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If a tomcat is ''actually pregnant'', that's [[Mister Seahorse]]. |
If a tomcat is ''actually pregnant'', that's [[Mister Seahorse]]. |
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== Anime == |
== Anime == |
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* In ''Harry's Mad'' by [[Dick King-Smith]], after Mad is bird-napped, Harry's family adopts another African grey parrot to replace him, which they name "Fweddy" due to its lisp. After Mad returns home successfully and gets to know the new parrot, an egg suddenly appears, and Fweddy shyly admits "Call me Fwedwika". |
* In ''Harry's Mad'' by [[Dick King-Smith]], after Mad is bird-napped, Harry's family adopts another African grey parrot to replace him, which they name "Fweddy" due to its lisp. After Mad returns home successfully and gets to know the new parrot, an egg suddenly appears, and Fweddy shyly admits "Call me Fwedwika". |
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* A poem by [[Shel Silverstein]], "If I Had a Brontosaurus": |
* A poem by [[Shel Silverstein]], "If I Had a Brontosaurus": |
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{{quote|If I had a brontosaurus, |
{{quote|<poem>''If I had a brontosaurus, |
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I would name him Horace or Morris. |
''I would name him Horace or Morris. |
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But if suddenly one day he had |
''But if suddenly one day he had |
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A lot of little brontosauri-- |
''A lot of little brontosauri-- |
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I would change his name |
''I would change his name |
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To Laurie }} |
''To Laurie''</poem> }} |
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* ''[[Pit Dragon Chronicles]]'': Jakkin seems to assume that his dragon is male. Most readers are led to believe this too. But the dragon is always referred to as "it" and near the end, Jakkin's master reveals that it's a female. |
* ''[[Pit Dragon Chronicles]]'': Jakkin seems to assume that his dragon is male. Most readers are led to believe this too. But the dragon is always referred to as "it" and near the end, Jakkin's master reveals that it's a female. |
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* Inverted in ''[[Safehold]]''. Archbishop Maikel Staynair has a pet cat-lizard that he didn't find out was male until after he'd named it after his late wife. Fortunately, his wife had the kind of sense of humor that the family figures that she would've been amused by it. |
* Inverted in ''[[Safehold]]''. Archbishop Maikel Staynair has a pet cat-lizard that he didn't find out was male until after he'd named it after his late wife. Fortunately, his wife had the kind of sense of humor that the family figures that she would've been amused by it. |
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* "Saturday Morning Confusion" by Bobby Russell includes the following lines: |
* "Saturday Morning Confusion" by Bobby Russell includes the following lines: |
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{{quote|It's a Saturday morning confusion. |
{{quote|<poem>''It's a Saturday morning confusion. |
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If you think you can sleep, it's illusion, |
''If you think you can sleep, it's illusion, |
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'cause you'll probably get a rude intrusion from Harry the dog. |
'''cause you'll probably get a rude intrusion from Harry the dog. |
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Harry the dog is as big as can be |
''Harry the dog is as big as can be |
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'n' Harry the dog had puppies last week. |
''<nowiki>'</nowiki>n' Harry the dog had puppies last week. |
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We couldn't tell if it's a he or a she, now we know. |
''We couldn't tell if it's a he or a she, now we know.''</poem>}} |
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== Theatre == |
== Theatre == |
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** Also a sort of meta example: there was at least one tie-in book that talked about Simba and Nala's ''son,'' but the sequel only gives them one female cub. |
** Also a sort of meta example: there was at least one tie-in book that talked about Simba and Nala's ''son,'' but the sequel only gives them one female cub. |
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* ''[[Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' has a sort of weird example with Jeff the Spider, who lays "thousands of thousands" of eggs. Even ''he'' thought he was male, and continues to be treated as such afterward, so whether or not this counts as [[Mister Seahorse]] is up for debate. |
* ''[[Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' has a sort of weird example with Jeff the Spider, who lays "thousands of thousands" of eggs. Even ''he'' thought he was male, and continues to be treated as such afterward, so whether or not this counts as [[Mister Seahorse]] is up for debate. |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |