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* Misato Katsuragi from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' always gets piss-drunk after work and drinks literally gallons of beer. When she wakes up next day with a hangover, she alleviates it via [[Beergasm]]. How she manages to stave off hangover while on duty is a mystery.

 

== Comic Books ==

* In an issue of the comic version of ''[[ALF]]'', Gordon {{spoiler|dreams that he}} hangglides, landing in Death Valley instead of his intended destination. A bartender offers him "hair of the '''cat''' that bit him", which he gratefully accepts. (Only to discover that neither the bartender nor the bar exist, and the drink is ''sand''.)

 

== Film ==

* [[Angelina Jolie]]'s character in the film ''[[Life Or Something Like It]]'' is offered this the morning after having presented a news report blind drunk.

* ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' On Christmas morning the Old Man is rubbing his head and grimacing as if he has a hangover. Apparently a morning bottle of wine is a Christmas tradition at Ralphie's house. After a glass of wine he is back to his usual self.

 

== Literature ==

* In ''[[America (The Book)]]'', the RNC schedule has a wake up call at 7:15 am and Hair of the Dog at 7:16 am (followed at 7:25 by "Adulterer [[Walk Of Shame]]").

* Appears more than twice in the [[Sten]] series, but in ''Vortex'', the [[TV Tropes Drinking Game|eponymous]] hero is suffering from a Emperor-induced hangover. Kilgour apologizes that they haven't got the "hair of the dog" that bit him, since few outside of the Emperor's inner circle drink the rare and archaic Scotch.

* In ''[[All the King's Men]]'', Willie Stark didn't drink until his first campaign for Governor. Then, one night, he drinks for the first time in his life. Suffering from the hangover of his life, Sadie Burke recommends the hair of the dog. He then delivers the speech of his life.

* [[Hunter S. Thompson]]'s [[Author Avatar|alter ego]] Raoul Duke in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' claims to drink Bloody Marys in the morning for the "V8 nutritional content." We suspect that it's actually the vodka.

* In ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Magic's Price]]'', protagonist Vanyel witnesses his two 'escorts' (read:jailers) attempting to sober up with [[Hideous Hangover Cure]]s, including a little more of what had caused their troubles the night before.

 

* Occurs in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'' a couple of times with Gussie ... leading him to make a few truly awful speeches/mistakes.

 

== Theatre ==

* In the musical ''[[Cabaret]]'' there is a scene with Cliff and Sally concocting a Hair of the Dog cocktail that includes a raw egg. When staged, if the audience can see that a real egg is used their response is often loud and visceral.

 

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'', some of the 'hair of a dog that bit ya' is part of a hangover cure. Literally. And you'd better have the toothmarks to prove it.

 

== Web Comics ==

* In the webcomic ''[[Two Lumps]]'', Eben suggests this to Snooch. Snooch, being both the dumb one and hungover, misinterprets the expression.

** And [http://www.twolumps.net/d/20100205.html here]'s the strip.

 

== Western Animation ==

 

== Web Original ==

* The page quote comes from [[Econ Stories]] video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk Fear the Boom and Bust] where F.A. Hayek likens the Keynesian model to irresponsible overindulgence. Keynes is hung over in bed at this point after a night of partying and bragging about his approach.

 

 

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