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* One happens in the first ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' movie when Shrek overhears Donkey's conversation with Fiona about [[spoiler:her turning into an ogre at night. Because he hears only part of the conversation, when she says, "Who could love such a hideous, ugly beast? Princess and ugly don't go together.", he thinks she's referring to him.]] The confrontation he has with her the next day is two different conversations:

* One happens in the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie when Shrek overhears Donkey's conversation with Fiona about [[spoiler:her turning into an ogre at night. Because he hears only part of the conversation, when she says, "Who could love such a hideous, ugly beast? Princess and ugly don't go together.", he thinks she's referring to him.]] The confrontation he has with her the next day is two different conversations:

* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': In "Paradise Bluff", Harriette was complaining about her husband Carl's bland barbecue technique, so she left him a magazine article on barbecue recipes. Carl thought she wanted him to read the "Rate Your Mate" article a few pages over. The scenario [[DoubleEntendre climaxed]] in a hilarious conversation packed to the brim with double entendres where Harriette was talking about barbecue, but Carl thought she was talking about their sex life:

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons,'' "Simpson Tide"

* ''[[Creator/AbbottAndCostello Buck Privates]]'': At the beginning, Slicker and Herbie try to hide from the cops in a movie theater, unaware that it's been converted into a draft board, and they inadvertently enlist the Army. They probably would have found out sooner had their conversations with the staff not made them think they were seeing a movie and signing up for Bank Night.

-->'''Barney:''' You oughta be ashamed of yourself!
-->'''Gotrocks:''' Who, me?
-->'''Barney:''' Yeah, you! Worrying your poor wife like that? Shame on you!
-->'''Gotrocks:''' Hah! That battle-axe wouldn't worry about anything.
-->'''Barney:''' ''Battle-axe?''
-->'''Gotrocks:''' Yes, and for the first time in my life, I'm enjoying myself. No nagging, no phone calls, no decisions to make. I am ''never'' going back!
-->'''Barney:''' But how about Wilma?
-->'''Gotrocks:''' Who's Wilma? And for that matter, who are ''you?''
-->'''Barney:''' Who am I? Why, I'm your best friend, Barney Rubble!
-->'''Gotrocks:''' Never heard of you.
-->'''Barney:''' Ho-ho, you're kiddin', Fred.
-->'''Gotrocks:''' The name's not Fred! Now, why don't you just run along like a good guy?
-->'''Barney:''' Nothing doing, Fred! You're coming home with me!

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'': In the penultimate episode, Lex Luthor (who's trying to revive Brainiac) and Metron have a short conversation, where Metron warns him against continuing. Lex thinks that Metron is trying to give him the standard LastSecondChance[=/=]BeingEvilSucks speech, and refuses to listen because he knows ''exactly'' what he wants. Metron was ''actually'' saying that the plan was very likely to backfire horribly by [[spoiler: reviving Darkseid instead]], which is something that Lex ''doesn't'' want, but also didn't know was a possibility.

-->'''Piglet:''' Would you like to hear me sing, Pooh?
-->'''Pooh:''' It bothers the others very much, Piglet. It makes them rather angry, you know.
-->'''Piglet:''' B-B-B-But I haven't even started yet!

** In "Last Exit to Springfield", Homer becomes a labor union boss, and eventually facing a bribe attempt from Mr. Burns. The offer's made with a great deal of InnocentInnuendo, however, and Homer mistakenly assumes Burns is coming on to him, leading to the following refusal (which Burns simply takes as Homer being above bribery and getting righteously indignant at the attempt):

** In the Franchise/{{LEGO}} episode "Brick Like Me", Lego!Homer sees his 2D-animated counterpart in the Brick-E-Mart window and tells him to "go back where he came from". Apu watches him from inside and [[MistakenForRacist believes it to be a racist remark]].
** In "They Saved Lisa's Brain", Springfield's MENSA members go to Mayor Quimby's office [[ItMakesSenseInContext wanting gazebo reservation laws reformed]]. However, Quimby mistakenly thinks they're about to expose some terrible corruption involving him, prompting him to flee town.

-->'''Sasuke:''' ''[shocked while having a minor nosebleed]'' Wait. You don't think she...?\\

'''Naruto:''' ''[drooling while having stars in his eyes]'' I can still taste those Hinata-shaped cookies.\\

--->'''Old Woman:''' Are you two heading for Las Vegas?
--->'''Beavis:''' Yeah, we're gonna score.
--->'''Old Woman:''' Oh. Well I hope to score big there myself. I'm mostly gonna be doing the slots.
--->'''Beavis:''' Yeah, yeah, I'm hoping to do some sluts too. Yeah, heh. Do they have a lot of sluts in Las Vegas?
--->'''Old Woman:''' Oh! There's so many slots, you won't know where to begin!
--->'''Beavis:''' ''Whoa!''

* In ''LightNovel/MayoChiki'', Jiro receives his "FirstKiss" from Subaru as CPR; later, Kanade kisses him as well, and he believes this to be his first. Subaru notices that he seems troubled and offers to help as a friend, but freaks out when he starts talking about his first kiss. She thinks he found out and doesn't know about the kiss he had with Kanade, while he has no idea about Subaru's kiss and thinks Kanade told her about her own. The discussion becomes quite heated, and neither realizes what the other's talking about until much later.

* Mashiro in ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'' is an IdiotSavant with NoSocialSkills, so she causes quite a few of such moments.

* In the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' fanfic ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', [[spoiler:Kyon and his father]] have a chat. [[spoiler:Kyon]] thinks [[spoiler:his father]] found out about his connections to a {{Yakuza}} family. [[spoiler:His father]] is actually talking about an ArrangedMarriage.

* In ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'', Krulcifer deliberately lets her butler Alterize think that she and Lux are having sex. Alterize goes to Lux to ask the truth, but without explicitly using any words relating to sex. The thing is, Lux has been receiving private tutoring from Krulcifer every night, and thinks that's what the conversation is about. He therefore not only confirms that they're doing "it", but says that Krulcifer is very good (at teaching) and that they're doing "it" [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces all over the school]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/106339/8/winters-child/divulgence-part-i Winter Child]], Rainbow Dash asks Applejack how she feels about [[BrotherSisterIncest siblings having sexual relations]], so Twilight [[spoiler:knows what to say when she tells her she's pregnant with Shining Armor's foal]]. Applejack [[spoiler:, thinking she knows about her and Big [=MacIntosh=],]] tells her she's alright with iy and is shocked when she finds out Twilight's telling her friends about it.

* In ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry'' Sir Gregory is being interviewed on Ministry's Hospitality budgets on the TV-program ''Panorama''. However due to mistake caused by the General Assistance Department the Interviewer Robin Gay thinks he is interviewing Sir Gregory about sex in the civil service. The result is as hilarious as you think:

* A late scene in ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a conversation between Meimi, who's the SecretIdentity of PhantomThief Saint Tail, and Asuka Jr., the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist assigned to catch Saint Tail [[FoeRomanceSubtext whom she also happens to be in love with]], during which Meimi asks Asuka Jr. why he's so obsessed with catching Saint Tail. At this point in time, Asuka Jr. is harboring suspicions that Saint Tail is actually Meimi, but due to a combination of uncertainty about it, [[SelectiveObliviousness the fact he doesn't want to think about it too hard]], and the fact he can't ask Meimi about it to her face yet, he gives a vague answer about Saint Tail being an "ideal" that he wants to know more about (i.e. he understands the SecretIdentityIdentity problem and wants to know more about her BeneathTheMask). Later, he tells Saint Tail herself that he has to catch her "because you're like a girl I can't stop thinking about" (i.e. he's caught onto their suspicious resemblance and is worried about her). Unfortunately, Meimi, who's convinced that [[LovesMyAlterEgo he's only interested in Saint Tail and would never care about her as Meimi]], interprets these statements as Saint Tail being his "[[HasAType ideal type of girl]]" with a coincidental resemblance to some other girl he likes, making her insecurities even worse. Notably, the anime adaptation having a bit of an AdaptationInducedPlotHole problem resulted in even fans interpreting his statements the way Meimi does.

