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{{quote|''[[Ugly Dog Theory]]: In a comedy, whenever someone is being pummeled with insults, it's always the last and most seemingly innocent insult that evokes a heated response. Example: "You're ugly, your mother is ugly, your brother is ugly and your dog is ugly!" Response: "You can't talk that way about my dog!"''
|'''[[Roger Ebert]]'''}}
Someone accused of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]] responds, "I have never jaywalked."
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Compare: [[My Friends and Zoidberg]], and [[Insult Backfire]]. This is a case of the character on the receiving end of [[Comically Missing the Point]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* One Coke Zero ad shows an eye arguing with a pair of tongues. The eye tells the tongue it's drinking Coke Zero. One of the tongues says, "Know why we don't like you, Eye? Because you're a big, fat liar." The eye gasps. "I am ''not'' fat!"
* A TV ad for Helio mobile products had a daughter bring home a man of a different race. She doesn't care about the very offensive things her parents say, but she does get upset over their calling his Helio a "phone".
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'':
{{quote|'''Misty:''' You can stuff your greedy little face ''after'' we find a Pokemon Center!
'''Ash:''' My face is little? }}
* ''[[
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'''Hana:''' "Shit" I'll take, but "fart" I won't! }}
:: In this case, the character Hana was taking offense to the implication that the term "old fart" was referring to the character as a [[
* Toward the beginning of ''[[
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'''Rai:''' Jerk?
'''Aya:''' Chick? }}
* ''[[
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'''Fubuki:''' Who are you calling "[[Dojikko|clumsy]]"? }}
* ''[[
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'''Kagura:''' Feigning insanity? How rude! I'm not feigning anything! }}
* ''[[
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'''Random demon:''' Who are you calling ugly?! }}
* ''[[
** Subverted when Ganju is offended in everything BUT the ugly comment by
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'''Ganju''': The Hell?! Everyone knows I got more handsome with these bandages wrapped around! And even with these bandages, you can't even tell what I look like you dumbass!
'''Uryu:''' So you're not gonna deny the ugly part...? }}
** Straight when Hiyori is going off on Hitsugaya, throwing insults at his cool façade until something sticks. Tries calling him a stupid, crafty kid, then baldy (ad nauseam), but finally hits his [[Berserk Button]] with "midget".
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* ''[[
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'''Mako:''' Ugly? UGLY?! }}
* A variation from ''[[
* ''[[
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'''Yoshika:''' ''Raccoon?'' }}
* ''[[Ranma ½
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'''Shampoo:''' ''(pushing Ranma into Koi pond)'' [[You No Take Candle|Shampoo selfish, not stupid.]] }}
* ''[[
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* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
** In the episode dealing with "criticism training" (i.e. Nozomu have a guy show up and insult the students):
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'''[[The Generic Guy|Nami]]:''' [[Catch Phrase|Don't say normal]]! }}
** In one manga chapter, for reasons that make as much sense in context, Nozomu brings in his "second opinion" of his students, who are (mostly <ref>except for the Gonk girl in the class -- her second opinion is thin and female</ref>) [[Gonk]] guys in wigs who imitate their mannerisms. When the one for [[Yaoi Fangirl]] Harumi shows up and announces a Slash pairing preference, Nami muses at how similar they are. Harumi, angrily indicates that she isn't like that- she prefers a different [[Seme|"top"]], and declares they (the pairings) aren't alike at all. Thus, she implies that this detail is the only one she contests and her response supports the depiction of her as an obsessive [[Yaoi Fangirl]].
* ''[[
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'''Nappa:''' ''(screams)'' ... I smell?! Why -- you -- it's not my fault! I've been cooped up in a space pod for a year, what do you expect?! }}
* ''[[
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'''Ichika:''' ''(in his mind)'' Hey, what’s the meaning of that last comment!? }}
* In the first episode of the English dub of ''[[Oh
* ''[[
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'''Jiraiya:''' I am NOT a little pervert!
'''Naruto:''' Oh yeah? Then tell me, what are you?
'''Jiraiya:''' Ah hah hah hah! ...I'm a big one! }}
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
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** Note that on all of these occasions, the worst they ever called Ed is short; the elaboration is all Ed's.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Happens sometimes with Obélix in the ''[[Asterix]]'' comics:
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* A variation on the theme from ''[[Xenozoic Tales]]'': Jack calls Hannah judgemental and light-fingered. She swings the sails of the boat they are on, causing the boat to shift and deposit Jack in the water.
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'''Hannah:''' I don't like being called judgmental.
'''Jack:''' You don't argue with light-fingered?
''(Hannah swings an oar at him)'' }}
* In the ''[[
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'''Hal Jordan:''' What is, Amon? Me about to break your nose with your father's ring?
'''Amon Sur:''' You dying here. Killed by [[Big Bad|Sinestro]]'s army. [[Dying Alone|Alone]]. You've been despised and abandoned by your corps.
'''Off-panel voice:''' Despised is ''one'' thing. But abandoned?
'''[[The Cavalry]]:''' ''That'', the [[The Chosen Many|Green Lantern Corps]] don't do. }}
* ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]''. During JMS' tour on the comic, Peter had a job as a high school science teacher. This exchange followed after he met a particularly troublesome student:
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'''Peter:''' Old?
'''Student:''' I see you didn't argue with the nerd part...
'''Peter:''' ''Old?'' }}
* Another [[Spider-Man]] example was when he first encountered Fortunado, interrupting a confrontation between him and his estranged son, Jimmy-6:
{{quote|'''Spidey:''' I'm not about to let you shoot a man in a wheelchair, Jimmy, even if he ''is'' some tired old stereotype of an Italian gangster.
'''Jimmy:''' We don't have time for this, Wall-Crawler!
'''Fortundo:''' And I am ''not'' Italian!}}
* In the [[Don Rosa]] comic "Attaaack!", [[Donald Duck]] and Scrooge are listening to somebody else's phone-call, trying to discover attack plans against Scrooge's money bin that way.
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'''Caller 2:''' He sure is. At least that's what his nephew Donald said.
'''Donald:''' Ulp!
'''Scrooge:''' You think I'm old? You wound me. }}
* ''[[Batman]] and Robin'' #1:
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'''Damian:''' Just names and dusty frames on the walls to me.
'''Alfred:''' I take exception to that. There is not a speck of dust collecting on those portraits. }}
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'':
{{quote|'''Duke:''' They say you're a loser with a fetish for dressing up like animals.
