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* While the cast of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' were talking about how some members of their group acted when they were kids, the Wolkenritter to chime in on how [[Genki Girl|Reinforce Zwei]] was such a child when she was younger. Naturally, Rein protested, insisting that she had always acted like an adult... [[Third Person Person|in a not -very -adult way]].

** The [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]] from ''[[Girls Bravo]]'' does this a lot too, although not using [[Third Person Person]]. (The Japanese language has at least 47 ways of acting childish. And 22 ways of [[Kawaiiko|feigning it]].)

* This trope sort of crosses over with the [[Not Helping Your Case|"not helping your case"]] trope inIn ''[[Lucky Star]]'' where, [[Otaku|Konata's father]] insists that it's wrong to call him a [[lolicon]] because he likes both young-looking girls ''and'' normal girls, [[Not Helping Your Case|so it's more correct to say that he's "'''also'' a lolicon"...]] Konata wasn't the least bit reassured.

* Kind of a [[Not Helping Your Case]] version from the anniversary strips of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. When seeing how [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Kaorin]] is mooning over Sakaki, Osaka manages to have a realization which [[The Cuckoolander Was Right|escaped all the other characters]], and asks Kaorin if she is gay. Kaorin angrily protests that no she isn't, the correct/preferred term is lesbian not gay, and no, she certainly isn't gay, [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|because it wouldn't matter to her if Sakaki were a guy]].

'''Mashiro''': [[Lampshade Hanging|That’s what you call being conceited]]. }}

== [[Comic Books]] ==

Senator (waking up): "What? It's lunchtime already?" }}

{{quote|'''Jon:Wesley Gibson''': WhyEnjoy don'tyour [[Bestiality youis everDepraved|goat listenfucking]] toMr. me?Rictus.

{{quote|'''Shizuru''': [[Gratuitous Japanese|Otousama]] isn't an easy person to get along with. He has a difficult personality, because he is honest. In general, he's willing to imply anything he likes should he think about it.<br />

'''Natsuki''': Yep, he's a rude bastard. I've noticed that.<br />

'''Natsuki's Narration''': Shizuru laughed briefly, covering her mouth with her hand.<br />

'''Natsuki''': What's so funny?<br />

'''Shizuru''': Oh, nothing really. I was just going to say that the problem is, that you're the same as him. In that respect.<br />

'''Natsuki''': I'm nothing like that stuck-up bastard! }}

== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[Face Off]]'', one of Castor Troy's signature lines:{{context|What remark does this "resemble"?}}

* In ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'':

'''The Stranger:''' OK, Dude. Have it your way. }}

*:* Subverted in this exchange:

'''The Dude:''' Well, ''yeah''! }}

* In ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'':

'''Otto:''' You're the vulgarian, you fuck! }}

* In ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'', (after [[Can't Argue with Elves|several remarks]] about [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters|humans' folly and warlike tendencies]]):

{{quote|'''Eros:''' [with disgust] Stronger. You see? You see? [[Narm|Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid]]!<br />

'''Jeff Trent:''' [[Shut UP, Hannibal|That's all I'm taking from you]]! [pistol-whips Eros upside the head] }}

* A more serious version from ''[[The Rock]]''. General Hummel ([[Ed Harris]]) has captured John Mason ([[Sean Connery]]) and is justifying his threat to launch poison gas at San Francisco.

{{quote|'''Mason:''' I don't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. And, uh, this is not combat. It's an act of lunacy. Frankly, General, sir, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|I think you're a fucking idiot]].<br />

'''Hummel:''' "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." [[Thomas Jefferson]].<br />

'''Mason:''' "Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious"," according to [[Oscar Wilde]].<br />

'''(Hummel:''' (Riflerifle butts Mason)<br />

'''Mason:''' Thank you for proving my point. }}

'''Alan''' (smiling) "Thanks!" }}

* ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'':{{context|Who spoke the line and who responded to it by kicking him in the face?}}

{{quote|"I'm not feminine? '''I'M NOT FEMININE!?'''" {{[[[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] (kicks him in the face...}}])}}

