History Main / BegoneBribe

** The Vikings were also quite fond of demanding payment from nations they raided as a price to get them to stop -- and then, more often than not according to the surviving historical sources, they returned to raiding them anyway after having received said payment, usually with no than a brief break in the raids. This was the inspiration for Creator/RudyardKipling's ''Danegeld''.

* In 14th century France, it's said a woman known as "Marie the Nuisance" would play the bagpipes at hung-over tavern guests until they gave her money to stop.

** The Vikings were also quite fond of demanding payment from nations they raided as a price to get them to stop -- and then, more often than not according to the surviving historical sources, they returned to raiding them anyway after having received said payment, usually with no than a brief break in the raids. This was the inspiration for Kipling's ''Dane-Geld'', who used the term ''Dane'' because it was mostly Danish vikings and rulers who spent centuries raiding or attempting to conquer England.

** In ''Literature/TheTruth'', William de Worde [[spoiler:pays his father a generous estimate of what it cost to raise him in order to get him to go away. The money isn't the thing, as Lord de Worde has gold in his DNA, but instead is based on the Dwarven tradition in which betrothed dwarves buy one another from their parents to symbolize their independence]].

* "Literature/TheGraveMound": In this lesser-known but comical Creator/BrothersGrimm tale, the Devil tries to bribe two men so they will leave the cemetery and he can claim a dead sinner's soul. However, the men trick him into thinking he hasn't brought enough money, so by the time the sun rises and the Devil is forced to retreat, the men have enough gold to live WealthyEverAfter.

* Inverted in ''Film/ALittlePrincess1995''. A boy and his mother see Sara on the street and assume she's a beggar; the boy gives her money, and his mother tells him off, saying Sara will never leave them alone now.

* Inverted in the film adaptation of ''Film/TheGreenMile.'' [[SoftSpokenSadist Percy]] promised that if he got to place the sponge on the prisoner's head and give the order to activate the electric chair, he'd put in for a transfer to the mental hospital and they'd "Be rid of him." This prompts the other guards to ask what would happen if they said no. Percy responds that he'll stick around and make a career of being an executioner. They comply with his request and the results are nothing short of [[BodyHorror disastrous]].
* In the Creator/LaurelAndHardy short ''Below Zero'', Stan and Ollie are attempting -- with little success -- to make money as street musicians. At one point during their performance, a woman calls down from a window to ask how much money they average per street. Ollie gratefully replies, "about fifty cents a street"...[[BaitAndSwitch and the woman gives them a dollar and requests that they move down a couple streets]].
* Stu, the protagonist in ''Film/PhoneBooth'', dismisses others by offering them money or valuable items, on more than one occasion. The Caller reminds him of this later and comments on how it shows Stu's disrespect towards other people.
* Apparently in ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[TheScrappy/{{Film}} Jar Jar Binks]] once found employment as a shudderup musician; people pay to shut 'em up.
* In ''Film/{{Sam}}'', Cynthia cements her role as a bitch by offering to write Samantha a cheque for whatever she wants if she leaves and never sees Doc again.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
** In ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'', when Kaecilius successfully topples the Hong Kong Sanctum and allows the Dark Dimension to invade, Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto to trap Dormammu in a GroundhogDayLoop as part of a FailureGambit, offering to leave and end the loop if he gives up invading the Earth. [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu It works]].
** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Doctor Strange sends Loki into a bottomless pit, having been alerted of his presence in New York and having taken the proper precautions [[Film/TheAvengers2012 considering what he did the last time he was there]]. When Thor explains that he is only there to find Odin and planned on taking Loki with him off of Earth as soon as they finished, Strange offers to help them find him.

* In ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', Bill's dad gives Bill and Ted some money and tells them to take a break from studying. They exit, and it's clear that Bill's dad is about to get it on with Missy [[RunningGag (I mean Bill's Mom)]] in his bedroom.
-->'''Ted:''' Now your dad's going for it, in your own room!
-->'''Bill:''' Shut up Ted.
* ''Film/TheOddWayHome'': [[spoiler:When Duncan finally meets up with his DisappearedDad, he's so unhappy to see Duncan that he offers him and Maya a large sum of money to never contact him again.]]
* In ''Film/ARecipeForSeduction'', Billy offers Harland ''half a million dollars'' to get him to leave, but Harland refuses to take the money.
* In ''Film/MagicInTheWater'', Jack gives each of his kids a $100 bill to get them out of the way while he attends a support group meeting. Ashley protests, "Dad, this is-" but Joshua drags her away before Jack has time to change his mind.
* ''Film/MyFellowAmericans'', Kramer and Douglas are having a conversation in the former's home and his grandson wants to play. Douglas hands the boy a five dollar bill and gleefully says "Here look. Money!" and the boy takes the bribe. Kramer looks on disapprovingly with Douglas snarking "What, I was just showing him how you got elected."

