Harbinger Thought Balloons...

[etos45]

So, I've read that the "There's always money in the banana stand" thought balloon is from Arrested Development and I wanted to look into the cover further. The first one that stood out to me was "Explosion in Italy, I knew it"... X-O #3 is going to have X-O attacking Italy (on the cover, in theory), so do you think this thought bubble is reflecting this? Also, what other thought bubbles can you place with possible events?

I'm going to clean this up later, so that it's easier to find the quotes on the cover. Also, I put (????) for anything where this could be what it's referencing, but it could also be something else.

List below:
1) "There's always money in the banana stand" - Arrested Development
2) "Explosion in Italy, I knew it" - X-O #3 (????)
3) "Everything's coming up Milhouse!" - The Simpsons
4) "Ma Ya Hi Ma Ya Hu Ma Ya Ha Ma Ya Haha" - T.I. - Live Your Life (????)
5) "There's always free cheddar in the mouse trap baby!" - Tom Waits - God's Away on Business
6) "He's right. People are corporations" - Referencing Mitt Romney's "Corporations are people" statement
7) "Los asesinos seriales tambien tienen sentimientos" - The serial killers have feelings too (Spanish translation)
8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, He calls to them (Spanish translation)
9) "Freaking damn ace in the river" - SDCC Valiant Poker Game
10)"I can't believe Drive wasn't nominated" - Referring to a Ryan Gossling movie
11)"I miss Chapelle" - Referring to the Dave Chapelle Show
12)"TEBOW!!!" - Tim Tebow, football
13)"Eli is straight thug" - Eli Manning, football
14)"This kid must be high" - Talking about Pete (????)
15)"What is this, 1985" - Popular Twitter hashtag (????)
16)"I think I love Rihanna" - Pop singer

[magnusr]

So, I've read that the "There's always money in the banana stand" thought balloon is from Arrested Development and I wanted to look into the cover further. The first one that stood out to me was "Explosion in Italy, I knew it"... X-O #3 is going to have X-O attacking Italy (on the cover, in theory), so do you think this thought bubble is reflecting this? Also, what other thought bubbles can you place with possible events?

List below:
1) "There's always money in the banana stand" - Arrested Development
2) "Explosion in Italy, I knew it" - X-O #3 (????)
3) "Everything's coming up Milhouse!" - The Simpsons

Was it "Ace on the River" that refered to the San Diego poker game?

"Ma ya hi ma ya hu" probably refers to the internet video of a guy singing Dragostea din tei.

/Magnus

[etos45]

Was it "Ace on the River" that refered to the San Diego poker game?

"Ma ya hi ma ya hu" probably refers to the internet video of a guy singing Dragostea din tei.

/Magnus

Am I blind? Where's the San Diego poker quote? I'd think that might be the Valiant poker game.

The Ma ya hi is either T.I.'s "Live Your Life" or O-Zone's "Ma-Ya-Hi" (from a quick search). Since there's a Rhianna quote right next to it, I'm favoring T.I. (especially since Joshua said there were hip hop references in the thought bubbles).

[magnusr]

Was it "Ace on the River" that refered to the San Diego poker game?

"Ma ya hi ma ya hu" probably refers to the internet video of a guy singing Dragostea din tei.

/Magnus

Am I blind? Where's the San Diego poker quote? I'd think that might be the Valiant poker game.

Far down on the right side. EDIT: Found the confirmation: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35980&hilit=ace+on+ ... r&start=38" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Ma ya hi is either T.I.'s "Live Your Life" or O-Zone's "Ma-Ya-Hi" (from a quick search). Since there's a Rhianna quote right next to it, I'm favoring T.I. (especially since Joshua said there were hip hop references in the thought bubbles).

T.I. is sampling O-Zone's song (which has many names, Dragostai din tei, mayahi or numa numa - the latter also refering to the video I thought of, but your explanation is more likely).

/Magnus

EDIT, side note, there's both "Talk to me like that " and "talk to me like that baby". A mistake?

[etos45]

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Okay... I see what you're saying now. I thought you were saying something else. I'm adding it and good catch!

T.I. is sampling O-Zone's song (which has many names, Dragostai din tei, mayahi or numa numa - the latter also refering to the video I thought of, but your explanation is more likely).

At the risk of sounding like a Rhianna fanboy, she is singing that in the T.I. song (so not a sample), but there's no doubt that it's taken from the YouTube thing. So, should I list it as O-Zone, Dragostai di tei, etc, etc, etc?

EDIT, side note, there's both "Talk to me like that " and "talk to me like that baby". A mistake?

Maybe? The "What is this, 1985" quote is driving me nuts, though.

I'm starting to love these quotes.

[greg]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

[etos45]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

That makes much more sense!

[Chiclo]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

In this case, "le" is an indirect pronoun. That phrase would specifically translate as "calls to them" and would include an understood subject rather than an explicit one.

[greg]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

In this case, "le" is an indirect pronoun. That phrase would specifically translate as "calls to them" and would include an understood subject rather than an explicit one.

So it should be "He calls to them"?

Probably calling on the 8th Day, right?

[kevinbastos]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

In this case, "le" is an indirect pronoun. That phrase would specifically translate as "calls to them" and would include an understood subject rather than an explicit one.

