# Stump the dope with your most obscure reference **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904 "2005-11-13T22:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/1 "2005-11-13T22:59:03Z")
Is the a book/movie/play/CD/song/poem/TV show that is so obscure that you suspect no one else on the entire dope will catch a reference to it? This has to be something that is generally available to the public, not some song a friend of yours wrote in college, or what have you… Here’s my question: What is the only known work of (fictitious) noted contemporary composer Nathan Blumgarden? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/2 "2005-11-14T00:03:45Z")
I have a quote I love to use because no one will ever recognize the source. Ever. “Absolutely toast. Nothing could be futher from the handbag.” No googling. I haven’t even checked to see if it’s on google, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/3 "2005-11-14T00:57:31Z")
I don’t know either of the above, but I’ll add: “That was back when Ida had legs.” and “The water is singing the Hallelujah Chorus.” ---
**Author:** ![lonesome\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/4 "2005-11-14T00:58:08Z")
Pandora Spocks. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/5 "2005-11-14T01:09:17Z")
> [@lonesome loser](#): > > Pandora Spocks. That one I know without googling. She was the “actress” credited with playing Serena on _Bewitched_. (One of my favorite SNL moments was when Quentin Tarantino sang Serena’s Boyce and Hart number “I’ll Blow You a Kiss on the Wind” as his opening monologue.) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/6 "2005-11-14T01:16:47Z")
It started with seven notes… ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/7 "2005-11-14T01:21:00Z")
There’s a thread about Hercules where they wonder if there will be another movie about him. I wanted to make the comment “Wll he did throw his back out in the 80s.” but I doubted anyone would catch it. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/8 "2005-11-14T01:23:08Z")
A favorite of mine, but pretty obvious: As we swoop low on trees or sweep under carpets We could dive into suns though it’s not recommended ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/9 "2005-11-14T01:24:22Z")
I’m wondering if I could make something up and claim it to be obscure. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/10 "2005-11-14T01:50:50Z")
It’s a pun! In your precious Terranglish! ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/11 "2005-11-14T01:52:45Z")
Nevermind the furthermore, the plea is self-defense. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/12 "2005-11-14T01:55:05Z")
TV: “We’re all Fate’s bitch.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/13 "2005-11-14T01:55:55Z")
> [@Fern Forest](#): > > There’s a thread about Hercules where they wonder if there will be another movie about him. I wanted to make the comment “Wll he did throw his back out in the 80s.” but I doubted anyone would catch it. A reference to Bill Murray’s guest host appearance on SNL where he played Herc? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/14 "2005-11-14T02:07:18Z")
_contemptuously_ The mighty Hercules! ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/15 "2005-11-14T02:38:24Z")
A few of my favorite quotes often elicit blank looks: “Skin that one pilgrim and I’ll get you another one.” “I been to a town.” “There’s a lot \*in \*vegetables.” \<==No one will get this. ---
**Author:** ![Malodorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Malodorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malodorous)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/16 "2005-11-14T02:44:45Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > It started with seven notes… Close Encounters maybe? Mine: “That’s the beauty of it…it doesn’t DO anything!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/17 "2005-11-14T02:48:31Z")
“The water is singing the Hallelujah Chorus.” I’m gonna’ guess that’s from Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid when they were trying to screw up the courage to jump off the cliff into the river. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/18 "2005-11-14T02:49:52Z")
“Posey’s Peas – By the Ounce, By the Pound, By the Ton” ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/19 "2005-11-14T02:53:06Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > A reference to Bill Murray’s guest host appearance on SNL where he played Herc? Never underestimate the power of the dope. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/20 "2005-11-14T03:01:40Z")
“I can crawl again” Hint: there was a doper a few years ago who had an extended quote from this movie as his/her sig. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904.md?page=2)