History Quotes / ReassignedToAntarctica

-->-- '''Jeffrey Sinclair''', ''LiveActionTV/BabylonFive -- "Infection"''

-->--''[[Creator/JohnConnolly Mr Pettinger's Demon]]''

->''"There's a ship leaving for Eastwatch by the sea tonight. From there I'm afraid it's a rather long walk to [[GrimUpNorth Castle Black]]. I hope you enjoy the Wall. I found it surprisingly beautiful, in a brutal, '''horribly''' uncomfortable sort of way."''

-->-- {{Gurps}} {{Traveller}} ''Humaniti''

->Rich and powerful people don't get fired like the rest of us...This is executive speak for "We're firing you because you've become synonymous with perhaps the darkest chapter in the history of our company but you're well-liked so we're going to [[KickedUpstairs give you a made-up job]] on the way out."
-->--'''[[http://defamer.gawker.com/hacked-sony-antihero-amy-pascal-basically-fired-1683989402 Sam Biddle]]''', "Hacked Sony Antihero Amy Pascal Basically Fired"

->If we kept a ministry at the North Pole, I'd have sent him there.
-->--'''President UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson''', on his appointment of UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan as ambassador to Russia

-->--''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "Honour Among Thieves"

'''Nicholas Angel''': In '''twenty years or so''', yes!\\

-->--''Film/HotFuzz''

->You are going to ''love'' being a security guard. You can catch up on your reading, and, ahhhh... hehe, well, [[SoGoodWeMentionedItTwice you can catch up on your reading.]]
-->--'''Jason Bly''', ''Series/BurnNotice''

->And the moral of the story is to never call your commanding officer a bastard to his face.

->The people of a territory can petition the Darrian Council to remove their knight if he does not do a good enough job representing them. Such a petition must be granted after which the knight is usually transferred to a territory with few or no people, where he "can't do any harm". This is considered a great disgrace and effectively ruins the knight's further career in government.

->There's a ship leaving for Eastwatch by the sea tonight. From there I'm afraid it's a rather long walk to [[GrimUpNorth Castle Black]]. I hope you enjoy the Wall. I found it surprisingly beautiful, in a brutal, ''horribly'' uncomfortable sort of way.
-->--'''Tyrion Lannister''', to Janos Slynt, ''former'' [[CityGuards Commander of the Goldcloaks]], ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

->Running down people that ''buy fertilizer.'' This is scut work, bozo work. The FBI equivalent of being made to wear an orange jumpsuit and pick up trash by the side of the highway.

->One of my colleagues lost a fierce battle with a rival store and got sent off to Greenland. You don't want to be sent to ''[[AnythingButThat Greenland]]'', do you?

->Myerson's in a sweat because you let that Russian go. He's talking about the Russians in Cuba again. He's talking about sending ''you'' to Cuba.

->S.H.I.E.L.D. has facilities in some of the most remote places on the face of the planet. There are certain people you do not want to upset if you have no desire to be assigned to one.
-->--''Blog/SurvivalTipsForSHIELDRecruits'' #205

->You wanna do this now? Okay. What you're doing is against protocol, so if you endanger an operation or if anyone gets hurt, I'll reassign you to Barrow, Alaska, and you'll spend the rest of your years pulling the night shift guarding Blonsky's cryo-cell.

->Shit, that's how I ended up on [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere Mars]] in the first place! Put my own CO in a body cast! ''[[WorthIt Best day of my life!]]''

->''As I report from my sixth day here in war torn Syria, I think the lesson learned is that I should never have called my producer a wanker.''

-->-- '''Emperor Gregor Vorbarra''', ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga A Civil Campaign]]''

-> (After discovering Ethan Hunt has stolen information literally right out from under Donloe's nose) '''Eugene Kittridge''': I want him [Donloe] manning a radar tower in Alaska by the end of the day. Just mail him his clothes.
->- ''Film/MissionImpossible''

->''As I report from my sixth day here in war torn Syria, I think the lesson learned is that ''I should never have called my producer a wanker.''''

->''As I report from my sixth day here in war torn Syria, I think the lesson learned is that I should never have called my producer a wanker.''

