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* If you examine a closed coffin, the line [[Sixth Sense|"I see dead people"]] will appear in your chat box.
* There are quite a few [[Monty Python]] references in the game. The best-known example comes whenever you try to [[With This Herring|use a herring to chop down a tree]].
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** And if you use the herring on the Grand Tree...
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* A monk that looks suspiciously like Jean-Luc Picard dwells on the island of Entrana and builds a balloon "to explore new frontiers". The balloon is then destroyed by Larry, Moe, and Curly.
* Quiz #4 in the polls, question 7: "What slash defence bonus does the Corrupt Dragon chainbody provide?" One of the possible answers is [[Memetic Mutation/Anime|"Over 9000"]].
* When Bob gives you your second explorer's ring, he'll mutter about how "Adventurers these days are spoilt rotten. Why, in my day... (mumble)... [[Colossal Cave|dragons...(mumble) ...bare hands]].
* There is an NPC in the Herblore Habitat by the name of [[Rick Astley|Astlayrix]]. His examine info is "He'll never give you up and he'll never let you down."
* To put it shortly, half of all objects will have some shout out when you examine them -- a good example is summoning familiars, which can range from "[[
* When giving thieving advice, Darren Lightfinger tells the player:
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* When Jagex declared their intention to add new abilities to the Ring of Wealth, they prefaced the announcement with [http://services.runescape.com/m=news/behind-the-scenes---march-3 "RoW, huh, what is it good for?"]
* The examine text for Lumberjack Leif (an [[NPC]] on Miscellania) is "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus|He's a lumberjack and he's okay.]]" Additionally, two woodcutting-related Tasks are titled "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Okay" and "I Sleep All Night and I Work All Day".
* The guards in the towers on Jatizso and Neitiznot can be seen shouting insults to each other. These insults include [[Monty Python and
* In the old version of the "Wolf Whistle" quest, your character, asked to kill a Wolpertinger, responds "One rabbit stew coming up!" in a reference to the ''[[Monty Python and
* If you speak with Bob the Cat while your own cat is with you, the two cats will re-enact the dialogue from the [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] scene in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Similarly, if you type "I am your father" into your in-game notepad, the note that shows up will instead say "[[Big No|Nooooooooo!]]"
* Bork, the [[Portmanteau|Big Ork]], summons Ork Legions that spout [[Star Trek:
* If you speak to Evil Dave through the NPC Contact spell, you can instruct him to "[[The Lord of the Rings (
* If you perform poorly in the Great Orb Project minigame, one of the wizards will comment that "[[Portal (
* The clock above Catherby's bank is stopped at 10:04, a reference to ''[[Back to The Future]]''.
* The Fairy Godfather's henchmen Slim Louie and Fat Rocco both have examine texts that quote ''[[Goodfellas]]''.
* The monkey bars in the Brimhaven Agility Arena have examine text that quotes "I Wanna Be Like You", the monkey song from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]''. The pillars have the examine text "A small step for a player, a giant leap for player kind," a quote from Neil Armstrong, the [[Real Life|first man on the moon]]. The poison darts have a [[Bullet Time]] dodge animation referencing ''[[The Matrix]]''.
* The Flared Trousers item changes your "Dance" emote to one used by [[John Travolta]] in ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]''. Their examine text is "These'll help me stay alive."
* One of the smaller pigs in Draynor Village has the examine text "[[Austin Powers|I shall call him...Mini-Pig.]]" The same reference is duplicated in the examine text of the baby moles in the caves underneath Falador garden.
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* The examine text for the Rapier is "The very butcher of a silk button," a quote from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
* The "What Lies Below" quest includes an NPC archaeologist named [[Indiana Jones|Louisiana Jones]]. Similarly, the quest "Desert Treasure" includes Asgarnia Smith, also an [[Insistent Terminology|archaeologist.]]
* Rock Lobsters are monsters that can be found in the Waterbirth Dungeon. Their examine text is a line from the [[The B
* Many of the Tasks contain [[Shout
** Smithing a bronze mace rewards you with the [[Space Invaders|Mace Invaders]] achievement.
** Speaking with the Duke of Lumbridge awards you "Hail to the Duke, Baby", a ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' reference.
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** If you use the Ring of Charos to magically enhance your powers of persuasion, you can unlock "[[Star Wars a New Hope|These Aren't the Coins You're Looking For]]" by convincing the sailors to give you a free ride to Karamja. There's also "[[Star Wars|TzHaar Wars]]" for playing a minigame in the TzHaar area.
** Killing a mithril dragon is part of the "[[How to Train Your Dragon|How To Maim Your Dragon]]" task.
** The "[[Dungeons
** Buying a machete will complete the "[[Crocodile Dundee|That's Not a Knife...]]" task.
** "[[Toy Story (franchise)||Falling With Style]]" is unlocked by flying on a glider.
** "[[Led Zeppelin|Stairway to Haven]]" is unlocked by climbing a staircase in the Brimhaven dungeon.
** Yet another [[Monty Python]] reference: teleporting to Camelot unlocks "[[Monty Python and
** Baking an Admiral pie unlocks "[[Return of the Jedi|It's a Trap]], No, Wait, It's a Pie!"
** Visiting the Earth Altar rewards you with "[[Journey to
* If you give a "Poison chalice" item to [[King Arthur]], he'll tell you "You chose...poorly," quoting a line from ''[[Indiana Jones and
* The Task list includes achievements such as "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-story-bro Cool Story, Bro]", "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us All Your Bass...]", "[[
* The "A Void Dance" quest contains the line of dialogue "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-is-this-i-dont-even What is this, I don't even...]"
* Many of the quest titles, such as "[[The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red Raktuber]]", "[[The Great Train Robbery|The Great Brain Robbery]]" and "[[A Clockwork Orange (
* Speaking of "A Clockwork Syringe", the final part of that quest is essentially a big shout-out to ''[[
* The Christmas 2011 Event has you gather ingredients for a bunch of goblin chiefs. You placed the ingredients in a cannon and it begins firing out of control. The goblins get hit, but your character dodges the shots by backflipping [[The Matrix|Matrix style]].
* The town crier in Seers' Village will give you the advice, "[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure|Be excellent to each other!]]"
* Estocada, the [[Badass Spaniard]] who gives out duellist's caps at the Duel Arena, has dialogue based on [[The Most Interesting Man in
* There's a fishing quest called "[[Deadliest Catch]]".
* Zachory Bragg, of the Temple Trekking/Burgh de Rott Ramble minigame, has a personality loosely based on Zapp Brannigan of ''[[Futurama]]''. His dialogue includes several Brannigan quotes, like "Be careful; this whole area is uncharted. But that might be because I lost the chart."
* You can knock on a door in the west Varrock bank, and someone asks who's there. This is a setup for a knock-knock joke, and you're provided with three responses. One of them is "[[Doctor Who
* Also, there are two children, [[Doctor Who
* There's a mini game on Lunar Isle where you help a magical farmer to grow [[The Day of the Triffids|Triffids]], er, [[Captain Ersatz|Livids]].
* The fights in the Dominion Tower seem to pay tribute to ''[[Mortal Kombat (
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