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| *The title of the adventure refers to surfer lingo, specifically the phrase "tubular, dude." | | *The title of the adventure refers to surfer lingo, specifically the phrase "tubular, dude." |
| *All of the exposition about Crimbo being a disappointment, or somehow worse than it was before, for instance, "Everything he does is a disappointment! Nothing he will ever do is good enough! Wouldn't it be better to have Crimbo the way it used to be?" is a reference to [[Crimboween|Crimbo 2006]], when [[Mr Skullhead]] became indignant when people [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showthread.php?t=131698 in the forums] had seemingly no end to complaints about the holiday content despite it being the most expansive and [[Save Uncle Crimbo!|content-rich]] to date by a [[Crimbo|considerable margin]].
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| *The "victory candesence(sic)" mentioned refers to the video game ''[[wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]]'', where GlaDOS assures that "there is absolutely no chance of a dangerous equipment malfunction prior to your victory candescence" as a moving platform carries the player into a pit of fire.
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| *Father Crimbo's heart being "two sizes too small" is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]'', specifically how The Grinch's heart was two sizes too small.
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| *The line about being a "born lever-puller" is a reference to the animated Beatles movie ''[[Wikipedia:Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', where one of the characters claims to be incapable of ''not'' pulling a lever due to being a "born lever-puller," a pun on "born Liverpooler," the Beatles' town of origin.
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| *The line, "And, hey -- free General..." is a reference to "[http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandy.com/ Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey]," a mid-90s ''Saturday Night Live'' vignette. One of the deep thoughts was: "If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy."
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| *The reference to assimilating the cyborgs rather than the other way is similar to the plot in [[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]]'s book ''[[wikipedia:Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]'' in which Granny Weatherwax gets bitten by a vampire but instead of changing her, she changes them.
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| *The reference to assimilating the cyborgs may also be a reference to an episode of ''Invader Zim'', where Zim attempts to create a nanomolecular Santa suit to take over the world. The suit, however, infects Zim with Christmas Spirit, and turns him into Santa Claus.
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| *The choices about the lever reference quotes from one of the comedy overdubs by [[Wikipedia:Fensler Films|Fensler Films]] of the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe]] PSAs. These short public service segments appeared at the end of episodes of the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe|''G.I. Joe'']] cartoon, in which the Joes would advise children on safety.
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Modular, Dude
The death ray completely subverts all of your previously held prejudices about death rays by self-destructing. Wait, did I say "subverts?" I meant, "confirms."
Just as you're about to explore the rest of the ship, a voice booms from the intercom overhead. "So, adventurer," it says, "have you been a good little <boy/girl> this year? Or are you on my naughty list? Maybe you should walk through that door over there and sit on my lap." A door you previously hadn't noticed slides noiselessly open to your left.
"Oh, I'm coming in there," you shout at the intercom, "but not to sit on your lap. I need information, and I'm going to pump you for it! I'm going to pump you until I'm satisfied!" You take a minute and reflect. "On second that, forget I just said that; it could have been phrased better!"
Occurred at A Sinister Dodecahedron.
References
- The title of the adventure refers to surfer lingo, specifically the phrase "tubular, dude."
