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{{quote|''"I see this guy Marty tryin' to carry a big ol' sofa up the stairs all by himself. So I, I say to him, I say 'Hey, you want me to help you with that?' And Marty, he just [[Sarcasm Mode|rolls his eyes]] and goes '''Noooo'', [[Be Careful What You Wish For|I want you to cut off my arms and legs with a chainsaw!]]'<br />
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... and you'll [[Get a Stupid Answer]].
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You know how obnoxious [[Captain Obvious]] can be. You just want to yell at them and say, "Any blind idiot can tell what's going on!" But then there are those [[Captain Obvious|Captains Obvious]] who can not only tell what is going on, but ask a stupid question ''just to verify.''
This is not only when that question is asked, but to the frustrated individual this is their chance to strike back with a non-sequitur, either in a [[Deadpan Snarker]] retort or full on [[Mind Screw]] confusion. A specific variation of [[Sarcasm Mode]].
While examples on this page are of [[In-Universe]] instances of this type of exchange, this is certainly a staple of [[MS Ting]] by pointing out where people are being oblivious to their dialogue (or [[Parrot Exposition|being repetitive in them]]). For example: [[The Mummy Trilogy|"This is a map to Hammunaptra."]] "''The'' Hammunaptra?" "No, the one in Jersey."
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== Literature ==
* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''
** Zaphod is asked if he's THE Zaphod Beeblebrox. "No, just a Zaphod Beeblebrox. Haven't you heard, we come in six packs?".
** Zaphod does this a lot, but it's especially heavy in that episode. Right after that:
{{quote|'''Receptionist:''' But sir, I umm, it was on the sub-ether radio this morning, er... it... er... said you were dead.
'''Zaphod:''' Yeah that's right, I just haven't stopped moving yet.
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== Web Animation ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'':
{{quote|'''Church-in-Sarge's-body:''' Uhh... Who ya talking to red? Me?
'''Grif:''' No, I'm talking to Lopez, because, you know, that's real rewarding. }}
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]''. Good God.
* And in a similar vein, [http://community.livejournal.com/customers_suck/29221674.html this post] from the [[Live Journal]] community "customers_suck".
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