History Main / AmusinglyShortList

[[caption-width-right:161:This list has to be TWO THINGS: 1. '''Amusing'''. 2. '''Short'''. [[note]] 3. '''[[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Amusingly short]]''' [[/note]]]]

* In [[http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=40 this]] ''Webcomic/HarkAVagrant'', [[UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi Musashi's]] opponent has a list of things necessary for a duel: that list being "Dudes" and "Swords".

** ''Bender's Big Score'' reveals that the KFC SecretRecipe is, in its entirety, "Chicken, Grease, Salt."

** ''Bender's Big Score'' reveals that the KFC secret recipe is, in its entirety, "Chicken, Grease, Salt."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Zoidberg is the only being on all of planet Earth on Robot Santa's "nice" list.

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* ''Film/TheyLive'': John Nada has only come to do two things.
-->'''John Nada:''' I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass -- and I'm all out of bubblegum.
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* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' book, ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'', Death asks his library for a list of all the non-dangerous creatures on [[LandDownunder Fourecks]]. He gets a single sheet of paper with "Some of the sheep" written on it.

* ''WebOriginal/ThemostPopularGirlsInSchool'': At one point, the Cheer Squad tries to recruit more girls to the team. They make a list and go to Deandra, who turns them down immediately. Trisha then reveals that the "list" is actually just a piece of paper with Deandra's name on it.

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': In the episode "Brunch", Ted hasn't told his parents any stories about Barney, to the latter's dismay. Ted says, "Here's a list of all the things I talk with my dad about: Baseball..." and makes a "that's it" gesture.

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Barney Stinson bounces back and forth between {{Long List}}s and short lists. If his list isn't hundreds of people long (they're usually people he's had sex with), then it's just one or two items long (usually a reason to have sex or not to have sex).

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a RunningGag on the Colin Jost/Michael Che era of Weekend Update where they would present a list that's implied to be lengthy, only to have a small number of items on it. We then cut back to them to find them in the middle of something that should have been finished before the list was supposed to end.

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E18DungeonsAndDiscords Dungeons & Discords]]": Discord presents a scroll of the "rowdiest establishments in Ponyville" and opens it as if it were the overly long parchment -- except it includes a whopping two entries.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:'' In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 "The Cutie Map - Part 1"]], Sugar Belle -- the baker who's [[CreativeSterility sacrificed her talent for baking]] -- lists off everything she has to offer at her bakery:
-->'''Sugar Belle:''' We have: muffins...

** [[MadScientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] has invented a [[MirrorMoralityMachine Turn-Everything-Evil-Inator]]. We see the device fire all over the place in a series of failed attempts to hit [[AnimalEspionage Perry the Platypus]]. He eventually reasons he should just summon the things he ''has'' hit to be his minions, only to wind up with three items - a toothbrush, a bar of soap, and a [[ItMakesSenseInContext sentient mass of grape and curry flavored gelatin]].

--->[[IHaveManyNames I am known by many names throughout the universe]]... Well, actually, two: [[TomTheDarkLord Mitch]], and uh, ''(laughing a little)'' some of the guys, they like to call me "Big Mitch".

** In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E9HomerBadman "Homer Badman"]], Homer goes to a candy vendor convention and encounters someone trying to advertise [[StockYuck wax lips]]:

-->''"Very well, if there are no other questions, I shall read the list." The room became very quiet. "Reynard Muldoon!" the woman called. Reynie's heart leaped. There was a grumble of discontent from the seat behind him, but as soon as it passed, the room again grew quiet, and the children waited with bated breath for the other names to be called. The woman glanced up from the sheet. "That is all," she said matter-of-factly, folding the paper and tucking it away. The rest of you are dismissed.''

-->''"Very well, if there are no other questions, I shall read the list." The room became very quiet. "Reynard Muldoon!" the woman called. Reynie's heart leaped. There was a grumble of discontent from the seat behind him, but as soon as it passed, the room again grew quiet, and the children waited with bated breath for the other names to be called. The woman glanced up from the sheet. "That is all," she said matter-of-factly, folding the paper and tucking it away. The rest of you are dismissed."''

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', "The Locomotion Interruption": Penny is nervous about her job interview arranged by her friend Bernadette. Bernie lists Penny's personality traits, trying to convince her she's gonna be fine.
-->'''Penny:''' I haven’t been on a job interview in years. I’m really nervous.\\

'''Jake:''' [alarm blaring; long pause] --Dress up like babies.\\
'''Terry:''' What?

* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', "The Slump": When sarge and detectives from 99 discuss their favourite cop movies and try to find the best one, Rosa lists things she likes about ''Robocop'': Gratuitous violence.
-->'''Rosa Diaz:''' No. ''Robocop''. It's got everything I like: Gratuitous violence ''[the intonation signifies she will list more; long pause ensues]''\\