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* In [[http://sfc.smackjeeves.com/comics/293372/day-28-liar-liar/ one strip]] of ''SurvivorFanCharacters'':
--> '''Hugo''': Taylor said that "he" showed her the idol, and there are only four guys, and I know I don't have it so... [...] ''(to Charlie)'' Well, either Hogan or Sky has it; one of them is lying.
--> '''Charlie''': It could be [[RalphWiggum Craig]]; he's a guy.
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--> '''Hugo''': Like I said, either Sky or Hogan is lying.
--> '''Hugo''': Taylor said that "he" showed her the idol, and there are only four guys, and I know I don't have it so... [...] ''(to Charlie)'' Well, either Hogan or Sky has it; one of them is lying.
--> '''Charlie''': It could be [[RalphWiggum Craig]]; he's a guy.
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--> '''Hugo''': Like I said, either Sky or Hogan is lying.
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--> '''[[ButtMonkey Rick]]''': WHY'RE YOU STILL DOING IT THAT WAY? YOU KNOW IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
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--> '''[[ButtMonkey Rick]]''': WHY'RE YOU STILL DOING SAYING IT THAT WAY? YOU KNOW IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
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--> '''[[{{Jerkass}} Scott]]''': And on your first the firstth try!
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* A McDonald's advertizement celebrating the USA's bicentennial has the Grimace asking Ronald McDonald, "How do you spell USA?"
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* A McDonald's advertizement celebrating the USA's bicentennial has the Grimace asking Ronald McDonald, "How do you spell USA?"
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* The occasional physics quiz question:
** Which weighs the most, a pound of lead, a pound of aluminum, or a pound of cork?
** What is the rate of change of a constant? (Used in analyzing DC circuits with capacitors and inductors.)
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* ''It Pays to be Ignorant,'' a parody of radio quiz shows, featured this kind of question:
** "What color was George Washington's white horse?"
** "Who wrote the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and what famous historical figure was it about?"
** "What season of the year does spring fever refer to?"
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* The occasional physics quiz question:
** Which weighs the most, a pound of lead, a pound of aluminum, or a pound of cork?
** What is the rate of change of a constant? (Used in analyzing DC circuits with capacitors and inductors.)
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* ''It Pays to be Ignorant,'' a parody of radio quiz shows, featured this kind of question:
** "What color was George Washington's white horse?"
** "Who wrote the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and what famous historical figure was it about?"
** "What season of the year does spring fever refer to?"
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* In [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/12/4/how-to-react-when-you-learn-youve-been-doing-something-wrong.html this]] ''BasicInstructions'':
--> '''[[ButtMonkey Rick]]''': WHY'RE YOU STILL DOING IT THAT WAY? YOU KNOW IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
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--> '''Rick''': I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!
--> '''[[{{Jerkass}} Scott]]''': And on your first try!
--> '''[[ButtMonkey Rick]]''': WHY'RE YOU STILL DOING IT THAT WAY? YOU KNOW IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
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--> '''Rick''': I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!
--> '''[[{{Jerkass}} Scott]]''': And on your first try!
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* EdEddnEddy: "What number do you dial for 911?!"
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* EdEddnEddy: EdEddNEddy: "What number do you dial for 911?!"
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-->'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' You'll never know what it's like to live with the pain of your ancestors being oppressed for who they were! That they lived in fear because they might get lynched! To know they'd suffered so I'd have the right to--
-->'''Kim:''' [[YouKnowImBlackRight Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?]]
-->'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' ... No, I think I've figured that out.
-->'''Kim:''' [[YouKnowImBlackRight Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?]]
-->'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' ... No, I think I've figured that out.
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-->'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' You'll never know what it's like to live with the pain of your ancestors being oppressed for who they were! That they lived in fear because they might get lynched! To know they'd suffered so I'd have the right to--
-->'''Kim:'''to--\\
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'''Kim:''' [[YouKnowImBlackRight Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes youstupid?]]
-->'''Overreactingstupid?]]\\
'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' ... No, I think I've figured that out.
