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Comedy
"Basically, in any relationship you work this out, it took me years — one of you is Bert, one of you is Ernie. That's what it comes down to: one of you is really good at chopping vegetables up very small and explaining factional loyalties in the Middle-East, and the other one is really good at saying 'Help! I'm locked outside! I can't feel my arms!' "
— Dylan Moran, Off The Hook
Friend 2: We can still hang out, I just won't be in it with you.
Friend 1: The point is, I'm not going to have time to hang out with you because I'm going to fucking busy with this fucking cult!
Friend 1: The point is, I'm not going to have time to hang out with you because I'm going to fucking busy with this fucking cult!
Comic Books
Lord Burnham: For god's sake, Mako! You've got blood on you...
Mako: You should see the inside of your car. I brought a little something with me for the road, eh?
Lord Burnham: I thought we agreed to keep things low-key. This is England. You can't just go around cannibalizing V.I.P.s and not expect the authorities to take notice —
Mako: Fuck them. You are the authorities. You are a Lord. You make the law, eh?
Lord Burnham: Nevertheless, there are certain appearances to be kept up. Pretenses to be maintained. Besides, your powers have multiplied a thousandfold. There's simply no reason for you to continue this mindless slaughter of mages. You have enough power.
Mako: There is no such thing.
Lord Burnham: Heh. We are not so unalike after all, are we, you and I?
Mako: You should see the inside of your car. I brought a little something with me for the road, eh?
Lord Burnham: I thought we agreed to keep things low-key. This is England. You can't just go around cannibalizing V.I.P.s and not expect the authorities to take notice —
Mako: Fuck them. You are the authorities. You are a Lord. You make the law, eh?
Lord Burnham: Nevertheless, there are certain appearances to be kept up. Pretenses to be maintained. Besides, your powers have multiplied a thousandfold. There's simply no reason for you to continue this mindless slaughter of mages. You have enough power.
Mako: There is no such thing.
Lord Burnham: Heh. We are not so unalike after all, are we, you and I?
—Hellblazer: The Roots Of Coincidence
Film — Animated
Bob Parr: [listening to the police scanner] 2356...what is that? Robbery?
Lucius Best: This is just sad...
Bob: Yeah, robbery. You wanna catch a robber?
Lucius: No. Tell you the truth, I'd rather go bowling. Look, what if we actually did what our wives think we're doing? Just to shake things up. [...] What are we doing here, Bob?
Bob: We're protecting people!
Lucius: Nobody asked us.
Bob: You need an invitation?
Lucius: I'd like one, yes!
Lucius Best: This is just sad...
Bob: Yeah, robbery. You wanna catch a robber?
Lucius: No. Tell you the truth, I'd rather go bowling. Look, what if we actually did what our wives think we're doing? Just to shake things up. [...] What are we doing here, Bob?
Bob: We're protecting people!
Lucius: Nobody asked us.
Bob: You need an invitation?
Lucius: I'd like one, yes!
Film — Live-Action
Literature
The hotter I got, the colder she got, until we canceled each other out like either side of a chemical equation.
— Cassie, The 5th Wave, referring to herself and Ringer
Rachel: I'm the one who does hard and fast. And relentless.
Marco: And reckless.
Rachel: While you want to sit around and think every stupid little step to death. You've got a Hamlet complex, Marco.
Marco: Yeah, and there's a method to my madness. Which is more than I can say about your finer moments.
Marco: And reckless.
Rachel: While you want to sit around and think every stupid little step to death. You've got a Hamlet complex, Marco.
Marco: Yeah, and there's a method to my madness. Which is more than I can say about your finer moments.
—Animorphs #37: The Weakness
[The brothers] had always been like that, so different in temper, Rhy's hot and quick to burn, Kell's cold and slow to thaw.
Shane is clever but naughty. He gets away with things by being charming, amusing grown-ups enough to avoid punishment for offences that would get you or Max sent to the corner for the rest of the lesson. Later, you understand why Shane prefers Napoleon to Illya. Like Robert Vaughn, Shane has something funny to say when he's in trouble, always seems cool-headed, never takes anything seriously; in shorts and a cardy, he gives the impression of being well-groomed, though he also takes knocks falling off the climbing frame.
In Shane's gang, you're Illya Kuryakin. Faithful sidekick, shyer than the hero, more sensitive, never at the centre of things. It doesn't occur to you until Class Six that you're cleverer than Shane but less willing to take a chance. When the class is asked a question, you often don't put up your hand even if you know the answer. Shane always puts up his hand: if he doesn't know the answer, he makes a joke; if he's not right, he can be funny.
