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) Featured Quote has TWO voting cycles per month, instead of one.
 * 2) Don't take the word "Quote" literally. Narrative passages can be just as quoteworthy as dialogue.
 * 3) Please identify the story that the Quote comes from.
 * 4) If there is a stated Theme (see below), then nominees must fit that theme.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6)  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.
 * 7) 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.
 * 8) 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.
 * 9) 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.
 * 10) Please be aware of spoiler potential when nominating a Quote from someone else's story.
 * 11) No in-jokes, please. Quotes must be understandable outside the context of the story, except as noted below.
 * 12) Quotes must appear on an actual story page. Ancillary materials from character pages, blog-based previews, etc. are ineligible.
 * 13) 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 February 16-29, the theme is Readers' Choice. You may nominate passages from any story that you did not write or collaborate on. Note Nominating Rules #5, 6 and 7, and Voting Rules #4 and #5, which govern third-party nominations.

''RULES CHANGE: The word count limit was recently increased from 75 to 100. This change is experimental for now, but may become permanent if it goes well.''

If you would like to suggest a theme for a future ballot, leave your suggestion on the ballot administrator's talk page. Coming themes include:


 * April 1-15: "I'm baaaack!" (for Easter)

Themes that will definitely be used at some point, but who knows when, include:


 * Hall of Fame (Featured Stories only)
 * Serious Business (no funny quotes)
 * Done Deals (finished stories only)
 * Noncompetition Stories
 * Tearjerkers
 * Fighting words (e.g. people insulting/dissing each other)
 * Gross-out (suggested by Toad)
 * Snappy answers to stupid questions (aka "Snarker's Special")
 * Confessionals (suggested by Webly)

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


 * Heirs To the Throne (passages from stories on the current month's Featured Story ballot)
 * 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)

Nominations
Enter nominations below.

You're Gay?
Tsuyoshi answers, "Life has been pretty intense, I guess. With the whole world knowing that I'm homosexual..."

Doyce slams his hands on his table and shouts, "I knew it!" Everyone in the crowded room momentarily looks over at Doyce, then back to Tsuyoshi.

Tsuyoshi's face is red. He says, "Almost the whole world."

-Total Drama: Best of the Best, written by Sprinklemist, nominated by Radical M

Support

 * 1) Doyce is so clueless. xD Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 14:19, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Just remembered I'm allowed to support this. :P-- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 14:20, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I was going to nominate a Tsuyoshi-related quote, but that one is pretty good too. I&#39;m Manatee, and for some reason I like the number twelve. 14:25, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Same as Bruno. xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  16:23, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Because you deserve it. 11:59, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) XD When nothing goes right, go left  12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) XD Poor Tsuyoshi Come on, my nyan cats! Together, we&#39;ll take over the world &gt;:) 06:24, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 8) Yesh pleez. EnTrey 13:46, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 9) XDD Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  04:06, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10) Yes. Just... yes. XD ~ Love and Ravioli,  Sunshine  ♥ 23:55, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

(NAV) You still can, Manatee. The rules allow two people to nominate different quotes from the same story. Gideoncrawle I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I-- 14:36, February 16, 2012 (UTC)

(NAV) Nah, it will be too repetitive since they are both about the same aspect of the same character from the same story. I&#39;m Manatee, and for some reason I like the number twelve. 14:45, February 16, 2012 (UTC)

Toad, Julie, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time
Then a short guy pops out of nowhere dressed like….Julie. o-O

"Look I'm Julie!" He cries.

"That's not funny." Rhonda says.

"I think it's hilarious." Julie says.

"Julie?" Rhonda says. "What are you doing here."

"I'M HERE FOR YOUR SOUL!" Julie screams. "Now let's all sing and dance!"

Everyone except Rhonda cheers.

"PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!" An annoying guy in a banana suit sings.

Julie hits him over the head with a shovel. "We'll bury the body later." Julie says seriously.

-from Total Drama What The Heck?, written by Rhonda, nominated by Radical M

Support

 * 1) -- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 14:58, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) xD That is hilarious. Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 16:04, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) This is amazing! XDD Arrivederci, I'mma leave   before this battle begins.   ...  20:19, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) XD. Go Julie! When nothing goes right, go left  12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) I seriously LOL'ed when I read this! XD Come on, my nyan cats! Together, we&#39;ll take over the world &gt;:) 06:23, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) This quote represents the true meaning of TDWTH; crossing dressing and Julie! JK, I actually love this quote and this whole scene! Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  04:06, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

Does this mean we don't have an alliance anymore?
[B]ut when it was Elena’s turn to sing she deviated from the plan. Rather than sing her line to the audience, she got right up in Gabe’s face and shoved him by the shoulders.

