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== Anime and Manga ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'': this is Mikuru's [[Catch Phrase]] (''kinsoku jikou'', in Japanese).
* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'': this is Mikuru's [[Catch Phrase]] (''kinsoku jikou'', in Japanese).
{{quote|''I used to contact the future or for ... But when I hadn't heard from for a week I thought something was wrong. And then ... I was so shocked that I , but there was no ... What should I do?''}}
{{quote|''I used to contact the future or for ... But when I hadn't heard from for a week I thought something was wrong. And then ... I was so shocked that I , but there was no ... What should I do?''}}
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* A variation in ''[[Slayers]]'' has Xellos and his [[Catch Phrase]] "This is a secret!" (''Sore wa himitsu desu!'')
* A variation in ''[[Slayers]]'' has Xellos and his [[Catch Phrase]] "This is a secret!" (''Sore wa himitsu desu!'')


== Literature ==
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* "That information is unavailable" is the [[Catch Phrase]] of the [[Human Alien]] Ms. Aoyama (actually a magically-disguised Nabiki Tendo) from the ''[[Ranma ½]]/[[Sailor Moon]]'' crossover fic ''[[Desperately Seeking Ranma]]'' whenever asked who she works for or how she knows something. Thanks to her ultra-[[Magitek]] A.I. assistant Jun, nothing stored electronically anywhere on the planet is inaccessible to her, making her appear nigh-omniscient -- and ''terrifying'' intelligence agencies the world over.

== [[Literature]] ==
* Percy's reasoning for not telling Ron, Harry and the others about the Triwizard Tournament's coming to Hogwarts in ''[[Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire]]''
* Percy's reasoning for not telling Ron, Harry and the others about the Triwizard Tournament's coming to Hogwarts in ''[[Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire]]''
{{quote|"It's classified information until such time as the Ministry sees fit to release it," said Percy stiffly. "Mr. Crouch was quite right not to disclose it."
{{quote|"It's classified information until such time as the Ministry sees fit to release it," said Percy stiffly. "Mr. Crouch was quite right not to disclose it."
"Oh, shut up Weatherby," said Fred.}}
"Oh, shut up Weatherby," said Fred.}}


== Live-Action TV ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* Spoofed on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':
* Spoofed on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'':
{{quote|'''Officer Don''': The FBI are coming into town tomorrow.
{{quote|'''Officer Don''': The FBI are coming into town tomorrow.
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*** And those compartmentalized systems often require an additional Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance in addition to a TS.
*** And those compartmentalized systems often require an additional Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance in addition to a TS.
** This is spoofed (along with everything else) in ''200''
** This is spoofed (along with everything else) in ''200''
{{quote|Lt. Col. Mitchell: What do you mean you can't tell me? I have the highest security clearance known to mankind! What–what is 30185?
{{quote|'''Lt. Col. Mitchell:''' What do you mean you can't tell me? I have the highest security clearance known to mankind! What–what is 30185?
Lt. Col. Carter: We were sworn to secrecy.
'''Lt. Col. Carter:''' We were sworn to secrecy.
Lt. Col. Mitchell: Well, why even mention it to me if you're not going to tell me what it is?
'''Lt. Col. Mitchell:''' Well, why even mention it to me if you're not going to tell me what it is?
Lt. Col.Carter: Sorry.
'''Lt. Col.Carter:''' Sorry.
Vala: Can you tell me?
'''Vala:''' Can you tell me?
Dr. Jackson: Oh yeah, we can tell you. }}
'''Dr. Jackson:''' Oh yeah, we can tell you. }}


== Tabletop Games ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Warhammer 40,000|+++THIS ENTRY HAS BEEN EXPUNGED]] [[Knight Templar|BY ORDER OF THE]] [[Burn the Witch|EMPEROR'S MOST HOLY INQUISITION+++]]
* [[Warhammer 40,000|+++THIS ENTRY HAS BEEN EXPUNGED]] [[Knight Templar|BY ORDER OF THE]] [[Burn the Witch|EMPEROR'S MOST HOLY INQUISITION+++]]
* [[Paranoia (game)|We're sorry citizen. That information is above your security clearance.]]
* [[Paranoia (game)|We're sorry citizen. That information is above your security clearance.]]


== Video Games ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Military Maverick|Primarch]] [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Victus]] uses this in a rare out-of-character moment to avoid having to explain the {{spoiler|Turian fail-safe planet-destroying bomb on Tuchanka}} in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''.
* [[Military Maverick|Primarch]] [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Victus]] uses this in a rare out-of-character moment to avoid having to explain the {{spoiler|Turian fail-safe planet-destroying bomb on Tuchanka}} in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''.


== Web Original ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* The ''[[SCP Foundation]]'' does this with [REDACTED] and [DATA EXPUNGED], making a situation report read like a list of [[Noodle Incident]]s.
* The ''[[SCP Foundation]]'' does this with [REDACTED] and [DATA EXPUNGED], making a situation report read like a list of [[Noodle Incident]]s.
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': CT really doesn't want to share his information. It classified.
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'': CT really doesn't want to share his information. It classified.
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'''CT''': I can't tell you... which is convenient, because I don't want to tell you. }}
'''CT''': I can't tell you... which is convenient, because I don't want to tell you. }}


== Western Animation ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'':
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'':
** "Operation: Plush and Cover":
** "Operation: Plush and Cover":