'''Joey:''' I am not a loser! }}
* In one ''[[
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'''Aziraphale:''' ''(weakly)'' I don't think I was wanton. }}
* From an ''[[
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'''Romano:''' I am not a pushover, and -- and I'm not a pushover! }}
* ''[[A Very Potter Sequel]]'':
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'''Harry Potter:''' Hate Gryfindor House? Get out of my face, Malfoy! }}
* On the [http://kingdomheartsfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Midnight_Syndicate Kingdom Hearts fanon Wiki], there's an alternate reality called the ''Nightverse'', essentially something along the lines of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (
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'''Xertra:''' I am ''not'' a retarded whore, asshole. }}
** The [[Insult Backfire]] comes in to play when one takes into account that Xertra actually ''isn't'' a whore, but she is a prime example of the tropes [[Really Gets Around]] and [[Anything That Moves]]. And it's implied that she takes ''pride'' in that she does it for free.
* A gagdub of ''[[
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"Skank!"
"Slut!"
[[Macross|"Minmei!"
"...YOU TAKE THAT BACK!" }}
* The fanfic ''[[Rurouni Kenshin
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'''Soujiro:''' Oh? I'm not a psycho-kid. That's silly. I'm already twenty-four. I'm not a kid anymore.
'''Yahiko:''' ''[[Lampshade Hanging|... Which means he didn't deny the "psycho" part at all?]]'' }}
* This ''[[
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'''Raito:''' I'm NOT cheap!
'''L:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|I am amazed at which part of that statement you find offensive.]] }}
* Late in the formalized [[Volleying Insults|exchange of insults]] in which Shampoo and Hilda engage in chapter 17 of the ''[[Ranma ½]]'' [[Original Flavour]] fic ''[[Girl Days]]'', there is this:
{{quote|"Horny slutty goofy fat mean geeky girl!"
"Who you call geeky?"}}
== [[Film]] ==
* From ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''. Note that {{spoiler|in this case, lying is the most relevant. Because he told the truth, Eris has to give the [[MacGuffin|book]] back.}}
{{quote|'''Eris:''' You're a selfish, unprincipled liar!
'''Sinbad:''' Wait a minute. I didn't lie. }}
* ''[[The Princess and
* From [[Filmation]]'s ''[[Happily Ever After (
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'''Sunflower:''' One of the hired help, just like you.
'''Sunburn:''' And just who are you calling "hired?" }}
* ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]] 2'': "You contemptible K9!" "Don't call me K9!"
* ''[[
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'''Zazu:''' Ix-nay on the oopid-stay...
'''Banzai:''' Who you callin' 'oopid-stay'?! }}
* ''[[
** A hilarious reversal of this trope is seen in the movie:
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'''Kyle:''' Yes I am, Cartman, I ''am'' a Jew!
'''Cartman:''' No, don't be so hard on yourself. }}
** And a borderline case from earlier in the same movie.
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'''Mr. Garrison:''' Eric, did you just say the F-word?
'''Cartman:''' ... "Jew"? }}
* ''[[The Emperor's
* Famously done in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''.
{{quote|'''Princess Leia:''' Why, you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking, nerf herder!
'''Han Solo:''' Who's scruffy-looking? }}
* From ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'':
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'''Shaun:''' Well, that's a bit harsh.
'''Liz:''' Your words, Shaun!
'''Shaun:''' I did not call Diane a failed actress! }}
** Of course, considering [[Jerkass|who]] he called a "twat," that makes sense.
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'':
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'''Will:''' That's not true! I am NOT obsessed with treasure. }}
** To be fair, it's not like he can object to the rest... On the other hand, Sparrow wasn't necessarily talking about THAT kind of treasure.
* From ''Metropolitan'':
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'''Nick:''' I'm not tiresome... }}
* This was even done in ''[[
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'''Leland:''' I am not overdressed. }}
** It should be noted that during the time period this scene takes place, being called an "anarchist" would be like being called a communist or a terrorist. Anarchism was a major revolutionary social movement and one anarchist was responsible for the assassination of [[William McKinley]].
* ''[[
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'''The Dude:''' Fuck the tournament. Fuck you, Walter.
'''Walter:''' ''[[Serious Business|"Fuck the tournament!?"]]'' }}
* Done in ''They Call Me [[Trinity (
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'''Bambino:''' She is.
'''Trinity:''' She's not that old. }}
* ''[[Tall Tale (
* ''[[Mirror Mask]]'':
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'''Valentine:''' I did ''not'' hog those cakes! }}
* ''[[
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'''Narissa:''' No. Spiteful, vindictive, and [[One-Winged Angel|very large]], but ''never'' crazy. }}
* ''[[
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'''Novotny:''' Fat ''Ukrainian'' fuck! }}
* ''[[
* ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]''
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'''Betty:''' I'm ''not'' retarded! }}
* ''[[Major Payne]]'':
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'''Major Payne:''' I ain't frigid. }}
* Inverted in ''The Peacemaker'' (1987).
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'''Devoe:''' What do you think I am -- some gung-ho, stupid son of a bitch?
'''Julia:''' No! I don't think you're stupid... }}
* Played with in ''[[Ocean's Eleven
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'''Danny:''' I only lied about being a thief. Besides, I don't do that anymore.
'''Tess:''' Steal?
'''Danny:''' Lie. }}
* Slight variation in ''[[Chasing Amy]]''.
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'''Banky''': Hey, I always notice that bored look in their eyes, alright? }}
* ''[[Mister Roberts]]'':
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'''Ensign Pulver:''' Yeah? Yeah!
'''Roberts:''' But...
'''Pulver:''' But what?
'''Roberts:''' Well, I also think you're the most hapless, lazy, disorganized, and in general most lecherous person I've ever known in my life.
'''Pulver:''' I am not!
'''Roberts:''' You're not ''what?''
'''Pulver:''' I am not disorganized! }}
* In ''[[The Men Who Stare
* ''[[In and Out]]'' combines this with [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]] during a clip from the fake Oscar-winning movie ''To Protect and Serve'' (which is itself a spoof of [[Oscar Bait]] cliche. In the fake movie, Danny is a gay soldier who's being drummed out of the service after being outed. The following exchange occurs during a climactic military tribunal:
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'''Danny:''' Yes, sir.
'''Attorney:''' A photograph signed "Danny, San Francisco"?
'''Danny:''' Yes, sir.
'''Attorney:''' An autographed copy of ''Beaches'', starring Bette Midler?
