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{{trope}}
When a character presents a hypothetical scenario, then sarcastically says something like "Oh, wait!" and observes that it's actually true. Usually used to present a [[Take That]]. Different from [[That Came Out Wrong]] in that the character knows full well what he said. Has nothing to do with [[Hey, Wait!]].
 
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== [[Comics]] ==
* Inverted in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' when the Kingpin asks Spidey why he thinks [[Hero Withwith Bad Publicity|the public hates him despite all the good he does]]:
{{quote| '''Spidey:''' Oh wait, I know why. It's because I run a criminal empire and cloak it in charity work and quote unquote legitimate businesses and try to sell myself as something I'm not. No wait, that's you.}}
 
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* From the interlude to ''[[Progress (Fanfic)|Progress]], Luna vs. the Facts of Life'', we get this gem from [[Really Gets Around|Celestia]]:
{{quote| '''Celestia:''' Oh yes! Mmm... Sometimes I just see a colt and I think to myself, 'Oh, if only I was an immortal, beautiful, sexy goddess that all would love to mate until I couldn't stand up.' And then I think 'Oh wait! I totally am!'}}
 
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Sydney White (Film)|Sydney White]]''
{{quote| '''Sydney White:''' If only there were a place where a superficial, materialistic bitch could fit in. Oh wait, there is.}}
* ''[[The Grudge|The Grudge 3]]'':
{{quote|'''Max''': I'm young, healthy. I got all the time in the world since I was just fired. Yeah, what, are you surprised? Surprised that I couldn't manage a full-time job while raising a chronically sick 8-year-old?
{{quote| '''Lisa:''' [[Why Didn't You Just Say So?|You should have said something]].<br />
'''Max:''' Gee, I wish I had. Oh, wait, I did, but you were too busy [snip]fucking Andy all over the goddamn building to listen to me. }}
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Prom":
{{quote| '''Anya:''' All I know is I really want to go to this dance and I want someone to go with me.<br />
'''Xander:''' Be still my heart. Oh wait, it is. }}
* ''[[Degrassi]]'' episode "Karma Chameleon'':
{{quote| '''Paige:''' I was hoping you could take drugs, act like a freak and destroy everything. Oh wait. You did that last year.}}
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "Joy to the World":
{{quote| '''Dr. Taub:''' House always has an agenda, just screwing with us isn't...<br />
'''Dr. Kutner:''' Yeah he'd never do that. Oh wait- He already did last year! }}
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Q2":
{{quote| '''Q:''' I wish you could see the look on your faces! Oh wait, you can! [Snaps his fingers and mirrors appear]}}
* ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' episode "That Old Gang of Mine":
{{quote| '''Cordelia Chase:''' And it's not like the last time she was out in the world, she got sucked into an inter-dimensional portal and ended up living like a hunted-animal in a hostile, demon, alterna-world, or anything? Oh, wait. Kind of is, isn't it?}}
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'':
{{quote| '''Ken Miller:''' Lindsay, here's an idea - how 'bout you break up our band so you can go make out with Nick? Oh, wait, you already did that.}}
* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'':
{{quote| '''Lorelai:''' Hey, let's look into each other's eyes and say "I wish I were you" at exactly the same time - maybe we'll pull a [[Freaky Friday]].<br />
'''Rory:''' Or we can just pretend that we did and you can go around acting really immature. Oh, wait... }}
* [[Rule of Three|Triple Whammy]]: in the ''[[Frasier]]'' episode "Proxy Prexy", Marty runs for condo-board president to act as a mouth for Frasier's ideas, and tensions rise between the two.
{{quote| '''Marty:''' Well, if you're so sure you're indispensable maybe you should run for president. Oh, wait. You did. Five times.<br />
'''Frasier:''' They wouldn't love you so much if it weren't my ideas!<br />
'''Marty:''' Right, because you need a Ph.D to think of repainting the lobby. Oh, wait. You don't.<br />
'''Frasier:''' Would you stop doing that!<br />
'''Marty:''' You're right. It's not an effective way to argue. Oh, wait. It is! }}
* ''[[Top Gear]]'', after Clarksons second-hand supercar develops severe engine problems, with an engine that had just had a 10 thousand pound rebuild...
{{quote| '''Hammond:''' You know what could help? If you spent 10 grand on the engi... Oh wait, he already did, what a shame.}}
* ''[[The West Wing]]'': [[The Lancer|Leo]] claims to be unavailable in an emergency.
{{quote| '''Bartlet:''' If only technology could invent some way to get in touch with you in an emergency. Some sort of telephonic device with a personalized number we could call to let you know that we needed you. Perhaps it would look something ''[grabs Leo's pager]'' like *this*, Mr. Moto! }}
 
