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* "There's something odd about that guy." Usually said when a bystander, witness, or ally seems legit, but turns out to be [[The Mole]] or otherwise sitting on a whopper of a secret.
* "There's something you don't see every day..." Usually said by someone seeing something outrageous or crazy going on.
{{quote|There’s something you don’t see every day.|Dr. Peter Venkman, as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man walked down a Manhattan street|''[[Ghostbusters]]''}}
* "There's something you should know..." Usually said by character A to character B when character B is about to do something (or has just done something) that would turn out to be immoral or unwise if character B had the information that character A has. Or if Character A is about to dump a [[Reveal]] on B that makes their situation more complicated.
* "The very idea!" Shocked utterance of a [[Grande Dame]] or one who fancies herself such, often coupled with "Well I never!"
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** ''[[The X-Files]]'' had an episode with the title "This is Not Happening" where abductees {{spoiler|including Mulder}} are turning up dead.
** [[Tron|Flynn's]] reaction to discovering he's been transferred into the computer: "This isn't happening. It just thinks it's happening."
* "This isn't what it looks like!" When somebody walks in on something that looks worse than it is.
* "Those are prescription glasses!" When a [[Blind Without'Em]] character is robbed of his spectacles.
** Parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' with the obese Comic Book Guy: "Those are prescription pants!"
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** Stewie says to Brian who says this in ''[[Family Guy]]'', "Oh, that's such a douche time traveler thing to say."
* "Where have I heard that voice?" Say hello to the recurring villain.
{{quote|'''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle|Rocky]]:''' That voice. Where have I heard that voice?
'''Bullwinkle:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|In about 364 other episodes. But I don't know who it is, either]].}}
* "Where did you find/get this guy?"
* Who the hell do you think I am? - Most prevalent in Gurren Lagann, but you'll find it all over the place, uttered by hot-blooded and/or self-confident characters who just get underestimated.
* "When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much..." The opening of [[The Talk]].
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