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* As the pic suggests, this line comes into play in ''[[Marvel Adventures]]: Avengers'', where Janet has a crush on one of her dad's employees.

* In ''[[Incredible Hercules]]'', Herc uses this line when Namora puts him in an "Atlantean crab hold" during a sparring match. Namora shoots back an [[Ironic Echo]] at the end of the same arc, when Hercules suggests using an Olympian eagle strike in combat.

{{quote|'''Dr. Sofia di Cosimo''': The god [[Really Gets Around|Hercules]] was the first mythological figure I was able to access and... ah... test.

'''General Gladwell''': So that's what you kids are calling it these days. }}

 

* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5047623/4/Foundations Foundations]'' [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter's]] colleagues demand that he tells them how his lunch with Draco and Narcissa Malfoy went. When Harry says "Well... Draco's peacock bit me", [[Original Character|Cecile]] wants to know if that's a [[Unusual Euphemism|euphemism]]. It's not.

* ''[http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/3274.html?thread=3701194#t3701194 Are You There God? It's me, Canada]'' has [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Arthur]] asking Francis for "help levelling the dresser in the bedroom".

* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3362802/1/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another One Thing Leads to Another]'', BB says : "Sure you 'talked'. Is that what the kids are calling it these days?" after Robin tells him he and Starfire "had a long talk last night" to resolve an argument that was really hurting the entire team. Of course, Beast Boy, due to his animal senses, [[Did You Just Have Sex?|is fully aware]] what this "talk" involved.

 

* ''[[Last Man Standing (film)|Last Man Standing]]'' (1996).

{{quote|'''[[Narrator|John Smith]]''': "Strazzi said he had brought the girl along to keep up his morale. That's the first time I had ever heard it called that."}}

* Nick from ''[[Push]]'' does a non-sexual version of this when Cassie uses the term "second-generation mover" to describe Nick. He quips "Is that what they're calling it these days?" This is more because he's a smartass than anything else.

* In the film made of the [[Stephen King]] short story ''Umney's Last Case'', a 1930's private eye swaps places with the modern day author who created him. He opens the door to find a girl with an uncanny resemblance to his [[Sassy Secretary]] from the past, dressed in a halter top and shorts, saying she's here to clean his pool. Naturally this leads to a "Is that what they're calling it now?" line.

{{quote|'''Satine:''' Oh, ''poetry.'' I ''love'' a little poetry after supper.}}

* ''[[Stand by Me]]'':

{{quote|'''Teddy:''' Look, you guys can go around if you want to; I'm crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy asses half way across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts.

'''Gordie:''' Do you use your left hand or your right hand for that? }}

 

* Perhaps the [[Ur Example]] of this trope comes from [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]]'s ''[[The Decameron|Decameron]]'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141030101448/http://dante.ilt.columbia.edu/books/decamer/eng/day_03/novella_03_10.html Day 3, Story 10])--one of the most outrageously dirty things ever put in print. So much so that it wasn't even translated into English until the late 19th century—Edward Gibbon refused to translate it in his version, saying it was too 'smutty'.

** The actual expression, for those who won't click the link, is "putting the Devil in Hell."

* Used in the last book in the ''[[Midnighters]]'' series by the resident [[Smart Guy]]

 

* From ''[[Burn Notice]]'', the hero's best friend is commenting on the wisdom of the hero's choosing his (admittedly very well-trained and well-armed) ex-girlfriend for backup.

{{quote|'''Sam:''' You sure this is a good idea, you hookin' up with her again?

'''Mike:''' I'm ''not'' hooking up with her. That's not what's happening. I need her for tactical support.

* The end of ''[[Lost]]'' season 2, with the whole "got caught in a net" thing: following weeks of [[UST]] between them, Jack and Kate go out on a mission and spend a night in a jungle, being caught in a net among other things. When Sawyer asks what they were doing out there, all he gets is "got caught in a net" reply and mistakes it for sex euphemism. For the several following episodes he sarcastically refers to sex as "caught in the net", until the "A-Team" goes on another mission, where he sees another net trap in a jungle and realizes there was no double meaning after all.

* In the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode "From Out Of The Rain",:

'''Rose:''' What, that's what we do when we get out there? That's our mission? We seek new life and.. and...

'''Doctor:''' [nodding] Dance. }}

{{quote|'''Olivia''': Exactly how close were you two?

'''Lauren Cooper''': He was like a ''father'' to me!

'''Olivia''': Oh, is that what they're calling it now? }}

* An episode of ''[[Blackadder]]'' had the following:

{{quote|'''Percy''': I touched her once.

'''Percy''': Her, once, in the corridor.

'''Blackadder''': I've never heard it called ''that'' before. }}

{{quote|'''Jack''': When I was your age, I was putting myself through college in Boston, paddling swan boats for the tourists.

'''Kenneth''': Is that a euphemism for some kind of sex worker? }}

{{quote|'''George Michael''' I have Pop-Pop in the attic.

'''Michael''' Just the fact that you call it that is proof that you're not ready. }}

* In an episode of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', Will and Carlton went to a clinic to pick up some reference material for Ashley, who was [[She's All Grown Up|slamming headfirst into puberty]] at the time. As the doctor goes to help them, Will and Carlton try to "cover" by loudly announcing that they were looking for material for a book report and checking the building for asbestos, respectively. The doctor later turns to Carlton and says: "Asbestos? Last time I heard, it was called Knockin' Boots!"

* ''[[Firefly]]'' had one of these in the first episode:

{{quote|'''[[The Medic|Simon]]''': I need to check her vitals!

'''Mal''': Oh, is that what you call it? }}

* In the ''[[Bones]]'' funeral episode:

{{quote|''Widow'': And exactly how many times a week did you ''respect'' him?}}

'''Monica:''' Are you a virgin?

