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* ''Fanfic/IAintADollThisAintADollhouse'': When [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Polnareff]] finds out that [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata]], from 1999, is Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son, he's initially more shocked that Joseph got more action in his 60s while Polnareff hasn't managed to get a date.

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* Izuku in ''Fanfic/IzukuMidoriyaTheRabbit'' suffers from this frequently. {{Justified}} by the fact that [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange he's a rabbit]] with a bit of a BlueAndOrangeMorality. A good example is when he thinks the reason people keep on staring at him while at the [=UA=] Entrance Exams is because he has green fur, not understanding that the reason they're staring is because he's a ''literal'' rabbit (albeit a sapient one) that is trying to become a student at hero school.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52809949/chapters/136095301?view_adult=true I Ain't a Doll, This Ain't a Dollhouse]]'': When [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Polnareff]] finds out that [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata]], from 1999, is Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son, he's initially more shocked that Joseph got more action in his 60s while Polnareff hasn't manage to get a date.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52809949/chapters/136095301?view_adult=true I Ain't a Doll, This Ain't a Dollhouse]]'': When [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Polnareff]] finds out that [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke Higashikata]], from 1999, is Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son, he's initially more shocked that Joseph had more action at 60s while Polnareff hasn't manage to get a date.

* ''WebAnimation/ReturnToKrocodileIsle'': When asked about a big green scaly villain (obviously meant to be K. Rool), Donkey Kong mistakenly thinks that the interviewer is asking about Bowser or Kraid.

** Naruto asks Sai to think about the similarities between the various girls he dated. This is followed by a panel showing eight girls with ponytails (one of them being Ino) all slapping Sai in the exact same way. The black-haired boy wonders if that means he likes being slapped, only for Naruto to be exasperated and say that his friend has a thing for girls with ponytails instead.

** In "The Makeover", Bolt misunderstands what Mittens means when she refers to "[[TheBodyPartsThatMustNotBeNamed doggy lipstick]]", resulting in the dog giving himself a [[CosmeticCatastrophe hideously garish makeover]]. His thinking is that if Mittens enjoys doggy lipstick, she'll like him even better if he's wearing several other kinds of makeup as well.
** In "The Wedding Reception", Bolt misconstrues a joke by Mittens regarding "Music/PachelbelsCanon" and steps all over the punch line. He thinks Mittens's parodied title, "Taco Bell Canon," was the work's title all along after her quip.
** In "The Cameo", Bolt misunderstands Blaze’s ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' [[LukeIAmYourFather I-am-your-father quote]] (wondering instead why he just called him Luke), as well as misconstruing his father's [[ButterFace description of his girlfriend as a "two-bagger"]] by thinking this means she plays baseball. Earlier, Bolt is thoroughly confused by the suggestive teasing from Penny and her friend in connection with a smut fic featuring him and his master.
** In "The Coffee Shop", Bolt expresses concern that the still-single Penny is never going to get married and that he won't have grandchildren, as well as thinking the word "kvetch" is "kwetch". Mittens goes to a lot of trouble to correct him.
** In "The Gift", Bolt misconstrues Mittens's question "How about sex?" as a come-on rather than an inquiry about whether beings in Nirvana have sex or not.
** In "The Seven", young Bolt misunderstands when one of his friends says that "even 'Film/CitizenKane' is no 'Film/CitizenKane'." His reaction is to ask "How can 'Film/CitizenKane' not be 'Film/CitizenKane' if that's what it is?"
** In "The Cakes", Bolt misconstrues Mittens's evasiveness regarding her having gone to use the litter box, taking her "making a cake" euphemism literally.
** In "The Spaceship", Bolt misunderstands the meaning of the word "innuendo" when Mittens uses it, thinking it refers to a particular sex act.
** In "The Protection Payment", Bobby the pigeon misunderstands his friend Vinny when the latter refers to the Italian painter Caravaggio, thinking he's referring to a character from ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.
--->'''Bobby:''' Caravaggio? What’s the Mutant Ninja Teenage Turtles got to do with anything?

