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{{quote|''[[The Raven (poem)|"Say 'Nevermore,'"]] said Shadow.''
''"Fuck you," said the [[Ravens and Crows|raven]].''
|''[[American Gods]]''}}

This is the usual response most people have when they hear a comment or joke they've heard [[Seen It a Million Times|a million times]] or more; particularly when said remark has long since stopped being funny, and moved past tiresome. For instance, when a person mentions [[Aquaman]], she might mention that he talks to fish, and nothing else. The reaction of a comic fan? "Gee, I've Never Heard That One Before (often overlaid with heavy [[Sarcasm Mode|sarcasm]])." (It's also [[Did Not Do the Research|untrue]], for the record).

The recipient of the joke may also simply say, "[[If It Was Funny the First Time|It wasn't funny the first hundred times]]."

A variant is when a person can just ''tell'' that his new acquaintance is ''dying'' to drop that line, and says with resignation, "Go ahead; just say it. I ''know'' you're thinking it."

Often subverted by having a character who really ''has'' never heard that joke before.

[[Truth in Television]]: This happens in [[Real Life]] to people with distinctive or [[Unfortunate Names]]. Or people with names linked to something with pop cultural significance. Or another obvious distinguishing feature, for example working at a company that has the same name. Can lead to rage if done too frequently or the wishes of the person on the receiving end to ''cut it out already'' are not respected.

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* There's a whole episode of ''Zoku [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' about this trope, as well as a chapter in the manga.
* [[Unfortunate Names|"Shibuya Yuuri]], [[Punny Name|Harajuku Fuuri"]] from ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh!]]'' is sick of this joke by the time he's in high school, as evidenced by [[The Fool]]'s [[OOC Is Serious Business|uncharacte]][[Early Installment Weirdness|ristically]] sarcastic, thoroughly unimpressed response to hearing it ''yet again'' in the first episode/chapter.
* In an episode of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' (dub only), Jaden’s opponent is Howard X Miller, an [[Amoral Attorney]] whose arrogant attitude is so annoying that he even tries Jaden’s patience:
{{quote|'''Jaden:''' [[Evil Lawyer Joke| Isn’t there an ambulance you should be chasing]]?
'''Miller:''' I’ve been asked that many times before.}}

== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Y: The Last Man|Y the Last Man]]'' has a protagonist named Yorick. [[Hamlet|Alas]].
{{quote|'''Victoria''': [As she is preparing to execute him] 'Alas, poor Yorick...'
'''Yorick:''' Gee, never heard that one before... you fucking '''''[[Defiant to the End|TWAT!]]'''''. }}
:* {{spoiler|The final book ends with the words "Alas, poor Yorick".}}
* The miniseries ''[[Superman: Secret Identity]]'' has the protagonist [[Like Reality Unless Noted|living in our world]], who begins to develop the identical powers of Superman. His name's Clark. Clark Kent. Yes, like the [[Comic Book]].
* In the limited series ''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure'', the warden of Riker's Island is named Warden James Warden; when the photographer who arrives to interview Doctor Octopus mentions the irony of that, the warden says, "Yeah, like I've never heard ''that'' before".

==  [[Fan Works]] ==
* ''[[The Man with No Name (fanfic)|The Man With No Name]]'' has this:
{{quote|'''[[Big Bad]]''': You cannot escape, Doctor!
'''[[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]''': I can't begin to tell you how often I've heard that line over the centuries. }}
* From ''[[A Cure for Love]]'':
{{quote|'''[[Death Note|L]]:''' Just go to sleep. You... ha, you go out like a [[Punny Name|light.]]
'''[[Death Note|Light]]:''' I've heard them all before, L, and they weren't funny the first time. }}
* Sirius/serious jokes have become so tired and overused in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fandom that even the characters are complaining about them the first time they appear in a story.
* Invoked in the ''Moving Days, Part I'' from ''[[My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character]]'':  Bob notes he needs to call [[Akira|"Tetsuoooooo!"]] at Akira Wasa of ''[[K-On!]]''.  His wife notes that she's probably heard that "like a million times already".

== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', everyone who notices Marlin is a clownfish wants him to tell a joke, but seems to expect he's never gotten that response before ''and'' has a joke prepared. By the end, he's lightened up a little and even has a decent ocean-themed pun.
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]''. Frozone's reaction ''might'' be because he lacks humor, but really, that one's very obvious.
** It's basically all but stated that Lucius and Bob are old friends, it's possible this is just a little good-natured ribbing on Bob's part.
* ''[[Narnia|Prince Caspian]]'', almost to the point that it's a running gag:
{{quote|'''Caspian''': You... you are a mouse.
'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original. }}
:* And Later...
{{quote|'''Mook''': You... you are a mouse.
'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination! }}
* Michael Bolton from ''[[Office Space]]'', who expresses his annoyance at having to constantly deal with jokes about the <s> singer</s> no-talent ass-clown of the same name, or people asking if they're related.
* In ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'', Clementine asks Joel to not make any jokes about her name. He fails. It's an actual plot point, though, because  {{spoiler|the first time [[Anachronic Order|we see them meet]], he can't remember the pun because he's had a mindwipe.}}
{{quote|'''Clementine''': Hi, Joel. So no jokes about my name?
'''Joel''': You mean, like... Oh, my darlin', oh, my darlin', oh, my darlin', Clementine...? Huckleberry Hound? That sort of thing?
'''Clementine''': Yeah, like that. }}
* ''[[Bedazzled]]'' (2000 version)
{{quote|'''Devil''': [Upon Elliot finally believing she's the devil] You can ask me anything you like. As long as it's not about God.
'''Eliot''': [awkward silence]
'''Devil''': ''Yes'', there is a God. Honestly, you'd think meeting the Devil would be interesting enough. }}
* In ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', upon introducing herself to [[James Bond]], Doctor Christmas Jones says, "Don't make any jokes, I've heard 'em all." Bond effortlessly replies, "I don't know any doctor jokes." He does make a couple Christmas jokes eventually, including a truly wince-inducing one that's [[Quip to Black|the movie's last line]] ("I thought Christmas only comes once a year.").
** In ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', being a more serious take on Bond, no jokes are made but the potential is noted by Ms.  {{spoiler|[[The Beatles (band)|Strawberry]]}} Fields.
* When the heroine of ''[[Juno]]'' introduces herself to the prospective adoptive father of her baby, he says "Like the city in Alaska!" She ''immediately'' deadpans "No." (She's actually named after the Roman queen of the gods; the city's name is spelled "Juneau.")
* Subverted in the 2008 remake ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'':
{{quote|'''Maxwell Smart''': Oh gee, Maxi-pad, I haven't heard that one before! [short pause] I never have heard that before, actually.}}
* In ''[[Practical Magic]]'', Sally's daughters are taunted with the line "Witch! Witch! You're a bitch!", causing Sally (who also received during in childhood) to lament that they've had ''three hundred years'' to come up with something better.
* It happens only once in ''[[The Expendables]]'', but you get the feeling that Tool (Mickey Rourke) likes taunting Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) by saying "Christmas Time" ''a lot''.
* In ''[[The Librarian]]'': Return to King Solomon's Mines, when Flynn goes to Casablanca, he makes the inevitable quotes. The taxi driver is understandably unamused.
{{quote|'''Driver''': Ah, from the movie! [[Sarcasm Mode|How delightfully original of you]]}}
* From ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', at the breakfast table, grandpa tries to tell the old joke about bagging an elephant in his pajamas (first used by [[The Marx Brothers| Groucho Marx]] ) but everyone's heard that one before.

