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'''Kat:''' Yeahhhhh... But that was... I don't even ''know'' what ''that'' was about...|''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' }}
'''Kat:''' Yeahhhhh... But that was... I don't even ''know'' what ''that'' was about...|''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' }}


{{quote|'''GM:''' The ship has a cooling system.<br />
{{quote|'''GM:''' The ship has a cooling system.
'''Obi-Wan:''' So where does the heat it generates go? It's a closed system; you can't just magically pump it out into space. We're trying to be realistic, right?<br />
'''Obi-Wan:''' So where does the heat it generates go? It's a closed system; you can't just magically pump it out into space. We're trying to be realistic, right?
'''GM:''' Yeah...<br />
'''GM:''' Yeah...
'''Obi-Wan:''' In fact, didn't you say the hull is polished silver? The thermal emissivity of polished metal is—<br />
'''Obi-Wan:''' In fact, didn't you say the hull is polished silver? The thermal emissivity of polished metal is—
'''GM:''' This ship hovers with no visible means of propulsion and travels through hyperspace, and you're worried about the ''air conditioning''?|''[[Darths and Droids]]''}}
'''GM:''' This ship hovers with no visible means of propulsion and travels through hyperspace, and you're worried about the ''air conditioning''?|''[[Darths and Droids]]''}}


{{quote|''"[[Terminator|Those movies]] are very unrealistic; there's no way they could've survived! But the time travel concept, that's okay."''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'''}}
{{quote|''"[[Terminator|Those movies]] are very unrealistic; there's no way they could've survived! But the time travel concept, that's okay."''|'''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'''}}


{{quote|'''Flash:''' Let's see, after I caught the gorilla, he told me that...<br />
{{quote|'''Flash:''' Let's see, after I caught the gorilla, he told me that...
'''Green Lantern:''' He talked to you.<br />
'''Green Lantern:''' He talked to you.
'''Flash:''' Yeah, right after I stopped his car.<br />
'''Flash:''' Yeah, right after I stopped his car.
'''Green Lantern:''' I'm supposed to believe this?<br />
'''Green Lantern:''' I'm supposed to believe this?
'''Flash:''' Hey, we've both got a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt here.|''[[Justice League Unlimited]] -- The Brave and the Bold Part 1''}}
'''Flash:''' Hey, we've both got a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt here.|''[[Justice League Unlimited]] -- The Brave and the Bold Part 1''}}


{{quote|'''Senator Stampingston:''' Dethklok has summoned a troll.<br />
{{quote|'''Senator Stampingston:''' Dethklok has summoned a troll.
'''General Crozier:''' That's impossible. There's no such thing as trolls.<br />
'''General Crozier:''' That's impossible. There's no such thing as trolls.
'''Senator Stampingston:''' Then how do you explain the dead unicorns?|''[[Metalocalypse]] -- Dethtroll''}}
'''Senator Stampingston:''' Then how do you explain the dead unicorns?|''[[Metalocalypse]] -- Dethtroll''}}


{{quote|'''Gimmick:''' No! There is no such thing as a woodsprite!<br />
{{quote|'''Gimmick:''' No! There is no such thing as a woodsprite!
'''Leota:''' Oh? And I suppose there's no such thing as [[Cool Airship|a big bag of air]] stuck in my tree! But there it is, big as life!|''[[The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin]] -- The Airship (book)''}}
'''Leota:''' Oh? And I suppose there's no such thing as [[Cool Airship|a big bag of air]] stuck in my tree! But there it is, big as life!|''[[The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin]] -- The Airship (book)''}}


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{{quote|''"I never would have thought that a living skeleton would be such a skeptic."''|'''Stephanie''', '''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]'''}}
{{quote|''"I never would have thought that a living skeleton would be such a skeptic."''|'''Stephanie''', '''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]'''}}


{{quote|'''Bruce:''' These people believe that anything they can't explain is magic.<br />
{{quote|'''Bruce:''' These people believe that anything they can't explain is magic.
'''Terry:''' And naturally you don't believe in that kind of thing.<br />
'''Terry:''' And naturally you don't believe in that kind of thing.
'''Bruce:''' Of course I do: I've seen it all. Demons, witchboys, immortals, zombies... But this thing, it's just so... So high-school. |''[[Batman Beyond]]''}}
'''Bruce:''' Of course I do: I've seen it all. Demons, witchboys, immortals, zombies... But this thing, it's just so... So high-school. |''[[Batman Beyond]]''}}


