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* One example occurs in ''[[One Piece]]'' where [[It Makes Sense in Context|Luffy manages to smuggle Princess Shirahoshi]] out of the castle, having hid her in her pet shark's mouth. Brook argues that since he only saw Luffy and Megalo leave the castle, Luffy couldn't have kidnapped her. King Nepture immediately suggests that he might have hid Shirahoshi in Megalo's mouth. Everyone in his court bursts out laughing at the incredulity of the thought.
** From the same story arc, Luffy explains why he doesn't want to be a Hero by claiming that, if there was a huge piece of meat, a hero would share it and a pirate would eat it, and Luffy wants to eat meat! Near the end of the arc, Zoro applies the exact same logic, only substituting booze for meat.
== Art ==
* Artist [[Boris Vallejo]] had no idea how similar [https://www.borisjulie.com/product/touches/ this work he made in 1979] (warning, NSFW) was to [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MreNB4cH3Rk/maxresdefault.jpg a scene] in ''[[The Cell]]'' until he saw the movie years later.
== Comic Books ==
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* In ''[[Asterix]] in Corsica'', a young Roman soldier eager for his career prospects volunteers for duty in Corsica - which has "good chances for promotion" due to most of the Romans there being [[Reassigned to Antarctica|hopeless cases sent to Corsica as punishment]], is compared to Salamix, a Corsican who [[Tap on the Head|hit his head and was never quite right again]] by some old Corsicans discussing things. Later, when trying to capture the heroes, he orders his men to "search the Maquis", leading one of them to say "He's as crazy as that nut Salamix!"
== Fan Works ==
* In ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', when Dumbledore is totally outed, he states that he would suck the snake-poison out of Snape, even it it was in his wiener. Later, after {{spoiler|Dumbledore dies}}, Bellatrix casts an "attach-snake-to-wiener" spell on Snape, who comments that he wishes that Dumbledore was there.▼
* Used in ''[[Avatar: The Abridged Series]]'' to explain the [[Human Popsicle]].▼
{{quote|'''Sokka''': In ancient times, people would put giant pieces of chocolate shaped like people in giant blocks of ice. And then, you'd take a funny stick and break it open, and eat the chocolate people like chocolate cannibals.▼
(...)▼
'''Aang''': That's strange, how'd I end up in an iceberg pinata?▼
(...)▼
'''Zuko''': That light! It can only be... someone opening an iceberg pinata, and not sharing it with me! }}▼
* [[Hellsing Abridged|Hellsing Ultimate Abridged]] has this:▼
{{quote|'''Alucard (referring to leprechauns)''': D'you think if I shot one in the head, Lucky Charms would explode everywhere?▼
'''Anderson (later, also referring to leprechauns)''': I've never actually caught one, but do you think if I cut one open with my knife it'd spew out Lucky Charms? }}▼
* Shows up in [[Gantz Abridged]]; upon seeing Kishimoto's [[Bath Suicide|bloody wrists]], Kurono quickly brushes away the idea of her committing suicide and comes to the conclusion that she must've choked on a piece of hamburger while in the bathtub. Much later on, when Hojo asks Kishimoto how she died, she responds by saying that she did actually choke on a hamburger in the bathtub.▼
* ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' does this as well. When Krillin calls Nail "Big Green", Nail threatens to [[Neck Snap|break his neck]] if he says it again...only for [[The Caligula|Guru]] to start calling him that.▼
** "[[It Makes Sense in Context|I was gonna say, "Come and get me, Freeza," but that works too!"]]▼
{{quote|'''Freeza''': You see, I recently acquired what you people refer to as Dragon Balls, but I've been having trouble getting them to do what I want.▼
'''Nail''': Did you try working the shaft?▼
'''Freeza''': Classy.▼
'''Super Kami Guru''': Nail! What does he want?▼
'''Nail''': He's asking how to use the Dragon Balls.▼
'''Super Kami Guru''': Did you tell him to work the shaft?▼
'''Nail''': Yes, Lord Guru.▼
'''Super Kami Guru''': Good work, Nail. }}▼
* Subverted in ''[[Pokémon: The Abridged Series|Pokémon the Abridged Series]]''. When Brock takes too long to find Ash and Misty when they are trapped in a net, Ash concludes that Brock Must've been kidnapped by pirates. When Brock rescues them, he starts to tell them he was abducted by pirates, then says he was just kidding.▼
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]] has a few examples. In episode 53, Noah challenges Kaiba to really prove that he loves Mokuba by daring him to sing the theme song to [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Mokuba's favorite cartoon]]. Kaiba improvises wildly with, "Spongepants... Squarebob... He's a friendly little guy..." ("Is that it am I close?" "No." "Dammit."). Later, Joey tries to cheer up his friends with a singalong, opening up with the lyrics "Spongepants Squarebob, he's a friendly little guy!"▼
== Film ==
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* In ''The Science of [[Discworld]] 2: The Globe'', Hex instructs Rincewind and Ponder Stibbons to disguise the Librarian (an ape) with a dress while standing on the Luggage (a chest) when going to Elizabethan England, because the English will think that he is a Spanish lady. When they find the wizards that had gotten stuck in England, the first question they ask is "Who is the Spanish lady?".
