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** Everyone who meets Dick can't help but joke about his name.
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** Everyone who meets Dick Ballson can't help but joke about his name.
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** The JerkAss is given an incredibly unlikely phallic name just to really get the point across, like "Peniston"
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** The JerkAss is given an incredibly unlikely phallic name just to really get the point across, like "Peniston" or "Harry B. Dick".
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** The JerkAss is given an incredibly unlikely phallic name just to really get the point across, like "Peniston"
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Pussy receives mockery for her name but is more of an overly sensitive coward.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Inverted''':
** Pussy often receives crude mockery for hername but name.
** Pussy [[DirtyCoward ismore of an overly sensitive coward.a spineless coward]] who often [[FairWeatherFriend ditches her friends when things turn south.]]
** Pussy often receives crude mockery for her
** Pussy [[DirtyCoward is
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'''Basic Trope''': A character named "Dick" is portrayed as being a {{Jerkass}} or is subjected to mockery because of his name also being a slang term for the male genitalia.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character named "Dick" (or a variation of it) is portrayed as being a {{Jerkass}} or is subjected to mockery because of his name also being a slang term for the male genitalia.
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** "[{EstablishingCharacterMoment My name is Richard. I prefer to be called 'Dick'.]] [[BitchAlert I am the biggest jerk you will ever meet.]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And I will kill you if you ever use my name as an insult]] [[DisproportionateRetribution or because I suspect you are using it as such]], at any point of your life."
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** "[{EstablishingCharacterMoment "[[EstablishingCharacterMoment My name is Richard. I prefer to be called 'Dick'.]] [[BitchAlert I am the biggest jerk you will ever meet.]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And I will kill you if you ever use my name as an insult]] [[DisproportionateRetribution or because I suspect you are using it as such]], at any point of your life."
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** "I'm sorry. I don't see why I should mock you because of your name."
** Alice thinks Dick is the biggest asshole in the whole wide world. She makes a point of [[InsistentTerminology using the word "asshole"]] for Dick and never uses the word "dick" for him (too easy a target/not a big enough insult/DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment much?/it just never occurs to her).
** "[{EstablishingCharacterMoment My name is Richard. I prefer to be called 'Dick'.]] [[BitchAlert I am the biggest jerk you will ever meet.]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And I will kill you if you ever use my name as an insult]] [[DisproportionateRetribution or because I suspect you are using it as such]], at any point of your life."
** Alice thinks Dick is the biggest asshole in the whole wide world. She makes a point of [[InsistentTerminology using the word "asshole"]] for Dick and never uses the word "dick" for him (too easy a target/not a big enough insult/DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment much?/it just never occurs to her).
** "[{EstablishingCharacterMoment My name is Richard. I prefer to be called 'Dick'.]] [[BitchAlert I am the biggest jerk you will ever meet.]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And I will kill you if you ever use my name as an insult]] [[DisproportionateRetribution or because I suspect you are using it as such]], at any point of your life."
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** Dick goes insane over everyone making fun of his name, so he starts getting even by murdering them all.
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** Dick goes insane over everyone making fun of his name, so he starts [[TheDogBitesBack getting even even]] by [[MurderIsTheBestSolution murdering them all.all]] (or just being mean to them back).
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** Dick's rampage is prevented when his true friends talk him out of killing his bullies and call the bullies out on making fun of his name.
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** Dick's rampage is prevented when his true friends talk him out of killing killing/attacking his bullies and call the bullies out on making fun of his name.
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** Dick is a member of a family where everyone has a name that's slang for genitalia.
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** Dick is a member of a family where everyone has a name that's slang for genitalia.genitalia (Dad Johnson, Mom Pussy, Cousin Wang and so on).
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** Dick is a member of a family where everyone has a name that's slang for genitalia.
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* '''Parodied''': The character has a rather crude PunnyName involving Dick or one of the name's variants, such as Richard Head or Dick N. Balls.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** The character has a rather crude PunnyName involving Dick or one of the name's variants, such as Richard Head or Dick N.Balls.Balls.
** Dick's signature is a crudely-drawn penis.
** The character has a rather crude PunnyName involving Dick or one of the name's variants, such as Richard Head or Dick N.
** Dick's signature is a crudely-drawn penis.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Pussy receives mockery for her name but is more of an overly sensitive coward.
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* '''Parodied''': The character has a rather crude PunnyName, such as Richard Head or Dick N. Balls.
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* '''Parodied''': The character has a rather crude PunnyName, PunnyName involving Dick or one of the name's variants, such as Richard Head or Dick N. Balls.
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** No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their name.
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** No one name named Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their name.
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* '''Averted''': No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their name.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of theirname.name.
** There are no characters named Dick, period.
** No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their
** There are no characters named Dick, period.
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** After Dick does something mean, the person who confronts him points out [[MeaningfulName how fitting his name is]].
** "Why do you guys have to make fun of me just because my name happens to be Dick?"
** "Why do you guys have to make fun of me just because my name happens to be Dick?"
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** Dick decides to become a jerk.
** Bullies find out that the new guy is named Dick and proceed to waste no opportunity to harass him with jokes about his name.
