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'''Hermione''': Again, obvious, though admittedly potentially problematic.
'''Harry''': "Potentially problematic"? When was the last time you held your breath underwater for an hour, Hermione? }}
*:* ''Chamber of Secrets'': Hermione, referring to [[Large Ham]] ghost Moaning Myrtle:
{{quote|'''Hermione''': She's a little sensitive.}}
**:* In the same film, after surviving a harrowing encounter with the Hogwarts Express:
{{quote|'''Harry''': [[Captain Obvious|I think we found the train.]]
'''Ron''': Yeah. }}
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{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Kirk''': "So you're saying I have to emotionally compromise you guys."
'''Spock Prime''': Jim, I just lost my planet. I can tell you, I am emotionally compromised."}} }}
*:* ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' had a couple regarding the [[Earthshattering Kaboom|destruction of Praxis]]. The first was Brigadier Kurla's response to ''Excelsior's'' offer of aid: "There has been an incident on Praxis."
**:* The other was provided, once again, by [[The Spock]]: "Two months ago a Federation Starship monitored an explosion of the Klingon moon Praxis." If you call being knocked off course and nearly shaken to pieces "monitoring".
* In the ending of ''[[Kill Bill]]'', Bill explains his massacre of everyone attending the Bride's wedding by saying that he [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=lASM_n2R_TY "overreacted."] Oh, and this little gem:
{{quote|'''Earl McGraw''': It would appear someone objected to this union and wasn't able to hold their peace.}}
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** When the President asks how General Ripper could possibly order such an attack, Buck says:
{{quote|"Although I hate to judge before all the facts are in, it's beginning to look like General Ripper exceeded his authority."}}
*:* The President questions how the Human Reliability Tests didn't catch General Ripper's burgeoning psychosis:
{{quote|"Well, I don't think it's quite fair to condemn the whole program because of a single slip-up, sir."}}
*:* Buck advocates following General Ripper's lead and to launch an all-out nuclear attack on Russia:
{{quote|"Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed. But I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops.}}
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': [[Not in Kansas Anymore|"Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."]]
* In ''[[Once Upon a Time In Mexico]]'', Agent Sands of the CIA {{spoiler|just had his [[Eye Scream|eyes drilled out]] and left in the street.}} When a boy approaches him, Sands tells him "I'm not having the best day here, kid."
* ''[[Jurassic Park]] 2'': "Mommie's very angry."
* At the end of ''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' when the title pair ask [[Mysterious Backer|Rufus]] if he can play the electric guitar, he says, "Well, I play ''a little''." And then he starts playing like a rock star. {{spoiler|Although considering his society was founded on [[The Power of Rock]], this level of skill might be considered "a little" compared to everyone else.}}
 
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