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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]].)
 
== [[CommercialsFan Works]] ==
* 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.
 
== Fan Works ==
* The four do a lot of this in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', mostly ''not'' in response to puns.
 
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== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* ''[[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 ''[[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 pronuncespronounces it "The Ruby Yacht of Omar Khayyam", much to the dismay of everyone else in the room. Note that everyone else stated they were aware of the potential punchline, but Rocky was the only one with the nerve to say it out loud.
 
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