History Quotes / CallARabbitASmeerp

-->-- Creator/TerryPratchett, "Introduction", ''The Unseen University Challenge''

-->-- [[Webcomic/PennyArcade Gabe]], ''[[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/7/23/ On Vibroblades]]''

->''As our story opens young Grumdrig has returned to Horbug following a trying stint in Spilwaer Spond where his laconic disposition and fertile mind bred a series of misadventures which had landed him outside the good graces of the Jordref there, Welham, who had secretly begun a long term course of slow but disaccomodating illpeel in the lad's morning fanwael. Meanwhile, though scarce a tuft of mansefur had yet made its appearance on the boy's manssach, a number of visiting Roilwachhs have begun to exhibit a discreet and seemingly inexplicable interest in the boy. Strange indeed, as he would not reach his krouchensterm for another harvest or more...''

->''"But the fact is that any fantasy world is, sooner or later, our own world. ... However towering the local mountains, however dwarf-haunted the local woods, any character wanting to eat a piece of ''zorkle'' meat between two slices of bread probably has no other word for it than 'sandwich'. ... The builder of fresh worlds may start out carefully avoiding Alsatian dogs and Toledo steel, but if he or she has any sense will one day look up from the keyboard and utter the words "What the hell?"''

-->-- ''WebSeries/GameGrumps'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrPneUdTSkg Super Mario 64, Part 32]]

->''"This jackass just said that something can go '[[HoldYourHippogrifs through a ferrocrete bunker like a neutrino through plasma]].' I get it, man. It says ''Franchise/StarWars'' on the cover. I know I'm reading about '''''Star Wars'''''. It's like, do they not have butter in space? Or hot knives to cut it with?"''

->''"This jackass just said that something can go 'through a ferrocrete bunker like a neutrino through plasma.' I get it, man. It says ''Franchise/StarWars'' on the cover. I know I'm reading about '''''Star Wars'''''. It's like, do they not have butter in space? Or hot knives to cut it with?"''

-->-- A {{drabble}} by David Langford

->Sipping a steaming mug of ''qujadin'', she stared out across the lush ''pelki'' with its gambolling flocks of ''varelse''. Before another ''quantch'' had elapsed, she would have to make her move and tackle the menace of the ''rown''. Adjusting the strap of her ''periboob'' and pulling on her ''webbies', she pondered the terrible situation of this entire ''fratrin''. Could diplomacy save humanity's ''deodand'' even now, or must everything be abandoned to the ''glotch''? Already the dread ''sipstrassi'' were massing for their attack....\\
'Oh ''derg'',' she swore, 'I can't understand a word of this. It must be an early Cherryh novel.'

-->-- '''Chief Wiggum''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

-->-- ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'', discussing ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''

-->-- ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'', discussing ''VideoGame/Zelda2TheAdventureOfLink''

-->-- Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/RobertSilverberg, "To The Reader," ''Literature/{{Nightfall}}''

'''Chalmers:''' Really? Well I'm from Utica and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "steamed hams". \\

-> '''Superintendant Gary Chalmers:''' You call hamburgers "steamed hams"?

->''What do you call that? A rabbit's head? [buzz] Wrong, a "Pol's Voice". What's that, a mummy? [buzz] "Gibdo". What's that, a ghost? [buzz] "Ghini". What's that? Well it's kinda, like, like... [ding!] What, it's called a "like like"? Yeah, I'm not making this up, this is [[AllInTheManual all coming straight from the manual]]. What do you call that, a snake? [buzz] Wrong, it's called "rope". Yeah, really, if you can't tell the difference between a snake and a rope, you're in trouble. What's that, a bat? [buzz] It's called a "keese". What do you call keys then, "bats"? What's that, a knight? [buzz] A "darknut". Well then what's that rock called, a... "Geiger counselman"?? [buzz] Oh, it's just called a rock.

->''What do you call that? A rabbit's head? [buzz] Wrong, a "Pol's Voice". What's that, a mummy? [buzz] "Gibdo". What's that, a ghost? [buzz] "Ghini". What's that? Well it's kinda, like, like [ding!] What, it's called a "like like"? Yeah, I'm not making this up, this is [[AllInTheManual all coming straight from the manual]]. What do you call that, a snake? [buzz] Wrong, it's called "rope". Yeah, really, if you can't tell the difference between a snake and a rope, you're in trouble. What's that, a bat? [buzz] It's called a "keese". What do you call keys then, "bats"? What's that, a knight? [buzz] A "darknut". Well then what's that rock called, a... "Geiger counselman"?? [buzz] Oh, it's just called a rock.

