Department of Redundancy Department/Quotes

"Rose is a rose is a rose."

—Gertrude Stein

Archdean: So, who's got the Department of Redundancy Department this week, computer?
THE computer: I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES HAVE DECIDED TO CREATE THEIR OWN.

Archdean: Figures.

—GURPS IOU

Secretary: Hello? This is the Department of Redundancy Department. Hello? Can I help you? Do you need help?

Writer: Yes. Serious professional help. But not from you. [hangs up phone]

—I Hate Myself and Want to Die

"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof! A proof is a proof and when you have a good proof it's because it's proven."

—Jean Chretien

"'Futurama': From the makers of 'Futurama'"

—Futurama

"Well, maybe it is stupid, but it's also dumb!"

—Patrick Star, SpongeBob SquarePants

"Image Illustration. As opposed to, say, cheese illustration."

—Unskippable on Final Fantasy XII

"The offensive lineman are the biggest guys on the field. They're bigger than everyone else, that's why they're the biggest guys on the field."

—John Madden

"Hello and greetings, Department of Redundancy Department? Aye, yes, I wish to announce, that is report, a single, yes, one, instance of unnecessary repetition, commonly referred to as redundancy. Farewell and goodbye."

—Agent Stormsong, Protectors of the Plot Continuum

Barbara: Is it frozen?

The Doctor: No, impossible at this temperature. Besides, it's too warm.

—Doctor Who

"Not only am I a genius, but I am very very smart too."

—Don Karnage, Tale Spin

"So, you wanna charge it or put it on your credit card?"^[1]

—Pete, House of Mouse

"Sonic is trapped in there. And the rest of Mobius is out here! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! And it's mine! IT'S MINE! All mine! ALL MINE!!!"
[Commercial break]

"With Sonic trapped in the force field, Mobius is mine! MINE! ...Did I say that already?"

—Dr. Ivo Robotnik, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

"Funnily enough, I agonized forever over whether to call this story 'The Redundant Man' or 'The Man Who Was Redundant'…"

—Author's Note on the internet short story The Redundant Man Who Was Redundant

"You know what they say: All toasters toast toast!"

—Mario, Hotel Mario

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you to DEATH!"

—Superboy Prime, Countdown to Final Crisis

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend."

—Po, Kung Fu Panda

"Well, now we know where Grazie is from. She’s from the Department of Redundancy Department."

—The Half World, commenting on Grazie the Beautiful New Girl, an Invader Zim fanfic

"To you and the other countless authors who refer to your books as 'fictional novels', will you please, for the love of all that’s holy and good in this world, stop it. Besides, I don’t represent fictional novels. I represent only poetic poetry, nonfictional true stories, how-to-cook-stuff cookbooks, and children’s books for children."

—SlushPile Hell

"Titans will clash."

—Clash of the Titans' tagline

"Hey there's a naked lady in this movie, and she's nude! With no clothes on!"

—Crow, Mystery Science Theater 3000

GLaDOS: Well. This is the part where he kills us.
Wheatley: Hello! This is the part where I kill you!
Chapter 9: The Part Where He Kills You

(Achievement Unlocked: The Part Where He Kills You (This is that part))

—Portal 2

"Santa Christ, Santa Christ
We love Santa Christ!
He is Santa and Jesus

Goddamn he's Santa Christ!"

—The Nostalgia Critic's review of The Star Wars Holiday Special

Linda: It's like my mother always says-"getting to know people is the best way to get to know them."

Ted: Is this the same woman who said "You eat what you eat?"

—Better Off Ted

"Faye, you're my friend. But if you steal Sven away from me, I'll murder you so hard you'll die from it."

—Dora, Questionable Content

"I am the boss to surpass Big Boss, I will become the Biggest Boss Boss Boss Boss!"

—Solidus Snake, Hiimdaisy: Let's Destroy Metal Gear Again!

"... this made their respective children double first cousins. In addition, because Chang and Eng were identical twins, their children were genetically equivalent to half-siblings, thus making them genetically related in the same manner as half-siblings who are also first cousins."

—The Other Wiki's article on Chang and Eng Bunker.

Chie: First we save Kanji, then we crush the killer! Finally, we crush the killer and send him to hell!! Got it!?

Yukiko: Chie, those last two were the same thing.

—Persona 4

I've written about strange writing formats before, but this one drives me crazy. It's the "3 point writing system." I will give an extremely condensed example here:
I am going to explain that all brontosauruses are thin at one end, much thicker in the middle and then thin again at the far end.
All brontosauruses are thin at one end, much thicker in the middle and then thin again at the far end.
I have just explained that all brontosauruses are thin at one end, much thicker in the middle and then thin again at the far end.
There really isn't much to it. The format works like this:

Say what you're going to say.
Say it.
Say you said it.

It's horrible. Please stop doing that.

— Charles Eicher, 3 Point Writing

Back to Department of Redundancy Department

↑ There is a difference between a charge card/account and a credit card -- a charge card requires you pay off the entire balance every month, while a credit card is essentially an open-ended loan that charges interest. American Express is a charge card; MasterCard and Visa are credit cards. However, since the common usage of the terms have converged over the decades since such cards were first invented, for most modern audiences this is a redundancy.

[1] There is a difference between a charge card/account and a credit card -- a charge card requires you pay off the entire balance every month, while a credit card is essentially an open-ended loan that charges interest. American Express is a charge card; MasterCard and Visa are credit cards. However, since the common usage of the terms have converged over the decades since such cards were first invented, for most modern audiences this is a redundancy.

[1]