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Why can't he stop dickriding Drake?
who ever did this even missed a couple
@genius-moderation aye make that video thing again
Tuesday, Lyrictionary. 'nuff said. Last week was a mayhem with 3 illustrations and a lot of people having
There have been a lot of dope videos coming from Genius lately, and one of the most recent is a breakdown
The Genius forums are a place where everyone should feel comfortable to contribute knowledge and take
His diss tracks are 10/10. He's 100x more lyrical than Drake. The problem is half of Drake's fans don't
Took me till now to give this album a full play-through. It's seriously amazing.
9/10 project
who is better?
Hi its me again. Since i listened to relapse today i decided to listen to mmLP1 . Ok so there's not much
Name some general facts and truths whether we want to admit them or not.
Some examples:
- We aren't
I actually like some of Tyga's projects and I think he is a
Keep in mind that I also work at a Nursing Home too and hella residents were down…….🤔
he said it should be coming any moment from now
Anyone else here dabble in Lucid Dreaming and other naturally induced states of altered consciousness? I know I saw a post about DMT earlier, but you have to ingest that shit. (Which I'm not above, but obviously that's not the question here)
Smoke weed. As naturally induced as you can get.
I did mention that I wasn't looking for ingestible substances. Rather, I'm looking for other methods of literally thinking yourself into an altered state of consciousness.
With Lucid Dreaming, it's hit or miss, but the idea is to pretty much realize you're dreaming. You then have a world a la Inception, but without other people in there.
Absolutely… Honestly, there's a great way to bring lucid dreaming into your everyday life.
#step one
Every morning, put a dot on the back of your hand. every time you see the dot, ask yourself if you're dreaming or not. Think about it for a while. Think about how you got where you were, and if you can remember a solid state of consciousness, you are awake. Look at something that is stationary, and then look away for 5 seconds. Look back. If it hasn't changed, you know you're awake.
This may seem a little rediculous, as you surely KNOW you aren't dreaming. However, it will train you to always question reality so that when you ARE dreaming, you will know, and will be able to control your dreams as so.
#Step two
Now that you've trained yourself to recognize your consciousness, you should be able to dream lucidly every time you sleep. Before you go to bed, cleanse your mind of thoughts. Instead of trying to repel the thoughts from your mind, let them flow into and out of your mind without putting much weight on them. By doing this, you'll be relaxing yourself, without stressing yourself doing it.
Meditate on your breath, concentrate on your chest moving in and out, concentrate on the contractions and relaxations of your muscles. An important thing is to not move, as any purposed movement will cause you to lose your meditative state, so it is imperative to sleep in the SAME position every night, as much as it is important to make this position COMFORTABLE, so that you feel no need to move, and you feel natural in your positioning.
By following these steps, you should be able to drift off into sleep, and by recognizing your state of consciousness, you should be able to control your dreams. A great side-effect of this control is that you will be able to remember your dreams in vivid detail the next morning, and it is a great experience where you may be able to do things you would never think possible in reality.
This strategy WILL make you a calmer, more relaxed, and more attentive person as well, and if you actually dive into lucid dreaming, you will find yourself a much more worldly person altogether. .
Stormium, excellent fucking post. I've been able to do it a few times. Used the aid of Binaural beats. Shit was dope, son.
The hardest thing for me is trying to incorporate all this into my artistry.
Deliberately wake yourself up or just wake up and draw what you see. Ive drawn some trippy stuff when I do this
I mean mainly for lyrics. How the hell do incorporate this ethereal shit into hip hop lol
I had a lucid dream where I fucked Kim Kardashian
I one time broke into lucid dream by accident, one of the best experiences of my life.
I could do anything. I flew a thousand miles an hour over the world. I fought supervillains with superman. I could just make ANYTHING I wanted happen. I'm too lazy to do the techniques to do it on command, but I would say its definitely worth it if you've never had the experience.
I read an XKCD comic the other day about "dream typing". I'm sure that if you set it up correctly and train yourself to do it, you can write some stuff down that you'll remember and possibly later include it in your raps. Of course, figuring out how to do that will be hard, since no one's ever tried it. .
Btw, I think binaural beats are bullshit. You can get the same effect with white noise. .
Also, sorry for the triple post, but there are "safe" drugs/supplements you can take to help induce lucid dreams more easily. .
I don't know man, I definitely feel considerably more relaxed after listening to a few 20-minute long beats. I don't pay for them though, so whether they're bullshit or not doesn't hurt my pocket
Geeze, Donald! 'Just read it'? That comic must have been mid-200s because it was released around when I started following XKCD. That means it was a LONG time ago!
But glad to see someone else on the site that reads 'em! You follow them a lot, or just seen them around?
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NEW YORK -- The first fight at Yankee Stadium in more than three decades generated the highest rating of the year for HBO, which broadcast the ballpark doubleheader.
The main event that saw Miguel Cotto defeat Yuri Foreman for the junior middleweight title, along with Vanes Martirosyan's victory over Joe Greene on the undercard, generated a 3.9 rating for the premium cable network.
That equates to about 1.9 million viewers between the live telecast Saturday night and the replay Sunday morning.
The rating measures the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program.
It was the first night of boxing at Yankee Stadium since September 1976, when Muhammad Ali defeated Ken Norton at the old ballpark that has since been torn down.

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Taylor County High School students got to have fun as they learned about the importance of eating healthier and staying physically active at the Fuel Up to Play 60 grant kickoff on April 24.
Founded by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League, the grant program aims to help young people make healthy choices to ensure proper nutrition and prevent obesity.
Deana Shewmaker, family and consumer sciences teacher, Clint Graham, strength and conditioning coach, and Kathy Phelps, director of food services, have led the implementation of Fuel Up to Play 60 activities at TCHS.
"I purchased items that will allow me to process and freeze fresh produce to use in classes and catering events," Shewmaker said.
The school was also able to purchase new weight equipment for its fitness room with the grant, as well as door prizes for students who participated in the rally.
Local dairy producer Jeff Deener, president of the American Dairy Association of Kentucky, said dairy farmers across the country invest 15 cents for every 100 pounds of milk they sell to fund the national "dairy checkoff" program.
The money is used to fund programs like Fuel Up to Play 60 and several advertising campaigns to encourage Americans to consume three servings of low-fat dairy per day, as recommended by the USDA. And sending the message to young people is a top priority.
"Sixty percent of school kids don't eat breakfast," Deener said.
During the rally, students could compete for prizes in an obstacle course set up in the gym, sample breakfast burritos and homemade blueberry bars in the cafeteria, and taste test strawberry and tropical flavored smoothies.
Informational displays were also set up to educate students about the sugar content of their favorite drinks and how much fat was in their favorite fast food meals.
"They are starting to see what they put into their bodies," Shewmaker said. "I heard several times, 'A Mountain Dew has that much sugar? I drink five of those a day.'"
Shewmaker said response from students has been very positive. She said with the assistance of the program, students are gaining awareness about the importance of making healthier choices.
"Yes, they still want the french fries every now and then, but throw in some stir fry with chicken and vegetables," Shewmaker said.
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Chambers: Town Morale Still High
Saturday, 22nd Sep 2012 06:03
Luke Chambers insists that morale in the Ipswich camp remains high and that he and his colleagues will face fellow strugglers Charlton in confident mood at Portman Road today.
The central defender, signed when his Nottingham Forest contract expired in the summer, believes it is far too early in the season to panic and is adamant that second-bottom Town are capable of climbing the Championship table sooner rather than later.
Chambers, who will be 27 next Friday, said: "I'm obviously disappointed with the points tally but I think the performances in every game, except for the second 45 minutes against Blackpool, have done us fairly proud.
"But I think from the chances that we have created – something like 17 in each of the last two games alone – to only hit the target twice against Wolves the other night just isn't good enough. It's criminal.
"We were totally in control until they got their goal and it looked like it was only a matter of time before we scored. It knocked the wind out of us a little bit when we went behind."
Newly-promoted Charlton will be trying to avoid a fourth successive league defeat, while Paul Jewell's team are on a run of five games without a victory if you include the Capital One Cup KO at Carlisle.
Chambers added: "We want to win, simple as that. We'll go out there to win three points and if we can't get three we'll get one. If we can't get one it'll be none so we'll have to move on, tick that game off and there will be 39 left.
"It will be a difficult game but it's still early days and we can't get too carried away. Charlton have some good players but it's no secret that in this division every team has some good players.
"They will still be on a bit of a high from coming up last season. They have players who have played at this level before and done very well so we're well aware of their threats and their strengths.
"But in our position we've just got to concentrate on what we've got as a team of 11 and a squad of 18. All we can do is to try to keep doing the right things that have bought us our chances in the previous games and tighten up at the back a little bit."
