Forum:Featured Quote

The stories on this wiki have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of memorable moments, be they dialogue or narrative. But now we're about to find a favorite! Nominate a quote that meets the guidelines below, and see if it comes out on top! Vote either Support or Oppose.

Previous Winners
See: Forum:List of Featured Quotes

Rules
'''PLEASE READ THE RULES CAREFULLY, BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE RULES FOR OTHER FEATURES. RULES UNIQUE TO FEATURED QUOTE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED '''

Nominating Rules

 * 1) Don't take the word "Quote" literally. Narrative passages can be just as quoteworthy as dialogue.
 * 2) Please identify the story that the Quote comes from.
 * 3) If there is a stated Theme (see below), then nominees must fit that theme.
 * 4) You may nominate Quotes from other people's stories without permission, unless the Theme states otherwise. Of course, you can also nominate Quotes from your own stories unless the Theme states otherwise.
 * 5)  If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you must identify yourself as the nominator. This is necessary because of Voting Rule #5.
 * 6) A story's author has veto power over Quotes from that story. If you object to a particular Quote that someone else has nominated from your story (e.g. because it gives away a spoiler), then you may delete that nominee for any reason or for none, with no questions asked.
 * 7) Only one Quote per story per nominator. In other words, two people could each nominate a Quote from Story X, but one person may not nominate two Quotes from it. One person could, however, nominate one Quote from Story X and one Quote from Story Y.
 * 8) Please limit nominations to 100 words or less. "Near-miss" Quotes that exceed this limit by only a few words may be allowed at the Ballot Administrator's discretion.
 * 9) Please be aware of spoiler potential when nominating a Quote from someone else's story.
 * 10) No in-jokes, please. Quotes must be understandable outside the context of the story, except as noted below.
 * 11) Quotes must appear on an actual story page. Ancillary materials from character pages, blog-based previews, etc. are ineligible.
 * 12) Quotes must be formatted exactly as they are in the story, except as noted below. The easiest way to comply with this rule is by copy-and-paste.
 * If you need to add tags to identify speakers or subjects, please italicize them.
 * If you need to add narrative text to make a line understandable out of context, enclose the added text in brackets [thusly]. This is standard journalistic practice for quoting things. Note that such added text should be only a few words, if that.
 * If a Quote is in past tense in the story, it must be in past tense on the ballot. Ditto for other tenses.
 * A Quote may be shortened to meet length limitations. If you do this, replace the removed portion with an ellipsis (...).

Voting Rules

 * 1) You must have an account and 100 total edits to vote. You must be logged in and your vote must be signed so the administrators can verify voter eligibility.
 * 2) Nominees receiving 5 or more Oppose votes may be removed from the ballot at the discretion of the administrators.
 * 3) Vote on as many Quotes as you wish, but only once on each. You may not vote for a Quote from your own story  except as noted below .
 * 4) If a Quote from your story was nominated by someone else who isn't a collaborating partner on the story, then you may vote for it.
 * 5) If you nominate a Quote from a story that you did not write or collaborate on, then you may also vote for it.
 * 6) The following rules must be followed when Opposing a quote:
 * You must provide a reason for your vote. "No" and "Sorry" are not reasons.
 * Oppose votes that appear to be needlessly harsh or that don't observe basic rules of civility will be deleted. If it's worth saying, it can be said politely.
 * Please try to provide constructive criticism. This is the whole point of the Oppose option, because Oppose votes aren't actually counted.
 * "I want another quote to win" votes will be deleted. If you want another Quote to win, then cast a Support vote for the other Quote and leave it at that.
 * "This isn't funny" is only a valid reason to Oppose if the Quote was meant to be funny. Votes opposing an obviously dramatic quote on the grounds that "it's not funny" will be deleted.
 * Your opinion of the character(s) associated with a quote is NOT relevant to the merits of the quote itself. Featured Character is a separate ballot, so don't shoot the message.
 * "There are better quotes from this story" votes will be deleted because that's irrelevant to the merits of the Quote that actually got nominated. Remember, you can nominate Quotes from other people's stories--so if you think there's a better Quote that's not on the ballot, then why not nominate it yourself?

Theme
For July, there is no theme, so you may nominate passages from any story.

As of 1 July 2012, Featured Quote is moving to monthly cycle to match the other Features

If you would like to suggest a theme for a future ballot, leave your suggestion on the ballot administrator's talk page. Themes that will definitely be used at some point, but who knows when, include:


 * Serious Business (no funny quotes)
 * Noncompetition Stories
 * Tearjerkers
 * Gross-out (suggested by Toad)
 * Snappy answers to stupid questions (aka "Snarker's Special")

Theme ideas that may or may not be used one of these days include:


 * Fourth Wall Breakers
 * Narrative (i.e. no dialogue, although first-person narration might be allowed)
 * Whistling Past the Graveyard (funny quotes in unfunny situations)
 * First Person narration (if not included in the Narrative theme)
 * Sacrifice
 * Bromance (suggested by TDIwriter)

Herbert's usual Herbertness
Team ZIRRRRH is then shown. "I really do not want to do this," whines Herbert. "You guys are such jerks."

