The title is an adage used to refer to a dilemma, a situation offering at least two possibilities, neither of which is acceptable, and also refers to the use of Catostrophic Quakens to mine marble.
Tuffnut mentions that he has a cousin in Stockholm that was similar to that when Fishlegs mentions the dragons are more comforted by their captors rather than people who care about them. Tuffnut is referencing Stockholm Syndrome which is by definition what Fishlegs was talking about.
Tuffnuts mention of wearing yellow after snoggletog is an homage to people wearing white after labor day .