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2->'''Black Mage:''' (''regarding the card that says [[CrazyEnoughToWork Glorious Chainsaw Method]]'') This tells me less than nothing. Do you understand? You made me forget things I didn't even ''know''.\
3'''Red Mage:''' Look, it makes perfect sense. Flip it over.\
4''(The other side reads, "Make Your Swords Become Like Things Unto Chainsaws.")''\
5'''Black Mage:''' This tells me even less than before, but with more words!
6-->[[https://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/06/24/episode-1008-charmed-im-sure/ Episode 1008: Charmed, I'm Sure]], ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
7
8->"''If I had a dollar of every bit of sense this made, I would be in debt for the rest of my life.''"
9-->--'''[[CollectiveIdentity Background Pony]]''', {{Derpibooru}}
10
11->''"Yes, the CIA made Jackson Pollock's career to undermine communism. It makes a strange kind of sense when you think about it, doesn't it?''\
12''No. No, it doesn't."''
13-->--Website/{{Cracked}}'s [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19489_5-terrible-ideas-that-solved-huge-global-problems_p2.html "5 Terrible Ideas that Solved Huge Global Problems"]]
14
15->''"Frankly I’m stunned. I know actors do things for paychecks, but I have to wonder how much is enough to take some of this direction. 'Yes John, glad you could make it on set. Now, [[ARareSentence your SS uniform is around the corner along with the rat teeth and platinum white shock wig.]] Now, in this scene you are going to be singing about your evil deeds to a jazz band in the background and it culminates in you killing a shark. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, I’m not kidding.]] John, this is my vision.'"''
16-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/the-nutcracker-in-3d-2010-andrey-konchalovskiy/ on]] ''Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D''
17
18->''"You know what, the context for this one doesn’t even matter. No explanation would ever be sufficient."''
19-->--''[[http://www.superdickery.com/merry-christmas-you-filthy-animal/ Superdickery]]'' talking about a ComicBook/JonahHex cover where he threatens Santa Claus
20
21->''"You know what? Even if we just went point by point, what happens in this, it would still sound context-free."''
22-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob Brad Jones]]''' on ''Film/WintersTale'', ''WebVideo/MidnightScreenings''
23
24-> ''"Yes, you are seeing a giant octopus on land and eating sheep. And no, context doesn't help, because this is the first scene of the first episode."''
25-->--'''WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter''' on the first episode of [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa Kirby of the Stars]].
26
27->''"I saw this video and thought "wow. Out of context, without the rest of the movie this scene is so weird and makes no sense." [[TemptingFate So I decided to watch the entire movie]]. I came back to this video and it makes even less sense now."''
28-->--A comment on the [[https://youtu.be/ZrfXyP4FbA4 Insanoflex transformation scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Colon Movie Film for Theaters''
29
30->'''Nate Cosby:''' There's some sort of cheerleader-related stuff going on with tentacles, which generally does not take place during other football games ([[NaughtyTentacles except maybe as a portion of the halftime entertainment]]). \
31'''Jordan D. White:''' Those are most definitely NOT tentacles. They are super-whips that take possession of Honey (Lemon) and turn her into a supervillain. \
32'''Nate:''' ...[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going back to watching football]].
33-->--''[[ComicBook/SunfireAndBigHero6 Big Hero 6]]'' #3
34
35->''"There is SOME context for that, but the truth is, it honestly wouldn't make it much more sense."''
36-->--'''Creator/JohnOliver''', on a clip of Creator/TyraBanks acting like she has rabies, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver''
37
38->''"You see, as long as the General, who is some sort of vampire hunter, I guess, thinks he has Carmilla, he doesn't have the real Carmilla, which means the real Carmilla is free to... ride in the back of a Jeep. Or something. It makes a lot more sense when you watch it. Oh wait, no, no it doesn't. Actually, it makes a lot less sense when you watch it. I'm simplifying things for the sake of this review."''
39-->--''WebSite/SomethingAwful'' review of ''Vampires vs. Zombies''
40
41->''"''Marville'' depicts ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/{{Batman}}, and ComicBook/BlackPanther as right-wing creeps under the sway of Radio/RushLimbaugh, who perplexingly is [[AdaptationalAttractiveness depicted as being far younger and more attractive than he actually was]]. Then, for reasons (Bill) Jemas never bothers to delineate, Limbaugh turns against his ostensible political allies by destroying them with a magical golden microphone because he’s only pretending to be a right-wing blowhard? Or maybe he is a right-wing tyrant but even he hates superheroes? Honestly, none of this makes any more sense in context."''
