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It was [[Real After All]], you had conclusive evidence. [[Or Was It a Dream?]] No -- it wasn't! |
It was [[Real After All]], you had conclusive evidence. [[Or Was It a Dream?]] No -- it wasn't! |
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Except that you [[Fever Dream Episode|were feverish]] or had a [[Tap |
Except that you [[Fever Dream Episode|were feverish]] or had a [[Tap on the Head|hit to the head]] and everyone else thinks you're unreliable. And you don't have any physical evidence. Hence the [[Stock Phrase]] -- often gently delivered, because you are, after all, ill. |
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They may even be right. This can cover the entire range from [[All Just a Dream]] through [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]] to [[The Masquerade]]. |
They may even be right. This can cover the entire range from [[All Just a Dream]] through [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]] to [[The Masquerade]]. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Justified in ''[[The Wizard of Oz ( |
* Justified in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939). |
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{{quote| '''Uncle Henry:''' She got quite a bump on the head. We thought for a minute she'd [[Never Say Die|leave us]].<br /> |
{{quote| '''Uncle Henry:''' She got quite a bump on the head. We thought for a minute she'd [[Never Say "Die"|leave us]].<br /> |
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'''Dorothy:''' But I did leave you, Uncle Henry, that's just the trouble, and I tried to get back for days and days.<br /> |
'''Dorothy:''' But I did leave you, Uncle Henry, that's just the trouble, and I tried to get back for days and days.<br /> |
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'''Auntie Em:''' There, there, lie quiet now, you just had a bad dream. ''[...]''<br /> |
'''Auntie Em:''' There, there, lie quiet now, you just had a bad dream. ''[...]''<br /> |
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'''Dorothy:''' But it wasn't a dream. It was a place.<br /> |
'''Dorothy:''' But it wasn't a dream. It was a place.<br /> |
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'''Auntie Em:''' We dream lots of silly things when we... }} |
'''Auntie Em:''' We dream lots of silly things when we... }} |
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* [[Contact ( |
* [[Contact (film)|Contact]] ending. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* Susan, Peter, and Edmund disbelieve Lucy thoroughly in [[ |
* Susan, Peter, and Edmund disbelieve Lucy thoroughly in [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe]]'', but Susan and Peter are afraid that she is mentally disturbed, not lying. |
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* [[Discworld]]: |
* [[Discworld]]: |
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{{quote| '''Nanny''': Then I thought maybe I was imagining things.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Nanny''': Then I thought maybe I was imagining things.<br /> |
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'''Granny''': No point in imagining anything, Things are bad enough as they are. }} |
'''Granny''': No point in imagining anything, Things are bad enough as they are. }} |
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* The supernatural is not believed in by many people of [[Robert E Howard]]'s tales, so [[Conan the Barbarian]] and Howard's other heroes will usually hear this a lot when they encounter supernatural things, like in ''[[The Phoenix |
* The supernatural is not believed in by many people of [[Robert E. Howard]]'s tales, so [[Conan the Barbarian]] and Howard's other heroes will usually hear this a lot when they encounter supernatural things, like in ''[[The Phoenix on the Sword]]'' and ''[[The Frost-Giant's Daughter|The Frost Giants Daughter]]''. Usually the protagonist does have some physical evidence that proves him right, like the title mark on his broken sword or a scrap of cloth from the title character's clothing. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]:'' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=47 What happened to the creature? You had a knock to the head. . .] |
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