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 ==Character Names==
-* In the GFL era, the first sentient dolphins are named by Dr. Albert Bietz:<ref name="TAPp295">The All-Pro, p. 295</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>He named his three test subjects Huey, Dewey and Louie.</pre>
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-:This is a reference to the classic Disney character ''Donald Duck's'' three [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey,_Dewey,_and_Louie nephews].
+|-
-* In [[The Rider]], two of the mounts belonging to the [[Loppu Ogres]] are named ''Pinky'' and ''Brain''<ref>The Rider, iBooks p. 155</ref>. They are named after two characters from the 1990s children's television show, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i456bzmvyZk ''Animaniacs''].
+| In the GFL era, the first sentient dolphins are named by Dr. Albert Bietz:<ref name="TAPp295">The All-Pro, p. 295</ref>
-* In the GFL, the Prawatt are sometimes named with references from pop culture.
+:<code>He named his three test subjects Huey, Dewey and Louie.</code>
-:[[Katzenbaum Weasley]] has the same surname as a [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Weasley_family major family] in the Harry Potter books.
+| This is a reference to the classic Disney character ''Donald Duck's'' three [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey,_Dewey,_and_Louie nephews].
-:[[Tommyboy Snuffalupagus]] has a first name that was the name of a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9btKFrFhq28 1995 comedy], and a surname that was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus character] on Sesame Street (with slightly different spelling).
+|-
-* In [[The All-Pro]], the drydock vessel ''CAS Linus Torvalds'' is named after the principal developer of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds Linux Kernel].
+| In [[The Rider]], two of the mounts belonging to the [[Loppu Ogres]] are named ''Pinky'' and ''Brain''<ref>The Rider, iBooks p. 155</ref>.
-* In the GFL novels, the bodyguards of gangster [[Stedmar Osborne]] are named [[Frankie]], [[Sammy]], and [[Dean]]. These are the names of three of the members (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin) of the notorious [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Pack Rat Pack] from the 1960s.
+| They are named after two characters from the 1990s children's television show, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i456bzmvyZk ''Animaniacs''].
-* Two members of the [[Hunterson Family]] are named Bo and Luke, after the brothers from the 1970s television show <em>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078607/ Dukes of Hazzard]</em>
+|-
 ==References==
 (hardcover, unless otherwise noted; ebook page numbers are approximate)
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 ===[[The Rider]]===
-* The ''Incredible Hulk'' television show [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHSxQ2RRD9o&t=13s reference] made previously in ''The All Pro'' and ''The MVP'' is also made in ''The Rider''<ref>The Rider, p. 137</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>“Stay still now,” Ian said to her. “Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”</pre>
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 ==Novellas==
 ===[[The Reporter]]===
-* [[Yolanda Davenport]] is desperately searching for an escape route:<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.231</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>Yolanda again looked right — no way out — and then left — no way out there, either. She had only seconds.
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-“Follow me if you want to live,” she said.</pre>
+|-
-:This is a reference to the ''Terminator'' franchise. Like Star Wars' ''I've got a bad feeling about this,'' the phrase appears in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6z4yiq4_K8 multiple] Terminator movies.
+| [[Yolanda Davenport]] is desperately searching for an escape route:<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.231</ref>
-* [[Turon the Ugly]] is holding a welder aloft, threatening to burn Yolanda Davenport to get information out of her.<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.116-117</ref>
+:<code>Yolanda again looked right — no way out — and then left — no way out there, either. She had only seconds.
-<pre>“You don’t need that,” she said. “I’ll tell you everything.”
+:“Follow me if you want to live,” she said.</code>
-“I know you will.” He walked out from behind the desk, the flame still hissing from the welder.
+| This is a reference to the ''Terminator'' franchise. Like Star Wars' ''I've got a bad feeling about this,'' the phrase appears in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6z4yiq4_K8 multiple] Terminator movies.
-He walked closer.
+|-
-She pulled harder, as hard as she could, but it was no use. The trembling increased. They were going to burn her?</pre>
+| [[Turon the Ugly]] is holding a welder aloft, threatening to burn Yolanda Davenport to get information out of her.<ref>The Reporter, iBooks p.116-117</ref>
-:This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/embed/R77zeidWG3E?start=117&end=132&version=3 scene] in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (from 1:57 to 2:12), between Marion Ravenwood and Toht.
+:<code>“You don’t need that,” she said. “I’ll tell you everything.”
 ===[[The Rider]]===

