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It's a familiar scenario. Kid wants something from parent they know won't be easy to get. The first argument they make is almost always, "Everybody else is going to that concert!"/ "All my friends have this body part pierced!"/ "Everyone at my school is wearing one!" or something similar.
The first rebuttal the parent makes in defense will inevitably be, "So, if the whole world/ your whole school/ all your friends were going to jump off a bridge, would you jump, too?"
The response will most likely be one of three, in increasing order of frequency:
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== [[Film]] - Live Action ==
* The movie ''[[Heathers]]'' asks the question, "If the coolest kids in school committed suicide, would others follow?" with a resounding, "Yes!" A dark way to address [[Truth in Television]], but [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]].
** [[Life Imitates Art]]: In 2006-2008, a lot of teenagers in Bridgend, Wales decided to commit suicide on Bebo for no reason other than the fact that [[What an Idiot!|everyone else was doing it]].
* ''[[Coneheads]]'': Beldar Conehead's reaction at his daughter, Connie's fake tattoo on her cone.
{{quote|'''Connie:''' It's just a decal, everyone's wearing them.
'''Beldar:''' If everyone jumped into a bitumious cauldron, would you jump in too?
'''Connie:''' I am not a little cone anymore, dad! }}
* ''[[Suicide Club]]'': Proven. The whole movie is about a wave of suicides among schoolchildren all over the country for seemingly no apparent reason. A group of school-kids are on the roof talking about the recent wave of suicides. One says, "We should kill ourselves too!" Guess what happens? The whole lot of them end up jumping off the building. One girl left who's too scared ends up dragging a friend along screaming "Now we have to! We have to!" Turns out {{spoiler|the current hot idol band is sending subliminal messages in their songs encouraging young people to kill themselves}}. They never explain why, but it's Japanese cinema, what do you expect?
== Jokes ==
* There's a joke which responds to the question with "I'm a lifeguard."
* An old Smothers Brothers routine:
{{quote|'''Dick''': You wouldn't jump off a bridge just because your friends did, would you?
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'''Lisbon''': If there was overtime, sure. }}
* When ''[[The Osbournes]]'' had their reality program, Jack went to the beach with some friends who all thought it would be fun to jump off a pier. Jack did it, landed wrong, broke his arm and had to call his mom from the hospital. Sharon asked "Why did you do that?". Jack answered "Because all my friends were doing it." Sharon probably realized asking the stock phrase would be rather foolish.
* [[El Chavo
{{quote|'''Chavo''': [[Literal Minded|You told me to do that]]<br />
'''Don Ramón''': You're so obedient.(El Chavo shows pride over this). And if I tell to jump off a bridge, you would do it?<br />
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