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'''Hans von Hammer''': No chimpanzee would ever speak to me again, I know. }}
'''Hans von Hammer''': No chimpanzee would ever speak to me again, I know. }}
* In ''[[The Beano]]'' strip Crazy for Daisy, Daisy compares Ernest, the guy who just won't leave her alone, to a warthog. After this, she's incredibly shocked at herself for being so insensitive and immediately apologises...to any warthogs who happen to be reading.
* In ''[[The Beano]]'' strip Crazy for Daisy, Daisy compares Ernest, the guy who just won't leave her alone, to a warthog. After this, she's incredibly shocked at herself for being so insensitive and immediately apologises...to any warthogs who happen to be reading.
* In ''[[PS238]]'' (Issue 30):
{{quote|'''Zodon''': ...You might as well reason with one of your ''slot machines!''
'''slot machine''': {{smallcaps|Now, see here, sir! I'm programmed to interact with guests to maximize--}}
'''Zodon''': Shut up. }}




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** And his exact words in the initial insult were that Belkar would compare unfavorably to tables. The tables started off smarter than Belkar ''and he was still dumb enough to make the comparison offensive''.
** And his exact words in the initial insult were that Belkar would compare unfavorably to tables. The tables started off smarter than Belkar ''and he was still dumb enough to make the comparison offensive''.
* In ''[[Between Failures]]'', Mike finds himself confronting Reggie over setting the microwave on fire. When he mentions the number of accident reports in Reggie's file (long story short, Reggie's reliance on his executive aunt's interference makes the official quantity "long past too many"), Reggie interrupts to point out that they were all accidents, just like the term says. Mike states in no uncertain terms that "accident" is no longer sufficient to describe the things Reggie accomplishes, and that it's entirely possible that there is no word for what Reggie does, but either way, it's not fair to accidents to lump them in with Reggie.
* In ''[[Between Failures]]'', Mike finds himself confronting Reggie over setting the microwave on fire. When he mentions the number of accident reports in Reggie's file (long story short, Reggie's reliance on his executive aunt's interference makes the official quantity "long past too many"), Reggie interrupts to point out that they were all accidents, just like the term says. Mike states in no uncertain terms that "accident" is no longer sufficient to describe the things Reggie accomplishes, and that it's entirely possible that there is no word for what Reggie does, but either way, it's not fair to accidents to lump them in with Reggie.
* Done implicitly in ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'': [http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=35#comic\]
* Done implicitly in ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'': [http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=35#comic #35]
* In ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'', Millie comments that the school's pit orchestra isn't good enough to deserve the word "pit".
* 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]".
* ''[[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]".