List of references (Engineer)
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Food and Drink
Red Stripe
The Engineer drinking 'BLU Streak' beer is likely a reference to the real life brand, Red Stripe, though it may also refer to the 'Blue Streak' missile, or to his 'streak' of BLU casualties.
In-Jokes
Favorite Equation
The engineer's "favorite equation" is actually a part of the equation used to govern character lighting in-game.
Music
Goodnight, Irene
| “ | Well, good night, Irene!
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"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard. The lyrics tell how the singer lost his love through "rambling and gambling". He contemplates suicide in the famous line "Sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown". The final verse urges the listener to "go home to your wife and family". In addition to many recorded versions, it is also a favorite camp and fireside song.
Old Mother Hubbard
| “ | ...How am I going to stop some big mean mother hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind?
— The Engineer
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"Old Mother Hubbard" is a nursery rhyme. Speculative claims have been made that this had to do with Thomas Cardinal Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, or even that it was referring to a large trebuchet, but those have been disputed. Here the Engineer uses Mother Hubbard as rhyming slang for 'motherfucker'.
Someone Else's Song
The song the Engineer plays on his guitar during Meet the Engineer was not originally composed for the video and is called 'Someone Else's Song'. It was originally written by American Country band Wilco for their album Being There.
Places
Bee Cave
The Engineer's place of origin, Bee Cave, is a real city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census; in the 2004 census estimate it was 1,700.
Saying and Phrases
PDQ
The name of the P.D.Q. is a reference to the abbreviated acronym for "Pretty Damn Quick" (alternatively "Pretty Darn Quick" or "Please Do Quickly"), sometimes appended to the end of an instruction or command to communicate urgency.
Lock Stock and Barrel
Achievement: Doc, Stock, and Barrel
A play on the phrase "Lock, stock, and barrel" that refers to the three main parts of a musket. The stock is where one would hold the musket, the lock is the fire mechanism that enables the musket to shoot, and the barrel is the long "tube" that the ball would travel through.
TV and Film
Ghostbusters
| “ | Nice shootin', Tex!
— The Engineer
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A reference to the first "Ghostbusters" movie. As the Ghostbusters are trying to trap Slimer while in the Sedgewick Hotel ballroom, Peter says this due to Egon's overenthusiasm with his proton pack.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Achievement: Doc, Stock, and Barrel
A play on the name of the 1998 British Crime Film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels starring Jason Statham.
Unforgiven
Achievement: Unforgiven
A reference to the movie: "Unforgiven" directed by and stars Clint Eastwood. The movie fits into the "western genre" and talks about an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had hung up his guns and turned to farming.
A Fistful of Dollars
Achievement: Fistful of Sappers
A reference to the movie: "A Fistful of Dollars" starring Clint Eastwood. The movie also fits into the "western genre" and is part of the Man with no name trilogy, in which Clint plays the Man with no name. The film plot centres around Clint's character setting two rival gangs against each other to make money for himself.
Field of Dreams
Achievement: If You Build It, They Will Die.
A slight change to the line "If you build it, he will come" a line from the fantasy/drama film Field Of Dreams which has been used many times in popular culture.
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