About: Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

This trope is when a threat - usually a death threat - is played for laughs by being a bit, well, odd. This can include a threat that's unnecessarily long and convoluted, and the one making it gets a bit lost; or a threat that simply incorporates some really bizarre elements; or a pathetically nonthreatening sort of threat ("Do X, or I'll... give you some really evil looks when your back is turned!"). Rusty cutlery seems to be a particular favorite, though. Examples of Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon include:

AttributesValues
rdfs:label
  • Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon
rdfs:comment
  • This trope is when a threat - usually a death threat - is played for laughs by being a bit, well, odd. This can include a threat that's unnecessarily long and convoluted, and the one making it gets a bit lost; or a threat that simply incorporates some really bizarre elements; or a pathetically nonthreatening sort of threat ("Do X, or I'll... give you some really evil looks when your back is turned!"). Rusty cutlery seems to be a particular favorite, though. Examples of Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon include:
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:all-the-tro...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:allthetrope...iPageUsesTemplate
abstract
  • This trope is when a threat - usually a death threat - is played for laughs by being a bit, well, odd. This can include a threat that's unnecessarily long and convoluted, and the one making it gets a bit lost; or a threat that simply incorporates some really bizarre elements; or a pathetically nonthreatening sort of threat ("Do X, or I'll... give you some really evil looks when your back is turned!"). Sometimes, Fridge Logic makes the more bizarre elements even more terrifying. It's one thing to threaten someone with a sharp knife; those cut pretty quickly and can be almost painless (at first). However, going after someone with a spoon dictates hours of potential digging into a person very crudely to get the same effect. Rusty cutlery seems to be a particular favorite, though. This trope is usually seen in comedy, for obvious reasons. See also Cool and Unusual Punishment, for when these bizarre threats are actually effective. To the Pain is usually invoked if played seriously, "I'll Kill You!" when it's not so convoluted. "I Will Tear Your Arms Off!" is a specific Sub-Trope. Examples of Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon include:
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software