Dune related "in-jokes"

[nemafakei]

To be perfectly honest...

Protagonist is placed by a higher power against his will into the antagonist's stronghold

Protagonist learns of oppression by antagonist, and makes small gestures of resistance 

Protagonist forced by flee into wilderness

Anatagonist tracks protagonist down to hideout of sympathisers and captures key advisor

Protagonist learns not to walk on the sand lest he anger and summon the wildlife

Protagonist uses, well, thumpers to evade wildlife

Protagonist bends wildlife to his will

Protagonist learns identity of traitor (who is later somewhat redeemed)

Protagonist rallies cadre of resistance

Cadre and protagonist together take control of means of production and overthrow the established order

But this affords them only a brief respite...

There are also a lot of out-of-sequence references.

[Kiyouta]

I think we need to raise the bar on these jokes.

I take it from that you won't be the one to start then...

[Vanguard3000]

Quit my job.  Got a new one.  Bought a house.  That's about it.

So I've heard.  Well, about the house thing.  'Cause you told me, and because it was like a year ago.  What's the new job, though?

[Dante]

One of my favourite comics makes a small but welcome reference: http://dresdencodak.com/2010/03/11/mademoiselle/

It's in one of the spaces beneath the Kingdom of Gawk. ;) More of a reference than an in-joke I suppose, but these things are scarce enough on the ground and I wanted an excuse to link the comic.

[Kiyouta]

Perhaps they could use that as the base for the new Dune film? Muad'dib + Popeye = $$$.

Or maybe even $4 !

[Mahdi]

Ok, in a few days I'm going to start a new stickied thread with these combined.