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* Parodied in ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]''. Two guys page each other, and then have a phone conversation even though they're standing next to each other.
* Used in a non-comic context in ''[[North by Northwest]]'' where Eve and Leonard discuss plans in two adjoining phone booths.
* ''[[Help!]]'': [[Mad Scientist]] Foot and his flunky Algernon are rigging up an exploding curling stone; Algernon describes his progress on a headset to Foot, who is standing right beside him.
* ''[[Richie Rich]]'': While eating dinner, Richie's mother calls Richie (sitting on the other side of the long dining table) over the phone if he wants to dine with the parents. It makes sense to maintain indoor voice.
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' did this a lot when characters next to each other engaged in lengthy dialogue, they start talking to each other in person, and then switched to the codec, which in character was supposed to prevent people from listening in on your conversation. It's therefore implied that you think your message out loud for it to be transmitted, and it's explicitly said that the codec directly stimulates the small bones in your ear. The codec screen is just two talking heads and a bit in the middle that shows the frequency, and thus whilst it works for contacting people when you want to, it doesn't make for interesting [[Cutscene|cutscenes]], especially when they get way too long.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'': Using Saria's Song(which allowed you to talk to her for a reminder of your next objective) right after learning it from her got a semi-peeved comment from her that you could just talk face-to-face.
* In ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' and their remakes, you can use your phone to call other trainers. Do this in the same area as them and they usually question why you don't just talk to them in person.
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