Beef Bandage: Difference between revisions

Not to be confused with [[Hyperactive Metabolism]], though "Turkey Bandage" was proposed as a name for that.

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{{quote|"Mister Steak, you're my only friend."}}

* In the Disney movie ''[[Smart House]]'', the titular house is taught how to be motherly by a marathon of [[The Fifties|1950s]] comedies. When it recommends a steak for a bruised eye, the father of the family observes, "That hasn't been done since the '50s."

* In the Astaire/Rogers musical ''[[Top Hat]]'' Horace gets a black eye. Jerry recommends a raw steak, so Horace tells his servant to order one from the hotel kitchen. Too bad miscommunication results in a cooked steak with all the fixings being delivered instead. What a shock to get one of those on the eye!

* Done at one point in [[Dragonheart]]

== Literature ==

* In ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Magician's Nephew]]'', when the jeweler complains that Jadis blacked his eye, a butcher's boy recommends a nice raw beefsteak to reduce the swelling.

* Done at least once in [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''[[Tortall Universe|Song of the Lioness]]'' series.

== Live Action TV ==

* Kramer applies a [[Beef Bandage]] to his face in an episode of [[Seinfeld]].

* Done during the first season of ''[[MASH|M* A* S* H]]'' with Trapper after the boxing match.

* In one episode of ''[[Chuck]]'', Chuck can't afford a steak, so he brings Sarah a hamburger patty for her black eye.

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