![]() Double Subverted: Bob continues, "I am not watching the Super Bowl I am watching a TV that is displaying the Super Bowl.".Bob says, " I am not watching the Super Bowl." Charlie is amused. Subverted: Bob is watching the Super Bowl on TV with his Heterosexual Life Partner, Charlie.Only a few people can fully understand the true meaning of his words, without Bob simplifying what he says to them. Bob always states the subtle or unobvious.Things that are obvious to adults are still mind-blowing to him. Bob's lawyer advised him to state the obvious about his product to avoid a Frivolous Lawsuit.Bob is deliberately being Captain Obvious as a form of snark, or to direct mockery toward him.Bob states the obvious as part of his thinking process because things make better sense to him when spoken aloud.Bob's friend Charlie is blind and he is describing things to him to avoid him getting hurt or confused.Bob's friend Charlie is being Captain Oblivious, forcing Bob to state the obvious.Bob has been cursed to make only statements that are obvious to everyone.Bob points out the obvious to emphasise something.Alternately, Bob is a robot and was not programmed with an understanding of "obviousness", so he states the obvious without realizing it.Bob is such a ditz that he can only state, well, the obvious.Downplayed: While exploring a mysterious place, Bob comments on something that may be obvious to us, but has more features than meet the eye.Exaggerated: Everything Bob says is so freakin' obvious that everyone should know it.Straight: Bob always states the obvious. ![]() These are different ways this trope can be played:
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