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[[File:Patrick's list.png|thumb|link=SpongeBob SquarePants|alt=Patrick Star has a to do list. The only entry on the list is the word Nothing and he is crossing it out]]
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A "List" that is so short it doesn't seem appropriate to call it a list (probably no more than 2 items). Even so, it is presented in a "list format". Sometimes the list is ''so'' short it doesn't have ''any'' items on it at all, just a name/title.
An [[Obsessed Are the Listmakers|obsessed list-maker]] is frequently responsible for a [[
Contrast [[Long List]]. Not to be confused with a list of selected, often elite, candidates from which a final choice is to be made.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[The Dresden Files|Dresden Files]]'' book ''[[The Dresden Files/Summer Knight|Summer Knight]]'', Harry Dresden states that the list of people he trusts is one person long. (It's Murphy, in case you're wondering.)
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' had a bit called [https://youtu.be/cO6gFKyADWg?t=113 "The Late Show's Tolerance Tips"] that fits.
* In ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'':
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** In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgNgkwTusM4 a different] 2017 ''SNL'' episode, the list of Trump's accomplishments as president 100 days in office consisted of "nominated Neil Gorsuch".
* ''[[Yes Prime Minister]]'': The episode "The Bishop's Gambit" shows that, while it's up to the Prime Minister to advise the Sovereign who to name as a bishop of the Church of England, the Church Commissioners always provide a list of only two candidates, one of whom is obviously unsuitable.
== [[Music]] ==
* In ''I'm Gonna Kill Santa Claus'', Danny Gonzalez makes tries to make a list of reasons to not kill Santa, but couldn't get past writing out the title.
== [[New Media]] ==
* In one episode of The Great War YouTube channel series ''OUT OF THE TRENCHES'' (Marines - Schutztruppe - Artillery Sound), one person numbers his only question.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[The Simpsons (
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'':
** In Season 4 episode [[SpongeBob SquarePants/Recap/S4/E19 The Pink Purloiner - Squid Wood|"The Pink Purloiner"]], Patrick surprises SpongeBob by appearing behind him while SpongeBob was spying on him. When asked what he was doing, Patrick answers "Nothing. I just finished" and takes out an ''actual'' to-do list to mark accordingly.
** Season 7 episode [[SpongeBob SquarePants/Recap/S7/E25 New Fish in Town - Love That Squid|"New Fish in Town"]] has Patrick and SpongeBob ask Squidward if he can keep an eye out for takers, since Patrick was renting out his front yard. Squidward makes a show of pulling out his planner and pointing out that he had "no such thing" on the schedule for today.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* As mentioned on the [[Canadian Politics]] page (and showing that the ''Yes Prime Minister'' example above has some [[Truth in Television]]), the Governor General of [[Canada]] is supposed to be chosen by the Sovereign from a list of candidates provided by the Prime Minister.
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