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** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to an historical event that happened during her lifetime even though she's told him exactly where she was and what she was doing at that time.
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* '''Plot Foundation''': Bob naïvely assumes everyone who is older than he is knows everything that happened before he was born, so he makes this joke with Alice intending it seriously. When she reveals that she doesn't know everything that happened from before he was born, he realizes he needs to learn how to do research for himself.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob says "You were probably there" when Alice mentions UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice mentions UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and Bob says says, "You were probably there" when Alice mentions UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.there."
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** Bob says "You were there" to Alice even though he's older than she is.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!" Alice says, "In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!"
* '''Averted''': Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn't reply.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!" Alice says, "In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!"
* '''Averted''': Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn't reply.
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** Bob says "You were there" to Alice [[HypocriticalHumor even though he's older than she is.
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** This exchange:
--->'''Alice''': Gee, Bob, it sure was sad that Socrates was forced to poisonhimself. Bob says, "You himself.
--->'''Bob''': You should know, Alice, you were probably''there''!" Alice says, "In ''there''!
--->'''Alice''': In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been hisbabysitter!"
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** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to some historical events, but not others.
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to a certain historical event sometimes, but not all times.
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** Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn'treply.reply.
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to something that he knows she saw.
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** This exchange:
--->'''Alice''': Gee, Bob, it sure was sad that Socrates was forced to poison
--->'''Bob''': You should know, Alice, you were probably
--->'''Alice''': In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to some historical events, but not others.
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to a certain historical event sometimes, but not all times.
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** Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn't
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to something that he knows she saw.
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* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': Bob's joke is overheard, taken seriously, and a rumour spreads that Alice knows everything because she's a witch.
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'''Reconstructed''': AliceAndBob clear up the misunderstanding in good time.
* '''Played forLaughs''':Laughs''': It's all part of Alice and Bob's VitriolicBestBuds dynamic.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character implies that another character might've been present at an historical event, implying the character is very old.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character implies that another character might've might have been present at an historical event, implying the second character is very old.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to an historical event in an AlternateHistory or AlternateUniverse.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!" Alice says, "In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!"
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!" Alice says, "In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!"
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to an historical event in an AlternateHistory or AlternateUniverse.
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice even though he's older than she is.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Aliceexpresses sadness at the prospect of notes that it was sad that Socrates having was forced to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!" Alice says, "In fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!"
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to an historical event in an AlternateHistory or AlternateUniverse.
** Bob says "You were there" to Alice even though he's older than she is.
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** She didn't know ''the'' Socrates, only somebody named after him.
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* '''Defied''': "It was sure sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself, and no, Bob, I didn't see it happen!"
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* '''Defied''': "It was sure was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself, and no, Bob, I didn't see it happen!"
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'''Basic Trope''': A character implies that another character might've been there to witness a historical event, implying the character is very old.
* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob replies, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!".
* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob replies, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!".
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'''Basic Trope''': A character implies that another character might've been there to witness a present at an historical event, implying the character is very old.
* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad thatSocrates Creator/{{Socrates}} was forced to poison himself. Bob replies, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!".''there''!"
* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad that
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob says the "You were probably there" line when Alice mentions World War II.
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob says the "You were probably there" line when Alice mentions World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice says, "What happened yesterday again?", to which Bob says, "No wonder you don't know-- you probably weren't born then!".
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* '''Inverted''': Alice says, "What happened yesterday again?", to which Bob says, "No wonder you don't know-- know -- you probably weren't born then!".then!"
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* '''Zigzagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!", and Alice says, "In actual fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!".
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!", and Alice says, "In actual fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!".
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* '''Parodied''':
'''Parodied''': Bob says "You were there" to Alice in reference to an historical event in an AlternateHistory or AlternateUniverse.
*'''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!", and ''there''!" Alice says, "In actual fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!".babysitter!"
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* '''Enforced''':'''Enforced''': The creators must include a Socrates reference.
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* '''Invoked''':'''Invoked''': Alice, whom Bob thinks is somewhat pretentious, mentions Socrates.
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* '''Conversed''': "There's this hilarious scene where he implies she was around to witness Socrates's death!"
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* '''Conversed''': "There's this hilarious scene where he implies she was around to witness Socrates's Socrates' death!"
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'''Basic Trope''': A character implies that another character might've been there to witness a historical event, implying the character is very old.
* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob replies, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!".
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says, "Weren't you there?!" when Alice asks if the ''Big Bang'' really happened.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob says the "You were probably there" line when Alice mentions World War II.
* '''Justified''': Alice is older than Bob and Bob likes to tease her for being older than him.
* '''Inverted''': Alice says, "What happened yesterday again?", to which Bob says, "No wonder you don't know-- you probably weren't born then!".
* '''Subverted''': Alice reveals that [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld she really did know Socrates]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** She was just kidding.
** She knew him via TimeTravel.
** She then says, "And I bet you knew him too!" to Bob.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!", and Alice says, "In actual fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!".
* '''Averted''': Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn't reply.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "And that joke's probably older than Socrates too!"
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses this as an opportunity to prank Bob into believing she really is older than Socrates.
* '''Defied''': "It was sure sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself, and no, Bob, I didn't see it happen!"
* '''Discussed''': "I have this friend who's always joking about me being old enough to witness historical events."
* '''Conversed''': "There's this hilarious scene where he implies she was around to witness Socrates's death!"
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* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
* '''Played for Drama''': This causes Alice to worry about growing old.
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* '''Straight''': Alice notes that it was sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself. Bob replies, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!".
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob says, "Weren't you there?!" when Alice asks if the ''Big Bang'' really happened.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob says the "You were probably there" line when Alice mentions World War II.
* '''Justified''': Alice is older than Bob and Bob likes to tease her for being older than him.
* '''Inverted''': Alice says, "What happened yesterday again?", to which Bob says, "No wonder you don't know-- you probably weren't born then!".
* '''Subverted''': Alice reveals that [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld she really did know Socrates]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** She was just kidding.
** She knew him via TimeTravel.
** She then says, "And I bet you knew him too!" to Bob.
* '''Parodied''':
* '''Zigzagged''': Alice expresses sadness at the prospect of Socrates having to poison himself. Bob says, "You should know, Alice, you were probably ''there''!", and Alice says, "In actual fact, I ''was'' there, but I went back in time to meet him. You, on the other hand, are probably old enough to have been his babysitter!".
* '''Averted''': Alice says her Socrates comment, but Bob doesn't reply.
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "And that joke's probably older than Socrates too!"
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses this as an opportunity to prank Bob into believing she really is older than Socrates.
* '''Defied''': "It was sure sad that Socrates was forced to poison himself, and no, Bob, I didn't see it happen!"
* '''Discussed''': "I have this friend who's always joking about me being old enough to witness historical events."
* '''Conversed''': "There's this hilarious scene where he implies she was around to witness Socrates's death!"
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* '''Played for Drama''': This causes Alice to worry about growing old.
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