'''Danny:''' GIVE THAT BACK! }}
* Inverted in ''[[Iron Man (
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'''Fury:''' ''(level stare)''
'''Stark:''' [[Beat|...]] Agreed. }}
* ''Car Wash'':
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'''Lindy:''' Who you calling "sorry-looking"? }}
* ''Love Stinks'':
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'''Seth:''' If that's all you wanted, then why did you hire the sleaziest lawyer in town, you pathologically deluded, morally bankrupt, in-denial, self-esteem-deficient bitch on wheels?!
'''Chelsea:''' I am ''not'' in denial! }}
* From the live-action film of ''[[
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'''Light Yagami:''' Immature? }}
* ''[[Charlie and
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'''Wonka:''' ''(throws down the newspaper he's reading)'' I do not! }}
* In the [[Your Mileage May Vary|famously]]-[[So Bad It's Good|awful]] film ''[[
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'''Lisa:''' You're wrong. He didn't get his promotion. And he got drunk last night. And he hit me.
'''Claudette:''' [[Comically Missing the Point|Johnny doesn't drink.]] }}
* In the [[Laurel and Hardy]] short ''One Good Turn'', Ollie discovers an (untrue) treachery of Stan's and rails at him:
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'''Stan:''' Stop! Don't call ''me'' a you-you! }}
* Done in ''[[Braveheart]]'', when one of the king's advisors tells the princess in Latin that [[Mel Gibson
* [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Love and Death]]'':
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'''Boris:''' I'm not so young. I'm thirty-five. }}
* In ''[[OSS 117: Lost in Rio
* At the beginning of ''[[Suburban Commando]]'', the President tells off [[Big Bad|General Suitor]]:
{{quote|'''President:''' I will not ask my people to give up everything they know, to serve a sadistic, egotistical, homicidal maniac!
'''General Suitor:''' I do not consider myself egotistical. ''Proud'', maybe...}}
* In ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'', J. Jonah Jameson objects to Peter accusing him of slander, correcting him by saying that when such things are written, it's called ''libel''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Bobbie Faye]] of the similarly named series' response to being accused of blowing things up is that she hasn't... [[Walking Disaster Area|recently]].
* ''[[
** ''[[
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'''Moist:''' I say, that's a bit on the harsh side... I happen to think I dress rather snappily! }}
** In ''[[
* [[Hercule Poirot]]. You can call him annoying, you can call him meddling, you can call him troublesome, you can call him short, but ''don't call him French''.
* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''[[
* From [[Christopher Moore]]'s ''[[
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'''Tucker Case:''' I don't drink milk! ''(thinking)'' Ha! Won that round. }}
* [[
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* A hilariously [[Values Dissonance|values-dissonant]] example in ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'': Jem is worried about a gang coming after his father, and Atticus assures him that there have never been any gangs in Maycomb. Jem says the Ku Klux Klan "got after some Catholics one time." Atticus says, "Never heard of any Catholics in Maycomb either."
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[
* Done Brilliantly in a ''[[
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'''Jaime:''' ''(to himself)'' Innocent? The wretched boy was spying on us. }}
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Everwood]]'':
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'''Dr. Brown:''' I can't believe you think my beard is ugly. }}
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
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'''Aaron Doral:''' I can't understand how he was discovered... I heard it was Dr. Baltar.
'''Cavil:''' Well, I'm not talking about that exactly. I'm talking about the fact that you're walking around this fleet wearing ''that'' jacket, and more importantly, that ''face''. You're recognizable.
'''Doral:''' Uh... Well... His jacket was burgundy... This is ''teal''... }}
* ''[[Top Gear]]'': James May has [https://web.archive.org/web/20140706152910/http://crazymotion.net/top-gear-rolls-royce-phantom-drophead/wtjKHQSOzfQwjAy.html reviewed a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe] and commented that he thinks it suits him because it's stylish and contemporary.
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'''May:''' [[Insult Backfire|Thank you]].
'''Clarkson:''' ... After other words like, for instance: beige. Stannah Stairlift. The War. Can anyone think of anymore? Homosexual.
'''May:''' ''([[Beat]])'' I object to the beige. }}
* In ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', Pauline is called a "psychotic 50-year-old lesbian." Her response? "How dare you! I'm 48!"
* In one episode of ''[[Police Squad!]]'' Frank tries to taunt a boxer with all sorts of insults, to which the man smiles and turns the other cheek, and when Frank finally gives up and says, "Forget it!" that suddenly sets the man off and accidentally does the trick.
* ''[[
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'''Angel:''' Hey! I am ''not'' little. }}
* ''[[Highlander the Series]]''
** "He called me a cheap whore and a thief!" MacLeod: <looks> "I was NEVER cheap." There's also the incident where Amanda won a gambling club from its owner, and refused to give him the chance to win it back. The man loses his temper: "No thieving French harlot with a coiffure is going to cheat me out of my club!" Amanda slaps him hard, and says: "I'm not French!"
* ''[[The Professionals]]'':
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'''Cowley:''' Permission denied. Anyway, it's inaccurate. I'm not brave. }}
* ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'', "The Summer of Out Discontent":
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'''Cody's Boss:''' That's greasy ''assistant manager''. }}
* From the (in)famous "[[The Lord of the Rings (
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'''Andy Serkis:''' I'm- I'm not fat! }}
* From ''[[Life On Mars]]'':
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'''Sam Tyler:''' Yeah, a twenty stone baby. Burps, snores and farts.
'''Gene Hunt:''' ''(sitting bolt upright)'' I do NOT snore! }}
* In an episode of ''[[Full House]]'', Stephanie was stood up for a date, and her father Danny ran into the guy while at school making a delivery for the food drive. Rumors circulated about Danny doing a long list of things, including threatening the guy with canned ham. He protested that it was, in fact, Spam, but took a while on dispelling the other rumors.
* ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'':
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'''Sarah:''' I choose to be over 30! }}
* In the second episode of ''[[I, Claudius]]'', Julia and Tiberius are unhappily married. When Julia wants sex:
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'''Julia:''' FAT?! FAT?! }}
::(But then it gets a lot less funny)
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* From ''[[
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'''Carla:''' ''(consoling Elliot)'' C'mon, you're not straw-haired.
'''Elliot:''' I know... }}
* From ''[[
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'''Casey:''' You don't think I'm funny?! }}
* ''[[
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'''MiddleMan:''' I never build strip malls. }}
* In an episode of ''[[
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'''Vinnie:''' Lazy? }}
* On a Dutch channel, BNN, there was a short-lived spoof of [[Jerry Springer]] called Jimmy Hopper. One of the stagehands was a homosexual. When one of the guests refused to be calmed down by a "Dirty faggot", the stagehand jumped up and screamed "I'M NOT DIRTY!" and attacked the guy. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|The funniest bit in the program]].
* When [[Bones]] is accused by a judge of claiming a victim was murdered in order to drum up publicity for her "pulp mystery books" (''The Double Death of the Dearly Departed'') she objects:
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* ''[[
** [[Stephen Colbert]], objecting to comparisons with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahma[[The Unpronounceable|casualFriday]]ejad:
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** In a later episode, after gauging comparisons between WWII and the invasion of Georgia, he stated that "Putin is nothing like Hitler. He knows judo."
* In the ''[[
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* ''[[Frasier]]'': Frasier explains to his boss the reason Bulldog chewed him out was that he overheard Bulldog repeat a rumor that the sports host was fired.
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'''Miller:''' That I'm a drunk, that I'm incompetent at my job, that my wife is a big fat slut!
'''Frasier:''' That is indefensible! Your wife is not overweight! }}
* A variation in ''[[
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'''Abbadon:''' ''(referring to Lapidus, the "drunk")'' To be fair, he's also a pretty good pilot. }}
* A variation from ''[[Strangers
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"Fatty?" }}
* ''[[
* This is similar to a scene in ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' when Mal was offended at being called a "petty thief" because of the first word only.
* ''[[Mama's Family
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'''Naomi:''' That's not true! I've never smoked a cigarette in my life! }}
* In the mini-series ''[[John Adams (TV series)|John Adams]]'', the title character is listening to his wife indignantly reading a pamphlet attacking his character. After listening to a [[Long List]] of supposed character defects, Adams simply replies that he's not "crippled".
* ''[[Star Trek:
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'''Kirk:''' Is that all?
'''Scotty:''' No sir, they also compared you with a Denebian slime devil.
'''Kirk:''' I see.
'''Scotty:''' And then they said that you were...
'''Kirk:''' I get the picture, Scotty.
'''Scotty:''' Yes, sir.
'''Kirk:''' And after they said all this, that's when you hit the Klingons.
'''Scotty:''' No, sir.
'''Kirk:''' No?
'''Scotty:''' No, er, I didn't. You told us to avoid trouble.
'''Kirk:''' Oh, yes.
'''Scotty:''' Well, I didn't see that it was worth fighting about. After all, we're big enough to take a few insults, aren't we?
'''Kirk:''' What was it they said that started the fight?
'''Scotty:''' They called the ''Enterprise'' a garbage scow, sir. }}
** There's a similar incident in an episode of ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''. Simon complains about life aboard ship, including, but not limited to, the food, the captain and his sister. Kaylee only takes offence to his description of ''Serenity'' as "garbage".
** The incident is parodied in the game ''[[Space Quest]] V: The Next Mutation'', where Cliffy starts a fight with a crewmember from the ''Goliath'' for doing the same thing. Roger then points out that their ship ''is'' a garbage scow.
* ''[[The Thick of It]]''
** Any discussion with Malcolm Tucker is usually filled with insults, but even he has his limits:
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'''Malcolm Tucker:''' How dare you! How dare you! Don't you ever, ever call me a bully! I'm so much worse than that. }}
** More of an [[Insult Backfire]] that one... a better example would be Malcolm's attempt to derail Geoff Holhurst's leadership bid:
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'''Geoff Holhurst:''' No I haven't! }}
** In [[The Movie]], [[In the Loop]], Malcolm has this response to being called English
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* In ''[[
* ''[[That's My Bush!]]''
** Used twice in the episode "Mom 'E'.D.E.A. Arrest":
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'''George:''' Now Mom! [Laura] is NOT...gonna mess it up. }}
** Later...
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'''Laura:''' ...Two dollars? }}
* From ''[[Coupling]]'':
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'''Jane:''' I'm sorry?
'''Oliver:''' I don't buy it.
'''Jane''': You don't ''what''?
'''Oliver:''' And I don't buy the "crazy, wacky Jane" thing. And I don't buy the you 'follow the philosophy of plants' thing. I think you're terrified you're not interesting enough, so you'll make up any old rubbish just to get attention. Do me a favour: look in the mirror. The way you look as if you have to try.
'''Jane:''' I am ''so'' bisexual! }}
* Subverted in ''[[
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'''"Mitzi":''' Fat and old I may be, but ugly--''(hissing)--ugly...'' ...you're absolutely right, that's why he loves me. C'mere... }}
* ''[[My Wife and Kids]]''
{{quote|
'''J.R.:''' I do ''NOT'' smell like corn chips. }}
* A variation (possibly an inversion) from ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'':
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'''Publicist:''' There are very few intelligent, attractive and straight men in this town.
'''[[Transparent Closet|Tobias Fünke]]:''' Well, that leaves me out.
''(silence, everyone stares)''
'''Tobias Fünke:''' She did say single, right? I-I-I thought she said single. }}
* On ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', Logan plays an embarrassing and public prank on Rory, and she's not amused:
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'''Logan:''' It was just a joke!
'''Rory:''' Oh, no, wait. I thought of some. Jerk! Ass, arrogant, inconsiderate, mindless, frat-boy, low-life, butt-faced miscreant!
'''Logan:''' "Butt-faced miscreant"!
'''Rory:''' Why would you do something like that?
'''Logan:''' I'm sorry, "butt-faced miscreant"? }}
** He was more amused at her choice of words than objecting, but still.
* From ''[[
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'''Edina:''' What will people remember me by? Through you? I'm supposed to live on through you? ''(points scornfully towards her daughter Saffy)''
'''Saffy:''' Would you like a statue?
'''Edina:''' Yes!
'''Saffy:''' A great big fat ugly armless statue?
'''Edina:''' I've got arms! I've got arms! ''(waves both arms frantically in air)'' }}
* In an episode of ''[[
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* In the episode "Responsible" of ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'', a female teenage suspect tells Munch to "Shut up, you [[Dirty Old Man]]!"
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* From ''[[Dead Like Me]]'':
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'''Mason:''' I'm not an angel!
''(long pause)''
'''Mason:''' And I'm not gay, either. }}
* In an episode of ''[[Queer
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'''Brian:''' He said I'm 31. I'm 30. }}
* From ''[[Eureka]]'':
{{quote|
'''Trevor:''' Both my kidneys function fine, thank you.
'''Jack Carter:''' [[Preemptive Declaration|Day's not over]], is it? }}
* A ''[[M*A*S*H (
{{quote|
'''Trapper:''' He's not an impostor!
'''Hawkeye:''' Right. He's a ''genuine'' spineless, mealymouthed fly-fisherman. }}
* ''[[
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'''Peter Hill:''' ''(indignantly)'' I am not a drunk. }}
* ''[[That
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'''Kitty:''' Did you just call me old? }}
* In the ''[[
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[...]
'''Jack O'Neill:''' Well, first of all, Joe, I'm not a terrible ping pong player. }}
* In ''[[Peep Show]]'', Jeremy calls Sophie's father Ian a "fox-hunting, badger-baiting, tweed shirt, bumfuck homophobe", thinking he can't hear him through the headphones on his metal detector. Later, Ian reveals that he could hear him and tells him, "I may be a homophobe, but I'm no badger baiter."
* British cop show ''[[
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* ''[[Would I Lie to You?]]'', on the subject of rider lists:
{{quote|
'''Rob Brydon''': "Well, that's why it's a ''list'', Frankie."
'''Lee Mack''': "What's on your rider? 'Aye, six cans o' bitter an' a knife!'"
'''Frankie Boyle''': "Yeah, six cans of bitter for a teetotal alcoholic."
'''Lee Mack''': "Only Frankie Boyle could complain about that I said bitter and not even mention the knife! 'I'll take the knife, but you accused me o' drinkin'!'" }}
* In ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'', Anubis "Doggie" Kruger had barely survived nearly being assassinated and he's in the hospital unconscious. As he's there, Dr. Kat Manx is talking to him, trying to encourage him to wake up. In the end, she calls him a "stubborn old dog". The first words Doggie says coming to? "I'm not an old dog".
== [[New Media]] ==
* This [[bash.org]] [http://www.bash.org/?777323 quote.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110921014719/http://imgur.com/gallery/kf9m5 This hilarious exchange] on Facebook.
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* ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810232446/http://garfield.nfshost.com/1987/03/04/ "I AM NOT EGOTISTICAL!"]
* Inverted slightly in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''. Calvin receives insulting letters from an anonymous sender. {{spoiler|It's Hobbes, naturally.}} When he receives one that says, "You look like a baboon and smell like one too," he replies.
{{quote|'''Calvin:''' What kind of sick freak would do something like this?!
'''Hobbes:''' A reckless exaggerator. You don't '''look''' like a baboon...
'''Calvin:''' Oh, you're a big help! }}
* ''[[X-Force|X-Statix]]''
** Dead-Girl describes the Anarchist as "a scared, self-denying, guilt-ridden, washed-up excuse for a mutant" and follows up by saying he isn't even fun anymore. It was that last one that did it. This is naturally because he recognizes all the previous digs as completely factual.
** Also, when watching a news montage that implicates X-Statix in illegal transactions involving drugs, land scams, and [[MP3]]'s, the Anarchist replies with "[[MP3]]'s? That's a damned lie!"
* In ''[[Doonesbury]]'', when Jeff brings up his interview with a private security contractor:
{{quote|'''Joanie:''' Private security? You mean those big, lawless pinheads in black tees and Ray-Bans who are always creating mayhem.
'''Jeff:''' Oakleys.
'''Joanie:''' What?
'''Jeff:''' They wear Oakleys, mom. Only State Department weenies wear Ray-Bans. }}
* In one early ''[[Dennis the Menace US]]'' comic.
{{quote|'''Henry Mitchell''': George, I've let you call Dennis some pretty nasty names, and said nothing but when you call our dog "mutt"...}}
* [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-07-12/ Bam.] ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip.
* ''[[Retail]]'' has [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928043251/https://www.comicskingdom.com/retail/?p=3729 this variant.]
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* During a feud in [[ECW]], Terry Funk attempted to provoke [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] into fighting him due to Foley relinquishing his hardcore ways and showing his support for rival company [[WCW]]. Funk's initial attempts to call out Foley were unsuccessful as he called Foley's wife, mother, and his children whores in succession. But he successfully managed to provoke Foley to the ring after calling WCW President Eric Bischoff a homo. The two did a reprise of this exchange in 2006 in the hype of their upcoming tag team match at ECW One Night Stand 2006. This time, however, Funk's final insult was that [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] sucked, causing Foley to cheap shot Funk with a punch.
* After [[CM Punk]] calls John Laurinaitus a typical middle management, boring, out of touch, suck-up [[Yes-Man]]:
{{quote|
== [[Radio]] ==
* A variation (or an aversion) appears in radio comedy ''[[About A Dog]]'', after Muriel's lover turns out to be married. Sarah is her daughter:
{{quote|
'''Muriel:''' Oh, [[It's All My Fault|it's my own fault]]. I'm just a silly old woman.
'''Sarah:''' Mum, you're not silly.
'''Muriel:''' ''(pause)'' And?
'''Sarah:''' And you're not an old woman. }}
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Jimmy Carr]]:
{{quote|"I've got a friend that got into an argument with a barmaid from Sunderland. Long story short, he ended up calling her a 'fat, ugly Geordie c*nt.' And she said, 'I'm no a Geordie.'"}}
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Theatre]] ==
* A variation is used in the musical ''[[1776 (musical)|1776]]''. Abigail Adams recites a list of her faults that her husband sent her in a letter; John insists that he didn't mean most of them, but is forced to admit that "You ''are'' pigeon-toed". In a later scene, John begins to list his own faults and Abigail reassures him, but concedes, "You ''are'' pigheaded."
** An actual honest-to-god historical exchange; it's paraphrased from a series of letters written while they were courting. At first glance, the Adamses had an interesting and slightly tumultuous marriage, but it's only partly true. You just need to read the letters with the right mindset. John and Abigail were pretty much the only happy marriage of any of our founding fathers (the others were either full of tragedy or were political marriages), and they enjoyed the back-and-forth. Honestly, you could say they were the closest thing to soulmates you could find.
* [[Inverted Trope]] in the 2003 musical ''[[Avenue Q]],'' when Lucy the Slut tells a jilted [[The Everyman|Princeton]] that she isn't going to cling to "some well hung baby face kid, who leeches from his parents and can't get his act together!", and then stalks haughtily away. Princeton [[Aside Glance|slowly faces the audience]] and says, "I think I heard a compliment in there!" and proceeds to follow her off-stage.
