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* CurbStompCushion: When C.D. tells the drunk who calls him "Big Nose" that he can think of way better insults he could have used, C.D. challenges him to throw a dart at the board and he'll come up with however many insults as points he scores. C.D. delivers on this spectacularly, but thanks to the drunk's impressive dart skills, he had to come up with ''twenty''.



* CurbStompCushion: When C.D. tells the drunk who calls him "Big Nose" that he can think of way better insults he could have used, C.D. challenges him to throw a dart at the board and he'll come up with however many insults as points he scores. C.D. delivers on this spectacularly, but thanks to the drunk's impressive dart skills, he had to come up with ''twenty''.

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-->'''C.D.:''' I think it's brilliant! What an idea! And I was there! He took the idea! He saw it ripe on the tree, he plucked it, and he put it in his pocket. It's, it's, dare I say... genius? Ah, no, no! But maybe ''(acts as if he just stepped in shit, checking his shoe)'' ooh! ah! maybe it is! Maybe I'm in the presence of greatness, maybe I just don't know it. But I saw it...



-->'''C.D.:''' I think it's brilliant! What an idea! And I was there! He took the idea! He saw it ripe on the tree, he plucked it, and he put it in his pocket. It's, it's, dare I say... genius? Ah, no, no! But maybe ''(acts as if he just stepped in shit, checking his shoe)'' ooh! ah! maybe it is! Maybe I'm in the presence of greatness, maybe I just don't know it. But I saw it...
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* CurbStompCushion: When C.D. tells the drunk who calls him "Big Nose" that he can think of way better insults he could have used, C.D. challenges him to throw a dart at the board and he'll come up with however many insults as points he scores. C.D. delivers on this spectacularly, but thanks to the drunk's impressive dart skills, he had to come up with ''twenty''.
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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the original source material, Cyrano and Roxane are cousins. Of course, a man being [[KissingCousins in love with his cousin]] would be rather less acceptable in modern-day America than 17th-century France, so C.D. and Roxanne are unrelated (in fact, she's only just arrived in town, and they've never met before the film begins).
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* LongList: When a guy at the bar calls C.D. "Big Nose," C.D. chastises him for not being able to think up anything better. He lets the guy throw one dart at a board and offers to come up with that number of insults. The guy hits 20, and C.D. more than makes good, reeling off ''25'' nose jokes (each in a different category) before the guy takes a swing at him and gets knocked out.

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* LongList: When a guy at the bar calls C.D. "Big Nose," C.D. chastises him for not being able to think up anything better. He lets the guy throw one dart at a board and offers to come up with that whatever number of insults.insults the guy can hit with one throw at a dartboard. The guy hits 20, and C.D. more than makes good, reeling off ''25'' nose jokes (each in a different category) before the guy takes a swing at him and gets knocked out.

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* InsultBackfire[=/=]WrongInsultOffence: When a man in a bar calls him "Big Nose" to pick a fight, CD mocks him for refusing to come up with something more imaginative. Subverted in that C.D. is really ''furious'', but maintains TranquilFury, probably because of the presence of a crowd of people including Roxanne, and didn't want to embarrass himself with an outburst.

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* InsultBackfire[=/=]WrongInsultOffence: When a man in a bar calls him "Big Nose" to pick a fight, CD mocks him for refusing not being able to come up with something more imaginative. Subverted in that C.D. is really ''furious'', but maintains TranquilFury, probably because of the presence of a crowd of people including Roxanne, and didn't want to embarrass himself with an outburst.



* LongList: A remark from a bar patron on C.D.'s nose causes him to lay into him, chastising the man for poor insult technique and list off ''20'' unique nose jokes. (He actually lists 25).

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* LongList: A remark from When a guy at the bar patron on calls C.D.'s "Big Nose," C.D. chastises him for not being able to think up anything better. He lets the guy throw one dart at a board and offers to come up with that number of insults. The guy hits 20, and C.D. more than makes good, reeling off ''25'' nose causes jokes (each in a different category) before the guy takes a swing at him to lay into him, chastising the man for poor insult technique and list off ''20'' unique nose jokes. (He actually lists 25).gets knocked out.


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* RecordNeedleScratch: The music in the bar cuts off this way when one of the patrons calls CD "Big Nose."
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Despite his nose, C.D. is actually well-liked and respected by almost everyone, save for a few bullies.


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* LovedByAll: Despite his nose, C.D. is actually well-liked and respected by almost everyone, save for a few bullies.

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