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Alice really wants a date/permission to go to a concert/something else from Bob, but is convinced that he won't agree, and has prepared for this. She asks, then gets her response in without really listening to what Bob has to say. After all, he obviously said no, didn't he... wait a minute, did Bob just ''agree''? Alice has to do a sort of verbal [[Double Take]], before responding to what Bob actually said.
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In chapter twelve of the ''[[Love Hina (Manga)|Love Hina]]'' manga, Keitaro learns that he did ''not'' fail the test, because "most of his random answers were good". However, the girls either refuse to listen to him or to believe him, leading to them throwing a "bath party" to cheer him up. When they "discover" that he didn't fail, they [[Why Didn't You Just Say So?]] and go [[Ax Crazy]] (he manages to flee this time, though). Yes, he's a [[Butt Monkey]] when those girls are around.
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* The trope was said verbatim in an early episode of ''[[Saved By the Bell]]''.
* One episode of ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'' features Odo telling Quark that he has no choice but to do something. Quark protests "That's not fair." Odo points out that he hasn't said what it is yet, and then makes Quark a temporary deputy. Quark again starts to say "That's not fair!" but only gets halfway through before reacting.
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** One episode has Radar reacting this way when he asks a new nurse to go out with him, and she agrees to.
** An earlier episode has half the camp coming down with the flu, including Colonel Blake and Major Burns. At one point Major Houlihan tells Hawkeye that, as ranking officer among the well, she should be in charge rather than him. Hawkeye agrees, but she keeps stating her case, leading him to invoke the trope name.
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'''Sinestro:''' Don't be such a sanctimonious fool! You don't realize the-- did you say "''okay''"? }}
* In ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' Wishology trilogy, Timmy is forced to [[Gondor Calls for Aid|go to Crocker for help with the Darkness]]. Crocker gives the condition that he must admit he has fairies. Timmy admits he does immediately, sending Crocker on a rant of "no use denying it" before he realizes what's been said. He's disappointed it was so anti-climatic, but keeps his word.
* Used in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Applebuck Season". Applejack tries to harvest all the apples in her orchard by herself, only to run herself ragged and cause chaos in town due to her sleep-deprived state. At several different junctures, Twilight Sparkle entreats Applejack to get some help, only to be rebuffed each time. Finally, after Applejack faints from realizing that she was barely half-done when she thought she was completely finished, Twilight begins another plea for Applejack to get some help, and Applejack agrees. Twilight, fully expecting Applejack to keep being stubborn, continues with "I won't take no for an answer," before she realizes what Applejack said.
* In the episode "Dogs On A Wire" of the 2010 version of ''[[Pound Puppies]]'', [[The Smart Girl|Strudel]] snaps after her pleas to go out on a mission are ignored. Team leader Lucky then gives her the opportunity to accompany a show dog back to the circus, after which she complains ''about being chosen'' for a few seconds before she realizes that's exactly what she wanted.
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[[Brick Joke|And I will not have you goofing...]] [[Self
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