* From the 1974 musical adaptation of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (by Ken Hill, not [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]):
{{quote|
'''Faust:''' What do you mean, "little"? }}
* From ''[[Next to Normal]]'':
{{quote|
'''Henry:''' That's totally unfair!... I'm not pretentious. }}
* In both the film adaptation and the stage version of ''[[West Side Story]]'', the Jets are hanging out with their girls and the girls are causing a fuss over being left behind while the Jets go to fight. Action asks while they're still hanging around with these "dumb broads", to which Graziella indignantly responds: "I and Velma ain't dumb!"
* In [[Woody Allen]]'s play ''God'':
{{quote|
'''Actor:''' Starving, yes... Out of work, perhaps... Hoping for a comeback, maybe -- but a drunkard?
'''Writer:''' I never said you were a drunkard.
'''Actor:''' Yes, but I'm also a drunkard. }}
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Destroy All Humans!]]'':
{{quote|'''Farmer's Wife:''' AAAH! Little green spacemen!
'''Crypto:''' I am ''not'' green! }}
:: [[The Greys|Of course]], "green" is the only inaccurate part.
* ''[[Touhou
{{quote|
'''Youmu:''' I'm half non-ghost, you know!
'''Reimu:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|That was what needed correcting?]] }}
* ''[[Endless Frontier|Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'':
{{quote|
'''Haken:''' What...!? What's wrong with my gloves!? }}
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''Cid:''' Would be, if it weren't for the old loon's magic.
'''Merlin:''' OLD loon, you say!? }}
* Cid (the same one) is part of one of these in [[Final Fantasy VII
{{quote|
'''Palmer:''' Don't say 'fat'! }}
* ''[[Blaze Union]]''
{{quote|
'''Nessiah:''' I can understand where the "heartless" part might come from, but I never thought someone would call me "false". }}
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''[[Player Character]]:''' Hey! the Sunken Flagon is not a dive! }}
:: Lampshaded when Qara gets cross that you care more about the tavern than her.
=== Visual Novels ===
* ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'':
{{quote|'''Phoenix:''' This witness... is a big, fat liar!
'''April May:''' F-fat!? }}
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* Shmorky's "[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/flash-tub/breakfast-duck-christmas.php Breakfast Duck's Terrible Christmas]" on ''[[Something Awful]]''.
{{quote|'''Kevin:''' You know, there's no such thing as Santa.
'''Kevin:''' Heyyy. I'm not mean. }}
* [http://spacetree.keenspot.com/spacetree10.html This exchange] from [http://www.spacetree.com Space Tree].
{{quote|
'''Mee:''' Oh, come on man, I only did three of those. }}
* In ''[[
{{quote|
'''Homestar:''' What!? ''([[Spit Take]])'' Strong Bad told me it was sour cream and The Cheat hair! }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Narbonic]]'':
{{quote|'''Woman in Lost and Found:''' But who would claim a rotting, scarred, incredibly whiny zombie head?
''(...)''
'''Dave:''' Whiny? Really? }}
:: In Dave's defense, at the time he was a scarred, rotting, zombie head. He won't automatically know about the Whiny Part.
{{quote|
'''Caliban:''' Those are some old friends of mine you're insulting. Don't call them "people". }}
* In ''[[
{{quote|
'''Lucas:''' I'm no coward. }}
* From ''[[8-Bit Theater
** [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/05/29/episode-998-happy-little-trees/ Thief is not creepy]. A bit of a subversion, as Thief actually does notice the other half of the insult a moment later.
** [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2004/07/08/episode-439-everything-is-fighters-fault/ Black Mage has friends.] Well, ''a'' friend.
** [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2006/01/05/episode-644-processing/ The 4th and 5th panels.]
* Implied in [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0014.html episode 14] of ''[[
* In ''[[
{{quote|
'''Riff:''' I am '''not''' a sidekick! }}
* ''[[Skin Horse]]'' features an unusual case of ''secondhand'' [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php?view=archive&chapter=34848#strip6 nonhuman stereotyping offense-taking to the second-to-last one].
* From ''[[Concerned]]'' #57:
{{quote|
'''[[Idiot Hero|Gordon]] [[Too Dumb to Live|Frohman]]:''' For the record, I'm only ''ankle'' deep. }}
* From ''[[
* Played with in ''[[Ansem Retort]]'', due to a misunderstanding.
{{quote|
'''Marluxia:''' I think he's calling us box openers.
'''Darth Maul:''' Let's kick his ass! }}
* In ''[[
* Used in [http://www.blue-uncia.nl/pages/SoL/SoL0049.shtml this strip] from ''Stuff of Legend''.
* ''[[
* In [http://blankitcomics.com/2008/08/04/of-snakes-and-apples/ this strip] of ''[[Blank It]]'', the objector actually realizes his mistake.
* ''[[
* ''[[Dork Tower]]''
{{quote|
'''Matt:''' THAT was a LOW blow!... I '''love''' ''Buffy''. }}
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''Nogg:''' Hey now, we've never thought of you as ''evil''. }}
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''Barbecue Sauce:''' No.
'''Unwinder:''' Reading some non-canon comic continuations of old, canceled, BBC science fiction shows?
'''Barbecue Sauce:''' No! I mean, most fans consider them [[Canon]], since they got some of the original writers. }}
* Randall Munroe who writes [[
* In ''[[Order of the Stick]]'':
{{quote|
'''Malack:''' Is your vapid devil-whore still keeping you aloft?
'''Sabine:''' HEY! Who are you calling a devil?? }}
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Tales of MU]]'' combines this with [[Delayed Reaction]]:
{{quote|
"Puddy's not fat!" I said angrily. Then, my brain caught up with the rest of her sentence, and I added, "And [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|I'm not her girlfriend]]." }}
* [[
{{quote|
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Oh, don't you TALK about my boxes! I like boxes!
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' That's the fuckest thing I ever heard, shit mop!
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Shitload of fuck.
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Fuck monkey!
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' I'm giving you both middle fingers... ''(does a 360 degree turn and gives The Nostalgia Critic both middle fingers)'' at full force!
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Cow-humping transvestite!
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Fe-fi-fo-fuck you!
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Ass-blower!
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Ya turd burglar, robble robble robble!
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' ''(mocking)'' Ooh, look at me, I'm the Angry Video Game Nerd...
