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== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'', the protagonist George discovers at one point that he is broke, can't pay the rent, and has just run his uncle's business into the ground, with no hope of being employed by anyone in the city (as he's already been fired from every business and his uncle will certainly not offer him another job after he's ruined his TV station). He recalls his girlfriend, saying, "Well, at least I have Terri..." Cue phone call from Terri calling to tell him that he is an insensitive creep and she never wants to see him again.
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* At the climax of ''[[Mousehunt (film)|Mousehunt]]'', the Smuntz's last attempts to drive the mouse away result in the house getting flooded and several walls being destroyed. And this happens in the middle of the auction to sell the house. All the would-be buyers start to leave...
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''[As if on cue, the house collapses.]'' }}
== [[Literature]] ==
* One [[Dave Barry]] column offered this [[Parody Commercial]] for a soft drink:
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'''Father''': What's the matter, Son?
'''Son''' ''(bursting into tears)'': Oh Dad, I struck out and lost the big game. ''(Sobs.)''
'''Father''' ''(putting his arm around the boy's shoulders)'': Forget it! Let's have a nice cold can of [[Bite the Wax Tadpole]]!
'''Son''': And then I murdered a policeman. }}
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Men in Hats]]'', [http://www.meninhats.com/d/20040507.html Jeriah tells Gamal a story] about finding a quarter and losing his book of poems that only gets worse despite Gamal's attempts to reassure him:
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'''Gamal''': Oh, well... At least you still have your health.
'''Jeriah''': The shard gave me tetanus. }}
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