What are your best easter eggs?

[BobbyBrandt]

Allusion:

Allusion is when there is brief, indirect reference within a story to another work of art, person, or object not otherwise part of the story. Alluding to these other things can complicate or deepen a reader’s understanding of the story. An example would be, “The sight of her ass was like kryptonite for him”, alluding to Superman’s one weakness.

 

[Wifetheif]

I have my college students and professors attend Aaron Burr University -- the one founding father for whom nothing is named what with his being a traitor and all.

 

[RetroFan]

In my Loving Wives story 'Sister In Law Surveillance' many of the characters have the surnames of famous spies, most notably the Cambridge 5 MI5 spy ring in the UK during the 1950s.

The narrator is a PI named Rachel Burgess, and her parents and brother Daniel obviously have the same surname. The brother's cheating wife Sammi-Jo comes from a family named McLean, while Rachel and Daniel's sister Fiona is married to a man named Paul Philby and has taken on his surname. At work Rachel is assigned to an infidelity case where an unpleasant older woman named Mrs Blunt is convinced that her husband is cheating on her (he actually isn't, the hen-pecked husband is in reality a secret Brony and has been sneaking out of the house to watch My Little Pony without his wife finding out about it), Rachel's boss is named Ian Cairncross while one of the other private detectives at the agency is an Irish girl named Claire Wake.

The Cambridge Five were Guy Burgess, Donald McLean, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross, while during World War 2 there was a New Zealand-born allied spy operating behind enemy lines code-named 'The White Mouse', and her name was Nancy Wake.

 

[dirk2024]

In the true sense, it's been discussed before that an Easter Egg is a bit of one of your other stories to see if anybody recognizes it and comments.

I like this idea and proceeded to write one into a story I'm working on. But then, I noticed it went beyond an egg and became a whole omelet.

So I cut it out.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

New one in my new one.

Likely too obscure though.

If anybody caught it, they haven't mentioned it.

 

[ChuckWolf]

Coach Laurie was based on the 'sexy and dominating gym' teacher archetype found in a lot of 80's sex comedies, so all of her stories (so far just 2) use scenarios that are iconic to that genre.

Coach Laurie

Coach Laurie And The Gloryhole

 

[Bramblethorn]

I think many of us include 'easter eggs' - in jokes and hidden references - in our stories. But, what are your best? The ones that you are most proud of?

Two of mine are references to former British prime ministers, neither of which is complimentary. Can you spot them?

What are yours?

I have a couple of linguistic and cultural in-jokes in Loss Function and Anjali's Red Scarf, as well as a character using "Miriam Blaylock" as a pseudonym in the latter.

 

[dirk2024]

I like this idea. I started one, then went overboard and found that I was wedging in too much. So I cut it out.

 

[StillStunned]

My stories are so hot that the Easter eggs just melt.

 

[Writer61]

My stories are so hot that the Easter eggs just melt.

Doesn't mean that you shouldn't give them.

 

[old_prof]

Probably somewhat inspired by this thread, I have a number of easter eggs in the story I am currently working on. Several are for my SO, based on things from our shared experience. Some others are because MMC is a Literotica author, using a non-existent pen name. I do pick on a flaw in one of my recent stories -- FMC had read it (attributed to MMC) and complained about something also complained about in comments.

 

[Writer61]

Easter eggs are fun, whether intended for the general audience, somebody in particular, or just yourself.

 

[PennyThompson]

In Accessibility Compliance two characters send text messages and dirty pictures back and forth. There are two pieces of hidden information in their messages that potentially say something about their personalities, and to my knowledge so far only one person has noticed one of those things

 

[vanmyers86]

I had a ball planting cultural references (lots of classic sci-fi shows) throughout Substitute Santa. I don't think anyone ever commented on them, but that doesn't take away any of the joy I felt while I was writing it, or when I reread it now! I also managed to work in a true Easter egg reference to Every Christmas Needs a Virgin, another story of mine, on Page 3. I was proud of that.