==  Literature  ==

* [[Raven|Pick]] [[Fire Emblem|a]] [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Raven]]. [[Discworld|Any]] [[American Gods|raven]]. Then say, "[[Ravens and Crows|Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore']]" at it. They will never be amused. The one in ''[[American Gods]]'' gives a particularly vulgar response.
** Except for Matthew the Raven in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman]]''; not only did he voluntarily and spontaneously say "Nevermore" in issue #22, he turned out in the ensuing conversation to be unaware that it was a cliche.
*** And later:
{{quote|'''Lucifer''': Quoth the Raven...
'''Delirium''': Whatever. }}
** The Death of Rats' steed in ''[[Discworld]]'' is a talking raven who's named Quoth because he was owned by a wizard who thought he had a sense of humor. Quoth does ''not'' say "the N word."
** An earlier Pratchett book, ''Strata'', references the trope by having a robotic raven; when it speaks, the text uses the phrase "Quoth the raven:..." even though its eventual words are something like, "You kitten!"
** The boy in [[Robin Jarvis]]'s ''Wyrd Museum'' trilogy also names his zombie raven Quoth.
* The protagonist of ''[[About a Boy]]'', who lives off the royalties of his father's popular song, is quite tired of people singing it once they learn about this fact.
* [[Discworld|Tiffany Aching]] refers to her father's pun as The Joke. He's a farmer and he works hard. Do the math. "He was Aching when he woke, and he'll be Aching when he sleeps." They recognize that it's not a funny joke, but it's got sentimental value behind it, like an elderly aunt.
* Moist von Lipwig, the protagonist of ''[[Going Postal (Discworld)|Going Postal]]'' and ''[[Making Money]]'', notes in the former book that he's heard ''every'' possible joke about his name. His love interest, Adora Belle Dearheart, commiserates.
* Whenever [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] meets anyone who knew his parents, they inevitably tell him, "You look like your dad, but you've got your mum's eyes." When Slughorn says this in the sixth book, Harry thinks that he's starting to get sick of it. [[Fanfic]]tion tends to exaggerate this to the point where it becomes Harry's [[Berserk Button]]. Also, there were a number of common cracks made on his name that got really lame after a while (and they indicated as much), and his friends. "Oh, Potter, you rotter," "potty wee Potter," "crackpot," "Potty and the Weasel," "Weaselbee," And Hermione's reaction to the "Potter Stinks" badges? "Oh, very funny. Really witty."
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Wizard Harry Dresden mentions he gets the occasional phone call from people who just have to ask if he's 'a wizard named Harry'. He seems to be less than amused by this.
** [[Prehensile Hair]]ed Deirdre responds this way when Harry makes a Medusa joke.
* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish|So Long And Thanks For All The Fish]]'', When Fenchurch first introduces herself to Arthur Dent, she adds,
{{quote|'''Fenchurch:'''"And I'm watching you like a lynx to see if you're going to ask the same silly question that everyone asks me till I want to scream. I shall be cross and disappointed if you do. Plus I shall scream. So watch it."}}
** Eventually, they chorus the question: "Were you [[The Importance of Being Earnest|found in a handbag in the]] [[Paddington Bear (novel)|Left Luggage office at Fenchurch Street Station?]]"
*** She wasn't. She was conceived there. Not in the Left Luggage office itself, since her parents would not have had a reason to be there, though. It was in the [[Right on Queue|ticket queue]].
* In ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'', Caitian officer M'Ress (a felinoid) has heard all the cat-related jokes in existence.
{{quote|So let us be clear with one another, Admiral. I have one life, not nine. I have never been killed by curiosity, my parents do not live in a cat house, my mother did not rock me as an infant in a cat's cradle, the preferred Caitian method of self-defence is not cat-boxing, I do not deposit my earnings into a kitty, if I am trying to be delicate about a subject I do not pussyfoot around - shall I go on?}}
* In [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein's]] ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'', Wyoming Knott introduces herself to Mannie, adds "My friends call me Wy," then immediately forbids him from uttering the pun that naturally comes to mind. (Her ''close'' friends call her Wyoh.)
* [[Mercy Thompson|Mercedes Thompson]] works as a VW mechanic. There's a reason she usually goes by Mercy.
* In the ''[[Knight and Rogue Series]]'' this becomes the standard reaction to Fisk's jokes by the third book, either because Michael has been listening to him compare things to bandits for almost two years by this point, or because he meets people who've had their professions compared to bandits before.
* In ''[[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul]]'', Kate has a friend who plays the double bass, and is tired of people saying "I bet you wish you played the piccolo" when they see him trying to carry it around. When she learns Dirk is a private detective, she spends a moment thinking if there's something everyone would say to a private detective, so she can avoid saying it. When she explains this, Dirk replies "No. What happens is that everybody looks very shifty for a moment, and you got that very well."