{{quote|'''Hinagiku:''' Stop ignoring me! I am totally serious about this day repeating itself!<br />
{{quote|'''Hinagiku:''' Stop ignoring me! I am totally serious about this day repeating itself!
'''Momoko:''' Don't be stupid, that can't happen.<br />
'''Momoko:''' Don't be stupid, that can't happen.
'''Hinagiku:''' We're [[Magical Girl|magical transforming girls]] who fight devils with ''love waves'' and take orders from a ''mirror''! I think this is within the realm of possibility here!|''[[Wedding Peach Abridged]]''}}
'''Hinagiku:''' We're [[Magical Girl|magical transforming girls]] who fight devils with ''love waves'' and take orders from a ''mirror''! I think this is within the realm of possibility here!|''[[Wedding Peach Abridged]]''}}


{{quote|'''Sam:''' Dean, there's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.<br />
{{quote|'''Sam:''' Dean, there's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.
'''Dean:''' You know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and that they shoot rainbows out of their ass!<br />
'''Dean:''' You know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and that they shoot rainbows out of their ass!
'''Sam:''' Wait, there's no such thing as unicorns?|''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''}}
'''Sam:''' Wait, there's no such thing as unicorns?|''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''}}


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{{quote|''"The supernatural is make believe" says the UNICORN to the DRAGON.''|Youtube comment on ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}
{{quote|''"The supernatural is make believe" says the UNICORN to the DRAGON.''|Youtube comment on ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}


{{quote|'''Wash:''' Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.<br />
{{quote|'''Wash:''' Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.
'''Zoe:''' You live on a spaceship, dear.<br />
'''Zoe:''' You live on a spaceship, dear.
'''Wash:''' ...So?|''[[Firefly]]''}}
'''Wash:''' ...So?|''[[Firefly]]''}}


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{{quote|''"Oh come on, there's no such thing as ''crop circles! What it really was was a ghost. And that dinosaur the principal saw? Ghost dinosaur."''|'''Random fifth grader''', ''[[Digimon Tamers]]''}}
{{quote|''"Oh come on, there's no such thing as ''crop circles! What it really was was a ghost. And that dinosaur the principal saw? Ghost dinosaur."''|'''Random fifth grader''', ''[[Digimon Tamers]]''}}


{{quote|'''Peter Hutchings''': An alien? Oh, come on.<br />
{{quote|'''Peter Hutchings''': An alien? Oh, come on.
'''[[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]''': [[It Makes Sense in Context|You're on the moon inside a sentient church, waiting to see if you have any part to play in the rescue of a woman's soul from the clutches of a near-omnipotent being]]. Broaden your mind.|''[[Virgin New Adventures]]: [[Paul Cornell|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''}}
'''[[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]''': [[It Makes Sense in Context|You're on the moon inside a sentient church, waiting to see if you have any part to play in the rescue of a woman's soul from the clutches of a near-omnipotent being]]. Broaden your mind.|''[[Virgin New Adventures]]: [[Paul Cornell|Timewyrm: Revelation]]''}}


{{quote|'''Jack Slater''': Give you nightmares the rest of your life, but you’re fictional, so who cares? I’m sorry, but I don’t find it so new and exciting to discover that my whole life has been a damn movie.<br />
{{quote|'''Jack Slater''': Give you nightmares the rest of your life, but you’re fictional, so who cares? I’m sorry, but I don’t find it so new and exciting to discover that my whole life has been a damn movie.
'''NC''': Yeah, this is the real world. With magic tickets that suck you into realms of fantasy. It’s an everyday occurrence.|''[[The Nostalgia Critic]]'' on ''[[Last Action Hero]]''}}
'''NC''': Yeah, this is the real world. With magic tickets that suck you into realms of fantasy. It’s an everyday occurrence.|''[[The Nostalgia Critic]]'' on ''[[Last Action Hero]]''}}