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 *According to [[Marge]], Homer once stalked American journalist {{W|Charles Kuralt}}.
 *After attaching a dripping can of paint to Lenny's car, Homer says that the only thing he had to do was following the "yellow drip road". This is a reference to the iconic {{W|yellow brick road}} that [[Dorothy Gale]] ([[Judy Garland]]) had to follow to get to the {{W|Emerald City}} in the 1939 musical fantasy film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-*When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, [[Abe]] finds out he is an {{W2|Elk|Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks}}, a {{W2|Mason|Freemasonry}}, a communist and the president of the {{W|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation}}.
+*When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, [[Abe]] finds out he is an {{W|Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elk}}, a {{W2|Mason|Freemasonry}}, a communist and the president of the {{W|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation}}.
 *After being hurt by Lenny, [[Mr. Burns]] asks him "Thanks, sir, can I have another one?", after which he is kicked. This is a reference to a similar scene with the older students and the new ones in the film ''{{W|National Lampoon's Animal House}}''.
 *Symbols seen at the [[Stonecutters Lodge]] include the {{W|Square and Compasses}} and the {{W|Eye of Providence}}, symbols usually associated with Freemasonry.

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 *According to [[Marge]], Homer once stalked American journalist {{W|Charles Kuralt}}.
 *After attaching a dripping can of paint to Lenny's car, Homer says that the only thing he had to do was following the "yellow drip road". This is a reference to the iconic {{W|yellow brick road}} that [[Dorothy Gale]] ([[Judy Garland]]) had to follow to get to the {{W|Emerald City}} in the 1939 musical fantasy film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-*When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, [[Abe]] finds out he is an {{W|elk}}, a {{W2|Mason|Freemasonry}}, a communist and the president of the {{W|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation}}.
+*When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, [[Abe]] finds out he is an {{W2|Elk|Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks}}, a {{W2|Mason|Freemasonry}}, a communist and the president of the {{W|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation}}.
 *After being hurt by Lenny, [[Mr. Burns]] asks him "Thanks, sir, can I have another one?", after which he is kicked. This is a reference to a similar scene with the older students and the new ones in the film ''{{W|National Lampoon's Animal House}}''.
 *Symbols seen at the [[Stonecutters Lodge]] include the {{W|Square and Compasses}} and the {{W|Eye of Providence}}, symbols usually associated with Freemasonry.

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The entire episode is a spoof of secret societies, mainly {{W|Freemasonry}}.
-[[File:CouchGagS6E12.png|250px|thumb|The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references {{W|M. C. Escher}}'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}'']]
+[[File:CouchGagS6E12.png|250px|thumb|The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references [[M. C. Escher]]'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}'']]
-*The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references {{W|M. C. Escher}}'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}''.
+*The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references [[M. C. Escher]]'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}''.
-*Notable items in "Homer's Revenge List" include the {{W|United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights}}, {{W|Emmy Awards}}, scientist [[Charles Darwin]], comedian [[Billy Crystal]], [[God]], and the {{W|Soloflex}} exercise machine.
+*Notable items in "Homer's Revenge List" include the {{W|United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights}}, [[Emmy Awards]], scientist [[Charles Darwin]], comedian [[Billy Crystal]], [[God]], and the {{W|Soloflex}} exercise machine.
 *When [[Homer]] tells the family that [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] were acting strange, [[Bart]] wonders if they are involved in the [[John F. Kennedy]] assassination, a reference to the numerous {{W|John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories|assassination conspiracy theories}} related to the president's death.
 *According to [[Marge]], Homer once stalked American journalist {{W|Charles Kuralt}}.
