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If two characters that don't like each other, or who happen to be angry with each other at the moment, live in one house or apartment, one of them will be eventually seen painting a white line in the middle of the residence, explaining: "This is my side; this is yours. Don't go on my part!" Naturally, it's [[Serious Business]].
Related to [[This Is My Chair]], which is usually a throwaway gag. See also [[Property Line]], which is the same plot on a larger scale.
[[Truth in Television]], as those who have ever had an argument with a sibling or roommate can attest to.
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* In the ''[[Read or Die]]'' TV series, Anita's side of the room is divided from the others' by a curtain. "Nobody crosses!" One wonders what ''she's'' hiding.
* In ''[[Cherry Juice]]'' a [[Not Blood Siblings]] brother and sister have to share a room when their grandmother moves into the house after suffering a hip injury.
* ''[[Black Butler]]'': William does this in the manga to Sebastian when forced to share a room during the Circus arc. Enforces it with gusto when Ciel encroaches on his space by 3 cm.
* Happened once in "[[Pokémon]]" where [[Fiery Redhead|Jessie and Misty]] fell onto a small rock ledge on a cliff together. Misty draws a line on the rock to give each of them a side while they wait for rescue. Her side is much larger than Jessie's.
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== Video Games ==
* Was supposed to be referenced in ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'', in the final battle, before the line may have been [[Dummied Out]]: An increasingly desperate GLaDOS offers to take a laser and inscribe a line right down the side of the entire research facility, and each of you can have a half, if that'll get you to stop hitting her with rockets.
* ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'': Early on, when Vanille and Sazh stop for the night, she grabs a stick and draws a circle around her blanket, and orders him not to cross the line, to much eye-rolling on his part. It then cuts to her distinctly on the wrong side of the line, huddled against his back and sniffling.
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** An earlier episode uses a more sinister variation of the trope. Two visitors from out of town come across South Park, but find it devoid of adults {{spoiler|because the kids had the vast majority falsely arrested for "molestering" them and the remaining adults moved away for fear of being arrested}}. Run by kids, the town has fractured into two units; the area now known as Treasure Cove is apparently led by Stan and occupies the poor side of town, whereas Cartman has seized control of the wealthy side of town and renamed it Smiley Town. Aside from the fact Cartman as dictator is scary enough (add to that the fact only one phone has survived in the entirety of South Park, effectively cutting off communication with the outside world), both sides have an agreement where they essentially play [[Capture the Flag]] with a book from the opposing side- whichever side doesn't have a book by [[Race Against the Clock|8:00pm]] must sacrifice one of its number to "The Provider" (in reality, the town's statue of John Elway with a faulty electrical cord nearby rendering it a [[Death Trap]]). It's only through the outsiders' interference that the kids are prevented from killing everyone in town and the adults are allowed to return.
* In ''Tigger and Pooh and a Musical Too'', a movie from ''[[Winnie the Pooh|My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]'', Tigger and Rabbit did this with ''the entire Hundred Acre Wood'', drawing up a big white line across the entire Wood and declaring themselves mayors of their respective sides.
* Happened in an episode of ''[[Ka Blam!]]!'' where June is laughing at Henry for getting his shirt caught in his pants zipper. Henry is angered by this, and makes June stay on her side of the (comic) panel, and he'll stay on his. Unfortunately for Henry, June throws a huge party on her side.
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', "All King, No Kingdom": King Julien divides the lemur habitat in half, one side for Maurice and Mort, the other for himself. Naturally, Julien's "half" occupies most of the habitat. Maurice and Mort then throw a party and invite all the animals in the zoo, except for Julien, who starts going crazy with loneliness.
* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', when Lucius and Jimmy are trapped on a [[Far Side Island]], Lucius does this, trapping Jimmy on a very small "half". Being [[The Pollyanna|Jimmy]], he's flattered that Lucius gives him half.
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* Seen during the pageant in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Hearth's Warming Eve". After the three bickering rulers of the earth pony, pegasus, and unicorn tribes get stranded in a cave during a blizzard, the rulers start arguing over who gets what part of the cave, with the pegasus leader eventually starting them on drawing lines in the dirt.
* Happened in a ''[[Time Squad]]'' episode when Tuddrussel and Larry were extra angry at each other: they divide the satellite in two , declare their own side off limits to the other and decide to take a trip to the gun range and kitchen respectively...then they realize that the former is on ''Larry's'' side in the latter on ''Tuddrussel's'' side. Not wanting to switch, they up trying the other's hobby out of boredom, then make up with an added appreciation for each other...[[Snap Back|until the end of the episode]].
* In ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'', [[Blob Monster|Thrakkorzog]], [[Evil Overlord|ruler]] of dimensio-err... ''Apartment'' 14-B, has this relationship with his (perfectly normal human) room-mate.
{{quote|'''Thrakkorzog:''' How many times must I tell you: Don't touch my stuff! This is ''my'' side of the living room, and that is ''your'' side of the living room. And, ''must'' you [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|drink straight from the milk carton? It's disgusting!]]}}
* ''[[Taz-Mania]]'': In "Unhappy Together", an argument between the Platypus Brothers ends with them cutting their house in half.
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