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* The [[The Riftwar Cycle|novelisation]] of ''[[Betrayal at Krondor]]'' ends with this {{spoiler|in honour of Gorath, complete with a toast.}}

* Happens in the book ''First To Fight'' by David Sherman and Dan Cragg, it pops up throughout the rest of the series as well. To be expected, in a military series.

* In William King's [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Space Wolf]] novel ''Ragnar's Claw'', after Ragnar is gravely injured and {{spoiler|Lars}} killed, Ragnar is too ill to attend the funeral. When he is well enough to stand, the other young Space Marine gather, and their first words are "To {{spoiler|Lars}}."

** In Lee Lightner's ''Wolf's Honour'', Ragnar and {{spoiler|Torin}} talk of {{spoiler|Haegr}} at their last meeting.

* At the [https://schulzmuseum.org/ Charles M. Schultz Museum] in Santa Rosa, CA there is a table still set for him at the adjacent Warm Puppy cafe. People are welcome to sit there, and share his favorite space.

 

* Subverted in an old joke about an Irishman (or other stereotypical hard drinker) who goes to a bar every week and orders a round of three drinks—one for himself and two for his brothers, who are alive but live far away. Each brother does this as a sort of long-distance show of kinship. One day he shows up and orders only two drinks—the bartender, fearing the worst, offers his sympathies but it turns out one of the brothers had just given up drinking.

** In some versions it was ''him'' who decided to quit drinking.

 

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