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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* [[School Rumble]]. This trope is the reason Eri thinks that Tenma is no longer a virgin.
* [[School Rumble]]. This trope is the reason Eri thinks that Tenma is no longer a virgin.
* In the first ''[[Naruto]] Shipuuden'' movie, the plot involves rescuing a hereditary [[Barrier Maiden]] (and in the end getting her to accept her role and the need for the position) the movie ends with said girl talking to the protagonist and mentioning that, basically "I'm going to need help fixing someone to succeed my position, mind helping me out with that?". Cue Naruto going "Sure!" and everyone else facepalming...
* In the first ''[[Naruto]] Shipuuden'' movie, the plot involves rescuing a hereditary [[Barrier Maiden]] (and in the end getting her to accept her role and the need for the position) the movie ends with said girl talking to the protagonist and mentioning that, basically "I'm going to need help fixing someone to succeed my position, mind helping me out with that?". Cue Naruto going "Sure!" and everyone else facepalming...
** [[Time Skip|All that time, spent with the most perverted character in the series, wasted.]]
** [[Time Skip|All that time, spent with the most perverted character in the series, wasted.]]
*** it's [[Filler]], so Naruto is obligated to not understand.
*** it's [[Filler]], so Naruto is obligated to not understand.
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** 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?"
** 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?"
* Half the jokes on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. For example, Sally remarks after her first date that, "Well, he wanted to sleep with me. I wanted sex, but since he was tired I let him go home."
* Half the jokes on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. For example, Sally remarks after her first date that, "Well, he wanted to sleep with me. I wanted sex, but since he was tired I let him go home."
* In the ''[[That 70s Show]]'' episode "The Velvet Rope":
* In the ''[[That '70s Show]]'' episode "The Velvet Rope":
{{quote|'''Jackie:''' Michael, we can't go. My parents are gonna be out late tonight, and we have to study.
{{quote|'''Jackie:''' Michael, we can't go. My parents are gonna be out late tonight, and we have to study.
'''Kelso:''' Study? No, what a gyp! I'm going to the club.
'''Kelso:''' Study? No, what a gyp! I'm going to the club.
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'''Larry:''' Well, she does do pilates and plays tennis sometimes.
'''Larry:''' Well, she does do pilates and plays tennis sometimes.
'''Dave:''' Why do I even bother with you? }}
'''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]].
* 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:
* ''[[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?"
{{quote|Shawn: "Cory, how would you feel if these two waffles got together and made a little waffle?"
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{{quote|'''Amy''': Kiss me where I've never been kissed before.
{{quote|'''Amy''': Kiss me where I've never been kissed before.
'''Sheldon''': You mean like Salt Lake City? }}
'''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 switchboard operator being a good swimmer.
* 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 switchboard operator being a good swimmer.
{{quote|'''Barry:''' ...John didn't say 'a switchboard operator', he said 'a callgirl'.
{{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?
'''Tim:''' It's the same thing, isn't it? ...Isn't it?
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' contains a couple of examples.
* ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' contains a couple of examples.
** From "Lying Bastards":
** From "Lying Bastards":
{{quote|'''Jonas:''' Listen, Mamasitas lock up your daughters, OK, 'cause the Beast here is south of the border, and, uh, not for nothing dude, you put the "ho" in "Mexico".
{{quote|'''Jonas:''' Listen, Mamasitas lock up your daughters, OK, 'cause the Beast here is south of the border, and, uh, not for nothing dude, you put the "ho" in "Mexico".
'''Bree:''' There's no "ho" in "Mexico".
'''Bree:''' There's no "ho" in "Mexico".
[''Awkward silence. Bree shrugs.'']
[''Awkward silence. Bree shrugs.'']
'''Bree:''' There's no "ho" in "Mexico"! }}
'''Bree:''' There's no "ho" in "Mexico"! }}
** From "Let's Play Doctor":
** From "Let's Play Doctor":
{{quote|'''Jonas:''' So tell me, uh, what are you doing later?
{{quote|'''Jonas:''' So tell me, uh, what are you doing later?
'''Sarah:''' It involves D batteries and makes a lot of noise.
'''Sarah:''' It involves D batteries and makes a lot of noise.
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'''Bart:''' You're one of the--
'''Bart:''' You're one of the--
'''Lisa:''' Bart, he's not gonna get it. }}
'''Lisa:''' Bart, he's not gonna get it. }}



== Real Life ==
== Real Life ==