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* In ''[[Neuromancer]]'', the Finn wearily observes "I gotta pair a ''shoes'' older than you."
* In ''[[The Candy Shop War]],'' Nate tells Mr. Stott that {{spoiler|Belinda White}} has claimed that Hanaver Mills is her ancestor. Mr. Stott's response? " {{spoiler|Belinda White}} has been using magic since Hanaver Mills was in diapers."
* ''[http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_junkandhow.htm The Junk and the Dhow]'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]], as a friendly reminder to his compatriots that being kings of the sea currently [[Cultural_PosturingCultural Posturing|doesn't mean]] they gave baby Poseidon his first trident. While sailors around Europe still used steering oars, someone already got ships optimised so far there was very little to add for centuries after.
* In ''[[Northanger Abbey]]'', Catherine is surprised to discover that her love interest Henry Tilney shares her enjoyment of Gothic novels. He cheerfully replies that given how much older he is, he's almost certainly read lots ''more'' of them than she has.
* In ''[[Anne of Green Gables|Anne's House of Dreams]]'', Miss Cornelia uses this to crush an obnoxious minister.
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