Tropescilloscope: Punny Name

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Is a Crapshoot Our Vampires Are Different Wretched Hive Foil The Vamp Pun aka: Incredibly Lame Pun Based on a True Story Gratuitous English Shirtless Scene Badass Boast Batman Gambit Cruel and Unusual Death A God Am I Dirty Old Man As You Know Humiliation Conga Interrupted Suicide From Bad to Worse French Films Unusual Euphemism Fan Disservice Getting Crap Past the Radar Eyepatch of Power Artistic License – Gun Safety Match Cut Dual Wielding Male Frontal Nudity Made of Explodium Pretty in Mink Dissonant Serenity Dumb Blonde Pre-Mortem One-Liner Retirony Villain Opening Scene Manchild Historical Hero Upgrade Authority Equals Asskicking Everyone Has Standards Canon Foreigner Ship Tease Insane Troll Logic Laughing Mad Poor Communication Kills Screw the Rules, I Have Money! Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking Really Gets Around Impaled with Extreme Prejudice Punctuated! For! Emphasis! 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