==  Live-Action TV  ==
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' wheeled out a Seth Meyers skit based solely on two guys with similar names.
{{quote|"I'm William Fitzpatrick!"
"And I'm Patrick Fitzwilliam!"
"And we've heard the jokes so ''SAVE IT''!"
"''SAVE IT''!!" }}
* When Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew from ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'') guest starred on ''[[Father Ted]]'', Ted and Dougal decided to shout his catchphrase "I don't believe it!" at him, on the reasoning that surely no one had ever done that to him before and he'd be thrilled that someone recognised him.
** Wilson attacked Ted, which turned out to be [[Truth in Television]] after Alan Davies did just that to someone who yelled ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' catchphrases at him.
* Chris Tarrant from ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (in Britain) apparently gets loads of people coming up to him and yelling things like "hey, phone a friend!" and "is that your final answer?" and other [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]] of the show.
* Regis Philbin's autobiography ''Who Wants To Be Me?'' has a comic strip about this on the back cover. The breaking point comes while Regis is [[Ballistic Discount|attending a gun show]].
* The elderly gentleman in Thomas Dolby's ''She Blinded Me With Science'' video complained of random strangers coming up to him and shouting "SCIENCE!" at him.
* Will from ''[[Will and Grace]]'' got sick of people cringing or apologizing when he told them he was a lawyer, so in one episode he tells everyone he is a tennis player. Of course, there is another professional tennis player at the party so [[Hilarity Ensues]].  {{spoiler|And it turns out ''that'' guy really worked for the IRS, so everyone heard that before.}}
* On ''[[Scrubs]]'', with the fictional ''[[Cheers]]'' writer:
{{quote|'''Turk and J.D.:''' Noooorrm!
'''Mr. James:''' Yeah, I get it. }}
* In the "Cockneys" episode of ''[[QI]]'', the buzzer music for [[Bill Bailey]] was "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey".
{{quote|'''Alan Davies''': That's very clever what they've done there.
'''[[Stephen Fry]]''': Has anyone ever pointed that out to you--
'''[[Bill Bailey]]''': ''[[Sarcasm Mode|<nowiki>[</nowiki>sarcastic<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' No, no one's ever pointed that out before.}}
* Dan on ''[[Sports Night]]'' slips up on the air and reports about an athlete practicing in a park "all covered with cheese." By the time Rebecca starts to tease him about it, he can truthfully say "You know, I think I've heard them all."
* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'': Will eventually admits that even he is getting tired of all the fat jokes. When his Uncle Phil laments, "Why must I always be [[The Heavy]]?", Will just says to himself, "Forget it, that would be too easy."
** Also, in the episode with William Shatner. When he walks into the building someone jokingly says: "Hey, I saw your car outside, I guess you thought beaming down would be too flashy." Mr. Shatner was not happy.
* Also subverted and lampshaded in ''[[Monk]]'' during the Sharona days. Sharona meets a new boyfriend.
{{quote|'''Boyfriend''': (walks up) M-M-My Sharona!
'''Sharona''': (laughs)
'''Boyfriend''': (seems to think it's sarcastic) You must get that a lot.
'''Sharona''': No, actually. }}
::(Paraphrased, of course.)
* Spoofed in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'':
{{quote|'''Mr. Smoke-Too-Much''': My name is Smoke-Too-Much. Mr. Smoke-Too-Much.
'''Mr. Bounder''': Well you'd better cut down a little then.
'''Mr. Smoke-Too-Much''': What?
'''Mr. Bounder''': You'd better cut down a little then.
'''Mr. Smoke-Too-Much''': Oh I see! Cut down a bit, for Smoke-Too-Much.
'''Mr. Bounder''': Yes... I expect you get people making jokes about your name all the time, eh?
'''Mr. Smoke-Too-Much''': No, no actually. Actually, it never struck me before. }}
* On an episode of ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'', Fay reveals that one of her former married names was "DeVay". Before Joe and Brian can begin cracking any, she informs them that she's "heard them all": "Can you show me DeVay?" "Do you go all DeVay?" and her personal favorite: "Old soldiers never die, they just Fay DeVay."
* On ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', some detectives are discussing someone's easily-punned last name. Kay Howard wonders aloud whether the guy in question got teased a lot as a kid, prompting her partner to reply:
{{quote|'''Det. John Munch:''' Take it from Mrs. Munch's baby boy- HE DID.}}
* Gareth Blackstock is a master chef on the [[Britcom]] ''[[Chef]]''. "[[wikipedia:Stock (food)|Stock]]", as it relates to food, is a flavored liquid "prepared by simmering various ingredients in water", and which forms the basis of soups, sauces, and many other dishes. Worse, one kind is called "white stock", which "is made by using raw bones and white mirepoix". He put up with the jokes in cooking school, and he ''will not'' tolerate them in Le Chateau Anglais.
* When John Glenn guest starred on ''[[Frasier]]'', the good doctor just couldn't resist:
{{quote|'''Frasier''': Hey, senator, what are you drinking there, ''Tang''?
'''Sen. John Glenn''': (Looks at watch) Hey, two minutes and twenty seconds - that's a new record! }}
** In "No Sex Please, We're Skittish" Niles goes to the sperm bank to ask if his "deposit has earned any interest". The nurse replies "Sir, I've worked here twenty-eight years. Think you can tell me one I haven't heard? Go ahead, try me." Niles backs down.
* In the episode of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' where she gives birth to her son, Jim and Frank at different times ask a man present if he's the doctor, and both get the same response:
{{quote|'''Nurse''': No, I'm the nurse. ''[beat]'' ''Go ahead!'' Make all your "male nurse" jokes! I heard them all! "Gee, Bruce? Why did you become a nurse? So you can get yourself a cute doctor?"}}
* In an episode of [[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]] guest-starring [[Real Life]] astronaut Story Musgrave:
{{quote|'''Tim Taylor''': Hey Story- what's the story?
'''Story Musgrave''': Never heard that one before. }}
* A Goa'uld in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has the unfortunate name of Yu (pronounced You). After [[Who's on First?|several jokes whenever he appears]]:
{{quote|'''Dr. Elizabeth Weir''': Yu? ''[smirks as if she's about to continue]''
