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{{quote|"As we say in Vienna, 'Ole!'"}} |
{{quote|"As we say in Vienna, 'Ole!'"}} |
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** [[Phineas and Ferb|Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] is fond of this: |
** [[Phineas and Ferb|Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] is fond of this: |
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{{quote|"So, as they say in China, 'a[[Trrrilling Rrrs|rrrr]]ivederci!'" |
{{quote|"So, as they say in China, 'a[[Trrrilling Rrrs|rrrr]]ivederci!'" |
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"As they say in Mexico, 'dosvedanya!' Down there, that's ''two'' vedanyas." }} |
"As they say in Mexico, 'dosvedanya!' Down there, that's ''two'' vedanyas." }} |
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** [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|"There is an old Vulcan saying: 'Only Nixon can go to China.'"]] |
** [[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|"There is an old Vulcan saying: 'Only Nixon can go to China.'"]] |
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* "It's our only hope!" |
* "It's our only hope!" |
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* "It's over (between us)." Standard breakup line. See [[Let's Just Be Friends]] for the more polite version. |
* "It's over (between us)." Standard breakup line. See [[Let's Just Be Friends]] for the more polite version. |
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* "It's so hard to get good help these days." Usually by the head villain regarding his bumbling [[Evil Minions]] (often with regard to the one [[You Have Failed Me|he's just killed]]). See [[Surrounded by Idiots]]. |
* "It's so hard to get good help these days." Usually by the head villain regarding his bumbling [[Evil Minions]] (often with regard to the one [[You Have Failed Me...|he's just killed]]). See [[Surrounded by Idiots]]. |
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* "It's the right thing to do." |
* "It's the right thing to do." |
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* "It was all just a huge [[Poor Communication Kills|misunderstanding]]." Openly uttered at the very end of cliche sitcoms. See [[Three Is Company]]. |
* "It was all just a huge [[Poor Communication Kills|misunderstanding]]." Openly uttered at the very end of cliche sitcoms. See [[Three Is Company]]. |
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* "There goes our deposit." Spoken when property damage ensues. |
* "There goes our deposit." Spoken when property damage ensues. |
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* "There's no 'I' in 'team'!" Optional stock response: "But there's an 'm' and an 'e', and that spells ''me''!" (Then there's the response from web series ''Red vs. Blue'': "Yeah, and there's no U either. So if I'm not on the team and you're not on the team, there's nobody on the goddamned team! The team sucks!") |
* "There's no 'I' in 'team'!" Optional stock response: "But there's an 'm' and an 'e', and that spells ''me''!" (Then there's the response from web series ''Red vs. Blue'': "Yeah, and there's no U either. So if I'm not on the team and you're not on the team, there's nobody on the goddamned team! The team sucks!") |
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{{quote|'''Cuddy''': There's no 'I' in team, [[House MD|House]]. |
{{quote|'''Cuddy''': There's no 'I' in team, [[House MD|House]]. |
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'''House''': There is a 'me', though...if you jumble it up a bit. }} |
'''House''': There is a 'me', though...if you jumble it up a bit. }} |
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** This troper prefers, "Then why is there an 'I' in 'partnership?" He's never had the opportunity to use it though. |
** This troper prefers, "Then why is there an 'I' in 'partnership?" He's never had the opportunity to use it though. |
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