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== Advertising ==
* Not long ago, Jared's came out with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNqjmPQUUp0 another Dave/GPS commercial]; naturally, Dave invokes this trope as he remembers what happened [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a69eC7ldAcI last time].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D669qQfPts0 This Audi advert] has a man creating an elaborate gingerbread house, only to accidentally destroy it when he tries to get a closer look at a moving car. The man's teenage daughter walks by, sees the damage, and says "Mom, it happened again!"
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* In the beginning of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', Rosette wails, "Why does this sort of thing always happen to me?!" after her mission to exorcise a demon ends in her crashing a ship into the Statue of Liberty. The very next chapter confirms that this sort of disaster happens ''because of'' her all the time.
* Early in ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' when the cyborgs were painting their ship, 007 accidentally knocks down a bucket of paint on [[The Comically Serious|008's]] head while arguing with 006. [[Hilarity Ensues|A noisy chase ensues]], which 004 comments laconically:
{{quote|'''004:''' Not again.}}
* During
== Comic Books ==
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* The image at [[Joker Immunity]] it's from The Batman Adventures comic ''Mad Love''. It has the last two words of this trope. (The panel before showed Batman hitting the Joker out of a train and him saying: ''"Oh, no..."'')
* The Trope Image comes from Batman issue 246 where he discovers Robin dead in a clock tower.
* ''[[Beasts of Burden]]'', in crossover.
{{quote|'''Rex''': Oh, ''hell'', that voice! It's [[Beware the Silly Ones|that stupid zombie-warlock guy]].
'''Hellboy''': What stupid zombie-warlock guy?
'''Ace''': The one we killed.
* In an early ''[[FoxTrot]]'' arc, Andy becomes quite paranoid that her husband Roger is having an affair, when he calls to tell her he'll be home late again. As Andy continues to think of ways he could be lying to her about what he's ''really'' doing, Roger counters her questions with substantive answers. He even puts the phone up to his desk chair and says "Listen -- you know how my chair squeaks?" "Sounds like bedsprings", Andy replies, and Roger yells for a coworker named Fred to "get over here and talk to [his] wife", to which the ''coworker'' groans "Not again..."▼
'''Whitey''': ''Twice''. }}
* ''[[The Far Side]]''. A [[The Stoner|hippie]] stops at a house to ask for directions; upon noticing that the person he's speaking with is an [[Biological Mashup|elephant-bird-giraffe-man]], the man says, "Oh, wow, déjà vu."▼
* In a ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'' strip, Garfield is complaining about how there's only reruns on TV, and leftovers in the fridge. Then Jon runs by, screaming about how the plumbing has backed up, and pirahnas are spawning in the toilet. Garfield's reaction? "Again?!"▼
== Fan Works ==
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{{quote|'''Hermione:''' Professor Dumbledore! Ron's trapped in an alternate dimension!
'''Dumbledore:''' Oh no, not again! }}
* Yet more ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' silliness: ''[[Oh God,
* Used to lampshade the increasingly frequent instances of "darkness enfolding him" in ''[[ToyHammer]]''.
{{quote|"Darkness enfolded me. Again."}}
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* Negi Springfield in ''[[Equal and Opposite Attraction]]'' quotes this verbatim before passing out when he discovers that, yet again, he is teaching mages in his class.
* In ''[http://fav.me/ddb26fk Seeing is Believing]'', [[Spice Girls| Melanie C]] was showing what was left of her original body after being subject to [[Unwilling Roboticisation]]. Victoria whispers, "It's happening all over again. There's nothing of you." When questioned, Victoria knew she had to come clean. {{spoiler| Victoria had got under the same situation. Both even still had their original eyeballs kept in a safe place.}}
*''[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31492754?view_full_work=true Mars Attacks: Simpsons]'' pretty has a [[Running Gag]] when it comes to the conclusion on a likely [[Alien Invasion]], thanks to Kang and Kodos, but with Martians.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
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{{quote|'''Pops:''' Well, it looks like steering wheel soufflé for dinner.
'''Janice:''' Again? }}
== Literature ==
* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (novel)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', where two missiles in flight are turned into a whale and a bowl of petunias. The whale has an entire internal monologue, but the bowl of petunias just thinks "Oh no, not again." One of the sequels actually explains why it thinks this, turning it into a [[Brick Joke]].
