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{{quote|''Slide your feet up the street, bend your back<br />
{{quote|''Slide your feet up the street, bend your back
Shift your arm, then you pull it back<br />
Shift your arm, then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)<br />
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac''|'''[[The Bangles]]''', "Walk Like an Egyptian"}}
So strike a pose on a Cadillac''|'''[[The Bangles]]''', "Walk Like an Egyptian"}}


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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* In the album ''[[Asterix]] and Cleopatra'', we see the latter discussing her latest portrait:
* In the album ''[[Asterix]] and Cleopatra'', we see the latter discussing her latest portrait:
{{quote| '''Cleopatra:''' It's quite good, but I'm tired of being painted in profile. Can't you do it in a three-quarter view?<br />
{{quote|'''Cleopatra:''' It's quite good, but I'm tired of being painted in profile. Can't you do it in a three-quarter view?
'''Artist:''' Oh, you know how I feel about these [[It Will Never Catch On|modern arts]]... }}
'''Artist:''' Oh, you know how I feel about these [[It Will Never Catch On|modern arts]]... }}


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* ''[[Total Drama Island|Total Drama World Tour]]'' features a two-part episode titled, "Walk Like an Egyptian"... [[Subverted Trope|During which nobody walks like one.]] [[Red Herring|Not even the people dressed like ancient Egyptians.]]
* ''[[Total Drama Island|Total Drama World Tour]]'' features a two-part episode titled, "Walk Like an Egyptian"... [[Subverted Trope|During which nobody walks like one.]] [[Red Herring|Not even the people dressed like ancient Egyptians.]]
* In "[[Simpsons]] Bible Stories", Pharaoh Skinner dictates a letter:
* In "[[Simpsons]] Bible Stories", Pharaoh Skinner dictates a letter:
{{quote| '''Skinner:''' All right, read me back what I have so far, Mrs. Krabapatra.<br />
{{quote|'''Skinner:''' All right, read me back what I have so far, Mrs. Krabapatra.
'''Krabappel:''' Bird, bird, giant eye, pyramid, bird.<br />
'''Krabappel:''' Bird, bird, giant eye, pyramid, bird.
'''Skinner:''' Mmm-hmm, very good. Uh, giant eye, dead fish, cat head, cat head, cat head, guy doing this... }}
'''Skinner:''' Mmm-hmm, very good. Uh, giant eye, dead fish, cat head, cat head, cat head, guy doing this... }}
* The [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon ''[[wikipedia:A Hare Grows in Manhattan|A Hare Grows in Manhattan]]'' (1947). Bugs tries to hide from a bulldog by becoming part of an animated advertising sign with such images.
* The [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon ''[[wikipedia:A Hare Grows in Manhattan|A Hare Grows in Manhattan]]'' (1947). Bugs tries to hide from a bulldog by becoming part of an animated advertising sign with such images.