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A standard comedy piece: something absolutely insane [[No Mere Windmill|is going on]], but only one person notices (or cares).
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# '''[[Deadpan Snarker|Bitter Sarcasm]]''' (Acceptance). He gives up and just goes with the flow, finding refuge in a heartfelt loathing towards the stupidity of the world in general.
In the more extreme cases, the poor soul may be trapped in a [[World Gone Mad]] and/or wind up [[Giving Up
A [[Too Dumb to Fool]] character may be the Only Sane Man, although he is likely to be less worked up about the failures of others to see than in most cases.
The [[Only Sane Man]] is [[The Reliable One|often relied upon]] as the [[Only Sane Employee]]. This character often ends up a [[Knight in Sour Armor]]. For a more horrific version, see [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]. For the sci-fi version, The [[Ignored Expert]] is your go-to guy. If all the other characters are otherwise sane, and really should see something, but only one guy does, he's an [[Einstein Sue]]. The [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] is a villain who views himself this way. Occasionally, when the [[Only Sane Man]] expresses his creator's opinions, he serves as an [[Author Avatar]]. See also [[Cassandra Truth]], [[Surrounded
If several characters take turns being the [[Only Sane Man]], they're playing with a [[Sanity Ball]]. If it's a two-person show, with one person playing the [[Only Sane Man]] to the other's wackiness, it's a [[Straight Man and Wise Guy]] scenario. This trope is one third of a [[Comic Trio]].
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