Talk:Bulky Buddy Box (hatchling)

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I was wondering how long before we would get our own weighted companion cube. Awesome -Tarpo

  • And that's that. Best Crimbo ever.--enterthewumpus 00:04, 13 December 2007 (CST)

I would note that "boxen" has been in use amongst hackers since well before Brian Regan's act. [1] -Eidolon

  • Agreed. This is very likely not a reference to Brian Regan in particular. --Id the Mildly Confused 01:13, 13 December 2007 (CST)

Anyone got any thought on it having eight sides? A regular octahedron has equilater triangles for faces. --Awdball 01:05, 13 December 2007 (CST)

  • I can't find the specific reference, but this is a running joke based on, I believe, the ice-cold six-pack, which has a strangely confusing image that appears, or can appear (looked at the wrong way), to have eight cans of beer in it. It's been used a couple of other times, but I can't recall where exactly. --Id the Mildly Confused 01:23, 13 December 2007 (CST)
    • You're probably thinking of the gazing shoes. I think that's the first time the joke was made in a game item, but I could be mistaken. --Flargen 16:39, 14 December 2007 (CST)
      • The joke was made with the shoes but the source of the joke is the six-pack. --Chunky_boo 16:46, 14 December 2007 (CST)

SNL

I cant help thinking that SNL's Happy Fun Ball skit may have had some influence on this. I can imagine Phil Hartman's voice narriating the disclamer...--Grimdel 18:33, 19 December 2007 (CST)

I agree. Ref'd. --Killerrabbit 19:43, 19 December 2007 (CST)

It may have at some level but the reference is accurate at this point. I would assume that the influence was on the creators of the Orange Box, not of this item. I sort of disagree with the reference here. --Ashallond 19:53, 19 December 2007 (CST)

Is the Orange Box thing a ref to Happy Fun Ball, or does the timing on that not work? --Killerrabbit 20:04, 19 December 2007 (CST)

  • Whether the Portal line is a reference to the Happy Fun Ball is neither here nor there-- the disclaimer is almost word-for-word the same as the one from Portal. --TechSmurf 20:15, 19 December 2007 (CST)
  • I agree with Tech. The item reference the Companion Cube from Portal. Whether or not the cube referenced SNL is sort of irrelevant. --Ashallond 20:29, 19 December 2007 (CST)

I'd bet that the initial reference of threats to stab come from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Bulky Buddy Boxy Brown wouldn't be too big of a leap.--c6 15:28, 2 January 2008 (CST)

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