The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has this air of “oh, were they just playing make believe the whole time?”, and if that’s true, then these kids have an excellent grasp of narrative structure and I want them on my improv team.
PICARD: Data, shields up
DATA: Brilliant! Shields can reduce damage we sustain. Not immunity. Not hubris. Just prudence. It's not precaution—it's strategy.
[camera shakes]
WORF: HULL BREACHES ON NINE DECKS
DATA: Here's what happened: you told me to raise shields, and I didn't
Me: *On Gameboy, grinding, treating my Pokémon like absolute shit*
Professor Oak: It’s clear that you love your Pokémon. That bond is how you became so powerful.
Me: I have shoved so much rare candy down this Pikachu’s throat it looks inbred
Teacher: “Alright class, today we’re gonna be removing everyone who’s name starts with A”
Kid named Aaron: “Wait teacher, I think you mean-“
*BANG*
Kid named Bobby: “Oh my God, she shot Aaron!!”
@holzawn “otter” to refer to a kind of gay man comes from the now-forgotten but formerly popular homophobic slogan, “we otter get rid of all these gay guys”