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* Downplayed in the French series ''Syndrome E''. A Moroccan police officer who wants to secretly meet the protagonist slips him a note with the address to a cafe handwritten on it, and he just hands this to the doorman when he arrives. The policeman explains that the cafe is a hangout for homosexuals, which is illegal but not normally under police surveillance like a BadGuyBar would.
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* Will uses a version of this when infiltrating an enemy camp in one of the ''Literature/RangersApprentice'' books. Knowing people are less likely to bother him if he looks like he's doing something, he grabs a bucket of water, goes to the cookfires, and says "John said to bring you this water", on the basis that, in a camp that size, there'd be about half a dozen "John"s and the cook wouldn't bother asking every one for confirmation.

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* ''Literature/RangersApprentice'': In ''The Kings of Clonmel'', Will uses a version of this tactic when infiltrating an enemy camp in one of the ''Literature/RangersApprentice'' books. camp. [[BavarianFireDrill Knowing people are less likely to bother him if he looks like he's doing something, something]], he grabs a bucket of water, goes to one of the cookfires, cooks, and says "John said to bring you this water", on the basis that, in a camp that size, there'd be about half a dozen "John"s and the cook wouldn't bother asking every one for confirmation.
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* In ''Wonderful Town'', Violet Shelton's clients use the password "Marty sent me." Unfortunately, some of them don't know her address has changed.

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* In ''Wonderful Town'', ''Theatre/WonderfulTown'', Violet Shelton's clients use the password "Marty sent me." Unfortunately, some of them don't know her address has changed.
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* In the NES AdventureGame ''VideoGame/{{Nightshade}}'', you can access the Pyramid Club by making friends with the food vendor nearby. His brother is a chef who oversees the back door.

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* In the NES AdventureGame ''VideoGame/{{Nightshade}}'', ''VideoGame/Nightshade1992'', you can access the Pyramid Club by making friends with the food vendor nearby. His brother is a chef who oversees the back door.
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* In ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/LetMeOccupyYourMind'' by lady_ragnell, Athelstan gets into a kind of BDSM club by showing the bouncer a card that has the words "referral from Siggy" written on it.

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* In ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/LetMeOccupyYourMind'' [[https://lady-ragnell.livejournal.com/32952.html Let Me Occupy your Mind]] by lady_ragnell, Athelstan gets into a kind of BDSM club by showing the bouncer a card that has the words "referral from Siggy" written on it.
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* In ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'', the Ark's password for accessing their [[HumanTrafficking merchandise]] is "Noah sent me."



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* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''. When assassins Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint turn up to collect the smuggled diamonds from Dr. Tynan, he's suspicious but relaxes when assured that Joe sent them in his stead. After he's murdered, the real Joe turns up in a helicopter and suffers the same fate.
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* In one episode of ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', they tricked a porn dealer by name-dropping Claude Greengrass. "That's not the kind of name you make up."

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* In one episode of ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', they the police tricked a porn dealer by name-dropping Claude Greengrass. "That's not the kind of name you make up."
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Subverted in "Bart the General". Abe Simpson knocks on a door and a peep slit opens speakeasy style.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Subverted in "Bart the General". Abe Simpson knocks on a door and a peep slit slot opens speakeasy style.

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