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5-> '''Tamako''': Are you hiding any stray animals without my permission?\
6'''Nobita''': No! I promise, I'm not hiding any cats or dogs!\
7[''shortly after Tamako left'']\
8'''Nobita''': She's going to freak out if I told her I'm hiding a ''dinosaur''.
9-->-- ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasDinosaur''
10
11->''"He said your Quirk was shock ''absorption'', not ''nullification''! That means [[LogicalWeakness there's a limit to what you can take]], '''right'''?!"''
12-->-- '''All Might''', ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
13
14->'''All Might''': Do you remember how I gave my power to you? What I said that day?\
15'''Midoriya''': (''imitating All Might's face'') "EAT THIS!"\
16'''All Might''': No, not ''that'' part!
17-->-- ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
18
19->''[Beerus, having promised to destroy Earth if Goku can't defeat him, fires an energy blast at Earth after Goku loses...and destroys only a single small rock]''\
20'''Whis:''' Well look at that, Lord Beerus. You destroyed Earth like you said you would...just not very much of it.
21-->-- ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods''
22
23->''"How's that? I self-deprecatingly admit I haven't read them, but subtly give the impression that I've read 40%. But I've actually read zero! [[LampshadeHanging Zero fits in the expression 'I haven't even read half!' It's a trick you play with words!]]"''
24-->-- '''Sawako Machida''', ''Miss Bernard Said''
25
26->'''Shirogane''': So you need romantic advice? You've come to the right guy! Not to brag, but I've never once been rejected!\
27'''Tsubasa'''[[note]]Perhaps better known as the guy who gets into a relationship with Kashigwagi[[/note]]: That's my kind of leader!\
28'''Narrator''': He isn't lying, but... that's 'cause he's never asked anyone out.
29-->--''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''
30[[/folder]]
31
32[[folder:Comedy]]
33
34->''"I think we take for granted the fact that we have to wear clothes. You see signs on restaurants that say 'No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service'. They don't even '''mention''' pants. A guy could walk in there just wearing a shirt and shoes! 'Whew, warm out today. Oh well, gotta play by the rules. Table for one by the window, please. Non-smoking. [[RefugeInAudacity Smoking disgusts me]].'"''
35-->-- Comedian '''Roman Danylo'''
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder:Comic Books]]
39->'''Deadshot:''' Said to keep Flag from killing Cray. ANY means possible. [[InvokedTrope Exact Words]].\
40'''Waller:''' I didn't mean by killing [Cray] ''yourself!''\
41'''Deadshot:''' Shoulda said so. I don't read minds.
42-->-- ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''
43
44->''"I gave my word I would not come for the [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl]] — Your death, however, is something that is long overdue, Franchise/{{Superman}}."''
45-->-- '''Darkseid''', ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004''
46
47->'''Rhialla:''' There's no need for threats, Lobo. Besides, Section Nine of your contract forbids you from killing your employer, remember? And we both know you '''always''' honor a contract.\
48'''Lobo:''' Contract says nothing about '''maiming''' you.
49-->-- ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton''
50
51->'''Stargirl:''' ''"But I thought you swore never to wear that uniform again...after the Thanagarian invasion."''\
52'''Stargirl:''' ''"I swore never to wear it again in allegiance to Thanagar, Stargirl."''
53-->-- ''ComicBook/SupergirlAdventuresGirlOfSteel''
54
55->''"To get the range, [Vought American]'d stuck fuel tanks every place they could. Includin' one right under the seat. Which woulda been ''fine'', so long as they remembered to make it self-sealin'... an' they did. They put it right at the toppa the list of things to do."''\
56''(close-up of pilot being immolated in his burning plane)''\
57''"For the Mark Two."''
58-->--'''The Legend''', ''ComicBook/TheBoys #19''
59
60->'''Yarbro:''' Aaaaah! Fifty yards...you promised...you...promised!\
61'''Cyric:''' But i didn't come after you, Yarbro. My dagger did. You see, I keep my promises!
62-->--''Forgotten Realms' Avatar #2, Tantras''
63[[/folder]]
64
65[[folder:Fan Works]]
66->- I'd rather die you dirty robot! One of the soldiers shouted.\
67- [[RedShirt Johnson]]! Yelled Alexandre. Shut up !\
68Without saying anything, [[BigBad XANA]] turned to its Krabs and one of them shot down the soldier.\
69- His wish was granted.
70-->-- ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' fanfic ''[[https://forum.codelyoko.fr/viewtopic.php?t=5147&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Un futur d'enfer]]''
71
72->'''Jacob''': Hey, Elspeth. Does that look like lunch to you? ''[points at a restaurant]''\
73'''Elspeth''': That looks like a building to me, but it probably contains something that looks like lunch.
74-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}''
75
76->'''Asuka''': She promised I would feel that way again soon.\
77'''Daniel''': And have we kept our promises so far?\
78'''Asuka''': ...Yes. So what are you going to do, hit me with that "echo" again? That would satisfy the letter of your promise.
79-->-- ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'', ''[[http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-crown-of-stars-nge-ou.11766/page-4#post-2353727 chapter 13]]''
80
81->With a cheeky grin, Ghost Junko explained, "You said, and I quote 'get Kyosuke to call you Juzo...kun!' I didn't hear no honorific at the end of your name zombie boy! So...you both lose and I win the bet!"
82-->-- ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8799202 The Adventure of Kyosuke Munakata and Zombie Juzo]]''
83
84->ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} said, "It is finished. Darkseid is defeated."\
85Kral noted that Brainiac did not say "destroyed."
86-->-- ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy''
87
88->"HANK!" Jean roared.\
89Hank gave her an innocent look. "You said to find something that would eat the glue."\
90Jean vowed she was going to murder Hank [=McCoy=]. "Something that won't hurt Joe in the process."\
91Hank gave her an exasperated expression. "Well you Ms. Grey, should have been more specific"
92-->-- ''Fanfic/XMenTheEarlyYears''
93
94->She'd thought of this already, and the answer was disturbing but obvious. There was a card trick where you insisted that you could hand back any card after it was reshuffled into the deck. You just handed the whole deck back.
