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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"Well, it's no secret how I feel about surgeons. I hate them. I'd liken them to rocks, but that would be an [[Trope Namer\|insult to rocks]] because, you see, at least rocks are useful to society. We build bridges with them. [[Refuge in Audacity\|We stone surgeons with them.]]"''\|'''Dr. Cox''', \|''[[Scrubs]]''}} Alice says Bob is dumb as rocks, then takes it back, claiming it is insulting to rocks to compare them to Bob. Line 9: See also [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]. Compare [[Insult Friendly Fire]]. {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} == Anime and Manga == * During ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'''s Duelist Kingdom arc (English dub), Yugi faces off against <s> [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series\|a gay clown]]</s> Kaiba's evil side, brought back from the Shadow Realm by Pegasus. When the doppelganger reveals its true form, Yugi remarks, "You know, I'm not quite sure what to call you. I was thinking about '[[You Monster!\|monster]]'... but I wouldn't want to insult the cards." Line 20: * Played For Drama in ''[[Naruto]]'': Obito/Kakashi's [[Badass Creed\|motto]] is "In the ninja world, those who break the rules are trash, that's true, but those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash." * Shizuo from ''[[Durarara!!]]'' does not like it when people positively compare him to Kasuka - As far as he's concerned it's much too insulting to his little brother [[Heroic Self-Deprecation\|to be put on the same level as him.]] == Comic Books == Line 35 ⟶ 34: '''slot machine''': {{smallcaps\|Now, see here, sir! I'm programmed to interact with guests to maximize--}} '''Zodon''': Shut up. }} == Film == Line 45 ⟶ 43: * A version appears in ''[[The Abyss]]'' "You're going to give that rat a disease". == [[Jokes]] == * An old political joke, typically set in the Alberta or Montana backwoods with the politicians' names varying by era and location. If the joke were as old as [[The Roman Empire]], the original would likely be "A city slicker walks into a bar on a distant chariot trail, loudly proclaiming 'Brutus is a horse's arse!' There's immediately a big fight and he is violently thrown out of the inn. He staggers back in and loudly proclaims 'Caesar is a horse's arse!' There's immediately an even bigger fight and he is thrown out again. He crawls back in almost near death, asking 'if this isn't Brutus country and it isn't Caesar country, then whose country exactly is this?' The immediate response: 'It's horse country!'" == Literature == Line 74: * ''[[Papillon]]'' features an inmate who says to a guard: "I would spit on you, but my spit would just get dirty." == Live -Action TV ==▼ ▲== Live Action TV == * In ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' Artillery Arthur says calling an employee's report crap was an insult to crap. * In the ''[[Firefly]]'' episode "Shindig" Line 126 ⟶ 125: == Music == * Dave Bartholomew's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kda8G5xg44s "The Monkey Speaks His Mind"]. In the song, three monkeys claim that the idea that man evolved from primates is an insult to monkeys. == New Media == * From [[Riff Trax]] ''[[Fantastic Four (film)\|Fantastic Four]]'': {{quote\|'''Mike Nelson''': [[Danny ~~De Vito~~DeVito]]! '''Kevin Murphy''': Mike, that's a horrible insult to the Thing! }} * The [[News Biscuit]] article "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130730201304/http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/09/13/underworld-does-not-want-blairs-book-in-crime-section/ Underworld does not want Blair's book in crime section]" responds to an Internet campaign to move Tony Blair's memoirs to the 'crime' section of bookshops by suggesting the criminal underworld is "unhappy at being associated with Mr Blair as it makes them feel 'dirty'". == Print Media == * [http://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoonview.asp?catref=cgon134 This cartoon]. It refers to an incident where Ken Livingstone compared an [[British Newspapers\|Evening Standard]] journalist he was exasperated with to a concentration camp guard. == Reviews/Critics == Line 158 ⟶ 154: * One RPGamer [https://web.archive.org/web/20141116150028/http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/psx/hoshigami/reviews/hoshigamirdrev1.html review] had much to say about ''[[Hoshigami]]'''s lack of sound quality (among other things): {{quote\|''"The sound quality is the crappiest this side of the original NES and the compositions are so dull, so bland, so sickening, that you'll think it was composed by an ape! I apologize; I meant no disrespect to the ape community."''}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150427210132/http://ferretbrain.com/articles/article-139 This review] of ''[[~~Harry Potter/~~Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)\|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' features the line "To say it's massively dissatisfying and frustrating is to do massively dissatisfying and frustrating things a great disservice." [[Captain Obvious\|Needless to say, it's not a very positive review]]. * "Calling [[Seltzer and Friedberg\|Friedberg and Seltzer]] untalented hacks is an insult to REAL untalented hacks like [[Uwe Boll]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Roland Emmerich]], and [[Eli Roth]]." -- '''[http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=33285 Squid Vicious]''', Joblo.com * [[Atop the Fourth Wall\|Linkara]] did a crossover review with the Last Angry Geek of ''[[Spider-Man]]: [[One Moment in Time]].'' Said comic was supposed to be an explanation of the whole mess that ''[[One More Day]]'' ended up creating, but only ended up making it worse. Linkara once again [[~~This~~Punctuated! IsFor! ~~Sparta~~Emphasis!\|loudly declares]] that [[Joe Quesada]] is a hack, and that calling him one was actually [[Inverted Trope\|doing a favor to the other hacks out there]] by making them look better. ** On the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130814205104/http://thecinemasnob.com/2011/06/27/suburban-knights-part-1.aspx Cinema Snob webpage comments] on ''Suburban Knights'', in response to a troll: {{quote\|'''Adam''': So your method to criticise something you'll never watch is to swear about the people involved? That's not a critical opinion, that's throwing a tantrum for attention. Congrats, you're equal to my 4 year-old cousin. Line 194 ⟶ 190: * In [[fault\|fault milestone one]], Ritona and Selphine are appalled by Rune's treatment in the Zhevitz company, but Rudo, the interim CEO, insists that: {{quote\|'''Rudo:''' Sara is not a slave. There's more purpose and worth to being a slave.''}} * In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS]]'', if Joey duels [[The Rival\|Bandit Keith]], Joey says, "I'd call ya a dirty rat, but I don't wanna insult da rats!" == Web Comics == Line 202 ⟶ 199: * In ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'', Millie comments that the school's pit orchestra isn't good enough to deserve the word "pit". * ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' once mentioned that "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-12-17 Most politicians are uncomfortable being compared to tumors. The tumors, however, are getting the short end of the stick]". * ''[[User Friendly]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20190504073133/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20051209 reminds us] that sometimes you end up with [[~~Discworld/~~Men Atat Arms\|rocks... an'... other sort of rocks]]. == Web Original == Line 229 ⟶ 226: '''Butthead:''' Uhhh, yeah. It should be out in the dumpster. '''Beavis:''' No way, Butthead. There's cool stuff in the dumpster. You wouldn't want to mess it up with this crap. }} == Real Life == Line 254 ⟶ 250: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Stock Jokes]] [[Category:Insult Tropes]] [[Category:~~{{PAGENAME}}~~Alice and Bob]]