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[[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshades hung]] in theater.

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* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: [[Terence]] does this twice in his ''The Girl from Andros''. In ancient Roman theater, the stage was always an outside (a street, a square), so if you wanted to tell the audience something happened in-doors, the people on the stage (outside) would have to comment on something happening inside the house, sometimes by speaking to people unseen, supposedly still inside the house. In addition, in many comedies pregnant women would give birth very quickly and very easily (sorta like [[Instant Birth Just Add Water]]). In the play, the protagonist Simo comments on both these things<ref>'''SIMO''': "Even this, who is there that knows you that would not believe that it originated in you?" '''DAVUS''': "Why, what is this?" '''SIMO''': "She didn't order in their presence what was requisite to be done for the woman lying in; but after she has come out, she bawls from the street to those who are in the house. O Davus, am I thus trifled with by you? Or pray, do I seem to you so very well suited to be thus openly imposed upon by your tricks? At all events it should have been with pre-caution; that at least I might have seemed to be feared, if I should detect it."</ref>, citing them as proof he is being scammed to believe Glycerium is pregnent with his grandson.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: [[Terence]] does this twice in his ''The Girl from Andros''. In ancient Roman theater, the stage was always an outside (a street, a square), so if you wanted to tell the audience something happened in-doors, the people on the stage (outside) would have to comment on something happening inside the house, sometimes by speaking to people unseen, supposedly still inside the house. In addition, in many comedies pregnant women would give birth very quickly and very easily (sorta like [[Instant Birth, Just Add Water]]). In the play, the protagonist Simo comments on both these things<ref>'''SIMO''': "Even this, who is there that knows you that would not believe that it originated in you?" '''DAVUS''': "Why, what is this?" '''SIMO''': "She didn't order in their presence what was requisite to be done for the woman lying in; but after she has come out, she bawls from the street to those who are in the house. O Davus, am I thus trifled with by you? Or pray, do I seem to you so very well suited to be thus openly imposed upon by your tricks? At all events it should have been with pre-caution; that at least I might have seemed to be feared, if I should detect it."</ref>, citing them as proof he is being scammed to believe Glycerium is pregnent with his grandson.

* [[Shakespeare]] uses this often

** In ''[[Twelfth Night]]'':