# Laziest and cheapest plot contrivances and cop-outs you've ever seen.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 30, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziest-and-cheapest-plot-contrivances-and-cop-outs-youve-ever-seen/424554 "2007-10-30T08:07:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziest-and-cheapest-plot-contrivances-and-cop-outs-youve-ever-seen/424554/121 "2007-11-02T17:20:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Yllaria]  
Sorry, that’s not a plot contrivance, that’s just a throw-away bit.  
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I think **DrFidelius** ’ comment was intended as a reply to the previous post.

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