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* ''WebVideo/CafaeLatte'': In order to prevent Cyrus from eating the cookie dough, JC puts it in a container labeled "Celery", while leaving out a ''decoy'' tray of cookie dough containing [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce ghost peppers]].
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* ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'': Agent Stone operates a coffee shop during Dr. Robotnik's absence from Earth. When he finds out Robotnik has returned and is on his way, he hastily rushes everyone out and closes for the night, removing his A Grade Health Inspection notice in the window to reveal an F- Grade for good measure.
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* In the ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco'' novel ''The Silver Pigs'', Falco hides one of the eponymous ingots of silver in the vat of stale urine being used to make ammonia in Lenia's laundry for safekeeping. [[spoiler: Much later, he discovers that Sosia hid the message naming the conspirators against the emperor in the same place.]]
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* [[https://www.core77.com/posts/38703/Disguising-Your-Car-with-Fake-Rust-Looks-Interesting-But-Wont-Prevent-Someone-From-Stealing-It This article]] shows a car wrap to that appears like faded and rust eaten paint. The article discourages such behavior noting that most car thieves are not joyriders instead looking to sell to chop-shops.

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* [[https://www.core77.com/posts/38703/Disguising-Your-Car-with-Fake-Rust-Looks-Interesting-But-Wont-Prevent-Someone-From-Stealing-It This article]] shows a car wrap to that appears like faded and rust eaten paint. The article discourages such behavior behavior, noting that most car thieves are not joyriders and are instead looking to sell them to chop-shops.
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* An Eggo commercial involves disguising a box of waffles as "stinky sweatsock casseroles" to ward off would-be moochers.

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* An The " Eggo Security Program" commercial series involves disguising a box of waffles as disgusting things like "stinky sweatsock casseroles" casseroles", "slimy green stuff surprise", "garbage gumbo", and "slop pops" to ward off would-be moochers.
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Beware the TooDumbToFool, for they may just search it just to be thorough, they may smash it open because [[BerserkButton they don't like what you used to conceal your valuables]] (or just to be mean), or [[NiceJobBreakingItHero worse]] yet [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike they may steal it because they actually like the disgusting item]]. The possibility also exists [[TooCleverByHalf that you tried to be too clever]] and made the concealment so absurdly disgusting that someone will search it just for the curiosity that someone would dare keep ''that'' in their room.

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Beware the TooDumbToFool, for they may just search it just to be thorough, they may smash it open because [[BerserkButton they don't like what you used to conceal your valuables]] (or just to be mean), they decide [[TooDesperateToBePicky pawnable/eatable items are pawnable and eatable all the same]], or [[NiceJobBreakingItHero worse]] yet [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike they may steal it because they actually like the disgusting item]]. The possibility also exists [[TooCleverByHalf that you tried to be too clever]] and made the concealment so absurdly disgusting that someone will search it just for the curiosity that someone would dare keep ''that'' in their room.
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Beware the TooDumbToFool, for they may just search it just to be thorough, they may smash it open because [[BerserkButton they don't like what you used to conceal your valuables]] (or just to be mean), or [[NiceJobBreakingItHero worse]] yet [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike they may steal it because they actually like the disgusting item]].

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Beware the TooDumbToFool, for they may just search it just to be thorough, they may smash it open because [[BerserkButton they don't like what you used to conceal your valuables]] (or just to be mean), or [[NiceJobBreakingItHero worse]] yet [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike they may steal it because they actually like the disgusting item]].
item]]. The possibility also exists [[TooCleverByHalf that you tried to be too clever]] and made the concealment so absurdly disgusting that someone will search it just for the curiosity that someone would dare keep ''that'' in their room.
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Beware the TooDumbToFool, for they may just search it just to be thorough, they may smash it open because [[BerserkButton they don't like what you used to conceal your valuables]] (or just to be mean), or [[NiceJobBreakingItHero worse]] yet [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike they may steal it because they actually like the disgusting item]].
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Similar to HiddenInPlainSight, but with something added to convince people to stay away (which often backfires).

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Similar to HiddenInPlainSight, but with something added to convince people to stay away (which often backfires).
backfires). See also CoffinContraband or BodybagTrick when the discouraging element is a human corpse.

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