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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': When Rain's brother Aiken is coming to stay for a week, Rain (who's not out as UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} to Aiken yet) suggests she should literally hide in the hall closet instead of facing him.

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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': When Rain's brother Aiken is coming to stay for a week, Rain (who's not out as UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} to Aiken yet) suggests she should literally ''literally'' [[https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/258/ hide in the hall closet closet]] instead of facing him.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Lackadaisy}}'':
** While inside Gracie's pool hall, Mordecai locates Gracie's hidden speakeasy when he noticed smoke escaping from behind a picture of two cabaret girls. The girls in the picture were literally and figuratively ''smoking hot.''
** Asa Sweet is an overweight feline who wields a great deal of power in the St. Louis crime world. He's literally and figuratively a ''fat cat''.
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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': When Rain's brother Aiken is coming to stay for a week, [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} Rain]] (who's not out as transgender to Aiken yet) suggests she should literally hide in the hall closet instead of facing him.

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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': When Rain's brother Aiken is coming to stay for a week, [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} Rain]] Rain (who's not out as transgender UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} to Aiken yet) suggests she should literally hide in the hall closet instead of facing him.
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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': When Rain's brother Aiken is coming to stay for a week, [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} Rain]] (who's not out as transgender to Aiken yet) suggests she should literally hide in the hall closet instead of facing him.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14184141/12/Fighting-Back Fighting Back]]'' Sirius eats a sundae with all the bells and whistles - edible ones which actually play music.



* A classic joke on the internet goes like these: A pussycat and a cockerel are walking by the stream when the pussycat slipped and fell in the water. The cockerel starts to laugh. \\

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* A classic joke on the internet goes like these: A pussycat and a cockerel are walking by the a stream when the pussycat slipped slips and fell falls in the water. The cockerel starts to laugh. \\
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* ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOi05zDO4yw The Troll Army of Big Oil]]" while discussing an oil industry astroturfing effort that was full of misinformation and directed lawmakers to websites that didn't exsist Rollie starts saying how this obviously didn't work, only for it to cut back to him filming in front of a JK Petrolium truck while saying that actually it did work, and the legislation with major popular support ended up getting chucked out.

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* ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOi05zDO4yw The Troll Army of Big Oil]]" while discussing an oil industry astroturfing effort that was full of misinformation and directed lawmakers to websites that didn't exsist Rollie starts saying how this obviously didn't work, only for it to cut back to him filming in front of a JK Petrolium Petroleum truck while saying that actually it did work, and the legislation with major popular support ended up getting chucked out.
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* ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOi05zDO4yw The Troll Army of Big Oil]]" while discussing an oil industry astroturfing effort that was full of misinformation and directed lawmakers to websites that didn't exsist Rollie starts saying how this obviously didn't work, only for it to cut back to him filming in front of a JK Petrolium truck while saying that actually it did work, and the legislation with major popular support ended up getting chucked out.

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* Some people has did this with the literal meaning of their own names :

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* Some people has did this with the literal meaning of their own names :names:



** Creator/TaraStrong also pulled a similar one, when she is seen in a photo with boxing gear and punching a sandbag. You know, Tara is... ''strong''.

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** Creator/TaraStrong also pulled a similar one, when she is was seen in a photo with boxing gear and punching a sandbag. You know, Tara is... ''strong''.


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* When UsefulNotes/FormulaOne reintroduced wheel covers in the 2022 season, [=McLaren=], who had sponsorship from Google Chrome, chose to put the browser's logo on them. That's right: they have Chrome rims.

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* ''Advertising/SexualViolenceWithTheBirdsAndTheBees'': The campaign is designed to educate about sexual violence, so all the characters are birds and bees, in reference to "the birds and the bees", as in the euphemism for [[TheTalk sexual education]].

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* ''Advertising/SexualViolenceWithTheBirdsAndTheBees'': The campaign is designed to educate about sexual violence, so all the characters are birds and bees, in bees as a reference to "the birds and the bees", as in the euphemism for [[TheTalk sexual education]].
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* ''Webcomic/CoyoteVille'': In the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150911220519/http://www.fatpandakc.com/coyoteville/?p=12 May 5, 1998 strip]], Sean deals with a runny nose that's running away from him.
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Per TRS Buxom Is Better has been renamed to Buxom Beauty Standard. Misuse


* The ''WebAnimation/WelcomeTo'' series has a lot of these. [[BuxomIsBetter Boobies]] are represented by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby the birds]], and the user in the ''Website/{{Facebook}}'' video is a duck named ''"Duck Fayce"''.

