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{{quote|'''Jorgen''': Turner, you're in BIG trouble! That's no excuse for what you have done!
'''Timmy''': Jorgen, I can explain! I got a little careless and I messed up! Please, don't take my fairies away from me!
'''Jorgen''': What are you talking about?
'''Timmy''': What are ''yoou'' talking about?
'''Jorgen''': I'm talking about the fact you wished up an amusement park in your backyard and didn't invite me! You know how much I love the swan boats!
'''Timmy''': ....YES, I DO!
|''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Meet the OddParents}}
Alice has been acting suspicious. Bob knows she's up to something, watches her, and...[[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?|comes to the wrong conclusion.]] He confronts Alice with what he thinks he knows, and Alice, to keep him from discovering her real secret, lets Bob think he got it right. May lead to a [[Maintain the Lie]] to keep Bob from catching on.
Sometimes Bob confronts Alice with a vague phrase like "I know your secret", and [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations|each of them thinks the other is talking about something different]] until Bob (it's always Bob) comes right out and says what he thinks the secret is.
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If this manifests out-of-universe, such as a work's author replying to [[Wild Mass Guessing|fan speculation]] with a "sure, let's go with that" and making it [[Canon]], see [[Ascended Fanon
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== Advertising ==
* In a series of Twix commercials, a man lies to a woman to get her to come home with him. When they get to his place, it's a mess.
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'''Woman:''' And they trashed your place!
'''Man:''' ''That'' is what happened. }}
== Anime and Manga ==
* [[Comic Book Adaptation|In the supplementary manga]] set before ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'''s second season, while Nanoha, [[Those Two Guys|Alisa, and Suzuka]] watched a tape sent by Fate, a girl from another world whom Nanoha [[Defeat Means Friendship|befriended]], [[Muggles|Alisa]] asked Nanoha a question that threatened to crack the [[Masquerade]] wide open.
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'''Nanoha:''' Eh?
'''Suzuka:''' [[Theme Naming|Testarossa]]...is that an Italian name?
'''Nanoha:''' Ah...oh yeah! Italian! She's Italian! }}
* Subverted in ''[[Victorian Romance Emma]]'': Adele does this to comfort and cover for Emma after a party. Emma gets drunk and lets her secret slip when she ends up crying over William. Adele gets it, but simply escorts Emma to her room with only a "Liquor can be overwhelming if you've never had it before."
* The English dub of ''[[
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'''Hiro''':
* ''[[Code Geass]]'', when Lelouch encounters an opponent he can't fight ({{spoiler|Nunnally}}), resulting in a [[Ten
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'''Lelouch''': No, I'm fine.
'''Rivalz''': Can't sleep 'cause you're thinking about how much fun the trip will be?
'''Lelouch''': You're correct. Yeah, I'm excited about it.
'''Shirley''': Lulu, you're just like a little boy. }}
** Arguably, Lelouch does this to Rolo: {{spoiler|as Rolo is dying, he tells Lelouch that he knew Lelouch was lying about trying to kill him; Lelouch "admits" that Rolo is right to allow him a peaceful death}}. The alternate interpretation is that {{spoiler|Lelouch actually ''did'' forgive Rolo [[Heroic Sacrifice|at that point]], and considered him a brother}}.
** This also applies to how the other Black Knights view his relationship with C.C. While they assume she's his [[Dark Mistress]] she's in fact far from it, but he doesn't bother to correct them. C.C., on the other hand, tries to set the record straight with Tamaki, but he doesn't believe her.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has Evangeline doing this during her fight with Setsuna during the tournament. She decides that Setsuna is getting too soft because of her friendships, and tries to force her to decide between her sword and her happiness. Setsuna believes it's a [[Secret Test of Character]] and ends up [[Take a Third Option|Taking A Third Option]]. Afterward, this conversation happens:
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'''Eva''': ''injured'' Nhn? Dunno...I s'ppose... }}
== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[
▲* In ''[[The Goon (Comic Book)|The Goon]]'', federal agents have been investigating the ties between the titular character and his boss, the infamous and secretive mobster Labrazzio, in whose name The Goon has been controlling crime in the city. Eventually, the agents discover a tombstone with Labrazzio's name on it, and, recalling the Goon's story about how Labrazzio once hid out at the freakshow where the Goon grew up and took him in when his aunt was killed in a shootout, confront the Goon with their realisation that the Goon must have created the grave as a fake to throw people off of Labrazzio's scent. The Goon being perfectly aware that {{spoiler|he actually beat Labrazzio's brains out with a rock after the mobster mocked his aunt for dying, then stole Labrazzio's "favor diary" and claimed to be Labrazzio's new #1 in order to steal Labrazzio's place without anyone being the wiser}}, invokes this trope while making plans to destroy the tombstone, lest someone smarter figure things out.