'''Wadsworth:''' ALL RIGHT I ''AM''! I'M SHOUTING! I'M SHOUTING! I'M SHOUT-- }}

*:* Invoked earlier with Colonel Mustard:

'''Colonel Mustard:''' ''[Angrily]'' That's right! }}

* In ''[[Office Space]]'', Tom says the following with an increasingly panicked and loud voice:

'''Tallahassee:''' Hell no! I knew a guy once that was way worse at that than me. }}

* In ''[[Rush Hour|Rush Hour 3]]'', a French taxi driver refuses to transport Carter because he believes that Americans are violent. Carter promptly threatens him with a gun.

'''George:''' I love America. Please don't kill me. }}

* Paraphrased from the [[Dragaera]] book ''Jhegaala''- after the hero Vlad, a former assassin and gangster, has been mistaken for a thug: "I hate when people do that. It makes me want to break their legs".* Kiera the Thief makes a similar comment in ''Orca'', to the effect that she hates when people think she's trying to steal their purses and how it makes her want to rob them.

"Never!" said the Queen furiously, throwing an inkstand at the Lizard as she spoke. }}

'''Grenn:''' I would not. I'd run faster than you. ...Hey! }}

* An early example: In ''Laxdæla saga'' (The Saga of the People of Laxárdalur), Þórðr accuses his wife Auðr of wearing breeches (iei.e. being a transvestite) so that he can divorce her and marry Guðrún. When Auðr comes into Þórðr's bed-chamber to get revenge, she is wearing breeches. <!-- Flagged for unclear formatting issues. -->

* In [[Spellsinger]]: ''The Day of the Dissonance'', Mudge utters the following line when Roseroar comments on his bad language: "I'll have you know, me elephantine kitten, that [[Sophisticated As Hell|my language is as fucking refined as anyone's]]!"

== [[Live -Action TV]] ==

* In ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':

'''Dick''': [raising a chair] I'll show you who's capable of violence!!! }}

*:* Another ''3rd Rock'' example:

'''Leon''': Well, I can be... maybe... probably not... }}

'''Oscar:''' I've never overstated anything in the entire history of the planet! }}

{{quote|'''Tim''' : (reading a question from a personality quiz) Are you the kind of person who jumps into decisions without properly considering all the available options?

'''Tim''': Hang on, it's multiple choice. }}

'''Crow (as Yuri):''' I'll kill your ''whole family'' if you call me that again! }}

*:* Keep in mind that Yuri immediately attacks the guy who called him a "psychopath,", prompting Mike to quip:

{{quote|'''Mike (as Paul):''' I'm sorry, ''clearly'' you're not a psychopath; my mistake. }}

* ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' -: Ted Baxter wants to serve as Grand Marshal in a circus parade, but Lou Grant won't let him:.

'''Mary:''' Ted, that isn't true. He may boss you around, but he doesn't think you're a kid. He respects you as a mature adult.

'''Ted:''' (whining) Then why won't he let me go to the circus?!! }}

* NonA non-verbal example from ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.: In the lead-up to a sketch involving [[Horny Vikings]], Kermit describes them as "cruel, heartless, Scandinavian Marauders". The Swedish Chef comes up and hits him with a frying pan, leading Kermit to [[Might Makes Right|change]] his description to "quaint, old world charmers".

* In ''[[Coupling]]'', thoughPatrick heprovides a subverted that "only" proved half the remark,:

{{quote|'''Patrick:''' What Kindkind of illness was I supposed to have?

'''Patrick:''' There is no connection between my dick and my brain! }}

* ''[[Frasier]]'':

*:* In "Look Before You Leap," Daphne protests the accusation that she's whiny with a high-pitched "I don't whiiine!"

