"Good morning, Do I understand,"
"That you wish to enter this land?"
"Please talk in rhyme, unless you do,"
"I simply cannot let you through."
"Keep every rule that's written here,"
"You'll find them all nice and clear."
"That you wish to enter this land?"
"Please talk in rhyme, unless you do,"
"I simply cannot let you through."
"Keep every rule that's written here,"
"You'll find them all nice and clear."
— Excerpt from The Land of Clever People in Book of Brownies
Black Hat Guy: You know, I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
Cueball: Really? Well, I once shot a man in Reno, but I couldn't tell you why.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno, then I went home to cry.
Cueball: I once shot a man in Reno, then I watered his cacti.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno 'cause they cancelled Firefly
Cueball: I once shot a man in Reno, him and all his succubi.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno and a bunch more in My Lai.
Cueball: I think we're done.
Cueball: Really? Well, I once shot a man in Reno, but I couldn't tell you why.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno, then I went home to cry.
Cueball: I once shot a man in Reno, then I watered his cacti.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno 'cause they cancelled Firefly
Cueball: I once shot a man in Reno, him and all his succubi.
Black Hat Guy: I once shot a man in Reno and a bunch more in My Lai.
Cueball: I think we're done.
— xkcd #206
"Why do I talk all the time, it's really hard to make these rhyme!"
— Gruntilda, Banjo-Kazooie
Gruntilda: Come on sisters, time I like, what's the plan to get my body back?
Mingella: Annoying your rhyming is, so stop it or we will not tell!
Gruntilda: Oh.... if I must.
Go beat the evil bosses who's lurking in the dark,
Find his sleigh and reindeer set out to make his mark,
Find every stolen present that was unjustly craved,
For every kid on the earth, Christmas must be saved!
Find his sleigh and reindeer set out to make his mark,
Find every stolen present that was unjustly craved,
For every kid on the earth, Christmas must be saved!
"Why be led, when you can be leader?
Why bow to lady luck when you can beat her?
Why sit back and relax if you can pull your fill?
Before you are taken, why not go in for the kill?
O-hohohohohoho!"
Why bow to lady luck when you can beat her?
Why sit back and relax if you can pull your fill?
Before you are taken, why not go in for the kill?
O-hohohohohoho!"
"...Quant sor un rouge olifant
Vint uns limeçons armés
Qui lor aloit escriant :
« Fil a putain, sa venez !
Je versefie en dormant. »"
Vint uns limeçons armés
Qui lor aloit escriant :
« Fil a putain, sa venez !
Je versefie en dormant. »"
("...When on a red elephant
An armed snail arrived
That shouted to them:
'Come on then, sons of bitches!
I rhyme in my sleep.'")
An armed snail arrived
That shouted to them:
'Come on then, sons of bitches!
I rhyme in my sleep.'")
— Author unknown, Fatrasies d'Arras (second half 13th century)
"I must complete my bust, two novels, finish my blueprints, begin my Beguine."
"Hey, Jeremy, must you always talk in rhyme?"
"If I spoke prose, you'd all find out; I don't know what I talk about!"
— Jeremy, Yellow Submarine
Calvin scrambled up the stairs and dove into a door on the top floor.
Heh, heh. Maybe I could write a poem for my next story.
Elevator Attendant Buzz: Mr. Kline, up to 9. Mrs. Dell, personnel. Mr. Levin, 37.
Mr. Levin: Uh, 36
Buzz: Walk. Down.
Mr. Levin: Uh, 36
Buzz: Walk. Down.
Greg: Oh no! My scheme was ended by a stake! Was my plan merely wasted, like a autumn leaf swept aside by a rake?!
Nacht: Yeah, but rhyming isn't gonna save you from me.
(Nacht opens fire.)
Nacht: Yeah, but rhyming isn't gonna save you from me.
(Nacht opens fire.)
"As for rhymes, I've got Tourette's.
And this is how it manifests.
And this is how it manifests.
Marjo: Wow even on fire he actually rhymed.
Luiji: You could say it was ill-timed.
Marjo: Shut up.
"Most of the time, he talked in rhyme." The mountain man chuckled. "Like I guess I just did."
