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== [[Comics]] ==

* Inverted in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' when the Kingpin asks Spidey why he thinks [[Hero with Bad Publicity|the public hates him despite all the good he does]]:

== [[Fan Works]] ==

* From the interlude to ''[[Progress]], Luna vs. the Facts of Life'', we get this gem from [[Really Gets Around|Celestia]]:

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Sydney White]]''

* ''[[The Grudge|The Grudge 3]]'':

'''Max:''' Gee, I wish I had. Oh, wait, I did, but you were too busy [snip] to listen to me. }}

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Prom":

'''Xander:''' Be still my heart. Oh wait, it is. }}

* ''[[Degrassi]]'' episode "Karma Chameleon'':

* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "Joy to the World":

'''Dr. Kutner:''' Yeah he'd never do that. Oh wait- He already did last year! }}

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Q2":

* ''[[Angel]]'' episode "That Old Gang of Mine":

* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'':

* ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'':

'''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.

'''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...

* ''[[The West Wing]]'': [[The Lancer|Leo]] claims to be unavailable in an emergency.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'', "The Sound of Drums": [[The Master]] is [[Evil Gloating|monologuing]] about how he now has a pocket-sized version of Professor Lazarus's age-altering machine.

* 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."

== [[Video Games]] ==

* It's possible to say this to Alistair in ''[[Dragon Age]]'':

* The Scout in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' when he [[Unsound Effect|bonks]] someone with a baseball.

* In ''[[Starcraft II]]: Wings of Liberty'', Jim Raynor may say this when you click on him in between missions.

** 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."

** [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]]'' 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.

* 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 (webcomic)|Drive]]'':

'''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] ''[[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-Percent Approval Rating|in the]] [[Designated Hero|world]]".

** Happens a lot with many of the works of [[That Guy With The Glasses]].

* [[The Agony Booth]], on ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'':

* From [http://www.cracked.com/article_19142_5-soviet-space-programs-that-prove-russia-was-insane.html this] [[Cracked.com|Cracked]] article:

** And [http://www.cracked.com/article_17216_the-5-most-popular-safety-laws-that-dont-work_p2.html another]:

Wait, that actually may be a pretty good way to prepare them for the adult world. }}

* ''[[Justice League]]''

** "The Balance":

** From "Secret Society"

'''Batman:''' Oh wait, ''I did''. (smirks) }}

* Invoked and lampshaded in ''[[Futurama]]'':

'''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.

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