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'''Hans Gruber:''' Schiesse auf das Fenster!"

(Another puzzled look from Karl)

'''Hans Gruber:''' (clearly exasperated) "SHOOT the GLASS!" |''[[~~Die Hard (Film)|~~Die Hard]]'' }}

'''Hans Gruber:''' (clearly exasperated) "SHOOT the GLASS!" |''[[Die Hard]]'' }}

Bob is trying to pass a clue or message on to Alice, [[Hint Dropping|but in a way that won't be too conspicuous]]. Perhaps he's talking in [[Pig Latin|Igpay Atinlay]], maybe he's leaning his head or eyes in the direction he wants Alice to look, he could even be winking. Whatever it is, Alice is completely oblivious to this, or she thinks Bob is trying to say [[Completely Missing the Point|something else]].

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* There are probably many of these in ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'', but one of the best known is when Homer and Bart are working the ringtoss booth at the carnival. Wiggum tries to get Homer to bribe him, but after three tries (one of which includes mentioning his friend "Mr. Bribe"), Wiggum decides "screw this", and shuts the booth down.

* There are probably many of these in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', but one of the best known is when Homer and Bart are working the ringtoss booth at the carnival. Wiggum tries to get Homer to bribe him, but after three tries (one of which includes mentioning his friend "Mr. Bribe"), Wiggum decides "screw this", and shuts the booth down.

** Later in the episode, Wiggum refuses to help the Simpson family when the owners of that booth took over their house. Homer STILL doesn't get it.

* In ''[[The Emperor's New Groove ~~(Disney)~~|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kronk can't figure out that Yzma wants him to knock Kuzco out until she finally slams her fist into her other palm.

* In ''[[The Emperor's New Groove|The Emperors New Groove]]'', Kronk can't figure out that Yzma wants him to knock Kuzco out until she finally slams her fist into her other palm.

* [[The IT Crowd|Why are you giving me the secret signal to shut up?]]

* ''[[Three Amigos]]'' has Lucky making all manner of noisy bird-like calls to get the attention of Dusty and Ned. When they're sitting only a few feet away. He finally gives up and shouts at them.

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{{quote| '''George:''' And while all of this is going on, you're searching through your mind for something gracious and diplomatic you can say to bring the conversation to a close; and all I can ever come up with is, '''''[[Precision F-Strike|"SHUT THE FUCK UP! SHUT THE FUCK UP! SHUT THE FUCK UP! SHUT THE FUCK UP!]]"'''''}}

* When Mrs. Bennet in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' wants to leave Jane and Bingley alone together, she starts winking conspicuously at Elizabeth and Kitty so they'll leave. Elizabeth ignores her, knowing she's being tactless and stupid. Kitty, after a few minutes, [[I Do Not Speak Nonverbal|asks why Mrs. Bennet keeps winking at her]].

* This exchange between the [[Big Bad]] and her sidekick in ''[[Men in Black (~~Film~~)|Men in Black II]]'', when the former hears a suspicious noise in the kitchen:

* This exchange between the [[Big Bad]] and her sidekick in ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black II]]'', when the former hears a suspicious noise in the kitchen:

{{quote| '''Serleena:''' *nods in the direction of the kitchen*

'''Scrad:''' *does nothing*

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'''Scrad:''' Oh, right! }}

* Sierra Petrovita from ''[[Fallout]] 3''. She is pretty naïve and is blind to the fact that her neighbor, Ronald Laren, is constantly hinting that he wants to have sex with her, and the [[Player Character]] can even tell her outright that Ronald "only wants to get in her pants", to which she responds: "Who would wanna wear an old pair of women's pants?"

* Probably the funniest scene in the entire ''[[~~Indiana Jones (Franchise)|~~Indiana Jones]]'' series occurs in ''[[~~The~~ Last Crusade ~~(Film)~~|The Last Crusade]]''.

* Probably the funniest scene in the entire ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' series occurs in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]''.

{{quote| '''Obvious Nazi agent''': Welcome to Iskenderun. The Director of the Museum of Antiquities has sent a car for you.

'''Marcus''': Oh, what? Your servant, sir.