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So there's something ''off'' about the new guy. You want to keep him on his toes, let him know that he can't be at home just yet. You want him to know that ''you'll be watching him''.
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'''1.''' Point to yourself: '''"I"'''
'''2.''' Point to your eyes, preferably using the backward [["V" Sign]]: '''"AM WATCHING"'''
'''3.''' Point to your target: '''"YOU."'''
Details can vary from forgoing some of the steps (most often the first one, since technically you're pointing to yourself in step 2 anyway) to using different fingers when pointing at different things, but this is how you generally tell someone that
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== Comics ==
* In the [[Tiny Titans]]/[[Archie|Little Archie]] crossover Robin speculates (correctly) that Mrs Grundy is married to Solomon Grundy. Later Solomon Grundy shows up and [[Blatant Lies|claims to have no idea what Robin is talking about regarding supervillainy]]. On his way out of the classroom he
== Film ==
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* Seen in ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' (latest version), with two soldiers.
* Robert De Niro's character does this to Greg Focker in ''[[Meet the Parents]]'' and its sequels.
* A thug does this in ''The [[
* Officer Devereaux ''[[Cloudy
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== Live Action TV ==
* Barney from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' uses this gesture to encourage his friends to "focus on the prize." Which is usually casual sex and/or hijinks.
* Shirley on ''[[
* In ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'', Vice-Principal Crubbs does this to Ned from time to time.
* Doakes does this to ''Dexter''.
* [[Glee|Mike Chang]] does this to Coach Shannon Beiste after his girlfriend Tina mentions Beiste's name at an...inappropriate moment. While completely ignoring the fact that if he hadn't told Tina about how some of the other boys were using Beiste to, erm, cool off, she would never have used the method herself and therefore never mentioned the name...sometimes Mike's not all that bright, really.
* An episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with Zachary Quinto promoting the new [[Star Trek (
== Theater ==
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* Drebin in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' does a variation of this to Snake called "EYE HAVE YOU", which starts at the "eye" step, then he clenches a fist, then points to Snake.
* In ''[[
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* The trope image comes from [http://www.theaterhopper.com/2005/12/05/im-watching-you/ this] ''[[Theater Hopper]]'' strip.
* A young [[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
== Western Animation ==
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* Katara did this in "The Blind Bandit" episode of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' to the bully earthbender students.
** She also did it to Jet in "Lake Laogai".
* Chief Lin Bei Fong from ''[[
** Apparently in the Avaverse, instead of using the index and middle fingers to point to their eyes, they use the index and pinky fingers, which somehow looks considerably more badass.
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "No More Bunny Buisness", Perry the Platypus does this to Dennis the Bunny.
== Other ==
* The
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[[Category:Hand Tropes]]
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