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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Tobias:''' I'm afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so I'm afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.
'''Michael:''' There's just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence....
|''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''}}
A character says something innocuous, but can easily be misconstrued as something really dirty. Different from [[Innocent Innuendo]] in that the audience isn't misled—it's just the character him or herself not filtering her thoughts properly. Other, more dirty-minded characters may make fun of the speaker or chime in with "[[That's What She Said|That's what she said!]]" More commonly, the speaker catches herself and, after a [[Beat]], utters the title phrase.
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Compare [[Accidental Innuendo]]. May degenerate into [[Digging Yourself Deeper]] or [[Freudian Slippery Slope]]. Not related to (or should be confused with) [[Came Back Wrong]].
{{examples}}
== [[Advertising]] ==
* Burger King did one that was not so much dirty as [[Squick]]y: "We don't just serve burgers, [[To Serve Man|we serve people]]."
* [[McDonald's]] had a brief (and swiftly recalled) online advertising campaign in which they'd slightly misunderstood youth slang. "Double cheeseburger? I'd hit it".<ref>"Hit it" is slang for "have sex with."</ref>
* KFC once had a ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* The "True love that comes from a little green leaf" line in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz1eVwG03XM this] Truvia commercial.
* ''aerie'': "The Real You Is Sexy". [https://twitter.com/mcclure111/status/676561924323151872 For one],
{{quote|'''mcc''': I see this ad campaign all over and every time I assume they're accusing me of being an evil doppelganger}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Yume De Aetara]]'', the protagonist got locked in an elevator overnight, and so got late for the date he had the next day. The woman he got locked in with helpfully explained that he was late because they had spent the night together. [[Not What It Looks Like|Oops]]...
* The uncut English dub of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'''s sixth episode has Yoko doing a [[Foe-Tossing Charge]] to punch Kamina in the face because he got [[Distracted by the Sexy]]. He responds that [[All Men Are Perverts|there are some things a guy just has to see]], to which she [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|angrily yells that if he wanted to see it that badly, she can show them any time]]... then hurriedly tries to correct herself.
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* ''[[Poor Poor Lips]]'' has Nako completely missing the subtext behind the head maid's comment on her sleeping with Ren and proceeding to give Ren a heart attack when she cheerfully announces to Ren that she'll "[[Double Entendre|Attend to you all night if you want]]!!"
* ''[[School Rumble]]'' when Harima accidentally told Tenma that he will take care of her sister Yakumo forever.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]'', Yuya is invited to the Junior Youth Division Tournament simply due to his popularity, even though he does not qualify for it (contestants require a 60% win record, and Yuya's is only 55%): Yuya is reluctant at first:
{{quote|'''Yuya:''' It kinda seems like cheating or something.
'''Nico Smiley:''' No, it's favoritism! Okay, that might have come out wrong, but the important thing is, your in!}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' example:
{{quote|'''Wolverine:''' No offense, but you trying to act... sexy... seems so wrong.
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* ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'': B.A.'s repeated use of of the phrase "[[But You Screw One Goat!|I've got wood for sheep]]" while playing a [[Bland-Name Product]] version of ''Settlers of Catan''. He never works out why everyone else is cracking up.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'': Screw the money, I have rules!... [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|Wait, let me try that again.]]
* In the fourth story of Chris Dee's ''[[Cat-Tales]]'', "Catfight", [[Batman|Bruce]] is talking to his (dead) father's portrait, in an attempt to resolve some issues:
{{quote|"If I had a nickel for every time I said I'd take her down, and she tried to flay me with that whip while I tried to get the cuffs on her..."
Bruce stopped as his imagination caught up with the words he was speaking, and he envisioned his conservative, middle-aged father's reaction to this evocative imagery.
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''Tien:''' Hey, at least I don't spend all of ''my'' free time living alone with a cat!
'''Yamcha:''' Hey, at least ''I'' get some puss-- wow, that did NOT come out right. }}
* ''[[Undocumented Features]]'':
** In ''[http://www.eyrie.net/UF/FI/SOS/duelists.txt Duelists of the Rose]'': MegaZone has just created a new identity for (female) Cephiran refugee Juri Arisugawa, including a substantial bank account.
{{quote|"Oh, we can fix that," said Zoner. He took back the red WDF Credit Union card, slid it into a slot on a small PDA-type device, made a few adjustments with a stylus, and handed the card back after it beeped, saying, "There. Now you're well-endowed."
There was a brief, awkward pause. Juri raised an eyebrow.
"You have a lot of money," said Zoner, his expression wooden.}}
:* And then there's this IM exchange between Supergirl and the Teen Titans in ''[http://www.eyrie.net/UF/FI/lt.txt Last Transport]'', where it's not an awkward phrasing so much as an accident of spastic typing:
{{quote|<Flash> but yo uhave heat vision?
<Kara> I haven't tried it, but I guess I must.