95-->-- ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7544395/chapters/21949043 Welcome to the New Age]]''
96
97->"I'm sorry for asking this," Perry said, "but I distinctly remember you telling me that you were the last of your kind when you gave me that interview way back then. So either that boy there is a whole lot younger than he looks, or you lied to me."\
98"Oh, I never lied to you, Perry," she assured him, smiling now. "If I may refresh your memory, my exact words were 'I am the last daughter of Krypton'. I never said anything about sons."\
99He stopped, thinking back to that day, then groaned. He really should have noticed that very specific wording.
100-->-- ''Fanfic/AdventuresOfASuperFamily''
101
102->"Might as well go home then. She can't say I wasn't here. And there was no word about that I'd have to be the last one to leave."
103-->-- '''Shinji''', ''Fanfic/LongTimeNoSee''
104
105->Tom's face is very pale. "If I leave him," the yeerk whispers. "You promise you won't kill me?"\
106"We promise," Marco says.\
107Tom's body twitches, goes limp. For a second nothing happens, and then suddenly his right hand shoots up to the side of his face. Marco's hand tightens on the dracon beam, but Tom is ripping a grey, slimy mass away from his right ear as it emerges.\
108<Don't—> Jake's already too late.\
109Tom has wrapped a fist around the yeerk. He squeezes hard. With a faint pop, the greenish sludge of tissue and blood starts to slide between his fingers.\
110<We had a deal!> Jake says.\
111"Deal was between you and him." Tom speaks flat and slurred. He tosses aside the yeerk he just murdered as he climbs to his feet. "Nobody asked ''me'' to promise anything."
112-->-- "What if they saved Jake's family?", ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs''
113
114->'''Alice''': Do you know her, Yuuka? Didn't you say so before? That you didn't know any autonomous doll!?\
115'''Yuuka''': I wasn't lying. This girl is a doll who became a youkai after being thrown out by humans. She's not a doll which was made to be autonomous.
116-->--''Fanfic/{{Omoito}} Vier''
117
118-> '''[[RegretfulTraitor Riley]]''': [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo You said no harm would come to Camila!]]
119-> '''[[KnightTemplar Tyler]]''': No, no. I said no harm would come to Camila… '''should you succeed''', Riley. But you '''failed.''' [[YouHaveFailedMe Therefore, the deal is off]]. [[LampshadeHanging Learn to pay attention to what I say before you agree to something, child.]]
120-->--''Fanfic/AllForLuz''
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Film--Animation]]
124->'''Buzz #2''': What's happening?\
125'''Mr. Potato Head''': Oh, it's-it's horrible! They're-They're torturing him!\
126'''Rex''': ''[gasp]'' What are we gonna do, Buzz?\
127'''Buzz #2''': UseYourHead.\
128''[cut to everyone using Rex as a battering ram, charging at the grate]''\
129'''Rex''': BUT I DON'T WANNA USE MY HEAD!
130-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''
131
132->'''Nick:''' I didn't falsely advertise anything.\
133'''Judy:''' You told that mouse the pawpsicle sticks were redwood!\
134'''Nick:''' That's right. ''[Takes the cherry pawpsicle stick out of his mouth and hands it to her]'' Red. Wood. With a space in the middle. Wood that is red.
135-->-- ''{{WesternAnimation/Zootopia}}''
136
137->'''King:''' I FORBID YOU TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP DOWN THESE STAIRS!!!\
138''[{{Beat}}]''\
139'''Prince:''' Okay. ''[jumps out window]''
140-->-- ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime''
141
142->'''Shrek:''' Stiltskin! We had a deal! [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo You agreed to free all ogres!]]\
143'''Rumpelstiltskin:''' Oh yeah. But [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting Fiona]] isn't all ogre...''is she?''
144-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''
145
146->'''Hopper:''' I swear, if I hadn't promised Mother on her deathbed that I wouldn't kill you, I'D KILL YOU!\
147'''Molt:''' And believe me, no one appreciates that more than I do.\
148'''Hopper:''' Shut up! I don't want to hear another word out of you while we're on this island. Do you understand me?\
149'''Molt:''' ''[{{Beat}}]''\
150'''Hopper:''' I SAID DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?\
151'''Molt:''' Well, how can I answer? You said I couldn't say another word!
152-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''
153
154->'''Ginger:''' You lied to them!\
155'''Rocky:''' I didn't lie, I just... omited certain truths. Don't worry, I'll give them exactly what I promised.\
156'''Ginger:''' Which is nothing.\
157'''Rocky:''' [[BluntYes Which is what I'll give them.]]
158-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun''
159
160[[/folder]]
161
162[[folder:Film--Live-Action]]
163
164->'''Austin Powers:''' Mr. Roboto is lying to us.\
165'''Foxxy Cleopatra:''' Tell me something I don't know.\
166'''Austin Powers:''' I open mouth kissed a horse once.\
167'''Foxxy Cleopatra:''' ''Say what?!''\
168'''Austin Powers:''' [[LiteralMinded That's something you don't know]].
169-->--''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: Goldmember]]''
170
171->'''Hua''': [''points gun on unlucky mob leader''] So, you're pretty careless with the lives of your men.\
172'''Rival Mob Leader''': Mr. Hua, don't kill me! It... it's a misunderstanding! ''Please'' don't kill me! [[AintTooProudToBeg I don't wanna die!]] No, Mr. Hua, no!\
173'''Hua''': ''I won't'' kill you. Not ''me''.\
174'''Rival Mob Leader''': Thank you, Mr. Hua. Thank you, thank you, thank... [''shot [[KilledMidSentence mid-sentence]] by Hua's right-hand man'']\
175'''Rival Mob Leader''': ...you gave me your word, not to kill me!\
176'''Hua''': But I didn't. Did I?