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text: [[quoteright:319:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/austin-powers-cocktail-glass-4900072.jpg]][[caption-width-right:319:You said it, Austin.]]->'''Austin''': Actually, my name is'' Austin ''Powers.\\'''Attendant''': It says your name's Danger Powers.\\'''Austin''': No no no no no. [[MetaphorIsMyMiddleName Danger's my middle name]].A movie trilogy about a [[FishOutOfTemporalWater temporally displaced]] British Ministry of Defence agent, Austin Powers, and his archnemesis, [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Evil]], who is obsessed with [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]] and whose plans Austin consistently foils.When Dr. Evil [[HumanPopsicle cryogenically freezes himself]] and launches into space, Austin (believing himself the only one capable of battling this menace) has himself frozen as well to await the day that Dr. Evil returns. When they are duly unthawed, thirty years later, both characters find themselves woefully outdated: Austin is [[DiscoDan a walking punchline]] from the swinging sixties, while Dr. Evil finds his evil syndicate is completely overshadowed by [[MegaCorp Starbucks]].The three films are [[AffectionateParody parodies]] of the SpyDrama genre, particularly ''Film/HarryPalmer'' and ''Film/JamesBond'', to the point that two of the three movie titles are direct spoofs of James Bond movie titles. As a finishing touch, Austin's florid sense of dress (perfectly at home in UsefulNotes/LasVegas, but hard on the eyes elsewhere) was based on ''Series/JasonKing''. (WordOfGod has also acknowledged this, but they don't make such a big deal of it because modern audiences are more likely to have heard of James Bond.) LampshadeHanging is everywhere, and forget LeaningOnTheFourthWall, Austin dances on top of it. The series was known for its ActingForTwo, as Mike Myers played four major characters: Austin, Dr. Evil, the second movie's henchman FatBastard, and the third movie's co-villain Goldmember. The series consists of:* ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997)* ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999)* ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002)* [[TrilogyCreep A fourth film is planned]] [[DevelopmentHell at some point]].----!!These movies provide examples of:* AboveTheInfluence: In the first film, Austin, for all his womanising, turns down a kiss from Vanessa because she's drunk.* AbusiveParents: Dr. Evil's [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood ridiculously traumatic]] upbringing.* AcademyOfEvil: The evil medical school Dr. Evil went to.* TheAce: Austin Powers is described as "the ultimate gentleman spy. Irresistable to woman, deadly to his enemies, a legend in his own time."* AffablyEvil: Dr. Evil* AffectionateParody: The first is mostly, as mentioned below, a parody of James Bond knockoffs and sixties culture in general. This is mostly continued in the second one, with various bits of sci-fi thrown in with all the time travel abuse. The third movie parodies {{Blaxploitation}} movies and, well, the Austin Powers franchise itself.* AirQuotes:** Dr. Evil does this while explaining one of his evil plans to his staff, using Air Quotes where the text shows quotes.-->'''Dr. Evil''': Back in the '60s I developed a [[WeatherControlMachine weather changing machine]] which was in essence a sophisticated heat beam which we called a "laser". Using these "lasers" we punch a hole in the protective layer around the world, which we call the "ozone layer".** The fact that Dr. Evil seems unable to say the word "laser" without using this trope becomes a RunningGag.-->'''Dr. Evil''': In exactly six hours, the moon will move in its orbit around the Earth, bringing Washington D.C. within range of my giant "laser". ''Begin'' "laser" ''ignition sequence!''** In a deleted scene available on DVD, Dr. Evil claims that he ''invented'' finger quotes. * AnAesop: In one of the very few moments in the series played entirely serious, Dr. Evil taunts that the values of the hipsters and swingers Austin associated with (promiscuity, partying, drug use) are now considered evil and amoral in the nineties, trying to convince Austin they're NotSoDifferent as retaliation for thwarting his escape with Mr. Bigglesworth. Austin rejects this, explaining that the sixties weren't about embracing those values, it was about rebelling against "uptight squares" like Dr. Evil -- the spirit of it all was ''freedom''.-->'''Dr. Evil''': Face it - freedom failed.-->'''Austin''': No, man, freedom didn't fail. Right now, we got freedom ''and'' [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]] - it's a very groovy time.** Of course, Dr. Evil didn't need to continue his half-assed lecturing when the two of them discovered to Dr. Evil's delight and Austin's horror, [[IHaveYourWife Alotta had just turned the tables bringing Vanessa as a hostage.]] Although Vanessa later broke free and knocked out Alotta, and she and Austin escaped, this still allowed Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth to escape and self-destruct the Underground Lair.* AluminumChristmasTrees: The President comes ''this'' close to blowing up the moon rather than pay Dr. Evil's inflated ransom ("Would you miss it?"). The United States Air Force actually considered nuking the moon to intimidate the Soviets.* AnachronismStew: Elvis Costello performed in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', but the scene in question took place in 1969, which meant he would've only been fifteen years old (and looked much older than that). This is played for laughs like everything else. Burt Bacharach and Woody Harrelson also look to be as old as they were in 1999 in 1969.* AntagonistTitle: Being a spoof of the Bond movies, ''Goldmember'' is used in place of ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' as the title of the third movie. Goldmember is indeed the antagonist, just [[BigBadDuumvirate not the only one]].* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Upon being asked if he's happy, Fat Bastard [[VillainousBSOD breaks down in tears when he admits he's not.]] Unusually for this series, it's played relatively straight, though some may find it slipping into {{Narm}}.* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: While snooping around Alotta Fagina's penthouse in the first movie, Austin discovers a folder with some of Virtucon's {{Evil Plan}}s listed inside. In between "Human Organ Trafficking" and "Project Vulcan" is... "Carrot Top Movie".* ArtisticLicenseGeology: A pretty minor example; Dr. Evil refers to the Earth's core as the "liquid hot magma core." The Earth's innermost core is a mass of iron and nickel, solidified by the intense pressure around it. Though Dr. Evil might be referring to the ''outer'' core, which is liquid.* ArtisticLicenseHistory: If Austin was frozen from 1967 to 1997, then he would most likely have never heard of MargaretThatcher, whose entire Prime Ministership took place within that period.** He did spend a night catching up on the time he missed after Vanessa yells at him. He could have learned about Thatcher that way.** Thatcher was a member of Parliament from 1959, and served in several other postings prior to becoming Prime Minister. Austin, being a British subject, would probably be more familiar with her earlier career.** The American President in 1969 looks ''nothing'' like Richard Nixon, and is implicitly ''supposed'' to be an entirely different guy altogether.* ArtisticLicensePhysics: in the first film, the Big Boy rocket begins to glow from re-entry the instant it begins to move downwards. But that glow is caused by friction, which builds up over time based on speed, and also requires something to actually generate the friction - it wouldn't happen outside of the atmosphere.* AsideGlance: Frequently follows some of Austin's particularly painful jokes.-->'''Austin''': ''(upon face with Dr. Evil's bare buttocks)'' You know, Dr. Evil, I used to think you were crazy.-->'''Dr. Evil''': I know.-->'''Austin''': [[DoubleEntendre But now I can see your nuts.]] ''[[AsideGlance (turns to face the camera)]]'' [[BreakingTheFourthWall A-thank you!]] * AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', two {{Hurricane of Euphemism|s}} {{Overly Long Gag}}s cover a succession of people being distracted by Dr. Evil's rocket, and being [[CurseCutShort cut off just before they can remark]] that it looks like a giant--** --Johnson! What about in ''Goldmember'' when they did the same gag with the satellite that looks like a pair of big--** --Bazookas? Which leads us to...* ATeamFiring* {{Autocannibalism}}: When he isn't collecting it in a box, Goldmember enjoys eating pieces of his own skin.* BadBoss: Dr. Evil murders his henchmen for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing to kill Austin Powers]] in a deliberate parody of this trope.* BaldOfEvil: Dr. Evil. In the third movie, as Scott becomes more evil, he loses his hair too.* TheBaroness: The Rosa Klebb type is spoofed with Frau Farbissina.* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Mini-Me is ejected out into space unprotected in the second movie, and survives completely unharmed ([[OverprotectiveDad though Dr. Evil thinks this warrants a flu shot]]).* {{Beat}}: In ''Goldmember'':--> '''Woman''': Don't forget, monsieur Powers, later you have a brief oral exam.\\'''Austin''': I hope it's mostly oral and not too... ({{Beat}}) brief, baby? You know...* BeleagueredAssistant: Number 2, who, to add to the indignity, was happily running Virtucom as a legitimate multi-billion dollar company before Dr. Evil was unfrozen.* BerserkButton: Apparently, despite having little care for Scott Evil for "not being evil enough", his father does not take it well whenever someone goes so far as to imply that Scott is some sort of freak, as evidenced by his behavior on ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'', where [[UnstoppableRage his reaction]] was apparently not faked.* BigBadDuumvirate: Dr. Evil teams up with Goldmember in the third movie against Austin Powers.* BigLittleMan: Mini-Me's introduction in the second movie.* BigNo** Two in ''International Man of Mystery''. A guard while Austin is driving toward him with a steamroller (actually a "STOOOOOOOOOP"), and Austin himself before leaping to push the underground drill's [[BigRedButton abort button]]. The steamroller bit goes into OverlyLongGag territory because the Mook stands there for a full 15 seconds shouting "STOOOOOP!" before the steamroller slowly crushes him.** And again in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''. When Dr. Evil hits the self-destruct button, then throws the bottle containing Austin's "mojo" into the air, [[TimeTravel Both Austins]] do this while they try to catch the jar.* BigRedButton: Two in ''International Man of Mystery''. One aborts the underground drill carrying the nuke, the other activates the base's SelfDestructMechanism.* BilingualBonus: "As the French would say, it has a certain... I don't know what." The phrase ''je ne sais quoi'', a popular French term in America to describe some indescribable aspect of something, literally translates to 'I don't know what'.* BlandNameProduct: Nigel Powers appears on the cover of Magazine/{{P|layboy}}YLABYO magazine in ''Goldmember.''* BondGirl: In each film.* BondOneLiner: Spoofed. A lot.* BondVillainStupidity: Used and lampshaded, most notably in the scene where Scott [[TropeNamers asks]] "WhyDontYouJustShootHim"* BorrowedCatchphrase: At the end of ''Goldmember'', Dr. Evil says "Yeah baby!" Everyone stares blankly at him, and he adds: "No? Just trying it on."* {{Bowdlerize}}: In-universe, this was the case for Dr. Evil's "It's a Hard Knock Life" music video in ''Goldmember'': Nudity was censored, and Dr. Evil's curse words were edited, radio edit-style.* BrainBleach: "MargaretThatcher naked on a cold day! Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day!"* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Austin's "Things To Do Before I Die" checklist in the third movie:-->Become International Man Of Mystery.-->Save World From Certain Doom.-->Find True Love.-->Go To Outer Space.-->Travel Through Time, Backward and Forward.-->Be Cryogenically Frozen.-->Catch Dr. Evil [[YouCantThwartStageOne in the First Act]].-->[[TwinThreesomeFantasy Threesome With Japanese Twins]].-->[[WellDoneSonGuy Earn Daddy's Respect]].* BrickJoke:** In the first film, Austin claims to hate Carnies (or "circus folk") because they "smell like cabbage". Two films later, ''his father'' is ambushed by Mini-Me. His response? "I thought I smelled cabbage."** When the first movie begins Austin has just propositioned a pair of Japanese twins before he's called away to save the world, much to his dismay. Two movies later (again) the list above appears.** In the first movie, Dr. Evil says to Austin that they are [[NotSoDifferent 'not so different']] (which also doubles as a comedic ActorAllusion). In the third movie it is revealed that they are [[spoiler: brothers]].* BritishRoyalGuards: ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' has a montage where Austin and Felicity goad a royal guard into participating in a MotionlessMakeover.* BritishTeeth: Austin's teeth. Becomes a BrickJoke later when Vanessa tells him to use the toothpaste as a weapon and he responds "Okay, I get it: I have bad teeth!" Austin is the only member of the cast so afflicted, however. Thanks to modern dental hygiene products, Austin manages to clean them up by the end of the first movie. But when he travels back to 1969, they [[NoOntologicalInertia revert back]], becoming so horrible they ''[[MirrorCrackingUgly crack his car's mirror]]''.* BulletproofHumanShield: Robin Swallows, from ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''.-->'''Austin''': WhyWontYouDie?!* BunnyEarsLawyer:** Austin is strange, eccentric, has an awful sense of humor, and is one of the world's greatest secret agents.** Played with The Mole in the third film. He's a polite, normal, friendly guy, who happens to have a large mole on his face, and is perfectly aware of the irony that TheMole has a mole. The pun aside though, he's an effective and professional agent. * ButtMonkey: Mustafa, Scott Evil.* CaliforniaDoubling: {{Lampshaded}}. "Isn't it amazing how much England looks in no way like southern California?"* CallBack: In the second film, Scott suggests that Dr. Evil just go back in time and kill Austin "while he's sitting on the crapper", a nod to Paddy O'Brien's assassination attempt on Austin in the first film.* CallingYourAttacks: "Judo X!" and Foxxy's "ComicBook/{{Shazam}}!"* TheCameo: Many in every movie. The first had two (Christian Slater and Rob Lowe) cut in North America [[RegionalBonus but present everywhere else]]. The second has among others, two for the AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption (and the third has another lampshading how this joke is a repeat). The third opens with a [[FakeOutOpening fake Austin Powers movie]] filled with these.* CaptainObvious: Fat Bastard, after cutting one: "Sorry. I farted."** Goldmember from the third film states the obvious when Dr. Evil starts giving Scott preferential treatment: "It's a power struggle." and "The tiny one can't take the hint."* CardCarryingVillain: Dr. Evil is a perfect homage to his trope.* CarnivalOfKillers: Among the various killers hired by Dr Evil are [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} an Asian man named Random Task who uses his shoe to kill people]] and a vaguely Middle-Eastern man who angers Dr. Evil but will just not die.* CarpetOfVirility: Austin's ridiculously hairy chest, which women improbably seem to love.* TheCasanova: Austin, and in a twist, Doctor Evil after drinking Austin's mojo. All for comedy.** Nigel Powers.* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh, behave!"** "Yeah, baby, yeah!"** "Groovy, baby!"** "Yes! Yes! Yes! No! No! No! ...And I'm spent."** Goldmember has several, with his most prominent (for which he's also the PhraseCatcher) being "[lost his genitalia in] an unfortunate smelting accident".** "One ''milllion'' dollars."** "Rrrrrrrriiiight..."* CartwrightCurse: Played for laughs throughout the series in parody of James Bond's habit of hooking up with a new beautiful woman in each movie who disappears with little to no fanfare in the next. Vanessa is revealed to be a fembot to re-bachelor Austin at the beginning of the second movie with little recognition from the characters, and Felicity just ''disappears.''** A deleted scene mentions she ran off with Austin-from-five-minutes-in-the-past.* CensoredTitle: The second movie was often advertised in Britain as "The Spy Who...", leaving out the last two words. In Britain, "shag" is a much dirtier word than it is in North America. {{Averted|Trope}} or {{inverted|Trope}} (depending on whether the new title is considered more offensive than the original) in Norway, however, where the title translated as ''The Spy Who Spermed Me''.* ChekhovsGun: The Swedish penis pump which [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial belongs to no one in particular and certainly not Austin]].* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Felicity Shagwell in the third movie.** Dr. Evils Minions, Alotta Fagina and Random Task aren't mentioned after the first movie. The former could have been killed in the lair explosion but so should have Frau and Scott.* ChivalrousPervert: As noted above in AboveTheInfluence, for as much of a womanizer he is, Austin won't take advantage of a drunk woman.* ClusterFBomb: The ''[[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow Jerry Springer]]'' scene during the second movie. [[ClusterBleepBomb All censored, of course.]]* ContinuityNod: At the end of the first movie, Basil tells Austin that he will be knighted. Early on in the third film, Austin is finally knighted.* ContinuitySnarl: Frau and Scott appear in the second movie despite supposedly being caught in Dr Evils lair exploding. Number 2 appears as well despite being incinerated near the end by Dr. Evil himself (an alternate ending that is mostly full of continuity errors states that he escaped the fire pit alive.)* ContractualGenreBlindness: Dr. Evil. His lines make clear that he knows all about bond villain tropes but follows them nontheless. * ConvectionSchmonvection: The hollowed-out volcano from ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', in particular the LavaPit DeathTrap.* ConveyorBeltODoom: ''Goldmember'' parodies a very similar scene from ''Film/JamesBond'' with Austin's dad strapped to a device that moves him genitals-first towards a container pouring molten gold.-->"Your ''fajah'' is about to have an [[{{Catchphrase}} unfortunate smelting accident]]!"* CosmopolitanCouncil: Dr. Evil's Council. Also, the United Nations.* CrazyMemory: Dr. Evil describes his father as this.-->Dr. Evil: He would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark.* CultureEqualsCostume: In ''International Man of Mystery''. When Dr. Evil calls up the United Nations Secret Meeting Room to give his ultimatum, many of the occupants are dressed in costumes indicating their native countries (two Japanese are dressed as a geisha and a sumo wrestler, a British representative is wearing a Beefeater costume, a Spaniard is dressed as a matador, etc.). [[AmericansAreCowboys One of the characters (presumably an American) is dressed as a cowboy]].** When we first see Fat Bastard he's wearing a tam o'shanter and a kilt while bagpipe music plays.* CutLexLuthorACheck: DeconstructiveParody: When Dr. Evil comes out of cryogenic suspension, he immediately draws up outlandish plans to blackmail world leaders for millions of dollars. This annoys Number Two to no end, since he has spent the thirty years Dr. Evil was absent building up the front companies they established into a shady but completely law-abiding, legitimate and wildly successful corporation with an annual revenue of nine ''billion'' dollars.* DancingTheme* DeathTrap: Parodied, of course!--> '''Dr. Evil:''' "No Scott, I have a better idea. [[LampshadeHanging I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death..."]] ({{beat}}) [[DefensiveWhat "...what?"]]* DeerInTheHeadlights: Parodied with the guard and the steamroller.* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In the first movie: "Allow myself to introduce...... myself."** In the second: "You're a very groovy baby.....baby."** And in Goldmember: "What do you know about my father's where.....about.....s?"* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Austin's got a problem separating his inner and outer voices.** In the first film, the HumanPopsicle process has some drawbacks.---> '''Austin:''' "My God, Vanessa's got a fantastic body. I bet she shags like a minx. How do I tell her that, because of the unfreezing process, I have no InnerMonologue? I hope I didn't say that out loud just now."** In the third film, TheMole's facial blemishes prove irresistible.---> '''Austin:''' "MOLE!"* DidntWeUseThisJokeAlready: Happens in ''Goldmember'' when they reuse the rocket-joke from the second movie. -->'''Ozzy''': These filmmakers are just ''[bleep]'' boobs!-->'''Kelly''': What do you mean, Dad?-->'''Ozzy''': Well, they're usin' the same ''[bleep]'' jokes they did in the last Austin Powers movie.* DontExplainTheJoke: Done a lot.* DoubleEntendre: Examples are scattered ''everywhere''.* TheDragon: In the second movie, Mini-Me hilariously fills this role, giving Austin a hell of a beating before the climactic showdown with Dr. Evil. Keep in mind that Mini-Me, played by Vern Troyer, is less than [[PintSizedPowerhouse three feet tall]].* DreamworksFace: The [[{{Faceship}} Dr. Evil giant submarine]] in ''Goldmember'' has one.* DressingAsTheEnemy: [[OncePerEpisode Once per movie]], and PlayedForLaughs.* DudeNotFunny: Said InUniverse by Austin in regards to his father writing off Austin's quite legitimate complaints about his parenting skills with a joke.* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Dr. Evil in the first movie.-->"Welcome to my UNDERGROUND LAIR!!"* EpicFail: The first time Dr. Evil tries to time travel in the second film, and just runs into the time machine without remembering to turn it on. Also in the same film, when Austin gets ready to drive a time-travelling VW Bug into the future...but forgets that it's in reverse.* EvenEvilHasStandards: The main reason why Number 2 attempted to betray Dr. Evil was because he was nearly ruining his business after he returned.** Similarly, and quite ironically, even Dr. Evil fit into this trope. He has no qualms with taking over the world or just outright destroying it (at least until the ending of Austin Powers in ''Goldmember''), but when he meets Goldmember, the eponymous villain of the third movie, even he was disturbed by him and his actions. "How about ''no'', you crazy Dutch bastard..." He's also disturbed when Scott Evil lets his evil laugh get away with him. * EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped: Two words -- ''English'' English. The subtitler eventually gives up.* EveryoneHasStandards: Austin is a shameless womanizer who will sleep with most any woman he comes across, but he refuses Vanessa when she comes onto him while drunk.* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Austin, Basil, Dr. Evil and Number Two were all in Spy Academy together. Somehow.* EvilEyebrows: Dr Evil.* EvilLaugh: Spoofed massively. Often causes those trying to emulate Doctor Evil to fail hard.** Overlaps with LeaveTheCameraRunning in the first film. Dr. Evil and his minions share a bout of maniacal laughter... and then instead of cutting away at its peak, the camera keeps rolling as it slowly and awkwardly peters out.