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'''Leela:''' Then you'll be fired.
'''Fry:''' Fine!
'''Leela:''' ...out of a cannon, into the Sun.
|'''''[[Futurama]]''''', "Space Pilot 3000"}}
A type of [[Comedy Tropes|Comedy Trope]] that, usually, introduces the [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] to torment our characters. How it works is as follows:
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Not to be confused with [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]].
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== [[Comedy]] ==
* There's a joke about a man who died and went to Hell. For his punishment, he was shown two rooms, one showing the man whipped and beaten mercilessly and another one showing the man strapped to a bed while a beautiful woman had unending rough sex with him, and was told to pick which punishment he wanted. He decided to choose the latter option. The punchline involves the woman walking up to the man and saying, "Hey, thanks for taking my place."
** Another variation of the joke gives the man the choice between a torture chamber with hot pokers and a room with a group of people enjoying a cup of tea while standing in knee-high excrement. The man chooses the latter option and steps into the room, expecting to be handed his cup of tea. Just then, the leader yells, "Right, lads, tea break's over. Back on your heads!"
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* One of the adventures of Abelard Snazz, The Man With The Two-Story Brain, written by [[Alan Moore]] for ''[[2000 AD]]'' had the title character punished by the gods themselves and forced to [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4810142039_36cc743cc2_b.jpg solve a Rubik's Cube.]
* After [[Judge Dredd]] assassinates {{spoiler|a [[The Quisling|brainwashed Chief Judge Griffin]]}} on live television and escapes during the "Apocalypse War" [[Story Arc]], all East-Meg Judges present throughout the incident have been rounded up and are about to be issued winter clothing before being sent off to a penal colony in Siberia, which is War Marshall Kazan's typical punishment for failure.
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'''Kazan:''' No, I mean they're not getting any winter clothing! }}
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* In ''[[Turnabout Storm]]'', a crossover between ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony:
{{quote|'''Twilight Sparkle:''' ...to the Moon, or even [[Hurl It Into the Sun|the Sun]]. (...)
'''Phoenix Wright:''' (Aaaaaand forget what I just said...). }}
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