History Main / GossipyHens

* Male version : the four old Corsicans sitting on a bench in ''{{Asterix}} in Corsica''.

* Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Literature/MurderAtTheVicarage'' had three old ladies (the "old pussies") who seemed like this. One of them turned out to be sharper than she looked - her name? [[MissMarple Miss Jane Marple]].

* [[ElviraMistressOfTheDark Elvira]] suffers at the hands (or should that be ''tongues''?) of these when '''''she''''' is looking for a job.

* When Amy (ElizabethTaylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brian) sneak into Mr. Lawrence's Christmas party in one of ''LittleWomen'''s [[TheFilmOfTheBook movies of the book]], they overhear some of these making snide comments about Marmee "training" Meg and Jo to be {{Gold digger}}s and marry rich guys. Amy is upset to the point of tears and Beth has an HeroicBSOD.

* A heavy portion of the young women in ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', if not all of them. One comic even has them pass a history test by [[CrazyEnoughToWork gossiping about historical figures in preparation.]]

* When Amy (ElizabethTaylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brian) sneak into Mr. Lawrence's Christmas party in one of ''LittleWomen'''s [[TheMovieOfTheBook movies of the book]], they overhear some of these making snide comments about Marmee "training" Meg and Jo to be {{Gold digger}}s and marry rich guys. Amy is upset to the point of tears and Beth has an HeroicBSOD.

* ''TheView''. Taken literally on one MadTV [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-RGQUAdno sketch]].

* The ''CiemWebcomicSeries'' features a band of GossipyHens alluded to as existing at Viron Community Church. While downplayed in the book, their purpose is primarily to spread mistrust of Candi at the church and make it harder for her to fit in. Nolle, one of the few Hens mentioned by name, convinces many on the Board of Elders that Candi is currently sexually active and therefore unqualified to be a Sunday school teacher.
** A SelfFulfillingProphecy in a way, as they very nearly push her over the DespairEventHorizon into doing exactly that.

* ''CyranoDeBergerac'': Roxane lampshades at Act II Scene IV that [[LoveAtFirstSight she never has spoken to Christian]], but she knows a lot about him because the Palace Royale is crowded with GossipyHens and they informed her that Christian loves her and that he has joined the Gascon Cadets:

* There's an old (and rather [[ValuesDissonance sexist]]) nursery rhyme about the "gossips of the village" sitting around sipping tea and ignoring everything but their gab session. [[OlderThanRadio Know what that means]]?

* 2Ch Tanuki. Not AlwaysFemale (since it's a VisualKei related community, expect {{GIRL}} to be in full effect as well as the occasional rocker wandering in to [[TooDumbToLive defend himself]] or [[ItsPersonal bash someone else]] along with the FanGirls doing it). If you want the latest in VisualKei gossip, go there - but beware that the level of truth can vary from 100 percent true to absolute BlatantLies.

* One ''AstroCity'' story is about an alien spy disguised as a human, gathering information on humanity in preparation for a full-scale invasion. He slowly begins to believe humanity is NotSoDifferent from his own species, and is prepared to call off the invasion, but the group of GossipyHens he has to live near bug him to the point where he changes his mind and tells his superiors to proceed with the invasion.

* [[{{Meido}} Minako]] from ''OniisamaE'', although she is nicer than the standard. [[spoiler:And she plays [[ChekhovsGunman a]] ''[[ChekhovsGunman very]]'' [[ChekhovsGunman important role]] [[CanonForeigner in the anime]] since she tells Nanako about Fukiko's "[[RoomFullOfCrazy secret room]]", which is full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko; Minako herself is the only person aside of Fukiko who can enter said room, and only to keep it clean. But before she can tell Nanako more details about it, Fukiko finds out and gets so upset that she gets Minako fired.]] She openly refers to herself as such when talking to Nanako [[spoiler:after being kicked out of her job at the Ichinomiya mansion.]]

** Not just girls: guys can also be ''scaringly'' gossip happy when they want to.

* [[{{Meido}} Minako]] from ''OniisamaE'', although she is nicer than the standard. [[spoiler:She told Nakako about Fukiko's "[[RoomFullOfCrazy secret room]]", which was full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko and she's the only person who is allowed to enter that room. But before she could tell Nanako more about it, Fukiko fired the maid.]] She openly admits to Nanako of being one [[spoiler:after being fired.]]

* There are numerous WWII era propaganda posters about how careless gossiping may cause deaths of soldiers because of spies. Almost all the posters depict women.

* Everybody, regardless of gender, in ''{{The Rules of Attraction}}''. And most characters in ''{{Less Than Zero}}''. And in ''{{Glamorama}}''. Can't forget ''{{American Psycho}}''. Anything written by {{Bret Easton Ellis}}, really.

* This is what got [[spoiler:Minako the {{Meido}}]] fired from her job in ''OniisamaE''. [[spoiler:She told Nakako about Fukiko's "[[RoomFullOfCrazy secret room]]", which was full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko and she's the only person who has access to it. But before she could tell Nanako more about it, Fukiko fired the maid.]] She openly admits to Nanako of being one [[spoiler:after being fired.]]

* This is what got [[spoiler:Minako the {{Meido}}]] fired from her job in ''OniisamaE''. [[spoiler:She told Nakako about Fukiko's "[[RoomFullOfCrazy secret room]]", which was full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko and she's the only person who has access to it. But before she could tell Nanako more about it, Fukiko fired the maid.]] She openly to Nanako admits of being one [[spoiler:after being fired.]]

* This is what got [[spoiler:Minako the {{Meido}}]] fired from her job in ''OniisamaE''. [[spoiler:She told Nakako about Fukiko's [["RoomFullOfCrazy secret room"]], which was full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko and she's the only person who has access to it. But before she could tell Nanako more about it, Fukiko fired the maid on the spot.]] She openly to Nanako admits of being one [[spoiler:after being fired.]]

This is what got [[spoiler:Minako the {{Meido}}]] fired from her job in ''OniisamaE''. [[spoiler:She told Nakako about Fukiko's [["RoomFullOfCrazy secret room"]], which was full of memorabilia of her time with her crush Takehiko and she's the only person who has access to it. But before she could tell Nanako more about it, Fukiko fired the maid on the spot.]] She openly to Nanako admits of being one [[spoiler:after being fired.]]

* A heavy portion of the young women in ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', if not all of them. One comic even has them pass a history test by gossiping about historical figures in preparation.