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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~telescope_7542~~telescope 7542.png\|link=Sinfest\|frame]] {{quote\|'''Girl #1:''' Ben's hot, but I think he's gay. '''Girl #2:''' No way. Why? Line 7: '''Girl #1:''' Oh yeah? '''Girl #2:''' Call him up and tell him he can chew on your carpet! '''Girl #1:''' What? ~~'''Girl #1:''' What?~~\|'''''[http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005814.html Overheard Quote]'''''}} Person A makes a comment, [[Viewers Are Geniuses\|expecting people]] to know the [[Double Entendre\|real meaning of it.]] Person B takes the comment [[Literal -Minded\|literally]], and is often unaware that there's more than one meaning to what's being said. [[Hilarity Ensues]]... [[Played for Drama\|or maybe not.]] This trope is the [[Inverted Trope\|inversion]] of the [[Un Entendre]]. See also: [[Comically Missing the Point]]. Compare to [[Innuendo Backfire]], where Person B thinks Person A's solicitation is an offer for assistance. Can be used for [[Double Entendre~~\|Double Entendres]] and [[Triple Entendre\|Triple Entendres~~]]s. {{noreallife\|we'd be here all day.}} {{examples}} == Advertising == * A commercial shows a man introducing his son to his boss. After a moment the kid looks at the father and says "Daddy, his nose isn't brown." == Anime and Manga == Line 26 ⟶ 27: *** it's [[Filler]], so Naruto is obligated to not understand. * Belldandy in ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' frequently misses the actual meaning of people's comments, in one scene in the anime a construction worker speaking to Keiichi remarks that Keiichi probably doesn't get much sleep living with Belldandy, to which Belldandy asks both of them how living with her would keep Keiichi from sleeping. * The protagonist of ''[[Goblin Slayer]]'' is a little… single-minded, and has some baggage, so he often misses hints, especially from interested girls. In particular, ''Goblin Slayer: Side Story Year One'' has a true Clueless Anime Protagonist moment, when Witch couldn't identify a magical ring GS found and sent him to a colleague. The sage girl in question was rather excitable, and it was something she was searching for, and… {{quote\|'''Arc mage''': ''I'll pay any price you ask.'' '''Arc mage''': (moves very close and smiles) ''Or… I would love… for you to sell this to me…'' '''Arc mage''': (with hands folded under breasts, her blouse straining to keep it in "Entendre" territory) …Should I say… I'll do anything you ask? '''Goblin Slayer''': It need not be money then? '''Arc mage''': (almost leans on him) Of course. (grins) '''Goblin Slayer''': I see. Do you have something that will assist in goblin slaying? '''Arc mage''': (very confused) Huh...? '''Arc mage''': (collapses in laughter and cannot stop for a while) }} == Film == * In ''[[The Man Without A Face]]'', Chuck Norstadt is asked by his mother if his mentor "touched him." Being a young kid, he takes her literally, and it's clear to the audience that he doesn't understand what his mother is really asking him. [[Tear Jerker\|Hilarity does not ensue.]] * ''[[Idiocracy]]''. Joe never catches on that Rita is a prostitute, despite the euphemisms she has. She eventually says a [[Sure, Let's Go with That]] for painting. * A hilarious [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Baseketball]]'' is how Jenny McCarthy's character keeps misinterpreting Baxter Cain's sexual ~~overtures -- she~~overtures—she ends up literally "laying new carpet" throughout his entire house and "sucks the chrome off of a trailer hitch" among others. ** Which is odd, considering that you could easily interpret that as her ''thinking'' he's doing such innuendo, but [[Un Entendre\|he's meaning it literally]]. After all, laying carpet wearing a tight dress like that probably wasn't intentional. * In ''[[Mallrats]]'', someone makes a remark that another character likes to have sex with women "in a very uncomfortable place." [[Strange Minds Think Alike\|Several characters]] misinterpret this and ask if he means the back of a Volkswagen. Line 38 ⟶ 47: '''Thurgood Jenkins:''' Obviously [[Comically Missing the Point\|you missed the whole point of that story]]. }} * In ''[[Almost Heroes]]'', after some [[Naughty Birdwatching]]: {{quote\|'''Bartholomew''': You want to be alone so you can "[[A Date with Rosie Palms\|shake hands with Ben Franklin]]." laughs Y'know, "polish the pewter."