History Quotes / NonIndicativeName

-->-- '''Pigs is Pigs''', Disney short film

->Whatever happened to the ''Lone'' in [[IWorkAlone Lone Swordsman]]? This is unacceptable. Do you see [[BlackKnight Black]] prancing about [[VillainInAWhiteSuit in white robes]]? It’s called a Name, not a Suggestion.

-->-- '''Dave Barry''', ''Tips for Writer's''

->''"I'm not black like Music/BarryWhite, but I'm white like [[Music/ThePixies Frank Black]] is."

--> -- '''Smokey Mountain''', ''Da Coconut Nut''

->''"This [[FiendishFish rare fish]] is named after the dark waters it prefers to lay its eggs in. [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Water Dragons]] are actually [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver albino]]. They are prized by our [[UnreliableNarrator great]] [[TheDragon Governors]] for its part in [[ColdBloodedTorture extracting useful information from terrorists]]."''

->''Chill Touch. It sounds like a touch spell that does cold damage, and I like to think that the first time a character with Chill Touch uses it, thinking that it'll be a ''[[FullContactMagic sub-zero PUNCH!]]'' and instead, it creates a scary-ass skeletal hand that tries to '''strangle a motherfucker''' up to 120 feet away [...] If it hits, the hand grabs the target creature in question, and does not cold damage, but [[MakeThemRot necrotic damage]]! Surprise again!''

-->-- ''WebVideo/DiamandaHagan''

->''"It's like a movie called '''Horses! Horses! Horses!''', and there's not a single fucking horse in the whole movie!"''
-->-- '''Kung-Fu Jesus''', ''[[LetsPlay Let's Play]] VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''

-->-- ''Anonymous letter to the editor of the New York Times, Nov. 7, 1909''

-->-- '''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181125/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge07.htm Hardcore Gaming 101]]''', on a (long since removed) [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iPhone app]] bearing the title of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''

-->-- Creator/MikeNelson, ''Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters''

->''"This [[FiendishFish rare fish]] is named after the dark waters it prefers to lay its eggs in. [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Water Dragons]] are actually [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver albino]]. They are prized by our [[UnreliableNarrator great]] [[{{TheDragon}} Governors]] for its part in [[ColdBloodedTorture extracting useful information from terrorists]]."''
--> '''King Min's Kyrat''', ''VideoGame/FarCry4''

->'''Courtney:''' ''(looking at a picture of [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers The Seven Soldiers of Victory]]''): There were eight of you, Pat.\\

-->-- '''Owl statue''', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' ([[spoiler:It's a winged whale]])

->''"I dunno. It's like everyone just decides what it means and passes their judgement and expects me to behave in a cerain way. I mean, first of all, it's my name, like my actual, this-is-what-my-birth-certificate-says NAME. It doesn't reflect me as a person. And hey, words can mean more than one thing, you know? Just because the first thing YOU think of is some happy-go-lucky sap doesn't mean..."''

-->--'''ComicBook/Deadpool''', ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes''

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-->-- An ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' [[http://www.formspring.me/MrMuto/q/269641347344897048 viewer]], referring to the episode [[TearJerker "Holly Jolly Secrets"]]

->''"This [[FiendishFish rare fish]] is named after the dark waters it prefers to lay its eggs in. [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Black Water Dragons]] are actually [[RedAndWhiteAndEerieAllOver albino]]. They are prized by our [[UnreliableNarrator great]] [[{{TheDragon}} Governors]] for its part in [[ColdBloodedTorture extracting useful information from terrorists]]."''

->''"I dunno. It's like everyone just decides what it means and passes their jugement and expects me to behave in a cerain way. I mean, first of all, it's my name, like my actual, this-is-what-my-birth-certificate-says NAME. It doesn't reflect me as a person. And hey, words can mean more than one thing, you know? Just because the first thing YOU think of is some happy-go-lucky sap doesn't mean..."''

->'''Johnny Cage:''' How is ''Shao Kahn'' not a ''Shokan?!''