* [[Terry Pratchett]] uses this trope again in ''[[Johnny and The Dead]]''. When asked who invented the telephone, Bigmac replies "Sir Humphrey Telephone?" Completely unrelated, the Dead discuss the telephone, and one of them mentions thinking it was invented by Sir Humphrey Telephone.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Airborn|Starclimber]]'', the first time James Sanderson is mentioned, Matt says "Let me guess: the heir to the Sanderson fortune." Throughout the book, nearly every time Sanderson is mentioned, a ''different'' character will refer to him as "the heir to the Sanderson fortune".
* At several points in the ''[[Friday the 13th (film)]]'' novelization characters think something along the lines of "And then I won't be the only one not getting laid".
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** In the final episodes of ''Reconstruction,'' Washington explains that he's going to activate an EMP device to kill the Meta, but the Reds correct him, calling it an "emp," much to Washington's annoyance. When he does activate it, the machine says something to the effect of "Activating emp." Washington's last words are pure indignation.
== Newspaper Comics ==
* Gary Larson once did a cartoon in ''[[The Far Side]]'' where a snake had swallowed [[Garfield]] (given that it had clearly swallowed something and Garfield's dish was nearby). Ironically, Jim Davis did a gag like that [https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1982/02/28 in one of his actual strips] years beforehand.
* [http://platypuscomix.com/otherpeople2/blm850519.gif Lara Croft appears] in ''[[Bloom County]]'' a full eleven years before her debut in ''[[Tomb Raider]]''. Well, at least the concept.
== Radio ==
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* Happens with hilarious regularity in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' franchise:
** In the third ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' game, ''Justice for All'', Gumshoe makes a comment likening the witness' seeing the murder to him (hypothetically) watching Edgeworth stab Phoenix in the middle of the courtroom. The Judge later uses a near-identical comparison involving Franziska killing Edgeworth with her [[Whip It Good|whip]], and Edgeworth notes the similarity.
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*** Possibly [[Justified Trope|justified]] as Ellen is a [[Distaff Counterpart|distaff duplicate]] of Elliot.
*** Also, both Ellen and Elliot have had a scene where they told Nanase in her fairy form that normally they would hug her but don't want to crush her.
* In ''[[User Friendly]]'', a guy with what appears to be punk hair applies for a job [https://web.archive.org/web/20171006033031/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20070502 here] and says the hair was due to an accident with a soldering iron and a ceiling fan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200123213645/http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20070507 Later], two of the techs say that this was their first assumption.
* In ''[[Cheer|The Wotch: Cheer!]]'', there are the recurring set of [[Noodle Implements]]: Two geese, a roll of duct tape, 23 toothpicks, and some sodium benzoate. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227045901/http://www.cheercomic.com/?date=2005-10-27 First used by Tamara], then later by [[Cloudcuckoolander|Jo]] and [[No Name Given|Agent 32]].
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', when Queen Valerie asks Torg his name, thinking he's a random peasant, he goes for the really lame [[Line-of-Sight Name]] Pheasant the Peasant. A short while later Zoe is about to be eaten by the demon K'Z'K, and in wild desperation she claims she's not Zoe but "her twin sister...um...Pheasant".
* A ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' comic has Donovan, whose
** Also, near the beginning of the comic's run, Sigfried meets both Lady Tavoria and Dominic. Both are hung up on his name, and ask him if they can just call him "Siggy."
* In ''Yahtzee Takes on the World'', multiple characters independently base their decisions on consulting magic 8-balls. When one asks about Yahtzee's odd behaviour, the ball answers "[[Evil Counterpart|He's the Anti-Yahtzee]], dumbass," so maybe they know something we don't.
* "Randall, get out of my head!" is a frequently posted statement on the [[Xkcd]] forums.
