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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

[[folder: Film ]]

-->'''Russell Ziskey:''' Do the words "Act of war" mean anything to you?
-->'''John Winger:''' I have a plan.
-->'''Russell:''' Great. Custer had a plan, too.

-->'''The Metatron''': I am to charge you with [[TheQuest a holy crusade]].
-->'''Bethany Sloan''': For the record, I work in an abortion clinic.
-->'''The Metatron''': Noah was a drunk, and look what'' he ''accomplished--and no one's asking you to build an ark!

-->'''David:''' I was under orders.
-->'''Celeste:''' ''So was Hitler!'' Oh, no, I don't mean Hitler, I mean the other guy.
-->'''David:''' Himmler? Hess?
-->'''Rose:''' Eichmann?
-->'''David:''' Eichmann.
-->'''Celeste:''' Yes! Eichmann! That's you!

-->'''Suzanne:''' We're consenting adults!
-->'''Dean Elias:''' So were Bonnie and Clyde!

[[folder: Literature ]]

-->"Don't do it." said Mr [=McKinnon=], a stout bachelor. "You're too young to marry."
-->"So was Methuselah," said James, a stouter.

[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

-->'''Brother William:''' "I'm not only news, my friend, I make news. Big news."
-->'''Friday:''' "So did Judas."

-->'''Natalie Teeger:''' But he's guilty, right?
-->'''D.A. Charles Friedken:''' So was O.J.

-->'''The Doctor''': Never cared much for the word "impregnable." Sounds a bit too much like "unsinkable."\\
'''Harry''': What's wrong with "unsinkable"?\\
'''The Doctor''': Nothing. As the iceberg said to the Titanic.\\
'''Harry''': What?\\
'''The Doctor''': Gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop.

--->'''Jabe''': This facility is purely automatic. It's the height of the Alpha Class. Nothing can go wrong.\\
'''The Doctor''': Unsinkable?\\
'''Jabe''': If you like. The nautical metaphor is appropriate.\\
'''The Doctor''': You're telling me. I was on board another ship once they said that was unsinkable. I ended up clinging to an iceberg. It wasn't half cold.

-->'''Blackadder:''' You're fired.
-->'''Baldrick:''' But my lord, I've been in your family since 1532!
-->'''Blackadder:''' So has syphilis. Now get out!

-->'''Alan''': Let's just give it a chance. See how it works.
-->'''Charlie''': That's what Poland said about the Germans.
-->'''Alan''': Been watching the History Channel again?
-->'''Charlie''': It's Nazi Week.
-->'''Alan''': [[TitleDrop It's always Nazi Week]].

[[folder: Theater ]]

Ladies seem to love it--
-->'''Mrs. Lovett:''' Flies do, too!

[[folder: Web Comics ]]

[[folder: Web Original ]]

'''Spiderman:''' Yeah, so was [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker]]! [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne And look how well that turned out]]!

-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' It's big, scary, and ''pink''!\\

[[folder: Real Life ]]

--> Hemlock is both [[AllNaturalSnakeOil natural and organic]].

--> ''Heroin'' is natural. ''Nicotine'' is natural. ''A pack of wild wolves'' is natural! ''Natural doesn't mean safe!''

* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': After Onni had been in DeepSleep long enough that he's had to be hooked up on IV, the children from the house it which he's been staying think he's dead and ask their mother if they should bury him. Their mother tells them he's not dead, just tired and needing to sleep.

Often makes correct use of something commonly used in an AnalogyBackfire and/or {{lampshades}} TemptingFate. Thus, it is usually the territory of the GenreSavvy and {{Deadpan Snarker}}s.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' has Spongebob fanboy over Kevin the sea cucumber, a famous jellyfish hunter. Kevin spends the episode abusing Spongebob's naivete, chasing him and cornering him above a trench in a robotic jellyfish before revealing himself. When Spongebob tells him he's his biggest fan, Kevin points to the bottom of the trench and says "So were they".
--> '''Guy in trench:''' Hey everybody! Kevin's back!!!

-->''Anna:'' That's what you said about the dead bird we found, too.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', an astonished Nite Owl doesn't understand [[spoiler: how Ozymandias could be involved with the nefarious plot against costumed superheroes, when he's such an incredibly good person as well as a vegetarian]]. Rorschach points out [[spoiler: that Hitler was a vegetarian, too]].

* From the second season of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'':

* ''Series/TwoandaHalfMen'', episode "It's Always Nazi Week":

* PlayedForLaughs in Film/SoapDish:

** From comedian MattKershen:

-->'''Blackadder:''' Get out!
-->'''Baldrick:''' But my lord, I've been in your family since 1539!

* From the second season of ''{{Blackadder}}'':

* From the second season of ''{{Blackadder}}:

-->'''Baldrick:''' But my lord, I've been in your family since 1539.

* In ''Literature/{{Jam}}'', Tim voices concerns about the settlement in the Hibatsu building in that it's run like a corporation, with no regard for the lives of individuals. Don replies he doesn't care, because it's efficient. Tim points out that Nazi Germany was efficient, in response to which Don calls him out for inovking GodwinsLaw.

* From the ''[[FanFic/ImAMarvelAndImADC Marvel/DC]] Franchise/HarryPotter Parody'':

-->"Nothing can possibly go wrong. We're in love!"
-->"So were Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet."

** The Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Discworld/MakingMoney'' makes the same point:
-->Ah yes, Splot, thought Moist. It contained herbs and all natural ingredients. But belladonna was a herb and arsenic was natural.

'''Spiderman:''' Yeah, so was [[StarWars Anakin Skywalker]]! [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne And look how well that turned out]]!

* In ''JohnnyMnemonic'', Johnny insists that trying to make a deal with the evil corporation is a good idea, explaining that they'd be willing to make a deal because they're corporate.

* In ''{{Stripes}}'', when thinking of how to rescue their platoon from Czech soldiers:

* ''{{Dogma}}'':

* PlayedForLaughs in SoapDish:

* From [[Creator/PGWodehouse P.G. Wodehouse]]'s "Honeysuckle Cottage":

* From [[Creator/MichaelStackpole Michael Stackpole]]'s "Wolf and Raven":

* From {{Dragnet}} episode ''The Prophet'', Brother William tries to convince Joe Friday of the benefits of drugs:

* From ''{{Lost}}'':

* From ''TheJeffersons'', during one of the many times George brags about his wealth:

* From [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]:

* One episode of SpongebobSquarepants has Spongebob fanboy over Kevin the sea cucumber, a famous jellyfish hunter. Kevin spends the episode abusing Spongebob's naivete, chasing him and cornering him above a trench in a robotic jellyfish before revealing himself. When Spongebob tells him he's his biggest fan, Kevin points to the bottom of the trench and says "So were they".

* ''DoctorWho'', "Robot":

See also AppealToObscurity.

* In the ''JudgeDredd'' SpinOff ''TheSimpingDetective'', Jack Point lights up a cigar in Sector Chief Daveez's office and makes it clear that he knows Daveez played a significant role in a criminal case he was investigating and covered it up. Daveez responds by grabbing Point by his jacket lapels and threatening him to drop the case, the exchange ends,