* ''[[Spider-Man]]'': How Peter gets out of most situations when a disasters turn up and he simply has to leave the scene only to have Spider-Man show up a few seconds later.
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'''Spider-man''': What?
'''Harry''': You were the call Peter made on his cell phone. That’s how you knew we were on our way to see Raxton! That’s why you are out here.
'''Spider-man''': Sssure. Let’s go with that. }}
==
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▲* This is played for laughs in ''[[Oh God Not Again (Fanfic)|Oh God Not Again]]''.
▲{{quote| ''' {{spoiler|Sirius:}}''' Top box. It was part of my reparation. Of course, the rest of it went to buying Harry a Firebolt but...<br />
▲'''Harry:''' You don't mind because {{spoiler|I'm your godson}} and you love me?<br />
''' {{spoiler|Sirius:}}''' ...Let's go with that, sure. }}
== Film ==
* In ''[[What Women Want]]'', Nick Marshall is at one point confronted by Lola who claims to know the secret why he's so understanding of women: he's gay! In reality, it's because he can read the minds of women. Nick goes along with the story, mostly because Lola's thoughts reveal that a rejection from Nick would support her fears that she was undesirable and ruin her self-esteem.
* In ''[[Shrek]]'', when Fiona seems to be terrified because nightfall is upon them, Donkey exclaims: "Wait a minute, I know what's going on here! You're afraid of the dark, aren't you?". Fiona agrees that that's the case, when the truth is
* In ''[[American Beauty]]'', Ricky Fitz's authoritative (and homophobic) dad sees Ricky through the window giving his neighbor some weed. From his vantage point, it looked like Ricky was giving him oral sex, and looking through some of Ricky's recorded videos of his neighbor working out, he had suspicions that Ricky was gay. When he confronted Ricky about his homosexuality (Ricky is actually straight), Ricky admitted to giving oral sex for money because it was better than his father finding out he was selling drugs. [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Either that]] [[Calling the Old Man Out|or he had just had enough of his dad's crap.]]
** It's actually both. [[All There in the Manual|Leaked drafts of the script]] reveal that Ricky had been looking for an excuse to get kicked out of the house for a while.
** It's actually in the movie itself. The father threatens to kick his son out if he's gay, the son asks if he's serious, which the father confirms, so the son tells him he's gay.
* In ''The New Guy'', Danielle confronts "Gil" (AKA a post-[[Makeover Montage|makeover]] Dizzy) with "I'm onto you". He thinks that she's talking about his previous identity as his last school's [[Butt Monkey]]. She thinks that he's actually a [[Jerk
* An interesting variation occurs in ''[[Home Alone]]'', where Kevin tells a man dressed in a Santa suit "I'm old enough to know you're not the real Santa Claus, but I also know that you work for him." The Santa actor just goes with it.
* In ''[[Maleficent]]'', when Aurora misidentifies the title character as her [[Fairy Godmother]], Maleficent's response is ultimately words to this effect.
== Literature ==
* In one of Robert Asprin's ''[[Myth Adventures|Myth]]'' books, Don Bruce, a Mob boss, comes to see Skeeve, who has been quietly sabotaging Mob operations, and says he knows Skeeve is the reason the Mob hasn't succeeded in moving into the dimension of Deva. He lists the evidence: Skeeve knows the territory, has connections on Deva, etc. His conclusion? They should have hired Skeeve to work for them in the first place. This echoes an earlier scene in which the Devan Merchants' Association hires Skeeve to defend them from the Mob, not knowing he was the one who originally brought the Mob to Deva. To cover up the truth, Skeeve agrees to work for both sides, so he has to maintain a balance between working for the Mob and limiting Mob activity on Deva.