** And, of course, [http://xkcd.com/858/ this] (possibly NSFW).
* This may be a [[Real Life]] example, but once ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' and ''[[Erfworld]]'' (which then shared the same website) both included a joke about the restaurant Subways on the same day (which seems even odder since both comics take place in ''[[Standard Fantasy Setting|medieval fantasy worlds]],'' albeit ones with [[Anachronism Stew]] and little or [[No Fourth Wall]]). ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' author Rich Burlew insisted it wasn't intentional, though he took it as a sign about what he should have for lunch that day.
** Another ''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502090519/http://www.blipcomic.com/329/ This strip] of ''[[Blip]]''. K, just before acting out her role as a pre-arranged [[Moment Killer|third wheel]], thinks to herself, "All right... Time to bust out my [[Cate Blanchett]] skills..." When K proceeds to over-act the part, Hester thinks to herself, "Fail, Ms. Blanchett... ''Fail.''"
* ''[[Holy Bibble]]'' used to have a bit of this. Anyone baking anything tended to add "a few pastries for variety", despite being centuries and often miles apart. It's unknown if this will show up in the current reboot, though.
* [http://wondermark.com/620/ This strip] of ''[[Wondermark]]''.
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== Web Originals ==
* In the [[Web Serial Novel|blog novel]] ''[http://fartago.blogspot.com/ Fartago]'', Farta's wife Balchane tells him to stop looking at Tago's "porn" because it is "demeaning to females." Later, when Tago shows his porn to Artiste, Artiste says, "[[Just a Stupid Accent|Eet ees poop.]] ... And eet demeaning to females."
* ''[http://cass-cult.deviantart.com/gallery/ Cass Cult]'' has a number of mentions of Thor's severe hatred of trees. The authors swear they've never read ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
** This one might actually be subconscious [[Fridge Brilliance]] at work: Thor is the god of, among other things, ''lightning''. So he must be ''aiming'' for all those trees.
▲* In ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', when Dumbledore is totally outed, he states that he would suck the snake-poison out of Snape, even it it was in his wiener. Later, after {{spoiler|Dumbledore dies}}, Bellatrix casts an "attach-snake-to-wiener" spell on Snape, who comments that he wishes that Dumbledore was there.
▲* Used in ''[[Avatar: The Abridged Series]]'' to explain the [[Human Popsicle]].
▲{{quote|'''Sokka''': In ancient times, people would put giant pieces of chocolate shaped like people in giant blocks of ice. And then, you'd take a funny stick and break it open, and eat the chocolate people like chocolate cannibals.
▲(...)
▲'''Aang''': That's strange, how'd I end up in an iceberg pinata?
▲(...)
▲'''Zuko''': That light! It can only be... someone opening an iceberg pinata, and not sharing it with me! }}
▲* [[Hellsing Abridged|Hellsing Ultimate Abridged]] has this:
▲{{quote|'''Alucard (referring to leprechauns)''': D'you think if I shot one in the head, Lucky Charms would explode everywhere?
▲'''Anderson (later, also referring to leprechauns)''': I've never actually caught one, but do you think if I cut one open with my knife it'd spew out Lucky Charms? }}
▲* Shows up in [[Gantz Abridged]]; upon seeing Kishimoto's [[Bath Suicide|bloody wrists]], Kurono quickly brushes away the idea of her committing suicide and comes to the conclusion that she must've choked on a piece of hamburger while in the bathtub. Much later on, when Hojo asks Kishimoto how she died, she responds by saying that she did actually choke on a hamburger in the bathtub.
▲* ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' does this as well. When Krillin calls Nail "Big Green", Nail threatens to [[Neck Snap|break his neck]] if he says it again...only for [[The Caligula|Guru]] to start calling him that.
▲** "[[It Makes Sense in Context|I was gonna say, "Come and get me, Freeza," but that works too!"]]
▲{{quote|'''Freeza''': You see, I recently acquired what you people refer to as Dragon Balls, but I've been having trouble getting them to do what I want.
▲'''Nail''': Did you try working the shaft?
▲'''Freeza''': Classy.
▲'''Super Kami Guru''': Nail! What does he want?
▲'''Nail''': He's asking how to use the Dragon Balls.
▲'''Super Kami Guru''': Did you tell him to work the shaft?
▲'''Nail''': Yes, Lord Guru.
▲'''Super Kami Guru''': Good work, Nail. }}
▲* Subverted in ''[[Pokémon: The Abridged Series|Pokémon the Abridged Series]]''. When Brock takes too long to find Ash and Misty when they are trapped in a net, Ash concludes that Brock Must've been kidnapped by pirates. When Brock rescues them, he starts to tell them he was abducted by pirates, then says he was just kidding.
