the Auditors are planning anything. He then gets up for some exposition and slips on the way back to his desk.

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* In the opening, Death is observes the Death of Rats performing an experiment with some buttered toast toast, to see if the Auditors are planning anything. He Death then gets up for some exposition and slips exposition, only to slip on the way back to his desk.

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---> '''HELP ME UP, PLEASE. AND THEN CLEAN UP THE DAMN BUTTER.'''

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---> '''HELP ME UP, PLEASE. AND THEN CLEAN UP THE DAMN BUTTER.'''[[AC:Help me up, please. And then clean up the damn butter.]]
* Death and the Auditors, toward the end, are arguing about whether it's the Apocalypse and how the Auditors broke the rules. In pops the prophesied angel with the iron book...only for Death to have to awkwardly inform him that he is no longer official--revisions in the holy text wrote off that bit as apocrypha. The angel is considerably annoyed at having wasted his time.
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* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, war, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''

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* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, war, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''out''
* In the opening, Death is performing an experiment with some buttered toast to see if the Auditors are planning anything. He then gets up for some exposition and slips on the way back to his desk.
---> '''HELP ME UP, PLEASE. AND THEN CLEAN UP THE DAMN BUTTER.'''
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--> IGNORE THIS NOTICE.
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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, that's Nanny lawn ornament all right.

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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of rod. Yep, that's Nanny lawn ornament all right.right.
* War, the Anthropomorphic Personification of, well, war, is being henpecked by his Valkyrie wife. ''Even as he rides out''
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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of road. Yep, that's Nanny lawn ornament all right.

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* When Susan approaches Nanny's cottage and looks at her garden an all the lawn ornaments there, one of which is a gnome holding a fishing rod... except that it's not the ''fishing'' kind of road.rod. Yep, that's Nanny lawn ornament all right.
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