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* In ''Film/GoWest1940'', the group stops to bunk for the night at a [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription native village]]. When Quale sees a totem pole with a startling resemblance to him, he remarks that it's "the silliest looking object [he's] ever seen."

-->'''Dwight''': Let's go over some symptoms of marijuana use, shall we? You tell me who this sounds like. Slow moving. Inattentive. Dull. Constantly snacking. Shows a lack of motivation.
-->''[Long pause]''
-->'''Kevin''': ...heeeeeey...

* When [[WesternAnimation/ToxicCrusaders]] look for jobs, [[GagNose Nozone]] thinks it would be a stretch to answer an ad seeking “someone outgoing and with a large nose.”

* In Elliot Rodger's infamous manifesto, he complains about how women like "obnoxious brutes" and other "bad" men and ignore him, who he calls "the perfect gentlemen", completely unaware that (judging from the manifesto) he comes across as an [[SmugSnake arrogant prick who's contempt for everyone else is palpable]] and who [[PsychopathicManchild throws a temper tantrum and even physically attacks people when he doesn't get what he wants (such as girls not throwing themselves at him) or gets jealous when he sees a couple kissing or the like]]. Naturally, his murder spree confirms all this was very true.

-->-- '''Rocket Raccoon''', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''

** In ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Tony Stark starts painting Loki in a not very flattering light, not realizing until the very end that he's describing himself as well, in the process.
--->'''Tony Stark:''' {{Divide and conquer}} is great, but he knows he has to take us out to win, right? That's what he wants. He wants to beat us, he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience. [...] Yeah. [Stuttgart]'s just previews, this is... this is opening night. And Loki, he's a ''full-tilt diva''. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered... ''[he suddenly realizes that his own name is written in huge letters on the Stark Tower, and thus realizes that [[spoiler:Loki intends to use it for his EvilPlan]]]'' ...son of a bitch.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': As illustrated by the page quote, Rocket does not understand why Quill calls him a raccoon and doesn't listen when Peter tries to explain to Rocket that he ''is'' a raccoon.

Compare CallingMeALogarithm, FailedASpotCheck, IResembleThatRemark, StealthInsult, TomatoInTheMirror, and WhereWhere

* In ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', during its field test the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Dreamlands]] defense [[HumongousMecha mecha]] Banshin develops an [[StalkerWithACrush obsessive crush for]] [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Mahiro]] and starts striking ''Series/KamenRider'' poses. Nyarko angrily asks if its brain is short-circuiting...and Mahiro quietly points out that it's acting ''exactly like her'', the AI being an exact copy of Nyarko's own brain patterns. [[HypocriticalHumor At which point she starts praising it.]]

* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': When Kyōtarō tries reading "''[[ShowWithinAShow Kimi Iro Octave]]''", a romance manga his crush Anna is really fond of, he starts to wonder if the male lead [[HasAType represents her ideal boyfriend]]. He makes a mental list of his character traits; he acts [[DeadpanSnarker aloof and rude]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but is really nice deep down]], and is unexpectedly cute and clumsy; a description that fits him to a T. He then concludes that no one like that actually exists.

-->'''Haru''': Are you in a relationship with anyone, Minato-kun?\\
'''Minato''': I had a crush back in high school. We ran into each other again recently, but she's already in love with someone else.\\
'''Haru''': Oh, yeah? We're the same. I feel a little better.\\
'''Minato''': ''(thinks)'' [[LampshadeHanging She's so dense]].

-->'''Tenko''': You seem a bit out of it today.\\
'''Himiko''': Of course. With a certain someone accosting me every five minutes from dawn 'till dusk, 'tis no wonder I'm in low spirits. ''[shows [[StalkerWithACrush Tenko]] repeatedly calling out "Yumeno-san!"]''\\

'''Himiko''': It is '''you.'''

-->'''Rose''' ''(wearing scarlet)'' They keep talking about "the bubblehead in the red dress"--could that be code?
-->'''Dorothy''': [[DeadpanSnarker Only to the bubblehead in the red dress.]]

