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'''Timon:''' Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids.\\

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'''Timon:''' Pumbaa! Not {{Not in front of the kids.kids}}.\\



-->'''King Triton''': '''''ARIEL!!!'''''

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-->'''King Triton''': '''''ARIEL!!!''''''''''[[SkywardScream ARIEL!!!]]'''''



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'''Yak:''' LET'S TRY AGAIN! Let's not cast blame, but this time Dag, just say your name!\\

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'''Yak:''' [[SuddenlyShouting LET'S TRY AGAIN! AGAIN!]] Let's not cast blame, but this time Dag, just say your name!\\



'''Dag:''' Da--your name.

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'''Dag:''' Da--your name.Da--[[ExactWords your name]].



* In the 'Ghost Bride' episode of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' when Arnold reads the tombstone:

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* In the 'Ghost Bride' "[[Recap/HeyArnoldS5E88GhostBrideGeraldVsJamieO Ghost Bride]]" episode of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' when Arnold reads the tombstone:
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* Played straight and subverted on ''HowGreenWasMyCactus'' when Little Johnny Howler and John Fosters (the Cactus Island counterparts of Liberal party politicians John Howard and John Elliot) appeared as [[Series/TheTwoRonnies The Two Johnnies]], and Fosters demonstrated that he had no understanding of what actually made the gag work:

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* Played straight and subverted on ''HowGreenWasMyCactus'' ''Radio/HowGreenWasMyCactus'' when Little Johnny Howler and John Fosters (the Cactus Island counterparts of Liberal party politicians John Howard and John Elliot) appeared as [[Series/TheTwoRonnies The Two Johnnies]], and Fosters demonstrated that he had no understanding of what actually made the gag work:
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* Mixmax from ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' traded away his ability to rhyme on purpose as part of his MinMaxing, leading to an unusual rendtion of "I'm a little teapot":
--> I'm a little tepot, short and fat,\\
Here is my handle, here is my spout\\
When I get all steamed up, hear me whine\\
Tip me over and pour me everywhere
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She wasn't building up a rhyme with "then", she was completing a rhyme with "clean".


* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Played comically during the film's opener IWantSong. Rapunzel - a (technically voluntary) but bored {{Hikikomori}} - sings about doing the chores, only to realise she's done them all within a quarter of an hour after waking up:
--> ''...Sweep '''again''' and by then\\
It's like '''seven fifteen'''?''
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* ''[[WebAnimation/QueerDuck Queer Duck: The Movie]]'' used this during the musical number "Baseball is Gay".
-->'''Singers''': One hits, one bunts, we're just a bunch of silly--
-->'''Bi-Polar Bear''': Whoa, whoa, whoa...
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* This kind of gag turned up in the ''WesternAnimation/BumpInTheNight'' episode "Neat and Clean".
-->'''Germ''': Yeah, why do we wanna be neat and clean for? We're smart...
-->'''Germ Girl''': We got kind hearts.
-->'''Germ''': So what if we kinda smell like--
-->'''Squishington''': Wait!
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* "Brass Monkey" by Music/BeastieBoys:
-->We got the bottle you got the cup \\
Come on everybody let's get \\
Brass Monkey \\
That funky Monkey
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And he didn't say it was just that men have got...a Y-chromosome...it's Radio 4...not sure we can say [[SubvertedTrope reproductive body part]].

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And he didn't say it was just that men have got...a Y-chromosome...it's Radio 4...not sure we can say [[SubvertedTrope reproductive body part]].penis]].
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And you off your - chairs.

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And you off your - your-- chairs.



---> It's an international competition\\

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---> It's --->It's an international competition\\



She never -\\
'''Anya''': His eyes are beady!

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She never -\\
never--\\
'''Anya''': His eyes are beady!



-->For while the date side of the line's the one we all might guess he's in,
-->there'll be no joy in Tedville if our Lisa is a... Yes! We win![[note]]It was supposed to be "lesbian"[[/note]]

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-->For while the date side of the line's the one we all might guess he's in,
-->there'll
in,\\
there'll
be no joy in Tedville if our Lisa is a... Yes! We win![[note]]It was supposed to be "lesbian"[[/note]]



-->'''Cory:''' There once was a boy named Cory.
-->'''Eric:''' Who now has an interesting story.
-->'''Cory:''' He learned about kissing.
-->'''Eric:''' And all he was missing...
-->'''Shawn:''' When he and Topanga made out!
-->'''Cory:''' Shawn, can we say "summer school"?

