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[[Sister Trope]] to [[Lame Rhyme Dodge]].

 

* It isn't obvious, but at one point, while still in the "fervently denying I'm in love with her" stage, [[Inuyasha|Inu-Yasha]] gets very upset at "someone that made away with Kagome...'s [[Mineral MacGuffin|shards]]."

* One episode of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', "Hassle in the Castle", has Team Rocket doing this with their motto.

'''James:''' It might finally stop all of Jessie's...complaining! }}

 

* At the end of ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'', when {{spoiler|Laurie and Dan visit Sally in disguise}}:

{{quote|'''Nurse:''' Your friends, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis are here to see you.

'''Sally:''' What? But I don't know any...I don't know anyone I'd rather see! }}

* Done by none other than [[Peter David]] on his run on ''[[Incredible Hulk]]''. On a special issue, the moment where a frustrated Hulk shouts ''"Aw, sh-"'' is interrupted by another scene; and when we get back to him he ends his exclamation with ''"-oot!"''

 

== Fan Works ==

{{quote|"I for one would never say f...oul language like that, Headmaster, I hope you know!"}}

* ''[[Luminosity]]'' has one with a [[Fantastic Slur]] for vampires, "leeches". For context, there are some vampires who are on [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Jacob]]'s side, whom he is addressing, and some who aren't.

{{quote|'''Jacob:''' I want those lee...ders of the supernatural world gone.}}

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]''

** Also with the Paradox Brothers: "You may think us rather crass, But you can take your cards and stick them right up your...NOSE!" (Though it's doubly subverted in the next few lines, "You were supposed to say "ass", brother, I thought we rehearsed this!")

** {{spoiler|Joey}}: I'm in love with {{spoiler|Mai Valentine...'s breasts}}.

"Heeeeeyyyyy!"

"...grass." }}

 

== Films -- Animation ==

** "I like an honest fight and a saucy little maid / What he's basically saying is he likes to get...paid."

* In the Disney movie ''[[Brother Bear]]'', two squabbling moose brothers share a fond memory of drinking fresh dew. They realize that [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]] but can't admit it: "I love...dew!" "I love dew too!"

{{quote|'''Phil:''' My answer is, [[Two Words]]--

''(hit by lightning)''

* In ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'', this is combo-ed with a [[Right Behind Me]] moment:

{{quote|'''Nani:''' You are so finished when I get in there! I'm gonna stuff you in the blender, push "puree", then bake you into a pie and feed it to the social worker! And when he says, "Mmmm, this is great, whats your secret?" I'm gonna say...''(Bubbles hooks Nami's foot, and pulls her out of the dog door)'' ...love! And...nurturing.}}

 

== Films -- Live-Action ==

{{quote|'''Holmes:''' [You] handled the Molesey Mystery with less than your usual -- that's to say, you handled it fairly well.}}

* A travel guide detailing various local traditions says that, "''In France, many believe that raw oysters enhance your appetite for...Christmas.''" Probably a [[Parental Bonus]] as well.

* In ''[[This Rough Magic]]'', the well-endowed Svanhild Thordardottar is described as "the one with the big pair of--of--bodyguards". To be fair, her brothers ''are'' rather imposing, in a Viking sort of way.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

'''Morgan:''' --is to channel them back into sex, yeah, it's brilliant, Emmett, but where do we find Big Mike a ridiculously out-of-his-league hottie?

'''Lester:''' Yeah, someone who'll suck his...will to work out of him. }}

* ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' used this trope ''at least'' once an episode. Example:

{{quote|''Mary had a little lamb

'''Lassiter:''' Sweet honey buns.

'''Sean:''' I don't think you made that any better. }}

{{quote|'''Jamie:''' That was definitely one of those "What the (pause) heck am I doing?" moments.}}

* Phoebe from ''[[Friends]]'', in her song that [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|totally isn't about Ross's love triangle with Rachel and Julie]]:

* ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]'':

{{quote|"And to use the vulgarities of the gutter, you are a worthless...Coulter."}}

{{quote|'''Al''': ''(to Jill)'' That is a terrib...ly nice picture of you.}}

* In an episode of ''[[NCIS]]'', Ziva reads a report from her computer about a protester who smeared the side of a building with horse- *[[Beat]]* ...manure.

** In "The Invincible Sword," Jacqueline tells Louis that she will "sleep across [his]...doorway every night," although this is probably an unintentional case.

** In a deleted scene from "Four Musketeers and a Baby," when women are swooning over the Highwayman:

'''Siroc & Ramon:''' *confused looks* }}

 

== [[Music]] ==

''So I took off my pants, and I showed her my...