'''Young Ethan:''' Well, if that's what you kids are calling it these days, then yes I am! }}

{{quote|'''Monica:''' I'll just tell Rachel I'm gonna be doing laundry for a couple of hours.

'''Chandler:''' Laundry. Huh. Is that my new nickname? }}

{{quote|'''Sara:''' I brushed chalk from his face.

'''Marjorie:''' Oh, is that what they're calling it now? }}

* Excretion instead of sex: on ''[[NCIS]]'', Gibbs encouraged Kate to "stay hydrated", specifically to use her as a distraction when she went to the head.

{{quote|'''Gibbs:''' Go, unhydrate.

'''Kate:''' Never heard it called that. }}

* Interesting example in the ''[[Smallville]]'' Season 4 episode "Spell," when Jonathan finds a stray bra under the hay in the loft, and Clark blurts out that "it was magic," followed by a sarcastic "I'm sure it was" from Martha. While Lana, Chloe and Lois (under the control of three ancient French witches...and yes, [[It Makes Sense in Context|it makes slightly more sense in context]]) did use sorcery to brainwash the guests at Chloe's birthday party, it ''was'' an underwear party, and there was at least one other couple Clark bumped into the next morning who had to bolt with clothes in hand. So the example is both played straight (it really was magic) and subverted (but there was probably lots of sex too, just not directly involving Clark).

* In ''[[The Young Ones]]'', Vivian lets out a highly articulate outburst with his raging hatred for ''[[The Good Life]]''. Neil's father stands up for it, specifically star Felicity Kendall, adding "...and I want to protect her!" Vivian snorts "Well, it's the first time I've ever heard it called THAT!"

'''John:''' They'll be back soon.

'''Much:''' If that's what they've gone for. But why does it need two of them, hm? Honey is one of those things. }}

{{quote|'''Woman:''' I can't believe I fell for that line.

'''Darril:''' What line?

'''J.D.:''' Brookstone. Looking for gadgets, sir?

'''Dr. Kelso:''' If that's what you call trolling for mall ass, sure. }}

{{quote|'''Paul:''' ...and, I know you wanted me to come in to... you know...

'''Elliot:''' Oh, no no no! I invited you in to see my... fish tank.

'''Graeme:''' Your personal life is no concern of ours. }}

 

* "Horizontal Bop" by Bob Seger

 

 

 

{{quote|'''Tito''': I know why you're here.

'''Maggie''': You do, do you?

'''Mrs. Frank''': You know how young people like to feel that they have secrets. Peter’s room is the only place where they can talk.

'''Mrs. van Daan''': Talk! That’s not what they called it when I was young. }}

{{quote|'''Edith''': You're my soul mate, that's what you are.

'''Gould''': "Soul mate," is that the nom du jour? }}

 

* The "interact" command in ''[[Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed II]]'' occasionally takes on some very interesting meanings.

* In ''[[Uncharted]] 2'':

'''Chloe''': Oh, is that what you call it? }}

 

* [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_447.php "Fighting"] in ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|DMFA]]'' 's [[Show Within a Show|Fic Within A Webcomic]], in a [[Sure, Let's Go with That|"Sure, let's go with that"]] variant.

* ''[[Sinfest]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209172615/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1792 Inspiration].

* ''[[The Noob]]'' has an affair with the queen and Ohforf's "nose" in [http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=172 this strip]. (The actual nose he is referring to can be seen [http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=168 here].)

* In ''[[The Whiteboard]]'', [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb821.html Pirta says this to Jake.]

** Hilariously averted later, when they need to get away from him for a minute.

{{quote|'''Elan:''' Uh, {{spoiler|Dad}}? Haley and I need to...go have sex.

* ''[[Girls with Slingshots]]'': [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-852/ "We just... talked."]

 

* In [[Spoony's Campaign]], [[The Angry Joe Show|Angry Joe]] is trying to describe a plan (that involves showing the head of an enemy to a kingdom), but he keeps making [[Innocent Innuendo]], for which the others rib him mercilessly ("Just because I'm taking a dude up to my room, and showing him my head, doesn't mean..."). When Joe tries to clarify that he's giving a ''severed'' head, [[Y: Ruler of Time]] remarks "Is that what they're calling it now? That's gotta be some sort of new BDSM practice."

* ''Stupid Comics'': 'This one was imprisoned when she refused to let her prime minister "experiment" on her "subjects". [http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics75.html I guess that's what the kids are calling it these days.]'

'''Kit:''' Hmm, is that what they're calling it these days? }}

 

* Variation in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'': An ep has Squidward hearing SBSP saying "I'm ugly and proud", prompting him to wonder: "Is that what he calls it?"

* In ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars]]'', Silverbolt returns from a scouting run, in which he actually met with his [[Dating Catwoman|still-evil lover Blackarachnia.]] Rattrap asks him, "Find any new ''positions''?"

 

* Real world example: In the 1970s in the UK, a female journalist who had been in a bedroom with a former Ugandan cabinet minister during a dinner party claimed they had been "discussing Uganda". The satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'' has used "discussing Uganda" or "Ugandan relations" as an [[Unusual Euphemism]] ever since.

** It's not certain that it will last as a meme, but South Carolina governor Mark Sanford may have contributed an example. His initial explanation for his disappearance (to visit his mistress in Argentina) was that he had been "hiking the Appalachian Trail", and some commentators explicitly referenced the "discussing Uganda" incident as a comparison.

* And then there's "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131110043914/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-05-06/news/christian-right-leader-george-rekers-takes-vacation-with-rent-boy/ lifting luggage]".

 

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