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---> '''Sylar''': Okay, I ''am'' a serial killer.

* From ''RedDwarf'', Lister: "But we don't loot Space Corps derelicts, we just hack our way in and swipe what we need!" Rimmer: Lister, if this goes to court, I demand separate lawyers.

-->'''Rimmer''': You're wrong sir; we won't be apart, we just - won't be together. (beat) I cannot believe I just said that.

* Barack Obama promised that his health care plan would not increase the deficit or involve new taxes. When his plan was revealed, it did have a government-mandated fee based on income level, but he insisted that was not at all a "tax".

** Even ''Red Vs. Blue'' is in on it- "We're not retreating... we're advancing... to future victory!!!"
*** This variation is supposedly based on true life. Supposedly, the form of Japanese used for giving orders during World War II did not allow for "retreat" as a command (unclear as to whether this was due to deliberately leaving the word out or just telling the officers they couldn't use that command). To get around this, some Japanese commanders put together the command "Advance to the rear."
*** Speaking of ''Red Vs. Blue'': "It's not pink, it's lightish red!

** Technically this is a clarification, since the terms refer to different age groups. It is also dead wrong, since many of the victims have been pre-pubescent.
** Also possibly a particularly unpleasant case of {{Suspiciously Specific Denial}} and/or {{I Take Offense To That Last One}}. "These priests have been raping little kids!" / "They weren't little."
** Technically again it should be "pedomaniac" and "ephobomaniac", but common language fails on this point. Maybe this point could be the next line of defense by the church?
*** Now, now. Everyone knows that, when your institution is facing a major crisis that creates risk for its entire credibility and costs millions, the first thing you must do is discuss semantics. Pronto.

*** Itself a callback to some crappy ''{{Casablanca}}'' knockoff they were watching at the start of the episode.

* And then of course in ''[=~300~=], if this counts.
-->'''Messenger:''' This is blasphemy! This is Madness!
-->'''Leonidas:''' Madness? [[ThisIsSparta THIS! IS! SPARTAAAA!]]

-->'''Fergus:''' Oh, dear--my son is as crazy as a loon!

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* [[SailorMoonAbridged "THIS ISN'T A CULT! THIS IS DIVINE JUSTICE! THEY WILL BE MISERABLE LIKE ME!"]]

* ''LastDaysOfFoxhound''

-->'''J Jonah Jameson:''' It is not, I resent that! (beat) Slander is spoken. In print it's libel.

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* After another [[FailureistheOnlyOption Team Rocket]] plot failed on [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokemon]], Meowth said to think of it instead as not succeeding.

* TheIncredibles:

* TheBigLebowski:

* {{Clue}}:

* JamesBond, ''Tomorrow Never Dies''

* And then of course in 300, if this counts.

* TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate. But, it assures the reader, in the case of major discrepancy, it is always life that has got it wrong.

* Inverted in the fourth ArtemisFowl book, when Trouble Kelp orders his troops to "retreat". The narration points out the troops' disbelief; whether it's called a retreat or a tactical withdrawal, they're still running away.

* Inverted in an episode of {{Buffy}} that takes place in a dream (well, several dreams):

* Averted in {{Heroes}}.

* {{RedvsBlue}} Has Sarge's "We're not retreating; We're advancing, towards future victory!"

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-->"Earth is a ''nature preserve'', you feebs! This isn't even piracy?--It's ''poaching!"''

-->"Earth is a ''nature preserve'', you feebs! This isn't even piracy? It's ''poaching!"''

-->'''Leonidas:''' Madness? This! Is! Sparta!

-->- '''Dalek Sec''', ''DoctorWho'' ("Doomsday")

--->'''Doctor:''' This isn't an invasion. This is victory.