Bakers Dozen

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)
  9. Pink Floyd’s album “Animals” - based on Animal Farm.

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)
  9. Pink Floyd’s album “Animals” - based on Animal Farm.
  10. Big Brother and the Holding Company

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)
  9. Pink Floyd’s album “Animals” - based on Animal Farm.
  10. Big Brother and the Holding Company
  11. Canadian indie rock band Boxer the Horse, named for a character in Animal Farm

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)
  9. Pink Floyd’s album “Animals” - based on Animal Farm.
  10. Big Brother and the Holding Company
  11. Canadian indie rock band Boxer the Horse, named for a character in Animal Farm
  12. In the film adaptation of the dystopian graphic novel V for Vendetta, John Hurt plays the dictator of a fascist British government. This is, perhaps, a deliberate contrast to his role as Winston Smith in the film adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Cultural references to the works of George Orwell (esp. 1984 and Animal Farm). (Cite work referenced.)

  1. Piggies - The Beatles (Animal Farm)
  2. In “The Daleks’ Master Plan” (1966), an episode of the long-running British science fiction show Doctor Who, a character references the modified seventh commandment of Animal Farm, saying: “Though we are all equal partners with the Daleks on this great conquest, some of us are more equal than others.”
  3. The reality show Big Brother, so named because the contestants are always under constant surveillance.
  4. Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother, which is about resistance to Big Brother-type surveillance
  5. The ‘1984’ Macintosh commercial (1984) 1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial (HD) - YouTube
  6. The Secret Life of Pets - the leader of the Flushed Pets is named Snowball, as is one of the lead pigs in Animal Farm.
  7. Room 101 - BBC comedy series in which celebrities pit, or send into Room 101, things they hate, and inspired by 1984’s Room 101 which contained “the worst thing in the world”.
  8. The now-widespread use of the adjective “Orwellian” (a recent article: Welcome to dystopia – George Orwell experts on Donald Trump | Jean Seaton, Tim Crook and DJ Taylor | The Guardian)
  9. Pink Floyd’s album “Animals” - based on Animal Farm.
  10. Big Brother and the Holding Company
  11. Canadian indie rock band Boxer the Horse, named for a character in Animal Farm
  12. In the film adaptation of the dystopian graphic novel V for Vendetta, John Hurt plays the dictator of a fascist British government. This is, perhaps, a deliberate contrast to his role as Winston Smith in the film adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
  13. Alan Moore references 1984 in Black Dossier.

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Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie
  5. Edward Teller, “father of the hydrogen bomb”

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie
  5. Edward Teller, “father of the hydrogen bomb”
  6. Daddy Warbucks

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie
  5. Edward Teller, “father of the hydrogen bomb”
  6. Daddy Warbucks
  7. Abraham

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie
  5. Edward Teller, “father of the hydrogen bomb”
  6. Daddy Warbucks
  7. Abraham
  8. Edward Teller, Father of the H-Bomb

Famous Fathers.

  1. George Washington, the Father of Our Country
  2. Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, patriarch of the Staple Singers
  3. Walter Gretzky, Father of Wayne. EVERYONE in Canada knows Walter.
  4. Andy Taylor, father of Opie
  5. Edward Teller, “father of the hydrogen bomb”
  6. Daddy Warbucks
  7. Abraham
  8. Edward Teller, Father of the H-Bomb
  9. Jim Bob Duggar

With 19 freakin’ kids and counting…