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{{quote| '''Bordinan''': Are you threatening me?<br />
'''Carder''': Come come Bordinan, we're both adults here...''of course'' I'm threatening you. }}
* ''[[
{{quote| '''Agt. Jason Farrell:''' Are you threatening me, Agent Malone?<br />
'''Jack Malone:''' You take it any way you want! }}
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'''Sid''': ''(Patting Diego)'' Way to go, tiger! }}
* Commonly uttered by Beavis in ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' when he's in his "Cornholio" phase -- said in response to just about anything.
* ''[[Law
{{quote| '''Witness''': Are you threatening me?<br />
'''Lennie Briscoe''': You catch on pretty fast! }}
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{{quote| '''Ethan's psychiatrist''': Are you threatening me?<br />
'''Lt. Carter Blake''': I'm just giving you some free advice, doctor. I suggest you take it. }}
* A variation from an episode of of the sitcom ''[[
{{quote| '''Louie''': Are you threatening me with physical violence?<br />
'''Alex''': [growls]<br />
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'''Charlie:''' What's the difference?<br />
'''Jake:''' I don't know-- one's a threat and one's a promise. }}
* Played with in ''[[Scream (
{{quote| '''Dewey:''' Is that a threat, Detective?<br />
'''Detective Kincaid:''' When it's a threat, you'll know it.<br />
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'''Prince Derek:''' Don't you dare let her die!<br />
'''Rothbart:''' Oh, it is a threat. }}
* ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Harry Potter]]'' ([[Harry Potter (
{{quote| '''Malfoy:''' My father will hear about this!<br />
'''Professor Moody:'''' Is that a threat? Is that a threat?! Is that a threat?!<br />
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'''Rosemary:''' Take it anyway you like it!<br />
'''Ivan:''' I usually do! }}
* ''[[
{{quote| '''George:''' Try and I'll beat you at your own game.<br />
'''Martha:''' Is that a threat George, huh?<br />
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'''J R:''' Is that a threat Vaughn?<br />
'''Vaughn Leland:''' A promise! }}
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'':
{{quote| '''Kohlar:''' It is possible that the sacred scrolls were scrolled by a madman in a cave. Or perhaps they really *were* divinely inspired. Either way, they've guided us for over a century. If my people start to believe that the sacred scrolls have led them astray, there may be violence.<br />
'''Captain Kathryn Janeway:''' Is that a threat?<br />
'''Kohlar:''' Merely a fact. You're doing everything you can to get your people home, Captain. That's all I'm doing for mine. }}
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{{quote| '''Lister''': Okay Rimmer, Okay.<br />
'''Rimmer''': Is that a threat Lister?<br />
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* ''[[The Lion King]]'' has a variation
{{quote| '''Mufasa:''' Is that a challenge?}}
* ''[[
{{quote| '''Skipper:''' I've seen Red around a lot lately. Next time, it might be a tuft of her fur that's left beside a dead Twoleg pet.<br />
'''Stick:''' Leave Red out of this. And don't make threats you can't keep.<br />
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Revision as of 20:17, 9 April 2014
When threatened, a character responds with, "Is that a threat?" or "Are you threatening me?" regardless of how poorly veiled the actual threat was. Stock answers include, "No, it's a fact", "No, it's a promise" and "Yes." A common variation is having the character asking "is that a threat or a promise?", and its usually used as a form of Insult Backfire, when the threatened thing wouldn't inconvenience them, or even benefit them.
Compare Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word
"Are you threatening me?"
Lo Po Bia Ren:If King Zahard were to find out about this
I can't imagine how disappointed he would be… |
William Parrish: You're at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong woman! |
- Doctor Who: "Partners in Crime":
The Doctor: Seeding a level five planet is against galactic law. |
- Big Finish Doctor Who: "Faith Stealers":
Bordinan: Are you threatening me? |
Agt. Jason Farrell: Are you threatening me, Agent Malone? |
Harry Pearce: Are you threatening me? |
(Porter has just threatened to kill Carter while talking to Bronson on the phone) |
- Butter Cream Gang has the cliché:
Pete Turner: Are you threatening me? Is that a threat? |
Mace Windu: In the name of the Galactic Senate of the Republic, you're under arrest, Chancellor. |
Ratchet: Omega Supreme is one of us. An Autobot. A friend. Harm one circuit on him and you'll asnwer to me. |
Lawyer: Are you threatening my client? |
J. K. Robertson: Are you threatening me? |
- Commonly uttered by Beavis in Beavis and Butthead when he's in his "Cornholio" phase -- said in response to just about anything.
- Law and Order:
Witness: Are you threatening me? |
- Another example:
Ethan's psychiatrist: Are you threatening me? |
- A variation from an episode of of the sitcom Taxi; Louie has enraged Alex to the point that Alex has ripped the front off of Louie's dispatcher cage and bodily dragged him forth:
Louie: Are you threatening me with physical violence? |
"Is that a threat?"
- Rules Of Engagement:
Sokal: Is that a threat? |
- Parodied in Two and A Half Men:
Charlie: Is that a threat? |
- Played with in Scream 3:
Dewey: Is that a threat, Detective? |
Prince Derek: Don't let her die! |
Malfoy: My father will hear about this! |
Rebecca: Is that a threat, Peee-lar? |
- Club Dread:
Juan: Yu and Hank are dead! |
Aiden: Is that a threat? |
Carla: I'll show you what it's like to be in my school. |
- The 1970 horror flick Torture Dungeon:
Ivan: I'd like to break you neck. |
George: Try and I'll beat you at your own game. |
Dr. Dolittle: (talking to an animal) You're an endangered species! |
Vaughn Leland: IT WAS CROOKED! And I believe you knew that! You'll regret this! |
Tony: What's that, a threat? |
- The Lion King has a variation
Mufasa: Is that a challenge? |
"Is that a threat or a promise?"
Frank: Listen to me, you do this April, you do this and I swear to god... |
Zack: What are you doing here? |
Carth: ...or I'll turn you over my knee! |