*'''Exploited''':
'''Exploited''': TheHero also happens to be named Dick, so the BigBad uses propaganda to convince the public that no one named Dick can be trusted.
*'''Defied''':
'''Defied''':
** Dick makes an effort to be a better person.
** Dick has his name legally changed.
*'''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': "His name's Dick and he happens to be a dick. What, do the writers think [[ViewersAreMorons we're stupid]] or something?"
* '''Conversed''': "At least they're not using the character to make lame jokes about the word dick being slang for a certain part of the male anatomy."
** Bullies find out that the new guy is named Dick and proceed to waste no opportunity to harass him with jokes about his name.
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** Dick makes an effort to be a better person.
** Dick has his name legally changed.
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* '''Conversed''': "At least they're not using the character to make lame jokes about the word dick being slang for a certain part of the male anatomy."
** The characters mention disliking a character named Dick.
** A character named Richard insists that he never be called Dick for short.
** A character named Richard insists that he never be called Dick for short.
** Because of Dick's mean-spirited ways, it becomes a stereotype that everyone named Dick is a bad person.
** Dick goes insane over everyone making fun of his name, so he starts getting even by murdering them all.
** Dick goes insane over everyone making fun of his name, so he starts getting even by murdering them all.
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* '''Played for Drama''':
** Dick's rampage is prevented when his true friends talk him out of killing his bullies and call the bullies out on making fun of his name.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character named "Dick" is portrayed as being a {{Jerkass}} or is subjected to mockery because of his name also being a slang term for the male genitalia.
* '''Straight''':
** Dick is the show's resident {{Jerkass}} who's always insulting and causing trouble for the other characters.
** Dick is constantly the butt of such crude jokes involving his name as "Gee, Dick sure sucks...dick!"
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Dick is the BigBad and can't go a minute without [[KickTheDog doing something unforgivably cruel]].
** Everyone who meets Dick can't help but joke about his name.
** Every single {{Jerkass}} in the show is named Dick or some variation thereof.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Dick is a bit of a grouch, but ultimately [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold isn't such a bad person]].
** People are tempted to make the obvious joke about Dick's name, but ultimately decide not to go there.
** The joke is made more subtle by naming the character Richard.
* '''Justified''':
** Dick is a jerk because [[FreudianExcuse people wouldn't stop teasing him over the double meaning of his name]].
** Dick's friends all have a really immature sense of humor.
* '''Inverted''':
** A character named Dick is portrayed as a NiceGuy
** Dick makes fun of the other character's names.
* '''Subverted''':
** Dick is assumed to be a bad person, but it turns out to be a misunderstanding.
** A bully nearly cracks a joke about Dick's name, but is stopped by someone else who admonishes him.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** The next person named Dick is a jerk for real.
** Someone else manages to joke about Dick's name and gets away with it.
* '''Parodied''': The character has a rather crude PunnyName, such as Richard Head or Dick N. Balls.
* '''Zigzagged''': It varies whether or not characters named Dick are assholes and whether or not their name is made fun of by the other characters.
* '''Averted''': No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their name.
* '''Enforced''':
** "Our villain's already [[ObviouslyEvil blatantly an awful person]]. We may as well actually make his name Dick."
** "Dick's supposed to be suffering a lot, and nothing can be more undignified than having other people make immature jokes about his name also being slang for penis".
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* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Implied''':
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* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''':
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* '''Straight''':
** Dick is the show's resident {{Jerkass}} who's always insulting and causing trouble for the other characters.
** Dick is constantly the butt of such crude jokes involving his name as "Gee, Dick sure sucks...dick!"
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Dick is the BigBad and can't go a minute without [[KickTheDog doing something unforgivably cruel]].
** Everyone who meets Dick can't help but joke about his name.
** Every single {{Jerkass}} in the show is named Dick or some variation thereof.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Dick is a bit of a grouch, but ultimately [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold isn't such a bad person]].
** People are tempted to make the obvious joke about Dick's name, but ultimately decide not to go there.
** The joke is made more subtle by naming the character Richard.
* '''Justified''':
** Dick is a jerk because [[FreudianExcuse people wouldn't stop teasing him over the double meaning of his name]].
** Dick's friends all have a really immature sense of humor.
* '''Inverted''':
** A character named Dick is portrayed as a NiceGuy
** Dick makes fun of the other character's names.
* '''Subverted''':
** Dick is assumed to be a bad person, but it turns out to be a misunderstanding.
** A bully nearly cracks a joke about Dick's name, but is stopped by someone else who admonishes him.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** The next person named Dick is a jerk for real.
** Someone else manages to joke about Dick's name and gets away with it.
* '''Parodied''': The character has a rather crude PunnyName, such as Richard Head or Dick N. Balls.
* '''Zigzagged''': It varies whether or not characters named Dick are assholes and whether or not their name is made fun of by the other characters.
* '''Averted''': No one name Dick is a jerk or made fun of because of their name.
* '''Enforced''':
** "Our villain's already [[ObviouslyEvil blatantly an awful person]]. We may as well actually make his name Dick."
** "Dick's supposed to be suffering a lot, and nothing can be more undignified than having other people make immature jokes about his name also being slang for penis".
* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''':
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* '''Played for Laughs''':
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