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Alternatively, Alice attempts an compliment or insult. However, Bob responds with information contradicting what they thought, which could include [[Compliment Backfire]] or [[Insult Backfire]]. So, Alice tries again with a new insult or compliment, directly opposed to what they had just said. Could be compounded by a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]].

Students of rhetoric may describe this as "epanorthosis". If Alice has to retract a practical idea that uses bad methods, it's a case of [[And That Would Be Wrong]]. If she has to retract a controversial opinion, it's a case of [[Not That There's Anything Wrong ~~With~~ That]]. If she's retracting an insult to someone she hadn't meant to insult, it's because of [[Insult Friendly Fire]].

Students of rhetoric may describe this as "epanorthosis". If Alice has to retract a practical idea that uses bad methods, it's a case of [[And That Would Be Wrong]]. If she has to retract a controversial opinion, it's a case of [[Not That There's Anything Wrong with That]]. If she's retracting an insult to someone she hadn't meant to insult, it's because of [[Insult Friendly Fire]].

== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[~~Morita-san wa Mukuchi (Anime)|~~Morita-san wa Mukuchi]]'', [[The Quiet One|Mayu]]'s trying to thank [[Class Representative|Ritsuki]] for fetching a book for her earlier when:

* In ''[[Morita-san wa Mukuchi]]'', [[The Quiet One|Mayu]]'s trying to thank [[Class Representative|Ritsuki]] for fetching a book for her earlier when:

{{quote| '''Ritsuki''': [[Les Yay|I find it very sexy when you stare at me like that]].

'''Mayu''': ''(blushes and covers herself)''

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== Fan Works ==

* In ''[[Kyon: ~~Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Kyon~~ Big Damn Hero]]'', after Kyon receives a longcoat as a gift from Mikuru.

* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', after Kyon receives a longcoat as a gift from Mikuru.

{{quote| '''Kyon:''' I won't be able to get much use out of this until next winter, but I know once I do, I will greatly appreciate this! Asahina-san, I don't know what I've done to deserve such a fine present, but I am very grateful.

'''Tsuruya:''' I've seen that coats before. You had it on when you beat up those Sumiyoshi-rengo fellows who hurt Kasai!

'''Koizumi:''' Y...yes. I've seen that once before, as well, [[Time Travel|that day you left even Mori-san impressed]].

'''Kyon:''' Or, you know, maybe even sooner than that. }}

* and then there is also one in ''[[~~Time Braid (Fanfic)|~~Time Braid]]'' after [[Groundhog Peggy Sue|Sakura]] decimates [[A God Am I|Pein]]

* and then there is also one in ''[[Time Braid]]'' after [[Groundhog Peggy Sue|Sakura]] decimates [[A God Am I|Pein]]

{{quote| '''Sakura:''' Hell, yeah! [[The Chick|'Not a front-line combatant']] [[Took a Level In Badass|my ass]], Sasuke! [[Take That|I am the champion of ass-kicking, you arrogant nutjob.]]

Sakura looks over and notices Naruto is winning a fight against [[Beyond the Impossible|three copies of himself with their will suppressed to release the Kyuubi entirely]]

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'''Huang:''' I'm not your buddy.

'''Real Estate Agent:''' Come on, I'll [[Money, Dear Boy|pay you good]]!

'''Huang:''' So where are we going, [[Only in It For ~~The~~ Money|buddy]]? }}

'''Huang:''' So where are we going, [[Only in It For the Money|buddy]]? }}

* ''[[Muv Luv]]'': When Takeru calls Sumika a slug, combined with [[Insult to Rocks]]:

* ''[[Muv-Luv]]'': When Takeru calls Sumika a slug, combined with [[Insult to Rocks]]:

{{quote| '''Sumika:''' Gaaaaah!!! Apologize to slugs!

'''Takeru:''' Gyahahahahaha!! Do you even know what you're saying!?

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'''Principal:''' I will keep you till 4:00. }}

** On the [[DVD Commentary]] the creators note that he has a pattern of trying to sound authoritative and then immediately backing off from whatever he said.

* ''[[History of the World Part I]]'':

* ''[[History of the World, Part I]]'':

{{quote| '''Moses:''' The Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen...

''(one of the three tablets falls and breaks)''

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'''Underling:''' No, you can kill him on Monday.

'''Buford:''' I'll be back this way on Monday! }}

* ''[[The Three Musketeers 1973 ~~(Film~~)|The Three Musketeers 1973]]''

* ''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 film)|The Three Musketeers 1973]]''

{{quote| '''Cardinal Richelieu''': Do you know your accuser? Who brought you here?

'''M. Bonacieux''': [pointing at Rochefort] That! That is the man!

'''Cardinal Richelieu''': Take him away!

'''M. Bonacieux''': That is not the man! It was another man altogether! }}

* ''[[~~The Naked Gun (Film)|~~The Naked Gun]] 33 1/3'' (1994)

* ''[[The Naked Gun]] 33 1/3'' (1994)

{{quote| '''Rocko Dillon''': [firing gun over audience's heads] Freeze, and nobody gets hurt!

