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1We all own tools and implements and even parts of our own bodies to which we have special attachment. But sometimes we get a little ''too'' attached and start giving them specific titles, usually when we're about to use them or more often when they've just been damaged. If they do, it's My Verbin' Noun!.
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3Here is a list of all those crazy people. Compare OwMyBodyPart, where they just announce what part has been injured without naming a purpose.
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11* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} once mourned the loss of "My Creator/{{Cinemax}} hand!"
12* From an early issue of ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'': "Leggo, that's the hand I eat pizza with!"
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16* Darby Conley's ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' features a visit from the main character Rob's French friend Pierre who has broken his arm. Satchel laments "Aw, that's your surrenderin' arm!"
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19[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
20* In ''Film/FiveGirls'', one of the slightly magical girls complains that someone "broke my healing hand".
21* ''Film/PhoneBooth'' has this, but it uses two nouns to the same effect. "You done broke my dick hand!"
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24[[folder:Literature]]
25* The Creator/PiersAnthony novel ''Hard Sell'' has the hero accidentally stick his hand into a matter transporter (which kills living cells). His adoptive daughter says, "Aw, and that was your spanking hand, too!"
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29* The Doctor, in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Christmas Invasion" after his hand grows back from the remaining post-regeneration energy.
30-->'''The Doctor:''' This hand's a fightin' hand!
31* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'':
32** Used when featuring ''[[Literature/TheKalevala The Day the Earth Froze]]'' when Lemminkaimen and Ilmarinen chop down a tree, there's an unnecessary shot of a bear. Tom, imitating the bear, quips "That's my scratchin' tree, you jerks!"
33** And when [[TheAlcoholic Zap]] [[Film/TheFinalSacrifice Rowsdower]] looks at his newly tattoo-free arm and cheers "[[BigYes ARR-RIGHT!!]]" Crow is quick to add "My drinkin' arm's healed!"
34* Norm [=McDonald=], former anchor on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s Weekend Update, made this comment on the O.J. Simpson trial when attorney Johnnie Cochran put on the ski mask Simpson allegedly wore:
35-->'''Norm:''' And then Simpson jumped up and said, "Hey! That's my lucky ''stabbin' '' hat!"
36* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': "Aaah! My Me Time hand!"
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39[[folder:Web Comics]]
40* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' has ''a certain lawyer'' telling ''Pong San Andreas'' not to touch his ''bathing area''.
41* At one point in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Fighter refers to his "Swordin' Arms".
42%%* [[http://xkcd.com/90/ Played with]] in ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}''.
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46* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': "That was my squeezing arm! ''They took my squeezing arm!''"
47* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
48** Grandpa Simpson once broke his waggling finger. He also refers to his left and right eyes as his "seein' eye" and "winkin' eye" respectively.
49** Krusty once got bitten in his check-writing hand.
50** And Milhouse got hit in his non-lazy eye.
51* ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'': After DM and Penfold get into naming semantics about the Mark III's automatic pilot and how they're named after members of DM's family:
52-->'''DM:''' George. Hmph. My sainted aunt.\
53'''Penfold:''' A grandmother Fred and an aunt named George? Ooh, you ''have'' got problems, DM.
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