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* [[George Washington]] is depicted in this pose in the famous 1851 oil painting, [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze%2C_MMA-NYC%2C_1851.jpg "Washington Crossing the Delaware"]. Notable in that, while dramatic, this would be a highly unsafe pose to strike aboard a rowboat (as opposed to, say, aboard a starship). The unsafe-in-a-rowboat aspect is lampshaded in one episode of ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' when the heroes travel back in time to the Delaware crossing, noting that George was hunkered down and shivering like the rest of his troops. Also lampshaded by Ernie of all people in the ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' special "Don't Eat the Pictures." Hilariously lampshaded, too, by a Bob Newhart stand-up routine: "Who do you suppose gets up, and walks to the front of the boat, and ''stands'' in the front of the boat?! Nutty George, sure.... And how about the guy in the next boat, painting him!"
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'': Commander William T. Riker, is known for striking this pose with little or no provocation, particularly in the early seasons. This may have been as much to keep the 6'4" Jonathan Frakes in frame when speaking to shorter actors as anything. Fun fact: The Captain Morgan Pose saved the day in the [[Groundhog Day Loop]] episode. If he hadn't been doing that, Data wouldn't have been able to look up at the pips on Riker's collar. Some fans, in homage to the term [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Picard_Maneuver Picard Maneuver], call this the Riker Maneuver. {{media
* This is one of the things that the actors get The Prince Regent to do in ''[[Black Adder]] The Third'' when they are training him in public speaking.
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' had a game called "Sit, Stand, Bend", in which the player charged with bending or leaning often wound up doing a Captain Morgan Pose. One game of ''Weird Superheroes'' would have Brad get the name 'Captain Morgan' (which is ironically the most mundane name ever suggested in this game) in a bit of unintended [[Product Placement]], as Brad's portrayal was closer to the commercials than anything piratey.
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