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* [[Played for Laughs]] in the [[Riff Trax]] of ''Twilight''. Two girls are having a discussion in the high school's cafeteria, when one mentions, "We're talking Olympic sized." Mike Nelson is right on top of it, chiming in, "High school girls discussing [[Biggus Dickus|wang sizes]]. We have officially hit rock bottom, gentlemen."
** And in the 'Trax for the ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', while watching Harvey Korman debase himself in a miserably unfunny sketch, Mike sighs and says, "Well, Nietzsche was right; dead as a doornail."
 
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
* In the [[Christianity#Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] tradition, giving in and passing the Despair Event Horizon (at least in regards to one's faith) is the sole sin that cannot be forgiven -- becoming convinced that one's own malice is greater than Divine Goodness is a repudiation of the Savior, and a challenge to God's infinite capacity for forgiveness. It is also a kind of vainglory that presumes one's sin and circumstances are uniquely special and beyond any other person's.
 
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==