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{{quote|''"I think that communication skills have really improved around here since we all went on that course, and put up that blue poster that says 'Communicate!'"'' |
{{quote|''"I think that communication skills have really improved around here since we all went on that course, and put up that blue poster that says 'Communicate!'"'' |
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''"I totally agree; and I think that what that course showed me is that sometimes it does help to pay someone really quite a lot of money to state the obvious."''|'''--[[That Mitchell and Webb Look|That Mitchell And Webb Sound]]'''}} |
''"I totally agree; and I think that what that course showed me is that sometimes it does help to pay someone really quite a lot of money to state the obvious."''|'''--[[That Mitchell and Webb Look|That Mitchell And Webb Sound]]'''}} |
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* ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' has two: In Gnothi Seauton five bad ass resistance fighters have a cute kitten "hang in there baby" in their hideout, which conceals a safe. In Dungeons And Dragons the future resistance have a badass mural of the same theme, except it's a lion jumping out of fire, a Terminator skull in its jaws. |
* ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' has two: In Gnothi Seauton five bad ass resistance fighters have a cute kitten "hang in there baby" in their hideout, which conceals a safe. In Dungeons And Dragons the future resistance have a badass mural of the same theme, except it's a lion jumping out of fire, a Terminator skull in its jaws. |
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* The Doublemeat Palace in season 6 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' has these in its employee break room, and manager's office. It is duly lampshaded: |
* The Doublemeat Palace in season 6 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' has these in its employee break room, and manager's office. It is duly lampshaded: |
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{{quote|'''Tara''': I have this sudden urge to dedicate my productive cooperation...}} |
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* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'': "Fun and Failure start the same way". |
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'': "Fun and Failure start the same way". |
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* ''[[The IT Crowd]]'': The basement has several memetastic posters hanging up. |
* ''[[The IT Crowd]]'': The basement has several memetastic posters hanging up. |
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** There's a somewhat sillier take on the "Hang In There Baby" poster in [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=990425 this] strip. |
** There's a somewhat sillier take on the "Hang In There Baby" poster in [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=990425 this] strip. |
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** Torg's cousin sends him the Christmas present of an "inspirational calendar" with a picture like a motivational poster for each month, illustrating various captions such as "Inspiration" and "Success" with inspirational pictures... all of which are the same picture of an alligator eating a guy. |
** Torg's cousin sends him the Christmas present of an "inspirational calendar" with a picture like a motivational poster for each month, illustrating various captions such as "Inspiration" and "Success" with inspirational pictures... all of which are the same picture of an alligator eating a guy. |
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{{quote|'''Riff''': "Hey, 'Relationships'! That one works!"}} |
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* An early Bizarre Uprising comic had a poster saying "Reading is KITTY!" in a classroom background. |
* An early Bizarre Uprising comic had a poster saying "Reading is KITTY!" in a classroom background. |
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* Mike of [[Shortpacked]] [http://www.shortpacked.com/2008/comic/book-7/08-the-cartoonist-proposes/receipts/ has one in his bedroom] of a koala hanging from a branch with the caption "You're fucked." |
* Mike of [[Shortpacked]] [http://www.shortpacked.com/2008/comic/book-7/08-the-cartoonist-proposes/receipts/ has one in his bedroom] of a koala hanging from a branch with the caption "You're fucked." |
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* ''[[Futurama]]''-- |
* ''[[Futurama]]''-- |
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** In the episode "Cryonic Woman", Leela reapplies for her old job at the cryonics center: |
** In the episode "Cryonic Woman", Leela reapplies for her old job at the cryonics center: |
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{{quote|"Oh, I was hoping you would come back. I even saved your poster of a chimp expressing your distaste for Mondays!" |
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"Monday monkey lives for the weekend, sir!" }} |
"Monday monkey lives for the weekend, sir!" }} |
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** There was another one from the first episode which refers to the policy of people being assigned careers instead of choosing their own, which features a man in a hard-hat with a rather dubious look on his face giving a thumbs-up, with the caption "You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do". |
** There was another one from the first episode which refers to the policy of people being assigned careers instead of choosing their own, which features a man in a hard-hat with a rather dubious look on his face giving a thumbs-up, with the caption "You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do". |
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** Paying attention to the background nets a few more of these as well. In one episode, a poster outside an army recruitment office reads: |
** Paying attention to the background nets a few more of these as well. In one episode, a poster outside an army recruitment office reads: |
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{{quote|"Join The Army Today!! |
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What are you, Chicken? |
What are you, Chicken? |
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Bwak Buk Buk Bawk!" }} |
Bwak Buk Buk Bawk!" }} |
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* Peter Potamus has several posters with a hippopotamus "reaching for ''that thing''" in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''. |
* Peter Potamus has several posters with a hippopotamus "reaching for ''that thing''" in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''. |
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** This is made interesting by the fact that it appears ''every'' time that room is shown. Possibly one of the writers has it in their office. |
** This is made interesting by the fact that it appears ''every'' time that room is shown. Possibly one of the writers has it in their office. |
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* ''[[Family Guy]]''. When Peter took over his father-in-law's company, Brian had a poster of a ball in his office that said "Go Get It. Go Get It, Boy". |
* ''[[Family Guy]]''. When Peter took over his father-in-law's company, Brian had a poster of a ball in his office that said "Go Get It. Go Get It, Boy". |
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{{quote|''"I will. I '''will''' go get it."''}} |
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