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* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' used this trope when Calvin's mother went for an interview with his teacher, Miss Wormwood. Calvin begins packing a suitcase to run away. When his mother comes back and tries to talk to him, she unknowingly [[Perp Sweat]]s him and he panics as he tries to explain what he thinks Miss Wormwood told her:

{{quote|'''Calvin's Mom''': Calvin, I...

'''Calvin''': Yike! You're home! I didn't even finish pack...that is...um...lies! Everything Miss Wormwood said about me was a lie! She just doesn't like me! She hates little boys! It's not my fault! I'm not to blame! She told you about the [[Noodle Incident|noodles]], right? It wasn't me! Nobody saw me! I was framed! I wouldn't do anything like that! I'm innocent, I tell you!~~<br~~ />

'''Calvin''': Yike! You're home! I didn't even finish pack...that is...um...lies! Everything Miss Wormwood said about me was a lie! She just doesn't like me! She hates little boys! It's not my fault! I'm not to blame! She told you about the [[Noodle Incident|noodles]], right? It wasn't me! Nobody saw me! I was framed! I wouldn't do anything like that! I'm innocent, I tell you!

'''Calvin's Mom''': What noodles?~~<br~~ />

'''Calvin's Mom''': What noodles?

'''Calvin''': Oh! Uh...noodles? Ha ha...you must have heard wrong. I didn't say noodles. }}

* [[FoxTrot]] also used this in a strip where Peter punches a guy at school for making a joke about Denise and is told his parents will be called: