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::Crystal then goes on to suggest, at first mockingly ("[[PortmanteauCoupleName Gunthany!]]"), then seriously, that Gunther would in fact be a better match for her friend. This time, however, Tiffany doesn't take the bait. This could be an example of a subversion, such a thing might add some variance to the page, no?

* {{Invoked}} in ''Theatre/TheKingAndI'' - it's a minor plot point that Anna has to do this because she cannot be seen as offering advice to the King. So she pretends to be guessing what he's going to do - and quite naturally he says that she's guessed right, and then proceeds to do just what she "guessed" that he would do.

* {{Invoked}} in TheKingAndI - it's a minor plot point that Anna has to do this because she cannot be seen as offering advice to the King. So she pretends to be guessing what he's going to do - and quite naturally he says that she's guessed right, and then proceeds to do just what she "guessed" that he would do.

* ''YesMinister'': This is one of Sir Humphrey's standard tricks.

** Lord Vetinari is a master of this (presumably just to amuse himself, given that he's an absolute dictator whose word is law). In ''Discworld/TheLastHero'':

* Polly tries to get Blouse to do this in ''{{Discworld/MonstrousRegiment}}''. It doesn't go ''quite'' how she planned.

* ''CodexAlera'': In the last book, Ehren uses this to get [[spoiler:Attis]] to get himself killed trying to [[spoiler:fight Invidia]]. Considering the effectiveness and the [[RefugeInAudacity sheer audacity]] of his choice of victim, it winds up as not just an example Ehren's CrowningMomentOfAwesome, but also might be listable as an example of GladYouThoughtOfIt.

* ''Over Sea Under Stone'', the first novel in Susan Cooper's ''TheDarkIsRising'' series. While the protagonists are trying to figure out a riddle, their Great Uncle Merry (Merriman Lyon) repeats one part of it ("the signs that wax and wane but do not die") to help them figure out that it's talking about the phases of the moon. You could use this trivia nugget as an example maybe?

* Jaga from ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' pulls one of these, carefully cloaking references to "Sight Beyond Sight" in aphorisms about Kingly behavior, to coax Lion-O into admitting he's had a vision. Unfortunately, he decides that having won Lion-O's trust, the details can wait... Unfortunatly for ''both'' of them ItGotWorse.

* Invoked in TheKingAndI - it's a specific plot point that Anna has to do this because she cannot be seen as offering advice to the King. So she pretends to be guessing what he's going to do - and quite naturally he says that she's guessed right, and then proceeds to do just what she "guessed" that he would do.

* Jaga from {{ThunderCats 2011}} pulls one of these, carefully cloaking references to "Sight Beyond Sight" in aphorisms about Kingly behavior, to coax Lion-O into admitting he's had a vision. Unfortunately, he decides that having won Lion-O's trust, the details can wait... Unfortunatly for ''both'' of them ItGotWorse.

* Jaga from ''ThunderCats'' (2011) pulls one of these, carefully cloaking references to "Sight Beyond Sight" in aphorisms about Kingly behavior, to coax Lion-O into admitting he's had a vision. Unfortunately, he decides that having won Lion-O's trust, the details can wait... Unfortunatly for ''both'' of them ItGotWorse.

* Jaga from ThunderCats (2011) pulls one of these, carefully cloaking references to "Sight Beyond Sight" in aphorisms about Kingly behavior, to coax Lion-O into admitting he's had a vision. Unfortunately, he decides that having won Lion-O's trust, the details can wait... Unfortunatly for ''both'' of them ItGotWorse.

* ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'': Getting the father to allow Toula to work at her aunt's place.

* In ''{{Luann}}'', Crystal manipulates her friend [[TheLibby Tiffany]] into flirting with [[HollywoodNerd Gunther]] in order to attract hunky exchange student Quill's interest. When the plan backfires, the following exchange occurs:

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* Getting the father in ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'' to allow Toula to work at her aunt's place is one such example of the trope.
* ''{{Inception}}'' would be a fantastic example, as such a trope would be [[spoiler:the meaning behind the name,]] and this is the entire point of the film.

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* In the last book of the ''CodexAlera'', Ehren uses this to get [[spoiler:Attis]] to get himself killed trying to [[spoiler:fight Invidia]]. Considering the effectiveness and the [[RefugeInAudacity sheer audacity]] of his choice of victim, it winds up as not just an example Ehren's CrowningMomentOfAwesome, but also might be listable as an example of GladYouThoughtOfIt.

