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A character wants to talk about another behind his back, but is in the same room with them. He assumes the pose of silence. He leans forward in a conspiratorial manner, rendering everything he says perfectly inaudible to the other, even if only a few feet away in an otherwise silent room.
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A [[Room Shuffle]] can be arranged, to dodge this trope and provide a little action.
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== Film ==
* In the film version of ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Chamber of Secrets'', Harry, Ron and Hermione discuss their secret plan which will "break about fifty school rules" while walking down a corridor crowded with students. (In the book, they discussed it in private.)
* [[Played for Laughs]] (or something like it is [[Played for Laughs]]) in ''[[Monty Python and
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* The most blatant examples of this are from ''[[Friends]]'', where it would seem the characters are all deaf, and an invisible soundproof wall was found just behind all sofas.
** And '''menus''' when the characters being discussed are sitting at the same table...
* Happened all the time in ''[[Married...
** Given that it's [[Chew Toy|Al]] being talked about, he might still be able to hear them. They just don't care.
* Much like [[Shakespeare]]'s characters, Malcolm in ''[[Malcolm in
* The ''[[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs]]'' TV series had the heroes insanely hold most of their meetings in a crowded arcade/restaurant, where anyone around them could be one of the bad guys. In the books, they logically meet in the privacy of a barn.
** They did this in the books, too, albeit wit less sensitive information.
* Used repeatedly on on ''[[The West Wing]]''. On [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten|Ainsley]]'s first day, she has to meet with two [[Jerkass
* Averted a couple of times in ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', and even receiving of a lampshade hanging or two.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The trope was also played with in the "Tales From The Public Domain" episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It contained a Hamlet reenactment, in which Moe butted in on Bart's soliloquy.
* Once more, in an episode of ''[[The Fairly
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