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{{quote|Isn't it strange |
{{quote|Isn't it strange |
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Feels like I'm lookin' in the mirror |
Feels like I'm lookin' in the mirror |
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What would people say |
What would people say |
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If only they knew that I was |
If only they knew that I was |
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Part of some geneticist's plan (plan-plan-plan) |
Part of some geneticist's plan (plan-plan-plan) |
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Born to be a carbon copy man (man-man-man) |
Born to be a carbon copy man (man-man-man) |
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There in a petri dish late one night |
There in a petri dish late one night |
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They took a donor's body cell and fertilized a human egg and so I say |
They took a donor's body cell and fertilized a human egg and so I say |
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I think I'm a clone now |
I think I'm a clone now |
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'Cause every pair of genes is a hand-me-down|'''[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]''', ''I Think I'm a Clone Now''}} |
'Cause every pair of genes is a hand-me-down|'''[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]''', ''I Think I'm a Clone Now''}} |
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{{quote|Are you kidding? [[Super Soldier|Military clones?]] [[Lampshade Hanging|This is why nobody takes us seriously!]]|'''Spen Jankowski''', ''[[F.E.A.R.]]''}} |
{{quote|Are you kidding? [[Super Soldier|Military clones?]] [[Lampshade Hanging|This is why nobody takes us seriously!]]|'''Spen Jankowski''', ''[[F.E.A.R.]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Han Solo:''' So what's it like being a clone? |
{{quote|'''Han Solo:''' So what's it like being a clone? |
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'''Carib:''' About as you'd expect. It's the sort of secret that gets heavier with time and age. |
'''Carib:''' About as you'd expect. It's the sort of secret that gets heavier with time and age. |
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'''Han Solo:''' Yeah. I can imagine. |
'''Han Solo:''' Yeah. I can imagine. |
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'''Carib:''' Excuse me, Solo, but you can't possibly imagine it. Every time one of us leaves this valley it's with the knowledge that every outside contact puts our lives and those of our families at risk. The knowledge that all it will take will be one person suddenly looking at us with new eyes, and the whole carefully created soap bubble of the ever-so-close Devist family will collapse into the fire of hatred and rage and murder.|'''A clone of [[Ace Pilot|Baron]] [[Farm Boy|Fel]]''' in [[Timothy Zahn|Zahn]]'s ''[[Hand of Thrawn|Vision of the Future]]''}} |
'''Carib:''' Excuse me, Solo, but you can't possibly imagine it. Every time one of us leaves this valley it's with the knowledge that every outside contact puts our lives and those of our families at risk. The knowledge that all it will take will be one person suddenly looking at us with new eyes, and the whole carefully created soap bubble of the ever-so-close Devist family will collapse into the fire of hatred and rage and murder.|'''A clone of [[Ace Pilot|Baron]] [[Farm Boy|Fel]]''' in [[Timothy Zahn|Zahn]]'s ''[[Hand of Thrawn|Vision of the Future]]''}} |
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{{quote|As long as you're around, I'll be nothing more than a mere shadow!|'''[[Fan Nickname|Repliku]]''', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Chain Of Memories]]''}} |
{{quote|As long as you're around, I'll be nothing more than a mere shadow!|'''[[Fan Nickname|Repliku]]''', ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Chain Of Memories]]''}} |
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{{quote|"These people you're copying are already superfluous. You're trafficking in excess." |
{{quote|"These people you're copying are already superfluous. You're trafficking in excess." |
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"The issue is not excess but ''access''. Others take away reproductive rights, I ''grant'' them!"|'''[[Aeon Flux]]''' and '''Trevor Goodchild'''.}} |
"The issue is not excess but ''access''. Others take away reproductive rights, I ''grant'' them!"|'''[[Aeon Flux]]''' and '''Trevor Goodchild'''.}} |
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{{quote|Oh well, even if we all died tomorrow, there's still another batch of clones to take our place. C'est la vie...|'''floating robot head thingy''', ''[[Dead Leaves]]''}} |
{{quote|Oh well, even if we all died tomorrow, there's still another batch of clones to take our place. C'est la vie...|'''floating robot head thingy''', ''[[Dead Leaves]]''}} |
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{{quote|''Everything I know is what I need to know'', |
{{quote|''Everything I know is what I need to know'', |
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''everything I do has been done before''. |
''everything I do has been done before''. |
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''Every sentence in my head'' |
''Every sentence in my head'' |
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''Someone else has said.''|'''[[The Who|John Entwistle]]''', "905"}} |
''Someone else has said.''|'''[[The Who|John Entwistle]]''', "905"}} |
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'''Kowalski''': I <u>''hate''</u> this part. I've cloned my selfstream hundreds of times, and ''still'' I hate it. |
'''Kowalski''': I <u>''hate''</u> this part. I've cloned my selfstream hundreds of times, and ''still'' I hate it. |
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'''Kowalski''': There's a fifty-fifty chance ''I'll'' be the version that wakes up disposable, [[Body Snatcher|downjacking a sleeper]]. <br /> |
