All Fall Down: Annotated

The following references to cultural and/or historical events or people in Eruption: All Fall Down occur during the novel.


 * Page 12
 * "Better to stay quiet and be thought cynical ..." - This thought of Colin Ferguson's is a paraphrase of a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."


 * Page 24
 * ... sit in a cubicle next to Dilbert - Dilbert is an American comic strip satirize workplace issues. Rob Ferguson is favorably comparing Squirt Frog and the Evolving Tadpoles' limited success to being an office worker.


 * Page 36
 * {Dr. Travis Suzuki} reminded {Louise Ferguson} of Mr. Sulu from Star Trek - Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. Mr. Sulu was a character from the original series and one of the first Asian characters portrayed in a positive light by an Asian actor.


 * Page 41
 * Craigslist - Craigslist is a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, items wanted, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.


 * Page 43
 * monster.com - Monster.com is one of the largest employment websites in the world, owned and operated by Monster Worldwide, Inc.


 * Page 44
 * SAT - The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. It was first called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, then the Scholastic Assessment Test, but now SAT does not stand for anything.


 * Page 47
 * Holy Roman Empire - The Holy Roman Empire was a varying complex of lands that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.


 * Page 47
 * The Epic of Gilgamesh - The Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from Mesopotamia, is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature.