So I figured I’d make a thread cataloging all the references I could find ingame (and the references other people get that I miss…and I’m sure I missed plenty), since I hadn’t seen any other threads like it. I’ll try to parse it out somewhat to make it easier to process. **Managers** Cabe Johnson ~ A Portal 2 reference. He is the man who talks about making life take back the lemons it gives you. And also who discusses using lemons to burn a house down, but that’s a story for a different reference. Perry Black ~ A reference to Perry White, the owner of the Daily Planet (Superman). Combines this reference with Conrad Black, who was a disgraced newspaper publisher. W.W. Heisenbird ~ A reference to Walter White of ‘Breaking Bad,’ who takes up the alias Heisenberg and opens a car wash for the purpose of money laundering. Mama Sean ~ A reference to the pizza chain Papa Johns’. The image is based on Michael Jackson, who had a song in which a phrase sounding like “Mama Sean” could be heard. Jim Thorton ~ A reference to the Canadian food chain Tim Horton’s. Forest Trump ~ A reference to Forrest Gump, who piloted a shrimp boat after leaving the military. The last name is also a secondary reference to Donald Trump, based on the image. Dawn Cheri ~ A reference to Don Cherry, CBC commentator for ice hockey. Stefani Spielburger ~ A reference to Stephen Spielberg. If you don’t know who that is, go ask Google. I hear he knows everything… The Dark Lord ~ A combination of Saddam Hussein and classical Satan, referencing the South Park movie in which the two were lovers, of all things. Thus making this manager their love child. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to find some brain bleach after that one… Derrick Plainview ~ A reference to the oil derrick, the machine used classically to harvest oil from the ground (and also the machine in the icon used ingame). Image also refers to There Will Be Blood, specifcally Daniel Day Lewis’ character therein. Ebenezer Rockerfeller ~ A combination of Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles’ Dickens novel _A Christmas Carol_ and Rockefeller, a late 1800s businessman who is known for his monopoly over the oil industry. Darky McGrumpface ~ Grumpy Cat. Do I need to say more? Jenn Catsburger ~ A reference to Jeffrey Katzenburg, CEO of Dreamworks. They made Shrek, which explains the ingame image. Dwayne Greatsky ~ A reference to Wayne Gretsky, hockey player. Cpt. Janeway Krunch ~ A reference to Captain Krunch (as in the cereal). Also a reference to Captain Katherine Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager. Homer Sprinkles ~ A reference to Homer from the Simpsons, and the image references Homer, the ancient Greek author of such epics as The Odyssey and The Iliad. P. J. Fries ~ Phillip J. Fry, Futarama. Gus Pollos ~ Another Breaking Bad reference. Gus Fring owned a chain of chicken restaurands called Pollos Hermanos. Milly Bayes ~ Billy Mayes. Gladys Caroline ~ Another Portal 2 reference, this time to GLaDOs and “Caroline.” **Upgrades** Immaculate Consumption ~ A reference to the Catholic teaching of ‘Immaculate Conception’ which states that the Virgin Mary was born without Sin. Combustible Lemons ~ Yet another Portal 2 reference, specifically to a part of Cave Johnson’s speech in which he claims he will have his engineers make lemons that can burn a person’s house down. He even says the phrase “combustible lemon.” Lord Stanley’s Cup ~ A reference to one of the highest trophies of Major League Hockey, the Stanly Cup. James Camera ~ A reference to movie director James Cameron. Eternal Revenue Service ~ A reference to the IRS or Internal Revenue Service. Dessert Pizza ~ A reference to Pizza Ranch’s special ‘Cactus Bread,’ also known as Desert Pizza. Alcubierre Drives ~ Refers to the theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre’s drive, which is a theoretical method of travel that is also faster than light. Super PAC Man ~ A reference to Pac Man of old. PAC stands for Political Action Committee, for anyone wondering. Temporal Retcon ~ Refers to a temporal rift, a distortion of the space-time continuum, and a retcon, which changes a character’s backstory. They’d combine to work rather well, supposedly. Shrimp is Life ~ A reference to a Youtube video, which had Shrek in place of Shrimp originally. Post-Credit Neuralyzer ~ References the Neuralyzer from Men in Black, which wipes the recent memories of anyone affected by it. Incredibly effective for a