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Sister trope to MuggedForDisguise and StrippingTheScarecrow. Compare GoneSwimmingClothesStolen, which can be either an alternative place to steal clothes when there are no washing lines around, or the reason why they need clothes to begin with. May involve NakedPeopleTrappedOutside.

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Sister trope to MuggedForDisguise and StrippingTheScarecrow. Compare GoneSwimmingClothesStolen, which can be either an alternative place to steal clothes when there are no washing lines around, around or the reason why they need clothes to begin with.with. Contrast GravityIsAHarshSeamstress, falling through clotheslines gets you dressed in mismatched clothes. May involve NakedPeopleTrappedOutside. \n
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* ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'': In the ''Vow in the Snow'' movie, Shirou rescues Miyu from imprisonment and eventually teleports her to Illya's universe, but they did not have time to get her [[BarefootCaptives shoes]] or a change of clothes from the [[GoGoEnslavement backless dress she was made to wear]]. When she arrives, she steals clothes and shoes from a house.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'': In "Friar Tum", Tummi dons some monk robes he found hanging on a clothesline in front of a monastery.
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* ''Literature/MercyThompson'' had to do this in “Silence Fallen.” After escaping Bonarata’s captivity in Europe, Mercy in coyote form sneaks onto a bus and steals some clothing from some tourist’s luggage. She had no choice since she needed to [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing shift to her coyote shape]] and therefore abandon her clothes to escape. She would leave notes in the said luggage with her phone number on it so she would compensate for the stolen clothing.

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* ''Literature/MercyThompson'' had to do this in “Silence "Silence Fallen." After escaping Bonarata’s Bonarata's captivity in Europe, Mercy in coyote form sneaks onto a bus and steals some clothing from some tourist’s tourist's luggage. She had no choice since she needed to [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing shift to her coyote shape]] and therefore abandon her clothes to escape. She would leave notes in the said luggage with her phone number on it so she would compensate for the stolen clothing.
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* ''Literature/MercyThompson'' had to do this in “Silence Fallen.” After escaping Bonarata’s captivity in Europe, Mercy in coyote form sneaks onto a bus and steals some clothing from some tourist’s luggage. She had no choice since she needed to [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing shift to her coyote shape]] and therefore abandon her clothes to escape. She would leave notes in the said luggage with her phone number on it so she would compensate for the stolen clothing.
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* ''Series/Siren2018'': While Ryn doesn't mind walking around naked, she does mind the weird looks she gets for doing so, which is why she makes a beeline for the nearest clothesline upon walking onto land.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "What You're Doing," Ringo is being subjected to a shotgun wedding to a gypsy queen. John, Paul and George steal a cloak from a clothesline and uses it to have George pose as Ringo's "fiancee" and rescuing him from the wedding.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "What You're Doing," Ringo is being subjected to a shotgun wedding to a gypsy queen. John, Paul and George steal a cloak dress from a clothesline and uses it to have George pose as Ringo's "fiancee" and rescuing him from the wedding.
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* WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther steals items from a clothesline so he can become a superhero ("Super Pink").

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* In ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'', Thistle [[TheFaceless hides her face]] for reasons that once get her [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/22 run out of town]] by a TorchesAndPitchforks mob; even when fleeing for it

her life, she snags a shirt off a clothesline to wrap around her head as a replacement for her usual MysteriousVeil.
%%* Happens in [[http://www.scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20040929 this]] strip from ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound''

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* In ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'', Thistle [[TheFaceless hides her face]] for reasons that once get her [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/22 run out of town]] by a TorchesAndPitchforks mob; even when fleeing for it

her life, she snags a shirt off a clothesline to wrap around her head as a replacement for her usual MysteriousVeil.
%%* Happens in [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033428/http://www.scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20040929 this]] strip from ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound''

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* In ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'', Thistle [[TheFaceless hides her face]] for reasons that once get her [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/22 run out of town]] by a TorchesAndPitchforks mob; even when fleeing for her life, she snags a shirt off a clothesline to wrap around her head as a replacement for her usual MysteriousVeil.

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* In ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'', Thistle [[TheFaceless hides her face]] for reasons that once get her [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/22 run out of town]] by a TorchesAndPitchforks mob; even when fleeing for it

her life, she snags a shirt off a clothesline to wrap around her head as a replacement for her usual MysteriousVeil.


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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "What You're Doing," Ringo is being subjected to a shotgun wedding to a gypsy queen. John, Paul and George steal a cloak from a clothesline and uses it to have George pose as Ringo's "fiancee" and rescuing him from the wedding.
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-->'''Luke:''' [[SelfDepreciation You look like a damn fool.]]

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-->'''Luke:''' [[SelfDepreciation [[SelfDeprecation You look like a damn fool.]]

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