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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]: Storm Front'', Morgan's appearance at the bar is revealed by lightning. |
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]: Storm Front'', Morgan's appearance at the bar is revealed by lightning. |
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* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', Death knows that his replacement is not going to arrive until midnight ''because he stood on a hill while lightning flashed.'' He reasons that someone who does that would not arrive at 11:55 if he could make a dramatic entrance at the stroke of midnight. |
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', Death knows that his replacement is not going to arrive until midnight ''because he stood on a hill while lightning flashed.'' He reasons that someone who does that would not arrive at 11:55 if he could make a dramatic entrance at the stroke of midnight. |
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* In Lee Lightner's [[Warhammer |
* In Lee Lightner's [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Space Wolf]] novel ''Wolf' Honour'', when Ragnor and his company meet up with strange, wolf-like creatures, lightning flashes let them see the faces. (Much to Ragnor's horror. These creatures had [[Dreaming of Things to Come|haunted his dreams]].) |
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* Found in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[Silmarillion]]''. After being captured by Orcs, the hero Túrin accidentally kills his friend {{spoiler|Beleg}} whom he mistakes for an Orc coming to torture him (in reality, he was trying to free him). Túrin realizes his mistake immediately when a flash of lightning illuminates the scene. |
* Found in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[Silmarillion]]''. After being captured by Orcs, the hero Túrin accidentally kills his friend {{spoiler|Beleg}} whom he mistakes for an Orc coming to torture him (in reality, he was trying to free him). Túrin realizes his mistake immediately when a flash of lightning illuminates the scene. |
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* In [[David Weber|David Weber's]] [[Safehold]] series, at one point the Royal Guard is desperately fighting assassins in the rain. One moment, there is one Guardsman standing. The next, there is a flash of lightning, a roll of thunder (from the wrong direction) and there are two... {{spoiler|One of them is a 26th Century cyborg. Guess what happens next.}} |
* In [[David Weber|David Weber's]] [[Safehold]] series, at one point the Royal Guard is desperately fighting assassins in the rain. One moment, there is one Guardsman standing. The next, there is a flash of lightning, a roll of thunder (from the wrong direction) and there are two... {{spoiler|One of them is a 26th Century cyborg. Guess what happens next.}} |
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* Occurred in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "Treehouse of Horror V": |
* Occurred in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "Treehouse of Horror V": |
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{{quote|'''Marge:''' What he's typed will be a window into his madness. [reads it] "Feelin' fine." Woah! That's a relief. |
{{quote|'''Marge:''' What he's typed will be a window into his madness. [reads it] "Feelin' fine." Woah! That's a relief. |
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''[lightning strikes, revealing "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" [[Room Full of Crazy|scribbled all over the walls]]]'' |
''[lightning strikes, revealing "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" [[Room Full of Crazy|scribbled all over the walls]]]'' |
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'''Marge:''' Mmm... this is less encouraging. }} |
'''Marge:''' Mmm... this is less encouraging. }} |
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* ''[[Family Guy]]'' plays with this in the episode where the kids find the money clip. |
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' plays with this in the episode where the kids find the money clip. |
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