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2[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
3->''"Hey, Myoga. Kagome said she has butterflies in her stomach. Why would she eat butterflies? How will they come out? She is a fool."''
4-->-- '''Inuyasha''', ''Manga/InuYasha''
5[[/folder]]
6
7[[folder:Fan Works]]
8->''"That night, when I got home, I received a call from Mimi Dejour. She said she wanted to meet me at the club right away. Since I had no idea where the Club Right Away was, I suggested the Club Flamingo. She agreed."''
9-->-- '''Tracer (narrating)''', ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''
10
11->'''[[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lynn Loud Sr.]]:''' Geez, kids, I just got home! At least give me some time to hang up my hat!\
12'''Leni Loud:''' You don't wear a hat, Dad.\
13'''Lynn Loud Sr.:''' It's an expression.
14-->-- ''Fanfic/PeekingThroughTheFourthWall'', Episode 36
15
16->'''Absent''' (''upon being asked by Koffie why he is awake so early''): Because these dimensions' times flow at different rates, meaning my biological clock is at your mercy. Also, I'm used to functioning on little, if any sleep - college life is taxing.\
17'''[[CoolBoat Koffie]]:''' ''I'm sorry that it costs so much.'' [[note]]No, that wasn't a StealthPun.[[/note]]\
18'''Absent:''' (''[[FacePalm facepalms]]'')\
19'''Koffie''' (''horrified''): ''Oh, I'm sorry; are my telepathic powers too strong?''\
20'''Absent''' (''in annoyance''): Tax''ing'', not tax''es''. God, do you even know what figures of speech are?\
21'''Koffie:''' ''How can a speech have a figure? Speech is just a bunch of words. You can't give a speech a figure. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Anyways, what were you saying about taxes?]]''
22-->-- The opening conversation between '''[[DeadpanSnarker the Absent Coder]]''' and the ''S.S. Tex-Kofschip'', ''Fanfic/{{SOSchip}},'' Chapter 10, "You Should Have Gone For the Head" [[note]] In the next lines, Absent has to flat-out explain to Koffie what the word "taxing" means. [[/note]]
23
24->'''Sapphire:''' Let him go, sister. [...] There are plenty of fish in the sea.\
25'''Coral:''' I can't ''fuck'' a fish.\
26'''Sapphire:''' It's an expression!
27-->-- ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY''
28[[/folder]]
29
30[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
31->'''Hiro Hamada:''' GAH! Baymax! You gave me a heart attack!\
32'''Baymax:''' My hands are equipped with defibrillators. Clear!\
33'''Hiro Hamada:''' STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! It's just an expression!
34-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''
35
36->'''Timon:''' (''Watching Simba slump away'') Gee. He looks blue.\
37'''Pumbaa:''' I'd say brownish-gold.\
38'''Timon:''' No, no, no, no. I mean he's depressed.\
39'''Pumbaa:''' Oh.
40-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
41
42->''"Winnie the Pooh lived in the Hundred Acre Wood under the name of Sanders. That is to say, the name was written above the door in gold letters, and he lived under it."''
43-->-- '''Narrator''', ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''
44[[/folder]]
45
46[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
47->'''Austin Powers:''' Mr. Roboto is lying to us.\
48'''Foxxy Cleopatra:''' Tell me something I don't know.\
49'''Austin Powers:''' I open mouth kissed a horse once.\
50'''Foxxy Cleopatra:''' Say what?\
51'''Austin Powers:''' [[ExactWords That's something you don't know]].
