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A slight variant is to present the list as a visual gag rather than an [[Overly Long Gag]]: a character might present a document containing a "small list of suggestions" which soon unfolds itself all the way down to the floor.
See the [[List Song]] for a musical version, [[Rhyming List]], which well, you know..., and see also [[Overly Long Name]]. Contrast [[Epic Catalog]], which is equally long but quite serious; and [[Short List]], which is not at all long.
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== Advertising ==
* Most television commercials will include an incredibly long list of side-effects and danger signs. Ironically, the list of dangerous side-effects is often almost ''double'' the length of the commercial itself.▼
** Especially if it's about [[Yes but What Does Zataproximetacine DO|a prescription drug.]]▼
** In Austria, Europe, those commercials just have a disclaimer that asks us to "read the insert or ask the pharmacist about side-effects". Saves us a lot of time (which we can use for watching more commercials)!▼
** Lampshaded in the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit "[[Happy Fun Ball]]".▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Aogami Pierce from ''[[
{{quote|'''Aogami''': "Haaa, you're too naive, Kami-yan. I have a [[Anything That Moves|wide range of acceptance]] when it comes to women, not just including fallen female main characters, but also includes [[Not Blood Siblings|foster sisters,]] [[Parental Incest|foster mother, foster daughter,]] [[Twin Threesome Fantasy|twins,]] [[College Widow|widows,]] [[Senpai Kouhai|senpais, kouhais,]] same-class classmates, [[Teacher-Student Romance|teachers,]] [[Victorious Childhood Friend|childhood-friends,]] [[The Ojou|ojou-samas,]] [[Hair of Gold|blondes,]] [[Shiny Midnight Black|brunettes,]] brown-haired, [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|silver-haired,]] [[Rapunzel Hair|long-haired,]] medium-length haired, short-haired, [[Hair Decorations|girls wearing bobby pins,]] wavy hair, [[Girlish Pigtails|twin-tails,]] pony tails, one-sided pony tails, twin braids, [[Idiot Hair|ahoges,]] [[Princess Curls|curly hair,]] [[Sailor Fuku|girls in sailor clothes,]] blazers, judougis, [[The Archer|kyuudougis,]] [[Hospital Hottie|kindergarden nurses,]] [[Meido|maids,]] policewomen, [[Cute Witch|witches,]] [[Miko|shrine maidens,]] [[Naughty Nuns|nuns,]] military women, [[Office Lady|secretaries,]] lolis, shotas, [[tsundere]]s, [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders|cheerleaders,]] [[Mile-High Club|stewardesses,]] [[Fan Service with a Smile|waitresses,]] [[Goth|Goth girls wearing black,]] [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Goth girls wearing white,]] [[Chinese Girl|girls in China dresses,]] [[Ill Girl|frail girls,]] albino girls, [[Cloudcuckoolander|fantasists,]] [[Split Personality|girls with split personalities,]] [[The High Queen|que]][[Wholesome Crossdresser|ens,]] [[Everything's Better with Princesses|princesses,]] [[Zettai Ryouiki|thigh-high socks,]] garter belts, [[Sweet Polly Oliver|girls who crossdress as guys,]] [[meganekko]]s, [[Eyepatch of Power|girls who wear an eye-patch,]] [[Bandage Babe|girls who wear bandages,]] [[School Swimsuit|girls in school swimsuits,]] one-piece swimsuits, bikinis, V-shaped bikinis, [[Barely-There Swimwear|bikinis that barely cover anything,]] [[youkai]]s, [[Cute Ghost Girl|ghosts,]] [[Petting Zoo People|kemonomimi girls]] etc. Any female is within my area of acceptance".
▲{{quote|'''Touma''': [[Wholesome Crossdresser|"At least one of them]] [[Shotacon|isn't a female right?"]].}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' uses this trope in the first volume when Ramona offers Scott some tea. Some readers may have been unaware up until that point, but there are many, many different kinds of tea.
{{quote|"We have blueberry, raspberry, ginseng, sleepy time, green tea, green tea with lemon, green tea with lemon and honey, liver disaster, ginger with honey, ginger without honey, vanilla almond, white truffel, blueberry chamomile, vanilla walnut, constant comment and... earl grey." }}
== [[Film]] ==
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{{quote|'''Scott:''' Did you make some of those up?}}
* In ''[[Scream (film)|Scream 4]]'', Ghostface is asking Kirby trivia questions like the first film, and then he starts asking, "Name the remake of the ground-breaking horror movie in which the villain..." And then Kirby lists off all the horror movie remakes that have come out in recent years.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* [[James Joyce]] makes extensive use of extensive lists in ''[[Finnegans Wake]]''.
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* A common trope seen in both film and television involves a child meeting a department store Santa. When the guys asks the kid what he wants for Christmas, he unrolls a list that looks like it was written on toilet paper.
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' specialized in this: "The Cheese Shoppe", the "Spam" sketch, and one particular sketch where a screen containing all the synonyms of a certain word was lowered onto the stage and the audience was invited to recite from it. Most subsequent uses of the trope are often homages to Python.
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** Also, the things Spishak Spishwax doesn't protect your car from:
{{quote|Paint, tar, feathers, guano, shampoo, conditioner, wood stain, mahogany wood stain, eggs, scrambled eggs, Easter eggs, Easter rocks, baseball bats, bowling balls, chum, potted plants, Jewish wedding, cat litter, neighborhood kids, chicken and dumplings, Christmas decorations, cinder blocks, sledgehammers, sandwiches, did we mention baseball bats?, boat anchors and wrecking balls.}}
== [[Music]] ==
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{{quote|They've got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters, Trash compactors, juice extractors, shower rods and water meters, Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tires, BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers, Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters, Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters, Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables, Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles, Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication, Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation, Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors, Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors, Trailer hitch demagnetizers, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|automatic circumcisers]], Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers, Soffit panels, circuit breakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers.}}
* The Bouncing Souls have a song titled "Badass", which is a recitation of badass things.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
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** [[Defictionalization|...and then Crazy!Perry Saturn named his finishing move the "Moss-Covered, Three-Handled Family Credenza"...]]
** Jericho did it again on Raw in September 2010 (which happened to be the same time his DVD came out), listing all the wrestlers he beaten over the years, starting out with [[Steve Austin]] and [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], and eventually reaching guys like "Villano I, II, III, IV and V" and wrestlers from his time abroad, and later going on to [[Department of Redundancy Department|"Kevin Nash, Diesel, Oz]], [[I Have Many Names|Scott Hall, Razor Ramon..."]]
== Radio ==
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{{quote|'''Zest:''' So, you've finally decided on a name?
'''Lutecia:''' Yes... name no. 37, Agito. }}
== Religion and Mythology ==
* There are various long lists in ''[[The Bible]]'', detailing genealogy, censuses, ''etc''.
* [[Older Than Dirt]]: The [[Ancient Egypt]]ian ''Litany of Re'' lists 75 different names and manifestations of the sun god Re.
== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
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* [[George Carlin]]'s last recorded performance of "Seven Dirty Words" featured a list of more than two-hundred profane words.
* Comedian Bill Saluga is better known for/as his character "Raymond J. Johnson, Jr.", who was ''very'' fond of telling people [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoYsfbq3vMc all the things they could call him other than "Johnson"].
== [[Theater]] ==
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The Viscount, Baro, the Academy…
'''Cyrano:''' [[Jerkass|Enough! I am o'erjoyed!]] }}
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* In ''[[Quest for Glory III]]'', if you ask the dog merchant about meat, he will run off [[Too Much Information|several pages of types of meat]] he has available. (If you try to ask more about meat, the system replies, "On second thought, [[You Don't Want to Know|you don't want to know.]]")
* In the Warden's Keep DLC for [[Dragon Age]], you find a list of the names of the Grey Wardens who died defending Soldier's Peak. It starts out like you'd expect, and then starts to get silly...
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** And a nod to an [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] with the "wood beam".
* One strip of ''[[Questionable Content]]'' had Hannelore sitting and listing in her mind all of the things she's currently worried about. It was later made into a T-shirt. The list gets smaller and smaller and eventually trails off behind her. Creator Jeph Jaques said that he got a headache writing it.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV0tOoM2q2w This vlog] on some good names for dogs combines this with a [[Hurricane of Puns]] and a ton of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]].
