Fiction
Reynardine: It behaves that way because she wills it so. That's how a blinker stone works!
Kat: That doesn't explain anything!
Reynardine: It explains enough, doesn't it?
Kat: Ugh! That's a terrible ethic!
Kat: That doesn't explain anything!
Reynardine: It explains enough, doesn't it?
Kat: Ugh! That's a terrible ethic!
Christina: How does a crystal drive a bus?
The Doctor: In a super clever outer-spacey way... just trust me.
The Doctor: In a super clever outer-spacey way... just trust me.
— Doctor Who, "Planet of the Dead"
Of course, the real question is, where did I get the cup of tea? Answer: I'm the Doctor. Just accept it. (sips tea)
— The Doctor, Doctor Who, "The Magician's Apprentice"
Future!Stewie: Oh, yeah, I think one of the Brians died.
Brian: What?! What do you mean?!
Future!Stewie: I don't know! One of them just landed here with its throat slit.
Brian: So, wait, if one of me is dead...then, shouldn't all the mes be dead?
Present!Stewie: I don't...it's...I don't, I don't even know any more. You know what? I guess not. Alright?
Brian: What?! What do you mean?!
Future!Stewie: I don't know! One of them just landed here with its throat slit.
Brian: So, wait, if one of me is dead...then, shouldn't all the mes be dead?
Present!Stewie: I don't...it's...I don't, I don't even know any more. You know what? I guess not. Alright?
Zadok: We have ambient light. That means it's coming from everywhere at once. If there's space up there, it's white too.
Ghanny: So?
Zadok: So shouldn't that light be accumulating and blinding us all?
Tailsteak: Light in this universe breaks back down into heat after traveling 1.85 kilometres.
Ghanny: Einstein would have a fit.
Ghanny: So?
Zadok: So shouldn't that light be accumulating and blinding us all?
Tailsteak: Light in this universe breaks back down into heat after traveling 1.85 kilometres.
Ghanny: Einstein would have a fit.
I don't have to explain every little impossible thing to you!
— Dr. Dinosaur, Atomic Robo
Hori: You and your damned boxes! What high school student always carries around a box?!
Nozaki: I'll add in an explanation.
Mamiko: Lately, boxes are really popular with us!
Hori: You're fixing the wrong thing!
Nozaki: I'll add in an explanation.
Mamiko: Lately, boxes are really popular with us!
Hori: You're fixing the wrong thing!
Jake: Um... am I the only one who notices that my key is the wrong color?
Gosei: Jake. There's a simple explanation for that- (cut off by explosions)
Gosei: Jake. There's a simple explanation for that- (cut off by explosions)
"The inquisition has ingeniously solved the query by disregarding it."
— The Judge, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
It's magic, mutant. If you think about it too hard, your brain will explode.
— Frank Dean, Runaways
Guy: Immigration missing your mutant gene is one thing, but how does a guy with an adamantium skeleton avoid setting off every metal detector in the building?
Wolverine: Three little words, bub: I'm a professional.
Wolverine: Three little words, bub: I'm a professional.
Professor Otsuki: What, this incident? It's because of plasma. Plasma explains everything.
"The ink sprayed during a Turf War vanishes almost immediately after the battle ends. How environmentally friendly! (And incredibly convenient!)"
— Sunken Scroll 7, Splatoon
Sleipnir: Wait-What? A map? Of this place? That doesn't even-
Theo: Ssh! I know. But he says he can get there. If he needs a map to do it then fine. He found a map.
Theo: Ssh! I know. But he says he can get there. If he needs a map to do it then fine. He found a map.
Master Gunnery Sergeant: So, Johnson, when you gonna tell me how you made it back home in one piece?
Sergeant Johnson: Sorry, Gunns. It's classified.
Master Gunnery Sergeant: Huh! My ass! Well, you can forget about those adjustments to your A2 scope- (the sound of the elevator drowns out the rest of the sentence).
— Halo 2
Barry Allen: I watched you die.
Eobard Thawne: Or did you? It's time travel, Barry. So very confusing. I always seem to be saying that to you, don't I?
Shay: Hey! My... my head!
Teleporter: What's wrong?
Shay: My head is... smaller!
Teleporter: Uh, yeah. You just used a teleporter.
Shay: Why did my head shrink?
Teleporter: Quantum physics, duh.
Teleporter: What's wrong?
Shay: My head is... smaller!
Teleporter: Uh, yeah. You just used a teleporter.
Shay: Why did my head shrink?
Teleporter: Quantum physics, duh.
"Hua": You don't have solid form. How can your "eyes" see? ...And you can hear me! That's weird. How does your "auditory system" work?
Fu Hua: It's the Fenghuang Down.
"Hua": Oh. That's convenient. Anything that's hard to explain, just say it's the Fenghuang Down working.
Fu Hua: It's the Fenghuang Down.
"Hua": Oh. That's convenient. Anything that's hard to explain, just say it's the Fenghuang Down working.
— Honkai Impact 3rd, Chapter XXI
Coraline: How can you talk?
Cat: I just can.
Cat: I just can.
— Coraline
Opal: But I do have a question. How is this thing way bigger on the inside than it is on the outside?
Oprah: The more questions you ask, the less sense it makes.
Oprah: The more questions you ask, the less sense it makes.
Reviews
Time Magazine: How does the Heisenberg compensator work?
Star Trek technical advisor Michael Okuda: It works very well, thank you.
Star Trek technical advisor Michael Okuda: It works very well, thank you.
— "Reconfigure the Modulators," Nov. 28, 1994
Producer: So you have a Star Wars sequel for me?
Screenwriter: Yes, sir, I do. So in the opening text crawl, we're gonna find out that Palpatine is alive again and he sent out a transmission to everybody.
Producer: Oh, Palpatine is back? How is that possible?
Screenwriter: Well the Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some would consider unnatural.
Producer: Oh, very vague. What does that mean?
Screenwriter: It means get all the way off my back about this and don't bring it up again.
Producer: Oh, okay, lemme get off of that thing!
Screenwriter: Yes, sir, I do. So in the opening text crawl, we're gonna find out that Palpatine is alive again and he sent out a transmission to everybody.
Producer: Oh, Palpatine is back? How is that possible?
Screenwriter: Well the Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some would consider unnatural.
Producer: Oh, very vague. What does that mean?
Screenwriter: It means get all the way off my back about this and don't bring it up again.
Producer: Oh, okay, lemme get off of that thing!