52-->--''[[Film/AustinPowers Austin Powers: Goldmember]]''
53
54->'''Customer:''' Give me a Good Shake.\
55'''Ed:''' All right! ''*grabs the customer and shakes him*''
56-->--''Film/GoodBurger'' (deleted scene)
57
58->'''Customer:''' Look, I ordered one Good Burger with nothing on it!\
59'''Ed:''' That's what I gave you!\
60'''Customer:''' No, you gave me a bun! ''Just a bun!'' Look, there's no meat in here!\
61'''Ed:''' [[ExactWords But you said you wanted nothing on it!]]\
62'''Customer:''' Yes, but I expected a ''meat patty!''\
63'''Ed:''' Dude, a meat patty is ''something''! You said ''nothing''! Fizz, is a meat patty something or nothing?\
64'''Fizz:''' ...uh...something?\
65'''Ed:''' I win!\
66'''Customer:''' Alright, that rips it! I am reporting your name to the manager!\
67'''Ed:''' The manager already knows my name.\
68'''Customer:''' (''scoffs'') I'll see you in Hell!\
69'''Ed:''' Okay, see you there!
70-->--''Film/GoodBurger''
71
72->'''Chantal:''' Shouldn't we call the fire department?\
73'''Miss Clavel:''' Chantal, 'burning up' is a metaphor.
74-->-- ''Film/{{Madeline}}''
75
76->'''T-850:''' Take off your clothes.\
77'''Gay Stripper:''' Patience, honey.\
78''(the T-850 steps up to the stage, much to the cheers of the bachelorettes)''\
79'''Gay Stripper:''' Whoa, bitch. Wait your turn.\
80'''T-850:''' Your clothes.\
81'''Gay Stripper:''' ''(shows his hand to the Terminator)'' Talk to the hand!\
82''(the T-850 literally grabs and holds the stripper's hand and talks to it)''\
83'''T-850:''' Now.
84-->--''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''
85
86->'''[[ArtificialIntelligence STEM]]:''' I advise that you remove any traces of your presence here. That also means cleaning up the vomit in the sink.\
87'''Grey:''' [[BleedEmAndWeep Okay, just give- just give me a second, okay?]]\
88'''STEM:''' ...One second has passed.
89-->-- ''Film/{{Upgrade}}''
90
91->'''Holga:''' Forge is a real son of a bitch.\
92'''Xenk:''' So you blame his nature on his mother?
93-->-- ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves''
94
95->''(as Spaceball troopers are raking the desert with giant combs)''\
96'''Col. Sandurz:''' Sir?\
97'''Dark Helmet:''' What?\
98'''Col. Sandurz:''' Are we being too literal?\
99'''Dark Helmet:''' No, you fool, we're following orders. We were told to comb the desert, so we're combing it!
100-->-- ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:Literature]]
104->''"Now then, this particular Assyrian, the one whose cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold,\
105Just what does the poet mean when he says he came down like a wolf on the fold?\
106In heaven and earth more than is dreamed of in our philosophy there are great many things.\
107But I don't imagine that among them there is a wolf with purple and gold cohorts or purple and gold anythings.\
108No, no, Lord Byron, before I'll believe that this Assyrian was actually like a wolf I must have some kind of proof;\
109Did he run on all fours and did he have a hairy tail and a big red mouth and big white teeth and did he say Woof Woof?\
110Frankly I think it is very unlikely, and all you were entitled to say, at the very most,\
111Was that the Assyrian cohorts came down like a lot of Assyrian cohorts about to destroy the Hebrew host."''
112-->-- '''Creator/OgdenNash''', "Very Like A Whale"
113[[/folder]]
114
115[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
116->''"As I've explained repeatedly to Dr. Koothrappali, whose ability to comprehend the American idiom fails him when it's convenient..."''
117-->-- '''Sheldon Cooper''', ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''
118
119->'''Donna:''' You're not tellin' me the TARDIS is gone.\
120'''The Doctor:''' Okay.\
121'''Donna:''' Well, where is it then?\
122'''The Doctor:''' You... told me not to tell you.\
123'''Donna:''' Oi, [[TranslatorMicrobes don't get clever in Latin!]]
124-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii The Fires of Pompeii]]"
125
126->'''Moss:''' I never know what so say to people at funerals.\
127'''Jen:''' Just say "I'm sorry for your loss", then move on.\
128'''Roy:''' ''(to widow)'' I'm sorry for your loss.\
129'''Widow:''' Thank you.\
130'''Roy:''' ''Move on.''
