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#"Duh! Of course!"
Perfect set-up for a [[You Are Grounded]] or [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]. Pertains to [[Peer Pressure Makes You Evil]].
Variations occur where the players are not parents and children, but the pattern is always the same. "Cliff" may also be substituted for "bridge." Another variation is "If X told you to jump off a cliff, would you?" or "If all your friends stuck their heads in the oven, would you do it?"
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Contrast [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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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.<br />
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== Radio ==
* ''[[Old
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