History Main / OrSoIHeard

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'': Inverted during a dialog in the ''{{Firefly}}'' movie.

A trope wherein a character delivers some advice or information relating to a field which it would be [[ShamefulSourceOfKnowledge incredibly embarrassing or contrary to their public image to know]]. For instance, [[AwesomeMcCoolname Mannfred M. Manly]] informs you on the plot of ''MyLittlePony'', or Chastity [=McInnocence=] blurts out directions for Amsterdam's red light district. Whatever the subject and whomever the person, they then try to cover up their association with it by appending "OrSoIHeard", "or so I've been told", "I read it in an article", etc.

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': There's a running joke that Miles Edgeworth is a big fan of the tokusatsu ShowWithinAShow ''Steel Samurai'', although he [[ClosetGeek tries to distance himself from it]]. He invokes OrSoIHeard a lot when [[spoiler: the Steel Samurai and company becomes a major part of the final case of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''.]]

* How does [[spoiler:Solas]] from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' know so much about historical events, court intrigue and [[spoiler:godhood]]? Why, he saw it in the Fade, of course! Incidentally, one of the few times you gain disapproval for asking questions is when you come close to calling him out on this.

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* Let's face it. You've probably used this at some point during your life.

* A variation appears in Series/GoldenGirls, when Dorothy asks her prospective daughter in law's mother if it's true about black men in bed. Blanche shouts "Oh yes, definitely!" When everyone stares at her, she amends it to "Oh yes, definitely that is something I would like to know too."

A trope wherein a character delivers some advice or information relating to a field which it would be incredibly embarrassing or contrary to their public image to know. For instance, [[AwesomeMcCoolname Mannfred M. Manly]] informs you on the plot of ''MyLittlePony'', or Chastity [=McInnocence=] blurts out directions for Amsterdam's red light district. Whatever the subject and whomever the person, they then try to cover up their association with it by appending "OrSoIHeard", "or so I've been told", "I read it in an article", etc.

* A variation appears in Series/GoldenGirls, when Dorothy asks her prospective daughter in law's mother if it's true about black men in bed. Blanch shouts "Yes!" When everyone stares at her, she amends it to "Yes, that is something I would like to know too."

--> '''Fortack:''' Yeah, yeah, what else can the salarians can do to us at this point? It's not like they can make us even more infertile. [[TemptingFate Actually, wait, forget I said anything.]]

--> '''Fortack:''' Yeah, yeah, what else can the salarians can do to us at this point? It's not like they can make us even more infertile. Actually, wait, forget I said anything.

* ''AceAttorney'': There's a running joke that Miles Edgeworth is a big fan of the tokusatsu ShowWithinAShow ''Steel Samurai'', although he [[ClosetGeek tries to distance himself from it]]. He invokes OrSoIHeard a lot when [[spoiler: the Steel Samurai and company becomes a major part of the final case of ''AceAttorneyInvestigations''.]]

* Detective Beckett in ''{{Castle}}'' says this after making reference to ''{{Showgirls}}''.

* [[http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=229 Big Boss]] remembers The End in ''TheLastDaysOfFoxhound''.

* Subverted in an episode of HappyEndings, Max, Brad, and Penny complain about 'thumb-face' Larry. Brad doesn't like how he forcibly looks at his shirt tags, Penny doesn't like his repetitive stories, and Max has this to say...

* Optional dialogue in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' between Mordin and a krogan scientist. [[spoiler: The real kicker is that Mordin actually did make the krogans more infertile by upgrading the genophage when it started to look like the krogans were recovering.]]

--> '''Fortack:''' Yeah, yeah, what else can the salarians can do to us at this point? It's not like they can make us even more infertile. Actually, wait, forget I said anything.

* ''Cops L.A.C'': [[hottip:*:The Australian police drama, not related to ''Series/{{COPS}}'' the American RealityTV show.]], the detectives find a flyer for Romnett in a murder victim's house. A junior officer standing nearby tells them it's an internet dating site, "I've been told."

* In an early episode of ''Seinfeld'', Jerry and Elaine are planning to see a film together, but when Elaine is busy, Jerry watches the film without her knowing and later tries to get out of seeing it again.

* ''Webcomic/BuckGodotZapGunForHire'': [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080527 "Gosh... That could explain... (beat) Uh... All sorts of things. That I've heard. From other people."]]

* In the ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield' strip [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1487 "Blubber Lumps! They're chewy!"]], Garfield says that certain types of lumps of blubber can go for a pretty penny on Ebay. Or so he heard...