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-->'''Cory:''' There once was a boy named Cory.
-->'''Eric:'''
Cory.\\
>'''Eric:'''
Who now has an interesting story.
-->'''Cory:'''
story.\\
'''Cory:'''
He learned about kissing.
-->'''Eric:'''
kissing.\\
'''Eric:'''
And all he was missing...
-->'''Shawn:'''
missing...\\
'''Shawn:'''
When he and Topanga made out!
-->'''Cory:'''
out!\\
'''Cory:'''
Shawn, can we say "summer school"?



-->'''Teacher:''' Alright, get out of class!
-->'''Student:''' Oh no, my dad's gonna kick my--
-->'''Teacher:''' '''Be quiet!'''

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-->'''Teacher:''' Alright, get out of class!
-->'''Student:'''
class!\\
'''Student:'''
Oh no, my dad's gonna kick my--
-->'''Teacher:'''
my--\\
'''Teacher:'''
'''Be quiet!'''



-->''Some of them are David''
-->''But most of them are Dave''
-->''They all have their own hands''
-->''And they come from different Moms''

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-->''Some of them are David''
-->''But
David\\
But
most of them are Dave''
-->''They
Dave\\
They
all have their own hands''
-->''And
hands\\
And
they come from different Moms''



-->Werewolf Bar Mitzvah!
-->Spooky! Scary!
-->Boys becoming men,
-->Men becoming wolves!

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-->Werewolf Bar Mitzvah!
-->Spooky! Scary!
-->Boys
Mitzvah!\\
Spooky! Scary!\\
Boys
becoming men,
-->Men
men,\\
Men
becoming wolves!



-->'''Kenneth''': You made a promise to Masi Oka. "Conserve electricity. Don't be a zero, be a good guy!" ...[[LampshadeHanging Why doesn't that say 'hero?' That feels like a real missed opportunity.]]

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-->'''Kenneth''': --->'''Kenneth''': You made a promise to Masi Oka. "Conserve electricity. Don't be a zero, be a good guy!" ...[[LampshadeHanging Why doesn't that say 'hero?' "hero?" That feels like a real missed opportunity.]]



-->'''Creator/RobinWilliams''': ''(rapping)'' We wanna raise some money
-->we'll work around the clock
-->If you don't send enough
-->I'm gonna have to show my...Comic Relief T-shirt!

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-->'''Creator/RobinWilliams''': ''(rapping)'' We wanna raise some money
-->we'll
money\\
we'll
work around the clock
-->If
clock\\
If
you don't send enough
-->I'm
enough\\
I'm
gonna have to show my...my... Comic Relief T-shirt!



-->But it doesn't matter what I'm paid,
-->Because I'm finally getting--
-->Six bucks an hour!
-->Includes a room and shower!

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-->But it doesn't matter what I'm paid,
-->Because
paid,\\
Because
I'm finally getting--
-->Six
getting--\\
Six
bucks an hour!
-->Includes
hour!\\
Includes
a room and shower!



-->Up in the loft where the lamp-light flickers
-->I lost my heart and she lost her...parasol.

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-->Up in the loft where the lamp-light flickers
-->I
flickers\\
I
lost my heart and she lost her...her... parasol.



-->It's K to the N to the O-P-E,
-->She's the dopest little shortee in all Pawnee....Indiana.
-->R to the O to the N,
-->Swanson got swagger the size of Big Ben...clock.
-->Yo B to the O to the double S,
-->Do what he say and you'll be success...ful.

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-->It's K to the N to the O-P-E,
-->She's
O-P-E,\\
She's
the dopest little shortee in all Pawnee....Indiana.
-->R
Pawnee... Indiana.\\
R
to the O to the N,
-->Swanson
N,\\
Swanson
got swagger the size of Big Ben...clock.
-->Yo
Ben... clock.\\
Yo
B to the O to the double S,
-->Do
S,\\
Do
what he say and you'll be success...ful.



--> Amy Adams, Jacki Weaver, Sally Field, and Helen ''Hunt''.
-->[[Creator/AnneHathaway Hathaway]] just took your Oscar. Don't you think that girl's a...''dorable''?

