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{{quote|''"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed - or worse, expelled."''
|'''Hermione Granger''', ''[[
Despite what logic dictates, people can on occasion have priorities that are a little...off. Usually, this is to underscore how obsessed they are with a particular object or subject, though
Can result in [[Disproportionate Retribution]] or [[I'm Thinking It Over]]. Compare with [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]. See also [[Honor Before Reason]] and [[Always Save the Girl]]. Compare [[Somebody Else's Problem]], where ''everyone'' has '''Skewed Priorities'''.
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* In ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' (2011) episode 117, the narrator explicitly states that Knuckle doesn't have his priorities straight.
* ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' had some fun with this one.
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{{quote|'''Shamal''': I don't really want Hayate-[[Japanese Honorifics|chan]]'s house to get obliterated either...
'''Chrono''': We're not talking about damage on such a small scale... }}
* ''[[One Piece]]'',
** In the Thriller Bark arc
** In earlier episodes, he said a bard was more important to the crew than a medic.
** [[Big Bad|The Five Elder Stars]] have only had a handful of appearances, but one of the weirdest occurred during the Reverie Arc when Shanks was granted an audience. Seeing as he’s an enemy, this Trope might apply when considering why they even let him in, but when they do, they barely acknowledge that he is there, seemingly too busy with some paperwork to pay attention to him. Now, Shanks is one of the Four Emperors, his bounty is over 4 billion Berries, and is considered one of the most dangerous enemies of the World Government, and likely the most dire threat to them would be if two or more of them formed an alliance. Not to mention they've ''never'' acted that way before, always being [[Affably Evil|at least being polite and respectful]] to guests. But the Five Elder Stars seemed to be unconcerned and uncaring of him being there or what he wanted to tell them. Why? Like most everything regarding them, it’s a mystery.
** In the Marine Rookie Arc, both Luffy and Carrot seem more interested in raiding the kitchen at the Marine base refectory than avoiding the actual Marines trying to nab them. Of course, some of the Marines are no better here; one of them is worried that there won't be enough curry left for them, while another - Zappa - puts more effort into finding Nami [[Villainous Crush|so he can hit on her.]]
* There's a chapter of the ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'' manga all about this. For instance, one character who is a hardcore [[Otaku]], runs into his burning home to rescue various [[Moe]] merchandise he owns, but neglects his sister, who is still trapped inside.
* The computer society president in the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' anime shows this briefly when challenging Haruhi to a game to get his computer back:
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* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Hachi and Soi Fon are facing Baraggan, a [[Nigh Invulnerable]] [[Walking Wasteland]]. Hachi tells Soi Fon that they have to work together and combine their powers, or Baraggan will kill them. Soi Fon coldly declares that she will never work with a comrade of Urahara, whom she hates. She says this while Baraggan ''is advancing on them''. Keep in mind that Baraggan has already ''disintegrated her arm''. In the nick of time, Hachi promises to trap Urahara in a forcefield for a month, and Soi Fon finally agrees.
** In the new arc, a new villain by the name of Ivan invades Ichigo's bedroom. Ichigo promptly kicks him out and then prepares to go after him. Ishida, Orihime and Chad decide it's more important for them to stay behind and eat up the bread that Orihime brought than go out to help him.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', there's this dialogue between Bonaparte and Crowler when Chancellor Shepard returns from his sabbatical:
{{quote|'''Bonaparte:''' ''[panicked, running into office]'' Crowler! Crowler! Something terrible has happened!
'''Crowler:''' Don't tell me! The faculty kitchen is out of fondue?
'''Bonaparte:''' It's worse than that! Actually, it's more like a toss-up. Chancellor Sheppard is back and he's headed this way!}}
== Comic Books ==
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{{quote|'''Leo:''' Shouldn't you take care of that injury first? The shirt can wait --
'''[[Captain America]]:''' The important things have to be fixed first.}}
* This is played for laughs in one ''[[Daredevil]]'' story ("Dead Man's Hand") where the Word (a henchwoman of [[The Red Skull]]) is holding a meeting of a group of underworld leaders to discuss the [[Evil Power Vacuum]] left by the Kingpin's absence, and ''not'' doing a very good job convincing them to cooperate:
{{quote|'''Word:''' And what about you, Slug? Can your [[The Cartel|narcotrafficking]] be satisfied through these proceedings, or do you also share the general discontent?
