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* 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]".
* Ventriloquist [[Jeff Dunham]] has used this in an act with his dummy, Walter.
{{quote|'''Jeff:''' If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
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