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{{quote|''I think I know what you are all trying to say. I, um... I think we have to build a space helicopter.''
|'''Nathan Explosion''', ''[[Metalocalypse]]''}}
Comedy, it has been noted several times, ain't pretty.
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== Advertising ==
* In an cinema advert: two Orange executives are trying to decide a name for their campaign which gives two tickets for one on a Wednesday. "We need a movie title. It's every Wednesday. [[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|Like Clockwork.]] [[Shout-Out|And we're Orange.]] So we'll call it... ''Orange Wednesday''."
== Anime and Manga ==
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{{quote|'''Jessie:''' "James, is that what I think it is?"
'''James:''' "Could be. But I don't know what you're thinking, and I don't know what it is!" }}
* From an episode of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' (dub only); Jaden’s ''incredibly'' boring history teacher Professor Stein is leading him through a jungle with the (stated) intent to bring him to [[Big Bad Wannabe| Professor Viper]]. Jaden is not ''quite'' as oblivious to [[Lured Into a Trap| Stein’s actual goal]] as Stein might think, so he tries to make small talk:
{{quote|'''Jaden:''' So, uh, give any good history lectures lately?
'''Stein:''' Glad you asked. I led an exhilarating talk on dueling in the post-paleolithic era and its modern day effect.
'''Jaden:''' Woah.
'''Stein:''' I know, you are thinking, how could a civilization that predates the Neolithic Revolution create a pastime as multifaceted as Duel Monsters?
'''Jaden:''' Actually, I was thinking of cheeseburgers.}}
== Fan Works ==
* In the ''[[Worm]]/[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' fic ''[[Scaling Up]]'' by "Kryslin", Leet and Uber have this brief exchange shortly after spotting Taylor in her half-dragon form for the first time:
{{quote|[Kevin] logged out of PHO, turning to look at his partner. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”
Randall grinned. “Yeah, but where are we going to find baling twine, a live chicken, and a kumquat at this hour?”}}
* In "mp3.1415player"'s ''[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/great-grand-uncle-schimmelhorns-toolbox.106361/#post-24751697 Great Grand-Uncle Schimmelhorn's Toolbox]'', a crossover between ''[[Worm]]'' and the Golden Age of SF [https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?4356 "Papa Schimmelhorn" stories] by [[Reginald Brentnor]], there is this moment between Lisa and Taylor after Lisa gets access to all of Coil's financial information:
{{quote|“Are you thinking what I’m thinking, Agent Gimme?”
“I think so, Agent Thinky, but where are we going to get a bucket of glue, five cats, and half a ton of blueberries at this time of night?” Taylor immediately responded with a laugh.}}
== Film ==
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'''Number Two:''' ...Yer gonna call 'im a grot?
'''Gorgutz:''' We'll call dat "Plan: Stupid"! I named it after ya! }}
* ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* In ''[[8-Bit
* Early ''[[Goblins]]'' joke. Just [http://www.goblinscomic.com/06302005/ see it] [http://www.goblinscomic.com/07012005/ for yourself].
* ''[[Adventures In Ninja Cookery]]'' had this exchange:
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* A variation in ''[[Captain SNES]]'' of the single-character variety in [http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/05/14/113-always-wondered-what-happened-to-all-that-stuff/ this comic]:
{{quote|'''Alex's Narration:''' I'd finally broken out of the endless battle loop and though I'd been victorious, I was still badly shaken. It was like being trapped in [[Groundhog Day|that Bill Murray movie where the same thing happened over again]]... god how I hated [[Ghostbusters]] II.}}
* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'', a
** Also, Yoda's name for the Clone Wars in strip [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0407.html 407].
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'' has [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1245 possibly the greatest non sequitur] [[Lampshade Hanging|in history.]]
* An ''[[
* When Knuckles asks this in ''[[Final Fantasy Sonic]]'':
{{quote|'''Sonic:''' I think so, Knuckles, but shouldn't dancing always be fun?}}
* In ''[[CRFH]]'', when Roger finally decides for a name for his pet rock.
{{quote|'''Roger:''' Well, it's a rock and it's my fella, so...
'''Mike:''' Say no more. You named it "Rockefeller", right?
'''Roger:''' No, "Fluffy". Why? }}
* ''[[Two Guys and Guy]]'' gives us, "I don't know why I thought we had the same idea. [http://www.twogag.com/archives/134 Let's do your thing]."
* ''[[Housepets]]'' has [http://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/11/14/deep-thoughts/ Sasha's deep thoughts].
== Web Original ==
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:* The other variation on the gag would be a non-sequitur from Pinky, which actually distracts Brain because he ends up agreeing with it.
{{quote|'''Brain:''' Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Sancho Pinky?
'''Pinky:''' I think so, Don Cerebro, but why would [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|Sophia Loren do a]] [[
'''Brain:''' (nearly hits Pinky, stops at the last moment as it sinks in) A worthy enigma, Sancho Pinky. }}
:* ''[[Pinky and The Brain|Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain]]'' featured a variation on this running gag in the form of Brain asking if Pinky has "Any questions?", with Pinky responding by asking a completely irrelevant question. Then, at the end of the episode, Brain gives Pinky the answer to his question. Example:
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{{quote|'''Brain:''' Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
'''Pinky:''' (slight pause, then with mildly-surprised pride)...Yes, I AM! }}
:* Naturally, this was referenced and lampooned quite a bit, such as in the animated spin off of ''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]'':
{{quote|'''Stretch:''' Say... Fatso, you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?
'''Fatso:''' Uh, I think so, Stretch, but where are we gonna find a sporting goods store open at this hour?}}
* The one-character version often came up in ''[[Futurama]]''.
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' also had a good example in the episode where Peter found out he was mentally retarded. The judge says:
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