''(Shift to Ulysses "the Slug" Lugman, a [[Villainous Glutton]] who is listening while devouring enough food for 20 people.)''
'''Lugman:''' I'll admit I've got my share of problems. Like, where's the ''ketchup'' at? ''URRP!''}}
:* Of course, that may have just been his snarky way of saying "Yes."
== Fan
* [[Rowan Atkinson]]'s "Fatal Beatings" sketch, wherein he (as headmaster of a school) is describing the way he beat a parent's son to death.▼
{{quote|I find this morbid fascination with your son's death quite disturbing. What I am talking about is his ''attitude''.}}▼
* In the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' fanfic ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', the Computer Society President finds it strange that Haruhi's biggest priority on Kyon's first "encounter" with Yamane (which ended with {{spoiler|an attempt to kill Tsuruya followed by Kyon dangling Yamane outside a window in the third floor}}) is Kyon's record, and preventing it getting back to Kyon's mother.
* In [[X-Men]] fanfic ''[[Mutatis Mutandis]]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2359030/Artemiss_Liege Artemis's Liege],teenagers Rogue, Anole, and Northstar are trapped on the edge of a battlefield during the [[Marvel Civil War]], facing an armed [[The Punisher|Punisher]]. Rather than help explain the misunderstanding, Jean-Paul begins texting on his cell phone, not for help, but for entertainment, as a gun is held to his face.
* The [[
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* ''[[The Incredibles]]'':
{{quote|'''Violet:''' Mom and dad's lives could be in danger! Or worse, their ''marriage''.}}
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* Early on in ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'', Obi-Wan chews Anakin out for losing his lightsaber. Later on, when Anakin is trapped inside a wild droid factory with [[No OSHA Compliance]], his lightsaber is destroyed and his response is "Not again. Obi-Wan's gonna kill me."
* Played with in ''[[Lord of War]]'': Andre Baptiste Sr., a dictator, shoots one of his own men with a gun that Yuri, an [[Arms Dealer]], is showing to him. Yuri shouts "Why'd you do that!?", then follows up by explaining that Baptiste will now have to buy the gun since he can't sell it used. It's not a straight example because Yuri doesn't actually feel that way - he genuinely reacted to the man's death, then realized doing so was a mistake and made it into a joke to keep on Baptiste's good side.
* In ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', Negasonic Teenage Warhead holds up a fight to finish texting someone first.
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* Hermione Granger in the first ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' book and [[Harry Potter (film)|film]], who was typically more concerned with expulsion over death.
** Lampshaded and [[Don't Explain the Joke|explained]] in the film version:
{{quote|'''Hermione:''' I'm going to bed before either of you come
'''Ron:''' She needs to sort out her priorities. }}
** This is also manifested in Hermione's boggart, which is not Voldemort, death, giant monsters, or anything like that, but ''failing all her classes''.
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* Played with in one of the ''[[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' stories; a character trying to violate his world's laws and contact the Federation for help is chased down, and the police plead with him to surrender so they don't have to shoot - which might damage the building he's in. The character actually feels pride and hope that they consider the building's health more important than his, reflecting that "perhaps there's hope for my people after all".
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* From the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "The Prom":
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' You guys are going to have a prom. The kind of prom that everyone should have. I'm going to give you all a nice, fun, normal evening if I have to kill every single person on the face of the earth to do it.
'''Xander:''' Yay? }}
** In the first two seasons, this was Cordelia's main character note: no matter what danger anyone was in, she would always bring up some completely irrelevant detail (usually of the self-centered variety) that she deemed far more important. She got better.
