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* In its original Hebrew, [[The Bible]] makes use of this trope, making it [[Older Than Dirt]]. Due to the nature of the Hebrew language, which can use the same root word with different suffixes and prefixes to mean any number of different things, this effect is used very flexibly and is often not picked up in translation.

* Probably the only memorable thing about Ira Levin's execrable sequel to his excellent ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'', ''[[Son Of Rosemary]]''. Throughout the book, various characters josh around about how long it takes to solve the riddle "ROAST MULES" with the clue "Any five- or six-year-old might do this every day." {{spoiler|The answer is ''somersaults''. Rosemary seemingly awakens from sleep thinking it was [[All Just a Dream]] -- that's the ''entire story, first book and sequel''. This is where most people toss the book down in disgust. In the final paragraphs, though, it turns into [[Or Was It a Dream?]]? Rosemary's friend Hutch telephones, and at the very end of the conversation he casually tosses off how long it took him to solve "roast mules". This tells Rosemary that everything that happened in her "dream" was ''real'', that her now-nonexistent son has pulled off the ultimate sacrifice to save the world, and that she'd better be damned (yeah) careful about where she and her husband move.}}

** ''Comeback Tour'' is subtitled ''The Sky Belongs To The Stars''. During the Prologue we meet NASA Officer Lawrence Fonvielle who expresses his belief about The Dream of the Space Programme being to ''"reach up into the sky, make a fist and hold on tight;"'' taking ownership of some part of space. As the novel progresses, it's revealed that Elder Seth plans {{spoiler|to reactivate a [[Kill Sat|dormant satellite weapons system]] and use it to eliminate everyone who could stop his plans for the Apocalypse.}} Fonvielle comes to see {{spoiler|[[Heel Realization|that his belief in The Dream was wrong and that space can't belong to anyone]] and says exactly this to [[The Dragon|Roger Duroc.]] [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves|Who promptly shoots him.]]}}

{{quote|''"Krokodil, what's this about?"''

* Although it is only said twice, "No king rules forever" serve as Arc Words for the entirety of [[World of Warcraft]]: Wrath of the Lich king. The two times it is said happen to be when fighting the games two most powerful/main villains, Yogg-Saron and [[Big Bad|Arthas]]. {{spoiler|Yogg is referring to Arthas and it is the last thing Arthas's father's ghost says to his son before he dies}}. This quote not only summarizes the fall of the Lich King but many of the other events that occurred during the expansion and things that will happen shortly after such as: 2 kings (Yirmon and Anub'Arak) die, Malygos, the dragon aspect of magic/leader of the Blue Dragonflight, was killed, the Alliance found a new leader in King Varian, Bolvar Fordragon (the guy who was ruling Stormwind while [[World of Warcraft Comic|Varian was doing stuff]]) was {{spoiler|[[Never Found the Body|presumed to be dead after the Wrathgate fiasco]] but is found alive (sort of, maybe) }} but has to {{spoiler|become the next Lich King in order to prevent the Scourge from going crazy[er] and killing EVERYTHING}}. In addition, the quote can be viewed as Foreshadowing of things to come in the pre-Cataclysm event and the expansion itself: The Gnomes and Darkspear Trolls taking back their respective homelands after being in exile for years, [[Our Orcs Are Different|Warchief Thrall]] being replaced by [[The Scrappy|Garrosh]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Hellscream]], as well as many other changes in leadership on Azeroth.

** Also, from the same expansion, "The Light of Dawn."

* From ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'': the "Game of Destiny."

* ''[[Half Life]]'' has "Unforeseen consequences" show up when ''nobody'' expected it.

* [[This Very Wiki]].

* [[wikipedia:Ash-shab yurid isqat an-nizam|Ash shab yurid isqat an-nizam]] (Arabic for "[[La Résistance|the people want to bring down the regime]]"), or variants thereof, during the [[Middle East Uprising 2011|Arab Spring]].

 

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