That's What She Said - TV Tropes"Stop!! Seriously. How old are you?" "That's what she said."Brian: Okay, insert rod support A into slot B. Peter: [giggling] That's what— Brian: If you say "that's what she said" one more time, I'm gonna pop you. To take a perfectly innocent phrasethat just came out wrong said by one person and then irk that person by turning it into an innuendo. It's also interesting to note that it pretty specifically keeps to what she said with its uses leaning towards things a woman would say in response to a man's actions or physical attributes. So if it is being used in disparagement of someone, that someone is most likely a man.

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Learned gentlemen of numerous disciplines have pondered as to whether or not said "she" is, in fact, Your Mom. Whoever "she" is, the use of the phrase as a stock expression is Newer Than They Think. Any use at all before 1. Have a Gay Old Time. Not to say that similar sentiments weren't expressed with different wording, of course; the phrase "as the actress said to the bishop", the punchline to a joke lost to the mists of time, is a notable older version.

Also: Mid- 2. 0th century jokers would often replace "the actress" with Mae West and "the bishop" with.. On a related note, H. Rider Haggard wrote a book called She, in which "She" refers to sorceress/queen Ayesha, who also goes by "She- who- must- be- obeyed". She does not, however, enjoy making sex jokes. A Sub- Trope of Lampshaded Double Entendre. Despite the trope being mostly meant for female pronouns, gender inversions ("that's what he said") are just as possible. Compare Can't Believe I Said That and Heh Heh, You Said "X".

May be answered with "TMI.". Advertising     Audio Play  On We're Alive, Saul manages to drop one while he and CJ are being attacked by zombies. She's referring to raising a garage door so she can slice at the zombies with her katana.

Well, this is a weird turn. We had heard a couple months back that Lena Dunham would have a role in the upcoming clowns-and-Trump smorgasbord of American Horror Story. We all know the mantra “Adopt, don’t shop.” While many shelter dogs are amazing, loving, happy pets, you might end up picking a dog that doesn’t fit what you. The That's What She Said trope as used in popular culture. To take a perfectly innocent phrase that just came out wrong said by one person and then irk that.

CJ: Lift up the door, I just need six inches. Saul: Ha ha. That's what she said. And you're going to need more than that.

Comics      Fan Fiction The Draco Trilogy has this in a Have a Gay Old Time sort of way — back when it was written, the sentence hadn't quite acquired this meaning.. In Fullmetal Lol, The Situation note aka, Greed has this as his Catch- Phrase.

One of the drabbles in the Haruhi Suzumiya fanfic Serendipity is about Ryoko's confusion regarding this trope. In "Helena" a Harry Potter trollfic that is best described as My Immortal, Up to Eleven, Hagrid, of all people, pulls one off against himself while he is fantasizing about the Mary Sue protagonist.

In Shelter From the Storm the Gryffindor Quidditch team is trooping back to the castle during a heavy rainstorm after practice. Angelina Johnson: I've never been so wet in my life. Fred and George: That's what she said. Fall to Zenith. Harry Potter and the 1. Commandment. Tony: Oh, you'll see.

It'll be complicated but I think you can relax. Today's the seventh of August, and your hearing is on the twelfth. That's more than enough time for me to figure something out, don't worry. Sirius: As long as Harry gets off, I'm happy. Tony: That's what she said. Film     Lets Play     Literature Witches Abroad has Nanny thinking to herself, "Just grab the first thing you see, said the High Priest to the Vestal Virgin" (a take on the antecedent to "That's what she said," ".. Actress to the Bishop"). Watch The Incident Online.

A footnote indicates that this is the punchline to a joke that everyone on the Disc has forgotten. In a book called A Play of Knaves, one character is getting grief from all the others about sleeping around, to the point where he's fed up with everything they say, even if it's to mock someone else. It's worth pointing out that this book series takes place largely in the 1.