~~<br />~~ '''Leslie''': Polish the pewter? Why, Jonah does that for me. }} ** He gets it a minute later, and is affronted. == Literature == * In ''[[~~Discworld/Guards Guards\|~~Guards! Guards!]]'', the older, more cynical guards assume that young and innocent Carrot joined the Watch to get away from a bad situation at home. One of them asks him if he "got a girl into trouble", and Carrot, recalling all the times his girlfriend was lectured by her father about how unsuitable he was, says that he did, more than once. He also admitted to staying at "Mrs Palm's" (a notorious brothel) every night, impressing his co-workers, though Carrot was actually under the impression it was a boarding house. His letter home to his family included a line about one of the girls waking him up to ask if he wanted anything "but they had no apples so I said no." Non-sexual [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] examples abound throughout the series as well. * In ''[[The Shining]]'', Danny, who has telepathic powers, catches a female hotel guest checking out a bellhop and thinking, "I'd like to get into his pants." Danny, who is five years old and clueless about things sexual, takes it to mean that the lady wanted the guy's pants and is thoroughly confused. He has to talk to Dick Halloran about it before he's informed that this wasn't what she wanted (though Danny being five, he just tells him that she has a dirty mind). == Live -Action TV ==▼ ▲== Live Action TV == * This is the entire joke of that ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketch. You know, ''that'' one. Know what I mean? Know What I mean? Nudge nudge wink wink say no more, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5Ieh eh], [[wikipedia:Nudge Nudge\|eh]]? ** Inverted in another sketch, which has the same man walk into a shop and start reading the advertisements on the door. After he finds out that neither "small white pussy cat," "chest of drawers," "pram," "babysitter," nor "be a blood donor" are what he's looking for, the shopkeeper hands him a card, which he reads: "Blond prostitute will indulge in any sexual activity for four quid a week. What does that mean?" Line 72 ⟶ 79: '''Larry:''' Well, she does do pilates and plays tennis sometimes. '''Dave:''' Why do I even bother with you? }} * Pretty much all of the earlier episodes of ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' had jokes about Jake not getting the adults sexual innuendos and [[Literal -Minded\|taking things literally]]. * ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', in a pregnancy scare episode, had a scene something like this: {{quote\|Shawn: "Cory, how would you feel if these two waffles got together and made a little waffle?" Line 86 ⟶ 93: {{quote\|'''Amy''': Kiss me where I've never been kissed before. '''Sheldon''': You mean like Salt Lake City? }} * In one episode of ''[[Hello Cheeky]]'', John gives the joke "The world's long-distance swimming record is held by Liza Garotti, a very successful callgirl from Venice". Tim stands around blinking for a while, before saying that he fails to see the humor in ~~that -- a~~that—a switchboard operator being a good swimmer. {{quote\|'''Barry:''' ...John didn't say 'a switchboard operator', he said 'a callgirl'. '''Tim:''' It's the same thing, isn't it? ...Isn't it? '''John:''' Tim, a callgirl is someone you...call! When you're lonely! '''Tim:''' Oh...when I'm lonely, I call mummy. Does that mean she's a callgirl? }} == Video Games == * ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'': "Does the Pope shit in the woods?" "I keep telling you I don't know, homes, where His Holiness does his business is his business." {{quote\|'''The Truth:''' I never made love to my mother. She wouldn't.