Z: Wow, the whole colony is here. Hey, that guy owes me money.
(49 votes)
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Ladybug: This tastes like crap. Beetle: Really? Let me try. Hey, it is crap. Not bad.
(47 votes)
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Z: I'm supposed to do everything for the colony? What about my needs?
(42 votes)
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Princess Bala: Worker, climb that tree and tell me where I am.
(37 votes)
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Bala: Excuse me. I guess you didn't recognize me. I've been traveling, and I'm all... schlumpy.
(35 votes)
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[His last words] Barbatus: Don't make my mistake, kid. Don't follow orders your whole life. Think for yourself.
(2 votes)
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Z: I've got to believe there's someplace better for me. Otherwise I'll just curl up into a larval position and weep.
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Weaver: You da ant.
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Z: I think everything must go back to the fact that I had a very anxious childhood. You know, my - my mother never had time for me. You know, when you're - when you're the middle child in a family of five million, you don't get any attention.
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Azteca: What happened to Z? Weaver: He's... taking a personal day, so I'm filling in. Azteca: [admiring] You fill in any more and you'll explode.
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Bala: Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Z: Well, maybe, then again, maybe not, and then again... yowch. Bala: That's it. You're the guy from the bar. Z: Shhh. Queen: Bar? What bar? Bala: I... danced with this guy at the bar the other night. He was just a worker, then. Queen: What were you doing at a bar? General Mandible: Precisely what I want to know. Bala: No. This isn't about me. I mean, Look at this worker. Look what he's done. Z: I think - I think you're thinking of someone else. After all, I am a soldier. Bala: Exactly. You WERE a worker, but now you're a war hero. Queen: He's a worker? General Mandible: A worker danced with my fiance? Z: F-fiance? Hey, w-wait a minute. Th-this is not how it looks. I-I can explain this... hey, SHE was the one making all the moves.
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Bala: Don't you get it? I chose you because you were the most pathetic bug in the joint. Z: You know, I was going to let you become a part of my most erotic fantasies, but now you can just write it off.
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Bala: I've been kidnapped by the village idiot. Z: Hey, who's the bigger idiot? The idiot, or the idiot who gets kidnapped by the idiot?
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Bala: Oh, good. Here they come to rescue me... and to kill you.
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Z: Will you calm down? You're not going to let a little near-death experience ruin your mood, are you?
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Bala: Labor? What you YOU know about labor? How would YOU feel if you were expected to give birth every 10 seconds for the rest of your life?
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Z: Let me ask you something - what made you come to the bar that night? Bala: I guess I was looking for a little trouble. Z: Well, trouble's my middle name. Actually, my middle name is Marion, but I don't want you spreading that around.
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Bala: Z's dead. Colonel Cutter: Dead? Well... he was an ant with ideas. Too bad for him.
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Z: Let's be real about this. Bala and I... Bala is a princess, and I'm a soil relocation engineer.
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Foreman: Look, I got orders, and those orders say dig. Z: What if someone ordered you to jump off a bridge? You-you... [Foreman looks thoughtful] Z: Oh, brother. I'm asking the wrong guy here.
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General Mandible: Seal up the doors. Cutter, did you hear me? Colonel Cutter: Sir, I've been thinking. Do we need to go through with this? Look at what these workers have done. They've got the right stuff. Isn't there any other way? General Mandible: Cutter, you're a fine officer. You have discipline, courage, ability... but you seem to have a weakness for the lower orders that I find disturbing. Now, are you with me?
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Z: There you have it: your average boy-meets-girl, boy-likes-girl, boy-changes-the-underlying-social-order story.
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Bala: Z, I've gotta help my Mom. Z: Don't worry, I know almost exactly what I'm doing.
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Colonel Cutter: Time stands still for no ant.
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Weaver: Don't you want your aphid beer? Z: Call me crazy, but I have a thing about drinking from the anus of another creature.
