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*This phrase comes from the movie ''Labyrinth'', as a precursor to "Dance. magic, dance", a song sung by David Bowie about the baby he has stolen from Jennifer Connelly's character: ''"You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe!"'' | *This phrase comes from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Labyrinth (film)|Labyrinth]]'', as a precursor to "Dance. magic, dance", a song sung by [[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]] about the baby he has stolen from [[Wikipedia:Jennifer Connelly|Jennifer Connely]]'s character: ''"You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe!"'' | ||
*The "you remind me of the babe" exchange is actually a takeoff of "you remind me of a man," which appeared (and possibly originated) in the 1947 Cary Grant / Myrna Loy movie ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer''. Since there's a good chance no one on the dev team has even heard of this movie, the reference is almost certainly a reference to ''Labyrinth'', and this fact is mentioned for purely historical reasons. | *The "you remind me of the babe" exchange is actually a takeoff of "you remind me of a man," which appeared (and possibly originated) in the 1947 [[Wikipedia:Cary Grant|Cary Grant]] / [[Wikipedia:Myrna Loy|Myrna Loy]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer|The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer]]''. Since there's a good chance no one on the dev team has even heard of this movie, the reference is almost certainly a reference to ''Labyrinth'', and this fact is mentioned for purely historical reasons. | ||
*Further, the end quote probably comes from the television series "Law & Order", where the character Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone says, "I'm not the one on trial here, I'm the one asking the questions!". | *Further, the end quote probably comes from the television series "[[Wikipedia:Law & Order|Law & Order]]", where the character Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone says, "I'm not the one on trial here, I'm the one asking the questions!". | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 31 January 2008
voodoo doll
This doll reminds you of a babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? Look, I'm getting sick of all these questions, okay? I'm not the one on trial here!
Type: off-hand item
Selling Price: 25 Meat.Mysticality +1
(In-game plural: voodoo dolls)
Notes
- Hacked from the database pre-ascension. It was believed this item would become common once ascension had been rolled out, however, this expectation is yet to be realized.
References
- This phrase comes from the movie Labyrinth, as a precursor to "Dance. magic, dance", a song sung by David Bowie about the baby he has stolen from Jennifer Connely's character: "You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe!"
- The "you remind me of the babe" exchange is actually a takeoff of "you remind me of a man," which appeared (and possibly originated) in the 1947 Cary Grant / Myrna Loy movie The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. Since there's a good chance no one on the dev team has even heard of this movie, the reference is almost certainly a reference to Labyrinth, and this fact is mentioned for purely historical reasons.
- Further, the end quote probably comes from the television series "Law & Order", where the character Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone says, "I'm not the one on trial here, I'm the one asking the questions!".
See Also
Collection
- 🥇: Mrben (#399649) - 3
- 🥈: BoozerBear (#4576) - 2
- 🥉: Dah Cheese (#128335), FreNchxmaid (#502850), HOldeRofSecrEts (#216194), HotStuff (#59035), flippy (#133655) - 1
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