-*After attaching a dripping can of paint to Lenny's car, Homer says that the only thing he had to do was following the "yellow drip road". This is a reference to the iconic {{W|yellow brick road}} that {{W|Dorothy Gale}} ({{W|Judy Garland}}) had to follow to get to the {{W|Emerald City}} in the 1939 musical fantasy film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
+*After attaching a dripping can of paint to Lenny's car, Homer says that the only thing he had to do was following the "yellow drip road". This is a reference to the iconic {{W|yellow brick road}} that [[Dorothy Gale]] ([[Judy Garland]]) had to follow to get to the {{W|Emerald City}} in the 1939 musical fantasy film ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
 *When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, [[Abe]] finds out he is an {{W|elk}}, a {{W2|Mason|Freemasonry}}, a communist and the president of the {{W|Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation}}.
 *After being hurt by Lenny, [[Mr. Burns]] asks him "Thanks, sir, can I have another one?", after which he is kicked. This is a reference to a similar scene with the older students and the new ones in the film ''{{W|National Lampoon's Animal House}}''.
 *Symbols seen at the [[Stonecutters Lodge]] include the {{W|Square and Compasses}} and the {{W|Eye of Providence}}, symbols usually associated with Freemasonry.
-*[[Patrick Stewart]]'s character goes by the name "[[Number One]]", the same name that Captain {{W|Jean-Luc Picard}}, also portrayed by Stewart, uses to refer to Commander {{W|William Riker}} on ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
+*[[Patrick Stewart]]'s character goes by the name "[[Number One]]", the same name that Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]], also portrayed by Stewart, uses to refer to Commander {{W|William Riker}} on ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
 *One of the initiation rituals is called "The Wreck of the Hesperus", a reference to the {{W|The Wreck of the Hesperus|narrative poem of the same name}} by American poet {{W|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow}}.
 *The classical music heard at the [[Stonecutters' Tunnel]] is suite no. 2 in D major (HWV 349) "Alla Hornpipe" by {{W|George Frideric Handel}} and part of his ''{{W|Water Music}}'' orchestral collection.
 *According to the [[Secret World History]] book:
 **All of the {{W|Founding Fathers of the United States}} were Stonecutters.
-**During the signing of the {{W|United States Declaration of Independence}} in July 1776, one of the Founding Fathers said "let us party like 'twas 1799". This is a reference to the lyrics "So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999" from the song "{{W2|1999|Prince song}}" by famous American singer {{W2|Prince|musician}}, which he wrote in 1982 inspired by a {{W|Nostradamus}} prediction of the world coming to an end in 1999.
+**During the signing of the {{W|United States Declaration of Independence}} in July 1776, one of the Founding Fathers said "let us party like 'twas 1799". This is a reference to the lyrics "So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999" from the song "{{W2|1999|Prince song}}" by famous American singer [[Prince]], which he wrote in 1982 inspired by a [[Nostradamus]] prediction of the world coming to an end in 1999.
 **Homer want to explain to [[Lisa]] how American folk hero [[Davy Crockett]] really died in the {{W|Battle of the Alamo}}.
 *According to the lyrics of "[[We Do]]", the Stonecutters:
 **Have control of the {{W|British Crown}}.
 **Keep the {{W|metric system}} down. The [[United States]] uses its {{W|United States customary units|customary system of measurement units}} while most of the rest of the world uses the metric system ({{W|International System of Units|SI}}).
-**Leave the mythic island of {{W|Atlantis}} off the maps.
+**Leave the mythic island of [[Atlantis]] off the maps.
 **Keep {{W|Martians}} under wraps. A reference to the popular {{W|UFO conspiracy theories|extraterrestrial cover-up conspiracies}} such as the {{W|Roswell incident}}.
 **Hold back the {{W|electric car}}.

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 *Symbols seen at the [[Stonecutters Lodge]] include the {{W|Square and Compasses}} and the {{W|Eye of Providence}}, symbols usually associated with Freemasonry.
