History Main / HandsGoDown

* In an old Creator/CartoonNetwork short featuring ''The Hillbilly Bears'', when they're on ''[[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow The Harry Stinger Show]]'':

-->'''Dean:''' ...who '''haven't'' had sex with a student or tweeted about assassinating the President?

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. When Brian and Stewie are searching for Mort at a Jewish wedding:

* In the American version of ''Series/TheOffice'', the other students in Michael's improv class are happy to take part in a scene ... until Michael is chosen to be in it.

'''[[TMNT1987 1987 Turtles]]:''' Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know!\\

--->'''Diana:''' For example, who among you has actually met a living soul who does not live on this Island?\\

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': In "Liquid Lunch", Slater hires The Figgis Agency for a mission and asks them if they have ever heard of ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate''. Archer gets ''The Manchurian Candidate'' mixed up with ''Film/OnTheTown'' and goes off a long tangent about actress Bea Benaderet. When Slater finally manages to finish his briefing, he asks "Any questions?'. Archer raises his hand, prompting Slater to add "That aren't about Bea Benaderet?". Archer puts his hand down.

* On MightyMorphinPowerRangers, the teacher asks "Any questions?" He sees that Skull is the one who raised his hand, and clarifies "Intelligent questions only." Skull puts his hand down, and never gives voice this question in his mind that even he knew was a stupid question.

* ‘’WesternAnimation/TeenTitans’’ had a bit of a subversion when the team was captured by Mumbo and stripped of their powers and weapons and tried to brainstorm an escape plan.
-->’’’Beast Boy:’’’ I got it!
-->’’’Cyborg:’’’ It can’t involve driving a tank, or releasing magician-eating sharks.
-->’’’Beast Boy:’’’ I don’t got it.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': In "Liquid Lunch", Slater hires The Figgis Agency for a mission and asks them if they have ever heard of ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate''. Archer gets ''The Manchurian Candidate'' mixed up with ''Film/OnTheTown'' and goes off a long tangent about actress Bea Benaderet. When Slater finally manages to finish his briefing, he asks "Any questions?'. Archer raises his hand, prompting slater to add "That aren't about Bea Benaderet?". Archer puts his hand down.

* [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans]] had a bit of a subversion; when the team was captured by Mumbo and stripped of their powers and weapons, during their attempting to brainstorm an escape plan:
—->’’’Beast Boy:’’’ I got it!
—->’’’Cyborg:’’’ It can’t involve driving a tank, or releasing magician-eating sharks.
—>’’’Beast Boy:’’’ I don’t got it.

* When ComicBook/WonderWoman was holding a conference to promote her book ''Reflections'', one guy in the audience asked if she had a boyfriend at the moment. She said she didn't, a bunch of hands went up. She added that she didn't have a girlfriend either, and wasn't looking for one, [[MistakenForGay so all the hands go down]].

* An inverted example in "WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon": [[BadassDad Stoick]] asks for volunteers for a mission to search for the dragon nest, and nobody answers him. Then he adds that anyone staying on Berk will "look after [[TheKlutz Hiccup]]", and every viking's hand flies up.

* An inverted example in "WesternAnimation/How to Train Your Dragon": Stoick asks for volunteers for a mission to search for the dragon nest, and nobody answers him. Then he adds that anyone staying on Berk will "look after Hiccup/TheKlutz", and every viking's hand flies up.

* This ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' [[http://robotchicken.wikia.com/wiki/Sawed_by_the_Bell sketch]] [[XMeetsY involving]] ''Series/{{Saved by the Bell}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'': the cast can escape if they press a button that will torture Screech. They refuse to do so, until they are told they will receive free Corvettes. When Belding explains that it was just a trust exercise, the cast beats up Screech and end up in detention.

* In [[http://notalwayslearning.com/first-grade-problems/40232 this]] [[Website/NotAlwaysRight Not Always Learning]] anecdote, a teacher declares a new rule that foods and drinks cannot be mixed. Her class of first-graders raise their hand, and the teacher confirms that they can still dunk cookies in milk.

-->'''Reggie:''' And questions?\\

* The kids in the ''StepByStep'' episode where Frank and Carol remarried after finding out they're not legally married.

