Bait and Switch: Difference between revisions

== [[Literature]] ==

* In one of Louis Sachar's ''[[Wayside School]]'' book series, a hypnotist brainwashes a character so that, upon hearing the word "pencil", he will see another kid's ear as candy. The rest of the chapter deals entirely with the subject of a lost pencil, yet not one character says the word "pencil". That having been said, the chapter is titled "A Story With a Disappointing Ending." {{spoiler|Several chapters later, when you're not looking for it, the [[Brick Joke]] hits}}.

* Common in [[Ephraim Kishon]]'s stories. For example, if he describes the Sabras. (An Israeli cactus fruit, or an Israeli born in the country.) "On the outer side, very prickly, but on the inside, completely inedible."

* In ''[[Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'', a letter with the seal and signature of the Duchess R is accompanied by an unlabeled photograph of said Duchess with Mr. Snicket's sister. {{spoiler|Along with another unlabeled picture, which they told everyone was of them, but really wasn't.}}