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{{trope}}
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A deliberate ploy to make the viewer think something sexy or illicit is occurring when it actually is not. A scene will begin with its characters not visible to the camera, or partially obscured; the dialogue between them seems lascivious and explicit, and may be laced with [[Double Entendre|double entendres]]. But when the camera finally reveals the whole scene, the action involved is entirely innocent and the dialogue turns out to be referring, entirely or mostly, to these innocent actions—it is only in the dirty minds of the viewers that anything untoward happened.
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Usually perpetrated immediately upon return from a commercial, for comedic effect.
This is related to [[
{{noreallife|we'd be here all day.}}
{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* One State Farm ad features a guy talking on the phone at 3 am saying, "Yeah I'm married. Does it matter? You'd do that for me? I'd like that". His wife thinks he's cheating and takes the phone and asks what the person on the other line is wearing. It turns out to be a (male) State Farm agent, but she doesn't believe him.
{{quote|'''WIFE''': "She sounds hideous."
'''HUSBAND''': "Well, she's a guy, so..."}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* In the four-part ''[[Crayon Shin-chan
* In episode 22 of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Germany rushes over, apparently thinking that North Italy's brother is raping him and got "stuck", only to find that it was just a chunk of his hair...
** And from the manga we have [https://web.archive.org/web/20210316151635/http://aph.starry-sky.com/
* In an early episode of ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'', a scene begins showing sweet young thing Ila bouncing up and down, eyes closed, apparently in the throes of sexual ecstasy as offscreen Louie is heard grunting and huffing; it turns out that she is actually sitting on Louie's back as he does a set of pushups. (Given Ila's feelings about Louie, she may well ''have'' been in the throes of sexual ecstasy, but the scene still isn't the one the viewer initially thinks it is.)
* In one scene in ''[[Maburaho]]'', Shikimori Kazuki appears to be having sex with an offscreen female while Kamishiro Rin's voice offers encouragement such as "more" and "faster". The camera then shows that Rin is standing next to Kazuki, making him do pushups.
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'''Iwata:''' Hmm...It was kinda dull, you know... }}
** They were of course talking about Iwata's brief stay in [[Robot Girl|Ropponmatsu II's]] [[Gender Bender|body]]. Sumiyoshi warns the two from making such comments in public.
* In ''[[
{{quote|'''Watanuki:''' Are you... sure about this?
'''Yuko:''' I'm ready, Watanuki. Now. Give it to me. ''(the viewer is then shown the full scene of Yuko holding a bat)'' Pitch, Boy!
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* The first ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' series includes a scene of Riza Hawkeye in bed, moaning things like "Mmm, that tickles!" and "Oh, you're so bad!" only to pull the covers off to reveal her dog licking her foot.
* Happened in the first ''[[Bleach]]'' movie when {{spoiler|Senna}} was staying over at Ichigo's house.{{spoiler|Senna}} was speaking in a very "suggestive" tone when she said that Ichigo's bed was comfortable and that she wanted to sleep in it.One of Ichigo's little sisters Yuzu and Ichigo's father were listening in on the conversation and thought something "different" was going on.
* ''[[Kodomo no Jikan]]'''s second season's OAV: Kuro-chan and Shiro-chan starts with Rin making some very provocative sounds and saying some rather lewd things. Just to have the camera pan out to show that she is just at the nurses office and only getting a needle in the arm.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Used late in ''[[Y: The
** And again, in a conversation that simply cannot be anything other than two characters (one of whom is involved with another main character) giving mid-coital instructions... and that's exactly what it is. However, they're talking to their pet monkeys, who they've finally managed to coax into having sex (the male monkey, like the male main character, is the last male of his species and they very much want an impregnated female).
* In a comic by Michael Kupperman, [[The Who|Roger Daltrey]] is continually thwarted in his quest for a "bird" (girl) by an old man who uses this technique to introduce him to actual birds.
* And then there's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110805030210/http://prismcomics.org/display.php?id=1089 The Joker's Boner]": Intentional or [[Have a Gay Old Time|not]]?
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* The amount of fan-fics based around this trope could comfortably fill their own sub-genre. It boils down to one character
▲* The amount of fan-fics based around this trope could comfortably fill their own sub-genre. It boils down to one character / group A listening in on character / group B from the next room, or hearing about what they got up to after the fact.
