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* Ageha in ''[[They Are My Noble Masters]]''. {{spoiler|She kisses Ren}} and begins ignoring her own butler, makes him train, takes up all his time and attention, obstructs his duties and makes him cook dinner. While not quite to comedic lethal chef levels, he's never cooked before.
* Ageha in ''[[They Are My Noble Masters]]''. {{spoiler|She kisses Ren}} and begins ignoring her own butler, makes him train, takes up all his time and attention, obstructs his duties and makes him cook dinner. While not quite to comedic lethal chef levels, he's never cooked before.
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Northern Italy]] from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is this to Germany initially, hanging around, irritating him and generally being useless. Despite Germany's attempts to throw him out, then ''give'' him away, he [[The Cat Came Back|always returns]]. Eventually the two become close friends, however ([[Ho Yay|if not more]]).
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Northern Italy]] from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is this to Germany initially, hanging around, irritating him and generally being useless. Despite Germany's attempts to throw him out, then ''give'' him away, he [[The Cat Came Back|always returns]]. Eventually the two become close friends, however ([[Ho Yay|if not more]]).
* In [[Black Rock Shooter]], Kagari calls Mato this and resorts to being [[Creepy Child|completely goddamned scary]] to drive her away.
* In [[Black★Rock Shooter (band)|Black★Rock Shooter]], Kagari calls Mato this and resorts to being [[Creepy Child|completely goddamned scary]] to drive her away.
{{quote|[[Arc Words|"Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!"]]}}
{{quote|[[Arc Words|"Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!"]]}}
* In [[Kannagi]] Jin suddenly sees his house shared with Nagi who doesn't have a hint of courtesy and gratitude in her. Though he does have some confrontations with her, he eventually sets that aside and learns to like her the way she is.
* In [[Kannagi]] Jin suddenly sees his house shared with Nagi who doesn't have a hint of courtesy and gratitude in her. Though he does have some confrontations with her, he eventually sets that aside and learns to like her the way she is.
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* ''[[You, Me and Dupree|You, Me, and Dupree]]''
* ''[[You, Me and Dupree|You, Me, and Dupree]]''
* ''[[What About Bob]]''
* ''[[What About Bob?]]''
* ''Madhouse''
* ''Madhouse''
* Ed in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' appears to have shown up at his friend Shaun's place one night five years before the events of the movie and not left since, having reduced his living room to a slovenly heap and not budged from the sofa since. Played with in that while Shaun's quite happy to have him around (although it's also made clear that Ed's really a bad influence on him), Shaun's roommate Pete makes it more than clear that for him Ed wore out his welcome a long time ago.
* Ed in ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' appears to have shown up at his friend Shaun's place one night five years before the events of the movie and not left since, having reduced his living room to a slovenly heap and not budged from the sofa since. Played with in that while Shaun's quite happy to have him around (although it's also made clear that Ed's really a bad influence on him), Shaun's roommate Pete makes it more than clear that for him Ed wore out his welcome a long time ago.
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** The League of Recurring Antagonists seem to have a similar problem with the Emperor of Japan.
** The League of Recurring Antagonists seem to have a similar problem with the Emperor of Japan.
** Their next door neighbor Jenn has Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain on her sofa and scarfing all her lager.
** Their next door neighbor Jenn has Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain on her sofa and scarfing all her lager.
* In ''[[Ensign Sue Must Die]]'', the new ensign, [[Mary Sue]], is so annoying that the entire senior crew of the ''Enterprise'' try to get rid of her. Making her fight a room full of Klingons? She kills every one of them. Transporting her off the ship? Scotty tried that twice and she inexplicably came back every time. Dumping her off on {{spoiler|the mirror universe ''Enterprise''?}} They want ''nothing'' to do with her. {{spoiler|Heck, she is actually ''[[No Sell|immune]]'' to phaser blasts.}}
* In ''[[Ensign Sue Must Die]]'', the new ensign, [[Mary Sue]], is so annoying that the entire senior crew of the ''Enterprise'' try to get rid of her. Making her fight a room full of Klingons? She kills every one of them. Transporting her off the ship? Scotty tried that twice and she inexplicably came back every time. Dumping her off on {{spoiler|the mirror universe ''Enterprise''?}} They want ''nothing'' to do with her. {{spoiler|Heck, she is actually ''[[Won't Work On Me|immune]]'' to phaser blasts.}}
* In ''[[Bruno the Bandit]]'', Great-Uncle Lucius, who ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981021.html lied about being a member of Bruno's family]'', ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981023.html came for an afternoon visit over thirty years before the comic happens]'', and then fell sick and was, according to him and (after some ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981021.html threats]'' from Lucius) his doctors, about to die, thus making the family have to take care of him. He's going to live until at least "[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981031.html some seventy years later]". And he will still be about to die.
