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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this version of Joker. Aside from the page quote, there is also when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at knifepoint in front of a large crowd and she [[GroinAttack kicks him in the groin]]:
-->'''Joker''': A little fight in you! I like that!
** Later at the same party, when Joker held Rachel at gunpoint instead and Batman told Joker to drop the gun:

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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this version of Joker. Aside from
** At
the page quote, there is also when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at knifepoint in front of a large crowd and she [[GroinAttack kicks him in the groin]]:
-->'''Joker''': A little fight in you! I like that!
** Later at the same
party, when Joker held Rachel at gunpoint instead and Batman told Joker to drop the gun:
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* Hopper from ''[[ABugsLife A Bug's Life]]'' uses two of these in the same conversation.

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* Hopper from ''[[ABugsLife ''[[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife A Bug's Life]]'' uses two of these in the same conversation.

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* In ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'':
-->'''Wicked Witch of the West:''' I'll get you, my pretty! AndYourLittleDogToo!



* From ''CasinoRoyale'':
-->'''James Bond''': No matter what you do, I'm not gonna give you the password which means your clients are gonna hunt you down and cut you into little pieces of meat while you're still breathing. Because if you kill me, there'll be nowhere else to hide.
-->'''Le Chiffre''': But you are SO WRONG! 'Cause even after I slaughtered you and your little girlfriend, your people would still welcome me with open arms... because they need... what I know.



* In the second episode of Frasier, when Frasier is angry at his father:
-->'''Frasier:''' I'll get him for this. and his little dog, too.

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* In the second episode of Frasier, when Frasier is angry at his father:
-->'''Frasier:''' I'll get him for this. and his little dog, too.
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* In Frasier, when Frasier is angry at his father:

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* In the second episode of Frasier, when Frasier is angry at his father:

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* In Frasier, when Frasier is angry at his father:
-->'''Frasier:''' I'll get him for this. and his little dog, too.

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--> '''[[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]]:''' It was *I* who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band.

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--> '''[[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]]:''' It was *I* '''I''' who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band.



-->''A bird shows up.''

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-->''A bird goldfinch shows up.''



* In ''{{Starcraft}}'', Kerrigan has a line, "And not all of your little soldiers will stand in my way again."

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* In ''{{Starcraft}}'', Kerrigan has a line, "And ''StarCraft'':
--> '''Kerrigan:''' ''(to DuGalle)'' You see at this point, I'm pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe, and
not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again."
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->"Look, I know why you choose to have your little group therapy sessions in broad daylight..."

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->"Look, ->''"Look, I know why you choose to have your little group therapy sessions in broad daylight..."daylight."''
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* Elphaba from ''{{Wicked}}'' not only gets the "Little dog" line but describes Dorothy as "That wretched little farm girl" and tells Glinda to get the truth into "Your blissful little blonde brain".

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* Elphaba from ''{{Wicked}}'' ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' not only gets the "Little dog" line but describes Dorothy as "That wretched little farm girl" and tells Glinda to get the truth into "Your blissful little blonde brain".
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* ''InDeath'': Eve in ''Vengeance In Death'' says in response to a ridiculous supposition at a media conference, "They belong in tiny rooms where they can be discussed by tiny minds."

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[[folder: Your little TV shows]]

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[[folder: Your little books]]

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[[folder: Your little games]]

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[[folder: Your little plays]]

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[[folder: Your little two-hour slideshows]]

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[[folder: [[AC: Your little two-hour slideshows]]movies]]



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[[folder: Your little commercial interrupters]]
* In ''PoliceSquad!'', when Frank is minding a key-cutting shop in order to flush out a gang of extortionists:

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[[folder: Your little commercial interrupters]]
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* In ''PoliceSquad!'', ''PoliceSquad'', when Frank is minding a key-cutting shop in order to flush out a gang of extortionists:



* Susan in {{Coupling}} does this a few times, usually when annoyed at Steve speaking with his friends.
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[[folder: Your little dust collectors]]

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* Susan in {{Coupling}} ''{{Coupling}}'' does this a few times, usually when annoyed at Steve speaking with his friends.
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friends.

