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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSB9a3iTMQ Rodrigo Duterte's 2015 Christmas Message.]]

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* %%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSB9a3iTMQ Rodrigo Duterte's 2015 Christmas Message.]]
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'''Calvin:''' ''[walking off after Hobbes leaves]'' I don't think that question was very hypothetical at all

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'''Calvin:''' ''[walking off after Hobbes leaves]'' I don't think that question was very hypothetical at allall.



-->'''Calvin:''' ''[as he's running away with a smile]'' He piqued my curiosity.

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-->'''Calvin:''' --->'''Calvin:''' ''[as he's running away with a smile]'' He piqued my curiosity.

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--->'''Hobbes:''' Here's a hypothetical question you should ask yourself. If you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do different? Especially if, by doing something different, today might NOT be your last day on earth?

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--->'''Hobbes:''' Here's a hypothetical question you should ask yourself. If you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do different? Especially if, by doing something different, today might NOT be your last day on earth?earth?\\
'''Calvin:''' ''[walking off after Hobbes leaves]'' I don't think that question was very hypothetical at all



-->'''Calvin:''' ''(as he's running away with a smile)'' He piqued my curiosity.

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-->'''Calvin:''' ''(as ''[as he's running away with a smile)'' smile]'' He piqued my curiosity.
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** [[RuleOfThree In yet another strip]], Calvin asks Hobbes what he would do if he creamed him with a water balloon. Hobbes responds by telling him to think of the worst thing he can imagine, and then imagine something a hundred times worse than that. When a shocked Calvin asks if he would do "that", Hobbes then replies that it would be something even ''worse''. Calvin decides to hit him with the water balloon anyway.
-->'''Calvin:''' ''(as he's running away with a smile)'' He piqued my curiosity.
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* In response to the "[[Area51 Storm Area 51]]" thing that had gone viral, the United States Air Force officially stated "[Area 51] is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces." It's pretty much the friendliest way a military force could say "by the by, cross this line and you'll be perforated by 3000 rounds per minute." Of course, when people still seemed ''dead'' set on storming the place, they dropped the "implied" part and just said "[[BringIt [The Air Force] is ready to protect America and its assets]]."

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* In response to the "[[Area51 Storm Area 51]]" thing that had gone viral, the United States Air Force officially stated "[Area 51] is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces." It's pretty much the friendliest way a military force could say "by the by, cross this line and you'll be perforated by 3000 rounds per minute." Of course, when people still seemed ''dead'' set on storming the place, they dropped the "implied" part and just said "[[BringIt [The Air Force] is ready to protect America and its assets]]." Essentially, the Air Force response to the group's "They Can't Stop All of Us" tagline was was "yes we can."
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[[quoteright:177:[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/idt.png]]]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar:'' In an attempt to get [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Abis Mal]] to [[FreeingTheGenie free him]] with his last wish, [[BigBad Jafar]] summons up a huge quantity of treasure for free, no wish required. Abis Mal is delighted until, in an uncharacteristically savvy moment, he questions if [[NoOntologicalInertia everything will disappear]] once he frees him. At this point Jafar gets mad.

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* An "Implied Torture Threat" variant is used in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar:'' In an attempt to get [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Abis Mal]] to [[FreeingTheGenie free him]] with his last wish, [[BigBad Jafar]] summons up a huge quantity of treasure for free, no wish required. Abis Mal is delighted until, in an uncharacteristically savvy moment, he questions if [[NoOntologicalInertia everything will disappear]] once he frees him. At this point Jafar gets mad.



'''Jafar:''' ''[[FateWorseThanDeath You'd be surprised what you can live through]]''.

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'''Jafar:''' ''[[FateWorseThanDeath [[FateWorseThanDeath You'd be surprised what you can live through]]''.through]].
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'''Sonic:''' [[SuddenlyShouting RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!]]

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'''Sonic:''' [[SuddenlyShouting ''[[SuddenlyShouting RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!]]CAN!!]]''

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-->'''Shadow:''' It's a very special list of very special people. I look forward to ''crossing your name off it'' someday.

