Darthcaliber
Since: Nov, 2010
Sep 21st 2011 at 4:29:38 PM
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On the page quote: I don't think it really counts as Hypocritical Humor. Mushu was intentionally doing "the tongue thing" to demonstrate what he meant. Notice this is the only time he ever does it
MikeRosoft
Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 11th 2011 at 9:06:56 AM
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See "trope repair shop" discussion; removing (for the same reason as "real life" section):
Myths & Religion
- The Catholic Church has officially classified a wide range of aquatic animals as "fish", for purposes of determining whether they can be eaten for Lent by the faithful. Justified in that they're using an archaic definition of "fish", encompassing everything that lives in water: whales, squids, capybaras, sea turtles, whatever.
- The Capybara
is actually a big rodent, but classified as fish by special dispensation, allegedly from a request by 16th-century missionaries.
- Hell, beavers are fish as far as the Catholic Church's fasting practices are concerned.
- So are rabbits, allegedly (they're born blind and hairless). And barnacle geese, because they grow out of barnacles.
- The Capybara
- Jonah is usually said to have been swallowed by a whale, even though the book actually says it was a fish. However, the writer may indeed have had a whale in mind, since they were probably thought of as fish back then, which would make this case of Science Marches On.
- On a folklore-related note, the Easter Bunny is actually a hare.
MikeRosoft
Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 14th 2011 at 2:06:38 PM
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I don't think this is an example, either:
- The whale in Paper Mario, which Kolorado insists is a giant tuna.
- In Pokemon, one translation of the Japanese name for Ampharos means "electric dragon", despite it being based off an electric sheep. However, in Generation IV, it can learn the Dragon-type move Outrage.
MikeRosoft
Since: Jan, 2001
Aug 10th 2011 at 11:04:53 AM
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A related example in Nanoha, but probably not quite this trope: Yuuno. (He's a shapeshifting mage rather than a famailiar - don't make this mistake.)
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MikeRosoft
Since: Jan, 2001
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Since: Dec, 1969
May 3rd 2011 at 9:50:51 AM
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In "Megas XLR" the sidkick was some sort of hipster guy. He was unclean and people from the future/aliens always mistook him for the hero's "Pet monkey thing." And the sidekick had a berserk button reaction to this. I can't remember names however.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Delete Real Life Section?
, started by LadyMomus on May 11th 2011 at 10:11:12 PM
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman