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== Tabletop Games ==
* A common net result of the skill check rules of ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' when applied to bribery attempts. Players with high enough charisma, diplomacy, or raw luck can offer pitiful bribes and see amazing results. Couple it with a natural 20 and a permissive DM will allow a soldier to commit high treason for a bag of jellybeans. This has gotten only easier in fourth edition, with social interaction taking on a more rules-governed, mechanical aspect.
 
 
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'''Lawyer:'''This is a print-out of a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
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* A non-illegal variant appeared in ''[[Something *Positive]]''. Davan's boss went shopping for superhero licenses he could turn into a musical, and got the idea for ''[[Batman]]: The Musical''. He tried to purchase the licensing rights for ''ten thousand dollars''. To put it in perspective, DC comics' father company, Time-Warner, owns the rights to ''Batman''. They made about 2,6 ''billion'' in net income that year (total revenue is about 10 times that). Needless to say, it doesn't work out very well.
* ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'': Ethan [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20090126 continues to demonstrate] his [[Cloudcuckoolander]] credentials.
* In ''[[Oglaf]]'', the Mistress bribes ([[Incompatible Orientation|straight]]) [[Butt Monkey|Ivan]] to give a blowjob to the [[Depraved Homosexual|Xoan]] [[Bishounen|Ambassador]]... for a pinecone. Eventually the Mistress explains that the box holding the pinecone was enchanted to "[[Justified Trope|make you want whatever's in it]]".
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== Western Animation ==
* Aang attempts this on a pirate while haggling in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Fortunately the pirate thinks it ''is'' quite comical, until Aang tries a higher price which is only one copper piece higher. Pirate's not so amused the second time.
* ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents]]'' had Cosmo's famous "Philip the Nickel." It was originally used as a bribe by Juandisimo to get Cosmo to hand over his wife, Wanda. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'' when Peter is negotiating for peace in exchange for his nation's (that is, his house's) sovereignty, both his sovereignty and Joe's pool denied, so he demands... a pen sitting on the desk in front of him:
{{quote|'''Mayor West''': This pen, this worthless plastic pen I have millions of back in my office?
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