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[[File:monkey-island-stans.jpg|link=Monkey Island|frame|Age of Sail-era vending machine, owned by a used <s> car</s> boat salesman. Just wait until you get to the amusement park!]] |
[[File:monkey-island-stans.jpg|link=Monkey Island|frame|Age of Sail-era vending machine, owned by a used <s> car</s> boat salesman. Just wait until you get to the amusement park!]] |
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{{quote|'''Diabetes''': Are we in ancient times? |
{{quote|'''Diabetes''': Are we in ancient times? |
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'''Woman''': Can't you tell by what you're wearing?|''God'' by [[Woody Allen]]}} |
'''Woman''': Can't you tell by what you're wearing?|''God'' by [[Woody Allen]]}} |
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* ''[[Gintama]]'' sometimes uses its [[Alternate Universe]] Meiji setting as an excuse for this. |
* ''[[Gintama]]'' sometimes uses its [[Alternate Universe]] Meiji setting as an excuse for this. |
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** Which lead to the best Q&A ever |
** Which lead to the best Q&A ever |
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{{quote|"That Shinsengumi member was born in this prefecture, not the one you said." |
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"Thank you for pointing that out. I'll get to fixing it as soon as I figure out why there's aliens in the Meiji era." }} |
"Thank you for pointing that out. I'll get to fixing it as soon as I figure out why there's aliens in the Meiji era." }} |
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** Before you knew it, the story take place not in Meiji but in 2012. |
** Before you knew it, the story take place not in Meiji but in 2012. |
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== Music == |
== Music == |
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* If any principle governs the time-travellers of Thin White Rope's song "Around", it's the [[Rule of Cool]]: |
* If any principle governs the time-travellers of Thin White Rope's song "Around", it's the [[Rule of Cool]]: |
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{{quote|Dave I saw your tiny face around a leper's tit |
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Jesus walked right by you and {{spoiler|you didn't give a shit}} |
Jesus walked right by you and {{spoiler|you didn't give a shit}} |
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Andy killed an animal; he killed it with his hands |
Andy killed an animal; he killed it with his hands |
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And gave it all to me because I was a woman then |
And gave it all to me because I was a woman then |
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I remember Clay was suffering from some disease |
I remember Clay was suffering from some disease |
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That he picked up in London in the 1470s |
That he picked up in London in the 1470s |
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Got to laugh at Lloyd; he will deny it to his death |
Got to laugh at Lloyd; he will deny it to his death |
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That he's the one who never could [[The Merchant of Venice|extract that pound of flesh]] }} |
That he's the one who never could [[The Merchant of Venice|extract that pound of flesh]] }} |
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* [[Tinie Tempah]]'s ''Wonderman'' music video is ostensibly set in the 70s, parodying [[The Six Million Dollar Man]]. Despite this, [[Product Placement|a Blackberry Playbook, Paget wristwatch]], and modern exercise machines are prominently displayed. |
* [[Tinie Tempah]]'s ''Wonderman'' music video is ostensibly set in the 70s, parodying [[The Six Million Dollar Man]]. Despite this, [[Product Placement|a Blackberry Playbook, Paget wristwatch]], and modern exercise machines are prominently displayed. |
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