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'''Character A:''' "I feel like _________ when he was forced to ________ in episode 57 of ______."\\

* In ''Film/TheWeddingSinger,'' during their first conversation, Julia tells Robbie that she feels like she's destined to be alone forever, and he sympathizes by saying, "Oh, kinda like the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, huh?" She doesn't understand what he means at all, but is nevertheless amused out of her sadness.

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Sometimes, the authors are nerds themselves and speaking to their audience. Sometimes the author thought they hid a small in-joke. And on some occasions, it becomes obvious the author was trying to write a nerd and failed epicly at their research and the joke misses its audience by a mile and becomes ridiculed.

But much of the time, the reference is completely made up to avoid WritingAroundTheTrademark and references something that only exists in-series.

This characterization trope pretty much solely exists to establish a character is a geeky, nerdy type. The more obscure the reference, the better.

A character (often a {{Nerd}}) explains something using a reference that only another {{Nerd}} could understand.

* ''{{WebVideos/Gameboys}}'': Used to heartbreaking effect when [[spoiler:Cairo compares how motivated he is to master a game only to forget it when a new game comes along to Gavreel's advances]].

* ''WebVideos/Gameboys'': Used to heartbreaking effect when [[spoiler:Cairo compares how motivated he is to master a game only to forget it when a new game comes along to Gavreel's advances]].

* During Wrestling/HaniaTheHowlingHuntress' match with Tessa Blanchard (Tully's daughter) at ''Queens Of Chaos 5'', which was held in the Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium in Gibsonville, NC, the commentators compared the match to Tully's past battles with Wrestling/{{Chief Wahoo McDaniel}} at the old Greensboro Coliseum.[[note]]Hania, real name Tamara [=McNeill=], is Blackfoot-Cherokee.[[/note]]

* Inverted during the match where Wrestling/HeidiLovelace defeated Matt Cage for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/aaw/aaw-her.html AAW Heritage Title]]. The commentators mentioned that Wrestling/{{MsChif}} was the first woman to main event in AAW, and called Heidi the "Creator/RondaRousey" to [=MsChif=]'s "Creator/GinaCarano."

* In ''Film/TheWeddingSinger,'' during their first conversation, Julia tells Robbie that she feels like she's destined to be alone forever, and he sympathizes by saying, "Oh, kinda like the Incredible Hulk, huh?" She doesn't understand what he means at all, but is nevertheless amused out of her sadness.

* Subverted in ''Series/TheFlash2014'', the STAR Labs geek squad describe time travel in terms of ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' and ''Film/TheTerminator'', and the decidedly non-geeky Joe West gets the references, because ''everyone's'' seen those movies.

'''Angel:''' "The...Nevermind it was a nerd joke."

** In "Bart Gets an F", Bart breaks down in tears after failing a crucial history test that (for once) he'd put a serious effort into, describing it as "Now I know how George Washington felt when he surrendered Fort Necessity to the French in 1754", since he tried his best but still failed. His teacher is impressed enough by the obscure reference to give him a bonus mark, which tips him over into a passing grade.

* Bill Kingsley in ''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael'' loves those. He even gets to use them in a debate in the first book when the team has to argue that Fantasy and science-fiction are relevant in RealLife. The main characters' attempt to win their school's sports competition in the third book is compared to the [[Literature/LordOfTheRings quest to destroy the One Ring]].

-->'''Angel:''' "So unless he's secretly [[Franchise/TheFlash Jay Garrick..."]]
-->'''Michael:''' "Who?"
-->'''Angel:''' "The...Nevermind it was a nerd joke."

** In "Bart Gets an F", Bart breaks down in tears after failing a crucial history test that (for once) he'd put a serious effort into, describing it as "Now I know how George Washington felt when he surrendered Fort Necessity to the French in 1754", since he tried his best but still failed. His teacher is impressed enough to give him a bonus mark, which tips him over into a passing grade.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Martin uses an old-timey reference which the creators need to put up a subtitle to explain, because Martin uses the word in its original meaning. "Individually we are weak, like a single twig, but as a bundle we form a mighty faggot." fag-got (fag' - et) n. a bundle of sticks for fuel. (Fr. fagot, a bundle of sticks).

* [[http://bash.org/?761414 This quote]] from Website/BashOrg
-->[=SergioThree=]: There's other fish in the sea, man, she's just a girl
-->Beatsfromkorea: No dude, that's bullshit.
-->Beatsfromkorea: Think of it this way. if your precious copy of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII street fighter third strike]] broke and i told you "it's ok man, there's other games in the sea. here, play ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' instead" what would you say? you'd be like, "fuck that, gimme third strike."
-->[=SergioThree=]: ...
-->[=SergioThree=]: You just reached me on a level that I never thought possible

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Martin uses an old-timey reference which the creators need to put up a subtitle to explain, because Martin uses the word in its original meaning. Individually we are weak, like a single twig, but as a bundle we form a mighty faggot. fag-got (fag' - et) n. a bundle of sticks for fuel. (Fr. fagot, a bundle of sticks).

* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'': Attempted by Malcolm Tucker [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iHF3TH0WNc here]]. Trying to convince resident ''Star Wars'' fan Ollie Reeder to support his plan to get rid of [[spoiler: Opposition Leader Nicola Murray]], he uses perhaps the worst analogy in history.

* In the book ''[[Literature/ModernTalesOfFaerie [=Tithe=]]]'', Corny [[ComingOutStory comes out]] to his ''Franchise/StarTrek''-loving parents by saying "You know that forbidden love Kirk has for Spock? Well, me too."

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-->Beatsfromkorea: Think of it this way. if your precious copy of [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII street fighter third strike]] broke and i told you "it's ok man, there's other games in the sea. here, play [=Mortal Kombat=] instead" what would you say? you'd be like, "fuck that, gimme third strike."