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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* '''The Joy of X''', the [[Trope Namer]], is an interesting [[Zig-Zagging Trope]]: most titles of this form reference ''The Joy of Sex'', which was itself titled in reference to ''The Joy of Cooking''. Conveniently, it also makes this a [[Just for Pun]] trope. |
* '''The Joy of X''', the [[Trope Namer]], is an interesting [[Zig-Zagging Trope]]: most titles of this form reference ''The Joy of Sex'', which was itself titled in reference to ''The Joy of Cooking''. Conveniently, it also makes this a [[Just for Pun]] trope. |
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** In the [[Discworld]] book ''[[ |
** In the [[Discworld]] book ''[[Maskerade]]'', Nanny Ogg writes ''The Joye of Snackes'' — as a cookbook where every recipe is either an aphrodisiac, a double entendre, or both, it manages to reference ''both'' of this template's originals. |
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** "The Joy of Sect" is an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. |
** "The Joy of Sect" is an episode of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. |
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** There's a book entitled ''The Joy of Sox'', talking about socks. It's incredibly amusing. |
** There's a book entitled ''The Joy of Sox'', talking about socks. It's incredibly amusing. |
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** The BBC miniseries of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' presented an excerpt from "Zen and the Art of Going to the Lavatory". |
** The BBC miniseries of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' presented an excerpt from "Zen and the Art of Going to the Lavatory". |
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** ''Zen and the Art of Faking It'' by Jordan Sonnenblik. |
** ''Zen and the Art of Faking It'' by Jordan Sonnenblik. |
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** In the [[Animated Adaptation]] of ''[[ |
** In the [[Animated Adaptation]] of ''[[Wyrd Sisters]]'', one of the books on Magrat's shelf is ''Zen And The Art of Broomstick Maintenance''. |
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** ''[[Gears of War]]'' has an achievement called "Zen and the Art of Reloading." |
** ''[[Gears of War]]'' has an achievement called "Zen and the Art of Reloading." |
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** And now, "[[wikipedia:Xen|Xen]] and the art of" various things has over 40K results on Google and counting. Surprisingly, "Xen and the Art of [[Half-Life]]" is not one of them. Nor is "Xen and the Art of [[Disappointing Last Level|Bad Level Design]]". |
** And now, "[[wikipedia:Xen|Xen]] and the art of" various things has over 40K results on Google and counting. Surprisingly, "Xen and the Art of [[Half-Life]]" is not one of them. Nor is "Xen and the Art of [[Disappointing Last Level|Bad Level Design]]". |