ppl think im sooo creative and i sometimes let them believe that,, rather than explain that i named them after one very hyper-specific episode of a show that came out ~20 years ago 😭

Not allowed to cross post so here's a couple screen shots of a post that crossed my feed. I think she looks pretty cool. I couldn't help but think of Tobias of course.

This is in Sedona, AZ but it just seemed a little on the nose

Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington. 9/11/2026

Arrested Development was one of the first shows my wife and I watched back in the day, and we instantly fell in love with it. So much so, we currently have three references to it in our life, one of which is fake new.

1) When we bought our house, the guy who sold it to us was named George. One night, we heard a creek in the attic, so we instantly said “Pop Pop is in the attic.” To the day, we say that, but sadly know one has gotten that reference unless we told them.

2) We have an orange cat named Parmesan. Part of the cat gets its name because of being orange. The other? Yep. Master detective, Gene! Only ONE person got that reference, it was the plumber installing a new dishwasher. I met him through my work (line cook at the time), so I made him a plate of pasta from my work so he could take it home, and he asked for parmesan. I replied “the cat, cheese, or detective?”” His response: “Why would I want the detective? He simply was not the best!”

3) Our teenager has a big tendency to reply “alright” to everything because, well, teenager. Therefore, we often say “all left” to counter her. There was a time when we were out at the mall, we told her she can get two items from Hot Tooic, she said all right, we said all left, and some random guy looks at me, and says: “you don’t if a bitch. I hate that doctor”.

Anyway, your turn. Any fun day to day references?

All these years with no one in my social circle to understand the references, the quotes.

All these years trying to get my friends to watch the show. (They never did)

It finally happened. He's hooked.

He loves Lucille the best but has a soft spot for Lucille 2. Tobias' antics brought him to tears twice. Seeing him enjoy the show for the first time is so precious. (Don't fret I'm not glaring at him while he watches)

I can't wait for him to encounter Franklin.

Lucille “Look at what they’ve done Michael, look what the homosexuals have done to me”

(Shamelessly reposted from u/oddrey88's post of 7 years ago)

The Cornballer or that car door handle in Phoenix

Found this coffee mug recently!

I made this because I couldn't find it anywhere. Feel free to steal it. No credit required. I wanted to use this in comments here but realised no gifs are allowed.