History Main / BrassBalls

* ''Website/{{BlessedTime}}'': When Micah told Eidrak he is challenging Khan Krosst for a duel, one of Khans people said: “You may not yet have hair on your balls.” Eidrak chortled, turning around and waving their party on. “But there is no doubt you are carrying boulders rather than stones in your pants. If you’re foolish enough to challenge the Khan, I’ll take you to him myself. By Ankros’ blood, there’s no way I’d miss this.” [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33020/blessed-time/chapter/665741/chapter-105-challenge Chapter 105]

* ''Website/{{Cracked}}'': When Micah told Eidrak he is challenging Khan Krosst for a duel, one of Khans people said: “You may not yet have hair on your balls.” Eidrak chortled, turning around and waving their party on. “But there is no doubt you are carrying boulders rather than stones in your pants. If you’re foolish enough to challenge the Khan, I’ll take you to him myself. By Ankros’ blood, there’s no way I’d miss this.”

* ''Film/WaynesWorld'': When Wayne kicks Cassandra's father [[GroinAttack in the nuts]] in a kung-fu duel, a pair of Chinese medicine balls (made of metal, of course) fall out.

* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', Lindsay calls Angel a vampire "with big brass testes" after he reveals his plan to go after [[spoiler:The Circle of the Black Thorn.]]

* ''Series/MythBusters'': After Jamie traverses their (increasingly wobbly) duct tape bridge, Adam says to the camera: "Ladies and gentlemen, they are [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar made of brass]], James Hyneman!" Note that the bridge spans a very deep dry dock and [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Mr. Hyneman is very afraid of heights]].

* In a bit of GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when you challenge Lt. Surge in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' he notes you must have "big and brassy ''nerves''" to take him on.

** The Nazi invasion of Norway. G-class destroyer ''HMS Glowworm'' (roughly 1350 tons) encountered a flotilla of destroyers transporting troops to Norway. The German destroyers attempt to disengage, while calling for help, which arrives in the form of the heavy cruiser ''Admiral Hipper'' (around 10,000 tons). ''Glowworm'' was heavily damaged by ''Hipper'' while closing the range (so that her smaller guns would have more effect, and would have a better chance of hitting with her torpedos), and eventually ended the battle by ramming the larger ship after her torpedos missed. The CO of ''Glowworm'' was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross on the recommendation of the the Captain of the ''Hipper''.

* In the ''[[Manga/AxisPowersHetalia Hetalia Bloodbath 2010]]'', China utters this immortal line to Hong Kong:

* In ''FanFic/TheBalladOfTwilightSparkle'', two cops are described this way for requesting an audience with the local resident GodEmperor: 'the sheer atomic weight of [their] ''solid plutonium reproductive organs'' would make escape velocity all but impossible.'
* ''FanFic/InFlight'': Due to the multiple stunts Shirou pulled, Uzume had described him this way. Start with "Bowling balls" and it's currently at "Giant brass beach balls".

* ''FanFic/ThisBites'': Lampshaded when Cross asks why Nami is always attacking his head or his groin, she yells back that they're both such large targets.

** One common saying (in fanon) about the [[Characters/Warhammer40000ImperialGuard Imperial Guard]] (the RedShirtArmy of the Imperium) is that on the first day, each recruit will be facing hordes of alien killing machines and {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and is handed little more than a T-shirt (flak jacket), flashlight (a [[FrickinLaserBeams lasgun]], one of the weakest possible weapons[[note]]in 40k, that means it can "only" dismember an unarmored target in one hit[[/note]]), and a wheelbarrow for their pair of Mars forged [[BadassNormal titanium plated balls]]. Even the women. ''Especially'' the women.

-->'''Brannigan:''' They've got a lot of brains, and a lot of [pauses briefly, as if searching for the word; makes cupping gesture] chutzpah.''

-->'''Brannigan:''' They've got a lotta brains, and a lotta...''chutzpah!''

When someone does something that's very brave, or at least very risky, it is said that they have Brass Balls, even if they are female. No reason has ever been given for why brass balls are either braver or more foolish than meat balls or billiard balls or... any kind of ball at all, really.[[note]]It's probably some sort of odd metaphor involving the term "brazen."[[/note]] The balls part we get, though. Evidently there is a direct correlation between them and boldness. Apparently it originated from pawnshops (with their distinctive brass balls hanging outside) where sellers would drive a hard bargain.

* There's a great scene in ''Film/LAStory'' where Harris (Creator/SteveMartin) is walking on the beach with arrogant bastard Roland (Creator/RichardEGrant) and there's this metallic clanging noise. Harris asks what it was and Roland says, "It's a nuisance. It's my damn testicles."

* [[Series/{{Bones}} Dr. Brennan]] is credited with these, at which point she immediately replies that [[CompletelyMissingThePoint she has]] ''[[CompletelyMissingThePoint ovaries]]''.

When someone does something that's very brave, or at least very risky, it is said that they have Brass Balls, even if they are female. No reason has ever been given for why brass balls are either braver or more foolish than meat balls or billiard balls or... any kind of ball at all, really.[[note]]It's probably some sort of odd metaphor involving the term "brazen".[[/note]] The balls part we get, though. Evidently there is a direct correlation between them and boldness. Apparently it originated from pawnshops (with their distinctive brass balls hanging outside) where sellers would drive a hard bargain.

* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'', when [[spoiler:[[AntiVillain Jowy]] tells Luca Blight that he intends to marry [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Jillia]]]], Luca responds with an EvilLaugh and shouts, "You've got balls, I'll give you that!"

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* In ''[[http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/White_Knight_Grey_Queen/8__Finishing/ White Knight, Grey Queen]]'', Harry reveals the deception and ambush he has planned for the Death Eaters to the Order of the Phoenix. The Weasley twins are astonished.
---> '''George''': Brass, I think, and very heavy.
---> '''Fred''': And that’s why he always has Pansy and Ginny with him; he needs other people to carry them around for him.
---> '''Molly''': What on earth are you two talking about?
---> '''Fred''': Harry's balls. Because they must be as big as a house and made of brass.

** One common saying (in fanon) about the [[Characters/Warhammer40000ImperialGuard Imperial Guard]] (the RedShirtArmy of the Imperium) is that on the first day, each recruit will be facing hordes of alien killing machines and {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and is handed little more than a T-shirt (flak jacket), flashlight (a [[FrickinLaserBeams lasgun]], one of the weakest possible weapons[[note]]in 40k, that means it can "only" dismember an unarmored target in one hit[[/note]]), and a wheelbarrow for their pair of Mars forged [[BadassNormal titanium plated balls]].

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* Literature/HarryPotter has these for a [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Moment Of Snark]] in Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince
--> '''Harry:''' Yes.
--> '''Snape:''' Yes ''sir''.
--> '''Harry:''' [[DeadpanSnarker There's no need to call me 'sir', Professor.]]