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'''Kim:''' [[YouKnowImBlackRight Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you
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'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' ... No, I think I've figured that out.
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* In ''ToyStory2'', when Rex runs into the middle of the "crime scene" model the other toys have constructed, he's asking, "How do you spell FBI?"
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--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
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-->'''Kim:''' [[YouKnowImBlackRight Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you
--> stupid guy: "...
-->'''Overreacting Wiccan:''' ... No, I think I've figured that out.
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* Zatanna in the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Zatanna": "What do you care about some leggy dame in nylons? Or did I just answer my own question?"
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* Zatanna {{Zatanna}} in the ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Zatanna": "What do you care about some leggy dame in nylons? Or did I just answer my own question?"
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* In ''{{Freefall}}'', when robots are being trained as a [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm police force for the planet's non-human population.]]
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* In ''{{Freefall}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', when robots are being trained as a [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm police force for the planet's non-human population.]]
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* Happens in [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp01072004.shtml this]] ''SomethingPositive'':
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
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* Happens in [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp01072004.shtml this]] ''SomethingPositive'':
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
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* Happens in [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp01072004.shtml this]] ''SomethingPositive'':
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
--> '''Kim:''' "Do you need some time to comprehend why saying that to me makes you stupid?!"
--> stupid guy: "... No, I think I've figured that out."
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->''How do you spell "FBI"?''
-->--'''Rex''', ToyStory 2
-->--'''Rex''', ToyStory 2
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* EdEddnEddy: "What number do you dial for 911?!"
* EdEddnEddy: "What number do you dial for 911?!"
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* EdEddnEddy: What "What number do you dial for 911?!"
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* Flip asking how much sixteen-penny nails are in ''WithSixYouGetEggroll'' sounds like this, but the term actually refers to the size, not price, of the nail.
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When Bob asks a question and the answer to the question is actually part of it. At first Bob doesn't realise this, but after a momoment of reflection (expect a {{Beat}} or even a BeatPanel) he relises that he just answered his own question.
Bob will then often remark something along the lines of "Right." or "Forget I asked". Sometimes Alice will point it out to him. And if Bob doesn't realise what he just did, there's a good chance that Alice will point it out anyway.
Bob will then often remark something along the lines of "Right." or "Forget I asked". Sometimes Alice will point it out to him. And if Bob doesn't realise what he just did, there's a good chance that Alice will point it out anyway.
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When Bob asks a question and the answer to the question is actually part of it. At first Bob doesn't realise this, but after a momoment moment of reflection (expect a {{Beat}} or even a BeatPanel) he relises realises that he just answered his own question.
Bob will then often remark something along the lines of "Right." or "Forget I asked". Sometimes Alice will point it out to him.And if If Bob doesn't realise what he just did, there's a good chance that Alice will point it out anyway.
Bob will then often remark something along the lines of "Right." or "Forget I asked". Sometimes Alice will point it out to him.
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* YouAnsweredYourOwnQuestion: [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm Robots are being trained as a police force for the planet's non-human population.]]
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of one person. Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one larcenous squid?
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of one person. Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one larcenous squid?
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* YouAnsweredYourOwnQuestion: In ''{{Freefall}}'', when robots are being trained as a [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm Robots are being trained as a police force for the planet's non-human population.]]
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of oneperson. person, Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one larcenous squid?
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of one
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* YouAnsweredYourOwnQuestion: [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01786.htm Robots are being trained as a police force for the planet's non-human population.]]
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of one person. Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one larcenous squid?
-->'''Police Robot''': Sir, I believe if you look past the obvious answer, you'll see one that's even more obvious.
-->'''Deputy Mayor''': Our non-human population consists of one person. Sam. Do we really need an entire police force for one larcenous squid?
-->'''Police Robot''': Sir, I believe if you look past the obvious answer, you'll see one that's even more obvious.
