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The rolling pin as a weapon, often aimed at someone's head. Most often wielded by a cook, or else [[Stay in the Kitchen|a woman]]. Often the [[Weapon of Choice]] for the spouse of a [[Henpecked Husband]].
An [[Improbable Weapon]], though one that does have reasonable efficacy. Closely related to the [[Frying Pan of Doom]] and often used in conjunction with it. Note that most of these rolling pins are made of ''wood'', as plastic is usually too light to do any damage.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* A standby in the ''[[Andy Capp]]'' newspaper comic since 1957.
* In ''Sappo'', by [[Popeye]] creator Segar, John Sappo is always in danger of being bopped by his wife, and several strips involve his attempts to circumvent this. In one arc, he constructs a series of special, protective cages to wear, made of transparent metal, so his wife can't see what's stopping the rolling pin. He then sells several of these cages to other [[Henpecked
== [[Theatre]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the arcade game ''[[Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair II: The Time Warp]]'', Dirk is pursued, after the kidnapping of Daphne, by his irate mother-in-law, who is wielding a rolling pin.
* [http://www.wowhead.com/?item=5197 This item] in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', obtainable from [[Evil Chef| Captain Cookie]] from the Deadmines. Sadly, this weapon cannot be used for transmorgrification.
* Filomena of [[Urban Rivals]] wields a rolling pin.
* Several rolling pins can be found in the Wastelands of [[Fallout]] 3, likely as a [[Joke Item|gag weapon]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Perhaps most famous in ''[[The Flintstones]]''—Wilma does occasionally throw one. Although she ''did'' come after him with an actual club at least once.
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. Muriel almost always whacks Eustace in the head with her rolling pin after he has finished scaring Courage.
* In ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'', Tom's owner would often come running out of the kitchen attempting to swipe Tom with a rolling pin after Tom had destroyed the house attempting to catch a single mouse. Failing that it was a broom.
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:* In another ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon, Miss Prissy goes after Foghorn Leghorn with a rolling pin, wanting to make him her husband. Foggy replies, "You're going about it all wrong. You don't bat 'em on the bean with a rolling pin." ''(Stops and [[No Fourth Wall|addresses]] the audience)'' "[[Deadpan Snarker|''That'' comes later]]."
:* "Bedevilled Rabbit" Bugs Bunny is being chased by Taz, so he dresses up as [[Disguised in Drag|a Tasmanian she-devil]] in order to seduce him - it works, until Taz's ''actual'' wife appears,
* In ''[[Wallace and Gromit|The Wrong Trousers]]'', Gromit brandishes a rolling pin at Feathers McGraw. Feathers responds by pulling a gun on Gromit and forcing him into the wardrobe with Wallace.
* ''The Twelve Tasks of [[Asterix]]'' has Impedimenta using a rolling pin on a gladiator.
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