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{{quote|'''Raithe:''' ''Have you ever done anything that did not end in violent death?''<br />
{{quote|'''Raithe:''' ''Have you ever done anything that did not end in violent death?''
'''Caine:''' ''Sure, lots of stuff. I just can't think of any right now.''|''[[The Acts of Caine|Blade of Tyshalle]]'', by Matthew Woodring Stover}}
'''Caine:''' ''Sure, lots of stuff. I just can't think of any right now.''|''[[The Acts of Caine|Blade of Tyshalle]]'', by Matthew Woodring Stover}}


{{quote|'''Drake''': ''"Can you help us please? Our keys are locked in the car.''<br />
{{quote|'''Drake''': ''"Can you help us please? Our keys are locked in the car.''
'''Tow Truck Guy''': ''"Let me see what I can do."'' (''smashes car window with a hammer'')<br />
'''Tow Truck Guy''': ''"Let me see what I can do."'' (''smashes car window with a hammer'')
'''Drake''': ''"Well'' we ''could've done'' that''!"''<br />
'''Drake''': ''"Well'' we ''could've done'' that''!"''
'''Tow Truck Guy''': ''"Why didn't ya?"''|''[[Drake and Josh]]''}}
'''Tow Truck Guy''': ''"Why didn't ya?"''|''[[Drake and Josh]]''}}


{{quote|Solve a man's problems with violence, help him for a day. ''Teach'' a man to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime!|'''[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Belkar Bitterleaf]]''', ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}
{{quote|Solve a man's problems with violence, help him for a day. ''Teach'' a man to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime!|'''[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Belkar Bitterleaf]]''', ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}


{{quote|'''Steve the Avatar''': As the key that was stolen is on the corpse of Number 4, we can rightfully conclude that he was the murderer of Number 7.<br />
{{quote|'''Steve the Avatar''': As the key that was stolen is on the corpse of Number 4, we can rightfully conclude that he was the murderer of Number 7.
'''Robo-Dupre''': I should like to criticize your methodology, master, but I cannot fault your efficiency.|''[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/SerpentIsle/Update%2053/index.html Let's Play Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle,]'' after using [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Mass Death]] on all the numbered automatons in the Temple of Logic}}
'''Robo-Dupre''': I should like to criticize your methodology, master, but I cannot fault your efficiency.|''[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/SerpentIsle/Update%2053/index.html Let's Play Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle,]'' after using [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Mass Death]] on all the numbered automatons in the Temple of Logic}}


{{quote|'''Noe''': I have been summoned. Ask your...<br />
{{quote|'''Noe''': I have been summoned. Ask your...
'''K'seliss''': I don't know if you're human or demon or what, but whatever you are, is having your throat ripped out fatal to you?<br />
'''K'seliss''': I don't know if you're human or demon or what, but whatever you are, is having your throat ripped out fatal to you?
'''Noe''': ... Yes.|[[Goblins]], [http://www.goblinscomic.com/11232009/ here].}}
'''Noe''': ... Yes.|[[Goblins]], [http://www.goblinscomic.com/11232009/ here].}}


{{quote|Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.|Alan Perlis}}
{{quote|Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.|Alan Perlis}}


{{quote|'''Bra'tac:''' ''(Contemplating how to destroy a shield generator)'' First we must rappel several levels down to the core. The we must take our staff weapons and-<br />
{{quote|'''Bra'tac:''' ''(Contemplating how to destroy a shield generator)'' First we must rappel several levels down to the core. The we must take our staff weapons and-
'''Col. O'Neill:''' ''(Arms two grenades and tosses them down. The generator explodes.)'' Grenades.|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''}}
'''Col. O'Neill:''' ''(Arms two grenades and tosses them down. The generator explodes.)'' Grenades.|''[[Stargate SG-1]]''}}


Latest revision as of 23:40, 7 August 2014

Raithe: Have you ever done anything that did not end in violent death?

Caine: Sure, lots of stuff. I just can't think of any right now.
—Blade of Tyshalle, by Matthew Woodring Stover

Drake: "Can you help us please? Our keys are locked in the car.
Tow Truck Guy: "Let me see what I can do." (smashes car window with a hammer)
Drake: "Well we could've done that!"

Tow Truck Guy: "Why didn't ya?"
—Drake and Josh
Solve a man's problems with violence, help him for a day. Teach a man to solve his problems with violence, help him for a lifetime!
—Belkar Bitterleaf, The Order of the Stick

Steve the Avatar: As the key that was stolen is on the corpse of Number 4, we can rightfully conclude that he was the murderer of Number 7.

Robo-Dupre: I should like to criticize your methodology, master, but I cannot fault your efficiency.
—Let's Play Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle, after using Mass Death on all the numbered automatons in the Temple of Logic

Noe: I have been summoned. Ask your...
K'seliss: I don't know if you're human or demon or what, but whatever you are, is having your throat ripped out fatal to you?

Noe: ... Yes.
—Goblins, here.
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it.
—Alan Perlis

Bra'tac: (Contemplating how to destroy a shield generator) First we must rappel several levels down to the core. The we must take our staff weapons and-

Col. O'Neill: (Arms two grenades and tosses them down. The generator explodes.) Grenades.
—Stargate SG-1
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