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* In ''{{Hustle}}'', when the team of grifters is looking for a place to stay -- having been run out of every hotel in the city that's fancy enough for their standards -- [[TheBartender Eddie]] grumbles, "Why don't you just pay your hotel bill like normal people? ... I can't believe I asked that."
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* In ''TheLittleRascals'' movie:
-->'''Buckwheat''': Quick! What's the number for 911?
-->'''Porky''': How do I know?
-->'''Buckwheat''': Quick! What's the number for 911?
-->'''Porky''': How do I know?
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* This ''{{Dilbert}}'' comic ([[http://search.dilbert.com/search?w=must+keep+straight+face&x=0&y=0 June 4, 1995]]): "Do you think our boss will believe a vendor over his own loyal employees?"
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* This ''{{Dilbert}}'' comic ([[http://search.dilbert.com/search?w=must+keep+straight+face&x=0&y=0 June 4, 1995]]): "Do you think our boss will believe a vendor over his own loyal employees?"
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* This ''{{Dilbert}}'' comic ([[http://search.dilbert.com/search?w=must+keep+straight+face&x=0&y=0 June 4, 1995]]): "Do you think our boss will believe a vendor over his own loyal employees?"
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* DavidByrne invoked this when being asked about a TalkingHeads reunion:
-->"I'd get these bizarre letters from Tina," he said, gritting his teeth. "They'd say what a fucking dumb jerk and asshole piece of shit I was. It would go into detail how badly I'd behaved. What a terrible person I was. How hard I was to work with. How unfair I was. It was this thing meant to make me feel real terrible and how much 'I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.' And then in the end she'd go, 'Why don't you want to work with us? Why in the world don't you want to work with us? What's the matter?'" Byrne paused and sighed. "You've answered the question. Look at the beginning of your letter, look at the end. You've answered it. There is some kind of weird denial going on."
* DavidByrne invoked this when being asked about a TalkingHeads reunion:
-->"I'd get these bizarre letters from Tina," he said, gritting his teeth. "They'd say what a fucking dumb jerk and asshole piece of shit I was. It would go into detail how badly I'd behaved. What a terrible person I was. How hard I was to work with. How unfair I was. It was this thing meant to make me feel real terrible and how much 'I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.' And then in the end she'd go, 'Why don't you want to work with us? Why in the world don't you want to work with us? What's the matter?'" Byrne paused and sighed. "You've answered the question. Look at the beginning of your letter, look at the end. You've answered it. There is some kind of weird denial going on."
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* Scott does this early on in ''ScottPilgrim'':
-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's the website for that?
-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's the website for that?
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* Scott does this early on in ''ScottPilgrim'':
-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's''ScottPilgrim'': "''Amazon.ca''... What's the website for that?that?"
-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's
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* Scott does this early on in ''ScottPilgrim'':
-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's the website for that?
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-> '''Scott:''' Amazon.ca...what's the website for that?
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'''Professor''': Death.\\
'''Major Agnew''' Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death R-- oh, I see.
'''Major Agnew''' Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death R-- oh, I see.
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'''Professor''': Death.[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death]].\\
'''MajorAgnew''' Agnew''': Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death R-- oh, I see.
'''Major
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* ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' has a sketch in which a MadScientist builds a "Giant Death Ray", which turns out to be an oversized supermarket scanner.
--> '''Major Agnew''': Well, one question that obviously leaps to mind, Professor, uh, Professor...\\
'''Professor''': Death.\\
'''Major Agnew''' Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death R-- oh, I see.
--> '''Major Agnew''': Well, one question that obviously leaps to mind, Professor, uh, Professor...\\
'''Professor''': Death.\\
'''Major Agnew''' Professor Death, is why on Earth you elected to name this contraption of yours the Giant Death R-- oh, I see.
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* Dorothy in ''TheStraightStory'': "What's the number for 911?"
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* Homer in ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Bart vs. Thanksgiving": "Operator! Give me the number for 911!"
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* In ''ToyStory2'', when Rex runs into the middle of the "crime scene" model the other toys have constructed, he's asking, "How do you spell FBI?"