'''Laura:''' Well, Rob Darling, just because she's dating a mortician, it's really-\\

* In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'', a stranger appears on Kratos' doorstep and starts to subtly taunt him about him being the Ghost of Sparta, while Kratos tries to warn him away. At the end of the game however, it's revealed that the stranger [[spoiler:was actually searching for Kratos' recently deceased wife Laufey, and mistook Kratos for her since he didn't know her gender.]] Upon a rewatch, it's clear that they're talking about two different people.

* A late scene in ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a conversation between Meimi, who's the SecretIdentity of PhantomThief Saint Tail, and Asuka Jr., the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist assigned to catch Saint Tail [[FoeRomanceSubtext whom she also happens to be in love with]], during which Meimi asks Asuka Jr. why he's so obsessed with catching Saint Tail. At this point in time, Asuka Jr. is harboring suspicions that Saint Tail is actually Meimi, but due to a combination of uncertainty about it, [[SelectiveObliviousness the fact he doesn't want to think about it too hard]], and the fact he can't ask Meimi about it to her face yet, he gives a vague answer about Saint Tail being an "ideal" that he wants to know more about (i.e. he understands the SecretIdentityIdentity problem and wants to know more about her BeneathTheMask). Later, he tells Saint Tail herself that he has to catch her "because you're like a girl I can't stop thinking about" (i.e. he's caught onto their suspicious resemblance and is worried about her). Unfortunately, Meimi, who's convinced that [[LovesMyAlterEgo he's only interested in Saint Tail and would never care about her as Meimi]], interprets these statements as Saint Tail being his "ideal" as in "[[HasAType ideal type of girl]]" and that she just happens to resemble some other girl he likes, making her insecurities even worse. Notably, the anime adaptation having a bit of an AdaptationInducedPlotHole problem resulted in even fans interpreting his statements the way Meimi does.

* A late scene in ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a conversation between Meimi, who's the SecretIdentity of PhantomThief Saint Tail, and Asuka Jr., the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist assigned to catch Saint Tail [[FoeRomanceSubtext whom she also happens to be in love with]], during which Meimi asks Asuka Jr. why he's so obsessed with catching Saint Tail. At this point in time, Asuka Jr. is harboring suspicions that Saint Tail is actually Meimi, but due to a combination of uncertainty about it, [[SelectiveObliviousness the fact he doesn't want to think about it too hard]], and the fact he can't ask Meimi about it to her face yet, he gives a vague answer about Saint Tail being an "ideal" that he wants to know more about (i.e. he understands the SecretIdentityIdentity problem and wants to know more about her BeneathTheMask). Later, he tells Saint Tail herself that he has to catch her "because you're like a girl I can't stop thinking about" (i.e. he's caught onto their suspicious resemblance and is worried about her). Unfortunately, Meimi, who's convinced that [[LovesMyAlterEgo he's only interested in Saint Tail and would never care about her as Meimi]], interprets these statements as Saint Tail being his "ideal" as in "ideal type of girl" who happens to resemble some other girl he likes, making her insecurities even worse. Notably, the anime adaptation having a bit of an AdaptationInducedPlotHole problem resulted in even fans interpreting his statements the way Meimi does.

* A late scene in ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a conversation between Meimi, who's the SecretIdentity of PhantomThief Saint Tail, and Asuka Jr., the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist assigned to catch Saint Tail [[FoeRomanceSubtext whom she also happens to be in love with]], during which Meimi asks Asuka Jr. why he's so obsessed with catching Saint Tail. At this point in time, Asuka Jr. is harboring suspicions that Saint Tail is actually Meimi, but due to a combination of uncertainty about it, [[SelectiveObliviousness the fact he doesn't want to think about it too hard]], and the fact he can't ask Meimi about it to her face yet, so he gives a vague answer about Saint Tail being an "ideal" that he wants to know more about (i.e. he's caught onto the concept of the SecretIdentityIdentity and wants to know more about her BeneathTheMask). Later, he tells Saint Tail herself that he has to catch her "because you're like a girl I can't stop thinking about" (i.e. he's caught onto their suspicious resemblance and is really worried about her). Unfortunately, Meimi, who's convinced that [[LovesMyAlterEgo he's only interested in Saint Tail and would never care about her as Meimi]], interprets these statements as Saint Tail being his "ideal" as in "ideal type of girl" who happens to resemble some other girl he likes, making her insecurities even worse. Notably, the anime adaptation having a bit of an AdaptationInducedPlotHole problem resulted in even fans interpreting his statements the way Meimi does.

