Because that would be more accurate to the source quote.
If we were going to rename, I'd petition for a new name altogether. "Herring" is almost synonymous with "red herring" in most literary contexts, so it's a bit confusing unless you immediately think of the Python quote.
Also, I can guarantee that we won't rename it to the source quote. We aren't bound to emulate quotes 100% accurately.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Has it occured to anyone that the trope sounds like "With this ring/herring, I now pronounce you husband and wife"? I think "With a herring" sounds less like a marriage trope.
It occurs to me that MacGyvering is a common method by which to sub/invert this trope. "Sure, I can cut down a tree with a herring."
This example needs some details. Tips Worksheet:
"Don't just drop a bare URL for an off-site link into an example, especially as the only thing in the example. It's better to make it a pothole for some relevant trope page."
- Parodied and Justified here
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PoweredArmor feet go 'clomp clomp'
As mentioned in the Half-Life example, the trope's actually subverted in Episode 1, so the image is incorrect in-context. It'd be played straight, and probably more proper, if it was the scene's similar in HL2.
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Is there any reason why we can't rename this "With a Herring" and have the old name redirect to the new one?
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