History Main / ICanLiveWithThat

* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Business as Usual"

* The TropeNamer is the magnificent ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight", which is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of ''Deep Space Nine'' consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. The Federation and their Klingon allies are losing the war against the Dominion and their Cardassian allies, and the only other great power in the Alpha Quadrant, the Romulans, have so far remained neutral. Sisko realizes the only hope for victory is to convince the Romulans to join the war on the side of the Federation. With the help of [[MagnificentBastard Garak]] he gets a convicted criminal out of a Klingon prison to create an entirely fake record to "prove" to the Romulans that the Dominion is planning to betray them. Sisko even has to pay another criminal using bioweapons (no questions asked) to obtain an authentic Cardassian data rod to record it on. However, Garak knew that the recording probably would not pass any closer examination and that Sisko was not ruthless enough to go all the way they needed to reach their goal. So when the Romulan senator Vreenak realized that ''[[MemeticMutation "It's a fake!!!"]]'', Garak had a bomb planted on his ship that would be traced back to the Dominion. Any salvage team that would go through the debris would find the recording and all it's tiny flaws would be attributed to damage caused by the explosion. He also assassinated the man who created the record, just to be sure. Everything went as he had planned and the Romulans joined the war on the side with the Federation.

* Type 1: Someone is resigned/willing to accept(ing) a negative situation: that he's a failure, that he's acting in an evil manner, that his actions will cause problems, etc.
* Type 2: A person gets an unexpected break or finds out that things aren't as bad as they thought.

In other words Type 1 is basically the "negative" version of the trope example: "You've rescued your wife, but the bus full of nuns drove into the swamp and [[MadeOfExplodium exploded]], and she had a heart attack! You are doomed to be single forever!" "... I can live with that."

Type 2 is the "positive" version, where some unlikely or contrived bit of fortune lands in your lap. "What the... the BigBad's getaway jet just ingested a flock of flying monkeys and crashed in flames before we could shoot him down." "I can live with that."


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Type 1

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* ''Film/DieHard''
-->'''FBI Special Agent Johnson:''' Figure we take out the terrorists. Lose 20, 25 percent of the hostages, tops.
-->'''FBI Agent Johnson:''' I can live with that.
* ''TheLifeAquaticWithSteveZissou''
-->'''Steve Zissou:''' I wanted to give you a heads-up on what I thought of the piece...
-->'''Jane Winslett-Richardson:''' You read it. What did you think?
-->'''Steve:''' Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick. But then I thought... that's me. I said those things, I did those things. I can live with that.
* ''TheReplacements''
-->'''Eddie Martel:''' I'm still an All-Pro quarterback with two Super Bowl rings. You'll never be anything more than a replacement player.
-->'''Shane Falco:''' Yeah. Yeah, I can live with that.

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* ''{{Dexter}} episode "The British Invasion"
-->'''Debra Morgan:''' You're a little weird, Dex.
-->'''Dexter Morgan:''' That's not gonna change. I'm gonna be this way forever.
-->'''Debra:''' I can live with that.
* ''Series/{{House}}''
** "Forever"
-->'''House:''' If we were all satisfied with what we had what a beautiful world it would be. We'd all slowly starve to death in our own filth but at least we'd be happy. Listen, I need your self worth to hang on this job. For kicking ass to be all that lets you rise above miserable. If waking up in the morning is enough, I don't need you.
-->'''Foreman:''' I can live with that.
** "Lockdown"
-->'''Taub:''' We have a tiny window of opportunity to gain some insight into our colleagues... Okay, what if we just snooped on our boss?
-->'''Foreman:''' I think I can live with that.
* ''{{Bones}}'' episode "The Witch in the Wardrobe"
-->'''Dr. Jack Hodgins:''' Okay, fine. No more compliments. You don't look good today. Your smile is average at best. And it is *not* cool that we finally get to work together again in the field.
-->'''Angela Montenegro:''' ...Okay fine, I can live with that.
* ''OneTreeHill'' episode "The Desperate Kingdom of Love"
-->'''Haley James:''' Um... I was just alphabetising our [=CDs=].
-->'''Nathan Scott:''' So what?
-->'''Haley:''' So, 'NatalieMerchant' after 'NOZ' and 'Wilco' before the 'Wu-Tang Clan'?
-->'''Nathan:''' So you listen to crummy music. I can live with that.
* ''{{NCIS}}'' episode "Enigma"
-->'''Gibbs:''' [as they're going after Gibbs' CO] You take a shot at him, you answer to me!
-->'''FBI Agent Fornell:''' I can live with that.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' episode "Chapter Two: Lizards"
-->'''Takezo Sensei:''' You can make me the hero she sees in me.
->'''Hiro Nakamura:''' As long as you stop drinking.
-->'''Takezo:''' No promises.
-->'''Hiro:''' [in Japanese, to himself] I can live with that.
* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "The Initiative"
-->'''Buffy Summers:''' Uh, last night... At the party, you wanted to tell me something?
-->'''Riley Finn:''' Oh, yeah. Very important stuff. I don't remember any of it now. But you would have been fascinated, possibly even moved. Did Willow tell you I like cheese?
-->'''Buffy:''' You're a little peculiar.
-->'''Riley:''' [smiles] I can live with that.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}''
** "Blood Money"
-->'''Angel:''' Okay, so we're both rude. You know what? I can live with that.
** "The Thin Dead Line"
-->'''Angel:''' I thought you might want to know. I took care of our cop problem.
-->'''Detective Lockley:''' Crime reports from that precinct. Up until three months ago, there was a murder every two weeks, a rape every two days, a robbery every hour and a half. That's what we just gave back to the people in that community.
-->'''Angel:''' I can live with that.
* ''MalcolmInTheMiddle'' episode "Watching the Baby"
-->'''Malcolm:''' Her boyfriend is Aaron Seponevic. Have you ever seen that guy? If he sees you making out with his girlfriend, he's gonna kill you! [snip]
-->'''Reese:''' From now on, when I walk by, people are gonna say, "What happened to that guy's face?". And someone'll say, "That's Reese. He made out with Aaron Seponevic's girlfriend." And I can live with that.
* ''TheWestWing'' episode "The Lame Duck Congress"
-->'''Leo [=McGarry=]:''' Any downside?
-->'''C.J. Cregg:''' I'll feel stupid.
-->'''Leo:''' I can live with that.
* ''DocMartin'' episode "In Loco"
-->'''Pauline Lamb:''' Don't forget you've got the school thing today. If Louisa Glasson gets it, there's a bit of a party later at the Crab.
-->'''Dr. Martin Ellingham:''' What happens if she doesn't?
-->'''Pauline:''' No one in Portwenn will talk to you.
-->'''Martin:''' I can live with that.
* ''ThirdWatch'' episode "Alone Again, Naturally"
-->'''Davis:''' Don't tell me about corruption. We're trying to make things right, and if getting the really bad people off the street means I gotta fudge the truth a little bit every once in a while, I can live with that.