* A subtle example from ''[[Discworld]]'': In the kingdom of Lancre, a child's legal name is whatever the priest calls them at christening. One of the characters later mentions a former king named "My God He's Heavy ''the First''".
== Live-Action TV ==
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{{quote|'''Fran:''' "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair, your son Robert was expelled from school today for rejecting all known belief and threatening to obliterate the foundations of social order!"
'''Earl:''' AGAIN!? What is it with you? }}
== Music ==
* From David Lang's "Are You Experienced? I. On Being Hit On the Head": "What happened? That felt like... a blow to my head! That's twice this week!"
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* In an early ''[[FoxTrot]]'' arc, Andy becomes quite paranoid that her husband Roger is having an affair, when he calls to tell her he'll be home late again. As Andy continues to think of ways he could be lying to her about what he's ''really'' doing, Roger counters her questions with substantive answers. He even puts the phone up to his desk chair and says "Listen -- you know how my chair squeaks?" "Sounds like bedsprings", Andy replies, and Roger yells for a coworker named Fred to "get over here and talk to [his] wife", to which the ''coworker'' groans "Not again..."
▲* ''[[The Far Side]]''. A [[The Stoner|hippie]] stops at a house to ask for directions; upon noticing that the person he's speaking with is an [[Biological Mashup|elephant-bird-giraffe-man]], the man says, "Oh, wow, déjà vu."
▲* In a ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'' strip, Garfield is complaining about how there's only reruns on TV, and leftovers in the fridge. Then Jon runs by, screaming about how the plumbing has backed up, and pirahnas are spawning in the toilet. Garfield's reaction? "Again?!"
== Radio ==
* In the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' novel ''The Sign of Four'', Holmes has been forgoing sleep out of frustration with the case, and Mrs. Hudson remarks to Watson, "I hope he's not going to be ill, sir." The radio adaptation with Clive Merrison changed this line to "I hope he's not going to be ill again," highlighting Holmes's [[Forgets to Eat|habitual self-neglect]].
== Video Games ==
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* In ''Ultimate [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', if Frank West wins a match, zombies will show up and chase him down. Sometimes, he'll angrily complain, "Again? Why do you guys always go for me?"
* In ''[[King's Quest VI Heir Today Gone Tomorrow]]'', Alexander says "Not again!" {{spoiler|when he gets caught by the druids on his second trip to the Isle of the Mists. This "Not again!" quote marks the second time that he's been captured (the first time was by the Winged Ones).}}
* In ''"[[South Park]]: The Stick of Truth"'' pretty much lampshade this where the government agency is showed the effects of the toxic substance turning people into Nazi zombies. When the Big Guy Government guy asked about having the same effects of last time, he was informed that it was. Next, they're shown an infected victim.
{{Quote| '''Government Agent''': Here we go, again.
'''The Big Guy Government''':
== Web Animation ==
* In ''[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/sitcom391 Sitcom #391]'' by ryoshenron:
{{quote|'''Bobby:''' I just stole the neighbor lady's laundry off of her clothes line, so we can
'''Tommy:''' That sounds like a smashing idea, Bobby. }}
* In one ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' short, Strong Bad's office computer explodes, reducing it to ashes. Strong Bad declares it the ''worst'' computer explosion he's ever seen. One of his computers ''had'', in fact, exploded before then. Twice.
== Web Comics ==
* In a ''[[Heart of It All]]'' comic, a spinoff of ''[[Concession]]'', the Author Avatar exclaims "Not again!" upon being bodily carried away by an FBI agent as he's [[It Makes Sense in Context|slowly turning into a Martian.]]
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090717 A bucket? Again?]"
** [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110615 Those things again].
* ''[[
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''
** Roy: "[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0099.html Damnit! Not again!]" Yes, it's the second time this day they've misplaced a party member.
** [[Damsel in Distress|Celia]] joins [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0615.html in this strip].
** And Durkon [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0732.html in this one].
* ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'', [
{{quote|'''Nike:''' It's your goblin friend, Gren! She's been captured by pirates!
'''Bob:''' Oh no... not again! }}
** Also, [
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'': Not in these exact words, but the implication is
* ''[[Drowtales]]'': Even though the line isn't spoke aloud, fans agree that this is what was going through Quain'tana's head when {{spoiler|Syphile}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20171219160049/http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1011 jumped out to shout a challenge]. It's all in the expression.