* In ''[[Star Wars
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'''La Rone''': "Our what?"
'''Atmino''': "The speeder bikes. You ''were'' just dangling them out there so that Cav'Saran would pull that illegal confiscation, right?"
'''La Rone''': It was amazing sometimes how hindsight enabled people to jump to such incredibly wrong conclusions. "Of course." }}
* In the [[Discworld]] novels, Vimes (and a few other Watchmen) play this line when someone takes a guess at the identity of the Watch's famous werewolf, and usually they guess it's Nobby. (They're wrong.)
* Miles in [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]'' is the king of this. He just keeps letting people assume things about him, and pretty soon, he has his own mercenary army.
* [[Percy Jackson]] guesses that Thalia Grace freaked out while driving the sun-chariot because her mom died in a car crash. Thalia lets it ride because it's better than admitting the daughter of Zeus, god of the Sky, is afraid of heights.
* In ''[[John Dies
* [[Mistborn|Vin]] pulls this when {{spoiler|Kliss}} assumes she's been trying to drive a certain house into bankruptcy so House Renoux can corner the weapons market...when Vin is really part of a conspiracy to throw the city into civil war and overthrow the Lord Ruler.
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'': Olive thinks Chuck faked her own death. In fact, Chuck was really dead and was [[First
▲* ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'': Olive thinks Chuck faked her own death. In fact, Chuck was really dead and was [[First Episode Resurrection|resurrected by the pie maker]].
** Also from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', when Olive notices that Chuck and Ned never touch each other:
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'''Chuck''': I'm going to say yes. }}
* Occurs loads in ''[[Friends]]''. When Monica and Chandler are looking for a new house, they don't tell anyone for fear that it would upset them. As a result, Phoebe and Rachel see Chandler get into the car of an attractive woman (the real-estate agent), follow them to a house in the suburbs, and conclude that they are having an affair. In this case both Monica and Chandler let Phoebe and Rachel labour under this delusion for half the episode before revealing the truth.
** Another notable one is when Ross has been practicing telling a story (Joey told him it would get a woman to have sex with him) in front of a video camera. When Rachel walks in, she asks him "Were you just talking to yourself?" He answers, out loud, "That's less embarrassing. Yes, yes I was."
* Used as a one-off joke in ''[[Firefly]]'', "Our Mrs. Reynolds". After Mal kisses [[The Vamp]] and is knocked out by her lipstick, Inara kisses him in grief, thinking he's dead...and gets knocked out. When the rest of the crew finds and revives them, she claims she slipped and hit her head. At the end is this exchange:
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'''Inara''': N-no.
'''Mal''': Well, isn't that somethin'. [smirks] I ''knew'' you let her kiss you. }}
** Of course, it's also established that Inara also accepts [[Les Yay|female clients]].
* ''[[Dexter]]'': Rita thinks Dexter is a heroin addict, which he goes along with to keep from having to explain that he's a serial killer. Later in the season, {{spoiler|Dexter is brought to the station by the FBI after finding his blood slides missing. He assumes that he's been exposed as the [[The Butcher|Bay Harbor Butcher]], but in fact the agents are there to protect him because his nemesis Sergeant Doakes is suspected of the murders.}}
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'': Morgana tells Merlin she'll keep his secret, and Merlin thinks she's talking about him being a sorcerer, but it turns out she thinks he's in love with Gwen. (Which, admittedly, was also true.)
* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' Rico is blackmailing Miley for the majority of the episode claiming to know her secret. Thinking the secret is involving her other life as Hannah Montana, she agrees to meet and discuss terms with him. When he reveals the secret that he knows is that she carries a teddy bear around with her, Miley feigns being upset while being relieved that he knows nothing.
* Subverted in ''[[Prison Break]]''. Michael burns his back while wearing a guard uniform for part of his escape plan, and when fibers from it are picked out of his wound, the warden assumes that a guard has been abusing him. However, going along with this would also hinder Michael's plan, so he has to just say he doesn't know what they're talking about.
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* This happens frequently on ''[[Chuck]]''. His sister says that she knows Chuck's secret, and he panics because he assumes she means the fact that he's a spy, but it turns out that she suspects him of cheating on his girlfriend. His best friend warns him about spies in the store, and he panics because he assumes the spies in question are his handlers, but his friend is really just being melodramatic about the [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]]. This is usually just for quick laughs rather than an extended plot.
* In an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'', Sabrina is trying to retrieve a magical duplicator box she accidentally sold to Mr. Kraft (who is using it to duplicate a lot of gold bars). However, Sabrina is having a magical crisis that is causing parts of her body to rot (long story), which happens in front of Mr Kraft (but heals at that point as well). Mr Kraft accuses her of being...a space alien. Sabrina says "OK!" and turns into an armored humanoid alien, congratulates Kraft on recognizing her despite having "taken the form" of one of his students and orders him to return "their" box and give ALL the gold to charity (threatening him with "the probe" after his reluctance).
* Subverted in ''[[Castle]]''; during "A Rose For Everafter", Castle has ignored Beckett's warnings about him seeing his ex-girlfriend because she could be a murder suspect and has met her. The next day, Beckett lays into Castle about how he's been going behind her back and refuses to listen to her instructions and
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', "The Love Car Displacement":
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'''Howard:''' No. It’s just…
'''Bernadette:''' What?
'''Howard:''' I’m just thinking. If you had sex with that guy, I mean, there’s nothing I can do here that will make any kind of impact.
'''Bernadette:''' Howard, it’s not a contest. I love you. I want to be with you.
'''Howard:''' Yeah, great, love you, too, but, if it were a contest, I wouldn’t have a chance, right?
'''Bernadette:''' You can’t think that way.
'''Howard:''' Yep. Loser.
'''Bernadette:''' Howard, stop it.
'''Howard:''' Sorry. I just never figured that a guy like me going out with a girl like you would ever have to compete with a guy like that.
'''Bernadette:''' Wait a minute, a girl like me? What’s that mean?
'''Howard:''' I’m…I…
'''Bernadette:''' Are you saying you don’t think I’m hot enough to go out with a guy like Glenn?
'''Howard:''' No! No, I’m saying exactly the opposite.
'''Bernadette:''' I’m too hot to go out with a guy like Glenn?
'''Howard:''' Yeah, let’s go with that. }}
* ''[[
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'''Callie''': Wait, that was you? You're the heart in the elevator guy?
'''Alex''': ([[Beat]]) Sure, let's go with that. }}
* ''[[Skins]]'': [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Naomi and Emily]] has danced around eachother for the entire season. They are at a party, both being three sheets into the wind.
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'''Emily:''' [Completely mesmerized by her] Anything. Just give me a fucking...Just.. Just give me a...[leans over and kisses her. Naomi shows absolutely no resistance]
'''Naomi:''' Oh... [her denial catches up with her libido] It's only the drugs, right?
'''Emily:''' ...Sure.
[The two starts to make out like crazy.] }}
* ''[[Glee]]''
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'''Mercedes:''' *sees Rachel stand up* Rachel?!
'''Kurt:''' ...Yes. [[Blatant Lies|For several years now.]] }}
* In ''[[No Ordinary Family]]'', when Stephanie's parents visit, Jim's habit of frequently sneaking out to fight crime initially leads to him being [[Mistaken for Cheating]] by Stephanie's father, which leads Jim and Steph to consider telling her parents about their powers. But as they're about to do so, Stephanie's father announces that he's figured out that what Jim's actually been sneaking out to do is help the homeless, so they let him continue believing that.
* From ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community
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'''Pierce:''' Uh...yeah, totally. }}
* ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]'' episode "Honey Trap" featured Detective Inspector Derek Grim and Inspector Raymond Fowler using Constable Maggie Habib as a Honey Trap to capture a criminal. Fowler's girlfriend, Sergeant Patricia Dawkins, thought he and Maggie were having an affair. In retaliation, Dawkins broke something valuable to Fowler, who claimed it represented all the values he stands for. She then replied he doesn't stand for any and mentions knowing what he and Maggie are doing. Wrongly believing she figured out about the Honey Trap, he comments about it, revealing to her the truth. She then let him think he was right, and he tells her he agrees with her reaction.
* ''[[Pair of Kings]]'': After a giant spider is destroyed and the Kings got dirtied by it. When Brady asked asked Boomer if that's the reason Boomer said he needed a change of underwear, Boomer hesitated before answering 'Yes'.
