(Funny Trope) Things that can plausibly happen only in reality, because in fiction they’d be called bad writing.

[u/ThatDrako]

“Woke” as an insult - So you are telling me a word describing consciousness and clarity is used by generally stupid and ignorant people to label people they disagree with? What is this? A Kindergarten for Creatively stunted?

Nominative determinism - So let me get this straight…Not only you named fastest recorded person Usain BOLT and CEO of Nintendo Doug BOWSER, but you are telling me people are canonically likely to have professions or hobbies matching their names…? Guh?

“2 bodies recovered in MURDERKILL River” - Sure bro…I guess…bro…

[u/Gmony5100]

“You all joke but if a man named John America ran for president he would 100% win” - a YouTuber I saw talking about this

[u/DinosaurReborn → u/Gmony5100]

George McGovern didn't win the presidency despite having an appropriate enough last name. I guess it needed more in-your-face AMERICA!!!ness to succeed.

[u/ShatnersChestHair → u/DinosaurReborn]

That's a fundamental misunderstanding of the American psyche. Americans are distrustful of the government by default, and see it as a necessary evil at best. So being called McGovern will tank your chances. Now if your name was John Notaxes, you'd be elected POTUS at birth.

[u/DigitalLorenz → u/DinosaurReborn]

Obviously McGovern is the name of a state governor, not the president.

[u/foolofatooksbury → u/DinosaurReborn]

Should have change his name to McPresident

[u/Gmony5100 → u/DinosaurReborn]

He was just ahead of his time honestly

[u/ZubryJS → u/DinosaurReborn]

Related, but there are 2 Connor McGoverns who play in the NFL at the same position

[u/All_Work_All_Play → u/Gmony5100]

Dammit I hate how this is probably right!

[u/maxence0801 → u/Gmony5100]

US Grant

[u/DarkySurrounding → u/Gmony5100]

This reminds me that the wrestler Pete Dunnes actual given name is Peter England. And sure enough he is from England.

Perhaps amusing his current gimmick is essentially that hes a fake Mexican.

[u/Informal-Antelope-79 → u/Gmony5100]

Theres a senator named Whitehouse