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Survival at stake (lemmy.world)
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[-] squiblet@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

(since nobody seems to know, this is a scene from the Prisoner, which is what "who does #2 work for" is a reference to)

[-] thekerker@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure this is a reference to Austin Powers, where he's giving the Irish hitman a swirly in a casino bathroom and yelling "WHO DOES NUMBER 2 WORK FOR" while a gambler played by Tom Arnold in the next stall is trying to encourage him on.

[-] Aesculapius@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

You are correct. But what Austin Powers was referencing was this scene from The Prisoner. Top notch 60's TV!

[-] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

The mvp is in the comments of the comments

[-] foo@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

That's not my bag, baby

[-] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A FREE MAN!

[-] Aesculapius@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Deep cut! I first heard of and saw that show in college. It's great!

[-] Destraight@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

It wasn't a show, it was a movie.

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I think they're referring to the Prisoner, not Austin Powers.

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