* EvilPlan: Each movie has one naturally, but of note is an early scene in the first movie. There Dr.Evil lists in detail two possible evil plans only to have Number Two tell him they already happened. So he shrugs and says 'Let's do what we always do: hijack nuclear weapons and hold the world hostage'* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Not actually plot-driven, but Foxxy Cleopatra's hairstyle changes in virtually every new scene she's in.* EyepatchOfPower: Number 2's eye-patch has XRayVision, which he [[MundaneUtility uses to cheat at blackjack]].* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Dr. Evil. [[spoiler:Though he's [[HeelFaceTurn not so evil]] in the end.]]* {{Expy}}: The Original Mrs. Kensington is an Expy of Emma Peel from Series/TheAvengers.** The young Mrs. Kensington as well, to the extent that Elizabeth Hurley was briefly the fan favorite to play Emma in the then-still-planned ''Avengers'' movie.%%* ExtyYearsFromNow* FaceHeelTurn: Vanessa is a [[{{Sexbot}} Fembot]]. Which is revealed at the beginning of the second movie, apropos of nothing but the RuleOfFunny. ... Hey, now Austin is single again! '''YEAH, BABY!!!'''* {{Faceship}}: Dr Evil's sub in ''Goldmember'' is modeled after him.* FakeOutOpening: The third movie opens with a scene from a [[ShowWithinAShow film within the film]] about Austin's life.* FanDisservice: Naked Fat Bastard in the second movie. Send the BrainBleach! Dr. Evil even lampshades this in-universe.* FatBastard: [[TropeNamers Obvious]].* FatSuit: Did you think Mike Myers was really that fat?* FauxPaw: When Austin first sees Felicity, He licks his hand and grooms himself like a cat, in some kind of enticement ritual.* FetalPositionRebirth: Austin Powers* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Austin and Dr. Evil, in the first film.* FiveBadBand (in the first film):** TheBigBad: Dr. Evil** TheDragon: Number Two** TheBrute: Random Task (Fat Bastard takes over this role from him in the second film)** EvilGenius: Frau Farbissina** DarkChick: Alotta Fagina** SixthRangerTraitor [[spoiler: (until the third film)]]: Scott* {{Flanderization}}: Especially evident in ''Austinpussy'' (the movie-within-a-movie in Goldmember).--> '''JohnTravolta as Goldmember''': Hey guys, do I have time for one last smoke and pancake or what!?* FlashbackCut: Austin has one when Mini-Me (who defected to the good guys) flashes the "peace" symbol. He did this in the second movie, only to give him the finger and kick Austin in the face.* FlippingTheBird: Mini-Me gave Austin the finger twice in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (though the first time, he didn't see it), and twice in ''Goldmember'': Once to Austin in the fake intro and later to Dr. Evil.* FlirtingUnderFire: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Austin and Felicity have a tender moment... while standing in a laughably pathetic DeathTrap.* FormallyNamedPet: Mr. Bigglesworth.* ForTheEvulz: Dr. Evil's motivation for his schemes. He technically is blackmailing nations for money, but he continues to do the same type of scheme in the 90's, when his company has long been legit and is raking in mountains of completely legal money.* FreudianExcuse: Supposedly, one of the mains reasons Dr. Evil became, well, evil was that he was raised in Belgium.--> '''Nigel''': Of course, they share a border with the Dutch.* FreudianSlip: In ''Goldmember'', Austin repeatedly saying "dad" or "father" instead of other words.* FrickinLaserBeams: TropeNamer. They're attached to the heads of sharks. Though unlike the RayGun from most examples of that trope, they're realistic lasers with continuous beams.* FunnyForeigner: Goldmember---> '''Goldmember''': I'm from Holland! Isn't zat veird!?* GagPenis: Aside from everything Nigel says about Mini-Me's endowments, there's the fact that when Mini-Me lowers his pants, there is an audible ''thump''.** Goldmember has a gold...er, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin member.]]** The phallic-looking rocket in the second movie, inspiring an OverlyLongGag of bystanders reacting to it.* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: After a passionate night with Dr. Evil, Frau tells him that she's "late". Just then, Scott arrives through the time machine [[spoiler:and we later find out that that was the night Dr. Evil and Frau conceived him]].** The Japanese twins in Goldmember. One goes to get Austin a drink and the other almost immediately returns with a drink for him.---> '''Austin:''' "Fook Mi, that was quick!"---> '''Fook Yu:''' (correcting Austin's mistake) "Fook ''Yu''!"---> '''Austin:''' "Oh, you're heading the right way for a smacked bottom, and I don't care who knows it!"* GirlOfTheWeek: Every trope that applies to a Bond Girl applies to Austin's women.* GoGoEnslavement: The goofy [[SpaceClothes futuristic clothes]] Dr. Evil forces on Austin and Vanessa.* GoodPaysBetter: In every movie, Number Two will tell Doctor Evil that they're making a lot more money with legitimate business operations than evil plans. In response, Doctor Evil says "SILENCE NUMBER TWO!" and then does the EvilPlan anyway. * GoofyPrintUnderwear: Austin's Union Jack underpants. Yeah.* GPSEvidence: In the second movie, the heroes are able to find the location of Dr. Evil's volcano lair by analyzing Fat Bastard's stool sample, discovering traces of a rare vegetable that only grows on one island in the entire world.* GreatEscape: Dr. Evil in the third movie.* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: Spoofed.* GroinAttack: Mini-Me first kicks, then ''bites'' Austin in the junk in the second film, during their fight on the moonbase.** And in the third film, he accidentally sends a model meteor right into Dr. Evil's testicles. Way to go, A-Hole!** Felicity pulls it off on Fat Bastard when she kicks him in the "mommy-daddy button" near the end of the second film, causing Austin to lecture her:--->''Austin Powers:'' "I don't care if he '''''is''''' evil, you don't give a man a shot in the pills. It's just not cricket, baby!"* GrossUpCloseUp: Whenever Number Three appears, there is always a zoom-in on his gigantic mole. He even twitches it a little...** In the first film, one of the scene transitions ends with a close-up of Austin's bad teeth [[FunnyMoments for no reason.]]* GroupieBrigade: Austin appearing in public usually tends to attract a screaming [[IncrediblyLamePun whorde]]..* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Spoofed and {{lampshade|Hanging}}d without mercy.* HairReboot* HandSignals: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Felicity Shagwell uses them to tell her agents to interfere with Robin Spitz Swallows.* HazmatSuit: The radiation suit Dr. Evil wears in ''International Man of Mystery'' as a parody of the one worn by the title character in ''Film/DrNo''.* HearMeTheMoney: During Austin Powers's final confrontation with Dr. Evil in the first film, in a deleted scene, Number 2 attempts to bribe Austin with $1 billion in a Fendi briefcase. When Austin grabs just one stack of $100 bills, he notes that the money is short of a billion, to which Number 2 mentions the Fendi briefcase being part of it. They continue to argue until Dr. Evil presses the button to eliminate Number 2. Austin could have told that the money is short of a billion by the simple fact that you can't fit ten million $100 bills in a single briefcase.* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Goldmember''--Mini-Me and [[spoiler:Dr. Evil]]. Fat Bastard, as well. And maybe Frau and Number 2.* HelpMistakenForAttack: Austin returns to his hotel room to find Mini-Me grinning at him while holding up a letter opener. The audience knows that Mini-Me is here because he defected from Dr. Evil (the "help") and that he was just using the letter opener to open some mail, but Austin immediately reads it as an ambush (the "attack") and gives him a sound thrashing.* HeroicSeductress: Felicity gets Fat Bastard into bed with her so she can place a tracking device on him.* HighHeelFaceTurn: The second film's sexy evil foreigner with a highly suggestive name, Ivana Humpalot, was sent to kill Austin Powers but instead finds him so attractive that she ends up confessing to her agenda and just asks him to make love to her. Apparently she was so attracted to him that she made no move to kill him even after he lost his mojo in the middle of sex.* HighlyConspicuousUniform* HumanPopsicle: Austin and Dr. Evil.* HumansAreBastards: ''Twice'' in ''Goldmember'', the audience laughs uproariously at Austin's father not being present when he's winning a major award.* HurricaneOfPuns: Once a movie, Austin will make one about a {{mook|s}}'s death, and promptly told to shut up when [[OverLongRunningGag he takes up minutes of screentime annoying his partner with the horrendous puns.]]* HypocriticalHumor: There's two things Nigel Powers can't stand: "people who are intolerant of other people's cultures...''and the '''Dutch'''!''"* [[IAteWhat I Drank What?]]: In the second movie, Austin drinks Fat Bastard's stool sample, thinking it is coffee.-->'''Austin''': "This coffee smells like shit."\\'''Basil''': "It ''is'' shit, Austin."\\'''Austin''': "Oh, good, then it's not just me. (''drinks more'') It's a bit nutty."* IHaveYourWife: In the first movie, though Austin hadn't married Vanessa yet at this point, [[spoiler:Alotta Fagina takes Vanessa hostage while Austin almost gets a chance to bring Dr. Evil to justice, who was resigned to capture but undaunted because [[VictoryIsBoring he believes Austin would be forced to deal with how the 1960's ethos is outdone by the 1990's ethos and that freedom has failed anyway.]] This gives Dr. Evil a chance to escape despite the failed [[TheStarscream intervention by Number Two]] and that Vanessa managed to knock Alotta out and escape with Austin, not to mention Alotta most likely didn't wake up on time to escape.]]* IgnoreTheDisability: Number Three's mole. Around it, everyone feels inclined to unintentionally make stupid puns.** "Why, thank yo-- '''''MOLE!!!'''''"** "Moley, moley, moley, moley, moley!"* ImAHumanitarian: FatBastard once ate a baby. And then he tries to eat Mini-Me.* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy* ImplacableMan* ImplausibleDeniability: Austin's increasingly desperate insistence that "Swedish-Made Penis Enlarger Pump" wasn't his bag, baby, as the evidence continued to mount against him.* ImpossibleShadowPuppets: Subverted. In ''Goldmember'', a mook believes he is seeing an impossible silhouette of a man with a small arm for a penis, who shakes hands with it and bites it before giving birth. [[NotWhatItLooksLike It turns out]] to be Austin, Mini-Me, some tubing and an apple.** Done to a lesser extent in the previous movie, where Dr. Evil's guards witness Felicity's silhouette appearing to pull several objects (And a gerbil) out of Austin's backside (Actually a bag).* ImprobableAimingSkills: Towards the end of ''Shagged'', Austin fires ''fewer shots from his handgun than the number of henchmen he hits''.* ImprobableWeaponUser: "Who throws a shoe?!? Honestly?"* InadequateInheritor: Scott, who is "replaced" by Mini Me.* InflationNegation:** One '''''meeeeeeeee'''''-llion dollar ransom. MemeticMutation as well.*** This was so ubiquitous, even ''King Hussein of Jordan'' joked around with it.** Inverted in the second film: Dr. Evil's 1969 ransom of one hundred billion dollars doesn't even exist yet.* InstantlyProvenWrong: In ''International Man of Mystery'' Austin is repeatedly called out for his ownership of a Swedish penis-enlarger pump while he's picking up his belongings after the unfreezing process. This embarrasses him in front of Vanessa Kensington and causes him to resort to ImplausibleDeniability.--> '''Clerk:''' One Swedish-made penis enlarger pump...--> '''Austin:''' That's not mine.--> '''Clerk:''' One credit card receipt for Swedish-made penis enlarger, signed by...Austin Powers.--> '''Austin:''' [To Vanessa] I'm telling you, baby, that's not mine.--> '''Clerk:''' One warranty card for Swedish-made penis enlarger pump, filled out by...Austin Powers.