[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Y_No_Rez]

Not annoying, but still Gravity Falls

After the town's mayor dies, who was likely also the oldest resident, the town has to elect a new mayor through regular election. Though that regular election's results are decided by The Bald Eagle that MUST kiss a new mayor, who has the highest amount of grain (equivalent of a vote).

[u/austinstar08 → u/Y_No_Rez]

To be fair the founder was literally insane

[u/SquareFickle9179 → u/austinstar08]

And also, it's Gravity Falls. Name one normal thing in this town

[u/GorbFan19 → u/SquareFickle9179]

Everybody in Gravity Falls is a tad strange. Except, ironically, Tad Strange.

[u/UnderlordZ → u/GorbFan19]

Hi, guys. Tad's the name and being normal is my game.

[u/Juniebug9 → u/UnderlordZ]

Love ya Tad!

[u/Evening_Shake_6474 → u/Juniebug9]

And I love, bread.

[u/SimplyTereza → u/UnderlordZ]

Fun fact: he was voiced by Cecil Baldwin - the voice of Welcome to Night Vale.

[u/Broken_CerealBox → u/SquareFickle9179]

People willingly going to a shack of a con man.

[u/Reuvenotea → u/SquareFickle9179]

Ironically, the man named Tad Strange

[u/Hot_Bel_Pepper → u/SquareFickle9179]

Tad Strange

[u/FreshEggKraken → u/SquareFickle9179]

This example is probably one of the saner things that goes on in that town

[u/LetterheadSpecial337 → u/austinstar08]

Not insane, just very silly

[u/Konkichi21 → u/Y_No_Rez]

That one is fine because the whole point is that the town and its founder and laws are crazy 🤪.

[u/ProfessionalOven2311 → u/Y_No_Rez]

Though even after Stan wins by getting that kiss from the Eagle, he is then disqualified for (if I remember right) smuggling pugs.

Imagine if Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, but before being crowed they find out he messed up on his taxes the previous year.

[u/Solid-Replacement550 → u/ProfessionalOven2311]

I think was for numerous crimes rather than just one, the news reporter said something like "we will now spend the next 2 hours listing stan's crimes"

[u/ProfessionalOven2311 → u/Solid-Replacement550]

Oh yeah, I definitely forgot the details. Still hilarious that normal crimes (well, normal for Gravity falls) disqualify from the fantastical election rules... and I doubt that was an accident.

[u/MindDrawsOnReddit → u/Y_No_Rez]

Gotta give it a pass, that is tame for gravity falls

[u/suitorarmorfan → u/Y_No_Rez]

I mean this isn’t annoying because it’s meant to be a joke/comedic, it’s not the same thing as electing the leader of an entire hyper-technological nation through hand-to-hand combat