'''Dr. Daniel Jackson''': Don't. Just, don't. Every joke, every pun, done to death. Seriously. }}
* In the first episode of of the three-parter "The Siege" in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', Radek Zelenka explains to Elizabeth Weir that the Ancient computer system is incredibly redundant. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Incredibly redundant?]] "That one never gets old."
* In the episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Dax takes a shot at it when two members of Temporal Investigations come to question Captain Sisko. "I guess you boys from Temporal Investigations are always on time..." The annoyed look the two investigators share make it pretty clear that wasn't a new one.
* In the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode ''[[Revenge of the Creature]]'', Mike and the 'bots learn from Professor Bobo that they are in the year 2525 and Earth is now ruled by apes. You can guess [[Planet of the Apes|which movie]] Mike starts quoting. Bobo then completes Mike's quotes with an utterly apathetic and bored tone, clearly having heard this several times before.
{{quote|Yet no [[Laibach]] reference...}}
* Subverted and Lampshaded in the ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' episode "Officer Krupke", where the title officer says that he never heard the song (from ''[[West Side Story]]'').
* One of the villains in the pilot of ''[[Due South]]'' is named Francis Drake. "Yeah, like the explorer. Never heard that one before."
* [[Doctor Who|"It's bigger on the inside."]] Usually followed by the character running out of the TARDIS, round it, and back in, goggle-eyed. These days, it has become something of a [[Dead Horse Trope]] on ''Doctor Who'', with the Doctor frequently lampshading it, pre-empting it, or the characters being in too much of a rush to really pay attention. Although when Rory figures out what's what without any help he seems to be more than a little perturbed that he didn't get the usual response.
* From an episode of [[Bottom]], where Richie and Eddie visit a sex shop:
{{quote|'''Eddie''': This is a sex shop, isn't it?
'''Assistant''': Yes sir.
'''Eddie''': [Slapping bank note on counter] I'll have five quids worth then!!!
'''Assistant''': That's very droll, sir. I've never heard that one before.
'''Eddie''': Haven't you? Shall I tell it again, then?
'''Assistant''': No thank you sir, I'd rather have a pineapple violently inserted into my rectum.
'''Eddie''': ...You've been working here too long, mate. }}
* In an episode of ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'', while the lads are working on relocating the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Dennis consults their structural engineer:
{{quote|'''Dennis''': You know that dismantling sequence you showed us? What do you call it, you know, when it’s the other way round? You know, when you put the bridge back up again?
'''Calhoun''': An erection sequence.
'''Moxey''': [sniggers]
'''Calhoun''': No jokes please, I’ve heard them all. }}
* Naomi's reaction to the laughter at the reveal of her full name ([[Name's the Same|Naomi Campbell]]) in ''[[Skins]]'' screams that she's been through that exact rigmarole at least a dozen times before.
* On ''[[The West Wing]]'' Sam makes a reference to "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey?" when he meets Will's sister Elsie, to which she responds, "You should definitely mention that to him, 'cause he's probably never heard that reference before." She adds that he goes by Will, not Bill, and he tries again with, [[It's a Wonderful Life|"Merry Christmas, y' old Building & Loan!"]]—which they probably also haven't heard before, since as Elsie says, that's ''George'' Bailey.
* In an episode of ''[[Ellen]]'' guest-starring [[Carrie Fisher]], Ellen puts a pair of cinnamon rolls on either side of her head and says, “Guess who?” Carrie replies, dryly, “You know, no matter how many times I see that it ''never'' gets old!”
* In the first episode of ''[[Yes Minister]]'', Jim Hacker is introduced to [[The Humphrey|Sir Humphrey]], the Permanent Secretary and Bernard Woolley, Hacker's Principal Private Secretary. Humphrey then explains that the Permanent Secretary also has a Principal Private Secretary, and that the Department contains 10 Deputy Secretaries, 87 Under Secretaries and 219 Assistant Secretaries. The Prime Minister will appoint two Parliamentary Under Secretaries, and Hacker will appoint his own Parliamentary Private Secretary. Hacker asks how many of them can type, and suggests opening an agency, before adding "I suppose all new Ministers say that." Sir Humphrey smoothly replies "Of course not, Minister. Not ''quite'' all."
* Doubly Subverted in the ''[[Leverage]]'' episode "The Reunion Job": Nate deduces that their mark Duberman has been called "Doucherman" countless times and incorporates that name into his impersonation of the popular boy who tormented Duberman in high school.
* In ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community/Recap/S1/E19 Beginner Pottery|Beginner Pottery]] the pottery teacher has seen so many lame ''[[Ghost (film)|Ghost]]'' reenactments that his single rule is no ''Ghost'' reenactments on penalty of failure.
* [[The Office|Michael Scott]], being such a bad comedian, falls into this one often:
{{quote|'''Michael:''' And this is Oscar... Oscar the Grouch. Can you believe he never heard that one before working here?
'''Purse saleswoman:''' No, I don't believe it.
'''Michael:''' [[Completely Missing the Point|I know, amazing, right?]] }}
** At a christmas party, he's also under the impression no one ever thought of mixing orange juice with vodka.
*** His "One With Everything" special however does seem pretty original.
** And this isn't even getting into the time he took Jim to lunch at Hooters. His time spent in the restaurant was basically this nonstop.
* ''[[Angel]]'': green-skinned demon Lorne doesn't really like going by that name because he hates Lorne Greene jokes, but is fine with it once it turns out that [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure|the only one who even gets the reference]] is Angel.
{{quote|'''Angel:''' Bonanza? Fifteen years on the air not mean anything to anyone here? Okay, now I feel old.}}
* The second season of ''[[The Wire]]'' introduces us to [[The Mafiya|Ukrainian gangster]] Segei, who is addressed as Boris several times, either by stupid punks or by detectives looking to mess with him. Sergei always responds with a long suffering sigh and the question "Boris. Why is it always Boris?"

