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{{quote|'''Sir Toby Belch:''' Is't possible?
'''Fabian:''' [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|If this were played upon a stage now]], I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.|'''[[Zeroth Law of Trope Examples|Shakespeare]]''', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Act 3, Scene IV}}
In simple terms - the author points out the improbable subject through some medium (character, passerby, narration, etc.) and says it exists regardless of logic.
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Commonly seen in the self-aware shows that make up the [[Deconstructor Fleet]]. If large numbers of lampshades are hung, then the writers believe lampshades are [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]], this [[Trope]]'s [[Logical Extreme]].
[[Hypocrisy Nod]] and [[Inspiration Nod]] are specific types of this. [[Meta Guy]] is the fellow who does this all the time. Sometimes takes the form of [[This Is the Part Where]]. Compare [[Discussed Trope]], [[Post Modernism]] and [[Playing with a Trope]]. [[No Fourth Wall]] happens when characters not only discuss [[
Do not confuse with [[Lampshade-Wearing]].
'''Please note: lampshade hanging does not refer to any time a character refers to, points out, mentions, hints at or namechecks a trope or anything that can be classified as a trope. The act of hanging a lampshade has a specific purpose detailed above. Please consider before saying that something is "lampshaded" if that's truly what's happening. This trope is often misused.'''
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