* In ''[[Bruno the Bandit]]'', Great-Uncle Lucius, who ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981021.html lied about being a member of Bruno's family]'', ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981023.html came for an afternoon visit over thirty years before the comic happens]'', and then fell sick and was, according to him and (after some ''[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981021.html threats]'' from Lucius) his doctors, about to die, thus making the family have to take care of him. He's going to live until at least "[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981031.html some seventy years later]". And he will still be about to die.
* [[Megatokyo|Piro and Largo]] stay in the apartment of Piro's friend Tsubasa when they are stuck in Japan at first. While they genuinely mean to not impose, they are distracted by Tsubasa's vast video game collection and wind up staying until Tsubasa leaves for America and they are evicted from the apartment, along with [[Robot Girl]] Ping.
* [[Megatokyo|Piro and Largo]] stay in the apartment of Piro's friend Tsubasa when they are stuck in Japan at first. While they genuinely mean to not impose, they are distracted by Tsubasa's vast video game collection and wind up staying until Tsubasa leaves for America and they are evicted from the apartment, along with [[Robot Girl]] Ping.
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== Real Life ==
== Real Life ==


* In real life, [[Hans Christian Andersen]] paid a visit to [[Charles Dickens]]. Andersen was supposed to stay for a night, but he ended up mooching off of Dickens for over a month. Reportedly, Dickens made ever-increasingly obvious hints to the ever-oblivious Andersen to leave, and refused to answer Andersen's correspondence when he'd gone - much to Andersen's confusion. So enraged was Dickens that he wrote in the mirror in Andersen's room "Hans Christian Andersen slept in this bed for five weeks." The character of Uriah Heep in ''[[David Copperfield]]'' is said to have been based on him.
* In real life, [[Hans Christian Andersen]] paid a visit to [[Charles Dickens]]. Andersen was supposed to stay for a night, but he ended up mooching off of Dickens for over a month. Reportedly, Dickens made ever-increasingly obvious hints to the ever-oblivious Andersen to leave, and refused to answer Andersen's correspondence when he'd gone - much to Andersen's confusion. So enraged was Dickens that he wrote in the mirror in Andersen's room "Hans Christian Andersen slept in this bed for five weeks." The character of Uriah Heep in ''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'' is said to have been based on him.
* Kirby Vacuum Cleaner salesmen. They barge into people's homes [http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/kirby/kirby.html claiming they want to do a "quick" demonstration or that the owner has won a "free carpet cleaning"], then turn the house upside-down with several hours of "demonstrations" (and sometimes [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby_elder.html outright] [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby_pests.html theft]), [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby.htm refusing] [http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/kirby/kirby_letters.html to leave] until either they get forcibly thrown out or someone agrees to buy the vacuum for a ridiculously overpriced cost.
* Kirby Vacuum Cleaner salesmen. They barge into people's homes [http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/kirby/kirby.html claiming they want to do a "quick" demonstration or that the owner has won a "free carpet cleaning"], then turn the house upside-down with several hours of "demonstrations" (and sometimes [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby_elder.html outright] [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby_pests.html theft]), [http://www.consumeraffairs.com/in_home/kirby.htm refusing] [http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/kirby/kirby_letters.html to leave] until either they get forcibly thrown out or someone agrees to buy the vacuum for a ridiculously overpriced cost.
* Used by Queen Elizabeth I as a tactic to financially bankrupt nobles with questionable loyalties at best. Since she was the Queen they had to put her up like a Queen. It was often a cover for her spies to dig through the nobles' dirty laundry while she and her ''very extensive'' entourage (sometimes literally) ate them out of house and home.
* Used by Queen Elizabeth I as a tactic to financially bankrupt nobles with questionable loyalties at best. Since she was the Queen they had to put her up like a Queen. It was often a cover for her spies to dig through the nobles' dirty laundry while she and her ''very extensive'' entourage (sometimes literally) ate them out of house and home.
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