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Fuck you, fuck you, dick, dick, dick, dick. You fuck her, you fuck her, dick, dick...
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' ... I like to do stupid things because I smell bad...
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' Shut up! Shuuuuut up! Shuuuuut up!
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' You fuckin' little fuck, that's fuck, more fuck than your fuckins that are fucking fuck in a fucking world!
''Both:'' '''[[Cluster F-Bomb|FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK...]]'''
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' Cock knocker!
'''Angry Video Game Nerd:''' ''([[Beat]])'' Jerk.
'''Nostalgia Critic:''' [[Dramatic Pause|...]] ''[[Let's Get Dangerous|THAT'S IT!]]'' }}
* [http://albruno3.tripod.com/ Ab3]'s popular [[Tabletop Games]] anecdotes, ''The [[Binder of Shame]]'':
{{quote|
'''Psycho Dave:''' I am not a lousy Dungeon Master! }}
* From the ''[[
{{quote|
''(Gorgo lunges at Theron)''
'''Mike:''' ''(as Gorgo)'' I am not little! }}
* On [[That Guy With
* [[
* Ghost, from [[
* The people behind The Gentlemen's Rant made a series of videos called The Gentlemen's Response, where they respond to comments left on their youtube videos. One such comment was "blugh! what is with these same 5 boring, ugly, whiny, deep nasally-voice, depressing, lame joke, dead beat loosers." (sic) They responded by merely pointing out that there's only four of them (Although this is more about pointing out what an idiot the commenter is and disregarding their opinion since they can't count).
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
{{quote|'''June:''' Oh great. It's prince pouty. Where's your creepy grandpa?
'''Zuko:''' He's my uncle... and he's not here. }}
{{quote|
'''King:''' Who are you calling old?! }}
* In ''[[Batman: The
{{quote|
* [[Playing
** "Hurricane Neddy": Ned Flanders goes berserk and insults several of the people who tried unsuccessfully to rebuild his house after a hurricane struck. One can tell he was starting to run out of good insults by the time he got to Moe:
{{quote|
'''Moe:''' Hey, I may be ugly and hate-filled, but I... um, what was that third thing you said? }}
{{quote|
'''Abe:''' My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, and a communist, but he is ''not'' a porn star! }}
* From an episode of ''[[Duckman]]'':
{{quote|
'''Duckman:''' Hey, wait, hold on there buddy!... You really think I'm yellow? I've always seen myself as more a sallow ochre. Here, check the butt feathers. }}
* ''[[
** "Space Pilot 3000":
{{quote|
'''Leela:''' No one makes fun of my nose! }}
{{quote|
'''Fry:''' ''(whining)'' Sack? }}
{{quote|
'''Farnsworth:''' Like a cheap French harlot.
'''Amy:''' ''French?!'' }}
{{quote|
'''Fry:''' [[Bring My Brown Pants|That wasn't cowardice!]] }}
{{quote|
{{quote|
'''Amy 1:''' I am ''not'' evil! }}
* ''[[
** In "TAK: The Hideous New Girl":
{{quote|
'''Dib:''' My head's not big!! }}
{{quote|
'''Zim:''' I... didn't say anything about your head. }}
* From ''[[
{{quote|
'''President Bush:''' I assure you -- I am not high! }}
* Disney's animated ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' series includes the following exchange:
{{quote|
'''Frijeed:''' I may be a has-been, but ''I'm no Einstein!!!'' }}
* A visual version comes up in an episode of ''[[
{{quote|
* A slight variation, from ''[[Mission Hill]]'':
{{quote|
'''Shelly:''' Hey, how's that supposed to make me feel?
'''Andy:''' Sorry, not women. Woman. Just you.
'''Shelly:''' Oh Andy, you say the sweetest things. }}
* This exchange from an episode of ''[[
{{quote|
'''Sandi:''' I am not old! }}
* From the [[Spinoff Babies]] episode of ''[[Drawn Together]]'':
{{quote|
'''Captain Hero:''' I am not adopted! }}
* From the "Animal Attraction" episode of ''[[
{{quote|
* ''[[
** From the episode "Down 'n' Dirty", where Buttercup tries to give up bathing:
{{quote|
'''Bubbles:''' ''(hurt)'' I'm not fat. }}
{{quote|
'''Bubbles:''' Who you calling a biped? }}
* ''[[
** The 1948 short ''Daffy Duck Slept Here'':
{{quote|
'''[[Daffy Duck]]:''' ''Unsanitary?!'' }}
{{quote|
'''Daffy Duck:''' How do you like that? Calling me a scrawny little nine pound weakling... when it's perfectly obvious I'm a scrawny little ''ten'' pound weakling. Hmph. }}
* From the classic ''[[
{{quote|
'''Donatello:''' Hey, I deny that insinuation! Turtles are ''not'' slimy! }}
* ''[[Justice League (
{{quote|
'''Flash:''' Hey, who you calling slow? }}
* On the ''[[
{{quote|
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* ''[[Grossology]]'':
{{quote|
'''Darko Crevasse:''' Oh, come on. I may be, as you say, "creepy", but calling me a Goth is going too far. }}
* ''[[
{{quote|
'''Archer:''' Oh, right! Because you walked into Strippers' Discount Warehouse and said "Help me showcase my intellect!"
'''Lana:''' Discount? Hello? This is Fiacci! }}
* A variant from ''[[Sushi Pack]]'': seeing his scheme working, Titanium Chef crows, "Soon the world will see I'm not a so-so sushi chef, I'm a so-so [[Evil Genius]]!"
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (
{{quote|
'''Tuskernini:''' I object, your honour. I am ''not'' a ham.
'''Judge:''' Darkwing Duck, do you have any evidence?
'''Darkwing:''' These reviews of his performance in ''Son of MacBeth''.
