**OFFICIAL DU Reading/Watching/Listening list**

[Pierre.Suave]

Over the weekend at the First Official Monthly Minneapolis DU meet-up I was informed there was a DU reading list required to get all the jokes and references.

To get all the jokes, I was told I needed to start by watching all the Monty Python movies and then Spinal Tap.

What else should be added?

[racaulk]

1. Watching Futurama and Family Guy is helpful.

There seem to be a lot of jokes (especially here in the Lounge) that relate to those shows.

And yes, definitely watch the Monty Python movies! :)

[Pierre.Suave]

2. I have got Family Guy down.

Futurama I don't watch that often.

[quip]

3. That should cover 99.99% of it

The rest:

Princess Bride
Caddyshack
Alll Star Trek

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Caddyshack and The Princess Bride

are 2 of my favorite movies.

Star Trek, not so much.

:hi: Temeah, how are you on this cold morning.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Star Trek, Star Wars, Blazing Saddles, HP Lovecraft stories, and Dune

(though the Lovecraft and Dune references are much fewer in number, the street cred for knowing them is way, way higher than for other stuff and singles you out as a particularly learned and cool person).

[racaulk]

7. Oh, how could I have forgotten Blazing Saddles?

"Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!"

:rofl:

I love that movie!!!

[quip]

16. I hope people remember it

here, or I'm TS'd!

:scared: :P

[racaulk]

17. I would have definitely gotten the reference, but not everyone will.

You opening yourself up to being flamed. You may want to remove that...or at least put a disclaimer in there so people won't think you're a racist.

Or else, put on one of these. :hi:

[racaulk]

8. dupe

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Oh, and Rene Girard's "Violence and the Sacred"

That will get into the very elite clique of mycritters2 and me.

[quip]

11. Good one! Which reminds me: All Wayne's Worlds, and all of SNL

[azmouse]

9. Watch 'The Big Lebowski'

I didn't get a lot of jokes here til I saw that movie.

[Pierre.Suave]

10. That is another one I have not seen

that everyone talks about.

Blazing Saddles, I have seen. It is a GREAT movie.

[rug]

12. You really should not post here until you've mastered Thomas Aquinas.

[Pierre.Suave]

15. Book? Movie? Show?

How do I find more about Thomas Acquinas?

[Z_I_Peevey]

13. Office Space and Roadhouse, for sure,

as far as movies go.

I'd also suggest the books "Jitterbug Perfume," and "A Prayer for Owen Meany," not so much for the references, but rather the mindset.

[Pierre.Suave]

14. Seen it and Seen it.

Now I need to read those books.