Xander: Has anybody given any thought to what this green stuff is?
Buffy: Hmm, I’m avoiding the subject.
Xander: I think it’s kale, or possibly string cheese. So, Buffy, how’d the slaying go last night?
Buffy: Xander!
Xander: I mean, how’d the *laying* go? No, I don’t mean that either.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 5 – “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”
No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read. For instance, if you are walking in the mountains, and you don’t read the sign that says “Beware of Cliff” because you are busy reading a joke book instead, you may suddenly find yourself walking on air rather than on a sturdy bed of rocks. If you are baking a pie for your friends, and you read an article entitled “How to Build a Chair” instead of a cookbook, your pie will probably end up tasting like wood and nails instead of like crust and fruity filling. And if you insist on reading this book instead of something more cheerful, you will most certainly find yourself moaning in despair instead of wriggling in delight, so if you have any sense at all you will put this book down and pick up another one.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village – Lemony Snicket
Gabriel: Are you the son of Mogh?
Worf: Yes, I am.
Gabriel: Is it true you can kill someone, just by looking at them?
Worf: Only when I am angry.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 22 – “Children of Time”
“Well, it is clear to me that he has done a very good job on you,” said Scrimgeour, his eyes cold and hard behind his wire-rimmed glasses. “Dumbledore’s man through and through, aren’t you, Potter?”
“Yeah, I am,” said Harry. “Glad we straightened that out.”And turning his back on the Minister of Magic, he strode back toward the house.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
The French expression “cul-de-sac” describes what the Baudelaire orphans found when they reached the end of the dark hallway, and like all French expressions, it is most easily understood when you translate each French word into English. The word “de,” for instance, is a very common French word, so even if I didn’t know a word of French, I would be certain that “de” means “of.” The word “sac” is less common, but I am fairly certain it means something like “mysterious circumstances.” And the word “cul” is such a rare French word that I am forced to guess at its translation, and my guess is that in this case it would mean “At the end of the dark hallway, the Bauldelaire children found an assortment,” so that the expression “cul-de-sac” here means “At the end of the dark hallway, the Bauldelaire children found an assortment of mysterious circumstances.”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator – Lemony Snicket
Rom: Latinum lasts longer than lust – Rule of Acquisition 229.
Miles O’Brien: Maybe. But lust can be a lot more fun.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 20 – “Ferengi Love Songs”
“An Unbreakable Vow?” said Ron, looking stunned. “Nah, he can’t have. . . . Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure,” said Harry. “Why, what does it mean?”
“Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow. . . .”“I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
Giles: Where am I gonna find the…
Buffy: In the vid library? There’re no books, but it’s dark and musty, you’ll feel right at home, go!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 4 – “Teacher’s Pet”
“We’ll take the elevator,” she said, as the doors slid open, and then with one last smile she swept her arm forward and pushed the Baudelaire orphans into the darkness of the elevator shaft.
Sometimes words are not enough.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator – Lemony Snicket
Julian Bashir: So I guess it’s your game again.
Miles O’Brien: What’s that, five in a row?
Julian Bashir: At least.
Miles O’Brien: Wait a minute. You haven’t been letting me win, have you?
Julian Bashir: What makes you think that?
Miles O’Brien: You said your hand-eye coordination had been genetically enhanced.
Julian Bashir: Well, maybe I have been letting you win, a little bit.
Miles O’Brien: I don’t believe it. I don’t need you to patronize me. I can play at your level.
Julian Bashir: I never said you couldn’t.
Miles O’Brien: Well, play then. Really play!
[Bashir quickly throws his darts. O’Brien sees Bashir has thrown three straight bulls-eyes]
Miles O’Brien: Alright, from now on, you play from over here,
[moves Bashir behind a pole]
Miles O’Brien: I play from up here.
[stands in his usual spot]
Miles O’Brien: If that doesn’t work, we’ll try a blindfold.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 16 – “Dr. Bashir, I Presume?”
The Love Pirate 