Didn't Castle use the "I was aiming for X" thing?
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Nov 03, 2013 1:12:22 pm PST #10990 of 30000
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brenda m - Nov 03, 2013 1:23:11 pm PST #10991 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'd call it a cliche, frankly. I did like the CM twist on it.
Google turns up mostly those three shows though, and on ipad it's too hard to tell what turns up after the first few pages. So in that case I'd go with ita.
§ ita § - Nov 03, 2013 1:53:34 pm PST #10992 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Didn't Castle use the "I was aiming for X" thing?
Yes, but at least we know that was a homage.
Juliebird - Nov 03, 2013 2:02:20 pm PST #10993 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Is it a trope with only two known instances? Otherwise I'd say the FF scene was an homage to B7.
ION, I got men's slippers with rubber bottoms that my air cast can fit into, but I also scored new ankle support that is a bit more discreet that I might even be able to fit into one of my sneakers (I'm just concerned about the twisting involved in shoving my foot into one of my usual shoes). But, it's still better than the ace bandage, in terms of ease of getting on and off, and support.
Allyson - Nov 03, 2013 2:04:01 pm PST #10994 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
There is no neat way to make marmalade.
Burrell - Nov 03, 2013 2:08:53 pm PST #10995 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Burrell, if you are coming in for MLA and would like to get together, let me know.
I am going, Sox, and would love to meet up. I'll be in interviews all day however, so not sure how much time I'll have. (I am on the interview committee this year.)
-t - Nov 03, 2013 2:14:51 pm PST #10996 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There was a similar bit in The Magnificent Seven. I think it's a not uncommon joke in Westerns, but I wouldn't call it a trope. I don't have an argument for why not, just an opinion. A strongly held but otherwise unsupported opinion. That should go a long way on the internet.
Go you with the marmalade making, Allyson!
-t - Nov 03, 2013 2:29:36 pm PST #10997 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know why I even make plans. I have done no laundry. I did run the mower over the lawn (to no visible effect, but, whatever, I know I did it) and have some more meals in my larder and slightly fewer dirty dishes, so not a total productivity fail.
SuziQ - Nov 03, 2013 2:33:20 pm PST #10998 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I had a fantastic weekend. One of the ARP gals invited 4 of us up to her cabin for a girls weekend. Wine, good food and just talking about everything under the sun. It was so restful and a needed break.
Her cabin is huge - 3 floors, 4 bedrooms, all the amenities, a wrap around deck/porch...very comfortable. They just rebuilt after losing the previous house in last year's fires.
§ ita § - Nov 03, 2013 2:48:41 pm PST #10999 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it a trope with only two known instances? Otherwise I'd say the FF scene was an homage to B7
The trope is described as "accidental aiming" and is defined as when a person makes a difficult shot, and then admit they were trying for something entirely different. My position is that having the same narrative setup and the same line of dialogue is not an "accidental aiming" trope. It would be a tripe with an immutable punchline, a trope of A is held hostage by B who is disarmed by C who was actually trying to kill them--immutable dialogue ensues.
I think that's too precise for a trope. Fits homage better.