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'''Adam:''' A few people did slow down and stare; then they looked in the cabin, and went "Oh. It's just ''[[Myth Busters]].''"|''[[Myth Busters]],'' obviously }}
If somebody or something is really weird or fantastical, they're allowed to do things that "normal" people would never say or do. After all, they're either inimitable, or are in a situation nobody would want to emulate. A cousin to [[Elephant in
Contrast [[Have You Tried Not Being a Monster?]]
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'', many of the odd and improbable things that Ichijou is capable of are shrugged off with "Don't worry about it. It's Ichijou."
* If it's written by [[CLAMP]], the fans give it a [[Ho Yay|homosexuality]] coupon (valid even with most homophobes), a [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|bizarre, twisted incomprehensible symbolic mysticism]] coupon, an [[No Yay|inappropriate-romantic-pairing]] coupon, a [[Gambit Roulette]] coupon, an [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]] coupon, and probably several others. Reasons are unclear, but usually boil down to either "the story/characterization is too engaging" and/or "''you can no more ask CLAMP to stop doing any of these things than you can ask the Washington Monument to tap dance''".
* Done by [[Studio Gainax]]: Instant pass on [[Mind Screw]], [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* In ''[[
* It was repeatedly commented by the producers of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' that if they had a joke that some might find to be in poor taste, they always had one of the robots make it. Because people were more willing to accept that sort of thing from a puppet.
** ''[[South Park]]'' uses a similar tactic to help with [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
** As revealed in "There's a Raptor in My Office", the law has been bent to accommodate the Doc--his actions are frequently less than legal, but if he can get back to his office and declare "Base", then all charges against him are dropped.
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* An absolutely huge example occurs in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', when the Question discovers {{spoiler|an alternate universe where [[Superman]] kills Lex Luthor leading to a coup where the Justice ''Lords'' rule the world}}. The Question, in response to what he thinks is a probable future, attempts to {{spoiler|kill Lex first}}, because as he is a well known loon, the Justice League will be able to diplomatically calm things down afterward.
** Likewise in a later part of the same Arc, Batman gets away with not [[Clear My Name|turning himself in]] with the rest of the big 7 by playing on his Loner image.
* Pinkie Pie from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** In-universe, too - It's common for Pinkie to do something completely outrageous and inexplicable, the other ponies having to just write it off as Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, in about that many words.
** Works against her in "Swarm of the Century", when Pinkie's attempts to get the others to help her get the means to deal with the problem of the week are dismissed as her just being Pinkie Pie.
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