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This line results from a conversation between unequally [[Genre Blindness|genre blind]] characters. Basically, Alice says something meant entirely as a joke that Bob takes completely seriously.

{{quote|'''England''': God, [American Independence Day] is the worst day ever. I can't sleep for a week whenever it comes around; I just remember things. I feel sick, I feel terrible in the morning, I have nightmares, I can't eat, I can't work (and so on). Good that it's the end of this shit. I figured I might as well join a party or two at the end of this torturous week.

'''America''': Me too, England. Whenever today comes around, I think of your white-eyed chagrined face. And how much of a poor loser you were. And I always feel awesome a week in advance.

'''America''': I lied. }}

* This is November 11's [[Catch Phrase]] in ''[[Darker than Black]]''. His sense of humor is rather... Dark, shall we say, to which the deadpan addition of this sentence usually doesn't help much.

'''November 11:''' ...Kidding. }}

** Also an example from Mao which has the benefit of actually being funny. At the end of the episode with the body-stealing Contractor, he's talking to Hei about the benefits of the cat body he's trapped in. He asserts that he likes being a cat "because of all of the delicious kibble he's able to eat". After Hei gives him a look, he tells him he was joking and winks at the viewer.

'''Casey''': Into what people?

'''Stokely''': ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Small town gets [[Alien Invasion|taken over by aliens]]... That was a joke. }}

* From ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]''

{{quote|Chavez: "What are you going to do, just knock on his door?"

 

=== Literature ===

{{quote|'''Dumbledore:''' ''(sarcastically)'' If she means so much to you, surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?

'''{{spoiler|Snape}}:''' I have – I have asked him...

 

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

{{quote|'''Timmy''': I'm really sorry about this, Chip.

'''Chip''': Oh, that's all right, little pal -- it's not like ''you wished for this to happen.'' }}

** Zuko finds himself on the other end of one of these in "The Boiling Rock":

{{quote|'''Zuko:''' How did you know I was here?

'''Mai:''' The warden's my uncle, [[Baka|you idiot]]! }}

* [[Kim Possible]], the episode "Monkey Fist Strikes", as Kim attempts to retrieve an ancient monkey statue from a [[Temple of Doom|booby-trap-laden temple]]...she provides the page quote.

* ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'' has this immortal gem from Vincent:

{{quote|'''Vincent''': ''Monsters''? They look like ''monsters'' to you?

'''Vincent''': Don't ''worry''! [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|It's just]] a ''joke''. }}

* From ''[[Mass Effect]] 2'':

'''Guy''': Oh, why don't we rent a porno?

'''Girl''': All right!

* This [[Twitter]] exchange between some guy and Jason Scott, who is known for archiving tons of historical information about computers:

[http://twitter.com/jaybird110127 jaybird110127]: Um. Wow. Seriously? You *are* archiving the spam you get? That's... Just... I dunno. }}

 

'''DK''': What's more important than my tie collection?

'''Diddy''': The Crystal Coconut, for one!

'''Diddy''': ''(Mortified)'' I was kidding!

'''DK''': I'm not. Once I give the Crystal Coconut away I'll know all the secrets, so I won't need it anymore. It's so simple!

[[Category:Comedy Tropes]]

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