<Flash> awesome. i don.t have any attack pwoers. I just hit things with my nads at housand times a secnod
When she was able to stop laughing and focus on the screen again, Kara composed herself and typed only,
<Kara> ... sounds painful.
* Cyborg DIES
<Robin> SNRK
<Beast_Boy> ... cant... breathe
<Flash> HANDS HANDS JEEZ
<Raven> you have to excuse Flash. he types faster than he can think}}
* This exchange from ''Spriggs'', a ''[[Halo 3]]'' Machinima:
{{quote|'''Triple M:''' ''(referring to General Vollin)'' Bitch.
'''Meme:''' EXCUSE ME!?
'''Triple M:''' No, not you, the ''other'' bitch... Oh, that came out wrong! }}
* [[Subverted Trope]] in the [[Riff Trax]] for ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Return of the King]]'', during the battle of Gondor. Apparently that came out exactly ''right'':
{{quote|'''Bill:''' Nice. Nothing like a good sack. Always cheers me up.
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'''Kevin:''' Bill, might want to reconsider your choice of words about the battle...
'''Bill:''' ...Battle? }}
* After a young woman had been magically Twinned in ''[[My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character]]'' and the two were playing [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] to determine who got first choice of where to live:
{{quote|"Mimi, stop playing with yourself during lunch."
Jayne snickered. Some of the others rolled their eyes.
"Okay, that came out wrong."}}
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'', a few things come out wrong for [[Evil Chancellor]] Zigzag thanks to the fact that his scheme revolves around the three golden balls that allegedly protect the city. Namely "Now that I have the balls, I'll go see the King!" and "I'm taking my balls and leaving!"
* Occurs repeatedly in ''[[Down Periscope]]'' when the Captain Dodge is introducing their ''female'' dive officer to the ship's otherwise all-male crew.
{{quote|'''Dodge:''' I know this is an unusual situation. Can't be easy for Lt. Lake here to be thrown into a jungle such as this, and I know it will make things hard on all of us ... ''(laughter)'' ... Let me re-phrase that. It's going to make things ''difficult'' on all of us as well. But if we just work together as a team, I'm sure we can handle ourselves ... ''(more laughter)'' ... ''comport'' ourselves as professionals.}}
* ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'':
{{quote|'''Debi:''' You're a psychopath.
'''Martin:''' No, no. Psychopaths kill for no reason. I kill for money. It's a job. That didn't come out right. }}
* In ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', Sam has a [[Freudian Slip]] and blurts out to Michaela:
{{quote|'''Sam Witwicky:''' I was wondering if... if I could ride you home... I, I mean if I could give you a ride home.}}
* In ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', Agent Coulson is [[Even Heroes Have Heroes|a huge fanboy]] of [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]].
{{quote|'''Agent Coulson''': I watched you while you were sleeping. ([[Beat|Awkward silence]]). I-I mean... I was present when you were unconscious from the ice.}}
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' book ''Turn Coat'', Harry offers to help the leader of the White Council, the Merlin, prove the innocence of Morgan, as the politics involved in the situation prevent the Merlin from finding anything helpful without making it look like he's trying to save his own ass. When he asks why Harry intends to help him, Harry responds, "Because your balls are in a vise and I'm the only one who can pull them out." Cue arched eyebrow from the Merlin.
{{quote|'''Harry:''' Okay. That came out a little more homoerotic than I intended.
'''Merlin:''' Indeed. }}
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]'': In "In or Out," Betty says that the severely depressed Daniel needs to "get back on the horse" and start dating again. Later, she stands up, says "I'm gonna find him another horse to ride," marches resolutely off camera, then returns to add "that didn't sound so dirty in my head."
* ''[[Greek]]'':
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* ''[[Rizzoli and Isles]]'': Angela cannot text, apparently, because she sent Jane a message that said "Honey, I need a boner." She really wanted a loner.
==
* ''[[Zits]]''
** The history teacher once makes one: "And the Vikings in their pillaging made off with lots of booty." Needless to say, the class was over after she said it.
** Likewise, one earlier Sunday strip is made of this trope, in which a museum guide calmly gives the class a tour on "the many wonderful examples of tools", [[Heh Heh, You Said "X"|causing Jeremy and Hector to mutter "Tools" at each other and dissolve into barely contained giggles]]. The guide goes on to explaining to the class on how "Some tools are very large... some are nearly microscopic", then asks them "Can you think of a tool you have in your pocket right now? What tool do you use every day?" It's a wonder they kept straight faces for as long as they did.
** Making it even worse, when his mom scolded him for it in the last panel, his dad was the one trying not to laugh.
* Roger in ''[[FoxTrot]]'':
{{quote|"I don't want some drop-dead gorgeous, hot-bodied wife!... (beat) ...I'm not helping myself, am I?"}}
* In a strip of ''[[Dilbert]]'', Ratbert gets attacked by a cat which bites onto his head and won't let go. Dogbert and Bob try to help, and Dogbert explains the plan: "I'll yank the cat off Ratbert's head, and you stamp on it." Sure enough, Dogbert yanks the cat off, and Bob stamps on Ratbert's head. Dogbert admits that he could have phrased it better.
