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{{quote|'''Melchior''': Judging from past experience and what little I've heard, I'm thinking you're following the pattern where you start out in a lot of trouble, and then through a series of brilliantly chosen words, make it infinitely worse.}}
* In the Belgariad/Malloreon by David Eddings, several characters fall for this, usually cut short by another character suggesting "Why don't you just stop talking now." or "What a fascinating observation, why don't we pursue that line of thought." or similar.
* From ''Infinity'':
{{quote|'''Mark''': Nick? It's your mom on the phone and she's hotter than Angelina Jolie lying in a bikini on the equator, [[Metaphorgotten| covered in mud]]...Not that I'm saying your mom is good-looking, not that she isn't, but I don't ever fantasize about your mom cause that would just be wrong to do to a guy--Not that your mom isn't fantasy worthy...but--Ah, hell, all that sounded better in my head. My point is, she's angry. Just take the phone before she scalds my ears some more.}}
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