 *[[Patrick Stewart]]'s character goes by the name "[[Number One]]", the same name that Captain {{W|Jean-Luc Picard}}, also portrayed by Stewart, uses to refer to Commander {{W|William Riker}} on ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
 *One of the initiation rituals is called "The Wreck of the Hesperus", a reference to the {{W|The Wreck of the Hesperus|narrative poem of the same name}} by American poet {{W|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow}}.
 *The classical music heard at the [[Stonecutters' Tunnel]] is suite no. 2 in D major (HWV 349) "Alla Hornpipe" by {{W|George Frideric Handel}} and part of his ''{{W|Water Music}}'' orchestral collection.
 *According to the [[Secret World History]] book:

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 *According to the [[Secret World History]] book:
 **All of the {{W|Founding Fathers of the United States}} were Stonecutters.
-**During the signing of the {{W|United States Declaration of Independence}} in July 1776, one of the Founding Fathers said "let us party like 'twas 1799". This is a reference to the lyrics "So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999" from the song "{{W2|1999|Prince song}} by famous American singer {{W2|Prince|musician}}, which he wrote in 1982 inspired by a {{W|Nostradamus}} prediction of the world coming to an end in 1999.
+**During the signing of the {{W|United States Declaration of Independence}} in July 1776, one of the Founding Fathers said "let us party like 'twas 1799". This is a reference to the lyrics "So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999" from the song "{{W2|1999|Prince song}}" by famous American singer {{W2|Prince|musician}}, which he wrote in 1982 inspired by a {{W|Nostradamus}} prediction of the world coming to an end in 1999.
 **Homer want to explain to [[Lisa]] how American folk hero [[Davy Crockett]] really died in the {{W|Battle of the Alamo}}.
 *According to the lyrics of "[[We Do]]", the Stonecutters:
 **Have control of the {{W|British Crown}}.
-**Keep the {{W|metric system}} down. The [[United States]] uses it's {{W|United States customary units|customary system of measurement units}} while most of the rest of the world uses the metric system ({{W|International System of Units|SI}}).
+**Keep the {{W|metric system}} down. The [[United States]] uses its {{W|United States customary units|customary system of measurement units}} while most of the rest of the world uses the metric system ({{W|International System of Units|SI}}).
 **Leave the mythic island of {{W|Atlantis}} off the maps.
 **Keep {{W|Martians}} under wraps. A reference to the popular {{W|UFO conspiracy theories|extraterrestrial cover-up conspiracies}} such as the {{W|Roswell incident}}.
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 [[File:Stonecutter Underwear Ghosts.png|250px|thumb|The [[Stonecutters]] ark parodies the {{W|Ark of the Covenant}} from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{W|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}'', including the ghosts that come out of it]]
 *When Homer has to gives his ceremonial costume back, it is burned inside an ark that looks a lot like the {{W|Ark of the Covenant}} from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{W|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''. When the clothes are burning, ghosts are flying from it, just like in the film.
-*Homer's coronation scene, including his costume, acting like a child and the background music, are direct references to ''{{W|The Last Emperor}}''.
+*Homer's coronation scene, including his costume, acting like a child, and the background music, are direct references to ''{{W|The Last Emperor}}''.
 *When Homer considers himself a God, Lisa tells him "Beware the Ides of March", a famous line in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''{{W2|Julius Caesar|play}}'' referring to the {{W|Ides of March}}.
 *When Homer proposed the Stonecutters to help the less fortunate, [[Moe]] compares him to {{W|Albert Schweitzer}}.
 *Notable people from the Stonecutter World Council include food scientist [[Orville Redenbacher]], actor [[Jack Nicholson]], former president [[George H.W. Bush]] and actor and wrestler [[Mr. T]].
 *The [[The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers]] headquarters are located in a {{W|Baskin-Robbins}} store, the American multinational chain of ice cream.
-*Homer wants the monkeys to recreate the {{W|Battle of Gettysburg}}. The battle is considered to be the {{W|turning point of the American Civil War}}.