* ''Fanfic/FateStayNightUltimateMaster'' has a quite good one when Avenger decides that, seeing how Ben got injured last time she left him alone, it's better if she sleeps in the same bed than him. Ben, already shocked and embarrassed by [[DistractedByTheSexy the sight of her getting out of her bath]], understandably tries to express his disagreement. Avenger's answer?

-->'''Merlin:''' "Out of everything I just said, ''that's'' what caught your attention, seriously?"

-->'''Sora:''' "There's only one thing left for me to do now," he said. "Do any of you know where the keyhole is?"\\
'''Beat:''' "It's on the door."\\
''[Points to door with this thumb''\\
'''Neku:''' "Not that keyhole, the keyhole to Shibuya itself."\\
''[Beat's eyes widen]''\\
'''Beat:''' "You mean Shibuya's in some giant room?"

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-->'''Iris:''' [[FullNameUltimatum Phoenix Wright!]] Stop thinking poorly about yourself! (...) You're the best in your class, you know this stuff like the back of your hand!\\

'''Iris:''' ''[{{facepalm}}]''

-->'''Dark Kuroda:''' You do realize you wrote a Gary Stu, right? (Culth) is overly powerful.\\

'''Animus Rover:''' ''[does not respond]''

'''Calvin:''' I'll say! What kind of sicko paints their house ''[[PinkIsForSissies pink?]]''

--> '''Brina''': What does an [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable operating table]] have to do with anything? I don't have [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking appendicitis, a deadly tumor, or any other nasty stuff like that]]!

** In "The Makeover", Bolt misunderstands what Mittens means when she refers to “[[TheBodyPartsThatMustNotBeNamed doggy lipstick]],” resulting in the dog giving himself a [[CosmeticCatastrophe hideously garish makeover]]. His thinking is that if Mittens enjoys doggy lipstick, she’ll like him even better if he’s wearing several other kinds of makeup as well.

** In "The Cameo", Bolt misunderstands Blaze’s ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' [[LukeIAmYourFather I-am-your-father quote]] (wondering instead why he just called him Luke), as well as misconstruing his father’s [[ButterFace description of his girlfriend as a “two-bagger”]] by thinking this means she plays baseball. Earlier, Bolt is thoroughly confused by the suggestive teasing from Penny and her friend in connection with a smut fic featuring him and his master.

--->'''Harken:''' I could whip him. I've only just procured the most marvelous cat of nine tails. Glass shards imbedded in the leather, guaranteed to cleave flesh with each stroke. ''[gets a SlasherSmile]''\\

** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Hohenheim]] tries to explain to Trisha that [[spoiler: he's immortal.]]

'''Trisha:''' ''[[[CrotchGrabSexCheck grabs his crotch to disprove his claim]]]''

-->'''Ginny:''' [[LampshadeHanging Of all things - he just admitted to being a reincarnated Resistance fighter from World War Two and you focus on the fact he]] ''[[LampshadeHanging might]]'' [[LampshadeHanging have been gay]]?!

[Percy whacks Ron on the side of his head.]

'''Drunk:''' Oops, sorry! ''[Quietly]'' One Tektite Lager, please!

-->"Ah, sorry, sorry... a ''woman.''"

-->'''Merlin:''' I walked into Arthur’s room this morning and he was awake and standing there completely naked.\\

'''Merlin:''' Yes. Arthur’s never awake that early.

-->'''Arthur:''' Don’t lie to me! I saw Sir Leon disappear into your cell. Literally! He disappeared when he walked in. ''With mead''.\\

* Izuku in ''FanFic/IzukuMidoriyaTheRabbit'' suffers from this frequently. {{Justified}} by the fact that [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange he's a rabbit]] with a bit of a BlueAndOrangeMorality. A good example is when he thinks the reason people keep on staring at him while at the [=UA=] Entrance Exams is because he has green fur, not understanding that the reason they're staring is because he's a ''literal'' rabbit (albeit a sapient one) that is trying to become a student at hero school.