* In one ''[[Peanuts]]'' strip:
{{quote|'''Lucy:''' Do you think I have a cute smile, Charlie Brown?
'''Charlie Brown:''' Oh yes... I think it's very funny.
''([[Beat Panel]] as Lucy slugs him one.)''
'''Charlie Brown:''' I've always been a good speller but I've never been very good with definitions...}}
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* On an episode of Raw, [[Triple H]] and [[Shawn Michaels]] were teasing [[John Cena]] about how they both beat him.
{{quote|'''John Cena:''' So now it's, you beat me, you beat me? Guess what, I beat YOU ''(points to Shawn)'' I beat YOU ''(points to Triple H)'' We all beat each other, we beat each other all the time!
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* [[Kurt Angle]] [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bymp_angle-making-gay-comments-by-mistak_fun explains how he is going to beat] [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Ezio says this towards the beginning when seducing a girl.
{{quote|'''Ezio:''' May I come up?
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{{quote|'''Sagi:''' I'll... get wood. ([[Beat]]) ''At the tree! Tree wood!''}}
=== [[Visual Novels]] ===
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]''
** In the 4th game:
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''...Wait... That came out wrong."''}}
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* In one ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112171124/http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas10_costumes.html toon] that appears to be a Halloween toon, but was released on [[You Mean "Xmas"|Decemberween]]:
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' I think we may have gotten our... "weens" crossed.
'''Strong Sad:''' Can you please never say that again? }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''
** In the convention NP strip with a puppet, Melonpool makes comments about [http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2006-08-17 a scantily clad pirate girl's booty].
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** And way before, in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=312 this one].
* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''
** [
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140912113743/http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2008-03-14 Gregory has a knack for this, it seems.]
* [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/05/13/episode-991-travel-agent-of-mass-destruction/ Here's] a related one from ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'':
{{quote|'''Thief:''' Hey, ''his'' awkward admission dooms the team. ''Mine'' only dooms the whole world and possibly not us. ''(beat)'' That sounded less damning in my head.}}
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'''Gina:''' Don't you remember? [[Talking in Bed|I told you in bed this morning]].
... It sounded fine in my head. }}
* ''[[Something*Positive]]'': [
* [http://www.ainself.net/irony/get_medieval/get_medieval1051.gif Asher manages a good one] in ''[[Get Medieval]]''.
{{quote|'''Torquel:''' Hey, where ''were'' you the day of Le Noir's party?
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{{quote|Black can do things that people think of as good, just as White can do things that people think of as evil. (If you don’t understand that I’m talking about ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'''s color pie, this reads poorly.)}}
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has a conversation between Dave and Rose:
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* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' does it all the time, often in the form of "-...[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-07-16 word choice? -Word choice.]" after the speaker realizes how it sounds. Also, occasionally officers threaten someone to "revoke metaphor privileges" for runaway metaphors.
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-03-21 As sure as the sunrise]!
** Danita [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-06-08 here], though ''probably'' on purpose.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Agents of Cracked]]'':
{{quote|'''Dan:''' I like combining my man-parts with those of a child.
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{{quote|'''Robert Brockway:''' Yes, here they are, eight prime examples of why I love men.... Wait, that came out wrong! Don't start the list ye--}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'':
{{quote|'''Amanda Waller:''' Bruce's DNA was easy enough to obtain. He left it all over town.
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'''Amanda Waller:''' Not ''remotely'' what I meant.
''(cut to a shot of Batman being bandaged by a paramedic)'' }}
* Carl The Evil Cockroach Wizard says that verbatim in an episode of ''[[Yin Yang Yo!
* Owen of ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' (and ''Action'') has done this repeatedly.
{{quote|'''Owen:''' I'm glad we're in a separate cabin with just guys!... I mean, no! Not like that! I ''love'' the ladies. I just don't want to sleep with them. NO! Wait!}}
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'''Debbie:''' WHAT!?! }}
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' two-part episode "School's Out: The Musical" has the Pixies persuading Flappy Bob into wishing for the world to be boring. Trying to stop them, Timmy tells Bob he knows the Pixies are the ones who gave him all he wanted and Timmy is the one who tore down his dream but Bob needs to listen to Timmy. Timmy then realizes his mistake.
* From ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'': Clayface [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XviV15RZQ4s provides an excellent lesson] on why you should ''always'' read a blog post - in its entirety - to yourself before doing so out loud.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JzSLIhhd5s pastor's blooper] reminds us all of the importance of good enunciation while preaching.
* BBC Radio 4 has a reputation for being mealy-mouthed, which makes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjH4arIn-80 this]<ref>James Naughtie accidentally pronouncing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's last name with a C</ref> rather amusing. Note also the "[[Corpsing|coughing fit]]" that follows.
* British cricket commentator [[wikipedia:Brian Johnston|Brian Johnston]] was well known for generating highly quotable gaffes, including the often quoted "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey".
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