==  Music ==
* [[Five Iron Frenzy]], at their 2003 farewell concert, performed "Blue Comb '78", in which Reese Roper laments a favorite comb he lost at age six, and asks the listener "Have you seen my comb?". After the song finished, Reese chatted with the audience a bit:
{{quote|'''Reese Roper:''' What? You found my comb? Boy I never heard that one. Thank you! Tomorrow morning, when I'm sleeping in until, like, noon, I'm gonna be like, "Aaaaah. No more combs!" I've got about ten thousand combs at home.
'''Dennis Culp:''' If you only knew how many times we've wished we'd named that song "Have You Seen My Dollar?". }}


==  [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* ''[[Pogo (comic strip)|Pogo]]'' has a ladybug who's sick of being told to fly away home. She's so angry about it, [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context|Albert mistakes her for a Bengal tiger]].
* One series of ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'' strips focused on a [[School Play]] about the food groups. Calvin asks Suzie what she's playing, she responds "I'm 'Fat'", and of course Calvin says "No, I mean in the play." The last panel shows Calvin [[Megaton Punch|laid out on the ground]] and Suzie screaming "''ANYONE '''ELSE''' WANNA SAY IT?!''"
* In ''[[Mafalda]]'', the character Libertad (whose name, of course, means Liberty) is a really short girl, half the height of the other characters of her age. When she first meets Mafalda, she introduces herself, waits a beat, and adds "Did you already reach your stupid conclusion? Everybody reaches the same stupid conclusion when they meet me."
* One ''[[Garfield]]'' strip has a guest on a TV show Garfield is watching who has two heads. This trope is his [[Berserk Button]].
{{quote|'''Host:''' Ever hear the expression, "Two heads are better than one"?!
'''Guest:''' Ever hear it '''eight gazillion times a day?'''
'''Garfield:''' [[Captain Obvious|I think he hit a nerve.]] }}

==  [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* One ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' sourcebook says that Kindred in general have a special nickname for "Bela Lugosi's Dead" - TFBS, or "That Fucking Bauhaus Song." Because there's always someone who thinks they're being a wit when they play it over the stereo at Elysium.


==  Theatre  ==

* Gary Coleman's complaint in "It Sucks To Be Me" from ''[[Avenue Q]]'' is about people quoting his ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' [[Catch Phrase]] back at him:
{{quote|It sucks to be you
It sucks to be you
Try having people stopping you to ask you:
"Whatchyou talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
It gets '''old.''' }}
* In ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'', Elphaba intercepts comments on her green skin with "No, I'm not seasick. No, I didn't eat grass as a child."

==  Video Games  ==

* In ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'', the [[An Ice Person|Snow Pea]] has "heard them all" regarding cold-themed expressions.
* Fire mage Cynn's battle quotes in ''[[Guild Wars]]: Eye of the North'' include "The next person to call me 'hot lips' gets scorched" and "Yes, I have a fiery personality. Like I've never heard that before..." (and yes, she does).
* [[World of Warcraft]]'s male Tauren express this sentiment in one of their /silly emotes:
{{quote|"Moo. Are you happy now?"}}
** Also the reaction of many players when the discussion turns to the human female dance - the macarena. "It was funny for 30 seconds seven years ago."
* When rescuing Carson the bounty hunter in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'', a Malkavian PC will utter "[[The Tonight Show|Heeeeeeeeeerrrrreeee's JOHNNY!]]". He's visibly unimpressed.
* This attitude is expresed by a DJ in ''[[Saints Row]]'' when a woman named Jane calls in to request a song. That alone tells him the title of the song she intends to request. When she's shocked he knew, his response is a sarcastic "Lucky guess."
* [[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]] gets this a lot because of his last name.
{{quote|'''Joey Finito:''' Here's Max Payne! Pain... ''to the max!''
'''Max:''' Did you come up with that one yourself, or did you pay a wino to write it for you? }}


== Web Original ==
* [[That Guy With The Glasses|Doug Walker]] apparently heard too many ''[[Doug]]'' jokes when growing up, so [[The Nostalgia Critic]] has an intense hatred for that show, and even playing ''Doug'''s theme serves as a [[Berserk Button]]. Eventually Walker had to explain the [[Alter Ego Acting]] to ''Doug'' creator Jim Jones' daughter, saying that he himself doesn't hate the show.
* [[The Spoony Experiment|Noah Antwiler]] comments during his review of ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]'' that as a kid he had to deal with a lot of "Where's [[The Bible|the Ark]]?" jokes.
{{quote|Oh and by the way, just because I do actually happen to have an ark in the backyard has nothing to do with the fact that my name is Noah, and when the polar ice caps finally melt, flood the earth, and destroy all life, I am not gonna let any of you dickweeds who made fun of me in!}}
* [[Todd in the Shadows]] plays the piano... and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140218041417/http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=17721&start=40#p202632 apparently] is sick of requests for a particular [[Billy Joel]] song.
{{quote|ATTENTION WORLD, STOP ASKING ME TO PLAY PIANO MAN WHEN I SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF A KEYBOARD. I AM SICK OF PIANO MAN. NO MORE PIANO MAN.}}
* [[Dragon Ball Abridged]]: Lord Freeza has been keeping track of things that would-be heroes (or just empire topplers) have said to him before trying to kill him; even "I'm going to f*** your FACE!!" has come up twelve times. This is then subverted in Episode 27, when Goku shows up.
{{quote|'''Goku:''' So are you that Freezer guy?
''([[Beat]])''
'''Freeza:''' I am ''Lord Freeza'', yes.
'''Goku:''' Awesome! I'm-a deck you in the schnoz!
'''Freeza''' ''(after dropping Vegeta)''''':''' ...I'm sorry, that's a new one. }}
* In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksjl88i-AwI this episode] of "The Offshoot" (an ''[[SCP Foundation]]'' animated adaptation) the newly "recruited" member asks her supervisor if Bigfoot is an SCP - the supervisor has obviously hear that from a ''lot'' of recruits.

