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== Fanfiction ==
* Of all people, Kyon's sister in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Kyon Big Damn Hero]]''. Unsurprisingly, Yuki joins in later, when she and Haruhi forcibly undress Kyon. Yuki seems to do this fairly often.
{{quote| '''Kyon:''' "So ''if'' I tell you, that means you can't go. Understand?"<br />
'''Kyon's sister:''' "Okay!" she cheered. "So, don't tell me! That means I can (it's not forbidden) go!"<br />
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** The real problem with Mathematician's Answers in Discworld is that they often AREN'T -- they're very accurate statements of the fact that, in a world where symbolism, belief, and narrative causality are literally physical laws of the universe, it is entirely possible for something to be two different and contradictory things simultaneously.
* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'': When Zaphod learns that Marvin is waiting for them in the car park at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe (and has been for several trillion years), he asks what he's doing there. Marvin's answer? Parking cars. What else would he be doing there?
** More literally: "42". [[You Should Know This Already|For those that don't know about this]], an alien race constructs a massive supercomputer in order to learn "The answer to the question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". The computer, after <s> centuries</s> seven and a half million years of computation, comes back with "42". When asked about this, the computer responds that it is able to figure out the answer, but they need another computer to calculate [[Jeopardy (TV)|what the question is.]] The programmers, afraid of the mob's reaction to this nonsense, just make up the question: "[[Shout
** Arthur has one as well:
{{quote| '''Arthur Dent''': You know, it's at times like this, when I'm stuck in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young.<br />
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* Yet another of [[Peter David]]'s favorite literature tricks to tweak the nose of higher-class people (especially Vulcans in his ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' novels): The high-class person asks, "May I ask where you're going?" The person answers, "Yes". It takes the Vulcan a second to comprehend.
* This is one of the things [[Dragaera|Hawklords]] are known for. It's also why [[Hitman With a Heart|Vlad]] would have killed Daymar out of sheer annoyance if it wasn't for his invaluable psychic skills.
* The Angel, a character in Mike Resnick's ''[[Santiago:
{{quote| "How are you going to ...?"<br />
"Efficiently." }}
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'''State Trooper:''' Could you '''get them''', please!? }}
* ''[[Night Court]]'': Bull helps deliver a baby. Asks the exhausted mother, "What is it?", wanting to know the gender. Bull: "It's a ''baby''!"
* ''[[
{{quote| '''Doctor:''' Are you married, River?<br />
'''River Song:''' Are you asking?<br />
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** It's also a good answer to trick questions like "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Assuming you don't want to admit to having at any point beaten your wife.
* The [[Eddie Izzard]] example so beloved of this page:
{{quote| '''Paris:''' Dad, found [
'''Priam:''' Whoa, where's she from?<br />
'''Paris:''' She's from Sparta!<br />
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'''Customer:''' “A flat tire.” }}
* The footballer Mario Balotelli crashed his car in August 2010, with £5000 (~$8000) in the glove compartment. Asked why, he answered "Because I am rich."
* [[David Tennant]] once hosted a ''[[
{{quote| '''Tennant''': Knock knock.<br />
'''Panellist''': Who's there?<br />
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