Quotes / The Triple

Walky: Do you even know what a comic strip is, Joyce? You grew up in a fundie bubble.
Joyce: I know what a comic strip is. I'll have you know I rented The Gospel According To Peanuts from our church library every time they were out of Mcjeez & Me videos.
And our house had, count 'em, thirty years worth of National Review stacked up in the basement! And there were at least sixteen cartoons about Obama's tan suits!
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Walky: Those were both ridiculous things I woulda made up to make fun of you, an' you just said 'em for-real, an' now I'm hopin' for a third one to satisfy the "Rule Of Threes".
Joyce: Plus my mom has a clipping on the fridge from that time she wrote in to the newspaper to complain about the gay kid in For Better or for Worse.

—Dumbing of Age, "Comic Strip"

"A classic comedic device is to describe something with two normal adjectives and then one that's off-the-wall wacky. For example, I like women tall, dark, and covered in my sperm. When The Court Jester people used this technique to create their hilarious tagline, the best they could come up with was, 'Singing! Dancing! Jousting!'"

— Seanbaby, The Internet Film Laser Squad's 100 Funniest Movies Of All Time

Skara: What's going on at the castle?
Viney: Did you actually leave the Emperor's Coven?
Edric: Have you ever sneezed with your mask on?
Hunter: (to Skara) Everyone in the castle is traveling to the Head for the Day of Unity. (to Viney) I... think I did. (to Edric) Yes?
Edric: That's gross, man.

— The Owl House, "Labyrinth Runners"

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