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1->'''Man:''' It was a bullet, wasn't it?\
2'''Forrest Gump:''' A bullet?\
3'''Man:''' That jumped up and bit you.\
4'''Forrest Gump:''' Oh, yes sir. Bit me right in the buttocks. They said it was a [[MillionToOneChance million dollar wound]], but the army must keep that money 'cause [[LiteralMinded I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars]].
5-->-- ''Film/ForrestGump''
6
7->''"Yeah, kind of a Easy Company tradition, getting shot in the ass."''
8-->-- '''Unknown Easy Company soldier''', ''Series/BandOfBrothers''
9
10->'''Dr. [=McNinja=]:''' I see. You're refusing to leave without me.\
11'''Death:''' I'm afraid so.\
12'''Dr. [=McNinja=]:''' Well, I'm sorry, but all those bullet holes.... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They're. Just. FLESH WOUNDS!!!!]]
13-->-- ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''
14
15->'''Tom Jones:''' If I have broke my arm, I consider it a trifle in comparison to what I feared on your account.\
16'''Sophie Western:''' Broken your arm?!\
17'''Tom Jones:''' I'm afraid I have, madame. Yet I have another to lead you home.
18-->-- ''Film/TomJones''
19
20->'''Mal:''' The leg is ''good''. Lots of bleeding, and we avoid any unnecessary organs.\
21'''Guard:''' I was thinking more of a graze...\
22'''Mal:''' Well, we don't want it to look like you just gave up.
23-->-- ''Film/Serenity2005''
24
25->'''Chief Hubbard:''' [referring to Foley, who was recently shot in the arm] What is that man doing here? \
26'''Axel Foley:''' [[LampshadeHanging Bleeding, sir.]]
27-->-- ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop''
28
29->''"Flesh wound? Flesh wound? They're all flesh wounds! No one ever says "Ooh look! I've just been shot in the bones, but it missed my flesh completely!"''
30-->-- '''Ayatani Zweil''' considers this trope, ''[[Literature/GauntsGhosts His Last Command]]''
31
32->''"The Others are hardy; one warrior removes his own spine and uses it as a bludgeon. I wondered how he remained standing and had movement in his limbs, but it didn't seem to bother him."''
33-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', reviewing ''Film/NightWatch''
34
35->''"Did you actually think a single bullet to the shoulder would kill me? I always thought you were smarter than that..."''
36-->-- '''Acastus Kolya''' (after Sheppard expresses surprise at his survival), ''Series/StargateAtlantis''
37
38->''As a side note, understand that there is no such thing as a "non-lethal" weapon. This is because any weapon or gas that can reliably incapacitate or render unconscious a 300 pound world wrestling champion will be strong enough to instantly kill a small child or elderly person.''
39-->-- ''Website/AtomicRockets'', "Exotic Sidearms"
40
41->''"Dunno why they call it a flesh wound. I mean, what if they'd got me in the ticker, eh? Without hitting any bones? I can see it my tombstone now: 'Vila Restal. Just a flesh wound, they said'."''
42-->-- '''Vila''' in the ''Series/BlakesSeven'' fanfic [[http://hermit.org/Blakes7/Library/DispStor.cgi?SR=52830&ST=0578&COUNT "Limiters"]]
43
44->'''Reese:''' [Winces] I think it missed the major blood vessel, Shaw.\
45'''Shaw:''' [[NoSympathy Oh, but your deltoid is gonna hurt like hell.]]
46-->-- ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', "Pretenders"
47
48->'''Nerd:''' Cool, so is this Season 1 where you kill every mother[[SoundEffectBleep ***]]er with a pulse, or Season 2 & 3 where you just give people crippling injuries that will make every day of the rest of their lives a hell on earth?\
49'''Series/{{Arrow}}:''' I'm not a killer. I know that now.\
50'''Nerd:''' ''(draws and readies an arrow)'' Got it, injuries, hell on earth, et cetera. Non-lethal, non-lethal... ''(he releases)'' Zing!\
51''(arrow hits the first guard [[EyeScream in the eye]], immediately killing him)''\
52'''Nerd:''' Whoops. Okay, I can do this. ''(readies and fires another arrow)'' Zing!\
53''(it hits the next guard in the eye as well)''\
54'''Arrow:''' ''I said no killing!''\
55'''Nerd:''' Henchmen eyes are like arrow-magnets! I got this! ''(readies and fires a third arrow'') Zing!\
56'''Henchman:''' ''(takes the arrow to the thigh)'' Ow!\
57'''Nerd:''' ''Yes!'' Consider him incapacitated!\
58'''Henchman:''' ''(begins [[BloodyHilarious profusely bleeding]] from his arrow-wound)'' Oh my God! [[OwMyBodyPart My femoral artory!]] ''(he immediately falls over, also dead)''\
59'''Nerd:''' Whew, this human body is ''complicated.''
60-->--''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', "The Nerd on Creator/TheCW"
61
62->''A-arms? Who needs arms when you have [[LegFocus legs like these?]]''
63-->--'''Mettaton''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''
64
65->''"I wasn't going to kill [=McLaughlin=]. I was only going to shoot him in the neck, to stop him from saying those stupid things."''
66-->-- '''Machete''', ''Film/{{Machete}}''
67
68->'''Daniel:''' Jesus, Chozen. We gotta get you to a hospital!\
69'''Chozen:''' Oh, just a flesh wound.\
70'''Daniel:''' Yeah, but it's like all your flesh!
71-->-- ''Series/CobraKai'', "Head of the Snake"
72
73->''"Don't take me away! I can still race!"''
74-->-- '''A totaled race car''', ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''

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