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{{quote|''[[Blatant Lies|Just a Souvenir Shop. Nothing Suspicious About It. No Need to be Alarmed.]]''|'''Sign in front of Team Rocket's base''', ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver
Ah, [[The Mafia]]. Known for their subtlety and planning, they can orchestrate murder, drug dealing, prostitution, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|the sale of illicit tomato sauce]] without anyone finding out. But their fronts lack the same subtlety, as can clearly be seen on the massive sign above their hideout that says "'''[[Paper-Thin Disguise|Legitimate Casino!]] [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Not Mafia-owned!]]'''" Expect a great deal of [[Double-Speak]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Black Lagoon]]'': the Church of Violence is a [[Exactly What It Says
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== Film ==
* In ''[[
* ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'': The climax involves the Friends of Italian Opera.
== Literature ==
* ''The Serial Murders'' by Kim Newman: Lampshaded -- psychic investigator Richard Jeperson is introduced to some very obvious Legitimate Businessmen by the villain, who is auctioning his supernatural powers to be used for assassination. Upon being introduced to them, Jeperson guesses that they're 'olive oil salesmen', in reference to ''[[
* Impro Fanfic ''Do Gooders'' had the "Tokyo Legitimate Businessmen's Club" -- probably in tribute to ''[[The Simpsons]]''. To their credit, neither the heroes nor the main villain realized their actual purpose until the shoot-out started. Then again, everyone else knows what they really do...
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{{quote| "N-O-M-A-F-I-A! Oh baby..."}}
* The Outstanding Citizen Warehouse Corporation from ''[[The Sims]] 3'', which is your sims' workplace if you choose the criminal career.
* In ''[[The Godfather (
* There was a small rumor about years ago that [[SNK]]'s first American offices were actually owned by the mafia as a means to launder their money and had minimal organized management, which is why their infamous localizations were the way they were.
* ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver
** Parodied when Team Rocket is driven away and the legitimate owner comes back...and the whistling noise doesn't stop, because she's old and her dentures don't fit right.
{{quote| "Don't look behind the poster! There's no hidden switch behind it!"}}
* In ''Pizza Tycoon'', you can order sabotage devices/weapons from stores which claim to sell "joke articles" and "ice cream", respectively. But if you try to buy weapons openly, they'll tell the police, and prison ensues.
* In ''[[Persona 2]]'', the Zodiac Club is run by the Masquerade, a cult with Zodiac-themed names for its members. In the sequel, the club falls under the ownership of the [[The Triads and
* The NES game ''[[
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