History Main / ExpospeakGag

* Combined with GettingCrapPastTheRadar in TheAmazingWorldOfGumball:

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', Signum, an [[ArtificialHuman artificial]] HumanAlien, does this in [[AudioAdaptation the third Sound Stage]] of ''A's'' when she finds some of the cast trying to get Fate to sing on "that music terminal and microphone connected Device".
--> '''Shamal:''' Really now, start trying to remember this world's terminologies. It's called "Karaoke".
** Also in the ''[[MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS StrikerS]]'' supplementary manga, Cinque calls bathing "sanitary maintenance".

* In one of the StarTrek novels, there is this line: "The Tellerite nobleman's cries of rage were indicative of his species' porcine evolutionary antecedents; or, to put it more vulgarly, he squealed like a stuck pig."

** [[http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp The online resource, Snopes, would care to present an alternative perspective which outlines the diminutive nature of the truth inherent in that story]]. [[hottip:*:Snopes debunked it.]]

* A study examining the effects of simulated suffocation on people with amygdala damage included the note that "the heart rate data for AM and BG during the first CO2 inhalation could not be analyzed because of contamination by motion artifacts secondary to the patients' escape behavior."

-->'''Dr. Crusher''': ''{{beat}}'' A wild goose chase?

-->'''Issac:''' But he used his swordto damage the Imagination Station
-->'''Eugene''' Huh?
-->'''Whit''' He busted it.

--->'''Vanderbeam:''' It's obvious, Mr. Quine, that our traditional methods of communication are ineffective. What we have here is a ''nonfeasance'' to ''linguically convey''.

* In ''HowIMetYourMother'', when Barney's trying to convince Robin that her relationship with Gael(from Argentina) will fail, they start to implement this.

* The Australian news program ''The 7:30 Report'' periodically does political satire with John Clarke and Brian Dawe. One instalment, in which Clarke-playing-John-Howard had returned from a meeting with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Lees Meg Lees]] to be interviewed by Brian, consisted largely of the minutes of the meeting turning out to be expospeak versions of common insults and expressions of exasperation, recording that, for example, Ms Lees named a prominent religious figure[[labelnote:*]]"Jesus Christ!"[[/labelnote]].

-->'''Dr. Crusher''': ::beat:: A wild goose chase?

-->'''The Mayor:''' I don't want you staying in that motel, there are immoral liasions going on in there!

* In one of the Star Trek novels, there is this line: "The Tellerite nobleman's cries of rage were indicative of his species' porcine evolutionary antecedents; or, to put it more vulgarly, he squealed like a stuck pig."

** In ''The Dark Side of the Sun'', one of Pratchett's characters pulled "You are now recumbent water-foul of the Genius Anatidae. I repeat, you are now sitting ducks."

* The ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' series loves this trope.

* Spock and Dr. [=McCoy=] had this as a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'', though it appeared a few times outside it. Basically, Spock uses [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Big Words]], [=McCoy=] says "Why didn't you just say X," and Spock responds "I believe I did."

'''Roy Tam''' Say, that's catchy.

* In ''Film/Aliens'' the gadget used to track the Alien detects "micro changes in air density." In other words, it's a microphone.

* In a HarryPotter / XMen fic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7404056/11/Mutant-Storm Mutant Storm]], this was invoked to appease Professor Xavier when Logan and Harry wish to leave the Death Eaters a gift in place of the kidnapped Jean.

-->'''Beldar:''' It is time for mid-day cessation of activities for carbo-protien intake.\\

* After taking Amy hostage in the first episode of SuiseiNoGargantia, Ledo tasks [[ArtificialIntelligence Chamber]] with analyzing the local language and figuring out what she's shouting about. Turns out it was a ClusterFBomb.

** [[http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp The online resource, Snopes, would care to present an alternative perspective which outlines the diminutive nature of the truth inherent in that story]].

* Spock and Dr. [=McCoy=] had this as a RunningGag on ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'', though it appeared a few times outside it. Basically, Spock uses BigWords, [=McCoy=] says "Why didn't you just say X," and Spock responds "I believe I did."

Mostly limited to SpeculativeFiction, where it can be seamlessly slotted into the standard {{Expospeak}}, but occasionally turns up in other genres, especially when the characters are meant to be especially intelligent or academic, such as [[strike:lawyers]] scientists or doctors.

See also SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, SophisticatedAsHell, LaymansTerms, BluntMetaphorsTrauma, NarrativeProfanityFilter, CallARabbitASmeerp.