History Main / BeatWithoutABut

** Scott's review of the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' franchise ends with Scott saying, "All in all, the New Super Mario Brother Series aren't ''bad'' games..." then pausing until the end screen comes on.

* The ImageMacro "I May Be Stupid" is structured like a typical top text/bottom text meme, with the title phrase at the top. Rather than a "but" phrase at the bottom, or any kind of text, the bottom half is left blank.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'': When the council of Master Builders is dismayed that the alleged chosen one appears to be some random guy with no extraordinary skills, Emmett acknowledges his faults, but takes so long on listing them that none of the Master Builders care to hear the next part trying to be positive.
-->'''Emmett''': Yes, it's true, I may not be a Master Builder, I may not have a lot of experience fighting or leading or coming up with plans, or having ideas in general, in fact, I'm not all that smart, and I'm not what you'd call a creative type, plus, generally unskilled, also, scared and cowardly. I know what you're thinking: "He is the least qualified person in the world to lead us!" And you are right!

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E12MyFairLaddy My Fair Laddy]]", the first version of Willie's IWantSong starts off with him singing "All I want is a place somewhere"... and that's the whole song. Bart nudges him to aim a ''little'' higher, and it leads to a longer song, "Wouldn't It Be Adequate", parodying "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" from ''Theatre/MyFairLady''.

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E12MyFairLaddy My Fair Laddy]]", the first version of Willie's IWantSong starts off with him singing "All I want is a place somewhere"... and that's the whole song. Bart nudges him to aim a ''little'' higher.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Call Girl", when Peter is saying bye to his family as he's about to leave and have an affair, he says to Chris, "Chris, people are gonna tell you that you're stupid and that you're no good.", seemingly about to follow it up with something to make Chris feel better, but he ends it there and walks away.

->'''Merritt''': Well when I first met you, I thought you were kind of a... dick.
->'''Daniel''': Huh! Oh.
->'''Henley''': And?
->'''Merritt''': (''glances around'') No no, that's it.

-->'''Jon''': You sleep too much.
-->'''Garfield''': You talk too much.
-->'''Jon''': And you're a lump.
-->'''Garfield''': You're a dork.
-->'''Jon''': ''(puts a hand around Garfield affectionately)'' But I love you anyway.
-->'''Garfield''': You're still a dork.

-->'''Swamp Creature''': This is supposed to make us feel better?
-->'''Emmet''': What th-? No, there was about to be a "but"...
-->'''Gandalf''': [[NoYou You're a butt]]!

-->'''2003 Robin:''' When I first met you, [[OtherMeAnnoysMe I thought you were weird and annoying]]...
-->'''2013 Robin:''' ... And?
-->'''2003 Robin:''' And you are.

-->'''Kay:''' I worked with Zed for over forty years, and in all that time he never invited me to dinner. He never asked me to his house, or watch a game. He never shared a single detail of his personal life. ''(pause)'' Thank you.

-->'''Merritt''': Well when I first met you, I thought you were kind of a... dick.
-->'''Daniel''': Huh! Oh.
-->'''Henley''': And?
-->'''Merritt''': (''glances around'') No no, that's it.

-->'''Holt''': I know everyone is upset about having to give up their weekend.
-->'''Jake''': But?
-->'''Holt''': No "but," I was simply demonstrating for Peralta what a fact is.

--->'''Britta:''' Look, I ''hate'' cops...
--->''(complete and utter silence as everyone else in the room, [[ImStandingRightHere including a cop]], slowly realizes that was the end of the sentence.)''

-->'''Will:''' Well, you know, I mean, I don't like to brag...
-->'''Employer:''' But?
-->'''Will:''' Oh That's it. I just don't like to brag.

--> '''Capt. Hawkeye Pierce''': So he's younger than us. So he's up to date on all the latest medical techniques... ''(beat)'' ...so let me read that when you're done.

-->'''Elliot''': At what point did I become a crazy person?
-->'''J.D.''': Oh, come on. Yes, exposing yourself to a dead guy might have been a tad unorthodox, and yes, it might be a little hard to live down...
-->''[{{Beat}}]''
-->'''Elliot''': I'm waiting for the "but".
-->'''J.D.''': So's everyone else around here. ({{Rimshot}})

--->'''Dina''': You're like the old paper coupons. You were kind of a nuisance but arguably served a purpose, and now you're... useless but...
--->'''Glenn''': But?
--->'''Dina''': Oh, carrot cake Oreos are back. That's fun. ''[walks away]''

* ''Theatre/MeanGirls'': In "Meet the Plastics," DumbBlonde Karen ends her verse by singing "My name is Karen, I may not be smart... ''(beat)'' that's it."