“Wait till you’re voted out for being such a lout!” Her lyrics were more screamed than sung. Gabe stumbled but retaliated quickly by grabbing a handful of Elena’s hair.

“I’ll dance a jig when Chris shoves you out the plane!” He yanked her hair with full force. Elena leaped on top of him and they both toppled to the ground, clawing and pulling at each other.


 * --from Total Drama Island: For Your Entertainment by Freefalling Lilacs, nominated by Gideon

Support

 * 1) I love these alliances! xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  03:19, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Because you deserve it. 12:01, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) xD Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 03:36, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) XD Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  04:06, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) I love the way the lyrics tie in with the rest of the quote. Plus, people fighting! :D ~ Love and Ravioli,  Sunshine  ♥ 23:55, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) A match made in that place that isn't Heaven. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  02:48, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Kind of seems like a random quote to have nominated, but I can dig it. FFL:  You're being loud without a  sound.  04:11, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

The New Idiots' Hosts
So, what am I supposed to do now.”

“Talk about how the show works,” The cameraman whispers loudly enough that it wasn’t even a whisper.

Steve laughs and replies, “No one cares about that crap. What’s next after that?”

“If this show is canned after the first episode, I’m suing you for being such an idiot.” The cameraman glares at Steve.

Steve points his finger at the camera guy, “Oh good, your last sentence tied in with the show. Anyways, what’s next Luis?”

“Introduce the first person!” Luis hollers.

Steve laughs. “I so knew that.”


 * --from Total Drama Idiots, chapter by Webly, nominated by Jay

Support

 * 1) I LOVE Idiots! xDD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  21:51, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I must read TDIdiots. Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 03:36, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Because you deserve it. 06:38, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) I love Steve as the host, he's so funny and this is a funny quote that shows this. Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  04:06, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Yay! An Idiots quote is nominated. XD, thanks Jay!!! -- If your undies are tight, it's uncomfortable.   If you're a boy and your bra is tight, I'm uncomfortable  22:27, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

The Ladies Love Cool Dirk
"How...old are you, Dirk?" Christy taps her chin, curiously.

"Nineteen," Dirk says, aimlessly, as he continues working.

"You look like you're thirty," Martina points out.

"I...partied a lot, in high school," Dirk says, his voice full of shame.

"And you dress like Richard Karn," Diamond adds, "That's pretty lamesies. Like, totes mega-anti-alt lamesies to the twenty-sixth power of dork."

Dirk gulps down his pride, "The...the, uh, plaid compliments my figure."

"It would take an optical illusion to compliment anything about you, Dirk," Meredith snaps her figures. Dirk laughs nervously, as he finishes nailing up the final plank. Quickly, he tacks Brittney's picture on one of the boards, and gets up, hastily.

--From Total Drama: Pacific Island, by TDIwriter. Nominated by Lalainee.

Support

 * 1) The girls are all so sweet, aren't they? -Lal Now sashay away. 23:29, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) "Would that my sword were as sharp as your tongue!" (from Much Ado About Nothing) Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  03:50, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey, Richard Karn is totes not lamesies. Support, anyway, especially since Richard Karn has the prospect to be in a Featured Quote. It'd be the highlight of his career. Sprinklemist hasn't changed his signature in a long time. 04:04, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Poor Dirk. xDD And I'm with Sprink. Richard Karn rules!! :D JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  04:29, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Poor Dirk. xD The girls are so sweethearts. And yeah, Richard Karn rules! :P Anne Maria: "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 05:06, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Because you deserve it. 06:38, February 18, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) When I first read this in the story, I XDed... Now I nearly peed. *blushes*-- But rumour has it  I'm the one   you're leaving her for.  13:38, February 19, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) Meredith's ending line cracks me up! Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  02:39, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) "Totes mega-anti-alt lamesies" made me laugh so much that I couldn't not vote for this. XD ~ <font color="Red">Love <font color="OrangeRed">and <font color="DarkOrange">Ravioli,  <font color="Gold">Sunshine  ♥ 00:47, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

Way to spoil the mood
The contestants climb out the plane and look around. They are at an airport right in front of the forest. As they look at the rainforest they hear the sounds of birds chirping. "Ah, how sweet," Bridgette states, with her arm around Geoff.

