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== [[Fan Fiction]] ==
* In ''[[Cat -Tales]]'', the password to the new nightclub Vault is ''supposed'' to be "[name of the person who told me about Vault] sent me". Due to a mixup in the early stages, it becomes "Catwoman sent me".
 
== [[Film]] ==
* The password to get into the "Ink and Paint Club" in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'' is "[[Walt Disney|Walt]] sent me."
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* Will uses a version of this when infiltrating an enemy camp in one of the ''[[RangersRanger's Apprentice]]'' books. Knowing people are less likely to bother him if he looks like he's doing something, he grabs an empty bucket, goes to the kitchen tent, and says "John sent me for water", on the basis that, in a camp that size, there'd be about thirteen "John"s and the cook wouldn't bother asking every one for confirmation.
 
== Live Action TV ==
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== [[Music]] ==
* "Monster Mash":
{{quote| When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you}}
* The song "Green Door" by Jim Lowe details the singer's efforts to get into a party behind the named door. When he tries the password "Joe sent me", one of the partygoers laughs at him.
 
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== [[Theatre]] ==
* "Hernando's Hideaway" from ''[[The Pajama Game (Theatre)|The Pajama Game]]'':
{{quote| Just knock three times, and whisper low<br />
That you and I were sent by Joe }}
* In ''Wonderful Town'', Violet Shelton's clients use the password "Marty sent me." Unfortunately, some of them don't know her address has changed.
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** Then subverted in Kasumi's loyalty mission. The guard phones the person you name and learns you aren't actually authorized to enter, saying "nice try". To actually convince him to let you pass, you need to hack into the communications system so Kasumi can give the guard authorization from the other side.
* Subverted in ''[[Quest for Glory II]]''. To meet Aziza, she will ask you who sent you to her. There are various good answers ([[Punny Name|Keapon Laffin]] or Rakeesh), but she will then ask you a question relating to that person to make sure you've actually met said person.
* In ''[[Flashback (Videovideo Gamegame)|Flashback]]: The Quest For Identity'' to get false papers Conrad tells Jack that Ian sent him ([[Note to Self:|he did]]).
* You can't get into a particular room in the first ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]'' game until you give the password, "Ken sent me." The name "Ken" is a reference to Ken Williams, founder of Sierra On-Line. In the original version of the game, some people tried substituting the name of another important guy who worked for Sierra, typing in "[[Al Lowe|Al]] sent me." That also worked.
* In the NES [[Adventure Game]] ''[[Nightshade (Video Game)|Nightshade]]'', you can access the Pyramid Club by making friends with the food vendor nearby. His brother is a chef who oversees the back door.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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