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** That said, there was another issue at work there - it was blaring Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" on a constant loop. No matter where you were riding it, you'd inevitably be driven mad by the repetition if not the noise.
* Lampshaded on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' by Aasif Mandvi. [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-22-2010/south-park-death-threats In this segment,] involving a Muslim extremist group that sent death threats to [[Matt Stone]] and [[Trey Parker]] over depictions of Mohammed in an episode of ''[[South Park]]'', Aasif, himself a Muslim, was upset over people using his faith as an excuse for violence.
{{quote| '''Aasif Mandvi''': Well, A, it's just so 12th Century, and B, I don't like having to walk around wearing this suit.<br />
(Aasif turns around and shows a huge American flag appliqued to the back of his sports jacket.)<br />
'''Jon Stewart''': Wow. You had to have a special suit made?<br />
'''Aasif Mandvi''': No, it's a Tommy Hilfiger, but I had to ''buy'' it! }}
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Ulysses, a mysterious character from ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' wears a duster with the Old World Flag on the back.
{{quote| '''Ulysses:''' America sleeps. And until it's dead, I carry it. Just like I carried you. More than hope. '''Belief'''.}}
** By the end of ''Lonesome Road'', the Courier is given a coat of their own symbolizing the faction that they choose to support for the official endgame, with the Old World coat representing Mr. House.
* In a much less serious example, [[American Robot|Liberty Prime]] from ''[[Fallout 3]]'' has an engraving of the Statue of Liberty on the soles of both of its feet.
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