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* WebOriginal/MinecraftChampionship: For MCC Pride 2022, the Ace Race map is redecorated to be pride-themed, with not just rainbows floating in the skies with rainbow balloons, but platforms rebuilt with asexual (or ''ace'') pride flags.

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': When Rick Jones marries his girlfriend Marlo shortly after she comes BackFromTheDead, Creator/DCComics' [[Comicbook/TheSandman Death]] makes a LawyerFriendlyCameo, crashing the reception and giving Marlo a silver hairbrush.

* WebVideo/TheGameOverthinker often uses this, though he does this in combination with RunningGag, such as using a picture of Comicbook/TheQuestion when he uses the word question, using Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto for God, using a picture of a butt for but and others.

* This composed a significant portion of the anime ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'', resulting in it being [[WidgetSeries nigh-incomprehensible]] when translated.

* ''[[LetsPlay/LifeSMP Double Life SMP]]'': Joel and Etho, being [[{{Synchronization}} soulbound to each other]], have built a large ship as their base called the Relation-''ship''. [[spoiler:Scott burns half of it to ashes on Day 5; combined with Joel's resultant MadnessMantra of "If the ship burns, everything burns", it ends up as unintentional {{foreshadowing}} to Joel and Etho's final death on Day 6 by burning in lava.]]

* ''LetsPlay/WitchCraftSMP'': In her backstory, Lauren wishes to become a Sand Witch. While she is granted SandBlaster abilities at the start of the story, she also turns into a ''[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor literal]]'' anthropomorphic PB&J ''sandwich''. She later admits she should have been more specific about her request to the universe.

* ''Literature/MondayBeginsOnSaturday'': The protagonist is sent to a world of fantastic literature and is surprised to see {{Technobabble}}-speaking engineers... reinventing the wheel.

** Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} is [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0539.html an actual fox]].

* 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]].

* [[VisualPun/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]

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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'' [[https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/258/ hide in the hall closet]] instead of facing him.

** In the review of ''Film/TheRoom'', a picture of a donkey's face is used to {{censor|box}} a shot of... you guessed it, an ass.

* One example of a rare cross-cultural visual pun that works is a T-shirt and set of stickers that have the U.S. State of Ohio on them, with the Japanese word "gozaimasu" written on said pictured State. [[BilingualBonus "Ohayo, gozaimasu" is one of the most common greetings taught in most beginner-level Japanese language classes in most English-speaking countries, and essentially means "Good morning".]] Even better, "gozaru" is the [[{{Keigo}} polite form]] of "aru", or "is" for inanimate objects. In other words, the T-shirt is literally saying "This is Ohio."

->''"Don't worry, bro, [[FakeCrossover none of this is canon]]. But this is!"'' (pulls out an actual cannon)

* ''LightNovel/{{Haganai}}'' presents us with [[AnimeCatholicism Maria Takayama]] who is a child, and a nun, who sees the main character as an older-brother type person in her life. That would make her his little sister. [[spoiler: Long way to go for such a groan worthy pun.]]
* The opening of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' has Yuki ("snow") standing in the middle of the snow (though for the record, Yuki is actually written as "hope"). [[AllThereInTheManual The light novels]] explain that [[spoiler: it had been snowing when Yuki was given permission to have her own name]], although this is kinda vague as it's described in really vague poetic symbolic odd prose written by Yuki during the short story.

** Or a certain [[spoiler: [[{{Envy}} big green monster]]]].

* ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': Dr. Horrible uses a trans-matter ray to steal some gold "in bar form" that got liquefied in transit and ends up in a freezer bag, looking like nothing so much as soup broth. That smells like cumin, no less. (They [[StealthPun never say it out loud,]] but what he's got is a bag of "gold bouillon.")

* 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.

* After taking over ownership of Website/{{Twitter}} in a $44Bn buyout, Elon Musk [[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056 posted]] the message "Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!" accompanied with a video of himself carrying a kitchen sink into the office. CollectiveGroan ensued.

->''"Don't worry, bro, none of this is canon. But this is!"'' (pulls out an actual cannon)

When a phrase which is usually used as a metaphor is shown literally. This can be because TheDitz [[LiteralMinded didn't understand the statement]], or can just be a simple gag. This kind of humor is [[DeadHorseTrope considered dated and a bit old fashioned]], so most audience won't do more than smirk -- at least when adults are involved (children tend to be more easily amused). Occasionally this action can be performed literally without the verbal set up. It is a frequent pitfall when dealing with a LiteralGenie.