"Yeah, it would be humiliating, having to lie there while the better man refuses to spill your blood. Mercy is the mark of a great man. [shallow stab] Guess I'm just a good man. [another shallow stab] Well, I'm all right."
Nobby had long ago been told about fighting fair and not striking a fallen opponent, and had then given some creative thought to how these rules applied to someone four feet tall with the muscle tone of an elastic band.
"You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called 'Fuk-Yu!' It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground."
— Charlie, So I Married an Axe Murderer
Soldiers collect and care for the wounded, whether friend or foe.
Soldiers do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment.
Soldiers do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment.
— from U.S. Army Regulation 350-1, a/k/a "The Soldier's Rules"
"This is more fun than pitching water bombs at a drowning man!"
— Bad Bird, Samurai Pizza Cats
"My husband Jonathan – we loved each other. What he went through to save me, you can't call that anything but true love. So, when I told him we were going to be having a child, we laughed together like a pair of angels. We were going to name it Quincy if a boy or Lucy if a girl.
But less than a month later... my child died inside me. I was so broken. I needed Jonathan more than ever. And you want to know what he said to me?
'I'm sorry you weren’t strong enough.'
I... took off my ring and set it on the table, filled up a suitcase, and walked out the door. We didn't look at or speak to each other, and I never wanted to be loved again."
But less than a month later... my child died inside me. I was so broken. I needed Jonathan more than ever. And you want to know what he said to me?
'I'm sorry you weren’t strong enough.'
I... took off my ring and set it on the table, filled up a suitcase, and walked out the door. We didn't look at or speak to each other, and I never wanted to be loved again."
— Mina Murray (explaining how she became a divorcee), League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest Rewrite
They came together to kick Habbo while it was down, and they were coming... prepared.
— Internet Historian, "Pool's Closed"
Barney: Well, look at the bright side, Moe. You still got us!
Moe: Yeah.... Yeah. You know, that actually makes me feel a little better.
Homer: Why? That was the problem in the first place. You were going broke because we were your only customers. Wasn't that the problem in the first place, that you were going broke? Moe? Moe? Hey, Moe? Ohh, you're thinking about all the money you blew, aren't ya? What was it, 50? $60,000? Moe? Look, maybe it would help if you went over all the mistakes you made from the beginning. Moe?
Moe: WHAT?!
Homer: Let me get a pad.
Moe: Yeah.... Yeah. You know, that actually makes me feel a little better.
Homer: Why? That was the problem in the first place. You were going broke because we were your only customers. Wasn't that the problem in the first place, that you were going broke? Moe? Moe? Hey, Moe? Ohh, you're thinking about all the money you blew, aren't ya? What was it, 50? $60,000? Moe? Look, maybe it would help if you went over all the mistakes you made from the beginning. Moe?
Moe: WHAT?!
Homer: Let me get a pad.
—The Simpsons, "Bart Sells His Soul"