177-> '''Rival Mob Leader''': [''dies'']
178-->-- The scene from ''Film/DragonsForever'', a rather blatant ''Film/Scarface1983'' reference
179
180->'''White:''' It's not about what he ''said,'' y'know? It's what he ''didn't'' say. "If you attempt to communicate with myself, or the guard, you will be disqualified." He didn't say--
181->'''Brown:'''--we can't speak to each ''other...''
182-->--''Film/{{Exam}}'', Slowly realizing there's ''much'' more to the titular Exam than initially thought.
183
184->'''Fletcher:''' You promised me those men would be decently treated!\
185'''US Senator:''' They ''were'' decently treated. They were decently fed, decently clothed, and then they were decently shot. Those men are common outlaws, nothing more.
186-->-- ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''
187
188->'''Marian:''' Oh, Robin, promise me you won't go!\
189'''Robin:''' Very well. I promise you won't go.
190-->-- ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''
191
192->'''Skroob:'''Tell them to comb the desert, do you hear me? Comb the desert!\
193''[Cut to the Spaceballs using oversized combs on desert sand]''\
194'''Col. Sandurz:''' Sir... are we being too literal, sir?\
195'''Dark Helmet:''' No, you fool, we're following orders! We were told to "comb the desert", so we're combing it!
196-->-- ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''
197
198->'''Voice of the Bug''': Place... projectile weapon... on the ground.\
199'''Edgar''': You can have my gun ''[=[=][[DramaticGunCock cocks it]]]'' when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.\
200'''Bug''': Your proposal is acceptable.
201-->-- ''Film/MenInBlack''
202
203->'''Batman''': [[UnhandThemVillain Let her go.]]\
204'''ComicBook/TheJoker''': ''Very'' poor choice of words. *drops Rachel Dawes out of a window*
205-->-- ''Film/TheDarkKnight''
206
207->'''The Chechen''': Look at what your drugs did to my customers!\
208'''The Scarecrow''': Buyer beware. I told you my compound would take you places; I never said they'd be places you wanted to go.
209-->--''Film/TheDarkKnight''
210
211-> '''Frank Lopez''': Tony, don't kill me, please!\
212'''Tony Montana''': ''I'' ain't gonna kill you.\
213'''Frank Lopez''': Oh Christ, thank you! Thank you!\
214'''Tony Montana''': 'Manolo, shoot that piece of shit!\
215[''Manolo puts a round into Frank on Tony's orders'']
216-->--''Film/Scarface1983''
217
218->'''Margalo''': Don't hurt him, Falcon!\
219'''Falcon''': I won't hurt him. ''THE SIDEWALK'' WILL!
220-->-- ''Film/StuartLittle 2''
221
222->''"[[spoiler:No, no, not lied at all! No, I never lied! Said she took the poison -- she did! -- Never said that she died!]]"''
223-->-- '''Mrs. Lovett''', Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet
224
225->''"I hired Yondu to deliver them to me. [[EvenEvilHasStandards It broke the Ravager code]], but I compensated him generously and, to ease his conscience, promised I’d never hurt them. Which was true, [[OffingTheOffspring they never felt a thing]]..."''
226-->-- '''Ego''', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''
227
228->'''Bumblebee:''' I'll never talk.\
229'''Blitzwing:''' Is that right? [[KickTheDog Then let's make it]] [[TheSpeechless official]]. ''[rips out Bumblebee's voice box]''
230-->-- ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''
231
232->'''Clouseau:''' Does your dog bite?\
233'''Innkeeper:''' No.\
234''[Clouseau tries to pet the dog, which snaps at him]''\
235'''Clouseau:''' I thought you said your dog did not bite!\
236'''Innkeeper:''' That is not my dog.
237-->-- ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain''
238
239->''"Your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement, so I ''must'' do nothing."''
240-->--'''Hector Barbossa''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''
241
242->''"Don't dare impugn me honor, boy! I agreed she go free, but it was you who failed to specify when or where."''
243-->--'''Hector Barbossa''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''
244
245->''"Master Turner, feel free to go ashore...the very next time we make port!"''
246-->--'''Davy Jones''', ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest''
247
248->'''Delilah''': I had your promise.\
249'''The Saran of Gaza''': No blade has touched his skin. No drop of his blood was shed.\
250'''Delilah''': You... you played with words to rob him of his eyes!
251-->--''Film/{{Samson and Delilah|1949}}''
252
253->'''Knives:''' Is Scott here?\
254'''Wallace:''' Uh, you know what? ''([[SuperWindowJump Scott jumps through the window behind him]])'' [[MetaphoricallyTrue He just left]].
255-->--''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''
256
257->'''Terminator:''' Why do we stop now?\
258'''John Connor:''' Now you gotta promise you won't kill anyone, right?\
259'''Terminator:''' Right.\
260'''John:''' Swear?\
261'''Terminator:''' What?\
262'''John:''' Just put up your hand and say "I swear I won't kill anyone."\
263'''Terminator:''' ''(parrots)'' I swear I will not kill anyone.\
264'''John:''' Alright, let's go.\
265'''Security Guard''': Visiting hours is ten to four, Monday through Friday-!\
266''[[KneeCapping (the Terminator shoots the security guard's knee twice)]]''\
267'''John:''' [[WhattheHellHero What the hell are you doing!?]]\
268'''Security Guard''': You son of a bitch! You shot me! ''(agonized mumbling)''\
269'''Terminator:''' ''(returns to John on the motorcycle as the gate opens)'' He'll live.