''(grip falls from the rafters)''

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''(notices Willa, McCain's employee, standing behind him)''

'''Rollo:''' ''(without flinching)'' On the other hand, he is a remarkable man-- }}

* ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|The Princess Bride]]'':

* ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'':

{{quote| '''Inigo:''' Give us the gate key.

'''Yellin:''' I have no gate key.

'''Inigo:''' [[The Big Guy|Fezzik]], tear his arms off.

'''Yellin:''' Oh, you mean ''this'' gate key. }}

* ''[[Charlie and ~~The~~ Chocolate Factory]]'', twice:

* ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', twice:

{{quote| '''Wonka''': So much time and so little to do-- Wait. Strike that. Reverse it.}}

* From ''[[Underworld Evolution]]''

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* In ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]'' when they first set off to find the treasure.

{{quote| '''Miguel:''' ''(dramatically cutting away foliage)'' The trail that we blaze! ''(the foliage falls, revealing solid stone behind it)'' ''(points to the side)'' ''That'' trail that we blaze!}}

* ''[[The Avengers (~~Film~~)|The Avengers]]''

* ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]''

{{quote| '''[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Bruce Banner:]]''' I don't think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy's brain is a bag full of cats. You can smell crazy on him.

'''[[Thor]]''': Take care how you speak. [[Big Bad|Loki]] may be beyond reason, [[Thicker Than Water|but he is of Asgard and he is my brother]].

'''[[Black Widow (~~Comic Book~~)|Black Widow]]''': [[Ax Crazy|He killed eighty people in two days]].

'''[[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]]''': [[Ax Crazy|He killed eighty people in two days]].

'''Thor''': ...he's adopted. }}

== Live Action TV ==

* In "The Stinson Missile Crisis" episode of ''[[~~How I Met Your Mother (TV)|~~How I Met Your Mother]]'', Barney invokes this several times during his various Bimbo Delivery Systems, two commercials and an autodialer.

* In "The Stinson Missile Crisis" episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', Barney invokes this several times during his various Bimbo Delivery Systems, two commercials and an autodialer.

* A favored technique on ''[[~~30 Rock (TV)|~~30 Rock]]'':

* A favored technique on ''[[30 Rock]]'':

{{quote| '''Kenneth:''' I will buy Mr Donaghy a new pair of pants!

'''Assistant:''' Those pants cost $2,500.

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'''Ned:''' One minute.

'''Chuck:''' Heaven closes in like one minute. }}

* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'':

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'':

{{quote| '''Sylar:''' I'm not a serial killer.

'''Luke:''' But you've got a pattern. You go after specific victims. You collect mementos.

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'''Toby:''' It's ten million dollars.

'''Bartlet:''' Leo could fund this initiative out of his pocket! }}

* ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Next Generation]]''

* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''

{{quote| '''Picard''': I look forward to your report, [[Embarrassing Nickname|Mr. Broccoli]].

''(everyone on deck [[Face Palm|looks ruefully at him]])''

'''Picard, with mortified face''': "Barclay." }}

* ''[[The IT Crowd]]'' had Douglas do one of these when he talked about deleting incriminating files and then quickly added that he only meant to say "files".

* A [[Running Gag]] in ''[[~~Get Smart (TV)|~~Get Smart]]'', with Maxwell Smart's claims simultaneously growing less dramatic and more ridiculous, along the lines of:

* A [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Get Smart]]'', with Maxwell Smart's claims simultaneously growing less dramatic and more ridiculous, along the lines of:

{{quote| '''Max:''' The entire Navy has this island surrounded! Would you believe it? The entire Navy!

'''KAOS agent:''' I find that hard to believe.

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* ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'':

{{quote| '''Stockwell Day:''' Let's look at the facts surrounding my leadership of our party. Since I took over, our founder, Preston Manning, has announced he's getting out of politics. We've had quite a few members leave the party. The latest poll puts our popularity just below E. coli bacteria. Okay, let's ''not'' look at the facts.}}

* ''[[~~Black Adder~~]] the Third'': Blackadder accidentally lets slip how he really sees the relationship between himself and the prince:

* ''[[Blackadder]] the Third'': Blackadder accidentally lets slip how he really sees the relationship between himself and the prince:

{{quote| '''Blackadder''': It's good to be back in the saddle. Did I say saddle? I meant harness.}}

* ''[[3rd Rock ~~From~~ the Sun]]'':

* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':

{{quote| '''Don''': But who's gonna do it?

'''Tommy''': I'll do it.

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'''Mal''': They're whores.

'''Jayne''': I'm in. }}

* After ''Starbug'' crashes in the ''[[~~Red Dwarf (TV)|~~Red Dwarf]]'' episode "Emohawk: Polymorph II":

* After ''Starbug'' crashes in the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' episode "Emohawk: Polymorph II":

{{quote| '''Kryten''': At least [[Dreadful Musician|Mr Lister]]'s guitar survived intact.

