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1->'''vemödalen'''\
2''n.'' the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist—the same sunset, the same waterfall, the same curve of a hip, the same closeup of an eye—which can turn a unique subject into something hollow and pulpy and cheap, like a mass-produced piece of furniture you happen to have assembled yourself.
3-->-- '''John Koenig''', ''[[https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows]]''
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5->You have disappointed me, Trunks. You told me you'd show your special power, but all you did was pump up your muscles, and there is nothing special about that.
6-->-- '''Perfect Cell''', ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
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8->Eh, it's been done.
9-->-- '''Music/GeorgeHarrison''' on the Be Sharps [[Film/LetItBe performing a roof-top concert]], ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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11-> If you're looking to cash in on the next big idea, the smart money is that it was already written about in a WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck comic.
12-->-- '''{{Website/Cracked}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/article_20379_5-important-things-you-wont-believe-comic-books-invented.html 5 Important Things You Won't Believe Comic Books Invented]]
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14->'''Skinner''': Now I finally have time to do what I always wanted: write the great American novel. Mine is about a... futuristic amusement park.. where dinosaurs are brought to life through advanced cloning techniques. I call it "Billy and the Cloneasaurus"!
15->'''Apu''': Oh, [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe you have got to be kidding]], sir. First you think of [[Franchise/JurassicPark an idea that has already been done]], and then you give it a title that nobody could possibly like! Didn't you think this... ''[fade to:]''... the best-seller list for eighteen months! Every magazine cover had...''[fade to:]''... most popular movies of all time, sir! {{What were you thinking}}? ''[{{beat}}]'' I mean, thank you, come again.
16-->--''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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18->'''Cooler:''' Now, what say you?\
19'''Piccolo:''' [[LampshadeHanging Frieza did it.]]\
20'''Cooler:''' ''Excuse you''?\
21'''Krilin:''' [[WeCanRebuildHim The robot thing.]] Frieza did it. When he came back to Earth.\
22'''Cooler:''' But that's not the same-\
23'''Piccolo:''' ''After'' he took over Namek, [[RecycledScript like you are now]].\
24'''Cooler:''' Wait! He ''destroyed'' Namek!\
25'''Gohan:''' Well, this is new Namek.\
26'''Cooler:''' So [[BlatantLies it's completely different]]!\
27'''Piccolo:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, about as different as you are from Frieza.]]\
28'''Krilin:''' SHOTS FIRED!\
29'''Cooler:''' [[CantTakeCriticism ...Kill the bald one.]]\
30'''Krilin:''' ''Frieza did it!''
31-->--''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', ''Cooler 2: The Return of Cooler's Revenge: The Reckoning''
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33->'''Wolverine:''' Four claws on each hand, huh? [[SarcasmMode You really put a lot of thought into that redesign, Sabertooth. That should definitely shake your rep as the made-in-Hong-Kong version of me.]]
34-->-- ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''
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36->'''Larisa:''' Yesterday, I had a clever idea for a funny picture. I uploaded the finished drawing to Website/DeviantArt… That’s when I noticed that it’s been done before, by over a dozen other artists!
37->'''Corporal Bear:''' With 7 billion humans on this planet, it’s no surprise that it’s getting harder and harder to come up with something truly original.
38->'''Larisa:''' Yeah, you gotta think outside the box around the box.
39-->--''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo''
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41->'''Megan''': I discovered a cool life hack - you can put a white sheet behind a lightbulb to reflect more light.\
42'''Off-panel voice''': I'm ... not sure that's a life hack.\
43'''Megan''': And you can put a sheet in front to diffuse the light.\
44'''Off-panel voice''': So you've invented the lampshade.\
45'''Megan''': Life hacks!

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