270-->-- ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''
271
272->'''Persian Envoy:''' If you value your lives over complete annihilation, listen carefully, Leonidas. Xerxes conquers and controls everything he rests his eyes upon. He leads an army so massive it shakes the ground with its march, so vast it drinks the rivers dry. All the God-King Xerxes requires is this: a simple offering of earth and water. A token of Sparta's submission to the will of Xerxes.\
273'''King Leonidas I:''' ... Submission... Well, that's a bit of a problem. See rumor has it, the ''Athenians'' have already turned you down. And if those philosophers and... "boy-lovers" have found that kind of nerve...\
274'''Theron:''' We must be diplomatic--\
275'''Leonidas:''' ''(cutting him off)'' And, of course, ''Spartans''... have their reputation to consider.\
276'''Envoy:''' Choose your next words carefully, Leonidas. They may be your last, as king.\
277''(Leonidas turns and ponders the offer. He observes his beloved country and his people meaningfully, to finally focus on Queen Gorgo)''\
278'''Leonidas:''' ''(internally)'' Earth and water...\
279''(having made up his mind, he draws his sword on the Persian envoy, [[TooDumbtoLive whose back is to a large well]]. Artemis and his Spartan Soldiers follow suit and draw their swords on the envoy's guards, disarming and arresting them)''\
280'''Envoy:''' [[YoureInsane Madman... You're a madman!]]\
281'''Leonidas:''' Earth and water... [[DeadpanSnarker You'll find plenty of both down there]].\
282'''Envoy:''' ''(frantic)'' [[VillainousBreakdown No man, Persian or Greek]], ''[[VillainousBreakdown no man]]'' [[VillainousBreakdown threatens a messenger!]]\
283'''Leonidas:''' You bring the crowned heads of conquered kings to ''my'' city's steps! You ''insult'' my queen. You threaten my people with ''slavery'' and ''death''! [[IronicEcho Oh, I've chosen my words carefully, Persian.]] Perhaps you should have done the same.\
284'''Envoy:''' [[VillainousBreakdown This is]] ''[[VillainousBreakdown blasphemy]]''! [[VillainousBreakdown THIS IS]] ''[[VillainousBreakdown MADNESS]]''!\
285''(Leonidas lowers his sword, seemingly repentant after nearly committing this taboo, he looks back to his wife, who after a pause reverse nods, giving him her blessing for what's to come)''\
286'''Leonidas''': ''(facing the envoy)'' [[TranquilFury Madness?]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting THIS!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis IS!]] [[PreMortemOneLiner SPAR]]-[[MemeticMutation TA!!!]]'''''\
287''(Leonias kicks the Persian messenger straight in the solar plexus sending him flying into the near bottomless depths of the well)''
288-->--The iconic "This Is Sparta!" scene, ''Film/ThreeHundred''
289
290->''"I said I'd help you find him, not catch him. There's a difference."''
291-->-- '''Black Widow''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
292
293
294-> '''Cindy''': What did you do to Sully?\
295'''Matrix''': I let him go. [''said after dropping Sully off a cliff to his death'']
296-->-- ''Film/{{Commando}}''
297
298
299->''"I don't want to see you die[[{{Beat}} ...]] which is why I'm going to leave the room."''
300-->-- '''Forge''', ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves''
301
302->'''Piter De Vries:''' If the Duke’s son lives...\
303'''Baron Vladimir Harkonnen:''' ''No'' Atreides will live.\
304'''Piter De Vries:''' My lord, [[FauxAffablyEvil you gave your word to the witch]]. She sees too much!\
305'''Baron Vladimir Harkonnen:''' I said I would not harm them. And I shall not. But Arrakis is [[DeathWorld Arrakis]]. And [[TheSocialDarwinist the desert takes the weak]]. My desert. '''My''' Arrakis. '''''My''''' Dune.
306-->-- ''Film/Dune2021''
307
308[[/folder]]
309
310[[folder:Literature]]
311->''"Don't worry. [[FalseReassurance A violent death is the last thing that'll happen to you]]."''
312-->-- '''[[PsychopathicManchild Teatime]]''', ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}''
313
314->''"Titania has already laid down the law. We've obeyed it. Not our fault if what she decreed was not what she wanted."''
315-->-- '''Lily''', ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles: Literature/ProvenGuilty''
316
317->''"Remember your promise? Remember the ''exact words''? You vow to put your clan above everything else you want? Your mother, father, mate, kits, and leader! From that one promise, I could take everything precious to you!"''
318-->-- '''Mapleshade''', ''Literature/WarriorCats''
319
320->"The Emperor wants the thaumaturge alive; everyone else can die," Berne said simply.\
321This particular instruction had been carefully planned; he had to be able to say truthfully to Ma'elKoth that he didn't ''order'' a massacre.
322-->-- ''[[Literature/TheActsOfCaine Heroes Die]]''
323
324->'''Wit:''' What of you, Prince Renarin? Your father wishes me to leave you alone. If you can speak and yet say nothing ridiculous, I will leave you alone for the rest of the week.\
325''[{{beat}}]''\
326'''Renarin:''' Nothing ridiculous.
327-->-- ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010'' (first book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')
328
329->[[LotusEaterMachine What harm was one more day?]] He turned away from the rapidly-dissolving exit and crunched up the drive to 220.
330->One more night of that pinball smile.
331->Just one.
332->He couldn't leave them on Christmas Eve.
333->But of course, in Bedford Falls, [[PossessiveParadise it was always Christmas Eve]]...
334-->-- ''Literature/RedDwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers''
335
336->''"An [[MagicalSociety Aes Sedai]] [[CannotTellALie never lies]], but the truth she speaks may not be the truth you think you hear."''
337-->-- '''Tam [=al'Thor=]''', ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''
338
339->''"I have helped a few murderers in my time... not helped them commit the murderer, you understand."''
340-->-- ''Literature/FatherBrown''
341[[/folder]]
342
343[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
344->'''Lawyer''': Can you describe [[MegaCorp your job?]]\
345'''Veronica''': [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes.]]\
346'''Lawyer''': How would you describe your job?\
347'''Veronica''': ''Cleverly''.
348-->-- ''Series/BetterOffTed''
349
350->'''Donna:''' You're kidding. Don't tell me the TARDIS is gone.\
351'''The Doctor:''' Okay.\
352'''Donna:''' Where is it, then?\
353'''The Doctor:''' ...you told me not to tell you.\
354'''Donna:''' Oi, don't get clever in Latin!