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--> "A lot of people say I'm a uniformed thug, [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim no better than the scum I hunt down]]...a fascist cop...a glorified Nazi...[[OverlyLongGag a legalized vigilante, handing out his own highly suspect street "justice"... someone with a pathological hatred of superheroes, reveling at the chance to beat the hell out of them.]] That sounds fair. I can live with that."

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* ''MightyMax'' episode "Norman's Conquest"

-->'''Norman:''' [drops him] I can live with that.
* ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' episode “Chocolate with Nuts”
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Don't get me wrong, Patrick. It's great that we helped that guy out but there's no one else in town to sell chocolate bars to. Let's face it Patrick, we're failures.
-->'''Patrick:''' I can live with that.

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* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', this is practically [[TheEeyore Aradia's]] catchphrase. [[spoiler: Even when faced with the inevitable destruction of their universe.]]
-->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with that]]
-->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with al0t 0f things]]


Type 2

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-->'''Worth:''' I have nothing... to live for out there.
-->'''Leaven:''' What is out there?
-->'''Worth:''' Boundless human stupidity.
-->'''Leaven:''' I can live with that.

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* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Business as Usual"
-->'''Quark:''' I just wanted them to cross paths, so that the deal would fall through.
-->'''Sisko:''' It fell through, all right. Hagath and Gaila barely managed to get off the station alive. [snip] I wouldn't count on seeing your former business partners again.
-->'''Quark:''' I can live with that.
* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' episode "Something Wicca This Way Goes". The sisters change into magical disguises so everyone will think they're dead.
-->'''New Piper:''' Cute. I can live with that.
* ''Series/{{Wings}}'' episode "Roy Crazy"
-->'''Roy Biggins:''' So what you're saying is, she's not interested in me, that I don't mean anything to her. She just wants to get me into bed & use me like some cheap piece of meat?
-->'''Brian Hackett''': Exactly.
-->'''Roy:''' I can live with that!

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-->[Stephen begging Hollie's gay roommate Joseph to make an album for Sex Bob-omb in volume 4.]

-->'''Stephen:''' ''I can live with that!!!''

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* ''KickButtowski'' has this exchange after Kick tells the class about his ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-esque quest for the HolyGrail of skateboards.
-->'''Teacher:''' Your report was obviously fabricated, Mr. Buttowski. But you entertained us all. So you pass. ''Barely.''
-->'''Kick:''' I can live with that.

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* In ''OrderOfTheStick'', when [[spoiler:Miko]] dies, and is guided to the afterlife. She is told she won't be a restored to Paladin status, but at least her only friend in the world will be able to visit her.

* ''{{Charmed}}'' episode "Something Wicca This Way Goes". The sisters change into magical disguises so everyone will think they're dead.

* ''KickButtowski'' has this exchange after Kick tells the class about his IndianaJones-esque quest for the HolyGrail of skateboards.