{{quote| '''Bartlet:''' I'm not an economist, but... no, wait, I am an economist.}}
* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', "The Sound of Drums": [[The Master (trope)|The Master]] is [[Evil Gloating|monologuing]] about how he now has a pocket-sized version of Professor Lazarus's age-altering machine.
{{quote| If only I had the Doctor's biological code...oh, wait a minute, I do! I've got [[Good Thing You Can Heal|his]] [[A Love to Dismember|hand!]]}}
* At one episode of ''[[Becker]]'', John tells Chris's ex-husband a [[Shaggy Dog Story|fairly pointless]] story that ends with he and some friends watching the sunrise - he mentions this as if it was the most interesting part of it. Roger replies, "[[Deadpan Snarker|There's something you don't see everyday]]. Oh wait, you do."
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* It's possible to say this to Alistair in ''[[Dragon Age (Video Game)|Dragon Age]]'':
{{quote| '''[[Player Character|The Warden]]:''' I dream of becoming a Grey Warden. Oh Wait.}}
* The Scout in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' when he [[Unsound Effect|bonks]] someone with a baseball.
{{quote| '''Scout:''' [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/e/eb/Scout_stunballhit01.wav Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hitchya... No, wait, yeah I did].}}
* In ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|StarcraftStarCraft II]]: Wings of Liberty'', Jim Raynor may say this when you click on him in between missions.
{{quote| '''Raynor:''' I should take a walk outside. Oh, wait.}}
** Mind you, he's in his flagship the ''Hyperion'' while saying this line.
* [[Mass Effect 3]], if you get the quarians and geth to end their war peacefully, Garrus notes, "Next you'll be telling me the krogan and turians are working together... oh wait, you did that too."
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]''... Ennesby goes off on a [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20061229.html rant] about how biologicals underestimate the creativity of [[A Is]], and comments that it's probably due to some lingering fear that the [[A Is]] will eventually grow so intelligent and creative that they'll just supplant the biologicals as the dominant form of life in the universe. "Oh wait... Petey and the [[Hive Mind|Fleetmind]] already ''did'' that."
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20100125.html "I'm only going along with this because, oh, wait. I'm not."]
* [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0280.html This] ''[[Darths and Droids (Webcomic)|Darths and Droids]]'' comic. Though, as he says it a panel later that appears to be out of the conversation, it may have actually been a realization rather than sarcasm.
{{quote| '''Obi-Wan:''' I'll call back when I've defeated Jango. He shouldn't be hard to catch. It's not like there are hundreds of thousands of identical copies of him running around. '''Oh wait.'''}}
* Political webcomic ''I Drew This'' has a good example. The artist, David is making a comic in which Dick Cheney is out hunting, but due to incompetence hits a person in the face, and THEN makes the guy apologize for not looking more like a bird. David ''thinks'' this is totally original, but then Joe the Liberal Eagle comes up with the paper, which has the headline "All That Cheney Stuff You Just Said". Last panel is of David sobbing onto his drawing board saying "Satire is dead!"
* ''[[Drive (Webcomicwebcomic)|Drive]]'':
{{quote| '''Fernando''': Do you know what my family will do to your people when they find out??<br />
'''Fillipod''': What, {{spoiler|crack our planet in half?}} '''Oh wait'''. }}
* In [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/05/08/episode-989-like-riding-a-bike/ this] ''[[Eight 8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' strip, Red Mage informs Black Mage that they made a new enemy. Black Mage says he'll add it to the list, but Oh Wait, the list already includes "[[Destructive Savior|Everyone]] [[Zero Percent0% Approval Rating|in the]] [[Designated Hero|world]]".
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' got personal coffee mug of Martellus (one of the two main heirs/claimants to the Storm King's throne) marked with tagline "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20141031 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE KING TO RULE HERE. WAIT. YES YOU DO]".
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee's]] comparison between ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]'', with ''[[Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XIII]]'' being "what you'd get if you took out everything that was good about ''Star Wars'' and replaced it with [[Conspicuous CG|dodgy CGI]] and [[Wangst|laughable angst]]. Oh wait."
* The [[Bum Reviews (Web Video)|Bum Reviews]] of ''[[Zombieland (Film)|Zombieland]]'' ended with Chester A. Bum insisting that [[X Meets Y|more movies need to be mixed with]] ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', "Like ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' mixed with ''[[Dreamgirls]]''! Oh wait, that was called ''[[Glitter]]''."
** Happens a lot with many of the works of [[That Guy With the Glasses (Website)|That Guy With theThe Glasses]].
* [[The Agony Booth (Website)|The Agony Booth]], on ''[[Hulk (Filmfilm)|Hulk]]'':
{{quote| ''That'd be like making an entire movie about death, the afterlife, heaven and hell, and never once using the word god. [[Ghost (Filmfilm)|Oh wait]]."}}
* From [http://www.cracked.com/article_19142_5-soviet-space-programs-that-prove-russia-was-insane.html this] [[Cracked (Website).com|Cracked]] article:
{{quote| "''Everything about Laika's journey seemed to go swimmingly, until we realized the Soviets never had a safe return plan for their pooch, and they planned for her to die in space all along. Which sucks, of course, but at least she died peacefully when she ate her poisoned food dose a week into orbit, as the Soviets reported. Except, oh wait, that's not how Laika died at all.''"}}
** And [http://www.cracked.com/article_17216_the-5-most-popular-safety-laws-that-dont-work_p2.html another]:
{{quote| Is this any way to prepare our children for the adult world? By making them believe that authority figures often rely on unfair and arbitrary rules not based on any kind of logic or...<br />
Wait, that actually may be a pretty good way to prepare them for the adult world. }}
 
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* ''[[Justice League]]''
** "The Balance":
{{quote| '''Abnegazar:''' Or what? You'll kill me? Gosh, I might end up suffering eternal torment as punishment for my sins! Oh, wait - I already am!}}
** From "Secret Society"
{{quote| '''Clayface:''' You didn't think I came alone, did you?<br />
'''Batman:''' Wish I had thought of that.<br />
''(Green Lantern blasts the door in, revealing the rest of the League)''<br />
'''Batman:''' Oh wait, ''I did''. (smirks) }}
* Invoked and lampshaded in ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'':
{{quote| '''Fry:''' That's like digging up Lassie and putting her on display in the Louvre!<br />
'''Amy:''' Lassie is in the Louvre.<br />
'''Fry:''' I know; I was deliberately describing a similar situation. }}
* [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|The 2003 animation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] uses this in one of the episodes where an alien invasion is faked.
{{quote| Raphael: "Oh look, an alien invasion, we don't see that everyday... oh wait.. ''yea we do.''}}
 
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