Never Lend to a Friend: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Neither a borrower nor a lender be

''For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

 

It's coming up to rent day and [[Alice and Bob|Alice]] is a little short. Bob, on the other hand, has money to spare, and casually offers to lend her the cash - after all, what's a few quid [[The Power of Friendship|between friends]]? No need for collateral or payment deadlines, [[The Power of Trust]] will prevail!

* Partly [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] and partly averted in an episode of [[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]. Vinnie asks Doogie for some money, and at first Doogie refuses because of this trope. He ends up agreeing, but it doesn't cause any problems between them and it never gets mentioned again.

* A LOT of the cases on ''[[Judge Judy]]'' involve the plaintiff suing a former friend for an unpaid loan. The defendant's usual defense will be "it was a gift, not a loan," such as in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpRKwgEQWhs this case]. Judge Judy almost always rules in favor of the plaintiff, as well as giving them the advice: "Never lend money to anybody. As soon as you lend money, you become the bad guy."

** Another episode has Frank and Hot Lips arguing over this, including the obligatory mention of the page quote.

* JD on ''[[Scrubs]]'' lent the Janitor a buck for the vending machine, only for him to start acting as if every random encounter is JD hounding him for a repayment. Of course, that's how he acts most of the time with no provocation whatsoever, so...

== Music ==

* "Listen Up" by The Gossip:

''Who borrows money and won't pay you back

''They'll talk about you at the drop of a hat

 

== [[Theater]] ==