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{{quote|'''Professor X:''' You're [[The Chosen One]]. |
{{quote|'''Professor X:''' You're [[The Chosen One]]. |
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'''Spiderman:''' Yeah, so was [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker]]! [[It Sucks to Be the Chosen One|And look how well that turned out]]! }} |
'''Spiderman:''' Yeah, so was [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker]]! [[It Sucks to Be the Chosen One|And look how well that turned out]]! }} |
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==Western Animation== |
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* In ''[[South Park]]'' in the episode "Weight Gain 4000" Cartman had won an essay contest and was going to appear on television and receive a reward. Wendy, thinking she would win, was not pleased. |
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{{quote|'''Cartman''': You guys, guess what? After I'm on television, I'm gonna be totally famous! |
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''' Wendy''': (walks by) [[Godwin's Law| Hitler]] [[Hitler Ate Sugar|was famous, too]].}} |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |
Revision as of 22:17, 18 March 2015
A Stock Phrase that uses an analogy to make a point. Someone has tried to make a point about something; in response, someone points out something obvious that contradicts it in this fashion:
"Nothing can possibly go wrong. We're in love!" |
Often makes correct use of something commonly used in an Analogy Backfire and/or Lampshades Tempting Fate. Thus, it is usually the territory of the Genre Savvy and Deadpan Snarkers.
Super-Trope to Hitler Ate Sugar. Hitler Ate Sugar is supposed to argue that doing something is evil because someone else who was evil did it, too. So Was X is supposed to argue that someone or something could be incorrect or just as dangerous as something else (the X).
See also Appeal to Obscurity.
Comic Books
- In Watchmen, an astonished Nite Owl doesn't understand how Ozymandias could be involved with the nefarious plot against costumed superheroes, when he's such an incredibly good person as well as a vegetarian. Rorschach points out that Hitler was a vegetarian, too.
- In the Judge Dredd Spin-Off The Simping Detective, Jack Point lights up a cigar in Sector Chief Daveez's office and makes it clear that he knows Daveez played a significant role in a criminal case he was investigating and covered it up. Daveez responds by grabbing Point by his jacket lapels and threatening him to drop the case, the exchange ends,
Daveez: ...And smoking's still illegal, creep. |
Film
- In Johnny Mnemonic, Johnny insists that trying to make a deal with the evil corporation is a good idea, explaining that they'd be willing to make a deal because they're corporate.
Jane: So is the Yakuza. |
- In Matilda, Miss Honey tries to show Miss Trunchbull how smart Matilda is:
Miss Honey: She can multiply large numbers instantly in her head. |
- In Stripes, when thinking of how to rescue their platoon from Czech soldiers:
Russell Ziskey: Do the words "Act of war" mean anything to you? |
The Metatron: I am to charge you with a holy crusade. |
Literature
- From P. G. Wodehouse's "Honeysuckle Cottage":
"Don't do it." said Mr McKinnon, a stout bachelor. "You're too young to marry." |
Live Action TV
- From an episode of the last season of Monk, where the prosecutor is worried the Suspect of the Week will walk:
Stottlemeyer: Relax, the guy is clearly guilty. |
- From Lost:
Hurley: Do not open that! There's dynamite and it's mega-unstable. |
Web Original
- From the Marvel/DC Harry Potter Parody:
Professor X: You're The Chosen One. |
Western Animation
- In South Park in the episode "Weight Gain 4000" Cartman had won an essay contest and was going to appear on television and receive a reward. Wendy, thinking she would win, was not pleased.
Cartman: You guys, guess what? After I'm on television, I'm gonna be totally famous! |
Real Life
- Seen on various message boards:
Hemlock is both natural and organic. |
- From comedian Matt Kershen:
Heroin is natural. Nicotine is natural. A pack of wild wolves is natural! Natural doesn't mean safe! |