"Jerks? Jerks? We're the jerks?!" We weren't the ones who made a ridiculously attractive sockpuppet so we could fool every single person on the wiki into thinking we were a handsome British boy!" yells Kathie. "I'm still emotionally damaged by that!"

From Total Drama Arcade, written by Toad and OHF, nominated by Manatee

Support

 * 1) lol. XD I love you like a Cops marathon on TV, I love you more than the original Star Wars trilogy, I am the walrus, you are the goo goo gajoob, I’m a whole lot of nothing, you are the much ado. 04:25, July 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I love Kathie :3  Aw, your simple innocence is one of the most attractive things about you! You're like a kitten! A kitten that doesn't speak Japanese!  19:15, July 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Emotionally damaged... Kathie = Manatee? :O Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  19:43, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Yes. XDD Keep calm... And may the odds be ever in your favor. 06:25, July 4, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose


(NAV): Hush Bruno, I'm already over it! :P Manatee12 "That's a "step"-ladder." 19:56, July 3, 2012 (UTC)

It's funny because it's true
Tsuyoshi admits, "I like professional wrestling."

"Really?" Doyce excitedly says. "Awesome!"

Tsuyoshi shrugs. He says, "It's a soap opera with a bunch of pretty, muscular guys running around in trunks. What's not to like?" Doyce blinks.

From Total Drama: Best of the Best, written by Sprinklemist, nominated by Manatee.

Support

 * 1) XD Poor Doyce, but Tsuyoshi has a point.  Aw, your simple innocence is one of the most attractive things about you! You're like a kitten! A kitten that doesn't speak Japanese!  19:15, July 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) xD Doyce's clueless about it. :P Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  19:47, July 3, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose


(NAV): I completely understand if you oppose to this quote, Sprink. Manatee12 "That's a "step"-ladder." 03:09, July 2, 2012 (UTC)

(NAV}: Nah, I'm fine with it. XD Sprinklemist hasn't changed his signature in a long time. 19:52, July 2, 2012 (UTC)

Where do babies come from?
“I just meant where do babies come from?”

“Oh, I get you,” Julie says. “Well for some cases like me, people are born different. There are also babies that are born from putting a picture and ravioli in a microwave. But most babies came from the Gull.”

“You mean the stork?” Cody asks.

“Uh no,” Julie replies. “How can you not know The Seagull's Tale? A human male and woman saved the gull from harmful trash, so in return he decided to deliver babies to the world! Though sometimes the Loon does deliver babies in return for lipstick, but that’s The Loon's Tale.”

''From Total Drama What The Heck? nominated by the author. ''

Support

 * P :D ;3--You shoot me down,  but I won't fall   I am titanium!  19:46, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * P :D ;3--You shoot me down,  but I won't fall   I am titanium!  19:46, July 3, 2012 (UTC)


 * 1) xD Julie's epic! Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  19:50, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Nobody does meta like "Three-wall Rhonda". Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  23:40, July 3, 2012 (UTC)

Horsie Parents
Millie yells, "Yeehaw!" as she rides by on the back of a horse.

"Where did that horse come from?" Crimson Rose asks.

Sandi says, "Oh, gee. How do I put this? When a mommy horsie and a daddy horsie love each other very much..."

Alexander's face turns red. He says, "I do not think that's what she meant..."

From Total Drama Time Travel, nominated by the author.

Support

 * 1) XDDDDD  Aw, your simple innocence is one of the most attractive things about you! You're like a kitten! A kitten that doesn't speak Japanese!  20:06, July 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) xDDD One of the funniest Sandi's moments. Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  19:50, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Makes me wonder why I haven't read that story yet. Manatee12 "That's a "step"-ladder." 19:59, July 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) "People unclear on the concept" is usually good for a laugh. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  01:10, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) I'm dying of laughs for this! This have all of my support! TDI Thor Lover 08:29, July 4, 2012 (UTC)

Win one for the Gipper
"I know it’s been a long match, but most of us are in good shape, so they’re probably feeling it more than we are. It’s time to strain those birdies through the floorboards. Show them why we’re called the Killer Muskies.

“And don’t forget that we’ve got more to fight for than they do. Rewards are nice, invincibility is great, but we have a higher cause. Keep that in mind, and we’ll have the edge.”

With that, Courtney extended her arm into the huddle, which was her teammates’ cue to place their hands on hers.

“For Harold,” she said.


 * --from The Legend of Total Drama Island, nominated by the author

Support

 * 1) A very strong speech, and touching for Harold. I like that Courtney is giving it, though I do see the irony of her dedicating it to Harold, based on their canon history.  Aw, your simple innocence is one of the most attractive things about you! You're like a kitten! A kitten that doesn't speak Japanese!  00:11, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) What Rhonda said. A loaded god complex-   cock it and   pull it.  00:25, July 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Agreed with Rhonda. :) Bruno...    he has the spirit    of a wolf!  05:02, July 4, 2012 (UTC)