*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 [[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 [[MAHI fez]]'s second message is a reference to Robert A. Heinlein's novel [[Wikipedia:Stranger in a Strange Land|Stranger in a Stranger Land]].
*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]]''.
Revision as of 01:33, 14 April 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 grungy bandana message about the nest of salt refers to the Nirvana song "All Apologies".
The grungy bandana message refers to the Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun" which featured suburbanites with twisted expressions in its music video.
The irate sombrero's post-combat message may refer to an old joke about a Mexican tourist trying to buy socks in an American department store ("Eso si que es" means "That's what it is" in Spanish, but also sounds like someone spelling the word "socks", "S-O-C-K-S").
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)".