->The provisional government and I "disagree" on a lot of things, which is probably why they sent me to this godforsaken place.
-->-- '''Kira Nirys''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("Emissary")

->'''Aral''': ...Other than that, how was Kyril Island, Lt. Vorkosigan? You didn't vid home much, your mother noticed.\\
'''Miles''': I was busy. Lessee. The climate was ferocious, the terrain lethal, a third of the population including my own superior was dead drunk most of the time. The average IQ equaled the mean temperature in degrees cee, there wasn't a woman for five hundred kilometers in every direction, and the base commander was a homicidal psychotic. Other then that, it was lovely.\\
'''Aral''': Doesn't sound like it's changed in the smallest detail in twenty-five years.
-->-- '''{{Lois McMaster Bujold}}''', ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga The Vor Game]]''

->You are going to ''love'' being a security guard. You can catch up on your reading, and, ahhhh... hehe, well, you can catch up on your reading.

->Rich and powerful people don't get fired like the rest of us...This is executive speak for "We're firing you because you've become synonymous with perhaps the darkest chapter in the history of our company but you're well-liked so we're going to give you a made-up job on the way out."
-->--'''[[http://defamer.gawker.com/hacked-sony-antihero-amy-pascal-basically-fired-1683989402 Sam Biddle]]''', "Hacked Sony Antihero Amy Pascal Basically Fired"

->'''Aral''': "Other than that, how was Kyril Island, Lt. Vorkosigan? You didn't vid home much, your mother noticed.
->'''Miles''': I was busy. Lessee. The climate was ferocious, the terrain lethal, a third of the population including my own superior was dead drunk most of the time. The average IQ equaled the mean temperature in degrees cee, there wasn't a woman for five hundred kilometers in every direction, and the base commander was a homicidal psychotic. Other then that, it was lovely.
->'''Aral''': Doesn't sound like it's changed in the smallest detail in twenty-five years.

->'''Met Sergeant:''' Well, you've always wanted a transfer to the country.
->'''Nicholas Angel''': In ''twenty years or so'', yes!
->'''Met Sergeant''': [[BadNewsInAGoodWay Well done, you!]]

->''"You are going to ''love'' being a security guard. You can catch up on your reading, and...well, you can catch up on your reading."''

->''"And the moral of the story is to never call your commanding officer a bastard to his face."''

->"There's a ship leaving for Eastwatch by the sea tonight. From there I'm afraid it's a rather long walk to [[GrimUpNorth Castle Black]]. I hope you enjoy the Wall. I found it surprisingly beautiful, in a brutal, ''horribly'' uncomfortable sort of way."

->"The provisional government and I disagree on a lot of things, which is why they sent me to this godforsaken place."
-->-- [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Kira Nirys]]

->"Running down people that buy fertilizer? This is scut work, bozo work. The FBI equivalent of being made to wear an orange jumpsuit and pick up trash by the side of the highway."
-->-- '''Special Agent Fox Mulder''', the Bureau's top [[TheProfiler profiler]] and top paranormal investigator. Used to lead the unit division called Series/TheXFiles.

->"One of my colleagues lost a fierce battle with a rival store and got sent off to Greenland. You don't want to be sent to ''Greenland'', do you?"

->"Myerson's in a sweat because you let that Russian go. He's talking about the Russians in Cuba again. He's talking about sending ''you'' to Cuba."

->'''Father Dowling:''' Remember what I said about the bishop sending me to Nome, Alaska?
->'''Sister Stephanie:''' He didn't...
->'''Father Dowling:''' No, Anchorage.

->"Uh, sir? This probably isn't the best time, but what May told you I would have preferred it to stay between me and her."\\
"Well, "it" is happening on my bus, amongst members of my team."\\
"No, we've never... done - It's never happened on the bus, sir."\\
"You want to do this now? Okay. What you're doing is against protocol, so if you endanger an operation or if anyone gets hurt, I'll reassign you to Barrow, Alaska, and you'll spend the rest of your years pulling the night shift guarding Blonsky's cryo-cell. Am I clear? (Looks at Ward's face) I'll take that as a yes. And if it's really just sex, Ward you should get more comfortable using the word."
-->-- Grant Ward and Phil Coulson, ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''