Trope
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A trope is a storytelling device or convention, a shortcut for describing situations the storyteller can reasonably assume the audience will recognize. Tropes are the means by which a story is told by anyone who has a story to tell. The folks at TV Tropes collect them, for the fun involved. There are thousands of tropes mentioned on their site, and hopefully they'll all be listed here:
A Dog Named "Dog"
There is an ad named Ad. And an Atlanta souvenir cup named Atlanta Souviner Cup. And a can of bacon cola named Bacon Cola. And a bean sprout named Bean Sprout. And a Big Boy locomotive named Big Boy. And... you probably get it by now. Some competitors have the suffix -y in their name, like Briny, Rolly, Sketchy, and me. However, others are not named like that. See 123 Referee, 9150625, Bot the mew, Creative Commons & Copyright, Dexter Cut, etc.
Everything Is an Instrument
Music has no boundaries, especially when it comes to the objects people can make music with. So, yes, mayonnaise can still be called an instrument.
Stock Sound Effects
Oh boy, this will be a doozy. There are a ton of examples of overused stock sound effects.
Animals
That moo
You've heard this many times in your life.
Vehicles
That steam whistle
If there happens to be a steam locomotive in the piece of media you are consuming, or a goal is scored while SMW is in VC, then chances are this whistle will sound. The sad thing is that the whistle at the time of recording was actually fouled. But, alas, it is the generic American steam locomotive whistle, which will most likely never be heard in real life again, especially because the same whistle (worn by Canadian national No. 3254) was repaired.