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'''Passenger''': *Looks at watch, sees that it's not nearly time to leave, scoffs*
''(The passenger then gets hit by a passing by man with some wooden boards, twice.)''
'''Train Conductor''': [[Deadpan Snarker|"Told ya. Told ya twice."]]
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A subtrope of [[Slapstick]] and [[Amusing Injuries]], this is an old gag where Alice is carrying long items such as planks, logs, poles, or ladders, turns around and accidentally hits Bob, who was standing behind or next to her.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Pendragon Adventure]]'', when Bobby completes his [[Training from Hell]] with [[Hot Amazon|Loor]] and [[Knight in Shining Armor|Alder]] and is awarded a real [[Simple Staff|fighting stave]], he launches into a long series of these. He'd nearly whack one of them with the stave end as he turns to the other to apologize for nearly whacking ''them'', and then spins around to apologize for ''that''...
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[
** This is also why the Fools' Guild's fire department has never managed to stop any
== [[Live
* ''[[Chucklevision]]'' had one of these practically [[Once Per Episode]], accompanying the brothers' [[Catch Phrase]].
* Happened with some regularity on ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', usually with Al on the receiving end. And once with Bob Vila.
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* Magellan from ''[[Eurekas Castle]]'' has a [[Running Gag]] variant on this. His tail is the long object, so for instance he'll build something out of blocks and knock it down with his tail when he turns around. Typically he then scolds his tail as if it were sentient.
== [[
* This was demonstrated as part of the 'Comedy Masterclass' skits in ''The Secret Policeman's Ball''.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* On ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', King Julien challenges Fred the squirrel to a duel with staffs. Fred beats him without even trying, just by moving around with the staff on his shoulder.
* In ''[[Toy Story (franchise)||Toy Story 2]]'', Rex the green plastic [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] accidentally knocks Evil Emperor Zurg off an elevator with his tail while shuddering in fear as Zurg is about to destroy the two Buzz Lightyears (one of them has a plastic belt around him).
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