— Blossom, by Andrew Vachss
I'm Pippi. Who're you? What is it you're up to? I'm off on an adventure every day. Don't think of me as boyish, OK?
—Pippi, EarthBound Beginnings
Para: We are villains who like to rhyme.
Dox: In fact, we do it all the time!
Dox: In fact, we do it all the time!
—The Paradox brothers, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series Episode 13
Tragic news about the Oood. There was a terrible floood, they try to escape into the woood, but it didn't do any goood, now they're all doood.
— Chris Addison, Unlikely things to hear on Doctor Who, Mock the Week
"Your amateur moves aren't worth a dime, for a change I made this taunt rhyme!"
— Capital B, Yooka-Laylee
"For more rhymes I'm sure you're eager, but our dialogue budget is rather meager."
— Witch hat snowman, Yooka-Laylee
Jemima Symes: Jemima Symes, Rhyming Times. Were the victims gored, with a type of sword?
Jack Cloth: Well, that's one line of inquiry. [beat] Which you can put in your diary.
Jack Cloth: Well, that's one line of inquiry. [beat] Which you can put in your diary.
Billy: Another dimension? No one mentioned another dimension!
Grim: Yeah, we step through there and ascend to the Home of the Ancients!
Billy: I hate to throw a monkey wrench into this ascension to another dimension that wasn't ever mentioned, but—
Grim: What's with the sudden dissension?
Billy: I'm pulling an abstention to the ascension to another dimension. My mommy said I'm not allowed to.
Grim: Well, I don't want to cause tension with this ascension to...
Mandy: Stop it! Both of you just STOP IT!
Grim: Yeah, we step through there and ascend to the Home of the Ancients!
Billy: I hate to throw a monkey wrench into this ascension to another dimension that wasn't ever mentioned, but—
Grim: What's with the sudden dissension?
Billy: I'm pulling an abstention to the ascension to another dimension. My mommy said I'm not allowed to.
Grim: Well, I don't want to cause tension with this ascension to...
Mandy: Stop it! Both of you just STOP IT!
"We are The Elite, and we just can't be beat."
— The Elite's motto
"'Pon my soul, if it ain't Nurse Ball. The fairest flower of them all."
— Dr. Prodd, Carry On Matron
"I have never had such a night. I am absolutely covered in bites."
— Evelyn Blunt, Carry On Abroad
Barbara Windsor: Oh! 'Ere, that's fantastic! That's me, when I first joined the gang in Carry On Spying!
Kenneth Williams: And there's Bernard Cribbins, teaching you how to get your pistol under your bristols!
Brad: Seducer!
Farley: And... who are you, sir?
Brad: Your twin brother and your accuser!
Janet: Brad!
Cosmo: Arrest that man! He's committed to our care!
Janet: I never signed your contract! He's not going anywhere.
Oliver: To revenge your twin, you tried to abuse her.
Farley: A ridiculous accusation! You... force me to refuse her.
Brad: Then why did you choose her?
Farley: Because of you, sir!
Jackson Briggs: English please, Cage?
Johnny Cage: Does Jax eat snacks by the tracks?
Jax: Jax whacks hacks across their backs.
Johnny Cage: Does Jax eat snacks by the tracks?
Jax: Jax whacks hacks across their backs.
"Soap trusted you. I thought I could, too. So why in bloody hell does Makarov know you?"
—Captain Price, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Pelican: Oh, have you seen my hippo? He hides and I must seek.
Starfire: I cannot play. Please, do you know a strange man named Control Freak?
He is big, not tall, and nasty, and known for causing strife.
He escaped into the TV—
[interrupted by Beast Boy running into the shot from a Killer Robot]
Beast Boy: Hey, Star, run for your life!
Starfire: I cannot play. Please, do you know a strange man named Control Freak?
He is big, not tall, and nasty, and known for causing strife.
He escaped into the TV—
[interrupted by Beast Boy running into the shot from a Killer Robot]
Beast Boy: Hey, Star, run for your life!
Grid: Your existence is an affront to logic.
Bizarro: So Grid Bizarro friend?
Grid: The Grid is Bizarro's end.
Bizarro: So Grid Bizarro friend?
Grid: The Grid is Bizarro's end.