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[[folder: Your little time devourers]]

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[[folder: Your little time devourers]]games]]



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[[folder: Your little make-believe performances]]
* Elphaba from {{Wicked}} not only gets the "Little dog" line but describes Dorothy as "That wretched little farm girl" and tells Glinda to get the truth into "Your blissful little blonde brain".
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[[folder: Your little make-believe performances]]
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* Elphaba from {{Wicked}} ''{{Wicked}}'' not only gets the "Little dog" line but describes Dorothy as "That wretched little farm girl" and tells Glinda to get the truth into "Your blissful little blonde brain".
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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this version of Joker. Aside from the page quote, there is also when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at knifepoint in front of a large crowd and she kicks him in the nuts:

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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this version of Joker. Aside from the page quote, there is also when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at knifepoint in front of a large crowd and she [[GroinAttack kicks him in the nuts:groin]]:
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Uh, \"take off your little mask\" was after Batman telling Joker to drop the gun. \"Little fight in you\" was with the knifepoint scene.


* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this Joker. Aside from the page quote, there is when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at gunpoint in front of a large crowd and Batman tells him to drop the gun:

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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this version of Joker. Aside from the page quote, there is also when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at gunpoint knifepoint in front of a large crowd and Batman tells she kicks him to drop in the gun:nuts:



** Later at the same party.

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** Later at the same party.party, when Joker held Rachel at gunpoint instead and Batman told Joker to drop the gun:
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* ''Film/LeanOnMe'' has Joe Clark use this.
-->'''Mrs. Elliott:''' I would love to stay and chat, Mr. Clark, but I've a concert in New York in two weeks and I would like to be prepared.
-->'''Joe Clark:''' What?
-->'''Mrs. Elliott:''' Prepare. You do know what prepare means, don't you? It means ready, capable and up to your job.
-->'''Joe Clark:''' What concert, Mrs. Elliott?
-->'''Mrs. Elliott:''' The one at Lincoln Center. We do one every year.
-->'''Joe Clark:''' Until now. As of this moment, your little concert is cancelled.
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-->- '''TheJoker''', from ''TheDarkKnight''

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-->- -->-- '''TheJoker''', from ''TheDarkKnight''



* In ''TheWizardOfOz'':
--> '''[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Wicked Witch of the West]]:''' I'll get you, my pretty! AndYourLittleDogToo!

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* In ''TheWizardOfOz'':
--> '''[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Wicked
''Film/TheWizardOfOz'':
-->'''Wicked
Witch of the West]]:''' West:''' I'll get you, my pretty! AndYourLittleDogToo!

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-->'''Joker''': A little fight in you! I like that!
** Later at the same party.



--> '''[[SmugSnake Palpatine]]:''' It was *I* who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band.

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--> '''[[SmugSnake '''[[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]]:''' It was *I* who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band.
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* Hopper from [[ABugsLife A Bug's Life]] uses two of these in the same conversation.

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* Hopper from [[ABugsLife ''[[ABugsLife A Bug's Life]] Life]]'' uses two of these in the same conversation.



* From CasinoRoyale

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* From CasinoRoyale''CasinoRoyale'':
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* Susan in {{Coupling}} does this a few times, usually when annoyed at Steve speaking with his friends.
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[[folder: Your little make-believe performances]]
* Elphaba from {{Wicked}} not only gets the "Little dog" line but describes Dorothy as "That wretched little farm girl" and tells Glinda to get the truth into "Your blissful little blonde brain".
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... and here are your little examples:

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...!!... and here are your little examples:



[[folder: Film]]

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[[folder: Live Action TV]]

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[[folder: Live Action TV]]Your little commercial interrupters]]



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[[folder: Literature]]Your little dust collectors]]



[[folder: Video Games]]

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[[folder: Video Games]]Your little time devourers]]
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* ''{{Film/Closer}}'': used semi-flirtatiously, semi-patronizingly:
-->'''Alice:''' Look at your little eyes.
-->'''Dan:''' I can't see my little eyes.
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-->- TheJoker, from TheDarkKnight

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-->- TheJoker, '''TheJoker''', from TheDarkKnight
''TheDarkKnight''

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Added CasinoRoyale... found it by google-searching \"your little\" along with the acronym \"imdb\" outside the quotation marks. Even though I found it that way I am familiar with the movie it is from, even though I do not remember that line... let alone the tone of voice in which it was said... but I figured I may as well add it.