* Chapter 30 of ''[[A Day Indoors]]'' dials this trope—and the reactions to it—to 11, with [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Kotaro]] wondering why his flubbed lines in a rehearsal of ''Little Red Riding Hood'' leave Natsumi swooning in his arms or [[Shotacon|Ayaka]] and Chizuru getting impressive [[Nosebleed]]s.
* The ''[[Naruto]]'' fic ''Cat Flap'', about {{spoiler|Sasuke trying to sneak Naruto out of his house... yeah, it doesn't make that much sense in context either}} that ended on the words "Harder Sasuke!"
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** {{spoiler|It turns out the "activity" Twilight is about to perform is going to the dentist. Rainbow Dash, in a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|perfect finish]], then subverts this trope by hitting us with this beauty: "Now all we need to do is get you laid."}}
* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7959357/1/YOU_CANT_TEST_THIRTEEN YOU CAN’T TEST THIRTEEN]'' while [[We Have Ways of Making You Talk|interrogating]] [[Death Note|Light]] [[Hilarity Ensues|L is misled in this way]] when Light begins describing how awesome being Kira is.
* In the ''[[My Little Pony:
* Starting with its title, "Swinging Dick Has a Ball", chapter six of ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11806414/1/Amy-Potter-is-Batgirl Amy Potter is Batgirl!]'' by "Philosophize", a ''[[Harry Potter]]''/[[Batman (TV series)|1960s ''Batman'' TV show]] crossover with a fem!Harry, is one immense string of [[In-Universe]] Innocent Innuendo (and evidence that the author was having ''way'' too much fun). The only one who even notices the dozens of accidental [[Double Entendre]]s is Dumbledore, who eventually has to excuse himself to find a private place to laugh himself silly. And [[Call Back|they come back several times]] because Fleur Delacour is obsessed with Dick. Grayson, that is.
== Film ==
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Turns out he was trying to cook a souffle with his heat vision. }}
* Inverted in the short film version of ''[[D.E.B.S.]]'', where the [[Charlie's Angels|Charlies Angels]]-like team thinks their colleague is being tortured, but her screams are actually the [[Girls Love|villainess giving her an orgasm]].
* In ''[[Police Story]]'', [[Jackie Chan]]'s star witness finds out he set her up to accept his protection by staging a hit for him to save her from. She gets back at him by setting his tape player to record over their interview, then manipulating events so it'll sound like their actions (such as Jackie spilling juice on her, and her sitting on a cactus) sound like they're about to have sex. Particularly cool here is that there are two English dubs of the movie plus the directly translated DVD subtitles, giving us three different versions that all work perfectly.
* In ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure|Pee Wees Big Adventure]]'', waitress Simone's jealous boyfriend Andy hears conversation between her and PW that's [[Not What It Looks Like|not how it sounds]]...
* ''[[Look Who's Talking]]'' does this with trying to get a splinter out.
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{{quote|"Oh he's good! (struggle stops) Okay, maybe not that good."}}
* The opening scene of ''[[Van Wilder]]'' shows the titular character apparently receiving a blowjob from an elderly asian woman. Turns out she's a tailor measuring him for new trousers. (While enjoying a lollipop).
* In ''[[Her Alibi]]'' Tom Selleck is accidentally shot in the ass with an arrow while talking on the phone to his editor. The following scene (as Selleck tries not to let on what's happened) gives the editor the idea that sex is occurring. While his girlfriend is trying to help him he shouts "Don't touch the shaft!"
* Toward the very end of ''[[Igor]]'', the main character shows [[Frankenstein's Monster|Eva]] a blueprint. She asks him if he's really going to make it, and Igor replies that if it doesn't work out, they'll just adopt. The camera then shifts to Eva's POV, showing a blueprint for a dog.
* In ''[[Disturbia]]'' there was a sequence showing how the protagonist dealt with his being stuck alone at home due to house arrest. One scene starts with the camera panning across the room. Before it reaches the protagonist, a rhythmic noise made by furniture can be heard, along with moans and grunts of pleasure from the character. As the camera focuses on him it is revealed that he was trying to scratch the itch on his leg which was covered by the GPS bracelet put on him for his arrest, when all the time the audience were led to believe he was satisfying a different kind of itch.
* An example from ''[[American Psycho]]'': what seems to be a sex scene turns out to be Patrick Bateman exercising while a slasher movie is playing on video.