▲* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]] has a few examples. In episode 53, Noah challenges Kaiba to really prove that he loves Mokuba by daring him to sing the theme song to [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Mokuba's favorite cartoon]]. Kaiba improvises wildly with, "Spongepants... Squarebob... He's a friendly little guy..." ("Is that it am I close?" "No." "Dammit."). Later, Joey tries to cheer up his friends with a singalong, opening up with the lyrics "Spongepants Squarebob, he's a friendly little guy!"
* [[Damn You Autocorrect]] has examples thanks to autocorrect dictionaries and sheer numbers. Seriously, [https://web.archive.org/web/20111211221727/http://damnyouautocorrect.com/10457/free-slurpee-day-at-7-11/ slutpies]?
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== Western Animation ==
* In the ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' pilot, Monty takes them to meet with Gadget (actually to meet with Gadget's father) and they encounter a series of deadly booby-traps. Monty assures them (rather weakly) that they're not intended for him ("He couldn't still be holding a grudge, could he?") and are probably for something else. "Maybe he has a thing about door-to-door salesmen." When they actually meet with Gadget her first response (with pencil crossbow to their heads), "You're not door-to-door salesmen, are you? That's why I set up all these traps in the first place."
* When trying to shoo away a gaggle of tiny nuns following him, Grim of ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* In one ''[[South Park]]'' episode, the CIA makes an unpleasant discovery:
{{quote|'''Agent Thompson:''' We have reason to believe that Mrs. Clinton may have a nuclear device up her snatch. ...A snatch. It's the technical term for vagina.
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''Later on, at the NRA meeting:''
'''Krusty:''' Guns aren't toys! They're for family protection, hunting dangerous or delicious animals, and keeping the King of England out of your face! }}
** Made even funnier when you realise that at the time it was broadcast England
** In "Deep Space Homer", when a military general searching for 'normal Joes' to become astronauts, he asks perpetual drunk Barney Gumble if he'd like be higher than he's ever been before. Barney replies, "Become an astronaut? You bet!"
** And of course, this little gem:
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'''Mr. Smarty Smarts''': But don't chickens live underwater? }}
* This is used a lot in ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''. For example, in the episode "Downtown as Fruits", Arnold and Gerald say "Boy, people downtown sure are friendly." when they receive a bag full of cash. They later give the rest to a family stranded with a broken-down car, who then say the same thing.
* Meta example: A viewer who watches the ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' episode "Krunk's Girlfriend" might quickly assume that, if Major Glory is supposed to be a parody of [[Captain America]], then his archfoe [[Dirty Communist| Comrade Red]] is supposed to be a parody of the Winter Soldier. Until, that is, when you realize this cartoon debuted about eight years before the Winter Soldier appeared in Marvel Comics.
== Real Life ==
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** Also, one of the examples on the link, "Is God A Mathematician", is the name of a book.
* Directors Alex Proyas and [[Darren Aronofsky]] both independently thought up the [http://www.head-fi.org/t/423593/jennifer-connelly-on-a-pier almost identical] striking image of [[Jennifer Connelly]] standing at the edge of a pier for their respective movies ''[[Dark City]]'' (1998) and ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' (2000). ''[[House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003) did it too only a few years later, by which time you might start to suspect that Connelly puts a "pier clause" in her movie contracts.
* When [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] couldn't decide if ''[[Infamous (video game series)|Infamous]]'' or ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'' is the better game, he challenged both developers to draw the rival game's main character "wearing women's lingerie;" the win would go to the better picture. The artists responsible for each company's entry both individually decided, for some reason, that [https://web.archive.org/web/20140111190240/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/6228-Yahtzees-Prototype-vs-InFamous-Challenge their nominated picture] should also include a rainbow, a unicorn, and [[Power Perversion Potential|creative applications of the character's powers]].
** Y'know, if they think this much alike, it explains why they made [[Dueling Games]] (released too close together for [[Follow the Leader]] to be a plausible explanation) in the first place.
* Pyramids. Unless you believe the [[Ancient Astronauts]] theory.
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** Archaeological evidence exists for [[w:Black Sea deluge hypothesis|a catastrophic overflow of the Black Sea circa 5600 BCE]], although the speed at which it occurred is still debated. [[w:Flood myth#Claims of historicity|There are also other candidates which may or may not have inspired the myth.]]
* Hank Ketcham and David Law, on the same day, an ocean apart, [[Dennis the Menace|began publishing comics of a trouble-making kid named Dennis.]]
* Artist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Vallejo Boris Vallejo] claims he had no idea how similar [https://www.borisjulie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/B-187-600x901.jpg this 1979 work] (warning, NSFW) was to a scene in ''[[The Cell]]'' until he saw the movie years later.
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