Tropescilloscope: Blood from the Mouth

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Mexican Standoff He Knows Too Much And the Adventure Continues Tempting Fate Death by Adaptation Defrosting Ice Queen Stealth Pun Dirty Coward Market-Based Title Red Oni, Blue Oni Only Sane Man Killed Mid-Sentence Not Using the "Z" Word Hypocrite Kick the Son of a Bitch Big Applesauce An Arm and a Leg Artistic License – Military Precision F-Strike Hypocritical Humor Arranged Marriage I'm a Humanitarian No Celebrities Were Harmed Decoy Protagonist Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Bare Your Midriff In Name Only Chekhov's Skill Leaning on the Fourth Wall Impaled with Extreme Prejudice Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? Fate Worse than Death The Starscream Fatal Family Photo Ambiguous Disorder Dull Surprise Film Noir Pay Evil unto Evil Soundtrack Dissonance Anachronic Order Obviously Evil Eagleland Domestic Abuse Blood from the Mouth Kill 'em All Air-Vent Passageway Vitriolic Best Buds Your Cheating Heart Lampshade Hanging The Lancer Bland-Name Product "Well Done, Son!" 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