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* In ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'', Lord Vetinari tries, through subtle hints, to get through to Sergeant Colon what will happen if they are discovered as being from Ankh-Morpork in Klatch. "A nice sunny wall and a cigarette" is mentioned. It doesn't take...at first. |
* In ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'', Lord Vetinari tries, through subtle hints, to get through to Sergeant Colon what will happen if they are discovered as being from Ankh-Morpork in Klatch. "A nice sunny wall and a cigarette" is mentioned. It doesn't take...at first. |
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* In [[Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', the main character witnesses a British officer being executed by firing squad and comments: |
* In [[Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', the main character witnesses a British officer being executed by firing squad and comments: |
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{{quote|"In this country, it is wise to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others [''pour encourager les autres'']"}} |
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** This is a reference to the execution of John Byng, a British admiral, for "failing to [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|do his utmost]]" at the Battle of Minorca in 1756. |
** This is a reference to the execution of John Byng, a British admiral, for "failing to [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|do his utmost]]" at the Battle of Minorca in 1756. |
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* Referenced in an exchange from the ''[[Animorphs]]'': |
* Referenced in an exchange from the ''[[Animorphs]]'': |
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{{quote|'''Ax''': "Why must we [[Dawn Attack|attack at dawn]]?"<br /> |
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'''Marco''': "Tradition. You have [[Showdown At High Noon|shootouts at high noon]], you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn."<br /> |
'''Marco''': "Tradition. You have [[Showdown At High Noon|shootouts at high noon]], you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn."<br /> |
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'''Cassie''': "You also get executed at dawn."<br /> |
'''Cassie''': "You also get executed at dawn."<br /> |