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Something I'm Amazed Nobody Noticed

posted 11 years ago by comicsnut
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Brownstar, the insurance company for which our protagonist works is a play on words. Made even more obvious is their logo:

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/Comicsnut/Movies/Brownstar_zpsdf1c4ad8.png

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u375/Comicsnut/Movies/Browstar-B_zps0bed51be.png

Some hints...a brownstar is slang for something, well, a little dirty.

Take a look at the pictures and see if you notice it now that I pointed it out (pun intended).

If you've ever read Vonnegut's Breakfast Of Champions you could make the connection.

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[–] dunbar7 11 years ago

OK, now that's funny!

"She's, like, a biscuit older than me..."

[–] Mighty_Emperor 10 years ago

I noticed, I thought it was a little "on the nose", so I'd be surprised if it hasn't been mentioned because it is so obvious. The fact that it is located in Brown Valley is a bit of a give-away too.

There is also a Mike Pyle, although as none of the other character names are as... anal, perhaps it is a coincidence.

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[–] Robbmonster 9 years ago

If you love that kind of thing, check out the Goonies sometime.

It's a kids film, and they are chasing after treasure left by a pirate called 'One-Eyed Willy'.

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