"With blood and rage of crimson red,
Ripped from a corpse so freshly dead,
Together with our hellish hate,
We'll burn you all—that is your fate!"
Ripped from a corpse so freshly dead,
Together with our hellish hate,
We'll burn you all—that is your fate!"
—The Red Lantern oath
"This power is mine, this is my light,
Be it in bright of day or black of night!
I lay claim to all that falls within my sight,
To take what I want—that is my right!"
Be it in bright of day or black of night!
I lay claim to all that falls within my sight,
To take what I want—that is my right!"
—The Orange Lantern oathnote
"In blackest day, in brightest night,
Beware your fears made into light
Let those who try to stop what's right,
Burn like my power—Sinestro's might!"
Beware your fears made into light
Let those who try to stop what's right,
Burn like my power—Sinestro's might!"
—The Sinestro Corps oath
"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power—Green Lantern's Light!"
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power—Green Lantern's Light!"
—The Green Lantern oath
"In fearful day, in raging night,
With strong hearts full our souls ignite,
When all seems lost in the War of Light,
Look to the stars—for hope burns bright!"
With strong hearts full our souls ignite,
When all seems lost in the War of Light,
Look to the stars—for hope burns bright!"
—'The Blue Lantern oath
For hearts long lost and full of fright,
For those alone in Blackest Night,
Accept our ring and join our fight!
Love conquers all—with violet light!"
For those alone in Blackest Night,
Accept our ring and join our fight!
Love conquers all—with violet light!"
—The Star Sapphires oath
Kylian Mbappé: You know, you could always join me in Ligue 1. Perhaps a loan to Lyon?
Erling Haaland: Never!
Mbappé: You'd never lose in Toulouse.
Haaland: They lose all the time!
Mbappé: Well, how do you feel about Lille? You could get a nice payday in Marseille...
Haaland: Do goals even count if you score for those clubs?
Erling Haaland: Never!
Mbappé: You'd never lose in Toulouse.
Haaland: They lose all the time!
Mbappé: Well, how do you feel about Lille? You could get a nice payday in Marseille...
Haaland: Do goals even count if you score for those clubs?
"I do not want it in a house,
I do not want it with a mouse!
I do not want it here or there,
I do not want it anywhere!
I do not want the Grinch's junk,
I do not want it, you... fucking fuck!"
I do not want it with a mouse!
I do not want it here or there,
I do not want it anywhere!
I do not want the Grinch's junk,
I do not want it, you... fucking fuck!"
—Nash in response to a man showing up at a business meeting wearing a Grinch costume with a rather obscene attachment, What the Fuck Is Wrong with You?, "Snap, Crackle, Pop (Culture)"
Dr. Manners: Come, come, Miss Worth. You can't be sure.
Gladys: Ours not to be quite sure, ours but to... to... kill or cure!
Captain Foster: Potter, an imposter?
Admiral Pettigrew: Yes, Foster, an imposter!
Sid: "Yum-sy, scrum-sy, bum-sy, scrip-" (Beat) "Bum-sy"?
Harry: "Chum-sy".
Sid: Oh, my mistake. Clumsy.
"Hey, you hungry home invader!"
"Stop raiding our refrigerator!"
"Yikes!"
"He just whacked me with a warm weiner! Twice!"
"Wait, you ain't got no lips,"
"How the hell do you eat potato chips?"
"Woah! Knock it off, you skinny son of a bitch!"
"Quit stealing our food, and go buy a freaking sandwich!"
"Ya boney bastard!"
"Look at this place, it's a disaster!"
"Stop raiding our refrigerator!"
"Yikes!"
"He just whacked me with a warm weiner! Twice!"
"Wait, you ain't got no lips,"
"How the hell do you eat potato chips?"
"Woah! Knock it off, you skinny son of a bitch!"
"Quit stealing our food, and go buy a freaking sandwich!"
"Ya boney bastard!"
"Look at this place, it's a disaster!"
"Let's go round to our van, man."
— Fred Ramsden, Carry On Behind
Run, run, or you'll be well done.
— Kefka Palazzo, Final Fantasy VI
"Your yurt got hurt and hit the dirt."
— Emma Ross, Bunk'd, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
