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Basic Trope: The chairman of an organization appoint his pet to a senior position, indicating his insanity.

  • Straight: President Bob appoint his pet parrot Alice as Minister of Defense.
  • Exaggerated: President Bob resign and appoint Alice the parrot as his replacement.
  • Downplayed: President Bob appoint his pet parrot Alice as the mascot of the country, replacing a freakin' eagle.
  • Justified:
    • President Bob is insane.
    • Bob is surrounded by doublecrossers, and he would rather appoint Alice as Minister of Defense, as it would have made less damage to the country.
  • Inverted: Bob is hired as a workhorse by the owner of the mill.
  • Subverted: President Bob appoint his pet parrot Alice as Minister of Defense. Turns out Alice is an intelligent animal.
  • Double Subverted: Turns out that everything Alice can say is taught by Bob.
  • Parodied: After Alice the parrot is appointed Minister of Defense, the country's military is set on the right track, something unimaginable during the term of previous minister.
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: President Bob doesn't appoint any animal, even if he's certifiably insane.
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: President Bob appoint Alice the parrot, who obviously can't say things Bob didn't teach her to say. There's probably an aesop here.
  • Defied: Realizing that their dear president has gone off the deep end, the senate knive him to the back and appoints a new president. And they cook Alice too, just to show that a parrot isn't meant to hold office.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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