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* Early on in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', you can write "I'm so dirty" + a smiley face on the window of a camper van that belongs to [[spoiler: Frank Bowers]] as [[CollectionSidequest an optional photo]], resulting in the page quote. If you do so, the graffiti will be there for the rest of the game.
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* Early on in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', you can write "I'm so dirty" + a smiley face on the window of a camper van that belongs to [[spoiler: Frank Bowers]] as [[CollectionSidequest an optional photo]], resulting in the page quote.photo]]. If you do so, the graffiti will be there for the rest of the game.
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* In ''VisualNovel/OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways,'' during the Step 3 scene Hang, Jamie has the option to write "Wash Me" on Cove's car after they notice how covered in sand and dirt it is.
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* In ''VisualNovel/OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways,'' during the Step 3 scene Hang, Jamie the MC has the option to write "Wash Me" on Cove's car after they notice how covered in sand and dirt it is.
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* In the comic book tie-in to the movie ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'', Sherman [[UpToEleven combines this trope]] with DefaceOfTheMoon by writing "Wash Me" in large letters in the dust on the moon's surface.
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* In the comic book tie-in to the movie ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'', Sherman [[UpToEleven combines this trope]] trope with DefaceOfTheMoon by writing "Wash Me" in large letters in the dust on the moon's surface.
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* ''Series/CornerGas'': The page image comes from the appropriately titled season 5 episode "[[Recap/CornerGasS5E05WashMe Wash Me]]"; Wanda, in an attempt to show Hank her sense of humor, writes "Wash Me" on the side of Hank's dirty truck. Hank takes umbrage at this, as he uses his truck as an improvised notepad.
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* ''Series/CornerGas'': The page image comes from In the appropriately titled season 5 episode "[[Recap/CornerGasS5E05WashMe Wash Me]]"; Me]]", Wanda, in an attempt to show Hank as part of her sense of humor, awkward flirting with the milk delivery man she has a crush on, writes "Wash Me" on the side of Hank's dirty truck. truck to be funny. Hank takes umbrage at this, as he uses his truck as an improvised notepad.notepad, and the graffiti attracts the attention of some overeager kids running a carwash.
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* In the episode "Dog Dale Afternoon" of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', [[CloudCuckoolander Dale]] borrows Hank's lawn mower and abuses it-- going to a burger joint's drive-thru and filling it with soda instead of gas. Hank and Bobby find the mower in a not-so-great part of town, and when Hank sees "Wash me" written on it, he hurriedly [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars tries to cover]] it from Bobby's sight.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': One episode's subplot is Tilly noticing a dirty car with this kind of graffiti written on it's back while the family is stuck in a traffic jam, and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} that she is she acts as if the car ''actually'' was asking her to wash it (the fact the rear lights look like a sad face with all of the grime piled on them helps). She eventually takes over a fire truck's water cannon to do the washing, and the car looks "happy" after she sprays it.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': One episode's subplot is Tilly noticing a dirty car with this kind of graffiti written on it's back while the family is stuck in a traffic jam, and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} that she is she acts as if the car ''actually'' was asking her to wash it (the fact the rear lights look like a sad face with all of the grime piled on them helps). She eventually takes over a fire truck's water cannon to do the washing, and the car looks "happy" after she sprays it.
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* In the episode "Dog Dale Afternoon" of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', [[CloudCuckoolander Dale]] borrows Hank's lawn mower lawnmower and abuses it-- going to a burger joint's drive-thru and filling it with soda instead of gas. Hank and Bobby find the mower in a not-so-great part of town, and when Hank sees "Wash me" written on it, he hurriedly [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars tries to cover]] it from Bobby's sight.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': One episode's subplot is Tilly noticing a dirty car with this kind of graffiti written onit's its back while the family is stuck in a traffic jam, and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} that she is she acts as if the car ''actually'' was asking her to wash it (the fact the rear lights look like a sad face with all of the grime piled on them helps). She eventually takes over a fire truck's water cannon to do the washing, and the car looks "happy" after she sprays it.
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*''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'': The Mitchel family car has these words written in the dirt on the back window.
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* Beater variants of the Jackrabbit in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow1'' have a 15% chance of spawning with the "Wash Me" reverse graffiti [[https://saintsrow.fandom.com/wiki/File:Jackrabbit_Wash_Me.png on the rear window]].
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* Discussed by the title character in ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'': "Anonymous insults are never funny, except when you write 'wash me' on a car. That's just funny, 'cause it's like, is it the car saying it?"
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* ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'': The season 9 episode "The Accidental Text on Purpose" has a B-plot about Larry and an anonymous neighbor exchanging crude messages on Larry’s dusty car, including "Wash Me".
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* In one strip of ''ComicStrip/{{Drabble}}'', Mr. Drabble (the [[TheDitz ditzy father figure]]) sees a car with "wash me" written in the window and thinks it's the most amazing thing ever--[[ComicallyMissingThePoint a car so advanced, it tells its owner when it needs to be washed!]]
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* One of the Chevron Cars, a very dirty car named Maddie Mudster, has this on her door.
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* Admit it; you've probably all seen this gag at least once, and perhaps even done it yourself.
** A less common variation is "EM HSAW", in the hopes that they will be seen in a rear-view mirror.
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* In ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'', there is a filthy car in the present with a "Wash me" hint. Examining it has Bernard mention he doesn't wash his car because it always starts raining. This is [[GuideDangIt a hint that you are supposed to wash the carriage in the past]].
