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Summed up well by the following joke:
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'''Guy''': I wish for world peace.
'''Genie''': Sorry, that's far too hard to do.
'''Guy''': Oh. Okay, [[Mars and Venus Gender Contrast|I wish I could understand women]].
'''Genie''': ...Define "peace".
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== Advertising ==
* Used as the [[Punch Line]] in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQqDTN9g_i8 this commercial] for Nickelodeon Magazine.
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Death Note]]'':
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'''Misa''': Then can I call you "Knight" instead of "Light"? Because you're like my knight.
'''Light''': Light is fine.
== Film ==
* ''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]'', when Ron breaks the Szalinskis' window:
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'''Ron''': What? ''My'' allowance? No way!
'''Russ''': Okay, we'll just have Dad pay for it, huh?
'''Ron''': We'll take it out of my allowance.
* ''[[Evolution (film)|Evolution]]'': An alien bug has entered the body of Harry Block.
{{quote|'''Dr. Paulson:''' We might have to amputate.
'''Harry Block:''' Whoa, Doc! Don't take the leg! Ira, don't let them take my leg.
[...]
'''Dr. Paulson:''' It's headed for his testicles.
'''Harry Block:''' (''shocked look'') Take it! Take it! Take the leg!}}
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Lost]]'':
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'''Arzt''': Arzt.
'''Hurley''': Arnzt.
'''Arzt''': No, not Arnzt. Arzt. A-R-Z-T. Arzt.
'''Hurley''': Sorry, man. Your name's hard to pronounce.
'''Arzt''': Oh, yeah? Well, I know a bunch of ninth graders who pronounce it just fine.
'''Hurley''': How about I just call you by your first name?
'''Arzt''': How about you don't?
'''Hurley''': Why not? I remember it from the plane's manifest. I think [[Gender Blender Name|Leslie]]'s a bitchin' name.
'''Arzt''': Arnzt is fine.
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''. Rex asks Bree to pick a "control word" for the sexual roleplay they're planning to do:
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'''Rex''': "Boise"?
'''Bree''': What's the matter with "Boise"?
'''Rex''': We’re going to be doing psychological role playing here, Bree, and a funny word like "Boise" would ruin the mood. [[Completely Missing the Point|We need something that sounds serious]].
'''Bree''': Hmmm. How about "Palestine"?
'''Rex''': "Boise" will be just fine.
* ''[[Friends]]''. Phoebe has suggested that they should have a cleansing ritual, to lose the curse of bad boyfriends:
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'''Rachel:''' "Or?"
'''Phoebe:''' "Or... or we can chant and dance around naked, you know, with sticks."
'''Monica:''' "Burning's good." }}
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'':
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'''Dorothy:''' I can't think of anything I would rather do less.
'''Stan:''' Want to go to bed with me?
'''Dorothy:''' Take me out to the ball game.
* ''[[The Daily Show]]'':
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'''Baby New Year 2009:''' Can't we talk about the lighter side of 2009? You know, celebrity pregnancies, sports predictions, stuff like that?
'''Jon Stewart:''' Okay, I'll go with that. How are the Mets going to go this year?
'''Baby New Year 2009:''' Oh. Uh... you know what, let's get back to Gaza.
* Subverted in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' when the Doctor's companion actually prefers the second alternative to her [[Overly Long Name]],<ref>Romanadvoratrelundar</ref> but he continues to use the first one anyway:
{{quote|'''The Doctor''': I'll call you 'Romana'.
'''Romana''': I don't like 'Romana'.
'''
'''Romana''': Fine, call me 'Fred'.
'''The Doctor''': All right. Come on, Romana. }}
* ''[[Seinfeld]]'': In the final episode, NBC bigwigs have rekindled their interest in Jerry's pilot.
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'''George:''' I tell you, I really don't think so-called 'relationship humor' is what this show is all about.
'''Kimbrough:''' Or, we could not do the show altogether, how about that?
'''George:''' Or we could get them together! }}
* [[Angel]]:
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'''Harmony''': Hello! Assistant.
'''Angel''': Explain why I shouldn't kill you.
'''Harmony''': Secretary's fine.
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Corner Alley 13]]''
{{quote|'''Noelle:''' "So what is your name?"
[...]
'''Kh'ohl:''' "Bat's clan Kh'ohl Kankaar Vree."
'''Noelle:''' "Ah! Cole!"
'''Kh'ohl:''' "No, Kh'ohl. And don't use my first name."
'''Noelle:''' "Mr. Cancan-tree?"
'''Kh'ohl:''' "...Cole will do." }}
* ''[[Circle Versus Square]]''.<!-- http://www.circleversussquare.com/ -->
{{quote|'''King Pentagon:''' Come now, there is much to discuss between us two lords. Won't you join me for tea?
'''Circle:''' Do I have a choice?
'''King Pentagon:''' Of course! '''TEA''' or '''DEATH'''.
'''Circle:''' And those are my only options?
'''King Pentagon:''' Well, I suppose if you prefer we can have tea AND death.
'''Circle:''' Just the tea, thank you.}}
* In ''[[Penny Arcade]]'', [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/12/5/ a matter of word choice.]
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'', when O'Malley approaches Blue Team's base.
{{quote|'''O'Malley:''' [[It's Quiet... Too Quiet|It's quiet... too quiet.]]"
(''a sniper round whizzes past his head'')
'''O'Malley:''' Now it's suddenly too loud. I preferred it when it was quiet. }}
** Also, during the Blue Team's {{spoiler|first}} surrender:
{{quote|'''Sarge:''' Alright, blues! First off, we want your flag...
'''Simmons:''' Wait, wait, wait just a second. The last time we got the flag, the chick in the black armor showed up.
'''Sarge:''' ...to stay right where it is. Keep the flag.}}
* ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'', when cornered by [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhoes]]
{{quote|'''Nerd''': Don't kill me!
'''Jason''': *Shows the ''[[Friday the 13th (video game)|Friday the 13th]]'' NES cartridge, silently telling him to play it*
'''Nerd''': ... Kill me!
''(Wish not granted)''}}
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'', when Homer became the Grim Reaper in a Halloween episode:
{{quote|(Homer wakes up in the morning, puts on the Grim Reaper robe)
'''Homer:''' All right, who am I giving the finger to today?
(The name on the list is ''Marge Simpson'', his wife)
'''Homer:''' No! Not that! Anything but that!
(name on list changes to ''Homer Simpson'')
'''Homer:''' ...what was that first one again? }}
* ''[[Futurama]]''
{{quote|'''Zoidberg:''' So do your worst. Because no punishment could be worse than denying my freedom.
'''Chief Justice:''' You are hereby sentenced to death.
'''Zoidberg:''' Wait, let me finish!}}
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Iroh and Zuko ponder which is worse, the Earth Kingdom, or the Fire Nation.
{{quote|'''Zuko''': If the Earth Kingdom discovers us, they'll have us killed.
'''Iroh''': But if the Fire Nation discovers us, [[Fate Worse Than Death|we'll be turned over to]] [[The Dragon|Azula]].
'''Zuko''': Earth Kingdom it is. }}
* At the end of the [[Danger Mouse]] episode ''100 Million Years Lost,'' the narrator turns the mic over to Henry V who drones on about the Battle of Agincourt before he switches to the weather forecast.
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