* ''[[
* At one point in ''[[I Wanna Hold Your Hand]]'', one of the main girl characters is forced to hide in a hotel room closet. Before she can leave, the room becomes occupied by a man and his hired lady escort. The girl(and the viewers) can't see anything, but can hear giggles and sighs of pleasure. The girl finally decides that she has to get out of there even though she'll be seen. She bursts out of the closet and... the couple is fully clothed, having a picnic, and the lady is [[Rule 34|rubbing mayonnaise on the guy's bald head]].
* In ''[[Down With Love]]'', Catcher ([[Ewan McGregor]]) is talking about his socks to Peter (David Hyde Pierce), and his secretary eavesdrops on the intercom mid-conversation:
{{quote|'''Peter:''' What would you say is the average length, for most men?
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{{quote|'''Duncan:''' If anyone asks where Eric went, tell them that three grown-ups took him away to teach him a lesson about sticking his fingers in things.}}
* A deleted scene in ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]] 2'' has Tony Stark at a party apparently suggesting to his [[Sexy Secretary]] that they do something rude then and there—it turns out she's wearing his repulsor glove and Stark wants her to fire it at an ice sculpture.
== Literature ==
* There is a running gag in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels where there is a reference to hanging someone up by their "figgin" or removing or roasting said figgin. Invariably accompanying these instances there is either a footnote revealing that a figgin is a raisin pastry or a moment where one of the characters is shown wondering why the prospect of those punishments would cause so much terror.
** Similarly, in ''Feet of Clay'' a dwarf baker demands that the criminals who robbed him should be hung up by the ''bura'zak-ka'' (town hall). "Now now, you know we don't practice that punishment in Ankh-Morpork." (Because Ankh-Morpork doesn't have a town hall.) After all, they kicked Olaf Stronginthearm in the ''bad'dhzakz'' (yeast bowl). A [[Fictionary]] can be a rich source of stuff like this.
*** [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/breadbasket Yeast bowl], you say?
** "I'm the only one around who might be inclined to twiddle your handle again." from ''Thief of Time''. {{spoiler|Susan was indeed talking about turning a handle, as the person she was addressing had a wind-up time-storage device on his back, and he needed it to be kept wound so that he wouldn't fall victim to the frozen time affecting the rest of the Discworld.}}
** When Captain Sam Vimes first met Lady Sybil Ramkin in ''[[
{{quote|"Madam," he said coldly, "I am an officer of the Watch and I must warn you that the course of action you are suggesting breaks the laws of the city--" and also of several of the more strait-laced gods, he added silently "--and I must advise you that his Lordship should be released unharmed immediately--"}}
* In ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (novel)|So Long And Thanks For All The Fish]]'', Ford Prefect is approached by a woman who offers him a good time and says she has a special service for rich people to make them happy. It turns out that her special service is to tell rich people that it's perfectly alright to be rich and they shouldn't feel guilty about it (she has a degree in psychology and economics and so can sound pretty convincing).
* In the seventh ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' book, surprisingly it is [[The Comically Serious|Hermione]] that comes out with one while the gang is making Polyjuice Potion to all turn into Harry. While watching the potion change colors, she blurts out:
{{quote|'''Hermione''': Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry.
'''(everyone gives her strange looks)'''
Oh, you know what I mean! }}
* ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'': When Chauvelin first meets up with Marguerite at the Fisherman's Rest, the latter confides her boredom and unhappiness in her marriage to her old friend, who says he knows the perfect remedy. It turns out to be helping him track down the Scarlet Pimpernel, but in context, it at first sounds like he wants her to have an affair with him. (Note that some adaptations actually [[Promoted to Love Interest|promote Chauvelin to a suitor/lover]] of Marguerite, making this [[Hilarious in Hindsight]].)
* From ''[[Twilight (novel)|New Moon]]'':
{{quote|'''Bella''': I put on my pajamas and crawled into bed. Life seemed dark enough at the moment that I let myself cheat. The hole - holes now - were already aching, [[A Date with Rosie Palms|so why not?]]}}
* In ''[[Who Cut the Cheese?]]'' by Stilton Jarlsberg:
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**:If You Cut the Cheese, Everyone Will Notice
** Ho writes the graffiti using "soft charcoal" found near where the rats used to sit. He later realizes it's dried rat poop.
* One of the characters in ''[[Low Fantasy|Shy Leopardess]]'' by Leslie Barringer sings a [[Show Within a Show|song]] about a beautiful princess and handsome lord sneaking off together; when her father and brothers pursue vengefully, and think they're hearing words of love (he exclaiming, "My queen!" and she, "My chevalier!") ... the "lovers" are found to be playing chess.
