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** Alice is speaking faster than her mathematical brain can process the fact that there's three halves involved.
** Alice had intended to order a smoothie that is one-quarter pomegranate, one-quarter strawberry, and one-half raspberry, but the way she usually makes it at home involves making the pomegrante/strawberry mix first, then taking equal measures of that and raspberry; her brain processed the recipe as "half-, half-, half-".

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* '''Inverted''': Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry.""
** Cooper ''doesn't'' use the word half at all, even in situations where it ''should'' be said: He orders a double-quarter strawberry-flavor milk, double-quarter banana-flavor milk smoothie (it should be half strawberry, half banana).



** Cooper meant "Half [an] apple, half [a] bannana, half [a] mango, half …"

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** Cooper meant "Half [an] apple, half [a] bannana, banana, half [a] mango, half …"



* '''Averted''': Fractions aren't used to describe the object in questions.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Fractions aren't used to describe the object in questions.questions.
** Fractions are ''properly'' used to describe the object in question: For example, Cooper orders a third-pomengranate, third-strawberry, and third-raspberry smoothie.
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* '''Straight:'''

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* '''Straight:''''''Straight''':



* '''Exaggerated:''' Coopper goes on to list every fruit possible and puts "half-" in front of it.
* '''Downplayed:''' Cooper states his drink is "half-pomegranate and either half-banana or half-pineapple."
* '''Inverted:''' Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."
* '''Justified:'''

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* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated''': Coopper goes on to list every fruit possible and puts "half-" in front of it.
* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed''': Cooper states his drink is "half-pomegranate and either half-banana or half-pineapple."
* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted''': Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."
* '''Justified:''' '''Justified''':



** There is some overlap (ex half milk, half yogurt, half banana-flavor and half strawberry-flavor or ¼ banana-flavor milk, ¼ strawberry-flavor milk, ¼ banana-flavor yogurt and ¼ strawberry-flavor yogurt)
** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''significantly'']]
** The ''"half"''s are part of the ingredients' names.[[note]] in most cases people are smart enough to precede these ingredients' names with the actual percentage to prevent confusion.[[/note]]
* '''Subverted:'''

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** There is some overlap (ex half milk, half yogurt, half banana-flavor and half strawberry-flavor or ¼ banana-flavor milk, ¼ strawberry-flavor milk, ¼ banana-flavor yogurt and ¼ strawberry-flavor yogurt)
yogurt).
** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''significantly'']]
''significantly'']].
** The ''"half"''s are part of the ingredients' names.[[note]] in [[note]]In most cases cases, people are smart enough to precede these ingredients' names with the actual percentage to prevent confusion.[[/note]]
* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted''':



* '''Double-Subverted:''' "It's half-pomegranate, half-''blackberry'', half-kiwi. I get those two mixed up so often."

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* '''Double-Subverted:''' '''Double-Subverted''': "It's half-pomegranate, half-''blackberry'', half-kiwi. I get those two mixed up so often."



* '''Averted:''' Fractions aren't used to describe the object in questions.

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* '''Averted:''' '''Averted''': Fractions aren't used to describe the object in questions.



* '''Lampshaded:''' "Wait, did you say... how can there be more than two halves of something?"

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* '''Lampshaded:''' '''Lampshaded''': "Wait, did you say... how can there be more than two halves of something?"



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Yolanda uses too many halves when referring to her dog’s ancestry in order to [[ObfuscatingStupidity appear stupid, concealing her actual intelligence]].
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** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''part'']]

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** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''part'']] ''significantly'']]
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** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''significantly'']]

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** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''significantly'']] ''part'']]

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* '''Subverted:''' When Alice asks Cooper what his smoothie is, he replies "It's a half-pomegranate, half-blueberry, half-... oh wait, let me say that again."

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* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted:'''
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When Alice asks Cooper what his smoothie is, he replies "It's a half-pomegranate, half-blueberry, half-... oh wait, let me say that again.""
** Cooper meant "Half [an] apple, half [a] bannana, half [a] mango, half …"
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** The ''"half"''s are part of the ingredients' names.[[note]] in most cases people are smart enough to precede these ingredients' names with the actual percentage to prevent confusion.[[/note]]
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** [[LostInTranslation While ''half'' best fits the mouth-flaps, the original word is better translated as ''significantly'']]

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* '''Justified:''' Yolanda is TheDitz, so this is standard behavior from her.

