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{{quote|'''Fry''': Married? Jenny can't get married.<br /> |
{{quote|'''Fry''': Married? Jenny can't get married.<br /> |
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'''Leela''': Why not? It's clever, it's unexpected.<br /> |
'''Leela''': Why not? It's clever, it's unexpected.<br /> |
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'''Fry''': But that's not why people watch TV. Clever things make people feel stupid, and unexpected things make them feel scared.|''[[ |
'''Fry''': But that's not why people watch TV. Clever things make people feel stupid, and unexpected things make them feel scared.|''[[Futurama]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"You kids don't know what you want! That's why you're still kids -- ''' 'cause you're stupid!'''"''|''[[The Simpsons ( |
{{quote|''"You kids don't know what you want! That's why you're still kids -- ''' 'cause you're stupid!'''"''|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochy Show"}} |
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{{quote|''"Why are we even going after this idiot demographic?"''|''[[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Why are we even going after this idiot demographic?"''|''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"They pass an airplane where someone on it says that they just saw a UFO. The comic decides to inform us that a UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. And y'know, I '''do''' think they did need that, since the only people who would enjoy this comic have a brain about the size of a seamonkey."''|'''[[Atop the Fourth Wall |
{{quote|''"They pass an airplane where someone on it says that they just saw a UFO. The comic decides to inform us that a UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. And y'know, I '''do''' think they did need that, since the only people who would enjoy this comic have a brain about the size of a seamonkey."''|'''[[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]]''', in his review of ''Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man'' #1}} |
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{{quote|''"In any case, we felt *action* should be emphasized over *plot* -- especially avoiding any complicated story line -- to ensure the success of this series with its intended viewers."''|''[[ |
{{quote|''"In any case, we felt *action* should be emphasized over *plot* -- especially avoiding any complicated story line -- to ensure the success of this series with its intended viewers."''|''[[Transformers Generation 1]] [http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#154 series bible]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Gotta love April Fools Day. Not that that's going to stop any of you from e-mailing me about this comic thinking it's real."''|'''[[Word of God|Duke]]''', regarding one strip of ''[[Ansem Retort]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Gotta love April Fools Day. Not that that's going to stop any of you from e-mailing me about this comic thinking it's real."''|'''[[Word of God|Duke]]''', regarding one strip of ''[[Ansem Retort]]''}} |
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'''Haruhi:''' That's pretty much required for enjoying it, you know!|''[[Ouran the Vaguely Abridged Series]]''<ref>after fans praised/lamented the series' end after watching the second-to-last episode.</ref>}} |
'''Haruhi:''' That's pretty much required for enjoying it, you know!|''[[Ouran the Vaguely Abridged Series]]''<ref>after fans praised/lamented the series' end after watching the second-to-last episode.</ref>}} |
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{{quote|''"Because movie viewers are stupid and can't deduce success or failure based on what's been shown onscreen, we have Molly dictate from the sidelines whether or not Nomi is succeeding."''|'''[[ |
{{quote|''"Because movie viewers are stupid and can't deduce success or failure based on what's been shown onscreen, we have Molly dictate from the sidelines whether or not Nomi is succeeding."''|'''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]''', reviewing ''[[Showgirls]]''}} |
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{{quote|''You goin' over niggas' heads [[Lupe Fiasco|Lu]] (Dumb it down)<br /> |
{{quote|''You goin' over niggas' heads [[Lupe Fiasco|Lu]] (Dumb it down)<br /> |
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You'll sell more records if you (Dumb it down)''|'''[[Lupe Fiasco]]''', ''Dumb it Down'' }} |
You'll sell more records if you (Dumb it down)''|'''[[Lupe Fiasco]]''', ''Dumb it Down'' }} |
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{{quote|''"Hello, I'm Miss Sensorshep, Head of Censorship! You see, the working theory is that most people are stupid, and therefore incapable of figuring out what's being covered up and bleeped, and therefore cannot be harmed by their evils!"''|''[[ |
{{quote|''"Hello, I'm Miss Sensorshep, Head of Censorship! You see, the working theory is that most people are stupid, and therefore incapable of figuring out what's being covered up and bleeped, and therefore cannot be harmed by their evils!"''|''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2003-10-12 filler comic]}} |
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{{quote|'''Russell:''' Kids can spot phonies, they're very smart.<br /> |
{{quote|'''Russell:''' Kids can spot phonies, they're very smart.<br /> |
