Line #20 Funny/TheAlienist


1	!!1994 Novel
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3	* Chapter 1: When Stevie comes knocking on Moore's door to summon him to the murder scene, Moore comes running downstairs to answer, and his grandmother calls, "John! Is that you?" Moore sarcastically replies, "No, Grandmother, it's Dr. (H.H.) Holmes."
4	* Chapter 5: Moore confesses to this little gem:
5	-->...following the demise of my engagement to Julia Pratt I had gotten more than a little drunk, decided that all women held by society to be beauties were in fact demons, and asked Sara to marry me. Her answer was to take me in a cab to the Hudson River and throw me in.
6	* Chapter 7: Moore goes to the Institute to find Kreizler, and encounters Cyrus outside.
7	-->'''Moore:''' Afternoon, Cyrus. Is Dr. Kreizler here?"
8	-->'''Cyrus:''' That's his carriage, sir. [''[...]he answered in a pleasant enough voice that still managed to make me sound like one of the bigger idiots in the city. But I just grinned resolutely on.'']
9	-->'''Moore:''' I expect you've heard that the doctor and I will be working together for a while?
10	-->'''Cyrus:''' I've heard, sir.
11	-->'''Moore:''' Well! I guess I'll go find him. Afternoon, Cyrus! [''I got no answer from the man as I entered, not that I deserved one; there was no reason for both of us to behave like morons.'']
12	* Chapter 9: Sara pulls out her Derringer pistol and starts (basically) bragging about how effective it is- she specifically says it's powerful enough to shoot Cyrus through the head and knock him through the window behind him. "Not that I prefer this kind of gun, but we ''are'' going to the Opera."
13	---> ''Vintage Sara, [Moore] thought, and then swallowed an entire glass of vodka.''
14	* Chapter 10: After being served his umpteenth plate of gourmet food at Delmonico's:
15	--> "Excuse me asking, Doctor," Lucius said in continuing confusion, "but...is there is actually a conclusion to this meal, or do we just work our way into breakfast?"
16	* Chapter 13: Moore nearly loses his mind when he comes across a passage in a psychology book that is way over his head:
17	-->Can the oscillation of a molecule be represented in consciousness side by side with a nervous shock, and the two be recognized as one? No effort enables us to assimilate them. That a unit of feeling has nothing in common with a unit of motion, becomes more than ever manifest when we bring the two into juxtaposition.
18	-->"Give me your derringer, Sara," I remember calling out when I first ran across that statement. "I'm going to shoot myself."
19	* Chapter 16: Moore goes to leave the house and finds his grandmother's hosting a luncheon. In attendance is "one of her dim-witted nieces, the niece's equally-engaging husband, and one of my cousins."
20	* Chapter 20: the team finds themselves at a restaurant on a particular corner known for its cable-car accidents, which has given rise to the patrons of the restaurant betting on whether or not a car would crash, or a person would be killed/injured in an accident. several pages are dedicated to dissecting the letter that the killer sent to Mrs. Santorelli. They're discussing a letter that talks about a man viciously mutilating a young boy, and it's all very serious until:
21	--->''A sudden shout of [[MoodWhiplash "Jesus Christ, I never seen a fat man move like that in my LIFE!"]] came from across the terrace.''
22	* Chapter 32: Delighted to have possibly located their murderer, Kreizler rambles on about how well the man fits their profile for him and Moore, after repeated attempts to get his attention, finally says, "Kreizler! Will you please shut up and let me look at this?"
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24	!!1997 Follow-up Novel The Angel of Darkness
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26	* Chapter 19: Stevie calls the detective sergeants' family home and their mother wants to know his surname. He introduces himself as "Doctor Stevie", and Lucius, who is at home, has to clarify to his mother that Stevie isn't actually a doctor.
27	* Again in Chapter 19, Kreizler on the subject of the name Goo Goo Knox. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny Even actual cocaine addict Kat finds this funny]].
28	-->I must say, one can only speculate as to the amount of cocaine that the members of that gang must abuse in order to invent these absurd names.
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30	!!2018 Television Series
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32	* Sara describing the police officers she works with, such as Connors, as "mutton shunters".
33	* Moore tells Joseph that he's an illustrator, in an attempt to get him thinking about other things he could do in life; Joseph expresses disbelief, asking if Moore gets paid for his drawings, and Moore says he does. It's set up to be quite the poignant bonding moment until Joseph says, "That's ''stupid.''"
34	* Marcus' terrible jokes are only matched by his brother's dismayed reaction as soon as he sees the inevitable punchlines coming.
35	** Really, most of the brothers' constant nattering and low-key bickering is pretty amusing.
36	* Sara writing her report and having to ask the Isaacson brothers the nature of homosexual intercourse. Awkwardness ensues.
37	* From Requiem:
38	-->'''Moore:''' What if I were the killer?
39	-->'''Joseph:''' ...Yeah, no offense Mr. Moore, but there's more chance of pigs flying.

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