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]]'' |
4 | |
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'' |
7 | |
8 | ->Eh, it's been done. |
9 | -->-- '''Music/GeorgeHarrison''' on the Be Sharps [[Film/LetItBe performing a roof-top concert]], ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' |
10 | |
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]] |
13 | |
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'' |
17 | |
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'' |
32 | |
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'' |
35 | |
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'' |
40 | |
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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