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* '''Justified:''' '''Justified:'''
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Yolanda is TheDitz, so this is standard behavior from her.her.
** There is some overlap (ex half milk, half yogurt, half banana-flavor and half strawberry-flavor or ¼ banana-flavor milk, ¼ strawberry-flavor milk, ¼ banana-flavor yogurt and ¼ strawberry-flavor yogurt)

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* '''Subverted:'''
** When Alice asks Cooper what his smoothie is, he replies "It's a half-pomegranate, half-blueberry, half-... oh wait, let me say that again."
* '''Double-Subverted:'''
** "It's half-pomegranate, half-''blackberry'', half-kiwi. I get those two mixed up so often."

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* '''Subverted:'''
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'''Subverted:''' When Alice asks Cooper what his smoothie is, he replies "It's a half-pomegranate, half-blueberry, half-... oh wait, let me say that again."
* '''Double-Subverted:'''
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'''Double-Subverted:''' "It's half-pomegranate, half-''blackberry'', half-kiwi. I get those two mixed up so often."



-->Visit the half-Laconic, half-Playing With, and half-Analysis main page [[TooManyHalves HERE]].

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-->Visit Visit the half-Laconic, half-Playing With, and half-Analysis main page [[TooManyHalves HERE]].

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** "Oh, you want to know about this car I made? I took a bit of inspiration from other models, and it's a mix of what Nissan, Ford and Toyota did in their prime."



* '''Parodied''': ???



* '''Lampshaded:''' "Wait, did you say... how can there be more than two halves of something?"

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* '''Enforced''': "We need to show that Cooper is particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} at mathematics."
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Wait, did you say... how can there be more than two halves of something?"something?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "How are so many writers and characters so JustForFun/{{egregious}} at maths?"
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-->Visit the half-Laconic, half-Playing With, and half-Analysis main page [[TooManyHalves HERE]].
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%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played For Horror''': ???

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'''Straight:'''*'''Straight:'''



'''Exaggerated:''' Coopper goes on to list every fruit possible and puts "half-" in front of it.
'''Downplayed:''' Cooper states his drink is "half-pomegranate and either half-banana or half-pineapple."
'''Inverted:''' Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."
'''Subverted:'''

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Coopper goes on to list every fruit possible and puts "half-" in front of it.
* '''Downplayed:''' Cooper states his drink is "half-pomegranate and either half-banana or half-pineapple."
* '''Inverted:''' Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."
* '''Justified:''' Yolanda is TheDitz, so this is standard behavior from her.
*
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** "Oh, you want to know about this?

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** "Oh, you want to know about this?this car I made? I took a bit of inspiration from other models, and it's a mix of what Nissan, Ford and Toyota did in their prime."
* '''Double-Subverted:'''
** "It's half-pomegranate, half-''blackberry'', half-kiwi. I get those two mixed up so often."
* '''Averted:''' Fractions aren't used to describe the object in questions.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Wait, did you say... how can there be more than two halves of something?"

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'''Basic Trope:''' A item is described with three or more uses of half to describe it.

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'''Basic Trope:''' A item is described with three or more uses of half "half" to describe it.
describe.



** Braden is invited to Yolanda's house to see her new dog. When asking what breed it is, she replies, "Oh, he's a half-Maltese, half-Pomeranian, half-Husky mix."

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** Braden is invited to Yolanda's house to see her new dog. When asking what breed it is, she replies, "Oh, he's a half-Maltese, half-Pomeranian, half-Husky mix.""
'''Exaggerated:''' Coopper goes on to list every fruit possible and puts "half-" in front of it.
'''Downplayed:''' Cooper states his drink is "half-pomegranate and either half-banana or half-pineapple."
'''Inverted:''' Cooper states his drink is "twice pomegranate and twice cherry."
'''Subverted:'''
** When Alice asks Cooper what his smoothie is, he replies "It's a half-pomegranate, half-blueberry, half-... oh wait, let me say that again."
** "Oh, you want to know about this?
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'''Basic Trope:''' A item is described with three or more uses of half to describe it.

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** Alice and Cooper visit a smoothie bar, and when the former asks the latter about what he got, he responds. "I think it's a half-pomegranate, half-strawberry and half-raspberry one."
** Braden is invited to Yolanda's house to see her new dog. When asking what breed it is, she replies, "Oh, he's a half-Maltese, half-Pomeranian, half-Husky mix."

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