Or So I Heard: Difference between revisions

[[File:shabot 6000 kosher bacos3 805.png|frame]]

 

 

A trope wherein a character delivers some advice or information relating to a field which it would be incredibly embarrassing or contrary to their public image to know. For instance, [[Awesome McCoolname|Mannfred M. Manly]] informs you on the plot of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', or Chastity McInnocence blurts out directions for Amsterdam's red light district. Whatever the subject and whomever the person, they then try to cover up their association with it by appending "Or So I Heard", "or so I've been told", "I read it in an article", etc.

 

{{examples}}

* [[Detective Conan]] - After giving a lengthy rant on subjects a six year old definitely ''shouldn't'' know about, Conan covers up (or at least, tries to) by saying "At least, [[Taught by Television|that's what it said on TV]]!" (or something similar).

** Ai used that once in a [[Non-Serial Movie]], too.

 

* Tonto says this when he is called out by the Lone Ranger in Dynamyte's comic book series.

 

* ''[[Sister Act]]'':

{{quote|'''Sister Mary Lazarus:''' Id rather sing than do anything.

'''Sister Mary Patrick:''' It’s better than ice cream!

'''Sister Mary Lazarus:''' It’s better than springtime!

* ''[[Serenity]]'': Inverted during a dialog in the ''[[Firefly]]'' movie.

{{quote|'''Mal:''' "Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint."}}

 

{{quote|"They're the very devil to forge, I know that," said Moist. "Or so I've been told," he added quickly.}}

 

* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' - During ''The Atomic Brain'', Mike compares a scene to ''[[The Facts of Life]] Go to Europe''. ("Not that I've seen it...")

** During the opening credits of ''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'':

'''Peter:''' You would?

'''Neal:''' And who knows what else, because I have never considered stealing gems in Burma. }}

{{quote|'''Klinger''': I get my lingerie from Chicago.

'''Trapper''': And it's beautiful . . . I hear. }}

* During the opening of one episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', Colbert gives "a shout-out to all of my [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Bronies]]", followed by an insincere "And I do want to reiterate that I do not know what that means."

 

* The Devil in ''[[Old Harry's Game]]'' does this whenever he is describing one of his own deeds while disguised as a mortal.

* In an episode of ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'', the panellists are playing a game based on ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire''...except all about hats.

'''Tim:''' That's tiny! That's a schoolboy's size! ...I'm told. }}

 

* Optional dialogue in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' between Mordin and a krogan scientist. {{spoiler|The real kicker is that Mordin actually did make the krogans more infertile by upgrading the genophage when it started to look like the krogans were recovering.}}

{{quote|'''Mordin:''' Salarians created [[Depopulation Bomb|genophage]] - I've heard. Still trust them with medicines and agriculture?

'''Fortack:''' Yeah, yeah, what else can the salarians can do to us at this point? It's not like they can make us even more infertile. Actually, wait, forget I said anything. }}

 

* [http://starship.slipshine.net/loserz/go/189 This strip] from ''[[Loserz]]''.

{{quote|Cuz that's when you black out and come to stark '''naked'' with your ankles behind your head and some guy you don't even know licking your asshole...or so I hear.}}

{{quote|[[Pokémon|It's not as good since Brock left]]. At least that's what Walkerton tells me.}}

* ''Shabot6000'' asked [http://www.shabot6000.com/2004/03/kosher-bacos.html about Kosher Bacos]:

{{quote|'''Rabbi''': They don't taste like ''real bacon''! ...or so I've been told.}}

* [[Most Definitely Not a Villain|Most Definitely Not Ferretina]] in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' side story, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070914 on giant rabbits].

* [http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=229 Big Boss] remembers The End in ''[[The Last Days of Foxhound]]''.

* ''[[Paranormal Mystery Squad]]'', with Stephanie's knowledge of the local [[Make-Out Point]].

 

* [http://stummervogel.deviantart.com/art/Too-much-information-109154598 This] comic based on ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''.

* [[Tim Minchin]] tells of a time when he caught Mariah Carey lipsynching.

209. An airsickness bag is to be used for airsickness *only*. (Also not a Skippy-ism...this was the same dinner.) }}

 

* ''[[South Park]]'' episode "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers" plays this for laughs; all the men in town only have to hear the title "Backdoor Sluts 9" and they all know exactly which porn it is.

{{quote|'''Mr. Stotch''': Backdoor Sluts 9 makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2!

{{quote|"A ficus? That's gonna need more light... not that, I would know." }}

 

* Actual quote from a review by Germany's leading culinary critic Wolfram Siebeck:

{{quote|"The soup tasted the way I imagine packet soups would taste."}}

{{reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]