* A late scene in ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a conversation between Meimi, who's the SecretIdentity of PhantomThief Saint Tail, and Asuka Jr., the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist assigned to catch Saint Tail [[FoeRomanceSubtext whom she also happens to be in love with]], during which Meimi asks Asuka Jr. why he's so obsessed with catching Saint Tail. At this point in time, Asuka Jr. is harboring suspicions that Saint Tail is actually Meimi, but due to a combination of uncertainty about it, [[SelectiveObliviousness the fact he doesn't want to think about it too hard]], and the fact he can't ask Meimi about it to her face yet, so he gives a vague answer about Saint Tail being an "ideal" that he wants to know more about (i.e. he's caught onto the concept of the SecretIdentityIdentity and wants to know more about her BehindTheMask). Later, he tells Saint Tail herself that he has to catch her "because you're like a girl I can't stop thinking about" (i.e. he's caught onto their suspicious resemblance and is really worried about her). Unfortunately, Meimi, who's convinced that [[LovesMyAlterEgo he's only interested in Saint Tail and would never care about her as Meimi]], interprets these statements as Saint Tail being his "ideal" as in "ideal type of girl" who happens to resemble some other girl he likes, making her insecurities even worse. Notably, the anime adaptation having a bit of an AdaptationInducedPlotHole problem resulted in even fans interpreting his statements the way Meimi does.

** One episode revealed Tracy had never heard of the Google search engine and had been using "google" as an UnusualEuphemism for [[ADateWithRosiePalms something else]]. Cue flashback:

* In Episode 11 of ''Manga/KiniroMosaic'', Alice asked Karasuma whether she's going out with her boyfriend on Christmas. Karasuma replied, "For me, Christmas is a day for prayer." Alice responded with awe as she took that to mean Karasuma actually goes to the church on Christmas, [[UsefulNotes/ChristmasInJapan unlike most Japanese who took the day for something completely unrelated]]. Karasuma probably meant she is [[ChristmasCake praying for a boyfriend of her own]].

'''Matt:''' ''[[[TheShadowKnows with Daredevil's shadow]]]'': So do I.\\

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Touma confronts his dad about getting involved with magic and casting the appearance-swapping Angel Fall spell... and his dad thinks he's just talking about collecting occult souvenirs.

--->'''Vald:''' My heart is beating so fast....There must be something wrong with me. Perhaps it's because I was looking at his lips in such an impure way.
--->'''Mars:''' ''(thinking)'' Looking at the bunny's lips in an impure way...
--->'''Vald:''' What do you think I should do?
--->'''Mars:''' [[BestialityIsDepraved That is a sickness. You should be checked out by a doctor.]]
--->'''Vald:''' ...I changed my mind. You can stay in there.

* In ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'', when Akuto goes to visit Junko's father, he doesn't realize that the reason for the visit is a marriage interview, rather than just a typical meet and greet. Junko however, thought he knew, and their conversation is pretty ambiguous until she secretly meets with him in his room at night.

* In episode 2 of ''LightNovel/{{Haganai}}'', when playing the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' game, Kodaka tells Sena and Yozora that since its a co-op game, they should try playing more cooperatively. Both girls immediately "agree" they should "play more cooperatively" from that point on, and in the next scene they're just [[PlayerVersusPlayer fighting each other]] more than the monsters.

* In ''LightNovel/TaishoBaseballGirls'', there is a scene where Koume's father discovers she has been sneaking out of the house at certain times. The reason is because she has been playing baseball, but he thinks it's because she is dating a certain boy. As a result, they later get into an argument in which Koume thinks the subject is baseball, while her father thinks it is dating.