355-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii The Fires of Pompeii]]"
356
357->'''"Creator/NatashaLyonne"'''[[note]]as portrayed by Creator/JinkxMonsoon[[/note]]: I quit smoking today.\
358'''Creator/RuPaul''': Oh, really? Well, what are you smoking?\
359'''"Natasha"''': A cigarette. Yeah, I didn't say it was going well.
360-->-- ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace All Stars''
361
362->'''General Wellesley''': Sharpe, I can ''make'' you a Captain, but I cannot ''keep'' you a Captain. There is talk of an Imperial Eagle, Sharpe. There is talk of a promise made to the late Major Lennox. Tell me, on oath, that the talk is just idle gossip, Sharpe. Or by God sir, I promise you will walk out of that door a Lieutenant!\
363'''Richard Sharpe''': I swear on oath...that no-one heard me make any promise with respect to an Imperial Eagle to Major Lennox, sir.\
364'''General Wellesley''' (after a beat and a DeathGlare): Colonel Lawford!\
365'''Colonel Lawford''': Sir.\
366'''General Wellesley''': You may escort ''Captain'' Sharpe to the door, Colonel Lawford.
367-->--''Series/{{Sharpe}}''
368
369->'''Sir Humphrey:''' This is the first and only brief containing possible questions from the [[HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee committee]] with the appropriate answers, all carefully presented to give the department's position.\
370'''Hacker:''' Is it absolutely accurate?\
371'''Sir Humphrey:''' ''(beat)'' They are all carefully presented to give the department's position.\
372'''Hacker:''' You said yourself how important these select committees are, I cannot be seen to mislead them.\
373'''Sir Humphrey:''' You will not be ''seen'' to mislead them.\
374'''Hacker:''' Is it the truth?\
375'''Sir Humphrey:''' The truth and nothing but the truth.\
376'''Hacker:''' The whole truth?\
377'''Sir Humphrey:''' Of course not.
378-->-- ''Series/YesMinister''
379[[/folder]]
380
381[[folder:Theatre]]
382->And be these juggling fiends no more believed,\
383That palter with us in a double sense,\
384That keep the word of promise to our ear,\
385And break it to our hope.
386-->-- '''Macbeth''', ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''
387
388->'''Todd:''' You lied to me.\
389'''Mrs. Lovett:''' No, no, not lied at all. No, I never lied. Said she took the poison - she did! - never said that she died.
390-->-- ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', "Final Sequence"
391[[/folder]]
392
393[[folder:Video Games]]
394->'''Malcolm Corley''': Ripburger, you're dumber than dirt!\
395'''Adrian Ripburger''': Mr. Corley, if you'd only listen to my plan, my ''vision''...\
396'''Malcolm Corley''': I ''know'' your plan, Ripburger. You're waiting for me to die so you can take over my company!\
397'''Adrian Ripburger''': Sir, that's horrible! [[{{Foreshadowing}} I am]] ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} not]]'' [[{{Foreshadowing}} waiting for you to die]]!
398-->--- ''VideoGame/FullThrottle''
399
400->'''Olgierd''': [[SatanicArchetype O'Dimm.]] What do you want?\
401'''O'Dimm''': What do you mean, "what?" Your ''[[YourSoulIsMine soul]]''.\
402'''Olgierd''': You forget. The pact states you can only take it once you've fulfilled three wishes and-\
403'''O'Dimm''': -and we stand together on the Moon. ...Well, what do you know.... ''[makes a gesture at the ground, and the dirt blows away to reveal a moon mosaic]''\
404'''Olgierd''': What? No. We... had a pact. The moon is there. ''[points to the sky]'' '''THERE!''' Not... here....\
405'''O'Dimm''': I gave you what you wished for. Here, on the moon, our contract you fulfill.\
406'''Olgierd''': You... whoreson. You cheated me!\
407'''O'Dimm''': I ''never'' cheat.
408-->-- ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt, Hearts of Stone expansion''
409
410->'''Manuel Noriega''': The slums are a warzone. I must be allowed to protect myself. Give me a weapon.\
411'''Hudson''': Give him what he wants, Mason. That's an order. Hudson out.\
412'''Mason''': Dammit. *''takes out his sidearm, removes the magazine and chambered round, and offers it to Noriega''*\
413'''Noriega''': What are you doing?\
414'''Mason''': You asked for a weapon. You didn't say anything about ammo.
415-->-- ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII''
416
417-> ''"It's time for my special attack. Are you ready? Here goes nothing." [{{Beat}}] "Yep. That's right. It's literally nothing."''
418-->-- '''Sans''', ''Videogame/{{Undertale}}''
419
420->CHECK\
421[[DamageOverTime 1 ATK]] [[NonChalantDodge 1 DEF]]\
422[[SNKBoss The easiest enemy.]]\
423[[DeathOfAThousandCuts Can only deal 1 damage.]]
424-->-- '''[[FlavorText Examine Text]]''' for Sans the Skeleton, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''
425
426->'''Papyrus:''' SANS! PLEASE PICK UP YOUR SOCK!\
427'''Sans:''' ok.\
428'''Papyrus:''' DON'T PUT IT BACK DOWN! MOVE IT!\
429'''Sans:''' ok.\
430'''Papyrus:''' YOU MOVED IT TWO INCHES! MOVE IT TO YOUR ROOM!\
431'''Sans:''' ok.\
432'''Papyrus:''' AND DON'T BRING IT BACK!\
433'''Sans:''' ok.\
434'''Papyrus:''' IT'S STILL HERE!\
435'''Sans:''' didn't you just say not to bring it back to my room?\
436'''Papyrus:''' FORGET IT!
437-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''
438
439->'''The Judge:''' ...Um, wh-who are you?\
440'''Godot:''' I am Godot. Legendary prosecutor. I've never lost a case.\
441'''Maya Fey:''' Ah! He's the one that Detective Atmey was talking about...\
442'''The Judge:''' Yes, your reputation precedes you. What kind of cases have you dealt with so far?\
443'''Godot:''' Ha...! None.\
444'''The Judge:''' What did you say...?\
445'''Godot:''' I've never prosecuted a case before.\
446'''The Judge:''' N-Never? But you said you've never lost before.\
447'''Godot:''' ...Exactly. I've never lost. I've never won before either.