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--> Amy -->Amy Adams, Jacki Weaver, Sally Field, and Helen ''Hunt''.
-->[[Creator/AnneHathaway
''Hunt''.\\
[[Creator/AnneHathaway
Hathaway]] just took your Oscar. Don't you think that girl's a...''dorable''?



-->We're known as trendy thespians,
-->Some of our best friends are less well known,
-->Than us.

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-->We're known as trendy thespians,
-->Some
thespians,\\
Some
of our best friends are less well known,
-->Than
known,\\
Than
us.



-->That's right Jimmy you've got a pretty good point
-->Now what do you say we rock this...place?

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-->That's right Jimmy you've got a pretty good point
-->Now
point\\
Now
what do you say we rock this...this... place?



--> Howie couldn't walk far, so he stepped towards the bar to tell a joke to a chick.
-->But just as before he fell on the floor. She said "What a d-... despicable person!"

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--> Howie -->Howie couldn't walk far, so he stepped towards the bar to tell a joke to a chick.
-->But
chick.\\
But
just as before he fell on the floor. She said "What a d-... despicable person!"



-->'''Howard''': Let's do 'Chuck'! [singing] Chuck, Chuck, Bo-buck, Banana-Fana-Fo-f[Melvin swats him in the mouth]
-->'''Melvin''': Hey! I'm wise to that.

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-->'''Howard''': -->'''Howard:''' Let's do 'Chuck'! [singing] "Chuck"! ''[singing]'' Chuck, Chuck, Bo-buck, Banana-Fana-Fo-f[Melvin Banana-Fana-Fo-f-- ''[Melvin swats him in the mouth]
-->'''Melvin''':
mouth]''\\
'''Melvin:'''
Hey! I'm wise to that.



-->Telly actors mumbling
-->No marks tumbling
-->And our social order crumbling - while people snigger
-->Sony facing hacking
-->MPs backing fracking
-->And Clarkson facing sacking for saying n...aughty words

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-->Telly actors mumbling
-->No
mumbling\\
No
marks tumbling
-->And
tumbling\\
And
our social order crumbling - -- while people snigger
-->Sony
snigger\\
Sony
facing hacking
-->MPs
hacking\\
MPs
backing fracking
-->And
fracking\\
And
Clarkson facing sacking for saying n...aughty words



-->Brookes Newmark with a hard-on
-->Boko Haram
-->Her continued stardom. Jeremy Hunt
-->Russell’s Revolution
-->Contains no solution
-->He's untouched by evolution – the ape-like... chap

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-->Brookes --->Brookes Newmark with a hard-on
-->Boko Haram
-->Her
hard-on\\
Boko Haram\\
Her
continued stardom. Jeremy Hunt
-->Russell’s Revolution
-->Contains
Hunt\\
Russell's Revolution\\
Contains
no solution
-->He's
solution\\
He's
untouched by evolution –- the ape-like... chap



-->Did you guess which thing is not like the others?
-->Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
-->If you guessed this one is not like the others,
-->Then you're absolutely ... right.

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-->Did Did you guess which thing is not like the others?
-->Did
others?\\
Did
you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
-->If
belong?\\
If
you guessed this one is not like the others,
-->Then
others,\\
Then
you're absolutely ...absolutely... right.



-->'''Rebecca:''' My life's about to change - oh my gosh! / 'Cause I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!
-->'''Josh:''' It's Nirvana, it's Heaven, it's Mecca! / Yeah, I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!

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-->'''Rebecca:''' My life's about to change - oh my gosh! / 'Cause I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!
-->'''Josh:'''
Covina!\\
'''Josh:'''
It's Nirvana, it's Heaven, it's Mecca! / Yeah, I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!