42-->--'''Creator/NathanRabin''', "[[http://www.avclub.com/article/great-power-comes-bizarre-lack-responsibility-case-224482 My World of Flops: With Great Power Comes a Bizarre Lack of Responsibility Case File #44:]] ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}''
43
44->'''Peggy''': I, um, I did the work on the weight loss belt, like you asked.\
45'''Don''': That was fast.\
46'''Peggy''': You asked me to.\
47'''Don''': And what is your unique point of view?\
48'''Peggy''': I wrote it down.\
49'''Don''': Summarize.\
50'''Peggy''': It's one day. I don't know if I lost any weight.\
51'''Don''': Do you feel different?\
52'''Peggy''': I wrote it down.\
53(Don sits down in his chair, picks up the folder, and takes a good look in it).\
54'''Don''': Peggy, you're saying even less in here than you are right now.
55-->--''Series/MadMen'', "Indian Summer"
56
57->Wait? You need to see the scene with context? Alright let me give you some context?\
58(After clip ends) Did it help? No? Well, too ''bad''!
59-->--'''Joey Tedesco''' on the "All animals look the same" scene from ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'', ''Cartoon Palooza''
60
61->'''Kevin Sr.''': If I could do this instead of you, I would.\
62'''Kevin Jr.''': I know. But the secure location can only be accessed by my exact biometrics.\
63'''Kevin Sr.''': Is that supposed to make sense to me?.\
64'''Kevin Jr.''': It doesn't make sense to ''me''.
65-->--''Series/TheLeftovers'', "The Most Powerful Man in the World (And His Identical Twin Brother)"
66
67->''"I would give you context for that line, but it would just make it even dumber."''
68-->--'''WebVideo/BennettTheSage''', on Kate Bosworth's "Why'd you become a Sad Flute?" line in ''Film/TheWarriorsWay''
69
70->''"Only hbomberguy fans would change "out of context" to "devoid of context""''
71-->--A comment under '''[[WebVideo/HBomberGuy Hbomberguy]]''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iheN_CSwa7Q Devoid of Context]]
72
73->''"It's a waste of time to worry about the context of this anime."''
74-->--'''Kagura''' lampshading the trope, ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
75
76->''"I’m the Nostalgic Critic, pumpkin juice! (beat) Why did I say that?'' '''''BECAUSE IT’D MAKE ABOUT AS MUCH GODDAMN SENSE AS THIS FUCKING ENDING!''''' ''"''
77-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', ''Film/BookOfShadowsBlairWitch2'' review
78
79!!Quotes About Things That Don't Make Any Sense In Context
80->''"He...ate a parrot."''
81-->--'''Creator/StephenColbert''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs6X5CT7PKg Wonderful Pistachios: The Parrot Talking Eagle]]
82
83->''"I guess it's true what they say about a camel's ass: I ''am'' hungry"''.
84-->--''WesternAnimation/XavierRenegadeAngel''
85
86->'''Edd''': Ed...do you know there's a turtle on your head?
87->'''Ed''': ''({{beat}})'' Yup!
88-->--''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', "From Here to Ed" [[spoiler:While Ed shows off his materials to help Eddy ambush Kevin, he is shown with a turtle tied on his head like a party hat, for no particular reason.]]
89
90->''"[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 SM64]]: The story of Mario's missing cap and my emerging childhood sexuality..."''
91-->--'''[[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/631516-wii-u/74315542 thread title]] on Website/GameFAQs'''
92
93->''"'''THERE ARE NINJAS KIDNAPPING PEOPLE ON TV!!!'''"''
94-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Noah "The Spoony One" Antwiler]]''', ''Wrestle! Wrestle!'' Wrestling/{{TNA}} Vlog 2-27-10 [[spoiler:wherein Wrestling/SamoaJoe is suddenly abducted by masked ninjas, disappearing for several weeks and then released with no explanation.]]
95
96->'''(917):''' you wouldn't come out from under your bed because you said there were six-armed bears everywhere.\
97'''(720):''' ohhh that explains the pepperonis i found in my sock drawer this morning...\
98'''(917):''' no it doesn't.
99-->--''Website/TextsFromLastNight''
100
101->''"In a time before time, I attacked me."''
102-->--'''Random NPC,''' ''Videogame/DwarfFortress''. [[spoiler:It's ArtificialAtmosphericActions and GoodBadBugs running into each other and crashing. "In a time before time" means either the world is young or it's the item testing arena, as the events happened before the years began. "I attacked me" is the result of neither the creature nor the victim having NominalImportance, which causes the game to mix them up]].
103
104->''"Girls with big boobs? Bunny suits? What the hell do you want me to do?!"''
105-->--''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', "Declaration of Disbandment"
106
107->''To be fair, math doesn't really start until you eradicate all numbers and replace them with ethereal concepts that can only be represented in swahili.''
108-->--'''Skawo''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VahcU78KBgY&list=PLNt9bYwiVIA-y2Ij59ETZeCLsfAvuQGv5&index=6 WarioWare Gold - Part 5 - The Fronk Door]]
109
110->''How do you like that, [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]]?! '''I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT!'''''
