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* In the ''[[Dune]]'' universe, there is a major prohibition against using nuclear weapons against human targets. {{spoiler|Just before the final battle, Muad'Dib uses a nuke to blow a hole in the a large rock formation so his army can pass through. He points out that no humans were killed by the nuke.}} |
* In the ''[[Dune]]'' universe, there is a major prohibition against using nuclear weapons against human targets. {{spoiler|Just before the final battle, Muad'Dib uses a nuke to blow a hole in the a large rock formation so his army can pass through. He points out that no humans were killed by the nuke.}} |
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* In ''[[Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe]]'', the Pevensies justify wearing fur coats that don't belong to them on their foray into another, wintery world, on the grounds that they won't even be taking them out of [[Cool Gate|the wardrobe]]. |
* In ''[[Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe]]'', the Pevensies justify wearing fur coats that don't belong to them on their foray into another, wintery world, on the grounds that they won't even be taking them out of [[Cool Gate|the wardrobe]]. |
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** To be fair, they are children who are being fostered in the house of a man who is their temporary legal guardian, and therefore them borrowing several coats of his to go outside on a cold day is entirely legal as he is responsible for providing for their 'reasonable care'. |
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* In the [[Clock Punk]] fantasy ''Goblin Moon'', a friend of the heroine's aunt marries a criminal she's never met, just before he is executed for his crimes. She does this because she owes her creditors a fortune, which automatically become her husband's problem as soon as she weds him; as an instant widow, she's free of her debts and can go on to marry the man she actually loves. All the criminal gets out of it is the company of a prostitute and a bottle of wine for his last night, courtesy of a well-bribed jailer. |
* In the [[Clock Punk]] fantasy ''Goblin Moon'', a friend of the heroine's aunt marries a criminal she's never met, just before he is executed for his crimes. She does this because she owes her creditors a fortune, which automatically become her husband's problem as soon as she weds him; as an instant widow, she's free of her debts and can go on to marry the man she actually loves. All the criminal gets out of it is the company of a prostitute and a bottle of wine for his last night, courtesy of a well-bribed jailer. |
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* In the first [[Red Dwarf]] Book, ''Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers'', it is explained that after the advent of genetic modification, specially created athletes were designed for their league games with their entire bodies suited for their role - twelve foot basketball players, boxers with heads of unthinking muscle and so on. One football (soccer) team fielded a goalie which was basically a massive oblong block of flesh that filled the entire goal mouth. Somehow they still failed to qualify for the second round. |
* In the first [[Red Dwarf]] Book, ''Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers'', it is explained that after the advent of genetic modification, specially created athletes were designed for their league games with their entire bodies suited for their role - twelve foot basketball players, boxers with heads of unthinking muscle and so on. One football (soccer) team fielded a goalie which was basically a massive oblong block of flesh that filled the entire goal mouth. Somehow they still failed to qualify for the second round. |
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