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{{trope|wppage=List of scandals with "-gate" suffix}} |
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{{quote|'''Webb:''' That must be the biggest scandal since Watergategate. |
{{quote|'''Webb:''' That must be the biggest scandal since Watergategate. |
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'''Mitchell:''' Watergategate? Isn't it just Watergate? |
'''Mitchell:''' Watergategate? Isn't it just Watergate? |
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'''Webb:''' No, that would mean it was just about water. No, it was a scandal or "gate" -- add the suffix '-gate', that's what you do with a scandal -- involving the Watergate Hotel. So it was called the Watergate scandal, or Watergategate.''|''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''}} |
'''Webb:''' No, that would mean it was just about water. No, it was a scandal or "gate" -- add the suffix '-gate', that's what you do with a scandal -- involving the Watergate Hotel. So it was called the Watergate scandal, [[Deconstructed Trope|or Watergategate]].''|''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''}} |
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On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in [[Washington DC]]. By the time it was all over and the dust had settled, Then-United States President [[Richard Nixon]] had resigned his office on August 9, 1974. |
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in [[Washington DC]]. By the time it was all over and the dust had settled, Then-United States President [[Richard Nixon]] had resigned his office on August 9, 1974. |
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* [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|Oreimogate]]: A leakage forced ANN to suspend streaming of Oreimo ''and'' [[Togainu no Chi]] for a few weeks. |
* [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|Oreimogate]]: A leakage forced ANN to suspend streaming of Oreimo ''and'' [[Togainu no Chi]] for a few weeks. |
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* [[Fractale|Fractalegate]]: The simulcast by Funimation was briefly put on hold due to a request by the Japanese rights holders to take down all unauthorized copies of the series before the simulcast can continue. |
* [[Fractale|Fractalegate]]: The simulcast by Funimation was briefly put on hold due to a request by the Japanese rights holders to take down all unauthorized copies of the series before the simulcast can continue. |
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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |