Difference between revisions of "Helvetica Spot-the-Ref"
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* Sir Galahad Locksley's name is at least three refs (Tennyson's Sir Galahad (he's a poet); Locksley, for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin of Locksley]; and [http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/lockhart.html Gilderoy Lockhart]) | * Sir Galahad Locksley's name is at least three refs (Tennyson's Sir Galahad (he's a poet); Locksley, for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood Robin of Locksley]; and [http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/lockhart.html Gilderoy Lockhart]) | ||
* Obviously we have a Scarlet Pimpernel thing going on with rescuing folks from Bois-Franc, but there haven't been any explicit refs as far as I've noticed | * Obviously we have a Scarlet Pimpernel thing going on with rescuing folks from Bois-Franc, but there haven't been any explicit refs as far as I've noticed | ||
* Maria von Pinn and some students are from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) The Sound of Music] | * Maria von Pinn and some students are from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) The Sound of Music], and her surname is undoubtedly a reference to [http://girlgenius.wikia.com/wiki/Von_Pinn Von Pinn from Girl Genius | ||
* Adelheid Sessemann is from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi Heidi] | * Adelheid Sessemann is from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi Heidi] | ||
* Dupin is (I assume, though there's no evidence besides his name and nationality) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Auguste_Dupin Auguste Dupin] | * Dupin is (I assume, though there's no evidence besides his name and nationality) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Auguste_Dupin Auguste Dupin] | ||
* Cujo the Alsatian is of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo Cujo] | * Cujo the Alsatian is of course [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo Cujo], and despite being named for the monastery, the Alsatian is a real-world breed better known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd_Dog German Shepherd] | ||
* St. Alsace is (I assume) referencing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace], a region with similar geography to Helvetica. | * St. Alsace is (I assume) referencing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace], a region with similar geography to Helvetica. | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 13 July 2008
Miseri spends inordinate amount of time putting in references, so it would be a pity not to write down the stuff we notice:
- Helvetica and Geneva are fonts, of course
- The Pervenches are the kids from Narnia, complete with disappearance into wardrobe
- Louise Beauclair (the barber's wife) and her downstairs neighbor (Mme L'Amour, the baker's wife) are from Sweeney Todd
- Lucille (the vampire) is eventually buried in a tomb with Wilhelmina Murray
- Lucille also attacks Camilla Karnstein, in a reversal of Carmilla (and note we also have a Laura)
- Sir Galahad Locksley's name is at least three refs (Tennyson's Sir Galahad (he's a poet); Locksley, for Robin of Locksley; and Gilderoy Lockhart)
- Obviously we have a Scarlet Pimpernel thing going on with rescuing folks from Bois-Franc, but there haven't been any explicit refs as far as I've noticed
- Maria von Pinn and some students are from The Sound of Music, and her surname is undoubtedly a reference to [http://girlgenius.wikia.com/wiki/Von_Pinn Von Pinn from Girl Genius
- Adelheid Sessemann is from Heidi
- Dupin is (I assume, though there's no evidence besides his name and nationality) Auguste Dupin
- Cujo the Alsatian is of course Cujo, and despite being named for the monastery, the Alsatian is a real-world breed better known as the German Shepherd
- St. Alsace is (I assume) referencing Alsace, a region with similar geography to Helvetica.
