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** Pope himself delivers a nice one in season 4 to a man accused of killing his wife due to past domestic abuse: |
** Pope himself delivers a nice one in season 4 to a man accused of killing his wife due to past domestic abuse: |
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{{quote| '''Chief Pope''': On behalf of the entire LAPD, allow me to say how sorry I am that you lied to us so much and that you knocked your wife around to such an extent that we considered you a suspect in her murder.}} |
{{quote| '''Chief Pope''': On behalf of the entire LAPD, allow me to say how sorry I am that you lied to us so much and that you knocked your wife around to such an extent that we considered you a suspect in her murder.}} |
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* On ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Sheridan's apology to the Centauri firmly cemented him as an awesome replacement to Sinclair. It's just a pity he never got to carry it out to them. |
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{{quote| '''Sheridan:''' I apologize. I'm... sorry. I'm sorry we had to defend ourselves against an unwarranted attack. I'm sorry that your crew was stupid enough to fire on a station filled with a quarter million civilians, including your own people. And I'm sorry I waited as long as I did before I blew them all straight to hell! ...'[[Ironic Echo|As with everything else, it's the thought that counts]].'}} |
{{quote| '''Sheridan:''' I apologize. I'm... sorry. I'm sorry we had to defend ourselves against an unwarranted attack. I'm sorry that your crew was stupid enough to fire on a station filled with a quarter million civilians, including your own people. And I'm sorry I waited as long as I did before I blew them all straight to hell! ...'[[Ironic Echo|As with everything else, it's the thought that counts]].'}} |
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* From ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'', Merlin ends up calling the the country's esteemed Prince, a "Royal ass". Bewildered at being insulted by a commoner, the Prince charges at Merlin announcing: |
* From ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'', Merlin ends up calling the the country's esteemed Prince, a "Royal ass". Bewildered at being insulted by a commoner, the Prince charges at Merlin announcing: |
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[[Category:Oh Great a Snark Index]] |
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