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'''Sisko:''' No. |
'''Sisko:''' No. |
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'''Time Agent 1:''' Good. |
'''Time Agent 1:''' Good. |
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'''Time Agent 2:''' We hate those. |
'''Time Agent 2:''' We hate those. |
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|''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', "Trials and Tribble-ations"}} |
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{{quote|'''Vanderbeam''': Wait! Where did you get [[Time Machine|this]]? I was too late to steal it! |
{{quote|'''Vanderbeam''': Wait! Where did you get [[Time Machine|this]]? I was too late to steal it! |
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'''Vanderbeam''': I used this suit to steal the one I just gave to you. |
'''Vanderbeam''': I used this suit to steal the one I just gave to you. |
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'''Vanderbeam''': But...then where did you get the one you're wearing? |
'''Vanderbeam''': But...then where did you get the one you're wearing? |
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'''Vanderbeam''': My future self handed it to me two decades ago. |
'''Vanderbeam''': My future self handed it to me two decades ago. |
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|''[[Starslip]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Nagato''': Since there's no conclusion to the paradox theory, there's no way to prove there's no paradox. |
{{quote|'''Nagato''': Since there's no conclusion to the paradox theory, there's no way to prove there's no paradox. |
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'''Kyon''': Maybe that's a good enough explanation for ''[[Sufficiently Advanced Alien|you]]''... |
'''Kyon''': Maybe that's a good enough explanation for ''[[Sufficiently Advanced Alien|you]]''... |
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|''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'': Bamboo Rhapsody }} |
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{{quote|The idea here is that you can travel back in time, but you can't actually change history. So if you go back and try to prevent the assassination of [[William McKinley|President McKinley]], it turns out that you killed him yourself. Or if you go back and try and prevent the Black Plague, it turns out that ''you'' are a [[Tomato in the Mirror|flea-ridden diseased rat]].|'''Lore Sjöberg''', "Alt Text"}} |
{{quote|The idea here is that you can travel back in time, but you can't actually change history. So if you go back and try to prevent the assassination of [[William McKinley|President McKinley]], it turns out that you killed him yourself. Or if you go back and try and prevent the Black Plague, it turns out that ''you'' are a [[Tomato in the Mirror|flea-ridden diseased rat]].|'''Lore Sjöberg''', "Alt Text"}} |
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|'''[[color|#008282|gallowsCalibrator/Terezi Pyrope]]'''|''[[Homestuck]]''}} |
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{{quote|''In fact that was even ''more'' puzzling, when Harry thought about it. Time had presented him with the finished Prank as a ''fait accompli'', and yet it was, quite clearly, his own handiwork. Concept and execution and writing style. Every last part, even the ones he still didn't understand.''|[[Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]}} |
{{quote|''In fact that was even ''more'' puzzling, when Harry thought about it. Time had presented him with the finished Prank as a ''fait accompli'', and yet it was, quite clearly, his own handiwork. Concept and execution and writing style. Every last part, even the ones he still didn't understand.''|[[Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]}} |
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'''Idris:''' In the future. |
'''Idris:''' In the future. |
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'''The Doctor:''' "House eats TARDISes"? |
'''The Doctor:''' "House eats TARDISes"? |
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'''Idris:''' Oh! There you go. |
'''Idris:''' Oh! There you go. |
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|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "The Doctor's Wife"}} |
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{{quote|''I am the Bad Wolf. I create myself. I take the [[Arc Words|words]]...I scatter them. Across time and space. My message to lead myself here.''|'''Rose Tyler''' / '''The TARDIS''' |
{{quote|''I am the Bad Wolf. I create myself. I take the [[Arc Words|words]]...I scatter them. Across time and space. My message to lead myself here.''|'''Rose Tyler''' / '''The TARDIS'''|"The Parting of the Ways"}} |
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{{quote|'''The Archmage:''' Are you certain you know what to do? |
{{quote|'''The Archmage:''' Are you certain you know what to do? |
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'''The Archmage:''' Finally. I thought he'd never leave.|''[[Gargoyles]]''}} |
'''The Archmage:''' Finally. I thought he'd never leave.|''[[Gargoyles]]''}} |
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{{quote|[[Kid From the Future|Pierce]]: "I don't believe you, causality is--" |
{{quote|[[Kid From the Future|Pierce]]: "I don't believe you, causality is--" |
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Volair: "Pick a number between ten and oh, sixteen." |
Volair: "Pick a number between ten and oh, sixteen." |
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Pierce: "Uh, twelve. Now--" |
Pierce: "Uh, twelve. Now--" |
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Volair: "How old were you when I suddenly decided to paint the kitchen green?" |
Volair: "How old were you when I suddenly decided to paint the kitchen green?" |
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Pierce: "Twel-- (look of sudden realization). Urk. Uh. muhh.. fuh.." |
Pierce: "Twel-- (look of sudden realization). Urk. Uh. muhh.. fuh.." |
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Rhonda: "Told ya." |
Rhonda: "Told ya." |
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|''[[Umlaut House]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Don't do anything that affects '''anything''', unless it turns out [[You Already Changed the Past|you were supposed to do it]], in which case, for the love of God, don't '''[[Confusing Multiple Negatives|not]]''' do it!"''|'''Professor Farnsworth''' |
{{quote|''"Don't do anything that affects '''anything''', unless it turns out [[You Already Changed the Past|you were supposed to do it]], in which case, for the love of God, don't '''[[Confusing Multiple Negatives|not]]''' do it!"''|'''Professor Farnsworth'''|''[[Futurama]]'', "Roswell That Ends Well"}} |
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{{quote|'''1971 Robo:''' You're going to learn the ''hell'' out of hyperdimensional mathematics when you get back. Focus on electrodynamics. |
{{quote|'''1971 Robo:''' You're going to learn the ''hell'' out of hyperdimensional mathematics when you get back. Focus on electrodynamics. |
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'''1957 Robo:''' So we'll know how to convert these burnt out powerpacks into a hyper-dimensional bomb to blow up the monster across multiple simultaneous points in space-time. |
'''1957 Robo:''' So we'll know how to convert these burnt out powerpacks into a hyper-dimensional bomb to blow up the monster across multiple simultaneous points in space-time. |
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'''1926 Robo:''' How'd you know they burned out? |
'''1926 Robo:''' How'd you know they burned out? |
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'''2009 Robo:''' Because we just ''told'' you, so you'll ''remember'' they are, so we can ''tell'' you they are. ''Dah!'' Study temporal mechanics while you're at it. Short version: when your future self tells you to do something, ''you do it.'' |
'''2009 Robo:''' Because we just ''told'' you, so you'll ''remember'' they are, so we can ''tell'' you they are. ''Dah!'' Study temporal mechanics while you're at it. Short version: when your future self tells you to do something, ''you do it.'' |
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|''[[Atomic Robo]] and the Shadow from Beyond Time''}} |
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{{quote|''"No one can unmake the past. It's already happened, there's no 'undo'. Similarly, the future already happened. we just haven't '''reached''' it yet."''|'''Sarda The [[A Wizard Did It|Wizard Who Did It]]''' |
{{quote|''"No one can unmake the past. It's already happened, there's no 'undo'. Similarly, the future already happened. we just haven't '''reached''' it yet."''|'''Sarda The [[A Wizard Did It|Wizard Who Did It]]'''|''[[8-Bit Theater]]'', "[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/06/04/episode-1136-that-is-not-a-predictive-model/ That Is Not A Predictive Model]"}} |
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