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090928010348/http://www.marcusbrigstocke.com/pacman.asp From one of Marcus Brigstocke's stand-up comedy routines]:

* In ''[[Friends]]'', after Joey gets offended that Monica and Chandler didn't ask him for a character reference letter:

{{quote|'''Monica:''' Sorry Joe, we didn't think you were so much... [[Buffy-Speak|with the words]]...<br />

'''Joey:''' Wha-huh? Hey! Whoa, I'mean, tchhh!<br />

'''Chandler:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|Clearly, we were wrong.]] }}

*:* In an another episode:

'''Rachel:''' That?'s not true! ''(Starts to cry.)'' }}

'''The Devil:''' I am the dark lord of asses! }}

'''[[Spell My Name with a "The"|The]] Todd:''' Oh yeah? Well if I'm gay, how come I [[Gym Bunny|work out so much]]? }}

{{quote|'''Giles:''' Um, Anya, while, while I completely trust you uh, uh, to take care of the inventory and the money, um ... dealing with people requires a certain, uh ... finesse.

'''Anya:''' I have finesse! [[Sophisticated As Hell|I have finesse coming out of my bottom]]! I can completely lie to the health inspector. I can, you know, distract him with coy smiles, and, and bribe him with money and goods. }}

* Done seriously on ''[[Law and& Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' when. Eliot's son Dicky was caught using the [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]] on a man he suspected was responsible for the disappearance of his friend., Afterwardcausing hisEliot fatherto tooktake him into the station and complainedmake abouta him doing thatcomplaint. When Richard responded that he was not the first member of his family to act like that way, Eliot attacks his son in the middle of the squad room, both proving Richard's point and showing why he got the [[Fan Nickname]] Unstabler.

* Kelly from ''[[Misfits]]'' is repeatedly accused of being a Chav <ref> just a note forFor non-UK residents -: "chav" is a derogatory term given to young, working-class people who dress in a certain way, and are perceived as crude, anti-social and aggressive (a common [[Fun with Acronyms|backronym]] is "Council Housed And Violent")</ref> and she eventually responds to this by screaming at another girl: ''"If you call me that one more time I'll kick you so hard in the c* nt your mum will feel it!"''

** Also, when Nathan's father calls him a "wanker", Nathan responds by being snarky and rude, and then blithely attacking someone with a stapler (although many viewers considered this a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], as he ''was'' kind of proving his father's point).

"I would put a tax on all people who stand in water!" }}

* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|MashM*A*S*H]]'' had a scene in which Winchester snidely referred to Hawkeye and B.J. as "pack wolves." Their response was more or less, "''Pack wolves''?! I've never been so insulted!" and then they started growling and barking at him.

'''Kid: For saying you're aggressive! }}

'''Jeff:''' I didn't sneeze. }}

* MetaIn a meta example, many Current"current Affairsaffairs" shows satirized by ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'' aired 'responses' to the criticism... which ended up proving all the Chaser team's criticisms completleycompletely right.

'''House:''' (making a stupid face) Huh? }}

== Music[[Newspaper Comics]] ==

== [[Theatre]] ==

* Played for drama in ''[[The Hairy Ape]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. The main character attempts to prove that just because he's poor doesn't mean he's a brute, and tries to do this by beating up the girl he thought insulted him. {{spoiler|He gets killed by an ape instead.}}

* A variation from the [[Musicalmusical]] ''[[New Girl in Town]]''., where Marthy and Chris are singing about their friendship:

'''Marthy''': I said, "Yes, you are!" }}

{{quote|'''Stanley:''' "...and they treat me like [[Curse Cut Short|sh--]]''<br />

'''Bertha:''' "Stanley, ''dammit'', don't cuss on Christmas!" }}

== [[Video Games]] ==

* The title character of ''[[Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' catches himself doing one of these at one point - the Judge says '"I'm not sure we could reasonably expect Mr. Justice to do anything delicately'", and Apollo thinks '"Hey! Why I oughta...take a deep breath and calm down.'"

* At the end of the first TV spot for ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'', one of the charactersFrancis shouts, "I'll see peace back on Earth if I gotta murder every one of these animals with my own bare hands!" This can also be heard in the game under certain conditions. The in-game version of the line replaces "animals" with "bastards".

