2021.01.22
More favourite tropes:Here's a similar post of his that links to a lot of other minilists. I find this kind of higher level theme identifying really compelling!
"Unfortunately, [thing that would ordinarily be described in much stronger terms than 'unfortunate']."
"Fortunately, [thing that is in no way fortunate]."
"Unfortunately, [thing that would be fortunate in nearly any circumstance except the particular circumstance at hand]."
"Fortunately, [very minor benefit that absolutely does not offset the considerable drawbacks of whatever just happened]."
"Unfortunately, [the exact, word-for-word thing that somebody just expressed that they hope won't happen]."
"Fortunately, [complete non sequitur]."
trucker cap that says "FISH ARE INDIFFERENT TO ME / I AM NOT WELCOME IN THEIR HOLY PLACES"
How did Melissa and I get through 4 years of the previous administration without noticing the First Lady totally sounds like Nadja from "What We Do in the Shadows"??