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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'''s Sir Pentious sometimes misunderstands modern slang owing to dying in the Victorian era, as demonstrated during his fight with Angel Dust:

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': When Elliot reveals his new date Ashley seems like the fact that he's capable of [[GenderBender Gender Bending]], Tedd [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2014-02-10 tries to be subtle]]. Given this is Elliot, it fails.

* ''Literature/TheBible'' has a surprisingly sitcomesque example in Matthew 16:5-12, where Jesus warns his disciples to "beware the yeast of the Pharisees". A standard parable about faith and works... [[InternalDeconstruction which confuses everyone]], who finally conclude that... God wants them to bring more bread to meetings in future? Jesus has to drop the parable and just tell everyone that ''he doesn't mean literal bread''.

'''Chris:''' I'm not gonna lie to you, you're wasting your double-entendres on me.

* Music/{{Madness}}' "House of Fun" is about a boy visiting a pharmacist on his sixteenth birthday and asking for a box of "balloons" only to be told he's in the wrong place.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', when Lessar is going to [[BigEater eat a large sandwich]], [[TheHero Touma]] doubts she can fit it in her mouth, so she replies she takes great pride in fitting large objects in her mouth -- and adds that Touma can think about that in an indecent way. [[ObliviousToLove He doesn't get it.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcgee'': In "A Period Piece", Libby is embarrassed to [[FirstPeriodPanic get her first period]] at a sleepover with Molly and Andrea. When Molly asks her what's wrong, Libby just explains it's "that time of the month", but Molly has no idea what that means. Libby then tries explaining "Aunt Flo is visiting", and Molly remarks that she doesn't remember meeting Libby's Aunt Flo. Andrea ends up having to explain what's going on.

-->'''Bartholomew:''' You want to be alone so you can "[[ADateWithRosiePalms shake hands with Ben Franklin]]." ''[laughs]'' Y'know, "polish the pewter."\\

* In an early episode of ''Series/TheWarAtHome'', [[OverprotectiveDad Dave]] is concerned that Hillary might have lost her virginity, and tries to find out if Larry knows anything about it, using {{Sexual Euphemism}}s. Apparently, he doesn't, as this trope occurs.

-->'''Frylock: He's, uhh, "enhancing" himself.\\

'''Hiro:''' ''[playing Connect Four]'' Aha! Four in a row! Another victory for Hiro!\\

See also IgnoreTheFanservice, NotDistractedByTheSexy.

See also: ComicallyMissingThePoint, NeedAHandOrAHandjob, OneDialogueTwoConversations. Can be used for {{Double Entendre}}s, and is often the cause of an InnocentInaccurate misunderstanding a HurricaneOfEuphemisms.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'''[='s=] Sir Pentious sometimes misunderstands modern slang owing to dying in the Victorian era, as demonstrated during his fight with Angel Dust:

'''Sir Pentious:''' ''[gasp]'' Son?!

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In the Season 3 opener, we see Boimler working at a vineyard, one where the grapes are turned into raisins. He is constantly hit on by gorgeous women who use double entendres to flirt with him, or try to bang him. However, Boimler is completely oblivious to all this, not catching the entendres, and is actually rather annoyed that the girls keep bothing him with seemingly minor things.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgKT3DEqCtk Hiro, the Dense Shonen Protagonist]], inspired by a thread from an image board, is about a warrior who seems completely mentally incapable of comprehending innuendo.

** [[http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws135/ This comic has a two for one special]]
* ''Webcomic/OHumanStar'': no, Sulla, that's not what Al meant by [[http://ohumanstar.com/comic/chapter-3-page-7/ "poke around"]].

* At [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbFjePdOpK8 one Blizzcon panel]], Creator/FeliciaDay got asked if "her carpet matched her drapes." She had no idea what the question meant, and the panelist next to her had to explain it to her.