History Main / SophisticatedAsHell

Language is linear. Use and context establish tone, with an expectation for its continuation. When one suddenly uses a register, dialect, or vocabulary at a significant distance from that previously employed, the effect is really freakin' weird.

-->'''Fury:''' I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a '''stupid-ass''' decision, I've elected to ignore it!

** In the very first "Treehouse of Horror", the third segment is an adaptation of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheRaven'', which pretty much uses the poem word for word, except for a brief deviation, since Bart plays the raven. "Quoth the raven, '[[CatchPhrase Eat my shorts!]]'"

-->"And the [[TheHero Knight of Blood]] so [[CooldownHug embraced]] the [[MonsterClown Bard of Rage]], and in each other's arms they were aquiver. And with righteous pap and blessed shoosh he did quell his brother's fury. For the Knight looked upon his Bard all acting up and completely losing his shit and he did resolve to [[YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe calmeth]] his {{juggalo}} ass right the fuck down. And so calmed down his juggalo ass was and would continueth to be for all time. And the Knight in totally settling a murderous clown's ludicrous shit down proper said, Let there be [[MoralityPet Moirallegiance]]: and it was so. And between moirails would flow bounteous mirth, and they did [[Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff hug bumpeth]] plentifully, and honks of reconciliation echoed far and true into the darkness upon the face of the deep."

* ''WebVideo/JakeAndAmir'' has plenty of this, including the inexplicable recurring CatchPhrase "Oh sheesh, y'all, [[AllJustADream 'twas a dream]]!"

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': ''Wow, such power from every living being on the planet. I can feel it all surging inside of me... every man, woman, and child. This is planet Earth's very essence!'' "...Boo-yah, mother-fu*ker!"

** One of the ultimate usages of this trope is [[http://xkcd.com/137/ another XKCD strip]].

--->"''Grumpy'' implies a dissatisfied, surly exterior lined by [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a tender, endearing underbelly]]. But '''Grump''' [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk was not tender]]. His name should have been '''Asshole'''. His name should have been '''Genghis-Nightmare-Shitting-Khan'''. His name should have been '''OH GOD NO'''.

* ''Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}''

* Doc Brown from ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' has a tendency to do this.

** Edgey does this occasionally in the main series too, and since he's [[TheComicallySerious otherwise serious]], it generally results in a funny moment. Most memorably: "What the hell was that wriggling piece of plywood?!" That line can be heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJuR7AtroMA here.]]

* [[TheWikiRule The Disney Wiki]] used to have an official category for dim-witted characters called "Idiots".

* The 2007 film adaptation of ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'' gives a variation, when Tracey is put in detention and Link wants an excuse to go with her.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': The "Doctors of the Church" canon phrases the canon summary as a religious text where a mass Keter outbreak has collapsed civilization and forced the senior Foundation staff to rebuild the Foundation as a religion with Dr. Bright as God/Jesus in order to restore order. Bright is not happy about this is the slightest.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': The "Doctors of the Church" canon phrases the canon summary as a religious text where a mass Keter outbreak has collapsed civilization and forced the senior Foundation staff to rebuild the Foundation as a religion with Dr. Bright as God/Jesus in order to restore order. With Dr. Bright being, well, [[CloudCuckooLander Dr. Bright]]:

** A tamer version shows up in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode. Homer finds himself in a mysterious 3D realm (or as he says, "has anyone seen ''Film/{{Tron}}''?") this happens:

* Sinbad in ''[[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'':

* Used in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' when the protagonist has enough of the [[ClassRepresentative class president]] trying to get him to come to school.
-->'''Geo:''' You're always following me around, you... you SATELLITE!
-->'''Luna:''' Wh-what do you mean by "satellite"?
-->'''Geo:''' A satellite is a heavenly body that goes around and around, circling a planet! [[MeaningfulName Your name, "Luna", means moon]] and [[StealthPun the moon is the Earth's satellite]]. That's why it's the perfect name for you!
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'', when the [[PlayerCharacter Vault Dweller]] manages to sneak into the Thieves' Guild hideout, he's greeted by their well-spoken leader, Loxley. After some pleasant introductions...

--> Conquest. The story of human history. Since time immemorial, great leaders have risen from humble beginnings to . . . do shit.\\

--->'''Marge:''' I don't know if that tape is working. You ate three desserts tonight!
--->'''Homer:''' Forbearance is the watchword. That triumvirate of Twinkies merely overwhelmed my resolve!

--->'''Yakko:''' All is strange and vague.
--->'''Dot:''' Are we dead?
--->'''Yakko:''' Or is this [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Ohio]]?

--->'''Yakko:''' ''(as Theatre/{{Hamlet}})'' And now how abhor'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it!
--->'''Dot:''' I'm going to blow chunks!

--->''(after buying a HippieVan:)'' "And in light of the fact that [[DontComeAKnockin it's not a-rockin', I invite you to come a-knockin']]."
--->''(on da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man":)'' "Note how the perspective lines draw the eye right to his dong."
--->''(abandoned by his friends at Oktoberfest)'' "[[GratuitousGerman Ach du]] ''freakin' '' [[GratuitousGerman Lieber]]!"
--->"Leela, I'm no doctor, but I'm afraid [[Music/RunDMC you be exhibiting symptoms of illin']]."

-->'''Omi:''' I mean no disrespect, Master, but I am soooo outta here!
-->'''Master Fung:''' ''(Chuckles)'' That's another one of my thousand lessons.
-->'''Dojo:''' Never bet against Fung!
-->'''Master Fung:''' Up high!

* Part of what makes the anime version of Chiyo-Dad from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' funny, which unfortunately [[LostInTranslation doesn't translate very well]], is that they have Creator/NorioWakamoto saying bizarre lines in [[LargeHam an over-the-top voice]] in [[{{Keigo}} antiquated, very polite Japanese]].

* On one wintry day in ''Webcomic/LetsSpeakEnglish'' comic #108, Mary sees little bird tracks in the snow and is inspired to make a haiku:

--->'''Headbanger #2:''' It's a devil screaming!\\

'''Headbanger #1:''' It's the pounding of creation's hammer on the anvil of time...\\
'''Headbanger #2:''' It's ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] awesome!''

* [[QuoteSwearUnquote A quote misattribution]] ("In the words of the great Creator/OscarWilde, STFU [[{{Noob}} n00b]]").