}} * During the first few battles with only [[Tales of Vesperia\|Yuri and Estelle]] as your party members you get things like: Line 101 ⟶ 107: '''Yuri''': Never mind. }} * In [[Dragon Age]]: Origins, the golem Shale will ask [[Depraved Bisexual\|Zevran]] why the Warden spared his life after trying to kill him/her. Zevran will ask Shale in turn how anyone could destroy something as [[Handsome Lech\|attractive]] as him. When Shale fails to see the point, the following exchange takes place if Alistair is in the party: {{quote\|''Zevran'': Here, take that [[Mr. Fanservice\|templar fellow]]. Rugged good looks, quick wit, manly shoulders. Just getting him to hop borders is a challenge worthy of the great heroes.~~<br />~~ ''Alistair'': A challenge? I'd happily hop borders, given the chance. I've never even been close to leaving Ferelden! }} ** Becomes a [[Running Gag]] in [[Dragon Age II]] with Merrill, who periodically will ask if she missed something dirty during conversations with other party members. Line 107 ⟶ 113: * [[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]] has a conversation between Junpei and June in which she's scared of the possibility of drowning and he thinks she's scared of being alone in an elevator with a boy. And then she says "I might get wet down there." [[Hilarity Ensues]]. == Web Comics == * From ''[[Coach Random]]'', [http://coachrandom.zzl.org/Chronological/comic-327.xml Dorkboy licks a shaved beaver.]{{Dead link}}▼ ~~== Webcomics ==~~ ▲* From ''[[Coach Random]]'', [http://coachrandom.zzl.org/Chronological/comic-327.xml Dorkboy licks a shaved beaver.] * [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-823/ This] [[Girls with Slingshots]] strip. Subverted in that the non-entendre was in fact correct. There's also a running gag of the difference between a "dancer" and a dancer. ** [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws135/ This comic has a two for one special] * [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0212.html This] ''[[The ~~Order of the Stick\|~~Order of the Stick]]'' strip.: ("The proper term is 'Smite Evil,' not 'Bump Uglies.'") Subverted in hindsight; Miko ~~knows~~knew full well what the various [[Double Entendre~~\|Double Entendres~~]]s mean and iswas [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0250.html deliberately ignoring them until Roy ~~grows~~grew up a bit]. == Web Animation == * Harry Partridges [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXsvVQe34k8&feature=channel Hal the Misinterpretive Porn Star] is all about this, and subverts it nicely in the third sketch to boot. == Web Original == Line 133 ⟶ 136: '''Jonas:''' Uh... A boombox? }} * A recent episode of [[Red vs. Blue]] has Caboose pulling an Entendre Failure on ''himself'', with Tucker's help. When Tucker mentions him and his alien son Junior (long story) being somewhere "in between" human and alien, Caboose replies with "In between two alien... and human... '''ladies?''' and later repeatedly wonders aloud "what Tucker's doing in between the two ladies." == Western Animation == * From ''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]'' episode "Dial 'N' for Nerder": {{quote\|'''Martin:''' Care to make it a trio, Bart? You can brush and I can blow. '''Bart:''' Well, I agree you blow. Line 144 ⟶ 146: '''Bart:''' When you look up "blow" in the dictionary-- '''Lisa:''' Bart, he's not gonna get it. '''Bart:''' Fine. }} ** Later on in the episode, when Bart buries a bone for Martin to find... {{quote\|'''Martin:''' gasp Maybe it's one of the major homos! '''Bart:''' You're one of the-- '''Lisa:''' Bart, he's not gonna get it. }} == Real Life == * From [[Overheard]]: ** [http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005814.html This Overheard quote.] * ~~From [[Overheard]]:~~* [http://www.overheardeverywhere.com/archives/003313.html "Our bras are 15% off today..."]▼ * Tony Attwood tells the story of a child with Asperger syndrome who was asked by a psychiatrist, "Do you hear voices?" The child very naturally said yes. Much consternation and wrong diagnoses ensued. ▲* From [[Overheard]]: [http://www.overheardeverywhere.com/archives/003313.html "Our bras are 15% off today..."] {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Entendre Failure~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Language Tropes]] [[Category:Index Failure]] ▲[[Category:Entendre Failure]]