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* ''{{Smallville}}'' episode "Hero".

* ''KnightRider'' (1980s) episode "The Nineteenth Hole". The town of Marberry is more exciting than they expected.

Its also [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule 34 of the internet.]] That is, that no, nothing is.

[[AC: VideoGames]]
* Pepin of ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}} 1'' says the above quote when you report to him that demons have stolen a sign from someone's home. He is disturbed by the idea that the demons from the labyrinth have become bold enough to have ventured through the village at night.

[[AC: Jokes]]
* There's a tribe in Africa that worships the number zero. Is nothing sacred?

* ''[[CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels]]'' episode "Night of the Strangler"

* There's a GahanWilson cartoon in which ornately robed monks are praying to an ornate but quite empty pedestal. A passerby utters the phrase in question.

-->--'''Pepin''', '''''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'''''

* Zukovsky in ''TheWorldIsNotEnough'' has a variant, "Is nothing straight?", which he asks both on the corruption he has to deal with as a gangster in post-Soviet Russia and on seeing a crooked wall painting.

Its also [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule 42 of the internet.]] That is, that no, nothing is.

* Sam the American Eagle says this in ''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' after seeing the Two-Headed Monster from ''Series/SesameStreet'' play SantaClaus in a skit.

-->--'''Pepin''', '''''{{Diablo}}'''''

* Pepin of ''{{Diablo}} 1'' says the above quote when you report to him that demons have stolen a sign from someone's home. He is disturbed by the idea that the demons from the labyrinth have become bold enough to have ventured through the village at night.

Stock phrase when a character has heard of something that crosses a significant line of comfort for him. It may be something that he thought couldn't happen... or something he thought no one would be [[CompleteMonster despicable enough to do]]. In any case, if a character says this, he has been shocked out of his comfort zone.

* ''{{Saved}}''.

* Sam the American Eagle says this in ''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' after seeing the Two-Headed Monster from ''SesameStreet'' play SantaClaus in a skit.

[[AC:Literature]]
* Lewis Black's first book is a largely autobiographical work entitled ''Nothing's Sacred''.

* And of course, there is the Carole Lombard and Frederick March BlackComedy / ScrewballComedy, ''Nothing Sacred''.

** Garfield utters the line when Jon buys an aluminium Christmas tree, which turns in an electric stand.

Its also [[RulesOfTheInternet Rule 42 of the internet.]]

-->''"My goodness, Demons running about the village at night, pillaging our homes - is nothing sacred?"''
-->-Pepin, {{Diablo}} 1

-->'''K.I.T.T.:''' None for the better if you ask me. Is nothing sacred? Isn't there anywhere safe from fast cars and rock 'n roll?

* There's a GahanWilson cartoon in which ornately robed monks are praying to an idol in the shape of a large zero. A passerby utters the phrase in question.

->'''Trudy Mason:''' Patrick has … just completed a world tour as part of the Christian Skateboarders Association.
->'''Cassandra:''' Been hittin' the board for the Lord? God, is nothing sacred to you people?

->'''Clark Kent:''' I found the source of Pete's powers. Kryptonite-enhanced gum. I found a whole stockpile.
->'''Chloe Sullivan:''' Chewing gum? Is nothing sacred anymore?

->'''Michael Knight:''' A quiet peaceful retirement community? [snip] It seems to me, Marberry has changed its image, partner.
->'''K.I.T.T.:''' None for the better if you ask me. Is nothing sacred? Isn't there anywhere safe from fast cars and rock 'n roll?

->'''Jill Munroe:''' Do you know when Trigger died, they stuffed him! [laughs] Is nothing sacred anymore?

->'''Trudy Mason:''' Patrick has … just completed a world tour as part of the Christian Skateboarders Association.

-->"My goodness, Demons running about the village at night, pillaging our homes - is nothing sacred?"
-->Pepin, {{Diablo}} 1

->'''Trudy Mason:''' Patrick has … just completed a world tour as part of the Christian Skateboarders Association.

Stock phrase when a character has heard of something that crosses a significant line of comfort for them. It may be something that they thought couldn't happen... or something they thought no one would be [[CompleteMonster despicable enough to do.]] In any case, if a character says this they have been shocked out of their comfort zone.

Of course, its [[PlayedForLaughs often used parodically,]] when the "sacred" thing is of [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking relatively little consequence]]: "And the new boss has cancelled 'Casual Fridays.'" "Is ''nothing'' sacred?!"

->Trudy Mason: Patrick has [snip] just completed a world tour as part of the Christian Skateboarders Association.
->Cassandra: Been hittin' the board for the Lord? God, is nothing sacred to you people?

->Clark Kent: I found the source of Pete's powers. Kryptonite-enhanced gum. I found a whole stockpile.
->Chloe Sullivan: Chewing gum? Is nothing sacred anymore?
* ''KnightRider'' (1980's) episode "The Nineteenth Hole". The town of Marberry is more exciting than they expected.
->Michael Knight: A quiet peaceful retirement community? [snip] It seems to me, Marberry has changed its image, partner.
->K.I.T.T.: None for the better if you ask me. Is nothing sacred? Isn't there anywhere safe from fast cars and rock 'n roll?

->Jill Munroe: Do you know when Trigger died, they stuffed him! [laughs] Is nothing sacred anymore?

* Pepin of {{Diablo}} 1 says the above quote when you report to him that demons have stolen a sign from someones home. He is disturbed by the idea that the demons from the labyrinth have become bold enough to have ventured through the village at night.

* There's a GahanWilson cartoon in which ornately-robed monks are praying to an idol in the shape of a large zero. A passerby utters the phrase in question.

* Sam the American Eagle says this in ''AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' after seeing the Two-Headed Monster from ''SesameStreet'' play SantaClaus in a skit.

* And of course, there is the Carole Lombard and Frederick March BlackComedy / ScrewballComedy, ''Nothing Sacred''.

[[AC: WesternAnimation]]

[[AC: Examples]]

* There's a GahanWilson cartoon in which ornately-robed monks are praying to an idol in the shape of a large zero. A passerby utters the phrase in question.

Stock phrase when a character has heard of something that crosses a significant line of comfort for them. It may be something that they thought couldn't happen... or something they thought no one would be [[CompleteMonster dispicable enough to do.]] In any case, if a character says this they have been shocked out of their comfort zone.

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