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{{quote| '''Clerk''': And if you say, "What's a Grecian urn" there will be ''war'' between our countries!!<br />

'''Melody''': ''(Confused)'' But, I wasn't... }}

{{quote| '''Thrud''': I say, my fellow - have you done your chores?<br />

'''Next Guy''': Eh? What chores?<br />

"''Has beans?''" cried Violet Beauregarde. <br />

"You're one yourself!" said Mr. Wonka. "There's no time for arguing! Press on, press on!" }}

* In ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'', Newt tried to set up a Pun Trap by naming his ([[The Alleged Car|alleged]]) car Dick Turpin, after a highwayman. He always hoped someone would ask him why it was named Dick Turpin, so that he could say "Because everywhere I go, I hold up traffic."

* In ''[[The Name of the Wind]]'' by [[Patrick Rothfuss]], the [[Cloudcuckoolander|mad girl Auri]] lives in the space beneath the Arcanum, which she calls "the Underthing." When Kvothe asks her to show him around, intending to sneak into the library, she feigns shock at his audacity in asking to see her Underthing.

** An in-film example from ''[[Women of the Prehistoric Planet]]''; a [[Shaggy Dog Story]] told by the [[Plucky Comic Relief|Odious Comic Relief]] about his adventures in the service, which ''eventually'' meanders to this: "...[[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|So I threw a handful of yurze in the thing's eye]] and killed it..." "What's 'yurze<ref>(pronounced "yours")</ref>'?" "Well, I'd like a three-day pass, sir..."

* One of these turns up in an episode of ''[[Kolchak the Night Stalker]]''. It concerns a wild animal called a Pycost. {{spoiler|89 cents.}}

{{quote| '''Doctor:''' ''If the thraskin puts his fingers in his ears, it is polite to shout!'' That's an old Venusian proverb.<br />

'''Jo:''' Well, what's a thraskin?<br />

'''Louie:''' What's a matta?<br />

'''Latka:''' I don't know, what's a matta with you? }}

** In one episode, someone else gives the punchline instead (responding to "Stardoo" with "It twinkles!"), making him very, very angry.

** Larry also did the "Hindu" punchline, though unenthusiastically, when George in fact asked him what a Hindu was.

* Another old joke, from a professor:

{{quote| "You know, I went to Moscow once, did some nice sightseeing. There was this river--what was it called...?"<br />

"Oh, it was disgusting!" }}

* Yet another old joke:

{{quote| '''Person A''': What are you eating under there?<br />

'''Person B''': Under where? (underwear) }}

* Another joke, getting a bit old now:

{{quote| "D'you know that racing driver, Niki something?"<br />

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