Then the sound of a large cat growling is heard. Then sounds of the large cat murdering the bird are heard. "Or not," LeShawna states.


 * --from Total Drama What The Heck? by Rhonda, nominated by Gideon

Support

 * 1) Poor bird. xD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  14:30, February 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Simple, sweet and to the point, which is something difficult to say based on the length of some things in TDWTH. And Jay, I hope the bird wasn't a Gull :O Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  04:06, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Very Rhonda. XDDD, one of the times you had me cracking up so hard was when you changed the channel to where like the penguins were doing something wrong. XD -- If your undies are tight, <font color="#D2691E">it's uncomfortable.   If you're a boy and your bra is tight, I'm uncomfortable  22:31, February 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) Classic. XD ~ <font color="Red">Love <font color="OrangeRed">and <font color="DarkOrange">Ravioli,  <font color="Gold">Sunshine  ♥ 23:55, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

Isaac's Introduction
“Darn,” The dirty blond male adjusted a grimy gray backpack on his back. “Fingers crossed that by the end of the season we’ll end up seeing a fight between her and her.” He pointed at Irina and then Avery. “Preferably it’ll be mud wrestling. Clothing optional.”

“I think you might’ve just earned this show hundreds of teenage male viewers, Isaac.” Chris commented when the blond walked past him.

“Pleasure doing business with you, Chris.”


 * -from Total Drama Island: For Your Entertainment by Freefalling Lilacs. Nominated by Mrdaimion.

Support

 * 1) One of my favorite qoute's by one of my favorite characters in one of my favorite stories- why shouldn't I support? (I am allowed to support this, right?) "Can you hear me?   Blowing up your stereo!"  | - Stuck in Your Radio 01:41, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) Just, yes.-- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 01:43, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) I'm always happy to plug Lilac's story. Gideoncrawle  I have a song to sing, O!  Sing me your song, O!  A wandering minstrel, I--  01:58, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) XD Very funny quote, espeically love the end line (and for some reason I feel like that will happen just based on that quote). Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  02:41, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 5) It's hilarious, from a epic character, from a epic story. Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 03:01, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 6) xD JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  03:09, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 7) Somehow this seems to have ended up being the most memorable quote from the story. It's one of my favorites though, so I'm not complaining. <font color="Red">FFL:  <font color="Maroon">You're being loud <font color="Maroon">without a  sound.  04:11, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

A Note to One's Self
Strangely, the sharks seemed to take no notice, even though one happened to be fairly close. They continued to ignore Courtney as she swam placidly to the boat. As Courtney’s teammates pulled her onto the boat, Bridgette asked, “Not that I’m complaining, but what’s with those sharks?”

“Professional courtesy,” Courtney explained smugly. “I’m going to be a lawyer someday.” Chef Hatchet, piloting the boat, overheard this exchange and informed Chris by radio.

“Note to self,” grumbled the irritated host, “Next time, use crocodiles.”

--From The Legend of Total Drama Island, nominated by Reddude.

Support

 * 1) Chris's disappointment over the sharks going idle just seems funny. XD -- Laura Is  Evil  02:51, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I particularly like how Courtney answers Bridgette. You can hear Courtney saying it and it's very clever. Rhonda is the meanest, vilest, ugliest, stankiest, crankiest, won’t even say high to your momma, cheapest, creepiest, arrogant sea witch in all the seas! And I’m not very fond of her either.  02:58, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) Crocodiles>Sharks It's funny. I can imagine this happening in the real show.  Anne Maria:  "Brick may not be attractive in any way, but he is still a person." 03:03, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) This is brilliant! JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  03:15, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

Bobsledding Quartet
“Oh no,” Adele sings. “Here comes a obstacle for us not average Joes! Can’t you see! It’s a Tree!”

“Didn’t he sit out?” Lilly asks.

“I think she means that Christmas tree on fire, in front of us,” Wonka says.

“CHRISTMAS TREE ON FIRE!” The Killer Bacteria scream (except for Adele, who holds out a long musical note).


 * --from Total Drama Idiots, chapter by Rhonda, nominated by Jay

Support

 * 1) I'm supporting solely because Adele held a long note instead of screaming. XD-- Radical M I don't need a girl for Valentine's  I have this chocolate  [[File:heart.png]] 03:25, February 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) I LOLed when I read this the first time! :D JustLittleOlMe Lil   Jay JLOM   Lady Gideon  03:27, February 22, 2012 (UTC)