Non-Indicative Name/Quotes
"The Lord Privy Seal is neither a lord, a privy nor a seal."
—Ted Heath (attributed)
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"THE WIND FISH IN NAME ONLY, FOR IT IS NEITHER."
—Owl statue, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
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"The French Foreign Legion was neither French, Foreign, nor a Legion. Discuss."
—Linda Richards (Mike Myers), Saturday Night Live
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"The reason it's called Grape Nuts is that it contains dextrose, which is also sometimes called grape sugar, and also because Grape Nuts is catchier, in terms of marketing, than A Cross Between Gerbil Food and Gravel, which is what it tastes like.
—Dave Barry, Tips for Writer's
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"You call it a goblin punch. Even though it was very clearly a kick. And there isn't a goblin in within a thousand mile radius."
—Thief, Eight Bit Theater
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"It's like a movie called Horses! Horses! Horses!, and there's not a single fucking horse in the whole movie!"
—Kung-Fu Jesus, Let's Play Sonic the Hedgehog 2006
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"What the fuck? You can't even trust the damn title!"
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Doug: Hey Klaus, why is it that Hamburg and Frankfurt have nothing to do with hamburgers or hot dogs? |
"The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire"
—Voltaire
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"OK, so he called it "Let's Play" but he's not really talking; he called it Worms but it's not Worms; so "Part 1" is maybe the only truthful part of this except there's no "Part 2" yet and I guess judging by that there never will be!" |
"Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue." —Dot Warner, Animaniacs
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"THAT WAS ONLY ONE SECRET AND IT WAS NOT JOLLY AT ALL"
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"I dunno. It's like everyone just decides what it means and passes their jugement and expects me to behave in a cerain way. I mean, first of all, it's my name, like my actual, this-is-what-my-birth-certificate-says NAME. It doesn't reflect me as a person. And hey, words can mean more than one thing, you know? Just because the first thing YOU think of is some happy-go-lucky sap doesn't mean..."
—Mr. Upbeat, Rhythm Heaven Fever
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