Once Killed a Man with A Noodle Implement: Difference between revisions

"[[Martial Arts and Crafts|This trope]] once killed a man with a bottle of Elmer's and some construction paper!"

 

 

Few things can establish one's [[Badass]] cred quite like [[A Real Man Is a Killer|claiming to have killed someone]] with something ''no one'' would think of as a weapon of any sort, let alone a lethal one.

 

 

A [[Badass|Badass Trope]]. Can also be a [[Stock Phrase]].

 

* In ''[[Ratatouille]]'', one of the chefs at Gusteau's is said to have served time in prison, but [[Multiple Choice Past|he never tells the same story about why he went to jail twice]]. One of his claims is that he "killed a man...with ''this thumb!''"; we never know for sure, but simply showing ''that thumb'' to Skinner is enough to scare him off.

* [[Badass Labcoat|Professor Mordin]] from ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' once killed somebody with "farming equipment."

** Later revealed, according to the Shadow Broker's file on him, to be a pitchfork through a '''''[[Foe-Tossing Charge|charging]]''''' [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Krogan]]'s [[Eye Scream|eye]].

* Lina's sister Luna Inverse from ''[[The Slayers]]'' is often said to have slain a dragon with a butter knife.

* In the literary chronicle of Truman Capote, ''In Cold Blood'', Dick Hyckock decided to ask Perry Smith to help him with his "hit" because Perry told him that once he killed a black man by hitting him with a bicycle chain, "[[For the Evulz|just for fun]]".

{{quote| '''Ziva David:''' And plastic silverware is not as safe as you may think. I once killed a man with a credit card.}}

** In the same episode, she also states earphone cables could serve as a garrotte.

'''Triana''': Did the guy's head get blown off?<br />

'''Dean''': Yes it did }}

** She also uses a pencil once, somewhere along the line.

{{quote| '''Spike:''' I had a wee spat with a werewolf myself once. Fought for over an hour. Brutal, vicious. Almost lost my -<br />

'''Fred:''' Angel killed him with a ''pen''. }}

* ''[[The Boondocks]]'' episode "Granddad's Fight":

{{quote| '''Uncle Ruckus:''' [[Jean Claude Van Damme]]'s the best martial artist in the world. He killed a man with his butt cheek power.}}

{{quote| '''Agent #1''': You know, I can kill you with anything in this room. You wanna die by Post-It notes?<br />

'''Agent #2''': And that's a ''slow'' death. }}

* The protagonist of ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' once killed the President of Paraguay with a fork.

* Being both an [[Improbable Weapon User]] and a [[Psycho for Hire]], [[Daredevil|Bullseye]] has used pretty much every weapon available, including toothpicks and his own teeth.

{{quote| '''Bullseye''': ''They keep me on a liquid diet and stool softeners because they're afraid if I have a solid bowel movement I'd kill someone with it. And I would, too. Just to say I did it.''}}

{{quote| '''Eliot Spencer''': She'd mop the floor with you, Hardison <br />

'''Alec Hardison''': I don't care. <br />