* ''{{Angel}}''

* ''{{House}}''

* MarshalLaw when he's desrcibing himself:
--> "A lot of people say I'm a uniformed thug, [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHimno better than the scum I hunt down]]...a fascist cop...a glorified Nazi...[[OverlyLongGag a legalized vigilante, handing out his own highly suspect street "justice"... someone with a pathological hatred of superheroes, reveling at the chance to beat the hell out of them.]] That sounds fair. I can live with that."

Can be the response to a "IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim" situation.

--> "A lot of people say I'm a uniformed thug, no better than the scum I hunt down...a fascist cop...a glorified Nazi...[[OverlyLongGag a legalized vigilante, handing out his own highly suspect street "justice"... someone with a pathological hatred of superheroes, reveling at the chance to beat the hell out of them.]] That sounds fair. I can live with that."

-->'''Spike:''' [while Norman dangles him over a cliff] You can't kill me! If you do, you'll be no better than me!

* ''{{Wings}}'' episode "Roy Crazy"

* The TropeNamer is the magnificent ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight", which is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. The Federation and their Klingon allies are losing the war against the Dominion and their Cardassian allies, and the only other great power in the Alpha Quadrant, the Romulans, have so far remained neutral. Sisko realizes the only hope for victory is to convince the Romulans to join the war on the side of the Federation. With the help of [[MagnificentBastard Garak]] he gets a convicted criminal out of a Klingon prison to create an entirely fake record to "prove" to the Romulans that the Dominion is planning to betray them. Sisko even has to pay another criminal using bioweapons (no questions asked) to obtain an authentic Cardassian data rod to record it on. However, Garak knew that the recording probably would not pass any closer examination and that Sisko was not ruthless enough to go all the way they needed to reach their goal. So when the Romulan senator Vreenak realized that ''[[MemeticMutation "It's a fake!!!"]]'', Garak had a bomb planted on his ship that would be traced back to the Dominion. Any salvage team that would go through the debris would find the recording and all it's tiny flaws would be attributed to damage caused by the explosion. He also assassinated the man who created the record, just to be sure. Everything went as he had planned and the Romulans joined the war on the side with the Federation.

* The TropeNamer is the magnificent ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight", which is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. Sisko is ordered to do everything it takes to prevent an alliance between the Romulans and the Dominion/Cardassians, no questions asked. With the help of [[MagnificentBastard Garak]] he gets a convicted criminal out of a klingon prison and pays him with bioweapons to create a fake record that proves the Dominion is planning to betray their new romulan allies. However, Garak knew that the recording would not pass any closer examination and that Sisko was not ruthless enough to go all the way they needed to reach their goal. So when the Romulan amabasador realized that ''[[MemeticMutation "It's a fake!!!"]]'', he had a bomb planted on his ship that would be traced back to the Cardassians. Any salvage team that would go through the debris would find the recording and all it's tiny flaws would be attributed to damage caused by the explosion. He also assassinated the man who created the record, just to be sure. Everything went as he had planned and the Romulans joined the war on the side with the Federation.

* The TropeNamer is the magnificent ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight", which is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. Sisko is given order to do everything it takes to prevent an alliance between the Romulans and the Dominion/Cardassians, no questions asked. With the help of [[MagnificentBastard Garak]] he gets a convicted criminal out of a klingon prison and pays him with bioweapons to create a fake record that proves the Dominion is planning to betray their new romulan allies. However, Garak knew that the recording would not pass any closer examination and that Sisko was not ruthless enough to go all the way they needed to reach their goal. So when the Romulan amabasador realized that ''[[MemeticMutation "It's a fake!!!"]]'', he had a bomb planted on his ship that would be traced back to the Cardassians. Any salvage team that would go through the debris would find the recording and all it's tiny flaws would be attributed to damage caused by the explosion. He also assassinated the man who created the record, just to be sure. Everything went as he had planned and the Romulans joined the war on the side with the Federation.

->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Don't get me wrong, Patrick. It's great that we helped that guy out but there's no one else in town to sell chocolate bars to. Let's face it Patrick, we're failures.
->'''Patrick:''' I can live with that.

* In the ''FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "The Janitor Strikes Back", after the two manage to get permission to chew gum in school from the janitor.
-->'''[[StarWars Janitor Poopatine]]''': Alright, alright! You can have your gum! And chew it, too.
-->'''Fanboy & Chum Chum''': YAY!!!
-->'''Janitor Poopatine''': But no taffy!
-->'''Fanboy''': Ah, we can live with that.

* In the ''FanboyAndChumChum'' episode "The Janitor Strikes Back", after the two manage to get the allowance to chew gum in school from the janitor.