111-->--'''Dr. Eggman''', ''WebVideo/RealTimeFandub, Sonic Adventure 2 (Dark Story + Final Story)''
112
113->''A fuckin' chicken mask! An upside down fuckin' chicken mask! (goes into StunnedSilence for several seconds)''
114-->--'''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''', about ''VisualNovel/PlumbersDontWearTies'' having a picture of the narrator in a chicken mask shown upside down.
115
116->''"Y'know what, I have age, experience, a beard, what do YOU have, baby?! …a gun? Yeah, that beats all those things..."''
117-->--'''Creator/TomSka''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeILF3v5KD4&feature=youtu.be Baby With A Gun 2]]"
118
119->'''Mario:''' What are you doing?\
120'''Luigi:''' Eating some garbage.\
121'''Mario:''' Would you stop?!
122-->--''WebVideo/StacheBros'', "Let's Kill Luma" [[spoiler:When Mario thinks about getting rid of a Luma that crashed into his house by throwing it out onto the curb, Luigi is eating trash for seemingly no reason.]]
123
124->'''Skyler White:''' Walart White, my good husband, sex?\
125'''Walter White:''' Can't bother, mate, I'm cooking 448 kbps of methef.\
126'''Walter White Jr.:''' Yes.
127-->--''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbS_HjEcq4Q breaking good episode 2]]''
128
129->''Jesse, we have to fuck, it is the only way to defeat goose.''
130-->--'''Walter White''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kv_Bnicnr0 breaking good episode 3]]''
131
132->'''Walter White:''' Jedsea, my wife left and cancelled my son.\
133'''Walter White Jr.:''' I have nothing of substance to say.
134-->--''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kv_Bnicnr0 breaking good episode 3]]''
135
136->''Hahahaha, Jessde Big Chungus.''
137-->--'''Walter White''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kv_Bnicnr0 breaking good episode 3]]''
138
139->''He uses these tarot cards, and he comes the conclusion that, "Oh my God, my daughter's gonna be eaten by a shark ghost!"''
140-->--'''Elvis the Alien''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m_02wkovA4 Hilariously Dumb Shark Movies]]''
141
142->'''ComicBook/PlasticMan:''' Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Because I'm seeing gorillas, riding pterodactyls, with harpoon guns, stealing a boat.\
143'''ComicBook/{{Batman}}:''' ''([[SeenItAll flatly]])'' It's Gorilla Grodd.\
144'''Plastic Man:''' It's messed-up is what it is.
145-->--''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''
146
147->''I can cross "Stab Hitler To Death" off my list of "Cool Crap I Thought I'd Never Get To Do".''
148-->--'''Brock Samson after stabbing a dog that was the SoulJar of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler''', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros''
149
150->'''Green Arrow:''' Urgh! When's the last time you brushed?\
151'''Aquaman:''' Only Mera knows.
152-->--''Videogame/Injustice2''
153
154->''"'Am I crazy?' [Stanley] asked the bucket."''
155-->''VideoGame/StanleyParable'' [[spoiler: As a part of 2022 "Ultra Deluxe" release of the game a new content was added with most important new feature being ''Stanley Parable Reasurance Bucket'', which you would cary with yourself and it would drasticaly change the endings. The above line comes from [[GoMadFromRevelation Insane]] ending in which normaly Stanley would became aware of his situation and gone insane as a result. Now however he goes insane because the bucket he's carrying isn't actually his.]]
156
157->''It seems very pretty," [Alice] said when she had finished it, "but it's rather hard to understand!" (You see she didn't like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all.) "Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only I don't exactly know what they are! However, somebody killed something: that's clear, at any rate.''
158-->--''Literature/ThroughTheLookingGlass'', on the ''Literature/{{Jabberwocky}}''
159
160->'''Rimmer:''' I can't let you out.\
161'''Lister:''' Why not?\
162'''Rimmer:''' Because the King of the Potato People won't let me.
163-->--''Series/RedDwarf'', [[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVQuarantine "Quarantine"]], [[spoiler: Rimmer is suffering a terrible case of SpaceMadness. When the rest of the crew decides to run with it, he's quick to point out how much of a smeg the above line is and comes to conclusion that they must be crazy to believe it.]]
164
165
166->''"The present, the past, they're both in the future! The future is in the past!"''
167-->-- '''Tom Paris''', ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Threshold"
168
169->''"You're gonna endanger us, you're gonna endanger our client, the nice lady who paid us in advance before she became a dog."''
170-->-- '''Peter Venkman''', ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''
171
172->''"Yeah AI, that sounds like crap to me, looks like BT ain't for me either."''
173-->-- A phrase that appears wholesale in several of '''Solargress'''' RecursiveTranslation video series, often in place of 'Um' or 'Uhh' in the original script.

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