*** Amusingly inverted in
* ''[[Firefly]]'': Simon [[What the Hell, Hero?|lampshades his parents' skewed priorities.]]
{{quote|'''Simon:'''"[[Sarcasm Mode|I would never have tried to save my sister if I had known there was a DINNER PARTY at risk...]]"}}
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* In ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', it's a running gag that the Cat cares more about clothing than about his safety. For example, when he and Lister are captured by Nazis, Lister suggests stealing a guard's uniform to escape execution, and his reaction is: "Are you insane? Wear grey out of season? I'd rather hang!"
** In another episode he was more worried that a simulant holding him at gunpoint would notice he was wearing the same outfit from the last time they met than being killed.
* Used [[Rule of Three|three times]] in ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S2/E06 Epidemiology|Epidemiology]]". First, right before zombies swarm the study room, Jeff asks if anyone managed to turn off the Dean's ABBA playlist. The second time is with the [[Cat Scare]], where they abandon their plans of escape to resolve the cat issue. Then, when Jeff is about to
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', Leslie's priorities are a bit out of whack.
{{quote|'''Leslie''': We need to remember what's important in life. Friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter. But work is third.}}
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* In ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' Sabrina's [[Evil Twin]] causes a bit of drama that Sabrina gets blamed for. Morgan says she'll forgive her for kissing her boyfriend but it'll take a long time to forgive what was said about her outfit.
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* In [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Beyoncé]]'s video for "Telephone", Gaga is ''killing'' her boyfriend while Beyonce watches him die. After that, Beyonce's acting all upset about using the word "motherfucker", which was [[Sound Effect Bleep|beeped out]] while she's [[Finger on Lips|putting her finger on her lips]].
* Jim Steinman's monologue "Love and Death and an American Guitar", released on the [[Meat Loaf]] album ''Back Into Hell'' as "Wasted Youth": the narrator beats people to death with his guitar, and is about to do the same to his parents "when my father woke up screaming 'Stop! Wait a minute! Stop it, boy! ''{{spoiler|That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!'}}''"
== Newspaper
* In ''[[Peanuts]]'', this happens most during the sandlot ball games:
** In one strip where it starts to rain, Lucy suggests that Charlie Brown call it because her cake's getting wet.
** In another, Snoopy goes to the mound to request a time out because a bug is crossing the infield. In another, he interrupts the game so Charlie Brown can scratch his head. "No wonder Sandy Koufax retired!" groans Charlie Brown.
** And of course, Lucy comes to the mound a lot to make rather silly suggestions or questions, like making a hopscotch team or to ask why they don't have astroturf.
== Radio ==
* In a classic [[Jack Benny]] bit, in response to a robber saying "Your money or your life," Benny replies "[[I'm Thinking It Over]]"
== Recorded
▲* [[Rowan Atkinson]]'s "Fatal Beatings" sketch, wherein he (as headmaster of a school) is describing the way he beat a parent's son to death.
▲{{quote|I find this morbid fascination with your son's death quite disturbing. What I am talking about is his ''attitude''.}}
== Video Games ==
* ''[[In the 1st Degree]]'': James Tobin admits to shooting his business partner Zachary Barnes. He also admits to shooting himself in the leg to convince people that it was self-defense. If you make the right moves in the game, you will get to see the prosecutor Sterling Granger beautifully call out Tobin on this, pointing out that "As your partner lay bleeding to death at your feet, your first thought was to protect yourself?"
* In the original ''[[Duke Nukem]]'', the reason Duke decides to go out and beat the hell out of aliens is because he's angry about ''[[Oprah]]'' being interrupted to broadcast the invasion. [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|No, really.]] Duke himself says so.
* In ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', Shepard has {{spoiler|led an Alliance assault on Cerberus' long-hidden headquarters, dealing heavy damage to the station, killing scores of Cerberus troops, and infiltrating The Illusive Man's office}}. So when TIM shows up via hologram {{spoiler|in the office}}, what does he consider most heinous?