 

[Thefireflies]

I submitted a story titled ‘Democracy Sausage’ set during a school fundraiser at a polling station during the recent Australian federal election. For the non-Aussies here, many polling places for Aus elections are state school halls, where the school often holds a fete for fundraising purposes. Barbeques are held, where simple cheap sausages in bread, colloquially called democracy sausages, are a staple. Of course I intended the title as a double entendre, with many euphemisms about sausages and special sauce splattered throughout.

The story was rejected due to political content. I’d had the story part written for years, where I'd been cautious to keep political discussion to a minimum and any mention of politics factual and balanced as possible. I thought it would be a bit of fun, but rules are rules, so I removed politics, the election (sadly no quickies under the polling booths!), turned the event into a regular school fete and changed the local independent candidate to a teacher. I resubmitted the story with a new title, Fete Accompli, another double entendre.

When the main character gives his love interest a sausage, she replies, “Just like a democracy sausage, but without the politics.”

This Easter Egg was just for me, where no one else could know the back story and so would have read over the line without a second thought. But I had some fun with it.

I’m not sure if the following count as Easter Eggs, but I was happy with them, even if they were probably never picked up by readers.

Back in 2020 Literotica ran an author created challenge called A Song From My Story, A Story For My Song, where the challenge was to write a story inspired by a song, album or any piece of music. There’s often discussions on Lit about whether using song lyrics from actual songs is legal or fair use etc, with many tending towards not using lyrics, so I tried creative ways to make the songs come to life with only their title mentioned.

The story I wrote was When We Were Young after Adele’s song. At the beginning of the story, the main characters jump into an old Holden panel van, which were also known as 'Sandman' panel vans. Metallica’s Enter Sandman is blearing from the stereo and the main character knows it’s dumb, dumb, dumb to get in the back of the car. I listened to the songs I mention in the story as I wrote, where the dumbs were supposed to mimic the drums. It worked in my head… Anyhow, the main characters were a little drunk and people were popping pills, where they were ‘off with the fairies.’ Think Tinkabell, the fairy from Never Never Land – i.e. the Enter Sandman lyrics …off to never never land

Again, it worked in my head! Later there’s a scene at a wedding reception, and Adele’s When We Were Young is playing, and the main character takes a photo of the main male character who is standing there with the ‘…light shining off his face…’ and she beleives she'll never see him again - i.e. the lyrics Let me photograph you in this light in case it is the last time…

 

[GrantBricksly]

Almost every story I write has some reference to the number 213 in it. My anniversary is February (2) 13th. And also often a mention of squirrels if I can manage it. Squirrels have a special meaning for my wife and I, and have popped up in our lives many many times without us even realizing it until the last few years..

Sometimes I actually name a character (usually a secondary one) after me and or my wife.

I've even put current personal events in there from time to time.

These are mostly for my pleasure, but anyone that reads all of my stories will likely eventually notice the patterns...

 

[Baztrachian]

Don't tell anyone but the Easter Egg I dropped in this story:

https://www.literotica.com/s/i-killed-paul-monet

Is that Paul Monet had killed Adolf Hitler during World War One.

Killing Paul Monet saved Adolf Hitler.

 

[Writer61]

I am trying to work the titles of Clash songs into one of my WIP projects.

My current priority WIP includes a reference to a Sussex cricketer.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I've got a whole crap load of TV moms last names in the one coming tomorrow.


Wasn't intended to be that way, but I came up dry on names and just started grabbing whatever came to mind.

 

[THBGato]

Comment on my latest story:

 

[Areala-chan]

Comment on my latest story:

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I was wondering if it was that Harvey, but didn't want to guess. Having my gut feeling confirmed feels odd, so well done!

 

[old_prof]

Comment on my latest story:

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Now I have to add this to my reading list just to see which Harvey you are talking about it.

 

[Areala-chan]

Now I have to add this to my reading list just to see which Harvey you are talking about it.

Let's just say it isn't the 6-foot, 3.5-inch tall invisible rabbit.

 

[old_prof]

Spoiler alert: it isn't the 6-foot, 3.5-inch tall invisible rabbit.

I was hoping it was -- I don't think I could work him into a story, but it would fun to see it.

 

[Areala-chan]

I was hoping it was -- I don't think I could work him into a story, but it would fun to see it.

Sounds like we need a new category for the site.