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{{quote|'''Spike:''' Look, if cavemen and astronauts got into a fight, who would win?<br />
'''Wes:''' Oh. You've been yelling at each other for forty minutes about this. [[[Beat]]] Do the astronauts have weapons?<br />
'''Angel & Spike:''' NO!|''[[
When a [[Seinfeldian Conversation]] becomes [[Serious Business]].
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Needless to say, [[Truth in Television]] - just see [[Unpleasable Fanbase]], [[Broken Base]], and [[Base Breaker]] for a number of media-centric examples. Frequently overlaps with [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]].
Not to be confused with the 1960s Astronauts in Caveman Days comedy ''[[It's About Time
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== Literature ==
* One ''[[
* In Jonathan Swift's ''[[
** This has spilled over into an analogous war within [[Real Life]] computer science. Some CPUs, such as the Intel x86-compatibles, store multi-byte values with the low-order byte first; other CPUs, such as the Motorola 68000 series, store multi-byte values with the high-order byte first. When multi-byte data from one computer is sent to another, e.g. over a network, the two computers had better agree on which way to encode the data or it could end up mangled. To this day, these two strategies are officially called "little-endian" and "big-endian", respectively, and result in just as much animosity as their Gulliverian namesakes.
* In Cassandra Clare's "[[Mortal Instruments]]": Dumbledore or Magnus Bane?
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== Live Action TV ==
* The ''[[
* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', Ted brings a picture that could either be a rabbit or a duck to make a point about how a date might seem right for someone but turn out to be wrong, and vice-versa. Then the gang disagrees over which represented the bad choice, the duck or the rabbit. According to Older Ted, it was the longest, most intense argument they've ever had.
** When Barney and Robin date each other, their relationship seems to be full of these sorts of arguments. Barney once dared Robin to stab a knife through his chest over a fight about which of them should clean the dishes.
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* The [[Spike TV]] show ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' is ALL ABOUT this trope. The premise of the show is to pit two types of "Warriors" from different time periods against each other to see who would win; it is almost ''embarrassing'' to see how seriously some of the experts think their warrior is just the best.
** Subverted from time to time, though. Occasionally [[Manipulative Editing]] is used to make things look more hostile than they actually are, and in a few cases (SWAT vs. GSG9, SEALs vs. Israeli Commandos) the teams acknowledge that they don't REALLY hate each other.
* There is an episode of [[Married...
* In the ''[[Cheers]]'' episode "The Triangle," the bar regulars (who frequently debate mundane topics) get into an intense discussion of Roadrunner-Coyote cartoons. The argument escalates from whether the coyote is obsessed or simply hungry, to whether his ability to survive falling off a cliff indicates he's the Antichrist.
* In ''[[
** And again when it comes out that Jeff is the only member of the study group that dislikes the Barenaked Ladies. Hilariously, they're having this argument at the exact same time they're arguing over something actually important, and treating it with more gravity.
* A running joke in Ricky Gervais' ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[Myth Busters]]'' in general plays host to a lot of myths born of such subjects. Particularly trying to test the legitimacy of taking idioms literally.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': Sam and Dean Winchester have their own version of this as shown in the episode "Death's Door" with Chuck Norris vs. Jet Li.
* [[Have I Got News for You]]: Quite often Paul Merton would indulge in this; once having a (seemingly) aggressive shouting match with Arthur Smith over whether or not you should put tomato sauce on baked beans.
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': [[Who Would Win]] in a fight, Lizzie Borden or Anne Frank?
** Henchmen #21 and #24 seem to have these debates a lot. Another episode showed them arguing over whether or not [[The Smurfs|Smurfs]] lay eggs.
** Not only 21 and 24, but the creative minds behind the show themselves have these kind of debates all the time. In one [[Word of God|commentary track]] Doc references a heated argument they had about what woman was hotter: [[
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** The answer is clearly {{spoiler|Pinkie Pie.}}
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode 'Homer at the Bat,' Wade Boggs is knocked out cold by Barney after the two argue over who's the best British Prime Minister of all time.
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** Who cares, Pod 6 was full of jerks anyway.
* In Drakken's debut episode of ''[[Kim Possible]]'', he is shocked to find out that Kim is Dr. Possible's daughter, {{spoiler|Dr. Possible having been someone he knew in high school and one of the people he is attempting to take revenge upon}}. When Ron (who is currently Drakken's prisoner) makes fun of him for not making the connection, Drakken defends himself on the basis that "Possible is a very common last name." Drakken ends up leaving the room in order to get a phone book just to back up his argument, causing him to miss the fact that rescuers are breaking into the building.
* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Why Must I Be A Crustacean In Love?", Zoidberg discusses "[[Gladiator Games|the ceremony of Claw-Plach]], where my species [[Duel to
* In an episode of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', the Dreadnoks can be seen in the background having come to blows over whether breath mints or candy mints are better. (Or if one product was a breath mint or a candy mint.)
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** Debatable, since it was moving FORWARD on the treadmill, still generating lift. (Oh god I'm starting the trope inside the trope.)
*** No, you're just conceding defeat. The argument is that the treadmill would keep the plane from moving forward.
** Randall Munroe of [[
* Pirates vs Ninjas. That is all.
** [[Rooster Teeth]] parodied the pirates vs ninjas debate by starting Cake vs Pie.
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** Also, [[Zombies vs. Unicorns]].
* Coca-Cola vs Pepsi.
* [[
** [[Star Trek:
** Whole [[Star Destroyer Dot Net|websites]] have been devoted to resolving the question of (or boasting the answer to) "Who would win in a fight between the U.S.S. Enterprise and an Imperial Star Destroyer?"
* The [[Console Wars]]
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** Yes. This is basically an application of Zeno's Paradox, from the ancient Greek, but it wasn't until a hundred years or so after Newton that Calculus evolved to the point that it could definitively answer the question. Please, let's accept it and move on.
*** Although the fact that there is no X such that .999... < X < 1 answers the question also.
* [[Avatar: The Last Airbender
** And its [[Nickelodeon]] [[Shipping Wars|Ship War]] [[Spiritual Successor]] Seddie vs Creddie on ''[[
*** No love for Sarly?
** [[Or So I Heard|From what I hear of it,]] I see you and raise you [[Twilight (
*** Hey, no love for Team Mike? Which this troper is quite possibly the only member of?
**** Not to mention the [[True Blood|Team Bill vs Team Eric]] argument.
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* [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars|has these in spades]]. For example: is that city in northern Poland called "Danzig" or "Gdańsk" in English? There's even been wars about ''punctuation''!
** Though to be fair to punctuation, incorrect punctuation can dramatically change the meaning of a statement. "Let's eat, Grandpa." means something different than "Let's eat Grandpa" just as "Let's help your Uncle Jack off a horse." is something different than "Let's help your Uncle jack off a horse."
* A three way debate: Left-C vs. Right-C vs. Down-C. Which one is the one true correct place for your [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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