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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'': There's a family of three in Rivington. The son whines about the boring vacation to Baldur's Gate, not knowing that his parents lied and they're actually refugees seeking asylum.
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* Gleefully subverted with ''Literature/LiesToTellSmallKids'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''Literature/TheBookOfBunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.

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* Gleefully subverted Subverted with ''Literature/LiesToTellSmallKids'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''Literature/TheBookOfBunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.
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* Gleefully subverted with ''Literature/LiesToTellSmallKids'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''Literature/BunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.

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* Gleefully subverted with ''Literature/LiesToTellSmallKids'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''Literature/BunnySuicides''), ''Literature/TheBookOfBunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.
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* Gleefully subverted with ''ComicBook/LiesToTellSmallChildren'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''ComicBook/BunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.

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* Gleefully subverted with ''ComicBook/LiesToTellSmallChildren'' ''Literature/LiesToTellSmallKids'' by Andy Riley (the author of ''ComicBook/BunnySuicides''), ''Literature/BunnySuicides''), which contains such facts as "Milk feels pain", "Wine makes mummy clever", that there are things living in acoustic guitars that eat fingers, and that every year Scotland is towed southwards so as to have a summer.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': In Episode 21, 10-year-old Stumpy asks his friend Mr. Cat how babies are made. Mr. Cat (who is not much older than Stumpy but still far more savvy about the world) is fully aware of the truth, but decides to tell Stumpy that babies are made by holding your nose and not breathing for two days, which Stumpy easily believes.
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* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Joys of Seasons'' episode 85, Wilie wants to know where he came from. Wolffy, instead of giving him a straighter answer for his question, tells him he used to be a tadpole. Wilie tells the goats, who say that's not true, but Wilie doesn't think his father would ever lie to him and disagrees with the goats. Once Wilie ''does'' find out the truth about tadpoles, though, he's absolutely devastated and Wolffy goes as far as to get the goats' help to convince Wilie otherwise.

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* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Joys of Seasons'' episode 85, Wilie (a wolf) wants to know where he came from. Wolffy, Wolffy (his dad), instead of giving him a straighter straight answer for his question, tells him he used to be a tadpole. Wilie tells the goats, who say that's not true, but Wilie doesn't think his father would ever lie to him and disagrees with the goats. Once Wilie ''does'' find out the truth about tadpoles, though, he's absolutely devastated and Wolffy goes as far as to get the goats' help to convince Wilie otherwise.
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* In ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'', Mother Anderson enjoys using these to "explain" various topics to Thandi.
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** This is a RunningGag with Calvin's Dad as the page quote illustrates, but always taking it [[BlatantLies so far from reality]] it can hardly count as helpful. He also explains the workings of a light bulb and vacuum cleaner as "[[AWizardDidIt magic]]".

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** This is a RunningGag with Calvin's Dad as the page quote illustrates, , but always taking it [[BlatantLies so far from reality]] it can hardly count as helpful. He also explains the workings of a light bulb and vacuum cleaner as "[[AWizardDidIt magic]]".
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** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the strip the page quote comes from. After a BeatPanel, we get Calvin commenting to Hobbes about how "The trees are really sneezing today." Calvin himself decided he didn't care to hear the true, complicated answer.

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** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the strip the page quote comes from."Trees sneezing" strip. After a BeatPanel, we get Calvin commenting to Hobbes about how "The trees are really sneezing today." Calvin himself decided he didn't care to hear the true, complicated answer.

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