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== [[Oral Tradition]], Folklore, Myths and Legends ==
* [[God]] from [[The Bible|the Old Testament]] ''loves'' this trope. Chapters 38 to 41 of the book of Job is basically one humongous [[Badass Boast]] to Job demonstrating His power and might. And of course, He can do it the understated way too:
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** And for those of you not familiar with the Bible, he did it via way of ten plagues that brought the entire country to its knees, and specifically designed to show up the premier Egyptian gods.
*** After, it should be noted, he made sure that Pharaoh would NOT voluntarily allow the Israelites to leave, giving him the opportunity to show off.
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*** Made less impressive when Jesus casts them out of the man and into a herd of swine that promptly dive into the sea and drown.
** It is a subversion, but you have to admit that this one from Lucifer (Isaiah 14: 13-14) is pretty damn good:
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''I will raise my throne''
''above the stars of God;''
''I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,''
''on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.''
''I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;''
''I will make myself like the Most High.'' }}
** David has a pretty awesome one when he tells King Saul that he's [[Curb Stomp Battle|going to kill Goliath:]]
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*** slightly later: "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”
** In 2nd Corinthians chapter 11, Paul gives a sort of [[Badass Boast]], in order to humor the people that he is writing to:
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** Amos 2:13-16:
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* From a forum signature:
{{quote|''"We put poisons in our water and air to weed out the weak! We detonate fission bombs in our only biosphere! We nailed our god to a stick! Don't fuck with the human race!"''|attributed to General Nikolai Nikolai at a galactic summit }}
* In connection to the Gregg Landsman boasts above there is a thread for ''[[
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** Recently, someone made one for Milk. '' '''Milk''' ''
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** And ''[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=159237&page=220 Cheese]'':
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** ''[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=4768496&postcount=7697 Bread]'':
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* Most, if not all, [[Professional Wrestling]] [[Theme Tune|Theme Tunes]].
** "God made [[The Devil]] just for fun. But when He wanted the real thing, He made... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ci8OfZrDZc Aja Kong!]"
*** [[Seanbaby|"I'm gonna take a dump on your spine you petite little bitch! AJA KONG!!!]]
* An epic one by [[The Game Overthinker]] on behalf of all gamers.
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* [[SCP Foundation
** We secure. We contain. We protect.
* Slam poet Taylor Mali [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU&feature=youtube_gdata delivers one] about...[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|teaching!]]
* ''Abbott and Costello'':
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Costello: "That's me: the breakfast of champions!" }}
* The Volvic ads.
{{quote|''"[...] a wild mineral water that hydrates you till you shout, 'Come on, world, I'll have you for breakfast!"''|'''[[Large Ham|George the Volcano]]''', [[Memetic Mutation/Advertising|Volvic ad]]}}
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