''The Cat casually takes the guitar and smashes it against a bulkhead.''

'''Kryten''': Not even Mr Lister's guitar survived intact. }}

* [[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]] and Arthur are trying to decide what to do with the sleeping Uther to protect him, and Merlin thinks they should disguise him, leading to:

* [[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]] and Arthur are trying to decide what to do with the sleeping Uther to protect him, and Merlin thinks they should disguise him, leading to:

{{quote| '''Arthur''': That might just work.

'''Merlin''': We could dress him as a woman!

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[door falls off]

'''Jeremy''': Two things. }}

* Played for drama in ''[[~~Person of Interest (TV)|~~Person of Interest]]'':

* Played for drama in ''[[Person of Interest]]'':

{{quote| '''Nathan''': Eight people in the world know {{[[[Big Brother Is Watching]] the Machine}}] exists. We need to keep it that way.

'''Alicia''': ''Seven'', Nathan. ''Seven'' people, unless you told someone.

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== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Order of the Stick ~~(Webcomic)~~|Order of the Stick]]'':

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'':

{{quote| '''Roy:''' Well, that's gonna change now. Thanks for setting me straight, Dad. I'm gonna pack up my gear and go rescue Elan!

''(Durkon runs by screaming in terror)''

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* In ''[[Tweep]]'', regarding [http://www.tweep.com/comic/?date=08-16-04 embarrassing yearbook pictures]:

{{quote| '''Jack:''' Now, before you do anything, just remember...we've got witnesses. I mean, "company."}}

* An unusually cheerful example appears in '''[[~~Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|~~Schlock Mercenary]]'', [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20090204.html toward the end of Book Ten]:

* An unusually cheerful example appears in '''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20090204.html toward the end of Book Ten]:

{{quote| '''TAG:''' Success.

'''Captain Tagon:''' Hah! We're back in the fight!

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[~~The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|~~The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'':

* ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'':

{{quote| '''Nerd:''' Don't kill me!

'''Jason:''' ''(shows ''Friday the 13th'' cartridge)''

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'''Paul:''' "No we don't!"

'''Kathleen:''' "Free water!" }}

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s '[[~~Labyrinth (Film)|~~Labyrinth]]'' review:

* [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s '[[Labyrinth]]'' review:

{{quote| "I think everyone remembers their first [[Freudian Slip|boner]]...''Bowie''."}}

* The ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'' review of ''[[Bayonetta]]'' makes a [[Running Gag]] of [[Freudian Slip|Freudian slips]] due to the game's [[Up to Eleven]] sexualisation:

{{quote| "Get past the the cock-tease presentation and the game is adequate at breast. Best."}}

* ''[[I'm a Marvel And Im ~~ADC~~]]'': Spider-Man lamenting [[Marvel]] losing the licensing to ''[[Transformers]]'' some twenty years ago:

* ''[[I'm a Marvel And I'm a DC]]'': Spider-Man lamenting [[Marvel]] losing the licensing to ''[[Transformers]]'' some twenty years ago:

{{quote| '''Spider-Man''': This is the worst decision Marvel has ever ma--

''([[Deadpool]] holds up the head of his live-action movie [[In Name Only]] counterpart, a.k.a. [[Fan Nickname|Dude-Peel]])''

'''Spider-Man''': This is the second worst decision Marvel has ever made! }}

* [[Todd in ~~The~~ Shadows]] [[Mondegreen|mishears]] the lyrics to "I've Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus as "I've Got [[Nerf Brand|Nerf]]".

* [[Todd in the Shadows]] [[Mondegreen|mishears]] the lyrics to "I've Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus as "I've Got [[Nerf Brand|Nerf]]".

{{quote| "Heh, Nerf should use this in their commercials. Nerf should not use this in their commercials, I ''immediately'' take that back."}}

** Happens again in his Top 10 Best Pop Songs of 2011.

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''(beat)''

'''M.C.:''' These two brave lovers... }}

* ''[[~~Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|~~Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''

* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''

{{quote| '''Dr. Weird:''' Gentlemen! There's a chance this will work! ''(hoses attached to body, occasional swelling)''

'''Steve:''' Actually, you said there's no chance this will work.

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'''Phineas:''' [[Oblivious to Love|What?]]

[[[Record Scratch]]] '''Isabella:''' "Steaks"! You had me at "steaks"! }}

* An instance in ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'' serves as a [[Call Back]] and [[Continuity Nod]].

* An instance in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' serves as a [[Call Back]] and [[Continuity Nod]].

{{quote| '''Dr. Light''': [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now|No one can defeat Doctor Light!]] ''No one!'' *turns to see Raven*

'''Raven''': Remember me?

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'''Belle:''' Don't talk about my father that way!

'''Gaston:''' Yeah! Don't talk about her father that way! }}

* From ''[[~~The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Animation)|~~The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'':

* From ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'':

{{quote| '''Billy:''' Mandy's gonna take your pants off!

'''Grim:''' "''Beat'' your pants off".