{{quote|"[[The Lord of the Rings|Aradog]], Gnarls Bark-ley, Canine [[Gratuitous Japanese|Wanwan]], Tinkles, Biter, Tanzania, Bouncer, [[Wolverine]], Owner [[Don't Explain the Joke|('cuz I think it'd be funny if someone said "Hey, this is my owner")]], [[The Lord of the Rings|Treebeard]], [[Vlog Brothers|Bubbles the Nerdfighting Puppy]], Leghumper, [[Image Boards|Boxxy]], [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Catbain]], [[Captain Obvious|Eater]], [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Pupcorn]], [[The Land Before Time|Littlefoot]], Pup the Magic Dragon, [[Doogie Howser, M.D.|Doggie Houndser]], [[Pippi Longstocking|Puppy Longstocking]], Bilby, Secret Werewolf, [[The Puppetmaster|The Puppymaster]], Ruffles, [[Final Fantasy|Chocobo]], Jasper, [[Ironic Nickname|Cat]], Ruffrider, The Brooklyn Doggers, Superscooper, [[Pokémon|Mightyena]], Gooser, Spank, Yips Ahoy, Bungie, Scooter, [[RoboCop]], [[Phoenix Wright|Phoenix Bite]], [[Community|Annie's Boobs]], MacArthur Bark, Raise the Woof, Sirius, Collieflower, Barkimaeus, [[Final Fantasy VII|Red XIII]], [[Yiddish as a Second Language|Kibbletz]], [[Vlog Brothers|DogBrothers]], [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser]], [[Jules Verne|Drools Verne]], [[Liar Liar|Fetcher Reede]], Dunepuppy, Howl Manager, [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Anal Pug]], [[All in The Family|Arfie Bunker]], [[The Horse Whisperer|Horse Whiskerer]], Tick Magnet, Admiral Puppystein, [[Spider-Man|Peter Barker]], [[One Piece|Monkey D. Ruffy]], [[Shameless Self Promoter|Furderboat, Minute]], [[Beowulf|Beowoof]], [[The Neverending Story (novel)|Falcor]], [[Joe Rogan]], Tinkler, Pepsi and Bahamutt."}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** In "Marge Gets a Job", Grandpa comes to believe Maggie is sick while babysitting her. He consults an antiquated medical reference book: "Let's see, what's old Doc Washburn prescribe? Do you have dropsy? The grippe? Scrofula? The vapors? Jungle rot? Dandy fever? Poor man's gout? Housemaid's knee? Climactic boo bow? The staggers? Dum dum fever?"
** In "The Seven-Beer Snitch" we get to hear exactly what was found in Otto's urine sample:
{{quote|"Crack, smack, uppers, downers, outers, inners, horse tranquilizers, cow paralyzers, blue bombers, green goofers, yellow submarines, LSD Mach 3, and trace amounts of... *
** A [[Running Gag]] is that whenever we see Reverend Lovejoy giving a sermon, he tends to cite a long list found in [[The Bible]].
* Wade Duck of ''[[Garfield and Friends|U.S. Acres]]'' has a list of [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|his fears]]. Predictably, it's rather long...
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'''Announcer:''' Five minutes later...
'''Candace:''' (frantic) It's a good thing I play the balalaika! (balalaika shrinks) It's a good thing I play the bagpipes! (bagpipes shrink) I should have manned the omelette station! }}
== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Most television commercials will include an incredibly long list of side-effects and danger signs. Ironically, the list of dangerous side-effects is often almost ''double'' the length of the commercial itself.
▲** Especially if it's about [[Yes but What Does Zataproximetacine DO|a prescription drug.]]
▲** In Austria, Europe, those commercials just have a disclaimer that asks us to "read the insert or ask the pharmacist about side-effects". Saves us a lot of time (which we can use for watching more commercials)!
▲** Lampshaded in the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit "[[Happy Fun Ball]]".
* The [[wikipedia:Us declaration of independence|United States Declaration of Independence]], part III, is essentially a long list of offences supposedly personally committed by his Majesty the King of England, Scotland and Ireland. The idea was to send a message to his Majesty the King of France that the rebellion's leadership really meant [[The American Revolution|all this uprising business]] because hey, they just committed treason. It didn't work, initially.
* "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent." - The Boy Scout Law.
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