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* In \'\'WorldWarZ\'\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \
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* In \\\'\\\'WorldWarZ\\\'\\\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \\\"going at it\\\" like there was no tomorrow. Well, for them, there wasn\\\'t. [[spoiler:It could also have been JonStewart]].
** [[spoiler:Strangely, there are persistent rumours that Bill Maher and Ann Coulter actually dated at one point in real life. A case of RealityIsUnrealistic, perhaps.]]
* The \\\'\\\'ZombieSurvivalGuide\\\'\\\' anticipates mass orgies throughout the world should a zombie plague grow large enough to threaten human extinction.
* \\\'\\\'The Peking Target\\\'\\\' by Adam Hall. Quiller parachutes into Korea with a female soldier who breaks her leg on landing. Knowing their mission will be blown if she\\\'s evacuated, she insists Quiller give her the [[CoupDeGrace Coupd de Grâce]]; but as a last request she asks him to have sex with her first.
* In \\\'\\\'[[Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata Gust Front]]\\\'\\\', {{lampshaded}}, then carried out a few chapters later, with [[spoiler:Tom Sunday Jr and Wendy Cummmings during the Fredericksburg engagement]].
* Willow on \\\'\\\'Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}\\\'\\\' before the big fight with the Mayor on Graduation Day, with Oz.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\'\\\'s Dean Winchester [[UnusualEuphemism cuts himself a slice of angel food cake]] on the eve of a battle that he expects to lose.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\'Anna:\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'(goes up on tiptoe and kisses him)\\\'\\\'\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' What was that for?\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Anna:\\\'\\\'\\\' My last night on Earth. All that.\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' You\\\'re stealing my best line.
** On the eve of a mid-season finale\\\'s climactic battle:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'Jo:\\\'\\\'\\\' Are you giving me the last night on Earth speech?\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' No. No. But if I was, would that... would that work?
* In \\\'\\\'{{Sinfest}}\\\'\\\', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3007 Slick tries to use Seymour\\\'s doomsday proclamations to argue for Apocalypse Sex.]]
* On \\\'\\\'Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick\\\'\\\', Haley elects to spend the night before the Battle of Azure City with Elan
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* In \'\'WorldWarZ\'\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \
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* In \\\'\\\'WorldWarZ\\\'\\\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \\\"going at it\\\" like there was no tomorrow. Well, for them, there wasn\\\'t. [[spoiler:It could also have been JonStewart]].
** [[spoiler:Strangely, there are persistent rumours that Bill Maher and Ann Coulter actually dated at one point in real life. A case of RealityIsUnrealistic, perhaps.]]
* The \\\'\\\'ZombieSurvivalGuide\\\'\\\' anticipates mass orgies throughout the world should a zombie plague grow large enough to threaten human extinction.
* \\\'\\\'The Peking Target\\\'\\\' by Adam Hall. Quiller parachutes into Korea with a female soldier who breaks her leg on landing. Knowing their mission will be blown if she\\\'s evacuated, she insists Quiller give her the [[CoupDeGrace Coupd de Grâce]]; but as a last request she asks him to have sex with her first.
* In \\\'\\\'[[Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata Gust Front]]\\\'\\\', {{lampshaded}}, then carried out a few chapters later, with [[spoiler:Tom Sunday Jr and Wendy Cummmings during the Fredericksburg engagement]].
* Willow on \\\'\\\'Series/{{Buffy|the Vampire Slayer}}\\\'\\\' before the big fight with the Mayor on Graduation Day, with Oz.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\'\\\'s Dean Winchester [[UnusualEuphemism cuts himself a slice of angel food cake]] on the eve of a battle that he expects to lose.
-->\\\'\\\'\\\'Anna:\\\'\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'(goes up on tiptoe and kisses him)\\\'\\\'\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' What was that for?\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Anna:\\\'\\\'\\\' My last night on Earth. All that.\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' You\\\'re stealing my best line.
** On the eve of a mid-season finale\\\'s climactic battle:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'Jo:\\\'\\\'\\\' Are you giving me the last night on Earth speech?\\\\\\\\
\\\'\\\'\\\'Dean:\\\'\\\'\\\' No. No. But if I was, would that... would that work?
*** [[spoiler:It doesn\\\'t. Jo regrets this when she realizes she isn\\\'t coming out alive.]]
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* In \'\'WorldWarZ\'\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \
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* In \\\'\\\'WorldWarZ\\\'\\\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \\\"going at it\\\" like there was no tomorrow. Well, for them, there wasn\\\'t. [[spoiler:It could also have been JonStewart]].
** [[spoiler:Strangely, there are persistent rumours that Bill Maher and Ann Coulter actually dated at one point in real life. A case of RealityIsUnrealistic, perhaps.]]
* The \\\'\\\'ZombieSurvivalGuide\\\'\\\' anticipates mass orgies throughout the world should a zombie plague grow large enough to threaten human extinction.
* \\\'\\\'The Peking Target\\\'\\\' by Adam Hall. Quiller parachutes into Korea with a female soldier who breaks her leg on landing. Knowing their mission will be blown if she\\\'s evacuated, she insists Quiller give her the [[CoupDeGrace Coupd de Grâce]]; but as a last request she asks him to have sex with her first.
* In \\\'\\\'[[Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata Gust Front]]\\\'\\\', {{lampshaded}}, then carried out a few chapters later, with [[spoiler:Tom Sunday Jr and Wendy Cummmings during the Fredericksburg engagement]].
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Over at the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1333722951067418900&page=2#33 renaming trope repair shop thread]], we couldn\'t tell if these are legitimate examples. Posting them here:
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Over at the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1333722951067418900&page=2#33 renaming trope repair shop thread]], we couldn\\\'t tell if these are legitimate examples or fit under PreClimaxClimax. Posting them here:
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* Happens in \'\'ComicBook/TheWalkingDead\'\' with Glenn and Maggie, although they pursue a serious relationship soon after.
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* Happens in \\\'\\\'ComicBook/TheWalkingDead\\\'\\\' with Glenn and Maggie, although they pursue a serious relationship soon after.
* In \\\'\\\'WorldWarZ\\\'\\\', a former security guard tells about the time he guarded a group of rich and famous celebrities who had barricaded themselves in a sort of fortress on Long Island to avoid zombie attacks. In a hubristic move, they also broadcast videos of themselves locked away, watching the carnage unfold. The fortress is soon stormed -- not by zombies, but by furious regular people. As the guard manages to escape, he witnesses two people he thought were supposed to be political enemies (implied to be [[spoiler: * shudder* [[RealTimeWithBillMaher Bill Maher]]]] and [[spoiler:Ann Coulter]]) \\\"going at it\\\" like there was no tomorrow. Well, for them, there wasn\\\'t. [[spoiler:It could also have been JonStewart]].
** [[spoiler:Strangely, there are persistent rumours that Bill Maher and Ann Coulter actually dated at one point in real life. A case of RealityIsUnrealistic, perhaps.]]
* The \\\'\\\'ZombieSurvivalGuide\\\'\\\' anticipates mass orgies throughout the world should a zombie plague grow large enough to threaten human extinction.
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