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* The "Poet McTeagle" sketch from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' chronicles what are ostensibly the poems of Scotland's greatest poet, but are actually all requests for money.
* Classic ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "Terror of the Zygons" used this stereotype a punchline to the last episode. The majority of the action took place in Scotland but for the finale the action moved to London and at the end the Doctor and Sarah Jane are retrieving the TARDIS. The local duke whom they had rescued then berates the Brigadier (who had been earlier wearing a kilt) for [[No True Scotsman|calling himself a Scotsman yet not getting the refund of the return tickets]].
* One of the first claims discussed on ''[[Would I Lie to You?]]'' was from Scottish multimillionaire Duncan Bannatyne of ''[[Dragons' Den]]'' fame, saying that he'd banned his employees from buying paper clips, forcing them instead to use only the ones that came in with the mail.
{{quote|'''Angus Deayton:''' Lee, what are you thinking about this?
'''Lee Mack:''' Well, I have to say, the idea of saving money on paper clips is absolutely ridiculous, although the accent is swinging it a little bit... Okay, we think that's true.
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== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* This, combined with [[Violent Glaswegian]], is a major part of Billy Connolly's act. "My uncle once dropped ten pence; he bent over to pick it up, and it hit him in the back of the head."
** "You may have heard that nasty rumour floating around that copper wire was invented by two Scotsmen fighting over a penny."
** One time, Connolly was on Conan O' Brien explaining that he once bungee jumped naked on his travel show. Why? The place apparently had a policy that if you jumped completely naked, it was free. When Conan asked why he did this just to save a few tens of dollars, Connolly replied "You'd have to be a Scotsman to understand".
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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