-->'''Ada Powers''' [[https://twitter.com/mspowahs/status/1093267522969694208 on Twitter]]

->''Ah, thank you. And welcome to the [[ShiftingSandLand Scorching Sandpaper Desert]], where it's always scorching hot!...Except [[AlwaysNight right now]], I guess. C'mon, desert! Scorch! You're making me look bad!''

''Courtney:''' ''(looking at a picture of [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers The Seven Soldiers of Victory]]''): There were eight of you, Pat.\\

-->--''Series/Stargirl2020''

-->--''Series/Stargirl''

->'''Ennesby:''' From [[DeusEstMachina the Fleetmind]], there is a single ship, the ''Plaited Daisies''.\\
'''Tagon:''' Oh, there's a nice peaceful name... I assume it's one of Petey's ''Devastator''-class warships?\\
'''Ennesby:''' Actually, he's dubbed this class ''[[WeaponForIntimidation Extortionators]]''.
-->-- ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''

->'''Wiz:''' This man would emerge as the feared {{bounty hunter}}, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].\\
'''Boomstick:''' So he's ''clearly'' the bad guy.\\
'''Wiz:''' Actually, he's [[AntiHero the main character of the story]].\\
'''Boomstick:''' ''[blubbering]'' But then why would the--!? ''[Wiz continues]''
-->-- ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle''

->''"The Lord Privy Seal is neither a lord, a privy nor a seal."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/EdwardHeath''' (attributed)

->''"THE WIND FISH IN NAME ONLY, FOR IT IS NEITHER."''
-->-- '''Owl statue''', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' ([[spoiler:It's a winged whale.]])

->''"The French Foreign Legion was neither French, Foreign, nor a Legion. Discuss."''
-->-- '''Linda Richards''' (Mike Myers), ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''

->''"You call it a goblin punch. Even though it was very clearly a kick. And there isn't a goblin in within a thousand mile radius."''
-->-- '''Thief''', ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''

->''"It's like a movie called '''Horses! Horses! Horses!''', and there's not a single fucking horse in the whole movie!"''
-->-- '''Kung-Fu Jesus''', ''[[LetsPlay Let's Play]] VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''

->''"What the fuck? You can't even trust the damn title!"''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' on ''VisualNovel/PlumbersDontWearTies'' (upon seeing the protagonist, who is a plumber, wearing a tie)

->''"This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire was [[MeaninglessMeaningfulWords neither Holy]], [[VestigialEmpire nor Roman]], [[TheFederation nor an Empire]]."''
-->-- '''Creator/{{Voltaire}}'''

->''"OK, so he called it "Let's Play" but he's not really talking; he called it ''VideoGame/{{Worms}}'' but it's not ''Worms''; so "Part 1" is maybe the only truthful part of this except there's no "Part 2" yet and I guess judging by that there never will be!"''
-->-- '''LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}''', ''WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACfxLG4QH9A "Gebiet Kriege!"]]

->''"RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue."\\
That's what they say, but it just isn't true.\\
Roses ''are'' red, and apples are too,\\
But violets are ''violet''. Violets aren't blue.\\
An orange is orange, but Greenland's not green\\
And a pinky's not pink. So what does it mean?\\
To call something blue when it's not, we defile it.\\
But ah, what the heck: [[LeastRhymableWord it's hard to rhyme "violet."]]''
-->-- '''Dot Warner''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''

->''"THAT WAS ONLY ONE SECRET AND IT WAS NOT JOLLY AT ALL"''
-->-- An ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' [[http://www.formspring.me/MrMuto/q/269641347344897048 viewer]], referring to the episode [[TearJerker "Holly Jolly Secrets"]]

->''"I dunno. It's like everyone just decides what it means and passes their jugement and expects me to behave in a cerain way. I mean, first of all, it's my name, like my actual, this-is-what-my-birth-certificate-says NAME. It doesn't reflect me as a person. And hey, words can mean more than one thing, you know? Just because the first thing YOU think of is some happy-go-lucky sap doesn't mean..."''
-->-- '''Mr. Upbeat''', ''[[VideoGame/RhythmHeaven Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''