'''Lawrence:''' Yes, sir, [[False Reassurance|that should clear things right up.]] }}

* In one bit of inter-party dialogue in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'', Mission asks Bastila if she ever uses the Force for "fun", like making somebody trip if they're annoying her. Bastila acts highly offended and calls the idea "childish", which [[Berserk Button|gets Mission angry enough to start insulting her. (Mission [[Berserk Button|does not like to be called a child]]). Bastila trips her with the Force while she's in mid-insult, turns away, and smugly denies she has any idea what Mission is talking about.

* The Thraddash of ''[[Star Control II]]'' II revere force to the point that they have semi-regular rebellions thatwhich attempt to overthrow the current "Culture" and install themselves as the new Culture. Among the history you can learn from them is the story of Culture 14, who believed that this system of violent revolution set the Thraddash's cultural and technological evolution back 500 years each time. They were wrong, as demonstrated only 10 years after they came to power, when the next revolution only set them back "two, three hundred years tops.".

== Western[[Web AnimationOriginal]] ==

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' also uses this trope a lot.

'''Homer''': Oh yeah? }}

*:* Another ''Simpsons'' example:

'''Burns''': Why, I ought to club them and eat their bones! }}

*:* [[Rule of Three|Yet Anotheranother]] ''Simpsons'' example: In one episode,When Homer is called slow at a poker game., Hehe takes so long to mentally process the remark that by the time he spits out his indignant denial, everyone else has left-- except for Lenny,Lenny—it whosewas his house itthey is;were playing at, and he's was getting a midnight snack when Homer finally responded. It almost happens again in the same episode.

*:* "I've been called a greasy thug, too. And it never stops hurting. So here's what we're gonna do, we're gonna grease ourselves up real good, and trash that place with a baseball bat!"

*:* On one of the show's DVD commentaries, ''Simpsons'' writer Al Jean refers to this kind of gag as a [http://zvbxrpl.blogspot.com/2006/01/stan-daniels-turn.html "Stan Daniels Turn"], named after the late writer/producer Daniels, of ''[[Taxi]]'' and ''[[Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' fame.

*:* "Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

*:* Moe, [[It Makes Sense in Context|attacking a Homer-shaped mannequin with a baseball bat:]]

*:* From "Marge Gets a Job":

*:* Moe again: "Nobody calls [[Awesome McCoolname|Moe St. Cool]] a phony!"

'''[[Team Mom|Katara]]''': I don't act that way. What do you think, Aang? Do I act like a mom?<br />

'''Aang''': Well, I...<br />

'''Katara''': Stop rubbing your eye and speak clearly when you talk! <br />

'''Aang''': Yes, ma'am! }}

*:* And in the second season:

'''Katara''': Both? '''I'M ''COMPLETELY CALM''!!''' }}

*:* In a similar vein:

'''Zuko''': I DON'T NEED ANY CALMING TEA! }}

'''Candace:''' ''(making a face like Medusa's)'' It does ''not'' look like me! }}

* Played with in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'' when Double D reads off the "Lackadaisycathro Disease," which is pretty much a description of himself.

'''Eddy:''' It sounds like sock-head, bonehead! }}

'''Peter:''' You son of a bitch! If I had a gun on a boat, I'd shoot you! }}

'''Lola:''' Does a red light mean go? }}

* ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'':

'''Cosmo:''' I'm ''not'' stupid! And I could prove it if you'd just let me out of the box! But come on,&mdash; (He *poofs out of the box, hits it with a hammer, and then poofs back in*, even Houdini couldn't get out of this thing! }})

== [[Real Life]] ==

* [[wikipedia:Jonathan Lee Riches|Johnathan Lee Riches]], famous for filing lawsuits against nearly everybody and nearly everything (including such targets as "Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party") once filed an injunction against the Guinness Book of World Records to prevent it from naming him the world's most litigious man - a record Guinness stated that they don't even keep track of.

* King George II (1683–1760) of England once assured his subjects that despite coming from the German House of Hanover, "I have not one drop of blood in my veins dat is not English."