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-->'''Shadow:''' It's a very special list of very special people. I look forward to ''crossing your name off it'' someday.\\
'''Sonic:''' [[SuddenlyShouting RUN WHILE YOU CAN!!]]
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* During one of the ''Blog/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Takeovers'', one brave and/or foolish person sent Shadow the question, "How's [[TheLostLenore Maria]]?" Shadow, [[TranqilFury ever so calmly]], responded by informing the asker that they were now on "the list".

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* During one of the ''Blog/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Takeovers'', one brave and/or foolish person sent Shadow the question, "How's [[TheLostLenore Maria]]?" Shadow, [[TranqilFury [[TranquilFury ever so calmly]], responded by informing the asker that they were now on "the list".
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* During one of the ''Blog/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter Takeovers'', one brave and/or foolish person sent Shadow the question, "How's [[TheLostLenore Maria]]?" Shadow, [[TranqilFury ever so calmly]], responded by informing the asker that they were now on "the list".
-->'''Shadow:''' It's a very special list of very special people. I look forward to ''crossing your name off it'' someday.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Stoogeposting}}'': In "The Three Stooges go Hollywood":
-->'''Larry:''' What kind of movie would it be, anyway?\\
'''Moe:''' Well with hair like yours, it'd be a horror movie.\\
'''Larry:''' Oh yeah? Well with a face like yours, it'd be a comedy!\\
'''Moe:''' Huh?! Well with words like that, it'd be a murder mystery!
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* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'': When the Magic Mirror reminds Lord Farquaad that he technically isn't a king, Farquaad turns to his right-hand man Thelonious, who breaks a mirror by punching it. The Magic Mirror then nervously clarifies his statement.
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If the threat is made against the other person's family or against their property, that's ShameIfSomethingHappened. The clearest nonverbal versions are the DramaticGunCock and the ThroatSlittingGesture. When you apply this trope to the death of a third party, it's DeadlyEuphemism. Through some TeethClenchedTeamwork, this can also lead to YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, if the character is working for or with the other character that they have just threatened.

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If the threat is made against the other person's family or against their property, that's ShameIfSomethingHappened. The clearest nonverbal versions are the DramaticGunCock and the ThroatSlittingGesture. When you apply this trope to the death of a third party, it's DeadlyEuphemism. Through some TeethClenchedTeamwork, this can also lead to YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, if the character is working for or with the other character that they have just threatened.
threatened. See also ScarilySpecificStory, which could overlap if the threatener makes the threat into a story.
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* In ''WebVideo/Dimension20: Mentopolis'', this is part of [[TheBigGuy The]] [[HitmanWithAHeart Fix]]'s whole deal. By calmly [[BreakThemByTalking reciting weird facts]], he terrifies his victims into disappearing or injuring themselves to get away from him.
--> '''The Fix:''' "I understand, [[ItMakesSenseInContext we all sometimes wanna stick our finger in the birthday cake,]] ''but you're never gonna do that.''"
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* ''Website/CollegeHumor'': In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgBDdDdSqNE "The New iPhone is Just Worse"]], Tim Cook eventually questions the fate of 4 members of the Apple design department, who are heavily implied to have been killed by Jony Ive. Jony, overhearing it, responds with "Careful, Tim." -- [[spoiler:and when Tim breaks down over missing UsefulNotes/SteveJobs, [[CessationOfExistence Jony makes good on his threat]]]].
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** Another of a more direct and dubiously-legal form is the response, "That's a very good argument. However [insert first user's IP/Home address here]." The meaning of this one is a bit clearer: They've already ''found'' you and they're ''coming''.[[note]]Thankfully, it's rare that someone actually makes good on this, since most people are smart enough to not try and follow through on this threat and end up arrested or ''worse''.[[/note]]]

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** Another of a more direct and dubiously-legal form is the response, "That's a very good argument. However [insert first user's IP/Home address here]." The meaning of this one is a bit clearer: They've already ''found'' you and they're ''coming''.[[note]]Thankfully, it's rare that someone actually makes good on this, since most people are smart enough to not try and follow through on this threat and end up arrested or ''worse''.[[/note]]][[/note]]

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