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With as much [[Applied Phlebotinum]] flying around, there's just as much [[Techno Babble]] around to explain it. However, when even [[Techno Babble]] piles on too much, it too needs to be explained away. Thus, we have the
Expect [[Lies to Children]] to show up in the examples a lot.
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* Despite being pretty realistic in terms of medical jargon, ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' uses this about [[Once an Episode]]; apparently it's part of House's process.
{{quote|'''House''': We think you have a tumour, easily removed surgically. We're going to poke it with a stick.}}
** This was parodied in ''[[Dead Ringers (TV series)|Dead Ringers]]'', in which House asks his [[Insistent Terminology|Entourage of Improbably Attractive Sidekicks]] to first describe a medical problem in an impenetrably [[Techno Babble]] way, and then to come out with an overly emotive
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' has fallen back on this one a few times. Not to anywhere near [[Star Trek]]'s level, of course.
* ''[[Farscape]]'' does this on occasion, hindered (sometimes hilariously) by mutual cross-cultural ignorance.
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