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* In the ''Literature/Mother2'' novelization by Saori Kumi, Aloysius Minch plots to tarnish Ness Burger's reputation and attempts to steal the secret burger recipe. Fast forward five years later, and a recurring plot of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' involves Plankton trying and failing to steal the Krabby Patty Secret Formula.
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* [[Series/RuPaulsDragRace Carson Kressley]], of OG ''[[Series/QueerEye Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'' fame, wrote a style guide called ''Off the Cuff'' in 2004. In said book, he humorously compares the lack of fashion guidance in the modern world to a scenario in which a person who wanted to make a cheese omelette was [[WithThisHerring given only 99 million ingredients and the instructions “make something tasty and delicious; we’re not going to tell you how”]]. While the reason for them not being told is due to them being professional chefs, replace “99 million” with “4” and [[Series/{{Chopped}} you basically have the plot of]] ''Series/{{Chopped}}''. [[note]] [[DontExplainTheJoke AKA the show where chefs are given four ingredients in a basket and are assigned to make something using all of them, in a time constraint, with little to no guidance]] [[/note]]

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* [[Series/RuPaulsDragRace Carson Kressley]], of OG ''[[Series/QueerEye Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'' fame, wrote a style guide called ''Off the Cuff'' in 2004. In said book, he humorously compares the lack of fashion guidance in the modern world to a scenario in which a person who wanted to make a cheese omelette was [[WithThisHerring given only 99 90 million random ingredients and the instructions “make something tasty and delicious; we’re not going to tell you how”]]. While 5 years later and while, granted, the reason for them not being told how to make the food is due to them being professional chefs, replace “99 “90 million” with “4” and [[Series/{{Chopped}} you basically have the plot of]] ''Series/{{Chopped}}''. [[note]] [[DontExplainTheJoke AKA the show where chefs are given four random ingredients in a basket and are assigned to make something using all of them, in a time constraint, with little to no guidance]] [[/note]]
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* [[Series/RuPaulsDragRace Carson Kressley]], of OG ''[[Series/QueerEye Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'' fame, wrote a style guide called ''Off the Cuff'' in 2004. In said book, he humorously compares the lack of fashion guidance in the modern world to a scenario in which a person who wanted to make a cheese omelette was [[WithThisHerring given only 99 million ingredients and the instructions “make something tasty and delicious; we’re not going to tell you how”]]. While the reason for them not being told is due to them being professional chefs, replace “99 million” with “4” and [[Series/{{Chopped}} you basically have the plot of]] ''Series/{{Chopped}}''. [[note]] [[DontExplainTheJoke AKA the show where chefs are given four ingredients in a basket and are assigned to make something using all of them, in a time constraint, with little to no guidance]] [[/note]]
** Ironically enough, the show is ''also'' hosted by an OG ''Queer Eye'' cast member— in this case, Ted Allen.
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* ''Literature/LettersFromCicely'': A few events in the book become more amusing after the release of season 4 of ''Series/NorthernExposure'' in the months following the book.
** Shelly plays Miss Adelaide in ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls'' and, inspired by Adelaide's song about developing a psychosomatic cold from her lover refusing to marry her, makes a fake cough at Holling in one scene. In the show, she starts having real psychosomatic medical problems (hallucinations of dancers) prompted by her stress about being unmarried.
** Shelly performing in a musical becomes funnier after she starts singing like a musical character instead of talking as an unusual side effect of her pregnancy in the season 4 finale.
** Maggie has a bad relationship with a man named Michael in this book, and her best relationship yet is with a different Mike in season 4.
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* ''The Coodabeen Champions Take a Good Hard Look at Australia'': In the "Sports from A to Z" section, under Kickboxing, it mentions "If you think this sport is for nancy boys, maybe you should start a new sport called wrestlekickboxing". A few years later, Wrestlekickboxing, AKA UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts, got big.
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* ''Literature/FunJungle'': Walter Ogilvy's failed rival zoo/theme park [=ZooTopia=] is first mentioned in a book written two years before the movie ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' came out.
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* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' had a character named Whiteclaw in the second book. Readers would find this amusing after a hard seltzer brand by the same name became popular 13 years later. (For bonus points, the White Claw seltzer logo depicts waves, and the character Whiteclaw was a RiverClan cat who drowned.)

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* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' had a character named Whiteclaw in the second book. Readers would find this amusing after a hard seltzer brand by the same name became popular 13 years later. (For bonus points, the White Claw seltzer logo depicts waves, and the character Whiteclaw was a RiverClan [=RiverClan=] cat who drowned.)
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* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' had a character named Whiteclaw in the second book. Readers would find this amusing after a hard seltzer brand by the same name became popular 13 years later. (For bonus points, the White Claw seltzer logo depicts waves, and the character Whiteclaw was a RiverClan cat who drowned.)
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* ''Literature/TeenPowerInc'': Nick's mother, Toula, tells him his father knows best during an argument about Nick's future in ''The Case of Crazy Claude''. Another Greek character named Toula is on the other end of arguments with meddling parents about half a decade later in ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding.''
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* In 1835, Vladimir Odoevsky wrote a novel entitled ''[[Literature/TheYear4338PetersburgLetters The Year 4338: Petersburg Letters]]'', in which he predicted both blogging and the internet: "In each home there is a majordomo who is responsible for publishing the journal once a week or even daily. It’s very easy to do. When the masters of the house instruct him, he simply makes a note of everything they say and then takes a picture of it and prints enough copies to send out to everyone. The newspaper has the usual details of the health or illness of the masters and other domestic news, then various ideas and commentaries, small inventions and also invitations. If there is an invitation to dinner, it will include a section called "Le Menu". {That’s French}. There is a magnetic telegraph system connecting the houses of people who know each other which allows for unplanned communications. People who live miles apart can use it to speak to each other."

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* In 1835, Vladimir Odoevsky wrote a novel entitled ''[[Literature/TheYear4338PetersburgLetters The Year 4338: Petersburg Letters]]'', in which he predicted both blogging and the internet: "In each home there is a majordomo who is responsible for publishing the journal once a week or even daily. It’s very easy to do. When the masters of the house instruct him, he simply makes a note of everything they say and then takes a picture of it and prints enough copies to send out to everyone. The newspaper has the usual details of the health or illness of the masters and other domestic news, then various ideas and commentaries, small inventions and also invitations. If there is an invitation to dinner, it will include a section called "Le Menu". {That’s French}.(That’s French). There is a magnetic telegraph system connecting the houses of people who know each other which allows for unplanned communications. People who live miles apart can use it to speak to each other."
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* There is an 18th century children's book about a "Baron Trump" travelling into hollow earth. Due to the name resemblance to Trumps son Barron and a mentor figure in the book named Don, this became an internet meme.

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* There is an 18th 19th century children's book about a "Baron Trump" travelling into hollow earth. Due to the name resemblance to Trumps son Barron and a mentor figure in the book named Don, this became an internet meme.
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** During the Climax of the fifth book(released in 2003), one of the characters blows up a model of Pluto; 3 years later, Pluto was removed from its status as a planet.

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** During the Climax of the fifth book(released book (released in 2003), one of the characters blows up a model of Pluto; 3 years later, Pluto was removed from its status as a planet.

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