History Main / RunsWithScissors

* One ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' cartoon had Dogbert giving bad advice for a discounted price to the PointyHairedBoss. One panel pictured the Boss running with scissors.

* The studio that developed ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'' and sequels is called ''Running with Scissors''. Scissors are also an in game item that you can run with to [[InvokedTrope invoke this]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Dean Venture is shown to have died by running with scissors and tripping.
** The death montage shows that they are so much death prone that even ridiculously safe activities like flying a kite has killed both Hank and Dean at least once.

** In "Foster's Goes to Europe", when Bloo decides to stay at Foster's with Madame Foster instead of going to Europe, Frankie calls for a babysitter. Bloo objects, saying a babysitter would cramp his style, but Frankie says there's no way her grandmother can be trusted with looking after him. [[IResembleThatRemark Madame Foster agrees with her]], and is shown running while holding a pair of scissors.

->"Beware o' running with scissors, or any other pointy object. 'Tis all good fun, til somebody loses an eye."

->'''Leela:''' What are we delivering?\\
'''Professor Farnsworth:''' Something without which no ribbon-cutting ceremony could proceed: the ceremonial oversized scissors.\\
'''Leela:''' We'll get them there as quickly as we can.\\
'''Professor Farnsworth:''' All right, but don't run with them.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

** In the PilotMovie, Frankie admonishes one friend about running with Scissors -- Scissors being another imaginary friend.

* The studio that developed ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'' and sequels is called ''Running with Scissors''.

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Chuckie becomes obsessed with enforcing safety rules and punishes Lil for running while holding a block decorated with a ''picture'' of scissors.

-->'''Vezon''': So, what am I supposed to do on Destral? [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Theft? Assassination? Running with sharp objects?]]

* ''WebVideo/{{Smosh}}'': Ian in “Anthony Gets a Haircut”

* In ''Film/HappyEndings'', Charley has a scar on his chest from when he ran with scissors at age six.

DoNotTryThisAtHome, obviously. ''Please''. Related to ShearMenace, which is using scissors as WeaponOfChoice.

* ''Machinima/TheStrangerhood'' has Durnt running with giant scissors. He impaled Sam's gall bladder with them.

* Given as the explanation of what happened to Tristan's original voice in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.

For the Music/WeirdAlYankovic album with a similar name, go [[Music/RunningWithScissors here]].

* Music/WeirdAlYankovic put out an album in the late 1990s titled ''Running with Scissors''. The cover photo depicted Al doing the titular activity on a professional track ([[ArcNumber as #27, naturally]]). The liner art shows that the only person ''not'' seriously injured in the event was Al.

'''O'Neill:''' [[Metaphorgotten Never run with... scissors?]]\\

-->'''Carter:''' P4X 884 looks like an untouched paradise, sir.\\

* In one ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway, Chris runs around with a pair of scissors until Peter tells him that [[GenderedInsult he runs like a girl]], causing Chris to stab himself in the neck and instantly die. The scene then cuts to his wake, [[LastDisrespects where Peter put him in a dress and says that he would've been buried in a suit if he ran like a man]].

* In one ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' cutaway, Chris runs around with a pair of scissors until Peter tells him that he runs like a girl, causing Chris to stab himself in the neck and instantly die. The scene then cuts to his wake, [[LastDisrespects where Peter put him in a dress and says that he would've been buried in a suit if he ran like a man]].

* ''WebVideo/Smosh'': Ian in “Anthony Gets a Haircut”

* The title of one of Augusten Burroughs's memoirs is ''RunningWithScissors''.

* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': Spoony does this in his video review of ''VideoGame/BloodwingsPumpkinheadsRevenge'' (and by extension, the film it was based on), satirizing the heroes' careless thrillseeking and eventually winding up with the scissors stuck in his eye.