*The [[grungy bandana]] message about the nest of salt refers to the [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] song "All Apologies".
*The [[grungy bandana]] message about the nest of salt refers to the [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] song "All Apologies".
*The [[grungy bandana]] message refers to the [[Wikipedia:Soundgarden|Soundgarden]] song "Black Hole Sun" which featured suburbanites with twisted expressions in its music video.
*The [[grungy bandana]] message refers to the [[Wikipedia:Soundgarden|Soundgarden]] song "Black Hole Sun" which featured suburbanites with twisted expressions in its music video.
*The [[jewel-eyed wizard hat]] message is a reference to 8-Bit D&D, which parodies ''[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'', a role-playing game, and 8-Bit Theater, an internet comic which parodies video-games and ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
*The [[irate sombrero]]
*The [[jewel-eyed wizard hat]] message about an elf with grey eyes is a reference to the "Dungeons & Dragons" sketch by the [[Wikipedia:Dead Alewives|Dead Alewives]].
*The [[jewel-eyed wizard hat]]'s second message refers to both Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]] and the board game [[Wikipedia:Monopoly (board game)|Monopoly]], where players may be instructed to "Go directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200".
*The [[longhaired hippy wig]] "Casey Jones" message refers to the [[Wikipedia:Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] song "[[Wikipedia:Casey Jones (song)|Casey Jones]]".
*The [[longhaired hippy wig]] "Casey Jones" message refers to the [[Wikipedia:Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] song "[[Wikipedia:Casey Jones (song)|Casey Jones]]".
*The [[makeshift turban]]'s first message is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Urban Cowboy|Urban Cowboy]]''.
*The [[makeshift turban]]'s first message is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Urban Cowboy|Urban Cowboy]]''.
*The [[makeshift turban]]'s second message is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]''.
*The [[makeshift turban]]'s second message is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]''.
*The [[meaty helmet turtle]] message is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'' wherein during a fight scene at a nightclub, [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice]] breaks into his greatest rap ever shouting "Go ninja! Go ninja! Go ninja go!"
*The [[meaty helmet turtle]] message is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'' wherein during a fight scene at a nightclub, [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice]] breaks into the infamous "Ninja Rap", which features the refrain "Go ninja! Go ninja! Go ninja go!"
*This [[meaty helmet turtle]] message may also refer to a Campbell's Soup commercial which includes the line "Go meatball, go meatball, go."
*The [[meatloaf helmet]] "it's okay, you can cry" message refers to a line said by the singer/actor Meat Loaf's character Robert "Bob" Paulson in ''[[Wikipedia:Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'': "Go ahead, Cornelius, you can cry."
*The [[meatloaf helmet]] "it's okay, you can cry" message refers to a line said by the singer/actor Meat Loaf's character Robert "Bob" Paulson in ''[[Wikipedia:Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'': "Go ahead, Cornelius, you can cry."
*In addition, the second [[meatloaf helmet]] message deals with the typical song by [[Wikipedia:Meat Loaf|Meat Loaf]].
*In addition, the second [[meatloaf helmet]] message deals with the ubiquitous [[Wikipedia:Meat Loaf|Meat Loaf]] song "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)".
*The second [[mesh cap]] message refers to an oft-repeated line by the stand-up comic [[Wikipedia:Larry the Cable Guy|Larry the Cable Guy]].
*The second [[mesh cap]] message refers to an oft-repeated line by the stand-up comic [[Wikipedia:Larry the Cable Guy|Larry the Cable Guy]].
*The [[miner's helmet]] message is about mining for fish is a reference to the webcomic VGCats (specifically [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=155 this strip], where it is given as an example of stereotypical stupid newbie behavior in MMORPGs). In addition, "[[Wikipedia:The Fish-Slapping Dance|The Fish-Slapping Dance]]" is a [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]] sketch.
*The [[miner's helmet]] message about mining for fish is a reference to a [[Wikipedia: Runescape|Runescape]] meme (as seen in [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=155 this strip] from VGCats). In addition, "[[Wikipedia:The Fish-Slapping Dance|The Fish-Slapping Dance]]" is a [[Wikipedia:Monty Python|Monty Python]] sketch.
*The [[mummy mask]] messages refer to the [[Wikipedia:Hot Hot Heat|Hot Hot Heat]] song "Bandages" and [[Wikipedia:The Bangles|The Bangles]] song "[[Wikipedia:Walk Like an Egyptian|Walk Like an Egyptian]]".
*The [[mummy mask]] messages refer to the [[Wikipedia:Hot Hot Heat|Hot Hot Heat]] song "Bandages" and [[Wikipedia:The Bangles|The Bangles]] song "[[Wikipedia:Walk Like an Egyptian|Walk Like an Egyptian]]".
Revision as of 04:57, 6 March 2008
The Mad Hatrack familiar has different functions depending on what hats it wears.
<Name> says "you should know that the word 'fez' was coined when someone asked what ridiculous hat the first fez-wearer was wearing, and the fez-wearer sneezed before he could answer," then winks knowingly.
<Name> throws the bottlecap like a giant frisbee, slicing it for X damage.
<Name> does a wacky little dance, banging on the bottlecap for percussion. He looks a little dizzy afterward, but he looked a little dizzy before, too.
<Name> smiles a strange, crooked smile, looking a little like a homicidal maniac. He winks at you, and you see his pupils have gone square. That's never a good sign.
<Name> shouts "I can see an elf! An elf with gray eyes!" as he begins casting Magic Missiles in random directions. Some of them hit your opponent, dealing X damage.
<Name> shouts "YOU SHALL NOT PASS! GO! YOU SHALL NOT COLLECT TWO HUNDRED MEAT!" then giggles maniacally and drops you a wink.
The jewel-eyed wizard hat's second message refers to both Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in The Fellowship of the Ring and the board game Monopoly, where players may be instructed to "Go directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200".
The meatloaf helmet "it's okay, you can cry" message refers to a line said by the singer/actor Meat Loaf's character Robert "Bob" Paulson in Fight Club: "Go ahead, Cornelius, you can cry."
In addition, the second meatloaf helmet message deals with the ubiquitous Meat Loaf song "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)".