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* An episode of ''[[The Amanda Show]]'' had a security guard refusing to let somebody in when offered diamonds or cash... but he let them in for a slice of pizza. |
* An episode of ''[[The Amanda Show]]'' had a security guard refusing to let somebody in when offered diamonds or cash... but he let them in for a slice of pizza. |
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* An episode of ''[[The New Statesman]]'' had the idiotic Piers Fletcher-Dervish, who upon deciding to become corrupt, demands a bribe of...'''£1.50!''' |
* An episode of ''[[The New Statesman]]'' had the idiotic Piers Fletcher-Dervish, who upon deciding to become corrupt, demands a bribe of...'''£1.50!''' |
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* An early episode of ''[[That 70s Show]]'' has this: |
* An early episode of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' has this: |
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{{quote|'''Punk kid''': I've got nothing to say to you... but ''Andrew Jackson'' on the other hand... |
{{quote|'''Punk kid''': I've got nothing to say to you... but ''Andrew Jackson'' on the other hand... |
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'''Bob''': Jackson, huh?... ''[opens wallet]'' He's not in, do you have anything you'd like to tell Abe Lincoln and the Washington twins? }} |
'''Bob''': Jackson, huh?... ''[opens wallet]'' He's not in, do you have anything you'd like to tell Abe Lincoln and the Washington twins? }} |
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* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Anya once tried to bribe a demon with promises that she would have sex with him, and the demon responded that he didn't find a human-looking creature like Anya to be sexually attractive (thus [[Averted Trope|averting]] the [[Mars Needs Women]] trope that has certainly been played straight elsewhere in the Buffyverse). Of course, Anya was insulted that her sexual bribery turned out to be a [[Comically Small Bribe]]. (There's a [[Double Entendre]] in there somewhere, but not quite as easily as if it were a male getting turned down.) |
* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Anya once tried to bribe a demon with promises that she would have sex with him, and the demon responded that he didn't find a human-looking creature like Anya to be sexually attractive (thus [[Averted Trope|averting]] the [[Mars Needs Women]] trope that has certainly been played straight elsewhere in the Buffyverse). Of course, Anya was insulted that her sexual bribery turned out to be a [[Comically Small Bribe]]. (There's a [[Double Entendre]] in there somewhere, but not quite as easily as if it were a male getting turned down.) |
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* On ''[[Blue Water High]]'', Anna once suggested Simmo keep Deb occupied by offering her vouchers to a PG-rated movie. |
* On ''[[Blue Water High]]'', Anna once suggested Simmo keep Deb occupied by offering her vouchers to a PG-rated movie. |
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* In 1996 the town of Wahoo Nebraska started a campaign to become ''The Late Show with [[David Letterman]]'''s [[wikipedia:Cities that have been David |
* In 1996 the town of Wahoo Nebraska started a campaign to become ''The Late Show with [[David Letterman]]'''s [[wikipedia:Cities that have been David Letterman's Home Office#Home offices|"Home office."]] Letterman decided to have a bribe-off: whichever city gave him the most stuff (Wahoo or then-current Home Office Tahlequah, Oklahoma) would get it. After some very pathetic bribes from Tahlequah Letterman declared Wahoo the winner. |
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* ''[[The Office]]'': Michael tries to give a terminated employee a pack of coupons in an attempt to make everything cool between them. Especially given that Michael is only firing him so that he doesn't appear indecisive, this doesn't go over well. |
* ''[[The Office]]'': Michael tries to give a terminated employee a pack of coupons in an attempt to make everything cool between them. Especially given that Michael is only firing him so that he doesn't appear indecisive, this doesn't go over well. |
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** When Dwight was left in charge after Michael's departure in the Season 3 finale, he announced that employees would receive "Schrute Bucks" when they did something good. He said that 1,000 Schrute Bucks would earn the recipient five extra minutes of lunch time, and that one Schrute Buck was worth 1/100 of a cent in actual money. |
** When Dwight was left in charge after Michael's departure in the Season 3 finale, he announced that employees would receive "Schrute Bucks" when they did something good. He said that 1,000 Schrute Bucks would earn the recipient five extra minutes of lunch time, and that one Schrute Buck was worth 1/100 of a cent in actual money. |
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== Theater == |
== Theater == |
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* ''[[Cyrano De Bergerarc]]'': Cyrano invokes this trope at Act II, Scene V, trying to bribe Roxane’s Duenna to [[Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone|leave him alone with Roxane]] (and then bribe her properly). |
* ''[[Cyrano De Bergerarc]]'': Cyrano invokes this trope at Act II, Scene V, trying to bribe Roxane’s Duenna to [[Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone|leave him alone with Roxane]] (and then bribe her properly). |
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{{quote|'''Cyrano:''' Are you fond of sweet things? |
{{quote|'''Cyrano:''' Are you fond of sweet things? |
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'''The Duenna:''' Ay, I could eat myself sick on them! |
'''The Duenna:''' Ay, I could eat myself sick on them! |
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* [[Roger Ebert]]'s contests on his blog, such his limerick contest and photo caption contest have always given tiny rewards of "a shiny new dime." In the case of the caption contest, it became satirical [[Serious Business]] when the winning entry was accused of plagiarism, and the prize given to another, only to find that it wasn't and for the original winner to receive his dime after all. |
* [[Roger Ebert]]'s contests on his blog, such his limerick contest and photo caption contest have always given tiny rewards of "a shiny new dime." In the case of the caption contest, it became satirical [[Serious Business]] when the winning entry was accused of plagiarism, and the prize given to another, only to find that it wasn't and for the original winner to receive his dime after all. |
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** His "Outguess Ebert at the Oscars" defy this, as being official contests the prizes can range as high as a private screening to the years' Ebertfest or Pixar film. The most recent prize was the highest, $100,000, a year that Ebert only correctly guessed 15 Oscars out of 24. |
** His "Outguess Ebert at the Oscars" defy this, as being official contests the prizes can range as high as a private screening to the years' Ebertfest or Pixar film. The most recent prize was the highest, $100,000, a year that Ebert only correctly guessed 15 Oscars out of 24. |
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* Stephen Merchant's harrowing encounter with a nightclub bouncer certainly counts. It's one thing to flaunt your cash in front of some girls, quite another when that attempt consists of offering 7 quid on a 5 quid entry fee. |
* Stephen Merchant's harrowing encounter with a nightclub bouncer certainly counts. It's one thing to flaunt your cash in front of some girls, quite another when that attempt consists of offering 7 quid on a 5 quid entry fee. |
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* After ''[[Franchise Killer|Terminator: Salvation]]'', [[Joss Whedon]] offered to buy the ''[[Terminator]]'' franchise for $10,000. This was apparently not taken seriously, as the rights were up for sale, and ended up not being sold. |
* After ''[[Franchise Killer|Terminator: Salvation]]'', [[Joss Whedon]] offered to buy the ''[[Terminator]]'' franchise for $10,000. This was apparently not taken seriously, as the rights were up for sale, and ended up not being sold. |
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* A contestant on [[Family Fortunes]], whose family had not covered themselves in glory, once offered to buy the rights to that episode so it would never be shown - for £100. The producer had to explain to them that this fell somewhat short of covering the show's £38,000 costs. |
* A contestant on [[Family Fortunes]], whose family had not covered themselves in glory, once offered to buy the rights to that episode so it would never be shown - for £100. The producer had to explain to them that this fell somewhat short of covering the show's £38,000 costs. |
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