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== Comic Books ==
* [[Marvel Comics]]'s ''[[Secret Invasion]]''. [[Brian Bendis]] referencing older issues, sometimes years old, of various titles and claiming they are all part of the invasion. This is a habit of Bendis's. For instance, at the end of his ''Avengers Disassembled'' storyline, he included a few pages from the issue where [[Hawkeye]] and the [[Scarlet Witch]] joined the team; their thought bubbles happened to seem kind of like [[Foreshadowing]].
* In one ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]'' story, Groo is a little too anxious to fight in the [[Gladiator Games]]; when told he must sign up first, he replies, "I knew that!"
== Fan Works ==
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* Non-comedic examples: the lightsaber battles in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films, especially the prequels. Noteworthy in particular is one moment in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'': after Obi-Wan chops Darth Maul's lightsaber in half, Maul responds with a kick to the chin. Obi-Wan somersaults in mid-air and lands on his feet, his expression just begging for a chance to quote that famous line.
* In the ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' movie, Max accidentally knocks all of the hanging beads off of their threads, which later results in the guards slipping and knocking themselves out. He then turns to 99 and says "I set that up."
* ''[[
* In ''[[Tomorrow When the War Began]]'' Homer shouts this after falling down Satan's Steps.
* In ''[[Desert Heat]]'', Eddie Lomax walks into a door after being stunned by the diner girl's beauty, turns back to the rest of the diner, and laughs as though he was making a joke. But certainly appears embarrassed as he turns away and puts his hat back on.
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* In the second novel of [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''[[Line of Delirium]]'', Emperor Grey trips and falls while visiting a planet in [[The Empire]]. In order to save face, he then begins to offer praises to the planet and its people (similar to the [[Real Life]] example below). This turns into the Prostration ritual, during which he visits all the planets in his domain and prostrates and prays after leaving his shuttle. Once, though, he forgets to do that and then simply declares that he is changing the ritual.
* In the first chapter of ''[[Redwall]]'', an unnamed bird swoops down on a basket left behind by Matthias hoping for a free meal, only to find inedible (to him) nuts. To avoid embarrassment "lest any other birds had been witness to his silly mistake" he makes it out like he just flew down to look for something else to eat.
* In ''[[
== Live-Action TV ==
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{{quote|'''Calvin:''' I meant to do that.
'''Hobbes:''' Then it worked very well. }}
* In a ''[[Garfield]]'' strip set in early December, Jon is walking in the front door carrying groceries. Garfield leaps and yells, "AHA!" and rips the bag open with his claw, causing canned goods to fall on him. {{quote|'''Jon:''' I still haven't bought your Christmas present.
'''Garfield:''' I knew that.}}
== Tabletop Games ==
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'''Garret:''' It's not turned on.
'''Eduardo:''' ...I knew that...}}
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''; in the season 1 episode "Operation: C.O.W.G.I.R.L.", Lasso Lass says this [[Running Gag| ''every'' time]] she makes a mistake.
== Real Life ==
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