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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!'"''<br />
{{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!'"''
''"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.
* 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:
{{quote| '''Tara''': I have this sudden urge to dedicate my productive cooperation...}}
{{quote|'''Tara''': I have this sudden urge to dedicate my productive cooperation...}}
* ''[[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".
* ''[[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.
** 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.
{{quote| '''Riff''': "Hey, 'Relationships'! That one works!"}}
{{quote|'''Riff''': "Hey, 'Relationships'! That one works!"}}
* 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.
* 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]]''--
** 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:
{{quote| "Oh, I was hoping you would come back. I even saved your poster of a chimp expressing your distaste for Mondays!"<br />
{{quote|"Oh, I was hoping you would come back. I even saved your poster of a chimp expressing your distaste for Mondays!"
"Monday monkey lives for the weekend, sir!" }}
"Monday monkey lives for the weekend, sir!" }}
** 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".
** 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:
{{quote| "Join The Army Today!!<br />
{{quote|"Join The Army Today!!
What are you, Chicken?<br />
What are you, Chicken?
Bwak Buk Buk Bawk!" }}
Bwak Buk Buk Bawk!" }}
* 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.
* ''[[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".
{{quote| ''"I will. I '''will''' go get it."''}}
{{quote|''"I will. I '''will''' go get it."''}}