'''Kowalski''': There's a fifty-fifty chance ''I'll'' be the version that wakes up disposable, [[Body Snatcher|downjacking a sleeper]]. <br /> |
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'''Kowalski''': One mission, then I'm lucky she'll get to [[Brain Uploading|upload a gestalt]]. A gestalt, but ''not'' the selfstream. <br /> |
'''Kowalski''': One mission, then I'm lucky she'll get to [[Brain Uploading|upload a gestalt]]. A gestalt, but ''not'' the selfstream. <br /> |
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|'''Jennifer Lucas' Ganger''', ''[[Doctor Who]]''}} |
|'''Jennifer Lucas' Ganger''', ''[[Doctor Who]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Dani''': Stop fighting. I know you're too weak to beat me! |
{{quote|'''Dani''': Stop fighting. I know you're too weak to beat me! |
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'''Danny''': I'm not going to fight you! Every time I fight a clone they turn to goo! |
'''Danny''': I'm not going to fight you! Every time I fight a clone they turn to goo! |
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''(Dani looks down and sees she's starting to melt)'' |
''(Dani looks down and sees she's starting to melt)'' |
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'''Danny''': But you're not mindless, like the other clones. ''I don't want to fight you!'' |
'''Danny''': But you're not mindless, like the other clones. ''I don't want to fight you!'' |
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'''Dani''': Then let my father have your morph DNA! So he can save me! |
'''Dani''': Then let my father have your morph DNA! So he can save me! |
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'''Danny''': He's not going to save you! He's ''using'' you! You're nothing but a mess he's not gonna clean up! |
'''Danny''': He's not going to save you! He's ''using'' you! You're nothing but a mess he's not gonna clean up! |
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'''Dani''': You're LYING! ''(blasts him)'' |
'''Dani''': You're LYING! ''(blasts him)'' |
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|'''[[Danny Phantom]]''' being rather insensitive to his cousin/clone [[Opposite Sex Clone|Danielle]], ''Kindred Spirits''}} |
|'''[[Danny Phantom]]''' being rather insensitive to his cousin/clone [[Opposite Sex Clone|Danielle]], ''Kindred Spirits''}} |
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{{quote|'''Nasdra Magrody:''' "While the loss of material is extremely taxing, as well as the many navy crews who have lost their lives. |
{{quote|'''Nasdra Magrody:''' "While the loss of material is extremely taxing, as well as the many navy crews who have lost their lives. |
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'''Lyrax Pentigure:''' "Not to mention our clone troops." |
'''Lyrax Pentigure:''' "Not to mention our clone troops." |
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'''Nasdra Magrody:''' "As I said, material, yes." |
'''Nasdra Magrody:''' "As I said, material, yes." |
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|'''[[Star Wars]]''', ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/HoloNet_News_(podcast) Holonet News: A Galaxy Divided]''}} |
|'''[[Star Wars]]''', ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/HoloNet_News_(podcast) Holonet News: A Galaxy Divided]''}} |
Revision as of 21:36, 7 August 2014
Isn't it strange —"Weird Al" Yankovic, I Think I'm a Clone Now
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Yeah, I resulted to be a clone of myself from an alternative-future-imaginary-world or something like that. Listen, is this going to affect my welfare check?
—Alan Moore, Tomorrow Stories
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Tears... tears. Why am I crying? What... did this mean to me?
—Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion
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If I die, I can be replaced.
—Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Han Solo: So what's it like being a clone? |
If we outlaw cloning, then only outlaws will have clones.
—Sifl, The Sifl and Olly Show
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As long as you're around, I'll be nothing more than a mere shadow!
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"These people you're copying are already superfluous. You're trafficking in excess." —Aeon Flux and Trevor Goodchild.
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Oh well, even if we all died tomorrow, there's still another batch of clones to take our place. C'est la vie...
—floating robot head thingy, Dead Leaves
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Everything I know is what I need to know, —John Entwistle, "905"
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You look in the mirror, but someone else looks back. You remember a life you never had, one that cannot be yours. You are the piece that does not fit, you don't belong in this game. The board has been knocked over, you shall be swept away... |
There's lots of him. Who'd miss this one? |
Kowalski: I hate this part. I've cloned my selfstream hundreds of times, and still I hate it. |
My name is Jennifer Lucas. I'm not a factory part. I had toast for my breakfast. I wrote a letter to my mum. [...] I am Jennifer Lucas! I remember everything that happened in her entire life! Every birthday, every childhood illness. I feel everything she has ever felt, and more! I'm not a monster. I am me! Me! Me! Me! ME! —Jennifer Lucas' Ganger, Doctor Who
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Dani: Stop fighting. I know you're too weak to beat me! —Danny Phantom being rather insensitive to his cousin/clone Danielle, Kindred Spirits
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Nasdra Magrody: "While the loss of material is extremely taxing, as well as the many navy crews who have lost their lives. |
Today I slew my twin brothers seven times and nearly died four times at the hands of my twins. What kind of war is this — A record of the Spawn Wars, Grand History of the Realms
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