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* ''PhineasAndFerb: Blood is thicker than water. But mango chutney is thicker than blood.

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* ''PhineasAndFerb: ''PhineasAndFerb'': Blood is thicker than water. But mango chutney is thicker than blood.
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* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun": When life gives you lemons...just shut up and eat the damn lemons.

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* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun": ''ThirdRockFromTheSun'': When life gives you lemons...just shut up and eat the damn lemons.

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* ''PhineasAndFerb: Blood is thicker than water. But mango chutney is thicker than blood.

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* ''PhineasAndFerb: Blood is thicker than water. But mango chutney is thicker than blood. blood.
* ''KimPossible'':
--> '''Ron:''' When life gives you lemons...
--> '''Drakken:''' I complain about the lemons!
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* When life gave ChuckNorris lemons, [[MemeticBadass he made orange juice]].

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* When life gave ChuckNorris lemons, [[MemeticBadass [[ChuckNorrisFacts he made orange juice]].
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* When life gave Chuck Norris Lemons, he made orange juice.

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* When life gave Chuck Norris Lemons, ChuckNorris lemons, [[MemeticBadass he made orange juice.
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* The ''RedDwarf'' episode "Stasis Leak" has:

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* The ''RedDwarf'' ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "Stasis Leak" has:



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* When life gave Chuck Norris Lemons, he made orange juice.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' : "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. [[spoiler: Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!" ]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' : "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. [[spoiler: Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! ''damn lemons''! What am I supposed to do with these?! '''these'''?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue ''rue the day day'' it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! CAVE JOHNSON '''LEMONS'''! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH GONNA ''BURN'' YOUR HOUSE DOWN! '''WITH THE LEMONS! LEMONS'''! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS '''''BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!" DOWN'''''!" ]]
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* In''CameraCafe'', Paolo always repeats twice the first part of the proverb he's about to say. For example: "An apple a day... an apple a day".

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* In''CameraCafe'', In ''CameraCafe'', Paolo always repeats twice the first part of the proverb he's about to say. For example: "An apple a day... an apple a day".
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* ''PhineasAndFerb: Blood is thicker than water. But mango chutney is thicker than blood.
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* ''{{Portal 2}}'' : "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. [[spoiler: Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!" ]]

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* ''{{Portal ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' : "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. [[spoiler: Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!" ]]
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* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun": When life gives you lemons...just shut up and eat the damn lemons.

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* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.



* ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.

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* SpiderMan: When life gives you lemons... squirt them in somebody's face and run like hell.
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* In''CameraCafe'', Paolo always repeats twice the first part of the proverb he's about to say. For example: "An apple a day... an apple a day".
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Related to the IceCreamKoan, but differs in that while the first part of the phrase is valid, the second part is clearly tacked on by the speaker. Often said by ChanceTheGardener in some of his more fauxlisophical moments.

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Related to the IceCreamKoan, but differs in that while the first part of the phrase is valid, the second part is clearly tacked on by the speaker. Often said by ChanceTheGardener a SeeminglyProfoundFool in some of his more fauxlisophical moments.
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%%Consensus was for no pic per Image Pickin' thread: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1300314033045816400
%%Please start a new IP thread if you'd like to suggest a pic.
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* ''{{Portal 2}}'' : "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. [[spoiler: Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!" ]]
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--> '''[[spoiler: Junior]]''': Lucky for me, God is dead.

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--> '''[[spoiler: Junior]]''': Lucky for me, God is dead.
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* From {{Starship}}:
--> '''[[spoiler: Junior]]''': We have a saying where I come from too; God save the Queen.
--> '''Bug''': Oh, good.
--> '''[[spoiler: Junior]]''': Lucky for me, God is dead.

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* The ''RedDwarf'' episode "Stasis Leak" has:
-->'''Holly''': What I'm saying, Dave, is that it's better to have loved and to have lost... than to listen to an album by Olivia Newton-John.\\
'''Cat''': Why's that?\\
'''Holly''': [[TakeThat Anything's better than listening to an album by Olivia Newton-John.]]
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* ''CloneHigh'': WHen life gives you lemons, you CLONE those lemons and make SUPER LEMONS!

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* ''CloneHigh'': WHen When life gives you lemons, you CLONE those lemons and make SUPER LEMONS!
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* ''CloneHigh'': WHen life gives you lemons, you CLONE those lemons and make SUPER LEMONS!

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!!'''Examples:'''

* ''KingOfAllCosmos'': Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.
* ''RocketPower'': Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!
* ''NewsRadio'': When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.
* ''{{Achewood}}'': Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!

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!!'''Examples:'''

* ''KingOfAllCosmos'': Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.
* ''RocketPower'': Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!
* ''NewsRadio'': When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.
* ''{{Achewood}}'': Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!
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* ''NewsRadio'': When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.




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* The {{Babyshambles}} song "Sticks and stones" has the following chorus: Sticks and stones may break my bones/Oh but your words, they really hurt.

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* ''KatamariDamacy'': Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.

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* ''{{Achewood}}'': Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!

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* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL, but don't forget to steer!

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* ''RocketPower'': Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.



* The {{Babyshambles}} song ''Sticks and stones'' has the following chorus: Sticks and stones may break my bones/Oh but your words, they really hurt.
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* The {{Babyshambles}} song ''Sticks and stones'' has the following chorus: Sticks and stones may break my bones/Oh but your words, they really hurt.
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* KingOfAllCosmos Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.
* RocketPower Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!
* NewsRadio When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.
* {{Achewood}} Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!
* RonWhite When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then find someone whose life has given him vodka and have a party.
* TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a fifty foot fall will kill y'all!
* TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.

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* KingOfAllCosmos ''KingOfAllCosmos'': Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.
* RocketPower ''RocketPower'': Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.
* WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!
* NewsRadio ''NewsRadio'': When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.
* {{Achewood}} ''{{Achewood}}'': Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!
* RonWhite RonWhite: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then find someone whose life has given him vodka and have a party.
* TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a fifty foot fall will kill y'all!
* TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.pizza.

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* [[KingOfAllCosmos Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.]]
* [[RocketPower Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.]]
* [[WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!]]
* [[{{NewsRadio}} When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.]]
* [[{{Achewood}} Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!]]
* [[RonWhite When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then find someone whose life has given him vodka and have a party.]]
* [[TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a fifty foot fall will kill y'all!]]
* [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.]]

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* [[KingOfAllCosmos KingOfAllCosmos Love makes the world go round... But Manners keep you from getting motion sickness.]]
sickness.
* [[RocketPower RocketPower Blood is thicker than water... But not nearly as refreshing.]]
refreshing.
* [[WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL — but don't forget to steer!]]
steer!
* [[{{NewsRadio}} NewsRadio When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.]]
for.
* [[{{Achewood}} {{Achewood}} Eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away... but throwing it at him works better!]]
better!
* [[RonWhite RonWhite When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then find someone whose life has given him vodka and have a party.]]
party.
* [[TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a fifty foot fall will kill y'all!]]
y'all!
* [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.]]



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* [[RonWhite When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then find someone whose life has given him vodka and have a party.]]

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