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* The ''WebAnimation/WelcomeTo'' series has a lot of these. [[BuxomIsBetter Boobies]] Boobies are represented by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby the birds]], and the user in the ''Website/{{Facebook}}'' video is a duck named ''"Duck Fayce"''.
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* In ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'', many of the shops and minigames are built with this in mind. For example, the "iC Optician" has ''ice'' for windows, and the "''Farm''acy" is a pharmacy which is shaped like a barn. Of course, since the world is the brainchild of the PungeonMaster known as [[{{WebVideo/Stampylongnose}} Mr. Stampy Cat]], this is [[InvokedTrope bound to happen]].

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* In ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'', many of the shops and minigames are built with this in mind. For example, the "iC Optician" 'iC Optician' has ''ice'' for windows, and the "''Farm''acy" [='=]''Farm''acy' is a pharmacy which is shaped like a barn. Of course, since the world is the brainchild of the PungeonMaster known as [[{{WebVideo/Stampylongnose}} Mr. Stampy Cat]], this is [[InvokedTrope bound to happen]].
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* ''Advertising/SexualViolenceWithTheBirdsAndTheBees'': The campaign is designed to educate about sexual violence, so all the characters are birds and bees, in reference to "the birds and the bees", as in the euphemism for [[TheTalk sexual education]].

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The print ads followed suit, for instance a chicken playing tennis was listed as "Chicken Ready to Serve" and Barbie and Ken dressed as doctors was "Plastic Surgeons." The ads even ran without the listing for the first week so those looking at them would guess the pun.

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The **The print ads followed suit, for instance a chicken playing tennis was listed as "Chicken Ready to Serve" and Barbie and Ken dressed as doctors was "Plastic Surgeons." The ads even ran without the listing for the first week so those looking at them would guess the pun.


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* In Usefulnotes/TheWorldCup in 2014, hosts Brazil were humiliated by Germany with a [[CurbStompBattle 7-1 score]], and among the many GallowsHumor SelfDeprecation jokes the Brazilians indulged in were comparisons to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Gol Volkswagen Gol]]. In 2022, as VW prepared to retire the Gol, they did for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00T1Z6oCK9Y an ad]] a punny "retaliation" to the football game: seven 2014 Gols, made in Brazil, were sent to Germany.
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Crosswicking.


* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11950451/4/A-Different-Professor A Different Professor]]'':
-->'''Sirius:''' That was beautiful, Madam Bones. I don't think I have ever seen anyone cut a politician off at the knees with that amount of skill and so little bloodshed. In fact the last time I saw anyone cut off at the knees I actually saw my cousin Bellatrix cut someone's legs off at the knees.



* ''Webcomic/CutieMarkCrusaders10k'': When Discord is explaining the rules of his game, he says that whispering sweet nothings to the pieces that represent who the player wants to influence works well. He is then shown literally whispering the phrase "sweet nothings" to his piece.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11950451/4/A-Different-Professor A Different Professor]]'':
-->'''Sirius:''' That was beautiful, Madam Bones. I don't think I have ever seen anyone cut a politician off at the knees with that amount of skill and so little bloodshed. In fact the last time I saw anyone cut off at the knees I actually saw my cousin Bellatrix cut someone's legs off at the knees.



* ''Webcomic/{{Horrortale}}'': A penny is shown dropping as Undyne realizes Papyrus's claim of being Aliza's uncle means that by implication, Sans is (supposedly) her dad.



* ''Webcomic/{{Horrortale}}'': A penny is shown dropping as Undyne realizes Papyrus's claim of being Aliza's uncle means that by implication, Sans is (supposedly) her dad.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Horrortale}}'': A penny is shown dropping as Undyne realizes Papyrus's claim of being Aliza's uncle means that by implication, Sans is (supposedly) her dad.
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* In [[https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2002/09/29 this]] ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId'' strip, Blanche writes a check to pay for her groceries. But when she tries to hand it to the cashier, it jumps out of her hand and bounces away. She ends up paying cash instead.
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* In an Eons of Battle video (a Youtube channel devoted to wargaming and miniatures) that had paid promotion for Manscaped (makers of razors and accessories geared towards cutting pubic hair), the host demonstrated the electric razor by cutting a tuft of model grass that was attached to the genital region of a Troll Warhammer miniature. Yes, he was trimming the creature's bush.
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* The {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} page on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_triacontahedron rhombic triacontahedron]] mentions that it is made of "golden rhombi", and illustrates this with an image of a golden rhombus -- with a literal gold fill.

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* The {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} Website/{{Wikipedia}} page on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_triacontahedron rhombic triacontahedron]] mentions that it is made of "golden rhombi", and illustrates this with an image of a golden rhombus -- with a literal gold fill.

