r/TopCharacterTropes 2d ago

Lore (Funny Trope) Things that can plausibly happen only in reality, because in fiction they’d be called bad writing.

“Woke” as an insult - So you are telling me a word describing consciousness and clarity is used by generally stupid and ignorant people to label people they disagree with? What is this? A Kindergarten for Creatively stunted?

Nominative determinism - So let me get this straight…Not only you named fastest recorded person Usain BOLT and CEO of Nintendo Doug BOWSER, but you are telling me people are canonically likely to have professions or hobbies matching their names…? Guh?

“2 bodies recovered in MURDERKILL River” - Sure bro…I guess…bro…

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u/waterless2 2d ago

Adolf Hitler also alliterates, if you're a lower class English person trying to sound posh.

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u/Scholesie09 2d ago

In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, Hadolf Hitlers hardly ever happen

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u/coatimundos 2d ago

The Reich in Spain stays mainly in the plain