* The TropeNamer is the magnificent ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight", which is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. Sisko is given order to do everything it takes to prevent an alliance between the Romulans and the Dominion/Cardassians, no questions asked. With the help of [[MagnificentBastard Garak]] he gets a convicted criminal out of a klingon prison and pays him with bioweapons to create a fake record that proves the Dominion is planning to betray their new romulan allies. However, Garak knew that the recording would not pass any closer examination and that Sisko was not ruthless enough to go all the way they needed to reach their goal. So when the Romulan amabasador realized that [[MemeticMutation ''"It's a fake!!!"'']], he had a bomb planted on his ship that would be traced back to the Cardassians. Any salvage team that would go through the debris would find the recording and all it's tiny flaws would be attributed to damage caused by the explosion. He also assassinated the man who created the record, just to be sure. Everything went as he had planned and the Romulans joined the war on the side with the Federation.

* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight" is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. It consistently ranks among the top 5 episodes of DS9 in fan-polls (even official polls conducted by magazines). Love or hate the content, simply from a production quality standpoint it was incredibly well scripted, acted, and thrilling to watch. Fans of this darker, morally probing Star Trek generally point to this one episode as encapsulating in one hour, the very best of DS9's character and what it set out to do: if you liked the series, you love this episode, if you disliked the series, you'd hate this episode. The Dominion War has been going on for over a year, basically "World War Two InSpace", and things are not going well. The Federation-Klingon alliance is losing ground every day to the Dominion and their Cardassian allies, and the casualties are mounting. It reaches the point where Betazed, one of the core planets of the Federation, is invaded, leaving the Dominion able to attack Earth, Vulcan, and all the other core Federation planets. The only other major galactic power, the Romulans, have up until this point stayed neutral. So Sisko enlists master-spy and Cardassian exile Garak to try to fabricate evidence that the Dominion is planning to invade the Romulans, to trick them into joining the war on the Federation's side. Romulan Senator Vreenak realizes the evidence is a forgery, and leaves to tell the Romulans and have them join on the Dominion's side. Only then is Garak's master plan revealed: his primary intention was to lure Vreenak onto DS9 so he could plant a bomb on his shuttle and assassinate him, so that when the Romulans investigate the explosion they will find the forged evidence inside, but any imperfections in the forgery will be attributed to damage from the bomb. The result is that the Romulans conclude that Vreenak found evidence the Dominion was going to invade the Romulans, and the Dominion killed him to cover it up, so they join the war on the Federation's side, as planned. Sisko is initially furious, but Garak points out that this is ''exactly'' what Sisko wanted, will turn the war around, and save billions of lives, which all in all is quite a bargain. Sisko's concluding monologue:

-->'''Sisko:''' So this is a ''huge'' victory for "the good guys"! This may even be *the* turning point of the entire war. There is even a "welcome to the fight" party tonight in the ward room. "So... I lied. I cheated. I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But the most damning thing of all... '''I think I can live with it.''' And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing, a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant. '''So I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I ''can'' live with it... '''

* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight" is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. It consistently ranks among the top 5 episodes of DS9 in fan-polls (even official polls conducted by magazines). Love or hate the content, simply from a production quality standpoint it was incredibly well scripted, acted, and thrilling to watch. Fans of this darker, morally probing Star Trek generally point to this one episode as encapsulating in one hour, the very best of DS9's character and what it set out to do: if you liked the series, you love this episode, if you disliked the series, you'd hate this episode. The Dominion War has been going on for over a year, basically "World War Two InSpace", and things are not going well. The Federation-Klingon alliance is losing ground every day to the Dominion and their Cardassian allies, and the casualties are mounting. It reaches the point where Betazed, one of the core planets of the Federation, is invaded, leaving the Dominion able to attack Earth, Vulcan, and all the other core Federation planets. The only other major galactic power, the Romulans, have up until this point stayed neutral. So Sisko enlists master-spy and Cardassian exile Garak to try to fabricate evidence that the Dominion is planning to invade the Romulans, to trick them into joining the war on the Federation's side. Romulan Senator Vreenak realizes the evidence is a forgery, and leaves to tell the Romulans and have them join on the Dominion's side. Only then is Garak's master plan revealed: his primary intention was to lure Vreenak onto DS9 so he could plant a bomb on his shuttle and assassinate him, so that when the Romulans investigate the explosion they will find the forged evidence inside, but any imperfections in the forgery will be attributed to damage from the bomb. The result is that the Romulans conclude that Vreenak found evidence the Dominion was going to invade the Romulans, and the Dominion killed him to cover it up, so they join the war on the Federation's side, as planned. Sisko is initially furious, but Garak points out that this is ''exactly'' what Sisko wanted, will turn the war around, and save billions of lives, which all in all is quite a bargain. Sisko's concluding monologue:

-->'''Sisko:''' So this is a ''huge'' victory for "the good guys"! This may even be *the* turning point of the entire war. There is even a "welcome to the fight" party tonight in the ward room. "So... I lied. I cheated. I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But the most damning thing of all... '''I think I can live with it.''' And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing, a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant. '''So I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I ''can'' live with it... '''

* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' season six episode "In the Pale Moonlight" is one of the most controversial, polarizing episodes in the entire franchise's history. Detractors of ''Deep Space Nine'' absolutely hated it because it was savagely dark. Fans of DS9 consider it one of the best if not the best episodes of the entire series, ''for exactly the same reasons''. It consistently ranks among the top 5 episodes of DS9 in fan-polls (even official polls conducted by magazines). Love or hate the content, simply from a production quality standpoint it was incredibly well scripted, acted, and thrilling to watch. Fans of this darker, morally probing Star Trek generally point to this one episode as encapsulating in one hour, the very best of DS9's character and what it set out to do: if you liked the series, you love this episode, if you disliked the series, you'd hate this episode. Basically, the Dominion War has been going on for over a year, basically "World War Two InSpace", and things are not going well. The Federation-Klingon alliance is losing ground every day to the Dominion and their Cardassian allies, and the casualties are mounting. It reaches the point where Betazed, one of the core planets of the Federation, is invaded, leaving the Dominion able to attack Earth, Vulcan, and all the other core Federation planets. The only other major galactic power, the Romulans, have up until this point stayed neutral. So Sisko enlists master-spy and Cardassian exile Garak to try to fabricate evidence that the Dominion is planning to invade the Romulans, to trick them into joining the war on the Federation's side. Romulan Senator Vreenak realizes the evidence is a forgery, and leaves to tell the Romulans and have them join on the Dominion's side. Only then is Garak's master plan revealed: his primary intention was to lure Vreenak onto DS9 so he could plant a bomb on his shuttle and assassinate him, so that when the Romulans investigate the explosion they will find the forged evidence inside, but any imperfections in the forgery will be attributed to damage from the bomb. The result is that the Romulans conclude that Vreenak found evidence the Dominion was going to invade the Romulans, and the Dominion killed him to cover it up, so they join the war on the Federation's side, as planned. Sisko is initially furious, but Garak points out that this is ''exactly'' what Sisko wanted, will turn the war around, and save billions of lives, which all in all is quite a bargain. Sisko's concluding monologue:

-->'''Quark:''' I just wanted them to cross paths, so that the deal would fall through.
-->'''Sisko:''' It fell through, all right. Hagath and Gaila barely managed to get off the station alive. [snip] I wouldn't count on seeing your former business partners again.
-->'''Quark:''' I can live with that.

* ''{{Charmed}}'' episode "Something Wicca This Way Goes". The sisters change into magical disguises so everyone will think they're dead.
-->'''New Piper:''' Cute. I can live with that.
* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Business as Usual"

* MarshalLaw when he's desrcibing himself:

* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', this is practically [[TheEeyore Aradia's]] catchphrase.[[spoiler: Even when faced with the inevitable destruction of their universe.]]

* ''{{Cube}}''. Upon reaching the exit:

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* In ''OrderOfTheStick'', when [[spoiler:Miko]] dies, and is guided to the afterlife. She is told she won't be a restored to Paladin status, but at least her only friend in the world will be able to visit her.

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* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', this is practically [[TheEeyore Aradia's]] catchphrase.[[spoiler: Even when faced with the inevitable destruction of their universe.]]
-->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with that]]
-->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with al0t 0f things]]

In other words Type 1 is basically the "negative" version of the trope example: "You've rescued your wife, but the BusFullOfNuns drove into the swamp and [[MadeOfExplodium exploded]], and she had a heart attack! You are doomed to be single forever!" "... I can live with that."

-->'''Stephen:''' ''Joseph!!!'' Can you record our album? Sex Bob-omb needs to record an album! We need to take it to the next level! [[MediumAwareness You saw us play in volume 3, right?]] ''We aren't all that sucky, right???''\\
'''Joseph:''' ...Okay, I'll do it. But only because I find you attractive.\\
'''Stephen:''' ''I can live with that!!!''

* Type 1: Someone is resigned/willing to accept(ing) a negative situation: that they're a failure, that they're acting in an evil manner, that their actions will cause problems, etc.

In other words Type 1 is basically the "negative" version of the trope example: "You've rescued your wife, but the BusFullOfNuns drove into the swamp and [[MadeOfExplodium exploded]], and she had a heart attack! your doomed to be single foever!" "... I can live with that."

Type 2 is the "positive" version, where some unlikely or contrived bit of fortune lands in your lap. "What the... the BigBad's getaway jet just injested a flock of flying monkeys and crashed in flames before we could shoot him down." "I can live with that."

->FBI Special Agent Johnson: Figure we take out the terrorists. Lose twenty, twenty-five percent of the hostages, tops.
->FBI Agent Johnson: I can live with that.

->Steve Zissou: I wanted to give you a heads-up on what I thought of the piece...
->Jane Winslett-Richardson: You read it. What did you think?
->Steve Zissou: Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick. But then I thought... that's me. I said those things, I did those things. I can live with that.

->Eddie Martel: I'm still an All-Pro quarterback with two Superbowl rings. You'll never be anything more than a replacement player.
->Shane Falco: Yeah. Yeah, I can live with that.

->Debra Morgan: You're a little weird, Dex.
->Dexter Morgan: That's not gonna change. I'm gonna be this way forever.
->Debra Morgan: I can live with that.

