More seriously, after considerable back-and-forthing in my head, I'm (still) in favor of dumping troper tales. Mainly because they are trollbait. Let's focus on the tropes and not the way people perceive the tropes manifesting in their personal lives.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.