+*Homer wants the monkeys to recreate the {{W|Battle of Gettysburg}}. This battle is considered to be the {{W|turning point of the American Civil War}}.
 *Homer thinks he is part of {{W|The Black Panthers}}, a black power political organization founded in 1966 and dissolved in 1982.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The entire episode is a spoof of secret societies such as the {{W|Freemasonry|Masons}} and {{W|Skull and Bones}}.
+*The entire episode is a spoof of secret societies, mainly {{W|Freemasonry}}.
-*Homer says that he has to follow the "yellow drip road", a reference to the {{W|yellow brick road}} from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
+[[File:CouchGagS6E12.png|250px|thumb|The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references {{W|M. C. Escher}}'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}'']]
-*After being hurt by Lenny, Mr. Burns asks him: "Thanks, sir, can I have another one?", whereupon he is kicked. This is a reference to a similar scene with the older students and the new ones in the film ''{{W|Animal House}}''.
+*The episode's [[Homer the Great/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] references {{W|M. C. Escher}}'s lithograph print ''{{W2|Relativity|M. C. Escher}}''.
-*When Homer has to gives his ceremonial costume back, it is burned inside an Ark that looks a lot like the Ark of the Covenant from the [[Indiana Jones]] film ''{{W|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}''. When the clothes are burning, there are even ghosts flying from it, just like in the film.
+*Notable items in "Homer's Revenge List" include the {{W|United States Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights}}, {{W|Emmy Awards}}, scientist [[Charles Darwin]], comedian [[Billy Crystal]], [[God]], and the {{W|Soloflex}} exercise machine.
-*Homer's coronation scene, including his costume and the background music, are a direct reference to "The Last Emperor".
+*When [[Homer]] tells the family that [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] were acting strange, [[Bart]] wonders if they are involved in the [[John F. Kennedy]] assassination, a reference to the numerous {{W|John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories|assassination conspiracy theories}} related to the president's death.
-*[[Jack Nicholson]], [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Steve Guttenberg]] and [[Mr. T]] are part of the Stonecutters.
+*According to [[Marge]], Homer once stalked American journalist {{W|Charles Kuralt}}.
 == Trivia ==
 *[[Stonecutters|Stonecutter]] numbers: [[Lenny]] is number 12, [[Carl]] is number 14, and [[Mr. Burns]] is number 29, which means that Lenny and Carl outrank him in the Stonecutter pecking order. [[Homer]] is given number 908.
 *The calendar in [[Elizabeth Hoover]]'s class is on March in [[Springfield Elementary School]].
+*Items seen on Homer's revenge list:
-=== Items seen on Homer's revenge list ===
+**Bill of Rights
-*Bill of Rights
+**[[Abe Simpson|Grandpa]]
-*[[Abe Simpson|Grandpa]]
+**Fat Free Lard
-*Fat Free Lard
+**Gravity
-*Gravity
+**Emmys
-*Emmys
+**Darwin
-*Darwin
+**[[Mt. Splashmore|H<sub>2</sub>Whoa!]] ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
-*[[Mt. Splashmore|H<sub>2</sub>Whoa!]] ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
+**{{W|Billy Crystal}}
-*{{W|Billy Crystal}}
+**[[God]]
-*[[God]]
+**Soloflex
-*Soloflex
+**[[Bart Simpson|The Boy]]
-*[[Bart Simpson|The Boy]]
+**[[Stern Lecture Plumbing]]
-*[[Stern Lecture Plumbing]]
+**Econo Save
 == Goofs ==

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 == Goofs ==
 *The robe that the Stonecutter guard wore was the same standard burgundy color as all the other Stonecutters when Homer was peering out of the bush, but when Homer attempted to go through the doors, the guard's robe switched to black.
-*[[Carl]] has yellow skin during while singing "{{ap|We Do|The Stonecutters' Song}}".
+*[[Carl]] has yellow skin during the singing of "{{ap|We Do|The Stonecutters' Song}}".
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