131-->-- ''Series/TheITCrowd''
132
133->'''Lucifer:''' Maybe I should find out what makes Pierce vulnerable. Get inside his head!\
134'''Mazikeen:''' ''(looks up, grinning)''\
135'''Lucifer:''' ''Not'' with the cranial saw.
136-->-- ''Series/Lucifer2016''
137
138->''"Please, I'm a scientist; I don't think, I observe."''
139-->-- '''Dr. Clayton Forrester''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''
140
141->''[The film's title, "''Film/CryWilderness''", appears on screen]''\
142'''Crow:''' Well, if you insist.\
143'''Jonah, Crow and Tom:''' ''WILDERNESS!''
144-->-- ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E02CryWilderness Cry Wilderness]]"
145
146->'''Tim:''' My mum used to use "going next door" as a euphemism for being dead. \
147'''Mike:''' What? ''Does that mean my rabbit's dead?''\
148'''Tim:''' It's been 18 years Mike, where did you think he was?\
149'''Mike:''' [crying] Next door.
150-->-- ''Series/{{Spaced}}''
151
152->'''Jenna D'Sora:''' "The cat's out of the bag."\
153'''Data:''' ''(looking for his cat)'' "Spot?"
154-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E25InTheory In Theory]]"
155
156->'''Jack Cloth:''' I haven't laughed since my wife died.\
157'''Anne Oldman:''' Why did you laugh when your wife died?
158-->-- ''Series/ATouchOfCloth''
159[[/folder]]
160
161[[folder:Music]]
162->''At the farmers' market with my so-called "girlfriend"\
163She hands me her cell phone, says it's my dad.\
164Man, this ain't my dad! This is a CELL PHONE!''
165-->-- '''Music/TheLonelyIsland''', "Threw It on the Ground"
166[[/folder]]
167
168[[folder:Podcasts]]
169->''"A rose by any other name would be called something else."''
170-->-- ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' end-of-episode proverb
171[[/folder]]
172
173[[folder:Video Games]]
174
175->'''Shadowheart:''' Have we buried the hatchet, Lae'zel?\
176'''Lae'zel:''' No. Why would I bury a weapon? Is it broken?\
177'''Shadowheart:''' It's a metaphor.\
178'''Lae'zel:''' I do not know your metaphor, but if you need help digging, I'll find a shovel.
179-->-- ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII''
180
181->'''[[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]]:''' Say hi, Bruce!\
182'''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]:''' Hi, Bruce.\
183'''Harvey Dent:''' Well, I tee 'em up and he knocks 'em down.
184-->-- ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''
185
186->'''Hank Anderson:''' You know where you can stick your instructions?\
187'''[[AndroidsAndDetectives Connor]]:''' No. Where?
188-->-- ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''
189
190->'''Varla:''' [[NeverSayDie Jasper's taken that great stair lift in the sky]].\
191'''Candi:''' That can't be. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint His only went up one floor.]]\
192'''Varla:''' His batteries are flat.\
193'''Candi:''' Oh, that silly billy! I always told him to carry a spare!\
194'''Varla:''' He's fucking dead!\
195'''Candi:''' [[BigNo Noooooooooooooooo!!!]]
196-->-- ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDeadOverkill''
197
198->'''Cabbie:''' What's this, you tryin' to stiff me?\
199'''Larry:''' [[MistakenForGay Of course not, you're a dude!]]\
200'''Cabbie:''' I mean, you tryin' to cheat me outta my fare?\
201'''Larry:''' I didn't know it was gonna be ''that'' much!
202-->-- ''[[VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded]]'' if Larry insufficiently pays the cab fare.
203
204->'''Idura:''' I'll retreat for now. However, I'll have a special gift ready for you next time.\
205'''Dekar:''' Wait!\
206'''Idura:''' What?\
207'''Dekar:''' I could use a new coat. Unless you had another gift in mind.