* In Peter David's ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} run, in the final issue, Marv had this with Eulogy. Marv believes Eulogy is talking about the people of Earth, but Eulogy is referring to [[BreakingTheFourthWall the fans]], and how [[EndOfSeriesAwareness their collective apathy killed the series]].
--> '''Marv:''' Be happy?! How, when I know people are going to be calling me for help! Granted, no one has yet, but that's only because they became afraid of me, [[BewareTheSuperman because I was dangerously insane]]. [[HopeSpringsEternal But I can wait. Wait for them to]]- \\

* Creator/NeilGaiman loved to do this in his ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' comic series, with at least three separate occurrences. The most notable instance takes place in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", in which an actor asks Hamnet if he is proud of his father. Instead of answering the question, Hamnet laments how distant and aloof his father is, [[spoiler:much like Dream is to Orpheus]], only to hear the actor reply that he'd be proud if Shakespeare were his father.
* A brief example occurs in ComicBook/{{Harbinger}}. Peter, visibly nervous, invites Charlene to his motel room, talking about how he's unsure about "this next part" and hesitantly asking if it's okay to touch her. She assumes they're about to have sex, but he's actually preparing to activate her latent powers.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Runaways}}'', little Molly asks her parents about how she's been feeling weird lately. Since she's just about the age of puberty, and her parents are busy, they tell her it's natural and they'll talk to her about it later. Turns out not to be her period, but mutant powers.

* In issue 17 of Mark Waid's run on ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'', a flashback to the early days of Matt and Foggy's law office shows them having a spat about the division of workload. Foggy accidentally makes an insensitive remark about sight and apologizes, but the artwork implies that Matt's response was actually obliquely referring to his double life as Daredevil.

'''Matt''' ''[[TheShadowKnows (with Daredevil's shadow)]]'': So do I.\\
'''Foggy:''' That's ''not''...not what I...
* Franchise/{{Tintin}}: In "[[Recap/TintinTheCastafioreEmerald The Castafiore Emerald]]", two reporters from the Paris Flash magazine ask Calculus about whether Bianca Castafiore and Captain Haddock are in a relationship, but Calculus assumes he's getting interviewed about the new breed of rose he developed. HilarityEnsues.

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'''Wanda :''' Nervous? Whatever for?\\

'''Wanda:''' ''[smiles]'' Vizh, after all this time…\\

'''Vision:''' Well, wonderful! Glad to know we’re both on the same page. Until tonight, then, my, darling.\\

'''Lynette:''' God, no! Tom and I went out to dinner, he got me drunk, and the next thing I knew...\\

-->'''Marathon supervisor:''' You're going to die in that thing!\\
'''Omar:''' Yeah, but it's for a good cause.

** In ''Film/CarryOnHenry'', Henry VIII meets Bettina, who's just returned from her family trip to Spain. They both discuss dancing customs over there as they dance.
--->'''Bettina:''' You see, there's these two things...
--->'''Henry VIII:''': Oh yes. [[MyEyesAreUpHere I noticed those.]]
--->'''Bettina:''' ...They're called castanets.
--->'''Henry VIII:''': Oh, [[ICallHimMrHappy that's a new name for them!]]
--->'''Bettina:''' ...And all the time you're dancing, they keep knocking together.
--->'''Henry VIII:''' Oh yes. I noticed that too.

** In ''Film/CarryOnCamping'', Peter visits an innkeeper to collect some milk, stating that he'd met his (now-pregnant) daughter on his last visit to the area.
--->'''Peter''': I was here before, you know. ...But you weren't here, though... just a young lady. [[ThatCameOutWrong And she gave me a bit]].
--->'''Innkeeper''': ''[angrily]'' Oh, she did, did she?!
--->'''Peter''': ''[smiling politely]'' Oh yes. That's why I've come back for some more.
--->'''Innkeeper''': ''[fuming]'' Boy, you've got a nerve!
--->'''Peter''': Oh, no disrespect, sir. I'm quite willing to pay for it, this time!