-->I was walking in the park with my baby,
-->And just as we were starting to kiss,
-->Along the road came bloody Lenny Henry,
-->And he began, he began to take the...
-->This is when I told him to shut it

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-->I was walking in the park with my baby,
-->And
baby,\\
And
just as we were starting to kiss,
-->Along
kiss,\\
Along
the road came bloody Lenny Henry,
-->And
Henry,\\
And
he began, he began to take the...
-->This
the...\\
This
is when I told him to shut it



-->Orpheus looked at his instrument
-->And he gave the wire a '''pluck'''
-->He heard a sound so beautiful
-->He gasped and said '''O my God'''

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-->Orpheus looked at his instrument
-->And
instrument\\
And
he gave the wire a '''pluck'''
-->He
'''pluck'''\\
He
heard a sound so beautiful
-->He
beautiful\\
He
gasped and said '''O my God'''



-->There's nothing surer \\

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-->There's nothing surer \\surer\\



-->And did you give your life up
-->To save humans from bad luck?
-->Were you [[MysticalPregnancy born of virgin birth]]
-->Or did your parents… [[CurseCutShort have sex?]]

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-->And did you give your life up
-->To
up\\
To
save humans from bad luck?
-->Were
luck?\\
Were
you [[MysticalPregnancy born of virgin birth]]
-->Or
birth]]\\
Or
did your parents… parents... [[CurseCutShort have sex?]]



-->Sometimes London don't seem too appealing \\

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-->Sometimes --->Sometimes London don't seem too appealing \\



--> And my Uncle thinks I'm barmy \\

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--> ---> And my Uncle thinks I'm barmy \\



-->I woke up this morning, my head was full of rocks\\

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-->I --->I woke up this morning, my head was full of rocks\\



--> This song doesn't make its own luck\\

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--> ---> This song doesn't make its own luck\\



-->Monday: Humiliation
-->Tuesday: Suffocation
-->Wednesday: Condescension
-->Thursday: ''Is pathetic''

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-->Monday: Humiliation
-->Tuesday: Suffocation
-->Wednesday: Condescension
-->Thursday:
Humiliation\\
Tuesday: Suffocation\\
Wednesday: Condescension\\
Thursday:
''Is pathetic''
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If you note a pattern - we Germans are full of it :-) Cf. Alan Dundes.

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* Marius Müller-Westernhagen in "Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz": "An der Macht da sind die Weißen, darauf reimt sich schschsch..." [[note]]scheißen (to shit)[[/note]]
* Gebrüder Blattschuss in "Kreuzberger Nächte": "Das ist so krank wie meine Leber, sag ich barsch – Die zwölf Semester war'n doch nicht so ganz...umsonst!" [[note]]im Arsch (in the ass; means: in vein)[[/note]]
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-->'''Tom's Boss:''' Well, your latest card reads: "Roses are red. Violets are blue. [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you,]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny whore.]]

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-->'''Tom's Boss:''' Well, your latest card reads: "Roses are red. Violets are blue. [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you,]] [[CrowningMomentOfFunny whore.]]



-->'''Bobby:''' But...oh ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny God!]]''

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-->'''Bobby:''' But...oh ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny God!]]''''God!''
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-->And he began, he began to take the

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-->And he began, he began to take thethe...
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* In a sketch on ''The Creator/LennyHenry Show'', various pop stars (played by Lenny Henry) criticise his impersonations of them. "Music/{{Prince}}", sings the following (to a SuspiciouslySimilarSong of "When Doves Cry"):
-->I was walking in the park with my baby,
-->And just as we were starting to kiss,
-->Along the road came bloody Lenny Henry,
-->And he began, he began to take the
-->This is when I told him to shut it
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhyme_subverted.jpg]]

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[[quoteright:350:https://static.[[quoteright:350:[[Webcomic/LifeSketch https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhyme_subverted.jpg]] jpg]]]]
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhyme_subverted.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://www.deviantart.com/kitty-the-waterbaby/art/LS-33-Silly-Songs-With-Duck-186419961 ...Shih Tzu?]]]]
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* ''Webcomic/LifeSketch'': Every verse in [[http://Kitty-the-Waterbaby.deviantart.com/art/LS-33-Silly-Songs-With-Duck-186419961 Duck's song]] has one.
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* Herbert Grönemeyer in "Currywurst": "Auf dem Hemd, auf der Jacke, Mensch das ist doch ne...[[note]]Kacke (shit)[[/note]]...alles voll Currywurst!"
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-->Who have delivered each their lines\\
-->So we may at last get off our feet,\\
-->And you off your - chairs.