208-->-- ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals''
209
210->'''EDI:''' I had hoped to discuss how to provoke Jeff into an emotional commitment.\
211'''Shepard:''' That's not how to think about it. It's got to be natural. You need chemistry.\
212'''EDI:''' I see. There are a number of pharmaceuticals I could inject to stimulate the desired emotional response.
213-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''
214
215->'''Hood:''' ForbiddenFruit loses its power when it stops being forbidden. This is good for Ingrid, I think.\
216'''Ulfina:''' Why can't we eat the fruit? Is it not tasty?\
217'''Hood:''' The saying isn't from this Fable, sorry.
218-->--''VideoGame/OnceEverAfter''
219
220->'''Vicar Max:''' Ms. Holcomb has a soft heart. Always has, if you believe the talk.\
221'''[[PlayerCharacter The Unplanned Variable]]:''' Can Parvati get that checked by a Sawbones?\
222'''Vicar Max:''' I see today we'll be conversing without metaphors.
223-->-- ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds''
224
225->''"They asked me what job I wanted, and I said I was on the fence...[[LampshadeHanging Who takes idioms literally?!]]"''
226-->-- '''A Koopa Troopa''' cleaning a fence, ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing''
227
228->'''Darius Mason:''' This guy's becoming a major pain in my ass--\
229'''S.A.M.:''' I detect no damage in the gluteal area.
230-->-- ''VideoGame/RedFactionArmageddon''
231
232->''(After a brief but intense firefight)''\
233'''[[{{Mecha}} BT]]-[[RobotBuddy 7274]]:''' All threats eliminated. Area secure. Are you okay, Pilot?\
234'''[[PlayerCharacter Cooper]]:''' Hell yeah -- I'm on a hot streak!\
235'''BT:''' Your vitals do not indicate a temperature problem. Do you wish for me to investigate this "hot streak" sensation further?\
236'''Cooper:''' Funny, BT. You're funny.\
237'''BT:''' Apparently.
238-->-- ''VideoGame/Titanfall2'' (Both of Cooper's lines here come from a DialogueTree)
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Web Animation]]
242->[[AC:'''Emperor:''' You could fortify me from all the stupid shit that's happening in the galaxy and threatens to spill into my throne room.]]
243->'''Rogal Dorn:''' Fecal matter does not have mental capacity. You do not require fortifications against it.
244-->-- ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice''
245
246->'''O'Malley:''' Attack!!!!!\
247'''Robots:''' Chaaaaaarge! ''(Begin walking very slowly)''\
248'''O'Malley:''' You there, hurry along! And you in the back, hu-...Lopez! Can't you speed them up?\
249'''Lopez:''' ''(In Spanish)'' This is their maximum velocity.\
250'''O'Malley:''' This isn't what I asked for.\
251'''Lopez:''' ''(In Spanish)'' [[ExactWords You said you wanted a "day" of victory]]. At this speed, they will win in exactly 24 hours.\
252'''O'Malley:''' ''(Sigh)''\
253''({{Beat}})''\
254'''Robots:''' Chaaaaaarge!
255-->-- ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''
256[[/folder]]
257
258[[folder:Webcomics]]
259->'''Gordon Noble:''' Thaddeus, do you remember that meeting we had a couple of days ago?\
260'''Thaddeus Euphemism:''' Mmm hmm.\
261'''Gordon Noble:''' And you remember when I said, 'Let's throw some ideas at the wall and see what sticks'...?\
262'''Thaddeus Euphemism:''' Yes.\
263'''Gordon Noble:''' That was a '''metaphor'''!
264-->-- ''Webcomic/ThePetriDish''
265[[/folder]]
266
267[[folder:Web Original]]
268->''"Between Data the [[HurricaneOfEuphemisms walking thesaurus]] and Spock being confused by the deeper meaning of nursery rhymes, I’m starting to think that humans went out into the galaxy mainly to grin smugly at all the alien stiffs they could meet who don’t get their jokes."''