''Polka-dot undies!'' }}

{{quote|''I have a sad story to tell you

''It may hurt your feelings a bit

''Last night as I walked into my bathroom

''Shave every day and you'll always look keen!'' }}

* Following this trend, Hayseed Dixie's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55Nb47mQBI "Poop In A Jar"] cleverly swaps in a word that, while not as offensive, means exactly the same thing as the word it's replacing:

*** Parodied by [[The Fast Show]] by having a Formbyesque character singing Formbyised versions of Prince songs.

*** ''[[Skins]]'' used this exact song during a scene where JJ plays with his ukulele.

** "Get Me To The Temple On Time" -- "...some new shoes to break the glass. Tell all my old friends they can kiss my BRIDE."

** "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah (Live version)" -- "...They've got style here, they've got class here. And if you're not careful you could lose your CHIPS here."

''When I lived in old New Mexico, they used to call me "Mex".

''When I lived in old Kentucky, they called me "Old Kentuck".

::Arguably, the last-second swap itself is the punchline. (Oh, and Shamokin is a city in Pennsylvania, in case you were wondering.)

* Dinah Shore's (utterly non-suggestive) hit "Sweet Violets".

* [[Tim Minchin]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0IVuGK7sAw Taboo]''

* Jonathan Richman's "Monologue About Bermuda" tells the story of when he was an overly serious young musician who went to Bermuda with his band and had his outlook changed by a local band who convinced him that fun music is cool, too. He was blown away by a song of theirs that went "Bang, bang, Lulu/ Lulu ran away/ Lulu had to go bang, bang, that's why she ran away/ Lulu had a boyfriend/ Name was Tommy Tucker/ Took her out to his house to see if he could/ Bang, bang, Lulu/ Lulu ran away..."

{{quote|'''Tony the Tiger:''' Everyday I wake up, and I get to work late,

My boss says "Hey, what's up?" I say I'm grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrowing tired of this shit. }}

{{quote|''Irrefutable, indisputable

''The fact is psssh it happens'' }}

* The entire point of [[Mitch Benn]]'s "Not Bitter"; a song about how the singer is totally okay that his girlfriend left him.

{{quote|''You bitch, you bitch, you bitch,

''You cow, you cow, you cow,

''You count on it, I won't be breaking down.'' }}

{{quote|''There once was a sailor who looked through the glass

''Spied a fair mermaid with scales on her--

''On cell phones, to people in some other tent somewhere

''And I see a future where poverty and starvation have been eliminated

 

''Just corporate-sponsored police actions with play-by-play on ESPN

''And I see a future where concern for privacy is a thing of the past

* "Take a Hint" by Victoria Justice and Elizabeth Gillies:

{{quote|"But it always seems to bite me in the...Ask me for my number"}}

 

== Newspaper Comics ==

* [http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ever+had+a+mizzenmast+stuck+up+your+no,+and+let%27s+talk+about+anything+else+right+now&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&complete=0&biw=1440&bih=713&tbm=isch&tbnid=d-rfWLU7T5xTFM:&imgrefurl=http://garfield.nfshost.com/2005/05/12/&docid=jahYvPsQ29X00M&w=600&h=178&ei=Q72ITsChIISxsAKBiMXNDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=127&vpy=204&dur=522&hovh=63&hovw=211&tx=214&ty=70&page=1&tbnh=63&tbnw=211&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0 This strip] in ''[[Garfield]]'', sort of.

* [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1999-05-04/?CmtOrder=Rating&CmtDir=ASC&Page=2 This Dilbert strip.]

 

== Radio ==

However, come to my tent,

Though it doesn't look very erect to me.'' }}

 

== Theater ==

It looks like it's molting

And tastes like...well, pity... }}

 

== Video Games ==

** And on using its peppermint pip packet: "You pop open the packet of peppermint pips and put them in the pocks you poked with your p... your finger."

* In ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', Jack's not allowed to swear in front of her students. At one point she tells Joker "Screw you, f...flight lieutenant!"

 

== Web Animation ==

 

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Meat Shield (webcomic)|Meat Shield]]'': Dhur [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/the-journey-begins/ tries one here], but he's not very good at it.

* ''[[Bob and George]]'': "That's the hand I use to [[A Date with Rosie Palms|m]] - er, write with."

 

== Web Original ==

'''Brock:''' /Cock!/ }}

* A non-profane example from the ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'' review of ''[[Portal 2]]'': "the icing on the...[[The Cake Is a Lie|French Fancy]]!"

 

== Western Animation ==

'''Scratch:''' Hey!

'''Grounder:''' --transmission! }}

{{quote|''The Web invaded Mainframe, sprite and virus battled side by side

Attempting to reclaim the city from the rift which opened wide

The pit was closed and Bob was hosed and all that he could say was "'''[[Big No|NO!!!]]'''"'' }}

* In the ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episode "Go Team Go", Kim and two of [[Black Sheep|Shego's]] Team Go brothers show up at Drakken's lair. Drakken tries to demand an explanation:

'''Drakken:''' ...is obviously a private matter. }}

* In "Coming!! Snafu", the first ''[[Private Snafu]]'' short (which makes this trope [[Older Than Television]] at the least), "Snafu" is defined as "Situation Normal: All ... Fouled Up"

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