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->''Dr. Gordon is a specialist. You know, he's making money on his specialty. He's not a thinker. I mean, the man has his hand on the doorknob half the time that I'm there.''
-->--'''John Kramer''', ''Film/SawVI''
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->'''[[BlindWeaponmaster Kenshi]]''': Look at me, Cage. I'm useless.\\
'''Dunkey''': Hey, you're not useless, okay? [[DamnedByFaintPraise You're just extremely situational.]]
-->--''LetsPlay/VideogameDunkey,'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRiOjUh6DbY Mortal Kombat 1 (Mortal Kombat 12)]]
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-->-- '''[=BananaVenom=]''' [[https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/oa4bj4/battlebots_bombshell_how_a_dud_made_the_bracket/ recounts]] Bombshell's 2018 appearance on ''Series/{{Battlebots}}''

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-->-- '''[=BananaVenom=]''' [[https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/oa4bj4/battlebots_bombshell_how_a_dud_made_the_bracket/ recounts]] Bombshell's 2018 appearance on ''Series/{{Battlebots}}''''Series/BattleBots''
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->''When the 2018 season rolled around, so did a brand new Bombshell. The robot had undergone a significant redesign, removing its [[MultiMeleeMaster modularity]] in favor of [[StoneWall an enormous chunk of sloping armor on its front]] meant to do one thing and one thing only: [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable finally beat Tombstone]].\\\
Unfortunately, it turns out that a robot designed to beat one specific robot and only that robot is laughably ineffective against any other robot. [...] [Bombshell] ended its guaranteed four fights with zero wins and four losses, almost all of them [[CurbStompBattle achieved in under two minutes]], and many involving [[MadeOfIncendium quite a bit of smoke or outright fire erupting from Bombshell for seemingly no reason]].''
-->-- '''[=BananaVenom=]''' [[https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/oa4bj4/battlebots_bombshell_how_a_dud_made_the_bracket/ recounts]] Bombshell's 2018 appearance on ''Series/{{Battlebots}}''
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->''One day you find out there is a rat man inside the basement and you call the cops,\\
But the cops don't take it seriously, so you call the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} instead!\\
The Ghostbusters are ill-equipped\\
They only have ghost-busting weapons\\
But they should have brought... a shotgun!\\
But I have a gun, so I kill them instead!\\
Oh no! It's murder!''
-->--'''Ghost Buster.mp3''', ''Music/SuperGhostbusters''
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->''This is Agent Mother. [[WorldsStrongestMan She's strong]], but [[TheDitz bad at everything else]].''
-->--'''Anya''', on her adopted mother, Yor, ''Manga/SPYxFAMILY''
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-->--'''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''

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-->--'''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''-->--''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''
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->''[[BigWhy WHY?!]] Why'd I put all my points into [[ConArtist BARTERING]]?!''
-->--'''Tiffany''', ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged''
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-->--'''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog''

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-->--'''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog''-->--'''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''
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->'''Eggman''': Did I [[CurbStompBattle beat you too sufficiently before]] and knock the memory of your defeat out of your head? This [[PoweredArmor battle armor]] was specifically designed to out-perform you at every level! It is impossible for you to overcome me!\\
'''Sonic''': [''smirks''] Yeah, I figured as such. Which means you've got nothing against these guys!\\
'''Sally''': Freedom Fighters! Chaotix! ''Attack!''\\
[''the combined forces of the Freedom Fighters and Team Chaotix easily and utterly dismantle the Egg Beater, sending Eggman packing'']
-->--'''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog''
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->''"This is absurd! I am making the best use of my spell resources as I am able, but how in the infinite planes of existence am I supposed to be capable of defeating [[EvilCounterpart a wizard]] who has tailored not just his [[VancianMagic daily spells]] but his very '''[[RPGMechanicsVerse build]]''' specifically to defeat... [[EurekaMoment me.]]"''
-->--'''Vaarsuvius''', on hir [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0799.html opponent Zz'dtri]], ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
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->''"I wouldn't last five minutes out of the library ecosystem. It would be like one of those deep-sea fish that explode when you bring them to the surface."''
-->--'''Claire''' on her [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3862 academic interests]], ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent''
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-->-- '''Creator/MiyamotoMusashi''', ''Literature/TheBookOfFiveRings''

