Lame Comeback: Difference between revisions

'''Todd:''' Because you'll be dust by then.

'''Scott:''' ...?

'''Envy:''' What the hell are you talking about? }}

 

* From ''[[Serenity]]'':

{{quote|'''Mal''': You want to run this ship?

'''Mal''': Well... you can't! }}

* In ''[[Hook]]'', Robin Williams as a grown-up [[Peter Pan]] when he engages in the verbal duel with Rufio.

** And the original statement wasn't even directed at him. Or ''even an insult.''

* In ''[[Shallow Hal]]'', after Jason Alexander brags that he is "bigger", Hal takes about 8 seconds to respond "Yeah, bigger than a mouse's". Jason calls him out on taking too long; that's why it's called a "quip", not a "slowp".

{{quote|'''Harold''': Shut up, cock-boy.

'''Co-Worker''': Cock-boy?

* The MMORPG ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' includes a mini-game called [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Insult_Beer_Pong Insult Beer Pong], in which you have to respond appropriately to various insults (e.g., if your opponent says "When I'm through with you, you'll be crying like a little girl," you say "It's an honor to learn from such an expert in the field"). But you can't just start with battle; you have to research the insults and comebacks. So you grab ''The Big Book of Pirate Insults'', get into fights with various pirates, insult them at random from the book, and learn various witty comebacks, which are then available for you during the match.<ref>The book insults are different from the beer pong insults, but if you learn every possible comeback, you should be able to come up with one that fits each new insult. For instance, you can learn the aforementioned comeback in combat if you use "I'll teach you the meaning of fear, you gutless coward!"</ref> If a pirate can't think of an insult, he'll stammer out something like "Yeah? Well... so's your face!" - and there are five possible Lame Comebacks for you to use during the match (if you want to lose), including "Stop waving it around like a featherduster!" - an extended reference to [[Monkey Island]].

* In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', the Sniper has a domination quote in reference to the Spy:

'''The Sniper''': ''I'' was never on ''your'' side either! ... Wanker! }}

* As mentioned above, the "insult swordfighting" in ''[[Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'' is based not around actual fencing ability, but about being able to [[You Fight Like a Cow|come up with clever comebacks]] to your opponents' insults to gain advantage in the duel. There are a couple of stock lame comebacks - "I am rubber, you are glue" or "Boy are you ugly!" - which don't work on any insult. In later games, "how appropriate - you fight like a cow!" goes from being a legitimate retort to Guybrush's go-to Lame Comeback whenever somebody insults him.

* During your [[Recurring Boss|final battle with]] [[Smug Snake|Kai Leng]] in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', he tries taunting Shepard. Shepard throws it right back at him, and his comeback line reeks of lame.

{{quote|'''Leng:''' You're still slow, Shepard!

'''Leng:''' Sh...Shut up! }}

 

'''Ivy:''' I love your face when it's ugly. Which is all the time. }}

* In ''[[Goblins]]'', Minmax is notoriously bad at witty banter.

'''Minmax:''' Heh. Burn. }}

* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0286.html A Minor Glitch]": Belkar berates Vaarsuvius for saving his life and thus ruining his [[Thanatos Gambit]], pointing out that Durkon could have just [[Death Is Cheap|cast Raise Dead on him]] immediately afterward. After Vaarsuvius points out a [[Understatement|minor flaw]] in the plan, Belkar utterly fails to come up with a comeback.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3v0ZaZn23I This] 'Marvel / DC' spoof:

{{quote|'''Nightwing''': You're nothing but a hack, McGinnis!

'''Nightwing''': No ''you're'' the... issues person. }}

* A classic from ''[[Street Fighter]]: The Animated Series'':

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