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* [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in ''[[Mogworld]]'', wherein Jim says the line to a monster, realizing a second later that, being a zombie, he's more than likely telling the truth.
* In ''Kids Praise 9: The Search For Psalty's Missing 9'', Psalty and the kids encounter a tribe of [[Cannibal Tribe|bookibals]] who plan on eating the main character. One of the kids tries to dissuade them by pointing out Psalty's name is indicative of how he'll taste.
* In ''[[James and
* In ''[[The Silver Chair]]'', a Talking Stag tries this and fails to avoid being eaten by {{spoiler|giants}}. The protagonists overhear them talking about the incident later, which results in an {{spoiler|[[Alien Lunch]] moment of horror when they realize ''they are eating the Stag.''}}
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* A sketch on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' has Kermit, as Sindbad the Sailor, telling Sweetums that frogs taste terrible "even with lots of ketchup." To back it up, he asks his crew, "Have I ever been accused of good taste?"
* Inverted in the episode [[I Was a Teenage Werewolf]] on [[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* "Tastes Bad to Monsters" is actually a beneficial status in one tabletop game.
* [[
* There is a spell in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' that turns your blood into an acid that injures any monsters that bite you.
** And a lower level spell, called "Horrible Taste", which causes nausea in any monster that bites you.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[
* This is a common response in the second ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[
* In ''[[Dreamwalk Journal]]'', Fleur says the line to her hungry spider companion.
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* In ''[[Totally Spies]]'', Alex tries it on a giant squid, adding "Once, a mosquito bit me and it was sick for, like, two weeks afterward!"
* Ami, to a sasquatch in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'': "I'm not part of your balanced diet! I'm not kosher!"
* In ''[[Taz
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