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* Online, there are two additional methods to invoke this: [[strike:striking out the text]] writing the text in a strikethrough font, and writing one thing and then "backspacing" over it with control-H, written '''^H'''. (Each control-H deletes one letter^H^H^H^H^H^H^H character.) This is a reference to 1980s-era Unix systems, where misconfigured terminals would display control codes instead of invoking them.

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* Online, there are two additional methods to invoke this: [[strike:striking out the text]] writing the text in a strikethrough font, and writing one thing and then "backspacing" over it with control-H, written '''^H'''. (Each control-H deletes one letter^H^H^H^H^H^H^H character.) This is a reference to 1980s-era Unix systems, where misconfigured terminals would display control codes instead of invoking them. (A more obscure option is control-W, which deletes entire words ^W^W^W deleted one word in the Berkeley UNIX and in the vi text editor, and was therefore used for more succinct {{Verbal Backspace}}s.)
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--> '''Picard, with O_O face''': "Barcaly."

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--> '''Picard, with O_O face''': "Barcaly."Barclay."
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*''SkinHorse'':
-->'''Sweetheart''': Sorry friend. That could have gone better. Tip doesn't really have the training for field work. Or the shoes. Sometimes I wonder if being our token human has cracked him even more. When you come to, I'll see that you only deal with the other members of our t--
-->'''Unity''': Sweetheart! Praise me! I punched out these monkeys ''real good!''
-->'''Sweetheart''': With me. You will only deal with me.
** And again when Tip's reaction to her saying "This is a job for Tip" means it becomes "This is a job for Tip, supervised by me."

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* ''GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars'': During a random encounter, Huang meets a real estate agent who previously asked Huang to drive him around.
-->'''Huang:''' "You still don't have a car?"
-->'''Real Estate Agent:''' "Why do I need a car when I've got a buddy like you to drive me around?"
-->'''Huang:''' "I'm not your buddy."
-->'''Real Estate Agent:''' "Come on, I'll [[MoneyDearBoy pay you good]]!"
-->'''Huang:''' "So where are we going, [[OnlyInItForTheMoney buddy]]?"
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* TheJoker has one in episode 8 of TheJokerBlogs.
-->''"One or the other. It's the fork in the throat--road, fork in the road. Henry's the one with the, ah, fork in the throat."''
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* ''[[{{ptitleolsdue4jfzga}} 30 Rock]]'':

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* A favored technique on ''[[{{ptitleolsdue4jfzga}} 30 Rock]]'':
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--> ''(everyone on deck [[FacePalm looks ruefully at him)''

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--> ''(everyone on deck [[FacePalm looks ruefully at him)''him]])''
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* '''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''
-->'''Picard''': I look forward to your report, [[EmbarrassingNickname Mr. Broccoli]].
--> ''(everyone on deck [[FacePalm looks ruefully at him)''
--> '''Picard, with O_O face''': "Barcaly."
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-->''(notices [=McCain=]'s son and representative standing behind him)''

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-->''(notices Willa, [=McCain=]'s son and representative employee, standing behind him)''

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* From ''{{Underworld}}: Evolution''
-->'''Marcus:''' Viktor fashioned two keys. What do you know of them?
-->'''Tanis:''' Keys? I don't know of any keys.
-->'''Marcus:''' (Spears Tanis in the shoulders and pulls him across the table)
-->'''Tanis:''' Oh... yes. Yes, those keys.
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* ToddInTheShadows [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears]] the lyrics to "I've Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana[=/=]Miley Cyrus as "I've Got {{Nerf}}".

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* ToddInTheShadows [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears]] the lyrics to "I've Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana[=/=]Miley Cyrus as "I've Got {{Nerf}}".[[NerfBrand Nerf]]".
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-->'''Moe:''' I've got a hot date tonight.\\

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-->'''Moe:''' Good, 'cause I've got a hot date tonight.\\
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'''Moe:''' Alright! I'm going to sit at home and ogle the girls in the Victoria's Secret Catalog.\\

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'''Moe:''' Alright! I'm going to sit at home and ogle the girls ladies in the Victoria's Secret Catalog.\\



'''Moe:''' Now will you unhook me already! I don't deserve this kind of shabby treatment!\\

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'''Moe:''' Now will would you unhook me already! this already, please? I don't deserve this kind of shabby treatment!\\

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* ''Muppets Tonight!'', John Goodman is fighting in a war with a bunch of rats:

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* ''Muppets Tonight!'', ''MuppetsTonight!'', John Goodman is fighting in a war with a bunch of rats:



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* ''{{Blackadder}} the Third'': Blackadder accidentally lets slip how he really sees the relationship between himself and the prince:
-->'''Blackadder''': It's good to be back in the saddle. Did I say saddle? I meant harness.
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'''Raven''': Remember me?

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'''Raven''': Remember me?me?\\
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* An instance in TeenTitans serves as a CallBack and ContinuityNod.
-->'''Dr. Light''': No one can defeat Doctor Light! ''No one!'' *turns to see Raven*\\
'''Raven''': Remember me?
'''Dr. Light''': *turns back around, looking absolutely horrified* I'd like to go to jail now, please.

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-->"I think everyone remembers their first boner...''Bowie''."

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-->"I think everyone remembers their first boner...[[FreudianSlip boner]]...''Bowie''."


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* ToddInTheShadows [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears]] the lyrics to "I've Got Nerve" by Hannah Montana[=/=]Miley Cyrus as "I've Got {{Nerf}}".
--> "Heh, Nerf should use this in their commercials. Nerf should not use this in their commercials, I ''immediately'' take that back."
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* RoyalCanadianAirFarce:

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* RoyalCanadianAirFarce:''RoyalCanadianAirFarce'':
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* RoyalCanadianAirFarce:
--->'''Stockwell Day:''' Let's look at the facts surrounding my leadership of our party. Since I took over, our founder, Preston Manning, has announced he's getting out of politics. We've had quite a few members leave the party. The latest poll puts our popularity just below E. coli bacteria. Okay, let's ''not'' look at the facts.
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* ''GetSmart'' did this sort of gag several times, with Maxwell Smart's claims simultaneously growing less dramatic and more ridiculous, along the lines of:
---> '''Max:''' The entire Navy has this island surrounded! Would you believe it? The entire Navy!
---> '''KAOS agent:''' I find that hard to believe.
---> '''Max:''' Would you believe CONTROL has sent a small boat filled with special ops to rescue me?
---> '''KAOS agent:''' No.
---> '''Max:''' How about two Boy Scouts in a raft with a BB gun?

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'''Janitor:''' God is watching.\\
'''JD:''' I can't.

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'''Janitor:''' (opens the door) God is watching.\\
'''JD:''' I can't.\\
'''Janitor:''' Who ''is'' this "God" everyone fears?

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* ''CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', twice:
-->'''Wonka''': So much time and so little to do-- Wait. Strike that. Reverse it.
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* In ''[[{{Fanfic/Ptitle0028gzjm}} Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', after Kyon receives a longcoat as a gift from Mikuru.
-->'''Kyon:''' I won't be able to get much use out of this until next winter, but I know once I do, I will greatly appreciate this! Asahina-san, I don't know what I've done to deserve such a fine present, but I am very grateful.
-->'''Tsuruya:''' I've seen that coats before. You had it on when you beat up those Sumiyoshi-rengo fellows who hurt Kasai!
-->'''Koizumi:''' Y...yes. I've seen that once before, as well, [[TimeTravel that day you left even Mori-san impressed]].
-->'''Kyon:''' Or, you know, maybe even sooner than that.
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'''Teacher:''' We can't keep them past Four.\\
'''Principal:''' I will keep you till Four.

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'''Teacher:''' We can't keep them past Four.4:00.\\
'''Principal:''' I will keep you till Four.4:00.
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* ''ImAMarvelAndImADC'': Spider-Man lamenting {{Marvel}} losing the licensing to ''{{Transformers}}'' some twenty years ago:
-->'''Spider-Man''': This is the worst decision Marvel has ever ma--\\
''(DeadPool holds up the head of his live-action movie InNameOnly counterpart, a.k.a. [[FanNickname Dude-Peel]])''\\
'''Spider-Man''': This is the second worst decision Marvel has ever made!
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Students of rhetoric may describe this as "epanorthosis". If Alice has to retract a practical idea that uses bad methods, it's a case of AndThatWouldBeWrong.

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Students of rhetoric may describe this as "epanorthosis". If Alice has to retract a practical idea that uses bad methods, it's a case of AndThatWouldBeWrong.
AndThatWouldBeWrong. If she has to retract a controversial opinion, it's a case of NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
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* From ''Fierce Creatures'', Rollo loses it and gives his zoo's employees a scathing critique of their new corporate owner:

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* From ''Fierce Creatures'', ''FierceCreatures'', Rollo loses it and gives his zoo's employees a scathing critique of their new corporate owner:
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--> '''Ximinez:''' NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our ''three'' weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our ''four''...no... ''Amongst'' our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

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--> '''Ximinez:''' '''Ximenez:''' NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our ''three'' weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our ''four''...no... ''Amongst'' our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.
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* [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Chick]]'s '{{Labyrinth}}'' review:

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* [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Chick]]'s TheNostalgiaChick's '{{Labyrinth}}'' review:

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