Mau had learned this about the brothers: it wasn't a case of big stupid Milo and little clever Pilu. Milo didn't talk as much, that was all. When he did talk, he was worth listening to. But Pilu swam through words like a fish through water, he painted pictures in the air with them, and he talked all the time.
If Leafpool is like water, calm, deep running, reflecting the stars, then Squirrelflight is fire. She has energy to scorch every tree in the forest, and a tongue that could leave scars in beech bark.
— Rock, Warriors: Cats of the Clans
Live-Action TV
Mr. O'Reilly: The problem with you, Mr. Fawlty, is that you worry too much. You keep it up like this, and you'll have a stroke before you're fifty. Stone dead, you'll be.
Basil Fawlty: Suits me.
O'Reilly: That's a dreadful thing to say!
Basil: Not at all, I'll get a bit of peace.
O'Reilly: Don't be so morbid. The good Lord made the world so that we could all enjoy ourselves.
Basil: Look, my wife enjoys herself, I worry.
O'Reilly: Well, if the good Lord meant us to worry, he'd have given us things to worry about.
Basil: He has! My wife! She will be back here in four hours, and she can kill a man at ten paces with one blow of her tongue! How am I supposed not to worry?!
O'Reilly: Just remember, Mr. Fawlty. There's always someone worse off than yourself.
Basil: Oh, is there? Well, I'd like to meet him. I could do with a laugh.
O'Reilly: You'll just have to worry for the both of us. I'm telling you, if the good Lord-
Basil: Is mentioned once more, I shall move you closer to him.
Basil Fawlty: Suits me.
O'Reilly: That's a dreadful thing to say!
Basil: Not at all, I'll get a bit of peace.
O'Reilly: Don't be so morbid. The good Lord made the world so that we could all enjoy ourselves.
Basil: Look, my wife enjoys herself, I worry.
O'Reilly: Well, if the good Lord meant us to worry, he'd have given us things to worry about.
Basil: He has! My wife! She will be back here in four hours, and she can kill a man at ten paces with one blow of her tongue! How am I supposed not to worry?!
O'Reilly: Just remember, Mr. Fawlty. There's always someone worse off than yourself.
Basil: Oh, is there? Well, I'd like to meet him. I could do with a laugh.
O'Reilly: You'll just have to worry for the both of us. I'm telling you, if the good Lord-
Basil: Is mentioned once more, I shall move you closer to him.
Rory Gimore: Let's not make each other feel bad.
Paris Geller: Hey, hug a dolphin another day, alright?
Paris Geller: Hey, hug a dolphin another day, alright?
Roleplay
Garcie!Bass: Why do I think this is basically perfect matching? One's idealistic and loves justice, the other just loves to snark.
Raidou: ... Wow. You are right, Bass. It's an extraordinarily fitting thing.
Garcie!Bass: The only thing to complete it is if [Garcie] and Luca were originally rivals.
Garcie: Heh, yeah. Wait, does Luca's Incarnate count?
Raidou: Garcie was technically created by an evil mad scientist, much like Luca. And Garcie originally opposed a version of Luca.
Plenair: So you are saying that in a way, they were originally rivals?
Raidou: In a way.
Garcie!Bass: Good point.
Luca!Mega Man: I... think so.
Raidou: ... Wow. You are right, Bass. It's an extraordinarily fitting thing.
Garcie!Bass: The only thing to complete it is if [Garcie] and Luca were originally rivals.
Garcie: Heh, yeah. Wait, does Luca's Incarnate count?
Raidou: Garcie was technically created by an evil mad scientist, much like Luca. And Garcie originally opposed a version of Luca.
Plenair: So you are saying that in a way, they were originally rivals?
Raidou: In a way.
Garcie!Bass: Good point.
Luca!Mega Man: I... think so.
Theatre
Hamilton: Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
I don't understand how you stand to the side
Burr: I'll keep all my plans close to my chest
(Wait for it, wait for it, wait)
I'll wait here and see which way the wind will blow
I'm taking my time, watching the afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension grow
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
I don't understand how you stand to the side
Burr: I'll keep all my plans close to my chest
(Wait for it, wait for it, wait)
I'll wait here and see which way the wind will blow
I'm taking my time, watching the afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension grow
Video Games
Vi: These two are like night and day, huh.
Leif: We can relate to Brooke's angry power reading aura.
Kabbu: Oh, then I'm Libren's joyful search for new stories!
Vi: You're both just nerds.
Leif: We can relate to Brooke's angry power reading aura.
Kabbu: Oh, then I'm Libren's joyful search for new stories!
Vi: You're both just nerds.
"Hmm. I'd say I'm more of a by-the-book kinda guy; while May's great at rocking to things by her own intuition and experience. But that doesn't really put a damper on what we want to do as a band."
— Zuke, No Straight Roads
"Among muscle-bound Salmonids, those with belligerent personalities tend to be assigned as Steelheads, while those with calmer dispositions are assigned to Big Shots."
— Salmonid Field Guide, Splatoon 3
Nadine Ross: Think it's safe?
Chloe Frazer: You know that treasure hunting is not a good gig for the risk-averse, right?
Nadine: Neither is being a mercenary. Difference is, when I pull the pin on a grenade, I know what's going to happen next.
Chloe: My way's much more fun.
Chloe Frazer: You know that treasure hunting is not a good gig for the risk-averse, right?
Nadine: Neither is being a mercenary. Difference is, when I pull the pin on a grenade, I know what's going to happen next.
Chloe: My way's much more fun.
—Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. They're even Color-Coded for Your Convenience!
Hubert: But do try not to become so flush with rage that you make a foolish error.
Monica: Perhaps if you grew flush with rage every now and again you wouldn't have the complexion of a coffin-dweller!
Monica: Perhaps if you grew flush with rage every now and again you wouldn't have the complexion of a coffin-dweller!
Web Animation
And the reality of that [Feud Episode] situation is... that you two need each other. Brittnay, you make Mackenzie stronger! Mackenzie, you make Brittnay smarter. Together, the two are fucking unstoppable! You're the leaders of the greatest cheer squad in the history of the world. You can win championships, expose corruption, you two can be President! (Beat) Consecutively, or simultaneously, whatever you want! But apart, well, you two can't get much of anything done, can you?
— Trisha Cappelletti, The Most Popular Girls in School (Episode 70)
Webcomics
America: Are you serious? You can’t go with that lame-ass operation!
Britain: Oh, yes I can! Some of us like to be careful and make informed decisions instead of charging in all willy-nilly like an impetuous toddler!
Britain: Oh, yes I can! Some of us like to be careful and make informed decisions instead of charging in all willy-nilly like an impetuous toddler!
Web Video
Zodd: I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that you two have a Naruto/Sasuke best friend/eternal rival thing going on.
Guts: Uh...that's great. Are you going somewhere with this?
Zodd: Do you remember a little thing called "Valley of the End"?
Guts: So you're saying that Griffith and I are going to have a falling out, and Griffith is going to turn into a winged, lipstick monster. That seems a little farfetched.
Guts: Uh...that's great. Are you going somewhere with this?
Zodd: Do you remember a little thing called "Valley of the End"?
Guts: So you're saying that Griffith and I are going to have a falling out, and Griffith is going to turn into a winged, lipstick monster. That seems a little farfetched.
"These two really are Birds of a Feather, but also total foils to each other. The idea of them being exactly the same and yet polar opposites is going to be a huge factor in upcoming episodes."
Western Animation
Luke Cage: You should be usin' that magic fist of yours to crack heads, not focus your feng shui.
Iron Fist: Focusing my chi. Maybe if you were open to focusing your own energy, you wouldn't be so angry all the time. It's not healthy, Luke.
Iron Fist: Focusing my chi. Maybe if you were open to focusing your own energy, you wouldn't be so angry all the time. It's not healthy, Luke.
— The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, "To Steal an Ant-Man"
Mugman: (as the two fight Ollie the onion) Cuphead? I kinda feel bad for him. I mean, he's just there crying, and we're shootin' him with whate— whatever this stuff is.
Cuphead: CRY ALL YA WANT, YA CRYBABY!
Cuphead: CRY ALL YA WANT, YA CRYBABY!
— Promotional video
for The Cuphead Show! where the main duo's voice actors play the original game while in-character
for The Cuphead Show! where the main duo's voice actors play the original game while in-character Miscellaneous
Anthony Mason: Is there a big difference between drawing for DC and Marvel, or is it essentially the same job?
Alex Ross: It's kind of a difference between mood and vibe of the material. There's something about the stoic heroes of DC that can be contrasted against the hyperkinetic heroes of Marvel.
Alex Ross: It's kind of a difference between mood and vibe of the material. There's something about the stoic heroes of DC that can be contrasted against the hyperkinetic heroes of Marvel.
"Most Wimseys were like the 16th Duke, and his father: 'Bluff, courageous, physically powerful' but not very intelligent; of hearty and voracious appetites of all kinds. They could be 'cruel, yet without malice or ingenuity.' The other type is physically slighter, smarter, with great nervous energy, and ' lusts no less powerful, but more dangerously controlled to a long-sighted policy.' These became churchmen, statesmen, traitors; but sometimes poets and saints."