movie theater, as it’d make people not remember the movie they just watched, thus going back for more. Zombie Proof Rigs ~ Possibly referring to a Left 4 Dead 2 map which was on an oil rig. Also refers to zombie apocalypse survival lore in general, which recommends going to an oil rig because it’s apparently safe there. But that’s because we’ve never actually had an apocalypse situation to test it, so for all we know this upgrade would be needed in real life. Your Body is Ready ~ A meme reference, specifically the ‘My Body is Ready’ meme. Reggie would be proud. First Amen-dment ~ A combination of the First Amendment (Freedom of speech, religion, etc.) of the US Bill of Rights and Amen, a common colloquialism in religions. Unrefusable Offer ~ A reference to The Godfather’s classic phrase “an offer you can’t refuse.” A Towel ~ A reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which points out that a towel is by far the most important thing a hitchhiker can bring with him on any venture, be it physical or fiscal. Paradise Lost and Found ~ A reference to the poems Paradise Lost and Paradise Found by John Milton. Black Friday the 13th ~ A combination of Black Friday, the most notorious shopping day of the year, and Friday the 13th, stereotypically seen as an unlucky day. **Achievements** Easy Squeezy ~ A reference to the saying “Easy peasy lemon squeezy.” Lemontopia ~ Lemon combined with Utopia. Lemondammerung ~ Lemon combined with Gotterdammerung, a German term for Ragnarok (literally ‘Twilight of the Gods’). LemoNirvana ~ Lemon combined with Nirvana. Operating Lemon VIII ~ Possibly referring to ‘Operating Thetan VIII,’ the highest auditing level (whatever the heck that means) of Scientology. Lemogeddon ~ Lemon combined with Armageddon. Lemonarok ~ Lemon combined with Ragnarok. Citrus of the 7 Suns ~ Possibly a reference to the Saga of Seven Suns series by Kevin J. Anderson. In case the title didn’t give it away, the genre is Space Opera. Lemonokereti ~ Lemon combined with Frashokereti, the final renovation of the universe according to Zoroastrainism. In this renovation all evil shall be destroyed. Well, when that happens we’ll be losing our banks and oil rigs. Shame. The 2nd Squeezing ~ Lemon combined with ‘The 2nd Coming’ (Of Jesus, it’s a religion thing). Lemonlightenment ~ Lemon combined with Enlightenment. The Lemonhead ~ Reference to the candy of the same name. Impossibrew ~ Reference to the internet meme ‘Impossibru.’ Extra! Extra! Read All About It! ~ Combined 2 achievements, a reference to the stereotypical way paperboys would advertise newspapers to passerby. When people still bought them. Digital Digest ~ A reference to magazine “Reader’s Digest.” Such Hockey ~ Doge reference. Much wow. Oil Coup-on ~ Combination of a coup, a takeover by force (an illegal one) and a coupon. Talkie Ads ~ Another old-timey reference, ‘talkies’ were the first instances of movies with spoken voice. Before this, they would have that classic ragtime piano music and occasionally cut to a screen with lines written on it. Working at the Carwash! ~ Music reference. Grey Goo Detergent ~ Reference to one possible end of the world, specifically one involving self-replicating robots that consume everything. Or that one game on Kongregate where you play some grey goo that eventually gets so large it is larger than the Earth and protects it from asteroids and whatnot. Well, until it’s large enough that it can successfully consume the Earth. When You Wash Upon A Star ~ Another Music Reference, ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ from Pinocchio. Bubbles! ~ A reference to the Finding Nemo character of the same name. Are You Reading These? ~ Damn right I am. Wax On Wax Off ~ A Karate Kid Reference. Everlasting Pepperoni ~ A reference to Willy Wonka’s “Everlasting Gobstoppers.” Pizza Stuffed Pizza ~ Yo dawg, I heard you love pizza… (For those who don’t get it, it’s a meme.) That’s Amore ~ Amore means love in Italian. In actual reference news, it’s a reference to a Dean Martin song of the same name. Over 1 Decillion Served ~ A reference to McDonalds’ claim of “Over 99 Billion Served,” just scaled up to AdCap levels of awesome. Wibbly Wobbly Deliveries ~ A reference any self-respecting Whovian should get. For the rest of us, it’s a Dr. Who reference. Pizza Putt ~ A reference to Pizza Hut. Possibly also a Spaceballs reference to Pizza the Hutt (their take on Jabba, except made out of pizza and voiced by Dom DeLuise). Pizza Roll Call