History Main / EverythingExceptMostThings

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "A Fishful of Dollars", Fry is shocked to learn that in the 31st century [[AdvertOverloadedFuture adverts are transmitted into people's dreams]], which he considers unacceptably invasive, as in the 20th century ads were "Only on TV and radio. And in magazines. And movies. And at ball games, and on buses and milk cartons and T-shirts and bananas and written on the sky. But not in dreams! No siree!"

*** There was also Mrs. Ploppy the prison cook during Blackadder's stint as lord high executioner, who gave the prisoners anything they asked for their last meal provided they asked for sausages.

* ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'': While courting Gloria, Moto Moto tries to express her devotion to her by saying "I promise, the answer will always be 'Yes'. Unless 'No' is required".

* In mathematics, such a situation is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ω-consistent_theory ω-inconsistency]]. A theory that is ω-inconsistent may prove that a natural number with certain properties exists – but simultaneously that it’s not 0, it’s not 1, it’s not 2, nor is it any particular number you can actually name. This doesn’t mean the theory is inconsistent – that is, that it allows you to derive an actual condtradiction. It turns out, it’s not always possible to postulate that every natural number must be possible to name, which opens the door for the existence of [[TheNameless ‘non-standard’ numbers]] that are larger than any single number that can be uniquely specified by a formula. This concept played an important role in the proof of the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel%27s_incompleteness_theorems incompleteness theorems]].

* In ''The Marriage of Figaro'', during Figaro's rant near the ending:

** ''{{Literature/Discworld}}'' brings this up as well for the FantasyCounterpartCulture of Greece, Ephebe.

* In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', Marten tells Pintsize to be good while he's out. Pintsize asks, "When am I not good?" Marten doesn't even bother replying, and it turns out Pintsize has (at the very least) 472 examples on his hard drive.

* In ''Fanfic/WalkingInTheShadows'': In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3776911/32/Walking-in-the-shadows Chapter 32]], Robin tries to explain to Starfire that humans don't accidentally set their beds on fire, only for everyone else present minus Beast Boy, who doesn't have supernatural powers that would allow it, but including Xander from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and Sirius from ''Literature/HarryPotter'', to mention they've done it before:

** In an episode about the founding of Quahog, the settler Peter mentions his plans for the new land.

--> '''Peter:''' We'll have a happy new life and we will have equal rights for all...except blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Jews, gays, women, Muslims, uhmm...everybody who's not a white man. And I mean white-white, so no Italians, no Polish, just people from Ireland, England, and Scotland. But only certain parts of Scotland and Ireland. Just full blooded whites. No, you know what? Not even whites. Nobody gets any rights. Ahhh...America![[/folder]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' about the founding of Quahog, the settler Peter mentions his plans for the new land.

* ''Literature/HorribleHistories'' using this to describe ancient Athenian democracy. It was the first democracy ever, and everyone had the vote. Except women, of course. And slaves. And poor people. And people under the age of thirty. Otherwise, everyone has the vote.

* In mathematics, such a situation is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ω-consistent_theory ω-inconsistency]]. A theory that is ω-inconsistent may prove that a natural number with certain properties exists – but simultaneously that it’s not 0, it’s not 1, it’s not 2, nor is it any particular number you can actually name. This doesn’t mean the theory is inconsistent – that is, that it allows you to derive an actual condtradiction. It turns out, it’s not always possible to postulate that every natural number must be possible to name, which opens the door for the existence of [[TheNameless ‘non-standard’ numbers]] that are larger than any single number that can be uniquely specified by a formula. This concept played an important role in the proof of the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel%27s_incompleteness_theorems incompleteteness theorems]].

* The ''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'' video on ''VideoGame/MegaMan1'' noted that the character is Creator/{{Capcom}}'s golden child, right after [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], and [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon Kennedy]], and VideoGame/MonsterHunter, [fastforwarding through every other major Capcom franchise], and [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]].

* The ''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'' video on ''VideoGame/MegaMan1'' noted that the character is Creator/{{Capcom}}'s golden child, right after [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]], [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Leon Kennedy]], and VideoGame/MonsterHunter, [fastforwarding through every other major Capcom franchise], and [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]].

* In mathematics, such a situation is called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A9-consistent_theory ω-inconsistency]]. A theory that is ω-inconsistent may prove that a natural number with certain properties exists – but simultaneously that it’s not 0, it’s not 1, it’s not 2, nor is it any particular number you can actually name. This doesn’t mean the theory is inconsistent – that is, that it allows you to derive an actual condtradiction. It turns out, it’s not always possible to postulate that every natural number must be possible to name, which opens the door for the existence of [[TheNameless ‘non-standard’ numbers]] that are larger than any single number that can be uniquely specified by a formula. This concept played an important role in the proof of the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel%27s_incompleteness_theorems incompleteteness theorems]].