''(beat)''\\
''(abruptly starts the run)''

-->'''Carthaginian General:''' Okay guys, looks like the Romans are coming straight for us this time. And what will they do when they get here? They'll kill us all.
-->''(Crowd gasps)''
-->'''Carthaginian General:''' They'll massacre each and every last one of us. They may even chop our pets in half.
-->'''Rob:''' That's barbaric!
-->'''Carthaginian General:''' [[DeliberateValuesDissonance No, Rob, it's actually pretty normal for the time. We'd do the same to them.]]
-->'''Mary:''' Who will protect us?
-->'''Carthaginian General:''' Funny you should ask, Mary. That's kind of why I called this meeting. Who will protect us? Protect our families, our homes, our children? You guys? Ha, don't make me laugh. Why, you're just a bunch of stupid and weak farmers. Simple-minded buffoons, cowards, fools. Rob here thinks enslaving women and children is barbaric. You're a snowflake, Rob. Yes, you are. The fact is if the Romans manage to land on African soil, we're all gonna die a terrifying, hideous, unspeakably painful death.
-->'''Rob:''' Is that the end of that speech?
-->'''Carthaginian General:''' [[BluntYes Yes]].
-->''([[MassOhCrap Crowd panics]])''

--->'''Yahtzee:''' Now, don't get me wrong, viewer: playing ''The Last of Us II'' was a pretty miserable experience.
--->''(pause)''
--->'''Viewer:''' Kinda sounded like you were going to say 'But...' there, Yahtzee.
--->'''Yahtzee:''' Mmm, no. It's [[TooBleakStoppedCaring really fucking miserable and depressing, and I would've enjoyed my weekend more had I spent it teasing out my bum hairs with pliers.]]

--->'''Yahtzee:''' The creator, Swery, is like the poor man's Creator/HideoKojima got together with the poor man's Creator/Suda51 and had a very undernourished baby. But he's been able to carve an identity for himself making games usually themed around an outsider's view of American culture as seen through the lens of TV, and that began with ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'', which was basically ''Series/TwinPeaks''.
--->''(pause)''
--->'''Viewer:''' Sounded like you were gonna say "But", there, Yahtz.
--->'''Yahtzee:''' [[CallBack You keep falling for that one]], don't you, viewer. No, ''Series/TwinPeaks'' about sums it up.

--> '''Izzy:''' I don't want to call him a liar... [{{Beat}}] ...so I won't.

-->"On the surface, these things may seem like nothing more cheap toys with extremely basic games for children..." ''[beat]'' "That sentence was finished long ago."

--> '''Thomas''': Wait! I may not be the bravest, or the smartest, or the best for you...
-->''{{beat}} as he starts walking away''
-->'''Girl''': But?
-->'''Thomas''': No, that was it.

-->'''Cosmo''': But?
-->'''Timmy''': No, that was it.

-->'''Connie''': I thought I wanted total freedom to go be a hot adventure bitch.
-->'''Maury''': Oh?
-->'''Connie''': And I thought [[spoiler:a kid]] would get in the way of all that.
-->'''Maury''': ''But''?
-->'''Connie''': But the truth is... I was right!
-->'''Maury''': What? Then why did you say "but"?
-->'''Connie''': I didn't say "but," ''you'' said "but"!
-->'''Maury''': [[LampshadeHanging Fine, but that was still very confusing!]]

-->'''Mr. Ping:''' My son may be not perfect. He may be big and loud and clumsy and annoying and impatient and hotheaded and... er, where am I going with this?
-->'''Mantis:''' [[SubvertedTrope But he's not a liar?]]
-->'''Mr. Ping:''' Right.

-->'''Morty''': I started today disgusted and embarrassed to be your son, and then later I thought we were gonna die because you're a loser.
-->''Awkwardly long pause''
-->'''Jerry''': There's no more, is there?
-->'''Morty''': Nope. [[CallingTheOldManOut Quit fucking up]].