-->House: If we were all satisfied with what we had what a beautiful world it would be. We'd all slowly starve to death in our own filth but at least we'd be happy. Listen, I need your self worth to hang on this job. For kicking ass to be all that lets you rise above miserable. If waking up in the morning is enough, I don't need you.
-->Foreman: I can live with that.

-->Taub: We have a tiny window of opportunity to gain some insight into our colleagues... Okay, what if we just snooped on our boss?
-->Foreman: I think I can live with that.

->Dr. Jack Hodgins: Okay, fine. No more compliments. You don't look good today. Your smile is average at best. And it is *not* cool that we finally get to work together again in the field.
->Angela Montenegro: ...Okay fine, I can live with that.

->Haley James: Um... I was just alphabetising our CD's.
->Nathan Scott: So what?
->Haley James: So, 'Natalie Merchant' after 'NOZ' and 'Wilco' before the 'Wu-Tang Clan'?
->Nathan Scott: So you listen to crummy music. I can live with that.

->Gibbs: [as they're going after Gibbs's CO] You take a shot at him, you answer to me!
->FBI Agent Fornell: I can live with that.
* ''{{Heroes}}'' episode "Chapter Two: Lizards"
->Takezo Sensei: You can make me the hero she sees in me.
->Hiro Nakamura: As long as you stop drinking.
->Takezo Sensei: No promises.
->Hiro Nakamura: [in Japanese, to himself] I can live with that.

->Buffy Summers: Uh, last night... At the party, you wanted to tell me something?
->Riley Finn: Oh, yeah. Very important stuff. I don't remember any of it now. But you would have been fascinated, possibly even moved. Did Willow tell you I like cheese?
->Buffy Summers: You're a little peculiar.
->Riley Finn: [smiles] I can live with that.

-->Angel: Okay, so we're both rude. You know what? I can live with that.

-->Angel: I thought you might want to know. I took care of our cop problem.
-->Detective Lockley: Crime reports from that precinct. Up until three months ago, there was a murder every two weeks, a rape every two days, a robbery every hour and a half. That's what we just gave back to the people in that community.
-->Angel: I can live with that.

->Malcolm: Her boyfriend is Aaron Seponevic. Have you ever seen that guy? If he sees you making out with his girlfriend, he's gonna kill you! [snip]
->Reese: From now on, when I walk by, people are gonna say, "What happened to that guy's face?". And someone'll say, "That's Reese. He made out with Aaron Seponevic's girlfriend." And I can live with that.

->Leo [=McGarry=]: Any downside?
->C.J. Cregg: I'll feel stupid.
->Leo [=McGarry=]: I can live with that.

->Pauline Lamb: Don't forget you've got the school thing today. If Louisa Glasson gets it there's a bit of a party later at the Crab.
->Dr. Martin Ellingham: What happens if she doesn't?
->Pauline Lamb: No one in Portwenn will talk to you.
->Dr. Martin Ellingham: I can live with that.

->Davis: Don't tell me about corruption. We're trying to make things right, and if getting the really bad people off the street means I gotta fudge the truth a little bit every once in a while, I can live with that.

* [[MarshalLaw Marshal Law]] when he's desrcibing himself:
-> "A lot of people say I'm a uniformed thug, no better than the scum I hunt down...a fascist cop...a glorified Nazi...[[OverlyLongGag a legalized vigilante, handing out his own highly suspect street "justice"... someone with a pathological hatred of superheroes, reveling at the chance to beat the hell out of them.]] That sounds fair. I can live with that."

->Spike: [while being dangled over a cliff by Norman] You can't kill me! If you do, you'll be no better than me!
->Norman: [drops him] I can live with that.
* [[SpongebobSquarePants Spongebob SquarePants]] episode “Chocolate with Nuts”
->SpongeBob: Don't get me wrong, Patrick. It's great that we helped that guy out but there's no one else in town to sell chocolate bars to. Let's face it Patrick, we're failures.
->Patrick: I can live with that.

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* In [[OrderOfTheStick Order Of The Stick]], when [[spoiler:Miko]] dies, and is guided to the afterlife. She is told she won't be a restored to Paladin status, but at least her only friend in the world will be able to visit her.

->Worth: I have nothing... to live for out there.
->Leaven: What is out there?
->Worth: Boundless human stupidity.
->Leaven: I can live with that.

->New Piper: Cute. I can live with that.

->Quark: I just wanted them to cross paths, so that the deal would fall through.
->Sisko: It fell through all right. Hagath and Gaila barely managed to get off the station alive. [snip] I wouldn't count on seeing your former business partners again.
->Quark: I can live with that.

->Roy Biggins: So what you're saying is, she's not interested in me, that I don't mean anything to her. She just wants to get me into bed & use me like some cheap piece of meat?
->Brian Hackett: Exactly.
->Roy Biggins: I can live with that!

