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* In ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]'', [[Official Couple]] [[TV Genius|Amos]] and [[Tsundere|Edda]] broke up mostly because [[Cannot Spit It Out|she wouldn't tell him what was upsetting her]] (his dreamy ramblings about the concert violinist they'd watched) and it never occurred to him A) [[You Didn't Ask|to ask what was wrong]] or B) the answer might be him. They do reunite... without ever actually resolving the issue that split them up. This has become a running theme in Edda and Amos' relationship: Edda reacting to an emotional moment by freaking out and bolting, then cluing Amos in long after the fact (and then only when a third party points out the inappropriateness of her actions). |
* In ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]'', [[Official Couple]] [[TV Genius|Amos]] and [[Tsundere|Edda]] broke up mostly because [[Cannot Spit It Out|she wouldn't tell him what was upsetting her]] (his dreamy ramblings about the concert violinist they'd watched) and it never occurred to him A) [[You Didn't Ask|to ask what was wrong]] or B) the answer might be him. They do reunite... without ever actually resolving the issue that split them up. This has become a running theme in Edda and Amos' relationship: Edda reacting to an emotional moment by freaking out and bolting, then cluing Amos in long after the fact (and then only when a third party points out the inappropriateness of her actions). |
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* ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', late in the series. Cobra has captured a bunch of G.I.Joes. Cobra Commander, off-site, says to let them go. Unfortunately he conveys this as 'Get rid of them'. The officers on site dither and whine. Instead of calling back to ask 'You mean shoot them?' they agree to let a mook do it. Several Joes get their heads ventilated. GRAPHICALLY. Yikes. |
* ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', late in the series. Cobra has captured a bunch of G.I.Joes. Cobra Commander, off-site, says to let them go. Unfortunately he conveys this as 'Get rid of them'. The officers on site dither and whine. Instead of calling back to ask 'You mean shoot them?' they agree to let a mook do it. Several Joes get their heads ventilated. GRAPHICALLY. Yikes. |
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** To be fair, Cobra Commander is historically very ''very'' impatient with people who call him back to ask him questions. As in |
** To be fair, Cobra Commander is historically very ''very'' impatient with people who call him back to ask him questions. As in 'shoot this idiot for wasting my time' impatient. The main flaw in this sequence is Cobra Commander's original phrasing of his order, which is epically counter-intuitive. |
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* In an issue of ''[[X-Factor]]'', where Siryn is trying to tell Jamie she's pregnant and Jamie thinks she leaving the team. Following a brief argument after which Jamie storms off, Monet points out to Siryn that rather than Jamie being an insensitive ass, he obviously ''didn't'' know what she was trying to say. |
* In an issue of ''[[X-Factor]]'', where Siryn is trying to tell Jamie she's pregnant and Jamie thinks she leaving the team. Following a brief argument after which Jamie storms off, Monet points out to Siryn that rather than Jamie being an insensitive ass, he obviously ''didn't'' know what she was trying to say. |
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* Oh Jason, if only [[Batman]] had told you he loved you. How much trouble, trauma and violent murder could have been avoided? Possibly justified in that Batman thinks his love for his boys is [[Cannot Spit It Out|perfectly obvious.]] And Jason probably wouldn't have believed him anyway. |
* Oh Jason, if only [[Batman]] had told you he loved you. How much trouble, trauma and violent murder could have been avoided? Possibly justified in that Batman thinks his love for his boys is [[Cannot Spit It Out|perfectly obvious.]] And Jason probably wouldn't have believed him anyway. |
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