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* Colonel Hogan did this to Colonel Klink all the time on ''[[HogansHeroes Hogan's Heroes]]'', as noted on that page, maybe this would be noteworthy on this page?

* There's another example: This is one of Sir Humphrey's standard tricks on ''YesMinister''.

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** Crystal then goes on to suggest, at first mockingly ("[[PortmanteauCoupleName Gunthany!]]"), then seriously, that Gunther would in fact be a better match for her friend. This time, however, Tiffany doesn't take the bait. This could be an example of a subversion, such a thing might add some variance to the page, no?

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* A good quoted example might be to list this scene from ''[[{{Film/Xanadu}} Xanadu On Broadway]]''

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[[SarcasmMode Wow, you came up with the idea for this page and it's examples all by yourself, I'm impressed]]

* A good quoted example might be to list this scene from ''{{Xanadu}} [[TheMusical On Broadway]]''

You know how the GladIThoughtOfIt trope is when a character suggests something, only to have another scoff at the idea, but then claim it to have been their own idea when it succeeds? Well, maybe there's a trope involved when a character has a plan, but wants someone else to think it's there idea and thus drops subtle hints into carrying out the plan under the idea that it was their idea to begin with. But it'd need someone to make such a page, and I can't think who...

You could have it contrasted with HintDropping, as that's when somebody tris something, but the second person fails to come up with the idea.

You know how the GladIThoughtOfIt trope is when a character suggests something, only to have another scoff at the idea, but then claim it to have been there's when it succeeds? Well, maybe there's a trope involved when a character has a plan, but wants someone else to think it's there idea and thus drops subtle hints into carrying out the plan under the idea that it was their idea to begin with. But it'd need someone to make such a page, and I can't think who...

GladIThoughtOfIt is when one character suggests a plan, and the other scoffs, but then claims it as their own. This trope, however, is when a character is trying to guide another character toward an idea or plan while making it seem like that character thought of it themselves.

Contrast HintDropping, where a character tries for this, but the other party fails to make the connection.

!!Examples:

* Getting the father in ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'' to allow Toula to work at her aunt's place.
* This is the entire premise of ''{{Inception}}'', and is [[spoiler:the meaning behind the name.]]

* ''Over Sea Under Stone'', the first novel in Susan Cooper's ''TheDarkIsRising'' series. While the protagonists are trying to figure out a riddle, their Great Uncle Merry (Merriman Lyon) repeats one part of it ("the signs that wax and wane but do not die") to help them figure out that it's talking about the phases of the moon.
* In the last book of the ''CodexAlera'', Ehren uses this to get [[spoiler:Attis]] to get himself killed trying to [[spoiler:fight Invidia]]. Considering the effectiveness and the [[RefugeInAudacity sheer audacity]] of his choice of victim, it winds up as Ehren's CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* In ''[[TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms The Snow Queen]]'', Aleksia's job is to arrange happy endings in her fairy tale kingdom, and it's often easier if her clients don't realize what she's doing.

* Colonel Hogan did this to Colonel Klink all the time on ''[[HogansHeroes Hogan's Heroes]]'', as noted on that page.
* ''{{Psych}}'' had an episode where Shawn realized that Carlton Lassiter really needed a jolt of confidence, so he and Gus spend the episode solving the week's case, and then relaying the information to Carlton in such a way that he solves it on his own.
* ''{{Monk}}'' did this when Disher lost his confidence, planting the idea in his head with a tape while he slept.
* On ''TheOffice'', Dwight invented a scheme to get Jim fired, but convinced a clueless Andy that it was his idea so that it couldn't get traced back to Dwight.
* This is one of Sir Humphrey's standard tricks on ''YesMinister''.
* On ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' Del used this to get Denzil to accompany him on his booze cruise to France. Denzil tried to back out but Trigger reminded him "It was your Idea!"

** Crystal then goes on to suggest, at first mockingly ("[[PortmanteauCoupleName Gunthany!]]"), then seriously, that Gunther would in fact be a better match for her friend. This time, however, Tiffany doesn't take the bait.

* From ''{{Xanadu}} [[TheMusical On Broadway]]''

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