269-->-- ''Website/TheAgonyBooth'', ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''
270[[/folder]]
271
272[[folder:Web Video]]
273->'''Fafa:''' ''Roastbusters!'' We have a two-hour special on Comedy Central and [[TheRoast roast]] Creator/DanAykroyd.\
274''(cut to Mario and Johnny T. cooking a person on a spit; Fafa walks over to them)''\
275'''Fafa:''' What are you guys ''doing?!''\
276'''Johnny T.:''' What's it look like? You told us to roast Dan Aykroyd!\
277'''Mario:''' [[BlackComedy I can't believe he agreed to do this!]]
278-->--''WebVideo/GloveAndBoots'' [[https://youtu.be/prbHolmeNcQ "Ten Alternate Ghostbusters Reboots"]]
279
280->''"Okay, you know, I have been accused in the past of being somewhat literal-minded. I maintain that [[Music/LadyGaga "Telephone"]] isn't about anything but a telephone, I think "Milkshake" was about a woman who makes really good milkshakes."''
281-->-- '''WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows''', [[Music/KatyPerry "E.T."]]
282[[/folder]]
283
284[[folder:Western Animation]]
285->'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' What's on your mind?\
286'''Wakko:''' My hat?\
287'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' No, no, no. Your hat is on your HEAD. What is on your MIND?\
288'''Wakko:''' My... skin?\
289'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' No, that's on your HEAD. What's on your MIND?\
290'''Wakko:''' Oh, I got it! My HAIR!\
291'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' Your hair is on your head! ''(tears out some of his hair)'' THIS IS HAIR! THIS IS HAIR! IT IS NOT ON MY MIND, IT IS ON MY '''HEAD'''!\
292'''Wakko:''' No, it's in your hand.\
293'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' ''(starts shaking with rage, but then manages to calm himself down)'' Let's try something different, okay?\
294'''Wakko:''' Okay.\
295'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' Why don't you tell me what you're thinking?\
296'''Wakko:''' ''(touching his shirt)'' My shirt.\
297'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' No. That's what you're touching. What are you ''feeling''?\
298'''Wakko:''' ''(pointing at his nose)'' My nose?\
299'''Dr. Scratchensniff:''' THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE '''TOUCHING!''' WHAT ARE YOU '''''FEELING?!'''''
300-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
301
302->[Music/QueenLatifah fumbles in a clip of ''Film/LastHoliday'']\
303'''Peter:''' Oh no she di-n't!\
304'''Joe:''' Oh yes she did!\
305'''Peter:''' She di-n't!\
306'''Joe:''' Yes she did!\
307'''Peter:''' Oh no she di--\
308'''Joe:''' '''[[SuddenlyShouting YES SHE DID, PETER, I JUST SAW IT.]]'''
309-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
310
311->''"A drive-in? So you drive into the theater? How is that safe?"''
312-->-- '''Kon Kujira''', ''WesternAnimation/GrojBand''
313
314->'''Lady Allura:''' Until this is resolved, you are hereby confined to your keep under house arrest.\
315'''Grog:''' (''[[OhCrap distraught]]'') HOW CAN YOU ARREST A HOUSE!?
316-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina''
317
318->''Oh, Little Audrey says\
319"Save for a rainy day!"\
320She saves, but every time it rains\
321She spends what she puts away''
322-->-- ''WesternAnimation/LittleAudrey'' theme song
323
324->'''Lincoln:''' I've got eyes on the package.\
325'''Clyde:''' "Package"? What about Lori's phone?\
326'''Lincoln:''' ''(FacePalm)''
327-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS1E1LeftInTheDarkGetTheMessage Get the Message]]"
328
329->'''Helen:''' Why the long face?\
330'''Martha:''' I'm a dog. If you wanted an animal with a short face, you should've gotten a cat?
331-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks''
332
333->'''Willow:''' We might not have time for all of that, but you can help by attracting people with your [[AcePilot sick sky skills!]]\
334'''Hunter:''' ''(feels his own forehead)'' Hmm... I don't ''feel'' sick.
335-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E13AnySportInAStorm Any Sport in a Storm]]"
336
337->'''Sean:''' (moans) I think I left my stomach on Venus.\
338'''Celery:''' Ooh! Should we go back for it?
339-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo''
340
341->'''Irene:''' You're a cavegirl!\
342'''Annie:''' ''[stunned]'' I have ''never'' lived in a cave!
343-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SkullIsland2023'' "[[Recap/SkullIsland2023S1E6TermsOfEndearment Terms of Endearment]]"
344
345->'''Randy:''' Come on, let's go! Shelly, you take care of Grandpa!\
346'''Shelly:''' ''(ominously)'' Okay... ''(aims a gun at her grandpa's head)''\
347'''Randy:''' No-no-no, don't ''shoot'' Grandpa, just ''literally'' take care of him!
348-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', "[[Recap/SouthParkS19E10PCPrincipalFinalJustice PC Principal Final Justice]]"
349
350->'''Squidward:''' S-S-S-[=SpongeBob=], w-w-w-what have you done!?\
351'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' I did exactly as you said, Squidward. I dismantled the establishment.
352-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' after destroying the Krusty Krab in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E20SquidOnStrikeSandySpongeBobAndTheWorm Squid on Strike]]"
353
354->'''Glossaryck:''' Imagine the universe as this big old cauldron, and magic is the bubbly stew inside, and your wand is the spoon. And now...\
355'''Star:''' My wand isn't a spoon. It's a wand.\
356'''Glossaryck:''' It's a metaphor, Star.\
357'''Star:''' [[SustainedMisunderstanding No, it's a wand.]]
358-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''
359
360->''I misunderstood the point of this ride.''
361-->--'''Pearl''' on a teacup ride, holding a teapot, ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
362
363->'''Steven:''' ''(laughing)'' Oh man Peridot, you're killing me!\
364'''Peridot:''' ''I am not!'' That would violate our truce agreement!
365-->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
366
367->'''[[Main/{{Jerkass}} Policeman]]:''' Where's your cowcatcher?!\
368'''Thomas:''' But I don't catch cows, sir.\
369'''Policeman:''' Don't be funny!
370-->-- ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', "Thomas in Trouble"
371
372->'''Chris:''' Ezekiel, what's up, man?\
373'''Ezekiel:''' I think I see a bird.
374-->-- ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama Island]]'', "[[Recap/TotalDramaNotSoHappyCampersPartOne Not So Happy Campers - Part 1]]"
375
376->'''Captain Fanzone''': I've been after [the Street Demons] for weeks! They're part of an underground racing circuit.\
377'''Bulkhead''': You mean they race in tunnels?\
378'''Fanzone''': Uh... ''"Underground"'', as in illegal. They race in the streets and don't care who gets hurt!
379-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', "[[Recap/TransformersAnimatedS2E05Velocity Velocity]]"
380
381->'''Blinky:''' [[WeAreAsMayflies For creatures with such a short lifespan]], I would think [birthdays] would be cherished.\
382'''Toby:''' Not for Jim. They always remind him of the day when [[DisappearedDad his dad disappeared]].\
383'''Blinky:''' Interesting. I did not know Jim's father was a magician.
384-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'', "[[Recap/TrollhuntersS1E9BittersweetSixteen Bittersweet Sixteen]]"
385[[/folder]]
386
387[[folder:Miscellaneous]]
388->''"In your otherwise beautiful poem, one verse reads,
389--> Every moment dies a man,\
390Every moment one is born.
391->If this were true, the population of the world would be at a standstill. In truth, the rate of birth is slightly in excess of that of death. I would suggest [that the next edition of your poem should read]:
392--> Every moment dies a man, \
393Every moment 1 1/16 is born.
394->Strictly speaking, the actual figure is so long I cannot get it into a line, but I believe the figure 1 1/16 will be sufficiently accurate for poetry."''
395-->-- '''Charles Babbage''', in a letter to Creator/AlfredLordTennyson
396[[/folder]]

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