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	* Talking about violent [[video games]] instead of [[RL]] [[gun]] owership.<br>		* Talking about violent [[video games]] or porn instead of [[RL]] [[gun]] owership.<br>
	* Carrying out [[9/11]] whilst pretending it’s about the rights of [[Al Qaeda \| Palestinians]].<br>		* Carrying out [[9/11]] whilst pretending it’s about the rights of [[Al Qaeda \| Palestinians]].<br>
	* Searching for [[WMD]]s when the real topic is [[oil]].<br>		* Searching for [[WMD]]s when the real topic is [[oil]].<br>
	* Pretending to be [[Jew \| anti-semitic]] to disguise one’s [[liberal]] [[hippy]] nature.<br>		* Pretending to be [[Jew \| anti-semitic]] to disguise one’s [[liberal]] [[hippy]] nature.<br>

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[[Image:Think_outside_the_box.jpg|thumb| A literal interpretation of the phrase "Think outside the [[box]]". A genuine illustration from [[Wikipedia]]. I kid you not.]]
[[Image:Jesus-owned.jpg|thumb| A [[lateral]] thinker's approach to spreading brotherly [[love]]]]
[[Image:DarthPigeon.gif|thumb|An example of lateral thinking from [[Teh]] [[Art]]s - [[Les Six | Darth Pigeon]]. ]]
Lateral thinking is the term used for the process of changing the topic of [[Talk page | conversation]] to something [[Ann Coulter | surreal]] to disguise one’s [[own]] ignorance of the subject under discussion.

The [[phrase]] "lateral thinking" was [[coin]]ed by [[Al Gore |Edward de Bono]], a Malteser. Maltesers consist of a spherical malt [[food | honeycomb]] centre, surrounded by [[milk]] [[chocolate]], and are designed to make [[fat]] people think that they are less fattening because they weigh less than a bar of lard [http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,,-6315,00.html].

==Lateral thinking in [[politics]]==

* Talking about violent [[video games]] instead of [[RL]] [[gun]] owership. 
* Carrying out [[9/11]] whilst pretending it’s about the rights of [[Al Qaeda | Palestinians]]. 
* Searching for [[WMD]]s when the real topic is [[oil]]. 
* Pretending to be [[Jew | anti-semitic]] to disguise one’s [[liberal]] [[hippy]] nature. 

==Lateral thinking in [[popular]] culture==

* Complaining about [[emo | “not talking about our feelings”]] in a relationship in order to[[pwned | disguise your own infidelity]]. (See "[[Furry |bitter and twisted]]".) 
* Becoming [[an hero]] to attract attention to oneself despite the fact one won't be in a position to [[Jesus |enjoy it afterwards]].
* [[Taco Bell]] 
* [[TL;DR | Lists]]
* [[Uncyclopedia | Encyclopedia Dramatica]] 

==Lateral thinking in the [[business]] world==

* [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka]]’s [[Homosexual epithets | Magic Hand-Fudge]] – “When you hold it in your hand, you taste it in your mouth.” 
* Rebuilding the [[Star Wars | Death Star]] to an identical design to confuse the [[Admiral Ackbar | Rebel Alliance]]. 
* Naming the first version of [[Microsoft Windows]] 1.01 
* [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2004/12/1stallard.html McSweeney’s Internet Tendency], a site devoted to lateral thinking. 

For example; 

''Q. An airplane crashes exactly on the border between Arizona and California. The two pilots and seven passengers are not identifiable in any way. How do public officials decide where to bury the survivors?''

''A. When you reread the question and realize it talks about burying "survivors," the answer is obvious: Only the Mojave Desert is remote enough to prevent anyone from hearing the tormented screams as dirt is shovelled onto their faces.''
 

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