->''What do you call that? A rabbit's head? [buzz] Wrong, a "Pol's Voice". What's that, a mummy? [buzz] "Gibdo". What's that, a ghost? [buzz] "Ghini". What's that? Well it's kinda, like, like [ding!] What, it's called a "like like"? Yeah, I'm not making this up, this is [[AllInTheManual all coming straight from the manual]]. What do you call that, a snake? [buzz] Wrong, it's called "rope". Yeah, really, if you can't tell the difference between a snake and a rope, you're in trouble. What's that, a bat? [buzz] It's called a "keese". What do you call keys then, "bats"? What's that, a knight? [buzz] A "darknut". When then what's that rock called, a... "Geiger counselman"?? [buzz] Oh, it's just called a rock.

-->-- ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'', discussing ''VideoGame/Zelda2''

-->''"...it seemed simpler and more desirable to [[TranslationConvention use these familiar terms]]... (than) to invent a long series of wholly (alien) terms. In other words, we could have told you that one of our characters paused to strap on his quonglishes before setting out on a walk of seven vorks along the main gleebish of his native znoob, and everything might have seemed ever so much more thoroughly alien. But it would also have been ever so much more difficult to make sense out of what we were saying..."''
--->-- Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/RobertSilverberg, "To The Reader," ''Literature/{{Nightfall}}''

-->''"But the fact is that any fantasy world is, sooner or later, our own world. ... However towering the local mountains, however dwarf-haunted the local woods, any character wanting to eat a piece of ''zorkle'' meat between two slices of bread probably has no other word for it than 'sandwich'. ... The builder of fresh worlds may start out carefully avoiding Alsatian dogs and Toledo steel, but if he or she has any sense will one day look up from the keyboard and utter the words "What the hell?"''
--->-- Creator/TerryPratchett, "Introduction", ''The Unseen University Challenge''

-->''"This jackass just said that something can go 'through a ferrocrete bunker like a neutrino through plasma.' I get it, man. It says ''Franchise/StarWars'' on the cover. I know I'm reading about '''''Star Wars'''''. It's like, do they not have butter in space? Or hot knives to cut it with?"''
--->-- [[Webcomic/PennyArcade Gabe]], ''[[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/7/23/ On Vibroblades]]''

-->''As our story opens young Grumdrig has returned to Horbug following a trying stint in Spilwaer Spond where his laconic disposition and fertile mind bred a series of misadventures which had landed him outside the good graces of the Jordref there, Welham, who had secretly begun a long term course of slow but disaccomodating illpeel in the lad's morning fanwael. Meanwhile, though scarce a tuft of mansefur had yet made its appearance on the boy's manssach, a number of visiting Roilwachhs have begun to exhibit a discreet and seemingly inexplicable interest in the boy. Strange indeed, as he would not reach his krouchensterm for another harvest or more...''
--->-- ''VideoGame/ProgressQuest'' Manual

-->'''Danny:''' Oh, [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Keese]]!
-->'''Arin:''' Yeah! Well... in [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 this one]] they're called "bats", like they're supposed to be.
-->'''Danny:''' ''(laughs}'' Yeah... that is kind of, fucking... funny of ''The Legend of Zelda'', to just create bats and then call them something different. Like, "Ooh look, we creatively made a monster!"
--->-- ''WebSeries/GameGrumps'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrPneUdTSkg Super Mario 64, Part 32]]

-->'''Danny:''' Oh, [[Franchise/LegendOfZelda Keese]]!

--->-- [[PennyArcade Gabe]], ''[[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/7/23/ On Vibroblades]]''

-->''"This jackass just said that something can go 'through a ferrocrete bunker like a neutrino through plasma.' I get it, man. It says ''StarWars'' on the cover. I know I'm reading about '''''StarWars'''''. It's like, do they not have butter in space? Or hot knives to cut it with?"''

--->-- Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/RobertSilverberg, "To The Reader," ''Nightfall''

--->-- ''Progress Quest'' Manual

--->-- Creator/IsaacAsimov and RobertSilverberg, "To The Reader," ''Nightfall''

--->-- TerryPratchett, "Introduction", ''The Unseen University Challenge''

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--->-- IsaacAsimov and RobertSilverberg, "To The Reader," ''Nightfall''

-->''As our story opens young Grumdrig has returned to Horbug following a trying stint in Spilwaer Spond where his laconic disposition and fertile mind bred a series of misadventures which had landed him outside the good graces of the Jordref there, Welham, who had secretly begun a long term course of slow but disaccomodating illpeel in the lad's morning fanwael. Meanwhile, though scarce a tuft of mansefur had yet made its appearance on the boy's manssach, a number of visiting Roilwachhs have begun to exhibit a discreet and seemingly inexplicable interest in the boy. Strange indeed, as he would not reach his krouchensterm for another harvest or more...''

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-->''"...it seemed simpler and more desirable to use these familiar terms... (than) to invent a long series of wholly (alien) terms. In other words, we could have told you that one of our characters paused to strap on his quonglishes before setting out on a walk of seven vorks along the main gleebish of his native znoob, and everything might have seemed ever so much more thoroughly alien. But it would also have been ever so much more difficult to make sense out of what we were saying..."''