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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*''{{w|Braveheart}}'':
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**The story's title is a reference to the 1995 film.
 
**The story's title is a reference to the 1995 film.
 
**[[Bart]]'s speech, where he tries to get [[Milhouse]] and [[Martin]] to fight back against the bullies, is an obvious reference to William Wallace's speech to the Scottish army just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in the movie.
 
**[[Bart]]'s speech, where he tries to get [[Milhouse]] and [[Martin]] to fight back against the bullies, is an obvious reference to William Wallace's speech to the Scottish army just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in the movie.
*Martin's proposed name for the snow fort was "Fort Chione", after {{w|Chione (daughter of Boreas)|Chione}}, who was the nymph responsible for snow in Greek mythology.
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*Martin's proposed name for the snow fort was "Fort Chione", after {{W2|Chione|daughter of Boreas}}, who was the nymph responsible for snow in Greek mythology.
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*[[Jimbo]]'s statement that the bullies have "both flavors" of snow (white and yellow) is a reference to "yellow snow" as a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yellow%20Snow slang term]</span> for snow in which a person or animal has urinated.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:21, October 15, 2021

References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

  • Braveheart:
    • The story's title is a reference to the 1995 film.
    • Bart's speech, where he tries to get Milhouse and Martin to fight back against the bullies, is an obvious reference to William Wallace's speech to the Scottish army just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in the movie.
  • Martin's proposed name for the snow fort was "Fort Chione", after Chione, who was the nymph responsible for snow in Greek mythology.
  • Jimbo's statement that the bullies have "both flavors" of snow (white and yellow) is a reference to "yellow snow" as a slang term for snow in which a person or animal has urinated.