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== Advertising ==
* In the [[Orangina]] fur-I mean [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bi3erz2Ek8 commercial], one of the species dancing is a chameleon (in Chippendale clothing even!), and he extends his tongue around a plant girl.
 
== Anime/ and Manga ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'': Orochimaru—with and without two-edged sword for extra amusement.
** The toad summons, of course.
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* Jimushi Juubei from ''[[Basilisk]]'' has this and {{spoiler|[[Hidden Weapons|a weapon concealed in his throat]]}} to use with it.
 
== ComicsComic Books ==
* A frog-like minor ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' villain called Ze Tongue.
* [[Spider-Man|Venom's]] insanely long tongue (and the toothy mouth surrounding it) is the main distinction between him and black-suit-Spidey. Well, that and the muscle mass...
* ''[[X-Men]]'' villain The Toad.
 
== Commercials ==
* In the [[Orangina]] fur-I mean [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bi3erz2Ek8 commercial], one of the species dancing is a chameleon (in Chippendale clothing even!), and he extends his tongue around a plant girl.
 
== [[Film]] ==
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* The vampires in ''[[The Strain]]'' subvert this. The things coming out of their mouths aren't tongues, but venom stingers that grow in their throats.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* The Denobulans in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe. In one episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', Denobulan Dr. Phlox is seen using a tongue scraper to groom it.
** The pilot episode has Malcolm Reed amazed by a couple of beautiful alien dancers with long tongues that they shoot out to catch butterflies.
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* As pictured above, [[Garfield|Odie]].
* Bill the Cat in ''[[Bloom County]]'', at least when he leads the metal band Deathtöngue (later Billy and the Boingers).
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Kiss|Gene Simmons]].
** Anyone who's watched more than one episode of ''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]'' knows Nick Simmons has inherited it; if Sophie has, she's not showing it off on television.
* Chameleons and frogs.
* Woodpeckers, some species of which have a tongue so long [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/woodpecker/woodpecker.html it actually loops up around their brain].
* Giraffes and their lesser known relatives, Okapis. In fact, an okapi's tongue is so long it uses it to wash its eyelids and clean out its ears (both inside and out) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhc67wopg40
* Anteaters
* Nectar bats, at least one species of which has a tongue longer than its entire body.
* Kinkajous.
* [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LbccUVbSRd8/SjlHRqWRcOI/AAAAAAAAEv8/1Hu73ObqZdE/s400/bear+tongue.jpg Certain bears.]
* Buster Bloodvessel of [[Bad Manners]].
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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* Marcieline from ''[[Adventure Time]]'' has this in a few of her spontaneous monster transformations.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Kiss|Gene Simmons]].
** Anyone who's watched more than one episode of ''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]'' knows Nick Simmons has inherited it; if Sophie has, she's not showing it off on television.
* Chameleons and frogs.
* Woodpeckers, some species of which have a tongue so long [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/woodpecker/woodpecker.html it actually loops up around their brain].
* Giraffes and their lesser known relatives, Okapis. In fact, an okapi's tongue is so long it uses it to wash its eyelids and clean out its ears (both inside and out) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhc67wopg40
* Anteaters
* Nectar bats, at least one species of which has a tongue longer than its entire body.
* Kinkajous.
* [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LbccUVbSRd8/SjlHRqWRcOI/AAAAAAAAEv8/1Hu73ObqZdE/s400/bear+tongue.jpg Certain bears.]
* Buster Bloodvessel of [[Bad Manners]].
 
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