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* "If you were, you wouldn't ask": The inevitable reply to a character wondering if they're insane, thoughtless, evil, or otherwise [[Not So Different]] from the villain. |
* "If you were, you wouldn't ask": The inevitable reply to a character wondering if they're insane, thoughtless, evil, or otherwise [[Not So Different]] from the villain. |
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* "If you were anyone else...." A character is informed by another that s/he only gets away with something because they are them. A good example is what Worf says after Picard accuses him of being a coward in ''[[First Contact]]''. |
* "If you were anyone else...." A character is informed by another that s/he only gets away with something because they are them. A good example is what Worf says after Picard accuses him of being a coward in ''[[First Contact]]''. |
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* "If you're [reading|watching] this, I'm most likely dead." |
* [[Dead Man Writing|"If you're [reading|watching] this, I'm most likely dead."]] |
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* "I got to get me one of those!" Jokingly said by a character upon encountering some incredibly awesome but wholly implausible weapon or device (Will Smith in ''Independence Day'', Commissioner Gordon reacting to the Batmobile in ''Batman Begins''). |
* "I got to get me one of those!" Jokingly said by a character upon encountering some incredibly awesome but wholly implausible weapon or device (Will Smith in ''Independence Day'', Commissioner Gordon reacting to the Batmobile in ''Batman Begins''). |
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* "I had nothing to do with this!" |
* "I had nothing to do with this!" |
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* "It may be a (noun phrase), but it's ''my'' (noun phrase)." Often rendered as "He/She may be...", where the noun phrase is something derogatory. |
* "It may be a (noun phrase), but it's ''my'' (noun phrase)." Often rendered as "He/She may be...", where the noun phrase is something derogatory. |
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** [[Real Life]] example (allegedly, anyway): Franklin D. Roosevelt of Anastasio Somoza [[Garc Ã]]a; "He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch." |
** [[Real Life]] example (allegedly, anyway): Franklin D. Roosevelt of Anastasio Somoza [[Garc Ã]]a; "He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch." |
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* "[[I Told You So |
* "[[I Told You So]]." Spoken by the [[Genre Savvy]] or the [[Deadpan Snarker]] after [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Includes the following variations: |
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** "I hate to say 'I told you so,' but I told you so." |
** "I hate to say 'I told you so,' but I told you so." |
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** "I hate to say it, but... hmmm, actually I don't. I told you so!" |
** "I hate to say it, but... hmmm, actually I don't. I told you so!" |
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* "It's a trap!" |
* "It's a trap!" |
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* "It's beautiful!"—Usually said by a female character when she receives a gift. |
* "It's beautiful!"—Usually said by a female character when she receives a gift. |
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* "It's dead." / "Could you ''please'' not use the word 'dead'?" Exchange that takes place at that point in a horror movie when someone tries to phone for help. |
* "It's dead." / [[Never Say "Die"|"Could you ''please'' not use the word 'dead'?"]] Exchange that takes place at that point in a horror movie when someone tries to phone for help. |
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* "It's got to work!" (or "It has to work!"). Because if it doesn't work, they're dead. |
* "It's got to work!" (or "It has to work!"). Because if it doesn't work, they're dead. |
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* "It's our anniversary!" followed by "..." and "YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU." or some variation on that. |
* "It's our anniversary!" followed by "..." and "YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU." or some variation on that. |
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* "It's no use, Johnny. I'm done for. You save yourself." From classic WWII films, the soon-to-be-martyred hero urges his friend to escape the oncoming enemy while he bleeds out. Sometimes results in the martyr being picked up and carried to medical aid, though. |
* "It's no use, Johnny. I'm done for. You save yourself." From classic [[WWII]] films, the soon-to-be-martyred hero urges his friend to escape the oncoming enemy while he bleeds out. Sometimes results in the martyr being picked up and carried to medical aid, though. |
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* "It's not about the (trivial thing)!" Said when it's time to discuss What's Going Wrong in This Relationship. |
* "It's not about the (trivial thing)!" Said when it's time to discuss What's Going Wrong in This Relationship. |
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* "It's our only hope!" |
* "It's our only hope!" |