- Appreciating a job well done. "If you're going to kill each oth - er, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”
- Religion. “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”
- Time travel. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week.”
- Logic. "Because I said so, that’s why.”
- Foresight. “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”
- Irony. "Keep crying and I will give you something to cry about.”
- Osmosis. “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”
- Stamina. “You’ll sit there until all the spinach is gone.”