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* [[ScottPilgrim Scott Pilgrim]]
->[Stephen begging Hollie's gay roommate Joseph to make an album for Sex Bob-omb in volume 4.]
->'''Stephen:''' ''Joseph!!!'' Can you record our album? Sex Bob-omb needs to record an album! We need to take it to the next level! [[MediumAwareness You saw us play in volume 3, right?]] ''We aren't all that sucky, right???''\\

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->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with that]]
->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with al0t 0f things]]

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* [[SpongebobSquarePants Spongebob SquarePants]] episode “Chocolate with Nuts”

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Not a good name. The phrase is often used in a work for when someone is foretold a problem or consequence of their actions, and they say they can live with that. Or a variation is the end of the DeepSpaceNine episode "By the Pale Moonlight".

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Then what would you suggest?

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[[GrammarNazi The word is 'Comedy', not 'comedey'.]]

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"A lot of people say I'm a uniformed thug, no better than the scum I hunt down... a fascist cop... a glorified Nazi... a legalized vigilante, handing out his own highly suspect street "justice"... someone with a pathological hatred of superheroes, reveling at the chance to beat the hell out of them. That sounds fair. I can live with that."
Marshal Law



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StockPhrases don't have TropeNamers.

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Part 1

I suggest rewording the types:

* Type 1: Someone is resigned to accepting a negative situation: that they're a failure, that they're acting in an evil manner, that their actions will cause problems, etc.
* Type 2: A person gets an unexpected break or finds out that things aren't as bad as they thought.

[=IMDb=] for "I can live with that"

Type 1

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''Film/DieHard''
->FBI Special Agent Johnson: Figure we take out the terrorists. Lose twenty, twenty-five percent of the hostages, tops.
->FBI Agent Johnson: I can live with that.
* ''TheLifeAquaticWithSteveZissou''
->Steve Zissou: I wanted to give you a heads-up on what I thought of the piece...
->Jane Winslett-Richardson: You read it. What did you think?
->Steve Zissou: Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick. But then I thought... that's me. I said those things, I did those things. I can live with that.
* ''TheReplacements''
->Eddie Martel: I'm still an All-Pro quarterback with two Superbowl rings. You'll never be anything more than a replacement player.
->Shane Falco: Yeah. Yeah, I can live with that.

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Type 1 (cont.)

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* ''{{Dexter}} episode "The British Invasion"
->Debra Morgan: You're a little weird, Dex.
->Dexter Morgan: That's not gonna change. I'm gonna be this way forever.
->Debra Morgan: I can live with that.
* ''{{House}}''
** "Forever"
-->House: If we were all satisfied with what we had what a beautiful world it would be. We'd all slowly starve to death in our own filth but at least we'd be happy. Listen, I need your self worth to hang on this job. For kicking ass to be all that lets you rise above miserable. If waking up in the morning is enough, I don't need you.
-->Foreman: I can live with that.
** "Lockdown"
-->Taub: We have a tiny window of opportunity to gain some insight into our colleagues... Okay, what if we just snooped on our boss?
-->Foreman: I think I can live with that.
* ''{{Bones}}'' episode "The Witch in the Wardrobe"
->Dr. Jack Hodgins: Okay, fine. No more compliments. You don't look good today. Your smile is average at best. And it is *not* cool that we finally get to work together again in the field.
->Angela Montenegro: ...Okay fine, I can live with that.
* ''OneTreeHill'' episode "The Desperate Kingdom of Love"
->Haley James: Um... I was just alphabetising our CD's.
->Nathan Scott: So what?
->Haley James: So, 'Natalie Merchant' after 'NOZ' and 'Wilco' before the 'Wu-Tang Clan'?
->Nathan Scott: So you listen to crummy music. I can live with that.
* ''{{NCIS}}'' episode "Enigma"
->Gibbs: [as they're going after Gibbs's CO] You take a shot at him, you answer to me!
->FBI Agent Fornell: I can live with that.
* ''{{Heroes}}'' episode "Chapter Two: Lizards"
->Takezo Sensei: You can make me the hero she sees in me.
->Hiro Nakamura: As long as you stop drinking.
->Takezo Sensei: No promises.
->Hiro Nakamura: [in Japanese, to himself] I can live with that.
* ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "The Initiative"
->Buffy Summers: Uh, last night... At the party, you wanted to tell me something?
->Riley Finn: Oh, yeah. Very important stuff. I don't remember any of it now. But you would have been fascinated, possibly even moved. Did Willow tell you I like cheese?
->Buffy Summers: You're a little peculiar.
->Riley Finn: [smiles] I can live with that.
* ''{{Angel}}''
** "Blood Money"
-->Angel: Okay, so we're both rude. You know what? I can live with that.
** "The Thin Dead Line"
-->Angel: I thought you might want to know. I took care of our cop problem.
-->Detective Lockley: Crime reports from that precinct. Up until three months ago, there was a murder every two weeks, a rape every two days, a robbery every hour and a half. That's what we just gave back to the people in that community.
-->Angel: I can live with that.
* ''MalcolmInTheMiddle'' episode "Watching the Baby"
->Malcolm: Her boyfriend is Aaron Seponevic. Have you ever seen that guy? If he sees you making out with his girlfriend, he's gonna kill you! [snip]
->Reese: From now on, when I walk by, people are gonna say, "What happened to that guy's face?". And someone'll say, "That's Reese. He made out with Aaron Seponevic's girlfriend." And I can live with that.
* ''TheWestWing'' episode "The Lame Duck Congress"
->Leo [=McGarry=]: Any downside?
->C.J. Cregg: I'll feel stupid.
->Leo [=McGarry=]: I can live with that.
* ''DocMartin'' episode "In Loco"
->Pauline Lamb: Don't forget you've got the school thing today. If Louisa Glasson gets it there's a bit of a party later at the Crab.
->Dr. Martin Ellingham: What happens if she doesn't?
->Pauline Lamb: No one in Portwenn will talk to you.
->Dr. Martin Ellingham: I can live with that.
* ''ThirdWatch'' episode "Alone Again, Naturally"
->Davis: Don't tell me about corruption. We're trying to make things right, and if getting the really bad people off the street means I gotta fudge the truth a little bit every once in a while, I can live with that.

