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* ''[[Dexter]]'' did this in the 2010 season opener when [[First Episode Spoiler|presenting news of]] {{spoiler|his wife's death}}. |
* ''[[Dexter]]'' did this in the 2010 season opener when [[First Episode Spoiler|presenting news of]] {{spoiler|his wife's death}}. |
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* ''[[Dateline NBC]]:'' |
* ''[[Dateline NBC]]:'' |
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{{quote|'''Chris Hansen:''' Why don't you take a seat over there?}} |
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* ''[[MASH]]'' has this exchange over the phone: |
* ''[[MASH]]'' has this exchange over the phone: |
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{{quote|'''General-of-the-week''': Are you sitting down, Henry? |
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'''Henry Blake''': No sir! |
'''Henry Blake''': No sir! |
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'''GOTW''': Maybe you should, I have some exciting news. |
'''GOTW''': Maybe you should, I have some exciting news. |
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'''Henry''': ''(sits down)'' Yes sir! |
'''Henry''': ''(sits down)'' Yes sir! |
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'''Hawkeye''': They're giving you calisthenics over the phone? }} |
'''Hawkeye''': They're giving you calisthenics over the phone? }} |
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* The police officers of ''[[Law and Order]]'' frequently asked relatives of victims to sit down. |
* The police officers of ''[[Law and Order]]'' frequently asked relatives of victims to sit down. |
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* During one page of ''[[Friendly Hostility]]'', Fox and Colin are given some heavy news. Fox says he needs to sit down, to which Colin replies 'You already are'. |
* During one page of ''[[Friendly Hostility]]'', Fox and Colin are given some heavy news. Fox says he needs to sit down, to which Colin replies 'You already are'. |
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* In ''[[Order of the Stick]],'' Haley had some difficulty trying to figure out how to tell Celia that {{spoiler|her boyfriend was dead (Albeit [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist|only temporarily]].)}} Sick of wasting time, [[Comedic Sociopathy|Belkar]] decided it was best to just shout it in the bluntest manner possible. |
* In ''[[Order of the Stick]],'' Haley had some difficulty trying to figure out how to tell Celia that {{spoiler|her boyfriend was dead (Albeit [[Death Is a Slap on The Wrist|only temporarily]].)}} Sick of wasting time, [[Comedic Sociopathy|Belkar]] decided it was best to just shout it in the bluntest manner possible. |
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{{quote|'''Belkar: ''' OK, that's IT! I can't take the euphemisms any more! {{spoiler|Roy is dead!}}}} |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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* In the ''[[Loading Ready Run]]'' sketch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9M3RRfdRg "All the Little People".] |
* In the ''[[Loading Ready Run]]'' sketch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9M3RRfdRg "All the Little People".] |
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{{quote|'''Graham:''' I ... think I'd rather stand. Near the door.}} |
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