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** With House and Wilson this can become a form of SnarkToSnarkCombat, as seen in "Unfaithful":
-->'''House:''' If she [Cuddy] invited you to a ceremonial lynching, would you go?\\
'''Wilson:''' It would depend on what she was serving.

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-->'''Jesse:''' What's coming out of it? [[DeadpanSnarker Diet soda]].

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-->'''Jesse:''' --->'''Jesse:''' What's coming out of it? [[DeadpanSnarker Diet soda]].soda]].
** Averted in "Room For One More?", where Joey answers D.J.'s question with SincerityMode. He does carry out a tone of irritation, but it's only because of Kimmy.
--->'''D.J.''': [regarding Joey's pain] Oh, is it your back?\\
'''Joey''': Yes, and my hand. Kimmy's standing on it. ''Gibbler!''\\
'''Kimmy''': ''[stepping back and away from Joey's hand]'' What a whiner.
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* ''Series/FullHouse'':
** In "Knock Yourself Out", the doctor asks Uncle Jesse what's coming out after Jesse mentions Michelle's nose is running. Jesse chides him for this question.
-->'''Jesse:''' What's coming out of it? [[DeadpanSnarker Diet soda]].
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* ''Series/{{Veep}}'': In the first episode of Season 4, Mike asks Sue if the President is free for a meeting with him. Sue's response is less than cordial.
-->"Can mice levitate, Mike? Can mice levitate and fire lasers out of their mouse eyes? Well then we've just asked each other equally ridiculous questions."
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* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': We get this little exchange after Harriet loses her job at the paper.
-->'''Carl''': Edward, your mother was just fired.
-->'''Eddie''': From her job?
-->'''Carl''': No! From a cannon!

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*** Inverted, however, as Riker realises he's not the real Rice, and doesn't want to give away informatioin that would compromise the Enterprise.

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*** Inverted, however, as Riker realises he's not the real Rice, and doesn't want to give away informatioin information that would compromise the Enterprise.Enterprise.
** In the otherwise serious ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E19Duet Duet]]", Kira is interrogating a Cardassian who claims to have been employed at an infamous prison camp as a filing clerk.
--->'''Kira:''' You know I never heard of a filing clerk becoming an instructor at a military academy.\\
'''Marritza:''' Until now.\\
'''Kira''': What did you teach?\\
'''Marritza:''' Believe it or not, filing.
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'''Charlie''': You don't have to ask dumbass questions!\\
'''Jake''': He didn't ask me anything.

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'''Charlie''': You don't have to [[LampshadeHanging ask dumbass questions!\\
questions!]]\\
'''Jake''': [[WhosOnFirst He didn't ask me anything.]]
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-->'''Blanche:''' We brought dinner!
-->'''Rose:''' Oooh, what did you get?
-->'''Dorothy:''' A bucket of chicken. I hope you like it extra flat and crispy.
-->'''Blanche:''' It's a pizza Rose.
-->'''Rose:''' I knew that! I meant what kind did you get?
-->'''Blanche:''' Did you ''really'', Rose?
-->'''Rose:''' No...but I thought I could cover!

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-->'''Blanche:''' --->'''Blanche:''' We brought dinner!
-->'''Rose:''' --->'''Rose:''' Oooh, what did you get?
-->'''Dorothy:''' --->'''Dorothy:''' A bucket of chicken. I hope you like it extra flat and crispy.
-->'''Blanche:''' --->'''Blanche:''' It's a pizza Rose.
-->'''Rose:''' --->'''Rose:''' I knew that! I meant what kind did you get?
-->'''Blanche:''' --->'''Blanche:''' Did you ''really'', Rose?
-->'''Rose:''' --->'''Rose:''' No...but I thought I could cover!
cover!
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* ''Series/Annika2021'': In the last episode of the first season, Annika and Tyrone chase a suspect who works in an Indian cuisine restaurant. When the suspect runs, Annika snarks on why does the suspect always run.
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* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' episode "What Sexual Harris Meant", Earl comes home early because someone died at work.
-->'''Fran:''' Oh my goodness, what happened??\\
'''Earl:''' Fran, we push down trees for a living. You figure it out!


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* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': In the unaired version of the pilot, we get this exchange between Kermit and Fozzie.
-->'''Kermit:''' ''(into the intercom)'' Muppet Players on stage, please! Muppet Players on stage!\\
'''Fozzie:''' Oh! Oh, oh, oh! Am I... Am I a Muppet Player?\\
'''Kermit:''' Uh, no, you're a Radio City Rockette.\\
'''Fozzie:''' Oh...\\
'''Kermit:''' OF COURSE YOU'RE A MUPPET PLAYER!

