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{{quote|'''Maj. Thornberg:''' What was the weapon you used?<br />
{{quote|'''Maj. Thornberg:''' What was the weapon you used?
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Col. O'Neill]]:''' [innocently] Weapon?<br />
'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Col. O'Neill]]:''' [innocently] Weapon?
'''Maj. Thornberg:''' Our cameras saw some sort of weapon.<br />
'''Maj. Thornberg:''' Our cameras saw some sort of weapon.
'''Col. O'Neill:''' Oh. Well, it's hard to say.<br />
'''Col. O'Neill:''' Oh. Well, it's hard to say.
'''Maj. Thornberg:''' Some sort of state secret?<br />
'''Maj. Thornberg:''' Some sort of state secret?
'''Col. O'Neill:''' No, just difficult to pronounce.|''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', "[[Time Travel|1969]]"}}
'''Col. O'Neill:''' No, just difficult to pronounce.
|''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', "[[Time Travel|1969]]"}}


{{quote|'''Marge:''' That's very generous of you, Mr...<br />
{{quote|'''Marge:''' That's very generous of you, Mr...
'''Alien:''' To pronounce it correctly, I would have to... pull out your tongue.<br />
'''Alien:''' To pronounce it correctly, I would have to... pull out your tongue.
'''Marge:''' Ugh.|''[[The Simpsons]]'', "Treehouse of Horror"}}
'''Marge:''' Ugh.
|''[[The Simpsons]]'', "Treehouse of Horror"}}


{{quote|'''Eric:''' No, we're not all doomed, one man here still has a chance. One man, can take a stand for all of us. And that man's name is F- well, we can't pronounce his real name, so we call him Fez!|''[[That 70s Show]]''}}
{{quote|'''Eric:''' No, we're not all doomed, one man here still has a chance. One man, can take a stand for all of us. And that man's name is F- well, we can't pronounce his real name, so we call him Fez!|''[[That '70s Show]]''}}


{{quote|''... I told you to get used to hearing that name, and if possible, get used to saying it.''|''Herman Cain'' on ''Rod Blagojevich''}}
{{quote|... I told you to get used to hearing that name, and if possible, get used to saying it.|''Herman Cain'' on ''Rod Blagojevich''}}


{{quote|''Most mortals are incapable of even hearing the names of demons, never mind such niceties as pronouncing them. Sometimes highly trained musicians will pick up a few syllables, and echoes of the names have been known to haunt the dreams of the newly deaf. For no reason known to anyone, armadillos can hear them easily, although they generally just roll up into a ball.''|[[Digger]], comic [http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=716 716]}}
{{quote|Most mortals are incapable of even hearing the names of demons, never mind such niceties as pronouncing them. Sometimes highly trained musicians will pick up a few syllables, and echoes of the names have been known to haunt the dreams of the newly deaf. For no reason known to anyone, armadillos can hear them easily, although they generally just roll up into a ball.
|''[[Digger]]'', comic [http://www.diggercomic.com/?p{{=}}716 716]}}


{{quote|''Hello. My name can only be expressed by focusing pure waves of heat into a form of communication deadly to your kind.''|'''Fire elemental''', ''Speak With Monsters''}}
{{quote|''Hello. My name can only be expressed by focusing pure waves of heat into a form of communication deadly to your kind.''|'''Fire elemental''', ''Speak With Monsters''}}


{{quote|'''Del Portus' wife(?):''' ''PQWRSTL!?''
{{quote|'''Del Portus' wife(?):''' ''PQWRSTL!?''|'''[http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wimswerts.be%2Fhtmlmap%2FW817.html%2311&act=url W817]''' <ref>(Not available in English)</ref>, issue #11}}
|'''[http://translate.google.com/translate?js{{=}}n&prev{{=}}_t&hl{{=}}nl&ie{{=}}UTF-8&layout{{=}}2&eotf{{=}}1&sl{{=}}nl&tl{{=}}en&u{{=}}http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wimswerts.be%2Fhtmlmap%2FW817.html%2311&act{{=}}url W817]''' <ref>(Not available in English)</ref>, issue #11}}


{{quote|'''[[My Name Is Question Marks|???]]''': ''I'm ♥♪!?, but it's hard to pronounce so... Call me "Geno", after the doll.''|'''[[Super Mario RPG]]'''
{{quote|'''[[My Name Is ???|???]]''': ''I'm ♥♪!?, but it's hard to pronounce so... Call me "Geno", after the doll.''
|'''[[Super Mario RPG]]'''}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 15:09, 5 September 2023


Maj. Thornberg: What was the weapon you used?
Col. O'Neill: [innocently] Weapon?
Maj. Thornberg: Our cameras saw some sort of weapon.
Col. O'Neill: Oh. Well, it's hard to say.
Maj. Thornberg: Some sort of state secret?
Col. O'Neill: No, just difficult to pronounce.

Marge: That's very generous of you, Mr...
Alien: To pronounce it correctly, I would have to... pull out your tongue.
Marge: Ugh.

The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror"
Eric: No, we're not all doomed, one man here still has a chance. One man, can take a stand for all of us. And that man's name is F- well, we can't pronounce his real name, so we call him Fez!
... I told you to get used to hearing that name, and if possible, get used to saying it.
Herman Cain on Rod Blagojevich

Most mortals are incapable of even hearing the names of demons, never mind such niceties as pronouncing them. Sometimes highly trained musicians will pick up a few syllables, and echoes of the names have been known to haunt the dreams of the newly deaf. For no reason known to anyone, armadillos can hear them easily, although they generally just roll up into a ball.

Digger, comic 716
Hello. My name can only be expressed by focusing pure waves of heat into a form of communication deadly to your kind.
Fire elemental, Speak With Monsters

Del Portus' wife(?): PQWRSTL!?

W817 [1], issue #11

???: I'm ♥♪!?, but it's hard to pronounce so... Call me "Geno", after the doll.


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