History Main / AnswersToTheNameOfGod

If a CardCarryingVillain, he will wryly comment that he's [[{{Satan}} quite the opposite.]]

* Famed rock critic Robert Christgau [note](pronounced with a soft I, like in "kit" rather than a hard I, like in "kite")[/note] humorously references this trope by abbreviating his name as "X-Gau."

->'''Bane:''' Oh God!\\

-->'''Mary:''' Joe,I'm pregnant.\\

* In chargesdotcomdotbr, there's a vertically-challenged interviewer named Tobby who interviews well-known people (or their [[{{Expy}} expies]]). While interviewing Romário, Tobby asked how Romário would define himself. Romário arrogantly asked how to define such a wonderful, perfect and talented person and Tobby's response led Romário to congratulate him for making a good definition.

* An example that uses StockFootage from the ''Film/GhostRider'' movie occurs in the ComicBook/GhostRider vs. ComicBook/{{Lobo}} ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' at the end of the former's rundown.

* A variant occurs in the Creator/MarvelComics miniseries ''[[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]'': when Mar-Vell confronts the leader of a religion based on him, she says, "Oh my God!" and he responds, "I hope you don't mean that literally."

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* In the Oneshot ''Manga/ShamanKingFlowers - Hana's Epoch'', Hana is complaining that his life is boring and miserable and asks to God if he hates him. Cue Hao saying [[http://mangafox.me/manga/shaman_king_flowers/v00/c000/35.html "Did you call?"]]. Justified, as he is the current Shaman King who is one with the Great Spirit, so he ''literally is'' God.

* Part of ComicBook/{{Rat-Man}}'s routine when dealing with [[HollywoodJehovahsWitness Hollywood Jehovah's Witnesses]]:

* An example that uses StockFootage from the ''Film/GhostRider'' movie occurs in the ComicBook/GhostRider vs. SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' at the end of the former's rundown.

* Inverted in the Creator/BillCosby concert film ''Bill Cosby: Himself''.

* When asked by a reporter about who would win a decisive [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup World Cup]] qualification leg between Sweden and Portugal, Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović replied, "Only God knows." When the reporter pointed out that it would be "kinda hard to ask God," Ibra replied, "You're talking to Him now".[[note]]Although God– err, Ibrahimović scored two goals, Sweden failed to qualify after losing 1–0 and 3–2. '''Crist'''iano Ronaldo scored all four Portugal goals.[[/note]]

-->'''Butters''' Jesus Christ!\\
'''Dresden''' I don't think they had anything to do with that one.

-->'''Girl:''' I'm in love... with Jesus.\\
[Vine cuts to her boyfriend tackling the neighbor] ''JESUS, LEAVE MARIA ALONE!''

* Painfully popular in what we might call the amateur porn of the Internet, especially when it involves FoeYay being taken to its logical conclusion...

* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': A subversion in ''Back Talk'', when Frasier is dealing with severe back pain. Everyone is trying to give him advice.

* WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged has this little bit in the Cooler's Revenge retelling:

* In ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', minor character Jesus Quintana makes an overblown threat to the Dude's friend Walter.

* Variation: in ''Literature/TheMasterAndMargarita'', a Soviet bureaucrat shouts, "The devils take me," having been thoroughly exasperated by [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Behemoth and Korovyev]]. Being more or less devils, they enthusiastically agreed and promptly "took" him, leaving behind his empty animated suit. (One English translation has him saying "Damn me", with the same result).

* In ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'', in one book a [[OurElvesAreBetter Sithi]] randomly shows up in a human war camp. Most humans have never seen a Sithi and they're believed to be nearly extinct, leading one human to exclaim "Blessed Elysia, Mother of our Ransomer!" [[note]] The dominant human religion in this setting, Aedonism, is essentially Catholicism with the names changed; this expression is equivalent to "Mary Mother of God!"[[/note]] The Sithi replies that no, actually her name is Aditu. Note that Sithi are very alien to humans (and vice-versa), but also that Aditu has a playfully mocking sense of humor, so it's unclear if she honestly believed she was the one being addressed, or was just making a joke.

* [[GodEmperor Yhwach]] of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. It's right there in his name: When he was just born, the people considered him a holy child due to the miracles he could perform. The first thing he ever heard was of them chanting "YHWH" (Yahweh), one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. He took that name for himself, and tweaked it just a tad to promote his own identity, thus resulting in Yhwach.

--> '''Buffy:''' Thank God!\\

* Played with in ''Literature/TheGreatDivorce'', when a ghost in heaven exclaims "God!" to his SpiritAdvisor, who replies, "God what?" The ghost is confused until his guide explains that [[YouKeepUsingThatWord in heaven's grammar]] [[{{God}} God is a noun]]. The ghost is embarrassed and explains that he only meant something like "[[GoshDangItToHeck By gum]]."