448-->-- ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney – Trials and Tribulations'', "Episode 2: The Stolen Turnabout"
449
450->'''Darkseid''': Brainiac is no more. Tremble before the power of...\
451'''Superman''': ''[surprisingly shocked]'' Darkseid!\
452'''Darkseid''': Greetings, Superman.\
453'''Batman''': You tricked Brainiac into freeing you from your extra-dimensional prison.\
454'''Darkseid''': I promised him he would unleash power beyond imagining. I fulfilled our bargain. To the letter.\
455'''Zatanna''': Yeah, and he was also promised great knowledge.\
456'''Darkseid''': And I delivered. What higher lesson is there than this: Never trust Darkseid.
457-->-- ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes''
458
459->''"I said my sword was a [[ForGreatJustice tool of justice]]. [[TheStoic Not used in anger]]. [[TechnicalPacifist Not used for vengeance]]. [[GoodIsNotNice But now...]] [[HeelRealization Now I'm not so sure]]. And besides... [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement This]] isn't ''[[LoopholeAbuse my]]'' sword."''
460-->-- '''Raiden''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
461
462->'''Harvey Dent''': Say hi, Bruce.\
463'''Bruce Wayne''': "Hi, Bruce."\
464(''The guests chuckle'')\
465'''Harvey Dent''': Well, I tee them up and he knocks them down.
466-->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''
467
468->''"I speak for the Traveler. I never said it spoke ''to'' me."''
469-->-- '''The Speaker''', ''VideoGame/Destiny2''
470
471->''"''[='=]It is possible.[='=]'' The falsehood begins there. It is possible that something would prevent this old power from calling in its [=IOUs=]. But [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Fires]] would not be so eager to sell this debt on unless it were afraid. ''[='=]The debts are very old[='=]'': another falsehood through truth. Age, in the Neath, does not mean toothlessness. [[TimeAbyss Something that has refused to die for millennia can be a serious threat.]]\
472And then ''[='=]as long as you do not encourage my workers...[='=]'' Another hole, large enough to pass a GHR engine through. [[BigGood Furnace]]'s daily life is an encouragement to unionise. Simply by existing, she sends a message."''
473-->-- '''Possibilities''' storylet, ''VideoGame/FallenLondon''
474
475-> '''Pagan:''' I distinctly remember staying ''stop'' the bus. Yes, ''stop'' the bus. Not ''shoot'' the bus. I'm very particular with my words. ''Stop''. ''Shoot''. ''STOP''. ''Shoot''. [[SarcasmMode Do those words sound the same]]?\
476'''Soldier:''' But it got out of control.\
477'''Pagan:''' [[FauxAffablyEvil I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.]] What did you say?\
478'''Soldier:''' [[OhCrap It got out of control]]...\
479'''Pagan:''' Out of control... [[TranquilFury I hate when things get out of control]]. ''[stabs him in the throat]'' [[PunctuatedPounding You had one fucking job and you couldn't fucking do that]]!
480-->-- '''[[BigBad Pagan Min]]''' shows his army [[YouHaveFailedMe exactly what he thinks]] of {{Overzealous Underling}}s, ''VideoGame/FarCry4''
481
482->'''Neku''': You...you tricked me! All that about letting me out of the [[DeadlyGame Game]]-- that was all a lie!\
483'''Uzuki''': Like, that is so rude! I do not lie. If I [[DeaderThanDead erased you]], that's still letting you out of the Game!
484-->-- ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''
485
486->'''Black Canary:''' You said "Girls' night out", Harley.\
487'''Harley Quinn:''' Well, we're ''out'', ain't we?\
488'''Black Canary:''' This isn't what's meant by "doing shots".
489
490->'''Black Canary:''' You were a jerk to [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce]].\
491'''Aquaman:''' You will address me as royalty!\
492'''Black Canary:''' You were a jerk to Bruce, ''Your Highness''.
493
494->'''Wonder Woman:''' Say good night, Harley.\
495'''Harley Quinn:''' Good night, Harley!
496-->--''VideoGame/Injustice2''
497
498->''"I told them I wouldn't kill you, I didn't say anything about ''cutting your tongue out''."''
499-->--'''Trevor Philips''' to '''Devin Weston''', ''Videogame/GrandTheftAutoV'', "The Third Way"
500
501->''"Did I say you could ''take down'' the enemy? Throw anyone who disobeys into solitary."''
502-->--'''Colonel D. [=McKinsey=]''', ''Videogame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'', "444"
503
504->''"[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed No aliens were harmed]] in the creation of this park. They were all harmed '''after''' the park was created."''
505-->-- '''Dr. Eggman''', ''VideoGame/SonicColors''
506[[/folder]]
507
508[[folder:Webcomics]]
509->''"[Coyote] may [[WillNotTellALie never lie]], but he also does not tell the truth!"''
510-->-- '''Loup''', ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', [[https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2230 #2230]]
511
512->''"Huh. I know he said to defend the '''door''', [[SubvertedTrope but I really think the spirit of his request was to not let anyone inside, even through the window]]."''
513-->-- '''Death Worm''', ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1166.html #1166]]
514
515[[/folder]]
516
517[[folder:Web Original]]
518->'''Dave Lang:''' Listen, [[ConspicuousConsumption you paid us $25,000 to put you in the game.]] We put you in the game. You never specified anything else...\
519'''Alex Jebailey:''' Well, I did say "Keits, I need to be able to win my own tournaments," and I don't know if that's going to happen or not.\
520'''Adam "Keits" Heart:''' You specifically said, "Make me a badass." [[JokeCharacter So I made you bad]] [[LiteralGenie and I made you ass.]]
