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{{quote|''Gaming groups, like all tight-knit groups of people, have their collective quirks.(...) Some - the highest echelon of geeky humour of all
A character makes an announcement, quip or joking remark that causes the entire group to groan simultaneously, in the same tone of voice. Crops up fairly often in comedic shows or films.
Frequently the response to an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* There is a recent ad for a tax consultancy service that lets you search for your agent based on his specialty. The last request is something like: "And they have to have a cat named Louie!" One collective groan later, only one guy is left standing. ▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* A running gag in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' is that when ever Sena or Monta make a do-or-die plan, which is horribly simple such as, "Give me the ball!" Hiruma and Kurita's face shrivel up because of their stupidity. (But they [[Crazy Enough to Work|go with the plans anyway]], since Hiruma [[Magnificent Bastard|is just that]] [[Badass]].)
== [[
▲* There is a recent ad for a tax consultancy service that lets you search for your agent based on his specialty. The last request is something like: "And they have to have a cat named Louie!" One collective groan later, only one guy is left standing.
* The four do a lot of this in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', mostly ''not'' in response to puns.
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'''Other Beatles:''' Sub-scribers... ooh... ''(Paul [[Face Palm|facepalms]])'' }}
== [[Live
* ''[[iCarly]]'': Done numerous times in ''iDream of Dance''.
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', the "Dirty Fork" sketch. A man in a restaurant politely complains about his fork being dirty, leading to a great deal of anger and violence. At the end of the sketch:
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* In ''[[Guild Wars]]'', before the Venta Cemetery mission, Koss mentions to a group of refugees that their path home will be a tad more "difficult" than they expected. Naturally there's a bit of disappointment.
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' has a segment in the Haunted Gallery where you go through a series of paintings, and the game proceeds to snark the hell out of them or reinterpret them in...interesting ways. One such is [[wikipedia:File:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg|David's ''The Death of Socrates'']]. You walk past the scene in question, where Socrates has just told an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] and everyone around is groaning and slamming their heads into the wall.
* In ''[[The
{{quote|'''Fletcher Limburger:''' Well.... peanuts, anyone?... that's what folks are saying— and there's an old superstition about a monster and a lost city.
'''Santiago:''' Superstition!
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* In ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', Batman remarks that he's got [[The Question]] trying to dig up information on Project Cadmus. Everyone groans, and even Batman admits that The Question is [[Conspiracy Theorist|a bit nuts]].
* On ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'', in "James & the Queen of Sodor". Percy wrecks James' coat after miraculously avoiding damage during his dirty jobs all day. James remarks to the others that he'll be cleaned up and "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Red-ier than ever!]]" The episode closes on one of these.
* In ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'', Rocky brings one of these about by finding a dirty model boat that, once washed off, was found to be made of rubies and had the words "Omar Khayyam" inscribed on it. He
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