This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.
Unused quotes should be put on a Quotes Wiki page (just replace the namespace in the URL of the wiki page you are making a quotes page for with Quotes/) or, if they don't have an article, on Quotes Looking for an Article.
Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread
in the Image Pickin' forum.
Edited by Tabs on Jul 15th 2023 at 2:40:54 AM
Now a lurker. See you at the forums.
There aren't other quotes associated with the trope, thought.
To win, you need to adapt, and to adapt, you need to be able to laugh away all the restraints. Everything holding you back.
Officially intimidated
Not having a quote would still be better than having a complainy one, however.
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I dunno, I think the quote is more funny than legitimate complaint, but that could come from my obvious bias as a Zero Punctuation fan. But the general problem (which I do see with this one) I have with the ZP page quotes people add is that they long and obtuse. Yahtzee uses all kinds of metaphors and colorful language, which I find entertaining in his videos, but doesn't really get to the point, which makes for a bad page quote imo.
Edited by antenna_ears on Mar 26th 2021 at 1:35:10 AM
I'm helping!
The quote on Peking Duck Christmas is rather long, as well as containing two notes and a pothole to a youtube video (of the quote's source, as it happens, but still)
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
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Might be reduced to
Solicitor General Elena Kagan: [laughs] You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.
[Laughter from crowd]
Graham: Great answer!
Sen. Patrick Leahy: I could just see that one coming...
Sen. Chuck Schumernote : They're the only places open.
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That would be an improvement.
... might also help to link to a different video of the source material, since that one seems to have been posted by some kind of anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist.
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I didn't check it. If C-span or other more neutral outlet has the recording, let's have that, or no link at all.
Angry babby
Love me some Game Grumps but I don't think the page quote on Lethal Klutz is very relevant. It doesn't make the "klutz" part clear. especially since it sounds like a game mechanic, not a character.
For that matter, the Healing Potion quote isn't very good either, since the quote is explicitly not talking about a potion.
Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 27th 2021 at 3:29:15 PM
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Re Healing Potion, does it have to be an actual potion, or just any item you consume for +HP (such as food, medical supplies, etc.) will do? If the latter, then the quote still counts.
Lethal Klutz is bad though. It sounds more like the item is dangerous, rather than the person holding it. I don't mind it being removed.
Zero Punctuation strikes again: Not only is the quote on Story Branch Favoritism too opinionated, it's honestly a poor demonstration of the trope; it makes it sound like an Audience Reaction when it isn't supposed to be.
I don't see any potential replacements on the page. I'd just remove it.
Get that quote outta there! ![[tdown]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png "[thumb down]"){kind=small}
It is WAAAY too long.
Edited by antenna_ears on Mar 28th 2021 at 12:51:23 PM
Very Spooky
Fingore's quote is basically JAFAAC as a quote.
back lol
Tell that quote to get outta there
I don’t think the quote for Literally Shattered Lives really illustrates the trope. Also, there’s a pothole in there, which I’m pretty sure isn’t allowed.
Edited by antenna_ears on Mar 28th 2021 at 9:08:53 AM
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It wicks the phrase "stay frosty"; not a pothole per se but I don't think it quite fits in the "direct references" category of wicks allowed in quotes.
Though that's all moot given that the quote itself is insufficiently illustrative.
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Kirby is shaped like a friend
There's a potential good replacement in the quotes page from Bioshock.
Certified Badassatron
The quote for The Day After Tomorrow is overly complainy and requires knowledge of another work to understand. Should it be cut?
I don't actually have any Bumblebee icons, I just think the nickname is funny.
Officially intimidated
For me, a resounding yes.
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she/her
Yes, cut that please.
Edited by Serac on Mar 29th 2021 at 11:46:26 AM
Seconding the Bioshock suggestion for Literally Shattered Lives, to wit:
Since the former quote has been removed already I'll just add this one now; it can always be changed again if anyone comes up with a better suggestion.
Peeks from Under Rocks
x4 Yes, cut. It's also an opinion on the work, which I think does not belong on the Work page?
How about "When it's over, ladies and gentlemen, we will be in a new ice age."
(I May need to find the scene to check my phrasing.)
Friends forevermore
Duplicate RWBY quote on Baby Talk and Precious Puppy. It fits better on the latter.
I had a dog-themed avatar before it was cool.
The not-so-great American Patriot
Suggestion for "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot
Crown Description:
What should be the page quote for Monster.Fan Works?
Boss Tease has a complaining quote from, surprise surprise, Zero Punctuation.