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* The narrator of [[Brian Aldiss]]'s story "Appearance of Life" finds two holographic messages which turn out to be from a husband and wife. When he turns them on they appear to be conversing with each other, but it soon becomes clear that the wife's message is an expression of her undying love for her husband, while the husband's is a confession of his infidelity.
* Chapter 4 of ''Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys'' presents a scenario in which a woman named Elaine says to a guy named Roger: "Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've been seeing each other for exactly six months?" From that point, two internal monologues diverge: Elaine thinks about her relationship with Roger and their feelings toward each other, while Roger's thoughts concern car repairs.
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* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s* ''[[Jingo]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this by having Vetinari going specifically to talk to Leonard da Quirm to do this.
** He[[Terry Pratchett]] uses it a lot; the three people (well, two people and a talking dog) [[Drowning My Sorrows|Drowning Their Sorrows]] in ''[[Discworld/Moving Pictures|Moving Pictures]]'' also do it, and some of Magrat and Verence's awkward conversations come close as well.
** The cultists' meetings in ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'' use this every single time they talk, usually of the "random 3rdthird person keeps ranting while everyone else moves on" variety.
* In [[G. K. Chesterton]]'s ''The Return of Don Quixote'', two characters talk about the play. One is discussing his chances to show off in it; the other is discussing its philosophical underpinnings. Neither of them figures out that they are talking past each other.
 
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