-->'''[[TMNT2003 2003 Leonardo]]:''' Any idea what we should do next?\\

!!Examples

[[folder:Fan Fic]]
* Used twice in ''FanFic/PoniesOneHalf'', in chapter 14:
-->'''Ryoga:''' Now before I get started does anyone have questions?\\

'''Ryoga:''' Besides asking how I know so much about Rhythmic Gymnastics.\\

'''Emi:''' Oh and before you ask, no this is not based on the first part of the Chunin exam from Naruto.\\

[[folder:Film]]

'''Kah Mun Rah:''' Any questions not about the dress ... tunic.\\

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

-->'''Miles:''' Who in here has been part of an actual fistfight?
-->''[Murphy raises hand]''
-->'''Miles:''' I meant as ''grown adults.''
-->''[Murphy keeps her hand up]''
-->'''Miles:''' ''This week.''
-->''[Murphy sighs and keeps it up]''

-->'''Leonard:''' Show of hands, who actually wants to do this?
-->''[Howard raises his hand]''
-->'''Leonard:''' We'd all be naked. In front of each other.
-->''[Howard lowers his hand]''

-->'''Rex:''' Why is Romford so small?
-->''[Claireparker looks at the blackboard and then back at Rex]''
-->'''Claireparker:''' It's a drawing, Rex. Any other questions?
-->''[Rex's hand goes up]''
-->'''Claireparker:''' They're all drawings, Rex.
-->''[Rex's hand goes down]''

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[[folder: Newspaper Comics]]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': [[http://garfield.com/comic/2014-09-12 Jon and Garfield discussing vacation plans.]]
-->'''Jon:''' Where can we go on vacation this year, Garfield? (Garfield's paw goes up) Aside from a lasagna factory.
-->'''Garfield:''' That's a stumper.

[[folder:Theatre]]
* Part of the intro for the stage show ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged''
-->'''Daniel:''' How many of you have seen or read a Shakespeare play?
-->''[whole audience raises their hands]''
-->'''Daniel:''' Oh, all right. How many of you have seen King John?
-->''[everyone lowers their hands except for Adam, who is planted in the audience]''
-->'''Daniel:''' Oh, yeah right.

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/NerfNow'': [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/331 Concerning uses of the new Kinect system.]]
* ''Webcomic/GGGuys'' does this [[http://www.gg-guys.com/?id=11 here,]] featuring [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed some]] [[Franchise/OnePiece stretchy]] [[ComicBook/FantasticFour guys]] and the obvious question about [[PowerPerversionPotential their genitals]].
* In ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', when Jihm gets word that his new date is notoriously unfaithful, he asks who in the gay bar didn't have sex with his date in the last few months (hands go up), and asks them to be as honest as they would want him to be (only Peejee's hand stays up).
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In [[http://notalwayslearning.com/first-grade-problems/40232 this]] [[Website/NotAlwaysRight Not Always Learning]] anecdote, a teacher declares a new rule that foods and drinks cannot be mixed. Her class of first-graders raise their hand, and the teacher confirms that they can still dunk cookies in milk.
[[/folder]]

-->'''[[TMNT2003 2003 Leonardo]]:''' Any idea what we should do next?
-->'''[[TMNT1987 1987 Turtles]]:''' Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know!
-->'''2003 Leonardo:''' ... ''other'' than going out for a slice?
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Class of 3000}}'':

-->'''Mr. Hornbill:''' ''[explaining an assignment involving eggs]'' Any questions?
-->''[a girl Badger happily raises her hand]''
-->'''Mr. Hornbill:''' No, Lacey, you may not eat the eggs.
-->''[her hand goes down after turning her smile into a frown]''

* In an old Creator/CartoonNetwork short featuring ''The Hillbilly Bears'', when they're on ''[[TheJerrySpringerShow The Harry Stinger Show]]'':

[[quoteright:350:[[Webcomic/NerfNow http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kinect.jpg]]]]

* When ComicBook/WonderWoman was holding a conference to promote her book ''Reflections'', one guy in the audience asked if she had a boyfriend at the moment. She said she didn't, a bunch of hands went up, and she added that she didn't have a girlfriend either, and wasn't looking for one. The last comment is what makes all the hands go down.

* In ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum Battle of the Smithsonian'', Kah Mun Rah after being asked about his tunic (thinking it's a dress) by Al Capone and Ivan the Terrible.