-->'''Hopper''': You think it's over? All your little stunt did was buy them time
-->'''Flik''': No, please! Please, Hopper!
-->'''Hopper''': I'll get more grasshoppers and be back next season, but you won't.

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-->'''Hopper''': You think it's over? All your little stunt did was buy them time
-->'''Flik''': No, please! Please, Hopper!
-->'''Hopper''':
time! I'll get more grasshoppers and be back next season, but you won't.


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* From CasinoRoyale
-->'''James Bond''': No matter what you do, I'm not gonna give you the password which means your clients are gonna hunt you down and cut you into little pieces of meat while you're still breathing. Because if you kill me, there'll be nowhere else to hide.
-->'''Le Chiffre''': But you are SO WRONG! 'Cause even after I slaughtered you and your little girlfriend, your people would still welcome me with open arms... because they need... what I know.
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* Hopper from [[ABugsLife A Bug's Life]] uses two of these in the same conversation.
-->'''Hopper''': You think it's over? All your little stunt did was buy them time
-->'''Flik''': No, please! Please, Hopper!
-->'''Hopper''': I'll get more grasshoppers and be back next season, but you won't.
-->''A bird shows up.''
-->'''Hopper''': Well, what's this? [[TemptingFate Another one of your little bird tricks?]]
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** Or later on, Batman [[BerserkButton reacts rather angrily]] to Joker's mention of Rachel:

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** Or later on, during the interrogation scene, when Batman [[BerserkButton reacts rather angrily]] to Joker's mention of Rachel:
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** Or when Joker shows up at Dent's hospital bed and compares the local police to the local organized crime community:

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** Or when Joker shows up at Dent's Harvey's hospital bed and compares the local police to the local organized crime community:

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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this Joker. Here are a few examples:
-->'''Joker (to Batman):''' You just take off your little mask and show us all who you really are, hmm?
--> '''Joker (to Batman)''': Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny?
--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent, and referring to the police and the organized crime community alike):''' They're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds.
--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent):''' I just took your little plan and I turned it on itself.

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* The page quote comes from the HeathLedger version of TheJoker from TheDarkKnight, saying it to Gotham's organized crime community. Dismissive diminuitives come up frequently with this Joker. Here are Aside from the page quote, there is when Joker holds Rachel Dawes at gunpoint in front of a few examples:
-->'''Joker (to Batman):''' You
large crowd and Batman tells him to drop the gun:
-->'''Joker''': Oh sure, you
just take off your little mask and show us all who you really are, hmm?
--> '''Joker (to Batman)''': ** Or later on, Batman [[BerserkButton reacts rather angrily]] to Joker's mention of Rachel:
-->'''Joker''':
Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny?
--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent, ** Or when Joker shows up at Dent's hospital bed and referring compares the local police to the police and the local organized crime community alike):''' community:
-->'''Joker''':
They're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds.
--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent):'''
worlds.
** Or later in that same conversation:
-->'''Joker''':
I just took your little plan and I turned it on itself.
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--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent):''' They're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. ''(Referring to the police and the organized crime community alike.)''

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--> '''Joker (to Harvey Dent):''' Dent, and referring to the police and the organized crime community alike):''' They're schemers. Schemers trying to control their little worlds. ''(Referring to the police and the organized crime community alike.)''
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I don\'t think this is quite an example. This is more for examples of the form \"your [dismissive-diminutive] [subject of description]\" than of referring to someone diminutively.


[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* Nabiki from ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' constantly calls Kuno "Kuno-chan", which is normally an affectionate diminutive, but because of the context it becomes a rather dismissive way of insulting Kuno. The dub translated it as "Kuno-baby".
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