Around Azeroth: Theatre des vermins
Aug 18th, 2008
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
8-18-2008 @ 10:06AM
Peter Ellis said...
Congratulations of missing the point of that little group - it's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle reference. 4 turtles living in the sewers, and a rat teaching them what to do.
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8-18-2008 @ 10:28AM
Clasifyd said...
Yup, and if the screenshot were a little wider, you can see some green ooze. Awesome reference, IMHO.
8-19-2008 @ 12:10AM
Elizabeth Wachowski said...
I never watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- I was about seven or eight when they were on, and was more into You Can't Do That On Television.
8-18-2008 @ 10:09AM
Heilig said...
Level 1 critter stand-up? Are you nuts? How could you miss the obvious Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reference? That's clearly Master Splinter teaching the boys how to roundhouse kick some guy's face in.
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8-18-2008 @ 10:15AM
Markymark said...
You need a better screenshot their is one that shows the chemical vials in the back lol. An obvious nod to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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8-18-2008 @ 10:27AM
crsh said...
Shouldn't it be "Théatre des vermines"?
It's Monday morning, so nitpicking is allowed.
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8-18-2008 @ 11:16AM
Gunder said...
Yes the correct spelling is "Théatre des vermines"
8-18-2008 @ 10:34AM
epsilon343 said...
I missed the TMNT reference mainly because the last time I watched the show or cared about it was probably at least 10 years ago, if not more. Obviously it *is* a reference but you guys need to calm yourselves if you're jumping on a writer because they missed a reference to mid-90s cartoon that they not have ever watched.
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8-18-2008 @ 10:55AM
Heilig said...
It doesn't matter whether they watched the show or not, it was a dominant pop culture theme throughout the early 90's, spawning a half dozen TV shows, countless toys, 3 movies, and 4 video games. It would be like a 12 year old girl today not knowing who Hannah Montana is. They were EVERYWHERE. You had to live in a cave to miss them.
8-18-2008 @ 11:25AM
Justin said...
Gotta agree with Epsilon. Not only did I see the movies way back when, but I also had a ton of TMNT comics. Don't even get me started on how many quarters I put into the arcade game. Despite all that, I didn't catch the reference since it happened so long ago that it's hardly the first thing that pops into my mind anymore. It's kind of unreasonable to assume that everyone remembers all the same pop culture references as you do.
8-18-2008 @ 11:01AM
Michel said...
WHAT? some people doesn't know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comics ?! Fraunlaven ! :)
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8-18-2008 @ 11:06AM
super_bik said...
You never know, Splinter could be telling them some jokes...
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8-18-2008 @ 12:37PM
Markymark said...
Leonardo= Warrior
raphael= Rogue
Donatello= Mage
Michaelangelo= ?
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8-18-2008 @ 1:28PM
Barod said...
Leonardo= Warrior
raphael= Rogue
Donatello= Mage
Michaelangelo= Party Dude
Fixed.
8-18-2008 @ 2:21PM
Ametrine said...
Nah, obviously all rogues.
They ARE ninja(looter)s after all.
8-18-2008 @ 2:41PM
Clasifyd said...
@Barod
You are my personal god.
8-19-2008 @ 11:19AM
Kiukiu said...
Barod...you just made my day :D
8-18-2008 @ 2:56PM
Cowy said...
Ah yes, TNMT... back when human-like animals could be enjoyable and fun without being labled as "Furry", and greedily snatched up by furry fans everywhere.
Man I hate what Furry fandom /furries have done to an average persons enjoyment of humanoid creatures. I honestly Wish the whole furry "culture" would drop off the face of the earth. Theres probably a couple thousand furries out there that want hawt steamy lovin with the turtles, if not Master Splinter. :/
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8-18-2008 @ 2:58PM
Greg said...
You can blame me, i dont watch TMNT and i had no idea that that was the reference i thought all the ooze and stuff was for show so i zoomed in real close to take the picture. -Anderek
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8-18-2008 @ 3:07PM
Anteia said...
D: I COMPLETELY missed that reference! I saw them and was like, "That's a weird combination... I'm sure it's referencing something but I don't know what..." and I'm a huge TMNT fan. Shows my brain was clearly off when I was exploring the sewers.
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