== [[Live
* The ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' episode "Altared States" uses a particularly unsubtle bit of [[Subtext]] in a scene where we see Xena and Gabrielle's clothes strewn on the bushes and hear comments such as, "How was that?" and "Very nice!". {{spoiler|It turns out that Xena is showing Gabrielle how to catch fish by hand while they swim.}}
** An even better example comes from the episode "A Comedy of Eros", in which Xena {{spoiler|and Draco's}} clothes are thrown around, and they make grunting noises as the camera pans toward them. They were wrestling. Similarily, Gabrielle {{spoiler|and Joxer's}} clothes are scattered, and Gabrielle asks to "go again". Joxer abliges. [[Makes Sense in Context|They were singing his theme song.]]
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** In another, Mary the paralegal's description of her day falls into this territory as Ted (and the viewer) believes that she's a prostitute.
** Before she was a Canadian pop star, Robyn was on a kids show called Space Teens. It contained truckloads of Innocent Innuendo. It included such bits as the 'Beaver Song' and two teenage girls solving math problems while controlling a very long joystick to the encouraging words of Alan Thicke. The cameraman had shaky hands so all the footage is extra 'bouncy'. Barney even lampshades this by describing Robyn's TV career as one would describe that of a porn actress.
* ''[[Three's
** Jack and Chrissy are hiding in the bathroom, eavesdropping on Janet and her date, who, unbeknownst to them, are talking about some ferns Janet has in the apartment. They overhear Janet's friend remark, "Those are two beauties!" and [[Hilarity Ensues]] with the following further remarks: "If you want them to grow, you've got to put them in the window." "They feel a little dry. When was the last time you steamed them?" "They're so delicate!" "I've never seen such gorgeous exaltatus!" (Jack to Chrissy: [[Is That What They're Calling It Now?|"I've never heard them called ''that'' before!"]])
* An [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kclq2zGQy4w entire episode] of the British children's series ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' was comprised of a series of sexual innuendos, including a comment about, "Playing with our friends' (toy) balls," and "plucking our twangers (a musical instrument)". It was made by the cast and crew for their own edification, and with absolutely no intent of broadcast. Appropriately, it's even more over-the-top than most examples on this page.
* Lester in ''[[Beakman's
* [[Benny Hill]] used this gag and many others of the same stripe on ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]''.
* The episode of ''[[Skins]]'' "Jal" has Sid helping Jal into her dress in a fitting room. We cut to outside in the shop where them struggling with the zipper sounds like them struggling with "other things". When Sid leaves the fitting room he is told by a woman that he is a pervert, much to his confusion.
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** There's also the time Brian was trying to find out from Sandra whether he was paid the same or more than Gerry and Jack; in retrospect, he earned the strange look she gave him when he asked her "Are you fully cognizant of the size of my packet? Is it a large one or a bit...''(makes a 'teeny' gesture with his fingers)''?"
* In one of John Mortimer's ''Rumpole'' stories, Claude Erskine-Browne overhears conversations between young secretary Dot Clapton and one of the judges that causes him to believe she is being sexually harassed. He tries to comfort her, and ends up accidentally harassing her himself. It is later revealed that she and the judge are both members of a theatre guild, and that they were rehearsing a scene.
* Subversion: ''[[In the Red]]'' was a BBC miniseries about politics and publicity. One of the protagonists is the speech-writer for the leader of a minor political party—he mainly got the job because he has a degree in English, and fancies the leader's daughter, but is too nerdy to do anything about it. By the end of the final episode the leader is facing a vote of no confidence, and the speech-writer cannot come up with anything better than a frank and forthright apology for only doing his best in difficult circumstances. Immediately upon finishing recording this into his dictaphone, the daughter comes into his hotel room, and takes her top off. Cut to next morning, and an anonymous secretary quietly picks up the dictaphone from the bedroom floor, trying not to wake the sleeping couple. That afternoon, the leader gives his speech in a triumphal manner. After the words as dictated by the speech-writer, he carries on: "I want you to take me. I do. Yes. Oh yes. Oh yes!" It got a standing ovation from the party.
* The ''[[Frasier]]'' episode "Matchmaker" subverts this by having Frasier discussing the same things he always does (music, clothing) with a man he doesn't know to be gay who assumes that he (Frasier) is hitting on him.
