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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/).

Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread in the Image Pickin' forum.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2024 at 5:50:24 AM

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#13001: Sep 22nd 2024 at 5:55:10 AM

So I’ll do the Jar Jar quote as that seems to be the winner (even if i personally prefered the Ben 10 quote). Though I have one more question which way do I format it?

"Bail frowned; if even the irrepressible Jar Jar was worried, this looked to be even worse than he'd expected."

"Bail frowned; if even the irrepressible Jar Jar was worried, this looked to be even worse than he'd expected."
Revenge of the Sith's novelization, when Palpatine is about to declare the Empire.

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#13002: Sep 22nd 2024 at 6:48:09 AM

[up] You don't need all the extra context in there. I don't like when quotes do that. I think you can just attribute it to "Revenge of the Sith's novelization".

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#13003: Sep 23rd 2024 at 12:24:31 AM

So about the quote on Main.Half Baked Niceness: I originally sponsored this trope, and now I feel I might have found a potentially better quote (the trope is meant to be about characters being bad at complimenting). How is this?

SpongeBob: Aren't you going to compliment my outfit?
Squidward: Uh... um... you look... stunning?
SpongeBob: Oh, you're so sweet!
— "Love That Squid", SpongeBob SquarePants

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#13004: Sep 23rd 2024 at 6:56:31 PM

[up][up][up] I agree, just Revenge of the Sith's novelization works as a quote attribution.


[up] Current works fine, though putting the stage direction in the next line of dialogue would make it flow better.

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#13005: Sep 24th 2024 at 6:06:11 AM

Quotes.Friendship Tropes - Quotes for Index okay?

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
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#13006: Sep 24th 2024 at 11:45:25 AM

[up] Yeah, I'm cool with that.


George Jetson Job Security's quote is unillustrative: how about this one from the quotes page?

J. Jonah Jameson: Where were you? Photographing squirrels? You're fired!
Betty Brant: Chief, the planetarium party.
Jameson: Oh, right. You're unfired! I need you, c'mere!

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#13008: Sep 24th 2024 at 12:22:17 PM

[up][up] [tup]

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#13010: Sep 28th 2024 at 7:04:32 PM

Is it just me or is it weird how Abandon Shipping doesn't have a general page quote but it has a quotes page with only one quote in it. Shouldn't that quote just be moved to the main page? Here's the quote btw:

(Princess Vespa and Lone Starr lean in for kiss)
(Compartment opens on Dot's body, klaxon alarm blares, causing Vespa and Starr to break away nervously)
Barf: (jolting awake, running for cover) Abandon ship! Abandon ship! Women and Mogs first!

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#13011: Sep 28th 2024 at 8:20:43 PM

Too many stage directions, too little dialogue. IDK if it really needs a quote tho.


On that note, for Matron Chaperone:

Lone Starr: What the hell was that noise?
Dot: That was my Virgin Alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!

Edited by TheWhistleTropes on Sep 29th 2024 at 1:05:13 PM

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#13012: Sep 29th 2024 at 5:40:14 PM

[up][tup]. It works with the archetype being described.

Because of a recent image change, the quote for Gosford Park is also on the image. I think it could be changed to an actual quote from the film. Would this work?

Lavinia: Don't be such a snob, aunt Constance.
Constance: Me? I haven't a snobbish bone in my body.

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#13013: Sep 29th 2024 at 8:15:29 PM

[up] I like it!


For Copiously Credited Creator, a potential replacement (if not, something for the quotes page):

Written, Directed, Drawn, Animated, Created, Recorded, Conceived Of, Responsibilty Claimed, Filmed, Edited, Converted To Standard Transport Elephant Zuchini Format and Converted Back Again
by
Brian Kendall

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#13015: Sep 29th 2024 at 11:23:42 PM

Redemption Equals Sex and Sexual Karma both have the same page quote. I think it works better on the latter.

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#13017: Oct 1st 2024 at 4:09:33 AM

The end quote on Superman is the lyrics to David Bowie's "Starman", which has nothing to do with Superman outside of it being a meme to use the song for edit videos. I get the thematic use of it and how the lyrics happen to fit him, but I would rather use something from the actual comics or what not.

I think Superman's farewell quote can work? What do you think?

Do good to others and every man can be a Superman
Superman's farewell message to the world, issue #156

Edited by Tylerbear12 on Oct 2nd 2024 at 6:31:13 AM

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#13018: Oct 1st 2024 at 10:00:58 AM

[up] Yeah, I'd agree.

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#13019: Oct 1st 2024 at 11:00:01 AM

[up][up][tup] to the change.

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#13022: Oct 1st 2024 at 2:30:57 PM

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#13023: Oct 2nd 2024 at 11:56:51 AM

You sure about that issue for the Supes quote? This says it's issue #66.

Speaking of comic quotes: Elseworlds is getting a complete monster page, and Ravok found two great quotes that I can't decide between.

Edited by ACW on Oct 2nd 2024 at 2:57:02 PM

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#13024: Oct 2nd 2024 at 1:37:42 PM

Personally I prefer the Dark Joker quote, but both are good (except for the kinda awkward grammer in the last line of the Twin Hitler Clones quote)note 

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#13025: Oct 2nd 2024 at 4:32:24 PM

I'm not sure about the quote on Wicked Witch. Sure, Elphie talks about being "wicked" (and is indeed the Wicked Witch of the West) but the quote has more to do with Then Let Me Be Evil than "I'm an evil witch", especially since her magic isn't even mentioned.

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