Phlebotinum Analogy: Difference between revisions

 

Expect [[Lies to Children]] to show up in the examples a lot.

 

== [[Film]] ==

* There was such an analogy in ''[[Apollo 13]]'', spoken in Mission Control. In this case what it referred to wasn't totally made up. (That part of the script was written by John Sayles, to raise money for his own projects.)

**** That would be the "busy signal" one.

{{quote|'''Daniel excitedly turns to Teal'c:''' What do you get when you dial your own phone number?

*Turn to Gen. Hammond and repeat the question* }}

** Also in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', a scientist back at SGC explains his intent to relay a transmission with an analogy to ''101 Dalmatians'' (specifically the "twilight bark" scene), as his kids love that movie. The audience completely fails to understand, so he falls back to the [[Gondor Calls for Aid]] sequence of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' instead.

* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Adventurers!]]'', [http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20060512.html here]:

{{quote|'''Drecker''': We gave the ball of death a giant cavity and now it's past the enamel! There! Fine! Okay?

'''Drecker''': Oh, like I'm the only one who took a correspondence course in apt metaphors. Sheesh. }}

* An explanation of Deep Time's [http://starslip.com/2008/10/31/starslip-number-904/ plan for ending the time war] in [[Starslip Crisis]]: