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Also, one of the interactions with a toddler in Sims 3 Generations is "Attack With The Claw" which is a reference to the movie Liar, Liar. I laughed out loud when I saw that.
It's always a lot of fun when you discover something new in the game.
"We Don't Care If You LIKE The Game, Just As Long As You BUY The Game!"
I Disapprove (Naturally)
I Took The Pledge!
References to other EA games such as Command & Conquer, Mass Effect etc.
The Store Set I the 50s includes the jacket James Dean wore in A Rebel Without a Cause.
Ambrosia is a reference to Ancient Greek Mythology (those gods loved that stuff)
On one of the Sci Fi book suggestions, a year (can't remember which) is suggested in reference to 1984.
One of the small family homes in Bridgeport is named Back to the Fuchsia (I think all of the small houses in that area parody real life names, I think another parodies I can't believe it's not butter or something)
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The martial arts book is called the Wax on, wax off philosophic in reference to the Karate Kid.
Many of the SimNation rivers parody names of that of real rivers
The Altos are a parody of the Sopranos (in both singing and the TV show)
And the street number of the science lab in Sunset Valley is Pi.
Nectar is also a reference to Greek Mythology.
I also know that sometimes people read things into it that might not actually be there. Not in a bad way, but just mistaking something for meaning something else, and EA have no clue about it.
I have heard Sims use swear words though. I think they do it more in Sims 2. What I'd say is that we are probably just hearing what we think we hear and they are not deliberately swearing, or are they?
I'd need to check, but I always thought that poster was called 'detention hall', which is a normal school thing for teens.
As is Ambrosia (food of the gods) and the Greek styled Olympian gym. Though I think they only likely chose Nectar instead of wine as they would have had issues with the age ratings. I love Greek mythology so I like when they mention stuff like that.
Is the weight ratio thing not the swallow thing that another site has as a registration question. It's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow or something and the answer according to Monty Python is, it depends in if it's African or European swallow. I remember the parrot joke with John Cleese, the parrot was dead.
the Ambrosia thing was already mentioned..but no says its a real dish too. Mostly a fruit salad.
EDIT: Cycl0n3 Sw0rd has the same traits as Sheldon Cooper.
OMG I watch scrubs!!! I did see that referance, i actually renamed the hospital Sacred Heart Hospital, it's awsome!!
And OMG OP ur sim said giggity, thats just too cool!!
Another thing I've noticed and absolutely pray is true, is the "DeForester Dresser" in Buy mode - it's a long shot, but I'm convinced it's an obscure reference to the actor Deforest Kelley who played Dr McCoy in the original Star Trek.
Although it does make reference to 'deforestation' in the description... ah well. I can still believe they're all dedicated Trekkies!
... yeah, I'm a Trekkie.
Grimm Household- Chaunsey Grimm, reference to tv series 'Grimm' where a police detective has to solve crimes involving mythical creatures, his ancestors wrote books (brothers Grimm) the slogan is "They weren't fairytales, they were warnings"
MacDuff family- Maybe not a direct reference, but I can see similarities between them and the Weasleys from Harry Potter, could just be me looking though, large witch/wizard family mostly boys
Maldano household- Sookie Stackhouse from "True Blood" will understand more if read later books or seen all the series so far, her gran is murdered and she inherits the house, alot of magicy supernatural stuff seems to happen to her everywhere, also finds out she has fairy powers.
Roommates Supernatural household- "Being Human" vamp werewolf and ghost live in same house, enough said there really.
Swain family- Twilight....cringe
Crumplebottom- slightyly "Hocus Pocus"
also throughout lots of er....Twilight references, such as sparkly suncream for vamps, "confess to watching you while you sleep" and various others, note the werewolf vs vamp thing going on amongst Wolff and Van Gould.
I also think the MacDuff family references the Weasley family. Aside from the obvious ways, the house is arranged somewhat like the Burrow and Felicity has a fear of water because the MacDuff twins pulled a prank on her (Ron has a fear of Spiders because the Weasley twins pulled a prank on him).
I assumed it was from Shakespeare's Macbeth play. Since wasn't Malcom McDuff "not of Woman Born"? I think there's a Macbeth family somewhere in Moonlight Falls.
About the Time Machine and the future. That "someone" saving the humans. I always assumed it was suppose to be Doctor Who.