Double "Don't Know": Difference between revisions

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{{quote|"I don't know -- I don't know what more we could have done to try to win this election."~~|John McCain's Concession Speech, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, November 4, 2008 }}~~

{{quote|"I don't know -- I don't know what more we could have done to try to win this election."

|John McCain's Concession Speech, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, November 4, 2008 }}

{{quote|'''Interviewer''': How do you think your fans will react [now that you're returning to playing golf after being treated for sex addiction]?

'''Tiger Woods''': I don't know. I don't know.~~|Interview, March 22, 2010}}~~

'''Tiger Woods''': I don't know. I don't know.

|Interview, March 22, 2010}}

An ubiquitous utterance in film, television, and the legitimate theatre, signifying that the protagonist is (dramatically) out of ideas. For real, this time.

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'''[[Very Special Episode|After School Specials]]'''

{{quote|Concerned Parent: ''But what about the Mid-Winter Sophomore Diversity Dance Social?''

{{quote|'''Concerned Parent:''' But what about the Mid-Winter Sophomore Diversity Dance Social?

Troubled Teen: ''I don't know anymore... I just don't know!''

'''Troubled Teen:''' I don't know anymore... I just don't know!

(runs away, slamming any doors in her path) }}

'''Sci-Fi'''

{{quote|Guy At Console: ''The ship's glowy core thing is bright red and leaking smoke for some reason! And stuff is shaking -- that means this is serious, captain. What should we do!"

{{quote|'''Guy At Console:''' The ship's glowy core thing is bright red and leaking smoke for some reason! And stuff is shaking -- that means this is serious, captain. What should we do?"

Captain: ''I don't know, Console Guy. I don't know."

'''Captain:''' I don't know, Console Guy. I don't know."

(close-up of pulsating space-gas blob on the view screen) }}

The Double Don't Know is closely related to [[One-Liner, Name. One-Liner.]] - simple, repetitive phrases used to provide closure to a scene or plot, including but not limited to: "I do, Billy. I really do," or, "It sure is, Billy. It sure is." etc. This variation is mostly a [[Dead Horse Trope]], though the namesake phrase(s) linger on.

The '''Double "Don't Know"''' is closely related to [[One-Liner, Name. One-Liner.]] - simple, repetitive phrases used to provide closure to a scene or plot, including but not limited to: "I do, Billy. I really do," or, "It sure is, Billy. It sure is." etc. This variation is mostly a [[Dead Horse Trope]], though the namesake phrase(s) linger on.

The ~~'''~~Double "Don't Know"~~'''~~ is a [[Stock Phrase]] ~~trope~~. It has nothing to do with "what now?" cliffhangers that don't feature repetitive statements akin to those described above. It's also unrelated to Donald Rumsfeld's [[Memetic Mutation|famous]] [[Didn't See That Coming|Unknown Unknowns]] - "the things we don't know we don't know".

The Double "Don't Know" is a [[Stock Phrase]]. It has nothing to do with "what now?" cliffhangers that don't feature repetitive statements akin to those described above. It's also unrelated to Donald Rumsfeld's [[Memetic Mutation|famous]] [[Didn't See That Coming|Unknown Unknowns]] - "the things we don't know we don't know".