--> '''Austin:''' I don't even know what this is. This sort of thing ain't my bag, baby.--> '''Clerk:''' One book: "Swedish-made Penis Enlarger Pumps And Me: (This sort of thing is my bag, baby)", by...Austin Powers.--> '''Austin:''' Ah.* IntangibleTheft: In ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Fat Bastard steals Austin Powers' "mojo" (his libido and sexual prowess) for his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil. It's visualized as a red liquid with little male symbols floating in it.* IntimateArtistry: Austin was flirting with Vanessa from the very instant that he awoke from his cryogenic freezing, but he only seemed to progress from purely-physical attraction to an emotional connection when she briefly posed for photographs for him when they were on a surveillance mission. After saying how beautiful she was he took her out for a night on the town, where she first began to return his affections.* InventorOfTheMundane: During a group therapy session Dr. Evil mentions that his father claimed to have invented the question mark (among many other, equally strange declarations).* IronButtMonkey: Mustafa, who can withstand quite a bit of punishment before finally dying.* IronicEchoCut: Without an actual cut.* IslandBase: One of Doctor Evil's [[SupervillainLair Evil Lairs]].* ItIsPronouncedTropay: In ''Goldmember'', Austin pronounces Basil Exposition's name as "Baysil" in one scene.* ItsPersonal: Both Dr. Evil and Austin say this this in the second movie, in reference to how Dr. Evil's stolen Austin's mojo.* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Nigel Powers.* JokeExhaustion: Whenever Austin offs a {{mook}}, he'll rattle off a list of [[IncrediblyLamePun incredibly lame]] {{bond one liner}}s about the nature of said mook's death. He generally has to be stopped by someone else before he'll move on.** There is also a [[{{hurricane of euphemisms}} bunch of sexual euphemisms]] at the end.* JugglingLoadedGuns: Austin can be seen shaking his arms and blinking uncontrollably whenever he fires his gun. Mike Myers notes in the commentary that it was done only half-intentionally, as Mike himself had [[EnforcedMethodActing never fired a gun before]].* JustAGangster: When Dr. Evil is unfrozen in the first movie, he insists on bringing his organization back to its old ways despite the fact that it has become much more successful and lucrative as a legitimate business.* JustInTime: Played for laughs in the first film. Austin has well over ten seconds to stop Dr. Evil's drill from reaching the Earth's core, but deliberately waits until there's just a second to spare, so that his BigNo will look more dramatic.* KnuckleCracking: Random Task does this in ''International Man of Mystery'' after throwing his shoe and breaking off the head of a statue and just before throwing his shoe at Austin Powers near the end.* KukrisAreKool: Mustafa wields one.* LamePunReaction: From ''Goldmember'':--> '''Dr. Evil:''' Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my submarine lair. It's long, hard and full of seamen! (nobody laughs) Nothing? Not even a titter?* LameRhymeDodge: In the first film:-->'''Dr. Evil''': Son, wouldn't you like to see what daddy does for a living?-->'''Scott Evil''': Blow me.-->'''Dr. Evil''': What?-->'''Scott Evil''': Show me.** The TV edited version works just as well:-->'''Dr. Evil''': Son, wouldn't you like to see what daddy does for a living?-->'''Scott Evil''': Bite me.-->'''Dr. Evil''': What?-->'''Scott Evil''': Might be - fun.* LampshadeHanging: Ubiquitous; every Bond Trope from Death Trap to Bond Girl is pointed out and made fun of. ** By ''Goldmember'', they frequent hang a lampshade on their ''own'' jokes, old and new. Goldmember implies that his weird accent automatically makes him funny and makes sure everyone notices his "subtle" references to music lyrics. Austin and the Mr. Roboto point out that they could just speak English to avoid confusion, and Ozzy's dialogue under DidntWeUseThisJokeAlready.* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Number Two shows a map of the United States with miniature models of businesses he acquired in the first movie during Dr. Evil's time being frozen, he concludes the list with a factory that makes miniature models... of factories.* LaughablyEvil: Dr. Evil and his minions.* LaughWithMe: Dr. Evil doesn't like to make an EvilLaugh by himself. Parodied in the last scene of the third movie where Scott laughs alone and desperately turns in every direction for someone to join in.* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Though ConvectionSchmonvection is played straight in the second film, this trope is surprisingly {{averted}}. Objects (and people) which fall into the lava do not sink to the bottom, and at no point does the lava "flow".* LicensedPinballTable: Released in 2001, and based on the first two films. [[Pinball/AustinPowers Click here for more.]]* TheLoinsSleepTonight: In the second movie, Austin, while in the middle of sex with Dr. Evil's spy Ivana Humpalot, suddenly loses his erection in 1999 when his mojo (libido/sex drive/virility) is stolen from his cryogenically frozen body in 1969. He then travels back to the Swingin' Sixties to reclaim his mojo and cure his erectile dysfunction. His desire to get his groove back is only heightened when the sexy spy/hippie Felicity Shagwell comes his way. With both wanting to shag each other, Felicity increases the swinger's desire to cure his impotency and get his mojo back from Dr. Evil so Austin and Felicity can finally do the horizontal tango. * LondonEnglandSyndrome: The {{Trope Namer|s}} was referring to this film.* LovesOnlyGold: Johan van der Smut, better known as Goldmember, is fascinated with gold and lost his genitals in a smelting accident. Goldmember teams up with Doctor Evil to conquer the world. They plan to use the tractor beam which Goldmember had created to drag a gold asteroid onto the polar ice field and cause a flood.* LowSpeedChase: In ''International Man of Mystery'', Austin and Vanessa try to escape pursuing guards in a steamroller that moves so slowly that the guards should be able to easily catch up to them.* LukeIAmYourFather: Spoofed in the first film.** Gender-swapped in the second film, when Frau Farbissina admits she is Scott's mother.** Spoofed in the second with Dr. Evil and Austin.** [[spoiler:Played straight in the third film, when it's revealed Austin and Dr. Evil are brothers]].* MadeOfIron: Robin Swallows, who survives a knife to the back, a barrage of bullets, a ''bazooka'', and falling out of a tall building, all while mocking Austin while he uses her as a human shield.** Number Two survived the fire pit and the underground lair exploding with nothing but a single burn on his cheek in the sequel.* MaleGaze: In [=IMoM=], our first view of Vanessa Kensington via a slow pan up her entire body. Felicity Shagwell is introduced in a similar way.** In a deleted scene from the second film, Austin shakes Robin Swallows by the hand really hard just to watch her cleavage bounce up and down.** During the chess scene, the camera pans down to Ivana Humpalot's chest as she squeezes her breasts together.** The guy Felicity dances with in her first scene openly stares at her chest.* MamaBear: Don't try to harm Scott in front of Frau, both Mini Me and Doctor Evil found that out the hard way. [[spoiler: Later it turns out she really is Scott's mom.]]* MarshmallowHell: While scoping out Dr. Evil's headquarters, Austin is accidentally pulled down into Felicity's breasts.-->'''Austin:''' Hello, mummy. Mummy, can I have some chocolates? I want some Mars bars! Don't smack my bottom, mummy...* MediumAwareness: Austin uses the subtitles to understand Japanese in the third movie. What makes it funny is that the white subtitles are sometimes placed in front of white items, resulting in the subtitles looking entirely lewd.-->"Why don't I just-a speak in English?"-->"Yes, that would be helpful! Then we wouldn't continue to misread your subtitles, making it seem that you're saying things that are dirty!" *cracks smile just before camera cuts away** MetaGuy: Scott is [[StraightMan the only one]] who seems to see through Dr. Evil's ridiculous plans and is well-aware they won't work.* MoodWhiplash: In the extended version of the first film, every time Austin kills a {{Mook|s}}, the film immediately clips to about 30 seconds worth of the mook's mourning friends and family.** The opening of the first movie may count, too. Dr. Evil [[YouHaveFailedMe kills off his minions who have deceived him]]... cue [[spoiler: Austin dancing to ''Soul Bossa Nova''!]]** Given the silliness of the first film, Austin's speech to Dr. Evil about "if we'd known the consequences of our actions we'd have done things differently" referring to the Free Love era is actually straightforward and serious (and reflects real-world opinions of those who lived through the era).** In the second film, Austin mourns over [[spoiler: Vanessa being a Fembot...until he realizes this means he's single again. OH BEHAVE! *cue Soul Boss Nova again!*]]** In the second and third films, Fat Bastard gives a heartfelt speech about his weight... then farts.* MookChivalry: "Look, here's how it goes, you attack me one at a time and I knock you out with one punch, okay? Go."* MoonwalkDance: In ''Austin Powers III: Goldmember'' Scott Evil performs a moonwalk just before the end credits. * MortonsFork: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'':--> '''Dr. Evil''': Save the world... or save your girlfriend.* MrExposition: Basil, whose last name [[LampshadeHanging IS Exposition]].* MsFanservice: Alotta Fagina from the first movie is a pretty straight example. Her only real role (besides acting as a plot device to [[spoiler: drive a temporary wedge between Austin and Vanessa]]) was to look hot.** Vanessa (especially her nude scene at the end), Felicity and Foxxy.** And let's not forget Creator/MimiRogers in a catsuit.* MST3KMantra: [[invoked]] Invoked and lampshaded, when Austin has some issues with temporal causality in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Basil Exposition tells him to just relax and try to enjoy it, then ''looks directly at the camera and tells the audience to do the same''.* MyBelovedSmother: In Goldmember, Austin responds to accusations of having 'Daddy Issues' with---> '''Austin:''' "Nothing could be [[FreudianSlip My Father]] from the truth. For me this is a Dad issue....Dead! Dad! Deadbeat dad! Daddy didn't love me!"* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The opening credits of ''The Spy who Shagged Me'' play over a scene wherein Austin decides to celebrate his newfound singleness by taking a stroll through the hotel in the buff, his naughty parts concealed by various objects.** In the first movie, there's two [[OverlyLongGag Overly Long Gags]] in which Austin and latter Vanessa make full use of SceneryCensor.* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: Averted in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', when Austin not only interacts with a ten-minute-younger version of himself, but the two of them apparently wind up engaging in a three-way with Felicity Shagwell.-->"Technically it's not cheating, baby!"* NeverTrustATrailer: An early trailer for ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' made it seem like Robin Swallows had a larger role then she actually did.* NewspaperThinDisguise: Austin attempts to disguise himself with a magazine... with his own face on the cover.* TheNineties: The first two movies. The third one takes place in 2002.* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: During the car chase in Japan:-->'''Japanese Man 1:''' "RUN! IT'S Franchise/{{GODZILLA}}!"-->'''[[Creator/MasiOka Japanese Man 2]]:''' "It looks like Godzilla, but due to international copyright laws, it's not."-->'''Japanese Man 1:''' "STILL! WE SHOULD RUN LIKE IT IS GODZILLA!"