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* 2010 [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]- [[Steve Martin]] doesn't reciprocate the compliment that Alec Baldwin gives him when they introduce each other
* In ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'', Liz compliments Jenna like this multiple times in the episode "The Rural Juror". Indeed, [[Rashomon Style|there are two sets of flashbacks in the episode, one from each of their perspectives]] (Liz's depicts her as attempting to be kind, while Jenna's emphasizes the insulting aspect.)
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* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "Tapestry" {{spoiler|Picard changing the past and not getting involved in the fight that caused him to get his heart replaced with an artificial one has caused him to become a Lieutenant Junior Grade paper pusher instead of a legendary starship captain. When he goes to Troi and Riker asking about his performance, they end up falling into this.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Riker'''}}: {{spoiler|You're a good worker, reliable... punctual.}}}}
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* In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', the Rafik in charge of the Assassin Bureau in Damascus will tell Altair that he deeply envies him. Well, except for the fact that his arrogance got Altair stripped of his rank and equipment and got him stabbed in the gut, and every other Assassin hates him now....
* In ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'', The Warden is offered a vote on how to dispense with a magical criminal responsible for poisoning a nobleman. The Warden can give a response like "He did agree to help us... though he didn't have much choice", to which the Arl calls the trope out by name.
* ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'''s character bios list Karis, an overbearing and easily-annoyed [[Tsundere]], as the "most levelheaded" of the starting three characters. This speaks volumes ([[Silent Protagonist|or not]]) about Matthew, ''the hero''.
* In ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' if you romanced Ashley in the first game and Tali in the second, the two of them lob these back-and-forth at each other just before a mission.
{{quote| '''Tali:''' Good to have you with us, {{spoiler|Lieutenant-Commander}} Williams.<br />
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