jellysundae Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 There are so many out there, in item names and descriptions, but I've only just realised that Yippee! is poking fun at Yahoo! :rolleyes_anim: :laughingsmiley: Even the founders' names, lol. "Yippee was founded by David Fuzio and Jubjub Yang way back in early Year One. Yippee currently provides search services for Neopia Central and plans to expand their directories to include Maraqua, the VirtuPets Space Station and Faerieland. Slogan: You name it, we will find it!" "Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo" What ones have you spotted/are your favourites? circlette, LaLune and uniquegenius 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladycanary Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 My favorite is the Two Ring. People who aren't familiar with Lord of the Rings may skim right by that one, but I'm sure a few of us caught it. (Literally, in the fishing hole!) circlette, S_A and LaLune 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolishFancy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I like the small nod to Austin Powers - "Who throws away a shoe, anyway?" - on the old rotten shoes. Oh and the Futurama one - Morbo - he says "Windmills do not work that way!" and the description of The Way Windmills Work is "Windmills do, in fact, work that way". jellysundae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I giggle childishly at this one :shiftyeyes_anim: We heard you liked spinning the Wheel of Monotony... Now you can spin the Wheel of Monotony while spinning the Wheel of Monotony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aminoshiki Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Was going through my sdb the other day, and I found a Dark Villain Usuki Doll. It's totally a Darth Vader usuki that reads "join me, and together we shall earn neopoints!" I was so excited I found that just in time for the new movie :P S_A, jellysundae and uniquegenius 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_A Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The Foreman Usuki looks like Princess Leia too imo. As a person who loves mixing words around, I enjoy the ghoti/fish reference. Did you know that chop = ship? /Ch/ as in chandelier, /o/ as in women...and then the /p/? LaLune, aminoshiki and uniquegenius 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidtheSnail Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Tryygdorr (like the trading card) is Trogdor, from StrongBad (gosh that was such a long time ago) S_A, circlette and aminoshiki 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitycat66 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 And who can forget the nod to Doctor Who in the Fish Fingers and Custard description? "Box falls out of the sky, Neopet eats fish custard!" aminoshiki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaziecat Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 There's also the Cheerful Sponge Kiko Plushie - "This plushie will feel at home anywhere, even if you decide to put it in fruit under the ocean for some reason." One of the few references I actually get! uniquegenius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerie1811 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The Wheel of Extravagance is a reference to Stargate. There are a lot of references and they make me smile and giggle every time I come across them :D jellysundae and life_eclectic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulpfreeoj Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 There's also the Cheerful Sponge Kiko Plushie - "This plushie will feel at home anywhere, even if you decide to put it in fruit under the ocean for some reason." One of the few references I actually get! The partner plush to that is the Friendly Brown Gelert Plushie, which is a reference to the JumpStart series of learning games (which starred a brown dog named Frankie).Those two plushes were given out when Jumpstart bought Neopets from Viacom (Nickelodeon), and when you place the plushies next to each other they are looking at each other. The description of the Friendly Brown Gelert Plushie is "This is one friend who will love to jump around with you wherever you go! Even to maths class." (I had Jump Start First grade as a kid, it was pretty fun.) ikids and uniquegenius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidtheSnail Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The partner plush to that is the Friendly Brown Gelert Plushie, which is a reference to the JumpStart series of learning games (which starred a brown dog named Frankie).Those two plushes were given out when Jumpstart bought Neopets from Viacom (Nickelodeon), and when you place the plushies next to each other they are looking at each other. The description of the Friendly Brown Gelert Plushie is "This is one friend who will love to jump around with you wherever you go! Even to maths class." (I had Jump Start First grade as a kid, it was pretty fun.) I had the jumpstart games back when they had a frog as the main character. I havent seen any of those ones as items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintymelody Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 There was a NC Mysterious Morphing Experiment that was a reference to Frozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 I hear this item's a reference to Totoro's leaf umbrella, I hope it is, because Totoro rocks. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 There was a whole event that was a nod to Supernatural. I currently use the theme that was made for it. life_eclectic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
life_eclectic Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Black Velvet Cloak, the description says "Contrary to popular belief, this cloak does not help you blend in with the shadows and become invisible. :(", a reference to Harry Potter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Valentine Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "Bank error in your favor. Collect XNP" is an obvious Monopoly reference :) SidtheSnail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleagh Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 The Sour Blue Slushie description: It is sour, and blue, da da dee da da da... :laughingsmiley: LOL Also, The Chocolate Factory: Nobody ever goes in...nobody ever comes out, but we sell chocolate by the truckload! The Willy Wonka reference had me in stitches when I was little :) There are so many good ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidtheSnail Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 The Sour Blue Slushie description is in reference to the Eiffle 65 song I'm Blue "It is sour, and blue, da da dee da da da..." (Gosh I feel old) ashleagh, .Brianna. and Rune Valentine 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 The Sour Blue Slushie description is in reference to the Eiffle 65 song I'm Blue "It is sour, and blue, da da dee da da da..." (Gosh I feel old) I hope you get the song playing in your head any time you read that description, I know I do :laughingsmiley: ashleagh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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