{{quote|'''The Illusive Man''': Shepard... [[This Is My Chair|You're in my chair]].}}
* In ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', May and her friend April don't seem to take the idea of a [[Duel to the Death| brutal battle to the death]] as seriously as they should; in at least one of May's opening scenes, April calls down from the deck of their airship to remind her not to forget the groceries, and in another, she calls down to tell her to pick up onions on the way back.
* Speaking of [[Fighting Game]]s, entering a tournament in one of them is usually something you should think about first, seeing as in the storylines of such games, there's a very good chance you'll be killed. Thing is, many characters in such games have pretty stupid reasons:
** [[Joke Character| Skullomania]] in ''[[Street Fighter EX]]''. His backstory got a little better in later games, but originally, he was a salesman whose employers made him wear [[Bad Job, Worse Uniform| a really dumb-looking super hero costume]] for a promotion, which oddly enough, inspired him to become a crime-fighter. And [[Horrible Judge of Character| he seems to think]] Chun-Li, Guile, Zangief, and all the other fighters are criminals, because that seems his sole reason for fighting anyone in the game. [[From Nobody to Nightmare| Still, he doesn't do half bad for a washed-up salesman.]]
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** Johnny Cage's goal in the original ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', according to his bio, is to prove he doesn't use stuntmen or special effects in his movies. Seems a film documentary isn't as convincing as a brutal and bloody battle to the death in his opinion. Exactly how much he knew about the rules - or rather, the lack of them - of the tournament is debatable. The story in the comic shows that his agent warns him that the tournament isn't approved by any legit martial arts organization, while [[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)| the retcon]] suggests he's ''completely'' clueless.
** Norimoro, the [[Joke Character]] from the Japanese version of [[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]] is little more than a skinny, nervous high school student who can't fight worth beans (he's supposed to be [[No Celebrities Were Harmed| a caricature of Japanese comedian Noritake Kinashi]]). So why is he fighting the likes of M. Bison, Wolverine, and the Incredible Hulk? Seems he's a [[Loony Fan]] of both factions [[From Beyond the Fourth Wall]] trying to get pictures and autographs. [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|No, seriously,]] if his quotes are anything to go by. One has to wonder if some of the good guys in the game aren't simply being nice and holding back to keep from killing him, although why the villains would do so only raises more questions about skewed priorities.
** Jam Kuradoberi, another ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' fighter is a chef trying to raise money to open her own restaurant, so rather than, say, wait on tables for a few years, she works as a bounty hunter. Okay, that does pay a ''little'' better. Sadly for her, after she ''does'' manage to open a successful place, some jerk sets fire to it, so her motive in ''Guilty Gear XX'' is much different and much less skewed - [[Best Served Cold| find said jerk and pound the crud out of him.]]
* In the opening cinematic of the World of Light (aka Adventure Mode) in ''[[Super Smash Bros Ultimate]]'', most of the combatants are shown making a [[Last Stand]] against an army of demonic Master Hands. It doesn't go well for the heroes. When [[The Heavy| Galeem]] appears, some ''try'' to fight him, some try to flee, some - like the Inklings - try to hide themselves. The Wii Fitness Instructor, however, doesn't even seem to notice what's happening, and is doing nothing but yoga poses as it attacks. Of course, it seems it doesn't matter ''what'' anyone does, as [[Downer Beginning| everyone except Kirby (one of the ones trying to flee) is vaporized by the onslaught.]]
* In the ''Battle for Azeroth'' expansion of ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', there's an Alliance questline where your player and a small group of other Alliance elites are behind enemy lines in the middle of the Vol'dun wilderness, under orders from Matthas Shaw to find and assassinate Arlethal Sunwatcher, the highest ranking member of the Reliquary. Then your gnome guide notices... "AAAWWW! [[Ridiculously Cute Critter| They have alpacas here!"]] Seriously, she actually wants to stop so you can grab her a pet alpaca, and [[But Thou Must!| there's no option to tell her how ''stupid'' that is.]]
* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' starts out with Peach waking up to a nightmarish scenario where she's being forced to marry Bowser at a lavish ceremony overseen by Count Blech (who at this point, nobody is familiar with); Peach of course refuses to comply, demanding to know how she got there ''and'' who picked out the dress she's wearing, claiming it's terrible.
* ''[[Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion 3]]''; Morty - the ghostly movie director on the 8th floor - is sobbing and calling himself a failure, all because he lost his big red megaphone, feeling he can't direct without it. Of course, this means that Luigi has to go through the puzzle-like level to find it and get Morty out of his funk; when he does, Morty forgets about it completely, as he now sees Luigi as his new inspiration.
* ''[[River City Girls 2]]''; unlike the first game (where the anti-heroines were tricked into thinking Kunio and Riki had been kidnapped), there is a ''legitimate'' threat here, a [[Yakuza]] boss and an army of thugs who want to kill them. Despite this, all Misako and Kyoko really want is to buy a newly released video game, and the sole reason they're fighting the thugs is because they've taken over the mall and are hindering their attempts to do so.
== Web
* [[Mad Scientist]]s in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' understand exactly [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090706 how important Christmas is and isn't].
** They all seem to work this way:
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** Let's not forget how you can tell when a plan is a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20031017 bad plan]. It's even in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080519 the song Mama Gikka's girls perform for Jägers], if you look carefully.
* Most halflings in ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'' know [http://yafgc.net/comic/0565-mayor-tollin-explains/ exactly what they want from the world].
* ''Luke Surl Comics'' has [https://web.archive.org/web/20121130195718/http://www.lukesurl.com/archives/3228 this one].
* ''[[Minions At Work]]'' got [http://www.minionsatwork.com/2012/03/minions-312-meet-doctor-wallstreet.html Doctor Wallstreet]. The lawn care is important.
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', the Principal of Tedd and Elliot's school thinks murals are more important than, say...[http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-02-08 working fire sprinklers].
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* ''[[The Non-Adventures of Wonderella]]'' has a [http://nonadventures.com/2009/11/14/the-cheese-stands-atoned/ cheesy case].
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' cast usually remembers the two top priorities are "stay alive long enough to get paid" and "get paid" respetively, but there are strange cases. Captain Gasca (an uplifted orangutan) was established to have self-preservation instinct in working order, but then decided to [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-05-22 test whether Elf learned to restrain her temper] and [//www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-09-08 stay longer than necessary] on an object that received imminent relativistic collision warning. [[For Science!]]
* From ''[[League
* "[//www.mrlovenstein.com/comic/1126 Killer View]" on ''Mr. Lovenstein''.
* From ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''; while the producer [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-02-12 in this strip] does acknowledge the obvious reason why a movie portraying Hitler as a hero is a bad idea, his reason for rejecting the screenplay is because it isn't based on a pre-existing franchise.
== Web Original ==▼
* "[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/19/bofh_2011_episode_12/ Beer, shinies, death by fire, rats IN THAT ORDER]" episode of ''[[Bastard Operator From Hell]]'' explores middle management's inability to prioritise..
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* Happens numerous times in ''[[Gravity Falls]]''. For example, in the episode Little Dipper, Dipper and
* Also happens frequently in ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', due to Rick's [[Orange and Blue Morality| obtuse view of reality]]. The worst probably comes in "Pickle Rick" where he turns himself into a pickle simply to avoid family therapy. Quickly becomes a case of [[Didn't Think This Through]] that goes [[From Bad to Worse]].
* ''[[Archer]]''
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** In one episode, Dr. Nick was called in to advise when an old man froze himself alive inside the Kwik-E-Mart's freezer.
{{quote|'''Dr. Nick:''' Well, we better leave him in there. Moving him now could kill him. And tire us out.}}
{{quote|"One dollar for eternal happiness? ...I'd be happier with the dollar."}}
{{quote|'''Lisa''': Dad, we did something very bad!
'''Homer''': Did you wreck the car?
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'''Kids''': Uh-huh.
'''Homer''': All right then. }}
{{quote|'''Jane''': Would you rather have beer, or complete and utter contentment?