521-->-- ''The VideoGame/{{Divekick}} eSports Hour'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNRa9VdA9sI&feature=youtu.be&t=2m59s episode 2]]
522
523-> ''12.'' Self-appointed prophets who deliver elliptically-worded warnings will be politely asked to phrase their utterances in plainer terms. If said prophet refuses the request, a five-year-old child will be asked to explain the meaning of the prophecy.
524-->-- [[http://www.comicvine.com/forums/off-topic-5/things-i-will-do-if-i-ever-become-a-hero-1456162/ The]] list ''Things I Will Do If I Ever Become A Hero''
525
526->'''[[LetsPlay/HatFilms Smith]]:''' Simon, Simon, spell... spell "innocent" backwards, Simon.\
527'''LetsPlay/SimonLane:''' Erm, I-N-N-O-C-E-N-T B-A-C-K-W-A-R-D-S.\
528'''Smith:''' He's not taking it seriously, he's not taking it seriously!\
529'''Ross:''' Murder him!
530-->-- The LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}, playing ''VideoGame/GarrysMod VideoGame/TroubleInTerroristTown''
531
532->'''Krillin:''' [[EmbarrassingNickname Little Green]], wish our friend Piccolo back to life, and then with our next wish, bring him to Namek.\
533'''Piccolo:''' [[TheSmartGuy Hold on a minute, don't do that!]] That is a terrible i--''(is resurrected and brought to Namek)''--dea!\
534''[Piccolo can be heard screaming in the distance.]''\
535'''Dende:''' He is on Namek.\
536'''Gohan:''' Wait, where is he?\
537'''Dende:''' [[ExactWords On Namek]].\
538'''Piccolo:''' (in the distance) You dumbass!\
539'''Krillin:''' Why didn't it bring him here?\
540'''Dende:''' [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor You must be specific.]]
541-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''
542
543->''"Yeah, thanks for specifying '''on EARTH''', by the way! Yamcha! YOU ASSHOLE!"''
544-->-- '''King Kai''', ''Dragon Ball Z Abridged''
545
546->There exists an algorithm which transforms names and can be reversed losslessly. (Yes, yes, you can do it if your algorithm [[ShapedLikeItself returns the input]]. You get a gold star.)
547-->-- '''[[http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names]]'''
548
549->'''Kate Abdo:''' Okay, so I want to shift gears now to...Real. With Ronaldo gone, who would you say is the best player in Madrid?
550->''[{{Beat}} as the Real Madrid players think about it]''
551->'''Antoine Griezmann:''' Moi.
552->''[Cut to Griezmann, who is sitting with Atletico Madrid teammate Diego Costa]''
553->'''Diego Costa:''' ''We'' run Madrid now. Who needs [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galácticos Galácticos]] when you have [[{{Pun}} Galácti-Costa?]]
554-->--''WebAnimation/{{The Champions|2018}}''
555
556->''Just as a hypothetical, let's say we have rifle A, shoots a one-inch group when it's cold and a three-inch group when it's hot. Rifle B goes from two-inch to four-inch. Well, one way you could report that is, "Rifle A, when it got hot, shot a three-inch group, rifle B shot a four-inch group, therefore rifle A is the better one". You could be still 100% perfectly accurate and say, "Rifle A's group size tripled when it got hot, rifle B's group size doubled when it got hot". That makes rifle B sound like the better one.''
557-->-- '''[[WebVideo/ForgottenWeapons Ian McCollum]]''', ''[[https://youtu.be/MfPHZFsw40M?t=446 The Truth Behind the Great G36 Controversy]]''
558
559->'''Player 1:''' Yo! Second place!
560->'''Player 2:''' What's up?
561->'''Player 1:''' What kind of item do you have?
562->'''Player 2:''' Uhh... why do you need to know?
563->'''Player 1:''' I just want to make sure you don't have a red shell or anything.
564->'''Player 2:''' Ah, nah nah man, I don't have a red shell. You're good.
565->'''Player 1:''' Okay, cool! Thanks.
566->'''Player 2:''' Yeah, no problem. ''[Pulls out a [[GameBreaker blue shell]]]''
567-->-- ''Bismix:'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VahRiNbZKuE&t=124s Some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Players...]]
568
569->''You know, you should always like and share every one of these pages. If you do that, you have a chance to change the world.'' (0% is a chance) appears on screen.
570-->-- ''WebAnimation/WelcomeTo'', ''Welcome To Facebook''
571
572->'''Norman:''' I wish for immortality!
573->'''Genie:''' Your wish is my command! (wish granted)
574->(Norman attempts to jump off a cliff, but dies)
575->'''Redstone Ned:''' Hey, you didn't grant his wish!
576->'''Genie:''' Yes I did! He wished for immortality, but he didn't say ''who'' he wanted to become immortal.
577->(cue a rabbit swimming in a lava pool unharmed)
578-->-- ''WebAnimation/FiftyWaysToDieInMinecraft''
579
580->"Volatile: If a Pyrovore is slain by a Wound that inflicted Instant Death, every unit suffers a Strength 3 AP- hit for each model (excluding Pyrovores) within D6" of the slain Pyrovore (resolve damage before removing the Pyrovore as a casualty)."\
581\
582Presumably what they wanted to write was that each model within D6" suffers a S3 AP- hit. Meaning that for a squad of 10 Guardsmen next to the Pyrovore, they suffer 10 hits. What they instead wrote means that ''every unit on the board'' suffers 10 hits.
583-->--'''1d4chan''' on ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'''s [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Pyrovore Pyrovore]]'s design flaws
584
585->''"I loved my father as much as he loved this city and all of its inhabitants."''
586-->-- '''Rufus Shinra's''' official statement in the wake of his father's death, ''WebAnimation/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged''
587[[/folder]]
588
589[[folder:Western Animation]]
590
591->'''Dylan:''' There were no other smells at the crime scene.
592->'''Diesel:''' Apart from the rubbery one.
593->'''Dylan:''' The WHAT!?
594->'''Diesel:''' There was a rubbery smell!
