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{{quote|'''Admiral Gregory Maitland:''' That's blackmail!
'''Sam Axe:''' No, actually, sir, I believe this form of extortion is known as ''[[wikipedia:Graymail|graymail]]''. It's much nicer than blackmail. }}
* ''[[Yes, Minister]]'' gave us a version of this, when the black, male revolutionary leader of a small African nation threatens to give a strongly nationalist speech in Scotland unless the Government gives him £50m.
{{quote|'''Sir Humphrey:''' It's blackmail!
'''General Selim Mohammed:''' Are you referring to me or my proposal?
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=== Web Original ===
* Similarly, [http://forums.joltonline.com/showthread.php?583264-Is-Obama-a-failure-as-a-president&p=14503988&viewfull=1#post14503988 this post] on the (now disused) old [[Nation StatesNationStates]] forums, memorialised in someone's signature:
{{quote|''Extortion is such a nasty word.
I much prefer "magnolia". "Magnolia" is a much nicer word.'' }}
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