History Main / FakeStatic

* In ''Series/{{Blackadder}} Goes Forth'', the title character avoids battle orders from his sadistic superiors by pretending there is radio interference in the line leading to his unit's phone. (His "static charade" even goes so far as to include snippets of weather reports, a rendition of "A Wandering Minstrel I" sung in a tinny RadioVoice and saying "Quickly! Quickly, potato-head!" in German)

* Horatio Nelson did this [[OlderThanRadio in the 19th Century]] at the (naval) Battle of Copenhagen. When his superior ordered him to retreat, he "looked" for the signal by holding his telescope to his blind eye and said: "I really do not see the signal." He went on to win the battle.\\

* In ''Series/{{Blackadder}} Goes Forth'', the title character avoids battle orders from his sadistic superiors by pretending there is radio interference in the line leading to his unit's phone. (His "static charade" even goes so far as to include a rendition of "A Wandering Minstrel I" sung in a tinny RadioVoice and saying "Quickly! Quickly, potato-head!" in German)

* The French movie ''[[Film/LaVeriteSiJeMens La Vérité si je Mens! 2]]'' has Serge Benamou doing it, moving the phone back and forth away from his mouth and pretending he's in a tunnel, before hanging up.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Lagoon Boy tries doing this while communicating telepathically with the rest of the team. Nightwing immediately calls foul.

* In ''Andy Volcano'' after Stanley contacts Andy on a video link due to thinking that [[IdenticalGrandson he's his grandfather]], Andy states that he has a lot of questions to be answered.
-->'''Stanley:''' You know, the line is really bad!\\
'''Andy:''' I can hear you perfectly!\\
'''Stanley: I can't hear you!

* In ''VideoGame/ManorCafe'' food critic Edgar Roux calls the cafe to remind Meg of his impending arrival.

* In ''VideoGame/AtlantisOdyssey'' Tar'per tries this on an Atlantean communications system.