So it should be "He calls to them"?

Probably calling on the 8th Day, right?

This thought balloons cover keeps getting better.

[Chiclo]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

In this case, "le" is an indirect pronoun. That phrase would specifically translate as "calls to them" and would include an understood subject rather than an explicit one.

So it should be "He calls to them"?

Probably calling on the 8th Day, right?

I don't know about the 8th Day thing but it just sounds like an old proverb because of the way it rhymes. I will talk to a few friends of mine who grew up in spanish speaking churches and see if it sounds familiar.

[etos45]

8) "A quien dios ama, le llama " - Whom God loves, called (Spanish translation... is this right?!)

Probably "whom God loves, He calls".
(le should probably be el, with an accent on the e)

In this case, "le" is an indirect pronoun. That phrase would specifically translate as "calls to them" and would include an understood subject rather than an explicit one.

So it should be "He calls to them"?

Probably calling on the 8th Day, right?

This thought balloons cover keeps getting better.

As much as I've hated the cover, this is all growing on me now!

BTW - Thanks Chiclo and Greg, I made the changes!

One last thing, if it is a call back to the "eighth day", that is AWESOME! ...

[kevinbastos]

Didn't someone say they were in the comic shop, and someone picked up the book - specifically because of the thought bubbles on the cover?

[Blood of Heroes]

Was it "Ace on the River" that refered to the San Diego poker game?

"Ma ya hi ma ya hu" probably refers to the internet video of a guy singing Dragostea din tei.

/Magnus

Am I blind? Where's the San Diego poker quote? I'd think that might be the Valiant poker game.

Far down on the right side. EDIT: Found the confirmation: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35980&hilit=ace+on+ ... r&start=38" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I missed the confirmation of that. That's pretty cool!

[BugsySig]

Didn't someone say they were in the comic shop, and someone picked up the book - specifically because of the thought bubbles on the cover?

All the thought bubble covers were sold out at my LCS while the awesome pull box variant had about a dozen left on the shelf.

[BugsySig]

Also, very small next to the Mi ya hi balloon is one that says "I think I love Rihanna". So I think it is safe to assume that is the song referred to.

There is also one that says "I can't believe Drive wasn't nominated." Referring to the Ryan Gossling movie. And "I miss Chapelle" refers to the Dave Chapelle show (a personal fave).

And two sports references "TEBOW!!!" and "Eli is a straight thug."

Finally could "This kid must be high" refer to Pete himself?

[dbngaa]

Also, very small next to the Mi ya hi balloon is one that says "I think I love Rihanna". So I think it is safe to assume that is the song referred to.

There is also one that says "I can't believe Drive wasn't nominated." Referring to the Ryan Gossling movie. And "I miss Chapelle" refers to the Dave Chapelle show (a personal fave).

And two sports references "TEBOW!!!" and "Eli is a straight thug."

Finally could "This kid must be high" refer to Pete himself?

Seeing the Drive bubble prompted me to finally go watch the movie this weekend. And I agree with the bubble!

[BugsySig]

EDIT, side note, there's both "Talk to me like that " and "talk to me like that baby". A mistake?

Maybe? The "What is this, 1985" quote is driving me nuts, though.

I'm starting to love these quotes.

I googled it and apparently #whatisthis1985 was a popular twitter and tumblr hashtag. Given VEI's familiarity with social media, it is likely referring to that.

Also, 1985 was the year "Back to the Future" takes place. A good slogan for VEI if you ask me.

[etos45]

Also, very small next to the Mi ya hi balloon is one that says "I think I love Rihanna". So I think it is safe to assume that is the song referred to.

There is also one that says "I can't believe Drive wasn't nominated." Referring to the Ryan Gossling movie. And "I miss Chapelle" refers to the Dave Chapelle show (a personal fave).

And two sports references "TEBOW!!!" and "Eli is a straight thug."

Finally could "This kid must be high" refer to Pete himself?

Added all of them!

I also think that the "This kid must be high" was talking about Pete, so I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one.

[jmatt]

Just a side note: Josh Dysart said in the podcast that his girlfriend wrote many of the thought balloons. (or am I misremembering?)

[etos45]

Just a side note: Josh Dysart said in the podcast that his girlfriend wrote many of the thought balloons. (or am I misremembering?)

I believe he said she helped with them.

[jmatt]

Just a side note: Josh Dysart said in the podcast that his girlfriend wrote many of the thought balloons. (or am I misremembering?)

I believe he said she helped with them.

It's actually a good idea to have a somewhat disinterested party write the random thoughts of passers-by. The writer is tainted in that he might want to plant seeds of future plot points, etc.

[wallywest1980]

explosion in italy, i knew it. I do believe thats a Sean Connery quote from League of extraordinary Gentlemen. Couldbe wrong though.

[Elveen]

Was it "Ace on the River" that refered to the San Diego poker game?

"Ma ya hi ma ya hu" probably refers to the internet video of a guy singing Dragostea din tei.

/Magnus

Am I blind? Where's the San Diego poker quote? I'd think that might be the Valiant poker game.

Far down on the right side. EDIT: Found the confirmation: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35980&hilit=ace+on+ ... r&start=38" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I missed the confirmation of that. That's pretty cool!

Your house is like famous or something.