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-->Who Who have delivered each their lines\\
-->So So we may at last get off our feet,\\
-->And And you off your - chairs.
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* One {{Epigraph}} from ''[[Literature/{{Dragaera}} Jhegaala]]'' is the closing line of a (fictional) play:
-->We introduce the players now\\
-->Who have delivered each their lines\\
-->So we may at last get off our feet,\\
-->And you off your - chairs.
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* A meaningful example occurs in ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'': in both "West Covina" and "West Covina (Second Reprise)" Rebecca and Josh get a line that seems like it will end with them declaring their love for the other, only to swap at the last second to praise the titular town instead. In Rebecca's case, this represents her denial, claiming to have moved because she wanted to live here and not to follow Josh; in Josh's case, it represents him being MasterOfTheMixedMessage towards Rebecca.
-->'''Rebecca:''' My life's about to change - oh my gosh! / 'Cause I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!
-->'''Josh:''' It's Nirvana, it's Heaven, it's Mecca! / Yeah, I'm hopelessly, desperately in love with... West Covina!
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* ''WebVideo/KeyOfAwesome''

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* ''WebVideo/KeyOfAwesome'' ''WebVideo/TheKeyOfAwesome''
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** In "Mr. Greg":

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** In "Mr. Greg":Greg", the eponymous song [[MusicalisInterruptus abruptly ends]] when Pearl refuses to dance with Greg:
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* Played for drama in the ''Literature/ApprenticeAdept'' series as the protagonist, Stile, cast his spells via rhymes. When confronted with his rivals, he starts focusing his power but giving subverted rhymes that, despite the subversion, still show his power, such as a subverted rhyme about fire causing an opponent's clothes to smolder, despite the fact that one Adept's magic cannot directly affect another Adept. His opponents [[OhCrap start to realize that he has more power than they expected him to have.]]

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* From the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Coach Steven," during [[TheSmartGuy Pearl]]'s song:

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** The show's ThemeTune can ''feel'' like a subverted rhyme, depending on where you mentally put the line breaks. If you break after "people of this world," the last line is "believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl," and the "and Steven!" is Steven tacking himself on where he doesn't belong. But if you break after "believe in," then "Steven" rhymes perfectly. The rhythm of the song allows for either, while the title sequence visuals imply the first interpretation before the opening changes, and the second after.
**
From the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Coach Steven," during [[TheSmartGuy Pearl]]'s song:



** The show's ThemeTune can ''feel'' like a subverted rhyme, depending on where you mentally put the line breaks. If you break after "people of this world," the last line is "believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl," and the "and Steven!" is Steven tacking himself on where he doesn't belong. But if you break after "believe in," then "Steven" rhymes perfectly. The rhythm of the song allows for either, [[spoiler:while the title sequence visuals imply the first interpretation before the Season Two changes, the second after]].
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* The children's book ''Nuddy Ned's Christmas'' features a subverted rhyme while describing Ned's joy at streaking in the snow.

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* The children's book ''Nuddy ''[[Literature/NuddyNed Nuddy Ned's Christmas'' Christmas]]'' features a subverted rhyme while describing Ned's joy at streaking in the snow.
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* The children's book ''Nuddy Ned's Christmas'' features a subverted rhyme while describing Ned's joy at streaking in the snow.
-->Ned danced round the garden\\
Like a proper silly billy.\\
Snowflakes swirling around his head\\
(And places like his...belly button).
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* Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden's act includes Barry singing about how he wants to be a mime, and describing all the things he would mime, until...
--> I can paint a picture,
-->Just like Jackson Pollock's.
-->Till suddenly I realise,
-->It's all a complete waste of time.
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** ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerUncut'' contains the [[CampGay Big Gay Al]] song "I'm Super", which refrains from using the word "gay" until the TruckDriversGearChange final chorus.

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** ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerUncut'' ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' contains the [[CampGay Big Gay Al]] song "I'm Super", which refrains from using the word "gay" until the TruckDriversGearChange final chorus.
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-->'''GeneralSpecific''': Sauce!

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-->'''GeneralSpecific''': '''General Specific''': Sauce!
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* The ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' episode "Wish You Were Shear" featured a sketch where Private Public and General Specific attempt to do a rap, but General Specific keeps getting the last word wrong.
-->'''Private Public''': If you want seconds, just say please! We'll fill your plate with macaroni and--\\
-->'''GeneralSpecific''': Sauce!

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