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** ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime The Invasion of Time]]''
--->'''[[TheQuisling Kelner]]:''' You are considered to be dangerous, a threat to the new regime.\\
'''[[HeroicBystander Gomer]]:''' I consider that to be a compliment, Kelner. Thank you. I may be getting old, but if I had a weapon to use against these invaders, I'd--\\
'''Kelner:''' You'd use it. Yes. Yes, you would. I think we'd be a lot safer with you out of the way.
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* ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}'': In one episode, Don is being interrogated by an FBI Internal Affairs bureaucrat. A season or so earlier, the same bureaucrat had dealt with Charlie's violation of security and his fight to get his clearance reinstated. Don gets increasingly irritated and snarky with the bureaucrat, and ends up walking out. As he's leaving, the bureaucrat takes (he thinks) one last shot:
-->'''Bureaucrat:''' You know, you're a lot like your brother.\\
'''Don:''' ''(chuckles as he walks out)'' I'll take that as a compliment.
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* ''Film/ThePatriot''

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-->'''Pacifica:''' Mabel sounds like an a fat old ladies name.\\

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-->'''Pacifica:''' Mabel sounds like an a fat old ladies lady's name.\\

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* In the film ''Film/{{Marshall}}'', Thurgood Marshall and Sam Friedman are defending a black man accused of raping and trying to kill his white employer. Towards the end of the trial, as the defense have poked major holes in the woman's story and the possibility of acquittal is very real, the prosecutor offers Friedman a deal. Friedman comes to him a day later to reject it.
--> '''Prosecutor''': I thought you Jews were supposed to be smart. But here you are sounding just like the Negro.
--> '''Friedman''': Why, thank you, Willis. That's the nicest compliment you could have given me.



* In the film ''Film/{{Marshall}}'', Thurgood Marshall and Sam Friedman are defending a black man accused of raping and trying to kill his white employer. Towards the end of the trial, as the defense have poked major holes in the woman's story and the possibility of acquittal is very real, the prosecutor offers Friedman a deal. Friedman comes to him a day later to reject it.
--> '''Prosecutor''': I thought you Jews were supposed to be smart. But here you are sounding just like the Negro.
--> '''Friedman''': Why, thank you, Willis. That's the nicest compliment you could have given me.



* ''Series/QueerAsFolk''

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* ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'': When James forced his Roommate to greet the new neighbors with a gift basket... again.
-->'''Javert''': ...we've all been operating under the horrible misconception that you reformed. I shall set the record straight: [[FelonyMisdemeanor You are evil incarnate]].\\
'''[[TheGadfly James]]''': I shall take that as a compliment.



* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': When Captain Murtaugh is trying to determine how a BlobMonster can have SuperSenses.
-->'''Murtaugh:''' Wait... is your entire body able to detect pressure waves?\\
'''Schlock:''' Your voice makes the floor tremble.\\
'''Murtaugh:''' That's the nicest thing anybody's said to me since I became captain.



* ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'': When James forced his Roommate to greet the new neighbors with a gift basket... again.
-->'''Javert''': ...we've all been operating under the horrible misconception that you reformed. I shall set the record straight: [[FelonyMisdemeanor You are evil incarnate]].\\
'''[[TheGadfly James]]''': I shall take that as a compliment.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': When Captain Murtaugh is trying to determine how a BlobMonster can have SuperSenses.
-->'''Murtaugh:''' Wait... is your entire body able to detect pressure waves?\\
'''Schlock:''' Your voice makes the floor tremble.\\
'''Murtaugh:''' That's the nicest thing anybody's said to me since I became captain.



* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Zuko calls Ty Lee a "circus freak". Though upset, she takes the insult as a compliment because she sought a new life in the circus away from blending in with her identical sisters.

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In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Zuko calls Ty Lee a "circus freak". Though upset, she takes the insult as a compliment because she sought a new life in the circus away from blending in with her identical sisters.sisters.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
--->'''Mako:''' Your best friend is a... polar bear dog? Somehow, that makes perfect sense.\\
'''Korra:''' I'll take that as a compliment, city boy.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
-->'''Mako:''' Your best friend is a... polar bear dog? Somehow, that makes perfect sense.\\
'''Korra:''' I'll take that as a compliment, city boy.

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* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. In "Phantom Lady", Kovacs complains about the BountyHunter sent to bring him to Horace Axley, who did so by shooting Kovacs InTheBack, cutting out his stack and needlecasting it to her boss on another planet.
-->'''Kovacs:''' She's a psychopath!
-->'''Axley:''' Well, [[NotSoDifferentRemark coming from you]], I'll assume that's a compliment.



* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. In "Phantom Lady", Kovacs complains about the BountyHunter sent to bring him to Horace Axley, who did so by shooting Kovacs InTheBack, cutting out his stack and needlecasting it to her boss on another planet.
-->'''Kovacs:''' She's a psychopath!
-->'''Axley:''' Well, [[NotSoDifferentRemark coming from you]], I'll assume that's a compliment.

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* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. In "Phantom Lady", Kovacs complains about the BountyHunter sent to bring him to Horace Axley, who did so by shooting Kovacs InTheBack, cutting out his stack and needlecasting it to her boss on another planet.
-->'''Kovacs:''' She's a psychopath!
-->'''Axley:''' Well, [[NotSoDifferentRemark coming from you]], I'll assume that's a compliment.
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* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. In "Phantom Lady", Kovacs complains about the BountyHunter sent to bring him to Horace Axley, who did so by shooting Kovacs InTheBack, cutting out his stack and needlecasting it to her boss on another planet.
-->'''Kovacs:''' She's a psychopath!
-->'''Axley:''' Well, [[NotSoDifferentRemark coming from you]], I'll assume that's a compliment.

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* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe''
-->'''Merritt [=McKinney=]''': If by "has-been" you're referring to me, I just wanna say I'm flattered, because I always considered myself a never-was.



* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe''
-->'''Merritt [=McKinney=]''': If by "has-been" you're referring to me, I just wanna say I'm flattered, because I always considered myself a never-was.
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* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe''
-->'''Merritt [=McKinney=]''': If by "has-been" you're referring to me, I just wanna say I'm flattered, because I always considered myself a never-was.
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* WebAnimation/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicCinematicUniverse: In ''Shadow of the Sith'', the now older [[LoveableRogue Mission Vao]] uses this line when Varen, son of Revan/Logan and Bastila, says she's not quite what he expected her to be from his father's stories about her.

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* WebAnimation/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicCinematicUniverse: ''WebAnimation/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicCinematicUniverse'': In ''Shadow of the Sith'', the now older [[LoveableRogue Mission Vao]] uses this line when Varen, son of Revan/Logan and Bastila, says she's not quite what he expected her to be from his father's stories about her.
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* WebAnimation/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicCinematicUniverse: In ''Shadow of the Sith'', the now older [[LoveableRogue Mission Vao]] uses this line when Varen, son of Revan/Logan and Bastila, says she's not quite what he expected her to be from his father's stories about her.
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* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' story "The Heart of the Battle", SchemingPolitician Cardinal Ollistra says the War Doctor is "a sentimental old fool, who becomes too attached to other species" and he retorts "Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment." (She follows it up by saying that, despite that, she knows the Doctor's view of the Time War is basically alligned with hers, and ''that'' gets a YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame.)

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* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' story "The Heart of the Battle", SchemingPolitician the scheming Cardinal Ollistra says the War Doctor is "a sentimental old fool, who becomes too attached to other species" and he retorts "Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment." (She follows it up by saying that, despite that, she knows the Doctor's view of the Time War is basically alligned with hers, and ''that'' gets a YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame.)
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* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' story "The Heart of the Battle", SchemingPolitician Cardinal Ollistra says the War Doctor is "a sentimental old fool, who becomes too attached to other species" and he retorts "Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment." (She follows it up by saying that, despite that, she knows the Doctor's view of the Time War is basically alligned with hers, and ''that'' gets a YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame.)
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-->'''Pacifica:''' Mabel sounds like an old granny's name.\\

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* In one ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' episode, the InspectorLestrade of the Week has been very disparaging about Jessica's writing and involvement in the case. At the end he says she may not be much of a writer, but she's a good detective. She replies "I'll take that in the spirit in which it was intended ... I think."
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* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': Probably also qualifies as ComicallyMissingThePoint. Cassiel wants her human friend to have the best boyfriend possible... so she asks his opponent (Ash) to throw the race, making the potential boyfriend a winner. [[http://www.misfile.com/misfile/2011-02-21 1]]

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* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': Probably also qualifies as ComicallyMissingThePoint. Cassiel wants her human friend to have the best boyfriend possible... so she asks his opponent (Ash) to throw the race, making the potential boyfriend a winner. [[http://www.misfile.com/misfile/2011-02-21 1]]1 winner]].

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