# The Straight Dope's on TvTropes. This is probably not a good thing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620 "2012-07-08T19:10:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/1 "2012-07-08T19:10:38Z")
It’s bad enough that **Hal** has to put up with sheep jokes here, someone (who thinks he’s funny, presumably) linked to the infamous thread on[TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButYouScrewOneGoat). I, uh, don’t know what to say here. Or what to do. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/2 "2012-07-08T19:40:36Z")
You might have mentioned that it’s under “Other” As far as I can tell , they don’t link to the thread or mention Hal by name, so his secret’s safe from anyone who stumbles onto it casually, and does no digging. Maybe we can cover up his identity with some sheep-dipping. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/3 "2012-07-08T21:00:50Z")
Quick! Someone go to that thread and post something about rape so TvTropes will censor us! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/4 "2012-07-08T21:05:09Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Or what to do. Why, exactly, do you think anyone needs to do anything? There’s no link to who he is IRL. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/5 "2012-07-08T23:03:18Z")
The Dope has been on TV Tropes for a while now on the memes-other internet page. Mentions the sheep joke and everything. [Link](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Memes/OtherInternet) ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopes-on-tvtropes-this-is-probably-not-a-good-thing/627620/6 "2012-07-09T03:10:14Z")
Wow. I did not know that. Last time I pointed out an SDMB mention on TVTropes, it got removed for not being not supposed to be there. I thought that meant message board stuff wasn’t TVTrope stuff.