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by matsemann 1621 days ago
Reminds me of a movie I saw as a kid. Can't remember the exact situation. But some celebrity, super-hero or whatever got asked by a journalist something ala "why did you say you hate this city?" and they answered "I have never said 'I hate this city'". Then what was aired was the last of that sentence, only the 'I hate this city' part.
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I think that's the Scooby Doo live action sequel.
Haha, that's it. Thanks! Funny that it even has its own knowyourmeme page.
Arrested development has this gag as well with “I killed Earl Milford”. Here it is:

https://youtu.be/41mYxGQL1qg

Things they told us at boot camp:

It is ok to tell them your name and rank.

Expect everything else to be twisted.

Luckily I have never been tested in such a situation, I guess it will be pretty hard to stick to this in the long run.

As with everything, the Simpsons did it too. I think it was a grest piece of media literacy education to me as a kid.