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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]]'''''}}
 
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Compare [[There Should Be a Law]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Saved]]''.
{{quote| '''Trudy Mason:''' Patrick has … just completed a world tour as part of the Christian Skateboarders Association. <br />
'''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 -Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Smallville]]'' episode "Hero".
{{quote| '''Clark Kent:''' I found the source of Pete's powers. Kryptonite-enhanced gum. I found a whole stockpile. <br />
'''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.
{{quote| '''Michael Knight:''' A quiet peaceful retirement community? [snip] It seems to me, Marberry has changed its image, partner. <br />
'''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? }}
* ''[[Charlies Angels|Charlie's Angels]]'' episode "Night of the Strangler"
{{quote| '''Jill Munroe:''' Do you know when Trigger died, they stuffed him! [laughs] Is nothing sacred anymore? }}
* Sam the American Eagle says this in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' after seeing the Two-Headed Monster from ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' play [[Santa Claus]] in a skit.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* 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:
{{quote| '''Jon:''' Garfield! You're using my toothbrush!<br />
'''Garfield:''' Stick around. You can watch me floss.<br />
'''Jon:''' Is nothing sacred?!<br />
'''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.
 
== Jokes[[Video Games]] ==
* 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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