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Type 1 (cont.)


[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''MightyMax'' episode "Norman's Conquest"
->Spike: [while being dangled over a cliff by Norman] You can't kill me! If you do, you'll be no better than me!
->Norman: [drops him] I can live with that.

Type 2

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''{{Cube}}''. Upon reaching the exit:
->Worth: I have nothing... to live for out there.
->Leaven: What is out there?
->Worth: Boundless human stupidity.
->Leaven: I can live with that.

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* ''{{Charmed}}'' episode "Something Wicca This Way Goes". The sisters change into magical disguises so everyone will think they're dead.
->New Piper: Cute. I can live with that.
* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Business as Usual"
->Quark: I just wanted them to cross paths, so that the deal would fall through.
->Sisko: It fell through all right. Hagath and Gaila barely managed to get off the station alive. [snip] I wouldn't count on seeing your former business partners again.
->Quark: I can live with that.
* ''{{Wings}}'' episode "Roy Crazy"
->Roy Biggins: So what you're saying is, she's not interested in me, that I don't mean anything to her. She just wants to get me into bed & use me like some cheap piece of meat?
->Brian Hackett: Exactly.
->Roy Biggins: I can live with that!

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Type 2: In OrderOfTheStick, [[spoiler:Miko]] dies, and is guided to the afterlife. She won't be a Restored to Paladin status, but at least her only friend in the world will be able to visit her.

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''Bones'': Sweets talks to Hodgins about his (Hodgins's) mental state.
->Sweets: You just tell me what's on your mind.
->Hodgins: Mostly on my mind is I hate everyone.
->Sweets: Everyone?
->Hodgins: To varying degress, but, um, yeah, yeah everyone. (Shrugs.) Angela, the most. Because we, you know, had something great, uh, and now it's dirt, Zack, for being such an idiot, Brennan for bringing us all together, Cam for making us efficient, Booth for giving us a mission, you for pick, pick, picking at me...Should I go on?
->Sweets: No, no. I get the point.
->Hodgins: I just hate everyone. So, what? Intense therapy, heavy medication?
->Sweets: Nah. I'm good with the hate. '''(<- this is the line I think qualifies the quote for this trope.)'''
->Hodgins: Are you serious?
->Sweets: Yeah, I am. You're doing fine.
->Hodgins: Um...I hate everyone.
->Sweets: You're coping. It's a coping technique. Coping's good.
Y'know, now that I look at it it's not as much of an example as I thought. Feel free to use or ignore as you think best.

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In the dub for ''MagicUsersClub'' (the TV sequel to the OVA), at one point Aburatsubo pulls over Takeo, who is prone to perverted flights of fancy, and tells him, "I know what you're thinking. Stop. You'll go blind." Takeo replies, "So? I can live with that."

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* ''KickButtowski'' has this exchange after Kick tells the class about his IndianaJones-esque quest for the HolyGrail of skateboards.
-->'''Teacher:''' Your report was obviously fabricated, Mr. Buttowski. But you entertained us all. So you pass. ''Barely.''
-->'''Kick:''' I can live with that.

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* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', this is practically [[TheEeyore Aradia's]] catchphrase.[[spoiler: Even when faced with the inevitable destruction of their universe.]]
->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with that]]
->[[color:#a10000:AA: i'm 0kay with al0t 0f things]]



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I'm not sure I can tell the difference between the two "types."

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compare ShrugTake

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Type 1 is basically the "negative" version of the trope "You've rescued your wife, but the BusFullOfNuns drove into the swamp and [[MadeOfExplodium exploded]]!" "... I can live with that."

Type 2 is the "positive" version, where some unlikely or contrived bit of fortune lands in your lap. "What the... the BigBad's getaway jet just injested a flock of flying monkeys and crashed in flames before we could shoot him down." "I can live with that."

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