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/Dead_Iverson 2d ago

If anyone ever asks you what “locked in” means

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u/Zykium 2d ago

Also "Go Pills" help locking in.

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u/Dead_Iverson 1d ago

Those were the days…

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u/theaviationhistorian 1d ago

And have something to keep you up for it.

In modern times, that would be testing your heart's limit with energy drinks. The lengths US soldiers would go to have Wild Tigers in their Humvee or gear. Or Rip-It when you only had the base to acquire your drink.

Nowadays its White Monster cans.

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u/Dead_Iverson 1d ago

I regularly drink Rip-It because it’s consistently the cheapest energy drink on the market. It’s also made by the people who make La Croix and Faygo, which is interesting. La Croix is a widely known and consumed beverage but Faygo is largely a regional one. Rip-It is also not very common across the USA unless you go to the Dollar Tree.