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{{quote|'''''Tobias''': We didn't know if it was rude to ask, but, uh... How do you eat with no mouth?<br />
'''Ax''': What do you mean, how do I eat? I have hooves, don't I''?|''[[Animorphs]]''}}
 
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== [[Film]] - Animated ==
* From ''[[Yellow Submarine]]'':
{{quote| '''Lord Mayor''': Get help!<br />
'''Admiral Fred:''' But where should I go?<br />
'''Lord Mayor:''' No time for trivialities! }}
 
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* ''[[The Matrix]]'' and its sequels are notorious for this, especially during Neo's conversations with The Oracle. Although this is likely intentional, in order to give the viewer the choice between multiple interpretations.
* Happens in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' when Jack is studying Sao Feng's navigational charts. Even lampshaded.
{{quote| Jack: "'Up is down.' Well, that's maddeningly unhelpful. Why are these things never clear?"}}
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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* ''[[The X-Files]]'': This is the job of pretty much every one of Mulder's "informants".
* Ambassador Kosh of ''[[Babylon 5]]'' [http://arborius.net/~jphekman/b5/koshisms.html has dialogue consisting of almost nothing but this trope.] It's even lampshaded in the series.
{{quote| '''Sheridan''': [sighs] Well, as answers go, short, to the point, utterly useless, and totally consistent with what I've come to expect from a Vorlon.<br />
'''Kosh''': Good. }}