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Contrast with [[Take Five]], where the extra character is sent out of the room.
Contrast with [[Take Five]], where the extra character is sent out of the room.


(Contrary to the title, these conversations rarely involve [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] [[Superhero]] and [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] member Ben Grimm, or a certain member of [[The Addams Family (TV)|The Addams Family]], or the creature from [[The Thing (Film)|John Carpenter's classic horror film]], [[Overly Long Gag|or the blue-haired troublemakers in]] Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat In The Hat''.)
(Contrary to the title, these conversations rarely involve [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] [[Superhero]] and [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] member Ben Grimm, or a certain member of [[The Addams Family]], or the creature from [[The Thing (film)|John Carpenter's classic horror film]], [[Overly Long Gag|or the blue-haired troublemakers in]] Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat In The Hat''.)
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* Tohsaka to Shirou at one point in ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'' involving Archer. He just tried killing Shirou the night before and the incident was creating a bit of an awkward mood. Shirou didn't notice and just sat around chatting like always and rather failed to understand that Tohsaka was trying to get the conversation to end so things could go back to normal.
* Tohsaka to Shirou at one point in ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' involving Archer. He just tried killing Shirou the night before and the incident was creating a bit of an awkward mood. Shirou didn't notice and just sat around chatting like always and rather failed to understand that Tohsaka was trying to get the conversation to end so things could go back to normal.
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'', the character Mion, in order to get Keiichi away from Rena to talk to him privately, says that she was going to lend him some manga, in both the manga and ''both'' versions of the anime, where she, to my relief, pronounced it correctly.
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', the character Mion, in order to get Keiichi away from Rena to talk to him privately, says that she was going to lend him some manga, in both the manga and ''both'' versions of the anime, where she, to my relief, pronounced it correctly.
* In [[Bakuman｡ (Manga)|Bakuman｡]], Takaagi meets with Miyoshi's father to discuss marrying her and mentions Mashito's uncle. Miyoshi's father, who was friends with Mashiro's uncle and was in love with the same woman, has Takagi call Mashiro over, supposedly wanting to challenge him to a sparring match, but instead has them go to a restaurant to talk about it without his wife and daughter hearing.
* In [[Bakuman｡]], Takaagi meets with Miyoshi's father to discuss marrying her and mentions Mashito's uncle. Miyoshi's father, who was friends with Mashiro's uncle and was in love with the same woman, has Takagi call Mashiro over, supposedly wanting to challenge him to a sparring match, but instead has them go to a restaurant to talk about it without his wife and daughter hearing.
* In [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As]], when Hayate is hospitalized as a result of the Book of Darkness draining more of her life, Dr. Ishida calls Signum and Shamal, the two members of Hayate's family who are privy to the less pleasant news about her condition, from her hospital room to the hallway to ask them a few questions and inform them she will have to be hospitalized for the time being.
* In [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As]], when Hayate is hospitalized as a result of the Book of Darkness draining more of her life, Dr. Ishida calls Signum and Shamal, the two members of Hayate's family who are privy to the less pleasant news about her condition, from her hospital room to the hallway to ask them a few questions and inform them she will have to be hospitalized for the time being.
* In [[Naruto]], after Sakura's injuries force her to stop pursuing Orochimaru, Yamato orders the team to stop because of Sakura's importance as [[The Medic]]. He then tells Naruto to come with him, supposedly to discuss new strategies now that Sai, Naruto's partner for tactical purposes, has betrayed them. As soon as they're out of earshot, Yamato tells Naruto that he was responsible for injuring Sakura while under the fox's control, and that if he wants to rescue Sasuke, he must do so with his own power.
* In [[Naruto]], after Sakura's injuries force her to stop pursuing Orochimaru, Yamato orders the team to stop because of Sakura's importance as [[The Medic]]. He then tells Naruto to come with him, supposedly to discuss new strategies now that Sai, Naruto's partner for tactical purposes, has betrayed them. As soon as they're out of earshot, Yamato tells Naruto that he was responsible for injuring Sakura while under the fox's control, and that if he wants to rescue Sasuke, he must do so with his own power.
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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* Named for the Keatons' repeated invocation of "the thing" in an episode of ''[[Family Ties]]''. In one such invocation, they even worked in a mention to the movie ''[[The Thing (Film)|The Thing]]''.
* Named for the Keatons' repeated invocation of "the thing" in an episode of ''[[Family Ties]]''. In one such invocation, they even worked in a mention to the movie ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]''.
* Also "You know, the thing...", a very common line in ''[[The West Wing]].''
* Also "You know, the thing...", a very common line in ''[[The West Wing]].''
** Another version: Abby's exchange with the President asking him if he wants a glass of water after his election victory speech. When she ends with "you can hold it in you hand," the President realizes she was referring to his MS episode.
** Another version: Abby's exchange with the President asking him if he wants a glass of water after his election victory speech. When she ends with "you can hold it in you hand," the President realizes she was referring to his MS episode.
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== Web Comics ==
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': Anja wants to speak to Surma alone. As she's not a native English speaker, the best she can come up with on short notice is "Um... excuse please, Donald!" as she [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=544 pushes Surma into the ladies' restroom.]
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': Anja wants to speak to Surma alone. As she's not a native English speaker, the best she can come up with on short notice is "Um... excuse please, Donald!" as she [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=544 pushes Surma into the ladies' restroom.]
* Done in ''[[A Girl and Her Fed]]'' to give [[No Name Given|The Girl]] and [[Intellectual Animal|Speedy]] a chance to talk.
* Done in ''[[A Girl and Her Fed]]'' to give [[No Name Given|The Girl]] and [[Intellectual Animal|Speedy]] a chance to talk.
* This is done by Nanase in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]''. She uses the excuse of [http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-07-22 "feminine problems"] to speak to Susan alone.
* This is done by Nanase in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. She uses the excuse of [http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-07-22 "feminine problems"] to speak to Susan alone.


== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* In one episode ''[[King of the Hill (Animation)|King of the Hill]]'', it is revealed that in high school Hank, Dale, and Bill crashed Boomhauer's car into a lake and never told him about it, leaving to assume it was stolen. Years later, Hank discovers that the lake is being drained, and tries to warn Bill and Dale. It's especially awkward since Boomhauer is the only other person present.
* In one episode ''[[King of the Hill]]'', it is revealed that in high school Hank, Dale, and Bill crashed Boomhauer's car into a lake and never told him about it, leaving to assume it was stolen. Years later, Hank discovers that the lake is being drained, and tries to warn Bill and Dale. It's especially awkward since Boomhauer is the only other person present.
{{quote| '''Hank:''' Uh, Dale? I just remembered that I left my workbench in your basement. I need you and Bill, ''just'' you and Bill, to come help me move it back into my basement. ''(The three leave Boomhauer alone in the alley.)'' }}
{{quote| '''Hank:''' Uh, Dale? I just remembered that I left my workbench in your basement. I need you and Bill, ''just'' you and Bill, to come help me move it back into my basement. ''(The three leave Boomhauer alone in the alley.)'' }}


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