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[[Stock Phrase]]. Related to [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dhmxxj5sbr9c2od9hv2nx1h1 polite lie], compare [[Stepford Smiler]].
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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]''. Dimitri is convinced he's Yugi Muto.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Brought up in ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' on how to respond to the Doctor explaining something that makes no sense to...[[Last of His Kind|anyone else]]. Specifically in "Blink", Martha notes you should just nod when he takes a breath.
* Also brought up in ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel Air]]'', when Will and Carlton are about to have a meeting with some record company executives:
{{quote| '''Will''': Now remember: agree with everything I say and disagree with everything they say.<br />
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* Used as a joke in the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode ''[[Horror of Party Beach]]'', in reference to an [[Only Sane Man]] black maid:
{{quote| '''Servo (as Eulabelle):''' Just smile at the stupid white people...}}
** In general, this is the reaction the bots give Mike whenever he begins a [[Sanity Slippage]] or a [[Thousand -Yard Stare]].
* In one episode of [[Sharpe]] the titular hero ends up at dinner with Mad King George (the third, to be precise), who starts telling the tale of one of Sharpe's earlier adventures to his guests. One of the other gentlemen present kindly explains the situation:
{{quote| '''Nobleman:''' He thinks he was there. Play along.}}
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