-->'''Japanese Man 2:''' "Though it isn't." ''*winks at camera*''* NoFourthWall: The third film. An obvious example is when Austin and Fat Bastard are fighting and Fat Bastard does "the ultimate wire-fighting maneuver", only for one of his wires to break.** Not to mention the numerous times when Austin looks directly at the camera when saying something. One example is during the Mr. Roboto scene. Austin, after misreading several subtitles for Mr. Roboto's dialogue, is pretty weirded out. Mr. Roboto says "Why don't I just speak English?" This leads to:--->'''Austin''': Yeah, why don't you? That way I wouldn't misread the subtitles making it seem like you are saying things which are dirty. [''looks at camera'']*** Another camera look occurs when Austin is shot at on the ladder near the end and falls, pulling down Dr. Evil's pants to stop his fall. He says:---->'''Austin''': You know, Dr. Evil, I used to think you were crazy.---->'''Dr. Evil''': I know.---->'''Austin''': [[DoubleEntendre But now I can see you're nuts.]] [''looks at camera''] Ah, thank you.** The second film set the bar, however, by having Basil and Austin advise the audience not to think too hard about the time travel aspect of the story.*** He also introduces Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones and Elvis Costello to the viewers.* NoIndoorVoice: "I'm finding it hard to control THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE!"** Frau Farbissina's [[RunningGag schtick]].-->'''Frau''': '''LOWER THE GLOBE!'''* NominalImportance: Nigel Powers talks one of Dr. Evil's {{m|ooks}}inions out of attacking him by pointing this out.--> '''Nigel Powers:''' Have you any idea how many anonymous henchmen I've killed? Look at you! You don't even have a name tag! You've got no chance. Why don't you just fall down? \\(The henchman falls down.) * NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Lampshaded and spoofed.-->'''Scott:''' "What, you're feeding him? Why don't you just kill him?"* NotSoDifferent: Parodied in the first movie- Dr. Evil tries this, but as he lectures he realizes that he and Austin are nothing alike.** Tried again in ''Goldmember''... which also fails. Although this instance seems to be a subtle foreshadowing [[spoiler:of them finding out that they do have something in common - a father - at the end of the movie]].* {{Notzilla}}: It lampshades this with two Japanese men running from a monster statue that vaguely resembles Godzilla.-->"It looks like Godzilla, but [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope due to copyright laws, it's not!]]"* NumberTwo: Number Two.* ObviouslyEvil: Dr. Evil.* OffscreenTeleportation: When Dr. Evil and Mini Me board the rocket to the moon they are saluted by his minions who then somehow appear on the moon when they get there.* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: Each movie begins with Number 2 revealing a wildly successful business venture that he embarked on in Dr. Evil's absence. The funding for Dr. Evil's projects most likely comes from there.* OnlySaneMan: Scott Evil, to an extent. Number Two is as equally aware of Dr. Evil's ContractualGenreBlindness, but unlike Scott, he doesn't bother trying to stop him.* OohMeAccentsSlipping: ** There's a point during the [[OverlyLongGag overly long evil laughing scene]] in the first film where Mike Myers reverts to his normal voice.** In the second film, when Austin asks Mustafa "Where is Dr Evil hiding?", you can clearly hear Mike Myers' own voice. While portraying Fat Bastard, Myers occasionally slips into his Austin Powers accent, notably when Fat Bastard wants to eat Mini Me ("wait a minute, he kinda looks like a baby").** Meyers notes in the commentary that Dr. Evil sounds pretty Canadian a few times in ''Goldmember'', most of all with the line "I was adopted by frickin' Belgians, eh!"* OpeningScroll: ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''.* OutOfFocus: Number Two was a fairly big part of the first movie, but he took backstage to Scott, Frau, and Fat Bastard in the second movie, and in the third movie he has only a handful of lines.* OverlordJr: Scott Evil and Mini-Me, with a severe case of sibli- er, uncle/neph-... [[SiblingRivalry biological son/midget clone rivalry]].* OverlyLongGag: The series {{lampshade|Hanging}}s, spoofs, ''and'' plays it straight as one of their overlong {{running gag}}s is interrupted by a cameo from Series/TheOsbournes... who then turn out to be the part of it that brings it full circle.** Case in point, Austin's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09D8hAcUzms "evacuation"]] from the first movie.** The near deaths of Mustafa and his crying out for help.** "Shh". "Zippit". "SCOTTY DON'T!".* OverlyLongScream:--> "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHHH-" *Steam Roller runs him over.** PapaWolf:** Let's just say that Dr. Evil [[UnstoppableRage did not react well]] at all to a Klansman calling Scott Evil a freak on Jerry Springer.** Nigel Powers is also this when he stops Austin from shooting [[spoiler:his other son, Dr. Evil]].* PeopleJars: In ''International Man of Mystery'' there is a cryogenic storage facility with frozen celebrities in pods. Amongst them [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/187-Maul/what%20the%20movie/navlcsnap-2010-01-04-01h51m14s43_1.png Vanilla Ice]].* PerspectiveReversal: In the first movie, Austin upsets Vanessa by sleeping with Alotta as part of the job; in the second movie, Felicity upsets Austin by sleeping with Fat Bastard as part of the job.* {{Pixellation}}: Used on a woman's bare breasts in the "Hard Knock Life" music video in ''Goldmember''.* PlayingWithATrope: Arguably one of the entire purposes of the series, as it parodies, spins, exaggerates, lampshades, and puts an odd twist on everything from random dance scenes to celebrity cameos to under-the-credits scenes.* PostClimaxConfrontation: At the end of ''International Man of Mystery'', during Austin and Vanessa's honeymoon, Random Task shows up again to kill them... and is defeated with the help of the [[ChekhovsGun penis enlargement pump]].** Fat Bastard does the same thing in the sequel. He gets defeated in a [[GroinAttack similar way.]]* PrecisionFStrike: Dr. Evil's response to [[spoiler: being caught in the first act, before even getting started on his EvilPlan]], is simply "[[{{Beat}} ...]] shit."* {{Preemptive Sh|utUp}}h* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Dr. Evil and Mini-Me performing a music video to the tune of It's A Hard Knock Life in ''Goldmember'' is ''all'' this.* PrettyInMink: The models in the second movie, and Austin wearing a pimp coat in the third.* ProveIAmNotBluffing: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Dr Evil blows up the White House to demonstrate his giant moon based laser... except it was just footage from ''Film/IndependenceDay''. Dr Evil defends the ''real'' laser effect would be very similar.* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "DO! YOU! WORK! FOR! NUMBER! TWO!??" (original release version). ** [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion The current releases use the clip of Austin shouting "Who... does... Number Two... ''work'' for?!"]]* PunnyName: A lot of them, usually mocking ''Film/JamesBond'' characters.** Let's see, there's Alotta Fagina, Ivana Humpalot, Fook Mi and Fook Yu (the Japanese twins), Dixie Normas... anyone else?*** Felicity Shagwell. "Shagwell by name, shag ''very'' well by reputation"* PutTheirHeadsTogether: ''International Man of Mystery''. As Austin and Vanessa are infiltrating Virtucon, Random Task comes up behind them and cracks their heads together, knocking them out.* PyrrhicVictory: In the first movie, when Austin catches Dr. Evil attempting to escape after Austin stopped the nuclear warhead, Dr. Evil attempts to impose this on Austin. He argues that free love and anything Austin stood up for in the 1960's is considered "evil," but Austin argues that they aren't and he's come to understand how much the world changed but can be similar motives adapted for the 1990's, saying "It's freedom, baby, Yeah!" Dr. Evil still is still smug that even though Austin has caught him, Dr. Evil says "Freedom failed" and Austin would be forced to live with all that, [[DespairEventHorizon and not in a good way.]] [[spoiler:[[IHaveYourWife Luckily for Dr. Evil, Alotta Fagina arrives holding Vanessa hostage.]] This gives Dr. Evil a change to escape after a failed [[TheStarscream intervention by Number Two.]]]]* RealSongThemeTune: "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones. Mike Myers had remembered the song from an old Canadian game show called ''Series/{{Definition}}''.* RentAZilla* ReverseMole: Number Three. [[{{Irony}} Try not to think about it too much]].* ReversePolarity: Trying to stop the MIDAS asteroid from crashing into Earth and flooding it.* RightHandCat: Mr. Bigglesworth, and his clone, Mini-Mr. Bigglesworth.* RipVanTinkle: Austin's [[OverlyLongGag epic urination]] after being awakened from cryo-sleep. * RuleOfFunny: Honestly, the series has a time-traveling car that travels [[Film/BackToTheFuture not by accelerating to 88 miles per hour]], but by bouncing really hard on its seventies-style tricked out suspension. If you can swallow that but not [[spoiler: Vanessa being a [[RobotGirl fembot]]]], you need to recite [[MST3KMantra the mantra]].* RuleOfThree: Spoofed in the second film, where one of Dr. Evil's assassins [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxZQL_Is0mE always answers a question truthfully the third time it's asked]], because he can't stand being asked the same question three times.* {{Salaryman}}: Two of them. Hint: "Run! It's Godzilla!"* SassyBlackWoman: Foxxy Cleopatra.* SceneryCensor: Spoofed multiple times.* ScreensAreCameras: Dr. Evil tends to do this a lot. He has typical villain ultimatums with various world leaders through closed circuit televisions, yet there are no cameras that would allow him to see anything.* SealedEvilInACan: The freezing of Dr. Evil.* SealedGoodInACan: The freezing of Austin.* SelfDeprecation: "Boobs! These writers are a bunch of boobs!" - Ozzy* SelfDestructMechanism: Dr. Evil's underground base in ''International Man of Mystery'' has one.* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: In ''Goldmember'' there's a scene where Nigel Powers is talking about his sexual exploits and Austin requests that they speak in "English" English in front of the Americans. The proceeding conversation has subtitles.([[EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped But not all of it.]])* SequelReset: "I'm single again! Yeah!"* TheSeventies and TheEighties: "You're not missing anything. There was a gas shortage, and AFlockOfSeagulls."* SexyBacklessOutfit: Felicity Shagwell.* ShakingTheRump: Felicity does this in front of Austin in her first scene, while wearing [[PaintedOnPants skin-tight shorts]], no less.* SharkPool: The third movie.** Attempted in the first movie, but they couldn't get sharks due to environmental regulations. They had to make do with (mutant, ill-tempered) sea bass instead.* ShoePhone: Spoofed with the ridiculous items Austin gets from Basil, including a toothpaste tube containing plastic explosive [[SubvertedTrope (Or so Austin thinks)]].* ShoeSlap: Random Task {{throw|ingYourSwordAlwaysWorks}}s his shoe, as a parody of Oddjob's doing the same with his [[WeaponizedHeadgear hat]].* ShoutOut: Now [[ShoutOut/AustinPowers has its own page.]]* ShowSomeLeg** Felicity Shagwell bares her breasts to the one inept guard outside her and Austin's cell.--->'''Felicity:''' What do you think of these, my man?--->'''Guard:''' ...Mommy!** Also used by Vanessa to distract guards.* ShowStopper: Parodied.* ShowWithinAShow: ''Austinpussy'', originally the intended title of the third film (a parody of ''Film/{{Octopussy}})''), which they couldn't get past the censors. It was directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg and starred Tom Cruise as Austin, Gwyneth Paltrow as the BondGirl, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny [=DeVito=] as Mini-me, and John Travolta as [[spoiler:Goldmember]].