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"There'll always be..." = World War II-era Nationalistic
song "There'll Always be an England" (words and music by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles) |
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The carnutes were by modern day Orleans |
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Auf wiedersehen = goodbye |
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"the great ox-cart race, the Suindinum 24 hours" is a reference to the 24
hours car race in Le Mans, France. Suindinum is the old name of Le Mans. A
homage to Jean Graton, comic book author, whose series about the race car
driver Michael Vaillant is a classic in France. Jean Graton is seen as the
blue tunic-ed chariot driver.
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Ben Hur = Character from the novel by Lewis Wallace. Anachronism.
Wallace's book is set in the first century A.D. |
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Cave = beware |
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Pompeii is a city in S. Italy buried under mud and ash by Vesuvius in
79 AD - an anachronism. |
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Vade retro = move back |
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Actor Charles Laughton (1899-1962) — a famous American actor who
played Roman statesmen in films by Cecil B DeMille — was the model for Surplus
Dairiprodus. |
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The new owner of wine shop is a caricature of French actor Raimu who
also had a typical accent from Marseille.. |
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Agelian = Sens |
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Alcoholix = In the original French the wine merchant was named 'Saintgés'
— a tip of the hat by Goscinny and Uderzo to their wine merchant friend of
that name. Some translators (German, Spanish, etc.) left the reference intact while
some (English, Dutch, etc.) used local puns. |
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Mola Rubra = Red Mill = Moulin Rouge, a famous night club in paris |
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Any chance that this little dog in the Lutetian street is the first
drawing of Dogmatix? Except for the black eye and the spot on his back,
there are similarities. |
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Bois de Boulogne is a large forest near Paris. |
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Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando? = Who, what,
where, by what means, why, how, when? |
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"Acta est fabula, plaudite cives" = "The story is over, applause,
citizens!" Said by Cicero or Cato Sr. on his deathbed. "Acta est fabula"
was common as an ending in theaters. Literally, "The fairy tale has been
acted." |
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"I Love Paris in the Springtime" by Cole Porter |