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'': After listening to Hakumen's story about a woman he cared for long ago that inspired him at the cost of her life, Tsubaki remarks that she'd be happy to become a woman like that someday. She doesn't know that [[spoiler: Hakumen is the alternate timeline counterpart of her love interest Jin, and the woman in question is that timeline's version of herself]].

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': After [[spoiler: Durkon is turned into a vampire]], Roy argues that he can still be part of the team (with supervision). Belkar, the TokenEvilTeammate who's known to kill people because he can, is quick to point out the ways this could go wrong.

* Someone is mocking the character in terms designed to [[StealthInsult keep him from realizing that he'd being insulted]].

Compare CallingMeALogarithm, FailedASpotCheck, IResembleThatRemark, TomatoInTheMirror, and WhereWhere

'''Murderface:''' Look at that head, that disgusting forehead, that stupid-shaped hair, beady eyes, like, stupid flat nose, wide hammer-ass, chicken-plucked legs idiot! ''[addressing Ofdensen]'' You need to get your eyes checked, you piece of shit! This guy doesn't look like me!\\
''[pause]''\\
'''Murderface:''' ''[about to cry]'' [[SubvertedTrope Oh God, he looks just like me.]]

* In ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', one of Eggman's PA messages has him informing the "owner" of "a white hovercar shaped like an egg" that said car was broken into. He only realizes what happened once he repeats the message. For extra hilarity, judging by another of his messages, his own robots go around looting the guests' cars, meaning [[HoistByHisOwnPetard they might be responsible.]]

-->'''Catra:''' What kind of person can't use her powers and doesn't tell her friends about it!?"\\

* ''Fanfic/TheLunarGuardsman'': Raegdan shares the story of Ulysses. He is completely oblivious to the parallel of a man trying to get back home and failing for years, even when called on it.
* Frequently used for drama in ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' fanfic with a Maleficent/Diaval pairing: Maleficent doesn't believe in love, and even less believes that someone could love ''her'', so if she overhears Diaval telling someone that he is in love with a woman, she'll think the object of his admiration is someone else. Often justified by his describing her in a way very different from how she views herself.
* In ''Webcomic/HowIBecameYours'', as Sokka [[spoiler:is entering the Spirit World to save Azula]], he begins describing the girl he fell in love with, and she doesn't seem aware that she's the person he's talking about. Justified in that there's no point at which he says "I'm talking about you," and [[spoiler:as a result of being in the Spirit World, Azula]] is gradually losing her memory.
* ''Fanfic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness Act VI'': Arial does such things as chewing Kokoa out for her HairTriggerTemper, chewing Ran out for chasing after Ahakon romantically when he's already dating Yukari and doesn't love her like that, and telling Sun that she has to accept that Gin has moved on to Kokoa and move on... when, as shown throughout this act and the previous one, a HairTriggerTemper and issues with her loved ones choosing other girls to be with instead of her are two of the traits that define Arial most as a person. Anyone who tries to point this out to her runs the risk of setting off her BerserkButton and getting physically attacked.

* ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY'': When Salem calls to ask how her son Jaune is doing, Cinder says he's found a friend, the buxom blonde Yang Xiao-Long, who might be a romantic interest. Cinder is dismissive of her, calling her "childish and immature," and says Jaune needs someone more mature, more experienced, and more willing to control him when necessary. Oh, and not blonde. Cinder ''completely'' fails to notice that she described herself, which Salem finds amusing, since she's been trying to hook them up for years.
-->'''Salem:''' Well then, should you ever find an older, more experienced woman with a different shade of hair – perhaps black – do be sure to let her know I would approve of any such relationship with my son.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21138575 Who You Know]]'', Alya berates Marinette for not listening to [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] or accepting a seemingly golden opportunity from her. Not only had Lila never made that offer in the first place -- both because she was [[CelebrityLie lying about her connections]] and setting Marinette up [[MadeOutToBeAJerkass to look like a jerk]] -- but Alya proceeds to pass up a ''real'' opportunity Marinette's trying to offer because she refuses to listen to her.
* ''FanFic/LadyBugOut'': After betraying Ladybug's trust by posting a photo of her and Chat KissingUnderTheInfluence of Oblivio's LaserGuidedAmnesia to her blog, deliberately omitting the context, Alya defends herself by insisting that it doesn't matter that Ladybug didn't approve, claiming that it's 'just the price of fame'. This stubborn refusal to acknowledge that she's done anything wrong effectively torpedoes her friendship with several of her classmates, including Marinette. In the aptly named ''Non-Apology'', Alya tells Marinette that "I can't be friends with someone who won't apologize and can't even see what she did" -- perfectly summing up the very traits that are costing her so much. And continue to cost her, as Marinette replies "I can't be friends with someone like that, either. [[WeUsedToBeFriends So I guess we're not friends anymore]]."
* ''Fanfic/MastermindRiseOfAnarchy'': Bakugou's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of a crook he caught while playing VigilanteMan is interrupted by Death Arms, who shouts "Stop, villain!" Bakugou immediately looks around, sees there's nobody else, and complains about the hero getting his hopes up about there being more people to fight. Death Arms has to spell out that he's talking to ''him'', much to his offense.

* After a murder is committed outside her door in ''Webcomic/HandbookOfHeroes'', Magus, resident rapier-wielding catfolk, does some detective work, announcing to all present that the victim was killed by someone with fur wielding a piercing weapon. Her teammates are all facepalming at this point, knowing that now they'll have to catch the actual killer to clear her name, and that they're probably not going to get paid to do so.

* In a flashback scene from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', Shinichi rejects the love of his football club's manager because he already has a girl he likes --a [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friend]] whom he describes as "strong, stubborn, but gentle and sensitive" -- obviously referring to Ran. When Sonoko tries to point this out, Ran wonders if there is such a girl.

* In one episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', the girls learn that their new neighbors are jewel fences and decide to help the cops capture them by going to their place for dinner and planting a bug. After they return home, they all take turns eavesdropping on their neighbors:

* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Mac and Dennis are trying to gently kick Charlie off their team. Charlie describes himself as the team wildcard, and they point out that a wildcard isn't really a good thing, and that their team really doesn't need a third member who just gets in the way and makes random decisions. Carlie enthusiastically agrees that they should kick that guy off the team, whoever he is.

--->'''Tony Stark:''' {{Divide and conquer}} is great, but he knows he has to take us out to win, right? That's what he wants. He wants to beat us, he wants to be seen doing it. He wants an audience. [...] Yeah. [Stuttgart]'s just previews, this is... this is opening night. And Loki, he's a ''full-tilt diva''. He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered... ''[he suddenly realizes that his own name is written in huge letters on the Stark Tower, and thus realizes that [[spoiler:Loki intends to use it for his EvilPlan]]'' ...son of a bitch.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'''s fifth movie features a very bored Piccolo take one look at Cooler's Armored Squadron and declare (in a CallBack to the prior film) that they consist of a pretty one, a stupid one, and one with weird powers. Doore, the massive hulking bruiser, takes the compliment but declare he's "more handsome than pretty", Sauza, the smug, slim {{Bishounen}} with long hair, protests that his powers aren't that weird, and Neiz, the creepy-looking reptilian with stunning electricity and a retractable head, [[TheUnintelligible lets out an angry dinosaur screech]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode "Hall Monitor", Spongebob gets worried when he hears the news about a maniac terrorizing the citizens of Bikini Bottom and cuasing traffic accidents, not realizing that that's exactly what he has been doing as hall monitor.

* In Elliot Rodger's infamous manifesto, he complains about how women like "obnoxious brutes" and other "bad" men and ignore him, who he calls "the perfect gentlemen", completely unaware that (judging from the manifesto) he comes across as an [[SmugSnake arrogant prick who's contempt for everyone else is palpable]] and who [[PsychopathicManchild throws a temper tantrum and even physically attacks people when he doesn't get what he wants (such as girls not throwing themselves at him) or gets jealous when he sees a couple kissing or the like]].