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* The ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' example gets taken to extremes -- there's another instance played straight in the movie ("She's Out of our Hair"), and the DVD includes a feature showing the staging of the musical, and excerpts from several scenes. |
* The ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' example gets taken to extremes -- there's another instance played straight in the movie ("She's Out of our Hair"), and the DVD includes a feature showing the staging of the musical, and excerpts from several scenes. |
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* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''. Agent K is interrogating Frank the Pug (an alien in the form of a dog) while holding him. |
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''. Agent K is interrogating Frank the Pug (an alien in the form of a dog) while holding him. |
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{{quote|'''Agent K:''' Rosenberg mentioned Orion's belt. What did he mean? |
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'''Frank:''' Beats me. |
'''Frank:''' Beats me. |
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'''Agent K:''' Beats you? ''[Starts shaking Frank around]'' |
'''Agent K:''' Beats you? ''[Starts shaking Frank around]'' |
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'''Frank:''' ''[Starts yelping]'' |
'''Frank:''' ''[Starts yelping]'' |
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'''Agent J:''' ''[To a passerby]'' They're rehearsing a ventriloquist act. }} |
'''Agent J:''' ''[To a passerby]'' They're rehearsing a ventriloquist act. }} |
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* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''. Gets taken so far that said play ends up actually being written. |
* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]''. Gets taken so far that said play ends up actually being written. |
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': "Rehearsing a play" tends to be used if a [[Muggle]] catches the heroes talking about demons and monsters. |
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': "Rehearsing a play" tends to be used if a [[Muggle]] catches the heroes talking about demons and monsters. |
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* ''[[Friends]]'': |
* ''[[Friends]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Chandler:''' Hey, you kissed my Mom. |
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'''Ross:''' We're rehearsing a Greek play. }} |
'''Ross:''' We're rehearsing a Greek play. }} |
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* The inversion also appears in ''[[Blackadder]] the Third'', where it's set up by a [[Running Gag]] about how Prince George [[The Ditz|can't tell the difference between theater and real life]]. |
* The inversion also appears in ''[[Blackadder]] the Third'', where it's set up by a [[Running Gag]] about how Prince George [[The Ditz|can't tell the difference between theater and real life]]. |