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| 2 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 5 | ->'''Arthax:''' And all this time I thought [[GaiasVengeance The Green Man]] was merely an [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthromorphization]] of man's fear of nature.\ |
| 6 | '''[[DumbMuscle Yeagar]]:''' Huh?\ |
| 7 | '''Nodwick:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Arthax think green guy not real like tooth fairy]].\ |
| 8 | '''Yeagar:''' Oh. |
| 9 | -->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}'', [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2002-06-06 6 June 2002]] |
| 10 | [[/folder]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 13 | ->''"So in a nutshell, we got thrown into ponyland, magic barrier made us ponylanders, we can go back to our real bodies but only temporarily and we need a pony to change us."'' |
| 14 | -->-- '''Destroyah''', ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' |
| 15 | |
| 16 | ->'''Slang''': C-Conditional sssssssssstatementssssssssssss, sssssssssssir?\ |
| 17 | '''Nimja''': Yes. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_(computer_programming)#JavaScript Conditional statements]] are statements which, according to different boolean conditions-\ |
| 18 | '''Slang''': P-pleasssssssssse, sssssssssssssir... Englisssssssssssh...\ |
| 19 | '''Nimja''': ''[smiles]'' Very well. Basically, if something is true, then something happens as a result, and otherwise, something else happens as a result. \ |
| 20 | '''Slang''': Und... how exactly vould zat look in programming, sssssssssssir? |
| 21 | -->-- ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame'', "And Now For Something Completely Different" |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ->'''Julie''': What are the other Laws of Magic? You can tell me that, right? Because it would be pretty stupid if no one knew any of the laws subject to capital punishment.\ |
| 24 | '''Carlos''': Thou shalt not kill by use of magic, thou shalt not transform others. Thou shalt not invade the mind of another. Thou shalt not enthrall another. Thou shalt not reach beyond the Borders of Life. Thou shalt not swim against the Currents of Time. Thou shalt not seek beyond the Outer Gates.\ |
| 25 | '''Julie''': No ''avada kedavra'', no frog prince, no mind-melds, no mind-whammies, no zombies, no wibbley-wobbley timey-wimey stuff, and no, what, Cthulhu?\ |
| 26 | '''Carlos''': You and your fancy science words. |
| 27 | -->-- ''Fanfic/LoveIsAllYouNeedToDestroyYourEnemies'' |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ->"I am contemplating the divergent possibilities of Reality. We Martians believe that this universe is merely one of an infinite number of possible outcomes. The prescient powers of my race enable me to visualize these realities and explore their [[AlternateUniverse alternative facets]]."\ |
| 30 | "What does that mean in English?"\ |
| 31 | "My xenoglossic abilities make me fluent in all Earth languages, Citizen Kincaid."\ |
| 32 | "I meant ''plain'' English." |
| 33 | -->-- ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Film -- Animation]] |
| 37 | ->'''Sam Sparks''': When you shot it into the stratosphere, you figured it would induce a phase change from the cumulonimbus layer?\ |
| 38 | '''Flint Lockwood''': That's actually a really smart observation.\ |
| 39 | '''[[ObfuscatingStupidity Sam Sparks]]''': I mean, the clouds probably have water in them, which I guess is why you shot it up there in the first place. |
| 40 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' |
| 41 | |
| 42 | ->'''The Flash''': How are we supposed to get inside again?\ |
| 43 | '''Lex Luthor''': Multi-frequency band, encryption analyzer-replicator pack.\ |
| 44 | '''Flash''': Some of us don't speak Star Trek.\ |
| 45 | '''Lex''': Think of it as a fancy garage-door opener. |
| 46 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'' |
| 47 | [[/folder]] |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 50 | ->'''Dr. Hare''': A bad head cold has the most extraordinary effect on the olfactory and gustatory nerves. |
| 51 | ->'''Leonora''': The what? |
| 52 | ->'''Dr. Burke''': The pong. |
| 53 | -->-- ''Film/DoctorInLove'' |
| 54 | |
| 55 | ->'''Reed Richards:''' If we're going to identify the source of the mutation, we need to isolate your recombinant DNA so we can active positional genomes.\ |
| 56 | '''Ben Grimm:''' ''(turns to Sue)'' Huh?\ |
| 57 | '''Sue Storm:''' We have to do a physical in order to see what got zapped.\ |
| 58 | '''Ben Grimm:''' Oh. Why didn't just you say so? |
| 59 | -->-- ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ->'''Dr. Nilsson''': Dermatic penetration at a 35 mm distance of Arteria carotis communis.\ |
