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* "Don't call me, I'll call you."—The classic, all-purpose brush-off. |
* "Don't call me, I'll call you."—The classic, all-purpose brush-off. |
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* "Don't call me 'Mr. <name>' -- I look around for my father whenever I hear 'Mr. <name>'." (See [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]) |
* "Don't call me 'Mr. <name>' -- I look around for my father whenever I hear 'Mr. <name>'." (See [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]) |
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* "Don't call me 'sir'! I work for a living!" -- often seen in a military context, when a non-com is addressed with excessive deference by a green soldier. |
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* "Don't just stand there, ''do'' something!" |
* "Don't just stand there, ''do'' something!" |
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** Occasionally inverted to "Don't just do something, ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes. |
** Occasionally inverted to "Don't just do something, ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes. |
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** In another common spoof, the other person says, "That's the ''front'' of your hand (you're looking at)." |
** In another common spoof, the other person says, "That's the ''front'' of your hand (you're looking at)." |
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** And yet another spoof features them running headfirst into something immediately afterward. |
** And yet another spoof features them running headfirst into something immediately afterward. |
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