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{{quote|''(After finding "[[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|robot ghosts]]")''<br />
{{quote|''(After finding "[[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|robot ghosts]]")''
'''Farnsworth''': Just as I suspected. These robots were buried in improperly shielded coffins. Their programming leaked into the castle's wiring through this old, abandoned modem, allowing them to project themselves as holograms.<br />
'''Farnsworth''': Just as I suspected. These robots were buried in improperly shielded coffins. Their programming leaked into the castle's wiring through this old, abandoned modem, allowing them to project themselves as holograms.
'''Hermes''': Of course! It was so obvious!<br />
'''Hermes''': Of course! It was so obvious!
'''Farnsworth''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Yes, that sequence of words I said makes perfect sense]]|''[[Futurama]]'', [[Affectionate Parody|"The Honking"]]}}
'''Farnsworth''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Yes, that sequence of words I said makes perfect sense]]
|''[[Futurama]]'', [[Affectionate Parody|"The Honking"]]}}


{{quote|''"You got your crappy sci-fi all over my fantasy RPG."''|'''Lewis''', ''[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php?date=2003-06-18 Full Frontal Nerdity]''}}
{{quote|''"You got your crappy sci-fi all over my fantasy RPG."''|'''Lewis'''|''[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php?date=2003-06-18 Full Frontal Nerdity]''}}


{{quote|''"My old maths teacher used to say: 'Magic doesn't show the working.'"''|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]'''}}
{{quote|''"My old maths teacher used to say: 'Magic doesn't show the working.'"''|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]'''}}


{{quote|''We are not exploring the Moon or any other more improbable region. No analysis in any laboratory would discover chemical properties of lembas that made it superior to other cakes of wheat-meal.''|'''[[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]''', Letter #210}}
{{quote|''We are not exploring the Moon or any other more improbable region. No analysis in any laboratory would discover chemical properties of lembas that made it superior to other cakes of wheat-meal.''|'''[[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'''|Letter #210}}


{{quote|A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents; there should be nothing of the sort in it.|'''[[Aristotle]]''', ''[[Poetics]]''}}
{{quote|A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents; there should be nothing of the sort in it.|'''[[Aristotle]]'''|''[[Poetics]]''}}


{{quote|"Science was taking the magic out of everything."|Eoin Colfer, ''[[Artemis Fowl]]''}}
{{quote|"Science was taking the magic out of everything."|Eoin Colfer|''[[Artemis Fowl]]''}}


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Latest revision as of 19:21, 17 August 2023


(After finding "robot ghosts")
Farnsworth: Just as I suspected. These robots were buried in improperly shielded coffins. Their programming leaked into the castle's wiring through this old, abandoned modem, allowing them to project themselves as holograms.
Hermes: Of course! It was so obvious!
Farnsworth: Yes, that sequence of words I said makes perfect sense

"You got your crappy sci-fi all over my fantasy RPG."
Lewis
"My old maths teacher used to say: 'Magic doesn't show the working.'"
We are not exploring the Moon or any other more improbable region. No analysis in any laboratory would discover chemical properties of lembas that made it superior to other cakes of wheat-meal.
J. R. R. TolkienLetter #210
A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility. The story should never be made up of improbable incidents; there should be nothing of the sort in it.
"Science was taking the magic out of everything."
—Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl