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== Fan Works ==
* Whenever Tora or Sarakshi from ''[[Seduction (Fanfic)|Seduction]]'' talk.
{{quote| '''Tora:''' Who do you think Hoseki's representatives would believe? One of the maids from a café that has done a grand event for the first time, or the well-mannered and chivalrous Igarashi heir?<br />
'''Sarakshi:''' Well-mannered. Chivalrous. Excuse me while I gag, Igarashi.<br />
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* ''[[The Social Network]]'' also has this.
* In the [[Black Comedy]] ''[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]'', [[Genius Ditz|Harry]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|Perry]] go at it at every turn, with Harry losing most of the battles due to his [[Idiot Hero|idiot status]] as opposed to Perry's cleverness.
* [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] vs. [[John Cleese (Creator)|R]].
** In ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]''...
{{quote| '''Bond:''' If you're Q, does this make him R?<br />
'''R:''' Ah yes, the [[Bond One-Liner|legendary 007 wit]]... or half of it anyway. }}
** ... and ''[[Die Another Day (Film)|Die Another Day]]''.
{{quote| '''Bond:''' Give me the old firing range anyday, Quartermaster.<br />
'''R:''' Yes, well they call it the Future, so get used to it. ''(takes Bond into a museum of [[Call Back|call backs]])''<br />
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== Literature ==
* Much of the interactions between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.
* Half of the conversations in ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]''.
* ''[[RangersRanger's Apprentice]]'' [[Deadpan Snarker|Halt]] usually wins, so when a younger character (usually Will or Horace) wins, they feel a sense of pride, for some reason.
* What happens when ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' puts Harry Dresden and Gentleman Johnny Marcone in the same room.
 
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== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''. The scripts of that show do not call for pauses.
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV)|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. The boys try to out-snark one another on some topic when one of them makes a seminal joke.
* Jim Brass and Gil Grissom sometimes used to get into this in ''[[CSI (TV)|CSI]]''.
* Niles and C.C. from ''[[The Nanny]]''.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' uses this a lot. Lampshaded in Season 4 by a random vamp:
{{quote| '''Vamp:''' Are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?}}
* ''[[Castle]]'' is pretty much driven by this and [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]].
* Most of the main cast of ''[[Sherlock (TV)|Sherlock]]'' gets in on this. Sherlock vs. John, Sherlock vs. Lestrade, John vs. Mycroft, Sherlock vs. Mycroft, etc.
* Being a [[Joss Whedon]] show, ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' has a lot of this going on. Virtually all of Mal and Zoe's dialogue, for example.
{{quote| '''Zoe:''' You paid money for this, sir? On purpose?<br />
'''Mal:''' Ship like this, be with you till the day you die.<br />
'''Zoe:''' Because it's a death trap. }}
* Jeff and Britta from ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'' are masters of this.
* ''[[Black AdderBlackadder]]'' and anyone who's as smart as he is. Blackadder usually butts heads with this person, (Melchett, Lord Flashheart, Captain Darling) and wins in the end. Usually hilariously.
* Many of the characters of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' get into this at one point or another, especially between Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill in the later seasons:
{{quote| '''Jackson:''' They'll never see it coming.<br />
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* All the characters on ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' occasionally indulge in this, especially Ted and Robin.
* Dr. Cox and Jordan on ''[[Scrubs]]'' do this ''all the time'', as part of their [[Slap Slap Kiss]], often to very vicious and/or humiliating levels.
* Just about any conversation in ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]''.
 
 
== Theater ==
* [[Zeroth Law]] example: Benedick and Beatrice of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre)|Much Ado About Nothing]]''.
* ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
** Cecily Cardew and Gwendolyn Fairfax.
** On that note, Jack and Algernon as well.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]'' cheerfully descends into this in "Lair of the Shadow Broker", when Shepard and Liara snark to each other about game mechanics.
{{quote| '''Shepard:''' [[No OSHA Compliance|Not even a guard rail]]. I bet the Broker's agents love patrolling the hull.<br />
'''Liara:''' At least the view is nice. }}
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Questionable Content (Webcomic)|Questionable Content]]'' likes having people try to out-sass Faye. It never works.
* ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'': Almost every conversation with [[Black Magician Girl|Rose]] and [[The Lancer|Dave]] ever. In fact, most conversations between most of the cast lean this way, given how many of them trade in [[Deadpan Snarker|the snarky goodness]].
* ''Literal'' Snark To Snark Combat breaks out toward the end of ''[[Errant Story]]'', when [[Deadpan Snarker]] Sarine engages in a duel to the death with [[Snark Knight]] (or possibly the other way around) Sarna, who also had been Sarine's best friend for centuries. Snarkage mixes with blood and gore right up to the moment someone dies.
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* [[Talking Animal|Brian the Dog]] and [[Brainy Baby|Stewie Griffin]], from ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'', are two of the snarkiest characters on the show. As such, conversations between them involve them being especially snarky. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMf6V5ct29I Here is an example.]
{{quote| '''Brian:''' Oh, ''there's'' my laptop. Do you mind? I want to check my email.<br />
'''Stewie:''' Go away, I'm editing this music video I am making for Susie.<br />
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'''Stewie:''' Yeah, that only works when I do it. }}
* Pretty much every [[Battle Couple]] in ''[[Justice League]]'' is like this. Green Lantern/Hawkgirl, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Huntress/Question...
* This seems to be the only way anyone is capable of communicating on ''[[Archer (Animation)|Archer]]''.
 
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