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* ''Webcomic/BloodReverie:'' In the second episode, Cassia is describing her night of passion with Grey to her friend. When she gets to the *ahem* ''climax'', the condiment packet she's trying to open spurts out mustard into her eye.



* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': The lady acting as General Bell's arm candy during the Treenahin festival is dressed in a candy costume.



* ''Webcomic/BloodReverie:'' In the second episode, Cassia is describing her night of passion with Grey to her friend. When she gets to the *ahem* ''climax'', the condiment packet she's trying to open spurts out mustard into her eye.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14128350/30/Put-a-Taboo-to-Use Put a Taboo to Use]]'' after Professor Sprout is wrong about something, the house elves make her "eat crow" for a week by transfiguring all her food to look like a dead crow.
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* Franchise/{{Tintin}}: The cover for ''[[Recap/TintinTheCalculusAffair The Calculus Affair]]'' has one related to the original French: the cracked yellow glass somewhat resembles a sunflower, as in Professeur Tournesol (Sunflower).

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* ''Fanfic/LaterTraitor'': Maloof's mental world is populated by [[DancingPants invisible mafia mooks wearing suits]], making them literal FacelessGoons.

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* ''Fanfic/LaterTraitor'': Maloof's mental world is populated by [[DancingPants [[{{Invisibility}} invisible mafia mooks wearing suits]], making them literal FacelessGoons.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Horrortale}}'': A penny is shown dropping as Undyne realizes Papyrus's claim of being Aliza's uncle means that by implication, Sans is (supposedly) her dad.
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* An unintentional example happened in April, 2022, when footage recorded by the Russian intelligence agency FSB claimed to show evidence recovered at the scene of a raid on a terrorist cell. The evidence was apparently manufactured by a very confused spy who misunderstood his orders. Among the guns, brand-new Neo-Nazi paraphernalia, and a book inscribed by someone named "[[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud Signature Unclear]]" were several hard copies of ''VideoGame/TheSims''. Journalists puzzled over why video games were being shown as evidence of terroristic intent until someone figured out that they were supposed to be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_card SIM cards]], but someone misinterpreted the memo.

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* An unintentional example happened in April, 2022, when footage recorded by the Russian intelligence agency FSB claimed to show evidence recovered at the scene of a raid on a terrorist cell. The evidence was apparently manufactured by a very confused spy who misunderstood his orders. Among the guns, brand-new Neo-Nazi paraphernalia, and a book inscribed signed by someone named "[[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud Signature Unclear]]" were several hard copies of ''VideoGame/TheSims''. Journalists puzzled over why video games were being shown as evidence of terroristic intent until someone figured out that they were supposed to be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_card SIM cards]], but someone misinterpreted the memo.
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* WebVideo/TheCartoonMan: Several in ''[[Return of the Cartoon Man]]'' when Peter tries to question Roy and Karen. Among other puns, they produce a literal "elephant in the room."

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* WebVideo/TheCartoonMan: Several in ''[[Return ''Return of the Cartoon Man]]'' Man'' when Peter tries to question Roy and Karen. Among other puns, they produce a literal "elephant in the room."
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Clucking Funny is now a disambig.


** Girlfriend Midge is away on vacation, and Moose is depressed because she hasn't written to him yet? Archie tells Moose to make Midge jealous by sending her a picture of him surrounded by chicks. When Midge sees the picture, it's Moose surrounded by...[[CluckingFunny baby chicks]].

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** Girlfriend Midge is away on vacation, and Moose is depressed because she hasn't written to him yet? Archie tells Moose to make Midge jealous by sending her a picture of him surrounded by chicks. When Midge sees the picture, it's Moose surrounded by...[[CluckingFunny baby chicks]].chicks.
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* ''WebAnimation/BlackRhinoRanger'': In "Now That's What I Call VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Polka", during the "Wrecking Ball" portion of the song, the Skylander named Wrecking Ball is the one breaking the walls.
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* In ''[[WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld Stampy's Lovely World]]'', many of the shops and minigames are built with this in mind. For example, the "iC Optician" has ''ice'' for windows, for one, and the "''Farm''acy" is a pharmacy which is shaped like a barn. Of course, since the world is the brainchild of the PungeonMaster known as [[{{WebVideo/Stampylongnose}} Mr. Stampy Cat]], this is [[InvokedTrope bound to happen]].

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* In ''[[WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld Stampy's Lovely World]]'', ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'', many of the shops and minigames are built with this in mind. For example, the "iC Optician" has ''ice'' for windows, for one, and the "''Farm''acy" is a pharmacy which is shaped like a barn. Of course, since the world is the brainchild of the PungeonMaster known as [[{{WebVideo/Stampylongnose}} Mr. Stampy Cat]], this is [[InvokedTrope bound to happen]].

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