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'''Noah Vanderhoff:''' Kids know dick. I watch 'em in my arcades. They stand there like rats hittin' the feeder bar to get a food pellet. As long as they keep pumpin' in the quarters who gives a shit, right?|''[[ |
'''Noah Vanderhoff:''' Kids know dick. I watch 'em in my arcades. They stand there like rats hittin' the feeder bar to get a food pellet. As long as they keep pumpin' in the quarters who gives a shit, right?|''[[Wayne's World]]''}} |
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{{quote|'''Anonymous''': I love hearing these complaints about Tutorials. Because they're all the same. "OH MY GOD!!! WHY'RE THEY TELLING ME TO PRESS AN 'A' BUTTON?! I've played games for 20 years!" Because, yeah, ''EVERYONE'' who buys a game has been playing for 20 years like you have. If you want game devs and publishers to stop treating you like morons, then ''stop proving them right'' when you bitch about the pettiest of things.|''Anonymous response''. }} |
{{quote|'''Anonymous''': I love hearing these complaints about Tutorials. Because they're all the same. "OH MY GOD!!! WHY'RE THEY TELLING ME TO PRESS AN 'A' BUTTON?! I've played games for 20 years!" Because, yeah, ''EVERYONE'' who buys a game has been playing for 20 years like you have. If you want game devs and publishers to stop treating you like morons, then ''stop proving them right'' when you bitch about the pettiest of things.|''Anonymous response''. }} |
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{{quote|''"People aren't as stupid as you think, they're even stupider"''|'''Stig 'Stikkan' Anderson''' - Former manager of ''[[ |
{{quote|''"People aren't as stupid as you think, they're even stupider"''|'''Stig 'Stikkan' Anderson''' - Former manager of ''[[ABBA]]''}} |
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Revision as of 07:06, 8 April 2014
"So apparently, the quality of a movie has nothing to do with how smart it is. The only thing that really matters is whether it's the right kind of stupid."
—Mark Hill, for Cracked's 5 Gaping Plot Holes Hollywood Knows You Won't Notice
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"At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice."
—Gore Vidal
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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
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"The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity."
—Voltaire
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Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters
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"You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?"
—Metatron, Dogma
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Fry: Married? Jenny can't get married. |
"You kids don't know what you want! That's why you're still kids -- 'cause you're stupid!"
—The Simpsons, "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochy Show"
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"Why are we even going after this idiot demographic?"
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"They pass an airplane where someone on it says that they just saw a UFO. The comic decides to inform us that a UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. And y'know, I do think they did need that, since the only people who would enjoy this comic have a brain about the size of a seamonkey."
—Linkara, in his review of Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man #1
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"In any case, we felt *action* should be emphasized over *plot* -- especially avoiding any complicated story line -- to ensure the success of this series with its intended viewers."
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"Gotta love April Fools Day. Not that that's going to stop any of you from e-mailing me about this comic thinking it's real."
—Duke, regarding one strip of Ansem Retort
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"There's a sucker born every minute."
—Not P.T. Barnum
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(Haruhi finds Renge crying) |
"Because movie viewers are stupid and can't deduce success or failure based on what's been shown onscreen, we have Molly dictate from the sidelines whether or not Nomi is succeeding."
—The Nostalgia Chick, reviewing Showgirls
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You goin' over niggas' heads Lu (Dumb it down) —Lupe Fiasco, Dumb it Down
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"Hello, I'm Miss Sensorshep, Head of Censorship! You see, the working theory is that most people are stupid, and therefore incapable of figuring out what's being covered up and bleeped, and therefore cannot be harmed by their evils!" |
Russell: Kids can spot phonies, they're very smart. |
Anonymous: I love hearing these complaints about Tutorials. Because they're all the same. "OH MY GOD!!! WHY'RE THEY TELLING ME TO PRESS AN 'A' BUTTON?! I've played games for 20 years!" Because, yeah, EVERYONE who buys a game has been playing for 20 years like you have. If you want game devs and publishers to stop treating you like morons, then stop proving them right when you bitch about the pettiest of things.
—Anonymous response.
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"People aren't as stupid as you think, they're even stupider"
—Stig 'Stikkan' Anderson - Former manager of ABBA
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- ↑ after fans praised/lamented the series' end after watching the second-to-last episode.