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== Literature ==

* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Eric|Eric]]'', during the siege of Tsort, the invading squad unexpectedly discover a small child. The Captain tasks the Lieutenant with guarding the child, who instructs the Sergeant to keep an eye on the kid who tells the Corporal to look after the lad who tells the Private to watch the sprog. The private looks around to see whom he can pass the buck to, and realises that he's the [[Butt Monkey]].

* In [[Mark Twain]]'s ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]'', this is not actually played for laughs, but rather used as social satire to show how ridiculously overblown royal ceremonies were in Tudor England.

* In ''[[Land of Oz|Ozma of Oz]]'', the Tin Woodsman's army consists of 100 soldiers, only one of whom is not an officer. The one time they actually fight, All the generals give the order to attack, which is then passed down to all the officers of the next rank down, and so forth until every officer has sounded the order to charge in decreasing order of rank, at which point the one private attacks the Nomes.

* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' uses this amongst a group, when faced with acquiring evidence from a chemical toilet. (Played with in that the ''last'' link in the chain, who's dating the guy in front of her, simply rolls her eyes and tells him to get on with it.)

* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' did this in the first episode where the Borg appeared. A Borg appears on the ship observing, as Picard, most of the command, and a [[Red Shirt]] watch. Picard orders Worf to deal with it, then Worf turns to the Red Shirt and tells him to deal with it. With predictable results.

* ''[[The Young Ones]]'' use this when someone has to answer the door.

{{quote|'''Mike:''' Someone at the door, Rik.

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