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We've all been there. We've had a rough day; the [[Alpha Bitch]] is being particularly bitchy; someone has decided to unleash their inner [[Jerkass]] on us; and we can't do a damn thing about it. We're mad as hell, and somebody's paying for ~~it -- be~~ it with a [[Rant-Inducing Slight|long rant]] or a [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh|full-on barrage of punches.]]

We've all been there. We've had a rough day; the [[Alpha Bitch]] is being particularly bitchy; someone has decided to unleash their inner [[Jerkass]] on us; and we can't do a damn thing about it. We're mad as hell, and somebody's paying for it—be it with a [[Rant-Inducing Slight|long rant]] or a [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh|full-on barrage of punches.]]

Of course, we never think of how they feel. The good news is, they perfectly understand the problem, and are willing and able to absorb it all. And after it's out of our system, they simply turn to us and ask, "Are you done yet?"

The line used by indestructible big brothers, parents, and various ~~others -- but~~ it comes with a risk: sometimes, merely asking if you're done will set you off again.

The line used by indestructible big brothers, parents, and various others—but it comes with a risk: sometimes, merely asking if you're done will set you off again.

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Superman]] does this all the ~~time -- as~~ you can imagine, having [[Nigh Invulnerability]] will allow you to take a meaningless pounding, be it from Lois Lane or Batman. Especially if you deserve it.

* [[Superman]] does this all the time—as you can imagine, having [[Nigh Invulnerability]] will allow you to take a meaningless pounding, be it from Lois Lane or Batman. Especially if you deserve it.

* [[Batman]] occasionally does this to the members of the Batfamily [[Calling the Old Man Out|calling him out]] on being manipulative, closed-off, and secretive.

{{quote|'''Nightwing''': ''Ignoring'' all the many layers of ''denial'', and the fifty ''feet'' of ''psychological armor'' that you throw up to avoid feeling ''anything''! Aside from ''that''--! ''And'' the ''pathological'' need to control ''everything'' on Earth and beyond! Ignoring all ''that''--! What ''exactly'' is your ''compulsion'' , your burning desire to deceive, lie and ''manipulate'' the ''only'' people who give a good ''god damn'' about you?

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== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[Rocky III]]'', Rocky does this to Clubber Lang, daring Lang to keep hitting him without putting up a defense. Of course, Lang is a Mike Tyson type built on quick wins, while Balboa is built on long ~~bouts -- Balboa~~ is banking on being able to survive until Lang is winded.

* In ''[[Rocky III]]'', Rocky does this to Clubber Lang, daring Lang to keep hitting him without putting up a defense. Of course, Lang is a Mike Tyson type built on quick wins, while Balboa is built on long bouts—Balboa is banking on being able to survive until Lang is winded.

** Interestingly, this is a [[Shout-Out]] or [[Homage]] to a real boxing match: Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman using exactly this strategy (which he called the "Rope-A-Dope") in their infamous Rumble in the Jungle.

*** There was an interview with George Foreman about this fight where he says that at one point right after hitting Ali with a hard shot Ali leaned over and whispered to him: "Is that all you got, George?" Which caused Foreman to think: ''Actually... yeah. That's pretty much it.''

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* An episode of ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]'' in which the Israeli struggle is used as an excuse for murder features this in spades. The defense witnesses go on and on about the conflict (in front of a majority Jewish ~~jury -- the~~ prosecution got blindsided), and Jack McCoy just lets them rant, finally ending with "Are you finished?" before continuing his cross-examination. {{spoiler|1=It doesn't work; McCoy hammers home that the defense is a smoke-screen, winning the case.}}

* An episode of ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]'' in which the Israeli struggle is used as an excuse for murder features this in spades. The defense witnesses go on and on about the conflict (in front of a majority Jewish jury—the prosecution got blindsided), and Jack McCoy just lets them rant, finally ending with "Are you finished?" before continuing his cross-examination. {{spoiler|1=It doesn't work; McCoy hammers home that the defense is a smoke-screen, winning the case.}}

* This was used in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Search, Part II", when things start going to hell during the Federation-Dominion peace process. Sisko bursts into the room where the Federation admiral and the Dominion representative are.

{{quote|'''Sisko''': I want to know what the ''hell'' is going on!

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* In the episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when Homer became a boxer, his strategy consisted entirely of being beaten until his opponent became too tired. Then he fought Drederick Tatum, a Mike Tyson expy. It didn't work.

* In an episode of ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', Wilt spends most of the episode getting [[Missing the Good Stuff|distracted from watching the big game]] by his [[Emotionally Tongue-Tied|inability to say "no"]] because various people keep asking him to do menial tasks. He remains calm even after being sidetracked to the point of having to break out of jail (twice!) and repair a spaceship in orbit, but when Bloo has the audacity to stomp the bowl of chips Wilt brought him into the carpet because they aren't salt and vinegar flavored, Wilt finally [[Rant-Inducing Slight|snaps and shouts "no" over and over again]] until he's exhausted. Finally:

{{quote|'''Bloo:''' [[Are You Done Yet?]]

{{quote|'''Bloo:''' Are You Done Yet?

'''Wilt:''' Yes! Yes I am!

'''Bloo:''' How about those chips?