->''"Pigs 48 cents. Pets 44. WHAT!? Guinea Pigs aint pigs, they're pets! And I'm paying 44!"''
-->-- '''Pigs is Pigs''', Disney short film

->''"There's these guys, called the Watchmen, ''except they're not called the Watchmen!'' In fact, the word 'Watchmen' is always covered up! How can you call it ''Watchmen'' if there are no Watchmen?"''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Lester B. Bum]]''' on ''{{ComicBook/Watchmen}}''

->''"WesternAnimation/RegularShow: [[LampshadeHanging it's anything but.]]''"
-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/RegularShow The show's]] tagline.'''

->'''Skulduggery''': The five people glaring at the necromancers call themselves "The Four Elementals."[...]\\
'''Valkyrie''': The Four Elementals?\\
'''Skulduggery''': Yes\\
'''Valkyrie''': But there are five of them\\
'''Skulduggery''': I know.
-->-- ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''

->'''Pintel''': Those aren't Pieces of Eight. They're just Pieces of Junk.\\
'''Gibbs''': Aye. The original plan was to use nine Pieces of Eight to bind Calypso. But when the First Court met, the Brethren were, to a one, ''skint broke''.\\
'''Pintel''': So change the name.\\
'''Gibbs''': What, to "Nine Pieces of Whatever We Happened To Have In Our Pockets At The Time?" [[SarcasmMode Oh yes, that sounds very piratey.]]
-->-- ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd''

->'''Staz:''' You mean there's ''sequels'' to [[Franchise/FinalFantasy it!?]]\\
'''Fuyumi:''' Yeah, there's a lot of them.\\
'''Staz:''' THEN WHY DO THEY CALL IT ''FINAL!?''
-->- ''Manga/BloodLad''

->''"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E5WorldWarThree This episode]] is called WorldWarIII. Why? I'm not sure, because there's no World War III in it. Yeah, the bad guys are trying to start World War III, but... they fail. You might as well call [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor 'The Next Doctor']] 'Everyone in Victorian England Gets Turned into a Cyborg and Conquers the Fucking World', but maybe that was [[OverlyLongTitle too long]]."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/DiamandaHagan'''

->''"Every single word in this title is a lie. There are no teenagers, no mutants, no ninjas, and no turtles."''
-->-- '''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20150928181125/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge07.htm Hardcore Gaming 101]]''', on a (long since removed) [[ShoddyKnockoffProduct bootleg]] [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iPhone app]] bearing the title of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''

->'''Eggman''': The road ends here, old friend. [[PrepareToDie Prepare to be destroyed]] by Burnbot! ''[cue robot with pincher claws]''\\
'''Sonic''': So, what, is he gonna [[KillItWithFire burn me with flamethrowers]] or something?\\
'''Eggman''': F-Flamethrowers? Well, no--\\
'''Sonic''': Oh, uh, acid? [[StuffBlowingUp Incendiary grenades!]]\\
'''Eggman''': What? NO! ''Claws!'' His ''claws''! Very painful claws! ''[robot pinches claws together]''\\
'''Sonic''': Well, then, you shoulda called him 'Clawbot' or 'The Lacerator' or 'Pinchitron 9000'! But 'Burnbot'? I mean, [[LampshadeHanging that's just false advertising!]]\\
'''Eggman''': [[RageBreakingPoint I name the robots, Sonic!]] Burnbot, ATTACK!!
-->--- ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', "[[Recap/SonicBoomS1E1TheSidekick The Sidekick]]"

->''"If this is the Happiness Hotel, I'd hate to see what the sad one looks like."''
-->-- '''Fozzie Bear''', ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''

->''"This is called Ninety Mile Beach because it's exactly fifty five miles long. I don't understand it either."''
-->-- '''Jeremy Clarkson''', ''Series/TopGear''