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-->-- '''Creator/MiyamotoMusashi''', ''Literature/TheBookOfFiveRings''
'''UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi''', ''The Book Of Five Rings''
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->''"It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death."''
-->-- '''Major Motoko Kusanagi''', ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell''
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-->-- '''Creator/MiyamotoMusashi''', ''Litarature/TheBookOfFiveRings''

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-->-- '''Creator/MiyamotoMusashi''', ''Litarature/TheBookOfFiveRings''
''Literature/TheBookOfFiveRings''
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->'''Jeremy Clarkson''': Unlike James', [[TanksButNoTanks mine]] is white. It's also absolutely excellent. The tiller on the front is used for mine-clearance, but it can also be used for pulling down houses... in my mind. *looks away* What?

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->'''Jeremy Clarkson''': Unlike James', [[TanksButNoTanks mine]] is white. It's also absolutely excellent. The tiller on the front is used for mine-clearance, but it can also be used for pulling down houses... in my mind. *looks away* ''[looks away]'' What?
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->''"It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.""'

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->''"It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.""'"''
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->It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.

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->It's ->''"It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.""'



-> This was not done by [[{{Film/Blacula}} blaculas]], but I'm not willing to rule out Caucasian vampires.

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-> This ->''"This was not done by [[{{Film/Blacula}} blaculas]], but I'm not willing to rule out Caucasian vampires."''



->An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.

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->An ->''"An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less."''



->A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

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->A ->''"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."''



->Let no way be my way.

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->Let ->''"Let no way be my way."''



->I built a comp-sci major and the game locked me in a room with a robo-bully and his fully automatic arm cannon.

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->I ->''"I built a comp-sci major and the game locked me in a room with a robo-bully and his fully automatic arm cannon."''



->He who is skilled with a hammer [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer thinks everything is a nail.]]

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->He ->''"He who is skilled with a hammer [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer thinks everything is a nail.]]]]"''



->You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over−familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well.

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->You ->''"You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over−familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well."''



'''Fear''': Guys... uh... (stammers incoherently) Here! (shoves Disgust to the controls) You-you pretend to be Joy!\\

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'''Fear''': Guys... uh... (stammers incoherently) ''[stammers incoherently]'' Here! (shoves ''[shoves Disgust to the controls) controls]'' You-you pretend to be Joy!\\



'''Riley''': (Disgust presses a button, resulting in a sarcastic response) Oh, yeah. That sounds fantastic.\\

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'''Riley''': (Disgust ''[Disgust presses a button, resulting in a sarcastic response) response]'' Oh, yeah. That sounds fantastic.\\



->Why the fuck would anyone specialize in shotguns when a shotgun is a situational weapon? What are you gonna do if there's an enemy more than ten feet away, throw your shoes at him?
-->--''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' on ''Videogame/AlphaProtocol''

->For years I have railed against the use and manufacture of what I call "unitaskers" in the kitchen -- that is, devices that are basically created for one job and one job only. You buy these items, you use them, and then they simply pile up until you have to tear down your house and build another one.

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->Why ->''"Why the fuck would anyone specialize in shotguns when a shotgun is a situational weapon? What are you gonna do if there's an enemy more than ten feet away, throw your shoes at him?
-->--''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''
him?"''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''
on ''Videogame/AlphaProtocol''

->For ->''"For years I have railed against the use and manufacture of what I call "unitaskers" in the kitchen -- that is, devices that are basically created for one job and one job only. You buy these items, you use them, and then they simply pile up until you have to tear down your house and build another one."''
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->Why the fuck would anyone specialise in shotguns when a shotgun is a situational weapon? What are you gonna do if there's an enemy more than ten feet away, throw your shoes at him?
-->--''WebVideo/ZeroPunctuation'' on ''Videogame/AlphaProtocol''

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->Why the fuck would anyone specialise specialize in shotguns when a shotgun is a situational weapon? What are you gonna do if there's an enemy more than ten feet away, throw your shoes at him?
-->--''WebVideo/ZeroPunctuation'' -->--''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' on ''Videogame/AlphaProtocol''

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