* ''[[The X-Files]]'' does this a few times with [[Agent Mulder]] shown watching what ''sounds'' like a porn video, only to be revealed as either a legitimate FBI surveillance tape or "World's Worst Swarms" about someone being attacked by bees.
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[[Beat]]
'''Woolsey''': ...This is where I come... to be alone with my thoughts. }}
* In the episode "The Recombination Hypothesis" of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', Sheldon, Howard and Raj play ''[[Settlers of Catan]]''. To best exploit this trope, Sheldon is the one who needs lumber.
{{quote|Sheldon: Who has wood for my sheep?}}
== Music ==
* The Ames Brothers' song [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ames+brothers+naughty+lady+of+shady+lane&aq=0&oq=%22ames+brothers%22+%22naughty&aqi=g1 "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"] is entirely built around this trope, seeming to use roundabout language to describe a woman of ... questionable virtue who has recently moved into the neighborhood, but who might be redeemed by the right man. However, the last line of the song reveals that {{spoiler|the Naughty Lady is in fact a nine-day-old baby, and all the apparent euphemisms in the song are literal truths}}.
* The Pogues' song "Small Hours" has one: "Now that you're alone with me -- Close the door and turn the key -- We'll stay up late and watch TV..."
* "Me [[PSP]]" by The Lancashire Hotpots is made of this trope: "I try talking to the wife but she doesn't understand, the pleasure that it gives me when I hold it in me hand..."—referring, of course, to the eponymous handheld gaming device.
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* Many teenagers in the early '80s thought that Billy Squier's song "The Stroke" had sexual connotations—which is the main reason the song was a hit. (Yeah, and that drum lick's pretty cool, too...) The song is actually about the politics of the music industry.
* The '40s R&B song "Big Ten Inch Record," later popularized by Aerosmith. There are also many other songs based on innocent innuendos.
* [[Songs to Wear Pants To]]'s song [https://web.archive.org/web/20130514113623/http://www.songstowearpantsto.com/songs/the-struggle-to-become-a-baseball-player/ The Struggle To Become A Baseball Player] starts out with some very... suggestive grunts and moans, but then reveals itself just to be {{spoiler|part of the struggle to become a baseball player.}}
* [[Da Yoopers]] has a song called "My First Time Ever", which sounds like it's about a sexual affair, talking about how she "spread her legs" and finally how the "white stuff came". It turns out that the song is really about his first time {{spoiler|milking a cow}}.
* [[ACDC]]'s "Big Balls" is about the pleasure an upperclass gentleman takes in holding his massive... ballroom dances.
** Arguably they drop all pretense in the second half of the song where they start chanting "pullem, suckem, pullem, suckem!". Does it count as innocent innuendo when they clearly gave up trying to keep it a pun half way through?
*** This song was ''never'' innocent -- it was written expressly to mock those who complained about the innuendo in other AC/DC songs.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN7dYDYfvVg "I CAN SWING MY SWORD!"] by [[Tobuscus]]. Which is really funny because he really is talking about a sword made of diamonds...
* "Back That Thing Up" by Justin Moore starts out sounding like another [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks]], with lines such as "Back that thing up / Put it in reverse, let Daddy load it up". Then in the bridge he says, "Ain't no time to play today, no rolling in the hay". Read [http://www.the9513.com/justin-moore-back-that-thing-up/ this review] for a fuller analysis.
== [[New Media]] ==
* [[Lemon Demon]]'s "Song of the Count" turns the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by Count von Count into one of these. It places a [[Sound Effect Bleep]] over every instance of the word "Count." It's still the exact same song, but your average schlubb's thoughts on hearing it will quickly prove that [[Freud Was Right]]. That the [[Sound Effect Bleep]] used
{{quote|''I **** slowly, slowly,
Slowy getting faster,
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Faster, faster, it is so exciting!
I could **** forever; **** until I drop!'' }}
** The music video for [[Lemon Demon]]'s song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDV1afDSn0 "Geeks in Love"] has a blink-and-you'll-miss it example: at 3:12, a [[Censor Box]] covering up the girl {{spoiler|playing foosball with}} the guy. "OMG HOTT {{spoiler|foosball}} ACTION!"
* The [[Official Fanfiction University]] of ''[[Redwall]]'' had a scene like this which turned out to be a boy getting a tattoo.
