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* In ''Man of the House'', a pair of the cheerleaders are being dragged back to the house after starting to get in a barfight, and complains about being 'rescued' by saying "I was about to go all [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] on his ass."
* In ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' there's a reference to Clarence having "pulled a Brody" -- period slang for jumping off a bridge, after New York bridge-jumper Steve Brody.
* In ''[[The Sorcerer's
* In ''[[The Gamers]]'':Dorkness Rising, when Flynn is [[Back From the Dead|resurrected]], Lodge (the ''[[Game Master]]'') notes that "Flynn pulls a [[The Bible|Lazarus]]."
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== Real Life ==
* The verb ''Cantinflear'' (from Mexican actor Mario Moreno "Cantinflas") is authorized by the Royal Spanish Language Academy to describe nonsensical speaking.
* In Japan, ''bush-suru'', to mean barfing. ([[George
* The term "mesmerize" comes from Franz Anton Mesmer, an [[Older Than Radio|18th century]] hypnotist.
* Niccolo Machiavelli lends his name to "[[Manipulative Bastard|Machiavellian]]."
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