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Some characters have tongues which exceed what should be a plausible length for a human. Jokes tend to abound. Also, some nonhuman species have tongues proportionally much longer than those of humans as a matter of course. In extreme cases, the tongue may be used as a lasso. |
Some characters have tongues which exceed what should be a plausible length for a human. Jokes tend to abound. Also, some nonhuman species have tongues proportionally much longer than those of humans as a matter of course. In extreme cases, the tongue may be used as a lasso. |
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== Anime/Manga == |
== Anime/Manga == |
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* In the ''[[X-Men]]'' film series a kid is briefly seen sticking out a long, blueblack tongue at a girl in a museum, showing he's a mutant. |
* In the ''[[X-Men]]'' film series a kid is briefly seen sticking out a long, blueblack tongue at a girl in a museum, showing he's a mutant. |
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** Let's not forget Toad, whose long tongue debuted in the film, and was later [[Ret Canon|added to the comics version as well]]. |
** Let's not forget Toad, whose long tongue debuted in the film, and was later [[Ret Canon|added to the comics version as well]]. |
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* Pairing this trope with [[In One Ear Out the Other]] by having someone sexy seductively stick their tongue into someone else's ear is practically a minor stock trope in of itself in spoof movies, appearing as it does in such films as ''Mafia!'', ''Wrongfully Accused'' and ''Dance Flick''. |
* Pairing this trope with [[In One Ear, Out the Other]] by having someone sexy seductively stick their tongue into someone else's ear is practically a minor stock trope in of itself in spoof movies, appearing as it does in such films as ''Mafia!'', ''Wrongfully Accused'' and ''Dance Flick''. |
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* Lilith from ''[[Bordello of Blood]]'', and it's strong enough to burst a man's heart out of his chest. |
* Lilith from ''[[Bordello of Blood]]'', and it's strong enough to burst a man's heart out of his chest. |
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* Sammael from the first ''[[Hellboy]]'' film has a tongue that is freakishly long. It is also split at the end, prehensile, and can be used to lay eggs. |
* Sammael from the first ''[[Hellboy]]'' film has a tongue that is freakishly long. It is also split at the end, prehensile, and can be used to lay eggs. |
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* The Tree Demon from ''[[Chinese Ghost Story|A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' has a tongue that chases and attacks the heroes from quite a distance. |
* The Tree Demon from ''[[Chinese Ghost Story|A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' has a tongue that chases and attacks the heroes from quite a distance. |
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* The demon in ''[[Violent Shit]]''. |
* The demon in ''[[Violent Shit]]''. |
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* The hybrids in the ''[[Species]]'' series, culminating in a gory example of [[In One Ear Out the Other]] in ''The Awakening''. |
* The hybrids in the ''[[Species]]'' series, culminating in a gory example of [[In One Ear, Out the Other]] in ''The Awakening''. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* Mystique Sonia from ''[[Hero 108]]'' |
* Mystique Sonia from ''[[Hero 108]]'' |
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* In ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' Christmas episode, [[The Krampus]] crashes Rusty's party. He starts licking Triana, to her horror. |
* In ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' Christmas episode, [[The Krampus]] crashes Rusty's party. He starts licking Triana, to her horror. |
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* In ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', Pinkie Pie extends her tongue longer than her body to slurp up a cake near the beginning of "Swarm of the Century". |
* In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', Pinkie Pie extends her tongue longer than her body to slurp up a cake near the beginning of "Swarm of the Century". |
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** Spike's also got a pretty long one, which he combines with rapid spinning to clean frosting off of his body in "Lesson Zero". |
** Spike's also got a pretty long one, which he combines with rapid spinning to clean frosting off of his body in "Lesson Zero". |
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* [[Cow and Chicken (Animation)|"Mom, may I please kill Cow?!"]] |
* [[Cow and Chicken (Animation)|"Mom, may I please kill Cow?!"]] |