* ShownTheirWork: Austin's wardrobe was meticulously researched and accurate for the Swinging Sixties period he originally comes from, down to the use of couch and curtain fabric for his suit jackets.* SigilSpam* SignatureStyle: If you've seen the ''Film/WaynesWorld'' movies, the way ''Austin Powers'' gleefully plays with every trope possible and half the time ignores the fourth wall won't be new to you.* SilenceYouFool: "[[NoIndoorVoice SILENCE!]] I will not tolerate your insolence!"* TheSixties* SkirtsAndLadders: Austin can't help but stare when Vanessa climbs up a ladder ahead of him.** Austin also can't help but stare when Dr. Evil climbs up a ladder ahead of him (so that he can use a pun with "your nuts" and "you're nuts").* SlasherSmile: Fat Bastard while stealing Austin Powers' mojo.* SmokingHotSex: [[ScrewYourself Number 2 and Number 2]].* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Austin, putting lotion on Felicity Shagwell's back, squeezes the bottle a little too hard...* SoundEffectBleep: Utilized during the cutaway to the Osbournes in ''Goldmember''.* SpaceBase: Another one of Doctor Evil's [[SupervillainLair supervillain lairs]]. He seems to have every variation of this trope covered.* SpellMyNameWithAnS: A rather infamous error on the setting titles renders Japan's largest city as "Toyko". Yeah.* SpontaneousChoreography: During the opening titles of each movie, Austin engages in this with supposedly random bystanders.* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Scott Evil keeps goading his father to [[NoNonsenseNemesis just shoot Austin]].* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat:** From the second film:---> '''Austin:''' Basil! It turns out Vanessa ''[the female sidekick from the previous film and Austin's wife]'' was a Fembot!\\'''Basil:''' Yes, we knew all along, sadly.** Austin and Dr. Evil not only went to Spy academy together, but shared a dorm room. Oh and also, Austin has a father, Nigel Powers, who is England's most famous spy. None of these things are ever mentioned before the third film and then are simply taken as read by all concerned.* SuddenlyShouting:-->'''Basil Exposition''': The shouting is a temporary side effect of the unfreezing.\\'''Austin Powers''': Yes... I'm having difficulty controlling THE VOLUME OF MY VOICE.** Frau.* SupervillainLair: "Welcome to my underground lair!!"** Brought to its ultimate when Dr. Evil travels back in time and starts getting all the stuff he's used to having as a sixties supervillain:--->"Dr. Evil! Welcome to your secret island lair!"--->"Is it a hollowed-out volcano with my face on it as requested?"--->"Of course."* SurroundedByIdiots: Dr. Evil used to provide the page quote:--> '''Dr. Evil''': Why must I be constantly surrounded by frickin' idiots?* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Generally used, but the second movie is the most blatant about it. Austin time-travels ten minutes back in time to just when Felicity's chamber was being flooded with poison gas... and pauses to have a chat with himself that lasts longer than it originally took the chamber to flood with gas. Time apparently just halts for this, and doesn't start up again until past-Austin shoots some {{mooks}}.* TalkToTheHand: Dr. Evil does this, much to the pop culture lacking president's confusion. Well, not so much lacking in pop culture as Dr. Evil's using 90's-era pop culture lines... in 1969.* TapOnTheHead* TerminatorTwosome: Inverted, as Austin and Dr. Evil both travel to the future in the first movie, and played straight, as they travel to the past in the second.* TeenyWeenie: Austin is implied to have a less-then-normal sized member, due to his ownership of a "Swedish-made Penis Enlarger Pump" (A deleted scene from the second film even had him claiming to Felicity that his frozen self was not an "accurate representation" of his normal size).* ThinkUnsexyThoughts: "MargaretThatcher naked on a cold day! Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day!"* ThreateningShark: Frickin' Threatening Sharks with FrickinLaserBeams [[WeaponizedAnimal Attatched to Their Frickin' Heads]]* TimeTravel* TokenRomance: Foxy Cleopatra in ''Goldmember''.* TorpedoTits: The basic weapon of the fembots.* ToughRoom: Nobody laughs at Dr. Evil's "long and hard and full of seamen" joke in ''Goldmember'', prompting him to say, "Tough sub."* TrailerSpoof: ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYVb4OLk4NQ had one related to]] ''ThePhantomMenace''.* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Austin and the Japanese girls from the third film.* TwinkleSmile: At the end of ''International Man Of Mystery'', while he's in bed with Vanessa Kensington Austin does this to show he's embraced dental hygiene.* TwistedEchoCut: Used multiple times in the famous 'Johnson' joke montage.* UndisclosedFunds* UranusIsShowing: At the end of the first movie, Austin makes this joke.* UnstoppableRage: Dr. Evil, after a Klansmen called Scott Evil a "freak", ends up going ballistic: He ends up fighting even when being restrained by Steve Wilkos and the other members of security, and after seemingly calming down, he then rushes to attack him again (something that never happens on the Jerry Springer show). And then instigates a full-out brawl on the set. Eventually, he seems calmed down... until Jerry Springer tells security to get Dr. Evil out of the premises ("get this jerk out of here"), upon which his rage was reawakened, and starts fighting with the host, eventually managing to smash a globe in the ensuing stage riot.* UnusualEuphemism: In a deleted scene from ''Goldmember'', Fat Bastard tells Foxy how he'd love to do a "Scottish bobsled" with her.* VaderBreath: Mocked when Dr. Evil's spacesuit is damaged, giving him [[EvilSoundsDeep a deeper voice]] and interrupted breathing. Naturally, he takes this moment to tell Austin [[LukeIAmYourFather he is his father]]. (He isn't really.)* VideoPhone: Austin has one in his car. Very helpful for [[MrExposition Basil Exposition]] to talk to him.* VillainBall: Dr. Evil doesn't hold the VillainBall so much as have it surgically implanted where his brain should be.* VillainousBSOD: Fat Bastard gets one.* VocalDissonance: Subverted in the Studio 69 scene, when Foxxy uses a man like a ventriloquist's dummy to speak to Austin covertly. At first glance, it seems like the guy is speaking with a sexy black woman's voice.* VomitChainReaction: See below. * VomitIndiscretionShot: In a deleted scene from ''Goldmember,'' Dr. Evil, Scott, Number Two, Frau, and two sailors projectile vomit, after watching [[spoiler: Mr. Roboto get eaten by sharks.]]* TheWatson: Scott.* WaveMotionGun: The "Death Star." ([[CoughSnarkCough Ripoff!]])* WeaksauceWeakness: Mustafa's above-mentioned compulsion to answer any question posed to him three times.* WeatherControlMachine: In ''International Man of Mystery,'' Dr. Evil mentions that in the 1960's, he had a "weather changing machine that was, in essence, a sophisticated heat beam, which we called a ''laser.''"* WellDoneSonGuy: Austin just wants his father's approval.** Inverted with Scott, who wants nothing to do with Dr. Evil, despite his father's attempts at bonding, then ''finally'' wins his dad's respect. [[spoiler: Too bad his dad becomes Good.]]* WhamLine: Near the end of ''Goldmember'' when Nigel prevents Austin from shooting Dr. Evil:-->'''Austin''': Dr. Evil's not your son! I am!\\'''Nigel''': [[spoiler: You both are.]]* WhatAreRecords: Inverted, with Austin trying to play a CD on a turntable.* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to the Cat?]]: Mr. Bigglesworth disappears from ''Goldmember.''* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Mocked in deleted scenes from ''International Man of Mystery.'' We see the family of the dead guard, that Austin smashes with the steamroller, learning of his death; later, "John Smith," the guard who gets decapitated, by the "ill tempered mutated sea bass," is shown to have been a day away from marriage, and was late for his bachelor party, because he was working late. In both cases, the family / friends are fully aware, that the mook is a henchman of Dr. Evil, and act like it's just a normal job. The British and Australian cuts included these scenes.* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Whatever it is that Goldmember claims his accent to be, it certainly isn't Dutch.* [[WhereDidWeGoWrong Where Did I Go Wrong?]]: Dr. Evil asks this question about Scott.* WhoWearsShortShorts: Felicity wears a pair of skin tight shorts for her first few scenes.* WhyWontYouDie: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me.''* WireFu: Parodied. FatBastard tries to use a WireFu attack on Austin in ''Goldmember'' (to the point of visibly held up by wires and calling attention, to the people in the background holding him up.) One of the wires breaks halfway through, though, and he's just left dangling in the air.* WouldHurtAChild: Fat Bastard ate a baby, and has no qualms with doing the same to Mini-Me, since he resembles one.* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Goldmember,'' Austin is bummed that his dad didn't attend his knighting ceremony. Later, Basil exposition informs Austin that his father was kidnapped:-->'''Austin''': Heavy, man. (perks up) OH! So that's why he wasn't at my knighting ceremony!\\'''Basil''': No, actually, he was kidnapped ''after'' you were knighted.\\'''Austin''': Ah.* YouHaveFailedMe: Dr. Evil punishes his minions by dumping them through a trapdoor to be [[KillItWithFire burned alive.]] When he tries it again in the '90s, the unfortunate Mook is left alive, but "very badly burned" and is finally dispatched, by another Mook with poor aim. His botched execution is PlayedForLaughs.* YouJustToldMe: Subverted. Austin tricks Alotta Fagina, into admitting her boss is into "big underground drills," but he knew already, and did this to look suave. Counts as a spoof as well, since ''he'' is the one who brought up the drills, so he ''obviously'' already knew.* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle* {{Zoom}}: On Number Three's mole in ''Goldmember.''----


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The Special Relationship
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Parents need to know that this docudrama chronicles the political relationship between President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair during the eight years the Clinton was in office. The former president's criminal investigation into his extramarital affairs is a major theme, as are the violent events that took place in Northern Ireland and Kosovo during that time (news footage of the violence is visible). The movie also contains some strong words like "bulls--t" and "f--k." It isn't intended for kids, but it will appeal to teens and adults with an interest in history and/or politics.
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THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP explores the unique bond between President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during Clinton's tenure in the White House. When Blair (Michael Sheen) runs for prime minister in 1992, he meets with Clinton (Dennis Quaid) and his staff for advice on getting elected. Over the years the two powerful world leaders look to each other for guidance and support during events like the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland and the criminal investigation of Clinton's extramarital behaviors. While efforts to ensure their political survival leads to some politically turbulent moments, the two manage to maintain their powerful alliance. The drama also offers some insight into the behind the scenes impact British advisors like Alastair Campbell (Mark Bazeley) and Jonathan Powell (Adam Godley) had on the prime minister, and the different expectations their respective countries had for their first ladies (played by Hope Davis and Helen McCrory).