== Radio ==
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{{quote|See John run. Run, John. Run.}}
* Used by Canadian radio personalities Mad Dog and Billie in a contest to see who had the strongest stomach for weird food. She brought tongue, he brought pickled bulls' testicles. ("I sucked your tongue, you have to lick my balls!")
* ''The [[Doctor Demento Show]]'' is full of songs with innocent
* In an episode of ''[[Hello Cheeky]]'', this is done in ''one sentence'', with the title of a parody song given as ''I Wanna Give It To You, Babe, But I Can't Get It Down Off The Wardrobe''.
== Theatre ==
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'''Barnes''': Now, which one of you is the Madam?
'''Ella''': That's Madame Rosina Grimaldi, the opera star, and I happened to recommend a mustard plaster to her for a cold, and this friend of hers--Ohhhh! Have ''you'' got a ''dirty'' mind! }}
== Video Games ==
* If you check some books in the Library in ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons,
{{quote|'''Clover''': It says "[[wikipedia:Riemann hypothesis|Riemann Hypothesis]]". What is there to hypothesize about with a reamin'? Isn't it pretty straightforward?
{{spoiler|'''Snake'''}}: Heaven's no. There are many factors -- Length,girth,lubrication or lack of... It's an exciting and rapidly growing field.
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'''Phoenix''': "Maybe I should ask more about Max's bust...Not that I'm into that kind of thing..." }}
* The page picture comes from [http://crfh.net/d/20040921.html this strip] of ''[[CRFH]]'', when Marsha [[Mistaken for Gay|suspects that Mike is pretending to be gay in order to break up with her.]]
* In ''[[Twice Blessed]],'' Cade Masters ruins Melchior's chances with a very attractive barmaid when he innocently mentions Melchior's troubles with his Rod of Wonder.
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** Though the first example is subverted when Haley adds "V says Elan has been running around naked, so I'm off to see what his 18 Charisma is worth under the hood.' "
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0269.html "Slipping the wood" to some dryad hussy] might count as a [[Double Subversion]], as the incident in question is treated as being just as bad as if it ''had'' been in that way.
* Another example, in [
** Then there's the installment where Red Mage [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/06/13/episode-1140-where-the-sun-dont-shine/ hides the team from Sarda in his A-hole.] It is also entirely accurate to say that they are in his [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/06/16/episode-1141-how-deep-does-the-a-hole-go/ B-hole.]
** As well as a fairly good percentage of the things Red Mage says. "There is no problem that can't be solved by creative and vigorous use of animal husbandry!"
* Parodied in ''[[Bigger Than Cheeses]]'' ([http://www.biggercheese.com/index.php?comic=418 NWS link]) and ''PVP'': when a character overhears a conversation that sounds like two people having sex, the [[Genre Savvy]] eavesdropper displays awareness of this trope and avoids leaping to conclusions, only for it to be revealed that the overheard characters genuinely were having sex.
** ''[[PvP (webcomic)|
** ''[[Femmegasm]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140801032018/http://www.aorange.com/?p=167 gets in on it too.]
* Another example is [http://flakypastry.runningwithpencils.com/comic.php?strip_id=90 this] ''[[Flaky Pastry]]'' strip.
* Used in an ''[[RPG World]]'' comic, turning out to be one of the characters struggling to put on a shirt that's too small for him with the help of one of the other party members, accompanied by an almost apologetic note from the author.
* Used in [http://community.livejournal.com/mspaint_lolz/21800.html#cutid1 this House MD cartoon] to spoof a scene in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' where Dr. House does walk in on Cameron and Chase having sex (or starting to, anyway) in a closet.)
* Used in a ''[[Misfile]]'' [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=100 strip].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140628011231/http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2006-07-22 This] ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' strip.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627225707/http://www.homeonthestrange.com/view.php?ID=46 This] ''[[Home On The Strange]]'' strip has two women discussing the unusually large size of a man's... {{spoiler|book collection}}.
* ''[[Tsunami Channel]]'' has done this on multiple occasions. Pulled off well in [http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-10-01&comic=ExCoKo this] [http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-10-02&comic=ExCoKo two-strip] installment of ''Experimental Comic Kotone''. Done rather clumsily in [http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2003-10-14&comic=MaMi this strip] of ''Magical Mina''.
** Immediately after the aforementioned incident in ExCoKo, Konstantin thinks this way ''[http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-10-03&comic=ExCoKo again]'' despite actually being able to see what's going on.