Center ~ Pizza Roll, Roll Call, Call Center. Need I say more? Unobtainium Crust ~ A reference to Avatar. The Pie In The Sky ~ A reference to the old saying of the same name, which meant something good that was quite unlikely to actually happen. Doughnut Shaped Universe ~ A reference to the theory of the same name, suggesting the shape of the universe is a three-dimensional Torus (which is shaped like…you guessed it, a donut). Unified Donut Theory ~ A reference to the “unified theory” or “doughnut theory” which states that all black holes are surrounded by doughnut-shaped structures of thick dust that can completely obscure a black hole depending on the viewing angle. Roll Up the Outer Rim ~ A reference to an event Tim Horton’s (the reference Jim Thornton is) does yearly called “Roll up the rim to win.” Got Donuts? ~ Maybe, but here’s a better question: Got Milk? Long John Long Johns ~ References the kind of donut (a filled donut called a Long John) and the term for underwear. Thus, it is underwear made from donuts. The Donutrix ~ “Wake up Neo…they made apple spice donuts.” In all seriousness, it’s a Matrix reference. Then Who Was Donut ~ A reference to the meme “Then Who Was Phone?” The Shrimpularity ~ A reference to The Singularity, a theorized event marking the point at which artificial intelligence reaches the same level as human intelligence. Srimpocalypse ~ Shrimp combined with Apocalypse. Begun the Shrimp Wars Have ~ Yoda from Star Wars. “Begun, the Clone War has!” (Not quoted: “HmmmMMMmmm…”) King in the North Sea ~ Game of Thrones reference to the King of the North. The Blackwater BBQ ~ Another GoT reference, this time to the Battle of the Blackwater. Battle of the Bilge ~ Reference (possibly) to the Battle of the Bulge in WW2. Germans try to capture a port, this port is on a river that leads to the North Sea, which is quite shrimp-laden from what I’m told. The Red Wetting ~ GoT reference, take a shot (as in I’m making a drinking game reference here). This time the Red Wedding. Daily Game 7 ~ A reference to the 7-game series used in all NHL playoff series. The Refs ARE Blind ~ A reference to the common colloquialism of claiming refs can’t see well for making “bad” calls. The Hungry Games ~ A reference to The Hunger Games. Lights! Camera! Action! ~ Combined 3 achievements, the stereotypical callouts leading up to the start of recording a scene in film. Get the stage lighting right, get the cameras rolling, start the scene. Rosebud… ~ A reference to Citizen Kane. (RosebudIsASled. Dear god in heaven I hope someone gets that…) Wake Up…This Game Has You… ~ Combined 2 Achievements, a reference to the Matrix. But It’s No Game…It’s A SPACESTATION! ~ Combined 2 Achievements, reference to Star Wars “That’s no moon” line. Pax Holywooda ~ A reference to Pax Romana, the period of peace in the Roman Empire. Bourgeois Banks ~ The bourgeois are the ruling class of capitalist society. There Will Be Oil ~ A reference to the phrase “There will be blood.” Crude Empire ~ References both a business empire made off crude oil and crude oil from the company Empire. Drill, Baby, Drill! ~ A reference to a Sarah Palin quote from the 2008 debates. Seriously though, she was totally fan service. God help us if she had become president… (That’s not Democratic or Republican, that’s common sense.) Adam Smith Award ~ Reference to Adam Smith, the ‘Father of Economics’ who came up with the concept of “Supply and Demand” and the Invisible Hand of the Marketplace. The One True Investor ~ A reference to the One True King. Take a shot. Game of Loans ~ Just take another shot already. Midas ~ You’re so rich, everything you touch turns to gold. Including the lemons. But that other upgrade isn’t really a reference. Literally Can’t Even ~ A reference to the meme of the same name. Psyche! ~ Before 1.4.5, this achievement was labeled ‘The End of Phase 1.’ Now that it goes up to 2000, this is no longer the case. You’re the Boss ~ A reference to the TV Show “Who’s the Boss?” Invisible Hand High Five ~ Another reference to Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations. **Miscellaneous** Phone ~ The “Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more” references an old Monty Python skit. Golden Suit ~ A reference to Elder Scrolls: Oblivion’s ‘Horse Armor,’ in that it has no purpose whatsoever. Possibly also referencing Discworld: Moist Von Lipwig, a conman reformed into an entepreneur within said series, wears a golden suit as his trademark.

