Modular, Dude (1)
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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!"
| Get In There And Pump! |
Occurred at A Sinister Dodecahedron.
References
- 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 Crimbo 2006, when Mr Skullhead became indignant when people in the forums had seemingly no end to complaints about the holiday content despite it being the most expansive and content-rich to date by a considerable margin.
- The "victory candesence(sic)" mentioned refers to the 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.
- Father Crimbo's heart being "two sizes too small" is a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, specifically how The Grinch's heart was two sizes too small.
- The line about being a "born lever-puller" is a reference to the animated Beatles movie 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.
- The line, "And, hey -- free General..." is a reference to "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."
- The reference to assimilating the cyborgs rather than the other way is similar to the plot in Terry Pratchett's book Carpe Jugulum in which Granny Weatherwax gets bitten by a vampire but instead of changing her, she changes them.
- 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.
- The choices about the lever reference quotes from one of the comedy overdubs by Fensler Films of the G.I. Joe PSAs. These short public service segments appeared at the end of episodes of the G.I. Joe cartoon, in which the Joes would advise children on safety.
