History Quotes / Anvilicious

->''"I still think Deee-lite had it in them to go a little longer--but then that ''second'' album happened. ...they got a lot less De-Gorgeous and a lot more De-Preachy. If you were around n 1992, would you want to hear the group that did 'Groove is in the Heart' sing about the ozone layer, safe sex, and the importance of registering to vote? I can't believe this is....''this''. And this isn't just a 'Rock the Vote' number for the record, this is a full song on the album. The one about safe sex is even worse."''

->''"I still think Deee-lite had it n them to go a little longer--but then that ''second'' album happened. ...they got a lot less De-Gorgeous and a lot more De-Preachy. If you were around n 1992, would you want to hear the group that did 'Groove is in the Heart' sing about the ozone layer, safe sex, and the importance of registering to vote? I can't believe this is....''this''. And this isn't just a 'Rock the Vote' number for the record, this is a full song on the album. The one about safe sex is even worse."''

->''It's common for aliens in the [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek universe]] to be metaphors created to address contemporary political or cultural issues, but in the case of the Kohms and Yangs subtlety was set on fire, strapped to a dump truck full of dynamite and rolled off a cliff.''

->''Don’t know what [[TitleDrop straw dogs]] are? Well don’t worry, because we will literally have the characters sit down and discuss the symbolism of it for three minutes. I’m almost shocked there weren’t flashing words on the screen going “[[AC:Important Theme!!!! Pay Attention!!!]]“ We also learn David is writing a screenplay about Stalingrad. [[ProtectThisHouse Don’t get the parallel?]] Don’t worry, we will have a long scene where David explains very thoroughly to the rednecks the importance of the story.''

->"Okay guys, I get it. The hyperbole is a good way to get people's attention, but you don't think that just maybe referring to Africa as a famine-ravaged wasteland and consigning an entire continent to 'chimes of doom' might be a bit ''patronizing''?"
-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''' on "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?"

->(''zoom in on smiley face balloon as main characters' souls are taken'')
->Crow: "Oh sure, just shove the irony in our faces, why don't you!"
-->--'''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''', "Soultaker"

->''This story, alas, seems to have a moral, and, in fact, ends by pounding that moral over the reader's head. That is bad. Straightforward preaching spoils the effectiveness of a story. If you can't resist the impulse to improve your fellow human beings, do it subtly.''

->''[[Creator/WilliamShatner Mr. Shatner]] shows us the word PARADISE inscribed in the entranceway arch, where someone has painted the word [[ParadiseLost LOST]]. Wow, that’s really extra-meaningful. It’s almost as if they’re saying that calling something “paradise” doesn’t actually make it so—in fact, it might even become the very opposite of that! What rich irony, indeed.''

-->-- ''[[http://www.the-editing-room.com/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty.html The Abridged Script]] for ''[[Film/TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty]]

-->-- '''RoaldDahl''', ''CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', the very first page

->''Napier seems to have a fondness for a deck of playing cards, particularly {{the Joker}} in the pack, but I’m sure this will never become poetically apropos.''
-->--'''''Website/TheAgonyBooth''''' on ''{{Film/Batman}}'' (1989)

-->--'''MST3K''', "Soultaker"

->''Don’t know what [[TitleDrop straw dogs]] are? Well don’t worry, because we will literally have the characters sit down and discuss the symbolism of it for three minutes. I’m almost shocked there weren’t flashing words on the screen going “[[AC:Imortant Theme!!!! Pay Attention!!!]]“ We also learn David is writing a screenplay about Stalingrad. [[ProtectThisHouse Don’t get the parallel?]] Don’t worry, we will have a long scene where David explains very thoroughly to the rednecks the importance of the story.''

-> There are five children in this book:\\
AUGUSTUS GLOOP, a [[VillainousGlutton greedy boy]];\\
VERUCA SALT, a girl who is [[SpoiledBrat spoiled by her parents]];\\
VIOLET BEAUREGARDE, a girl who [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking chews gum all day long]];\\
MIKE TEAVEE, a boy who does nothing but [[MeaningfulName watch television]];\\
CHARLIE BUCKET TheHero
-->-- '''RoaldDahl''', ''CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', the very first page

-> It's common for aliens in the [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek universe]] to be metaphors created to address contemporary political or cultural issues, but in the case of the Kohms and Yangs subtlety was set on fire, strapped to a dump truck full of dynamite and rolled off a cliff.
-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}'''

->''"With great power {{comes great responsibility}}"''
->''That's the catch phrase of old Uncle Ben''
->''If you missed it, don't worry, they'll say the line''
->''Again and again and again''
-->--'''Weird Al''', "Ode to a Superhero"

-> '''Rod:''' Man, that was a good movie, ''AnInconvenientTruth''.\\

-> It's common for aliens in the [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek universe]] to be metaphors created to address contemporary political or cultural issues, but in the case of the Kohms and Yangs subtlety was set on fire, strapped to a dump truck full of dynamite and rolled off a cliff.
-->-- '''Website/{{Cracked}}'''

-->-- '''{{Cracked}}'''

-->--'''Creator/IsaacAsimov''', about his own anvilicious short story, [[HumansAreBastards "Day of the Hunters"]]

-->--'''IsaacAsimov''', about his own anvilicious short story, [[HumansAreBastards "Day of the Hunters"]]

->"''All cartoons are supposed to be family oriented.\\
[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] is no different.''"
--> -- '''Drake''', ''Blog/{{Bronyism}}''

->"''All cartoons are supposed to be family oriented.

-> It's common for aliens in the [[StarTrek Trek universe]] to be metaphors created to address contemporary political or cultural issues, but in the case of the Kohms and Yangs subtlety was set on fire, strapped to a dump truck full of dynamite and rolled off a cliff.

-->--'''WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaChick''' on "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?"

-->--'''TheNostalgiaChick''' on "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?"

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