* ''[[
== Video Games ==
* Ford Cruller of ''[[
* In ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]: Justice For All'', Case 4, this is what happens if Phoenix presents the profile of {{spoiler|"John Doe" to his client. He knowingly plays along with Phoenix's misinformation about Doe's identity - i.e. that he's merely a [[The Butler Did It|butler]]}}.▼
▲* Ford Cruller of ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]'' was severely psychologically damaged in an important battle years ago, and becomes scatterbrained, to say the least, when taken away from the large levels of Psitanium located underneath the camp where the game takes place. When he leaves the metal, he takes on split personalities who have no trace of Cruller's intelligence and wherewithal. He tells Raz, the protagonist, that this is because he wants to keep his identity a secret, so he 'pretends' not to recognize Raz. Cruller doesn't reveal the real reason until much later in the game.
* Used in ''[[Fate/stay
▲* In ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]: Justice For All'', Case 4, this is what happens if Phoenix presents the profile of {{spoiler|"John Doe" to his client. He knowingly plays along with Phoenix's misinformation about Doe's identity - i.e. that he's merely a [[The Butler Did It|butler]]}}.
▲* Used in ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'', when Issei comes over, and wonders why Saber is there.
* ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe|Fire Emblem: Sword of Seals]]'' uses this in [[Punch Clock Hero|Hugh's]] recruitment conversation, when he mentions that he needs the money for his grandmother, Roy immediately asks if she's sick. "Uh, yeah, really sick". He later mentions that "she gets really bad headaches around her back" as an "example of the pain" that she suffers from. Roy suspects that something's up, but doesn't press the issue.
* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'', the player character often comes across people who are either a bit kooky, have a bit of a misguided view of the world as it was / is or are quite crazy. In the dialogue options, there's usually at least one which enables the player character to politely humour the NPC in order to enable the conversation to progress. There's also usually an [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|option]] for the player character to simply [[Jerkass|bluntly and rudely point out how crazy the NPC is]].
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== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'', in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030903 this] example. Also a meta-[[Sure Why Not]].
* ''[[
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'''[[Spoony Bard|Elan]]:''' Wait -- are you saying that you're going to research the spell "Haste" if I don't distract you anymore?
▲{{quote| '''[[Squishy Wizard|Vaarsuvius]]:''' Oh, forget it. It would take longer to make you understand than it would to research the next spell.<br />
▲'''[[Spoony Bard|Elan]]:''' Wait -- are you saying that you're going to research the spell "Haste" if I don't distract you anymore?<br />
'''[[Squishy Wizard|Vaarsuvius]]:''' Yes, that is it exactly. You have perfectly gleaned my true intentions, well done. Have a cookie. }}
** An [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0041.html earlier one]:
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'''Vaarsuvius:''' Accident...yes. Of course. By accident. }}
* ''[[Least I Could Do]]: [[Spinoff Babies|Beginnings]]''.
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Mr. Summers: For a school project?
Kid Rayne: Okay. }}
* In [[Ménage à 3]] Gary thinks he lost his blanket while sleepwalking. Zii, not ready to tell Gary what really happened goes for the "Sure, Why Not?" line.
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== Western Animation ==
* Became a [[Running Gag]] [[Catch Phrase]] on ''[[The Fairly
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▲* Became a [[Running Gag]] [[Catch Phrase]] on ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' to the point where they could parody it:
▲{{quote| '''Vicky''': Hey, this microphone uses technology to make your voice deep and irresistible.<br />
▲'''Timmy''': [[Magic From Technology|Uh...]] sure, let's go with that.<br />
▲'''Vicky''': Which means everyone will think I'm ''you''!<br />
'''Timmy''': No, let's ''not'' go with that! }}
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' has [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|Iroh]] deciding to teach [[The Determinator|Zuko]] a powerful yet dangerous technique. As Zuko tries to understand why they're drinking tea instead of practising, he comes up with the explanation that it's because tea is a relaxing drink and will allow him to do better when he's taught.
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* Used in the ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' episode with the ghost disease. The ghost disguised as a doctor uses the phrase at least twice.
