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->'''Orazio''' This isn't some movie, you know. We're not part of some whacky fellowship on some stupid quest. This is real. Aren't you just a teensy-weensy bit...Concerned? Worried? Nervous? Apprehensive? Scared shitless?\\
'''Bill''' Of course. Look, I'll do whatever you want. If you just want me to be chair, that's fine. If you want me to go third speaker, that's fine to. I can't do what Scobie does...but I'll give it a go. Oh, and Orazio...I know we're not headed for Mount Doom or anything, but we ''are'' on a bit of a quest, aren't we? Maybe we're even some sort of fellowship.
-->--''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael''
'''Bill''' Of course. Look, I'll do whatever you want. If you just want me to be chair, that's fine. If you want me to go third speaker, that's fine to. I can't do what Scobie does...but I'll give it a go. Oh, and Orazio...I know we're not headed for Mount Doom or anything, but we ''are'' on a bit of a quest, aren't we? Maybe we're even some sort of fellowship.
-->--''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael''
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** In "Bart Gets an F", Bart breaks down in tears after failing a crucial history test that (for once) he'd put a serious effort into passing, describing it as "Now I know how George Washington felt when he surrendered Fort Necessity to the French in 1754", since he tried his best but still failed. His teacher is impressed enough by the obscure reference to give him a bonus mark, which tips him over into a passing grade.
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** In "Bart Gets an F", [[Characters/TheSimpsonsBartSimpson Bart Simpson]] breaks down in tears after failing a crucial history test that (for once) he'd put a serious effort into passing, describing it as "Now I know how George Washington felt when he surrendered Fort Necessity to the French in 1754", since he tried his best but still failed. His teacher is impressed enough by the obscure reference to give him a bonus mark, which tips him over into a passing grade.
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* Subverted in ''Series/TheFlash2014''; the STAR Labs geek squad describe time travel in terms of ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Film/TheTerminator'', and the decidedly non-geeky Joe West gets the references, because ''everyone's'' seen those movies.
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* Subverted in ''Series/TheFlash2014''; the STAR Labs geek squad describe time travel in terms of ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' and ''Film/TheTerminator'', and the decidedly non-geeky Joe West gets the references, because ''everyone's'' seen those movies.
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** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Film/AForAndromeda''.
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** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Film/AForAndromeda''.''Series/AForAndromeda''.
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** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Literature/AForAndromeda''.
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** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Literature/AForAndromeda''.''Film/AForAndromeda''.
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** When Stan Berg is trying to explain his first rule, "Apprehend", saying that you need to understand things completely before you can fully appreciate them, someone shouts out "[[Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand I grok you!]]" and Stan agrees that yes, that's what he's saying.
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** When Stan Berg is trying to explain his first rule, "Apprehend", saying that you need to understand things (and people) completely before you can fully appreciate them, someone shouts out "[[Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand I grok you!]]" and Stan agrees that yes, that's what he's saying.
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* In ''Literature/TheLongEarth'', Many characters do this, especially Joshua and Sally. A few examples:
** Joshua compares the Next to [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcans]], and Happy Landings to ''Film/TheStepfordWives''. He asks Lobsang if reincarnating feels like [[Series/DoctorWho regenerating]].
** Sally expresses her disdain for the military by continually comparing the naval twain crews to that of the ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]]'', including calling one EnsignNewbie "Wesley". She also compares Lobsang to [[Literature/TheCavesOfSteel R. Daneel Olivaw]].
** Lobsang uses ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' as an example of how aliens might only contact us after we've crossed a certain technical threshold.
** "Mac" Mackenzie compares the Beagles' ProudWarriorRace culture to the Klingons, and compares Captain Cutler to [[Film/DrStrangelove General Ripper]] with a reference that goes completely over Cutler's head.
** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Literature/AForAndromeda''.
** When Stan Berg is trying to explain his first rule, "Apprehend", saying that you need to understand things completely before you can fully appreciate them, someone shouts out "[[Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand I grok you!]]" and Stan agrees that yes, that's what he's saying.
** Joshua compares the Next to [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcans]], and Happy Landings to ''Film/TheStepfordWives''. He asks Lobsang if reincarnating feels like [[Series/DoctorWho regenerating]].
** Sally expresses her disdain for the military by continually comparing the naval twain crews to that of the ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]]'', including calling one EnsignNewbie "Wesley". She also compares Lobsang to [[Literature/TheCavesOfSteel R. Daneel Olivaw]].
** Lobsang uses ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' as an example of how aliens might only contact us after we've crossed a certain technical threshold.
** "Mac" Mackenzie compares the Beagles' ProudWarriorRace culture to the Klingons, and compares Captain Cutler to [[Film/DrStrangelove General Ripper]] with a reference that goes completely over Cutler's head.
** When the Next are trying to process the implications of the message from the galactic core, Dev says "dim bulbs" did that long before there even was one, and the possibilities range from ''Literature/{{Contact}}'' to ''Literature/AForAndromeda''.
** When Stan Berg is trying to explain his first rule, "Apprehend", saying that you need to understand things completely before you can fully appreciate them, someone shouts out "[[Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand I grok you!]]" and Stan agrees that yes, that's what he's saying.
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