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 ===[[Nocturnal]]===
-* [[Pookie Chang]] says:<ref>Nocturnal, p. ?</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>"Kissing dudes is my business and business is good."</pre>
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-:This is a nod to Megadeth's 1985 debut album "Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!"
+|-
 A temporary working page, [[Nocturnal Egg Mission]], has been established to gather and evaluate all of the 30+ hidden easter eggs of 1980s (and other) pop-culture references that Scott included in his 2012 rewrite of Nocturnal. Those approved by Scott will be added to this page later.

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 ===[[Pandemic]]===
-* [[Clarence Otto]] says:<ref>Pandemic, p. 572</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>“Everybody out!” he screamed as he stumbled around to the other side. “Move, move! Get to the chopper!”</pre>
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-:This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_OacEq2Sk scene] in ''Predator'' where Arnie calmly advises someone to get aboard the helicopter.
+|-
 ===[[Nocturnal]]===

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 ===Contagious===
-* [[Dew Phillips]] can't keep up with [[Perry Dawsey]]:<ref>Contagious, p. 261</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>Dew stopped and put his hand on his hips. He was too old for this crap.</pre>
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-:This is a reference to the ''Lethal Weapon'' franchise, in which Sergeant Roger Murtaugh [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q37xJtuQ24w repeatedly expresses] similar age-related laments.
+|-
-* When [[Charlie Ogden|Colonel Ogden]] is attacked by his own men:<ref>Contagious, p. 277</ref>
+| [[Dew Phillips]] can't keep up with [[Perry Dawsey]]:<ref>Contagious, p. 261</ref>
-<pre>“Sir, yes sir!” Climer said. “I want you to get your mind right, sir!”</pre>
+:<code>Dew stopped and put his hand on his hips. He was too old for this crap.</code>
-:This is a nod to a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y28pFJqDkkU scene] in ''Cool Hand Luke''.
+| This is a reference to the ''Lethal Weapon'' franchise, in which Sergeant Roger Murtaugh [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q37xJtuQ24w repeatedly expresses] similar age-related laments.
 ===[[Pandemic]]===

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 ===[[The Champion]]===
-* During a press conference, Quentin observes how [[Creterakian]] reporter [[Kinizzle]] is dressed:<ref>The Champion, p. 313</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>Quentin saw a Creterakian dressed in a black bodysuit with bright images of bouncing cherries moving on it.
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-The cherries were being chased by what looked like a yellow pie missing one slice, except the slice opened and closed
+|-
-like it was the pie’s mouth.</pre>
+| During a press conference, Quentin observes how [[Creterakian]] reporter [[Kinizzle]] is dressed:<ref>The Champion, p. 313</ref>
-:This is a description of the 1980s arcade game [https://pacman-e281c.firebaseapp.com ''Pac-Man''].
+:<code>Quentin saw a Creterakian dressed in a black bodysuit with bright images of bouncing cherries moving on it. The cherries were being chased by what looked like a yellow pie missing one slice, except the slice opened and closed like it was the pie’s mouth.</code>
-* The bar where Quentin and the others ended their pub crawl around Neptune is called ''Kessell's Run''.<ref>The Champion, p. 365</ref> This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyvFEkJSE4 scene] in ''Star Wars'' when Han is incredulous that Ben and Luke have never heard of the Millennium Falcon.
+| This is a description of the 1980s arcade game [https://pacman-e281c.firebaseapp.com ''Pac-Man''].
-* [[Paul Preston | Paul "Bandit" Preston]] is killed in the attack on [[Bord]].<ref>The Champion, p. 398</ref>
+|-
-<pre>“Paulisdead Paulisdead Paulisdead,” Denver said, her tone sad for once.</pre>
+| The bar where Quentin and the others ended their pub crawl around Neptune is called ''Kessell's Run''.<ref>The Champion, p. 365</ref>
-:This is a reference to the ''Paul is Dead'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead hoax] about The Beatles' Paul McCartney in 1969.
+| This is a reference to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyvFEkJSE4 scene] in ''Star Wars'' when Han is incredulous that Ben and Luke have never heard of the Millennium Falcon.
-* Quentin winds up on the cover of ''Madden 2686'', then by season's end falls victim to the [http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/madden-nfl-curse-cover-athlete-ranked-least-most-seasons-2018-051217 Madden Curse].
+|-
 ===Contagious===