== Web Comics ==
* Carrie of ''[[Thespiphobia]]'' giggled and said "I've never heard that before!" when Gwyn said they'd do their best not to dump pig blood on her. Gwyn and the other jaded techies were surprised and confused as to whether she was being sarcastic.
* Annie from ''[[Catena]]'', in addition to the ''Annie'' jokes, has also had to deal with ''[[Star Wars]]'' references ever since the first [[Prequel]]. ''[http://catenamanor.com/?p=91 She's heard 'em all.]''
* Angela from [http://www.punchanpie.net/cgi-bin/autokeenlite.cgi?date=20080811 this] ''[[Punch an' Pie]]'' comic. A short joke she's "never heard" before.
* And a lampshading in [http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20040315.html this] ''[[Queen of Wands]]'' comic. Seamus really is a sweet guy.
* In ''[[Get Medieval]]'', ex-lawyers are fed up with "decided you'd rather go to heaven" [[Evil Lawyer Joke]]s.
* Appears in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120410092933/http://www.meatsandfishes.com/apology/index.php?date=2008-09-25 this strip] of ''[[A Simple Apology]]''.
* In ''[[Walkyverse|Shortpacked]]'', [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-2-pulls-the-drama-tag/06-the-drama-tag/free/ played entirely straight].
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20191017003006/https://crap.jinwicked.com/tag/work/page/7/ this strip] of ''[[Crap I Drew on My Lunch Break]]'', the same joke meets with a [[Disproportionate Retribution|less patient]] response.
* [[Tailsteak]] [http://tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=203 scans his drawings] to get them on his website. He has a scanner.
* ''[[Multiplex]]'': [http://www.multiplexcomic.com/archive.php?name=1 #1].
* In one webcomic about a place called Booger County, one of the residents goes to another state for college, and...this trope ensues.{{verify}}
* ''[[Spinnerette]]'' [http://www.krakowstudios.com/spinnerette/2011/01/14/01142011/ has finally had it].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171012143608/http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2002-10-30 This] ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' strip.
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', when the [[The Greys|Uryuoms]] [http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-09-02 first appear].
{{quote|'''Elliot''': Hey, cool! I'm having a Close Encounter of the Fifth Kind!
'''William''': Hey, cool! Some nerd is pointing at me! }}
* [http://ffn.malletspace.net/?p=116 This strip] of ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]''.
* From [https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-02-13 this] ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' strip:
{{quote|'''Kathryn''': You just bought yourself some military intelligence.
'''Schlock''': Darn.  I was hoping for ''real'' intelligence.
'''Kathryn''': Oh ha.  That joke never gets old.}}

==  Western Animation  ==

* ''[[Rugrats|All Grown Up]]'':
{{quote|'''Pangborn''': Can it, Pickles! Or should I say, ''jar'' it?
'''Tommy''': [sarcastically] Heh, heh, good joke, sir. Never heard that one before. }}
* ''[[Family Guy]]'': While playing golf, there was this exchange:
{{quote|'''Peter''': Hey Joe...
'''Joe''': Don't say it, Peter...
'''Peter''': I was just wondering...
'''Joe''': Peter, I swear to God...
'''Peter''': What's your ''handicap''?
'''Joe''': OH, HAHA! EVERY HOLE! IT'S A JOKE THAT JUST DOESN'T GET OLD! }}
** On another episode, someone quoted Anne Robinson's "you are the [http://en.wikipedia.org/Weakest_Link weakest link]{{Dead link}}, goodbye" in class, and Stewie went on a (sarcastic) tirade about how unoriginal that was.
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' visit an exhibit of luxury cars, one of which is presented by a blonde bikini bimbo. Homer quips "Do ''you'' come with the car?" and she giggles, "Oh, ''you''!". The next person to come by makes ''the exact same joke'' and she replies in the ''exact same way''. Either she's ''very'' used to it and has practiced it, or [[The Ditz|she has the memory of a goldfish]].
* Dr. Harleen Quinzell's response in [[Batman: The Animated Series|"Mad Love"]] when the Joker points out that her name [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|shortens to]] Harley Quinn. Of course, she later adopts the name.
** Happens again in ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' in one of her interview tapes.
*** And in ''[[The Joker Blogs]]'', both being references to "Mad Love".
* One episode of the animated series of Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'', "The Arabian Night", is a crossover with ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''. While Herc and Aladdin are fighting each other, the latter taunts the former with the nickname "Jerk-ules".
{{quote|'''Hercules''': [repeatedly attempting to punch Aladdin] Y'know, everyone thinks they're being clever when they call me that, but it's [[Punctuated Pounding|not! That! Funny!]]}}
* In ''Secrets of the Furious Five'', [[Kung Fu Panda|Crane]] gives a variation on this when the instructor at the kung fu academy makes fun of his 'skinny legs': "Yeah...my skinny legs. First time that's ever been mentioned..."
* During the "smoking is bad" episode of ''[[Osmosis Jones|Ozzy and Drix]]'', Ozzy tells Nicotine "This here's a no-smoking area!" Nicotine grouses that it was funny the first fifty or so times he heard it.
* One ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch has [[James Bond]] making it with a woman named Christmas. A [[Hurricane of Puns]] ensues, much to the poor woman's growing frustration.
* From ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'':
{{quote|'''[[Flash]]''': Back in a flash. ''(runs off)''
'''Impulse''': Heh. "Back in a flash". Does he say that often?
'''Every Other Member of the Allen Family:''' ''(sighs)'' Too often. }}


