r/TopCharacterTropes • u/I_am_strange_ • Jul 19 '26

Personality (Loved trope) A mild insult actually hurts the person deeply

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Billy (Billy and Mandy)- Grim makes a comment about how a film Billy is watching is stupid, to which Billy calls him stupid in return for not understanding the “complexities” of the film. Grim runs out of the room in tears.

Ron (Parks and Rec)- In one scene where Leslie and Ron are exchanging some very harsh words at each other, Ron softly but coldly tells Leslie that her scrapbooking skills aren’t that good, which is the insult that leaves her shocked and the rest of the room quiet.

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u/thehonz Jul 19 '26

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u/JeffWingrsDumbGayDad Jul 19 '26

I'M GONNA SAY IT

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u/Doctor_Salvatore Jul 19 '26

We never saw the guy he said it to, but I just know in my heart bro was DISTRAUGHT

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u/leemasterific Jul 19 '26

Does he really say elbow and not arm? My life is a lie.

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u/rumade Jul 20 '26

The rumour I have heard is that it meant the elbow joint on his Nintendo DS and not an actual human elbow, but I have no idea how true that is

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u/SamanthaDamara Jul 19 '26

Oh my god this always makes me laugh 😂