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* [[German TV Stations|German TV channel Pro 7]] does this on the slot before or after every single movie that is about a major nature phenomenon that usually ends with the world obliterated. More often than not, this will be done via a special episode of some kind of science-show and tell the audience how unlikely the event in real life would be. Sometimes also done with alien invasions, Roswell and ghosts. |
* [[German TV Stations|German TV channel Pro 7]] does this on the slot before or after every single movie that is about a major nature phenomenon that usually ends with the world obliterated. More often than not, this will be done via a special episode of some kind of science-show and tell the audience how unlikely the event in real life would be. Sometimes also done with alien invasions, Roswell and ghosts. |
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* Happens ALL THE TIME in real life. Be it chemicals in various things that could give your child cancer, or a new credit card scam, or what have you, this is transparent and frequent. While they sometimes have valid points, it's a very cheap tactic (forgoing responsibility to the public and focusing on profits by taking advantage of fear-mongering). |
* Happens ALL THE TIME in real life. Be it chemicals in various things that could give your child cancer, or a new credit card scam, or what have you, this is transparent and frequent. While they sometimes have valid points, it's a very cheap tactic (forgoing responsibility to the public and focusing on profits by taking advantage of fear-mongering). |
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* The "X? In ''my'' Y?" [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-in-my-y meme] started from an ad that took this approach to porn. |
* The "X? In ''my'' Y?" [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-in-my-y meme] started from an ad (currently providing the page image) that took this approach to porn. |
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