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{{quote|''Man, that [[White Magician Girl]] is hot. What I wouldn't give to have twenty minutes alone with her and a [[Noodle Implements|packing crate of spam]]. ''
{{quote|''Man, that [[White Magician Girl]] is hot. What I wouldn't give to have twenty minutes alone with her and a [[Noodle Implements|packing crate of spam]]. ''
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'''Jackrum''': ''[approvingly]'' Oh, you-- all right, I'd just given Madame the old 'quietus'... }}
'''Jackrum''': ''[approvingly]'' Oh, you-- all right, I'd just given Madame the old 'quietus'... }}


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': When the station [[It Makes Sense in Context|fails to explode or disappear.]]
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': When the station [[It Makes Sense in Context|fails to explode or disappear.]]
{{quote|'''Ivanova''': No boom ''today''. Boom tomorrow. [[Genre Savvy|There's always a Boom tomorrow.]]
{{quote|'''Ivanova''': No boom ''today''. Boom tomorrow. [[Genre Savvy|There's always a Boom tomorrow.]]
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{{quote|'''Xander:''' What, I can't have information sometimes?
{{quote|'''Xander:''' What, I can't have information sometimes?
'''Giles:''' It's just somewhat unprecedented. }}
'''Giles:''' It's just somewhat unprecedented. }}
* Norm Peterson did this at least once on ''[[Cheers]]''.
* Norm Peterson did this at least once on ''[[Cheers]]''.{{context}}


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==