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Most kids probably won't be interested thanks to the talky nature of it, but fans of good docudramas and political buffs will definitely find it worth watching. This TV movie offers a dramatic interpretation of the way the British prime minister negotiated his relationship with President Clinton to strengthen his domestic and international political standing. It also highlights some of the major problems this sometimes-controversial relationship created, and offers some explanation for the loyal political alliance the two charismatic leaders enjoyed during the 1990s. While one may question the accuracy of some of the more intimate scenes featured here, the movie clearly relies on enough factual information and archived news footage to create a strong sense of reality throughout.
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Families can talk about politics. Political leaders often create alliances with people they do not like personally, but who can be helpful politically. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these kinds of relationships? Does this kind of alliance-building happen in other scenarios, like school or work?
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|DVD release date:
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|Dennis Quaid, Mark Bazeley, Michael Sheen
|Richard Loncraine
|HBO Home Video
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|93 minutes
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Skip to comments.The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History
Posted on 09/17/2010 12:02:53 PM PDT by Vigilanteman
I STILL remember learning from my father how to carefully remove a dipstick to check the oil level in our cars. It was drilled into me along with turning off the lights when you left a room and clearing the plates off the table after dinner that oil needs to be changed every 3,000 miles or so.
Kieron Kohlmann changing the oil in a 2007 Dodge Charger in Union Grove, Wis. Changing the oil every 3,000 miles is no longer a good guideline for cars bought in the last seven or eight years, says Philip Reed of the car site Edmunds.com.
Im not sure what I thought would happen if I didnt, but I vaguely imagined an unlubricated engine grinding to a halt.
Childhood habits are hard to undo, and thats often good. To this day, I hate seeing an empty room with the lights on.
But sometimes, we need to throw aside our parents good advice. In March, for example, I wrote about how we should relearn the dishwasher and laundry soap habits we inherited from our mothers.
Add frequent oil-changing to that list.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
If you have synthetic oil and don't drive in traffic much, then yeah, you can pull 10K oil changes.
Drive in traffic? Make short trips? 3K-5K oil changes are still a good idea.
NYT idiot writer just trying to be "green"
3-5k is the rule (unless Obama Motors tells you otherwise.)
I drive a 1996 ford explorer with more than 200,000 mi. I only use mobil 1 synthetic and it's 7500 between changes.
I doubt anyone in NYC named "Alina" even knows where to find the dipstick, but probably votes for plenty of them.
1) Yes, with synthetics you can get by with not chaning your oil as often.
2) Changing your oil is the cheapest insurance you can buy for your engine. It makes no economic sense to put your expensive engine at any additonal risk just to say a few bucks on oil changes.
The owner's manuals for my cars (1999 & 2003) advocate 5000 and 7000 mile intervals. Personally, I've been using synthetic oil (and high quality filters) and changing more like every 10,000 or once per year.
I believe the oil industry and Jiffy Lubes of the world are the main proponents of the 3000 mile interval.
Older oil sometimes might be better chemically in some conditions, in that it is "broken in" to some degree. But new oil will never cause damage to the car.
I keep hearing this about oil changes from various sources, and all I can think of what is driving it is some "green" movement cause for not wanting the old oil out there. But, that oil is recycled. When you pour that oil into those big containers at the garage or local dump, it is not disposed into some hole in the ground at 3 am somewhere. They re-refine it and it is sold.
Parafin based oils and synthetics, yes, 3000miles is prudent.
One might get more milage,...if the RPM were consistently down low and trips short enough for the oil not to heat up.
Forgot to mention - most people fit the 'severe' service driving conditions listed in owners' manuals, so it's 3-5K in that case as well.
follow the advice at your own risk, especially in the hotter climes.
Remember, when the engine locks up at that most inopportune time, to figure in the repair, towing and rental charges plus lost time, and whatever inconvenience you face at the moment as a result. And the headaches of dealing with all the sharks in the process.
Yeah, it's cheaper to keep that oil changed.
I drive a 2007 Ford F-150 S/C, and the manual actually states that the oil should be changed every 5,000 miles...
I never change my oil more often than 5,000 miles. But my CAR gets new oil every 3K.
Then again, I lease and it's included in the price.
You might want to get your oil analyzed. Doesn't cost much, and it'll tell you if you should be changing more often or not.
lots of blowing dust and sand in my area...
I use full synthetic and change oil and filter mostly every 3000.....the oil may not break down, but it can get dirty.
"A better average, he said, would be 7,500 between oil changes, and sometimes up to 10,000 miles or more".
...BS! Just trying to throw a few rods to help further an agenda? I use synthetic and wouldn't dream of going over 8,000. "Lifeblood of the car"...(my Dad. 1976 when I got my 1st car. A 1965 Pontiac Lemans. Aqua/convertible)
Then you get worse wear, because you get more wear upon starting your engine than at any other time.
Diesels can go that far between oil changes, but I wouldn't do it in any of my cars. Mine all get 3-5k changes.
I used to go with the 3,000 mile interval, but not the "or three months" part Unless you leave your car parked at the Airport for 3 months at a stretch, it doesn't 'go bad' three months after you open the bottle.
Now I go synthethic at 6,000 mile intervals. The oil changes cost twice as much, but are done half as often, and the engine gets better winter cold start performance.
It depends. Regular oil and a cheap filter? Probably 3,000 is best particularly if diring conditions are harsh.
For good synthetic oil and a good filter? Probably 5,000 to 7,500 miles.
Under no circumstance would I push my oil to a one year change interval and probably not beyong 7,500 miles.
Personally, using good synthetic and good filters, I change our oil every six months with about 5k to 7k miles.
With synthetics, and an engine that is not put under heavy loads (i.e., pulling trailers, etc.) 5k to 7k is safe. Also, engine type is a consideration ... a mildly tuned inline fuel injected 6 cylinder can be fine with long intervals, whereas a DOHC, turbocharged high-horsepower 4 cylinder would want short intervals.
LOL. Undoubtedly.
I would tend to avoid a new car that even recommends a 5,000 mile oil change on the expectation that it must be old technology and not built to modern standards. My impression is that most cars have gone to the 7,500 mile cycle (with regular oil, not synthetic). Of course if you drive like a maniac, see the Severe Duty Cycle schedule as noted above. But if you take it easy and are a normal driver, you should be fine with the longer cycle.
These guys went over 18,000 on synthetic oil:
I believe that most recent models have oil change indications as part of the electronics. My Honda Civic 2006 has an oil change indicator. I follow this indicator although I am not sure if its measurements and oil change model are reasonable.
I change my oil religiously...........every 50,000 miles.......or so.............
Owner's Manual for my 1996 Chevy Astro Van says 7500 miles between oil changes, so the article is not implausible. I always chuckle a little when the shop puts the "Next oil change due in 3000 miles" sticker on the window :-)
The manual for my 2010 F150 FX4 says to change the oil every 7,500 miles.
I'm going to stick with what the maker of the automobile says.
For some autos and motorcycles (i.e., mine, for example) the recommended change interval is around 8,000 (more for the cars) miles. Having followed these factory guidelines for over a decade with no resulting problems or oil consumption on any vehicle, I am inclined to think more frequent oil changes are totally unnecessary. It may, however, depend on the vehicle.
ooooooh, good one:)
Anything but a FRAM Oil filter.
But a hundred extra oil changes are always going to be cheaper than any repairs or replacement of an engine. Same with the tranny and brake system.
To me this is the best website on this subject, period.
I just changed the oil in my Ford Escape...it had about 2,000 miles. But, since it's been a year....
(Didn't go much of anywhere since I bought the car last year.)
although ive seen many a vehicle that gets regular *annual* service and runs for years too...
Do you get better gas mileage with the synthetic oil?
If you are a typical driver, just change your oil and filter twice a year. Use semi-synthetic oil at the very least.
If you drive a little more than the average, use the full synthetic oil.
Assuming that you don't tow a trailer or are driving a taxi cab, that should be just fine.
Places like Jiffy Lube use bulk oil, which may not have the detergent and additives that are used in better quality motor oil.
From what I've read and seen of dissected oil filters, the Purolator Pure One is the one to buy.
I drive a Jeep Liberty, so a 10% increase in gas mileage would be 1.6 mpg, below the noise compared to how much stop-and-go driving I do on any particular tank.
So, to answer you question: I don't know.
If you REALLY want to be safe you should buy a new car every 3000 miles.
My older brother tells me he can remember in the 50's dad had to buy new tires every 5,000 or so. Dad was a salesman.
Vehicles on hand:
1976 Chevy 454 1 ton dually w/ over 345,000 miles
1979 Buick wagon with Olds 403 engine & over 191,000 miles on it.
Oil gets changed at 3,000 or less. Oil & Air filters also. Cheapest thing I can do to get a very long life out of my vehicles. Auto parts store takes used oil.
There are three separate considerations for oil changes.
1) Is the condition of the base oil
2) Is the condition of the additives
3) Is the level of particulates/contaminates
Generally speaking, synthetics address #1. Synthetics tend to break down less at higher heat than conventional oils although most people who aren't driving high performance vehicles don't need the extra protection
#2 is dependent on the particular brand of oil and the additive package included
#3 depends on a lot of things. The environment in which you drive, and the condition of your engine being the main two. Dusty environments will lead to particulate contamination. Older, worn engines will have more metallic particulates, and may also contain more combustion contaminates, especially as the piston rings wear.
Broadly speaking, however, you don't change your oil because of #1, you change it because of #2 and #3. Old oil still (genearally speaking) lubricates just fine, its just that it's contaminated, and the additives (which do many things) have been broken down or used up.
One of my jobs to pay for college was a certified auto mechanic.
Stating that, 3000 for regular oil and 4000 to 5000 for full synthetic.
Using that formula my last van had 255,000 miles when I gave it to a newspaper delivery person (it is still running as a delivery van three years later). and my wife's commuter car just rolled over 182,000. Neither burn more oil than what they did when new.
My current "new" van has only hit 80,000 miles so the jury is still out on that one.
every 3000 is still a whole lot cheaper than an engine rebuild
FRAM & AC DELCO are all I use.
In my lifetime- I probably have driven close to 1,000,000 miles on all my vehicles. Am now almost 71. Had first car at 17. A total of 10 vehicles, including my Chevy 1 ton 454 dually that tows horses & works very hard.
One of my sisters recently bought a late-model used Saturn SUV recently.
I was surprised to hear her tell me that it has a sensor that operates between the oil pan and the oil filter.
It monitors the oil level and its "purity" - which would vary depending on amount use and type of use over time.
When the oil becomes lower than some level the sensor is looking for, or the purity is less than some level the sensor is looking for, a "change the oil" idiot light on the dash lights up, when the engine is running.
I'm not that fond of Saturn's myself and I don't know how good its oil sensor system is; I just didn't expect it from them.
$25 a change is cheap insurance.
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