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 | [[Petra Prawatt|Petra]] describes room 931:<ref>The MVP, p. 85</ref>
-:<code>''“A room like this, in a university, on another planet far, far away in a time long, long ago, was where our kind came into being.”''</code>
+:<code>“A room like this, in a university, on another planet far, far away in a time long, long ago, was where our kind came into being.”</code>
 | The phrasing is reminiscent of the opening screen in ''Star Wars'': ''"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."''
 |-
-|Etc. || Etc.
+| When Petra asks Quentin to speak to the Sklorno on her behalf, he asks for some reciprocation. Petra asks if that means she'll owe him a favor:<ref>The MVP, p. 90</ref>
 |}
 ===[[The Champion]]===

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 ===[[The MVP]]===
-* When the Prawatt starship captain [[Cormorant Bumberpuff]] first introduces himself, [[Kate Cheevers|Captain Kate]] is incredulous:<ref>The MVP, p. 13</ref>
+{| class="wikitable alternategrey"
-<pre>“No military in, like, the entire galaxy would ever send a ship captain to board another vessel.
+! style="width: 50%" | Scenario/Text !! style="width: 50%" | Reference
-That would be as dumb as, I don’t know, sending a ship captain down to the surface of an unknown planet or something.”</pre>
+|-
-:This basically pokes fun of how often Captain Kirk was a part of the [https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/129038/when-and-why-did-policies-concerning-captains-and-away-teams-change away team] in the original ''Star Trek'' series.
+| When the Prawatt starship captain [[Cormorant Bumberpuff]] first introduces himself, [[Kate Cheevers|Captain Kate]] is incredulous:<ref>The MVP, p. 13</ref>
-* The [[Prawatt]] play [[The Game]], which is an on-ground version of Quidditch, from the Harry Potter books.
+:<code>“No military in, like, the entire galaxy would ever send a ship captain to board another vessel. That would be as dumb as, I don’t know, sending a ship captain down to the surface of an unknown planet or something.”</code>
-* [[Petra Prawatt|Petra]] describes room 931:<ref>The MVP, p. 85</ref>
+| This basically pokes fun of how often Captain Kirk was a part of the [https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/129038/when-and-why-did-policies-concerning-captains-and-away-teams-change away team] in the original ''Star Trek'' series.
-<pre>“A room like this, in a university, on another planet far, far away in a time long, long ago, was where our kind came into being.”</pre>
+|-
-: The phrasing is reminiscent of the opening screen in ''Star Wars'':
+| The [[Prawatt]]'s most popular sport is ''[[The Game]]''.
-<pre>"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."</pre>
+| ''The Game'' is essentially an on-ground version of ''Quidditch'', from the Harry Potter books.
 * When Petra asks Quentin to speak to the Sklorno on her behalf, he asks for some reciprocation. Petra asks if that means she'll owe him a favor:<ref>The MVP, p. 90</ref>
 <pre>“That day may never come, but yes. I haven’t agreed to help you, but if I choose to do what you ask, then you will owe me.”</pre>

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 | After [[Ju Tweedy]] joins the team, [[Quentin Barnes]] invites him to extended practice sessions:<ref>The Starter, p. 377</ref>
-<pre>Ju laughed. “Practice? What are we talkin’ about, man... practice?
+:<code>Ju laughed. “Practice? What are we talkin’ about, man... practice? Not a game, not a game... we talkin’ about practice? I save it for the games, Q.”</code>
-Not a game, not a game... we talkin’ about practice? I save it for the games, Q.”</pre>
 | This references a [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI press conference] held by NBA star Allen Iverson in which he states much the same thing.
 |}