->''"VideoGame/AloneInTheDarkIllumination is a co-operative [[ThirdPersonShooter shooter]] in which you use light to fight monsters. Meaning it's a game in which you're neither alone, nor in the dark. At its most basic foundation, the latest Alone in the Dark manages to completely [[InNameOnly balls up the series' premise]]."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]]'''

->''There is no prophecy mentioned at any point in this book.''
-->-- '''Blog/CinnamonBunzuh''', on ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' Book #34: The Prophecy

->''"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fires, [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters what do freedom fighters fight]]?"''
-->-- '''Creator/GeorgeCarlin'''

->''First of all, they're not teens. Secondly, there's no water involved. The whole Hunger Force thing? That's probably misleading too.''
-->-- '''Creator/AdultSwim''''s official description of ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce''

->'''Superintendent Chalmers:''' You know, these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at Krusty Burger.\\
'''Principal Skinner:''' Oh ho ho ho no! Patented Skinner Burgers! Old family recipe.\\
'''Chalmers:''' For "steamed hams"?\\
'''Skinner:''' Yes.\\
'''Chalmers:''' Yes, and you call them "steamed hams" despite the fact that they are obviously grilled.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "22 Short Films About Springfield"

->''[[PhraseCatcher That's not a kick!]]''
-->-- '''Anyone hit by [[ChainsawGood Mystletainn Kick]]''', ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie''

-> ''"A walleye is a freshwater perch so named because its eyes resemble a wall, provided that wall is covered with detailed pictures of fish eyes. Otherwise there is no resemblance at all and the name simply confuses and annoys."''
-->-- Creator/MikeNelson, ''Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters''

->''"If there really is an interior designer named Gay Butler, somewhere there must be a gay butler named 'Interior Designer'."''
-->-- '''Bill Maher''', ''Series/RealTimeWithBillMaher''

->'''Rin''': You don't get the point of Murder-Death-Kill, Kirei!\\
'''Kirei''': And you need to stop calling it that.\\
'''Rin''': Well let's break this down. "Holy Grail War"... "Holy" doesn't work because the artifact is natively magic in origin. [[InNameOnly "Holy Grail" is BS]]. And you ''know'' it's BS.\\
'''Kirei''': It ''is'' BS.\\
'''Rin''': And "war" isn't true because it's seven people and their afterlife tag-a-long.\\
'''Kirei''': The definition of war is loose, Rin. It could mean "to represent the conflict between representatives of various cultures acting as surrogates for their nations."\\
'''Rin''': ''Could'', sure... but it doesn't. The point is, I'll start calling it "Holy Grail War" when the name isn't just a cool stand-in!
-->-- ''WebVideo/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorksAbridged''

->''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Football]] is certainly a misnomer, for the game is played not with the feet but with the hands, and the ball is not a ball but an egg. I propose that the game be played with the feet and with a ball, or else that it be called “hand-egg”.''
-->-- ''Anonymous letter to the editor of the New York Times, Nov. 7, 1909''

-> ''"''[The Anarchist Cookbook ''was''] ''not composed or released by anarchists, not derived from anarchist practice, not intended to promote freedom and autonomy or challenge repressive power – and was barely a cookbook, as most of the recipes in it are notoriously unreliable."''
-->-- '''[=CrimethInc.=]'''

->'''Ennesby:''' From [[DeusEstMachina the Fleetmind]], there is a single ship, the ''Plaited Daisies.''\\

->'''Wiz''': This man would emerge as the feared {{bounty hunter}}, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]].
->'''Boomstick''': So he's ''clearly'' the bad guy.
->'''Wiz''': Actually, he's [[AntiHero the main character of the story]].
->'''Boomstick''': [blubbering] But then why would the--!? [Wiz continues]

-->-- ''WebVideo/AnimatedSpellbook''

-> [The Anarchist Cookbook ''was''] ''not composed or released by anarchists, not derived from anarchist practice, not intended to promote freedom and autonomy or challenge repressive power – and was barely a cookbook, as most of the recipes in it are notoriously unreliable.''