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** Another, from [[RussianHumour Russia]], deals with a former leader known for tyranny (UsefulNotes/IvanTheTerrible or UsefulNotes/JosefStalin) coming back to life and giving instructions to the current Russian government:

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** Another, from [[RussianHumour Russia]], deals with a former leader known for tyranny (UsefulNotes/IvanTheTerrible (usually UsefulNotes/IvanTheTerrible or UsefulNotes/JosefStalin) coming back to life and giving instructions to the current Russian government:his successors:



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* A common joke about dictators is about them deliberately {{invok|edTrope}}ing this trope to distract from their crimes:
** About UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust:
--->Hitler meets with his high command and tells them, "I have decreed that we shall murder every Jew in Europe and one clown, and no one will care about them!"
--->"But my Führer," one replies, "Why the clown?"
--->"See, and that's why nobody will care about the Jews!"
** Another, from [[RussianHumour Russia]], deals with a former leader known for tyranny (UsefulNotes/IvanTheTerrible or UsefulNotes/JosefStalin) coming back to life and giving instructions to the current Russian government:
--->While Vladimir Putin is asleep in bed, he wakes up to see the ghost of Stalin appearing before him.
--->"Vladimir," the ghost says, "you must do these two things to save Russia! First, round up all your political opponents and have them shot! Second, you must paint the Kremlin blue!"
--->Putin looks confused and asks, "Why blue, though?"
--->"I knew you wouldn't object to the first part."
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* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': After Arsenal wakes up and recaps everything that has happened since his capture, including an alien invasion, the formation of a team by all the sidekicks and Ollie growing a goatee:

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* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': After Arsenal wakes up and recaps is told everything that has happened since his capture, including an alien invasion, the formation of a team by all the sidekicks and Ollie growing a goatee:
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* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' after Castiel {{Molotov Cocktail}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nCBQXJdRg#t=0m36s St. Michael]], Dean calls Castiel on his choice of epithet.

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* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' after Castiel {{Molotov Cocktail}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nCBQXJdRg#t=0m36s St. Michael]], Michael,]] Dean calls Castiel on his choice of epithet.
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* In the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy Duck]] wartime cartoon "Scrap Happy Daffy," he's going through a verbal list of items for his war effort scrap pile, which included a bathing suit as depicted as a picture of a girl in a bathing suit. After several items later, the zcene zips back to the girl as Daffy gives out with a wolf whistle.

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* In the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy Duck]] wartime cartoon "Scrap Happy Daffy," he's going through a verbal list of items for his war effort scrap pile, which included a bathing suit as depicted as a picture of a girl in a bathing suit. After several items later, the zcene scene zips back to the girl as Daffy gives out with a wolf whistle.

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