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Burlesque - TV Tropes

The word "burlesque" is derived from a Romance language term meaning "to send up". Burlesque theatre originated in the UK and US in the 19th

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You Are Fat - TV Tropes

Sometimes, insults are very clever, devious and witty. Other times, it's easier (no matter how lame it is) to attack a person's insecurities

Sometimes, insults are very clever, devious and witty.

Other times, it's easier (no matter how lame it is) to attack a person's insecurities. And it would be quite tough to find someone without a level of physical bodily issues or any insecurities thereof. So simply calling someone "fat" is usually enough to reduce them to tears, or at least get their attention, to perhaps make them double-check the mirror. Sometimes this can backfire, causing the recipient of the insult to get angry and even to carry out physical violence against the insulter.

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Footnote Fever - TV Tropes

Footnotes 1First discovered in 1841 in the country of Asteriskia are a valuable literary device 2They'd fetch half a million commas on the b

Footnote Fever

Footnotes 1 are a valuable literary device 2 and not just for scholars or high school students who need to pad out a report on the "Life and Death of Joan of Arc". 3 No, authors of fiction use them too and often in various interesting and experimental ways. 4 These footnotes could contain jokes, 5 more information about what's going on in the story, 6 or even an entirely different story. 7 These authors have Footnote Fever! 8

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Footnote Fever - TV Tropes

Footnotes 1First discovered in 1841 in the country of Asteriskia are a valuable literary device 2They'd fetch half a million commas on the b

Footnote Fever

Footnotes 1 are a valuable literary device 2 and not just for scholars or high school students who need to pad out a report on the "Life and Death of Joan of Arc". 3 No, authors of fiction use them too and often in various interesting and experimental ways. 4 These footnotes could contain jokes, 5 more information about what's going on in the story, 6 or even an entirely different story. 7 These authors have Footnote Fever! 8

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