* ''{{Literature/Wulfrik}}'': In the final arc, Wulfrik spares a Sigmarite priest with orders to go to Altdorf and tell the Emperor that the Norscans will RapePillageAndBurn the area if not given ten thousand pounds of silver, and next time he'll ask for more. The priest agrees to go, obviously intending to bring the Imperial army. It's all a ruse, however: [[spoiler:Wulfrik intends to return to Norsca alone, leaving the marauders there to fight their way out and make it look as though Sveinbjorn has abandoned them.]]

* In ''VideoGame/Hitman2'' during the Mumbai level, you can stand around a street vendor selling cloth and purchase them with a few coins Agent 47 has on hand. However, [[DevelopersForesight if 47 stands around silently]], the vendor will interpret this as some form of haggling and will continuously adjust the price, and it'll keep going down and down (and occasionally up) as he gets increasingly freaked out by 47's [[NothingIsScarier intimidation]] and [[DeathGlare intensity]]. Wait long enough, and [[RageQuit he fully caves and offers the items for free]] just to get 47 from scaring away other customers.

* ''VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous'': Between the traditional RPG elements of the game, there are tactics-based "crusade" minigames and decision-based meetings with your council, with different options depending on which teammates you assign to council roles. One diplomatic council event has the Council and Aristocrats of your patron city both wanting you to support them and disavow the other group. With [[TheArtfulDodger Woljif]] in your council, he brings up the fact that you can turn this to your benefit by demanding both groups pay you off in order to ensure you stay out of their way.
--->"Noble schemers and courtiers are forced to reckon with the Commander's authority. They would be glad if the liberator of Drezen kept out of politics and their interests. In gratitude, they are ready to send a company of mercenaries to help the Commander. After all, if he runs out of soldiers, he might visit the capital."

* {{Lampshaded}} in chapter 66 of ''Webcomic/JoeVsElanSchool'', where Joe's narration glumly says that his parents buy him a used car for college, "...surely as some kind of 'this will shut him up!' bribe."

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "One if by Clam, Two if by Sea" the Griffins get new [[NationalStereotypes British neighbors]]. When Stewie hears Eliza's [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents accent]], he gives her a sixpence to keep her mouth shut and go away.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' a girl from the boys' school offers them a dollar to "get the hell away from me". The boys try to use the dollar to buy a gallon of gasoline. (Back in the 90's, this was feasible.)
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': "Fa La La Ed" (not to be confused with the show's actual ChristmasEpisode) has the [[DreadfulMusician Eds]] invoking this as ChristmasCarolers.
-->"Give us cash or we'll never stop singing, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!"
** In "Shoo Ed" Eddy takes advantage of Johnny's annoying tendencies by amplifying them and having others pay the Eds to get rid of him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', when the Monarch interrupts his college class in order to arch his professor, a frustrated Dean Venture is able to get him to leave by writing him a check for one million dollars.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', when the Monarch attempts to arch Professor Von Helping, a frustrated Dean Venture is able to get him to leave by writing him a check for one million dollars.

* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': "Fa La La Ed" (not to be confused with the show's actual ChristmasEpisode) has the Eds invoking this with their [[DreadfulMusician carols]].
-->"Give us cash or we'll never stop singing, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!"

* In all versions of ''Film/TrueGrit'' Mattie Ross, despite being only 14, is such a viscous negotiator, she absolutely steamrolls over Stonehill the horse trader. In their second meeting, rather than risk haggling with her again, he quickly accepts a blatantly ''terrible'' deal just to get rid of her.

** There is also an unnamed student who ''[[Determinator managed to put up with fighting Elan's Champions at The Ring and being put in The Corner for 14 months]]'' before Elan eventually decided to enact this trope upon the unnamed student by giving him an admin trailer with whatever food, media, or clothing he wanted, before eventually kicking him out of the school, which is the biggest prize any student will yearn for in Elan.

* In ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'', Billie's [[CatchPhrase frequent]] response to people she finds annoying is "here's [[ComicallySmallBribe [an insultingly small amount of money].]] Go away."

** The Vikings were also quite fond of extorting payment from nations they raided -- and then, more often than not according to the surviving historical sources, raiding them anyway after having received said payment. This was the inspiration for Kipling's ''Dane-Geld''.