| 62 | '''Jacob''': Really, whould you like me to nod as I understand or do you feel like saying it again, in Swedish?\ |
| 63 | '''Nilsson''': Well there's two freaking holes right into the artery. That alone would be the cause of death! |
| 64 | -->--''Film/{{Frostbite}}'' |
| 65 | |
| 66 | ->'''Executive:''' The water has one unique quality that separates it from other proprietary brands. According to our lab report, it has an aperient element that makes it cathartic.\ |
| 67 | '''CEO:''' What is that in English?\ |
| 68 | '''Executive:''' It makes you shit like clockwork, sir. |
| 69 | -->-- ''Film/{{Water 1985}}'' |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 73 | ->'''Owl''': The atmospheric conditions have been very unfavorable lately.\ |
| 74 | '''Christopher Robin''': The what?\ |
| 75 | '''Owl''': The flood-level has reached an unprecedented height.\ |
| 76 | '''Christopher Robin''': The who?\ |
| 77 | '''Owl''': There's a lot of water about. |
| 78 | -->-- ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'', "Piglet is Entirely Surrounded by Water" |
| 79 | |
| 80 | ->'''Johannes:''' [[EldritchLocation This]] is a mundane location lent arcane significance via--\ |
| 81 | ''[Zarenyia starts to fake-snore]''\ |
| 82 | '''Johannes:''' It's a magic gate. |
| 83 | -->-- ''Literature/TheFallOfTheHouseOfCabal'' |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 87 | ->''[Warning beeps]''\ |
| 88 | '''[=EMH2=]:''' Doctor, some... thing just went off line.\ |
| 89 | '''EMH:''' ... Specifically?\ |
| 90 | '''[=EMH2=]:''' [[TechnoBabble The secondary gyrodyne relays in the propulsion field intermatrix have depolarised]].\ |
| 91 | '''EMH:''' ''[rolling eyes]'' In English!\ |
| 92 | '''[=EMH2=]:''' I'm just reading what it says here! |
| 93 | -->-- ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Message in a Bottle" |
| 94 | |
| 95 | ->'''Vila:''' So you see, Bek, this thing tapped into Orac's channels, sucked up all his energy, so that it could come squirting out and swallow us all. \ |
| 96 | '''[[TheSnarkKnight Avon]]:''' The plain man's guide to alien invasions. |
| 97 | -->-- ''Series/BlakesSeven'', "Shadow" |
| 98 | |
| 99 | ->''"Colonel Astrid said they lacked a life-support system to carry them through the trauma of molecular integration. Well, I took it to mean they snuffed it before they got going properly."'' |
| 100 | -->-- '''Section Leader Grose''', ''Series/BlakesSeven'', "Moloch" |
| 101 | |
| 102 | ->'''Holly:''' How simple do you want it?\ |
| 103 | '''Rimmer:''' So Lister can understand it.\ |
| 104 | ''[Lister nods enthusiastically]''\ |
| 105 | '''Holly:''' ''[worried look]'' Oh dear... |
| 106 | -->-- ''Series/RedDwarf,'' The American pilot |
| 107 | |
| 108 | ->'''Diggle:''' What the hell is this?\ |
| 109 | '''Felicity:''' No offense, but you'd need like...Ph.D.s for the dumbed-down version.\ |
| 110 | '''Diggle:''' How about the very dumbed-down version?\ |
| 111 | '''Felicity:''' It's a quantum flux anchor that utilizes wave theory to fire nano-particulates across an Einstein-Rosen bridge to create a secure claxon field.\ |
| 112 | '''Diggle:''' How about the very, very, dumbed-down version?\ |
| 113 | '''Caitlin:''' Felicity made a magnet that will draw whoever's trying to breach through to us.\ |
| 114 | '''Diggle:''' You could have just said that. |
| 115 | -->-- ''Series/Elseworlds2018'' |
| 116 | |
| 117 | ->'''Dorien''': Well, I think you have to analyse the motivational aspects in this situation in the context of Sharon's insecurity. |
| 118 | ->'''Tracey''': Speak English, will ya? |
| 119 | -->-- ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'', "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E12OldFriends Old Friends]]" |
| 120 | |
| 121 | ->'''Kwan:''' What are you doing? |
| 122 | ->'''John-117:''' Scanning the integrity of all bio interfaces for evidence of abnormalities. |
| 123 | ->'''Kwan:''' Is that your way of saying you don't feel well? |
| 124 | ->'''John-117:''' ''(beat)'' Yes. |
| 125 | -->-- ''Series/Halo2022'', "Contact" |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[/folder]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 130 | ->''"Momentum, a function of mass and velocity, is conserved between portals. In layman's terms, speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out."'' |
| 131 | -->-- '''[[AIIsACrapshoot GLaDOS]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' |
| 132 | |
| 133 | ->'''Palutena:''' The monster situation is quite clamant.\ |
| 134 | '''Pit:''' Is that...a ''good'' thing?\ |
| 135 | '''Palutena:''' You know, it's importunate. Or unpropitious.\ |
| 136 | '''Pit:''' ...Are you still speaking English right now?\ |
| 137 | '''Palutena:''' I'm sorry, Pit. I didn't mean to confuse you. Let me make this easier for you. BIG MONSTERS KILL PIT! GRRR!\ |
| 138 | '''Pit:''' Ahhh, that makes ''[[SincerityMode perfect]]'' sense! Thank you! |
| 139 | -->-- ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' |
| 140 | |
| 141 | ->''"...Hmph. While that explanation might elicit admiring nods from your professors at the academy, it will only earn you blank looks here. Take a deep breath and try again—this time in a language those of us'' without ''[[TranslatorMicrobes the Echo]] might comprehend."'' |
| 142 | -->-- '''Cid nan Garlond''', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' |
| 143 | |
| 144 | ->'''Doctor Fate:''' Mercenaries are the hounds of duty.\ |
| 145 | '''Deadshot:''' English, please?\ |
| 146 | '''Doctor Fate:''' You are disposable. |
| 147 | |
| 148 | ->'''Mr. Freeze:''' Demonstrate the Scarab's recuperative methodology.\ |
| 149 | '''Blue Beetle:''' Might as well be speaking Greek, brah.\ |
| 150 | '''Mr. Freeze:''' Show me how it heals your wounds. |
| 151 | -->--''Videogame/Injustice2'' |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 155 | ->'''Dr. Andrew Wong''': The images in Bob's subconscious suggest a struggle to deal with an unbearable ennui resulting from a lack of personal and professional satiety. The lower functions of Bob's brain are trying to compensate for a lack of spacial and conjugal connection he requires and that would otherwise stimulate his higher neural pathways and modulate his RNA transcription in the pre-frontal cortex.\ |
| 156 | '''Dr. Thaddeus Euphemism''': Okay, how about we try that again in English...\ |
| 157 | '''Dr. Andrew Wong''': He's bored and lonely. |
| 158 | -->-- ''Webcomic/ThePetriDish'' |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 162 | -> '''Wile E. Coyote:''' Your honor, I contend the Road Runner has ignored the intended lethality of this ACME merchandise, committing numerous violations of...\ |
| 163 | '''Granny:''' In English!\ |
| 164 | '''Wile E.:''' He won't let me catch him. |
| 165 | -->-- ''WebAnimation/JudgeGranny'', "Inherit the Windbag" |
| 166 | |
| 167 | -><'''[=LordPie=]'''> which part confuses you more, my complex lexicon or the fact that i beat you with your own logic?\ |
| 168 | <'''jestaa'''> using big words doesn't make you more smarter.\ |
| 169 | <'''[=LordPie=]'''> Sorry, let me put it in an language that you can understand\ |
| 170 | <'''[=LordPie=]'''> OMG, ROFL LOL!!!!!!!!! J00 GOT OWNED!!11111!! |
| 171 | -->-- bash.org, [[http://bash.org/?637196 #637196]] |
| 172 | |
| 173 | ->'''Maya:''' ''[talking very fast]'' Hold on! I detect an exponential increase in photon energy levels!\ |
| 174 | '''Misato:''' Say that again?\ |
| 175 | '''Makoto:''' She said the photonic energy levels are rising.\ |
| 176 | '''Misato:''' IN ENGLISH!\ |
| 177 | '''Maya:''' WE'RE FUCKED! |
| 178 | -->-- ''WebVideo/EvAbridged 3.0 Rei is (not) Pleased'' |
| 179 | |
| 180 | ->''In photographic terms, these two compound lenses have the equivalent of an f-number of .58. If you don't speak nerd, that means "dang, they see good".'' |
| 181 | -->-- ''WebVideo/TrueFacts: The Ogre Faced Spider'' |
| 182 | [[/folder]] |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 185 | ->'''The Thing:''' Can you gimme that again in Swahili?\ |
| 186 | '''Mr. Fantastic:''' You don't speak Swahili.\ |
| 187 | '''The Thing:''' And I don't understand what you just said, neither! |
| 188 | -->--''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 189 | |
| 190 | -> '''Leela:''' I didn't wanna leave them either, Fry, but what are we supposed to do?\ |
| 191 | '''Fry:''' Well, usually on the show someone would come up with a complicated plan then explain it with a simple analogy.\ |
| 192 | '''Leela:''' Hmm. If we can re-route engine power through the primary weapons and reconfigure them to Melllvar's frequency, that should overload his electro-quantum structure.\ |
| 193 | '''Bender:''' Like putting too much air in a balloon!\ |
| 194 | '''Fry:''' Of course! It's so simple! |
| 195 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E11WhereNoFanHasGoneBefore Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]" |
| 196 | |
| 197 | ->''"This morning our house became infested with an acute, febrile, contagious virus, or as it's known on the street, the flu."'' |
| 198 | -->-- '''Lisa Loud''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', "One Flu Over the Loud House" |
| 199 | |
| 200 | ->''"I am trying to find scientific guidance on the forging of social bonds, street name: friendship."'' |
| 201 | -->-- '''Lisa Loud''', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', "Friend or Faux?" |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 |
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