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    Film — Animation 
"Now I lent you money. And I don't see it. Do you know what happens when I don't see my money, Fagin? People get hurt. People like you get hurt. Do I make myself clear?"
Sykes, Oliver & Company

Dr. Facilier: Friends! I know I'm in hock to ya'll pretty deep already, but it seems our little... froggy prince lost his way... and I need your generous assistance getting him back.
Friends on the Other Side: [growl]
Dr. Facilier: Ha, ha... I hear ya...

    Film — Live-Action 
"Now the guy's got Paulie as a partner. Any problems, he goes to Paulie. Trouble with the bill? He can go to Paulie. Trouble with the cops, deliveries, Tommy, he can call Paulie. But now the guy's gotta come up with Paulie's money every week, no matter what. Business bad? Fuck you, pay me. Oh, you had a fire? Fuck you, pay me. Place got hit by lightning, huh? Fuck you, pay me."
Henry Hill, Goodfellas, explaining the "protection" arrangement that a restaurant owner has worked out with Paul Cicero.

"I know your friends are responsible for most of the cash, so I'm gonna give you one week to find it. Otherwise I will take a finger off of each of you and your friends hands for every day that passes without payment. And when you run out of digits, your dad's bar, and who knows what then. Alright, my son?"
Barry the Baptist, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

"Tiny, get Pimpin Jake out of my trunk. Tell him the rest of my money by Wednesday or I'll make him stick himself."
Black Dynamite, Black Dynamite

    Literature 
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac

    Live-Action TV 
"If a prince or king can't pay us back, well, the world lacks for loyal men, not ambitious ones: we simply fund the rise of new princes and kings, and they tend to honour our investment. If a merchant refuses to repay us, well... the vicissitudes of trade are well known, and Braavos is full of men... who... are... not. One way or another, the Iron Bank will have its due."
Tycho Nestoris, Game of Thrones: History And Lore - The Iron Bank of Braavos

    Tabletop Games 
"I needed money for some new chainmail so that I could survive the run through Blackfire Pass, So I took a loan from Bruno Ballcrusher back in Marienburg. Orcs massacred the caravan and now I'm impotent and live in a cell with a pedophile, a serial rapist and an elf."

This hasn't changed much since the old days, Don Cardona. You called it usury. We loan people money, we charge them several points of interest above the legal max, and we hurt them if they don't pay us back.
Well, actually, it's not that simple: breaking a guy's arm means that it'll be much longer before he can get the money, and if we kill him, we won't see a dime. Most of us are smarter than that. A guy can't pay us back? Okay, we give him a little longer to pay - but he either owes us even more, or he's got to do us a favor in the meantime. Patience is a virtue.
Of course, if they take us too long or try to jerk us around, we fold them in half.

    Video Games 
Olimar! Terrible news! I thought I went to Happy Hocotate Savings & Loan, but it seems my loan came from the shop next door: All Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks! Oops!
The Hocotate Freight President's panicked email to Olimar about his horrifying discovery about his debt in Pikmin 2

"Here's a chilling Halloween tale: Once upon a time, an innocent evil wizard named Merasmus bought a circus for $12,000, hoping to flip it and make a fortune! Alas, he did not have $12,000, but do you know who did? The Japanese Mafia! But, due to a language barrier, Merasmus was unclear about the frightfully punitive interest rates! WELCOME TO MY FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE, MORTALS! AWOOOOOOHOHohohohooo, what am I going to do...?"
Merasmus, Team Fortress 2

"Pred-a-tor-y Loans! Have you seen the opera Faust? Nevermind, we never brought it up~!"
Jingle Singer, Bidiots

"That's the original stake, plus one half, repaid on demand, or you die. And know this - no-one owes me money for long."
Sanguinia Tell, Divinity: Original Sin II

    Western Animation 
Moe: Sure, Homer, I can lend you money. But since you got no collateral, I'm gonna hafta break your legs in advance.
Homer: Gee, Moe, I use these all the time. Couldn't you just bash my head in?
Moe: Hey, are you a loan shark?! Do you understand how finance works?! (lifts up a sledgehammer) Now let's get cracking on them knees!
The Simpsons, "Homer Vs. Patty & Selma"


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