History Main / ImpliedAnswer

* ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'': Lord Hong promises an informant he won't tell the guards to behead him. As the informant leaves, the origami figure Lord hong was folding falls to the ground... but it seems there hadn't been enough paper for a head.

* From ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': When Davey Jones asks Norrington "Do you fear death?" Norrington runs Davey Jones through before expiring.

* From ''[[OceansEleven Ocean's 11]]'':

* In ExterminatusNow, Lothar is fighting some dragons. The others ask Lothar if he'll be okay. They take a dragon's head bouncing off a wall as a "yes".

!Examples

* In ''[[Manga/{{Morita-sanWaMukuchi}} Morita-san Wa Mukuchi]]'', the title character, Mayu Morita, never talks, so she's often subjected to this.

''(Mayu doesn't respond)''\\

* In cultures which have been influenced by Confucian ideas, this is the usual way to make a point. Actually to spell out one’s conclusion would seem to be rude or crass, as explaining a joke can seem in American culture. Here is an example:

In cultures which have been influenced by Confucian ideas, this is the usual way to make a point. Actually to spell out one’s conclusion would seem to be rude or crass, as explaining a joke can seem in American culture. Here is an example:

– Mencius, IA6, tr. D.C. Lau (Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin, 1970) pp. 66-7.

* «Mencius said to King Hsüan of Ch‘i, “Suppose a subject of Your Majesty’s, having entrusted his wife and children to the care of a friend, were to go on a trip to Ch‘u, only to find, upon his return, that his friend had allowed his wife and children to suffer cold and hunger, then what should he do about it?”
“Break with his friend.”
“If the Marshal of the Guards was unable to keep his guards in order, then what should be done about it?”
“Remove him from office.”
“If the whole realm, within the four borders was ill-governed, then what should be done about it?”
The King turned to his attendants and changed the subject.»

* From PiratesOfTheCaribbean: When Davey Jones asks Norrington "Do you fear death?" Norrington runs Davey Jones through before expiring.

* [[http://blackeyecomics.blogspot.com/2011/07/flirts.html In this Black Eye Comics episode]], someone flirtatiously asks if the cashier is going to pay for her sandwich. His only "answer" is to give her an irritated look, and she unhappily digs through her purse for money.

Someone does not directly answer a question (and might not technically respond at all) -- but still makes him/herself crystal clear. The person who asked the question [[YesNoAnswerInterpretation may then reply "I'll take that as a [yes/no]."]]

Someone does not directly answer a question (and might not technically respond at all) -- but still makes him/herself crystal clear. The person who asked the question [[YesNoAnswerInterpretation may then reply]] "I'll take that as a [yes/no]".

Someone does not directly answer a question (and might not technically respond at all)--but still makes him/herself crystal clear. The person who asked the question may then reply "I'll take that as a [yes\no]".

* From Ocean's 11:

'''Rusty:''' [Stares of in silence, not looking at Danny]\\

-->Danny: Ten oughta do it, don't you think?\\
Rusty: [Stares of in silence, not looking at Danny]\\
Danny: You think we need one more?\\
Rusty: [Silence]\\
Danny: You think we need one more.\\
Rusty: [Silence]\\
Danny: All right, we'll get one more. \\
Rusty: [Blinks]

Danny: Ten oughta do it, don't you think?
Rusty: [Stares of in silence, not looking at Danny]
Danny: You think we need one more?
Rusty: [Silence]
Danny: You think we need one more.
Rusty: [Silence]
Danny: All right, we'll get one more.

Someone does not directly answer a question (and might not technically respond at all)--but still makes him/herself crystal clear.