Self-Deprecation/Quotes: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"Don't applaud that! Applaud my idiocy."''|'''Conan O'Brien'''}}

{{quote|''"Comedy is the second-lowest form of entertainment, next to animation."''|'''Trixie Tang''', ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]''}}

{{quote|''"Sorry. I apologize to any of the parents of the kids who bought this album, and to the kids [[Even the Dog Is Ashamed|and their pets]], for having to listen to this. Especially this song. It's terrible."''|'''[[Five Iron Frenzy]]''', "Kingdom of the Dinosaurs", ''Quantity is Job 1''}}

{{quote|''"We must never stop reminding the reader what little value they get for their money!"''|'''William Gaines''', on the philosophy of ''[[Mad Magazine]]''}}

{{quote|'''Why Do People Write "Considered Harmful" Essays?'''<br />

There are those cases where such essays are written because the author enjoys grandstanding, and knows that use of the "considered harmful" format will get them noticed. A piece of this type is usually so over the top that it is easy to spot. For example, a piece titled "'Considered Harmful' Essays Considered Harmful" would very likely be a case of using the "considered harmful" format to draw attention for its own sake. We will ignore such essays in this commentary.|'''Eric A. Meyer''', in the essay ''[http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html "Considered Harmful" Essays Considered Harmful]''}}

{{quote|'''Diabeetus''': You know what would be sadder than reviewing this game? [[Game Mod|...if someone went and [[Game Mod|hacked the damn thing.]]<br />

'''Slowbeef''': I'll sa-- fuck you.|'''[[Retsupurae]]''', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}DabhbpZG6_E in their RP of Policenauts] (while Slowbeef worked on the translation patch for it.)}}

{{quote|''"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'"''|'''Charles Schulz'''}}

{{quote|''I get no respect.''|'''Rodney Dangerfield'''}}

{{quote|''"There is no [[Greedy Jew|Jewish conspiracy to control the banks]]. You know why? Because ''[[Jews Love to Argue|we can't agree on a place to go for dinner]]''! We couldn't even get the meeting started! ''(in an authoritative voice)'' 'All right, the Jewish meeting to control the banks will now commence.' ''(in a grouchy voice)'' 'Hey, who died and made ''you'' king? Never mind me. I'm no one here. I have no opinions.'"''|'''[[Jon Stewart]]'''}}

{{quote|''"Your [[Little Kuriboh]] was fun for a while, but now he's worn out his welcome."''|'''Gansley''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' episode 48}}

{{quote|'''Peejee:''' Every day it's more obvious to me how Davan takes after you.<br />

'''Fred:''' Now just a second. I can insult him 'cuz he's my son!|''[[Something Positive]]'', [http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp10192009.shtml "A Few Changes"]}}

{{quote|''We don't know about reverb,<br />

We may not be good looking.<br />

This is the only song we know,<br />

These are the chords for us.''|'''[[Korpiklaani]]''', "Bring Us Pints of Beer"}}

{{quote|''[[Shazam|Captain Marvel]] is to [[Superman]] what [[Go Bots]] are to [[Transformers]], what [[Power Rangers]] are to [[Voltron]], or what [[Cracked]] magazine is to [[Mad]] magazine.|'''[[Cracked.com]]''', [http://www.cracked.com/article_15679_5-upcoming-comic-book-movies-that-must-be-stopped_p2.html "5 upcoming comic book movies that must be stopped, p. 2]}}

{{quote|''"I laugh in the face of danger! Then I hide until it goes away."''|'''Xander''', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''}}