==  Real Life  ==

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* [[Umberto Eco]], whose surname means "echo" in Italian and Spanish. He writes of how tired he is of everyone making jokes about how he "always answers back", and journalists writing articles with titles such as "Eco's echo", "A book with echos", etc.
* Corbin Bleu and Cordon Bleu jokes. Lampshaded in [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/High_School_Musical_2006.aspx the Agony Booth recap] of [[High School Musical]]:
{{quote|By the way, Corbin Bleu should not, under any circumstances, be confused with chicken breasts stuffed with ham and swiss. And boy, I'm sure he's ''never'' heard anyone make a joke like that.}}
* [[Ben Affleck]] has complained about people coming up to him and saying "AFFLECK!" in the same tone as AFLAC.
* Due to ''[[Wayne's World]]'', anywhere [[Alice Cooper]] went people started "[[Supplication Pose|We're not worthy!]]". [https://web.archive.org/web/20111017150004/http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/film/f-waynesworld.php He said] that it was at least better than when he released the album ''Hey Stoopid''.
* [[wikipedia:John Bytheway|John Bytheway]]. Yes, that is his name. He's gotten tired of people saying, "By the way, John." He realized in 8th grade that his last name is a prepositional phrase and that if his child's middle name is a verb "he or she will be a sentence." He also has traced his family name back to 16th century England. He relates a story in which, after decades, a new joke was made. "If you have a son, will you name him Owen?"
* In the book of ''[[Harry Enfield and Chums]]'', Enfield recounts a story about looking for a dog he was supposed to be walking. ''Every person he passed'' said "You don't want to do it like that", in reference to his character Annoying Dad (aka Mr [[Catch Phrase|You-Don't-Want-To-Do-That]]). Finally he snapped, and responded "And ''you'' don't want to be the hundredth person to say that to me today!" In the book he takes the opportunity to apologize to the person, if they're reading.
* Wayne Knight on the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' DVDs recounts how he chewed out a fan after having "Hello, Newman" shouted at him ''one'' too many times.
* In Kevin Jenning's memoir, ''Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son,'' he mentions that, when he first met his future partner, he said, "Your name is [[wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jeff Davis]]!", prompting the man to wearily ask, "Which part of the South are you from?"
* Ever since ''[[Team America: World Police]]'', [[Matt Damon]] apparently cannot go a week without hearing "''[stupid voice]'' Matt Day-minnn!" He seems to take it pretty well though. In fact, he was actually bummed that the ''[[South Park]]'' guys didn't ask him to provide his own voice.
* Just ''barely'' avoided with David Buehler, the starting placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys football team in 2010. Due to the way his name is spelled, it appeared the poor guy was doomed to a lifetime (or at least a career) of countless smartasses saying [[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|"Bueller.... Bueller...." to him in a monotonous voice]]. Fortunately, TV commentators put the issue to rest as early as possible by noting that his name was actually pronounced "Beeler."
* [[Dave Chappelle]] mentioned he was tired of people constantly saying (shouting), "[[Chapelles Show|I'm Rick James, bitch!]]"
* Chris Barrie mentioned in an interview that until about ten years after the last episode of [[Red Dwarf]] was broadcast, he could not go on the [[London Underground]] without someone on the platform shouting "Oi! Smeghead!".
* Averted by Billy Crystal, who commented in a standup routine that he thought it was very amusing the variety of people who would greet him with "You look mah-velous!" (Apparently this was better than the greeting he often got during the run of ''[[Soap]]'', which consisted largely of "Hey faggot!")
* [[Barenaked Ladies]] at one point became annoyed at fans throwing boxes of Kraft Dinner onto the stage during performances of "If I had $1000000". When fans didn't listen they started just collecting the boxes before the show to donate to local food banks.
* According to the DVD commentary for the original ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', the movie ruined [[William Atherton]]'s life, what with random people yelling "Hey, dickless!" at him on the streets and all...

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