-->"Get ''what''? That you wind up with a mark because you do perfectly ordinary things you're already good at and love doing, instead of trying ''cool stuff'' which nopony's ever done before?" A long pause. "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!"

* Frequently occurs with the hapless narrator in ''[[Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed Equestria: A History Revealed]]'', who ignores obvious information right in front of her, to go off on a tangent on some minuscule, trivial thing.

-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' “Just let me get down first.” [[spoiler:As in, off of the cloud she's sitting on.]]\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' ''[looks around in confusion]'' “Where are you going to get it from?” ... “I don’t see any ducks around here!”
* ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse:'' Cheerilee takes a sarcastic comment of Bon-Bon's (that Raindrops is enjoying the weather meaning Trixie has "learnt about the birds and the bees") and becomes convinced this means Trixie has never had TheTalk. She then decides to set that right, and marches over to Trixie's, whereupon she finds said pony arguing with Raindrops about something, and somehow comes around to the conclusion Raindrops was about to ''take advantage'' of Trixie. Much embarrassment follows.

'''Hiashi:''' ''[making a ComicalAngryFace]'' N-Not with me, you idiot!\\
'''Naruto:''' ''[smiling and blushing]'' That's a relief. Then with who?\\

'''Hiashi:''' ''[making an even bigger comical angry face]'' I'm not giving you permission! You're not touching my daughter!\\
'''Naruto:''' ''[making a comical angry face himself]'' Then why were you asking if I wanted to?!\\

---->'''Hinago:''' ''[with tears in his eyes]'' Mother wants you to come to dinner. *Sniff* If you do not come, she may not let me see you anymore!\\

''[Opal moans]''

'''Trafalgar Law:''' [[SarcasmMode I can see you focused on the important details.]]

--->'''Nami:''' No, Cross, it's not that…It's just… looking back… I… I think that the crocodile on top of Rain Dinners might have been ''[[TheScrooge solid gold]]''.

-->"When you heard us talking," Minako continues, barely missing a beat, "we were talking about going out the night before. To a gay club."\\
"That’s so rude," Usagi says. "I know gay guys are really cute, but they're gay, guys. They don't like girls."

'''Bundou:''' ''[thinks]'' [[LampshadeHanging But the current situation's become really troubling already]]?!

--> '''al-Walim''': Look on the bright side, [[TakeThat at least they weren't aborted]].\\

'''Beren:'''I-- Saw it. The World. Without the veils. [shakes his head] I can't -- it was -- there aren't words to tell of it, the view from Taniquetil--\\
'''Ranger:''' [confused] But that's not hard to describe. The hills look like slabs of jade, with silver for the rivers and lakes.\\

'''Luthien:''' [but smiling] Shh!\\
'''Soldier:''' [understanding] Oh, he's being metaphorical, that's all.

** ''Naru-Hina Chronicles Mini-sodes'': When Hiashi decides to have a talk with Naruto regarding the latter's perverted reputation, the young ninja constantly misses the point of what the Hyuga Clan Head is asking:
--->'''Hiashi:''' With such a reputation, I am sure you know much about the habits of... romantically involved adults. So... Umm... Please tell me... *Ahem* what it is you know.\\

** Mikoto explains away Misaka-11111, a girl who [[CloningBlues looks exactly like her and has an identical power]], by [[ActuallyADoombot claiming that she can make duplicates out of electricity]]. 11111 did not know she had that power, and is very impressed.

