We got lots and lots of great entries, necessitating subpolls in each category. There are two subpolls in this "Reference" category. This is subpoll 2.Poll will run for 5 days. You can vote for up to three horses. You can change your vote at any time.
Prizes:
1st place - 2,000 GPs and will move on to final poll
2nd place - 2,000 GPs
3rd place - 1,000 GPs
Below, for your convenience, I've gathered together what was said when making the entry. In some cases, I've added links that I thought were fun; I've noted these as "Jeb adds" so the player won't be blamed.
Additional comments are always welcome.
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Triskaidekaphobia. It is a fear of the number 13. I specifically waited until Friday the 13th to create her.
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Fire Ze Missiles – Chris' Missile x On Fire
Quoted from the epic albino black sheep animation The End of the World. Horse named by the Steward herself.
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Cow Curling - An amusing reference to South Park
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I'm a LOST fan, and this horse was named after one of the episodes...the one about Richard Alpert who never aged, and the episode explained why that was so. I had a Lost, mare that I bred to Ad Infinitum...and it resulted in a a colt that got a wings gallop comment.
Ab Aeterno -- Ad Infinitum X Clever Girl, by Lost.
Ad Infinitum - is a Latin phrase meaning to infinity or having no end.
Ab Aeterno - means from the beginning of time, or a very long time ago.
Jeb (another LOST fan) adds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv-_5L-J98g
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Cottonwood Whisper
Named for the song "Song of Wyoming" by Chris LeDoux. Wyoming is my favorite place on Earth, and where I have a lot of wonderful memories. (This filly's half brother is Wind In The Sage, also named for the song.)
"Down in the canyon, the cottonwood whispers
A song of Wyoming for me."
Jeb adds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGahh8JQFCk
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From my favorite scene in Fried Green Tomatoes - Towanda!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b9Z3MYo ... re=related
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Joy of Painting - by Bob Ross out of Lucia Rose.
Reference to arguably the best worst show ever.
Jeb adds: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xab6x5 ... -po_school
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Akrotiri - Atlantis x Clavadista (Acapulco)
Most people have probably heard of the theory that the island of Thera/Santorini is Atlantis. The excavation of the Minoan site of Akrotiri has helped to fuel the connection.
Jeb adds: Pictures!
And, although slightly unrelated- Clavadista was named after the cliff divers of Acapulco which in conjunction with the frescoes of Akrotiri made me think of the fresco from the Tomb of the Diver at the Greek city of Paestum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Diver
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Jar of Hearts Oversized Heart-What We Never Had (The Star Man)
Named for the song by Christina Perri, if you listen to the lyrics, it fits well with the sire and dam's names: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM
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Please let me know if I've made any mistakes.