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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Apr 23rd 2024 at 12:49:06 PM

This is a fairly recent trope. However, I think the current page image has a bit of an issue with Telling instead of Showing.

I recalled this example from The Universal Solvent, the super-dense residue left behind by said substance.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heaver_than_it_looks_universal_solvent.png

Edited by Morgenthaler on Apr 23rd 2024 at 12:49:20 PM

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
StalkerGamer Hi! :3 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3: Apr 23rd 2024 at 1:19:35 PM

OP > current for not making me do mental math

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KoshaVinka The Yggdrasil Cretin from Rimestrov Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: You're the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi
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J99908 The Lady of House Solari from The High Noon Universe Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
The Lady of House Solari
#6: Apr 23rd 2024 at 2:00:19 PM

[tup] To OP

I belong to neither Heaven nor Hell. I am a woman self-possessed.
jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
FSharp Useful Note Since: Jan, 2019 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
PeabodySam Since: Aug, 2012
#10: Apr 23rd 2024 at 4:10:07 PM

A Lilo & Stitch comic from Disney Adventures magazine jumped to mind (nearly 21 years later?!), although it isn't nearly as concise as OP. Still, I figured I'd throw it into the ring just in case. Maybe it can go on Image Links or something.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/htil_stitch.png

Edited by PeabodySam on Apr 23rd 2024 at 9:09:50 AM

CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from that rainy city where they throw fish (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#11: Apr 23rd 2024 at 5:05:12 PM

OP works.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
moxeden crazed fangirl hunts down theories (she/they) from the comfort of the fridge Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#12: Apr 23rd 2024 at 5:14:37 PM

[tup] OP

I'm just a psycho, babe! Come and go out my mind. I didn't lose it, babe! There wasn't much to find.
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#13: Apr 24th 2024 at 1:01:37 AM

OP[tup]

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us.
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MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
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#20: Apr 24th 2024 at 12:40:10 PM

OP > 10 > Current, though I don't think any of them are bad.

I'd like to apologize for all this.
G-Editor Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#23: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:04:32 AM

It's clear what has consensus, so i'm going to skip my own Odd Squad suggestion and give a [tup] to OP.

Theharbo Since: Oct, 2011
#24: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:56:53 AM

Allow me to be a contrarian: without a good caption, that image could easily be interpreted as Gyro being Pathetically Weak.

I mean the pose he is in doesn't lend credence to him knowing how to lift... well... anything.

I agree the current image is telling instead of showing, but it is at the very least functional.

So conditional [tdown] from me.

Edited by Theharbo on Apr 25th 2024 at 11:59:27 AM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#25: Apr 25th 2024 at 2:01:49 PM

I think that's a red paint argument. It's far simpler to take the text telling us the dust is heavier than it seems to be at face value.


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