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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 Apprentice|The Sorcerers Apprentice]]'', Dave spills water on his pants after witnessing the confrontation between Baltazaar and Horvath and everyone believes that he wet himself. Even ten years later, kids in grade school still call having a nervous breakdown "pulling a Dave Stutler."
* 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 HWH. W. Bush|Bush Sr.]] once got sick at an official dinner and puked in the Japanese Prime Minister's lap.)
* 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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