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When someone is questioned on how he knows something or how he is going to get something done, sometimes he won't want to answer. Instead, he'll just utter this [[Stock Phrase]]: "I Have My Ways." This cryptic response is unlikely to satisfy the asker for long, but it gets across the point that the asked person doesn't want to reveal the exact nature of their "ways" just yet.
When someone is questioned on how he knows something or how he is going to get something done, sometimes he won't want to answer. Instead, he'll just utter the [[Stock Phrase]] '''I Have My Ways'''. This cryptic response is unlikely to satisfy the asker for long, but it gets across the point that the asked person doesn't want to reveal the exact nature of their "ways" just yet.


Generally used in one of these cases:
Generally used in one of these cases:
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Sometimes used as a [[Hand Wave]]. Not to be confused with [[We Have Ways of Making You Talk]], which is about unorthodox torture methods.
Sometimes used as a [[Hand Wave]]. Not to be confused with [[We Have Ways of Making You Talk]], which is about unorthodox torture methods.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' episode "The First Time":
* ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' episode "The First Time":
{{quote|'''Amanda:''' How did you find me?
{{quote|'''Amanda:''' How did you find me?