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These are references made to Johnny Depp or his movie characters in television shows, movies, books, music, etc. If you know of any, please e-mail me. Thanks!
From XBox Game "Fable"
Spotted by Irish
In the X-Box game "Fable", a tombstone in the graveyard reads, "Here
lies Captain J Sparrow, May the wind always be in your sails."
From talklikeapirate.com's FAQ PAGE
August, 2004
Spotted by Sarah
Q. What does "savvy" mean?
A. Johnny Depp has a lot to answer for. For a time after the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean", this was among our most-frequently-asked questions. The dictionary defines "savvy" as "wisdom, understanding." Used as a question, it can be taken to mean "get it?"
From Time Magazine
"Three Reasons to Love New York - Part II"
by Richard Corliss
August 1, 2004
It was the most engaging amateur performance I’d seen since my cousin’s nephew Derek Nason, a devilishly handsome lad then in his mid-teens, wowed a family reunion nine years ago with his emotionally ferocious, sonically precise rendition of “If I Were a Rich Man” from “Fiddler on the Roof.” I’d never seen a sexy Tevye before — imagine Johnny Depp channeling Zero Mostel — but Derek had, and gave, it all.
From SPIN.COM (Spin Magazine)
"Two Times Dope: Bring back incredibly awesome long-ass two-part rock songs"
by Chuck Klosterman
July 26, 2004
...Now, I will concede that there are obvious downsides to two-part rock anthems, the biggest being that not many normal people seem to like them. It is rare to walk into someone's apartment and hear the dulcet strains of Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" or Black Sabbath's "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" or the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'," unless you happen to be entering the home of a melodramatic hash dealer unhealthily obsessed with the opening scene from Johnny Depp's Blow...
From AmericanDaily.com
April, 2004
"Because of Clarke’s allegations, liberals are hopping with glee at the thought of Condoleezza Rice, the smartest, classiest woman in Washington, testifying publicly before the 9/11 Commission. Like ditzy teenage girls fantasizing about dating Johnny Depp, Democrats know they’re not going to get anything out of her, but they have a fetishistic infatuation with discussing it ad nauseum..."
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