In the animated film Asterix erobert Rom, released in 1976, Asterix and Obelix must obtain Passierschein A38, pass A38, from das Haus, das Verrückte macht, the house that drives you mad. Officials send them from one counter to the next. In German, Passierschein A38 became a common phrase. People use it to mock or complain about bureaucratic madness, when they are sent from office to office. The phrase came back in March 2020, when Germans joked about needing a pass to leave home during the first coronavirus lockdown.