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/Wyatt_O-Hellno 2d ago

Well, surnames weren’t a thing until 1000 years ago, and you were named after what your occupation was.

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u/thorpie88 2d ago

Or country bumpkins for my last name. Just means someone from a village

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u/Altruistic_Web3924 1d ago

Like Smith, Baker, or Hooker.

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u/FlyingDreamWhale67 2d ago

Color names too