From West to East:
Sharks, Ducks, Coyotes, Panthers
What are NHL teams?
The codename Parallax operated under while building the original application and raising initial funding.
What is Pollywog?
This white-clad commissioner signed the paycheck for almost everyone working in Hazzard County.
Who is Boss Hogg?
Roseanne
Arachnophobia
O Brother Where Art Thou
10 Cloverfield Lane
Who is John Goodman?
"War... War never changes..."
Who is Ron Perlman in Fallout?
From smallest to largest:
Mongoose, Warthog, Scorpion
What are vehicles in Halo?
When they started at Parallax last week, they unwittingly became the star of this answer highlighting the most recent hire.
Who is Renata France?
Often used in combination with foil stamping, it alters the surface of paper stock by providing a three-dimensional or raised effect on selected areas.
What is embossing?
Mr. Bungle
Faith No More
Fantomas
Tomahawk
Mondo Cane
Who is Mike Patton?
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into…"
Who is Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone?
From oldest to newest:
Warty Warthog, Bionic Beaver, Lunar Lobster
What are versions of Linux Ubuntu?
After the Nerdery, these two software companies account for the second-most number of current Parallax team members.
What are Activision and Mavenlink/Kantata?
Portueguese for "new wave", this Brazilian music style fuses jazz and samba.
What is bossa nova?
Citizen Kane
The Muppet Movie
Transformers: The Movie
Who is Orson Welles?
"I am Jack's complete lack of surprise."
Who is Ed Norton in Fight Club?
From first to last:
Pigs, Dogs, Pigs, Sheep, Pigs
What is Pink Floyd's Animals?
The first customer from way back in the Alpha days, and despite them asking to 'take some time off and maybe see other tools', they came back.
Who is Ovative?
This 1990 album by The Pixies featured charting singles "Velouria" and "Dig for Fire"
What is Bossanova?
Freaks and Geeks
Party Down
Silicon Valley
Who is Martin Starr?
"Now, "Dude" - that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place so darned interestin'. "
Who is Sam Elliott in the Big Lebowski?
From least to most human:
Lockheed, Trogdor, Bruce Lee
What are dragons?
When Parallax closed its Seed round funding, Jeff Hinck of Rally Ventures gifted each original team member with a copy of what historical record?
What is the Beastie Boys Book?
They Might Be Giants song used as the theme for '90s Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle".
What is Boss of Me?
Pulp Fiction
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Unbreakable
The Incredibles
Who is Samuel L. Jackson
"So—people a thousand years from now—this is the way we were in the provinces north of New York at the beginning of the twentieth century.—This is the way we were: in our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our dying."
Who is the Stage Manager from Our Town?