* ''[[Bobwhite]]'': [http://www.bobwhitecomics.com/?webcomic_post=20081017 Ivy leaves some fish in the care of her roommate Marlene.] Seconds later, several of the fish are dead. Marlene says, "I wish I could say this is the fastest a friend's pet has died in my care. I really do."
* Slick in ''[[Sinfest]]'', upon... [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209185840/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3242 falling] into [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]].
* ''[[Vexxarr]]'' had a few variations, then "ascended beings" [http://www.vexxarr.com/archive.php?seldate=081114 elicit the same bewildered question] directly.
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' with [
* One of the early scenes in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'':
{{quote|'''Princess Voluptua''': Bob, I'm here because your planet is in danger of blowing up.
'''Bob''' (from out-of-panel): '''''What?? Again?!?'''''}}
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' eventually had a moment when Annie [https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2406 reacted] on finding herself in [[Dark World|Zimmingham]] only with «Ugh… this again…»
== Western Animation ==
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** In another episode, when virtually all of Springfield has joined the [[Church of Happyology|Movementarians]] Rev. Lovejoy is seen spreading gasoline on the church floor.
{{quote|"I never thought I'd have to do ''this'' again."}}
** "Can't we have one meeting that doesn't end with us digging up a corpse?"
** "Can't we just call in David Bowie?"—He's already done so much for this church.
** "Now, now dear. It's just until Daddy pays for the destruction of a priceless American artifact. ''(despondant sigh)'' I never thought I'd have to say that again."
** In ''"''Mona Leaves-a", thanks to Bart's antics with some recording bear section, that sends Homer into a rage, "Mom, we got a Code 4!
* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' first episode "Dia Los Dangerous", Doctor Venture wakes up in a bathtub full of ice, with a missing kidney, and says, "Not again," then realizes this means he's missing both kidneys, causing him to calmly say, "This is serious."
* In a reference to one of the original shorts that inspired ''[[South Park]]'':
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** When he and Squidward think SpongeBob ate a bomb disguised as a pie, Mr. Krabs said he's seen this before. When questioned on it, he simply replies he'd seen it ''11 times''. Then Squidward, in guilt, calls the doctor for help, the doctor apparently tells him the exact same thing as Mr. Krabs.
* ''[[Code Monkeys]]'': "God''damn'' it, that's the second time I've eaten shit this week!"
* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* From ''[[The Critic]]'': "Oh good ''heavens''!! Can't ''one single dinner'' go by without our having to discuss your rotting corpse?!"
* The classic bumpers from ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'':
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* From [[Animaniacs]] when the Warners meet [[Sherlock Holmes]]:
{{quote|'''Yakko:''' This always happens. Every time we get our hands on a [[The Watson|fat chubby sidekick,]] whammo, he's kidnapped by a Scottish guy, with a huge sombrero, in a flying contraption.}}
== Real Life ==
* ''[http://textsfromlastnight.com Texts From Last Night]'' has this as its second most common trope ([[What Did I Do Last Night?|I'm sure you can guess the first.]]) [https://web.archive.org/web/20140810045732/http://textsfromlastnight.com/Text-Replies-5481.html This one] is particularly nice:
{{quote|'''#1:''' Banned from zoo.
'''#2:''' Again? }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150215073402/http://www.qdb.us/15920 One] from QDB. Comes with a side dish of [[Squick]].
** There's [
* In one edition of ''Countdown'', Keith Olbermann called out the TSA for detaining a high-ranking member of the British government who was ''working with the Department of Homeland Security'' because his name was the same as one on their watch list - and it wasn't the first time it had happened to him.
{{quote|"He's in the Cabinet! And we patted him down for weapons at Dulles Airport! AGAIN!!"}}
* In 1998, a security barrier popped up out of a driveway at [[The Pentagon]] while a limousine carrying Japan's defense minister was driving over it. The minister was slightly injured; the limo was in rather worse shape. In 2000, Germany's defense minister was likewise slightly injured by an essentially identical accident; it may even have been the very same barrier. The Italian defense minister should probably not visit the Pentagon....
* The [[w:demon core|demon core]] earned the name due to repeated involvement in fatal criticality accidents. "Oh, no" indeed.
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