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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E20TheArsenalOfFreedom The Arsenal of Freedom]]", a hologram of [[spoiler:the late]] Captain Rice [[ImposterForgotOneDetail blows its cover with a stupid question]], which Riker responds to appropriately:
-->'''"Rice":''' Tell me about your ship, Riker. It's the ''Enterprise'', isn't it?\\

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In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E20TheArsenalOfFreedom The Arsenal of Freedom]]", a hologram of [[spoiler:the late]] Captain Rice [[ImposterForgotOneDetail blows its cover with a stupid question]], which Riker responds to appropriately:
-->'''"Rice":''' --->'''"Rice":''' Tell me about your ship, Riker. It's the ''Enterprise'', isn't it?\\


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*** Inverted, however, as Riker realises he's not the real Rice, and doesn't want to give away informatioin that would compromise the Enterprise.
** Averted in the Series/StarTrekPicard episode "[[Recap/StarTrekPicardS3E06TheBounty The Bounty]]", when Riker in particular is taken aback at Worf's new habit of meditating.
---> '''Worf:''' The most advantageous battle stance is being one within oneself.\\
'''Riker:''' Seriously?\\
'''Worf:''' I just said it.
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* ''Series/{{Veep}}'': In the first episode of Season 4, Mike asks Sue if the President is free for a meeting with him. Sue's response is less than cordial.
-->"Can mice levitate, Mike? Can mice levitate and fire lasers out of their mouse eyes? Well then we've just asked each other equally ridiculous questions."
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* ''Series/That70sShow'': When Eric tells the guys about his plan to propose to Donna, they make him wear the helmet that they make each other wear whenever one of them (almost always Kelso) demonstrates that they're TooDumbToLive.
--> '''Eric''': Why do I have to wear the Stupid-Helmet?
--> '''Hyde''': Because you're stupid!
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--->'''Martha:''' ''[after the Doctor compares their situation to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'']'' The film?\\

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--->'''Martha:''' ''[after the Doctor compares their situation to ''Film/BackToTheFuture'']'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'']'' The film?\\
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* A classic from the ''Series/FawltyTowers'' episode "Basil the Rat" when Basil, who's just been up on the hotel roof dealing with the two dead pigeons the health inspector found in the water tank, does his best to cope with his overbearing and micro-managing wife:
--> '''Sybil''': Did you put the lid back on the tank, Basil?
--> '''Basil''': Yes, that's why I've been on the roof the last 20 minutes, dear.
--> '''Sybil''': And you took the pigeons out?
--> '''Basil''': No, I left them in, they're nearly done.
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---> '''Sam''': They hit us? Then we hit them back, ''harder!'' ''That's'' the Seattle way.
'''Freddie''': So we should trash ''their'' studio?

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---> '''Sam''': They hit us? Then we hit them back, ''harder!'' ''That's'' the Seattle way.
way.\\
'''Freddie''': So we should trash ''their'' studio?studio?\\
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** In ''iMoveOut'', the gang wants revenge on the business rivals that destroyed their studio.
---> '''Sam''': They hit us? Then we hit them back, ''harder!'' ''That's'' the Seattle way.
'''Freddie''': So we should trash ''their'' studio?
'''Sam''': No, Freddie, we should rub ourselves with mustard and sing show tunes.

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''
** In "The Flax", Aeryn Sun gets her foot trapped under some debris, so tells John Crichton to pass her an axe, and when he asks why she says it's to [[LifeOrLimbDecision cut her foot off.]] It says a lot about Aeryn that Crichton doesn't realise she's joking at first.
** In "Crackers Don't Matter", Chiana is sitting in the mess hall, stuffing her face with crackers. D'argo strolls in and asks what she's doing.
--->'''Chiana:''' I'm having sex with three [[SpaceX Hynerian]] donkeys. What does it look like?



* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''
** In "The Flax", Aeryn Sun gets her foot trapped under some debris, so tells John Crichton to pass her an axe, and when he asks why she says it's to [[LifeOrLimbDecision cut her foot off.]] It says a lot about Aeryn that Crichton doesn't realise she's joking at first.
** In "Crackers Don't Matter", Chiana is sitting in the mess hall, stuffing her face with crackers. D'argo strolls in and asks what she's doing.
--->'''Chiana:''' I'm having sex with three [[SpaceX Hynerian]] donkeys. What does it look like?

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--->'''Courier''': Are you ambassador G'kar?
--->'''G'kar''': This is ambassador G'Kar's quarters. This is ambassador G'Kar's table. This is ambassador G'Kar's dinner. Which part of this progression escapes you?

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--->'''Courier''': -->'''Courier:''' Are you ambassador G'kar?
--->'''G'kar''':
G'kar?\\
'''G'kar:'''
This is ambassador G'Kar's quarters. This is ambassador G'Kar's table. This is ambassador G'Kar's dinner. Which part of this progression escapes you?



** From the very first episode:

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** From [[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonITheEnd the very first episode:episode]]:



* This was one of the reason why [[PitGirls pit reporter]] Jayne Middlemiss was considered a ReplacementScrappy to Philippa Forrester in Series 7 of ''Series/RobotWars'', as she had a bad habit of going up to teams standing next to a robot with a huge flipping ramp, fierce-looking flywheel, or other incredibly-obvious weapon mounted on it and asking them "So what does it do?" Fortunately for her, the contestants were too polite to answer with something like "Mows the lawn, takes care of the children and makes julienne fries".



* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
** After the police find a dead woman who has scratched "RACHE" into the floorboards with her fingernails:

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* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
''Series/{{Sherlock}}'':
** After In "[[Recap/SherlockS01E01AStudyInPink A Study in Pink]]", after the police find a dead woman who has scratched "RACHE" into the floorboards with her fingernails:



* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode ''The Arsenal of Freedom'', a hologram of [[spoiler:the late]] Captain Rice [[ImposterForgotOneDetail blows its cover with a stupid question]], which Riker responds to appropriately:
-->'''"Rice"''': Tell me about your ship, Riker. It's the ''Enterprise'', isn't it?\\
'''Riker''': No... the name of my ship is the... ''[[Creator/ShirleyTemple Lollipop]]''.

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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode ''The "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E20TheArsenalOfFreedom The Arsenal of Freedom'', Freedom]]", a hologram of [[spoiler:the late]] Captain Rice [[ImposterForgotOneDetail blows its cover with a stupid question]], which Riker responds to appropriately:
-->'''"Rice"''': -->'''"Rice":''' Tell me about your ship, Riker. It's the ''Enterprise'', isn't it?\\
'''Riker''': '''Riker:''' No... the name of my ship is the... ''[[Creator/ShirleyTemple Lollipop]]''.



* This was one of the reason why [[PitGirls pit reporter]] Jayne Middlemiss was considered a ReplacementScrappy to Philippa Forrester in Series 7 of ''Series/RobotWars'', as she had a bad habit of going up to teams standing next to a robot with a huge flipping ramp, fierce-looking flywheel, or other incredibly-obvious weapon mounted on it and asking them "So what does it do?" Fortunately for her, the contestants were too polite to answer with something like "Mows the lawn, takes care of the children and makes julienne fries".

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* This was one of the reason why [[PitGirls pit reporter]] Jayne Middlemiss was considered a ReplacementScrappy to Philippa Forrester in Series 7 of ''Series/RobotWars'', as she had a bad habit of going up to teams standing next to a robot with a huge flipping ramp, fierce-looking flywheel, or other incredibly-obvious weapon mounted on it and asking them "So what does it do?" Fortunately for her, the contestants were too polite to answer with something like "Mows the lawn, takes care of the children and makes julienne fries".
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%%* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Miss Brooks sometimes resorts to this trope.

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%%* * ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Miss Brooks sometimes resorts to this trope.
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-->'''Chiana:''' I'm having sex with three [[SpaceX Hynerian]] donkeys. What does it look like?

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-->'''Chiana:''' --->'''Chiana:''' I'm having sex with three [[SpaceX Hynerian]] donkeys. What does it look like?

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Crackers Don't Matter", Chiana is sitting in the mess hall, stuffing her face with crackers. D'argo strolls in and asks what she's doing.

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. ''Series/{{Farscape}}''
** In "The Flax", Aeryn Sun gets her foot trapped under some debris, so tells John Crichton to pass her an axe, and when he asks why she says it's to [[LifeOrLimbDecision cut her foot off.]] It says a lot about Aeryn that Crichton doesn't realise she's joking at first.
**
In "Crackers Don't Matter", Chiana is sitting in the mess hall, stuffing her face with crackers. D'argo strolls in and asks what she's doing.
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* ''Series/BabylonFive'': A courier comes to G'kar, interrupting him once again about to start his interrupted dinner.
--->'''Courier''': Are you ambassador G'kar?
--->'''G'kar''': This is ambassador G'Kar's quarters. This is ambassador G'Kar's table. This is ambassador G'Kar's dinner. Which part of this progression escapes you?
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** And once anticipated:
--->'''Rose''': You know what I think?
--->'''Blanche''': That reindeer really know how to fly?
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'''Woman:''' AskAStupidQuestion, doctor, JustForFun/GetAStupidAnswer.

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'''Woman:''' AskAStupidQuestion, doctor, JustForFun/GetAStupidAnswer. [[note]] For added bonus, the entire conversation takes place in SPANISH (with subtitles)[[/note]]
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** Josh takes a trip to a store called, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guitar World]]" to replace [[ItMakesSenseInContext Drake's old one that caught on fire]].

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** Josh takes a trip to a store called, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guitar World]]" called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Guitar World"]] to replace [[ItMakesSenseInContext Drake's old one that caught on fire]].



'''Store Clerk:''' [[SarcasmMode Here?]] ''[[SarcasmMode (looks around the store)]]'' [[SarcasmMode At 'Guitar World?']] [[JustForFun/GetAStupidAnswer Gee, I don't know.]]\\
'''Josh:''' [[LampshadeHanging Okay, Sarcastic]]!

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'''Store Clerk:''' [[SarcasmMode Here?]] ''[[SarcasmMode (looks ''[[[SarcasmMode looks around the store)]]'' store]]]'' [[SarcasmMode At 'Guitar World?']] "Guitar World?"]] [[JustForFun/GetAStupidAnswer Gee, I don't know.]]\\
'''Josh:''' [[LampshadeHanging Okay, Sarcastic]]!Sarcastic!]]
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* ''Series/PaperGirls'': When the girls ask how Future!Erin found them, she scoffs, "this is Stoney Stream, not Manhattan."

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