'''Homer''': ...What kind of beer? }}
* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''; one episode starts with Trap-Jaw and Mer-Man at Snake Mountain, having been assigned to monitor duty by Skeletor, who has also punished them for a previous mistake by shackling them to their chairs to make sure they do it. Then they hear on the monitors of a shipment of Eternium, and realize they could steal it in order to get back in Skeletor's good graces or even get revenge on him. Mer-Man tries to convince Panthor to give them the key, but Trap-Jaw quickly bites through the chains.
{{quote|'''Mer-Man:''' Why didn't you do that before??
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** From "Crimes of the Hot", when they discover that Halley's comet is out of ice:
{{quote|'''Bender''': This could mean the end of the banana daiquiri as we know it. ''(Everybody looks at him.)'' Also, life.}}
{{quote|'''Professor''': In a matter of hours, there won't be no more fresh water on Earth! ''(Dramatic musical sting)''
'''Bender''': Oh no! What will I mix with my scotch? }}
* [[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]:
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwpKESqd0KQ Dr. Psycho is regarded as a terrifying villain for good reason], throwing cars at [[Wonder Woman]] and trying to strangle her with some energy weapon, but the minute he calls her [[Country Matters|the C-word]], he loses any respect he once had.
** Same episode, his use of that word is actually considered ''worse'' - by the public - than [[Black Comedy Rape| brainwashing Giganta into marrying him.]]
** In the ''same episode'', Harley's [[Evil Plan]] seems to be blackmailing Gotham into naming a highway after her; not exactly the most grandiose of plans. {{spoiler|But amazingly enough, ''[[The Bad Guy Wins|she succeeds]]''}}
** In the [[Valentine's Day]] special, Harley steals [[Wonder Woman]]'s Lasso of Truth (without any consideration what might happen when the heroine comes to get it back)<ref>Something of a [[Mythology Gag]], as she has done this in the comics and another animated adaptation.</ref> simply to get Ivy to admit this was the best Valentine's Day ever. Sadly, Ivy does not think so, only that it was in the top 3.
* In an episode of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', the Turtles are trying to get into the warehouse where Shredder is holding April hostage — like he always is — when Michelangelo gets the munchies and suggests stopping for a pizza break. The others are noticeably upset at him, but it does give them [[Delivery Guy Infiltration| an idea on how to get in]].
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* Many, many [[Darwin Awards]] are subject to this trope.▼
▲* Many, many Darwin Awards are subject to this trope.
* "[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/08/16/darwin-award-candidates-tv-viewers-complain-about-missing-bachelor-in-paradise-due-to-tornado-warning/ Darwin Award Candidates]: TV viewers complain about missing “Bachelor in Paradise” due to Tornado Warning". With screenshots:
{{quote|There's a tornado warning so I'm missing #BachelorInParadise. Rethink your priorities, @rtv6! }}
* Tends to happen to teenaged drivers borrowing their parent's car. The usual tendency when getting involved in an accident which is not immediately incapacitating is to first make sure the car is fine, and only then check the occupants for physical injuries.
* [http://www.cracked.com/article_19197_the-7-most-ridiculous-cases-misplaced-priorities.html This Cracked list] links to a number of real-life cases of this. Of particularly terrifying note, is the mother who locked her infant son in her car on a hot day. When rescue workers arrived, she refused to let them break a window to get him out, even as he started to show signs of heat stroke. Thankfully they just waited until she left to get her spare key and broke him out anyway.
* Politicians frequently and heavily come under fire for having these, especially when they'll try to find some smaller project to increase their approval rating. One that was fairly common in recent{{When}} years said to the effect of, "There's a war going on, and you're focusing on trying to ban gay marriage?"
* "[https://web.archive.org/web/20180121015254/https://ageofshitlords.com/buzzfeed-feminist-laments-harvey-weinstein-raped-white-women Buzzfeed feminist laments that Harvey Weinstein only raped white women]". The title sums up the problem.
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