"Don't smile at me like that! That's not even a real smile. It's just a bunch of teeth playing with my mind!"
—Face (to Hannibal), "Diamonds N' Dust", The A-Team
"I've always figured Carroll must have met a treecat in an opium dream or something when he invented the Cheshire Cat."
—Capt. Jacquelyn Harmon, Honor Harrington
"Experience has taught me that behind every toothy grin hides an extra row of teeth."
— NewsRadio, "Airport"
"You really did silence me before the blackout, right?"
"Yes," said Misato. "No one heard you swear your undying love, I promise."
"Good, I- hey, wait!"
Misato grinned a cheshire cat grin. "I'm not stupid. I just want to know how the hell Rei figured out how to use the Evas to make a phone call. Don't worry, no one eavesdropped on you."
"Yes," said Misato. "No one heard you swear your undying love, I promise."
"Good, I- hey, wait!"
Misato grinned a cheshire cat grin. "I'm not stupid. I just want to know how the hell Rei figured out how to use the Evas to make a phone call. Don't worry, no one eavesdropped on you."
"If this be a purgatory, then Daimon Kiyota is a most terrible psychopomp. He will drag you by the hair to the next step. In his office at Zeroes Wild, Daimon grins, and the room cannot contain his grin."
—The Buzzing, The Secret World
"Clef's true face cannot be clearly photographed by any known means, but appears to have a sizable nose and a large grin resembling that of Felis cheshiricus, the only known specimen of which was captured by [DATA EXPUNGED] during Operation Liddell."
— Personnel File of Dr. Alto Clef, SCP Foundation.
"Pizza would be great," Jean said, while the other three boys tried to look innocent. "I just came to see what you four were up to since you seem to hang out here on Friday nights, and none of you has ever thought to invite me." Jean grinned slyly as she grabbed a piece of pizza out of the box. "So you guys are up here talking guy talk about stalkers and other strange thing that I, as a woman, should not be party to?" The guys just nodded. Her grin grew. "Well, that's nice to know. And if I ever catch the four of you spying on me again, you'll wish tossing your cookies is the only thing I'll do to you, do you understand?" The four of them just nodded again.
"Too many teeth. I have to remember when smiling at people not to show too many teeth."
— Florence Ambrose accidentally uses this trope, Freefall
Jon: You've been reading "Alice In Wonderland" again, haven't you?
Garfield: You must be psychic.
Garfield: You must be psychic.
With that, two doors at opposite ends of the hall flew open. No less than fifteen men, with arms, emerged from them. All wore the suit of the Kobra Cult. They were armed.
There was no time to tell Nightwing to engage. Both of them were already rushing at their foemen. The ones Batman was facing were puzzled.
They couldn't figure out why he was smiling.
There was no time to tell Nightwing to engage. Both of them were already rushing at their foemen. The ones Batman was facing were puzzled.
They couldn't figure out why he was smiling.
Tarou: And Yano's smile multiples fear.
Yano: *smiling* Does it?
Tarou: I'm sorry! I'll watch what I say!
Yano: *smiling* Does it?
Tarou: I'm sorry! I'll watch what I say!
He looked at the Lantern, huddled there in his green cube with the walls pressing in on him. A bit more, and you'd probably be able to see the juice spurting.
But the Lantern was looking at him, and smiling.
Hammond hadn't fought the man more than a dozen times without learning something about him. A smiling Lantern was a dangerous Lantern.
But the Lantern was looking at him, and smiling.
Hammond hadn't fought the man more than a dozen times without learning something about him. A smiling Lantern was a dangerous Lantern.
Customer: You claimed your pyro-gel would clear out my chimneys. The bloody stuff blew up my entire east wing! And you're smiling!
Ziggs: This is how I express remorse.
Ziggs: This is how I express remorse.
