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Poll: Top Online Quotes Whose Origins You Don't Know (Part 1)
posted on by Egan Loo
On December 20 and 21, NTT Resonant's Internet portal website goo asked 1,128 users in Japan about which sayings they have frequently seen online, despite not knowing where they came from.
These were the top choices:
| Rank | Saying | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "There is always one truth." | Detective Conan anime (changed to "With a keen eye for details, only one truth prevails!" in the English dub) |
| 2 | "If you give up, the game is already over." | Slam Dunk anime |
| 3 | "I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away…" | Neon Genesis Evangelion anime |
| 4 | "Yet, I refuse." | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga |
| 5 | "Look, [insert group] are like trash." | Laputa: Castle in the Sky anime |
| 6 | "Dare I say, they are just [insert noun]." | Mobile Suit Gundam anime |
| 7 | "Don't think, feel." | Enter the Dragon film (Bruce Lee) |
| 8 | "What…?" ("Nan…Da to.") | Bleach manga |
| 9 | "No problem. Everything's fine." | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron game |
| 10 | "That's not what I thought." | Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! variety television series |
In a separate survey last year, the Sankei Shimbun paper's web editors asked people to submit their suggestions for the year's fad words and Internet memes.
Source: Internet Watch
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