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The 10 Best Retorts in Science Fiction and Fantasy

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A properly-delivered snappy line can be so good that it's worth whatever hardship prompted it in the first place. Usually it's the line you think of two weeks after being insulted. In science fiction and fantasy, with the benefit of a script, it's delivered right on time, and in every imaginable situation. Take a look at the very best zingers in science fiction and fantasy.

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Permalink Reply by Jedi Wanderer on March 27, 2012 at 5:56am

I wasn't too thrilled with this list. "Bite my shiny metal ass" is #1? I mush prefer the link to the 10 best swordfights of all time. It had serious flaws too, as there were a lot of fights with gunplay involved and some choices were made more on nostalgia than the quality of the swordplay, but the clips were much longer and they did get in some of the greats.

http://io9.com/5895092/10-of-the-most-awesome-sword-fight-scenes-ev...

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on March 27, 2012 at 10:09pm

Cool - thank you Phoenix-Wanderer.

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on March 27, 2012 at 6:46am

Okay, The Avengers hasn't been released yet, but I thought this would do:

Steve Rogers: Big man, in a suit of armor... take that away, what are you?
Tony Stark [FTW]: Uh... genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist...

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on March 27, 2012 at 10:09pm

Oh yeah

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on March 27, 2012 at 7:08am

And if you wanna go for the classics:

Han Solo: I don't what we're gonna do now. Even if I could take off, I could never get past the tractor beam.
Obi-Wan: Leave that to me.
Han Solo: Damn fool, I knew you were going to say that.
Obi-Wan [FTW]: Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?

Permalink Reply by Steph S. on March 27, 2012 at 10:08pm

Good one! yes

Permalink Reply by Tony Carroll on March 27, 2012 at 10:31pm