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* In [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Turn Coat]], Harry fought a [[EldritchAbomination Skinwalker]] when the [[TheFairFolk pixie]] Toot-Toothad a [[BigDamnHeroes Little Damn Heroes]] moment by attacking the skinwalker to give him a moment to recover. After one of the Senor Council gave him assistance and drove it away, he commented about Toot Toot throwing himself into danger to help him commenting, "Little guy like that, taking on something so far out his weight class. That was a sight to see.", but he was also commenting about Dresden as well.

->''"You can prick your finger, but doooon't finger your prick!"''
->--''Creator/GeorgeCarlin''

-->''"You can prick your finger, but doooon't finger your prick!"''
-->''Creator/GeorgeCarlin''

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* In ''[[Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX Gensokyo 20XXV]]'', an age-regressed Reimu's "Am I dying?" is supposed to be intended as this, in that she is either asking if she is actually dying or, alternatively, asking why is someone is so sad about the situation she's accepted or, she could be asking both.

* In [[Gensokyo20XX Gensokyo 20XXV]], an age-regressed Reimu's "Am I dying?" is supposed to be intended as this, in that she is either asking if she is actually dying or, alternatively, asking why is someone is so sad about the situation she's accepted or, she could be asking both.

* Jhin from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is an assassin you uses murder as a form of artwork, claiming that each kill is special 'performance'. One of his battle quotes is "When they see you, they will ''cry''" - whether this is from being moved or horrified is unsaid and, quite possibly for Jhin, is not seen as important.

** Jhin from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is an assassin you uses murder as a form of artwork, claiming that each kill is special 'performance'. One of his battle quotes is "When they see you, they will ''cry''" - whether this is from being moved or horrified is unsaid and, quite possibly for Jhin, is not seen as important.

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* ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
** Not only does Zod's message ("You Are Not Alone") inform humans that aliens exist, it lets Superman know he's ''not'' the [[LastOfHisKind last]] Kryptonian.
** [[spoiler: "Welcome to the Planet, Clark."]]

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': Robin follows her boyfriend Ted to a nightclub and asks the bouncer about him. We are shown the event, in which Ted, who has been acting unlike himself, is flirting with another woman and agreeing to go to her apartment. Ted is confronted by Marshall, who says "Aren't you afraid a certain someone will find out about this? This isn't you, Ted." [[spoiler: It turns out that Barney had been calling himself "Ted Mosby", so that's who the bouncer thought he was; we were shown Ted instead of Barney because that's how Robin would have imagined the bouncer's account. Meanwhile, Marshall's "certain someone" was the real Ted, and "This isn't you" was meant literally.]]
* In a twist, in Tara's song, "Under Your Spell", in the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "[[MusicalEpisode Once More With Feeling]]", the metaphorical meaning is the more obvious and positive one, about how much she loves Willow, and Willow has brought her out of her shell and introduced her to happiness. However, if the lyrics are taken completely literally, they're about how Willow has been magically manipulating Tara's mind and memories.

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-->"Against my will I am sent to bid you come in to dinner." There's a double meaning in that. "I took no more pains for those thanks than you took pains to thank me." That's as much as to say, "Any pains that I take for you is as easy as thanks." If I do not take pity of her, I am a villain. If I do not love her, I am a Jew.

* During the 18th century Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland, noblemen supposedly loyal to the English crown but secretly on the side of the rebels had to tread a very fine line, or risk having their wealth confiscated. Since in those days the word of a nobleman was almost sacred, and breaking it meant great loss of face, a common test of loyalty was to propose a toast to the king. This was in effect swearing loyalty to the crown, and many Scots nobles would have found this difficult or impossible to do.\\
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* In a twist, in Tara's song, "Under Your Spell", in the ''Series/Buffy The Vampire Slayer}}'' episode "[[{{Musical Episode}} Once More With Feeling]]", the metaphorical meaning is the more obvious and positive one, about how much she loves Willow, and Willow has brought her out of her shell and introduced her to happiness. However, if the lyrics are taken completely literally, they're about how Willow has been magically manipulating Tara's mind and memories.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', to undo a spell, the witch tells Merida that she and her mother most mend what was torn by pride. Merida assumes this means a tapestry she slashed open during a fight between her and her mother; however, it's left ambiguous whether the witch really meant the tapestry or the relationship between Merida and her mother.