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--->'''Davy Jones:''' [[CatchPhrase Do you fear death?]]\\

** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'': A mute pirate named Cotton owns a parrot who does the talking for him (no one's figured out how). It mostly says PirateParrot stuff like "Ready the sails!"

'''Davy Jones:''' I take that as a "no".

Sir Humphrey: Well, Minister, if you ask me for a straight answer, then I shall say that, as far as we can see, looking at it by and large, taking one thing with another, in terms of the average of departments, then in the final analysis it is probably true to say, that at the end of the day, in general terms, you would probably find that, not to put too fine a point on it, there probably wasn't very much in it one way or the other. As far as one can see. At this stage.
Hacker: Is that "yes" or "no"?
Sir Humphrey: ''[beat]]'' Yes and no.

** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'': A mute pirate named Cotton owns a parrot who does the talking for him (no-one's figured out how). It mostly says PirateParrot stuff like "Ready the sails!"

'''LCDR. Bynam Ehrob:''' We replaced and sealed all of the damaged pressure hull plates to better than shipyard spec, ma’am. Triple-checked it myself.\\

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10622306/8/The-Day-The-Dursleys-Came-To-Hogwarts The Day the Dursleys Came to Hogwarts]]'' Harry's cousin fights with Draco, Crabbe and Goyle after Draco tries to get him to demonstrate "Harry Hunting".

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10914042/17/Sympathetic-Properties Sympathetic Properties]]'' Hermione goes through a goblin memory extraction process which leaves humans a little addled for a short time afterwards.

'''Mantis:''' So... that's a "no"?

** Upon meeting Sydney's parents, Maxima muses that she must taking after her father. Sydney is too distracted to give a straight answer, when Mr. Scoville senior grabs his daughter in his arms and excitedly babbles how proud he is she'd become a superhero fighting bad guys.

--->'''Foreman Tom:''' Well just to let you know, my boss would be happy to take this old place off your hands, and for double his last offer ''double'' the initial offer! What do you say to that? ''[Carl blasts the foreman in the face with his leaf blower]''...I'll take that as a no.

* ''Literature/TheHobbit'': After the defeat of Smaug, Laketown sends troops to the mountain to seek compensation for the destruction of Laketown by the dragon. Thorin refuses to negotiate while there is an army at his gates, especially while the wood elves have their own army there as well. They give him some time to think it over, and after some hours the Laketown messengers return to give what Bilbo thinks is a reasonable demand and hear Thorin's response. He isn't in a talking mood.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "Scorpion", when Borg drone Seven of Nine disapproves of Janeway's plan, she asks if Seven has a better one.

* From ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'':
-->'''Davy Jones:''' [[CatchPhrase Do you fear death?]]\\

* ''Literature/TheHobbit'': After the defeat of Smaug, Laketown sends an army to the mountain to seek compensation for the destruction of Laketown by the dragon. Thorin refuses to negotiate while there is an army at his gates, especially while the wood elves have their own army there as well. They give him some time to think it over, and after some hours the Laketown messengers return to give what Bilbo thinks is a reasonable demand and hear Thorin's response. He isn't in a talking mood.

'''Sam:''' Uh...Yeah?\\

** In "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS1E14AVisitFromUncleZucchiniMindysWeatherReport A Visit From Uncle Zucchini]]", when Zucchini asks Moonbeam if the "planet" up ahead is Earth, she says "no" by strumming a bad chord on her guitar. Zucchini takes that as a "yes".

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The general (and chief cook) of the Corbetite Railway monks doesn't bother himself with niceties:

-->'''Harry:''' Uhm...Sue...is there any chance that you'd let me play against Slytherin?\\

* ''VisualNovel/MyLittleInvestigations'': When Apple Bloom doesn't look convinced at Twilight Sparkle's promise not to tell anyone what she just told her, she promises it with a Pinkie Pie swear from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]]: "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." The response this gets is "That a yes?"

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** In strip [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0115.html 115]], Vaarsuvius is paralyzed and Durkon is trying to ask [[AmbiguousGender them]] whether they're paralyzed or not, but since they are, all they can say is "Nunnh." Durkon keeps asking questions about what this answer means.

** In "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS1E14AVisitFromUncleZucchiniMindysWeatherReport A Visit From Uncle Zucchini]]", when Zucchini asks Moonbeam if the "planet" up ahead is Earth, she says “no” by strumming a bad chord on her guitar. Zucchini takes that as a "yes".

* A variation in ''Fanfic/HowTheLightGetsIn''. Dean and Nyssa went on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to avenge [[spoiler:Laurel]]. Once this is over, Dean (who has minor injuries) asks if she's hurt. Nyssa just chuckles, clearly finding the question ludicrous. Dean takes that as answer enough and moves on.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11567521/11/Is-Your-Great-Aunt-an-AI Is Your Great-Aunt an AI?]]'' [=GLaDOS=] mentions the possibility of performing various tests on Peter Pettigrew.

* In ''VisualNovel/MyLittleInvestigations'', when Apple Bloom doesn't look convinced at Twilight Sparkle's promise not to tell anyone what she just told her, she promises it with a Pinkie Pie swear from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]]: "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." The response this gets is "That a yes?"
* ''Fanfic/ThePalaververse'': From ''The Tempest'': [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/256414/4/the-tempest/really-youre-just-better-off-waiting-for-it-all-to-blow-over "Really, You're Just Better Off Waiting For It All To Blow Over."]]:

''[Thorin fires an arrow that hits the messenger's shield]''\\

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/2581 Maxima has some troubles]] with a new recruit that was previously entranced by the team's succubus.
-->'''Maxima:''' Until this is resolved, I don't want you two in the same room, understood?\\

* In ''Literature/TheHobbit'', after the defeat of Smaug, the people of Laketown come to Thorin seeking compensation for their lost town, which Thorin refuses. After some hours, messengers return reasonable demands. Guess how Thorin responds.
-->'''Messenger:''' At the least he shall deliver one twelfth portion of the treasure unto Bard, as the dragon-slayer, and as the heir of Girion. From that portion Bard will himself contribute to the aid of Esgaroth; but if Thorin would have the friendship and honor of the lands about, as his sires had of old, then he will give also somewhat of his own for the comfort of the men of the Lake.\\
''[Thorin fires an arrow at the messenger's shield]''\\

-->'''DQ Lips''': (''after Phil has sipped some of the shake and smacked his lips'') So, Phil, is it?\\
'''Phil''': (''roars and explodes into a pile of green slime'')\\
'''DQ Lips''': That's Phil's yes.

-->'''DQ Lips''': So, Phil, is it?\\
'''Phil''': (''stops sipping the shake, roars and explodes into a pile of green slime'')\\

* One infamous Dairy Queen commercial has the Lips mascot stating that Dairy Queen has the galaxy's greatest shake and proving it by inviting an alien named Phil to judge for himself.

* One infamous Dairy Queen commercial has the Lips mascot stating that Dairy Queen has the galaxy's greatest shake and proves it by inviting an alien named Phil to judge for himself.

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