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{{quote|''I told her I knew when I was going to die because my birth certificate had an expiration date on it.''|'''[[Steven Wright]]'''}}
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* In ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', Rei was pierced in the Shinketsushuu power point by Raoh. When he was struck, Rei was given 72 hours to live. During his final days of life, Rei and his allies would fight Yuda. As the 3-day limit was about to take effect, Toki briefly counters it by giving Rei one more day by touching the Shinreidai power point.
* In ''[[Death Note]]'', everyone has a time at which they are destined to die. It's only visible to those with a Shinigami's eyes. However, using a death note allows you to kill people before their time and indirectly extend lives.
** In an interesting subversion, [[Grim Reaper
* Rosette's watch in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' shows how much of her soul she has left from her [[Deal with the Devil]]. The more Chrono [[Cast From Hit Points|uses her soul to power himself]], the less the watch's face glows. (It looks almost like a glow-y pie chart.)
* In ''[[Alice 19th]]'', Frey's mentor Eric dies after literal bells ring twelve times.
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* Illegal contractors in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' have a clock face on their chest, measuring how many times the can use their chain's power before they are pulled down into the abyss.
* ''[[Mahoromatic]]'': How many days before [[Robot Girl|Mahoro]] completely shuts down is shown at the end of each episode. (Parodied in ''[[He Is My Master]]''.)
* The [["On the Next..."]] preview of ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' shows how much time are left before the Holy Grail appears. Since {{spoiler|Irisviel}} is the conduit for the grail and the manifestation will obliterate her personality, this effectively acts as her
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== Music Videos ==
* The music video for [[Nickelback]]'s "Savin' Me" begins with a twitchy-looking man saving a well-dressed man from walking in front of a car. Soon, the well-dressed man sees what the twitchy man
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