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->"It's not a dirty window unless somebody writes "Clean me" on it
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max Caulfield]] talking to herself'''
A very common, but also kinda childish, joke; a person sees a very dirty vehicle, and as a far from subtle message to the owner, writes "Wash me" (or something else to draw attention to the vehicles state, like "I'm dirty") in the dirt. Sometimes accompanied by a smiley icon or exclamation mark.
Can also be done with other dirty objects, like a window, but vehicles are the most common.
Far more harmless than usual graffiti, since no paint is involved, and all it takes to get rid of it again is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin washing]]. It's a form of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_graffiti reverse graffiti]].
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* In the comic book tie-in to the movie ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'', Sherman [[UpToEleven combines this trope]] with DefaceOfTheMoon by writing "Wash Me" in large letters in the dust on the moon's surface.
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* In a gag of the Dutch newspaper comic ''Dirkjan'', humanity makes first contact with aliens. The aliens land, scribble something in their language on Dirkjan's car, and leave again. When a scientist manages to translate the alien writing, it turns out it says "I want to be washed".
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* ''Series/CornerGas'': The page image comes from the appropriately titled season 5 episode "[[Recap/CornerGasS5E05WashMe Wash Me]]"; Wanda, in an attempt to show Hank her sense of humor, writes "Wash Me" on the side of Hank's dirty truck. Hank takes umbrage at this, as he uses his truck as an improvised notepad.
* Discussed in the episode "Helpless" of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Giles is quizzing Buffy on various crystals and their mystical properties, and that amethyst is used for "cleansing one's aura." Buffy snarks "Okay, so how do you know if one's aura is dirty? Does somebody come by with a finger and write "Wash Me" on it?"
* ''Series/LastManStanding'': In the episode "Quarterback Boyfriend", Kyle suggests writing "wash Me" on the back window of Mandy's exes truck, [[ItMakesSenseInContext as a way of getting revenge]].
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* Early on in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', you can write "I'm so dirty" + a smiley face on the window of a camper van that belongs to [[spoiler: Frank Bowers]] as [[CollectionSidequest an optional photo]], resulting in the page quote. If you do so, the graffiti will be there for the rest of the game.
* In the HiddenObjectGame ''[[VideoGame/MysteryCaseFiles Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects]]'', the words "Wash Me" are written in the dirt in the upper-right corner of Millie the Milliner's front window.
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* In [[http://explosm.net/comics/4072/ this strip]] from ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'', a vandal writes "wash me" on a dirty car, but gets caught in the act by the owner, who proceeds to [[LiteralMinded wash the vandal]] in the shower.
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* Admit it; you've probably all seen this gag at least once, and perhaps even done it yourself.
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->"It's not a dirty window unless somebody writes "Clean me" on it
-->-- '''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Max Caulfield]] talking to herself'''
A very common, but also kinda childish, joke; a person sees a very dirty vehicle, and as a far from subtle message to the owner, writes "Wash me" (or something else to draw attention to the vehicles state, like "I'm dirty") in the dirt. Sometimes accompanied by a smiley icon or exclamation mark.
Can also be done with other dirty objects, like a window, but vehicles are the most common.
Far more harmless than usual graffiti, since no paint is involved, and all it takes to get rid of it again is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin washing]]. It's a form of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_graffiti reverse graffiti]].
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* In the comic book tie-in to the movie ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'', Sherman [[UpToEleven combines this trope]] with DefaceOfTheMoon by writing "Wash Me" in large letters in the dust on the moon's surface.
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* In a gag of the Dutch newspaper comic ''Dirkjan'', humanity makes first contact with aliens. The aliens land, scribble something in their language on Dirkjan's car, and leave again. When a scientist manages to translate the alien writing, it turns out it says "I want to be washed".
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* ''Series/CornerGas'': The page image comes from the appropriately titled season 5 episode "[[Recap/CornerGasS5E05WashMe Wash Me]]"; Wanda, in an attempt to show Hank her sense of humor, writes "Wash Me" on the side of Hank's dirty truck. Hank takes umbrage at this, as he uses his truck as an improvised notepad.
* Discussed in the episode "Helpless" of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Giles is quizzing Buffy on various crystals and their mystical properties, and that amethyst is used for "cleansing one's aura." Buffy snarks "Okay, so how do you know if one's aura is dirty? Does somebody come by with a finger and write "Wash Me" on it?"
* ''Series/LastManStanding'': In the episode "Quarterback Boyfriend", Kyle suggests writing "wash Me" on the back window of Mandy's exes truck, [[ItMakesSenseInContext as a way of getting revenge]].
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* Early on in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', you can write "I'm so dirty" + a smiley face on the window of a camper van that belongs to [[spoiler: Frank Bowers]] as [[CollectionSidequest an optional photo]], resulting in the page quote. If you do so, the graffiti will be there for the rest of the game.
* In the HiddenObjectGame ''[[VideoGame/MysteryCaseFiles Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects]]'', the words "Wash Me" are written in the dirt in the upper-right corner of Millie the Milliner's front window.
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* In [[http://explosm.net/comics/4072/ this strip]] from ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'', a vandal writes "wash me" on a dirty car, but gets caught in the act by the owner, who proceeds to [[LiteralMinded wash the vandal]] in the shower.
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* Admit it; you've probably all seen this gag at least once, and perhaps even done it yourself.
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