595->'''Dylan:''' What!? Why didn't you tell me!?
596->'''Diesel:''' You asked '''who''' was there, the night of the crime, not '''what'''!
597-->-- ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet'', "[[Recap/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreetS1E15TheNoseJob The Nose Job]]"
598
599->'''Cluemaster:''' Bonus round! Stop Cluemaster and they go free!
600->'''Batman:''' Well that doesn't seem fair? Is there ''anything'' the great Arthur Brown doesn't know?
601->'''Cluemaster:''' ''(Mockingly)'' [[InsufferableGenius You'll find out...]]
602->'''Batman:''' What can I ask you about?
603->'''Cluemaster:''' ''Anything!''
604->'''Batman:''' No topic is off limits?
605->'''Cluemaster:''' History, science, literature...
606->'''Batman:''' Music, biology... ''current events''...
607->'''Cluemaster:''' ''ANYTHING!'' Let's go already!
608->'''Batman:''' Okay. Name the true identity of... ''The Batman''.
609->'''Cluemaster:''' ''(Visually shocked before getting angry)'' Trick question! Ask another!
610->'''Batman:''' You said [[LoopholeAbuse I can ask anything]].
611->'''Cluemaster:''' ''NO FAIR!''
612-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', "[[Recap/TheBatmanS1E8QAndA Q&A]]"
613
614->'''Timmy:''' ''[having just been reverted to his normal height]'' Hey, what gives?
615->'''Wanda:''' Well, you just wanted to play until you got the money for your V-Cube, remember?
616->'''Timmy:''' You gotta make me freakishly huge again! Tonight's the big game!
617->'''Cosmo:''' Uh, Timmy, we can't. Remember? ''[turns his head into Timmy's]'' "I wish I was freakishly huge and talented at basketball. Ow. At least until I make enough money for a new V-Cube, then I never want to be this freakishly huge again."
618->'''Timmy:''' I have ''got'' to be less specific with these wishes.
619-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS3E27OddBall Odd Ball]]"
620
621->'''Zog:''' The delegation from Bentwood arrives any moment. Take off those common clothes and come down looking like a princess!\
622'''Bean:''' As you wish, Father. ''[=[=][[ShamelessFanserviceGirl gleefully strips off her shirt and walks out of the throne room topless]]]''
623-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}''
624
625->''"Ah, Starscream. How fitting to have you by my side as I finally take my revenge on the one responsible for my fifty stellar cycles of helplessness and humiliation."'' (''points his gun at [[TheHero Optimus Prime]], then punches Starscream through the chest'')
626-->-- '''Megatron''', ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
627
628->'''Hawk Moth''': The future bird catches the worm. This time, the Miraculous are mine!\
629'''Timetagger''': You're right on the first count, but not on the second. The Miraculous are not for you.\
630'''Hawk Moth''': What?!\
631'''Timetagger''': [EvilLaugh] [[WhamLine I said I was sent by the Hawk Moth of the future, but I never said the Hawk Moth of the future was you!]]
632-->--''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E19Timetagger Timetagger]]"
633
634-> '''Darwin''': [upon seeing Gumball indiscriminately spraying weed killer] What are you ''doing?''
635-> '''Gumball''': I'm killing the weeds.
636-> '''Darwin''': Are you ''kidding'' me?! [Tobias] explained ''six times'' that he wanted the grass taken care of, not taken out!
637-> '''Gumball''': Well, he never specifically said the grass had to grow ''back.''
638-> ''[beat]''
639-> '''Darwin''': Fair point. [[BrickJoke You]] ''[[BrickJoke did]]'' [[BrickJoke give him six opportunities to be more specific.]]
640-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball,''' "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS4E29ThePoints The Points]]"
641
642->'''Quetzal:''' Why did you hit your sister, Max?\
643'''Max:''' She said I could pitch!\
644'''Emmy:''' I never said that!\
645'''Max:''' Did ''so!'' I asked you before we left home, and you said, "okay."\
646'''Emmy:''' I said, "Okay, let's go." [[PoorCommunicationKills I didn't hear you ask to pitch.]]
647-->-- ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'', "[[Recap/DragonTalesS1E20 No Hitter]]"
648
649->'''Marge:''' Why do you have so many bowling balls?\
650'''Homer:''' Oh! I'm not going to lie to you, Marge...\
651''({{beat}})''\
652'''Homer:''' So long!
653-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
654[[/folder]]
655
656[[folder:Real Life]]
657->''"I gave a reply that [[LampshadeHanging wasn't untrue but was clearly misleading]]. I apologise."''
658-->-- British politician '''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Hughes#Personal_life Simon Hughes]]'''
659
660->''"It depends on what the meaning of the word ''is'' is."''
661-->--'''UsefulNotes/BillClinton'''
662
663->''"People should really avoid relying on semantics in [[Series/{{Survivor}} this game.]] If I say, 'I thought you said we were good to the end.' And you justify it by saying, 'I said final four, not the end.' That’s as damaging as lying. Actually, it might be better just to say, 'ILied.'"''
664-->-- ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' columnist '''Gordon Holmes'''
665
666->The plaintiff’s claims regarding the "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign are premised on his interpretation that the sign is an unconditional and unlimited warranty of satisfaction to the customer, as determined solely by the customer, without regard to the facts or to any notion of reasonableness. The plaintiff confirmed at trial that in his view, if a customer brings in an item of clothing to be dry cleaned, and the dry cleaner remembers the item, and the customer then claims that the item is not his when the dry cleaner presents it back to the customer after it has been cleaned, the cleaner must pay the customer whatever the customer claims the item is worth if there is a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign in the store, even if the dry cleaner knows the customer is mistaken or lying.\
667[[DefiedTrope Nothing in the law supports that position.]]
668-->-- '''Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law''' for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_v._Chung Pearson v. Chung]]
669
670->''Tell the truth and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.''
671--> '''Sir Henry Wotton''', 17th century diplomat
672[[/folder]]
673

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