Inflationary Dialogue: Difference between revisions

* Maxwell Smart of ''[[Get Smart]]'' tends to use the decreasing version. For example:

{{quote|'''Smart''': At the moment, seven Coast Guard cutters are converging on us. Would you believe it?

'''Smart''': How about two cops in a rowboat? }}

* In ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' episode "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle", Uncle Albert arrives at the flat with a black eye and no money. He says he's been mugged by a gang of youths, but the number increases every time he tells the story. It turns out he lost the money playing dominoes, and then got in a punch-up with his opponent Knock-Knock over Marlene's mother.