When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- "All shall be well . . . and all shall be well . . . and all manner of things shall be well" (29.35). This is a famous line from Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Love.
- Cyranofeed (33.13). This references Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
- Socrates (45.17)
- Eloi (57.50, 57.51)
- H.G. Wells, The Time Machine (57.52)
- Nativity (FeedChatter4.4)
- Eye of the needle (FeedChatter8.2, 4)
Historical References
- Mary Todd Lincoln (35.54)
- Abraham Lincoln (35.56, 35.58)
- Tutankhamen (45.17)
- Mithridates (45.17). A Persian king, who challenged the Romans.
- Thomas Jefferson (45.17)
- Thomas Paine (45.17)
- Marxist (45.19)
- Pink triangle (45.19). In Nazi concentration camps, gay people were required to wear pink triangle badges for identification.
- Emperor Nero (58.9)
Pop Culture References
- Coke, Coca-Cola (All over the place, starting at FeedChatter2.11)
- Gap (FeedChatter2.11)
- Nike (FeedChatter2.11, 55.3, 55.4)
- Ford (17.22, 38.17)
- ABC Afterschool Special (20.18)
- Dodge (22.11, 22.13, 22.14, 22.15, 22.41, 27.74, 28.15)
- Pepsi (31.29)
- Fox (FeedChatter10.1)
- Frosted Flakes (35.23)
- Tang (36.15)
- Tilt-a-Whirl (40.17)
- "The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, through the..." (48.37). A lyric from "Over the River and Through the Woods," a traditional holiday song.
- Santa Claus (48.38, 58.9)
- Betty Grable (53.7)