*The [[clingfilm cap]] message is a reference to Ulrich Haarbürste's fetishist stories about [http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/karl.htm Roy Orbison wrapped in clingfilm].
*The [[clingfilm cap]] message is a reference to Ulrich Haarbürste's fetishist stories about [http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/karl.htm Roy Orbison wrapped in clingfilm].
*The [[clockwork hat]] message refers to [[Wikipedia:Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] and that he went deaf, but still composed music, as well as referring to how Alex from ''[[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange|A Clockwork Orange]]'' refers to Beethoven.
*The [[clockwork hat]] message refers to [[Wikipedia:Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] and that he went deaf, but still composed music, as well as referring to how Alex from ''[[Wikipedia:A Clockwork Orange|A Clockwork Orange]]'' refers to Beethoven.
*The [[coconut shell]] message references [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]]'s song ''I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts''.
*The [[coconut shell]] message refers to the song ''[[Wikipedia:I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts|I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts]]'', written in 1944 and performed by [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]], among many others.
*The [[Colander of Em-er'il]] message refers to [[Wikipedia:Emeril Lagasse|Emeril Lagasse]]'s catch phrase "Bam!"
*The [[Colander of Em-er'il]] message refers to [[Wikipedia:Emeril Lagasse|Emeril Lagasse]]'s catch phrase "Bam!"
*The [[Crimbo hat]] message refers to the poem "[[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]" by Clement C. Moore.
*The [[Crimbo hat]] message refers to the poem "[[Wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]" by Clement C. Moore.
Revision as of 18:59, 1 March 2008
The Mad Hatrack familiar has different functions depending on what hats it wears.
<Name> blocks <its> way, shouting "None shall pass without my permission!" It takes a while for <it> to figure out they should just ask for permission.
<Name> thinks he's at a costume party, and waltzes around to music only he can hear.
<Name> does a weird, spastic dance to the accompaniment of the balloon helmet's horrible squeaking. The overall effect is "avant-garde." And disturbing.
<Name> looks down his nose at him (which is impressive, considering hatracks don't have noses) and sniffs dismissively. He is too demoralized to attack this round.
<Name> steps between you and it and shouts, "Poof! Whaddayou need. POOF! Whaddayouneed. POOF! What do YOU need." <It's> way too confused to attack this round.
<Name> shouts at it, "I think I figured it out. You didn't want me to solve this case. You just wanted a patsy to take the fall for you!" It looks confused and a little guilty.
<Name> shakes his head. "It's Chinatown, Jake," he says, winking grotesquely.
<Name> says "not that it matters...nothing matters," and sneezes all over you. You take a few minutes to clean yourself off, and feel better when you're done.
The antique helmet message is a reference to The Labyrinth. (This reference may not be entirely accurate, so it needs to be double checked and properly explained and formatted. See this page's talk page for more information.)
The balaclava message is a reference to the characters Bob & Doug McKenzie of the show SCTV and movie Strange Brew.
The barskin hat message refers to an episode of South Park, where the boys learn that you can shoot protected wildlife if your attacked and "protecting" yourself.
The barskin hat's second message refers to Davy Crockett who fought and (died) in the Alamo and was said to have worn a coonskin cap.
The bat hat message refers to the movie Batman. (This reference may not be entirely accurate, so it needs to be double checked and properly explained and formatted. See this page's talk page for more information.)
The blue traffic cone message refers to both Eiffel 65's song Blue ("...about a blue house with a blue window..") and Michael Sembello's hit song [[Wikipedia:Maniac (song)|Maniac.
The bum cheek message refers to a line in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: "But masters, remember that I am an ass, though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass."
The clockwork hat message refers to Beethoven and that he went deaf, but still composed music, as well as referring to how Alex from A Clockwork Orange refers to Beethoven.