** In “The Makeover,” Bolt misunderstands what Mittens means when she refers to “[[TheBodyPartsThatMustNotBeNamed doggy lipstick]],” resulting in the dog giving himself a [[CosmeticCatastrophe hideously garish makeover]]. His thinking is that if Mittens enjoys doggy lipstick, she’ll like him even better if he’s wearing several other kinds of makeup as well.
** In “The Wedding Reception,” Bolt misconstrues a joke by Mittens regarding "Music/PachelbelsCanon" and steps all over the punch line. He thinks Mittens's parodied title, "Taco Bell Canon," was the work's title all along after her quip.
** In “The Cameo,” Bolt misunderstands Blaze’s ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' [[LukeIAmYourFather I-am-your-father quote]] (wondering instead why he just called him Luke), as well as misconstruing his father’s [[ButterFace description of his girlfriend as a “two-bagger”]] by thinking this means she plays baseball. Earlier, Bolt is thoroughly confused by the suggestive teasing from Penny and her friend in connection with a smut fic featuring him and his master.
** In “The Coffee Shop,” Bolt expresses concern that the still-single Penny is never going to get married and that he won't have grandchildren, as well as thinking the word “kvetch” is “kwetch.” Mittens goes to a lot of trouble to correct him.
** In “The Gift,” Bolt misconstrues Mittens’s question “How about sex?” as a come-on rather than an inquiry about whether beings in Nirvana have sex or not.
** In “The Seven,” young Bolt misunderstands when one of his friends says that “even ‘Film/CitizenKane’ is no ‘Film/CitizenKane’.” His reaction is to ask “How can ‘Film/CitizenKane’ not be ‘Film/CitizenKane’ if that’s what it is?"
** In “The Cakes,” Bolt misconstrues Mittens's evasiveness regarding her having gone to use the litter box, taking her "making a cake" euphemism literally.
** In “The Spaceship,” Bolt misunderstands the meaning of the word "innuendo" when Mittens uses it, thinking it refers to a particular sex act.
** In “The Protection Payment,” Bobby the pigeon misunderstands his friend Vinny when the latter refers to the Italian painter Caravaggio, thinking he's referring to a character from ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.

* In ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsSakume'', after Hans gets home from Arendelle, his brother Heins asks "Is it true? ''It is true''!" He's not asking about [[ItMakesSenseInContext the much more pressing matter that's under discussion]], but the fact that the suit that he designed for Hans is in tatters. Interestingly enough, Heins, in spite of his ignorance-induced SkewedPriorities here, [[NiceGuy cares much more for Hans than any of their other brothers do]].

-->'''Nunzio:''' Now you see, we’s here to make sure nothing bad happens to this here casino.\\
'''Sweetie Belle:''' Oh, that’s very nice of you.\\
'''Mugsy:''' What my partner means to say is that it would be a shame if something bad was to happen, and we can make sure that it doesn’t.\\
'''Sweetie Belle:''' Well don’t let me stop you, unless you need me to do something? Should I move my table? Is it in the way?

* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles'': Naruto asks Sai to think about the similarities between the various girls he dated. This is followed by a panel showing eight girls with ponytails (one of them being Ino) all slapping Sai in the exact same way. The black-haired boy wonders if that means he likes being slapped, only for Naruto to be exasperated and say that his friend has a thing for girls with ponytails instead.

--> '''Omar:''' Well, at least they're all facing the other way.
--> '''Oona:''' How is that good? Oren, Owen, your friend Oswald and my old boss Oscar are all mooning Headquarters and half of them don't even realize it!
--> '''Omar:''' Well, at least they're not flashing Headquarters...I think. Are flashing and mooning the same thing?
--> ''[Opal moans]''

* In ''Fanfic/{{Vapors}}'' socially inhibited geniuses are a ''thing'' in Konoha and this is the number sign of one. Aiko is no exception, although she hides it better than most. On a date, she misses the significance of being taken to an isolated part of the park at night, lying next to each other on the grass with their arms touching, and her date eating a mint suggestively. It takes the blunt "So, are we going to make-out?" to get the point across.

-->'''Moderator:''' We're talking about late penalties at Noble Academy.\\
'''Komachi:''' For bringing in library books late?\\

* ''[[Fanfic/UnacceptableSitchSeries No Living in the Past]]'' has Kim's BoyfriendBlockingDad respond thusly when she [[ComingOutStory comes out to her parents]]:

Dr. Possible glanced at his wife, who still appeared a little stunned. "Well, if this means I don't have to worry about you chasing any boys, that's good enough for me."

* ''[[Fanfic/UnacceptableSitchSeries No Living in the Past]]'' has Kim's OverprotectiveDad respond thusly when she [[ComingOutStory comes out to her parents]]: