History Main / LooseLips

** Rubeus Hagrid in ''HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' does this several times. Trust him with your life, but not your secrets. The [[Film/HarryPotter movie version]] even gave him a CatchPhrase relating to this: "I shouldn'ta told ya that!"
** Bertha Jorkins in ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' is no better at keeping secrets than Hagrid. As Sirius says it once: "She was a bit dim, but she had an excellent memory for gossip. It used to get her into a lot of trouble; [[TooDumbToLive she never knew when to keep her mouth shut]]."

** Parodied by ''TheColbertReport'', which saw this as Rivera getting overexcited about establishing his IntrepidReporter credentials.

** Parodied by ''TheDailyShow'', which saw this as Rivera getting overexcited about establishing his IntrepidReporter credentials.

* ''FalloutNewVegas'' includes propaganda that's related to the common loose lips sink ships posters. At Helios One, it includes the "telling your wife" scenario, and "telling your drinking buddies", showing the route on how information reaches the Chinese spies.

* An episode of ''{{ER}}'' has two nurses talking about the two children of a patient who had been in an accident comforting each other... which ended up leading to BrotherSisterIncest. Unfortunately, they unknowingly were walking past the patient's husband, leading to a near-shooting incident (the father managed to calm himself down and came clean about what he had nearly done). The doctors were not pleased about the violation of Patient-Doctor Confidentiality and the incident it nearly caused.
* Barbra Jean from ''{{Reba}}'' has this reputation, and for good reason. Throughout the series, she's blabbed out things quite a few times, such as telling Reba's eldest daughter and son-in-law about her youngest daughter's decision to move in with Reba's ex-husband -- even after promising not to blab.

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* TheOtherWiki has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_in_the_real_world an entry]] explaining the dangers of putting sensitive information (or at least, information that can come back to bite you in the ass) on Wikipedia.

* ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' has the main character asking a few too many people where the detective's office is, allowing the bad guys to find it.

--->--'''BenjaminFranklin'''

When someone gives away sensitive information unintentionally because they can't keep it to themselves. The TropeNamer is the famous slogan from WorldWarII "Loose Lips Sink Ships".

Very much TruthInTelevision, and something constantly warned about in the armed forces around the world, as you can never tell when the person on the street you are talking to might secretly be an espionage agent.

Due to the fact that TechnologyMarchesOn, it's even easier than ever to get people killed by running your mouth off, thanks to websites such as LiveJournal, {{Facebook}}, TVTropes, and ThatOtherWiki. Always beware that when you talk about something that is privileged or secret, you might as well be standing on a roof top with a big sign and a megaphone.

When this is subverted, it can become FeedTheMole.

* ''FalloutNewVegas'' includes propaganda that's related to the common loose lips sink ships posters. At Helios One, it includes the "telling your wife" scenario, and "telling your drinking buddies", showing the route on how information reaches the Chinese spies.

A real danger, even if you don't live in a CityOfSpies, particularly if you unwittingly work near TheMole or are the target of a HoneyTrap (A warning commonly given to members of the military when they are going out into town: [[TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction "If a girl acts interested in you, and if you're ugly, then it's a trick." ]]

--->'''Stephen Colbert:''' He's the only reporter out here who's got the cojones to walk it like he talks it! He can't be constrained by concern for the safety and security of men who have invited him to join them at great risk to both themselves and their military objective! If he gets everybody killed, so be it. He's not gonna pussy out.

Due to the fact that TechnologyMarchesOn, it's even easier than ever to get people killed by running your mouth off, thanks to websites such as LiveJournal, FaceBook, TVTropes, and ThatOtherWiki. Always beware that when you talk about something that is privileged or secret, you might as well be standing on a roof top with a big sign and a megaphone.

!!Examples:

* As mentioned above, the TropeNamer is the slogan from WorldWarII, reminding people to be careful what they talk about in public, lest Axis spies pick up valuable clues.
* An episode of ''{{ER}}'' had two nurses talking about the two children of a patient who had been in an accident comforting each other... which ended up leading to BrotherSisterIncest. Unfortunately, they unknowingly were walking past the patient's husband, leading to a near-shooting incident (the father managed to calm himself down and came clean about what he had nearly done). The doctors were [[{{Understatement}} not pleased]] about the violation of Patient-Doctor Confidentiality and the incident it nearly caused.
* TheOtherWiki has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_in_the_real_world an entry]] explaining the dangers of putting sensitive information (or at least, information that can come back to bite you in the ass) on Wikipedia.
* The ''PrivateSnafu'' short "Spies": Snafu brags about how he'll never tell the secret information he knows, but he carelessly drops hints which are eagerly picked up by hidden spies.
* Rubeus Hagrid in ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' does this several times. Trust him with your life, but not your secrets. The [[Film/HarryPotter movie version]] even gave him a CatchPhrase relating to this: "I shouldn'ta told ya that!"
** Bertha Jorkins in ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' is no better at keeping secrets than Hagrid. As Sirius says it once: "She was a bit dim, but she had an excellent memory for gossip. It used to get her into a lot of trouble; [[TooDumbToLive she never knew when to keep her mouth shut]]."

* Barbra Jean from ''{{Reba}}'' has this reputation, and for good reason. Throughout the series, she's blabbed out things quite a few times, such as telling Reba's eldest daughter and son-in-law about her youngest daughter's decision to move in with Reba's ex-husband -- even after promising not to blab.
* ''DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': The eponymous IneffectualSympatheticVillain has a blog, which he uses to talk to his fans about various things he's done and his plans for future schemes. [[spoiler: This backfires on him in Act II when it turns out his viewing audience includes [[ArchEnemy Captain Hammer]] and the LAPD.]]

[[AC:Real Life]]

* News of the impending attack on Goose Green during the Falklands War was released by the British government and broadcast on the BBC while the troops were still advancing on the town (and hadn't yet been detected by the Argentinian forces).

* News of the impending attack on Goose Green during the Falklands War was released by the government and broadcast on the BBC while the troops were still advancing on the town (and hadn't yet been detected by the Argentinian forces).

* News of the impending attack on Goose Green during the FalklandsWar was released by the government and broadcast on the BBC while the troops were still advancing on the town (and hadn't yet been detected by the Argentinian forces).

* RealLife: "Journalist" Geraldo Rivera in early 2003, while Rivera was traveling with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq during a Fox News broadcast, Rivera began to disclose an upcoming operation, even going so far as to draw a map in the sand for his audience. The military immediately issued a firm denunciation of his actions, saying it put the operation at risk, and nearly expelled Rivera from Iraq.

* ''DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': The titular IneffectualSympatheticVillain has a blog, which he uses to talk to his fans about various things he's done and his plans for future schemes. [[spoiler: This backfires on him in Act II when it turns out his viewing audience includes [[ArchEnemy Captain Hammer]] and the LAPD.]]

* ''[=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]'': The titular IneffectualSympatheticVillain has a blog, which he uses to talk to his fans about various things he's done and his plans for future schemes. [[spoiler: This backfires on him in Act II when it turns out his viewing audience includes [[ArchEnemy Captain Hammer]] and the LAPD.]]

A real danger, even if you don't live in a CityOfSpies, particularly if you unwittingly work near TheMole or are the target of a HoneyTrap (A warning commonly given to members of the military when they are going out into town: "If a girl acts interested in you, and if you're ugly, then it's a trick."

!!Examples

** Bertha Jorkins in ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' is no better at keeping secrets than Hagrid. As Sirius says it once: "She was a bit dim, but she had an excellent memory for gossip. It used to get her into a lot of trouble; she never knew when to keep her mouth shut."

* ''DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': Dr. Evil has a blog, which he uses to talk to his fans about various things he's done and his plans for future schemes. [[spoiler: This backfires on him when it turns out his viewing audience includes [[ArchEnemy Captain Hammer]] and the LAPD.]]