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[Z, alone, watches ants dancing in unison in a nightclub] Z: What a bunch of losers. Mindless zombies capitulating to an oppressive system. Princess Bala: Hi. Wanna dance? Z: ABSOLUTELY.
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Z: Why'd I have to be born a worker? You soldiers get all the glory. Plus, you get to go out in the world. You know, you meet interesting insects; you get to kill them. Weaver: Yeah, but you get to spend all day with those beautiful worker girls. Z: Weaver, they're CAREER girls. They're obsessed with digging.
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[Z is trying to convince Weaver to switch jobs with him] Weaver: Would I meet some worker girls? Z: Are you kidding? They always go after the new guy. It's like a SPORT for them.
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[Mandible is giving a speech] General Mandible: Sacrifice. To some, it is just a word. To others, it is a code. Z: [whispering to Barbatus] You know, I'm really bad at word games.
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[Z is being shipped off to battle] Z: You know, I think there's been a terrible mistake. Truth is, I just came for the speech.
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[Z is marching to battle] Z: So, these... these termites, they're... they're, they're... these guys aren't going to put up much of a fight, right? I mean, we're talking about pushovers, right? Barbatus: Not really, kid. They're five times our size and spit acid from their foreheads.
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Z: I was not cut out to be a worker, I'll tell you right now. I feel physically inadequate. I,I... My whole life, I've never... I've NEVER been able to lift more than ten times my body weight.
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Z: Handling dirt is not my idea of a rewarding career.
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Z: The whole system makes me feel... insignificant. Psychologist: Excellent. You've made a real breakthrough. Z: I have? Psychologist: Yes, Z. You ARE insignificant.
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Z: Okay, I've gotta give myself a positive attitude. A good attitude even though I'm utterly insignificant. I'm, I'm insignificant... but with attitude.
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Azteca: Come on, Z. Help us build a bigger, stronger colony, and for crying out loud, try to be happy about it. Z: Sure, why not? [nervous chuckle] Z: Why should I be unhappy being a piece of construction equipment?
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Z: This is just a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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Z: Yes, yes, I understand. I dropped the ball.
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Colonel Cutter: Attack a termite colony? That's suicide. General Mandible: Exactly.
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Weaver: What are you bitching about? in case you haven't noticed, we ants are running the show. We're the Lords of the Earth. Z: Hey, don't talk to me about earth, okay, because I just spent all day hauling it around.
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Z: [mocking the scout] Nothing like a little post-traumatic stress disorder to make your day complete.
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Chip: Oh, please, Muffy. Not another crusade.
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Chip: You have such a big heart. That's why you're my little cuddly-widdles. Muffy: Oh, my big, strong pheronome factory. [They eskimo kiss] Z: [nauseated] Oh, brother. Suddenly, I just lost my appetite.
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General Mandible: [on hearing that one solider surivived the battle with the termites] Damn... [covering his true feelings] General Mandible: ...good. Damn good.
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Z: Who the HELL is that?
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Z: And, y'know, I finally feel like I've found my place. And you know what? It's right back where I started. But the difference is, this time I chose it.
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Large crowd of Z followers (singing): All we are saying is give Z a chance.
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Z: [panicked] Hey, wait a minute. Let's not get... we're being too hasty here. These guys sound like bruisers. Just how were you figuring on beating them. Barbatus: Superior numbers, kid. Overwhelm their defenses, and kill their queen. Z: [panicked] I, um, whurr, whuh, hey, fellas, that's... you're being a little extreme, I feel. Why don't, why don't, why don't we just try to influence their political process with campaign contributions?
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Colonel Cutter: I have my orders. Bala: Don't you ever think for yourselves? [Cutter pauses briefly as he considers this] Colonel Cutter: Well, that was impressive. Ah, where's Z?
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General Mandible: You're an ant after my own heart, an ant who looks death in the face and laughs. Z: Actually, I generally just make belittling comments and snicker behind death's back.
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