W. W. Heisenbird is a pun for Werner Heisenberg, a physicist who created the “Uncertainty Principle” which pretty much means that you can’t predict everything.

Good list. Here’s a couple that you missed. **Managers** Perry Black – I believe this is a Superman reference. Perry White runs the Daily Planet. W.W. Heisenbird – Walter White ‘Heisenberg’ of Breaking Bad. Jim Thorton – Famous chain in Canada, ‘Tim Horton’s’. Derrick Plainview – Picture refers to ‘There Will Be Blood’, Daniel Day Lewis’s character. Cpt. Janeway Krunch – First name is a reference to Captain Katherine Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager.

W. W. Heisenbird is a shoutout to Breaking Bad’s main character… Walter White, who adopted the alias “Heisenberg” (after the aforementioned chemist) bought a car wash as a money laundering business. Dawn Cheri is a play on Don Cherry, the famous CBC commentator for ice hockey (makes sense since the devs are Canadian they’d put a reference to him and Timmy’s…) Jenn Catsburger is a reference to Jeff Katzenberg, the CEO of Dreamworks.

Jenn Catsburger = Jeffrey Katzenburg Gus Pollos – another Breaking Bad reference. Gus Fring owned the Pollos Hermanos chain of chicken restaurants

Don’t forget the achievement ones too :D I’m only giving one cause I need to get to bed: Roll Up the Outer Rim: A reference to the “Roll up the rim to win” event that Tim Horton’s does every year.

> *Originally posted by **[sethyboy0](/forums/2606/topics/422726?page=1#posts-8310777):*** > > Don’t forget the achievement ones too :D I had avoided the achievements because I felt it might be tough in some cases to see where the line between reference and name ends. There’s plenty more in there I suspect, but the issue from my perspective is seeing where the line is.

Wink Wink, nudge nudge, say no more, say no more is from one of Monty Python’s skits

The Golden Suit, making a reference to The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion’s “Horse Armor” where it does nothing but makes you run like a Capitalist in style.

The Trump Lastname its no coincidence at all!! \*Look at his hair/toupee

Homer Sprinkles is a double reference. The picture is a reference to the ancient Greek Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

I think Left 4 Dead 2 had a zombie mode where you played on an oil rig. In zombie apocalypse survival lore, an oil rig is supposedly the absolute best place to be to avoid zombie attacks because they can’t get to you. If you’ve got fresh water beneath you, you can drink. You can fish to eat (long line, I know). And you keep the biters away because they have no way up to you.

