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Matter of Life and Death
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Sometimes, things really are serious. The stock situation — and Stock Phrase — is a Matter of Life and Death. The Obstructive Bureaucrat is prone to get this flung in his face when causing a Restricted Rescue Operation. Although considerable variation is allowed in the face of different situations: whatever the problem is (or problems are) can be used instead. People on your side who do not take it seriously — such as the Cavalier Competitor — may also be told "This is Not a Game." Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })When the stock phrase is used erroneously, it's probably an example of Serious Business. Not to be confused with the 1946 David Niven movie A Matter of Life and Death or the 2006 Iron Maiden album of the same name. Definitely should not be confused with the Wallace & Gromit short, "A Matter of Loaf and Death". Examples: |
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A good line from The Penguins of Madagascar comes from when Julian busts into the penguins home while they're busy. "This better be a matter of life or death, Ringtail. Because if not, then we can arrange those stakes!" | |
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When Frank and Ernest are opticians visited by Superman, who misjudged distance and nearly fell into a building, they cheerfully observe that it's a matter of life and depth. | |
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On Arrested Development, Lucille Bluth consistently refers to one of these in text messages as "a matter of land" (she means "l" and "d"). People mostly wind up wondering what land has to do with anything. | |
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The Hair Bear Bunch: In the episode "The Bear who Came to Dinner," Peevly is calling a vet to examine Square Bear who is faking an injury so the bears can use his cottage at the zoo for three hots and a cot. Hair Bear has tapped the phone line and gets Gabby the parrot on the other end to be the receptionist: | |
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The Twilight Zone (1959) ('Perchance to Dream'): | |
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The Order of the Stick: Julia tries to get Durkon's attention by telling him it's a life or death emergency. (He was justifiably busy, though.) | |
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Ever After: An old man convinces Prince Henry to retrieve a treasure stolen by a gypsy as "it is my life." Henry is not pleased to learn after that it was a painting. | |
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Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game: | |
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In The Beatles episode "Chains," the boys are about see the movie Mutiny on the Bounty which John says is "When men were men and the struggle against the ocean was a matter of life and death." | |
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In Sandra and Woo, pleading for food to rescue the squirrel from his mate. | |
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Super Powereds: Nick invokes this in year 2 for the final battle. With the entire team (especially Vince) in danger of washing out, Nick knows they need an impressive win against people who have been beating them all year. So he blackmails one of his opponents into brainwashing Vince into seeing the objective as an innocent in need of protection, and all the other students as inhuman monsters trying to kill her. Vince proceeds to prove himself the most powerful student in the school by a wide margin. | |
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Girl Genius: Agatha throws a fit when her companions talk about her boyfriends in the face of multiple crises and enumerates all the problems. | |
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In Doc Rat, Doc is distressed because he's only used to facing questions of life and death, not justice. | |
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The Wild Thornberrys movie. Eliza says this to her boarding school roommate when she has to leave. | |
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In Dragon Mango, after her father threatens to eat one, Bleu Berry insists on telling her fellow students how to defend themselves from dragons because it's a matter of life and death. | |
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In Angie Sage's Septimus Heap book Flyte, Jenna insists on a message being sent because it's a matter of life and death. Later, when Marcia and Aunt Zelda quarrels, it's on the grounds that it's a matter of life and death. | |
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Spoofed in Get Smart. Maxwell Smart is trapped in a phone booth that's flooding with water. He tries to ring Control for help, but finds he's run out of quarters. | |
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A Clockwork Orange: | |
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In Anti-Heroes, used for Serious Business — like expired milk. | |
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The Stainless Steel Rat. The con-man title character says this while posing as a League Admiral, then quietly reprimands himself for over-playing his part. | |
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In L. Jagi Lamplighter's Prospero Lost, when Miranda complains about Mab's driving, he says she had told him it was a matter of life and death. | |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation ("The Price"}: | |
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