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1!!Fiction
2
3->'''Reynardine:''' It behaves that way because she wills it so. That's how a blinker stone works!\
4'''Kat:''' That doesn't explain anything!\
5'''Reynardine:''' It explains enough, doesn't it?\
6'''Kat:''' Ugh! That's a terrible ethic!
7-->-- ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''
8
9->'''Christina:''' How does a crystal drive a bus?\
10'''The Doctor:''' In a super clever outer-spacey way... just trust me.
11-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Planet of the Dead"
12
13->Of course, the real question is, where did I get the [[BritsLoveTea cup of tea]]? Answer: I'm the Doctor. Just accept it. ''(sips tea)''
14-->-- '''The Doctor''', ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Magician's Apprentice"
15
16->'''Future!Stewie:''' Oh, yeah, I think [[Main/NeverTheSelvesShallMeet one of the Brians]] died.\
17'''Brian:''' What?! What do you mean?!\
18'''Future!Stewie:''' I don't know! One of them just landed here with its throat slit.\
19'''Brian:''' So, wait, if one of me is dead...[[RetGone then, shouldn't all the mes be dead?]]\
20'''Present!Stewie:''' [[TimeyWimeyBall I don't...it's...I don't, I don't even know any more.]] You know what? I guess not. Alright?
21-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
22
23->'''Stan:''' Jeff?! I thought you drowned!\
24'''Jeff:''' [[UnexplainedRecovery Nope.]]\
25'''Stan:''' Alright.
26-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
27
28->'''Zadok:''' We have ambient light. That means it's coming from everywhere at once. If there's space up there, it's white too.\
29'''Ghanny:''' So?\
30'''Zadok:''' So shouldn't that light be accumulating and blinding us all?\
31'''[[AuthorAvatar Tailsteak]]''': Light in this universe breaks back down into heat after traveling 1.85 kilometres.\
32'''Ghanny:''' Einstein would have a fit.
33-->-- ''Webcomic/OneOverZero'' [[http://www.undefined.net/1/0/?strip=920]]
34
35->I don't have to explain every little impossible thing to you!
36-->-- '''Dr. Dinosaur''', ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo''
37
38->'''Hori:''' You and your damned [[ScullyBox boxes]]! What high school student always carries around a box?!\
39'''Nozaki:''' I'll add in an explanation.\
40'''Mamiko:''' Lately, boxes are really popular with us!\
41'''Hori:''' ''You're fixing the wrong thing!''
42-->-- ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''
43
44->'''Jake:''' Um... am I the only one who notices that my key is the wrong color?\
45'''Gosei:''' Jake. There's a simple explanation for that- ''(cut off by explosions)''
46-->-- ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce''
47
48->''"The inquisition has ingeniously solved the query by disregarding it."''
49-->-- '''The Judge''', ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney''
50
51->[[AWizardDidIt It's magic, mutant]]. If you think about it too hard, your brain will explode.
52-->-- '''Frank Dean''', ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}''
53
54->'''Guy''': Immigration missing your mutant gene is one thing, but how does a guy with an adamantium skeleton avoid setting off every metal detector in the building?\
55'''Wolverine''': Three little words, bub: I'm a professional.
56-->-- ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''
57
58->'''Professor Otsuki''': What, this incident? It's because of plasma. Plasma explains everything.
59-->-- ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf''
60
61->''"The ink sprayed during a Turf War vanishes almost immediately after the battle ends. How environmentally friendly! (And incredibly convenient!)"''
62-->-- '''Sunken Scroll 7''', ''VideoGame/Splatoon1''
63
64->'''Sleipnir''': Wait-What? A map? Of ''this'' place? That doesn't even-\
65'''Theo''': Ssh! I know. But he says he can get there. If he needs a map to do it then ''fine.'' He found a map.
66-->-- ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''
67
68->'''Master Gunnery Sergeant''': So, Johnson, when you gonna tell me how you made it back home in one piece?
69->'''Sergeant Johnson''': Sorry, Gunns. It's classified.
70->'''Master Gunnery Sergeant''': Huh! My ass! Well, you can forget about those adjustments to your A2 scope- ''(the sound of the elevator drowns out the rest of the sentence)''.
71-->-- ''VideoGame/Halo2''
72
73->'''Barry Allen''': I watched you die.
74->'''Eobard Thawne''': Or did you? It's time travel, Barry. So very confusing. I always seem to be saying that to you, don't I?
75-->-- ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX''
76
77->'''Shay:''' Hey! My... my head!\
78'''[[AnimateInanimateObject Teleporter]]:''' What's wrong?\
79'''Shay:''' My head is... smaller!\
80'''Teleporter:''' Uh, yeah. You just used a teleporter.\
81'''Shay:''' Why did my head shrink?\
82'''Teleporter:''' Quantum physics, duh.
83-->-- ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''
84
85->'''"Hua"''': You [[{{Intangibility}} don't have solid form]]. How can your "eyes" see? ...And you can hear me! That's weird. How does your "auditory system" work?\
86'''Fu Hua''': It's the Fenghuang Down.\
87'''"Hua"''': Oh. [[LampshadeHanging That's convenient. Anything that's hard to explain, just say it's the Fenghuang Down working.]]
88-->-- ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', Chapter XXI
89
90->'''Coraline:''' How can you talk?\
91'''Cat:''' I just can.
92-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''
93
94->'''Opal:''' But I do have a question. How is this thing way bigger on the inside than it is on the outside?\
95'''Oprah:''' The more questions you ask, the less sense it makes.
96-->-- ''Series/OddSquad'' (regarding the Odd Squad Mobile Unit's new [[BiggerOnTheInside van]]), "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E2OddBeginningsPartTwo Odd Beginnings: Part 2]]"
97
98!!Reviews
99
100->'''Time Magazine:''' How does the Heisenberg compensator work?\
101'''''Franchise/StarTrek'' technical advisor Michael Okuda:''' [[MathematiciansAnswer It works very well]], thank you.
102-->-- "Reconfigure the Modulators," Nov. 28, 1994
103
104->'''Producer:''' So you have a ''Star Wars'' sequel for me?\
105'''Screenwriter:''' Yes, sir, I do. So in the opening text crawl, we're gonna find out that Palpatine is alive again and he sent out a transmission to everybody.\
106'''Producer:''' Oh, Palpatine is back? How is that possible?\
107'''Screenwriter:''' Well [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith the Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some would consider unnatural]].\
108'''Producer:''' Oh, ''very'' vague. What does that mean?\
109'''Screenwriter:''' It means get all the way off my back about this and don't bring it up again.\
110'''Producer:''' Oh, okay, lemme get off of that thing!
111-->-- '''[[WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings Pitch Meetings]]''' on ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.

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