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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' |
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{{quote| '''James Bond:''' You know I was just wondering what South America would look like if nobody gave a damn about coke or communism. It always impressed me the way you boys would carve this place up.<br /> |
{{quote| '''James Bond:''' You know I was just wondering what South America would look like if nobody gave a damn about coke or communism. It always impressed me the way you boys would carve this place up.<br /> |
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'''Felix Leiter:''' I'll take that as a compliment, coming from a Brit. }} |
'''Felix Leiter:''' I'll take that as a compliment, coming from a Brit. }} |
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{{quote| '''Sharpay Evans:''' When did you become... one of them?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Sharpay Evans:''' When did you become... one of them?<br /> |
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'''Ryan Evans:''' You know, I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''Ryan Evans:''' You know, I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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* ''[[Home on the Range]]'' |
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{{quote| '''Piggy:''' Gee, you're the biggest cow I've ever saw!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Piggy:''' Gee, you're the biggest cow I've ever saw!<br /> |
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'''Maggie:''' Well, if you're in charge, I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''Maggie:''' Well, if you're in charge, I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "The Unquiet Dead" |
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{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Blimey, you look beautiful...considering.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Blimey, you look beautiful...considering.<br /> |
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'''Rose:''' Considering what?<br /> |
'''Rose:''' Considering what?<br /> |
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'''Doctor:''' That you're human.<br /> |
'''Doctor:''' That you're human.<br /> |
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'''Rose:''' I ''think'' that's a compliment... }} |
'''Rose:''' I ''think'' that's a compliment... }} |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "Daleks in Manhattan" |
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{{quote| '''Dalek Caan:''' You think like a Dalek.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Dalek Caan:''' You think like a Dalek.<br /> |
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'''Mr. Diagoras:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''Mr. Diagoras:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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* ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'' episode "Life Line" |
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Life Line" |
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{{quote| '''Dr. Zimmerman:''' Well, the last beautiful woman to walk in here turned out to be ''him''.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Dr. Zimmerman:''' Well, the last beautiful woman to walk in here turned out to be ''him''.<br /> |
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'''The Doctor:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''The Doctor:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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* ''[[Star Trek Enterprise]]'' episodes |
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episodes |
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** "A Night in Sickbay" |
** "A Night in Sickbay" |
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{{quote| '''Dr. Phlox:''' My children all left the nest years ago, captain.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Dr. Phlox:''' My children all left the nest years ago, captain.<br /> |
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{{quote| '''Ensign Travis Mayweather:''' ''(Instructing Archer in flying the Xindi shuttle)'' Good. You're starting to think like an Insectoid.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Ensign Travis Mayweather:''' ''(Instructing Archer in flying the Xindi shuttle)'' Good. You're starting to think like an Insectoid.<br /> |
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'''Captain Jonathan Archer:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''Captain Jonathan Archer:''' I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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* ''[[Queer |
* ''[[Queer as Folk]]'' |
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{{quote| '''Vic:''' Once upon a time I was a pretty decent chef.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Vic:''' Once upon a time I was a pretty decent chef.<br /> |
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'''Debbie:''' 'Decent?' He was another Sara Lee!<br /> |
'''Debbie:''' 'Decent?' He was another Sara Lee!<br /> |
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'''Greg:'''I can't...I know that Sidle scent...<br /> |
'''Greg:'''I can't...I know that Sidle scent...<br /> |
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'''Sara:'''I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
'''Sara:'''I'll take that as a compliment. }} |
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* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'': |
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{{quote| '''Strudwick''': Dick, without your cowardice and courage we wouldn't be right back where we started!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Strudwick''': Dick, without your cowardice and courage we wouldn't be right back where we started!<br /> |
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'''Dick''': Thank you, Strudwick, I'll take that as a compliment.<br /> |
'''Dick''': Thank you, Strudwick, I'll take that as a compliment.<br /> |
Revision as of 06:02, 8 April 2014
Kind of between the Insult Backfire and Compliment Backfire, the reaction of smart people when addressed with an ambiguous compliment (which can be, often intentionally so, a genuine compliment and a backhanded one at the same time).
Film
James Bond: You know I was just wondering what South America would look like if nobody gave a damn about coke or communism. It always impressed me the way you boys would carve this place up. |
Sharpay Evans: When did you become... one of them? |
Piggy: Gee, you're the biggest cow I've ever saw! |
- Amy
Bill Trendle: Jesus, lady, you're worse than my wife! |
- Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Dr. Desmond Powell: (wolf whistles) |
Literature
- In the third Ciaphas Cain book, Cain says that "there's only room for one lethally dangerous woman in [his] life". This is accompanied by a footnote from the book's in-universe editor, Cain's close personal friend Amberley Vail: "Which I decided to take as a compliment."
Live Action TV
- Doctor Who, "The Unquiet Dead"
Doctor: Blimey, you look beautiful...considering. |
- Doctor Who, "Daleks in Manhattan"
Dalek Caan: You think like a Dalek. |
- Star Trek: Voyager episode "Life Line"
Dr. Zimmerman: Well, the last beautiful woman to walk in here turned out to be him. |
- Star Trek: Enterprise episodes
- "A Night in Sickbay"
Dr. Phlox: My children all left the nest years ago, captain. |
- "Azati Prime"
Ensign Travis Mayweather: (Instructing Archer in flying the Xindi shuttle) Good. You're starting to think like an Insectoid. |
Vic: Once upon a time I was a pretty decent chef. |
- News Radio episode "French Diplomacy"
Dave: Bill is certainly not John F. Kennedy. |
- Holby City episode "Invasion"
Percy 'Abra' Durant: You're a fine surgeon, Mr Jordan. But you have the charm of a salt-encrusted slug. |
- Downton Abbey - when snarky old ladies collide...
Lady Grantham: You are quite wonderful the way you see room for improvement wherever you look. I never knew such reforming zeal. |
- CSI episode "Fannysmackin' "
Greg: Sara... |
Strudwick: Dick, without your cowardice and courage we wouldn't be right back where we started! |
Video Games
Terra: Brother? At first glance, I thought he was some bodybuilder who had strayed from his gym... |
- Dissidia Final Fantasy Duodecim
- Heavy Rain (Rabid Cop page quote)
FBI Agent Norman Jayden: Blake, you are an unbalanced, psychopathic asshole! |