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== Anime and Manga ==
* Adale from ''[[The Good Witch of the West]]'' was noted, by her enemy whom she'd just beaten in this, to never be at a loss for words.
* Played more literally than usual in the Territory Arc in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', wherein one of the characters with Territory abilities can create a Territory in which violence is not possible, and the only way to beat the other person is to make them say whatever the Taboo might be at the moment. Kurama talked him into making the whole Japanese alphabet taboo one letter (kana) at a time, then made him laugh—setting off several of the Taboo sounds and beating him at his own game.
** Also one earlier in the Four Saint Beasts Arc, where at the end Hiei notes that Kurama has to have the last word.
* In ''[[Corsair]]'', Aura, princess of a pirate clan, is kidnapped by the governor-general of a nearby territory, Jean-Hughes D'Aubigne. Their first conversation with her as a hostage consists of them sharing a meal and speaking in polite monotone while exchanging sentiments such as "It's hard to believe a beauty like you is also a dirty sea pirate."
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'''Pepper:''' I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including, occasionally, taking out the trash. Will that be all? }}
* ''[[The Green Hornet (film)|The Green Hornet]]'':
** Britt never directly confronted his dad, but he never missed a chance to disappoint him. When Britt talks to you, you cannot be sure if he is praising you or insulting you (he bluntly tells Kato he had no life and called Casey “old”). The obvious example is when Kato is hitting on Casey, Britt doesn’t like that and, instead of confronting his feelings, he humiliates Kato by asking for a coffee. When Kato confronted Britt (by punching a hole in the wall) , [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|he manipulated Kato with guilt and convinced him that Kato misunderstood the situation and that it was all part of their cover]].
** Kato takes this attitude with Britt when the direct approach doesn’t work: He goes on a date with Casey and lies to Britt about visiting his friend Tony. Does it not seem suspicious that the [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] risks letting his [[Adult Child]] employer [[Reckless Gun Usage|near a gas gun]]?
* From ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' via [[IMDb]] :
{{quote|'''[[Straw Vulcan|Vulcan Council President]]''': Why did you come before this council today? Was it to satisfy your emotional need to rebel?
'''[[Half-Human Hybrid|Spock]]''': The only emotion I wish to convey is gratitude. Thank you, Ministers, for your consideration.
''{{[[[Parenthetical Swearing]] In a tone reserved for telling someone to "Go to Hell}}"]''
'''Spock''': Live long and prosper. }}
* This is used as the [[Take That Us|Jews' ultimate weapon]] in ''[[The Hebrew Hammer]]'', where Mordechai takes on the stereotypical [[Jewish Mother]] persona and runs with it.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Sheldon from ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' does this a lot.
* ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' is based around this trope. Fortunately, most of this (at least among the main characters) falls under [[Brutal Honesty]].
* Since almost the entire premise is about medieval political intrigue, almost every scene in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' oozes with this trope (when it's not [[Gorn|oozing with blood]], of course). Particularly, any scene with both [[Eunuchs Are Evil|Varys]] and [[Magnificent Bastard|Littlefinger]].
* Pretty much everyone in ''[[The Palace]]'' made use of this frequently.
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* Gwendolen and Cecily in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''.
* The verbal battles between Beatrice and Benedick in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' practically define the trope.
* A frequent occurrence in the works of [[Harold Pinter]].
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== Web Original ==
* Name comes from ''[[Vision of Escaflowne Abridged]]'', which spoofed Hitomi's and Millerna's discussions in the real ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' series, over who would get Allen. Basically, each fight [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|started and ended with an announcer presenting them as intense, brutal fights]], even though the actual scenes were just them calmly lying and manipulating each other. The [[Running Gag]] first shows up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bqieymT7z14#t=192s here at 2:56:].
* When [[Aeon Flux|Trevor]] isn't outright [[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lecturing]] his audience or ''[[Ink City]]'' at large, he engages in this instead. [[
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