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[[File:Gahan Wilson - is nothing sacred.jpg|thumb|350px|Bow down to... um.]]
{{quote|''"My goodness, Demons running about the village at night, pillaging our homes -- is nothing sacred?"'' |'''Pepin''', '''''[[Diablo]]'''''}}
Stock phrase when a character has heard of something that crosses a significant line of comfort for him. It may be something that he thought couldn't happen... or something he thought no one would be [[Complete Monster|despicable enough to do]]. In any case, if a character says this, he has been shocked out of his comfort zone.
Of course, it's [[Played for Laughs|often used parodically]], when the "sacred" thing is of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|relatively little consequence]]: "And the new boss has cancelled 'Casual Fridays'." "Is ''nothing'' sacred?!"
Its also [[Rules of the Internet|Rule 42 of the internet.]] That is, that no, nothing is.
Compare [[There Should Be a Law]].
{{examples|Examples}}▼
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Saved]]''.
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'''Cassandra:''' Been hittin' the board for the Lord? God, is nothing sacred to you people? }}
* And of course, there is the Carole Lombard and Frederick March [[Black Comedy]] / [[Screwball Comedy]], ''Nothing Sacred''.
== Jokes ==
* There's a tribe in Africa that worships the number zero. Is nothing sacred?▼
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Lewis Black]]'s first book is a largely autobiographical work entitled ''Nothing's Sacred''.
== [[Live
* ''[[Smallville]]'' episode "Hero".
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'''Chloe Sullivan:''' Chewing gum? Is nothing sacred anymore? }}
* ''[[Knight Rider]]'' (1980s) episode "The Nineteenth Hole". The town of Marberry is more exciting than they expected.
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'''K.I.T.T.:''' None for the better if you ask me. Is nothing sacred? Isn't there anywhere safe from [[Hypocritical Humor|fast cars]] and rock 'n roll? }}
* ''[[
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* Sam the American Eagle says this in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' after seeing the Two-Headed Monster from ''[[
* Pepin of ''[[Diablo]] 1'' says the above quote when you report to him that demons have stolen a sign from someone's home. He is disturbed by the idea that the demons from the labyrinth have become bold enough to have ventured through the village at night. ▼
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* There's a [[Gahan Wilson]] cartoon (shown here) in which ornately robed monks are praying to an ornate but quite empty pedestal. A passerby utters the phrase in question.
* In a ''[[Garfield]]'' strip:
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'''Garfield:''' Stick around. You can watch me floss.
'''Jon:''' Is nothing sacred?!
'''Garfield:''' Where's the mouthwash? }}
** Garfield utters the line when Jon buys an [[Aluminum Christmas Trees|aluminum Christmas tree]], which turns in an electric stand.
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▲* Pepin of ''[[Diablo]] 1'' says the above quote when you report to him that demons have stolen a sign from someone's home. He is disturbed by the idea that the demons from the labyrinth have become bold enough to have ventured through the village at night.
▲* There's a tribe in Africa that worships the number zero. Is nothing sacred?
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