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Occasionally, a big leaf or a newspaper will be used for this purpose, and don't be surprised to see someone use a (empty) garbage bag as a raincoat, as all three are [[Truth in Television]].
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* In an advert for Kellogg's Crunchie Nut Cornflakes, a guy walking into the rain with a laptop and a box of cornflakes put the cornflakes into his laptop case to keep them dry, and then ''used the laptop'' as an Improvised Umbrella.▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The rain spirit from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' uses an oversized leaf, and so do the traditional spirits on which it's based.
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* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': a [[Flash Back]] revealing May Chang meeting Shao May for the first time had the former holding a large leaf as an umbrella in the rain.
* [[Pokémon (anime)|Brock's]] infamous [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"Drying Pan"]] from ''[[Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns]]''.
▲== [[Commercials]] ==
▲* In an advert for Kellogg's Crunchie Nut Cornflakes, a guy walking into the rain with a laptop and a box of cornflakes put the cornflakes into his laptop case to keep them dry, and then ''used the laptop'' as an Improvised Umbrella.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* ''[[1632]]'': In ''1635: The Eastern Front'', Jeff Higgins resorts to using a wooden plank, and Prince Ulrik (of Denmark) and Princess Kristina (of Sweden) use a dining table.
== [[Live
* In and episode of ''[[Friends]]'', Chandler was out on Monica's balcony smoking when it began to rain. When everyone refused to allow him back inside with his cigarette, he picked up the lid of her charcoal grill for an umbrella.
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* [[Dilbert]] manages to make an improvised [[Improvised Clothes|raincoat]] by making holes in a garbage bag.
* In one Sunday strip of ''[[For Better or For Worse]]'', Elly finds herself stranded at a department store in a rain shower with no jacket. Thinking quickly, she fashions a rain jacket and hat out of garbage bags - only to find that by the time she finishes her project the rain has already stopped.
== Other ==▼
* [http://cheezburger.com/6269107968?siteId=12 Link]▼
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* According to a [[Cutaway Gag]] on ''[[Family Guy]]'', Mary Steenbergen uses Ted Danson's forehead for this.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Water bending was shown working this way in "The Fortuneteller", and then again in "The Southern Raiders".
▲== Other Media ==
▲* [http://cheezburger.com/6269107968?siteId=12 Link] {{context}}
== [[Real Life]] ==
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