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[[File:"J'accuse...!", page de couverture du journal l’Aurore, publiant la lettre d’Emile Zola au Président de la République, M. Félix Faure à propos de l’Affaire Dreyfus.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Simply, when one is outraged beyond all other words, when there is nothing left to do but put on your Frenchest of accents, point your pointiest finger and cry, '''J'accuse!'''.
It means "I accuse" in French.
This is a half storied work of public journalism, half [[Memetic Mutation]]. It goes like this: Once upon a time in France, a renowned writer named [[Emile Zola]] penned a scandalous open letter (published in the newspaper ''L'Aurore'' on January 13,
Even though Zola's letter itself is famous, the [[Stock Phrase]] it has inspired is even more popular as a way to spice up an accusation [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|with a little French]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'': "[http://smartovercoat.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/blog_1008_scottpilgrim_jaccuse.png?w=246&h=332 It's french]. [[Note From Ed|- ed.]]"
== [[Film]] ==▼
* ''J'Accuse'': A French zombie movie released in the 1920s filled with as much political weight as can be. The [[Zombie Apocalypse]] is the sudden uprising of the French dead of WWI, coming back to condemn the guilty living who sent them to die. The whole film is an anti-war polemic, which the director convinced the army was going to be a propaganda flick, so they gave him real soldiers for actors - 80% of which died once they went back to the front.▼
== [[Literature]] ==
* The first ''[[Odd Thomas]]'' book contains a gag about how, while Odd is towing a dead body out of an apartment, he's trying to be quiet, except that he has to dump it over the railing. As he comes down the stairs, he guesses that no one heard him because no one runs at him yelling ''J'accuse!''
* In ''[[
▲== [[Film]] ==
▲* ''J'Accuse'':A French zombie movie released in the 1920s filled with as much political weight as can be. The [[Zombie Apocalypse]] is the sudden uprising of the French dead of WWI, coming back to condemn the guilty living who sent them to die. The whole film is an anti-war polemic, which the director convinced the army was going to be a propaganda flick, so they gave him real soldiers for actors - 80% of which died once they went back to the front.
== [[Live
* ''[['Allo 'Allo!
** Rene doesn't actually say this, Lt. Gruber is relating a dream he had of Rene saying it
* On ''[[30 Rock]]'', Liz Lemon utters this phrase when some of Frank's cigarettes go missing, implying that he hasn't quit smoking. Turns out she ate them in her sleep.
* Dick once said it on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''.
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* On ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Lady Cassandra does this when the Ninth Doctor seemingly discovers the culprit that was attempting to kill them all - because she's hoping he won't realize that she's the real culprit. He does.
* ''[[The West Wing]]'': President Bartlet attempted to use this on his wife Abbey once. It didn't work out so well, though:
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'''Abbey:''' You speak four languages, how come none of them is French?
'''Jed:''' There is nothing wrong with my French.
'''Abbey:''' You just called me "your little cheese." }}
* Robert says this to Raymond in an episode of ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. Marie, who's taking French classes, says "[[Captain Obvious|Ooh! Ray! He's accusing you!]]"
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* ''[[Doonesbury]]'' once had a drug sniffing dog point at Zonker and say "J'accuse!".
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Guybrush lets out the line at one point in the fourth chapter of ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]''.
* ''[[The Simpsons Hit
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'''Mr. Burns:''' "Fine, I'll admit it. I had [[Amelia Earhart]]'s plane shot down. That hussy was getting too big for her jodhpurs. }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Bad Machinery]]'': An [[Unsound Effect]]. Don't you wish your arm could do [
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Shadow Raiders]]'': An episode title. The episode deals with the trial of a military officer that threatens society itself no less.
* ''[[Futurama]]:'' Zoidberg says this once, the joke being not that he's French but that he's [[Ambiguously Jewish]].
* On one episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Lisa complained about her French teacher not actually speaking French. "J'accuse!" "...What the hell is this broad talkin about?"
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