* In one episode of ''[[Care Bears|Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot]]'', [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Grizzle]] attempts to capture the Care Bears by telling them he's [[Heel Face Turn|turned over a new leaf]] and has a gift for them, which is actually a codeword-activated trap. When he accidentally sets off the trap and gets captured along with everyone else, the Care Bears realize he hadn't changed at all, but their visiting child friend, McKenna, interprets the situation as Grizzle "giving them the gift of togetherness." Grizzle very quickly agrees.
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* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Chez Platypus," Perry the Platypus attempts to do his usual "[[There Was a Door|break down the door]]" entrance, only to get his foot stuck in the door. Dr. Doofenshmirtz starts to help him out, commenting, "You're really trapped in here...just like I planned!" And then he goes off to describe his latest scheme, leaving Perry with his foot in the door.
* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' had Beezy dressing like Jimmy, telling Heloise "It's lucky you had an extra set of Jimmy clothes." Heloise mummers "Yeah, lucky..." before entering and reveling in her Jimmy-themed [[Stalker Shrine]].
* From ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (Homer is being held at gunpoint by the local [[Legitimate
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'''Krusty:''' Yeah...''that's'' what I did. }}
** Also from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the episode ''Last Exit to Springfield'', Homer has to excuse himself during a union negotiation with Burns to use the bathroom. This leads to an [[Overly Long Gag]] of Homer looking through doors to find the bathroom, which cuts back to Burns discussing how the negotiation is going with Smithers. When Homer comes back:
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'''Homer:''' (guiltily) Uh...yeah, that's right! }}
* In the ''[[My Little Pony
** Alternatively, Celestia was well aware of what was going on and pretended to misunderstand to allow Twilight to save face.
* The ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "When You Wish Upon A Weinstein": Max Weinstein says he cannot eat Lois's [[Cordon Bleugh Chef|marshmallow and fish casserole]]. Lois assumes because it's not kosher, and after looking at it Weinstein lets her think that.
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* In the ''[[Tuff Puppy]]'' episode "Snap Dad", Snaptrap starts dating Dudley's mother and says they met at the laundromat.
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'''Snaptrap''': Yes...that's what it was, ketchup. Lots and lots of ketchup. }}
* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episode
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'''Shego''': Whoa! Back off!
'''Martin Smarty''': Miss...Wobakoff??
'''Shego''': Yeah...fine. Miss Wobakoff. Yeah...clever. }}
** There's also the [[With This Ring|the misunderstanding]] Kim and Ron had over the Magno-Rings in ''Car Alarm'';
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'''Wade''': Wait! Before you go-
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'''Ron''': ...I had nothing to do with this!
'''Wade''': Ron...They're Magno-Rings. They'll help you hold on to the side of the Kepler.
'''Ron''': Haha! Right. That's what I thought they were...y'know...for. }}
* This is how the ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' get a puppy adopted in one episode of the 2010 series:
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'''Pilot''': Well, what have we here?
''His son runs up to greet him''
'''Son''': Daddy! Oh boy, you brought me a puppy?
'''Wife''': Oh, Scott, you're so thoughtful. ''smooch''
'''Pilot''': Er, uh, yes, yes, I am. }}
* In ''[[Young Justice (
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* ''[[King of the Hill]]'': When Dale had a dream that clued him to the fact his wife cheated on him with John Redcorn and her son Joseph was indeed a result of this, he concluded instead that he was a Native American like John Redcorn, who let Dale think he did interpret the dream correctly.
== Real Life ==
* This is a good tactic to use when you're running a ''[[Dungeons
▲* This is a good tactic to use when you're running a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' game: if the players figure out something and they're wrong, but it wouldn't do any harm to change things so that they're right, just go with it: it's no extra work for you and makes your players feel clever for "working it out".
** Alternatively, you could let them think they got it right, and surprise them with just how wrong they were. Sort of like what could happen in a good story.
** Also a good tactic when the DM asks if you did something in preparation. "Did you do X before Y?" "...yeah, sure."
** Though this can backfire; it is especially entertaining when the players start to say "Sure, let's go with that", then get that deer-in-the-headlights look because they just realized the DM might actually be checking to see if they did something that would insta-kill them.
*
* This tends to crop up on the ''[[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]'' blog when the stupidity of the various customers has gotten the employee in question so bewildered / annoyed / [[Mind Screw
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