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A particularly well-known form of [[The Tale]] for rather stupid [[The Mark|marks]]. |
A particularly well-known form of [[The Tale]] for rather stupid [[The Mark|marks]]. |
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[[Truth in Television]] in the early 20th century. Yes, there were actually people who were [[Who Would Be Stupid Enough...?|stupid enough]]. |
[[Truth in Television]] in the early 20th century. Yes, there were actually people who were [[Who Would Be Stupid Enough...?|stupid enough]]. |
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** In a Mickey Mouse story, Goofy gets conned into "buying" the Eiffel Tower during a vacation with Mickey in France, prompting Mickey to look for the con man and bring him to justice. At the end of the story when everything is resolved, Goofy announces to Mickey that he bought Notre Dame, causing Mickey to faint... but Goofy takes out a scale model of the cathedral from his bag. |
** In a Mickey Mouse story, Goofy gets conned into "buying" the Eiffel Tower during a vacation with Mickey in France, prompting Mickey to look for the con man and bring him to justice. At the end of the story when everything is resolved, Goofy announces to Mickey that he bought Notre Dame, causing Mickey to faint... but Goofy takes out a scale model of the cathedral from his bag. |
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** And [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Scrooge McDuck]] once buys the actual deed for the Castle Sforzesco in Milan from a thief who happened to pick it up. The purchase isn't remotely legitimate, of course, but because the story needs an [[Idiot Plot]] to lead to a faux-medieval battle over the castle, the offended officials of the city basically recognise his claim because he shoots at them with a cannon when they try to disagree. |
** And [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|Scrooge McDuck]] once buys the actual deed for the Castle Sforzesco in Milan from a thief who happened to pick it up. The purchase isn't remotely legitimate, of course, but because the story needs an [[Idiot Plot]] to lead to a faux-medieval battle over the castle, the offended officials of the city basically recognise his claim because he shoots at them with a cannon when they try to disagree. |
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* Goes awry in at least one [[Superman]] |
* Goes awry in at least one [[Superman]] comic—an alien buys the Brooklyn Bridge, then miniaturizes it and carries it off. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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