History Main / BlindShoulderToss

* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': At the end of Kuzco's funeral, all the "mourners" casually toss the candles they were holding behind them and go back to work, clearly not distraught in the least.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', while rummaging inside Tapper's lost-and-found box, Ralph finds a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' exclamation point and tosses it over his shoulder.

* Happens all the time in ''Series/BlackBooks''. That's probably why the bookshop is such a mess.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': The review of ''Film/TheLastJedi'' recreates the scene of Luke Skywalker discarding the lightsaber, with Doug (as Luke) even more disdainful about it, and Tamarra (as Rey) completely confused by the whole thing.

* In an ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', Jughead refuses to be superstitious on Friday the 13th. After bad luck following each attempt to disprove the notion, he finds a horseshoe, scoffs at the idea it's lucky, and casually throws it away. It hits a passing driver in the head -- who turns out to be tall, muscled, and none too pleased.

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** For the ''Film/MenInBlack'' game, to illustrate how the Olmec statuette found at the end of level 1 has no relevance to the plot, we get a sketch of Seb briefly describing it, before tossing it away and sending the player to a mission in Antarctica.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]]:

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]]: The Doctor is lamenting his broken sonic screwdriver when he realizes that Martha is trying to tell him something, so he immediately tosses the screwdriver behind him.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetofTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]: After the ClassyCatBurglar companion goes to great lengths to pilfer a big, expensive-looking crystal from an alien spaceship, the Doctor later offhandedly discards the crystal: all he needs is the piece of ArtificialGravity machinery it was mounted in.
** Likewise in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E1HorrorOfFangRock "Horror of Fang Rock"]], the Doctor casually throws aside a fortune in diamonds having found the one perfect diamond he needs to focus a RayGun. Another character can't resist stopping to gather up the diamonds, and [[DeathByMaterialism gets killed]] by the MonsterOfTheWeek.

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Played comically in ''Melora'', where the title character and Doctor Bashir have a date in a Klingon restaurant. Unimpressed, Melora argues over the food quality with the chef. The chef, impressed by a woman who knows what she likes, takes the food back, gleefully tosses it, and serves up good stuff.

* In the thirty-second ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Mists of Pandaria short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jon4GV1u3uM Bottoms Up]], the human does this with an empty tankard. Surprisingly, he actually does look where he tosses it... but it still manages to trigger ThatPoorCat. Still follows trope in that tankards are not normally discarded in this manner.

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* ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier'': In the ''Papy Grenier'' episode for ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the captain of a ship trying to find the other "hidden" continents of Azeroth can't tell what is starboard or the stern, and he finally tosses his spyglass in the sea behind him in defeat.

** Episode "Dalek":
*** An EstablishingCharacterMoment for the rich obstructor, van Staten, who confers with the Ninth Doctor on an alien device that turns out to be a delicate musical instrument. He plays a few notes, then, content that he knows all he needs about it, casually tosses it aside.
*** The Doctor tosses away items in this fashion while looking for a weapon to fight the Dalek with "[[BillBillJunkBill Broken, broken, hairdryer, broken]]...".
** In "Planet of the Dead", after the ClassyCatBurglar companion goes to great lengths to pilfer a big, expensive-looking crystal from an alien spaceship, the Doctor later offhandedly discards the crystal: all he needs is the piece of ArtificialGravity machinery that was stuck to it.
* During a ''Series/MythBusters'' build-off, [[NeatFreak Jamie]] pulled the outer shell off a radio and tossed it over his shoulder.
** Happens again, this time by Adam with a matchbook jacket, with the 1,000,000 match bomb Youtube special.
* Happens all the time in ''Series/BlackBooks''. That's probably why the bookshop is such a mess.
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr'': Bad Luck Betty, a superstitious deputy, managed to put the sheriff in a full body cast after tossing salt over her shoulder just as he came in, which made him lose his footing and a grandfather clock fall on him.

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. A KGB agent blackmails a politician into providing a top secret document. Later he reveals that he already delivered that document months ago to UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre, but by handing it over to a foreign agent the politician will be committing treason and thereafter be under the KGB's thumb.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. Root steals a HandcuffedBriefcase from an international courier containing a priceless Faberge egg. Which on the orders of the Machine she then smashes, as the objective was the indestructible Kevlar case.

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* ''Webcomic/WeenieLicked'': Paul does this with the [[SkeletonKey Key to the Arg]].

* In the thirty-second ''VideoGame/{{WorldOfWarcraft}}'': Mists of Pandaria short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jon4GV1u3uM Bottoms Up]], the human does this with an empty tankard. Surprisingly, he actually does look where he tosses it... but it still manages to trigger ThatPoorCat. Still follows trope in that tankards are not normally discarded in this manner.

* In the film adaptation of ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', Scott buys an item from the internet for the sole purpose of talking to Ramona. When she delivers it, he casually tosses it into the trashcan behind him without looking. Notable because no special effects were involved: Michael Cera had to do about 40 some odd takes in order to get the package to land exactly in the trash can.

** Discord creates a glass of chocolate milk. He ''drinks the glass,'' leaving the milk behind suspended in air. He then casually tosses it behind him. The milk ''explodes.'' And the explosion creates ''darkness'' instead of light. Not a shadow -- actual darkness.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Discord creates a glass of chocolate milk. He ''drinks the glass,'' leaving the milk behind suspended in air. He then casually tosses it behind him. The milk ''explodes.'' And the explosion creates ''darkness'' instead of light. Not a shadow -- actual darkness.

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. A KGB agent blackmails a politician into providing a top secret document. Later he reveals that he already delivered that document months ago to MoscowCentre, but by handing it over to a foreign agent the politician will be committing treason and thereafter be under the KGB's thumb.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', while rummaging inside Tapper's lost and found box, Ralph finds a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' exclamation point and toss it over his shoulder.

* At the end of ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', Rey arrives on Ahch-To with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and presents it to him. When this scene resumes in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', [[spoiler:the first thing he does is to do this with it and then stalk off.]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{LegoDimensions}}'', in the cut-screen after the battle with Karlof, while Master Chen triggers a TrapDoorFail, then another, then another, Gandalf munches an apple and then tosses it over his shoulder. It happens to be launched into one of the many misfired trapdoors, right as it's opened.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Discord creates a glass of chocolate milk. He ''drinks the glass,'' leaving the milk behind suspended in air. He then casually tosses it behind him. The milk ''explodes.'' And the explosion creates ''darkness'' instead of light. Not a shadow- actual darkness.

'''Homer:''' (''finishing a canned drink'') It's easier, duh. (''tosses can on ground'')

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', while rummaging inside Tapper's lost and found box, Ralph finds a ''Franchise/MetalGear'' exclamation point and toss it over his shoulder.

Often used to show an impatient or careless character trait.

Item may just not be what a character is looking for, especially if sought item is thought to be buried in a closet or other clothing storage place. Expect something similar to a toned-down RansackedRoom but is usually done by a forgetful owner who can't remember where they hid something.

* In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0032.html strip #32]] of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStrip'', a pair of lawyers for Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast show up to drag away the monster, as it isn't open ''D&D'' content and thus copyright infringement. As a result, on the next page Roy Greenhilt is seen tossing away the script for strip #33 while saying they're finding themselves with no plot for today.

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* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} tosses away the disembodied head of ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} -- after having used it like a macabre hand puppet -- both at the conclusion of their ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', and in episode 8 of ''WebVideo/SuperPowerBeatDown''. Hard to say if it's coincidental, of if the latter influenced the former, which is more recent.
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