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==Cultural references== * The proverb, "[[wikt:the proof of the pudding is in the eating|The proof of the pudding is in the eating]]", dates back to at least the 14th century. The phrase is widely attributed to the Spanish author [[Miguel de Cervantes]] in his novel ''The Ingenious Gentleman [[Don Quixote]].'' The phrase is often incorrectly stated as "the proof is in the pudding."<ref>{{cite web|title=Origin Phrase "Proof is in the Pudding" |website=phrases.org.uk| url=http://phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding.html}}</ref> * ''[[Pudd'nhead Wilson]]'', (1894) written by [[Mark Twain]], reflects the term's use as a metaphor for someone with the mind of a [[Foolishness|fool]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Twain |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zhSzMnTpYpUC |title=Pudd'nhead Wilson: A Tale |date=1894 |publisher=Chatto & Windus |language=en}}</ref> * ''[[The Magic Pudding]]'' is a classic Australian children's novel first published in 1918, written and illustrated by author [[Norman Lindsay]]. It tells of a bad-tempered, [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] pudding named Albert who, no matter how often he is eaten, always reforms in order to be eaten again. He is owned by three companions who must defend him against Pudding Thieves who want Albert for themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cover design for The Magic Pudding (DL PXX 49 f.1) |url=https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdkl51/W7JlMybK00KQZ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Collection - State Library of NSW |language=en}}</ref> * [[Pink Floyd]]'s [[Another Brick in the Wall]], part 2 (1979) ends with the voice of a Scottish-accented schoolmaster, actor [[Alex McAvoy]] (1928–2005) shouting, "If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!" over and over again.<ref>{{Citation |title=If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5diMImYIIA |language=en |access-date=2022-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex McAvoy |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564207/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=IMDb}}</ref> * A website dedicated to the dessert, online since the mid-1990s and consisting only of a low-quality image of it, became famous in [[Brazil]] for its humorous and longstanding nature. In 2015, it was hacked by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].<ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title=Famoso site pudim.com.br é invadido e mostra imagem e música do Estado Islâmico |trans-title=Islamic State hacks the famous website pudim.com.br |url=http://extra.globo.com/noticias/celular-e-tecnologia/famoso-site-pudimcombr-invadido-mostra-imagem-musica-do-estado-islamico-15828359.html |website=Extra (Globo) |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title=Site Pudim.com.br é hackeado pelo Estado Islâmico |trans-title=The Pudim.com.br website is hacked by the Islamic State |url=http://noticias.r7.com/tecnologia-e-ciencia/site-pudimcombr-e-hackeado-pelo-estado-islamico-09042015 |publisher=R7 (Record) |language=pt |quote=Na ativa desde 2000, site é um dos mais famosos da internet brasileira [Active since 2000, the website is one of the most famous in the internet in Brazil]"}}</ref>
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