Tropescilloscope: Riddle for the Ages

A Noodle Incident or What Happened to the Mouse? moment that is meant to never be answered, discussed, or resolved. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Beauty Is Never Tarnished Aww, Look! 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Is Serious Business Chekhov's Gun Villain Song Whole Plot Reference Precision F-Strike Cluster F-Bomb Failed a Spot Check Biopic Put on a Bus The '60s Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? Ungrateful Bastard Dark Reprise Artistic License – Law Bland-Name Product Fish out of Water Evil Laugh Zombie Stories Important Haircut Adaptation Name Change Berserk Button Even Evil Has Loved Ones Redemption Equals Death No Antagonist Film Noir Index Foregone Conclusion Improbable Aiming Skills Stealth Pun Suspiciously Similar Substitute Does This Remind You of Anything? Soundtrack Dissonance I Just Shot Marvin in the Face Missing Mom After the End Ambiguous Ending Meaningful Echo Skewed Priorities Oh, Crap! Affectionate Parody Shoot the Shaggy Dog Screw This, I'm Outta Here! 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