> *Originally posted by **[bigmac25](/forums/2606/topics/422726?page=1#posts-8311306):*** > > I think Left 4 Dead 2 had a zombie mode where you played on an oil rig. > > In zombie apocalypse survival lore, an oil rig is supposedly the absolute best place to be to avoid zombie attacks because they can’t get to you. If you’ve got fresh water beneath you, you can drink. You can fish to eat (long line, I know). And you keep the biters away because they have no way up to you. Looked it up – “Left 4 Dead 2 Oil Rig” appears to lead to videos of a game mode in such, making that check out. Also found a page on some sort of zombie apocalypse survival wiki which specifies that _offshore_ rigs are the way to go here. More dangerous, but good if you need a short-term location to stay. Bad in long term due to the elements, possible pirates, and no real way to grow more food (it’s offshore…this ain’t Minecraft, son. Can’t drop a few dirt blocks, take a hoe to them and start planting wheat).

Bank Upgrade Dogecoin the cryptocurrency that has a great community!

Holy Moola Upgrade. This is not a really reference to anything else but the game but… at least it’s worth mentioning. Holy is a reference to the Upgrade itself. It increases the power of AIs. “Moola” is a slang word for Money, also.

Black Friday the 13th is Black Friday, the day of the year after Thanksgiving where business go into the black (positive) rather than the red (negative) (AKA make a lot of money), and Friday the 13th, the occasional day known for bad luck and supernatural (I’m assuming that the latter is the noteworthy one because of the angels). I would like to reiterate that Trump most certainly is intentional based off the image. Unrefusable offer is a play on “An offer you can’t refuse” from the Godfather, I think.

“The Dark Lord” looks like a combination of Saddam Hussein and the classic image of Satan. This is a reference to South Park movie where Hussein and Satan are lovers; this is obviously their child.

“A towel” is a reference to the HitchHicker Galaxy Guide, where Ford Perfect always keep his towel

A towel, all profit x 15, 1 quivigintillion : The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy clearly states that a towel is the most important item any hitchhiker can bring with him on any venture, capitalist or otherwise. Have you got your towel? No? Don’t panic! Edit : > *Originally posted by **[sefa65](/forums/2606/topics/422726?page=1#posts-8321535):*** > > “A towel” is a reference to the HitchHicker Galaxy Guide, where Ford Perfect always keep his towel Damn you!

Holy Moolah seems a bit too generic to be a reference, and I’m against listing Dogecoin because it’s direct as opposed to the references listed already (pretty much every other reference is mildly obscure or at least modified to make it not as obvious – see James Camera, Jenn Catsburger, etc.).

Both of these are Upgrades. Dessert Pizzas-This is likely a reference to Pizza Ranch’s Cactus Bread, AKA Dessert Pizza. Your Body is Ready-Reference to the meme “My body is Ready”.

Great list! I have a small revision for you, Perry Black is a combination of Perry White(from Superman) and Conrad Black(Disgraced newspaper publisher).

Found another Reference. (Man, I’m getting all of these from the Upgrades!) Post-Credit Neuralyzer-Reference to Men In Black, a Neuralyzer wipes the Thoughts of anything.

Holy Hockey Stick may be a reference to the deadly “Holy Hockey Stick of Terror +5” from D&D of old. Or it might just be a weird coincidence.

Shrimp references 1200 – Yoda quote: “Begun, the Clone War has!” 1400 – King of the North, Game of Thrones reference. 1700 – Reference to the Battle of the Blackwater, once again GoT. 1800 – This one’s a bit tenuous, but it could be referring to the Battle of the Bulge. In this WW2 battle, the Germans attempted to recapture the port of Antwerp. The port is on the Scheldt River, which leads to the North Sea. The North Sea has shrimp. 2000 – The Red Wedding. GoT AGAIN!