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Peter K.

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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #180 on: August 14, 2014, 06:03:02 PM »
One of the episodes (I'm thinking Eclipse Phase) had a reference to the moon base bear problem.  Can only assume this is a WKUK reference:
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #181 on: August 18, 2014, 07:34:57 PM »
Moon bears! Heh heh! Nice.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #182 on: August 19, 2014, 03:27:12 PM »
So Tom tends to repeat a certain quote:
"I opened up the box. INSIDE WAS PAIN."

What's the source there? Catchy quote.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #183 on: August 19, 2014, 05:57:54 PM »
It's a twist on a line from Dune.

A character is told to put his hand inside of a box or he will be killed. When he asks what is inside of the box the answer he gets is "pain".

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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #184 on: August 19, 2014, 11:17:51 PM »
Actually, this is what Tom remembers: "From ASDF on youtube.  I think it was the third one.  "There's something on your face."  (Punch)  "It was pain!"
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #185 on: August 20, 2014, 01:25:19 AM »
It's from this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY6tCnu-1Do

It starts at about 41 seconds in.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #186 on: August 20, 2014, 07:10:58 PM »
Wow, I was way off I guess. You've outsmarted me once again Tom.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #187 on: August 20, 2014, 07:59:51 PM »
(rubs hands)

Good.  Goooooooood.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #188 on: August 20, 2014, 08:23:51 PM »
So this one hasn't been mentioned yet and I'm kinda surprised.  "Does this smell like chloroform to you?"  I mean it does come up an awful lot. Does it have a specific origin? Or did it just form over time and use?
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #189 on: August 20, 2014, 08:53:32 PM »
This particular Patton Oswalt bit is more or less the origin of the 'chloroform rag' line:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgSC8Qle6nA#t=0h6m1s
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #190 on: August 21, 2014, 02:30:26 PM »
Quote from: BeyondSandrock on August 20, 2014, 08:53:32 PM
This particular Patton Oswalt bit is more or less the origin of the 'chloroform rag' line:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgSC8Qle6nA#t=0h6m1s

Surprised that "Uncle Touchy's Naked Puzzle Basement" has never made an appearance.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #191 on: August 21, 2014, 05:13:01 PM »
I vaguely remember mentions of the puzzle basement, or at least things said in that jock-rock tone, though I couldn't tell you what episodes.
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #192 on: August 22, 2014, 02:48:01 PM »
Is there an origin story for that "scrape...SCRAPE...SCRAAAAAPE..." thing Tom does occasionally?

Anything in particular or just a general sound of some psychopath ominously sharpening a knife?
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #193 on: August 22, 2014, 06:48:18 PM »
Quote from: Daegan on August 22, 2014, 02:48:01 PM
Is there an origin story for that "scrape...SCRAPE...SCRAAAAAPE..." thing Tom does occasionally?

Anything in particular or just a general sound of some psychopath ominously sharpening a knife?

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El Disgusto: "I drag the whetstone across my katana. Scraaaape. Scraaaape. Scraaaaape."

from: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?14851-Achy-Breaky-Mythos and http://slangdesign.com/rppr/2005/11/comedy/the-achy-breaky-mythos/
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Re: The RPPR Catchphrase, In-joke, and Obscure Reference Appreciation Station
« Reply #194 on: August 22, 2014, 11:05:18 PM »
Quote from: BeyondSandrock on August 20, 2014, 08:53:32 PM
This particular Patton Oswalt bit is more or less the origin of the 'chloroform rag' line:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgSC8Qle6nA#t=0h6m1s

Less, not more. Had not previously seen this Patton Oswalt bit, but I've been hearing the phrase since 2004 or so.

It's supposed to be a 'humorously' creepy pick-up line.
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