Template:Trout
Whack!
You've been whacked with a wet trout.
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.
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Usage
Apply this template to the user talk page of someone who thoroughly deserves a whacking with a wet trout. This template is intended for humorous use only!
How to use
Place {{trout}} on the talk page of the user you wish to communicate with. This will produce the above message.
See also
- {{itrout}} – an inline icon sized trout
- {{minnow}} – a smaller version, though still centered and intrusive enough to send the message
- {{trout small}} – a more reasonably sized, less-intrusive, left-aligned trout, suitable for trout victims to use as a replacement after getting the message
- {{trout me}} – a small auto-trout icon for the top of your userpage
- {{self-trout}} – a {{facepalm}}-style trout for when you realize that you've done something silly yourself
- {{multitrout}} – for when multiple users need to be trouted
- {{self-whale}} – when a trout just isn't enough
- {{chips}} – a small side of chips to go with your fish
- {{whale}} – which may be used for those editors who deserve more severe approbation equal to that of wiping out an endangered species
- If the target user doesn't like fish or chips, but you still think they did something silly, consider summoning the {{colonel}} instead
- {{OverdoneTrout}} – a response to use against those who overzealously use the {{trout}} template
- {{whalemeat}} – if the Wikiwhale is overzealously used too often
- {{puntrout}} - for puns that are (tr)out of this world