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'''Tomas''': But I have to admit, it ''was'' pretty funny. }}
* In one [[Mad Magazine|A Mad Look At]] article, a student tells a teacher an apparently offensive joke. The teacher steps out into the hallway, laughs, then returns to the classroom and reprimands the student for the joke.
* In an ''[[Excalibur (Comic Book)|Excalibur]]'' story, this trope is combined with [[Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor]]. The assassin [[Professional Killer| Arcade]] has kidnapped [[Action Girlfriend| Courtney Ross]], and placed her in a very creative [[Death Trap]]. In a part of [[Amusement Park of Doom| Murderworld]] resembling a comedy club, Courtney is confronted by a [[Tough Room]] full of androids who will kill her if she cannot keep them entertained. Amazingly, she manages to survive this far longer than Arcade expected, due to a hidden talent in stand-up comedy, and his assistant Ms. Locke (watching from their control room) can't help but chuckle a little at her "performance".
== Fan Works ==
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== Literature ==
* In ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'' by [[Margaret Atwood]], Jimmy is shocked when he hears that MaddAddam have been genetically engineering mice that eat electrical insulator, parasitic wasps that spread chicken pox, asphalt destroying microbes, etc., but when he hears about the neon-coloured herpes, he thinks it's "pretty funny".
* In ''[[
* There's some sort of variation in the book ''Deadline'' by Chris Crutcher. The main character gets into an argument with the teacher about his school project. His teacher ends up saying "I think now's a good time to take your leave, Mr. Wolf." This causes his brother to stand up and say "Okay, but I don't see what I did." Even someone who hated his brother thought it was funny, but the teacher's opinion was never directly stated.
* One of the ''Soup'' books opens with Rob bringing a note home saying he made a rude remark to the school nurse. She had asked him "Did your bowels move today?" and he answered "Yes, thank you. Did yours?" Once he confesses that he and Soup drew straws to see who would ask, his mother gives him only a halfhearted whipping.
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** In an earlier episode, "Griffon the Brush Off", Pinkie applies this to her love of pranks. She won't pull a prank on someone who's sensitive enough to take even a harmless prank seriously, which is why she aborts a prank when [[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]] winds up the one it would have hit.
* In an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', Sabrina gets her wisdom teeth removed by magic with the result that she starts being brutally honest to everyone around her. In one scene, Sabrina responds to one of Gem's insults with "Oh, real funny, Gem! ...Actually, it was pretty funny."
* ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'',
** In the second episode
** In another episode, Linda scolds Tina for telling her not to "have a crap attack". Bob has no idea what that is supposed to mean, but he thinks it is very funny.
* On one episode of ''[[Family Guy]]';, two mob thugs come to beat up Joe Swanson, bringing a message from their boss that if he doesn't pay his debt to them, he'll make Joe into a "Swanson frozen dinner." Joe can't help chuckling a little at that.
** In "Stewie's First Word", Stewie was having a bad day. When he learns that cookies wouldn't be offered at the church due to Lent, Stewie finally has enough and shouts a [[Precision F-Strike]] at church. Unlike before, this catches the attention of the church, especially the Giffin Family rather than just Brian. While Lois is left in shock and subjected to public shaming, Chris thought it was hilarious.
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