Stargate: Atlantis2004

Dr. Rodney McKay:
Don't worry about it. They'll work it out. Look, we just happened to catch them at a particularly bad time. Sheppard's guy's been doing a lot of aggressive posturing of late.

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
The only aggression is coming from the people of Gelding.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
Geldar.

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
Whatever. [to Elizabeth] His people are digging a mine across the border into Hallona.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
The coal resources straddle the border between my country and his.

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
Barely! They go three miles into my country - which your people are happily tunnelling into.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
It has been a point of contention between us, OK, but it is just a difference in cartographic interpretation. Tomayto. Tomahto.

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
No, no, it's pretty clear cut. *You* entered illegally into *my* country.

Dr. Elizabeth Weir:
Gentlemen.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
[to John] You gave me no choice! You refused to negotiate!

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
You mean give in.

Dr. Rodney McKay:
What do you care anyway? It's not like your people were gonna use the coal!

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard:
Oh, yeah, that's right. You need it to power your medieval steam engines.

Dr. Elizabeth Weir:
These are not your lands. This game is over, so you'd better set aside your differences, because if the two of you can't figure out how to forge a truce, how the hell are these people going to?