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A [[Shout-Out]] is something subtle (a name, line of dialogue, or prop) in a show that refers to fans or family members of the cast or crew, or to another source of inspiration. By nature, these can be obscure for casual fans. In English class, it is known by the more proper-sounding name, an '''allusion'''.
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[[Reference Overdosed]] is when a series is loaded with these.
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** A giant prehistoric killer whale has the [[Awesome McCoolname|awesome name]] ''[[The Bible|Leviathan]] [[Moby Dick|melvillei]]''.
** A form of mitochondria found in a species of deer tick is officially named ''[[Star Wars|Midichloria mitochondrii]]''.
* A group of "hedgehog" genes -- whatever that means <ref>
** If your son's sonic gene is defect, [[Body Horror|he] is]] [[wikipedia:Cyclopia|screwed]] [[Nightmare Fuel|(Click the link with care, folks.)]] For a better reference, this disorder would leave him looking like a [[Silent Hill|Raw Shock.]]
** In addition, one of the macrocycle inhibitors of the gene sonic hedgehog continues the reference. It is named '''[[Big Bad|Robotnik]]'''[[Big Bad|in]].
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** The POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor was originally named [[Pokémon]], until Nintendo threatened legal action. Why? It's a master switch for cancer. It's given a generic name of Zbtb7
* Celestial bodies are also often named for real or fictitious people, in a tradition dating back to antiquity when planets and constellations were named for the gods.
** A scientist named a rock in the Main Asteroid Belt 18610 [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Arthurdent]]". Later, another asteroid was dedicated to the author: 25924 [[Douglas Adams|Douglasadams]] The naming of 25924 Douglasadams is itself a [[Heartwarming Moments|heartwarmer.]] The provisional name for it was 2001DA42.
** The asteroids ''12796 Kamenrider'' and ''12408 Fujioka'', named for the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' franchise and its original star, [[Hiroshi Fujioka]].
** Asteroids [[The Little Prince|46610 Besixdouze and 2578 Saint-Exupéry]]. A fantastic bonus for computer programmers: the number 46610, written in hexadecimal, is [[The Little Prince|B612]].
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