'''Judge:''' I mean the bank robbery! }}
* ''[[Star Wars:
{{quote|
'''Grievous:''' ''Murderer?'' }}
* In the ''[[
{{quote|
'''Danger Duck:''' Hey! I'll have you know my beak is exactly the right size for my head! }}
* ''[[Spider-Man:
{{quote|
'''Scorpion:''' Who are you callin' absurdly dressed?!<ref>Although this may be [[Hypocritical Humour]] on Doc Ock's part</ref> }}
* From ''[[Total Drama Action]]'':
{{quote|
'''Chef Hatchet:''' Who are you calling a cook! }}
* The following exchange from the ''[[My Little Pony]]'' episode, "The End of Flutter Valley":
{{quote|
'''Queen Bumble:''' I am '''not''' fat! }}
* From ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
{{quote|
'''Diamond Dog:''' Who are you calling ''mutts''? Unleash the hounds! }}
* An example from the ''[[
{{quote|
'''Hank:''' Now hold on there, fella, a joke's a joke but now you've gone too far. You see propane is actually odorless, what you smell was put there by man for safety reasons... }}
== [[Real Life]] ==
* When Michael Buckly made fun of rival figure skaters Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir on his [[YouTube]] show ''What the Buck?'', declaring that the wannabe-macho Evan and flamboyant Johnny were "totally doing it" and probably texted each other all day, Johnny posted the following message to Buckley's [[Myspace]] in response: "Love it, bitch! We totally don't text!"
* Byron Hall, author of the disturbing RPG ''[[FATAL]]'' objected to an RPG.net review calling it "the date rape RPG", retorting "Another faulty conclusion drawn by Darren. Where is dating included?"
* George V of the United Kingdom: "I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien!" in response to [[
** Considering how [[World War
* Mike Tyson is attributed to have said "He called me a rapist and a recluse. I'm not a recluse."
** Considering that he was convicted of and spent jail time for sexual assault, the first bit is pretty much water under the bridge.
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** Considering who his father was, he took offense to the right part of that allegation.
** Didn't stop people from invoking [[Those Wacky Nazis]]. Having German army jackets present and people speaking German might have had something to do with that. But how dare people suggest Nazi connotations based on that, eh?
** Additionally, he did admit in court that the "sadomasochist orgy with five prostitutes" part of the allegation was essentially correct; it was the allegations of Nazism that constituted the defamation.
** A person should be able to do whatever they (and every attendant) feel comfortable with in the privacy of their own sex dungeon without being labeled a Nazi.
* According to [[The Other Wiki]]'s [[Serious Business|article on]] [[wikipedia:Toilet paper orientation|toilet paper orientation]], the ''Weekly World News'' once alleged that, because dictator Kim Jong Il watches the Home Shopping Network, is a member of Oprah's Book Club, and complains about toilet paper that's over instead of under, he is [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|secretly a woman]].
{{quote|
* Rue McClanahan had this to say about her iconic role on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'': "People always ask me if I'm like Blanche. And I say, 'Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern Belle from Atlanta. And I'm not from Atlanta.'"
* During an interview, [[Tim Schafer]] once labeled Robert Kotick, Activision's CEO, as "a dick" and "total prick" and accused him of not actually being interested in games, but rather in the money to be had in them, Activision's Response? "Hey, he does like games!"
* On a darker note, the [[Those Wacky Nazis|first commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp]], [[wikipedia:Rudolf Höss|Rudolf Höss]]. When accused of the [[The Holocaust|murder of three and a half million people]], Höss replied, "No. Only two and one-half million--the rest died of disease and starvation."
* In [[World War II|1944]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] was once accused of sending a destroyer on a mission to pick up his Scottish Terrier, Fala, who (according to the rumor) he had inadvertently forgotten in the Aleutian Islands. Roosevelt responded with the following speech at a Teamsters convention:
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* [[Lady Gaga]] once went on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and was asked if there were any annoying rumors she'd like to dispel. Most people expected her to deny mean-spirited rumors she was a hermaphrodite, but she chose just to clarify that she wasn't from Yonkers.
* The Westboro Baptist Church protested outside a Bill Maher stand-up gig in Kansas, handing out fliers that referred to him as "Christ-hating half Jew pedophile rape-enabling Catholic Bill Maher." His response on ''[[Real Time
* William Wallace, when accused of a number of crimes by the English after being captured, only defended himself by saying he is not treasonous, because he never swore loyalty to the English monarchy or any of its servants.
* From www.thinkgeek.com, in the product description for the d20 soaps: "we are NOT weirdo, basement-dwelling, outcasts who never shower. We do so shower." Which is true. That, and weirdness is relative.
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* After Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot, the shooter was linked to a hate group known as American Renaissance. A government memo reported "The group’s ideology is anti-government, anti-immigration, anti-ZOG (Zionist Occupational Government), anti-Semitic." The head of American Renaissance responded that his group was not anti-Zionist.
** You can be anti-Zionist without being anti-Semitic, but how can you be anti-Semitic without being anti-Zionist? "I hate Jews, but if they were all far away in Israel I'd be much happier?"
*** Yes. Exactly. Yeah-- [[Poe's Law|you can't parody this stuff]].
*** There's also a really nasty strain of Christian fundamentalism that buys into anti-semitism, but believes that Israel must exist in order for the prophecy of Revelations to come true. [[Esoteric Happy Ending|It's okay that those nasty Christ-killers get to have a country for a while, though, since after that they'll all go to hell to be rightfully punished for playing their preordained role]].
*** It's actually pretty easy. Zionist Occupational Government refers to a secret conspiracy that Jewish people secretly run X country. If they don't believe the United States is secretly run by a Jewish shadow government, then they can't be anti-ZOG. Anti-ZOG also does not apply to Israel since there is no secret conspiracy.
* Steven Seagal was accused of driving a tank into a man's house, flanked by dozens of police in Riot Gear, and shooting the man's dog, because the man allegedly ran a cockfighting ring. Steven's response? He was outraged that someone would say he'd hurt a dog. (Turns out the dog bit wasn't true after all.)
* ''[[
* Howard Hughes was a highly controversial figure due to his eccentricity and, to some extent, his wealth. His synopsis of his fame:
{{quote|
* One controversy that arose from [[DC]]'s recent New Universe reboot was ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' member Starfire (featured in [[Red Hood and
* There's an English legal anecdote about a judge who was called a "big-nosed bastard c**t" by an angry defendant. When his wife was told about this, her response was "but you haven't got a big nose".
* One of the British politicians jailed over expenses fraud was told by a journalist that people working with him had described him as arrogant, autocratic and rude. Right on schedule he said he didn't think he was rude.
* A [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/comment?lc=fKPeCs403x561XD8AhzrgBJx4LWCvrYR1Nc7RQMwM2Q commenter], responding to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_weYtmtwA this video]:
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* Nell Gwyn was the mistress of King Charles II of England. When an angry mob stopped her carriage, calling her a "Catholic whore" (they mistook her for Charles' other mistress, Louise de Kérouaille) she replied "Pray, good people, be civil. I am the Protestant whore."
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