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{{quote|'''Filis''': When I said we frolicked, that's what we did! If we'd @#$%ed, I'd have said we @#$%ed!}}
* The "Innuendo" arc of ''[[Walkyverse|It's Walky!]]'' has about a week of innocent innuendo used to mess with the mind of another character.
* Done over the course of [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013014047/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=080201 two] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100402201051/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=080204 strips] in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.
* Classic scene in ''[[The Heroes of Middlecenter]]'' where Dark and Kiki are chatting in one part of the baths, but they don't know that Wolf and Thatch are bathing in the other side, and can hear every word they're saying.
{{quote|'''Kiki''': (indicating a small bird.) What's that?
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** Also inverted in [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=221 this strip], where it takes perfectly innocent dialogue from ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]] 64'' and...well...
* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' once had Princess Voluptua moaning in despair when it appeared a villain was about to conquer the Earth. Bob's girlfriend Jean [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061212.html heard the moaning coming from Bob's bedroom window.]
* ''[[Girly]]'' offers [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203020837/http://girlyyy.com/go/82 Captain Fist].
* In ''[[Ménage à 3]]'': "[[Camp Gay|Dillon]]! What have you done to my giant-size '''man-thing'''?! It's... it's all '''STICKY!!!'''" Yes, this sentence ''can'' have an innocent meaning. [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20090702.html Look here, and the following strips.]
* Inverted in ''[[Looking for Group]]'' when someone thinks they overhear a murder.
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* Poor Hannelore in ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1702 here] accidentally makes some ''very'' risque (for her) innuendo. In the commentary, Jeph says "They've gone too far now. Hanners ever realizes the innuendo she's been tossing around her head is likely to explode."
** For [[Don't Explain the Joke|those that don't know]], Hanners was watching Marigold play ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.
* ''[[School Bites]]'' features the main character using the power of innuendo to manipulate a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|crushing]] [[Catgirl]]: ''[
* The ''[[MSF High Forum]]'' uses one of these as well. Petra, Sam, and Ichigo were all in their room with some rather...suggestive dialogue. {{spoiler|They were playing Twister. [[Fridge Logic]] for how a Medusa can do that!}}
* In ''[[Slightly Damned]]'', Buwaro has his moments. '''"Yay! We get to sleep together again, Snowy!"'''
* Slick of ''[[Sinfest]]'' averts this. No innuendo from him is innocent.
** However, it's played straight with Criminy, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131123001524/http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3204 who got a SUCCUBUS hot and bothered without even trying.]
* Used in [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/09082004/ this] ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' strip. The next strip reveals that they were actually talking about {{spoiler|yoga}}
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', we have this line [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-04-30 "Hey, The [Demonic] Duck! He's magic you can do!"]
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'''Raven''': As though ''that'' makes you an adult.
'''Grace''': Legally, it does. You can do all ''sorts'' of stuff with me! }}
* Subverted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130806232102/http://amultiverse.com/2011/02/09/doctor-whoa/ this] strip from ''Scenes From a Multiverse'', and obvious parody of [[Doctor Who]]. It looks like a case of Innocent Innuendo, [http://amultiverse.com/tag/doctor-whoa/ but as the series progresses], it becomes entirely plausible that it was deliberate.
* Subverted rather brutally in ''[[Sandra and Woo]]''. A comic shows a tree which Woo and Lily are in, and [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/05/0305-cuddling/ the dialogue makes it sound like he's having "difficulties".] {{spoiler|They're really playing billiards. Woo's so bad at it, Lily suggests something he's "infinitely better" at: mating.}}
* ''[[Nerf Now]]'' with Luigi [http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/442 hearing] how [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario and Peach]] loudly have fun in the room above.
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* ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'' gives us this [http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/02-choosing-my-religion/holes-2/ little bit of dialogue.]
* ''Lowroad'' got a [http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/d/20091025.html story] Giselle narrates to her Butler, that starts with a guy screaming "nice ass", and goes downhill fast. "For some reason [[Dating Catwoman|father Maguire]] looked extremely uncomfortable when I told him what happened."
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "The Remains of the Platypus", there is a scene where it is made to look like Perry (who was transformed into a butler) was shaving Doofenshmirtz's groin area... except the camera zooms out and we see Doof with a towel and Perry is shaving his legs.
== Other Media ==
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* A famous postcard had a nerdy guy next to an apparently blushing young woman: The text says, "Do you like [[Rudyard Kipling|Kipling?]] To which she responds "I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kipled!"
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