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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]]'''}}
{{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."
Someone accused of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]] responds, "I have never jaywalked."
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