Ellis snapped, "Leave off with the Hewwwgo, too, will you?" "That was probably the other thing Titha said," Joliffe grinned, and added in a shrill girl's voice, "'Leave off, Ellis.'". The Saint, at least in the original books, loves this.

He quips "as the actress said to the bishop" or "as the bishop said to the actress" with very little provocation. I kid you not, folks, this is real. In Paul Robinson's book, The Takeover Man, the eponymous character is having sex with a woman whose sons became boyfriends of the twin daughters of another woman. She's having an amazing time until he has an orgasm and stops, then she says.

That was fantastic." "That's what the twins' mother said." She laughed. I have to wonder about you. Is any woman safe around you?".

Live Action TV The Office. Appropriately for an Englishman, David Brent uses the "said the actress to the bishop" variant quite often. Michael Scott is almost incapable of resisting an opportunity to use this joke. Even in the midst of a legal deposition.

In an episode when Michael is being forced by his boss to not tell inappropriate jokes around the office, Jim deliberately starts saying things that could have double meanings until he finally gives in. Jim: Does that include "that's what she said"? Michael: Mm- hmm, yes. Jim: Wow, that is really hard. Michael restrains himself) Do you really think you can go all day long? Michael is straining hard not to open his mouth) Well, you've always left me satisfied, and smiling, so..

Beat)Michael: THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Occasionally, someone else will make the joke before Michael can. This always annoys him. In fact, the very last words Michael Scott says on the show (after he has removed his mic, so we don't actually hear them) are "That's what she said.". One of the DVD box- sets is titled "The Office Ultimate Package (that's what she said)". In the Series Finale, just before Dwight's wedding to Angela, Michael returns to be his best man (or "Bestest Mensch"). An emotional Dwight tells him "I can't believe you came!", and Michael responds with a smile: "That's what she said."Saturday Night Live.

Amy Poehler's recurring character Amber (with one leg, etc.) used it as a Catch- Phrase. For example, when she was on America's Next Top Model. Tyra: Amber, it was very hard for us to find a good picture of you. Amber: I bet it was hard.

Tyra: But we did our best. Amber: That's what she said.

Tyra: You're not using that right. Amber: That's what she said. Tyra: Better. On the season 3. SNL hosted by Tina Fey, during a sketch about Tiger Woods's first game back from his sex scandal, Tina Fey plays a hooker named Ashlyn St. Cloud who says, "That's what Tiger said," after one of the commentators says, "Let's take a look at the hole through the aerial cam.".

In an episode of Rules of Engagement, Russell is dating a woman who speaks in almost nothing but unintentional Double Entendre. Adam suggests that she might be the 'she' who actually says all those 'that's what she said' remarks. How I Met Your Mother. Top 1. 0 Things Marshall said on his wedding night". A variation occurred in Season 6.

Barney: (as Ted is packing something) That won't fit in there. Ted: Yeah, that's what your mom said. Barney: HOW DARE YOU?! Ted: No, that's really what she said. Barney's mom: Ted, dear, I thought I told you that won't fit in there. NCIS. In "Sub Rosa", the seventh episode of the series, Gibbs (not Di. Nozzo for once) has a moment like this when Kate is thrown against him during a submarine's emergency surfacing.

Cue a smirk from a watching crewman and a Death Glare from Kate. Kate: Wow. Gibbs: Yeah. That's what they all tell me. Richie: Wait a minute.

You were in love with Harry Belafonte? Eddie: Well, that's what she told me her name was — well, she sort of shouted it over her shoulder as she ran away into the night.

Richie: (sigh) Oh look, let's just forget it shall we? Eddie: That's what she said!

Richie: Look, let's just drop it. Eddie: She said that as well! Richie: EDWARD HITLER, I'M REALLY NOT INTERESTED. Eddie: This is uncanny! Were you there? In an episode of Corner Gas, Hank uses this line repeatedly in one scene, only he doesn't quite get how it's supposed to work and uses it after lines that can't be mistaken for innuendo.

Suddenly Davis comes in.. Davis: Hey Brent, your nozzle is stuck in my gas tank.