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:It was perfectly ok until it tried to jump that shark! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.147|172.70.162.147]] 10:41, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 
:It was perfectly ok until it tried to jump that shark! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.147|172.70.162.147]] 10:41, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
::No need to jump Chekhov's gun here, sharks are fine, just watch out for those red herings.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.246.209|172.70.246.209]] 13:05, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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::No need to jump Chekhov's gun here, sharks are fine, just watch out for those red herrings.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.246.209|172.70.246.209]] 13:05, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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:::Can you shoot red herrings in a barrel with Chekhov's gun? [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 13:14, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

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what about occam’s razor?Anonymouscript (talk) 22:11, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Isn’t ominous, not in itself. —While False (museum | talk | contributions | logs | rights) 22:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
It sounds like it would be dangerous, since a razor is a sharp blade. Unless it's Occam's safety razor. Barmar (talk) 22:27, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
It could be very hazardous to use, if you tried whilst sailing upon the Ship Of Theseus... 172.70.91.54 01:47, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Siege Perilous is ominous and mythical, but what is it a metaphor for? Barmar (talk) 22:27, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

I don't think the Pelosi attack is relevant to this comic. At best, it could be trivia fodder, but I find it highly unlikely that it influenced the comic in any way. 108.162.216.39 22:50, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Isn't Chekhov's gun supposed to be on a mantelpiece? I don't know why I remember that. It's not in Wikipedia but is on plenty of other sites about it. Anyone know the origin of the mantelpiece angle? 172.70.210.243 02:12, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

not necessarily, it's just the most common example of a superfluous detail in 'Why draw attention to an otherwise superfluous detail if it's not of importance?' that's at heart of Chekhov's Gun.198.41.242.217 07:45, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

This would go great with a dying ivy with only a single leaf, and a blue curtain. 172.71.215.4 04:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

This has one two many metaphors. That last one is the straw that broke the camel's back. 172.70.175.116 05:48, 1 November 2022 (UTC)


It was perfectly ok until it tried to jump that shark! 172.70.162.147 10:41, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
No need to jump Chekhov's gun here, sharks are fine, just watch out for those red herrings.172.70.246.209 13:05, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
Can you shoot red herrings in a barrel with Chekhov's gun? Barmar (talk) 13:14, 1 November 2022 (UTC)