History Main / SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom

** In Israel, there was a proposal named the "Law for the Protection of Written Journalism", which would have ordered the closure of any newspaper that falls under certain conditions fulfilled pretty much only by ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Hayom Israel Hayom]]'', one of the only right-wing newspapers in Israel. This is actually an interesting case of restricting press freedom, as it is the opposition trying to silence pro-government views.

** Joe Biden's infamous "Inflation Reduction Act" does absolutely nothing to reduce inflation, and quite a lot of things that actually ''increase'' it!

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab2021}}'', Shanks takes the crew on a "bonding mission" to hunt {{Chupacabra}} on "Happy Fun-Time Island", which is infested with talking tree cobras.

* The Vaults of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', advertisement featuring the Vaults show them as safe havens to protect its occupants from nuclear destruction, and they can enjoy comfortable living standards for years. In truth only a hand full of them work as advertised, the rest of the Vaults are used as controlled experiments meant to test its subjects on numerous experiments. Raging from the mundane, to inhumanely cruel. Leading to some Vaults having their occupants getting killed from them.

** Also, the research station that performs inhumane and usually fatal experiments on teenage girls is nicknamed "Music/JoyDivision" by the scientists there.

* WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn travels to Candy Mountain... only to [[spoiler:[[OrganLegging have his kidney stolen]]]] when he goes inside.

* NonindicativeName: For broader cases of name not matching reality.
* FluffyTheTerrible: Also a trope where something fearsome has a harmless name; generally, though, FluffyTheTerrible tends to be silly or goofy, whereas Super Fun Happy Thing of Doom tends to be a lot darker.
* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: A criminal organization masquerading as a legitimate business.
* HappyFunBall: A trope where something's ''appearance'' doesn't match its function.
* KillerRabbit: A critter whose cuteness doesn't match its deadliness.

* OminousMundanity: Where the name is neither deceptively pleasant nor needlessly terrifying, just (eerily) utilitarian.
* SubvertedKidsShow

* According to the ''Literature/Discworld Fools' Guild Diary'', the Guild enforcers -- who deal with Fools who break the very serious rules of clowning with terminal slapstick -- are officially known as the Jolly Good Pals. They are ''unofficially'', and more accurately, known as the Bloody Fools.

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* The U.S. Department of Defense at one time measured the amount of radioactivity from strontium-90 (a radionuclide found in nuclear fallout) in a subject's body by the doublespeak term "sunshine units." Public ridicule of the term (partially brought on by Creator/GeorgeCarlin's routine about using euphemistic language) forced the DoD to change the term to the more accurate and less super happy fun "strontium units."

** Joe Biden's infamous "Inflation Reduction Act" does absolutely nothing to reduce inflation, and quite a lot of things that actually ''increase'' it.

* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' spell "Nybor's Joyful Voyage". That Nybor also devised whole ''line'' of AgonyBeam spells can be counted as a subtle hint. It [[TeleFrag unsafely teleports]] one victim to a random place 1-100 miles away from the point of origin (including straight up and down).

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': The role of the Peacekeepers isn't as sweet as it sounds. (Bit like in RealLife, then?) Everything surrounding the Games is treated as fun and entertaining; being a "tribute" is an honor.

** {{ZigZagg|ingTrope}}ed with "Fun-sized mobile agony and death dispensers", the official name of what are commonly called "devil dogs". It should be noted that given the propensities of the Heterodyne Family "Fun-size" being mechanical horrors the size of a bear is only to be expected. Just imagine if they'd been made by the Wulfenbach clan...