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== Real Life ==
* This [[Trope Codifier|probably goes back]] to [[Plato]] (''the'' quintessential Western philosopher), as depicted on the famous fresco ''[[wikipedia:The School of Athens|The School of Athens]]'' by Raphael. In fact, Plato's upward-pointing finger is contrasted by [[Aristotle]]'s downturned palm, which [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolically]] depicts Plato's idealized view of nature and Aristotle's more materialistic way of thinking.
** Socrates, the philosopher guru who taught Plato, is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131227185802/http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/resourcesb/dav_soc.jpg depicted as this in this famous depiction of his death]. Artistically, the painter was making heavy use of lines, particularly the strong lines and right angles of Socrates' pose, for logic and order.
* Fidel Castro, of all people, was caught on camera doing this while scolding fellow Latin strongman Hugo Chavez for his occasional anti-Semitic statemtents.
* [[Bill Clinton|I did ''not'' have sexual relations with that woman.]]
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